Hey guys! Sorry it's taken me so long to update yet again. You can blame school and my sisters for that since they hogged the computer! But luckily, because my exam results were so good, my parents have decided to get me a laptop, meaning that I can write chapters more quickly! Woohoo!
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Also, as you may have noticed, I've changed the characters names to their original Japanese names. If you're still confused, here's a quick list:
Téa/Anzu
Yugi/Yuugi
Joey/Jonouchi
Tristan/Honda
Serenity/Shizuka
Ishizu/Isis
Atemu and the other Priest's will have the same names as before. If you're confused about any of those, let me know and I'll try and help you out!
Now, shall we get on with it?
'Thoughts'
"Speaking"
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh, but if I did, I would have Yuugi/ Anzu an official couple! Long live Peachshipping!
Note: The names of the monsters in this chapter are in their original Japanese names (and have been translated to English where possible). There is a list at the end of the chapter.
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Another World
Chapter 7: Attack The City!
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Anzu felt her hands cover her mouth as she continued to stare at the horrific sights before her. Duel Monsters of all shapes, sizes and forms had gathered outside the walls of Illuminarta and were attacking the city, showing no mercy. Some of the monsters had already managed to make it inside Illuminarta, and were now heading towards the palace. In fact, most of the monsters seemed to be attacking the palace itself, rather than destroying the whole city. Screams could be heard as the people below tried to escape from the flames around them.
"Anzu!" Anzu heard Yuugi's voice calling her, but her body wouldn't move. Her eyes would not leave the scene before her. She was frozen with fear.
"Anzu!" Yuugi called again as he made his way to the balcony where she stood. "Anzu, what are you-" He stopped dead in his tracks as he set his eyes on the scene before him. Fear and panic took over his body and he began to shake. "Oh no…n-not this…not again…"
"Yuugi!" cried Atemu, following his brother outside. "What's going on?"
His question was soon answered when one of the monsters launched an attack at the palace walls, causing bricks and plaster to fly into the air.
"Oh no! It's just like two years ago," he said in a gasp. "This cannot be happening! I won't allow it!"
Atemu turned to face the small crowd of Priests and guards that had gathered behind him. Most of the other civilians had already escaped from the palace.
"Mahado! Karim! Shada!" He bellowed so they could all hear him over the 'booms' and screams from outside. "Go into the city and help the civilians into their shelters. Honda, you take some of the guards with them and help them. Make sure they are protected against the monsters. Akunadin! Isis! Seto! You will stay with Yuugi and me and help protect the palace. We must destroy those monsters as soon as possible with the heka (1) in our Millennium Items. You have your orders, now GO!"
The group all bowed quickly before their Pharaoh, before rushing off out of the hall to their destinations. Time was not on their side. If they didn't destroy the monsters quickly, Illuminarta would be destroyed, and The Kingdom of Light would fall to the Empire of Dark Souls.
Once the priests and guards had exited the large hall, drawing out their decks ready to fight, only four people remained with Pharaoh Atemu: Prince Yuugi, Anzu, Shizuka and Jonouchi. Feeling as though the Pharaoh had made a mistake in leaving him out, Jonouchi stepped forward and kneeled before Atemu.
"Pharaoh," he said humbly, "what about me? Shouldn't I go with Honda and help him against the monsters?"
"No," Atemu answered sternly. "You will stay here with Shizuka and Anzu…"
"But Pharaoh-" Jonouchi began to protest, standing to his feet.
"Silence! Pharaoh speaks!" Jonouchi immediately silenced himself, and knelt down on the floor, bowing his head. Atemu continued. "Jonouchi, I know how hard it is for you, especially since she was taken from your side. But you must understand, I cannot put you in danger. If I let you fight, you may do something reckless again, like you did at the oasis, and I can't risk something like that happening again. So, you must stay with Shizuka and Anzu and make sure they are safe. Do you understand?"
Jonouchi bowed his head even lower. "Yes, my Pharaoh."
"Good." Atemu turned his head to face his brother behind him. "Come on, Yuugi."
Atemu suddenly started running for the door and quickly exited down the corridor. His footsteps were heard disappearing into the distance. Yuugi said a quick goodbye to the small group around him, before he began to follow his brother. But after taking only a few steps, he was stopped by Anzu calling him.
