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Fanfic Chapter 150: Strength of Darkness Pt 2: The Return of Jinzo
Episode Basis: The Darkness Returns
Kaiba: How did that imbecile Wheeler get so far in MY tournament? His opponents must've forfeited their locator cards. But I know he won't survive against Marik. And if by some miracle, he does survive at least two minutes, he will have to deal with his Egyptian God Card. And even Yugi would have to admit that one can not deal with an Egyptian God Card without an Egyptian God Card of his own. It seems I was right, Marik had already lured Wheeler into a trap and it seems like he has more in store for the mediocre Duelist. But even a dog like Wheeler has his use. I'm hoping to see him use the Egyptian God Card Winged Dragon of Ra once again so I can figure out a certain strategy to use against it.
"You worthless mortal."
"Get a haircut."
"I will send you to eternal torment with my Millennium Rod."
"I'll tell you what you can do with your Millennium Rod."
"Don't forget, your strength is tied to that of your monsters which means that every time they're destroyed, it'll feel like you're being attacked. And in case you're thinking about sacrificing to summon a stronger monster, you can't, because once Plasma Eel is attached to a monster, it can't be used as a sacrifice."
(J: 4000)
(M: 3300)
"What was that card that Marik put in Joey's graveyard?" Tea asked.
"Helpoemer," Amara explained. "As long as it remains in his graveyard, it will take away one card from Joey's hand per turn."
"Some of Joey's best cards could be destroyed before he even gets the chance to use them," Duke commented.
"It's my move," Yami-Marik announced. The card he drew was the trap card Coffin Seller. Excellent, I now have several traps just waiting to be triggered by Joey's pathetic monsters. All I have to do is lure him into attacking and he's finished. "I place two cards face-down and end my turn."
Why isn't Marik attacking? Joey wondered. He's got just Drillago and no cards in his hand. Of course my cards aren't exactly something to brag at. He looked at the only monster in his hand, Baby Dragon (1). He drew a card and was pleased to find that it was Insect Queen (2), the card he got from Weevil Underwood. Insect Queen requires two sacrifices to summon and I can't sacrifice my Panther Warrior. So there's only one move I can use for now. "I summon Baby Dragon in defense mode." A little orange dragon appeared. Marik has three face-down cards; I know that he wants me to attack just so he can activate them.
"What's wrong, Little-Wheeler, are you too afraid to attack me?"
I can't let him bully me.
"Don't let Marik get to you, Joey," Duke called. "Just sit tight."
"He can't attack," Tea said. "Marik would just activate one of his face-down cards."
"Maybe that's not a bad thing," Harold commented.
"Harold!" Tea said shocked.
I just can't sit around and wait, I have to attack. "Panther Warrior, get ready to attack!"
"Wait!" Tristan shouted.
"No, Tristan," Yami-Yugi interrupted him. "Joey should attack. If he gets Marik to activate his trap cards, he can devise a way to counteract them."
"Exactly," Harold agreed. "This is what I was saying earlier: if Marik uses his trap cards on Joey's weaker monsters, he won't be able to use them against his stronger monsters." Tea looked at Harold bewildered. Harold smiled at her, "What, were you thinking something else?"
"No, I wasn't," Tea said quickly.
"Rocket Warrior, transform to your invincible mode and attack Drillago!" Rocket Warrior's arms and legs were pulled into its body and attacked the drill monster.
(D: 1600-1100)
"Thank you, now I can activate my trap card: Card of Last Will! This lets me draw five new cards from my deck!" One of the cards that he drew was The Winged Dragon of Ra. "Now, which of my cards should I use first? So many ways to destroy you and so little time."
"I don't care what you drew! I sacrifice another of my Scapegoat tokens so I can have my Panther Warrior attack Drillago!" Panther Warrior stabbed Drillago.
(J: 4000)
(M: 2900)
Yami-Marik let out a growl of pain.
"How do you like that?"
"I like it very much," Yami-Marik said laughing. "Because now I can activate Coffin Seller! Now for every monster sent to your graveyard, you lose 300 life points."
"I end my turn," Joey said glumly. A hand came out of the graveyard and took Insect Queen. "No, not my Insect Queen!" His Duel Disk sparked as his life points went down.
