Hey all. Lol, well, finally today, the duel officially begins between Illidan and Marie, so no more little side trips, no more anything other than their duel. Now to answer some reviews.

thehyperactivecow: WOW! You read all of my chapters last night? That's a lot of reading, lol. Glad you like it so far though, and I pm'ed you the answers to your questions. Yes, Illidan was being a bit of a flirt with Marie, but she's the only one he could be with really. If he did it to one of the others, I'm sure that'd be awkward (other than with Mai, but Marie would kill Illidan if he did it with her), not to mention worrisome, lol.

pink-kiss-candy: Lol, yes, flirty indeed. Creates a diversion for Ryou to escape. Run for your life Ryou!

Brianna Ishtar: Aw, don't be depressed due to my story. As for the girl, that sucks. Hopefully things will get better. Watches Brianna and pink-kiss-candy fight it out for Ryou. I should have sold tickets, lol.

Isis the Sphinx: I know, I took my time on getting this duel underway. It is now officially starting, so happy days, lol. Doubtful Illidan would have a hard time, although if he's like Bastian from GX, he could, hehe. And cool that you'll read the side fic. Hopefully school will be kinder to you soon.

Metal Overlord 2.0: Lol, true, she can dish out some 'tough love' at times. The main reason I focus on the incident with Gozaburo was mostly to show how much Illidan subconsciously blamed himself for the incident. He knew he wasn't really to blame for what happened, but deep down, he still blamed himself for what happened to all his friends.

Well, that's all I have this morning. Sheesh, I hate 6-2 shifts for work. At least it'll soon be over, and I can just get up at one certain time always. Anyways, enough bellyaching about work, so you all enjoy this chapter.

Chapter 64

Marie drew and smiled at Illidan, saying "Alright Illidan, since you said I could go first, I'll begin by playing my Shining Angel (1400/800) to the field in attack mode." A male angel with large golden wings and blonde hair then appeared on the field.

"Next I'll set one card face down. Finally, I'll play the field card called Sanctuary of the Sky!" Suddenly a large sanctuary then appeared behind Marie, and the field appeared as a blue sky with white fluffy clouds.

"This field card gives all fairy type monsters the ability to turn all damage done to them to zero. So, I'll lose no life points when you attack my fairy monsters. I'll now end my turn." (Marie 8000, Illidan 8000)

Glancing at what was out, Illidan silently thought "Hmm, what is she up to? Her monster isn't that strong, but I bet she set a trap or a magic card to increase her monsters attack points. Yeah, that'd fool anyone but me seeing how I know how her deck works."

Illidan then drew and looked at his hand. He held Magic Cylinder, Breaker the Magical Warrior, Sangan, Mirror Force, Alpha the Magnet Warrior, and his newly drawn Monster Reborn. Smiling, he said "Alright Marie, I summon Breaker the Magical Warrior (1600/1000) in attack mode." A mage cloaked in a maroon robe, with an odd hat, and carrying a sword and shield appeared on the field. He was looking down when summoned, but quickly glanced up at the male angel.

"Now that he's summoned, Breaker's special effect is activated. He now gains one spell counter, which raises his attack points by 300 points (1900/1000)." The mage's sword then glowed as a small ring of light appeared on his sword, which increased his strength.

"Next, I'll activate Breaker's special effect. By removing his spell counter, it allows him to destroy one magic or trap card on the field, and I'll have him destroy your face down card with his effect!" The mage pulled his sword close as the small ring of light filled his sword. He then swung his sword, which threw an energy wave at the Marie's face down card. As the card image was being slashed, the card was revealed to be a trap card known as Castle Walls.

Shocked, Illidan asked "You're face down was Castle Walls?"

Marie let out a small giggle and replied "Yes it was. Shocked?"

Illidan only stood there, thinking "More than shocked. Why would she set that card? She knows Castle Walls only works on monsters in defense, so why bother?" Suddenly, the answer came to him. "She wanted me to do it. She knew I couldn't resist trying to destroy her face down with something, which meant I'd have to waste at least one card. Clever little vixen, isn't she."

Sighing, Illidan said "Breaker the Magical Warrior, destroy her Shining Angel with Magical Sword Slash!" The maroon cloaked mage then charged across the field and jumped up into the air and made a downward slash into the male angel, who screamed in pain as he was instantly destroyed.

Marie only lightly giggled at this, saying "Thanks to that move Illidan, my Shining Angel's special effect is activated. I can now special summon a new light attribute monster with 1500 or less attack points in attack mode from my deck. And I'll choose another Shining Angel (1400/800)!" Another male angel with golden wings then appeared on the field to replace the old one.

"And don't forget Illidan, thanks to my field card, I lost no life points due to our last skirmish."

Lightly chuckling, Illidan nodded, saying "Yeah, but you gave me a chance to attack again. I now invoke my Deck Master's special ability. Now I can have my Breaker attack a second time. Breaker the Magical Warrior, attack her Shining Angel with Magical Sword Slash!" The mage once again crossed the field and slashed the weaker male angel as he had done the last one.

Marie only gave a little giggle again, saying "Thanks to that move Illidan, I can now special summon another Shining Angel (1400/800)." Yet another male angel with golden wings then took the field to replace it's fallen comrade.

Slightly sighing, Illidan replied "Fine, I'll set one card face down and end my turn." (Marie 8000, Illidan 8000)

Drawing, Marie smiled and said "Nice moves Illidan, but now I'll show you how to truly duel. Watch as I sacrifice my Shining Angel for Airknight Parshath (1900/1400) in attack mode." The male angel disappeared in a flash to be replaced by an angel that looked like a combo of an angel and horse. It really looked like an ancient creature known as a centaur, but instead of a warrior half, it was an angel half.

