Chapter 11
Snickering slightly, Keith said "Alright, I'll begin this duel by summoning my X-Head Cannon (1800/1500) in attack mode. Now, my Deck Master's special ability is activated." A blue and yellow like robot with a spike ball for legs then appeared on the field. It had twin barrels and rather large arms as well. Machine King then fired what looked like a laser at X-Head Cannon, but instead of destroying X-Head Cannon, it seemed to strength it. The stats on the blue and yellow machine then increased by 200 (2000/1700).
Confused, Illidan then curiously asked "So, your Machine King gave him additional points?"
Smirking, Keith then replied with "No duh punk. Whenever I summon a machine monster to the field, Machine King automatically gives them 200 more attack and defense points. Also, notice Machine King's attack points went up as well."
Illidan then glanced over at the holo image of Machine King's stats and saw them rise by 200 as well. "Hmm, how did he do that? Wait, I remember now. Machine King's special effect is it gains 100 attack points per a machine monster on the field. That explains the sudden boost in power."
In an irritated voice, Keith then said "Still stumped punk?"
"No Keith, I'm not. I know exactly how Machine King got stronger. So finish your move." replied Illidan with an irritated tone.
Giving off a snicker, Keith then said "Alright, I'll end by playing one card face down. Now, your move, that is, if you have a move." (Keith 8000, Illidan 8000)
Illidan drew his card and looked at it for a long moment. His hand looked pretty decent. Illidan's hand consisted of Sangan, Graceful Charity, Thunder Nyan Nyan, Pot of Greed, and Mystical Space Typhoon. The card Illidan had just drawn was Call of the Haunted. "Hmm, not too bad. Let's see if I can take the offensive on Keith."
"I'll play the magic card Pot of Greed, allowing me to draw two new cards." Illidan then drew his two new cards with much delight at the sight of his Reflect Bounder and Witch of the Black Forest.
Smiling, he then said "Now I'll play the magic card Graceful Charity. This allows me to draw three new cards, but I must discard two also." The three cards Illidan drew were Waboku, Cyber Jar, and Exchange. "Great, these will really help."
"The two cards I'll discard are Witch of the Black Forest and Thunder Nyan Nyan…"
Interrupting, Keith yelled "What a waste of my time! You shouldn't even be dueling here. Finish your loser move so I can take you down."
Smirking at Keith's rough and tough attitude, Illidan then said "Next I'll place one card face down and then set a monster in defense. I now end my turn." (Keith 8000, Illidan 8000)
"That idiot will never guess what I have in stored for him. His arrogance will be his downfall."
Snickering, Keith then said "Good, cause I'm about to tear you up. Now, I'll summon Drillago (1600/1000) in attack mode. Next, my Deck Master gives Drillago 200 more attack and defense." A purple and golden colored monster with several silver drills then appeared on the field and let out a small metallic roar. Machine King then blasted Drillago with a beam, causing Drillago's stats then strengthened by 200.
Smirking, Keith then said "Now, it's time I done some serious damage. Drillago (1800/1200), attack his face down monster with Drill Crush!"
As Drillago approached with drills spinning, Illidan hit the button on his Duel Disk to reveal his face down card. "Sorry Keith, but not today. I activate Waboku. This will protect my face down monster and my life points for this turn."
Growling, Keith then said "I'll end my turn." (Keith 8000, Illidan 8000)
Illidan drew his card. Looking at his Monster Reborn, Illidan then realized that he could turn this duel to his advantage very soon.
Smiling, Illidan said "Alright Keith, I'll set a monster in defense. That ends my turn." (Keith 8000, Illidan 8000)
"Setting my Cyber Jar now seems good. Once he's flipped, I'll have a slight advantage over Keith."
In an irritated voice, Keith then said "Punk, you've been here too long, so I'm going to personally get rid of you now. I'll summon my Mechanical Chaser (1850/800) to the field in attack mode. Now he gains 200 attack and defense points (2050/1000)!" A green six armed robot with wings then appeared on the field. It was just a sphere shaped monster and had a small staff in it's hand.
"Now my Mechanical Chaser, attack Illidan's monster on the left!" ordered Keith. Mechanical Chaser quickly flew across the field, smashing the target it had been ordered to attack with it's staff. A small orange, furry creature with three eyes and green arms then appeared as Mechanical Chaser neared. It was easily slashed in two by the powerful machine monster.
Chuckling, Illidan then said "Thanks Keith. Now thanks to Sangan, I am able to move one monster from my deck with 1500 or less attack points to my hand. And the monster I'll choose shall be Spirit Reaper (300/200)."
