Hey all. Glad everyone likes this duel so far. Thanks for all the reviews also.

Isis the Sphinx: Nah, I don't like Joey as a favorite character. He's a good comic relief, but that's mostly it, lol. Still, I don't think he gets the respect he deserves for his dueling skills. As I said before, he nearly beat Seto, so that's got to count for something.

pink-kiss-candy: Thanks for the comment on my duels. I take a lot of time to make sure I get the details just right. I mostly brainstorm on them for a few days, then write down the duel. Mostly, I try to make the card images look realistic, which involves painstaking work to find the way a monster would look like, lol. But it's fun. I wouldn't trade it for the world. Besides, people need some details if they've never played the game. It helps imagine the monsters.

Metal Overlord 2.0: Lol, yeah, Joey is handing Illidan his butt to him, but Illidan will be fine. He's a survivor, and a fighter, so he'll make it.

Well, if anyone else has some feedback, don't hesitate to put it in a review. I enjoy reading them, and responding back. Also, you could have your name up in my chapters like the others. Btw, glad to see another added me to their favorites list. That makes me happy. Well, without further ado, here is another chapter. Enjoy.

Chapter 34

Staring at Joey's field, Illidan thought "What am I going to do now? With his monster being stronger than anything that I can summon currently, I'm in real trouble. I've got to draw something and take that dragon out. Come on Heart of the Cards, guide me."

Standing there, Illidan realized if he didn't draw something good, he was finished. "I can't lose though. If I do, then what will happen to Marie? And what about all my friends? No, I can't give up. I refuse to!"

"You can do it Illidan. Don't give up." called out Marie.

Looking up, Illidan saw Marie knew he could still do it. Nodding, he then drew his card and smiled.

Smiling at Joey, Illidan said "I'll play Graceful Charity. This allows me to draw three new cards, but I must discard two from my hand once I'm done."

Slowly, one by one, Illidan drew his three cards. Looking at the three he had just drawn, he saw he had Alpha the Magnet Warrior, Blade Knight, and Beta the Magnet Warrior. They were the cards he needed to turn this duel around.

"Now I discard my Mystical Space Typhoon and Blade Knight to the Graveyard."

Joey lightly chuckled and said "I hope you got something good Illidan, cause at the rate this duel is going, you'll be done for before long."

Looking Joey in the eye, Illidan just laughed and replied "I wouldn't count on that one Joey. Now I send my 3 Magnet Warriors, Alpha, Beta, and Gamma, from my hand to the Graveyard, in order to special summon Valkyrion the Magna Warrior (3500/3850) in attack mode!" With that the three magnet creatures then appeared on the field. Slowly, one by one, they joined together, forming the more powerful magnet creature. Once completed, he swung his sword out in front of himself, showing he was ready for a good fight.

"Valkyrion the Magna Warrior, attack his Red-Eyes Black Metal Dragon with Magna Slash!" The powerful magnet warrior then leapt into the air and flew down straight at the metallic dragon. He then brought his sword in front of himself and slashed the mighty dragon in half, causing a ferocious explosion to ensue, which caused Joey to cover his face as the explosion continued.

"Time for me to activate my Deck Master's special ability. Valkyrion the Magna Warrior, attack his Rocket Warrior now with Magna Slash!" The mighty warrior once again took to the sky and this time pierced the little green warrior with his sword, causing yet another huge explosion. The force of the explosion even caused Joey to fall to one knee, but he quickly got up, eyes still burning brightly.

"That ends my turn Joey." (Illidan 2600, Joey 2700)

Joey slightly smirked and said "Not bad Illidan, but I'm far from done. I'll set one monster on the field and end my turn." (Illidan 2600, Joey 2700)

Illidan drew and said "That won't save you Joey so long as I have Valkyrion. Now I think it's time to end this duel. Valkyrion the Magna Warrior, attack his monster now with Magna Slash!" As before, the powerful warrior took off with incredible speed and made a downward slash on the card image. Suddenly a little monster appeared that looked like a clam with teeth and yellow eyes appeared.

Lightly chuckling, Joey said "You just attacked my Jowels of Demise (200/100)! His effect activates when he's flipped. For the remainder of this turn, I control 1 monster on the field, and since you only have one, I choose your Valkyrion." With that, Valkyrion quickly switched sides for the moment.

Slightly irritated that he was delayed on finishing Joey, Illidan said "Fine, I'll end my move." (Illidan 2600, Joey 2700)

Joey started to draw, but then stopped. From what Illidan could tell, he was in deep thought. "I don't blame him. With our life points this close, he has to draw something good."

"You can do it Joey!"

Both Illidan and Joey looked up, seeing Yugi had yelled the words of encouragement.

