Zypher: And hello to you all again! I welcome you to another chapter to our favorite story! And since I really didn't get a vote for names except two suggestions from dragonlady222 and also another two from my good friend, we'll be choosing between Arperil, Silmar, Salir, Aspher or Baihu. Tell me which name you wish for Tiger Axe to have and I'll give it to him the next time he makes an appearance. But for now, enjoy this chapter everyone!

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Yami no Game: Dark Saga

Chapter 5

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-4 Hours since the Tournament Began. 44 Hours Remaining-

After they walked along, the score for the two duelists of the small group was Yami with three star chips and Jounouchi with two. Jounouchi smiled as he looked at his hard-earned star chip. He snickered softly to himself and Myrrh looked over with a slightly peeved look. "Man, Jou-kun spent the last 30 minutes just looking at his star chips, grinning like a maniac." she huffed. "Shall I hit him over the head with my trusty branch?" Kaiser suggested, waving said branch. "How long did you have that thing?! I thought you got rid of it after Yami defeated Haga!" Honda whined, placing a hand to the back of his head as a reminder to the last two times he was hit with that branch. "For the past thirty minutes." Kaiser shrugged before changing the subject, looking to Myrrh. "But to answer you, I can't blame him. I mean, we all weren't expecting him to defeat Kujaku in his first battle. You have to give him some credit for that feat." he commented. "Yeah, I do have to agree with you on that." Yami walked over to Jounouchi's side, smiling. "I'm happy to see you happy, Jou-kun. Let's go and win the next duel as well!" Yami said and he nodded eagerly. "Yeah! I'm with ya there!" he said before a loud gurgle broke the silence around them. Jounouchi held a hand up to his stomach.

"Hey, I'm getting hungry. When are we supposed to be having lunch?" he asked, looking to them. They were silent, looking to one another. Aqua looked over to Keara. "Should you?" he questioned. "I don't know. They're not really that surprised to know that you two are demons and wield magic. Since they only know me as a friend to you without magical powers, I don't want to chance their reaction to my own abilities. No need to put them in shock with what I can accomplish. Especially when I tell them I'm truly a dragon." she replied. He shrugged his shoulders and looked to him. "We don't have anything, Jounouchi." he replied and he gaped. "What do ya meant we don't have anythin' else?! Can't ya whip up something with yer magic?!" he asked. "Don't know if that'll work with our type of magic." Aqua said sheepishly. "We ate all the snacks we had while on the boat and there's not a single restaurant here on the island." Yugi murmured. "That will become a problem. We can't possibly last two days without food or drinks." he continued. 'Especially since it's been a good while since Yami and Aqua last had a meal. I just can't let their instincts take control and they look for a hapless duelist in the middle of the night to feast on.'

Jounouchi turned to Myrrh and Diamond. "How can ya two let this happen?! Why didn't ya think ahead? You're girls, ya should've made lunches!" Myrrh glared at him. "Watch the comment or else you'll be learning the reason why I'm good at kickboxing, Katsuya."

"And to think, you would've thought the person who brought us out here would feed us. Stupid, long haired foreigner." Diamond muttered. Honda looked at them all before grinning. "Hey! If it comes down to this, we'll use this book to find out what plants and mushrooms we can eat!" he offered, holding up the book and Jounouchi let out a growl. "No way! Do I look like a squirrel to ya?!" he growled before he caught the scent of something out in the air. "What's that? Smells good." he whispered before running off. "It's comin' from the direction of the ocean! Let's go!"

"What smell...?" Myrrh questioned. "Who knows? Just like when he fought Kujaku Mai...his sense of smell is like a dog's." Honda stated before they followed. When they got there, they saw a fire brewing that was cooking fish. "Well look at that! I found some food!" Jounouchi exclaimed. "He's right. Though I wouldn't put it past him if he's hungry." Honda muttered before he saw Jounouchi already sneaking off towards the waiting meal. "Now our chance! Let's get something while no one's around!"

