Hello once more everyone. Glad everyone liked the duel so far. The gauntlet duel was originally meant to be only for Illidan, but then before I wrote it, I figured, why not have a tag team one as well, so I wrote it in. Anyways, I'm so happy to get so many reviews again. Time for me to go about answering them.

thehyperactivecow: Yep, Illidan wiped the floor with Keith easily, as usual. And yeah, don't have a heart attack yet, hehe. Save it for the end, lol.

CWATZ: Thanks. Yeah, I'm unsure on the time. I've been researching it, and I've been finding mostly 10 years, so that's my guess. It's kind of important for when I write another story, lol. Wow, top 5! Thanks again.

Tomb Robber Vicky: Hehe, yep, Kuriboh to Yami's rescue! Keith remained winless, which has to suck for him. Even Mai and Bakura won a duel at the least. I figured also that I'd make Joey move up into the top 5. I like Joey as well, although he's not a favorite, but he's a good duelist and not many take him serious. Yep, Illidan and Marie are sweet. I'm sure Gozaburo has plans to do something.

Metal Overlord 2.0: Lol, yeah, Keith just got annihilated throughout the tournament. Never know, you may see that creature yet. Hehe, yeah, it's a small chink in his armor, but not a big enough one to really matter probably.

Isis the Sphinx: Yep, it was fluff, lol. As for Keith, everyone needs to feel better about themselves, so he was there to help, hehe. Yells at Keith. "HEY MUTT!" Watches Keith running away crying. Ok, maybe I overdid it, lol.

Ultimate Legendary Master: Good question about Gozaburo. Knowing him, something sinister. But thanks for the comments.

pink-kiss-candy: Lol, he goes down faster than… Actually, I don't know what would go down faster than him, lol. Tea does give long boring friendship speeches. I mean, for crying out loud, the freaking mark on their hands is in like eternal ink, lol.

Strawberry Cake: Yep, they do love one another deeply. Actually, my fiancé has a story that goes along with how they met and all in the past. In fact, I believe mine has part of it within my own story. And yeah, poor Bakura. He has a bad temper, but dealing with those two girls has changed him I think, lol.

Well, that's all I have this morning. I'm going to post 2 chapters again, just cause I love all the reviews I'm getting. So, enjoy the new chapters.

Chapter 95

Illidan began by drawing his next card. He'd drawn his Mystical Space Typhoon. "I'll set one card face down and end my move." (Illidan 5000, Mai 4000)

Mai nodded and drew, saying "Well, it's my move Illidan. I'm just glad it's not Marie I'm dueling. She'd have a million life points by now."

She let off a silly giggle, making Illidan laugh as well, although he saw Marie glare at him from where all the duelists waited for a shot to duel. Even with the glare, she couldn't help but laugh though.

"Alright, I'll summon my Amazoness Swords Woman (1500/1600) in attack mode." The powerful Amazon then appeared. She had wild hair and a large sword that made any man fear her.

"Next my Deck Master boosts her points by 300 (1800/1900). Amazoness Swords Woman, attack a Scapegoat Token with Amazon Sword Strike!" The mighty Amazon launched herself across the field. She easily swung her sword, destroying the orange goat with ease.

"Now I'll set one card face down and end my turn." (Illidan 5000, Mai 4000)

Illidan drew his next card with confidence and saw it was Beta the Magnet Warrior. Deciding it was better to hold that card, he said "First I'll begin by activating XYZ-Dragon Cannon's special effect. I now discard my Sinister Serpent to the Graveyard. XYZ-Dragon Cannon, use Cannon Burst on her face down!" The powerful machine took aim with its twin cannon barrels and fired a powerful blast. The blast destroyed the face down, revealing it to be Gravity Bind.

"NO, NOT THAT!" Mai said comically.

Illidan only smiled at Mai's over reaction and said "You'd better prepare yourself for something worse than that Mai. I now invoke my Deck Master's second special ability. At a cost of 1000 life points, I can return my Dark Magician of Chaos from the removed from play pile and summon him directly to the field. So, I give up the 1000 and special summon Dark Magician of Chaos (2800/2600) in attack mode!" A pentagram of fire appeared on the field. Slowly, slowly, the mage in tight black armor rose from it. His eyes glowed with a powerful magic. Once fully on the field, he swung his staff around, killing off the flames. He then began to emit a reddish glow of powerful magic abilities.

"Thanks to me special summoning him, I can return one magic card from my Graveyard. So I return Change of Heart!"

