Hey guys and girls, it's yet another day. Well, let me see, ah, reviews!

Brianna Ishtar:Sniffle: I'm sad now… You can't pick between us. Lol, it's alright, I guess… I guess evil maniacs with world domination always get the chicks, lol. That's alright, Illidan got Marie, so happy days, lol. Btw, thanks for the comment on the in-character. I tried to stay true to the characters real character, and not get too far off their realness.

Isis the Sphinx: Lol, I was saying that about the spirit of the Millennium Ring. He maybe an ego maniac hell bent on world domination, but he's not an idiot. He knew he was no match for Gozaburo's item, hence he got in line. Hmm, as for any good crossovers, no, I sadly don't. I mostly read Inuyasha fics for the most part.

Metal Overlord 2.0: Lol! Yep, he's out for blood. After all, in my fic, Illidan is the one that happened to accidentally seal him away. I'm sure that gives the spirit more than enough motivation to take Illidan down. And yeah, those little Fiend creatures are all over that deck. Gozaburo is just trying to get rid of Illidan anyway possible. What better way than by having someone else do your dirty work for you, hehe. Btw, I'll try to finish reading your story sometime soon. I keep getting distracted, not to mention something comes up, so don't worry, I haven't forgotten. Just slightly busy, lol.

Well, that's all I have for now, so enjoy the chapter.

Chapter 48

The spirit now smiled evilly as he drew, saying "You're a fool to take me on Illidan, and an even bigger fool to let me go first. Now prepare for the shadows to swallow your soul whole. First I'll set one monster on the field, and I set one card as well. That ends my move." (Spirit 8000, Illidan 8000)

Drawing, Illidan looked at his hand to see he had Call of the Haunted, Beta the Magnet Warrior, D.D. Warrior Lady, Slate Warrior, and Gamma the Magnet Warrior. The card he had just drawn was Jinzo.

Staring at the spirit's field, Illidan realized he had to be careful. "I have no idea of what he can do, or is capable of. For now, I'll play it safe though."

"I'll start by summoning my D.D. Warrior Lady (1500/1600) in attack mode." A female warrior in grayish/black armor then appeared on the field. She pulled her sword out of it's sheath and held it in front of herself in order to fight.

"I'll also set one card. D.D. Warrior Lady, attack Bakura's face down monster with Dimension Sword Slash!" The female warrior quickly crossed the field and slashed the card image. The image shattered to reveal a small treasure chest like monster.

Laughing, the spirit said "You attacked my Dark Mimic LV1 (100/1000). Thanks to its special ability, I can now draw 1 new card from my deck. Interesting monster, isn't it Illidan."

Lightly smiling, Illidan said "Thanks to my Deck Master's special ability, I can attack again. D.D. Warrior Lady, direct attack him with Dimension Blade Slash!" Taking off again, the female warrior leapt across the field. As she was about to slash Bakura, Dark Necrofear's eyes began to glow.

The spirit then said "I activate Dark Necrofear's Deck Master ability. At a cost of 500 life points, I can resurrect my Dark Mimic LV1 (100/1000) from the Graveyard to my side of the field, and I'll place it in defense mode." The treasure chest then reappeared on the field, causing the female warrior to hesitate on it's target.

Slightly growling, Illidan said "Fine then, D.D. Warrior Lady, attack his Dark Mimic LV1 with Dimension Blade Slash!" The female warrior then turned towards the treasure chest and slashed it into pieces, causing it to smash into millions of pieces.

As Illidan was about to say something, the spirit said "Before you end Illidan, I once again pay 500 life points, allowing me to resurrect Dark Mimic LV1 (100/1000) once again to the field in defense mode. That'll do it for me, for now." The treasure chest then once again reappeared on the field, seemingly blocking the path to it's master.

Unsure what the spirit was doing, Illidan just said "I'll end my move." (Spirit 7000, Illidan 8000)

Drawing, the spirit grinned, saying "Thanks to the move you made last turn, I am ready to begin tearing you apart. First, I activate Dark Mimic LV1's effect during my Standby Phase, which allows me to sacrifice him to special summon from my deck my Dark Mimic LV3 (1000/1000) in attack mode!" The small treasure chest then disappeared to only be replaced by yet another larger treasure chest.

Staring at this new monster, Illidan's thoughts were jumbled. "Ok, odd. I don't get it. What is the point of this monster, other than to draw cards?"

"Now I'll summon the monster known as Giant Orc (2200/0) in attack mode." A large gray looking orc creature with a brown cloth acting like a pair of pants then appeared on the field. It held a rather large club in both of it's hands.

Smirking evilly, the spirit then said "Time to begin my fun. Dark Mimic LV3, attack D.D. Warrior Lady with Chest Chomp!"

Confused, Illidan then watched the weaker monster fly across the field. It attempted to bite the female warrior, which simply jumped out of the way and was then slashed in half by her.

Lightly chuckling, Illidan said "That was pitiful. What were you trying to accomplish by destroying your monster?"

Grinning evilly, the spirit responded "It's rather simple Illidan. When Dark Mimic LV3 goes to the Graveyard, I'm allowed to draw one new card. Also, since he was special summoned by sending Dark Mimic LV1 to the Graveyard, I get to draw yet another card."

The spirit then drew and grinned even more evilly, saying "Hmm, nice cards. Time for me to reveal my trap card, Skill Drain! Now I pay 1000 life points to activate this all powerful card. Thanks to this card, all monster effects are now negated! That means Giant Orc and D.D. Warrior Lady no longer have any effects to use!"

