Chapter 115
"Just so you know Illidan, this duel is about more than your pathetic cards and titles. It's more about me earning my spot back onto Mr. Kaiba's board of future directors of the world. Once I win this duel, I will prove my worth and be the new Vice President of Business Strategy of the entire world, muwhahaha!" Gansley started laughing out loud in an incredibly annoying laugh that made Illidan feel like plugging up his ears.
"You done yet?" asked an annoyed Illidan.
Gansley stopped laughing and said "Now to show you why I'll be back on top. Here goes my move. I set one monster in defense mode and end my turn." (Gansley 8000, Illidan 8000)
Illidan felt like doing an anime fall over. "After all that talk, that's all you got? You're in real trouble then." Illidan then drew and looked at his new card. His hand now consisted of The Creator, The Creator Incarnate, Sinister Serpent, Painful Choice, Ring of Destruction, and his newly drawn Ring of Defense. He smiled at his new cards, for his new deck was already paying off for him.
"First I'll play Painful Choice. This card allows me to pick 5 cards from my deck and force you to choose one of the five for me to keep. The five cards I'll have you choose from are Red-Eyes Black Dragon, Dark Magician of Chaos, Jinzo, D.D. Warrior Lady, and Perfect Machine King. Now, take your choice."
Gansley thought for a moment and finally said "Keep your weaker Perfect Machine King. That pitiful creature is useless to you currently."
Illidan smiled and picked up Perfect Machine King and added it to his hand. Then he sent the rest to the Graveyard. "Perfect, now my plan is set up. I just have to get The Creator out and he'll be in real trouble."
"I summon The Creator Incarnate (1600/1500) in attack mode." A warrior in golden armor and a purple cape then appeared. He had a golden sword at his side as well.
"Next, I place 2 cards face down. The Creator Incarnate…"
"Wait right there Illidan!" commanded Gozaburo. Illidan glared up at the man who had interrupted his move. "I've decided to take this duel up to the next level for you 2. Now, prepare for a Shadow Game, muwhahaha!"
Suddenly Gozaburo's Millennium Crown glowed with power and the tower went pitch black. A giant sphere once again formed on the tower and the darkness of the Shadow Realm was revealed.
Illidan looked around and suddenly saw all the people Gozaburo had captured were still on the wall. He sighed, thankful they were all still alright.
Illidan looked up and yelled to Marie "Are you all alright?" Everyone slowly nodded, signaling they were fine. Illidan was happy that they were at least not hurt. Then he turned his attention back to Gozaburo.
"Let them down Gozaburo." he demanded.
Gozaburo laughed and replied "Why? After all, they are still my prisoner till a later time. At any rate, now for the rules of this Shadow Game. They are simple. I got this game from the dark side of Marik."
Suddenly little strings started forming off of Illidan and Gansley's monster. The strings ran back to the duelist that owned the monster. The string of Gansley's monster attached to Gansley's chest, and Illidan's Creator Incarnate's string attached to Illidan's chest. Looking at the string, Illidan could tell it was an energy string that connected himself to his monster.
"Let me guess, we feel the pain of the monster when it's destroyed?" he said in a curious voice.
Gozaburo laughed and said "Correct Illidan. How did you figure it out?"
Illidan laughed and replied "Don't forget, I once was a Shadow Duelist. I know how Shadow Games go. So be it if you want to play this game. I'll still win."
Gansley looked curiously though at Gozaburo. "I don't understand Mr. Kaiba, why are you doing this to me though?"
Gozaburo chuckled and replied "Call it a test of your strength. If you fail it, you'll be banished forever. This is your last chance to prove your worth, and fail here and you'll never get another chance. By the way, if either of you lose, you lose your soul as well, muwhahaha!"
Illidan only chuckled. "Is that the best you could come up with? Please, don't insult me. Now let's get on with this duel." he said. Illidan then tried to remember his last move.
"Now, where was I? Ah yes, I was about to attack. The Creator Incarnate, attack Gansley's face down monster with Incarnate Slash!" The warrior then leapt across the field and quickly sliced the face down monster. A flying squirrel then appeared from the broken card image. The monster was easily crushed. With that, the energy string connected to the monster was cut and flew back to Gansley, causing him to cry out in some pain.
