Hey all. Yawns. Damn, I'm tired, lol. Getting up at five in the morning sucks. Oh well, no use to complain. Time to move onto the reviews.

Metal Overlord 2.0: Thanks. Mai is a good duelist, contrary to many of the results of her duels. Lol, thanks about that line. I found a few nice cute lines to always throw in at random times.

Isis the Sphinx: I tried to make everyone that fought Illidan appear evenly matched. Of course, over time, one or another overpowers the other. And yeah, I kind of based Illidan's mindset from my own. I tried to have him represent me in a way, and rl Marie, my fiancé, represents Marie in some respects, although she claims I made Marie too agreeable, lol.

Pink-kiss-candy: Watches Ryou running away. Run man, run fast! She's coming! Oh yes, and thanks for the comment.

Well, that's all I have. Remember, if you'd like to see more on the past, check out my fiancé's fan fic known as The History of the Millennium Items. She'll probably post more this Thursday. In future chapters of my story, bits and pieces of her story show up in my own, so if you'd like to see the whole picture, check it out. The link is in my profile.

I'm through for now though. Later all.

Chapter 58

Looking on, Illidan knew that things weren't going well. "This isn't looking too good for me. If only I could draw Alpha the Magnet Warrior from my deck, then I'd be able to fight back. I won't give up yet though. Guide me Heart of the Cards."

Illidan slowly drew his next card and smiled, saying "It's time I take control of this duel Mai. First I'll start by playing a favorite magic card of yours, Harpie's Feather Duster!" A tornado then took to the field, which shocked Mai as she watched her face down trap known as Amazoness Archers being destroyed.

"Too bad you won't get to use that trap on me now Mai. Next I send Gamma the Magnet Warrior, Beta the Magnet Warrior, and Alpha the Magnet Warrior from my hand to the Graveyard in order to special summon Valkyion the Magna Warrior (3500/3800) in attack mode!" The three Magnet Warriors then appeared on the field and combined into one large warrior that wielded a powerful sword.

"Valkyrion the Magna Warrior, attack Mai's Amazoness Tiger with Magna Slash!" The mighty warrior took flight at that command and slashed the orange tiger hard, making it roar in pain as it was destroyed.

"Ok, since Valkyrion destroyed a monster, my Deck Master's ability kicks in, allowing Valkyrion to attack again. Valkyrion, attack Mai's Harpie Lady 1 with Magna Slash!" The warrior took flight once again and came down hard on the pink haired bird lady, causing her to explode from the attack.

"That ends my turn." (Mai 3400, Illidan 6200)

With a bit of shock on her face, Mai then smiled and drew, saying "Impressive move Illidan. I didn't expect you to return fire so fast, but I'm far from done. Watch as I first play this card, Monster Reborn. Now, I bring back my Harpie Lady 1 (1300/1400) in attack mode, which automatically raises all wind attribute monster's attack points by 300 (1600/1400)." The bird woman with pink hair then returned to the field and let out a small screech, letting know she was ready for a fight.

"Now I summon Harpie Lady 3 (1300/1400), which gets a 300 point boost (1600/1400)." A blue haired bird woman, that looked much like the other two, then appeared on the field beside the other two bird women.

"Next I'll play the magic card Reasoning. Now, you get to guess a monster level, then I draw from my deck till I pick up a monster. Any magic or trap cards are automatically discarded. If you guess the monster level right, I lose that monster to the Graveyard, but if you guess wrong, I get to special summon that monster. So, pick a monster level."

After thinking for a moment, Illidan said "I'll guess level 4."

Mai smiled and drew, saying "Nice guess Illidan. Now I draw, and the first card I draw is Harpie's Pet Dragon (2000/2500)! Now, I special summon it to the field in attack mode." A red dragon with wings for arms and a golden chain around its neck appeared on the field. It roared and blew smoke and fire all around, making it hard to see the field..

"Time for my Pet Dragon to get more power due to his special ability. Since I have 3 Harpie Lady's on the field, he gains 1500 attack points (3500/2500), which is dead even with your Valkyrion." The dragon and the mighty mechanical warrior then stared each other down, which was like two titans ready to make war.

