Hey people. Glad you all liked how the duel with Marie went. I had debated on him losing to her, but then the whole prophesy thing would be screwed up, leaving only Yami to carry on. Anyways, I watched the last episode of Yugioh this weekend, and it was great. Kind of sad in a way, due that I knew what would happen in the end, but oh well. Lol, of course, it messes with my story plot, but I've already screwed it up anyways, hehe. But at any rate, I had a good weekend. Got to see my fiancé and we spent some much needed time together. And now, onto the reviews.

thehpyeractivecow: Thanks. I made sure to make it a close duel. Will he defeat Yami, who knows? It'll be a close duel. That much anyone could guess due to the duels Illidan has had so far.

pink-kiss-candy: Watches Illidan possibly be barbequed. "It's REALLY HOT IN HERE! HELP ME!" Sigh Poor Illidan, lol. Ryou: "Can't we all just get along?"

Metal Overlord 2.0: Yeah, I made sure to make the duel close. Marie was one of the tougher people. Now imagine what the duel with Yami will be back, hehe. Yep, Gozaburo will definitely have millions tied up in refurnishing his office, lol. I don't remember mentioning him getting a power card. If I did, I was more than likely referring to something that will happen later on in the story. LOL! Yep, nothing but Ramen and Energizer batteries. He keeps going, and going, and going… Of course, his stamina isn't infinite. That'll be seen soon.

Brianna Ishtar: Watches cat fight. Yep, I should have sold tickets. Lol, good luck with pink-kiss-candy.

Isis the Sphinx: Yep, it'll be real good. Or it should, lol. Btw, thanks for reviewing my fiancé's story. She was happy to finally get a review.

Well, that's all I have today, so I'm going now. Hope you all enjoy this chapter, and the upcoming duels as well as chapters.

Chapter 69

After the day was finished out, the new stats were announced as usual. Illidan was victorious over Marie in their duel. Yugi had an easy duel against Bandit Keith, easily winning. Joey had a tougher duel, but found victory against Bakura. Seto found himself in an easy duel as well against Mai. Marik in the meanwhile found a bit of a challenge conquering Noa, but in the end he took him down.

The new stats displayed Illidan as 1st, Yugi as 2nd, Marie as 3rd, Marik as 4th, Joey as 5th, Seto as 6th, Noa as 7th, Bakura as 8th, Mai as 9th, and Keith still as 10th.

Once the duels had all ended, all the duelists headed back for their rooms. Meanwhile, Gozaburo was trying to attempt to straighten up his office. This was only the millionth time he had torn it apart due to anger.

Lightly laughing, he said "I must really learn to put my stuff in a place where I won't destroy it." He continued straightening it up when suddenly his door was kicked wide open. There stood Seto Kaiba, his own adopted son.

Grinning evilly, Gozaburo said "Well, well, well, look what the cat dragged in. What do you want?"

Seto only walked on into his adopted father's office with anger flaring in his eyes. Seeing this, Gozaburo took a seat in his thrown that he had taken from Seto.

With a smirk, Gozaburo said "Please, by all means, have a seat Seto…"

Seto interrupted with "I'm not here to chit chat. I want a rematch with Illidan, and I want it now!"

Gozaburo only cackled at this. He smacked his desk hard, laughing hard, finally managing to say "Sorry, but I thought you made a demand to have a rematch with Illidan."

Seto only growled, saying with much irritation in his voice "You heard right. I want a rematch, now! As a former champion, I have the right to challenge him. Also, it's in the deal with the title. If the champion loses his title, he/she has the right to a rematch. So, I'm invoking that right. Now give me a match with Illidan, or you'll be sorry!"

Gozaburo only continued to laugh, but Seto yelled "Listen pops, I'm getting fed up with you! Either you give me the match, or I'll take it up with the commission. Then you'll lose your rights to hold this little tournament and will be forced to close it down. So make the match now!"

The laughter of Gozaburo only continued. Suddenly then, the door was kicked wide open once again. There stood Bandit Keith in the frame with a look of anger on his face.

"Gozaburo, I demand a rematch for my title now!" yelled Keith.

Gozaburo only looked at him, and stopped laughing. He then seriously said "Haven't you two heard of a thing called knocking? It's bad manners to burst into someone's office and just demand something after kicking in the door."

Keith only ignored Gozaburo and pointed a finger at him, saying "I want my match! Sign it now, or else I'll turn you over to the commission that controls the titles. Then you're little tournament will be over. So start signing a match now!"

Gozaburo only looked at the two and smirked. Seto only growled at this, saying "Listen old man, my patients are growing thin. You either sign my match with Illidan for the World Championship or I'm going to go make my call now."

Keith only glared over at Seto, angrily saying "No way money bags! I'm getting my rematch now, not you!"

The two only stared off each other with Gozaburo in a mad laugh. Finally, he stopped laughing and flatly said "Denied! I deny both of you your rematches."

Both Keith and Seto turned to Gozaburo with death glares and screamed "WHAT!"

Lightly chuckling, Gozaburo replied "You heard me. Neither of you deserve a rematch. Now, get out of my office!"

Both glared at Gozaburo and screamed "NO!"

Gozaburo only sat there, getting madder by the moment. He said in a irritated voice "Listen you two, I'm not in the mood for this stupidity. Get out, or else I'll kick you both out of the tournament!"

Growling, Seto kicked Gozaburo's desk over against the wall, saying in great anger "Listen Gozaburo, I am not in the mood for your antics! You either give me a rematch tonight, or I'll turn you into the commission right now."

