68. The Looming Shadow of a Killer 9
Marika opened her eyes, hours after her defeat as a Killer 9 member. "Seto Kaiba?" Marika said, looking up at him. "What am I doing here!"
Marika looked around from her bed, she was inside the medical center.
"Rest, you've been through a lot today..." Yukie said.
"Ahh, so you are one of the missing students from the fourth dorm!" Hide said, reading a year book, then showing it to Marika.
"Yeah..." Marika said, looking in the book.
"So what happened?" Kyu asked.
"Him..." Marika said, pointing a certain picture. It was Miyabi.
"What? You know Miyabi!" Kyu and Hide said in shock.
"You guys know him?" Marika said with delight. "Where is he!"
"Well um... We don't exactly know..." Kyu confessed. "We've encountered him in the Battle Royale Competition and when I went down to the Coast Caves, to spy on Kaijou."
"What connection do you have with him?" Hide asked.
"He's my brother... He's been missing for a long time..." Marika said. "I was looking for him... Using black magic..."
"And that's probably how Von Bourg found you..." Violet said.
"Yes..." Marika said sadly.
"There's more to this story than just that..." Kaiba interrupted, Marika looked up at him and growled. "You wouldn't have gone into such trouble if you would have stayed out of the Fourth Dorm."
"What?" Doxx said, confused.
"I was originally an Osiris Red student... When I heard Miyabi was reported missing... I had to look for him... I couldn't help it... But he stood in my way..." Marika growled pointing at Seto Kaiba. "Seto Kaiba... You basterd..."
"Don't blame me for what happened to you. You tampered with things that couldn't be explained, and now you've become with the dark side..." Kaiba said.
"Leave..." Marika hissed. With that Seto Kaiba left the room, smiling to himself.
"Looks like someone's got a counter part." Doxx chuckled, nudging Violet, she nudged back.
"Sooo. Do you know anything else about Von Bourg or The Killer 9?" Kyu asked.
"I haven't even came in contact with Von Bourg... But his dark powers are growing stronger due to the two Lux Gods he has." Marika said. "But I can tell you one thing about the Killer 9..."
"What's that?" Quartz said as everyone else got suddenly quiet.
"You..." Marika said, pointing at Yukie.
"Me?" Yukie said, taking a step back.
"Please... Watch yourself..." Marika said.
"Quiet! Girl!" Von Bourg's voice hissed out of no where. Marika let out a whimper as suddenly a dark flash appeared, sending her asleep.
"Marika!" Kyu said, trying to wake her. There was no luck. "Damn you... Von Bourg..."
Genesis and Sophia walked down the hall to see Kyu angered. "Sheesh what's up his butt today?" Sophia said as they looked in.
"Didn't you hear? There's another Killer 9 member coming..." Genesis said, nudging Sophia.
"Awesome! Then maybe we'll be the ones to beat this one!" Sophia said, jumping up and clapping her hands.
"Come on, let's go look..." Genesis said as they ran off.
During that night, Yukie sat at her bed, going through her cards. "You really expect you'd be the one next to duel?" Hide asked.
"Yeah why?" She asked.
"It seems really random that Marika would single you out." Kyu said. "Here, hold on to this..."
Kyu flashed the Lux God to her and Yukie took it. "Thanks..." She said. "I'll need all the help. I'm not much the duelist you'd guys think, but it'd be good if I can just figure out why it's me..."
With that the lights turned off and everyone went off to bed. Sophia and Genesis silently crept through the hall ways, passing Kyu's room along the way.
While passing a few unsuspecting security guards, they made their way to the entrance of the school and exited. Meanwhile, a man stood afar from the school, within a patch of flowing grass from the winds.
He smirked, taking off his black sunglasses and slipping them into his shirt collar. But then he frowned, seeing Sophia and Genesis escape.
"What are they up to..." He said to himself, walking forward.
"Can't we stop! I have a rock in my shoe!" Sophia whined, trying to take her boot off.
"Sophia! Stop babying and let's go!" Genesis grumbled.
"We haven't seen anyone for an hour! What makes you think they aren't in the school already dueling Kyu or whatever..." Sophia shined.
