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Yuki's POV
Another few weeks passed in relative peace, the Shadow Riders were shockingly quiet for a bit, after getting two back to back I welcomed the short break, or at least I did till a weird Amazon lady appeared in the forest and won Bastion's Key, she was really mean too she refused to duel me or Alexis.
"Those detectives from the other day." Cleopatra noted "They ended up being living Duel Spirits that were members of the Shadow Riders. The Dark scorpions are strong cards when used together but weak alone, if whoever is leading the Shadow Riders could choose a spirit why summon such weak monsters?"
"Yeah it's weird, maybe they can only summon weak monster." I noted laying in bed
"The living duel spirits thing doesn't shock you?" she asked.
"I've meant Gods." I said "Nothing surprises me anymore, who's idea was it to hire them again anyway?"
"…Banner I believe." She said "I find it suspicious."
"Great minds think a like my friend." I sighed "A lot about Banner confuses me. For a teacher as a Duel School he doesn't duel well."
"Yes." Cleopatra stared off "Something is coming."
There was suddenly a blinding flash of light and when I came to we were on a flying ark in the sky with the remaining key holders as well as Syrus, Zane and Chumley.
"You're here too." Alexis noted.
I looked forward and saw that the ark we were on was full of Egyptian soldiers and attendants surrounding a man in a mask who was sitting on a throne.
"Who is that guy?" I asked.
I am Abidos the Third." He walked forward.
"Oh crap…" Cleopatra sighed.
"What's up?" I asked "You know this guy?"
"He's a former Pharaoh, back then people didn't live as long but he's like…my grandfather." She shrugged "They call him a Dueling God, he's never lost a duel."
"Wait seriously?!" I yelled.
"Knock it off!" she yelled back and took me over "It's so embarrassing! Hey old man what the hell are you doing here, go back to the afterlife!"
"Give me all four of your keys." He demanded "Cleopatra I am not here for games."
"Giving you the keys won't make them work, they have to be won in a duel." She said "Oh but it's really sweet that you were looking after all of us, maybe you could have done something about me getting my soul locked away for a few dozen centuries!"
We engaged our duel disc "Fighting Cleo's relative will be fun."
"I've always wanted to duel you and see if you were as good as the stories said." Cleopatra laughed "Let's go Gramps!"
"Watch and learn kids, time for another important lesson." I told them "You should respect the past, but that doesn't mean you can't be better than it!"
"DUEL!"
"Age before beauty." I laughed letting him go first.
"I summon Pharaonic Protector in Defense Mode." He played a card.
Pharaonic Protector: LVL 2 ATK 900 DEF 0
"Why would he play that in defense mode?" I wondered.
"I set a card." He played a facedown and ended the turn.
"I draw!" I pulled out a card.
"The Trap First Sarcophagus activates." He flipped his face down "At the End Phase of each of my opponents turns I can play another Sarcophagus card, Second and Third, once third is played…you will be dragged into the darkness."
"So he's starting." Cleo hummed.
"Should I be nervous?" I asked.
"No not yet." She relaxed "Just play."
"Right." I nodded "I summon Gravekeeper's Spear Soldier."
Gravekeeper's Spear Soldier: LVL 4 ATK 1500 DEF 1000
"Attack his monster." I commanded "Spear Soldier has the Pericing Damage effect when attacking Defense position monsters, so since your monster has no defense points you'll take all 1500 attack as Damage!"
"I end my turn." I let Cleopatra alternate in for the next turn.
"I activate Second Sarcophagus." Abidos played his card "This is the last turn you will have to escape."
"I'm not running anywhere." Cleopatra smirked as she twisted my body.
"I play Pot of Greed." He laid a spell down to draw two cards "I then use the spell Tribute to the Doomed I discard a card from my hand and destroy a monster on your field."
"GAH!" Our Spear Soldier yelled as it exploded.
"I then summon Pharaoh's Servant in Attack Position."
Pharaoh's Servant: LVL 2 ATK 900 DEF 0
"Attack them directly!"
"HMPH!" I hissed as pain stung my body a bit.
