Hello once again my friends. Everyone seemed to really like the last two chapters. I'm glad that you all did. I know, some of it was a bit mushy, but from time to time, I like writing mushy stuff, lol. Well, now to answer some reviews.
pink-kiss-candy: Sweat drops. Run Ryou! Watches as Ryou runs for his life, like a deer running from a pack of wolves.
Isis the Sphinx: Yep, you figured out his weakness. It's his greatest strength, yet his greatest weakness at the same time. I kind of related that to rl love in a way. My greatest strength is probably my love for my fiancé, yet at the same time, it's my biggest weakness. You're strong, but weak. Still, I have a positive outlook on it at the least. Yes, Gozaburo is a hentai, lol. He probably has a wall of pictures of Marie that he worships… maybe, lol.
Metal Overlord 2.0: Most of the items didn't have any kind of powers like that, which is why I kept the crown in relation to them. Pegasus had the power of seeing into people's thoughts and Marik had the power to control people's mind. The other items did have powers, mostly dealing with about the same kind of mind stuff. I only gave the ring the power to heal in my story though, just for extra kicks, lol. As for the power to bring monsters to life, all the items have that ability I believe. The spirit of the Millennium Ring appeared to have that ability, so I'm willing to bet all of them have that power. Lol, as for fiancé falling in love with me, it took time. I'm very lucky to have her though. She's the first girl I dated, and I was her first boyfriend. We've been many a firsts for one another, so I'm happy, and wouldn't change a thing about it. Don't worry, you'll find someone too, I'm sure of it. There is always someone out there for everyone.
Now, for some new news pertaining to my story. Well, it sort of pertains to it, lol. Anyways, my fiancé, Cindy, aka the one I call rl Marie, has finally gotten a few chapters of her companion piece that goes to my story. It is called The History of the Millennium Items. Here is a link to her story: Cartoon-Protector I like it so far, and it tells the tale of Illidan and Marie's past lives. You see in it things that you may not find entirely within my story. So, if you're interested in their past lives, I'd suggest reading it. There is little dueling, well, actually, nearly none. It's mostly just a story. If this link don't work, which it should work (I hope), then go to my profile, and go to the link I have for Cartoon-Protector. That is my fiancé's fan fic account name. Her other story is quite interesting as well, but don't have a thing to do with my story, lol. It's a good one though. Anyways, I thought I'd throw that out for everyone. And feel free to leave any kind of feedback for her. Like me, she loves it when she gets some kind of reaction, good or bad.
That's all I have for now. I'll post again Tuesday, so till then, enjoy this chapter.
Chapter 57
The alarm was buzzing like crazy, which rather annoyed Illidan. Finally, he reached over and shut it off. Slowly, he sat up and stretched out. Once sure he could stand, Illidan then headed for his shower. After finishing, he put his favorite white t-shirt and blue jeans.
Looking in the mirror, Illidan stared at the young man staring back at him. His mid back length brown hair, with dark brown eyes, and an average figure looked back at him. Sighing, Illidan pondered what Marie ever saw in him due that his looks were probably not the best.
He then turned and continued getting ready for the long day ahead. He grabbed a couple of pop tarts as usual for breakfast, and had his glass of orange juice. After breakfast, he sat down and examined his deck. All his cards were still there and seemed to work perfectly as ever. Finally, he stuck the deck back in it's holder.
Illidan then grabbed his Duel Disk and examined it, making sure it was ready to go. He was about to go to the elevator when he remembered he'd forgotten to see who he was to duel that day.
"Silly me, I'd forget my head sometimes if it wasn't attached." proclaimed Illidan to the air.
He turned back into his room and sat down at the computer. Quickly, he found out that his duel would be against Mai Valentine for both his Intercontinental and World Championships.
Smiling at the fact that this would be a nice, fun duel for once, he said "Well, now I'm ready to go."
Quickly picking up his Duel Disk again, he strapped it on his arm and ran for the elevator. There the judge and Mai waited.
Mai looked at Illidan with a smile and tauntingly said "You're a little late Illidan. Having second thoughts?"
Illidan gave a soft laugh at Mai's teasing and replied "Nah, I'm just forgetful as usual. Can't help it if my mind continues to wonder on it's own."
The judge then herded the two into the elevator and the three of them went to the top of the tower. Once there, they walked towards the central ring. There, the judge made his usual comments, stating what the duel was over. Also, he asked Illidan who he wanted to go first.
Thinking for a moment, Illidan replied "I'll go second. Mai can go first."
Nodding, the judge said "Very well. Mai Valentine will go first then. Now, shake hands and shuffle each others decks."
As they shook hands, Mai said "This will be fun Illidan."
Smiling back at Mai, Illidan replied "It sure will be Mai. Have fun and good luck."
Winking at Illidan, she replied "You too."
They each then handed their decks to one another. Both shuffled till satisfied and returned the decks to their owners. The judge then instructed both to go to their positions. Once there, he asked both to activate their Duel Disks, bring out their Deck Masters, draw their first five cards, and to finally start the duel.
