Hey there everyone. Glad all of you liked the last chapter of my story. As you all saw, even the three combined were no match for Anubis. Could it possibly be the end for Illidan? Or will he find a way to overcome Anubis and do the impossible, which is defeat Gozaburo? Find out next time on the next chapter of Tournament of Power! Well, that's all for today…
Dodges barrage of objects being thrown his way. I was just kidding! Don't take it personally! Lol, but seriously, first I must answer some reviews.
Soinicx: Thanks, and welcome aboard the review group. Don't pay any attention to the weird girls, Ryou, or Ryon. But thanks again for the comment.
Isis the Sphinx: Could it really? Never know, Anubis may have finally found death… possibly. But yes, I'm getting married Friday. I can't wait! I'll have to show pictures. Don't worry about the fact me and Marie (aka Cindy) look like humans. It's just a concealment charm. Yeah… Gift? I have an address! Send it fast, hehe.
Metal Overlord 2.0: True, Gozaburo seems to get more dangerous when backed down into a corner. Could it really be the end of Anubis? Don't know, lol. It's alright about not reviewing. It happens, as in my case, lol. I thought since I was home alone this week, I'd be able to read more, BUT NO! I have less time than ever! But yeah, the 7 cards are helpful. They're actually in the AST (Ancient Sanctuary) set. Lol, everyone wants Anubis. Maybe it is the end of Anubis… or is it…
Strawberry Cake: Lol, he's doomed. Hmm, maybe if I hire this other guy too. Points at a guy on the street corner. Yeah, he'd help. Harvey: "No fear Mr. Nakura, I'll win the case. I just need my fee up front please." Pulls out Ryon's wallet. Do you take credit cards?
Ryon Nakura: That's the song someone made up for me. I don't like it much either. Sounds too sappy. Needs to be fixed up some, hehe. Pays violin guy to play again.
Berry Kisses: ROFL! Points at Ryon and laughs. Man, you've lost all your edge. Hmm, maybe I should help you get it back. And I know the perfect way! Pulls out cell phone and makes arrangements while evilly smirking. Finally gets off. You know you're not that evil Ryou. Only I could be that evil.
Fire Princess: Crackles claws Did you say something sharp? Slashes a big gash out of Ryou, who is now spewing lard all over. Eww… Lard just coated Ryon. Laughs at him anyways.
Brianna Ishtar: Because, I'm the good half demon, who is helpful. Meanwhile, you're the loser who got beat up by Marik. See the difference? Me Good, bad ass half demon. You loser who got beat up by Marik. See it yet?
sweetxokissesxo: Yes, the weight lifting is my department, while eating cream puffs is yours Ryou. Looks at card. Tosses it over his should then. As Sesshomaru would say, "Useless."
pink-kiss-candy: You make a good jester though Ryon. Throws pie at him. Feel any better yet?
Alright, that's all for today. I hope you all like this chapter. The end is coming. I'm sure you're all pondering how evil I could be with the ending. Would I dare allow Illidan lose? Or would I have him destroy Marie, only to lose her forever? Who knows, lol. Soon all will be revealed though. Will it end well or not? We'll just have to see, now won't we. Till then though, later all.
Chapter 137
Gozaburo smiled evilly at Illidan and said "Do you truly think Anubis is gone Illidan?"
Illidan only chuckled and said "Yes, he's gone. After all, he's removed from play, so don't get any ideas that he'll be back."
Gozaburo chuckled evilly and then said "Before I begin my move, I activate the trap card known as Ojama Trio! This trap allows me to special summon three Ojama Tokens (0/1000) to your side of the field in defense mode." Three odd looking creatures then appeared on Illidan's field. A green one had one eye with a long tongue, while the yellow one had had two odd eyes hanging low and a huge smile on, and the black one looked like a statue with odd looking eyes and a huge grin as well.
Illidan was slightly repulsed by these three, but he had no choice but to keep them.
Then Gozaburo laughed and said "By the way, when destroyed, you lose 300 life points a token. Now, continuing on!"
Gozaburo then drew. Suddenly, a rift opened above the field like when Anubis had been removed from play. Illidan could only stare in disbelief.
Gozaburo then let out a laugh of evil, and said "Now return to me my Egyptian God Card, Anubis, The God of Life and Death!"
With that, from the rift appeared Anubis. He then landed on Gozaburo's side of the field and took an offensive stance.
Illidan, along with everyone else, was shocked at the return of Anubis. "Impossible! Is it not possible to destroy Anubis ever?" Illidan could only stare down the fourth Egyptian God now. He still had two monsters out to defend him, but still, that wasn't too good.