Illidan was shocked at this statement. Both monsters glowed slightly as they seemingly lost power. Then he realized what the spirit was up to. "I see his plan now. He wanted to get the full effect of Dark Mimic LV3, so he rammed it into D.D. Warrior Lady on purpose. Then he planned on using his trap. Quite a clever plan, but it's about to cost me."

"Giant Orc, destroy D.D. Warrior Lady with your Bone Club Bash!" Roaring, the orc charged the weaker warrior. He then leapt into the air and came down hard with his club bashing the female warrior, who cried out in pain as she was completely destroyed.

Chuckling evilly, the spirit said "I hope you enjoyed that Illidan. Now, normally my Giant Orc would go to defense mode after an attack, but since my Skill Drain is in play, I don't have to switch its position. I end my turn by setting one card face down. Make your move, if you dare." (Spirit 6000, Illidan 7300)

"Hmm, he's being quite methodical in this duel. He's playing to make me suffer, yet playing smart." thought Illidan.

Illidan drew to find his Luster Dragon. Deciding that he'd had enough of Skill Drain, Illidan formulated another plan. "I start by activating my trap card, Call of the Haunted. Now I get to resurrect one monster from my Graveyard, and choose D.D. Warrior Lady (1500/1600)." The female warrior then returned to the field with her sword drawn once again.

"Next I'll sacrifice her for Jinzo (2400/1500) in attack mode!" The cyborg in green and black clothes then appeared on the field, with his arms crossed as always.

"Jinzo, negate his trap cards now!" The cyborg then sent out his negating powers, but then suddenly, something seemed wrong.

Laughing evilly, the spirit said "Your pathetic monster won't be negating anything Illidan! His special ability was already negated, remember? Skill Drain works on all monsters, including Jinzo!"

Shocked, Illidan then started to say "Fine the…"

Before he could get another word out, the spirit laughed again and said "I have a surprise for you Illidan. I reveal the trap card Bottomless Trap Hole! Now your monster is removed from play!" Suddenly the ground under the cyborg opened up, causing him to fall in. There was an explosion within a moment, signifying that the cyborg was gone for good now.

Growling, Illidan looked at the cards in his hand. He couldn't summon, and he had nothing to protect him. He had little choice in the matter.

"I end my turn." (Spirit 6000, Illidan 7300)

Drawing, the spirit smiled once again, saying "Prepare to suffer greatly Illidan. This lovely card shall make you pay dearly for the past. I now activate the magic card Masked Doll. I believe you saw this card played by Marik once or more. It negates any life point deductions I'd take by activating monster, magic, or trap cards with a price. Next I'll activate Dark Necrofear's special ability to bring back my Dark Mimic LV3 (1000/1000)." The large treasure chest then reappeared out on the field.

"Don't get to comfortable in seeing this monster, for I now sacrifice it to summon my Lesser Fiend (2100/1000) in attack mode." An odd looking creature that had a light brown, almost golden look that had four arms appeared on the field. It roared and then looked straight at Illidan.

"Lesser Fiend, direct attack Illidan's life points now with Four Armed Fiend Punch!" The golden looking fiend quickly leapt in front of Illidan and punched him hard. Illidan doubled over, holding his stomach, yet remained standing.

His mind filled with pain, as he quickly realized why he was in so much pain. "The Shadow Games were always real. No wonder I'm in so much pain right now."

"Time to for your punishment again Illidan. Use your Bone Club Bash on him Giant Orc!" The orc roared and leaped into the air. As he came down, he pulled his club back and then hit Illidan hard with his club, knocking Illidan to the ground. The force of the hit nearly knocked Illidan unconscious, but he laid there, barely able to move it felt like.

The spirit only laughed at Illidan's situation, saying "I warned you not to challenge me you fool, but you refused to listen. Now suffer the consequences!"

While lying there writhing in pain, Illidan heard his name being called. Looking up, he saw Marie, Yami, and Marik standing not too far away.

"Marie … No, I refuse to let her down! I have to get up, and protect her. I always promised to protect her, and I meant always."

Noticing the others now, the spirit said "Ah, I see you have come to watch Illidan's last duel. Don't worry, it will be over soon."

Marie slightly growled at the spirit, but then turned back to Illidan, saying "Illidan, get up. We are all here to help you. You have to win!"

Realizing that their items had allowed them into the Shadow Realm most likely, something suddenly came to him that hadn't been thought about before now. "If I lose, then the spirit could challenge them and take their items. No, I refuse to let him threaten them! I have to stop him, right here and now!"

Holding his head as he slowly stood, Illidan slowly and painstakingly stood up to face the spirit once more. Standing there on shaking knees, Illidan stared at the spirit. Realizing there was someone else to count on him, he thought "I have to save the boy. I can't give up! If I fail now, the world is in danger. No, I won't fail! I can't fail! They're all counting on me! I must save them all!"

Chuckling, the spirit asked "Ready to surrender Illidan?"

Slightly panting, Illidan took a deep breath and said "As long as there is breath in this body, I will never surrender! You shall see soon enough what I'm truly capable of."

Lightly laughing, the spirit said "Bold threat for someone who is about to lose. Now, I end my turn." (Spirit 6000, Illidan 3000)

Staring with full confidence, Illidan said "I promise you this spirit, this duel has only begun."