Snickering, Keith responded with "Why pick that pathetic monster? It don't really matter though. X-Head Cannon, attack Illidan's other monster with Cannon Blaster!" The powerful yellow and blue machine monster then took aim and fired a shot from it's twin barrels at the card image. Illidan only grinned as the monster was then revealed. A metallic silver jar with a blue face and green electric eye then appeared. The metallic jar had a smile on it's blue face as well, symbolizing what kind of devastation was about to happen.
"NO, IT CAN'T BE!" screamed Keith.
Smirking, Illidan then said "Oh yes it be Keith. Thanks to your move, you flipped my Cyber Jar. Now, it's effect activates. All monsters on the field are now destroyed!"
The metallic jar creature then fired a single beam of light from it's electric eye at each monster on the field. All of Keith's monsters were instantly destroyed. Then Cyber Jar blew up as well at last.
Smiling, Illidan said "Next we each draw five cards and show each other what we drew. Then we special summon any level four or lower monsters to the field. So draw your five cards."
Grudgingly, Keith drew five cards and showed them to Illidan. He had drawn Barrel Dragon, Blowback Dragon, Spell Cancellor, Slot Machine, and Launcher Spider. "Ha, he didn't even draw one monster that he could special summon!"
Illidan then drew his five cards and smiled great big. He then showed Keith his D.D. Warrior Lady, Jinzo, Alpha the Magnet Warrior, Waboku, and Mystical Space Typhoon. Illidan then special summoned D.D. Warrior Lady (1500/1600) and Alpha the Magnet Warrior (1400/1700) both in attack mode. A female warrior in silver, black and white armor then appeared and drew her sword from her sheath. Then a silver metallic magnet creature appeared and raised it's sword and shield for battle.
Grumbling, Keith then said "I end my move." (Keith 8000, Illidan 8000)
Smiling, Illidan then drew his next card. "Perfect, it's Slate Warrior!"
"Good job Keith. You left yourself wide open for a direct attack. I'll first set one monster on the field. Next, I'll set three cards face down. D.D. Warrior Lady, direct attack Keith with Dimension Sword Slash!" The female warrior then flew across the field and slashed Keith with her sword. Keith flinched for a second, but then straightened back up.
"Alpha the Magnet Warrior, direct attack Keith with Magnetic Slash!" The metallic magnet warrior then launched itself across the field, easily slashing Keith with it's sword, causing Keith this time to go down on one knee. He then quickly recovered and stood back up straight.
Knowing Keith was quite angry, Illidan smirked and said "Now, to end my move, I play my magic card known as Mystical Space Typhoon on your face down card!" A powerful typhoon then shot at Keith's face down card, easily destroying it, but flipping it face up first to reveal it to be Interdimensional Matter Transporter.
Keith was furious now and screamed "YOU PUNK! Nobody does that to Bandit Keith! Nobody!"
Chuckling, Illidan responded with "Yeah, yeah Keith, nobody but me. That'll end my turn." (Keith 5100, Illidan 8000)
Keith then angrily grabbed his next card and appeared just as frustrated when he said "I'll set one monster and end my turn. Your move brat." (Keith 5100, Illidan 8000)
Illidan drew his next card. He was surprised very much by it. "My Dark Magician of Chaos! Excellent!"
Smiling, Illidan then said "Prepare yourself Keith, for this duel will soon end. Now, I'll activate the trap card known as Call of the Haunted! It allows me to special summon any monster from my Graveyard to the field in attack mode, and I'll pick my Witch of the Black Forest (1100/1200)!" A woman with purple hair with long black robes then appeared on the field and let out a small cry.
"Next, I'll sacrifice her for my Jinzo (2400/1500) in attack mode!" The woman then disappeared to only be replaced by a green armored cyborg. He let out a small roar as he then took his usual crossed arm stance.
"Since Witch of the Black Forest just went to the Graveyard, her effect allows me to pick one monster with 1500 or less defense points from my deck and add it to my hand, so I'll pick Breaker the Magical Warrior! Next, Jinzo's effect kicks in. He has the ability to negate all traps currently active and inactive, meaning if you had any traps down, they'd useless now!"
Keith began growling from frustration at this development. He didn't get to growl long, for Illidan had much more to show him.
Smiling, Illidan then said "But wait, I'm not done yet! Now I'll flip summon my face down monster, which is Slate Warrior (1900/400)!" The powerful blue skinned fiend with golden armor then appeared to take a fighting stance while grabbing the hilt of his huge sword on his back.
"Since he was flip summoned, his effect activates. He now gains 500 attack and defense points (2400/900)! Slate Warrior, attack Keith's face down monster with Fiend Slash!" The blue skinned warrior then pulled his large sword from his back and charged Keith's monster. In one swing, he sliced the card image, revealing the image of a robot with huge missiles on it's back. The robot then exploded due that it was now in half thanks to Slate Warrior's sword.