Mai and Illidan both fired their holo projectors and then their Duel Disks unfolded and powered up.
Smiling lightly, Mai said "I bring forth my Deck Master, Amazoness Paladin (1700/300)." An Amazon dressed in a cloak with a skirt and a sword in front of her appeared beside of Mai.
Smiling back, Illidan said "I call out my Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning (3000/2500)!" The large soldier in black shiny armor with a sword and shield appeared beside him.
Both then drew their cards and yelled "LET'S DUEL!"
Drawing her first card, Mai said "Alright Illidan, don't think that since you're the champion I'll go easy on you. I'll start the duel by summoning my Amazoness Fighter (1500/1300) to the field in attack mode." A female warrior, that looked like an Amazon as well, then appeared on the field. She was muscular and had a teal like top with a teal loincloth. Her wild hair made her look that much more powerful.
"Next my Deck Master's ability kicks in. Amazoness Fighter now gains 300 attack and defense points (1800/1600)." The cloaked woman slightly glowed as the female fighter glowed as well, signifying her power boost.
"Now I set one card face down. That ends my turn." (Mai 8000, Illidan 8000)
Illidan then drew, and looked at his hand to see he had D.D. Warrior Lady, United We Stand, Beta the Magnet Warrior, Scapegoat, Jinzo, and Gamma the Magnet Warrior which he'd just drawn.
Slightly smiling, he said "I'll start this duel out by summoning my D.D. Warrior Lady (1500/1600) in attack mode." A female warrior appeared on the field in gray armor. She then drew her sword, showing she was ready for a fight.
"Next I'll equip her with the magic card, United We Stand. This grants her an additional 800 points per a face up monster on my side of the field (2300/2400)." The warrior then glowed as a multicolored light surrounded her.
"D.D. Warrior Lady, attack Mai's Amazoness Fighter with Dimension Blade Slash!" The female warrior then flew across the field and slashed the weaker Amazon across the chest, making her cry out in pain as she was destroyed.
Mai only smirked at this and said "Of course Illidan, you know thanks to my Amazoness Fighter's special ability, I lose no life points."
Smiling, Illidan replied with "But of course since I just recently dueled you. Of course, you should remember what my Deck Master's special ability can do as well. Now my D.D. Warrior Lady can attack again, so here I come. D.D. Warrior Lady, direct attack with Dimension Blade Slash!" Letting out a battle cry, the female warrior charged Mai, but was interrupted by a familiar Amazon's reappearance.
Mai smirked as she said "I use my Deck Master's ability. By giving up 500 life points, I can bring back one Amazoness monster. So, I choose my Amazoness Fighter."
Sighing, Illidan replied "I figured as much. D.D. Warrior Lady, go ahead and destroy it with Dimension Sword Slash!" With one slash of her sword, the fighter was once again destroyed by the attack.
"Anyways, I'll set one card face down and end my turn." (Mai 7500, Illidan 8000)
Mai then drew and slightly grinned, saying "Not bad Illidan, but it's my turn to show you what I've got. I'll start by summoning the monster known as Amazoness Tiger (1100/1500) in attack mode." An orange tiger wit a golden collar then appeared on the field and let out a roar.
"Now my Amazoness Tiger's attack and defense is raised by 300 thanks to my Deck Master (1400/1800). Next my Amazoness Tiger's effect activates. For each Amazoness monster on the field, it gains 400 attack points (1800/1800), meaning it boosts it's own power. Next I use my Deck Master's special ability to revive Amazoness Fighter (1800/1600) in attack mode." Rising up once again, the female fighter took her place on the field.
"Thanks to that move, my Amazoness Tiger gains 400 more attack points (2200/1800)."
Slightly smirking, Illidan said "Still Mai, it's weaker than my monster."
Nodding, Mai replied "True Illidan, but I'm not done. I use this magic card on my Amazoness Tiger. The magic card called Amazoness Spellcaster! This magic card allows me to switch the attack points of one of my Amazoness monsters with the attack points of your monster, so I'll switch the attack points of Amazoness Fighter and D.D. Warrior Lady!" Suddenly, fighter glowed as did the female warrior. Slowly, the grey armored warrior lost strength as the female fighter gained more.
Illidan only smirked, as he knew what to do. "That's right Mai, keep it up. Soon I'll take you down with my Scapegoat card."
Mai then seemed to be staring at Illidan's face down card for a moment. Finally, she said "Amazoness Fighter, attack D.D. Warrior Lady with Amazoness Punch!" Letting loose a war cry, the fighter quickly ran across the field and leaped into the air. She was about to smash her fist into the grey armored warrior when suddenly four goat like creatures appeared on the field.
Slightly smirking, Illidan said "Sorry Mai, but that won't work. I reveal the magic card Scapegoat, allowing me to conjure up four Scapegoat Tokens (0/0) and place them on the field in defense mode. This also does something else, which is it lets me increase D.D. Warrior Lady's points by 3200 (5000/4800)! Now, counter attack her monster with Dimension Blade Slash!"