"H-Hold on, Jou-kun! I think this is a bad idea! Those fish aren't yours!" Diamond called. He turned back to her with a grin. "Au contraire! The law of the island is whoever steals the star chips wins! So stealin' some food has gotta be ok! All part of the game of life, Diamond!" he pointed out and she shuddered. "Note to self, do not play any games of life with Jou-kun if he has stakes like this..." she muttered. "Duly noted." Kaiser responded. "I do have to agree with Jounouchi on this one." Honda spoke before jumping from their hiding spot and dashed off behind him. "Oh boy..." Yami whispered, looking down to Yugi with a small smile before they all went to follow them. They sat around the fire and both Jounouchi and Honda took hold of a stick holding the fish and Jounouchi licked his lips. "Man, this looks good! Smells great too!" Jounouchi hummed greedily. "Let's dig in!" He and Honda was about to take a bite out of their fish when a sapphire colored paw appeared over the cliff nearby.

A creature with a glorious sapphire blue coat and fins lining its back crawled over the cliff's edge, its tail that of a thresher shark with a bucket clenched in its teeth. It looked back down as another came up as well, pulling the snorkel goggles from over his eyes. The man, holding a spear that held a wriggling fish, smiled at him before looking over to where he was cooking fish and gaped. "What the–!" he exclaimed and sneered. "Why...you...you...you jerks! Stop eating our fish!" The man shouted but a wave came up, engulfing him. Jounouchi looked up, turning over to the cliff where the sapphire colored creature sat, blinking innocently. "Hey! Did ya say somethin?" he called and said creature didn't say a word, only looked back down to see his friend climbing back up onto the cliff. "Stupid wave." The male then glanced up towards the water dwelling creature. "You could've helped." he murmured and the creature grinned around the bucket handle. The man stood back up before looking back to the others. "All right! Put down the fish! You lowlifes! How dare you eat someone else's catch?!" he growled, pointing the spear at Jounouchi who jumped back. "Huh...?" he said in confusion and a little fear. "You're not going to get out of here alive!" Jounouchi huffed, glaring at the other. "Wait! We haven't even eaten 'em!" Jounouchi countered. "Then give it back!" Yami looked over to the man and saw he was wearing a duel glove. "What are ya, anyway? You're surely not a duelist!" Jounouchi roared. "And what if I am?!" The other snapped back. "No way! You're a castaway then, right?" he questioned. "Who's the castaway–?!" He pointed to himself. "I'm Ryota Kajiki! Duelist of the sea!" he claimed. 'Hmm, at first glance he doesn't look like a duelist or a guy who would play card games. I guess you never know by looks alone.' Yami thought. Back with Jounouchi and Kajiki, they were still arguing, slightly. "So let me get this right...you guys are..." Kajiki started but heard Jounouchi snickering.

"Octopus..."

Kajiki growled and took the offending animal off his head and tossed it back into the sea. "Nooo! Don't throw it away! We can eat it!" Both Jounouchi and Honda whined in disdain. The fisherman huffed before turning back to them. "As I was saying...you guys are duelists as well, eh?" he questioned before looking at the rest of the group and gasped when he saw who one of them were. 'It's him! Yami!' He smirked. 'I might've just made the biggest catch I could ever make.' he thought with a grin. "Now then...these fish are about done. Sapphire, bring the bucket over here." Sapphire walked over to him, sitting the bucket down. He took a fish from its place and was about to eat when he saw the hungry looks on Jounouchi and Honda's faces. "Alright, alright! You guys can eat too!"

"Sweet! Ya mean it?!" Jounouchi questioned and Kajiki nodded. They quickly sat back down and took some cooked fish as well. "Thanks, man~" They both cheered before they started to eat. "Sapphire, place some more fish down just in case they want seconds." Kajiki said and he nodded, taking out some more sticks and placed the fish on them before setting them in front of the fire. While they cooked, Kajiki talked with the group, smiling not only for the friendly catch but of who he led here. Once they all ate their fill, they thanked him and Sapphire for the food. Kajiki smiled. "No problem!" he said, taking a raw fish from the bucket of leftovers and tossed it to Sapphire who caught it in his mouth and swallowed it whole. "So Kajiki-san...did you enter the tournament for the prize too?" Myrrh asked. "You bet!" he said happily. "I'm gonna spend my money on a boat! Then Sapphire and I will be able to fish again!" He laughed. "I hear the prize is huge! If I can score that prize, I can spend the money to get the latest sonar equipped boat. With that combined with Sapphire's natural sonar, I'll get a big catch every day!"