Smirking, Illidan then said "So, your plan was to hide behind Guardian of the Throne Room (1650/1600)?"
Snarling, Keith spat back "Get off my back you punk! Soon enough you'll see my true plan for your destruction!"
Chuckling, Illidan replied with "Sure Keith, if you say so. Jinzo direct attack Keith's life points with Cyber Energy Shock!" The cyborg then stretched one hand out and built up power. Then a sphere of black energy formed in his outstretched palm. Finally, the blast was hurled towards Keith, easily causing Keith to be knocked to his knees.
Realizing that this could just about put Keith down once and for all, Illidan then said "Time to begin rapping things up. D.D. Warrior Lady, attack him directly with Dimension Blade Slash!" As the female warrior charged Keith, he began laughing manically.
Smirking, he then said "Not so fast punk! I warned you I wasn't done yet, and now I'll show you what I mean. I now activate my Deck Master's special ability, which allows me to special summon one machine monster from my hand by removing the same amount of monsters that it would take to tribute it normally from the Graveyard. So, I'll remove Guardian of the Throne Room and Mechanical Chaser to special summon my Perfect Machine King (2700/1500) in attack mode!" Instantly the female warrior jumped back as suddenly a large robot appeared on the field. It was a huge red and white robot with many missiles attached to it's body. It's eyes lit up as it stretched it's arms to show it's power. Then suddenly Keith's Deck Master, Machine King, turned towards the new machine monster and fired a powerful beam, thus increasing it's power by 200 points (2900/1700).
Illidan just stood in awe of the huge machine. "Well, looks like he wasn't bluffing after all." Smiling though, Illidan then said "Well, it's still my turn, so I'll switch my Alpha the Magnet Warrior and D.D. Warrior Lady both to defense mode. That ends my move." (Keith 2700, Illidan 8000)
Smirking, Keith said "Illidan, did you know that Jinzo is a machine type monster?"
Looking at Keith like he was the dumbest person in the world, he sarcastically said "Yeah, no duh."
Snickering, Keith replied with "Well, then you'll love this. Perfect Machine King, do it!" Perfect Machine King then began to glow as it gained an additional 500 attack points (3400/1700).
Shocked at the display, Illidan asked "What happened?"
Snickering again, Keith responded with "Easy Illidan. You see, Perfect Machine King's special effect allows him to gain 500 additional attack points for each machine type monster on the field. So he automatically gained more attack points thanks to your Jinzo! Now, I summon my Robotic Knight (1600/1800) in attack mode to the field." A robot dressed like a knight then appeared on the field beside Perfect Machine King. Machine King's eyes then glowed and it fired a blast at Robotic Knight, instantly boosting it's points by 200 (1800/2000). Then suddenly, Perfect Machine King glowed again as it's attack points jumped up again (3900/1700).
Sighing, Illidan realized now he did have a fight on his hands. "Just a hunch, but I'd have to guess that is another machine monster."
Smirking, Keith then said "And now Illidan, I'll use my Deck Master's special ability again. I'll remove from play my X-Head Cannon and my Drillago, to summon my Barrel Dragon (2600/2200) to the field!" Suddenly a metallic looking dragon appeared. It looked like it's head was a cannon barrel and it's arms were the same way. Then suddenly Machine King's eyes lit up again as it blasted the metallic dragon, thus raising the dragon's points (2800/2400). Simultaneously, Perfect Machine King then glowed as it was strengthened as well (4400/1700).
"Not good. Now he has a powerful machine army ready to mow down my field. Man, every machine monster he summons or I summon is feeding that thing. This is bad."
Snickering, Keith said "But I'm not done yet Illidan. After being disgraced by you earlier, I can only think of one way to get you back. So now, I'll move my Deck Master onto the field, so Machine King (2700/2000) is now in play!" The powerful machine monster then floated gently from his Deck Master position to the field. Once on the field, it raised it's fists up to it's side and let out a metallic roar. Once on the field, the more powerful Perfect Machine King then glowed again as it's strength once again rose (4900/1700).
Laughing hard now, Keith declared "You're history now! The final card I'll play this turn is the magic card known as Stop Defense, and I'll use it on your Alpha the Magnet Warrior!" Suddenly Illidan's Alpha the Magnet Warrior slowly started standing up till it was finally in an attacking position.
Growling, Illidan silently said "This isn't good. Now Alpha is in a bad position and there is nothing I can do about it."
Laughing extremely hard, Keith only pointed at Alpha, and then finally calmed down enough to say "Perfect Machine King, attack Illidan's Alpha the Magnet Warrior with Missile Barrage!" The powerful red and white machine monster then launched all of it's missiles at the weaker magnet warrior. The gray monster was easily decimated by the huge explosion of the barrage as it struck it. The backwash of the blast then hit Illidan hard, making him go to one knee.
