Hurray, I got five reviews on this last chapter! I'm glad to get feedback, due that I get to answer it now, lol.

Metal Overlord 2.0: Yami just hasn't had the monsters, nor the right amount of cards in his hand to really summon Slifer. Plus, he may have not drawn it yet, lol. But as always, it'll appear, most likely, lol. Also, Gozaburo could use something to take his anger out on, hehe.

Isis the Sphinx: Glad you liked Winged Kuriboh attacking Seto. My fiancé loved that line as well, and couldn't help but giggle at poor Seto getting smacked around by a winged dust bunny. Yami is still in it, but he's just not being focused on due that the others seem to want to get rid of one another. Don't worry though, he'll pull something off in the end.

pink-kiss-candy: Thanks for the comment. I tried to keep most of the characters in-character. I somehow did it through out most of the tournament.

Brianna Ishtar: Glad it brightened up your day. Hopefully this chapter will too.

MarkMachine: Yeah, I had to stretch some of the monster, magic, and trap card effects slightly, like Revival Jam, Ra, and fusion monsters. If I had it done over, I'd probably remove Quick Attack from that tag team duel now that I think about it, but at the time, I didn't realize it, and the show was on that big kick that fusion monsters couldn't attack the same turn they were formed. So, I left it as it was, not realizing it wouldn't matter, lol. And thanks for the last comment. I really enjoyed writing this story. It took me a long time, but I really loved writing on it. I still read over it from time to time to check for mistakes, but for the most part, it's done, lol, I hope.

Well, with that all said, I think I'll start the next chapter. Thank you all for your feedback. Everyone feel free to express your opinion, good or bad. I love hearing how people feel about the story. Without any further ado, on with the chapter.

Chapter 40

Drawing, Yami smirked and said "I activate my face down magic card, Multiply. This allows me to split my Kuriboh into 3." The single fur ball glowed and then two images of itself then appeared on the field beside of the original.

"Now I sacrifice all 3 Kuriboh's in order to summon Slifer the Sky Dragon (6000/6000)!" The sky once again became dark, with lightning flashing. All three small fur balls then disappeared, and the lightening flashed hard again. Slowly, a large red dragon's body then began to be seen through the clouds. Finally, the head of the dragon appeared and it looked down at the field, letting out a horrible roar, much like how Ra had done.

Standing there in shock, Illidan quickly thought "Man oh man, what is this? The Egyptian God Card convention or something? One right after another is too much for me to almost take."

Yami smirked once more, saying "Slifer the Sky Dragon, wipe out the last of Seto's life points with your Thunder Force!" The powerful red dragon then opened it's huge jaws and fired a powerful stream of energy straight at Seto. Seto couldn't do a thing but watch as the beam struck him hard, knocking him backwards about ten feet. The blast connecting had caused a huge mushroom cloud of smoke to appear. When the smoke cleared, Seto was still down and his Duel Disk was powered down. Slowly on shaking legs, Seto stood up and painstakingly limped off the field with a look on his face that said it all. It was a look of anger, disgrace, and embarrassment.

"That will end my turn, but fear the power of Slifer!" Slifer then roared to cause even more fright on the field. (Yugi 7200, Illidan 8000, Marie 16100, Marik 1900, Seto 0)

Slowly, Illidan drew a card to see it was his United We Stand. Smiling, he said "I'll now play the magic card Graceful Charity. This allows me to draw 3 new cards, but I must discard 2 from my hand when I'm done." Quickly drawing 3 new cards, Illidan studied them. He had drawn Kuriboh, Slate Warrior, and Ring of Destruction.

"I'll discard my Thunder Nyan Nyan and Alpha the Magnet Warrior to the Graveyard. Now I'll set a monster in defense mode."

Chuckling, Yami yelled out "You just triggered Slifer's special effect. Now Slifer's second mouth will do 2000 damage to your monsters defensive points, which means it will be destroyed instantly." The large red dragon then roared as it opened up it's second set of jaws. A powerful sphere of energy began forming in it, till finally the dragon spat it straight at the face down monster. The card image was easily crushed, but a small grim reaper like creature was revealed as the monster that was attacked.

Smiling, Illidan said "Nice try Yami, but Spirit Reaper isn't going anywhere. See, I played him face down on purpose, so he wouldn't be affected by your God Card's special ability."

Slightly growling, Yami then smirked and replied "Very well Illidan, your monster is safe, for now."

"Yes, he is, but now it's time for me to unveil my plan. I now play the magic card United We Stand and equip it to my Dark Magician of Chaos! This card increases the attack points of a selected monster by 800 per a face up monster on the field. So, watch as my Dark Magician of Chaos gains 3200 attack and defense points, making it dead even with Slifer the Sky Dragon (6000/5800)!" The mage then began glowing with a new found power, making him even more formidable. He then raised his staff into an attack position, showing he was ready to strike at any moment.