"Yuugi! Wait!"
"What is it, Anzu?" Yuugi asked when he stopped, turning to face the brunette.
"Yuugi," Anzu said softly. It broke her heart that Yuugi was leaving to fight in a battle, leaving her alone once again. "You promised me that I wouldn't be alone, but now you're going to fight in a dangerous battle! You're leaving me!"
"Anzu," Yuugi said gently, walking towards her. "You won't be alone. Shizuka and Jonouchi will be with you."
"I know, but it's not the same! You promised me Yuugi! You promised me you'd always be there-"
"And I will be," Yuugi interrupted. He stopped in front of Anzu and brought his hand up to her face. He gently wiped away a tear from the corner of her eye, letting his hand linger on her soft skin. "Anzu, you have to understand, this is something that I have to do. If I don't fight, then you, Atemu, everyone will be destroyed. It's my duty to protect you and the people of Illuminarta, OK?"
Anzu gave a small sniff as she tried to hold back her tears. She placed her hand on top of Yuugi's, which was still on her cheek.
"I understand," she said, her voice shaking. She gave Yuugi's hand a small squeeze. "Just promise me that you'll be careful."
"I promise. I'll come back just as soon as I can."
Before he left, Yuugi took Anzu's hand and gave her a small kiss. He then slowly started walking backwards, Anzu still holding onto his hand, until he became too far away and they were forced to let go. Saying another quick goodbye to his friends, Yuugi turned around and ran out the hall to catch up with his brother.
As Anzu heard him disappear, she opened up the pouch Yuugi had given her earlier and pulled out a card from the top of her deck. Her grip tightened on the Black Magician Girl (2) card when Yuugi's footsteps finally disappeared completely.
'Yuugi…'
"AHH!" Shizuka screamed as a fiery ball hit the palace walls, causing the ground to shake. Dust and debris fell from the ceiling.
"Come on!" Jonouchi-who was now standing up-cried. "It's not safe here anymore! Let's find somewhere else to hide!"
Shizuka and Anzu agreed, and the trio swiftly exited the hall and began to make their way down the stone corridor. Unfortunately, upon hearing a gruesome, low growl ahead of them, Jonouchi stopped and held the two girls back behind him. The growls grew louder, and shadows could be seen on the walls of the corridor, coming closer towards them, until suddenly, a swarm of hideous worm-like monsters, with rotting flesh for heads and tentacle-like arms appeared around the corner. Shizuka let out a loud scream at the sight of them.
"What are those things!" Anzu screeched.
"Wicked Worm Beasts!" Jonouchi answered, trying to fight off his sudden nausea. Suddenly, the main hall seemed like a very safe place to hide.
"They don't look too happy," Anzu said worriedly as the Wicked Worm Beasts began to close in on them. Drool could be seen around their mouths.
"What do we do now, big brother?" Shizuka asked desperately. The trio began to slowly walk backwards, attempting to get away from the revolting monsters. Unfortunately, the swarm followed them, coping each and every step they took.
All of a sudden, Jonouchi got an idea. Swiftly, he opened his pouch and pulled out his Duel Monsters deck. After quickly shuffling the cards, he pulled a card from the top of the pile. He stole a quick glance at the card he had drawn. More than satisfied with the card, he held it above his head, just like Yuugi had done when Anzu had first met him.
"Now I summon, Swordsman of Flames (3)!"
The eye-shaped pendent around Jonouchi's neck glowed, as did the card in his hand. Suddenly, a beam of light shot out of the card and landed on the ground in front of him, causing the enemy to stop in their tracks in terror. Out of the light, a human shaped body appeared, dressed in clothes of orange and blue, complete with a matching headdress. In the new creature's hand was a large sword.
"Now my swordsman!" Jonouchi cried. The Swordsman of Flames lifted up his sword as his master gave him his commands. "Attack with Fighting Spirit Flame Slash Sword!"
Swordsman of Flames gave an almighty yell, before he charged at The Wicked Worm Beasts, his sword now engulfed in flames. With one swift movement, he brought his fiery sword down and slashed at the first line of Worms, cutting them cleanly in half. The Worms gave a blood-curdling scream as their flesh was cut and burned by the sword, before they disappeared in a puff of black smoke.