Gozaburo then laughed loudly and said "Now I'll make you suffer even more Illidan. I now activate the face down magic card known as Token Thanksgiving. This magic card allows me to destroy all token monsters and I gain 800 life points a token. Since you have three, I gain 2400 total life points. But it gets better Illidan! Now you lose 900 life points due to the Ojama Token's destruction!" Suddenly then all three Ojama's exploded on Illidan's field. When the smoke cleared, Illidan had lost 900 life points, while Gozaburo's life points had been boosted, thus returning more of Marie's body to her.
Gozaburo then said "Time for the roulette to weed two more out!" Slowly, the sphere of flames circled the field. At last, it stopped on Bakura.
Everyone cried out "BAKURA, NO!" Illidan stood there, realizing it was the first of the Millennium Item holders to fall as well. Bit by bit, Bakura began to disappear. He cried out in pain as the others could only watch in horror.
"I promise I'll find a way to save you Bakura!" called out Illidan to Bakura before he disappeared. Bakura only nodded and then disappeared. Once he disappeared, his Millennium Ring fell to the floor with a loud clang.
Gozaburo sneered at the Millennium Ring lying in the floor and said "So much for one Millennium Item holder. Now, let's see who is next!" With that, the sphere of flames started circling again. Finally it slowed down and finally stopped on, surprisingly of all people, Yugi.
Yami cried out "NO, NOT YUGI!" Then suddenly Yugi began to disappear. Tea, Joey, and all of his close friends had tears streaming down their faces as they watched Yugi scream in pain as his body began to slowly disappear.
He then called down to Illidan, saying "Don't give up hope Illidan! You can still win, I know it! Believe in the Heart of the Cards!"
Illidan nodded with tears in his eyes. He then said "I promise I'll save you. I won't let Gozaburo get away with this!"
Yugi nodded and then said to Yami before he disappeared "Well pal, I'm sorry I won't be around to watch the end. Stay strong, because I know Illidan needs you."
Yami was sobbing, and said "Please don't go!"
Yugi then disappeared, making Yami's plea pointless. With him disappearing, his Millennium Puzzle fell to the floor with a slight clunk.
Gozaburo laughed hard at this development. "So much for that weak set of fools. Soon everyone will be gone Illidan, and you'll be all alone. Then I shall rule this world and reshape it to my desires!"
Illidan only stood there on the field with his bangs hiding his eyes. Tears still were falling from his eyes. Finally, he stopped and looked up at Gozaburo with determination twinkling in his eyes. "I won't let you win Gozaburo. Now, finish up your turn so I can make you pay for what you've done to my friends!"
Gozaburo only chuckled and said "It'll take more than words to win this duel Illidan. Now I play the magic card known as Goblin Thief! This magic card allows me to gain 500 life points while you lose 500!" Illidan's life points then dropped as Gozaburo's life points increased, thus returning more of Marie's body again.
"Looks like it's time to spin the roulette once again!" called out Gozaburo. Again, the sphere of flames ignited and started circling the field. As it slowed, everyone grimaced at the thought of losing another person to the Shadow Realm. At last, the sphere stopped in front of Serenity.
Joey cried out "NO, LEAVE MY SISTER ALONE!"
She screamed in pain as her body dissipated into nothingness. Joey fought against the bonds that held him to the wall, desperately trying to get to his sister. She finally looked up at him and said "It's alright Joey. Save your strength. I know Illidan will save me. Just stay strong till then big brother."
Joey couldn't fight the tears back any longer and gave up in defeat that he was stuck. He looked at her with sad eyes and nodded.
Illidan only watched with a deep sadness in his eyes as yet another friend had to suffer due to him losing life points.
He then turned his attention to Gozaburo who was laughing at this display. Finally, Serenity disappeared completely into the Shadow Realm, causing everyone to shed a few tears.
Illidan then growled and said angrily at Gozaburo "Why are you doing this? Leave them out of it! It is me you want, not them!"
Gozaburo only laughed evilly again and stared at the empty spaces on the wall. Then he turned back to Illidan and said "I'd much rather watch the fear and sadness forming than do that. This duel was made to make you suffer, and suffer you will, along with those other fools! Now, I shall set one card face down, and end my move." (Gozaburo 3500, Illidan 5050)
Staring at his deck, Illidan tried of a card that could turn things around. He needed something that would at least get him back in this game. "Come on Heart of the Cards, please, guide me!" He then closed his eyes and drew his card. Slowly, he brought it to his face and gasped at the card he'd drawn. "This will really help me now! I can't wait to show Gozaburo what I have planned."
