LazerWulf: WOOHOO!
Seto: What's he so happy about?
Joey: Beats me...
LazerWulf: I (somewhat) successfully made it through my first semester of college, and I'm currently on a plane home to Houston to see my family, whom I haven't seen in 4 months.
Joey: Ah, yes... family.
Seto: Hmph...
Joey: Oh, come off it, Moneybags. How would you feel if you hadn't seen Mokuba for 4 months?
Seto: ...
Joey: My point exactly.
LazerWulf: Anyway, I've got 2 hours to kill, so I thought I'd bring you the next chapter of TRotP! (Told ya it'd be a quick update...)
Disclaimer: I don't own Kisara, but I own Lyn. I don't own Mokuba, but I own Abukom. I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh, but I own this AU. I also own Max and Sam.
Thoughts
'Yami to Hikari'
'Hikari to Yami'
The Return of the Priest
Chapter 17: The Legacy of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon
Yami Yugi's POV
After coming to the realization that Kaiba had the Millennium Rod, Joey, Marik, and I headed off to KaibaCorp to confront him.
"Just wait 'til I get my hands on dat rich boy..."
"Joey, calm yourself," I said. "We still don't know for sure that it was him."
"And even if it was," Marik interjected, "he might not have even been in control. This has Malik written all over it."
"Malik?" Joey asked. "Your darker side? I thought it was the Rod that brought him out in you. Shouldn't he have disappeared when you gave up the Rod to Shadi?"
"Not necessarily. Malik wasn't exactly my darker side, he was a spirit in the Rod that fed off of my anger for the Pharaoh. There was another spirit in the Rod, though, a stronger spirit, which had kept Malik at bay for 5000 years, until my hatred strengthened him enough to overpower the other spirit. Without me to feed off of, Malik shouldn't be able to emerge, unless Kaiba has a similar hatred towards you, Pharaoh."
"No, he still denies his Egyptian past, so his grudge is against Yugi, not me."
"Then I don't know what to say."
By this point, we had reached Kaiba's office, only to be stopped by his secretary.
"I'm sorry, but Mr. Kaiba is unavailable."
"Oh, I'll make him available," Joey said, as he threw open the huge double doors to Kaiba's office, only to be greeted by a large, purple barrier, similar to the one Pegasus used to separate me from my friends at Duelist Kingdom.
"When I said 'unavailable', I meant it. I haven't been able to reach him for the last half-hour."
'This wall can only mean one thing,' Yugi said to me.
'I agree. There must be a Shadow Game taking place in there. All we can do is hope for the best.'
Seto's POV
LP:
Seto
– 3200
Akunadin – 1000
I was still standing after Akunadin's Chaos Emperor Dragon's effect. Unfortunately, I couldn't say the same for Lyn. I looked down towards Lyn and found her lying on the ground. She wasn't moving and I felt scared for her condition. I turned around and faced Akunadin with an angry scowl.
"What did you do to her?" I demanded out of Akunadin.
"Oh, come now, you should be able to figure that out. She lost a Shadow Game, so her soul is enjoying a nice stay in the Shadow Realm. And by 'nice stay', I mean eternal torment," the villain laughed out.
Speaking with my teeth clenched, I demanded, "Bring her back."
"Tsk, Tsk, you know the rules, defeat me, and she's free, along with Tristan and Duke. Lose, and your body becomes my vessel."
"Fine. I believe it's my turn." I played the card I just drew and glared back at the freak. "I activate the spell card Card of Sanctity. This lets us both draw until we have 6 cards in our hands. ((1))"
I examined my new hand. I had drawn my three Blue-Eyes White Dragons, Waboku, Threatening Roar, and Brave Attack ((2)). Yes, I had drawn my three most powerful dragons and their majestic blue eyes looked directly into mine. I knew they were begging to be summoned. Akunadin was in for a beating.
"I'll set 2 face down cards and end my turn," I declared as the two cards appeared on the field.
"Well, well," Akunadin chuckled in amusement. "It looks like you've drawn a lame hand. I, on the other hand have drawn exactly the cards I need to take you down. First, I'll remove my Cyber Dragon and Chaos Emperor Dragon from the graveyard in order to summon my Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning!"