"A boat, huh?"

"That sounds like a cool way to live!" Kajiki nodded. "Yes. I grew up watching the sea from the day I was born. It's just like a person to me...I can tell when it laughs and when it cries. But it works both ways!" he commented, taking another fish and tossed it to Sapphire. "The ocean watches us as well. A couple years ago, I was out fishing with my dad like usual...the ocean was in a good mood." He sighed softly, looking out to the sea. "But then...its mood changed..." They all watched him, concerned as they listened to his story. "The sea rose up and swallowed our boat! My dad and I were saved by Sapphire who saw us fall overboard and took us to his home. We were lucky...but our boat was gone! We couldn't fish anymore!" Sapphire nodded. "I myself was saddened to hear such seafaring men like Kajiki-san and his father to not fish anymore and I agree with him wholeheartedly about the moods of the sea. I feel the sea's anger and happiness since I am an ocean dweller and I mostly spend my time there. After I helped them, I went to fish for them and saw that not far away, an oil spill occurred." Sapphire explained. Kajiki sneered in anger.

"Those idiots angered the sea! They did it! With their fucking pollution!" They all were distraught to hear what happened and seeing their expression, Kajiki laughed. "Well anyway...forget about me! Sorry to bore you!" he said with a happy demeanor as he took the last fish in the bucket and tossed it to Sapphire before standing. They nodded as they stood as well. "Well we better get going! Thanks for the fish!" Jounouchi spoke. "Oh? Are you leaving so soon?" Kajiki whispered as he watched them go. He took the spear and looked to them again. "Hold on just a sec!" he called and they stopped, turning back to them. He chuckled. "I don't have time for small fry..." he spoke before throwing it, the spear embedding itself beside Yami's foot. He growled before looking back to him. "I'm not dumb enough to let a fish get away after taking my bait. Especially not a fish with a high reputation like you!" Jounouchi huffed. "What the...? What do ya mean bait?!" Kajiki chuckled again. "This place is my turf! So I left behind a few fish for hungry duelists like you! This way you guys come to me—on the beach where the fight's in my favor!" he explained before pointing to Yami. "Let's duel, Yami! You're the catch I'm talking about!" Yami gave a nod, quite impressed by the other's method, especially with the limitation of food on the island. A crafty but successful workaround. "Fine by me! I accept your challenge, Kajiki-san!" he said and walked back towards him, Kajiki now leading them towards a duel box that was nearby. They entered the box and sat down, the other running over to watch with anticipation. "My side of the field is Umi, the ocean! Your side is the wasteland! Is that ok?" he asked and Yami nodded.

"Ok!"

Kajiki smirked as he watched him. 'In a fight on my terrain, you're as good as caught in my net, Yami!' he thought. "I bet two star chips!" Kajiki spoke, placing his two star chips down. "Alright." Yami agreed, also placing two star chips down. "Go, Yami! You can beat him!" Yugi cheered. "Duel Start!" They drew their five cards and Kajiki started off. "I'll start off with this and it gets a field power boost!" he said, placing the card on the field. "Then I'll play the Imp! Attack!" Yami called then saw something peculiar that he didn't notice when looking over the field. 'Wait...where's his monster?' he thought, looking around the board in slight confusion. 'His card is there but there's no hologram of his monster anywhere. How can I fight what I can't find or see?' Kajiki chuckled again. "Now...like I told you, my Devil Kraken gets a power boost when it fights in the sea. Now go!" Kajiki called and soon, tentacles popped up from the water, grabbing hold of the Imp. 'Impossible! It was hiding underwater the whole time?!'