Illidan then chuckled and said "I now return my Sinister Serpent from my Graveyard to my hand due to his effect. Next, I send Sinister Serpent back to the Graveyard in order to activate The Creator's special effect. Now I bring back my Egyptian God Card, Obelisk the Tormentor (4000/4000)!" The golden creature then fired a beam into Illidan's Graveyard, thus igniting a blue blinding light. With the blue light, Obelisk the Tormentor arose above the field once again. Anubis let out a soft growl, which was enough to make the mighty blue Egyptian God tremble.
Gozaburo only burst out loud laughing, saying "What a pathetic move Illidan! You know very well your Egyptian God Card is only here for one turn, yet you bring him back. How utterly stupid of you to do! But for your stupidity, Anubis shall make you pay. Anubis, use your Energy Drain on Obelisk the Tormentor!" The powerful Egyptian God of Life and Death then brought one hand out in front of himself and fired a powerful burst of white energy at the mighty blue Egyptian God. The blast struck the powerful Egyptian God, which howled in pain and fell to one knee. With that, it became apparent that Obelisk was half as strong as he once was (2000/4000).
Illidan only smirked at his weakened Egyptian God Card, but still looked on.
Gozaburo saw the smirk and said "What's that about Illidan? Happy your Egyptian God Card is weaker are you?"
Illidan only lightly chuckled and said "It won't matter in a moment. The card I hold shall change this entire duel."
Gozaburo only replied with "You lie. Nothing in your pathetic deck can stop me. Play whatever you like and you'll fail!"
Illidan smiled and then pulled one card from his hand and held it out with the card image facing him. He then said "This card is about to change the whole game. Now I play the magic card known as Different Dimension Gate!" Illidan then stuck the card in a slot on his Duel Disk and a huge gate then appeared on the field. Above the gate was a portal. Suddenly, the portal came to life and gave off a multicolor shimmer.
Gozaburo only burst out loud laughing. He then pointed at Illidan and said "Have you forgotten Egyptian God Card's can only be affected by a magic or trap card for one turn? Your plan shall fail!"
Illidan only smiled and said "No, you don't understand. This will change everything. Now, Different Dimension Gate's special ability allows me to remove from play one monster on my field, along with one monster on your field. When this card is destroyed, those monsters can return. And I know exactly what two monsters I want removed from play. I choose my own Obelisk the Tormentor, and your Anubis, The God of Life and Death!" The portal then glowed brighter and began to suck in both Egyptian Gods. Slowly, each was drawn closer till Obelisk was sucked in first. Then Anubis, with a look of complete calm on his face, got sucked into the gate as well.
Up on the wall, everyone kind of looked at one another with looks of curiosity on their faces.
Odion then said to Marik "Marik, won't Anubis just return next turn?"
Marik slowly nodded his head and said "It makes no sense though for Illidan to make that move. He knows Egyptian God Cards can only be affected by magic cards for one turn… Wait, that's it!"
Odion looked in surprise at Marik and saw a smile on Marik's face. "What is it Marik?" Odion calmly said.
Marik smiled wider and said "He did know what he did. Just watch Odion. You'll see soon enough."
Yami only slightly chuckled as he had watched Illidan's move. Silently, he said to himself "I see now Illidan. Nice move."
Back on the field, Illidan then called to Gozaburo, saying "Now that you're defenseless, it's time I take some of your life points out. I'll first switch The Creator into attack mode." The huge golden creature that had been crouching on one knee then switched into a towering attack mode.
"Next, I'll flip summon my face down Spirit Reaper (300/200)!" A small creature that looked like the Grim Reaper then appeared. He swung his scythe out in front of him, showing his readiness to attack.
"Now, I'll summon Queen's Knight (1500/1600) in attack mode!" A female knight clad in pink armor then appeared. She held her sword and shield in front of herself, showing readiness to engage in battle.
Illidan then pointed at Gozaburo with one finger and said "It's over Gozaburo! This assault shall finish you off, once and for all! Now Queen's Knight, direct attack his life points with Royal Slash!" The female knight quickly crossed the field and slashed Gozaburo, making him slide back slightly from the slash. As his life points went down, Marie screamed in pain as her body disappeared. Illidan cringed at having done this, but she looked up at him with eyes that said to keep going, no matter what.
Illidan then said "Spirit Reaper, attack Gozaburo's life points with Scythe of Death!" The little monster complied and quickly slashed Gozaburo with it's scythe. Gozaburo didn't make a sound, since this monster had little power. Marie cringed as part of her body disappeared yet again, but looked on with determined eyes.
"It's time I finish this duel Gozaburo! The Creator, direct attack him with Creation's Ending Blast!" The golden monster then put his hands out and fired a powerful burst of golden energy.