Anzu felt her jaw hit the floor in amazement.
"Wow…" she gasped
"Come on!" Jonouchi called, grabbing the two girls and making their way back down the corridor. "Swordsman of Flames won't last long now that our powers are fading, so we don't have much time. We have to get back to the hall where it's safe!"
And sure enough, as the trio ran as fast as they could, a beam of light shot after them and landed back into Jonouchi's card in his hand. Swordsman of Flames had been defeated. Shizuka and Anzu gave no protest as they ran straight back into the hall, slamming the doors behind them.
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"ATTACK!"
Priests Akunadin, Isis and Seto gave a yell as they obeyed their Pharaoh, sending their creatures into battle. The three monsters ran/ flew forward, roaring and screeching as they launched their attacks on the first row of evil monsters that had now reached the palace. The dark creatures screamed in pain as their bodies were pelted with fiery blasts, before they disappeared in a puff of smoke. The Priests, along with Pharaoh Atemu and Prince Yuugi, gave a cheer as the enemy monsters disappeared, but their celebrations were short lived. As soon as the first line of monsters were gone, a second line of even stronger monsters soon took their place.
"It's no good!" cried Yuugi. "No matter what we do, more monsters seem to appear out of no where."
"Yes, I know," Atemu shouted over the various shouts and growls. He looked down at the monsters from where their group stood at the base of the wall that surrounded the palace. "And that's not all. As soon as we attack, our monsters seem to disappear." And right on cue, Priest Isis's monster suddenly disappeared in a burst of light.
"Great. Now what do we do?" Yuugi asked.
"What do we do?" Atemu answered, surprised. "Yuugi, there is only one thing that stands even a small chance against the Empire of Dark Souls. You know what I'm talking about, right?" Atemu turned to face his brother.
Yuugi swallowed. He knew all too well what Atemu was talking about. It was known as plan "M" between the two, and only Atemu and Yuugi had the two halves that made up that plan. Unfortunately, Yuugi didn't have his half anymore...
Not noticing his brother's sudden worried facial expression, Atemu swiftly took out his deck of Duel Monster cards and pulled out the card from the top. Stealing a quick glance from his card, he smiled, before holding it high in the air above his head.
"Now I summon," he announced, "the Black Magician (4)!"
The eye-like symbol on the front of his Millennium Puzzle began to glow, as did the card as a result of the item's power. A sudden burst of light shot out from the card into the air in front of them, before it quickly began to take the form of a human-shaped monster, dressed in rich purple robes and holding a powerful staff encrusted with a green jewel.
The Black Magician stood between the Pharaoh and his enemy, waiting for his instructions from his master.
Atemu waited for a few moments for Yuugi to summon the other half of their plan. But when he failed to summon anything, he began to panic. Without intending to, he started to feel angry towards his other half.
"Yuugi!" he cried, facing his brother. "What are you doing! Summon the Black Magician Girl, NOW!"
Yuugi swallowed, and began to slowly pull out his deck. How was he suppose to summon the Black Magician Girl when he had given it to Anzu earlier that evening? He knew it was a stupid thing to do, but he couldn't seem to stop himself. It was as if the Black Magician Girl wanted to go with Anzu, to protect her for Yuugi…
Yuugi shook his head. Now was not the time to be thinking like this. Illuminarta was under attack, and even though they couldn't execute plan "M", Yuugi knew there were other plans they could use. But for now, he'd have to think of something quick, before the enemy attacked them again.
He took the first card from the top of his deck and closed his eyes, praying it was a monster card. Slowly opening one eye, he snuck a glance at he card he had drawn. Sighing in relief at the sight of the monster card, he held it above his head as his eye-shaped pendant began to glow.
"Now I summon, Elf Soldier (8)!"
The Elf Soldier, dressed in clothes of green and white, a blue cloak hanging from his neck, and a strong helmet placed upon his blonde hair, appeared out of the burst of light in front of his master, Yuugi.
Atemu did a double take at the sight of the elf. "Elf Soldier! Yuugi! What are you doing?"
"Now my soldier!" Yuugi yelled, ignoring his brother. "Attack with your sword!"