Mai suddenly got serious then, knowing what Illidan was up to. Sweat appeared on her brow, showing the fear she was feeling. "You had this planned, didn't you?"

Illidan nodded to her question and said "Now I play Change of Heart, allowing me to take control of your Amazoness Swords Woman!" Mai watched in horror as her only monster on the field switched from her control to Illidan's. Once on his side, she lost the points that Mai's Deck Master had given her (1500/1600). She then realized it was most likely over.

Curious, she asked "It's over, isn't it?"

Illidan nodded silently, knowing Mai knew that answer as well. She smiled and then prepared herself for the fight. "Well, bring it on Illidan. I'm ready for you."

Illidan nodded back and replied with "XYZ-Dragon Cannon, attack her directly with Cannon Firestorm!" The mighty tank powered up, charging all weapons to maximum power. It then fired directly at Mai, striking her hard. She remained standing though, although she was apparently half dazed by the blast.

"Amazoness Swords Woman, finish this duel by attacking directly with Amazon Sword Strike!" At that command, the Amazon took off at a quick pace. She slashed her former master, causing Mai to collapse to the ground. Her points then hit zero and her Duel disk powered down.

"The winner of this round is Illidan Stormrage. An additional 1000 life points shall be added to his total." announced the judge.

Illidan ignored the judge though and began to walk towards Mai. The judge quickly yelled "Mr. Stormrage, if you move from your position, you'll be disqualified. I'd advise Miss Valentine to walk over to you instead."

He was almost mad for a second till the judge said Mai could come over. Slowly, she stood up and walked over, offering her hand.

Smiling, she said "Good duel Illidan. I look forward to the final 10-way duel with you."

Illidan smiled back and said "Me too. Good luck Mai."

With that, Mai walked off the field, her head held high with pride for the duel she had competed in.

"Will Seto Kaiba please enter the duel ring now? He is up to duel since he is ranked eighth." announced the judge.

Seto then strode forward with his face stating his desire. He was there to win, at all costs.

Once he took his mark, the judge said "Mr. Kaiba, shuffle your …"

Before the judge could finish, Seto yelled "I know what to do you foolish judge. Just can it. I'm about to defeat Illidan and I'll reclaim my title, with another to boot. Prepare yourself Illidan, for you're about to lose and face the humility I have faced since I lost to you."

Seto then shuffled his deck and finally stuck it back in his Duel Disk. His Duel Disk then whirled to life and unfolded, instantly powering up. In a voice of confidence, he said "I bring forth my Kaiser Seahorse (1700/1650)!" The powerful blue and purple undersea warrior then appeared beside Seto.

Seto then drew his first five cards and said "Hurry up and make your move Illidan, so I can crush you and reclaim what I deserve."

Illidan only chuckled at Seto's demands. "Strange how one defeat by me set so much in motion. Now he's lost most of his duels since our last duel. He blames me so much, but it really isn't my fault. He'll never learn that though."

Illidan drew his card and smiled. It was his Magic Cylinder. "I'll start by activating my Sinister Serpent's special effect during my Standby Phase. His effect returns him from my Graveyard to my hand. Next I'll set one card face down. Now I'll end my move." (Illidan 5000, Seto 4000)

Laughing manically, Seto said "You waste my time for that! That was pathetic. Now watch a true move. I first play the magic card Polymerization, allowing me to fuse my three Blue-Eyes White Dragons (3000/2500) from my hand into Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon (4500/3800)!" Three large white metallic dragons then appeared on the field with a roar each. Suddenly they began to swirl together, till a large three headed dragon appeared in their place. It had a huge body and the three heads roared.

With another evil laugh, Seto said "Next I summon Lord of Dragons (1200/1100) in defense mode." A mage in a dragon type robe appeared on the field in a crouching position.

"Now I play Pot of Greed, allowing me to draw 2 new cards. And now I'll play the magic card known as The Flute of Summoning Dragon! This allows me to special summon another dragon from my hand, and I choose my Tri-Horned Dragon (2850/2350) in attack mode!" A large blue dragon with a red underbelly and several horns on his head appeared on the field. The spikes continued down his neck, but disappeared after that. Also, he had large claws that looked much like the spikes on his neck.

Seto now began one of his uncontrollable laughs, thinking he had everything won as usual. "Illidan, you fool, you're about to lose it all, and it all starts with my Lord of Dragon's help. You see, no magic, trap, or monster effect cards can effect them, so tough luck. Now Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, blast Illidan's pathetic Amazoness Swords Woman with Neutron Blast!" Lightening filled the ring as the three large dragon heads powered up. Energy was surging from the three heads. Finally, they fired their blasts into one huge blast of energy. The blast struck the female warrior hard, who used her blade to deflect some of the blast. She deflected it directly towards Seto, who was struck hard by the blast, knowing him to his one knee. After he went down, the female warrior was finally overtaken and was destroyed.

