Chapter 21

After Illidan drew his card, he glanced to see it was his Mystical Space Typhoon. "Useless for now." he quickly thought.

"I'll set a monster and switch Slate Warrior to defense mode. That ends my turn." The blue headed fiend on the field then took a one knee position and crossed his arms in front of himself for defense. (Seto 200, Illidan 3500)

Chuckling, Seto said "You're not going to win Illidan. You know that, don't you?"

Replying with confidence in his voice, Illidan said "This duel is not over Seto. I won't just give up. It may seem hopeless, but there is always hope!"

Laughing as he drew his next card, Seto said "You should know it's over by now Illidan! Now I'll discard the Thunder Dragon (1600/1500) I just drew, allowing me to add up to two new Thunder Dragon's from my deck to my hand. Next I'll summon Thunder Dragon (1600/1500) in defense mode." A green like dragon then appeared on the field and let out a soft roar as it crouched down and hid within it's wings.

"Obelisk the Tormentor, attack with your Fist of Fate on Illidan's Slate Warrior!" The large blue Egyptian God then powered up once again and sent a powerful fist at the blue headed fiend monster. With great ease, the fiend monster was destroyed, causing a massive shockwave. Illidan could only stand there shocked by the power of an Egyptian God Card.

Silently remembering and thinking, he thought "This one always did have a lot of power, but the others had much more."

Laughing again, Seto said "That shall end my move. I'll end your suffering next turn Illidan!" (Seto 200, Illidan 3500)

Looking at his deck, Illidan thought "Come on deck, I need your help. Heart of the Cards, please guide me."

Illidan slowly drew and disappointedly looked at his Kuriboh. "Kuriboh! Why Kuriboh? He can't even attack or defend for me hardly! Wait, he'll be helpful if I get hit by a direct attack. Hopefully I won't though."

Sighing, Illidan finally said "I'll set one card face down. That shall end my turn." (Seto 200, Illidan 3500)

Laughing hard again, Seto said "You should have used that time to build up your forces Illidan, for now it's over! It's over for you! I shall first summon Thunder Dragon (1600/1500) in defense mode." Another green dragon then appeared on the field and hid beneath it's own wings like the other had.

"Next I'll play Stop Defense on your face down monster on the right!" Suddenly the face down monster was forced to be shown. It was an orange fur ball with three eyes and green hands. The creature was known as Sangan (1000/600).

Gasping, Illidan cried out "No!"

Laughing harder, Seto said "Yes! Next I'll sacrifice both Thunder Dragons to Obelisk the Tormentor, thus activating his special ability! By making a double sacrifice to Obelisk, I can increase his power to infinite!" The large blue Egyptian God then grabbed both of the green dragons on the field and squeezed each. Then they screeched as they disappeared and their power was absorbed right into the Egyptian God. Suddenly Obelisk's eyes then glowed a brilliant shade of red and his body began to change. Slowly, the blue coloring faded and he became red. During this time, his attack and defense points started going up. As he stood there powering up, he let out a roar. Finally, he was completely red and his attack and defense points hit infinite.

Illidan cried out in fear "No way! How is that even possible?"

Laughing manically, Seto then said "You're about to feel the true power of Obelisk the Tormentor! Obelisk the Tormentor, destroy his Sangan and the remainder of his life points with Fist of Fate!" The powerful red Egyptian God then brought both fists forward and pushed tremendous energy into them. He then fired a huge blast from each fist, which intertwined together, creating a massive energy beam.

As the beam neared, suddenly a cloud of small brown fur balls with green hands and feet, and purple eyes appeared. They slowly began to build a barrier like wall between the huge blast and the small orange creature.

Screaming, Seto asked "WHERE DID THOSE FURBALLS COME FROM?"

Illidan only chuckled and said "They came from my hand, for I'm discarding Kuriboh (300/200) to protect my Sangan. By the way Seto, when I discard Kuriboh to the Graveyard, I take zero damage to my life points from an attack!"

Seto growled in frustration, but said "That's fine, but you're pathetic Sangan is going to go down with those other hairballs!"

The blast then made contact with the small barrier of brown hairball creatures. All of them exploded till finally the blast did hit the small orange creature as well. Once all the smoke cleared, Illidan still stood on the field and smiled.

He then said "Since you destroyed my Sangan, I'm allowed to pick one monster from my deck with 1500 or less attack points and add it to my hand. I'll pick my Spirit Reaper. Now, are you done?"