Elf Solider gave a yell as he charged towards the enemy monster that was closest to him, his blue cape flowing outwards behind him. His yellow eyes burned with the fire of courage as the enemy came closer into range. Using his sword, he held it above his head, before swiftly bringing it down upon the enemies head, cutting it in half and destroying it instantly. Unfortunately, as soon as the Elf Soldier attacked, he too disappeared as the power of the Millennium Items continued to decrease.
"Yuugi!" Atemu shouted in outrage. Elf Soldier disappeared back into Yuugi's card. Yuugi attempted to look away from his brother, but Atemu stepped in front of him and held onto his shoulders so that they remained eye contact. "What the hell was that?"
"Well...I..."Yuugi started
"Why did you not summon Black Magician Girl like I said?" Atemu interrupted. His anger towards Yuugi was growing with every passing second.
"..." Yuugi didn't answer.
"Well?" Atemu asked, impatiently.
Yuugi sighed. There was no point hiding anything from his other half. They knew each other inside out, so it would only be a matter of time before Atemu found out. 'It's best that he finds out sooner rather than later,' he thought.
"Atemu," he said, trying not to look into his brother's crimson eyes. "I didn't summon Black Magician Girl...because...I don't have her..."
Atemu blinked. "WHAT!" He shouted.
"I don't have her anymore," Yuugi said more loudly. "I...I gave her to someone..."
"You gave away Black Magician Girl!" Atemu continued to shout. "What were you thinking! You know how important she is, and yet you still gave her away? Who did you give it to? Jonouchi? Honda? Anz-" A sudden thought hit Atemu like a tone of bricks. "No…No! You didn't...you didn't, did you?"
He looked into his brother's eyes, hoping that he was wrong. Unfortunately, Yuugi's eyes shone with innocence and truth. Atemu felt his blood run cold when he figured out what Yuugi had done with the Black Magician Girl.
"You gave her to Anzu?" He said, his voice quiet from shock. Yuugi slowly nodded, still not able to face his brother. "Of all the people you could have given her to, you gave her to Anzu! HOW COULD YOU BE SO STUPID!"
"I was not being stupid!" Yuugi retaliated. "Black Magician Girl belongs with Anzu! I can't explain it, but it's like they need each other! Besides, this way I know Anzu will be protected. Black Magician Girl is a strong monster and can easily protect Anzu for me."
"And how is she suppose to summon Black Magician Girl?" Atemu shouted. "She doesn't have powers like us! She cannot use the power of the Millennium Items! Did you even consider that!"
Yuugi was about to answer back, but he was silenced by yet another huge explosion above their heads. The monsters had fired another fiery ball at the wall. Dust fell on top of his and Atemu's head as the smoke cause from the enemies last attack began to clear. A huge hole could be been in the wall they stood next to.
"This is not the time to be arguing," Yuugi said, coughing as some of the dust entered his lungs.
"Yes, I agree," Atemu said in a low voice. He looked up at the new row of monsters that were ready to attack them. Most of them seemed to be monsters such as Supreme Ruler of the Dark Demon World (6). If they could executed plan 'Fusion', they just might stand a chance.
"Yuugi," Atemu said a little more urgently, "you may not have Black Magician with you, but that does not mean we cannot fight. There are other plans we can use, if we work together..."
Yuugi looked up at his brother. Catching the glint in his crimson eyes, he immediately caught on to his brother's plan. Nodding in agreement, they simultaneously flicked through their decks, until they found the right cards. Holding them above their heads, they began to execute plan 'Fusion'...
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"Almost…there…" Jonouchi groaned. He, Anzu and Shizuka had made it back into the main hall safely and were now in the process of barricading the doors with the tables they had sat at earlier. "Keep…pushing…"
Anzu and Shizuka groaned as they continued to try and push the last of the heavy wooden tables towards the hall entrance. Slowly, the wooden piece of furniture began to skid across the stone floor. Screeches echoed throughout the hall, until finally, the last table was put into place: in front of the two other tables that had been placed vertically against the door.
"There," Jonouchi said proudly as he dusted of his hands. "That should hold them."
Unfortunately for him, as soon as the words escaped his mouth, a loud explosion was heard from the other side of the door. He jumped back in surprise as splinters of wood flew into the room and landed on the ground as the Wicked Worm Beasts tried to make their way through. They could smell the human flesh from inside and were eager for an evening meal.
