Yo everyone. Yawns I hate earlier mornings. True, it's only 30 minutes, but damn, those 30 minutes seem to make the difference. Oh well, at least I'm up. Glad everyone thought the last chapter was good. I thought I'd recap the virtual world in a chapter, mostly to catch people up on it if they hadn't watched it. Plus, Illidan had no clue what had happened there, so now he knows. At any rate, time to get down to answering the reviews.
x-knight20: It's alright, I understand. It happens from time to time. I got the job, but I just have to sign the letter of offering when it comes. Thanks though.
Ultimate Legendary Master: Actually, I looked it up, and it is an "s" instead of a "z." Lol, I knew those people on my list, but sometimes it's been so long that I have no clue who it was. Where I used to duel all the time, I have a list of former opponents. I need to really go through and weed through my list, but that's a job for some day.
Isis the Sphinx: Yep, a recap, lol. Thanks for the congrats.
Berry Kisses: Thanks for the compliment. Yes, that room is getting full. You'll get used to the smell, eventually.
Ryon Nakura: Poor Ryou. I don't think his cheeks can take much more of that. Looks behind self to see Ryon hiding behind there. Why are you hiding behind me? Ryon: "Save me! They're after me!" Smirks evilly and steps aside. OH GIRLS! Watches heard of crazed fangirls running in Ryon's direction. Ryon: "YIPES!"
Brianna Ishtar: Lol, at least he got you an evil outfit. And yes, we have to cater to everyone, hehe.
sweetxokissesxo: It only gets more and more crowded from here on out. At the least the guards are smart enough to just allow me entrance to visit and then leave. They know better than to try to throw me in forever. Could be due that I carved one up the time they tried that.
Fire Princess: Anytime, hehe. I always accept money anytime. I also accept debit, credit, or checks. Sees the person Ryou threw a can out the window at coming. Uh, Ryou, you have company, and he don't look happy.
Strawberry Cake: Lol, that sounds weird to say indeed. Poor Ryou, thought he was the cool one. Watches Marik banging on the door. Marik: "Oh Ryon, I have a little friend that wants to say hello!" Marik pulls out his machine gun. I think I'll stay back for this one.
pink-kiss-candy: Thanks. I tried to make sure I caught everything that I could remember, plus I looked at the episode guide to make sure. Hmm, that does sound like nice people, lol.
Tomb Robber Vicky: Yes, a 2 on 1 duel. He'll hopefully be fine in this duel. I figured I'd make them half and half, seeing how Gozaburo had access to good technology. Lol, I think I had been watching the Terminator also, so that may have been where I got that idea.
Metal Overlord 2.0: Lol, it's Lector and Nesbitt, hehe. It's alright though. Yes, it's no surprise that they can't go it alone, hence need an edge against Illidan. Actually, Lector's Deck Master only negated traps that I know of. But yeah, the two combined should be a tough team to take on. But yes, Illidan has his work cut out for him this time though. Yeah, the Shadow Games weren't too important, but still, I thought about originally doing all new games, but time I got this far, I let it go.
Well, that's all I have this morning. Yawns I hate getting up early. At least I get to sleep in Saturday, hopefully… maybe. I'm due to see Cindy that day (she's coming home Friday). Then I get to spend Sunday with her while taking her back. Anyways, I'm done this morning, so you all enjoy this chapter. Later.
Chapter 126
Illidan woke up to a loud buzzing as usual and slapped the stupid clock off. Slowly, he sat up and rubbed his eyes. For once in a long time, he didn't have any nightmares, any visions of the past, any dreams at all actually. He then dragged himself to the bathroom and took his usual shower and then dressed in his favorite set of clothes. They were his black shirt and blue jeans. This shirt was the one he had been wearing during one of the special dates he and Marie had had. In a way, it was his lucky shirt. After dressing and taming down his hair with a brush, he went and ate some breakfast. He had some waffles dripping with some thick maple syrup.
After finishing, he brushed his teeth and sat down to run through is deck. Finally happy with his deck, he then slipped it into his deck holder. He then glanced at the time and saw it was already 7:30. Slowly, he picked up his Duel Disk, knowing that after this day, he'd have all of Gozaburo's associates beaten, meaning he could move onto Gozaburo himself. "Finally, I'll have a chance to free my friends and Marie, and end this nightmare." He then strapped on his Duel Disk and headed for the elevator.
Illidan arrived on top to find a rather breezy morning. The sun was covered by thick cloud cover, and it looked like rain for sure. Gozaburo and his group had yet to arrive. The judge was there already, nervously checking his watch. Looking around, Illidan saw how the weather seemed to set the tone for the duel. Before he could ask the judge where everyone was, Illidan heard something.
There rose Gozaburo's throne with his two associates on their usual platform. Gozaburo grinned evilly at Illidan as the two associates walked forward.
