Chapter 79
Illidan drew and glanced at his Blade Knight. Deciding to stick with defense for the moment, he said "I'll start by setting one monster. Next I switch Slate Warrior into attack mode. Slate Warrior, attack his Kuribabylon with Fiend Slash!" The blue fiend leapt into the air, pulling his halberd from his back with ease. He then slashed the large hair ball with his halberd, making the creature howl in pain as it was destroyed. Yami only slightly grunted at the destruction of his monster, seemingly a bit irritated.
"I'm far from done though Yami. I use my Deck Master's special ability, granting Slate Warrior a second attack. Slate Warrior, direct attack his life points with Fiend Slash!" The fiend leapt into the air again and came down hard onto Yami with his halberd, making Yami slide backwards and grasp his chest.
Yami stood there breathless for a moment before saying "You've triggered my face down trap Illidan. I reveal Rope of Life. By discarding my hand, I can return Kuribabylon to the field and add 800 additional attack points to him (2300/1000)." Slowly, the powerful hair ball monster returned to the field with a bit more power to boot.
Illidan lightly chuckled, saying "Not a problem. I can take him down next turn. I end my move." (Yami 1300, Illidan 2850)
Yami drew, saying "Maybe so Illidan, but the card I sent to the Graveyard was Sword of Deep-Seated, and you know what that means. It was put back on top of my deck, meaning I just redrew it. Now I play Sword of Deep-Seated, equipping it to Kuribabylon, raising his attack and defense points by 500 (2800/1500)." The horn on the fur ball's head then transformed into a purple sword that was jutting from it's head.
"And of course, I gain 500 life points for playing a magic card. Now Kuribabylon, destroy Illidan's Slate Warrior with Horn Sword Strike!" The fur ball let out a small screech and crossed the field.
As it made it to halfway across the field, Illidan yelled "Not so fast Yami! I reveal my trap card, Imperial Order! This trap negates all magic cards on the field, thus lowering your Kuribabylon's attack and defense points by 500 points (2300/1000)!"
Yami lightly growled as he saw his monster lose strength, but smiled, saying "I activate Kuribabylon's special ability! I now separate him into the Five Kuriboh Brothers (300/200) x 5!" Just as the huge hair ball creature was about to clash with the fiend monster, a puff of smoke appeared and the large creature disappeared but five little colored fur balls took it's place.
Lightly irritated, Illidan said "Ah man, you've got to be kidding me!"
Yami only laughed, saying "Sorry Illidan, but my Kuriboh's aren't done yet. Now it's time they took on a new form. Kuriboh Brothers, form Kuribandit (300/200)!" One of the five brothers then started pushing his brothers around, knocking them into the air. The five started bouncing around the field till all five struck one another at once, causing smoke to appear. When it cleared, there stood a new fur ball that was larger than the previous five. This one was brown and had an eye patch on one eye and a bandanna. He looked more like a pirate than anything else.
Lightly laughing, Illidan said "Ok… I'm not sure whether to laugh or be curious to why you'd do that."
Yami only chuckled, saying "You're about to see why. Now I use Kuribandit's special effect. I sacrifice him in order to draw five new cards from my deck, but I must discard all monsters I draw and keep the magic and trap cards."
Picking up five new cards, Yami studied them and smiled. He then took three of the new cards and threw them into his Graveyard slot. "I discard three monsters that I drew. I then set one card and end my move." (Yami 1800, Illidan 2850)
Illidan only became lost in thought over this move. "Hmm, he's up to something. I'd better be careful. I know one of those five cards was Sword of Deep-Seated due that he destroyed it when he disassembled Kuribabylon. It automatically went to the top of his deck, so as I say, he either set it, or something to that effect. I'm just not sure now what his other card is."
Shaking his head, Illidan refocused on the duel and drew. Looking at D.D. Warrior Lady, Illidan was about to say something when Yami spoke up.
"I activate a trap Illidan! It's called Dust Tornado, and it works like Mystical Space Typhoon. I'll use it to destroy your Imperial Order!" A dust storm then rose up and slammed into Illidan's face up trap card.
Illidan lightly chuckled, saying "Thanks Yami, cause I was about to not pay the cost."
Yami only groaned at the minor error he had just made.
Smiling, Illidan said "I'll summon Blade Knight (1600/1000) to the field in attack mode." A knight in full body white armor appeared on the field. He carried a white shield and powerful sword. Illidan then looked over at Yami, who appeared to have a look of pure calmness and determination on his face.
"He's about to lose, yet he looks like he knows he can still win. How can he? Maybe he's not bluffing, but he has nothing on the field to stop my attack. The only possible card he has in his hand is Sword of Deep-Seated."
"Come on Illidan, attack me if you think you can win!" interrupted Yami into Illidan's thoughts.
Looking at Yami again, he thought "He's got to be bluffing. He has no cards in play, and only one in his hand. I know for a fact it is Sword of Deep-Seated. Still, why am I hesitating? Is it possible he can save himself?"