"I think you spoke too soon," Anzu said nervously. Another explosion was heard and more splinters landed on the ground.
Shizuka screamed when a third explosion was heard, causing one of the small holes to become larger. One of the creatures from the other side stuck one of their tentacles through the now large hall and began to attempt pushing the tables out of the way. Anzu's grip on the Black Magician Girl card tightened as another hole was created and a second tentacle appeared out of no where. It too began to push one of the tables out of their way.
"What do we do now?" Shizuka asked desperately. She held onto her brothers arm as he jumped out in front of the two girls. The table the creatures were attempting to remove was now beginning to rock backwards and forwards.
Jonouchi stood there. Frozen. Unable to do anything. They were trapped, with no why to escape. It was too risky to jump down from the balcony. He could easily make the jump, but he wasn't too sure about the girls. They could easily break their legs.
The trio took a step backwards as one of the three tables suddenly fell to the floor. A loud 'thud' echoed through the hall. In the gap where the table used to be, more blasts were fired, and more tentacles began to appear as the monsters began to remove the two remaining doors.
"We're trapped!" Anzu exclaimed. "How can we escape?"
Just as Jonouchi was about to answer and calm the two hysterical girls down, he was suddenly silenced by a loud roar from outside. Jonouchi felt his heart beat quicken and his blood run cold. He recognised that roar all too well. But it couldn't be…could it?
He broke away from the two girls, ignoring the cries from his sister. He dashed towards the window as the adrenaline pumped through his body.
'There's no way they could use it,' he thought as he neared the balcony. 'She wouldn't let them! She wouldn't let them take it!'
Jonouchi ran out onto the large balcony and looked up at the darkened sky. He let out a loud gasp as his eyes met those of a very powerful dragon…
…Harpy's Pet Dragon (7) …
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"Now I summon," Atemu announced, the card in his hand and the Millennium Puzzle around his neck glowing once again, "Baffomet!"
A blast of light shot out of the card, and a mythical brown creature with yellow horns appeared in front of the young Pharaoh, ready to attack.
"And I summon," Yuugi yelled when his brother was done, "Beast King Gazelle! (8)!"
A blast of light now shot out of Yuugi's card, and a creature that resembled a brown lion suddenly appeared out of the white light in front of Yuugi. The monster stood next to Baffomet, ready for the next stage of plan 'Fusion'.
"And now!" The two brothers announced loudly at the same time. They both held a green magic card above their heads. "We activate the magic card 'Fusion' (9)!"
Both Atemu's Millennium Puzzle and Yuugi's pendent began to glow once again as they both used their heka on the creatures before them. The Fusion cards in their hands also began to glow. Their two monsters in front of them were absorbed in a blinding light as the 'Fusion' card's effect took hold of them, fusing them together to form a new and more powerful beast.
"We fuse our monsters together," both Atemu and Yuugi shouted. "To form…" The ball of light suddenly disappeared, and now a new twin-headed beast that also resembled a brown lion with wings and horns stood where Baffomet and Gazelle once stood. "Winged Beast Phantom Kimera (10)!"
Kimera gave an deafening roar, causing the front row of enemy monsters to stop attacking. Suddenly, they looked incredible scared.
"Now our monster!" Atemu and Yuugi shouted once again, pointing to the enemy. "ATTACK!"
Kimera wasted no time in following his two master's orders. Giving another loud roar, he charged forward, flapping his wings and launching himself into the air. After hovering for a few short moments, Kimera soared forward towards the enemy and launched his attack on the evil creatures. He quickly destroyed the first row of monsters one by one. Atemu couldn't help but smile as the enemy disappeared one by one in large puffs of smoke.
"Atemu!" Yuugi said surprised. "Why are you smiling? As soon as we destroy one row of monsters, another row suddenly appears!"
"Yes," Atemu agreed, still smiling. "But have you noticed something about Kimera?"
Yuugi blinked in confusion and looked up at their beast. As he watched their beast attack again and again, he didn't seem any different. He turned back to his brother for an answer.