"I believe in you pal. I know you can do it. Just trust your deck." called out Yugi once again.

Nodding, Joey said "Thanks Yug."

Joey then drew his card and smiled with confidence. He then said "Alright Illidan, check this out. I'll set this monster in defense mode and end my turn." (Illidan 2600, Joey 2700)

Drawing, Illidan decided it was time to finish things off. He said "Prepare for the end Joey."

Drawing his Monster Reborn, Illidan glanced at Joey's field. "Alright, he has one monster on the field. That's all he has going for him. I hope that monster isn't a threat. I've got to take it down though."

Deciding it would be better to play it safe, Illidan said "Valkyrion the Magna Warrior, attack his monster with Magna Slash!" The powerful warrior then flew into the air and sliced Joey's monster card image in half. From the ruined card image popped out a monster that looked semi like a jar, yet like a tree also.

Joey only burst out loud laughing, saying "You just did it now Illidan! You flipped my Fiber Jar (500/500)! Now we both take all the cards from our hands, fields, and Graveyards and combine them with our decks. Then we reshuffle and draw 5 new cards."

Slightly growling at his judgment to attack, Illidan said "Alright."

Both Joey and Illidan then reshuffled all the cards from their Graveyards, hands, and fields into their deck and drew five new cards. Comically enough, Illidan drew his three magnet warriors, Valkyrion, and Kuriboh.

Realizing he couldn't risk Valkyrion or his Magnet Warriors yet, Illidan said "I have to end my turn." (Illidan 2600, Joey 2700)

Smiling like the Cheshire Cat, Joey said "Illidan, I'm about to take you down and win this duel. I now summon Gearfried the Iron Knight (1800/1600) in attack mode!" A black and white armored knight then appeared on the field. His armor looked rather thick, and he had a powerful looking sword attached to his right arm.

"Now it's time to unveil my Flame Swordsman's Deck Master ability. He has the ability to transfer his own attack points to warrior type monsters, so I now transfer 1200 of Flame Swordsman's attack points to Gearfried's attack points (3000/1600). Now Gearfried, direct attack Illidan's life points with Iron Slash!" The knight let out a battle cry and came flying across the field straight at Illidan.

"No, Illidan, hang in there!"

Looking up, Illidan saw that Marie was the one that screamed those words.

Smiling, Illidan then discarded his Kuriboh, causing yet another fur ball blockade to appear. The knight slammed his sword into the blockade, but was very unsuccessful at hitting Illidan.

"Not that little fuzz ball again. I used to love seeing Yugi play it, but getting it used against me three times today stinks! I'll end my turn." (Illidan 2600, Joey 2700)

Smiling, Illidan drew and saw it was his Chaos Emperor Dragon again. Knowing he couldn't summon it yet, he then said "I send my three magnet warriors from my hand to the Graveyard, allowing me to summon my Valkyrion the Magna Warrior (3500/3850) back in attack mode!" Once again, the mighty warrior that was a combo of the three weaker ones reappeared on the field.

"Valkyrion, attack his Gearfried the Iron Knight with Magna Slash!" Quickly crossing the field, the warrior easily slashed the iron knight in two with his powerful sword.

"Time to finish this duel Joey with the help of my Deck Master. Valkyrion, direct attack his life …"

"Joey!"

Illidan and Joey both looked up to see it was Mai that had screamed at him. Her face said it all, that she was hoping against all odds he could pull out a win, and that he wouldn't lose hope.

Sighing slightly, and then smiling at Illidan and Mai, Joey said "It's alright Mai. Finish it Illidan. You win!"

Nodding, Illidan then prepared to finish the duel with his last command. "Valkyrion the Magna Warrior, direct attack with Magna Slash!" The powerful warrior then quickly crossed the field and slashed Joey, causing the last of his life points to disappear.

With that, Joey's Duel Disk then powered down. Illidan then walked over to Joey and offered a helping hand. Joey gladly accepted and they shook hands.

Smiling, Illidan said "Great duel Joey."

Nodding, Joey smiled back and said "You didn't do too bad yourself. It was an honor to duel you Illidan."

Lightly chuckling, Illidan said "It was an honor to duel you too Joey."

The judge then walked to the center, declaring Illidan the winner.

Meanwhile down in the tower in his office, Gozaburo was tearing his office apart, screaming "HOW CAN HE KEEP WINNING? This can't be! He must lose!"

After finally calming himself, Gozaburo then began laughing manically, and said "He may have won this duel, but he'll lose the next one! I'll have the top five and the bottom five duel each other. Illidan will face four opponents next time! That will do it. That will destroy Illidan, once and for all!"