Chapter 15

Panting slightly still, Noa finally said "I'm not done yet Illidan. Watch this move. First, I'll move my Deck Master to the field. That means Shinato, King of a Higher Plane (3300/3000) is now in play." The large blue skinned angel then slowly moved to the center of Noa's field of the field.

As Illidan watched the large angel slowly move to the field, only one thought came to mind. "Not good!"

Smiling, Noa said "Next I'll play the magic card called Card of Sanctity, which allows us both to draw till we each hold six cards in our hands. Now I'll play the magic card Monster Reborn, bringing back my Giant Soldier of Stone (1300/2000)." The huge stone warrior then returned to the field and stood tall.

"Next I'll bring back my Mystical Elf (800/2000) by playing the magic card Premature Burial." A blue skinned elf with blonde hair and a green set of robes then appeared on the field.

Smirking, Noa then continued saying "Of course, Premature Burial costs me 800 life points, but that won't matter in the end. Now, I'll sacrifice both my Mystical Elf and Giant Soldier of Stone to summon my Yamata Dragon (2600/3100) in attack mode!" A brown limbless dragon with twelve heads then appeared on the field. The dragon looked more like a twelve headed snake than anything though, seeing how it's heads had their tongues sticking in and out like snakes.

Illidan only watched in shock and only had a simple thought. "Great, this gets worse and worse for me."

"Next I'll use my Ultimate Offering to summon Inaba White Rabbit (700/500) and Susa Soldier (2000/1600), both in attack mode!" The rocket riding rabbit and the white haired warrior then each reappeared on the field, looking ready to strike.

"Now to take care of your pathetic monsters. Attack his dragon my Shinato with Cosmic Halo!" The blue skinned angel then raised his hands, causing several small orbs to form in the air. They then began to rotate in a circle, creating what looked like a buzz saw. The angel then pushed his hands out, causing the buzz saw to fly at the powerful black dragon. Even though it was weaker, the dragon stood it's ground as the saw sliced right threw it.

Smiling, Noa then said "Your Beta the Magnet Warrior is next, so Susa Soldier, take it down with Spirit Sword Strike!" The white haired warrior quickly then sliced the yellow magnet warrior in half easily with his sword.

"Now it's time to give you a major hit. Strike his life points directly Yamata Dragon with Ancient Flame, and Inaba strike his life points with Rocket Blast Off!" The large twelve headed dragon then fired a ball of fire each, which formed into a huge ball of fire. The blast hit Illidan hard and caused him to hit the ground. As Illidan was trying to stand, the white rabbit on the rocket blasted off and smacked him hard again, knocking him back down to the ground.

Chuckling, Noa said "Now my spirit monsters return to my hand. Also, I gain 500 for each that returns to my hand thanks to Spring of Rebirth. That shall end my turn." (Illidan 750, Noa 8250)

Illidan lay still for a few long moments. He was in so much pain. The pain of getting hit by Yamata Dragon was the worst, but to add insult to injury, Inaba had to hit him too. He laid there for what seemed forever, just panting, trying to find the strength to get up.

"What's the matter Illidan? Finally giving up? It's pointless for you to get up. I'm stronger than you, so stay down." mocked Noa.

With great difficulty, Illidan finally got up. In his mind, he knew he could win. "I can't give up! My friends and the world are depending on me! I just can't give up!"

After finally catching his breath, Illidan said "Sorry Noa, but I'm not done yet. This duel is far from over."

Sighing, Noa then replied "Don't give me that speech Illidan. You're finished. Just accept your defeat and move on."

Illidan quickly replied with "Never, cause I know that too many people are relying on me to win. And if I give up now, they will be in great danger. I can't quit, cause that's not an option. Now, pay close attention to my move."

Looking at his deck, Illidan knew he had to draw something good now. "Heart of the cards, help me." Illidan then drew his Graceful Charity. "There's only one way to beat Noa now. I must destroy Shinato. If I can do that, then he will be beaten. Hopefully, this move will give me the opportunity I'm looking for."

"I play the magic card Graceful Charity, which allows me to draw three new cards from my deck, but I must discard two from my hand." Illidan then quickly drew his three cards. It was the three he needed to turn things around.

Smiling, he said "For Graceful Charity's effect, I'll discard Gamma the Magnet Warrior and Alpha the Magnet Warrior."

In an annoyed voice, Noa said "Whatever. Just hurry up."

Lightly chuckling, Illidan then said "Thanks to me sending my two magnet warriors to the Graveyard, I can now do this. I send Valkyrion the Magna Warrior to the Graveyard, in order to special summon my three magnet warriors from the Graveyard to the field. So return Alpha the Magnet Warrior (1400/1700), Beta the Magnet Warrior (1700/1600), and Gamma the Magnet Warrior (1500/1800)." Three magnet looking creatures all reappeared on the field. There was the yellow one with magnet hands, then a grey one with a magnet shield and sword, and finally a pink one with wings.

Raising an eyebrow, Noa said "I'm unsure what you're up to, but I doubt it will work. Each of those monsters are far too weak to take down my powerful Shinato."

Lightly chuckling again, Illidan replied "Well, you may thank it's unwise, but watch this. I now play the magic card known as Monster Reborn, allowing me to bring back Valkyrion the Magna Warrior (3500/3850) in attack mode!" Suddenly, a giant magnet creature appeared. It looked like a combo of all three of the magnet warriors. The worst thing was, at least for Noa, that it had more attack points then Shinato.

