XXXV. Choice
spiritfire: Whoa, 50 reviews already, that's cool but I only wish more readers would read this story though oh well you can't have everything.
And on with the story:
"I forgot one thing to tell you, I activate Vampire Lord's effect: When this monster inflicts battle damage to my opponent, I can declare one type of card whether it's a monster, magic, or trap and once I declare the type, you must discard it from your hand and sent it to the graveyard" Martis howled with laughter
"Oh shoot!" Mai growled
"So I declare that you should discard a Magic Card from your hand!" Martis said and Mai grunted as she discarded the field Magic Card: Harpie's Hunting Ground from her hand to her graveyard
"I'll set my last card in my hand face down and end my turn" Martis declared
"It's my turn now! Draw" Mai said and she picked one of her hand cards
"I set a monster in defense and set 2 cards face down End turn" Mai said grimly
"My turn, draw!" Martis hissed
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Meanwhile in the gloomier place of the Shadow Realm, Anubiusius and Atenza were watching Martis' duel in the shadow portal a.k.a portable cameras with no technology
"Oh no, Martis went 'this' crazy again. Since when was the last time she did that" Anubiusius said
"Ever since her loved one betrayed her and when Kepura wreaked her temple 3000 years back" Atenza sighed
"It took Master Heishin's efforts to do all that but now I don't think Martis will ever use the power of the Millennium Scales since she is in this state" Anubiusius stated
"Let's see how her opponent will overcome this" Atenza said and they continue to watch
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Back at the duel, Martis stared at the card she drew. It was the monster she was hoping for: Vampire Genesis (3000 ATK 2100 DEF). But she can't use its effect so she decided to pass her turn
"My love, why did you betrayed me?' Martis said crazily
"Uh? What's up with her?" Jounouchi asked, dumbfounded at Martis reaction
"Hmmm…her loved one could it be that she lost the one she loved is it?" Mai thought
"Martis, will you please stop your crazy talk and what are you talking about your loved one heh?" Mai asked
"Since you're going to lose, I'll cut this short my loved one betrayed me because he died to save another filthy woman" Martis said still her voice from crazy into ice
"….I see well there's no point of going this further so I activate the field Magic Card: Harpie's Hunting Ground!" Mai declared and suddenly Martis' field Magic Card was destroyed instead it was replaced with some plain ground and Vampire Lord's attack and defense went back to its original 2000 ATK and 1500 DEF
"…You have no chance against me my love the Vampire Lord will never be destroyed" Martis said crazily again
"Gosh, she's a lunatic" Jounouchi sweatdropped
"Hmph, is that all you could say just because you're loved one betrayed you, you think you owe him. You must be crazy then in that case I'll finish this off now" Mai said staring daggers at her
"YOU DON"T KNOW WHAT I"VE BEEN THROUGH" Martis yelled at her
"Say it what you will it won't change anything" Mai said.
"I activate my face down card: Monster Reborn to revive Harpie Lady to the field" she added and her signature monster came back to life. Suddenly, Harpie's attack and defense went up by 200 points making it to 1500 ATK and 1600 DEF. Also, Martis' set card was destroyed as well.
"My set card was destroyed but how?" Martis howled with anger
"It's the effect of my field Magic Card: Whenever Harpie Lady is normal or special summon. I can destroy 1 Magic or Trap Card on the field. In addition, all Winged Beast type monsters will increase their attack and defense by 200 points." Mai explained
"Martis, I will free you from this state even though you're a crazy lunatic" Mai added
"It won't be enough!" Martis said
"I know so I summon Cyber Harpie (1800 ATK 1300 DEF) in attack mode" Mai declared as an armored Harpie appeared on the field. With the field Magic Card, her attack rose to 2000 ATK and 1500 DEF
"Next I activate the Magic Card I held back few turns before: Pot of Greed to draw 2 cards from my deck" Mai added as she drew 2 cards. Now she held 2 cards. (A/N: In case you were wondering, Pot of Greed is the only card Mai has in her hand)
"I activate Magic Card: Elegant Egotist to Special Summon Harpie Lady Sisters (1950 ATK 2100 DEF) by sacrificing my Harpie Lady on the field in attack mode" Mai added as Harpie Lady shone with a bright light as she began to multiply. Also her attack became 2150 ATK 2300 DEF due to Mai's field Magic Card
"And now, I activate my other set card, the magic of Triangle Ecstasy Spark: Until the End Phase of my turn the attack of Harpie Lady Sisters' attack will temporarily increased to 2700!" she added and Harpie Lady Sisters' attack rose further to 2700
"Now Harpie Lady Sisters attack Vampire Lord with Triangle X attack!" Mai said and her Harpie's destroyed Martis' monster
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Martis wailed in torment as her life points went down to 2650.