Atemu couldn't help but laugh at the confused look on his brother's face. "You haven't noticed, Yuugi?" Yuugi shook his head. "Kimera is more powerful than any other monster we have, apart from the Black Magicians. Because it is powerful, it uses up a lot of power from the Millennium Items…"
Suddenly, something click in Yuugi's mind. "I get it!" he exclaimed. "Kimera is lasting a lot longer than any of our other monsters!"
"That is correct. And do you know why that is?"
"Because Kimera was formed with double heka?" Yuugi asked.
"Yes. Kimera was formed from two separate beasts brought together by both of our powers. Thus, Kimera has double heka and power and can last a lot longer than any of our other monsters."
Yuugi smiled at the happy news and looked back up at their monster. But as he continued to watch Kimera quickly destroying the enemy, his happiness soon faded. Instead, he found himself feeling anxious, and wanted this battle to be over as soon as possible. So many innocent people had been put in danger from these attacks, and he wanted all of them to be safe. Thoughts of a particular brunette crept into Yuugi's mind. He turned his head to face back to the palace.
'I hope Anzu is safe.'
-I-
Jonouchi continued to stare into the eyes of Harpy's Pet Dragon. His body began to shake as their eyes met, and they continued to stare at one another. A memory from his childhood flashed through Jonouchi's mind…
-Flashback-
"Here," a five-year-old Jonouchi said. He held out a Duel Monsters card in front of him to the girl opposite.
The little girl looked at the card, then back up at Jonouchi. "Is this for me?" she said, pointing to the card.
Jonouchi smiled and rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment. "Of course it is. It's a gift for you so you'll never forget me."
The little girl's violet eyes lit up with joy. She reached forward and gently took the card from Jonouchi's hand.
"Harpy's…Pet…Dragon…" she read slowly. She smiled and looked up at Jonouchi. "This is perfect! I can use her with my Harpy Lady!"
"Well, that was the basic idea," laughed Jonouchi. "Happy Birthday Mai."
The young girl named 'Mai' smiled. She took a step forward and planted a kiss on Jonouchi's cheek, causing him to blush.
"Thank you Jonouchi. I'll treasure it always, for as long as we're together. I promise no one will take it away from me."
-End Flashback-
"Brother!" Serenity cried desperately. She continued to wave a hand in front of his eyes to snap him out of his thoughts. Anzu just watched from the side. "Big brother! What's wrong!"
'She promise me,' Jonouchi thought, ignoring his sister. 'She promised me no one would take it!'
"MAI!" Jonouchi suddenly yelled. Rushing forward, he put his hands on the balcony wall, and jumped over the edge. He dropped down to the ground, landing on his feet and causing sand to fly up into the air, before quickly getting up and rushing towards the dragon, blinded by his emotions.
"What are you doing!" Shizuka cried after her brother. "It's too dangerous! Get back here!"
When Jonouchi failed to hear his sister, Shizuka had no options left but to run after him before he did anything dangerous…again. Grabbing the balcony wall with two hands, she stepped over to stand on the small ledge on the other side. Trying not to look down, she turned around so that her back was to the drop behind her, and began to lower herself down. Now hanging in the air, she closed her eyes as she let go of the wall and fell to the dusty ground.
"Shizuka!" Anzu cried, leaning over the edge. She had witnessed the whole event, but had been unable to stop the young girl from jumping. "Are you OK?"
Slowly, Shizuka got up, checking herself over to see if she had any injuries. Thankfully, she did not. After shouting a reply to Anzu, she quickly ran after her brother, calling her name.
"Shizuka!" Anzu cried after the young girl. "Wait! Come back!"
But Shizuka was too far away to hear her. Anzu could only watch as she disappeared after her brother.
"Great," Anzu said to herself. "Now what?"
It was then that the door to the hall suddenly burst open, the remaining tables that barricaded it fell to the ground with a loud 'thump'. Anzu felt the bile in her stomach beginning to rise as she stared at the gruesome monsters that were fast approaching her. She backed up against the balcony. Realising that she had no where else to go, she looked down at the ground, contemplating whether or not to jump.
She soon made up her mind.
'If Shizuka can do it, I can do it!' she thought. After taking another look at the height she had to jump, she swallowed, hard.