Gozaburo then cleared his throat and said "Today Illidan, this duel will be different. Instead of facing just one opponent, you'll face two. It shall be a two on one duel! Of course, I can't force you to take this duel, so you must decide if you want it or not."
Illidan only smirked slightly, and said "You're desperate to get rid of me now, aren't you?"
Gozaburo only chuckled and said "It wasn't my idea. These two wish to duel you as a team, so who am I to get in their way?"
Illidan only laughed and pointed at the two associates, saying "If that's what it takes for them to feel comfortable in a duel against me, then so be it, but before I accept, what are the rules?"
Gozaburo smiled evilly, knowing Illidan would accept now. "The rules are simple. You start with 8000 life points while they each start with 4000. The first to go will be Nesbitt, then you, then Lector. No one can attack on the first turn of course, and once Lector's turn is over, its Nesbitt's again. Sound fair?" questioned Gozaburo.
Illidan only chuckled and said "Yes. I accept then." Gozaburo only began to laugh with evil in his voice. Both Nesbitt and Lector then stepped forward.
The judge then came forward and said "Please gentlemen, shuffle your decks and then shake hands."
Illidan, Lector, and Nesbitt then shuffled their decks. Once finished, all three placed their decks in their Duel Disk slots. Then Illidan shook Nesbitt's hand first, then Lectors. Both grinned great big, thinking they had it all won before the duel started.
The judge then said "Please go to your starting positions and activate your Duel Disks. Then bring out your Deck Masters and draw your first five cards. Then Mr. Nesbitt may begin."
All three slowly proceeded to their places. Once there, they each simultaneously activated their Duel Disks. Each lighted up with a glow as life points were quickly put on their counters.
Nesbitt then cried out "My powerful Robotic Knight (1600/1800), join me in this battle!" A machine monster with many metals and a uniform like armor appeared. He had an admiral's hat on and appeared to be ready to command many machine monsters.
"Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning (3000/2500), I call you forth to help me win this fight!" Illidan's large soldier then appeared beside him, wielding his usual sword and shield.
"I call forth my business partner, Jinzo (2400/1500)!" Lector's cyborg then appeared on the field beside him. The cyborg then crossed his arms in his traditional stance.
"Great, he has Jinzo, meaning our traps are useless. Not a bad strategy though, but bad for me."
Each then drew their first five cards and said "LET'S DUEL!"
Before Nesbitt could draw though, Gozaburo let out loud a large amount of laughter. Suddenly, the sky darkened even more as the Shadow Realm appeared around the tower.
Illidan looked around to see his friends slowly returning. Each appeared fine from what Illidan could tell. "Thank goodness."
"This Shadow Game shall be a bit more interesting Illidan. As each of you lose life points, a portion of your body shall disappear till there is nothing left when you lose the duel, muwhahaha!" shouted Gozaburo.
Illidan only snickered. "Is that the best you can come up with Gozaburo? I mean, I've seen worse Shadow Games played by children in ancient times. You're really starting to slip in these future times."
Gozaburo snarled loudly, saying "Don't mock my power over the Shadows!"
Illidan only shrugged and said "Let's hurry this up so I can beat your boss."
Nesbitt drew his card and smirked. "You was a fool to accept Illidan, and I'm about to show you why. I first summon X-Head Cannon (1800/1500) in attack mode!" The powerful blue and yellow robot then appeared on the field, wielding long cannon barrels.
"Great, you use a machine deck too. Just lovely." commented Illidan.
Nesbitt only smirked again and said "It'll be your down fall Mr. Stormrage. Now I play the magic card known as Frontline Base! This continuous magic card allows me to special summon one level 4 or lower union type monster from my hand once a turn. So, I choose to special summon my Z-Metal Tank (1500/1300) in attack mode!" A powerful blue and yellow tank then appeared on the field beside X-Head Cannon.
Illidan growled lightly. "Great, now he has two out of three pieces of XYZ-Dragon Cannon."
"Now I activate Z-Metal Tank's special ability. I use his ability to transform him into an equip card, and equip him to my X-Head Cannon, thus raising my X-Head Cannon's points by 600 (2400/2100)!" The tank and the cannon creature took to the air and the large robot connected up with the tank, increasing the robot's power.
"Odd he didn't fuse them. Then again, he had no reason to fuse them yet I guess." Illidan silently thought.
"Now I'll place one card face down and end my move." (Nesbitt 4000, Illidan 8000, Lector 4000)
"Good, cause it's my move!" declared Illidan. He quickly drew his card and looked at his hand. He had his three Magnet Warriors, Valkyrion the Magna Warrior, Queen's Knight, and his newly drawn Scapegoat. "Hmm, I could summon Valkyrion, but with that tin can out, I can't afford to, so I'll just play it safe for now."