"Ah! Well, that smarts, but it's only a small price to pay in order to defeat you. You just attacked my Nimble Momonga (1000/100), which is what I wanted you to do. You see, when one is destroyed in battle and sent to the Graveyard, I gain 1000 life points. Next I can special summon up to 2 more Nimble Momonga in face down defense mode."
Two new face down monsters then appeared.
"Next I shuffle my deck and that's all for now."
Illidan smirked. He then comically said "So, you're a gluttin for more pain, eh?"
Gansley laughed and said "If you say so."
Illidan smiled and then said "Thanks to my last attack, I can activate my Deck Master's special ability. The Creator Incarnate, attack one of his face down monsters with Incarnate Slash!" As before, the warrior crossed the field, raising his sword to strike a monster.
Gansley laughed and said "You pathetic fool, you have no idea what you've just done. Rushing into things is a sad business move my boy. Now I activate my Deck Master's special ability. By sacrificing both of my monsters, I can now use my Deck Master's special ability known as Reflector Hole. This takes your attack and fires it directly back at your own life points!"
Suddenly both face down cards disappeared and a rift opened. The Creator Incarnate went flying in the rift. Then the rift reopened in front of Illidan and the warrior came flying back out. Then he slashed Illidan with his sword. Illidan cried out in pain, but wasn't hurt too badly. Luckily, the damage was minimal, so he didn't feel too much pain.
"Well Illidan, did you learn from your mistake? I wouldn't try attacking me if I was you, but of course, if you don't, you'll lose this duel, muwahaha!" taunted Gansley.
Illidan slightly growled and said "I end my move." (Gansley 9000, Illidan 6400)
Gansley grinned and drew his card. He smiled even more and said "I set one monster in defense mode. That shall end my move. Now, how about trying it again Illidan?" (Gansley 9000, Illidan 6400)
Illidan only smiled and drew his card. He looked at his Luster Dragon and decided to hold off on it. "Well, you'll pay for last time, cause I'm about to make this duel really tough on you. Now I activate The Creator Incarnate's special effect. By sacrificing it, I can summon The Creator (2300/3000) in defense mode." A large monster in bronze coloring then appeared. It had huge metal wings on its back, which were attached to a huge circle. It was an odd looking creature to say the least.
"Now I activate The Creator's special effect. By discarding one card from my hand, I can revive one monster in my Graveyard. So, I discard my Sinister Serpent to revive Red-Eyes Black Dragon (2400/2000)!" The Creator eye's glowed and suddenly a powerful dragon appeared. Its red eyes glowed as its black skin shimmered.
"It's my dragon!" called out Joey.
Illidan smiled at Joey's words and said "This dragon is a gift from a friend, and I intend to use it to set him and my other friends free. Now Red-Eyes Black Dragon, attack his face down monster with Inferno Fire Blast!" The dragon roared and opened its mouth. It then started forming a ball of energy within its mouth. Finally, it spat the blast at the face down monster. The card image was easily blown away. A giant goopy looking sphere appeared out of the card image, but was easily destroyed. The energy string that was connected to the monster frayed, causing Gansley to cry out in pain.
After he had a moment to regain his composure, Gansley said "Well Mr. Stormrage, you failed once again to realize the danger of rushing head long into business. You see, you attacked my Giant Germ (1000/100). It has a few effects, much like my former Nimble Momonga. First, you lose 500 life points. Next, I can special summon up to 2 new Giant Germ's in attack mode, which I'll do. Then I shuffle my deck again." Two new blob like spheres then appeared.
Illidan only chuckled. "You think I'm foolish enough to attack you again, don't you? Well, I have news for you Gansley, the joke is on you this time. I activate my trap card, Ring of Destruction, and I equip it to one of your Giant Germ's!" A huge ring then appeared and flew across the field like a UFO. Then it encircled one of the blobs locked itself on. Then the explosives detonated, easily blowing away the monster. The string connected to the blob then snapped, causing Gansley to feel the monster's pain as it exploded.