(J: 3700)
(M: 2900)
"I've devised a fool-proof plan to deplete your life points each turn, all I have to do is sit back and watch. Oh, and since it's the end of your turn, your Panther Warrior loses 500 attack points."
(PW: 1500-1000)
Joey cried out in pain.
One of the symbols on Harold's Armlet briefly flashed, but because the symbol was on the bottom part of the Armlet, Harold didn't see it.
Serenity gasped and sat up. She went over to the window.
Kevin, who was dozing in a chair nearby, noticed it. "Is something wrong?"
My brother is fighting a Shadow Game, Serenity thought as if she just realized it for the first time. And if he isn't careful, he could end up like Mai.
"It's my move," Yami-Marik announced as he drew a card. "First I set a card face-down and activate Premature Burial. At the cost of 800 life points, I can bring a monster back from my graveyard and I choose Drillago."
(J: 3700)
(M: 2100)
"Next I'll sacrifice Drillago in order to summon Legendary Fiend (3)."
"Its attack points are only 1500," Joey pointed out. "That's got to be the weakest level 6 monster I've ever seen."
"Then I guess it's a good thing that it has a special ability," Yami-Marik retorted. "Each turn, it gains 700 attack points!"
"Joey still has way more life points than Marik," Tristan pointed out.
"Life points aren't everything, Tristan," Yami-Yugi pointed out.
"Yeah, it's also the field status," Amara added. "And from the look of things, Marik has the field advantage."
Marik has the upper hand, Joey thought. If only I had my Jinzo, but he's at the bottom of my graveyard. I better draw something good soon or I'm a goner! Come on, deck, show me… Joey drew Little-Winguard (4), a weak monster. Well so much for that. "I play…"
"Reveal trap card: Nightmare Wheel!" Rocket Warrior appeared in a giant spiked wheel. "This traps your Rocket Warrior so it can't attack."
Nuts, my combo's smashed. "I summon Little-Winguard in defense mode. I also switch Panther Warrior to defense mode. That ends my turn." Once again, Plasma Eel lowered Panther Warrior's attack points by 500.
(PW: 1000-500)
Once again, one of Joey's cards was taken away from him, once again he lost 300 life points and once again, he felt like his very life was being attacked.
(J: 3400)
(M: 2100)
Serenity gripped the collar of her shirt. I don't know how, but somehow it feels like I'm being turned inside-out. It's Joey, he must be in trouble.
"It's my turn again and Nightmare Wheel takes 500 life points away from you!" Joey's scream was one of surprise rather than pain. "Oh, did I forget to mention that? Silly me, now Legendary Fiend's attack points increases by 700."
(LF: 1500-2200)
"Legendary Fiend, attack his Little-Winguard with Shadow Punch!" Legendary Fiend's arm transformed into darkness as it destroyed the little warrior.
(J: 3100)
(M: 2100)
"I set one face-down card and end my turn. Go ahead and move, not that it'll do you any good, it's hopeless!" On my next turn, I'll activate Malevolent Catastrophe which will destroy every monster on the field. Then Joey will lose 300 life points per monster. Then I'll finish him off with Legendary Fiend.
"It doesn't look good for Joey," Mokuba commented.
"Can't say I'm surprised," Kaiba returned.
Marik's trap cards are really doing me in. I have to start doing what Yugi always does, believe in the heart of the cards. Joey tried to drown out Marik's taunting as he closed his eyes and slid the top card from his deck. "I play the magic card Question! Now you have to guess what monster is at the bottom of my deck. If you guess right, it gets removed from play. If you guess wrong, I get to summon it to the field."
Yami-Marik gasped, Let's see, his Alligator Sword was the first monster I destroyed but then I removed it when I played Tribute Burial… Bah, I've destroyed so many of his monsters to keep track.
"I'll give you a hint," Joey offered. "It's one of the monsters your Helpoemer removed from my hand so there's no way you could know what it is."
His friends cheered, "The probability of Marik guessing it right is one in a million," Harold said.
"So, any guesses?" Yami-Marik was silent. "You have five seconds to answer…" Joey made a buzzer sound, "I'm sorry, but stunned silence is not an acceptable answer. So… come on out!"
It doesn't matter which monster that fool resurrects, it will still fall victim to Malevolent Catastrophe. Yami-Marik then gasped as the monster took shape. "No, not that!"
