Hey people, good to see the reviews once again. By the way, my birthday was Tuesday, and I had a good one. I'm another year older, but oh well, it's fine with me, lol. Can't stay young forever, other than in your heart, hehe. Now, to the reviews!
Brianna Ishtar: Thanks for the comment. I'll try to keep it wicked awesome.
Isis the Sphinx: Thank you, and I did have a good birthday. Didn't get what I wanted, but I'll get it Saturday (to see real life Marie, lol). But yes, that is Mai's largest flaw with her Deck Master, but then again, the same is for everyone else's Deck Master that requires life points to bring back a monster.
Metal Overlord 2.0: Yeah, it would be kind of hard to write it in if it hadn't happened yet, lol. Dartz was a pretty good villain, although I liked the spirit of the Millennium Ring better. He was probably my favorite villain of all in the show, mostly due that he was constantly scheming something in the background, although he never was around in season four (Orichalcos season). And yes, Harpie Lady Sisters is a single card, but I decided to follow the show on it just to keep semi-constant with it. I was going to go with the rl card, but figured, eh, it's following the show to a degree, so I kept with the show. And don't worry about the reviews on your story, they'll come. Lol, it took forever it seemed like for me to get a review, but they'll start pouring in. I'll probably get a chance tonight to finish reading your chapters, and I'll review. Every time I get a chance to read your story, something has come up and I can't finish the chapter I started on, and I lose my place. It's rather irritating, but tonight, I shall finish! I hope, lol.
Well, as promised, I'm posting two chapters today. Good grief, I hate getting up at 5 A.M. to get ready for work at 6. I guess it's better than having work at 4 A.M. and getting up at 3, lol. At any rate, I'm out, so enjoy the chapters. And remember, I love feedback, so give me the good and the bad reviews, hehe.
Chapter 45
Marie then drew, saying "Since Jinzo is out, I won't pay for my Mirror Wall, so it's gone now. Next I sacrifice my Absorbing Kid from the Sky for The Agent of Judgment – Saturn (2400/0) in attack mode." The large bellied fairy then disappeared in a flash of light and was replaced by a beautiful blue skinned and winged angel. From it came a blinding light that made Marie smile, as her new monster showed off its angelic powers.
"Saturn, attack your Mai's Harpie's Pet Dragon with Judgment Blast!" The fairy held her hands up in front of herself and let loose a powerful blast of blue energy, which easily blew away the red dragon.
"Airknight Parshath, attack Mai's Amazoness Fighter with Fairy Slash!" The fairy quickly galloped across the field and sliced the female fighter into 3 pieces. Mai sank down to her knees when she saw her last monster destroyed.
Sitting there, Mai felt as if she had lost till she heard "Keep fighting Mai!" Looking up and into the stands, Mai saw that Joey had yelled it. The one she loved was telling her to not give up, even though she knew she should.
Marie smiled slightly at this, and said "Finally, I'll place one card face down. I'll end my move Mai." (Illidan 2400, Joey 0, Marie 10600, Mai 550)
"Mai, you've got to get up! Don't give up now! You've come too far to just surrender. Go down swinging! You can still turn things around. I believe in you! And I know you can do it!" Joey called out.
Illidan slightly smiled at Joey for playing cheerleader.
"Mai, trust your deck! You can win if you believe in the Heart of the Cards!" yelled out Yugi.
Looking at Mai, Illidan only had a few thoughts about it all. "She has to want to win, for it's pointless if she don't at least want to try for it. Come on Mai, get up and duel. I know you still have something left to show us."
After hesitating for a moment, Mai finally stood back up with determination and fire in her eyes still. She then said "I'm not finished yet Illidan and Marie."
"That's the spirit Mai! Now go give them one for me!" yelled out Joey.
Mai only smiled at Joey for the encouraging words and said "It's my move."
She paused for a second as her hand was about to draw a card. She stood still for what seemed like an eternity.
Mai finally drew and smiled, saying "I play the monster known as Amazoness Tiger (1100/1500) in attack mode." An orange and black tiger with a golden collar around it's neck then appeared on the field, letting out a roar to show the field it was serious.
"Now, thanks to my Amazoness Paladin, Amazoness Tiger gains 300 attack and defense points (1400/1800)." The tiger then roared as it's strength soared into a new range.
"Next, Amazoness Tiger's effect activates. When there is a monster on the field with the name Amazoness in it, my tiger gains 400 more attack points. Since I have one currently, it gains 400 more attack points (1800/1800)." Once again, the tiger roared as it's strength increased.
"I next give up 500 life points to special summon Amazoness Fighter (1800/1600) back in attack mode." The fighter once more made her way to the field, showing she was ready for one more round.
"Now Amazoness Tiger gains another 400 points (2200/1800)." The tiger roared once again as it's strength once more soared into new heights.
"Finally, I'll move my Deck Master, Amazoness Paladin (1700/300) to the field." The female warrior then pulled her sword from the ground where it had been resting all duel long. She then leapt to the front line, taking a side with her fellow Amazon friends.
"Doing this gives Amazoness Tiger another 400 attack points (2600/1800)." The tiger roared once more, showing that it was the supreme monster on the field now.
"Also, Amazoness Paladin's effect activates. When on the field, she gains 100 points per an Amazoness monster, so she gains 300 more attack points (2000/300)." The female warrior's sword then glowed as power filled within her.
"Amazoness Tiger, attack Marie's Saturn with Amazoness Swipe!" The large tiger leapt into the air and slashed the blue fairy across the chest, causing the angel to howl in pain as she was destroyed. Marie was somewhat stunned. One of her strongest monsters was now gone.