As it neared, Gozaburo let loose a huge burst of laughter. "You've triggered my trap card Illidan! I reveal Nutrient Z! This trap allows me to gain 4000 life points whenever I'm about to take 2000 or more damage. Now, I gain 4000 life points, making my total 5700!" Suddenly a good portion of Marie's body then reappeared. She sighed, knowing fully well that it was about to disappear though.
Gozaburo then chuckled and said "Now I lose the 2300 due to your monster's attack!" The blast struck him, knocking Gozaburo to his one knee. Marie screamed in pain as she lost more of her body yet again, but still, she had a good portion left.
Illidan softly growled, knowing he'd failed yet again to finish Gozaburo. Slowly, Illidan then said "I end my move." (Gozaburo 3400, Illidan 5050)
Gozaburo only laughed and then said "You know, as soon as I draw, your pathetic Different Dimension Gate's effect will wear off of Anubis, don't you? I guess not. Now I draw, so Anubis, return!" As soon as he pulled the card from his deck, the gate began to reopen. From the portal, the Egyptian God of Life and Death returned to his traditional position on the field.
Gozaburo only let loose a huge burst of laughter till he saw the portal was suddenly rippling again. Suddenly, a burst of blue light came from the portal as Obelisk came flying back out of it. He then took his stance back on Illidan's side of the field, showing that he was back at full power as well (4000/4000).
Gozaburo then screamed "Impossible!"
Illidan only laughed and pointed at Gozaburo with a finger, saying "Not really. Don't forget, you said it yourself. Egyptian God Cards can only be affected by magic, trap, and monster effects for one turn. Since I had used The Creator to summon Obelisk back from the Graveyard, I knew he'd return, so I decided to take a different approach. Rather than leave him on the field to only return to the Graveyard, I sent him through my Different Dimension Gate. That way I knew for sure he'd return. Now that he's been given a second chance at this duel, Obelisk is going to put Anubis down, once and for all!"
Gozaburo only laughed, replying with "You're so foolish Illidan. Now, watch a true move! I first place one card face down. Next, I activate Anubis's special ability. I now transfer 2350 of my life points to Anubis's points (2000 + 2350 4350/4350)!" Anubis then began to glow with his white aura as his strength began to increase steadily. At the same time, Marie screamed as her body was dissolving. Once the dissolving had ended, her head and her hands and her feet were just about the only things left. Part of her one leg was visible, and part of an arm, but that was it. For the most part, she was once again nearly gone.
Illidan grimaced at this cruelty of Gozaburo, but knew Marie would want him to keep soldiering on.
Then Gozaburo seemed to look at Illidan's field and then said "Anubis, The God of Life and Death, attack Illidan's pathetic Spirit Reaper with Judgment of Death!" Anubis then brought both hands forth and his palms began to glow with a brilliant white light. Suddenly, a huge burst of white energy came out of his palms and headed towards the Grim Reaper looking creature.
Illidan was quick to say "I activate my trap card, Waboku! This trap reduces the damage I'd take this turn to 0 and saves my monster. Nice try though Gozaburo!" Three female mages in blue then appeared in front of the Grim Reaper creature. Each held out a hand and stopped the blast as it struck them. The blast was easily destroyed and Gozaburo only smirked.
"Figures that you'd have a trap down. Now I shall end my turn." (Gozaburo 1050, Illidan 5050)
Illidan slowly drew his card and looked at it. It was his Return From a Different Dimension card. "This could come in handy, but it's too dangerous to play right now. I'll just set it and protect my monsters."
"Now my Sinister Serpent returns from the Graveyard to my hand. Next, I'll switch Spirit Reaper, The Creator, and Queen's Knight into defense mode." Each monster then took up a defensive stance. The female knight went to one knee, holding her shield and sword up in a defensive stance. The Grim Reaper creature then shrank back, holding it's scythe out to intercept any attacks. The large golden creature then went back down to one knee, crossing it's arms in front of it's self for a defensive stance.
Then looking at his hand, Illidan began to think about his move. "Nothing in my Graveyard is strong enough to take on Anubis. After all, Anubis had 4350 attack points now, and Gozaburo still has 1050 life points. He could easily overpower Obelisk with that kind of power, but yet he didn't try last turn. I bet he is afraid I'll activate Obelisk's Infinite Strength if he attacks. Right now, I can't risk Obelisk though. I'll wait till next turn to blow his Egyptian God Card away, that way if something goes wrong, I'll be hopefully ready."
"Now I'll place one card face down and end my move." (Gozaburo 1050, Illidan 5050)