Up in the stands, Seto was silently thinking "Attack him you fool! It's a no brainer move! Just attack!"
Elsewhere, Mai said to Marie "It's just like in Duelist Kingdom. He had that streak of confidence, and I believed he had a plan. It was enough to force me to not attack him then. But will Illidan attack him or not now?"
Marie looked over at Mai and said "I don't know. He has to choose one though."
Further up in the stands, Tristan said in a downcast voice "Yugi's finished. He has nothing to stop Illidan."
Tea quickly turned to Tristan, saying "It's not over yet Tristan. Remember, we have to support him till the end."
Joey basically butted in, saying "Guys, it's not over yet, so just chill. Yugi has a plan, and he's going to still win it all. Remember, we need to keep the faith. He'll win this duel, just watch."
Back on the field, Illidan continued to struggle in his mind on what to do. "If I attack and succeed, I win. But if I fail in the attack, what then? And if I don't attack, he'll have a chance to beat me next turn. I have no choice then. I have to attack!"
Finally ready, Illidan said "Slate Warrior, direct attack Yami's life points with Fiend Slash!" The fiend let out a battle cry and leaped into the air, preparing to bare down on Yami.
As the fiend was about to slash him, Yami smiled, saying "Not so fast Illidan! I activate my Deck Master's second special ability. I pay 1000 life points in order to bring back Swords of Revealing Light for one turn. This now blocks your attack, and since it is a magic card, I gain 500 life points back thanks to Spell Absorption." With that said, several swords of light rained from the sky in front of the fiend monster, making him instantly stop his attack.
Shocked, Illidan said "How did you do that? I thought you could only bring a card back to your hand, not play it?"
Yami lightly chuckled, and said "You see, the special ability that transferred one magic card from the Graveyard to my hand at a cost of 500 life points has another effect. It's a two part effect. I can choose to pay 500 life points to return a magic card to my hand, or I can pay 1000 life points instead and automatically play the card to the field for one turn. The only problem with that effect is I can't use the same card in the next turn with either effect. So once your turn ends, I can't use Swords of Revealing Light again till your turn again."
Growling at this new information, Illidan's thoughts instantly said "Not good. Now he can keep this trick up as long as he has to. But the good news is he has to burn up a good bit of life points to do this, and he can only regain 500 at a time for a magic card. Hopefully next turn I can make him use too many and finally have a shot at him."
"I end my move then." (Yami 1300, Illidan 2850)
Yami drew and said "I summon Giant Rat (1400/1450) in attack mode." A rather large bluish-grey rat with yellow eyes and a skull in it's hand appeared on the field.
"Now I equip Sword of Deep-Seated to my Giant Rat, raising its attack and defense points by 500 (1900/1950)!" A sword then appeared in the skull that the rat was holding onto.
"Also, I gain 500 life points due to my Spell Absorption. Giant Rat, attack his Blade Knight with Skull Slash Strike!" The rat squeaked loudly and quickly used the skull in it's hand to slash the white knight, instantly crushing the knight into millions of pieces.
"Next I'll use my Deck Master's special ability to bring Poison of the Old Man back to my hand at a cost of 500 life points. Then I play Poison of the Old Man and gain back 1700 life points. That shall end my turn." (Yami 3000, Illidan 2350)
Illidan then drew his next card to see it was Monster Reborn. He decided to hold onto it for the time being and picked a different card from his hand. "I'll start this turn by summoning D.D. Warrior Lady (1500/1600) in defense mode." A blond headed female warrior in grey and black armor then appeared in a defensive stance.
"Slate Warrior, attack his Giant Rat now with Fiend Slash!" The fiend quickly crossed the field and easily slashed the rat with his halberd, making the rat screech loudly as it exploded.
Yami smirked, saying "You triggered Giant Rat's special ability Illidan. When Giant Rat goes to the Graveyard due to battle, I 'm allowed to special summon one earth attribute monster with 1500 or less attack points from my deck to the field. And I choose Obnoxious Celtic Guardian (1400/1200)." An elf in green armor, a brown shirt, a blue cape, and tan pants then appeared. He swung his sword out in front of him, showing he was a threat.
Nodding, Illidan said "Alright then Yami, I now use my Deck Master's special ability, allowing Slate Warrior a second attack. Slate Warrior, attack Obnoxious Celtic Guardian with Fiend Slash!" The fiend leapt into the air and prepared to slash the elf in half with his halberd. As he came down, the elf held out his sword, causing the blades to clash. The elf seemingly held the fiend off, but was pushed backwards to the ground. Slowly, the elf recovered to protect his master.
Surprised at this, Illidan asked "What's going on!"
Yami lightly chuckled, and replied with "That's a simple one Illidan. My Obnoxious Celtic Guardian's special effect is it can't be destroyed by monsters with 1900 or more attack points. So he withstood your attack. Still, I lost the difference in our monster's points, but I didn't lose my monster. Now finish up your turn."
Eying his female warrior, Illidan mentally realized he'd have to use her to take down the weaker elf monster.
"I end my move then." (Yami 1500, Illidan 2350)