Keith then began his annoying laugh while surveying the damage he had inflicted upon Illidan. Finally, he calmed down enough to say "It's a beautiful sight to see you down like that. But it's not over yet, for now Barrel Dragon, attack his Slate Warrior with Plasma Cannon!"
The powerful metallic dragon then began powering up it's three cannons for the onslaught. Finally, it then fired a powerful blast from all three barrels at the blue skinned fiend. The attack hit the fiend hard, but before it was destroyed, it threw it's large sword at the metallic dragon, causing the sword to become lodged in one of the three barrels. The metallic dragon roared in pain as it suddenly became weaker from the sword being lodged (2200/1700).
Keith then screamed "What have you done to my Barrel Dragon?"
Chuckling, Illidan responded with "Simple Keith. Thanks to Slate Warrior's special effect, when he's destroyed due to damage, the monster that destroyed him loses 500 attack and defense points. That means your dragon just got weaker for attacking him."
Growling, Keith then yelled "Machine King, attack Jinzo with Rocket Fist!" The powerful red machine monster moaned as it fired it's rocket arm at the cybog creature. The fist easily went through the cyborg and then fired reverse jets, allowing it to return to the Machine King's arm socket. As a reaction to the loss of Jinzo, both Machine King and Perfect Machine King started glowing as they grew weaker (2600/2000) (4400/1700).
Slightly chuckling, Illidan said "Looks like your big bad machines have lost some steam."
Slightly growling, Keith then began to slightly snicker and said "That is the price I have to pay for power, but that's alright. Now I'll end my turn." (Keith 2700, Illidan 3800)
"I've got one chance to win now. I must destroy his Deck Master. It's the only way now. Hopefully I can do it." Closing his eyes, Illidan drew his next card slowly. He then brought it up to look at it and slowly opened his eyes to find a card that made him extremely happy. Illidan then slightly chuckled, knowing Keith was through.
Keith looked at Illidan with an annoyed look and said "What are you laughing about! Finally realize that you can't win this duel!"
Smirking, Illidan shook his head and said "No, I'm feeling sorry for you now. Watch this move! I remove Thunder Nyan Nyan and Cyber Jar from my Graveyard to the removed from play pile, allowing me to now special summon Chaos Emperor Dragon – Envoy of the End (3000/2500) in attack mode!" A large black dragon with orange hair then appeared on the field. It roared loudly as it stretched out it's huge black wings, showing it's true supremacy.
Smiling at the horrified look on Keith's face, Illidan then said "Next I'll give up 1000 life points to activate Chaos Emperor Dragon's special effect! Now I can destroy all the cards on the field and send both our hands to the Graveyard. Once all cards that were sent to the field are counted up, you lose 300 points times the number of cards sent by both of us to the Graveyard! But that won't matter, cause your Deck Master is about to be blown away!"
With his jaw falling open, he screamed "What? No! You can't!"
Smiling, Illidan responded with "I can, and I will. Chaos Emperor Dragon, use your Infinite Blaster!"
The mighty black dragon then roared as it began glowing. Then with one last mighty roar, the dragon exploded, destroying every monster on the field and sent all the cards in both duelists' hands to the Graveyard. But the second part of the dragon's effect didn't really matter due that Keith's Machine King was caught in the explosion, automatically destroying it.
Keith screamed "Noooo!" as his powerful machine monster exploded into millions of pieces.
After the smoke finally cleared, nothing was left standing but Illidan with his Deck Master standing beside him, and Keith was there on his knees, now completely alone. Keith's Duel Disk then powered down due that his Deck Master had been destroyed.
Clearing his throat, the judge then yelled "Bandit Keith loses the duel due that his Deck Master has been destroyed. Illidan is the winner of this duel, and is the new Intercontinental Champion! Congratulations Illidan!"
The judge then walked over and handed Illidan the title belt that Keith had so proudly displayed as his sign of being a champion. A big smile just lit up on Illidan's face as he held the title belt for the first time.
Illidan then looked over to see an angry Keith storming off of the top of the tower. "Oh well, maybe he should cool down after that exciting of a match. Wow, I'm a champion now, how cool!"
About that time, Marie and the others from the crowd came down to congratulate him and started making a cheer, yelling "Illidan, Illidan!"
Meanwhile, back in his comfy office, Gozaburo only smirked at the images he saw from the cameras on top of the tower.
He then said "It seems that Illidan is a far better duelist than I guessed. So, the Millennium Crown was right about having him being one of the ten duelists. But in the end, it won't matter, for he'll fall at my hands, muwhahaha!"