"Hello girls..." A deep voice said.
The chilling voice gave Genesis chills as she quickly ran toward Sophia. "W-w-who are you?" Genesis said.
They looked up at the tall man, dressed in a long black trench, black sweater, and black pants. He had a black duel disk on his wrist.
"Tem..." He said, raising his duel disk. "Strange, neither of you possess the Lux God, but I'm sensing you know where it is..."
"We won't tell you anything!" Sophia said, stepping forward.
"Oh?" Tem smirked.
"You better get out of here!" Sophia yelled.
"What makes you think I'll leave without accomplishing my mission?" Tem smiled. "I am Tem, sixth member of The Killer 9"
"We've heard..." Genesis growled, still shaking.
"So be as kind as to step aside little girls..." Tem said. "And I'll be on my way."
"How about no!" Sophia said. "Maybe we can strike a deal, on dueling terms..."
"Oh?" Tem said.
"If I beat you in a duel, you'll head back and leave us alone!" Sophia said.
"And if I win, you tell me exactly who and where the person is with the Lux God I am searching for." Tem said.
"Deal!" Sophia said.
"Ok, let me duel him!" Genesis said, stepping forward.
"No way!" Sophia said, pulling Genesis' hair back. "You had your chance and failed!"
"Ugh! I like to see you do better!" Genesis growled, remembering when she was defeated by Ghost Ryder.
"Duel!" Sophia and Tem announced as their life points rose to 4000.
"I move... Draw!" Tem announced. "I'll summon White Horns Horse in attack mode (1500/1600). I'll then place two cards face down and end my turn."
Sophia smirked, looking at the white horse as its flowing white mane flailed in the wind.
"Draw!" Sophia announced, drawing her next card. "I'll activate this, Cost Down! Reducing all levels of monsters in my hand by two! I'll then be able to summon this, Valkyrie Sovite! (1600/1600)"
The pink haired valkyrie formed on the field, slashing her sword down, ready to battle as her horse neighed loudly. "Once summoned, Valkyrie Sovite's special ability activates! Allowing me to remove your White Horns Horse from the field!"
Tem only smiled as his horse vanished from the field. "Now! Valkyrie Sovite! Attack!" Sophia commanded, pointing.
The pink haired valkyrie slashed her sword across Tem's chest. Tem let out a little grunt as his life points reduced to 2400.
"Good so far..." Genesis sighed.
"Activate trap card..." Tem announced as the card to his left flipped up. "Damage Condenser! Activate!"
"No!" Sophia gasped.
"This allows me to special summon a monster with the attack points equal to the total amount of damage I received this turn..." Tem smiled, choosing a card from his deck. "I'll bring up White Horns Horse! (1500/1600)"
Suddenly the white horse returned to the field, facing Sophia.
"Pfft, that's as the weakest you can go for?" Sophia smirked. "I'll set two cards face down and end my turn!"
"Draw..." Tem announced, smiling. "Now! I'll be able to activate White Horns Horse's special effect!"
"And what's that?" Sophia asked.
"I can use it as two sacrifices..." Tem smiled, taking the next card in his hand. "I sacrifice White Horns Horse so I can bring this to the field, White Horns Pegasus! (2400/1700)"
Suddenly a mystical horse rose to the field, its feathery wings spreading out, floating in the air as it neighed. "By it's special effect, it's attack points will increase by half the amount of attack points your Valkyrie Sovite has!" Tem said as White Horns Pegasus' attack strength rose to 3200."Now! White Horns Pegasus, attack and destroy her Valkyrie Sovite!"
"Not on my watch!" Sophia smirked. "Activate trap card, Walking With The Wind!"
"Heh..." Tem smirked.
"By discarding all magic and monster cards from my hand, I can negate your attack..." Sophia smiled, flashing her Valkyrie Brunhilde and sending it to her graveyard.
"With that, I'll end my turn..." Tem smiled.
"Draw!" Sophia announced. "Now! Activate magic card! Raise Dead!"
"Hmmm..." Tem smiled.
"With this, I'll bring Valkyrie Brunhilde to the field! (1800/2000)" Sophia announced as the blue haired Valkyrie materialized to the field. "Valkyrie Brunhilde gains three hundred attack points for each other warrior monster on the field!"