"Now Cyber Harpie, direct attack to the player Elegant Claw!" she added as her opponent's life points reduced further to 650
"End turn" Mai said grimly as Harpie Lady Sisters attack went back to its original attack
Stats: Mai has 3800 life points left and no cards in hand. On her field was the field Magic Card: Harpie's Hunting Ground and her monsters are Cyber Harpie and Harpie Lady Sisters on the field while Martis has dangerously 650 life points left and no monsters on the field but she has 1 card in hand.
"It's my turn now, draw!" Martis said, now her voice was dripping venom
"Vampire Lord won't be resurrected anymore because he wasn't destroyed by my opponent's card effect but he will be reborn" Martis said, her voice was really in venom
"Huh?" Mai wondered
"I remove Vampire Lord from play to Special Summon his true form: Come out! Vampire Genesis" Martis declared as Vampire Lord was removed from her graveyard. Her monster emerged from the field. It was very muscular with purple biceps looking very fierce.
"Vampire Genesis destroy Cyber Harpie with Fist of Darkness" Martis declared and her monster pummelled Mai's monster reducing her life points to 2800
"End turn so what will you do?" Martis said crazily
"Mai, do something, this is getting out of hand" Jounouchi yelled frantically
"Shut up!" Martis hissed and used her magic to slam Jounouchi on the wall.
"Jounouchi! Are you alright!" Yugi and Bakura asked, running to him
"Y—y-yeah, I'm okay" Jounouchi said weakly
"Don't you dare involve him in our fight!" Mai said angrily
"Oh is he that special to you well then I'm going to raise the stakes: If you lose this duel, I'll make my monster destroy you and your loved one and all of you will go to hell for all eternity hahahahaha" Martis laughed wickedly
"You're despicable" Mai said, now her anger went to furious expression on her face
"End turn!" Martis said
"This is it, I have to draw the one card to save her from insanity" Mai said as she closed her eyes and draws
"I set a card down and end my turn" Mai said and now it's Martis' turn to draw
"Vampire Genesis attack Harpie Lady Sisters!" Martis declared
"No way, Activate Trap Card: Windstorm of Etaqua to change all my opponent's face up monsters on the field. Since your monster is in attack mode, it'll automatically change to defense" Mai countered as a bird appeared on the field and Vampire Genesis halted the attack
"Grrr... you "Martis growled and ended her turn
"My turn, draw" Mai declared and was surprised at the card she drew
"Alright this is it; it's time to stop your insane nonsense. I'll end this duel now. Activate Magic Card: Premature Burial: By paying 800 of my life points I can Special Summon a monster from my graveyard" Mai said and her life points dropped to 2000.
"Special Summon Harpie Lady in attack mode!' Mai said and Harpie's attack rose to 1500.
"Harpie Lady Sisters attack and destroy Vampire Genesis! Triangle X attack "Mai declared
"NO, my monster" Martis wailed
"And now Harpie Lady finish it now direct attack to the player" Mai declared and finally Martis lost the duel
"Mai you did it" Yugi exclaimed but Mai whet to Jounouchi
"Huh? Mai?" Yugi wondered
"Are you alright?" Mai asked in concern to Jounouchi
"Of course I'm alright, I'm not that easy to get down on the ground" Jounouchi said proudly but all of a sudden Mai pounded him on the head
"Hey, what did you do that for?" Jounouchi yelled
"For disturbing the duel that's what it is" Mai sniggered at him
"Why.. what makes you so strong? Am I wrong in my own choices" Martis asked weakly
Mai turned around to her opponent and said: "I have someone to protect and I now have friends to share my problems your choices are different from mine. We chose our own path of living"
"Your own path huh…" Martis said but all of a sudden the souls of the Shadow Realm devoured her whole body
"Looks like she never get the choice she wanted" Jounouchi said standing up
"Yeah, I hope she learns her lesson let's get out of here" Mai said and the others left Martis' temple which disappeared
At Anubiusius' temple, a mummified mage shut off the shadow portal and as for Atenza, he gave his fellow mage some words
"Martis has failed you better improved for the next duel or Master Heishin will kill us" Atenza said as he left
"Don't worry I won't fail this time and for sure the reincarnated pharaoh will die as planned" Anubiusius said
spritfire: Another chappie done well looks like Mai's finished R x R okay