Mai then chuckled, saying "Of course Illidan, you haven't forgotten my Harpie Lady 1, have you?"

Looking bewildered, Illidan exclaimed "Huh?" Suddenly it hit him then. "Wait, now I remember. That thing raises the attack points of all wind attribute monsters. No, that means the Pet Dragon gets 300 more points!"

Growling, he responded "Yes, I remember now."

Smirking, Mai replied "Then you won't mind when Harpie's Pet Dragon gains 300 more attack points (3800/2500)!" The dragon roared as it's points were boosted, giving it just the slight edge it needed over the mighty mechanical warrior.

"Harpie's Pet Dragon, destroy Valkyrion with Pet Flames!" Roaring, the dragon quickly released a stream of fire directly at the mechanical warrior. It did it's best to hold the attack off, but finally succumbed to the blast and exploded into pieces.

"Harpie Lady 1, 2, and 3, direct attack Illidan with Slashing Talon!" The pink haired bird woman was first to respond as it glided in and slashed Illidan, making him slide back like before, but he stood still. The orange haired bird woman then moved in for the attack, slashing Illidan hard like the previous bird woman had, but it knocked Illidan down to one knee that time. Pushing the pain aside, Illidan then rose only to see the final bird woman charging him from the air. She smashed right into him, knocking him backwards a few feet. Illidan laid there for a minute, and then finally got up with some difficulty.

Mai smiled and said "Well, I'm surprised you got up Illidan. I guess you're just a glutton for punishment. I'll end my turn." (Mai 3400, Illidan 1100)

Illidan finally slowed his ragged breath that he'd picked up since the last attack and closed his eyes. Thinking hard on what he needed to do this turn, he drew and opened his eyes to see what he had. In his mind, he said "BINGO!" to what he had drawn.

Smiling, he said "I'll play the magic card Graceful Charity. This card allows me to draw 3 new cards, and discard 2 from my hand when I'm done." He then drew his next three cards and smiled at the new cards he had.

"I discard Mystical Space Typhoon and Jinzo to the Graveyard for Graceful Charity's effect."

Mai only laughed and said "I see your little combo didn't happen as usual. That's good, cause I am about to win this duel."

Smirking, Illidan replied "Not quite this time Mai, but I still have a few cards to play. I play the magic card Raigeki, which destroys all your monsters on the field!" Several streaks of lightning poured from the sky and struck all of Mai's monsters. The three bird women screeched as they exploded and the dragon howled in pain as well.

"No! My Harpies!" cried out Mai as they all disappeared.

With a tint of hilarity in his voice, Illidan said "And their little Pet Dragon too. Now, I play Monster Reborn, bringing back my Valkyrion the Magna Warrior (3500/3800)!" The mechanical warrior then reappeared on the field in its entire splendor.

Mai's eyes turned sad and downward towards the ground as she sadly said "It's over then." Illidan could only nod.

Smiling sadly back at him, she said "Then finish it Illidan. Give me that at the least."

Nodding, Illidan replied "It was an honor to duel you Mai. Valkyrion, direct attack her life points with Magna Slash!" The warrior then took to the air and slashed Mai with his powerful sword, which knocked her to the ground. Mai's Duel Disk then powered down, followed by Illidan's Duel Disk.

"The winner of this duel, Illidan Stormrage!" declared the judge.

Illidan quickly walked over to Mai and offered his hand to help her up. She gladly accepted and once standing, shook his hand.

Smiling, Mai said "Good duel hun. You proved your worthy of those titles to me. Just don't expect me to go easy on you in the final 10-way duel."

Lightly laughing, Illidan replied "I won't Mai. I don't expect anyone to."

The crowd then came out onto the field and they talked since the duel was over. Illidan hugged Marie and gave her a kiss, as Joey did the same to Mai.

Elsewhere in the tower though, Gozaoborro only stared at the monitor with a sour face.

"Enjoy this while you can Illidan, because soon enough, you'll be destroyed! And by the hands of your own love too!" declared Gozaburo as he bellowed with evil laughter.