Chapter 96
Bakura drew and said "It's my move now Illidan, so prepare yourself. I place one card face down and then switch my Sangan to defense mode. Next I activate my Deck Master's special ability. I revive my Headless Knight (1450/1700) in defense mode." A silver with gold trim suit of armor without it's head and a sword and shield then appeared in a one kneed position on the field. The armor appeared to be empty inside, leaving a spooky feeling that someone was always watching you.
"Finally, I'll summon Mystic Tomato (1400/1100) in defense mode." A huge tomato then appeared on the field. It had eyes and a vicious looking mouth.
"That ends my move." (Illidan 2950, Bakura 4000)
Illidan drew his next card to see it was Alpha the Magnet Warrior. "Good, I have Alpha and Beta. I only need Gamma and Valkyrion to complete the set."
Looking back at the field, he said "First I return my Sinister Serpent from the Graveyard to my hand. Now I'll summon my Luster Dragon (1900/1600) in attack mode." A beautiful sapphire dragon then appeared on the field. Its ruby eyes stared at Bakura.
"Next I discard my Sinister Serpent to activate my XYZ-Dragon Cannon's special ability. Now blow away his face down card with Cannon Burst!" The twin barrels pointed towards the face down card. The huge machine then fired its blast.
As the blast neared, Bakura said "I reveal my Jar of Greed, allowing me to draw one new card."
Illidan nodded as his monster's blast still destroyed the card, but not the effect as Bakura drew one card. Illidan then said "You may have gotten the effect Bakura, but I'm far from done. Next I switch my Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon back into attack mode. XYZ-Dragon Cannon, attack his Headless Knight with Cannon Firestorm!" All the weapons on the huge machine powered up. It let loose a huge blast, instantly destroying the pathetic knight.
"I'm far from done yet. Dark Magician of Chaos, attack his Sangan now with Chaos Slice!" The powerful mage made a sweeping motion with his staff, throwing a blade of energy at the poor orange creature. The ball of fur was easily sliced in half and exploded.
"Due that he was destroyed by my Dark Magician of Chaos, he is removed from play. Thanks to my Deck Master, I can now attack with him again, so attack his Mystic Tomato with Chaos Slice!" The mage again swung his staff through the air, throwing yet another energy wave. It instantly slashed the tomato in half, causing yet another explosion.
"Like your Sangan, he was removed from play, so tough luck on not getting an effect. And before you revive them, I'll activate my face down card, Mystic Space Typhoon! This magic card allows me to destroy one magic or trap card on the field, and I choose your Masked Doll!" A typhoon then appeared and blew right through the magic card. Bakura softly growled in frustration at the fact his card was gone.
"Luster Dragon, attack him directly with Ruby Blaster!" The sapphire dragon took to the air and started powering up. Slowly, ruby energy could be seen forming in his mouth. Finally, it spat a blast of ruby colored energy directly at Bakura.
Bakura quickly acted, yelling "I activate my Deck Master's second special ability. Now I pay 1000 life points to return my Sangan (1000/600) from my removed from game pile to the field in defense mode." The small ball of fur then reappeared on the field in a hunched down position.
Slightly growling, Illidan called out "Luster Dragon, redirect your attack at Sangan!" The blast was then redirected towards the small creature. The blast hit, instantly destroying it.
Bakura smiled and said "Now I can draw one monster with 1500 or less attack points from my deck and add it to my hand. I choose my Goblin King." "Good for you, but I'm far from done. Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, attack his life points directly with Neutron Blast!" The huge three headed dragon began to power up. Lightening filled the ring as the dragon prepared to strike Bakura.
Not at all worried, Bakura said "I activate my Deck Master's special ability. Now I pay 500 life points in order to return Sangan (1000/600) in defense mode." The small fur ball then reappeared in front of Bakura.
Illidan sighed and said "That's fine and dandy. Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, attack his Sangan instead with Neutron Blast!" With that the powerful three headed dragon spat three energy blasts. The blasts combined to form a huge blast. The blast incinerated the ball of fur in a flash.
Bakura then said "Now I add Kuriboh to my hand thanks to Sangan's defeat."
Illidan nodded and replied "I end my move." (Illidan 2950, Bakura 2500)
Bakura paused for a moment and then finally drew his next card. "I set one card face down, and then summon my Goblin King (0/0) in defense mode." A green creature, a goblin to be exact, appeared on the field sitting in a throne. It had a royal scepter in his hand and a grin on his face.
Noticing how weak the monster was, Illidan commented "I take it your monster has a special ability, seeing how it would be pointless to summon a weak monster in defense mode."
Bakura only nodded and replied with "That shall end my turn. Attack me if you dare Illidan!" (Illidan 2950, Bakura 2500)
Illidan drew his next card, hoping for something to end this duel fast. He instead drew his Swords of Revealing Light. Sighing, Illidan then began to realize how many turns had passed. "It's only been a few turns with me and Bakura, but it's taking its toll on me. I need to finish this during this turn. He only has one monster and a face down card. It's time I finish this, and fast!"