Putting the Black Magician Girl card back into her pouch, she quickly copied what Shizuka had done and stood on the small ledge on the other side of the balcony wall. She looked back behind her. The Wicked Worm Beasts were now only a few metres away from her.
"Well," she swallowed. "Here goes!"
And just as one of the monsters was about to grab her, Anzu jumped away from the side. She screamed as she fell, the cold wind rushing past her. As the ground came closer into view, she braced herself for the impact. Without warning she hit the ground. She groaned loudly as her back collided with the sand and dust.
Winded from her landing, she lay there for a moment, until she slowly opened her eyes. She checked for any pain as she stood up slowly. There didn't seem to be any injuries. Not any major ones anyway. And as far as she knew she wasn't bleeding. She looked back up at the balcony and saw the Wicked Worm Beasts all gathered at the edge, too scared to jump. She thanked her lucky stars that she wasn't injured.
Looking around, Anzu could clearly see the battle happening by the palace gate walls. She saw three of the Priest's summoning monsters and attacking the enemy. She saw Pharaoh Atemu shouting orders to a four-legged brown creature that looked like Winged Phantom Beast Kimera. And as she spotted another familiar person, she quickly opened up her pouch and pulled out the Black Magician Girl card. She looked longingly at the man below as her grip once again tightened on the card.
"Yuugi…"
-I-
"Now Kimera!" Atemu shouted. He pointed to the nearest enemy monster. "Attack!"
Kimera gave another roar as he flew into the air and attacked the targeted monster. It was destroyed with just one blast. Atemu celebrate as the monster disappeared in a cloud of smoke. But because he was distracted, he failed to notice an attack coming straight towards him.
Someone else however, spotted this attack very quickly.
"Atemu!" Yuugi shouted at his brother, but it was too late for him to move. The fiery ball was closing in fast. Quickly, Yuugi took a trap card from his deck and held it above his head. The card and his pendant began to glow a familiar light.
"I activate," he shouted, "Holy Barrier Mirror Force(11)!"
Just as the large fiery ball was about to hit Atemu, and mirror-like shield appeared in front of him and blocked the attack, sending it straight back at the new front line of enemy monsters. They screamed as they were destroyed by their own attack.
Atemu, who had attempted to block himself with his arm, looked up at the sounds of the screams. He looked up just in time to see the holy barrier disappearing, and Yuugi placing the card back in his deck.
"Thank you, Yuugi," he said, giving a sigh of relief.
Yuugi smiled back at his brother, as if saying 'no problem', when he was distracted by two familiar voices shouting from below.
"Brother! Please!" the first voice shouted. It sounded female.
"Mai!" the second voice called. It was a male voice.
"Oh no," Yuugi gasped, instantly recognising those voices. He looked down below and saw Shizuka running and shouting after Jonouchi.
"Jonouchi!" he called to them. "Shizuka!" He spotted an enemy monster preparing to launch an attack at the two siblings. "Come back! Please!"
"Shizuka!" Priest Seto cried in shock, overhearing the Prince. He ran to Yuugi's side, and he too spotted the siblings below.
"Shizuka! No!" He cried as he saw the monster about to launch an attack. Calling his monster with him, he ran down the slope towards the siblings-who had now stopped and were holding each other, due to the monster about to attack them.
"Priest Seto! No!" Yuugi cried.
Priest Seto ignored his Prince and continued to run to the pair below. 'I must protect Shizuka,' he thought. He held out his Millennium Rod at the enemy monster.
"Blue Eyes White Dragon!" he shouted at his monster. "Attack!"
Immediately, Seto's Blue Eyes White Dragon opened his mouth, and launched a powerful blue blast at the enemy monster. It hit him right on the heart and stopped his attack. The enemy monster cried out in pain as it disappeared in a puff of smoke. Seto's Blue Eyes also disappeared in a puff of smoke after giving one last powerful roar.
"Shizuka!" Seto shouted, running towards the siblings. "Are you all right?"
"Seto!" Shizuka cried, falling into the Priest's arms. Seto enveloped her into a soft hug and stroked her hair to calm her down.
Jonouchi looked at Seto, a little embarrassed. "Thank you…Priest Seto…"
Seto looked up at the blonde, and smiled kindly at him. Jonouchi smiled back as the barrier between them finally began to break.