"The same here Gozaburo. You had better give me a rematch right now or you'll regret it." added in Keith.

Gozaburo only sat there, growing more and more impatient with the two. Suddenly, he had an idea and smirked, saying "You know what, you're both right. I should give you each a rematch. And I will, but not the way you want it. I'm going to make a triple threat duel for both titles tonight! It will be Illidan vs. Seto vs. Keith for both the Intercontinental and World Championships! So, how does that grab you both?"

Both were red in the face from their anger, and both screamed "THAT'S NOT WHAT WE WANT!"

Gozaburo only chuckled, replying with "Of course not, but if you don't take this offer, you'll get nothing. That would be considered fair by the commission, so don't try to say I didn't offer a rematch. Take it or get out of my office!"

Both growled in anger at this, but each finally nodded in agreement to take the match.

"See, I knew you would see it my way. Now, the match will be in a while, at say 6:00 P.M. This way you three will have plenty of time to duel one another and get done just in time to watch the duel for the number one contender for the World Championship. Now, get out of my office!" yelled Gozaburo.

Each growled in frustration, but slowly made their way for the door. On the way out, Seto grabbed the door and slammed it shut. The force of the slamming nearly ripped the door right off of its hinges.

Gozaburo was slightly cheesed off at that, but finally settled back into his throne. He then called the judge that usually made the announcements. He told him to make the announcements about the two duels for the evening. The judge said he would soon enough. Then Gozaburo relaxed back into his chair. He then began to laugh, enjoying the thought of Illidan possibly loosing both his titles.

After a while, the judge made his announcement on the intercom. At that time, Illidan was in his room with Marie, talking about the past.

Suddenly, the intercom buzzed to life, with the judge saying "Attention duelists. Two duels have just been signed for tonight. First, there will be a Triple Threat Duel for the Intercontinental and World Championships. It will be Illidan Stormrage vs. Seto Kaiba vs. Bandit Keith. This duel will start at 6:00 P.M. The next duel for the evening will be a 4-way duel to determine the number one contender for the World Championship. It will be Yugi Motto vs. Marie O'Dell vs. Marik Ishtar vs. Joey Wheeler. This duel will take place at 7:00 P.M. Those are the duels for tonight. Thank you all."

Illidan and Marie only sat there, slightly shocked at the announcement. Marie could only lightly giggle at Illidan's reaction.

Sighing, Illidan said "That's nice to know. Now I get to face Seto and Keith again. Oh joy…"

Marie only continued to giggle innocently at Illidan, and finally said "Oh wah!"

Illidan only laughed at her comment. Back at their hometown, he would always say that to Marie when she complained.

Marie then broke the small silence that ensued, asking "So, what are you going to do Illidan?"

Illidan could only laugh, and responded with "The only thing I can do. I'm going to face Seto and Keith in that duel. Hopefully they won't tag team me though."

Marie only laughed in response, saying "Knowing those two idiots, they'll be too busy trying to take each other out. I wouldn't worry about them. Now, I'll let you get ready for your duel. You only have an hour and thirty minutes. Good luck Illidan."

She then kissed him on the lips with a small, yet passionate kiss. She finally pulled back and stood, leaving Illidan gazing at her beauty as she left the room.

Sighing, Illidan stood and looked over his deck. It was still the same as always, so he placed it back in it's deck holder. He then took a quick shower and put on a white button up shirt with a white undershirt. He also put on a pair of his favorite blue jeans, just for the heck of it for the night.

After a quick meal of Ramen Noodles, Illidan was ready to leave. He grabbed hold of his Duel Disk and deck holder and made his way to the elevator. At the elevator, the group of Keith, Seto, and the judge were waiting. He was five minutes early, but the others were early as well.

Keith made the comment "It's about time you got here wimp. Now we can get this over with and I can become a double champion."

Seto turned towards Keith, saying "The only one that is going to become a double champion is me."

Illidan only sighed and let out a small laugh. The judge then asked all three to get into the elevator. Once in, the elevator rushed to the top of the tower. All of them got out and went to the main dueling ring.

The judge then began as usual speech, saying "Duelists, the following is a Triple Threat Duel and is for the Intercontinental and World Championships. Each of you three will start with 4000 life points. You will not be allowed to attack on your first turn. Once all the first turns are over, you are allowed to attack. You may defend anyone you wish, as well as attack anyone you wish. Now duelists, shuffle your decks and head to your positions."

All three began shuffling their decks. Once they finished, they inserted their decks into their Duel Disks. Slowly, all three made their way to their positions on the field.

After arriving at their positions, the judge said "The turns will be determined by your rank. Since Illidan is ranked first, he shall take the first turn, followed by Seto, and finally followed by Keith. Now duelists, activate your Duel Disks and bring out your Deck Masters. Then draw your first five cards and begin!"

Each of the three then fired their holo projectors. Their Duel Disks then began to unfold and power up.

Illidan took a deep breath and said "I call forth my Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning (3000/2500)!" The huge soldier in black armor then appeared beside of him.

Seto only smirked, saying "Stand back as I bring forth my Kaiser Seahorse (1700/1650)." A large blue and purple seahorse like warrior appeared beside of Seto.

Keith only smartly said "Alright dweebs, meet my Machine King (2200/2000)." A huge red and blue machine like monster appeared beside of Keith.

The three then drew their first five cards and said "LET'S DUEL!"