Hey everyone! Yay, I have lots and lots of reviews! Lol, but seriously, thanks everyone for your reviews. I'm rather surprised that this story has come this far. I know starting out, I was worried no one would like it, but now, I'm very surprised by the results. I have to really thank you all for your continuous encouragement through your reviews, but there is one special person I want to thank. I want to think my fiancé, Cindy, for all the encouragement she gave me to actually write this story. Not just to write it, but to continue with it, and to finish it. Also, she has made me a much better writer than I ever thought I could be. It's thanks to her that I finished, and that I continued on with a sequel, and again I decided once more to do another sequel. So, in all, I'd like to thank everyone, especially Cindy. Thank you all for your comments and encouragement.

Ok, enough of the mushy stuff. Time to get down to answering some reviews. Here goes.

Ultimate Legendary Master: Thanks for the comments. Yep, he's in a tough spot, but Illidan is always calm and "cool" under pressure, lol.

pink-kiss-candy: Yep, you reviewed once, lol. No worries. And don't worry, we'll find him more fish, one day.

Ryon Nakura: Ah, nothing like slashing tender flesh… I mean meat, yes. Lol, poor Ryou better watch out. At least you might not kill him, although the girls are debatable, hehe.

Brianna Ishtar: Hurray, a wedding! Maybe we could have a double one, like the one with me and Cindy. It'd be a half demon wedding and a murderer wedding in one. And yeah, Kikyo and Naraku would make such a perfect couple… till the honeymoon, in which Naraku slices Kikyo into millions of pieces. Hey, that'd be great still, lol. Gives Ryon a sharpening stone and whispers "Make it nice and sharp, please."

Metal Overlord 2.0: LOL! Feels sad for not being cheered for. Oh well, I'll get over it, one day… But yeah, I know what you mean about the Gigo cards. They're not too popular, unless you run a water deck, but only two of them are really used if even then, which are Gagagigo and Giga Gagagigo. Indeed he's as efficient as always, and I made sure he was. I kind of liked him the best of the group. He had personality, unlike the other four. Gansley was an ass, Johnson was a cheat, tin man Nizbit sucked, and Lector, well, he just sucked. Crump though, he was cool, due that he was a penguin. I think that's why I liked him, rofl! But yeah, Illidan's hanging in there. Hopefully he can hang on and win. Thanks for the comment about Marie, Illidan, and Yami fighting Ra. I thought it was kind of a good idea for Marie to win that one for the team. You'll get your reviews, so don't worry.

Strawberry Cake: I agree, rather disgusting book. Lol, at least he told you what it was, and not that one of them was already dead when this all happened. Watches her rush for the toilet again. Oops, did I say that, lol.

Fire Princess: Sorry about that. I didn't realize I forgot to answer your review. Ears droop. Gives puppy eyes. Can you ever forgive me? Wait a minute, what am I doing! I'm an evil half demon who shouldn't care! Still does though. Lol, but seriously, I didn't know I forgot it. I'll make sure I got it from now on. Gozaburo wasn't the nicest guy back then either. As I said last time, you'll see that more in Cindy's story. He was kind of there for the moment. And yes, Pegasus was funny, hehe. If he won't take it, I will. Just give it to me as a protection fee. The deal has me protect you. That's right, you get a half demon protector for the low, low fee of only ten-thousand dollars! I'll keep you safe from demons, spirits, and just plain odd weirdo's who have an ego problem.

Tomb Robber Vicky: Indeed she is. Lol, but math puns are fun. Just don't make me ever write a duel with the Paradox Brothers. My fiancé could kill me when I start that rhyming stuff. It's sad, due that it's that bad. NOOO! I rhymed! Runs for safe place to hide. Not safe enough though, due that he hears Cindy (I call her Marie usually online, lol) yell "SIT!" Slams to ground hard, making a Illidan shaped crater. Why me…

Peels self off of ground. Ok, now that that's over, that's it for today. Btw, thanks for the people who looked over my one shot. It's receiving some reviews, and so far, I'm enjoying them. I may do another one sometime. Also, I'll probably start writing on an Inuyasha fan fic once I'm done with the whole Illidan Stormrage series. Just depends on my mood I guess. At any rate, I'm done, so later you all.