"Now I activate Breaker's special ability. I remove his spell counter, allowing me to destroy one magic or trap card on the field, and I think I'll destroy Marik's Masked Doll card!" The mages sword then glowed golden as the little ringlet of power was absorbed into the blade. The mage then swung his sword directly at Marik's face up magic card, easily slicing it into two pieces.

"It's time to put you out of this duel Marik. D.D. Warrior Lady, attack Marik's life points with Dimension Blade Slash!" Marik cringed as the female warrior prepared to launch her attack.

Biting his lip, Marik finally said "I activate my Deck Master's special ability. I give up 1500 life points to special summon two monsters back from the Graveyard in defense mode. The two shall be my Drillago (1600/1100) and The Winged Dragon of Ra (0/0)." Slowly, the puppet turned towards Marik and let out a scream, making Marik's Graveyard glow. The weak machine monster then appeared out on the field, then the large golden dragon reappeared in a defensive stance.

Illidan only smiled, knowing Marik would do that, and replied "I thought you'd try that, but it was kind of pointless. D.D. Warrior Lady, take down Ra with Dimension Blade Slash!" The female warrior then charged Ra with complete confidence. She then slashed the huge golden dragon hard with her sword, causing the dragon to howl in pain as it exploded into millions of pieces.

"Breaker, attack Drillago now with Magical Sword Slash!" The maroon robed mage then dashed across the field and slashed the machine monster with his sword, causing the machine to spark and sputter as it exploded finally.

"Now to finish you Marik. Dark Magician of Chaos, wipe out his life points with Chaos Scepter Blast!" The mage then aimed his staff straight at Marik and fired a tremendously large blast of dark energy at him. Marik put his arms up in a defensive position, trying desperately to withstand the blast. The blast pushed Marik back hard, and finally knocked him to his knees in a smoking mess. As his life points ran out, his Duel Disk powered down, signifying he was done. Slowly, Marik then got up and walked off the field.

Seeing there was only one last thing to do, Illidan said "Finally, I set one card face down. That ends my move." (Yugi 7200, Illidan 8000, Marie 16100, Marik 0, Seto 0)

Marie then drew and frowned slightly, then said "I'll continue to pay for my Mirror Wall during my Standby Phase, which means of course I lose 2000 life points. Next I'll end my turn." (Yugi 7200, Illidan 8000, Marie 14100, Marik 0, Seto 0)

Slightly glancing at the field, Yami then drew and said "I draw, giving Slifer the Sky Dragon 1000 more attack and defense points (7000/7000)." The large dragon then roared as it's power increased yet again, making it that much more formidable.

"Now I play Pot of Greed, allowing me to draw two new cards, meaning Slifer gains yet another 1000 points (8000/8000)." The dragon roared once again as Yami drew his two cards.

"Next I'll play this magic card, Heavy Storm, which destroys all magic and trap cards on all of our fields!" A huge set of typhoons then formed, striking everyone's magic and trap cards.

Marie cried out as the storms struck her cards "No! My Sanctuary of the Sky!"

Watching, Illidan silently thought "I'd worry more about your Mirror Wall, Marie!"

Smiling, Yami said "Now that there are no magic and trap cards out, you're both defenseless. Slifer the Sky Dragon, use your Thunder Force on Marie's Winged Kuriboh!" Roared loudly, the red dragon raised it's powerful head and fired a tremendously large stream of energy straight at the weaker brown fur ball. The blast sent large shockwaves throughout the tower as the small fur ball was gone in a flash. As the blast touched the ground, Marie was thrown backwards about five feet in the air, landing hard on her back. Slowly struggling, she managed back to her feet, but was panting hard, showing signs of just how hard powerful the Egyptian God Card's blast had been.

"Now I'll summon Queen's Knight (1500/1600) in defense mode." A female knight in pink armor then appeared with her shield and sword raised in a defensive stance.

"That ends my move." (Yugi 7200, Illidan 8000, Marie 7400, Marik 0, Seto 0)

Looking nervously over at Marie, Illidan became lost in thought. "Yami is now after Marie since she has been the better duelist in this game. Without my United We Stand card, I'm in trouble as well. Nothing in my deck right now can withstand Slifer, other than Spirit Reaper, but that can only defend me, not help attack for me. I have to figure out a new strategy, one that can turn things around and win this duel."

Drawing, Illidan sighed and said "I'll switch my 3 monsters to defensive mode." Each of Illidan's monsters then took a knee and put their weapon in front of themselves to protect their bodies.

"That will do it for my move." (Yugi 7200, Illidan 8000, Marie 7400, Marik 0, Seto 0)

Marie then drew and frowned again, saying "I'll switch my 2 remaining monster to defense, and end my turn as well." (Yugi 7200, Illidan 8000, Marie 7400, Marik 0, Seto 0)

Illidan only looked at Slifer, trying to find some weakness. "Every monster has a weakness. I just have to figure out Slifer's. I just hope I have enough time to do it, cause if we continue as is, there is no way I'll win."