Black
Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning
LVL: 8
ATK:
3000
DEF: 2500
Summoned forth to Akunadin's side of the field was blue armored knight. Embedded on sections of his body, including his shoulders and chest were yellow platings. Underneath a helmet was a human face with light blue skin. The soldier was holding a shield on his left hand and a long, yellow blade on the other hand. I watched the soldier standing out in attack position.
"And don't think I'm done there. I'll equip him with Megamorph, and since you have more Life Points than I do, Black Luster Solder's Attack Points double!"
Black
Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning
ATK: 6000 (3000 x
2)
"If you're thinking you can use that Brave Attack Card to take my monster down, you're sorely mistaken, for now I'll equip him with two Axe of Despairs and a Black Pendant to raise his attack by another 2500 points!" Akunadin declared for his next move.
Black
Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning
ATK: 8500 (6000 +
1000 + 1000 + 500)
In place of his sword and shield, Black Luster Soldier was now wielding two very large axes and was wearing a chain with a dark stone around his neck.
"Finally, I'll equip him with the spell card Mage Power, which increases his attack by 500 points for each magic or trap card I have on the field. Including Mage Power itself, I count five cards."
Black
Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning
ATK: 11000 (8500 +
2500)
I watched as his soldier was gaining more attack power and anticipated his attack.
"Now I'll declare an attack and force you to activate one of your traps!" Akunadin exclaimed.
I hit the button on the Duel Disk that activated my Waboku, reducing all damage to zero.
"With that, I'll end my turn. You're only delaying the inevitable, Seto!"
"I don't believe in destiny. My draw!"
De-Fusion...
"Ah, I see you're starting to figure out a way to get your 3 Blue-Eyes on the field. Although, it would seem that you're one card short."
"I end my turn."
There was no way I was losing to this freak. I am Seto Kaiba and nobody was going to stop me. This creep couldn't hope to lace my boots. This game is mine to win.
"Fine then, I assume you're going to activate that Threatening Roar to prevent me from declaring an attack. Go ahead, I won't stop you," Akunadin challenged Seto.
I activated my trap and he ended his turn. With my next draw, I got the card I needed. Yes, this is my time to turn this duel back to my favor. This freak was going to learn the hard way and join the list of countless duelists I've crushed.
"I activate Polymerization, fusing the three Blue-Eyes in my hand into Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!"
Blue-Eyes
Ultimate Dragon
LVL: 12
ATK: 4500
DEF:
3800
I summoned the most powerful monster in my deck, the majestic and powerful Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. The three heads of my dragons stemmed from the same body, poised to strike. The skin of the monster was metallic, light blue. Its eyes emitted an intense blue hue. The dragon heads unleashed a terrifying roar simultaneously.
"Since I'm so obviously outmatched, I'll set this card face down and end my turn," I said as I laid my card down.
"Ah, Seto... Nothing you do surprises me. I know your every strategy. I can see your every move before you know you're going to make it. I'll attack, and you'll activate your De-Fusion to summon your three dragons. You're stalling. It's only a matter of time before you are defeated. Just give up now and save us both the time."
"Never." I drew.
Monster Reborn... Maybe I could...
"You could, but it wouldn't do any good. The only monster you have in your graveyard worth summoning with that is XYZ-Dragon Canon, which only has 2800 attack points. And while it would add enough to your arsenal to destroy my Black Luster Soldier, it would still leave me with 200 Life Points. Then Brave Attack would destroy all your monsters leaving you open for this card right here."
He showed me a card from his hand. My eyes widened in horror at this card. I absolutely hated to admit it but I knew there was nothing I can do to stop it.
"Yata-Garasu..."
"Yes, Yata-Garasu, the card that makes you skip your draw phase whenever it does damage to you. With an empty field and an empty hand, Yata will slowly whittle away at your life points until you have none left."
I fell to my knees. Crap, he's right. There's nothing I can do. It could be all over for me.
'Same old Seto... Always thinking of yourself,' I heard my Yami say.
'Seth, now is not a good time for the "Lone Wolf" speech. And in case you didn't realize, I'm not just thinking of myself,'
'Of course... You were also thinking of how you failed Lyn.'