He gasped for a second, but then chuckled. "You lose life points as well though Mr. Stormrage." commented Gansley as his life points went down.
"Not quite! I reveal my face down Ring of Defense. This will protect my life points from the blast." A new ring then appeared. It was in the shape of a cone originally, but started spinning. Slowly, 4 fans unfolded from the cone to form a ring. The ring then stopped the damage from hitting Illidan. Gansley growled in frustration while Illidan smirked.
"Now it's time I teach you a lesson in business Gansley. Playing the business techniques don't always work, so when in doubt, call on friends. Thanks to my Deck Master, I can attack, so Red-Eyes use your Inferno Fire Blast on Giant Germ!" The dragon roared again and spat yet another blast of red energy at the Giant Germ. The blob was easily blown away, causing yet another energy string to snap and cause yet more pain for Gansley.
"You still lose 500 life points though Mr. Stormrage, so that was stupid."
Illidan only laughed at Gansley's comeback.
Suddenly, a new monster appeared on Gansley's field though, which caused Illidan to stop laughing.
"Where did that monster come from?" Illidan asked curiously.
Gansley laughed and replied with "It's thanks to my Deck Master's second special ability. You see, when I receive 1000 or more damage, I can special summon one monster from my deck with 1000 or less attack points. And the monster I've chosen to special summon is Wall of Illusion (1000/1850) in defense mode!" The monster had a wall of muscle and then a face in the middle.
Illidan then said "I end my move." (Gansley 6600, Illidan 5400)
Laughing, Gansley then drew another card. "Ah, time to add yet another hard worker to my work force. But first, I require some new grounds to work on. In order to do that, I play the magic card known as Terraforming. This card allows me to add one field card from my deck to my hand. I now choose A Legendary Ocean. Next I shuffle my deck. Now I'll play A Legendary Ocean!" With that, a huge tidal wave appeared and covered the field in knee deep water.
Illidan could only stand there, feeling water rush around him.
Gansley then continued, saying "With this magic card on the field, it acts like Umi. Next, it lowers all my water monsters by one level. Finally, it raises their attack and defense points by 200. Now, I'll summon another powerful employee. I summon The Legendary Fisherman (1850/1600) in attack mode." Flying out of the water was a warrior with a harpoon. He was on the back of a killer whale.
"Now I'll set one card face down and end my turn. It looks like I'm rising to the top while you continue to sink down in debt Mr. Stormrage." (Gansley 6600, Illidan 5400)
Illidan drew and said "Don't kid yourself, Gansley. I'm about to put you out of business. Since I just drew a card, my Sinister Serpent's special effect kicks in. Now I can return him during my Standby Phase to my hand. Next I set one card face down."
Illidan then stopped to look at the field. "He has 2 monsters on the field again, so he can use his Deck Master's special ability, meaning I'll lose life points. His Wall of Illusion only has 1850 defense points, so I'd need something with 1900 attack points, which happens to be my Luster Dragon. Unfortunately, Wall of Illusion sends my monster back to my hand when I successfully attack it. The only thing is, can Gansley afford to allow me to attack his monster? After all, with Legendary Ocean out, Legendary Fisherman can't defend him. As well, can he afford to destroy both his monsters? Hmm, I have to think on this one."
Meanwhile, on the wall of the sphere, Marie looked on worried. She knew if Illidan attacked again this time, Gansley would only reflect his attack back, and Illidan couldn't afford to take more damage.
"Don't worry guys, I know Illidan will take him down." said Yugi.
Marie looked over with a face of concern. "But Gansley has the upper hand for now." she said flatly.
"Yes, but he can beat him. Trust me, me and Yami beat him once, and so can Illidan." replied Yugi.
She smiled and realized also that Illidan was smart enough to figure out Gansley's moves. "I just hope he is careful, for once one of his monsters is destroyed, he'll feel the pain." she said with concern.
"Eh, don't worry about it Marie. Illidan has my Red-Eyes Black Dragon out helping him after all. I wouldn't worry."
She looked over to a smiling Joey who had made the statement. She smiled, hoping he was right.