Chapter 121

The reconstructed reptile leapt at Illidan, claw ready to strike his monster. He struck the card image with the claw, easily crushing it. Then his claw was heard grinding against metal. There sat a sickle against the claw. Crump gasped as he recognized a grim reaper like monster.

"You set your Spirit Reaper?" he said in shock.

Illidan nodded and replied with "That's right, I set Spirit Reaper (300/200), and now that he's on the field, my life points are safe. None of your attacks can get through due that Spirit Reaper's special ability, which allows him to survive all battles. I'm far from done Crump, so don't even think I'm ready to quit this duel yet. Now finish up your move."

Crump growled in frustration and replied with "I end my move." (Crump 7000, Illidan 1750)

Illidan calmly drew his next card and looked at it. "I play Pot of Greed, allowing me to draw 2 new cards." he said calmly.

Even in chest deep ice, Illidan wasn't afraid or panicking. "I just have to time my moves just right. As long as I can maintain my monster on the field, I'll be alright." He then drew his two new cards and smiled.

"I summon Alpha the Magnet Warrior (1400/1700) in defense mode." The grey magnet warrior then appeared in a crouching position with his magnetic shield out in front of himself for protection.

"Next I place one card face down. That ends my move." (Crump 7000, Illidan 1750)

"That was your last move!" yelled Crump. He then drew and smiled. "I summon the monster known as The Legendary Fisherman (1850/1600), and thanks to my Deck Master, he gains 200 points (2050/1800)!" A fisherman riding on a whale's back then appeared. He wielded a harpoon and had wild hair.

"Now Gogiga Gagagigo, attack his pathetic Magnet Warrior with Soulless Claw!" The mighty Frankenstein of a monster lurched forward and zoomed towards Alpha.

"I don't think so Crump! I reveal the trap Magic Cylinder, firing your attack right back at you directly!"

A set of twin barrels then appeared in front of Gogiga Gagagigo. The large monster flew into one and then reappeared out the other barrel. Gogiga Gagagigo then slashed his own master, causing Crump to scream out in pain. Suddenly then ice started covering Crump. He was a little over half covered when the ice stopped. Crump only shivered slightly, pulling his arms closer for heat.

"What's wrong Crump, I thought you were the one who liked it cold?" mocked Illidan.

Crump only grumbled and stood there thinking. It was like he was weighing out his options before he made a foolish move. "I won't attack again. The risk is a bit too large at the time, so I'll end my turn." (Crump 2650, Illidan 1750)

Illidan then drew his card and smiled. "I summon my Kuriboh (300/200) in defense mode." A little fur ball appeared on the field. It let out a small cry to show it was alive.

"That'll end my move." (Crump 2650, Illidan 1750)

Crump only laughed and said "Pathetic Illidan! If that's all you got, then you're done for. Now I summon my Amphibious Bugroth MK-3 (1500/1300) in attack mode! And in case you didn't know, he gets a 400 point boost as well (1900/1700)!" A red like machine like walking creature then appeared. It looked like a robot in a hunched over position. On it's back were 2 huge torpedoes, and it had large like hands on it's front. To say the least, it looked like an odd machine.

"Illidan's in real trouble now. That well oiled machine is going to pummel him and give him what he deserves!" blabbed Keith to the others on the wall.

Mai looked at Keith and said "You're a real great motivational speaker, you know that? After all, Illidan is only dueling to save us you idiot!"

Keith only smirked and snickered. "I don't care. That punk deserves to lose after what he done to me in our duels! He embarrassed me, me, the Intercontinental Champion…"

"Former Intercontinental Champion!" added Joey.

"… who was to win this tournament and show my greatness!" Keith finished.

