Hey all. Wow, I got five reviews. Happy day, lol.

Divine Weapon: True, the duel appears to be going easy, but the tide of the duel could always change. All of Mai's Amazoness monsters get a bonus of 300 points instantly, so that helps her out. As for Joey, yeah, he could summon something easily by sacrificing a monster. Hehe, as for your question, we'll see. After all, Bakura is to duel Illidan, so perhaps a certain spirit will pay him a visit.

Metal Overlord 2.0: Yep, Illidan and Marie's decks work really well together. I had to think about that sort of when I went to design their decks. Couldn't have them being a total mismatch, lol. True, Mai usually uses Harpies, but she also used Amazoness monsters in Battle City. I kind of took that deck and just expanded on it some. About the Seal, this is actually before it, lol. The whole tournament is like a couple of months after Battle City, so they have yet to encounter the Seal of Orichalcos yet. Thanks for the suggestion though. I hadn't thought of that one, and it would have been a good idea, but as I say, kind of hard to revive something that isn't gone yet, lol.

pink-kiss-candy: LOL! Thanks for the comment about wanting someone like Illidan. I told real life Marie about your comment, and she giggled at it too. I'm sure you'll find someone that is a good match. And yes, he loves Marie, very much. But yes, Illidan is going to fight Bakura, but that's the next day, which would be day six of dueling, I believe… Yeah, it is, lol.

Isis the Sphinx: Lol, it would seem like the perfect Valentines Day duel, or a duel for Jerry Springer. And yep, Marie is doing an excellent job. Illidan's strategy is simple, hence why I made his Deck Master the BLS-EOTB. Pretty much, keep fighting till you can't fight no more, lol.

Well, that's all I have, and thank you guys for wishing me a happy birthday. I spent most of it working on my sequel to this story. I'm nearly finished with it, so once Tournament of Power is over, it shall begin. Well, I'm gone for now. Later all, and enjoy.

Chapter 44

Drawing, Illidan smiled at the monster he held and said "I summon Slate Warrior (1900/400) in attack mode." A blue headed fiend monster with golden armor then appeared. On his back was his powerful halberd where his one hand rested on it's hilt.

"Luster Dragon, attack Mai's life points directly with Ruby Blast…"

Mai interrupted though, saying "Did you forget my Deck Master's ability? I give up 500 life points to revive my Amazoness Fighter (1800/1600) in attack mode." The female fighter then reappeared, taking her usual fighting stance once again.

"Great. Just what I needed." thought Illidan.

Sighing, he then said "That's alright, cause now I'll have Luster Dragon attack her with Ruby Blast!" The sapphire dragon opened its mouth and fired a huge blast of ruby energy at the fighter. As before, the fighter struggled to survive, but was destroyed in the end.

"Now it's time I invoke my Deck Master's special ability. Luster Dragon, attack one of Joey's Scapegoat Tokens with Ruby Blast!" Roaring, the dragon turned towards a small orange goat and released a blast straight at one, easily blowing it into millions of pieces.

"Slate Warrior, attack Joey's last Scapegoat Token with Fiend Slash!" Pulling his halberd from his back, the fiend dashed across the field and slashed the pink goat in half easily with the huge sword.

"That shall do it for me this turn." (Illidan 4000, Joey 1700, Marie 4000, Mai 2250)

Drawing, Joey's usual Cheshire Cat grin returned. He quickly said "I begin this turn by playing the magic card Star Blaster! Now, I just have to roll a die, and whatever number I get is the level of a monster I can summon. So, here goes. Go Star Blaster!" A little creature holding the die then appeared and dropped the die. It rolled and rolled. It was about to stop on a 1 when it, luckily for Joey, rolled on over to a 6.

Jumping up and then giving a pose of success, Joey yelled "Oh yeah! Now I can summon a level 6 monster from my hand, and I know which one. I special summon Jinzo (2400/1500) in attack mode!" The cyborg in green and black then appeared on the field. He then quickly folded his arms in front of himself like he always did.