Looking at his hand, he decided he had one card that could end it fast. Smiling, he said "I first return my Sinister Serpent to my hand. Now I play the magic card known as Raigeki! This card destroys all the monsters on your side of the field, so say good bye to Goblin King!" Lightening filled the sky and then suddenly struck the small goblin. It cried out in pain as it finally was destroyed. Bakura only frowned at this action.
"Next it's time to attack. Luster Dragon, direct attack his life points now with Ruby Blaster!" The powerful sapphire dragon took flight and spat a ruby energy ball at Bakura.
Bakura quickly said "I activate my Deck Master's special ability to revive my Sangan (1000/600) in defense mode." Once again, the small fur ball reappeared on the field, blocking the path of the blast that was going to hit Bakura.
Growling slightly, Illidan said "Then I'll redirect my attack at your Sangan then!" The blast continued on, smacking the orange fur ball hard, instantly destroying it.
Bakura smirked and said "Now I draw yet another Kuriboh from my deck."
Illidan nodded, knowing what Bakura was up to. "I use my Deck Master's special ability to attack again, so Luster Dragon, direct attack with Ruby Blaster!" The dragon spat yet another ruby fireball at Bakura.
Instead of using his Deck Master this time, Bakura had other plans of defense. "I discard my Kuriboh in order to protect my life points." He quickly sent the card to the Graveyard, instantly activating a wall of brown fur balls with green arms and feet, and purple eyes. The wall was struck and smoke appeared on the field. Once it lifted, Bakura was left standing unfazed.
Illidan sighed, but said with confidence "It's not over yet Bakura. XYZ-Dragon Cannon, direct attack his life points with Cannon Firestorm!" The huge machine powered up and aimed all it's weaponry at Bakura. It then fired in a huge barrage at Bakura.
At the last moment, Bakura said "I activate my Deck Master's special ability. Now I pay 500 life points in order to resurrect my Sangan (1000/600) in defense mode." As before, the small ball of fur returned to the field, blocking the path to Bakura.
Realizing Bakura couldn't keep paying points, Illidan said "Fine then, attack his Sangan my XYZ-Dragon Cannon!" The blast totally obliterated the small orange fur ball, making it vanish once more.
Bakura smiled and said "Now I draw my third Kuriboh from my deck and add it back to my hand."
Sighing, Illidan realized something. "Now he has two more Kuriboh's in his hand, each able to block one of my shots. I only have two more monsters to attack with too. I'll make him waste them though, so here goes."
Looking back at the field, Illidan yelled "Dark Magician of Chaos, direct attack with Chaos Scepter Blast!"
Bakura smiled at this, like this is what he'd been waiting for it. As the mage was about to strike, he said "Not so fast Illidan! I activate my Deck Master's special ability, allowing me to return my Sangan to the field in defense mode." Again, the fur ball returned to its usual blocking position.
Smirking, Illidan said "Say good bye to Sangan then! Dark Magician of Chaos, blow it away!" The powerful blast hit the small creature, instantly blowing it apart.
Bakura smirked, saying "Now you've done it Illidan! You've triggered my trap card known as Divine Wrath! This trap allows me to discard one card from my hand in order to negate the effect of a monster. In return, that monster is removed from play as well. So, I discard my Cheerful Coffin card. Say good bye to your Dark Magician of Chaos!" A bolt of lightning flew down from the sky and struck the powerful mage, making him cry out in pain. Illidan then watched in horror as his monster was removed from play.
"Now I add my Jowels of Dark Demise to my hand for Sangan's effect."
Growling, Illidan realized he only had one monster left to attack. Sighing, he yelled "Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, attack his life points directly with Neutron Blast!" The huge three headed dragon then began building up its power. Lightening flashed across the field as the dragon prepared for an assault. Finally ready, the three heads spat a huge burst of energy each, which then combined into one huge blast.
Moments before the blast would hit, Bakura said "I discard my Kuriboh in order to take no damage." A wall of brown fur balls then appeared again, absorbing the tremendous amount of energy from the blast. When it was over, the wall was gone and the dragon had failed to break through.
Knowing he had nothing left this turn, Illidan said "I'll end my move now." (Illidan 2950, Bakura 1000)
Bakura nodded and drew his card, saying "It's my move, and I set this monster in defense mode. Next I'll set one card face down. That ends my move." (Illidan 2950, Bakura 1000)
Illidan drew his next card, which was Monster Reborn. Deciding to hold off on using it, he said "First I return Sinister Serpent to my hand. Now I'll activate XYZ-Dragon Cannon's special effect by discarding Sinister Serpent in order to destroy your face down magic or trap card. XYZ-Dragon Cannon, use Cannon Burst on that card!" Both barrels aimed and fired a blast at the card.