"First, I send my three Magnet Warriors to the Graveyard, thus allowing me to special summon Valkyrion the Magna Warrior (3500/3850)!" The three Magnet Warriors then appeared on the field. Slowly, they disassembled themselves and then reassembled themselves as Valkyrion.
"I'm not done yet though. Now I activate Valkyrion's special effect, allowing me to send him to the Graveyard and special summon my three Magnet Warriors back to the field in defense mode!" Valkyrion then glowed and broke apart again. Alpha the Magnet Warrior (1400/1700), Beta the Magnet Warrior (1700/1600), and Gamma the Magnet Warrior (1500/1800) reappeared on the field then. The grey, yellow, and pink warriors each took a defensive stance.
"Now I'll summon Queen's Knight (1500/1600) in defense mode!" A female knight in pink then appeared in a defensive stance with her shield and sword raised.
"Finally, I'll place one card face down. That ends my move." (Nesbitt 4000, Illidan 8000, Lector 4000)
Lector then drew his card and snickered like Nesbitt had. "Now I set one monster, and then place four cards face down. Finally, I play the magic card known as Mirage of Nightmare. This card allows me to draw till I hold 4 cards during your next Standby Phase Mr. Stormrage. Of course, I do have to discard however many cards I drew during my turn, but that's just a small price to pay. I end my move." (Nesbitt 4000, Illidan 8000, Lector 4000)
Lector only grinned and drew. "Now I am about to show you some real power. I summon the monster known as V-Tiger Jet (1600/1800) in attack mode!" A mechanical yellow and greenish tiger then appeared on the field. As it roared, it pushed wings out and revealed its engines. Also, its mechanical claws slid out of its mechanical hands.
"I'm not through yet though Illidan, for I activate my Frontline Base card as well. Now I special summon W-Wing Catapult (1300/1500) in attack mode!" A huge blue jet like creature then appeared. It had a huge arsenal of missiles and rockets on itself.
"Next for the fun part Mr. Stormrage. I remove both V-Tiger Jet and W-Wing Catapult from play in order to fuse them into the VW-Tiger Catapult (2000/2100)!"
The mechanical tiger roared and blasted off, as did the other flying creature. Both then began to transform and the tiger attached itself to the powerful jet like creature. Finally, the two were merged together, and the tiger half let loose a loud roar.
Illidan slightly growled at this new development.
"Now it's time you feel this new monster's special effect. I discard one card from my hand in order to switch one monster of yours into attack mode."
Illidan only chuckled.
"What's so funny Illidan?" Nesbitt asked.
"You are. You have no cards in your hand, so try and switch one of my monster's mode." Illidan said with a laugh.
Nesbitt only smirked and said "You're right Mr. Stormrage, which is why I reveal this trap card, Jar of Greed! Now I can draw 1 new card from my deck!"
Illidan suddenly realized now he was in trouble.
Nesbitt grinned and then said "I discard this scrap heap known as Giga-Tech Wolf in order to switch your Alpha the Magnet Warrior into attack mode!" Suddenly Alpha started standing up. He then raised his sword and shield in front of him, showing signs of attack mode.
"Now VW-Tiger Catapult, decimate Alpha the Magnet Warrior with Heat Seeker Blitz!"
Several missiles and rockets then shot from the jet part of the new monster. The rockets blasted Alpha, easily blowing him away into millions of pieces. Illidan then cried out slightly as part of his body disappeared thanks to the Shadow Game.
Marie cried out "Illidan, are you alright?"
Illidan gritted his teeth and bared the pain, for it was for only an instant. He then replied back to her with "Yes, I'm fine for now."
"Seems like you're trying to hide from me now Mr. Stormrage! But don't worry, you'll be able to hide all you want once I wipe you out. Now X-Head Cannon, attack his pathetic Gamma the Magnet Warrior with Cannon Blaster!" The powerful robot with the tank attached to it powered up and fired a huge blast at the pink Magnet Warrior. With ease, the blast blew away Gamma. Illidan slightly growled at the loss of two monsters, but knew he'd live, for now.
"That'll end my turn for now. Next turn though, you won't be so lucky." (Nesbitt 4000, Illidan 7400, Lector 4000)
Illidan only looked at his field. He had Beta the Magnet Warrior and Queen's Knight left, as well as his face down card. "I need to get rid of Lector, and fast. He has four face down cards, but I can't afford to let him stay in this duel. I have to take a chance on eliminating him." Illidan took a deep breath and drew.