"We'll make sure when he saves us to leave you in the Shadow Realm then Keith! That way you'll be able to say Illidan didn't do a thing to help you!" yelled Joey.

Everyone only laughed at Joey's joke about Keith, although many thought about actually doing it.

Meanwhile, Seto continued to think about Illidan's position. "He's just playing defense, but why? He has nothing in his deck that can… WAIT! There is something still in his deck! I forgot, but there are two monsters that can save him. He must be trying to draw them. Perhaps he does still have a chance after all." Seto then cracked on of his half smiles at that thought.

Back on the field, Crump laughed. "It's over for you Illidan. Now Amphibious Bugroth MK-3, direct attack his life points with Sea Torpedoes!"

"Huh, how can your monster direct attack?" asked Illidan.

"You see, when Umi is on the field, which happens to be A Legendary Ocean, my Bugroth's special effect is triggered. Its effect allows it to direct attack. His attack will wipe you out, muwahahaha!" gloated Crump.

The pair of mighty torpedoes on the machine then pointed at Illidan. Both fired simultaneously with Illidan in their sights. The blast easily passed his monsters, but as it neared, Illidan only chuckled.

"You think it's over, huh? Well, it's not! I reveal my trap, Waboku! This puts an end to your attack and saves my life points, as well as my monsters!" Three female mages then appeared on the field. They held out their hands and stopped the torpedoes as they came near Illidan.

Crump only growled in frustration and said "I END MY TURN!" (Crump 2650, Illidan 1750)

Up on the wall, everyone let out a sigh of relief, thankful Illidan didn't lose this turn. Well, everyone but Seto and Keith. Keith growled in frustration that Crump screwed up the move, and Seto was just silently thinking how Illidan was only stalling for time for possibly drawing one of two cards that could save him.

On the field, Illidan closed his eyes as he placed his hand on his next card to draw. "There is one card in my deck that can help me win, but even if I draw it, there's no guarantee I'll win. I can't give up though. I refuse to let my friends down. They haven't given up on me, so I won't give up either. Heart of the Cards, please, guide me!" Slowly, Illidan drew his card. He finally brought it up to his face and looked. It was exactly what he needed to help win this duel.

"You're in real trouble now Crump, for now I play the magic card known as Card of Sanctity! This magic card allows us both to draw till we hold 6 cards in our hands."

Crump only chuckled and said "You fool, you're helping me out as well. You just increased the odds of me beating you faster!"

"Maybe so…" replied Illidan. He then drew his 6 new cards at once. Slowly, he brought his new hand to his face and smiled. "Exactly what I needed!"

"You're finished Crump!" declared Illidan.

Crump only laughed and said "Why is that?"

"Cause I now hold the card I need to beat you. It's one of the ten cards I won from my friends." Illidan said with confidence.

Crump only put a puzzled look on his face. "Impossible! I destroyed every card you won from those fools!" he replied.

"Not true. Two of the ten survived. Now I reveal which one of the ten I'm about to use to destroy you. I sacrifice my Kuriboh, Alpha the Magnet Warrior, and Spirit Reaper to summon…" As Illidan yelled out the names of each monster, they let loose a cry and stood side by side. Then in a flash, the three disappeared. "… THE EGYPTIAN GOD, SLIFER THE SKY DRAGON (5000/5000)!"

In a flash of lightening, a long red body of a dragon appeared. It's massive red body started to encircle the tower, and then it's head appeared. It was truly Slifer the Sky Dragon in his full glory. The large red dragon roared down at Crump as smoke came out of one set of it's jaws.

Crump only trembled in fear at this sight. "IMPOSSIBLE! I destroyed that card! I know I did!" he yelled if a panic.

Illidan only laughed and replied with "Not quite. You see, your Crush Card Virus did destroy every monster with 1500 or more attack points in my hand, my deck, and on my side of the field, but Slifer isn't any normal monster. His attack points are determined by the number of cards in my hand when he's on the field. Since he was still in my deck, his attack points were simply zero, meaning your trap had absolutely no effect on him!"