"Now the fun part starts, well the fun part for me at least! He negates all traps on the field, which means Marie's Mirror Wall is useless. Also, whatever face down cards you have Illidan are now useless, unless of course they're magic cards. Jinzo, attack Marie's Airknight Parshath with Cyber Energy Shock!" The cyborg then made a ball of energy in his hands and threw it straight at the fairy.

Just as the blast was about to hit, Marie lightly laughed and said "You can't believe I really rely on only trap cards, now can you Joey?"

Slightly sweating, Joey replied "Uh, I guess not."

Smiling, she then said "Now you will learn that I'm always ready for anything! I reveal my face down magic card, Rush Recklessly! This gives my Airknight 700 bonus attack points (2600/1400) for the turn, making him stronger than your Jinzo! Airknight, counter attack with Fairy Slash!" The fairy then glowed with power and dodged the energy blast. Once it had dodged, it made a mad gallop for the cyborg and quickly slashed him, causing the machine monster to howl in pain as he exploded into millions of pieces.

Still smiling, Marie then added "And now, the attack points of Jinzo get transferred to my life points thanks to my Deck Master's special ability. Also, thanks to Airknight's special ability, I get to draw one more card from my deck."

Growling at this loss, Joey said in a slightly sad voice "I end my turn." (Illidan 4000, Joey 1500, Marie 6400, Mai 2250)

Drawing, Marie studied her card and then said "During my Standby Phase, I pay 2000 life points to keep Mirror Wall in play. Next, I summon my Absorbing Kid from the Sky (1300/1000) to the field in attack mode." A rather fat and odd looking fairy then appeared on the field. He had a small white shirt and a pair of black shorts that revealed his large belly.

"Absorbing Kid from the Sky, attack Joey's Alligator's Sword with Fairy Punch!" The large fairy quickly took off and slammed his fist hard into the alligator warrior, easily destroying it.

Marie then grinned and said "Thanks to my Deck Master's special ability, I now gain life points equal to the attack points of your monster, which was 1500. Next, my monster's special ability kicks in. Now I gain life points equal to 300 times the level of your monster, which was level four, so I gain 1200 life points. And now, it's time I finish you off. Airknight, direct attack Joey now with Fairy Slash!" Quickly galloping across the field, the fairy then slashed Joey with his powerful lance, making Joey fall to his knees from the hit. Slowly, Joey's remaining life points drained away till he hit zero. His Duel Disk then powered down, showing he was done for that duel.

Looking at Mai with sad eyes, he said "I'm sorry for not being able to help you Mai. I just hope you can hang in there without me. Give them one for me, ok?"

Mai smiled and nodded. Joey then stood up and walked off of the field and over to the stands, where he jumped in and sat down next to Yugi and the others.

Nodding, Marie then said "Thanks to my last attack, I now get to draw one card thanks to Airknight's effect. Now I end my move." (Illidan 4000, Joey 0, Marie 7100, Mai 2250)

Closing her eyes for a moment, as if she was concentrating, Mai then opened her violet eyes and said "I first play the magic card Monster Reborn, bringing back my Cyber Harpie Lady (1800/1300) in attack mode." The female bird creature then reappeared on the field, letting out a small squawk as she landed.

"Next I play this magic card, Reasoning. Now, this magic card allows me to draw cards till I pick up a monster. All magic and trap cards are discarded. Also, I must have one of you guess a monster level. If the monster I draw is equal to the monster level you said, that monster is discarded, but if it's not the same level, I get to special summon that monster to the field. So, Illidan, guess a level of a monster."

Thinking for only and instant, Illidan replied "I guess level 4."

Smiling, Mai then drew, which caused her grin to widen. She quickly said "Good guess, but wrong. I just drew my Harpie's Pet Dragon (2000/2500), which is a level 7 monster. Now I special summon him in attack mode!" A reddish dragon with a golden chain around his neck then appeared. He had wings for arms, and two large feet as well as a long tail. The female bird creature then grabbed the chain, as if the dragon belonged to her alone.

