Hello once again all. So, everyone thinks Gozaburo is going to use Marie against Illidan, huh? Well, we'll see. Smiles evilly. Yes, we'll see. Ok, now time for reviews.

Isis the Sphinx: LOL! Actually, no, we didn't, but on chapter 63… kidding. We have had very few fights in reality. Thankfully, we get along very well together, so we've had no true reasons to fight. Only reason I wrote a chapter like that one coming up was due that they had to eventually duel one another.

pink-kiss-candy: No where to run for her though.

Divine Weapon: Uh… we'll see… And we'll see about Marie winning. I used to from time to time in rl, lol. Watches as Marie comes over to kill me now. I mean I tried my hardest! Yes, that's it! Smacked in the back of the head and dragged away. SOMEONE HELP ME! Lol, but thanks about the comment on Wolves Seal also. It'll be up once I finish posting Tournament of Power.

Metal Overlord 2.0: I thought about using the baby pet dragon, but at the time of writing this story, it wasn't out yet. So, I thought about going back through again, but with all the work I did the first time on going back through, I refused to do it again, lol. And thanks for the comment about Gozaburo needing a monster. He has one, but it shall be revealed later. Let's just say it's a card that will truly make things far more interesting.

Well, that's all I have this morning. There is good news though. I got a job in my career field now, so happy days! Problem is, my fiancé has a job as well, but it's moving her away from me about two and a half hours… Sighs Oh well, I'll figure it out one day.

Enjoy the chapter, and don't forget to take a peak at my fiancé's story. The link is in my profile.

Chapter 59

Once the day had concluded, the stats were changed as usual. The first duel with Mai vs. Illidan had Illidan winning as usual. Next was the duel of Marie vs. Yugi. Marie fought with all she had, but in the end, it wasn't enough to stop Slifer the Sky Dragon from finishing her off. Yugi won, keeping his perfect record, and shattering Marie's. The next duel was Joey and Noa, with a surprise upset. Joey defeated Noa, but just barely. In the next duel, it was Seto and Marik. In a clash of the Gods, Marik proved just how much stronger his Winged Dragon of Ra was than Obelisk the Tormentor. He also proved that he was becoming more and more of a dangerous threat in the tournament. The final duel of the day was Bakura and Bandit Keith. Keith faltered as usual, allowing Bakura the win.

When all the duels were recorded, the stats were updated. They showed Illidan as 1st, Yugi as 2nd, Marie as still 3rd, Marik still at 4th, Joey moving into 5th, Noa pulling into 6th, Seto sliding back to 7th, Bakura moving back into 8th, Mai falling to 9th, and Keith remaining 10th.

Once the day was calming down from all the dueling excitement, Illidan returned to his room to rest. He stretched out on his bed and began to take a nap. The day before had tired him not only physically, but mentally. Never before had he pushed his powers so far before.

Mentally, he began pondering on that fact. "I still wonder how I got this strong. I know I was much weaker back in ancient times. I wonder if maybe it's due that I'm in a different body, or it's my age, or something. I was only 21 back then, but then again, I'm 18 now, so three years shouldn't matter. So why am I so much more powerful?"

These thoughts continued to swim around in his head. Finally, unable to sleep, Illidan got up and looked at himself in the mirror he had on his closet door. It showed him his whole body. There stood an image of himself staring back at him. He stood there, just gazing at how he looked.

He was literally 18 years old in this life, but in his past life, when he'd come into possession of the Millennium Key, he was 21. Still, he looked the same as he did back then, other than his clothes. His body was perfectly the same as it was back then. The same was for Marie. She was 21 in ancient times, but she had been reborn at the same time as him, making them both 18 years old this time.

Smiling inwardly, he thought "Of course, her beauty is the same as well. I've spent all the millenniums dreaming of that beauty."

Illidan then sat back down on the bed and let his memories take him back to what had happened after he'd placed the Millennium Items in the tomb of the pharaoh. It was the same day he sealed the items away that he officially took the throne of Egypt.

With time, Illidan rebuilt Egypt, for it had been devastated by horrible Shadow Games, and nearly destroyed altogether by the three Egyptian Gods. Over the years, Illidan slowly healed Egypt with the help of Marie and the other three former Millennium Item holders. Together, they ran Egypt, giving it a second chance to grow into the power it once had. He helped protect Egypt from many invaders, as well as created many public works and so on.

He then remembered that most of all, he had cared for the people. He smiled when he remembered the people used to cheer him as he rode his chariot down the streets of Cairo. The people loved Illidan, for he had given them so much hope for a future. He built up the Egyptian army, and the navy. Also, he only asked for volunteers to defend Egypt at times of peace. They would receive compensation for their time in either gold or food, which was given to them and their family weekly.