"That's right, it's Jinzo!" Joey cried as the monster formed itself. "And that means all your trap cards are destroyed!" Coffin Seller, Nightmare Wheel, and the face-down Malevolent Catastrophe were all destroyed.
"How could my dueling strategy be taken apart by such an amateur?" Yami-Marik wondered.
"That's because I'm dueling for the people I care about," Joey said. "And even though they're not 'holding my hand' as some would say…" His left eye looked over at Kaiba briefly. "They still got my back."
"That's socking it to him, Joey," Harold cheered.
You can do it, Joey, Yami-Yugi thought. If you beat Marik now, he'll be eliminated from the tournament. The world will be saved!
"Joey just might win after all," Mokuba commented to Kaiba.
"I'll believe it when I see it." Never underestimate a Duelist who possesses an Egyptian God Card.
"I'm not through with you yet. I switch Baby Dragon and Panther Warrior to attack mode! Jinzo, attack his Legendary Fiend with Cyber-Energy Shock!" The monster was consumed by the blast of dark energy.
(J: 3100)
(M: 1900)
"Now that you have no monsters on the field or trap cards, your field is wide-open! Baby Dragon, Rocket Warrior, attack!" The two little monsters lunged towards Yami-Marik.
"I play my set magic card, Dark Wall of Wind!" A tornado blew the monsters back to their original positions.
Joey ended his turn and Helpoemer took another card from his hand. Panther Warrior lost what remained of its attack points.
(PW: 500-0)
"I don't need monsters to bring you to your knees!" Yami-Marik shouted, still angry that Joey almost got in a direct hit. "You should have known by now that defeating me would be no easy task. Your friend Mai, believed that and look at where it got her, an eternity of darkness and despair. And soon you will join her!"
"Wow, Marik's really peeved that Joey was able to defeat his trap strategy," Amara commented. "A sure sign that someone's insane."
"Like the three eyes and wild hair wasn't enough of a clue," Tristan cracked.
Yami-Marik drew a card and let out a maniacal laughter. "I missed the joke."
"The joke is about to be on you. I just drew the monster Lava Golem (5), an eight-star monster."
"Too bad you can't play it without making a sacrifice and you don't have any monsters to sacrifice."
"Oh I have every intention on making a sacrifice, but it's not my monsters that'll be sacrificed, but yours. Now I sacrifice your Jinzo and Baby Dragon and summon Lava Golem to your side of the field in attack mode!" Suddenly Joey was surrounded in a steel cage with a giant hand made of lava over him.
"What's the deal?"
"What's wrong, I thought you would be pleased to have a monster with over 3000 attack points. Sure, you lose 700 life points per turn but it should be worth it."
"You mean this monster is mine? What's the catch?"
Lava Golem must come with a heavy price, Yami-Yugi thought.
"I don't get it," Mokuba said.
"All of Lava Golem's weaknesses are now Wheeler's problem."
"Huh?"
"Just watch."
A ball of lava fell from Lava Golem and landed in front of Joey causing him to pull his feet away. "What gives?"
"Lava Golem is melting and each time it does you'll lose life points. Now I set one card face-down and end my turn. Well, what are you waiting for? Attack me with your 3000 point monster."
"Be careful, Joey," Tristan called.
"Don't worry, we're all with you," Tea added.
Even though Lava Golem causes Joey to lose life points, it's still a 3000 point monster, Yami-Yugi thought. Making it powerful enough to help Joey win, so why would Marik give it to him? He must be planning something.
Joey rattled the cage asking to be let out all the while Yami-Marik laughed. How do I get out of this mess?
"What are you waiting for, Wheeler, attack me now!"
To Be Continued
Duel Monster Database
(1)
Name: Baby Dragon
Level: 3
Type: Dragon
Attribute: Wind
ATK: 1200
DEF: 800
(2)
Name: Insect Queen
Level: 7
Type: Insect/Effect
Attribute: Wind
ATK: 2200
DEF: 2500
(3)
Name: Legendary Fiend
Level: 6
Type: Fiend/Effect
Attribute: Dark
ATK: 1500
DEF: 1800
(4)
Name: Little-Winguard
Level: 4
Type: Warrior/Effect
Attribute: Wind
ATK: 1400
DEF: 1800
(5)
Name: Lava Golem
Level: 8
Type: Fiend/Effect
Attribute: Fire
ATK: 3000
DEF: 2500