He smiled at the card he drew. "Before you make you move to your Main Phase Mr. Stormrage, I activate my face down card, which is Solemn Wishes. When I draw a card or cards, I now gain 500 life points. Next my Mirage of Nightmare kicks in, forcing me to draw till I hold four cards in my hand. Now I draw my four cards, and I gain 500 life points thanks to Solemn Wishes. Next I reveal another face down card. This one is the magic card called Emergency Provisions! This magic card allows me to sacrifice one magic or trap card on my field and then add 1000 life points to my life points. So, I sacrifice my Mirage of Nightmare, thus raising my life points by 1000. I believe that shall do it for me." Lector said.
Sighing, Illidan then said "I summon King's Knight (1600/1400) in attack mode!" A knight in red that appeared rather old then appeared on Illidan's side of the field. He wore a crown, showing the reason for calling him King's Knight.
Illidan only lightly chuckled and said "Now for King's Knight special ability. When I have King's Knight and Queen's Knight on the field, I can special summon Jack's Knight (1900/1000) from my Deck, which I do now!" Suddenly another knight appeared on the field. This one was young and was the strongest of the three.
"Next I switch my Beta the Magnet Warrior and Queen's Knight into attack mode. Now Jack's Knight, attack Lector's face down monster with Royal Slash!"
The young knight leapt into the air and then slashed the face down monster. The card image disappeared and a monster with what looked like gloves and a bow appeared. Then the monster was easily destroyed.
Lector laughed, saying "You just destroyed my Skelengel (800/900), which when flipped allows me to draw one new card. Now I draw, and gain 500 life points thanks to Solemn Wishes."
Illidan only smirked at this. "What's so funny Mr. Stormrage?" asked a confused Lector.
"You are Lector. You have no monsters left, and I have four on the field. Now I invoke my Deck Master's special ability. Jack's Knight can now attack again, so direct attack Lector with Royal Slash!" The knight quickly crossed the field and slashed Lector, making Lector cry out in pain. Luckily for him, building up his life points gave him a small bit of safety.
Lector then glared over at Nesbitt and screamed "WHY DIDN'T YOU BLOCK FOR ME?"
Nesbitt, seemingly shocked by this, said "Why should I? I thought your face down that remains was to protect yourself. Don't blame me for your errors. I can't help it if your deck is focused on only gaining life points, but to only lose them again."
Lector growled even more loudly and said "If you want to win, you'll help me out!"
Illidan then interrupted, saying "Excuse me you two, but I have someone to eliminate. Beta the Magnet Warrior, direct attack Lector's life points with Magnetic Polarity Punch!" In a flash the yellow Magnet Warrior crossed the field.
At the last second, Nesbitt said "Now VW-Tiger Catapult, defend Lector's life points!" The mighty tiger machine quickly flew in front of the attack and defended against it. Beta's attack was too weak to destroy the monster, so he was thrown back and Illidan's life points dropped. He growled as the pain of the Shadow Realm eating away at his body was felt. Slowly, another small piece of him was destroyed by the Shadows.
"Fine, I'll end my turn." Illidan said in an annoyed voice. (Nesbitt 4000, Illidan 7000, Lector 4100)
Lector then said "Thank you Nesbitt, but don't let it happen again! Now watch as I draw, thus gaining 500 life points thanks to Solemn Wishes. Next, I reveal my face down trap, Life Absorbing Machine! This trap allows me to gain half the life points I paid out the turn before. Now I'll set one card face down. Next I'll play another Emergency Provisions, and sacrifice the face down card I just put down, which was Statue of the Wicked. This trap allows me to special summon one Wicked Token (1000/1000) to the field in defense mode when the trap card is destroyed." A serpent like creature then appeared, flicking its tongue in and out.
"If you think that's the worst, you haven't seen anything yet. Next I'll reveal my other face down, Token Thanksgiving. This card allows me to sacrifice my Wicked Token and gain 800 life points." Slowly, the serpent creature faded away as Lector's points were boosted.
"Now I summon the monster known as Injection Fairy Lily (400/1500) in attack mode." A fairy looking creature with a huge needle then appeared. She looked like a nurse as well, and wielding that huge needle made it just look comical.
"Now I attack your Queen's Knight with Injection Fairy Lily!"
The fairy then sped towards Queen's Knight. The female knight prepared to slice the poor fairy into pieces when suddenly Lector called out, saying "I now activate Fairy Lily's special effect. By giving up 2000 life points, I can increase her attack points by 3000 (3400/1500)!"
Illidan already knew this fact, due that Marie always used that monster. The fairy's needle then doubled in size and she threw it at Illidan's knight. The female knight was easily struck and blew up, causing Illidan to scream in pain as his life points dropped, and as the Shadow Realm began to take away another part of his body. He was panting from the physical pain, but remained strong.
"That shall end my turn Mr. Stormrage. I think you're nearing the end of your rope, so why don't you surrender?" (Nesbitt 4000, Illidan 5100, Lector 4400)