She laughed cold heartedly as her blue haired valkyrie rose to 2100, but still not enough to defeat Tem's monster. "Now! Activate face down card.." Sophia's face down card flipped up, revealing it self and glowing. "Valkyrie's Shield and Sword!"
"Hmmm..." Tem smiled deviously.
"I'll equip this to my Valkyrie Brunhilde, giving her an extra boost of six hundred attack points!" Sophia announced as Valkyrie Brunhilde's attack strength rose to 2700. "But that's not all! When Valkyrie's Shield and Sword is activated, I can summon another valkyrie from my deck! Now go Valkyrie Altest! (1600/1600)"
The green haired valkyrie rose to the field, her horse neighing and stomping its feet. "Heh, with my army of Valkyries, you don't stand a chance..." Sophia grinned.
"Do I?" Tem smiled.
"Yes, because I summoned another warrior to the field, Valkyrie Brunhilde's attack strength further rises!" Sophia yelled as Valkyrie Brunhilde's attack strength rose to 3000. "Now attack and destroy his White Horns Pegasus!"
"Yes, Sophia! You're doing awesome!" Genesis cheered.
The Valkyrie slashed through Tem's pegasus, causing it to cry out and burst into digital pieces, reducing Tem's life points to 1800.
"You haven't even touched my life points..." Sophia smirked.
"Hmm..." Tem chuckled.
"I'll set one card face down and end my turn..." Sophia announced.
"Draw!" Tem shouted, drawing his next card with a stylish feel. "Activate face down card, Raise Dead!"
With that, Tem's face down card flipped up, and began to glow. "No!" Genesis gasped.
"I can take him..." Sophia growled.
"I'll use this to bring back White Horns Horse! (1500/1600)" Tem announced as the white horse returned to the field.
"What! Why would you do something like that! That monster is so weak!" Sophia gasped.
"I'm going to use its effect to my advantage..." Tem smiled, taking the next card in his hand. "Now! I activate this magic card, Holy Wings!"
"Hermm..." Sophia growled.
"When I only have light-type monsters on my field, I can special summon Holy Wings of Angels! (200/100)" Tem announced as a pair of wings formed on the field. "But it's not my true intention on doing this... I just need... Another sacrifice..."
"What..." Sophia and Genesis said with chills going down their spine.
"If White Horns Horse can be used as two sacrifices..." Genesis said.
"And if he's using that new monster of his as a sacrifice..." Sophia finished.
"Then he must be summoning a god!" Both Genesis and Sophia squealed in fear.
"I'm sorry to put this on you, girls, but I have strict duties..." Tem smiled, taking the last card in his hand. "Now! I activate White Horns Horse's effect by using it as two sacrifices, then I sacrifice Holy Wings of Angels so I can summon this devil god..."
"A devil god!" Sophia screamed as the dark matter began to build up behind Tem.
"Go! The Devils Advocate! (0/0)" Tem announced as the great demon rose to the field, wielding a very long rusted scythe and a long dark robe.
"What is that..." Genesis and Sophia both said in pure shock as he devil god towered over them, grinning with his skeletal smile.
"The Devils Advocate, representation of death, will always have the same amount of attack points of its opposing monster, and with an added bonus by doubling it..." Tem smiled as The Devils Advocate looked at Valkyrie Brunhilde.
"No way!" Sophia squealed.
"Yes... Way..." Tem smiled. "Devils Advocate, attack and destroy her Valkyrie Brunhilde!"
The god held its scythe into the air, causing lighting to strike it, charging its attack points to 3000, then to 6000. "And attack!" Tem shouted.
The god thrusted his scythe forward, sending an electrical stream to Sophia's monster, destroying it. Sophia growled as her life points reduced to 1000.
"Hmm..." Tem smiled evilly.
"Atleast... I still have my other two monsters protecting me..." She growled, looking at Valkyrie Altest and Sovite.
"Don't think so..." Tem said. "Devils Advocate is allowed to attack each and every monster you have left on the field..."
"No!" Sophia and Genesis gasped.