Bakura was quick to say "You triggered my trap. It's Waboku, so you can't destroy my monster this turn, nor damage my life points."
Illidan slightly growled at this annoyance and said "I'll switch my monsters into defense mode and end my move then." (Illidan 2950, Bakura 1000)
Bakura smirked and said "Good, cause it's my turn to take you down. It all starts by this move. I flip summon my monster, which is Jowls of Dark Demise (200/100)." A purple clam like creature then appeared. It had sharp fangs and yellow eyes hidden in darkness.
"Thanks to this monster's flip effect, I can take control of one of your monsters for one turn. So, I take control of your Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!" The little clam like creature then flashed its eyes and reached out with hands covered in darkness. It struck the powerful dragon and dragged it to Bakura's side of the field.
"Also, thanks to Jowls of Dark Demise, this monster can direct attack for this turn. That means you're about to lose the duel thanks to your own monster. I'll first switch your monster into attack mode, and now say good bye to your life points Illidan! Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, direct attack Illidan with Neutron Blast!" The mighty dragon powered up and took aim. The three heads then spat a blast each which formed into a huge ball of energy.
Illidan only closed his eyes and smiled, and said "It's over for you Bakura."
Bakura had a look of confusion on his face, and asked "I think you mean it's over for you, right?"
Shaking his head, Illidan replied as he opened his eyes. "No, it's over for you, for I activate this trap! The trap known as Magic Cylinder, which allows me to redirect the attack you made at me directly at your life points!" Two huge pink cylinders then appeared on the field. Each had the opening pointed at Bakura. The huge blast from the three headed dragon entered the first cylinder on the left. The right one then began to glow as the blast shot right back out directly at Bakura.
"NOOOOO!" screamed Bakura as the attack came flying back out at him. It instantly struck him hard, knocking him to the floor completely. His Duel Disk powered down, signifying his loss. The mighty dragon then crossed back over to its rightful place with Illidan.
Slowly, Bakura tried to get up. He was still smoking from the blast and was quite shaky. Unsure if Bakura could make it off himself or not, Tristan and Duke ran down from the stands. They quickly reached him and helped him stand up fully. Before leaving, he turned towards Illidan and smiled. He said with a smile "Good duel Illidan. I never saw that one coming. Good luck with the rest."
Illidan smiled back and replied with "Take care Bakura. I hope you'll be alright."
With that, Duke and Tristan helped Bakura limp off the field.
The judge then declared Illidan the winner and that he gained an additional 1000 life points. He also declared Noa Kaiba to be Illidan's next opponent.
That said, Noa stepped forward into the ring. As before, the judge explained to him what to do. Noa nodded and began to carry out the procedure.
He finally activated his Duel Disk and said with pride in his voice "Come on out Shinato, King of a Higher Plane (3300/3000)!" The blue skinned angel with golden wings then appeared beside Noa. He then drew his five cards and nodded.
Smiling at Illidan, he said "Good luck Illidan."
Illidan returned the nod and replied with "You too Noa."
He then drew his first card, which was Mage Power. "I'll first return my Sinister Serpent. Next I switch my remaining monsters back into attack mode. Now I'll set one monster. That shall end my turn." (Illidan 3950, Noa 4000)
Smiling, Noa drew and said "Not bad Illidan, but you'll need something better than all those monsters to beat me. I first play the magic card known as Spring of Rebirth. Whenever a monster is returned to a player's hand, I gain 500 life points. Next I'll set one card face down and then summon Inaba White Rabbit (700/500) in attack mode." A white rabbit on a huge jet engine appeared on the field.
"Now I activate the magic card known as Double Attack. Once I discard one monster from my hand, my Inaba can attack twice in one turn. So, I discard my Mystical Elf to the Graveyard, allowing Inaba to attack twice. Now Inaba White Rabbit, direct attack Illidan with Jet Hop!" The small rabbit took to the sky on the jet. It zoomed around Illidan several times till finally it came flying straight at him, smacking him hard in the chest. Illidan grabbed his chest in pain, but remained standing.
"Now it's time I activate this magic card known as Sebek's Blessing. This allows me to increase my life points by the number of life points you lost. But wait, there's more. Now thanks to my Deck Master, I gain the number of life points equal to the damage I inflicted. That means I gain a total of 1400 so far. Now Inaba White Rabbit, direct attack his life points again with Jet Hop!" The white rabbit blasted off again, zooming wildly across the field. He zoomed around Illidan for what felt like eternity for Illidan. Finally, it struck him in the back, knocking him hard to one knee. He sat there gasping for air as Noa laughed at him.
"Now I gain 700 more life points thanks to my Deck Master. That will end my turn, but before I end, my Inaba returns, which means I gain an additional 500 life points thanks to Spring of Rebirth." (Illidan 2550, Noa 6600)