That hit me like a ton of bricks. I had failed her. I had just met her, I was even starting to like her, and just like that, she's gone, and I blew my one chance to save her. There was so little I knew about her, and so much more I wanted to know, like where she got her...
"THAT'S IT!"
"No, you can't! Why didn't I see this before now?"
"Probably because I just thought of it. I was so wrapped up in my own selfishness that I didn't see the possibility, and you were so bent on reading my strategy that you couldn't see me seeing this. But you see it now, don't you? You see it and you can't do anything about it, and that must be driving you mad. Now, to finish this! I activate Monster Reborn to revive the Blue-Eyes White Dragon in Lyn's graveyard!"
A white light shone from the Duel Disk on Lyn's unconscious body, and her Blue-Eyes appeared on the field next to mine. In comparison, it seemed different. It was just as ferocious and powerful as mine were, but it seemed more majestic and elegant. It was like my dragons were just a pale shadow compared to the brilliant luminescence of Lyn's beast. It truly was a beautiful sight.
"And now, I activate the magic card Brave Attack, which lets me combine the attack strength of all the monsters on my field and do battle with your Black Luster Soldier!"
The four dragons reared their heads as spheres of energy formed in their maws. Akunadin watched in utter disbelief at the sight and backed away. He knew that the end was at hand and stepped back with a terrified expression.
"That's 12000 attack points!" Akunadin shouted.
"And you're soldier only has 11000. Go, Blue-Eyes White Dragons! QUADRUPLE WHITE LIGHTNING ATTACK!"
On my command, they released their streams of energy directly at Black Luster Soldier, shattering the hologram into millions of pieces. I didn't even flinch as Black Pendant exploded and took away 500 of my Life Points, because my dragons' attack took away the rest of Akunadin's. It was over for him.
LP:
Seto
– 2700
Akunadin – 0
As the Shadow Game ended, the weird purple cloud started to dissipate, and with it, Akunadin's body did, too.
"Curse you, Seto! You haven't seen the last of me!" the angry cries of Akunadin echoed out as his body vanished.
When his body had finally disappeared, the Millennium Eye fell to the ground. This allowed Bakura to reach down for the ancient item.
"I'll take this back," Bakura said as he snatched the fallen treasure. The old fool was weak, but I know when a tactical retreat is in order. Farewell!" Bakura's voice faded out.
I'm not exactly sure where Bakura went after this (Anzu mentioned something about a purple portal), my attention was focused elsewhere. I turned towards Lyn's unconscious form and ran towards her.
"Lyn!" I knelt by her side. "Lyn, wake up!"
Lyn's POV
Cold...
That's all I felt in the darkness. I don't know how long I was there, it seemed like an eternity. I couldn't see, couldn't hear, couldn't feel anything except the cold darkness. Was I dead? It couldn't end like this.
Then I heard his voice, and a bright, warm light erupted within my soul, dispelling the darkness.
"...n! Lyn, wake up!"
When I finally opened my eyes, the first thing I saw was Seto kneeling over me. I was so overcome with happiness that I did the only thing I could think of.
I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him.
((1)) This is Card of Sanctity's anime effect
((2)) As far as I know, this is an anime only card. According to Janime's site, Brave Attack's effect is as follows: Combine the total ATK of all face-up Attack Mode Monsters on your side of the Field and battle 1 of your opponent's Monsters. At the end of the Battle Phase, destroy all Attack Mode Monsters on your side of the Field.
Joey and Seto: 0.o!
LazerWulf: Speechless, I see.
Joey: She... She...
Seto: She kissed me!
LazerWulf: Of course! This is part romance fic, what'd you expect? Now, I want to thank Toon Maha Vailo (aka Minor Arcana) for helping me plan out the duel, and big thanks to Kanius (aka SSJ4Takeru) for helping me with the imagery. Some of the words in here are his. Thanks, you two.
Joey: A-hem...
LazerWulf: I also want to thank all my loyal reviewers for sticking with me throughout this series. Next chapter will be the last chapter, and I'm looking forward to completing my first fic. Don't worry, though. I'm far from done with fanfiction. I've just released two new GX stories, Dear Diary and Yo Journal, which are companion fics from Asuka's and Judai's POV, respectively. Check 'em out if you haven't already.
Seto: And don't forget to review!