"By the way, Harpie's Pet Dragon gains 500 attack points for every Harpie Lady on the field (2500/2500)." The dragon then let out a soft roar as it's strength increased.

Confused, Illidan asked "Wait, you only have a Cyber Harpie Lady, not a Harpie Lady. How come your dragon's strength increased?"

Mai quickly replied "Because Cyber Harpie Lady's special effect allows it to be treated as a Harpie Lady. Now, where was I? Ah yes, I'll next give up 500 life points to bring back Amazoness Fighter (1800/1600) in attack mode." The female fighter once again reappeared on the field, showing she was ready for yet another round.

"Next I'll play the magic card Elegant Egotist, which allows me to bring out the 3 Harpie Lady Sisters (1800/1300) in attack mode." The single Cyber Harpie Lady then glowed as she seemingly split into three. Then the original pink haired bird monster was there, but also so was a blue short haired one, as well as an orange shoulder length haired bird creature.

"Now that I have 3 Harpies on the field, the Pet Dragon gains a total of 1500 attack points (3500/2500)." The red dragon roared as it's attack points soared upwards.

"Finally, I'll set one card face down. Harpie's Pet Dragon, blast Illidan's Luster Dragon with Pet Flames!" Roaring, the dragon then launched a stream of fire straight at the weaker sapphire dragon. The dragon was struck hard by the blast, causing it to screech as it burst into flames and finally exploded.

Mai glanced over at Marie's field, but sighed and said "I end my move." (Illidan 2400, Joey 0, Marie 7100, Mai 1750)

Drawing his card, Illidan smiled at his Reflect Bounder, and then said "I activate my trap card, Call of the Haunted. This allows me to special summon one monster from my Graveyard, and since I only have one in there, I bring back my Luster Dragon (1900/1600)!" The mighty sapphire dragon rose up once again to the field, letting out a roar that said it was serious this time.

"Next, I'll sacrifice Slate Warrior to summon Jinzo (2400/1500) in attack mode." The same metallic cyborg that Joey had tried to use in the duel earlier now appeared on Illidan's side of the field. Marie let a small smile appear on her face once she saw the monster appear.

"It's time I weaken that dragon, and to do that, I'll need to take out some Harpies. Luster Dragon, attack one of the Cyber Harpie Lady's with Ruby Blast!" Roaring, the sapphire dragon spat a blast of ruby energy straight at the blue haired bird woman, which easily blew her away. With that shot, the red dragon let out a small cry as his strength was cut down somewhat (3000/2500).

Smiling at his handy work, Illidan then said "I invoke my Deck Master's special ability. Luster Dragon, attack another of Mai's Cyber Harpie Lady's with Ruby Blast!" The dragon let out another roar and released yet another onslaught of ruby energy straight at the orange hair colored bird woman this time, which easily crushed it. Again, the red dragon let out another small cry as he lost yet another one of his masters, thus weakening him further (2500/2500).

"Time to get rid of the last one, and I know the perfect monster for the job. Jinzo, use your Cyber Energy Shock to destroy the last Cyber Harpie!" The cyborg stretched out his right hand and a sphere of black energy formed. The sphere then shot from his hand, smashing right into the weaker pink haired bird woman, causing it to explode. Like the last attack, the dragon moaned again as it lost more strength due to it's masters all being gone now (2000/2500). Mai growled with anger at what had happened, but there was little she could do at the moment.

"I now place one card face down. That ends my turn." (Illidan 2400, Joey 0, Marie 7100, Mai 950)

Looking over at Marie, Illidan thought "I hope I set Marie up enough. I know I messed up her strategy for using Mirror Wall, but I had to use Jinzo to just weaken the Pet Dragon. Now that it's weaker, she shouldn't have much trouble defeating it."