As the female warrior was about to strike the Amazon with her sword, Mai smirked and said "Not quite Illidan, for I knew you had something, so I prepared. I reveal my magic card, Mystical Space Typhoon! Now I can destroy one magic or trap card on the field, so I use it on your United We Stand card!" A whirlwind then suddenly appeared and smashed through the United We Stand card on Illidan's side, instantly weakening the female warrior (1800/1600).
Illidan could only growl as Mai said "Finish her Amazoness Fighter with Amazoness Punch!" The fighter then struck the weaker warrior with her fist, causing the warrior to cry out in pain, which knocked her to the ground.
Illidan quickly said "I'm not done yet Mai, for now I use D.D. Warrior Lady's effect and send both Amazoness Fighter and D.D. Warrior Lady to the removed from play pile. Now D.D. Warrior Lady, use Dimensional Rift!" A multicolored circle then appeared in the sky. The female warrior jumped back up and grabbed onto the fighter from behind. Slowly, the two flew into the sky and were sucked into the rift, which sealed shut when they entered into it. The orange tiger seemed to let loose a roar of sorrow for the loss of his comrade and loss of attack points (1800/1800).
Sighing, Mai said "No matter Illidan. Amazoness Tiger, attack one of Illidan's Scapegoat Tokens with Amazoness Swipe!" The tiger gracefully bounded across the field and slashed the blue goat creature, which was easily destroyed.
"I'll end my move." (Mai 7000, Illidan 8000)
Sighing, Illidan stared at the tiger on the field. His thoughts were filled with "Great, now I have to worry about hello kitty there. I'd better be careful though. That thing is dangerous after all."
Drawing, Illidan saw his Valkyrion the Magna Warrior. Staring at his hand, Illidan thought for a moment on what to do. "Hmm, I could summon one of my weaker Magnet Warriors, but that would only ruin my chances of summoning Valkyrion. No, for now I'll hold out and let my Scapegoats defend me. Surely I can last another turn or two." After deciding, Illidan then placed the card into his other hand and said "I'll pass this turn." (Mai 7000, Illidan 8000)
Mai drew and smiled, saying "Hmm, my move, and I'll summon the monster known as Harpie Lady 1 (1300/1400) in attack mode." A female bird like monster then appeared. She had green wings that hooked to her arms, talons on her hands and feet, and pinkish hair. For the most part, she reminded Illidan of the monster Harpie Lady, except for some slight differences.
Curious, Illidan asked "Harpie Lady 1?"
Smirking, Mai replied "I see you have yet to meet my newest Harpie, Illidan. Yes, Harpie Lady 1 is a different monster than Harpie Lady. This monster has the special ability to increase all wind attribute monsters attack points by 300 points (1600/1400). Wonderful little vixen, isn't she?" With that said, the female bird creature slightly glowed as her power increased.
"Harpie Lady 1, attack one of Illidan's Scapegoat Tokens with Slashing Talon!" The pink haired monster took off into the air, flying at a quick pace for the weaker goat creature. She easily slashed the orange goat creature into pieces.
"Time for my tiger to feed. Amazoness Tiger destroy another Scapegoat with Amazoness Swipe!" Roaring, the tiger bounded across the field like poetry in motion. And then suddenly, the red goat was slashed, causing it to explode.
"I'll end my move by placing this card face down. Your move Illidan." (Mai 7000, Illidan 8000)
Illidan then drew his next card, saying "I play Pot of Greed, allowing me to draw 2 new cards from my deck." He instantly drew the two cards and smirked at one of them.
"I'll set one monster on the field. That ends my turn." (Mai 7000, Illidan 8000)
Lightly laughing, Mai taunted Illidan, saying "Sneaky, sneaky Illidan, but that won't save you. I now summon Harpie Lady 2 (1300/1400) in attack mode." Another female monster with green wings then appeared. Unlike the previous one, this one had orange hair and looked more like one of the Harpie Lady Sisters.
Seeing Illidan's bewildered look, Mai said "I'm sure you're curious to know what she can do. Well, I'll show you. First, she gains 300 attack points thanks to Harpie Lady 1 (1600/1400). Harpie Lady 2, attack Illidan's face down monster with Slashing Talon!" The orange haired female bird creature then glided across the field and struck the face down card image with her talons.
Illidan smirked knowing Mai had made an error, or so he thought. Instead of activating it's effect when it showed up, his Cyber Jar just instantly died. Shocked, Illidan said "Huh? What's going on?"
Mai only giggled, saying "You dolt, my Harpie Lady 2's special effect is to negate flip effect monsters. That means your Cyber Jar never had a chance to use its effect. Harpie Lady 1, attack his remaining Scapegoat with Slashing Talon!" The pink haired female bird creature then flew across the field and easily slashed the remaining pink goat creature with her claws.
"Alright, time to do some damage to you directly. Amazoness Tiger, direct attack with Amazoness Swipe!" The tiger bounded across the field and then slashed Illidan, making him slide back.
"That ends my turn Illidan." (Mai 7000, Illidan 6200)