Yuugi, who had been distracted and had watched the whole event, sighed a loud sigh of relief as he saw the trio were safe and sound.
"I'm glad they're OK," he said to himself.
"Yuugi! Look out!" Atemu shouted.
Yuugi looked up, and quickly jumped out of the way as a sudden blast hit the ground where he had been standing. He let out a small yell of pain as he landed on his ankle. As the dust caused by the sudden attack began to clear, he slowly began to sit up.
"Yuugi!" Atemu cried at his brother. "Are you all right?"
"I…I think so…Ah!" Yuugi grabbed his right ankle as the pain shot up his leg.
"Yuugi! What's wrong!" Atemu cried again.
"My ankle! I think I've twisted it!"
"Hold on! I'm coming!" But just as Atemu tried to reach his brother, another sudden blast came out of no where and hit the wall next to him. The bricks, already weak from the other attacks, collapsed from the blast and fell to the ground, blocking Atemu's path. He cursed as he realised he couldn't get any where near his brother.
"Yuugi!" he shouted over the rubble. He could barley hear his brother's reply.
Yuugi coughed heavily as the dust from the bricks filled his lungs. Trying to get the dust away from his eyes, he failed to notice a creature approaching him. It was only when the creature gave a gruesome roar that Yuugi noticed the Devil Dragon (12) staring down at him, a murderous look in his eyes.
Yuugi tried to get up, but every time he put some sort of pressure on his ankle, it would buckle in pain. He yelled out in pain a third time as he attempted to stand up, before giving up and looking back into the eyes of the dragon. This was it. This was the end. Yuugi could only watch in horror as the dragon opened his mouth, and fiery ball beginning to form, growing larger and more powerful by the second…
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"Yuugi!" Anzu cried. From her position near the palace, she could see Yuugi face to face with the Devil Dragon. But why wasn't he moving? Why wasn't he getting away? She had seen the wall collapse and knew Atemu couldn't get to him. Instead, he was now getting his monsters to try and reach Yuugi, but the enemy creatures would always launch an attack and stop them in their tracks.
'Why isn't he moving!' Anzu though, panicking. Her grip on the Black Magician Girl tightened. 'Why isn't he getting away? Is he…is he hurt? No! He's hurt! He can't escape!'
Anzu felt her body shake with fear as she watched the Devil Dragon open his mouth, preparing to attack.
"He promised me…" Anzu said quietly to herself. Her voice shook as she spoke. "He promised me he wouldn't leave me…He promised me he would be careful…No…This can't end like this…It can't…I won't let it end like this…" Anzu's crystal necklace began to glow as her emotions became out of control. The Black Magician Girl card in her hand also began to glow, reacting to something inside her heart. "I won't…I won't!"
Below, the dragon has almost finished powering up and was about to launch it's attack…
…But Anzu would not let it attack…
"YUUGIIIII!" she yelled.
Suddenly, Anzu's necklace sent out a powerful blast of energy. Her vision was blurred by a blinding white light, and all the sounds around her suddenly disappeared. She was trapped in a white void. She felt like she was floating. She could no longer touch the ground. The wind felt warm against her skin.
Sensing something to her right, she turned her head and saw a figure appear out of the light. Still blinded by the light, she squinted her eyes as she tried to make out the shape.
"Black Magician Girl?" she said quietly. Her voice echoed in the light.
And then, everything went black…
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To be Continued…
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(1) heka: Egyptian word for "magic"
(2) Black Magician Girl: Dark Magician Girl
(3) Swordsman of Flames: Flame Swordsman
(4) Black Magician: Dark Magician
(5) Elf Soldier: Celtic Guardian
(6) Supreme Ruler of the Dark Demon World: King of Yamimakai
(7) Harpy's Pet Dragon: Harpies Pet Dragon
(8) Beast King Gazelle: Gazelle
(9) Fusion: Polymerisation
(10) Winged Phantom Beast Kimera: Chimera, The Flying Mythical Beast
(11) Holy Barrier Mirror Force: Mirror Force
(12) Devil Dragon: Koumori Dragon
Sorry it took me so long to update, but this chapter was pretty difficult to write. I'll try and update asap but it's going to be hard with school and everything. But I'll try my best, so just be patient OK? Please R&R!