Growling loudly, Seto spat angrily "What did you just do to me Illidan? Explain now!"

Illidan only chuckled and replied with "If you had studied up on Mai's deck, you'd know that Amazoness Swords Woman's effect is quite deadly. It transfers the damage I'd receive to my opponent. That means the blast your Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon sent at me was successful in destroying my monster, but the damage was deflected to you directly. That will teach you to attack a monster before you know much about it."

Seto only growled loudly, yelling "YOU WON'T MAKE A FOOL OF ME THIS DUEL! YOU HEAR ME ILLIDAN STORMRAGE, I WILL DESTROY YOU! NOW TRI-HORNED DRAGON, ATTACK HIS PATHETIC DARK MAGICIAN OF CHAOS WITH TRI-HORNED SPEAR STRIKE!" The powerful tri-horned dragon then charged the mage. He easily skewered the mage with a clawed hand, making the mage scream in agony till he was finally destroyed.

Seto only began to laugh at this, saying "Now your favorite monster is gone, and I've still got my most powerful monster out. Try to get out of this predicament Illidan! I end my move." (Illidan 4950, Seto 1000)

Lightly chuckling, Illidan realized something. "He's going down the same way Mai did. He left himself wide open for it. I'm surprised. Wait, he isn't. I forgot about his Lord of Dragons. It protects his monsters from magic, trap, and monster effects. But that don't mean I can't take it out first."

Illidan quickly drew his card to see his familiar Luster Dragon. "My favorite non-tribute card. Too bad I can't use it yet. I will soon enough though."

"First I'll activate my Deck Master's second special ability. I pay 1000 life points in order to return my Dark Magician of Chaos (2800/2600) to the field in attack mode." The mage then reappeared, his eyes glowing with magic as before.

Seto responded with a laugh, saying "Big deal if you returned your pathetic mage. He isn't going to save you this time Illidan."

Smirking, Illidan replied "I wouldn't laugh yet Kaiba because my mage's special ability allows me to return one magic card from my Graveyard. I'll choose Change of Heart."

Kaiba only laughed again at Illidan, saying "You fool! Don't you know you can't take control of my dragons still?"

Illidan only chuckled and said "In fact, I do Kaiba. That's why I activate my XYZ-Dragon Cannon's special ability. I discard my Sinister Serpent to destroy one card on the field, and I think my target shall be your Lord of Dragons! XYZ-Dragon Cannon, blow away his Lord of Dragons with Cannon Burst!" The powerful machine aimed both barrels at the mage dressed in dragon armor and fired. The mage screamed as he was struck hard, but finally faded away.

Seto only growled loudly at this, and yelled "It still doesn't matter! I can crush you without my Lord of Dragons!"

Illidan chuckled again, mockingly saying "Really? Well, let's see you do it after I play Change of Heart on your Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!" Kaiba growled even more loudly as his three headed dragon switched sides. Terror filled his eyes as well, realizing he was about to lose the duel thanks to his own monster.

"Now that I have control of your dragon, I can end this round. Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, attack Tri-Horned Dragon with Neutron Blast!" Lightening once again filled the ring as the powerful dragon powered up. All three mouths were full of powerful energy. The three heads fired at the same time, their energies combining into one huge blast.

"NOOOO!" Seto screamed as the blue dragon was obliterated by the blast, knocking his life points down to zero.

He fumed now, yelling with a vain pulsing on his forehead "YOU'LL PAY FOR THIS ILLIDAN STORMRAGE, IF IT'S THE LAST THING I EVER DO!"

Kaiba had just screamed that at the top of his lungs as his Duel Disk powered down. He then stomped off the field, not even bothering to stay to watch the rest of the duels.

The judge then raised his hand towards Illidan, saying "The winner of the round is Illidan. He now gains another 1000 life points. The next duelist is seventh ranked Bakura Ryou. Please step forward."

Bakura then came forward to the middle of the ring. The judge kindly said "Please shuffle your deck, and then move to your position. Once there, activate your Duel Disk and summon your Deck Master. Then draw your first five cards. Then Mr. Stormrage, you may begin."

Bakura nodded and shuffled his deck as instructed. Once done, he moved to his position. He took a deep breath, seemingly preparing mentally for this duel. Slowly, he opened his eyes back up and activated his Duel Disk. It unfolded and lit up.