Crump was now shocked beyond belief. "NOOO! All my calculations showed he would be gone!" he screamed in horror.

"Your calculations were wrong! Now Slifer, let's show him how wrong he was. Slifer the Sky Dragon, attack his Gogiga Gagagigo with Thunder Force!" The mighty red dragon roared and opened his mouth. A huge ball of energy built up in his mouth. The blast got bigger and bigger till finally Slifer spat it at the Frankenstein like monster. The horrible looking reptile screamed in horror as it blew up into millions of pieces. Crump then cried out in pain as well, for the ice began to cover him more and more. The blast had nearly covered him up completely. He only let out a sigh of relief, for he thought he was safe.

That was until Illidan laughed. "What is so funny!" Crump demanded in a chattering voice. He was already covered in ice up to his chin now, so he was rather cold.

"It's over Crump. That's what's so funny." Illidan replied.

"No, it's not. It's my move, so…"

"It's not!" interrupted Illidan.

"Huh?" replied Crump.

"It's not your move, for I activate my Deck Master's special ability. Now Slifer the Sky Dragon can attack again since he succeeded on his first attack. Slifer, attack his Giga Gagagigo with your Thunder Force!" The mighty red dragon once again blasted off another powerful ball of energy. The blast struck the wretched reconstructed monster, causing it to cry in pain as it blew up. Crump looked on in horror as his life points dropped to zero.

At that same time, the ice on Illidan's body blew off of him, spreading a great deal of ice on the tower.

Crump could only scream "NOOOOO!" till the ice finally covered him completely.

The judge then held up his hand and said "Illidan Stormrage is the winner!"

Illidan walked over to Crump and sighed. "This man didn't deserve this, but he left me with no choice."

Gozaburo only let loose a volley of laughter from his throne. He pointed at Crump and continued to laugh. Then he yelled "FOOL! I WARNED YOU HE'D BE STRONGER THAN YOU THOUGHT! NOW JOIN GANSLEY IN THE SHADOW REALM!"

With that, he pointed a finger at the ice sculpture. The ice then creaked and cracked as it shattered and a scream of "NOOO!" was heard as Crump was taken away into the darkness. The Shadow Realm then began to dematerialize slowly.

Illidan stared with sadness up at Marie, wishing he could save her. Till Gozaburo decided she could be free though, she was stuck here.

"I'll save you one day soon Marie. Remember I will always love you!" he cried out to her

She nodded and called back with "I love you too, and I'll be waiting." Then she slowly faded away as before.

Only Gozaburo and his three cronies were left, as well as a slightly confused judge.

"Illidan, since you defeated that fool so easily, you'll have yet another duel today. It shall be at 7:00 P.M. Be there or lose your friends forever, as well as the woman you love!" shouted Gozaburo.

Illidan only slightly growled. "Why don't you instead face me right now to get this over with? It would be much simpler than this charade you're playing with your associates." replied Illidan.

Gozaburo only chuckled and replied "We will soon enough, if you can surpass my associates. I'd prepare for tonight if I was you, for you never know what may come your way, muwahahaha!"

With that, the judge then hurried over to a little platform where the other three stood. The four were lowered while Gozaburo only stared at Illidan with an evil smile.

Illidan still had his Duel Disk powered up with the mighty Egyptian God Card, Slifer the Sky Dragon, on display.

Gozaburo only smirked and then hit the down button on his throne. As he lowered, he let loose an evil laughter at Illidan.

Sighing, Illidan then looked at his Duel Disk. He picked Slifer up off the tray and held it. His Duel Disk then powered down. While holding it, he realized it was thanks to two friends that he was even able to summon this particular monster.

"Thank you Yami and Yugi. If not for your Egyptian God Card, I would have lost. Thank you my friends." he said silently. Then he turned and went to the elevator, heading back to his room for a nice long rest.