Life in Egypt was peaceful throughout Illidan's reign. At the end of his reign, he decreed that the title of pharaoh would be passed onto his daughter, Madan. She was Illidan and Marie's first child, and therefore it was decided she'd be the Queen of Egypt.

Smiling inwardly again, Illidan remembered how happy he was each time Marie had given him a child. They had had five children altogether, each very special to his heart back then. He also remembered that they had come up with a solution for guarding Yami's remains. When his oldest son, Kai, had reached an age in which he could marry, Illidan asked him to become the Tomb Keeper for Yami. Naturally, his son was not too fond of the idea, but he left him with the choice. He told him he would not force him either way. In the end, his son did decide to honor his father's wishes, and took with him to the tomb his fiancé. There, they lived and served as the royal Tomb Keepers. Over the years, the family name Stormrage was lost, and it was eventually changed to Ishtar.

Illidan felt a slight tear coming to his eye as he remembered his last days in his past life. He was doing fine, so it seemed, when suddenly he became weakened. He knew his life wouldn't last forever, but he wasn't worried about it either. He had done all he could for Egypt.

He was at the ripe age of 60 when he died. Unfortunately, Marie had died only 1 month before. He was heartbroken when she had died. It was like his life had ended, to never continue again. Illidan suffered on for another month, and then finally, his weakened body gave way.

Illidan had also been the next to last of the Millennium Items holders that were alive at that time. Only Shadi had outlived him, which was the original plan. Shadi would guard the items till the reincarnated beings that once used them would need them again.

Smiling, he remembered the day he had died. Shadi had visited, wearing his Millennium Key as usual. Illidan smiled as Shadi joked with his past self, calling him old friend.

"Funny Shadi, we are the same age, yet you look 21. I should have given myself the looks and you the immortality. Then you could have been the bag of old bones and me handsome still, yet old." commented Illidan's past self.

Both laughed about it, and Illidan smiled at those times. That night, he died peacefully in his sleep. The people of Egypt mourned Illidan's death for many weeks, crying out for their wonderful leader. Illidan only smiled, knowing that one day he'd return to help stop the evil of the Shadow Games again. The vision then ended.

Shaking his head in an attempt to refocus on the now and then, Illidan finally snapped out of his trance. "I have a destiny to fulfill in this time, and that's to stop Gozaburo. I won't let him destroy the world, for it's my destiny to help save the world from him again." Slowly standing, Illidan then walked over to the kitchen to grab something to eat.

While in the kitchen, the loud speaker came on, with judge speaking as usual. "Attention all duelists, there will be a Tag Team Title Duel tonight. It will be the champions, Illidan and Marie, vs. Bakura and Bandit Keith. The duel will start at 7 P.M. sharp. Now, please carry on."

Sighing, Illidan then smiled, saying "So, it's me and Marie vs. Bakura and Bandit Keith. Should be interesting."

He then quickly ate some supper. Once done, he looked over his deck and smiled when he was satisfied. Quickly grabbing his Duel Disk and deck, he set out to meet Marie. She was waiting for him in her room, ready to roll on towards the duel.

The two of them then headed down the hall, hand in hand, to the elevator. Once there, they say Bakura and Keith were already waiting.

Keith was first to speak, as always, with his usual insults. "About time the dork squad showed up. Hurry up and get over here so I can pulverize you and win a title from you."

Before Illidan could respond, the judge showed up and hurried the four into the elevator. Soon enough, they were on top of the tower. Once there, the judge moved to the center of the tower and went over the rules, explaining things as usual.

He then asked Illidan and Marie which team they wanted to go first. Marie asked Illidan, and Illidan said let the opposing team go first. Then Keith elected himself to go first, then Illidan, then Bakura, followed by Marie. The four were then told to go to their positions and activate their Duel Disks and bring out their Deck Masters, and to finally draw their first five cards.

All four fired their holo projectors simultaneously and then their Duel Disks unfolded and powered up.

Smirking, Keith yelled "I'll bring out my Machine King (2200/2000)." The large blue, red and grey robot then appeared beside of him.

Illidan then declared "I'll bring out my Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning (3000/2500)." A large soldier in black armor and wielding a sword and shield then appeared beside of Illidan.

Smiling, Bakura said "I call out my Dark Necrofear (2200/2800)." A powerful looking purple skinned fiend then made it's appearance beside of Bakura.

Marie smiled as well, saying "And I'll bring out my Guardian Angel Joan (2800/2000)." A pink skinned angel with golden wings then appeared beside of Marie.

All four then drew their cards and yelled "Let's Duel!"