Mai lightly smirked and said "I'm not done yet. Amazoness Paladin, destroy Marie's Airknight Parshath with Amazoness Slash!" Pulling on the hilt of her sword, the female warrior quickly ran across the field and slashed the fairy/horse combo across the chest, causing it to cry out in pain before it was destroyed.
"Finally, Amazoness Fighter, direct attack Marie with Amazoness Punch!" Running quickly, the fighter ran up to Marie and smashed her fist into Marie's stomach hard, which knocked the wind out of Marie.
"Now I end my move." (Illidan 2400, Joey 0, Marie 8800, Mai 50)
Slightly smirking, Illidan saw that Mai was on a small roll. "Mai maybe about out of life points, but she has plenty of fight left in her. She's letting everything hang out now, for there is no need to hold back. Of course though, once I smash her Deck Master, she'll lose the duel. It's so sad that I have to do this but I guess I have no choice."
Illidan then drew his next card, saying "I'll summon Alpha the Magnet Warrior (1400/1700) in defense mode." A grey warrior that had magnets on his body then appeared. He raised his shield and sword up in front of himself as he took a one knee position for defense.
"Luster Dragon, attack Mai's Amazoness Fighter with Ruby Blast!" The sapphire dragon took flight, gaining altitude, and then took aim for the weaker Amazon. Once he had her in his sights, he let go a powerful blast of ruby energy which came flying down straight at the warrior. Just as the blast was almost to the fighter, the powerful tiger jumped in the way and knocked the attack away.
Confused, Illidan asked "Hey, what's going on here?"
Mai began to lightly giggle and said "My Amazoness Tiger's other effect is that when I have other monsters on my side of the field with the name Amazoness in it, Amazoness Tiger can only be attacked. That means your attack on my Amazoness Fighter was blocked."
"Great. Now I have to clear out that tiger to wipe her out. But how do I do that when I have nothing strong enough right now?"
Looking at his hand, Illidan realized he had nothing really tough enough to take Mai's tiger down, and after surveying his field, Illidan realized that his Jinzo was about to be destroyed in a turn.
"I switch my Luster Dragon to defense mode and end my turn." (Illidan 2400, Joey 0, Marie 8800, Mai 50)
Marie drew and said "I summon Shining Abyss (1600/1800) in defensive mode." An odd blue creature with a golden flame for a head then appeared. It spread it's large golden wings out and placed it's two arms in front of itself to protect itself from harm.
"I now end my move." (Illidan 2400, Joey 0, Marie 8800, Mai 50)
Looking at Marie, Illidan quickly realized she didn't have a plan either. The only thing they could do was just survive for now.
Mai drew and slightly smiled, saying "I summon Amazoness Swords Woman (1500/1600) in attack mode." A wild looking female warrior then appeared on the field. She held a much larger sword than the other sword wielding Amazon, and this Amazon had wild looking red hair. She looked rather tough if anything else.
"Now, thanks to my Deck Master, Amazoness Swords Woman gains 300 attack and defense points (1800/1900). Then, my Amazoness Tiger gains an additional 400 attack points (3000/1800). Finally, my Amazoness Paladin gains 100 more attack points (2100/300)." All three monsters then glowed as each gained more strength, making Illidan suddenly realize that Mai was setting up to destroy him most likely.
"The time has come for you to lose Illidan Stormrage. I will end you right here and now. Amazoness Tiger, attack his Jinzo with Amazoness Swipe!" The tiger quickly pounced on the cyborg, making him fall over as the tiger put it's full weight on him, making moan in pain as he exploded.
"Amazoness Fighter, destroy Illidan's pathetic Alpha the Magnet Warrior now with Amazoness Punch!" The fighter quickly crossed the field and prepared to deliver a crippling blow to the weaker warrior.
Just before she arrived, Marie smiled and said "I activate the magic card Reliable Guardian, giving Illidan's Magnet Warrior a 700 defensive point boost (1400/2400) for this turn!" Suddenly the grey magnet warrior glowed with new power as he held up his shield as the Amazon banged her fist against it. The shield held and forced her to fly back to her side of the field.
Looking over at Marie with a big smile, Illidan nodded, thinking "Thanks to Marie, I will survive this round."
Growling, Mai said "You think this duel is over, then you're sadly mistaken Illidan. You may have stopped me from destroying Alpha, but your dragon is going down! Amazoness Swords Woman, attack his Luster Dragon with Amazoness Strike!" The wild looking Amazon then quickly slashed the sapphire dragon hard with her sword, causing the dragon to roar in pain till it exploded.
"I now end my turn." (Illidan 1800, Joey 0, Marie 8800, Mai 50)
Illidan stared at his deck for a moment before drawing. Finally gathering up his courage, he drew to find his salvation.
"I play Pot of Greed, allowing me to draw two new cards."
Illidan quickly drew two more cards and smiled at them. "Alright Mai, I play the magic card United We Stand, and equip it to Alpha the Magnet Warrior." The grey monster then glowed as it gained some new power.
"This magic card gives Alpha the Magnet Warrior 800 additional attack and defense points per a face up monster on my side of the field (2200/2500). Next, I switch Alpha to attack mode. Now, I have one last magic card to play."
Smirking, Mai said "Big deal! My Amazoness Tiger has 3000 attack points, more than enough to take on your Magnet Warrior."
Chuckling, Illidan shook his head and said "You're mistaken. My monster has more than that. Watch as I play Scapegoat!" Suddenly, 4 little goat tokens appeared on Illidan's side of the field.
"Since I now have 4 more monsters, Alpha the Magnet Warrior gains 3200 more attack points (5400/5700)!"