Growling again, Seto said "Yes, I end my turn." (Seto 200, Illidan 3500)

"That was a lucky break on my part. Now I need something to help me beat him. I have an idea how to, but it all depends on the next card I draw. Come on Heart of the Cards, please guide me!"

Illidan slowly drew his card and glanced at it. He smiled and said "Watch this Seto. I play the magic card Graceful Charity, allowing me to draw three new cards, but I must discard two cards from my hand after I draw."

"Here goes something. I only hope I get the cards I need. No, I know I can get the cards I need!"

Illidan then quickly drew his three cards and smiled. He had drawn Monster Reborn, Dark Magician of Chaos, and United We Stand. "Perfect!"

"For the two cards I must discard, I'll send Dark Magician of Chaos and Exchange to the Graveyard."

Laughing, Seto said "What a foolish move! Like it would have mattered if you had had your Dark Magician of Chaos on the field anyways!"

Smirking, Illidan replied "Oh, is that so? Well, why don't we find out! I play Monster Reborn, bringing back my Dark Magician of Chaos (2800/2600) in attack mode!" Suddenly a fiery pentagram appeared on the field. Slowly rising up through it was a blue skinned mage with a staff. He had tight fitting black armor and a black and red sort of hat. Once he was fully on the field, he opened his eyes to reveal blood red irises and yellow corneas. Then the flames suddenly extinguished with the swinging of his staff into an offensive position.

Bursting out loud with laughter again, Seto pointed at the mage and said "That pitiful mage won't make a difference! He is nothing compared to my Egyptian God Card! How can you even think that that sad excuse of a magician could stand up to Obelisk!"

Smiling, Illidan replied "I'm not expecting him to."

Shocked by those words, Seto asked "What!"

Smiling again, Illidan responded with "That's right I'm not expecting him to beat Obelisk. Now to show you my true plan for him. Since I special summoned my Dark Magician of Chaos, his effect kicks in, allowing me to return one magic card from my Graveyard to my hand, so I'll pick my Monster Reborn! Next I'll play Monster Reborn, bringing back your Blue-Eyes White Dragon (3000/2500)!" Suddenly, Seto's large white metallic looking dragon reappeared on Illidan's side of the field.

Growling, Seto spat out "How dare you use my dragon!"

Chuckling, Illidan replied with "You'll get over it. Now watch as I put my plan into action by using your own monster to take down Obelisk. I now equip Blue-Eyes White Dragon with the magic card called United We Stand! This increases Blue-Eyes White Dragon's attack and defense points by 800 per a face up monster. Since I have 2 face up monsters, he gains a whopping 1600 points (4600/4100)!"

Seto screamed "NO!"

"Blue-Eyes White Dragon, attack Obelisk the Tormentor with your White Lightning!" The large white metallic dragon then roared and opened it's jaws. It then let loose it's powerful stream of energy at the Egyptian God. The blast hit Obelisk with incredible force, making the God cry out in pain. Finally, the blast drilled right through Obelisk, causing a huge explosion. The explosion was so large that it knocked Seto to his knees. Instantly, his Duel Disk then powered down due to the loss of his monster.

Seto was very visibly shaken though by the blast. Fear was all over his face. "Guess not many have ever destroyed Obelisk." thought Illidan.

Suddenly, the familiar voice of the judge said "Illidan Stormrage is the winner of this duel! Therefore, Illidan is now the World Champion and Intercontinental Champion!"

After the announcement, the judge proceeded to walk over, handing both title belts to Illidan.

Smiling, the judge said "Illidan, you are now known as the first double champion ever in Duel Monsters. Congratulations!"

The judge then shook Illidan's hand. After finishing the hand shake, Illidan walked over to Seto, who was still on his knees, but had his hands out in front of him and looked slumped over nearly. Seto still was staring at the ground when Illidan walked over and then stooped over to offer a hand. Seto finally came to his senses and knocked Illidan's hand away.

"I don't need any help, especially from you!" yelled Seto.

He then stood up and stormed off to the elevator.

Sighing, Illidan then thought "Oh well, at least I won. Cool, I'm the first double champion ever!"

Meanwhile, in his office, Gozaburo was slamming his fists on the arms of his throne, yelling "How can it be possible! Seto should have beat him with Obelisk out!"

Finally calming down, he evilly chuckled and said "Oh well. I'll just have to have another Egyptian God Card holder destroy Illidan tomorrow!"