Gasping, Noa cried out "No! This can't be possible!"

"It is really possible Noa! And I'm not done yet. Next I'll sacrifice both Alpha and Gamma to summon my Dark Magician of Chaos (2800/2600)!" Without warning, a powerful mage, dressed in black tight fitting battle armor and wielding a rather powerful looking staff appeared. Noa's face now showed great fear.

"That's not all Noa. Thanks to me summoning my Dark Magician of Chaos, I'm allowed to return one magic card from my Graveyard to my hand. And I'll pick Monster Reborn to return. Next I'll play Monster Reborn again, allowing me to bring back my Chaos Emperor Dragon – Envoy of the End (3000/2500)!" The large black dragon then returned to the field, making it's presence known by letting out a terrifying roar.

"And to make sure you don't try something on your next turn, I'll play the magic card Harpie's Feather Duster, destroying all your magic and trap cards." A set of tornados then formed and destroyed all of Noa's magic and trap cards that were on the field.

Looking straight into Noa's frightened eyes, Illidan said "Noa, it's time. Valkyrion the Magna Warrior, destroy his Shinato with Manga Slash!" The powerful large warrior let out a moan and charged across the field straight at Shinato. Quickly, the magna warrior brought his sword up and sliced the blue skinned angel in half, causing a huge explosion.

As the explosion was happening, Noa cried out "I activate Reversal!" Suddenly, the explosion was over and Shinato reappeared in his original Deck Master position.

Shocked, Illidan said "What happened Noa?"

Breathing a small sigh of relief, Noa explained, saying "It's simple Illidan. I used Shinato's second Deck Master ability. It allows me to recall Shinato to his Deck Master position whenever he's about to be destroyed. But the trade off is he can no longer be brought to the field through out the remainder of the duel."

Nodding, Illidan replied "That's fine with me. Chaos Emperor Dragon, Dark Magician of Chaos, and Beta the Magnet Warrior, direct attack Noa with Chaos Blaster, Chaos Slice, and Magnetic Polarity Punch!" All three monsters quickly fired their attacks at Noa, each striking him harder than the other. The three blasts combined forced Noa to land about five feet away from where he was standing. After the smoke cleared from the explosions, Noa slowly stood back up. He struggled to stand, but somehow remained standing on shaking legs.

"That shall end my turn." (Illidan 750, Noa 550)

Still panting, Noa finally said "You'll pay for your move Illidan. Now I'll play a monster in defense and end my turn." (Illidan 750, Noa 550)

Illidan quickly drew his card and looked at his D.D. Warrior Lady. "My last D.D. Warrior Lady. I'll play it so if there's some kind of monster on his field that stops me, I'll be able to take it down."

Illidan calmly said "Alright, prepare for the end Noa. I summon D.D. Warrior Lady (1500/1600) in attack mode." The female warrior then appeared on the field with her white, black, and grey armor. She then grabbed her sword hilt and drew it from it's sheath.

"Now, Valkyrion the Magna Warrior, attack Noa's monster with Magna Slash!" The large magna warrior then quickly swung his mighty sword at the face down card image, forcing a small grim reaper like creature to appear. A scythe then defended the small creature, keeping it from being destroyed. The small monster was known as Spirit Reaper (300/200).

Laughing, Noa said "Now you can't strike my life points!"

Smirking, Illidan replied "I wouldn't count on it Noa. D.D. Warrior Lady, attack his Spirit Reaper with Dimension Sword Slash!" Obeying quickly, the female warrior quickly leaped across the field and struck the grim reaper like monster with her sword. Again, like with Valkyrion's attack, the attack was blocked by the scythe.

Chuckling, Noa said mockingly "I told you that you can't strike my life points already. Why waste your move?"

Lightly chuckling himself, Illidan responded "Cause, now I can do this. I now activate D.D. Warrior Lady's special effect. I can remove her from play along with the monster she attacked or was attacked by. Now, use Dimensional Rift!"

"No!" cried out Noa.

Suddenly a small rift in the sky opened. The female warrior then grabbed onto the grim reaper like creature and both started to fly into the sky towards the rift. Finally, both were sucked in, thus closing the rift.

Smiling, Illidan then said "Now, to finish this duel. Dark Magician of Chaos, direct attack Noa with Chaos Scepter Blast!" The mage nodded and then fired a powerful blast of black energy directly at Noa, knocking Noa down to one knee. His Duel Disk then powered down, showing that Illidan had finally won.

The judge then announced "Illidan Stormrage is the winner of this duel and retains the Intercontinental Title."

Illidan smiled, knowing it had been a hard fought victory.

Noa then got up and walked over to Illidan. Smiling, he said "Congratulations Illidan." Noa was as well extending his hand to Illidan. Illidan gladly took it and shook it.

Smiling, Illidan said "Excellent duel Noa."

"Thanks."

The judge then interrupted, saying "Now duelists, if you'll please clear the ring, we well begin preparations for the other duels of the morning."

Both Illidan and Noa got off the main stage and headed to the crowd.

From his office, Gozaburo showed great signs of disappointment.

He growled as he said "I can't believe Illidan beat Noa! He will be tougher to break than I thought, but no matter. I'll have Seto do my dirty work for me in the next round. Muwhahaha!"