"Attack now!" Tem hollered, pointing forward. The cloaked devil fired his scythe, causing a giant electrical stream to fly out, destroying Sophia's two valkyries, then her.
Sophia screamed in pain as her life points reduced to 0. She fell to her knees, holding herself up with her hands. "Sophia!" Genesis cried out, falling with her.
"Heh heh..." Tem smirked, taking two cards from his coat pocket. "Now you know the drill... Tell me who has the Lux God, and tell me where I can find them..."
"Never!" Sophia screamed. "Even if you tortured me, I'd never give you the information you want!"
"Too bad, you two were pretty girls..." Tem smirked, flashing the two cards at them.
"What's that?" Genesis said as both of them looked at the two blank monster cards.
Suddenly there was a flash of light. Sophia and Genesis could feel themselves getting pried from their bodies, and getting sucked into the two blank cards.
Tem smiled as the two girls vanished out of no where. But then Sophia and Genesis appeared in one card each. "Trophies for my excellent win... Boss..." Tem smiled as a dark figure loomed next to him.
"Kyu-Haru... He possesses the Lux God we search for..." The dark figure said, his eyes opening with a red gleam shooting out. "Find him... defeat him... and bring the Lux God to me..."
"Will do..." Tem said, walking toward the school.
PREVIEW
Yukie: Oh no! The next Killer 9 member is after us. Kyu doesn't have the Lux God, but I do. I escape to the library to study for some tests, and Tem ends up kidnapping Kyu, using him as a hostage. So then I challenge Tem to a duel. Not only do I have to protect the Lux God now, but I have to make sure I do it while Kyu is safe... How can I do this if he keeps hurting Kyu each time I win... Why is this man hiding in the dark, making sure I don't see his face? Next chapter is Rise! Guardian Airtos! See you there!
CARDS PLAYED
White Horns Horse: Level 4 / 1500/1600/ Light / Beast / Desc: This card counts as 2 Sacrifices for any Level 5 or higher monster.
Cost Down: MAGIC / Desc: Discard 1 card from your hand to reduce all monsters in your hand by 2 Levels for the rest of the turn.
Valkyrie Sovite: Level 5 / 1600/1600/ Light / Warrior / Desc: When this monster is Normal, Reversed, or Special Summoned, remove 1 monster on your opponent's side of the field out of play.
Damage Condenser: TRAP / Desc: During the turn in which you take Damage to your Life Points, Special Summon 1 Monster from your deck with an ATK equal to less to the amount of damage taken.
White Horns Pegasus: Level 7 / Light / 2400/1700/ Light / Beast / Desc: During each of your Battle Phases, you can increase this card's ATK by half of one of your opponent's face-up monsters on the field.
Walking With The Wind: TRAP / Desc: This card can only be activated when one of your face-up monsters with "Valkyrie" in its name is being attacked. Discard all Monster and Magic cards from your hand, to your graveyard to negate the attack.
Raise Dead: MAGIC / Desc: Special summon 1 Monster Card from either you or your opponent's Graveyard onto the field in face up Defense or Attack Position.
Valkyrie Brunhilde: Level 7 / 1800/2000/ Light / Warrior / Desc: Increase the ATK of this card by 300 for each Warrior and Dragon monster on the field. If this monster is attacked by a monster with a higher ATK, you may sacrifice 1000 DEF from this monster to keep this monster on the field.
Valkyrie's Shield and Sword: EQUIP MAGIC / Desc: This card can only be equipped to 1 face-up monster with "Valkyrie" in its name. Increase the equipped monster's ATK by 600 and Special Summon 1 Warrior-type monster from your deck, to the field.
Valkyrie Altest: Level 6 / 1600/1600/ Light / Warrior / Desc: If a monster is removed from play or sent to the graveyard, increase this card's ATK by equal to the amount of the destroyed monster's ATK until the end of the turn.
Holy Wings: MAGIC / Desc: This card can only be activated when you have only Light-type monsters on the field. Special Summon 1 "Holy Wing of Angels" to the field.
Holy Wing of Angels: Level 3 / 1000/100/ Light / Angel / Desc: This card can be equipped to 1 Light-type monster on the field. The equipped monster's ATK increases by 700.