"I set one card and end my turn." He told me.
"Draw." Cleopatra pulled a card "I Set a Facedown card and summon Grave Ohja in attack Position."
Grave Ohja: LVL 4 ATK 1600 DEF 1500
A large pink purple rock monster roared loudly.
"Then I play the spell Mystical Space Typhoon!" She smirked "The Sarcophagus cards are all destroyed if one is, so I'll blow away First Sarcophagus."
"Magic Jammer!" Abidos quickly played his trap to stop the destruction of his combo.
"Figures, you wouldn't want to make things easy." Cleopatra sighed "Still I would have laid the same trap, the Jammer cards are quite useful."
"They really are." I smiled "But this guy…no offense but he doesn't seem very good."
"Grave Ohja attacks." Cleopatra seemed to ignore me and destroy hi monster and deal some more damage."
"What…are you planning." Abidos coughed from the damage.
"Nothing, why would I let you get off a huge combo like that?" I shrugged "It's basic stuff."
"You are the first to try and destroy them." He told us.
"I get it now…you're not as good as they hyped you up to be." I smiled "You're actually not very good, someone called a Dueling God really is expected to do more, I was expecting something more ruthless."
"So you've realized it too now haven't you." Cleopatra jumped back in control "You weren't as good as you thought, the servants were letting you win weren't they. I know it's not something you want to hear, I didn't like to hear it at first either when I realized it, the feeling of unfulfillment, to be insulted and treated like a child in a place where I thought I had skill…it's infuriating. So, stop moping and stand up, if you want to duel for real it's your turn!"
"Hmmm…" he looked at the floor.
"Come on it'll be fun this way." Cleoptra smiled "Come on Grandpa."
"You ended your turn." He took off his mask "So my Third Sarcophogus Activates and I special summon The Spirit of the Pharaoh!"
A coffin opened an a blue and orange Pharaoh wielding a sword stepped out.
Spirit of the Pharaoh: LVL 6 ATK 2500 DEF 2000
"When Spirit of the Pharaoh is summoned I can special summon up to four level 2 or lower Zombie-Type normal monsters from my graveyard!"
He suddenly had a full field of Monsters.
"I then play Thousand Energy! To give all level 2 or lower monsters another 1000 attack points." He said.
"Well damn." Cleopatra smirked flipping a card "All that for nothing, I play my trap Negate Attack!"
"TSK." Abidos hissed.
"You're Battle Phase is over, and since you played Thousand Energy all the boosted monsters are destroyed at the end of the turn!" she smiled.
"I play Soul Guide." Abidos said "I tribute a monster and gain life points equal to it's attack."
He tribute one of the weaker monsters that was going to be destroyed.
"We draw!" Cleopatra and I pulled out a card "I play the Spell Premature Burial, I pay life points to resurrect my Spear Soldier and then Tribute him to summon Gravekeeper's Oracle!"
A large Gravekeeper in robes sitting in a throne appeared.
Gravekeeper's Oracle: LVL 10 ATK 2000 DEF 1500
"He gains attack equal to the level of the tribute monsters times 100." I said "So 400. Then he destroys all set monsters but you have none and lastly…he makes your monsters ATK and DEF by 2000!"
"Impossible!" Abidos gasped as his monster dropped to its knees.
"End this!" We yelled "Dark Embrace!"
"HMPH!" The Oracle destroyed his monster and finished off Abidos Life at the same time.
"We win." Cleopatra and I smiled
"In the end I never truly won." Abidos sighed.
"You fought really well, and this was fun to spend time with you." Cleopatra smiled.
"Yes…I think I'm going to go to the spirit world though, would you like to join me?" he asked.
"Nah I've got work to do here." Cleopatra laughed "Thanks anyway."
"Hmm…" Abidos held his hands out "I don't think I'll need these anymore, why don't you take them.
"Really?" we asked.
"Consider it your inheritance." Abidos handed us Spirit of the Pharaoh and the Three Sarcophagus cards "Miss Yuki, please take good care of my Granddaughter."
"I try my hardest." I laughed "She's quite the handful."
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