Smiling, he said gently "I'll bring out my Dark Necrofear (2200/2800)." The almost blue skinned fiend that looked human, but was most definitely not human, appeared onto the field. Bakura then drew his first five cards and nodded to Illidan.

"Duelists, begin!" commanded the judge.

Illidan did as the judge instructed. Looking at his new card, he smiled. Deciding to hold onto his Raigeki for the moment, he said "I'll first return my Sinister Serpent to my hand. That'll do it for me." (Illidan 4950, Bakura 4000)

Bakura smiled at this little move, replying with "Not much of a move, eh. Well, I'll start things off by playing the magic card known as Masked Doll. Now whenever I have to pay life points for a magic, trap, or monster effect to activate from my side, I can negate it. Next I'll set four cards face down, and summon Sangan (1000/600) in attack mode." A little orange ball of fur then appeared on the field. It extended its green arms and legs and then opened its three eyes.

"That shall end my move." (Illidan 4950, Bakura 4000)

Illidan drew his Harpie's Feather Duster next. "Excellent! I can take his face down cards now."

Smiling, he said "I play the magic card Harpie's Feather Duster! Say good bye to all…"

Bakura interrupted saying "Not so fast Illidan! I activate the trap known as Magic Jammer, but then I chain to that by playing another trap known as Jar of Greed. Now, Jar of Greed allows me to draw one new card, which I now discard to use for Magic Jammer's effect. The card is a monster known as Headless Knight, but it don't really matter. Magic Jammer now negates your magic card, so nice try."

Illidan smiled at this, and replied "Not bad Bakura, but I'm far from done." Looking at the field, Illidan slowly realized Bakura still had two face down cards. "If I attack with Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, he could reveal a Magic Cylinder or something that throws the blast back at me. I can't afford to take that much damage this early on. So, I'll play it safe for this turn."

"I switch Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon into defense mode." The large dragon pulled it's wings in towards itself and pulled it's three heads within it's wingspan.

"Next I activate XYZ-Dragon Cannon's special ability. I discard my Sinister Serpent for it. XYZ-Dragon Cannon, use Cannon Burst on Sangan!" The huge machine took aim with its twin barrels and blew away the small orange creature easily.

Bakura smiled, saying in a chipper voice "Thanks to that move Illidan, I can now add one monster to my hand from deck with 1500 or less attack points. So, I'll add my Mystic Tomato to my hand."

Illidan nodded and continued, saying "XYZ-Dragon Cannon, now attack his life points directly with Cannon Firestorm!"

Before the shot could get off, Bakura said "Not so fast Illidan! First I activate my Deck Master's special ability. Normally, I'd lose 500 life points by returning a monster to the field by using it, but thanks to my Masked Doll card, I lose none. Now I return Sangan (1000/600) in attack mode." The little orange furry creature then reappeared, growling slightly at Illidan.

Sighing slightly, Illidan replied "Fine then Bakura, XYZ-Dragon Cannon, attack his Sangan with Cannon Firestorm!" Again, the powerful machine powered up, preparing to launch a shot.

Again, before the shot could get off, Bakura interrupted. "I activate my trap card, Dark Spirit of the Silent! This card negates your machine's attack and forces another of your monsters to attack. The monster I'll choose to attack shall be your Scapegoat Token!"

Illidan watched in horror as his tank was forced to power down and his pink goat creature switched from defense to attack mode. It then hurled itself at the orange fur ball, attempting to use it's horns as a battering ram. The orange fur ball of course had 1000 attack points, while the goat had zero. The orange fur ball easily avoided the ramming charge and slashed the goat with it's long nails on it's hand, causing the goat to cry out and explode.

Illidan growled in frustration and said "It's not over yet Bakura, because I still have one monster left to attack with. Dark Magician of Chaos, attack his Sangan with Chaos Slice!" The powerful mage started raising his staff to make a downwards slash at the fur ball creature, but was interrupted.

Bakura quickly said "Oh no you don't Illidan! I reveal another Dark Spirit of the Silent, forcing your other Scapegoat Token to attack my Sangan!"

The remaining goat creature then made a ramming charge at the orange fur ball, only to fail like the previous one. Instead of hitting it's target, the orange fur ball dodged and slashed the goat creature.

Smirking slightly, Illidan thought "He sure is a tricky one." Sighing due that he had failed that turn to accomplish anything, he said "I'll end my move." (Illidan 2950, Bakura 4000)