"Next, I'll remove from play my two Shining Angel's in my Graveyard in order to special summon my Soul of Purity and Light (2000/1800) in attack mode." Suddenly, another angel appeared on the field, this one looking more like a spirit than an angel.

Up in the crowd, Joey said "I've never seen Marie play that monster." Everyone in the crowd seemed to be a buzz over the new monster.

On the field, Illidan only stared on, knowing he had seen it. "I've seen it, but rarely. She hardly ever plays this monster. Marie must want to take me down awfully bad for her to play this one."

Marie then grinned, saying "Next I'll play the magic card Mystical Space Typhoon, allowing me to destroy one magic or trap card on the field!" Suddenly a whirlwind appeared and plowed through the face down card on Illidan's side. It was soon revealed to be Magic Cylinder, a powerful trap card.

Lightly growling, Illidan realized he was now no longer safe from her two monsters.

"Time to wipe out your monster Illidan. Airknight Parshath, attack his Breaker the Magical Warrior with Fairy Slash!" The angel/human combo then galloped across the field and slashed the robed mage. The mage desperately tried to use his shield to save himself, but the shield broke, causing his to be destroyed in the process.

"Next my Airknight's special effect is activated. I get to draw one new card from my deck. Also, my Deck Master's special effect is activated. Since my fairy monster destroyed one of your monsters, I gain the total of the destroyed monster's attack points added to my life points." The pink skinned angel with golden wings then glowed as she transferred the power from the battle to Marie's life points.

"Soul of Purity and Light, direct attack Illidan with your Sphere of Pure Light!" The spirit angel spread her wings and sent a sphere of white energy straight at Illidan. It hit him hard, making him slide backwards a slight bit, but not enough to knock him down.

"That ends my move." (Marie 9600, Illidan 5700)

Illidan drew and frowned at his card. "I'll set a monster in defense mode. Next I'll set one card face down. That ends my move." (Marie 9600, Illidan 5700)

Marie smiled and said "Well Illidan, I'm surprised you didn't try to fight me. Watch as I summon my Spirit of the Harp (800/2000) in defense mode." A woman dressed in yellow with a harp then appeared on the field in a sitting position.

"Airknight Parshath, attack Illidan's face down monster with Fairy Slash!" The combo monster then galloped across the field and slashed at the defense position card image. As the combo monster neared, an orange fur ball creature with three eyes and green arms and legs then appeared with his arms crossed. The fairy slashed the fur ball in half without a bit of hesitation. The explosion from the fur ball's destruction then crashed into Illidan, making him slide back yet again.

Shocked at what happened, Illidan asked "What? Why did I lose life points from your attack?"

Lightly giggling like she always did, Marie replied "You should know Illidan that Airknight's special effect does damage even when your monster is in defense. Basically, it's a trample effect. Also, I get to draw one new card for Airknight's effect. Next, my Deck Master adds your Sangan's (1000/600) attack points to my life points. Now hurry up and use your Sangan's effect."

Illidan lightly growled and pulled his deck out to look it over. He quickly picked his Gamma the Magnet Warrior for his monster's effect and then showed it to Marie, who nodded with approval. He then shuffled his deck and put it back in the Duel Disk Deck Slot.

Marie seemed very focused now and said "Soul of Purity and Light, direct attack Illidan with Sphere of Pure Light!" The spirit angel then threw another sphere of white energy straight at Illidan.

As the attack was nearing him, Illidan said "Not this time Marie! I reveal my face down magic card, Scapegoat! This brings out four Scapegoat Tokens (0/0) to the field in defense mode, which will defend my life points!" Four little goats then appeared on the field, blocking the attack for Illidan.

Marie only shrugged, saying "I'll just have Soul of Purity and Light's attack redirect to a Scapegoat Token instead." The attack that was already in play then smashed into the blue goat creature, making it disappear in a flash of light.

"That'll end my move Illidan." (Marie 10600, Illidan 4400)

Illidan stared at his deck for a moment and drew his card, which he smiled at when he saw it. "It's time I turn this duel around, and it begins with this card, my magic card Pot of Greed. Now I draw two new cards."

He smiled yet again at his new cards, and said "Next I play the magic card Snatch Steal, which allows me to take control one of your monsters on the field. Of course, you gain 1000 life points on your Standby Phase, but I don't intend on worrying about that. So, I'll use Snatch Steal to steal your Soul of Purity and Light!" The spirit angel then suddenly crossed the field and joined Illidan on his side.

Marie only chuckled, saying "Thanks, you'll just keep adding to my life points on my turn."

Illidan only laughed, saying "Really? Well, I'll fix that now by sacrificing your monster for my Jinzo (2400/1500)!" The spirit angel then disappeared in a small flash of light as the powerful cyborg in green and black appeared in her place. As he traditionally done, the cyborg then crossed his arms in front of himself.

"Jinzo, attack Marie's Airknight Parshath with Cyber Energy Shock!" The cyborg stretched out one hand and fired a sphere of black energy at the angel/horse combo. The blast struck the creature, making it yell out in pain as it exploded.

"Now my Deck Master's special ability kicks in. Jinzo, attack her Spirit of the Harp with Cyber Energy Shock!" Powering up again, the cyborg then threw yet another strong blast from his right hand straight at the weaker yellow clothed woman. She screamed as the blast struck her, making her explode like her other fallen comrades.

"To end my turn, I'll set one card face down." (Marie 10600, Illidan 4400)