Kajiki laughed. "Drag him into the depth of the sea! Squid Legs Submission Hold! Your Imp dies!" After Yami's monster was destroyed, the tentacles of Kajiki's monster disappeared back beneath the ocean surface. "This is part of my field power source! The Sea Stealth attack! When I'm through with you, you'll know the proper fear and respect of the sea compared to those that have anger the sea many times before!" Kajiki spoke. "That's crazy! How can Yami fight an enemy he can't see?!" Honda questioned. "Don't know but let's hope he can figure out something." Ryou replied as they continued to watch the duel. Kajiki laughed lightly. "This is only the beginning. You haven't seen the true terrors of the sea!" he spoke. "Now come and bring out your next monster!" Yami drew his cards before looking down to the field. 'As long as I can't see what I'm fighting...' he thought as he placed Feral Imp down onto the field. 'Best place him in defense mode then teach him what I'm capable of next turn.' Kajiki smirked as he watched him make his move. 'I know what you're up to...' Kajiki drew his card before taking one from his hand. "I play the Jellyfish in defense mode! This is what they call the "moon of the sea"!" Yami looked to the monster and noted it wasn't hidden underneath the ocean field like the Kraken. 'This worries me. Why isn't it hidden under the field like his other monster?' he wondered before taking his turn. "Now, I equip Feral Imp with the Horn of the Unicorn and switch him into attack mode!"

"Ah! I see now!" Ryou gasped with a happy tone and Yugi looked to him. "What is he doing?" he asked. "Kajiki's monsters can hide in the water but water conducts electricity which is all water monsters' weakness! He's going to use the electricity to attack the water itself!" Ryou explained. Yugi, remembering the duel with Pegasus and the fate of Yami's Great White in that battle, made him realize that this attack would defeat all of Kajiki's monsters and others to come. "This is great! Go, Yami!" The demon nodded with a smile before calling out for the Feral Imp to attack. Feral Imp gave a roar as he shot out the magic electricity towards the water but it redirected itself and aimed for the Jellyfish. "How did that happen?" Yami inquired and Kajiki gave another smirk. "While the Jellyfish is on the board, it acts like a lightning rod, negating the water monsters' greatest of weaknesses!" Kajiki explained. "Not only that but the electricity feeds my Jellyfish! Making him grow and raise his attack and defense!" Jounouchi snorted in anger. "Sheesh! Now those monsters can't even be affected by electricity! He has a pretty packed down strategy!" he spoke. "Now, it's my turn! Go, Devil Kraken! Squid Legs Submission Hold!" Kajiki called and again, the kraken's tentacles appeared out of the water, circling around the Feral Imp before dragging him underwater. "Another monster dead to the power of the ocean!" Yami watched as his monster disappeared under the waters' surface. 'Jounouchi's right. He does have a good strategy going and if I don't defeat his monsters quickly, I'll be down to my last star chip.' he thought before drawing his card. "First, I'll play Silver Fang then I'll turn him savage with Mystical Moon!" he said as the silver wolf appeared on the field and howled as the moon appeared above him, his attack raising to 1560. Kajiki only laughed. "You'll only waste your precious life with that kind of card! You will never overpower the sea!" he spoke as he drew his card. "Get ready, Yami...this card's going to show you the true terror that the sea holds! Rise from the depths, great Kairyu-shin!"

'Kairyu-shin? The Sea Dragon God? This may not turn out well.' Yami watched Kajiki play the monster and soon, a huge deluge of water rose up from the card, forming into Kairyu-shin who roared menacingly, his attack rising up to 2340 from the power boost. "Now, learn of the fate of those that anger the sea! They will have to face the wrath of the Sea Dragon God! Show Yami your wrath, mighty Kairyu-shin!" Kairyu-shin roared again and behind it rose a huge tidal wave that crashed down upon Yami's side of the field, washing away Silver Fang. Yami growled lightly as his monster was destroyed and his life points decreased to 340. "Man, this is so one-sided! I don't know if Yami will be able to make a comeback!" Kaiser exclaimed. "He will! I just know it! We can't give up on him yet!" Yugi spoke, determined that Yami won't lose and sent all his hope through the link. Kajiki chuckled lightly. "Yami...that attack wasn't intended to just destroy your monster...take a look at your field now!" he said and Yami looked down, gaping in slight horror at seeing that most of his field was gone except for a small piece of land. 'The water level rose and left me with nothing but a piece of land!'

"This is the wrath of the great Sea Dragon God, Kairyu-shin! With that attack alone, the field is now on my side by 95 percent!" he said with a laugh before looking to Yami. "So what are you going to do now, Yami? You don't have a single water monster in your deck and according to the rules, if it's your turn and you can't play a monster, you lose!" Kajiki stated. "Come on, Yami! You can figure out a way to save yourself! Please don't give up yet!" Yugi called. "I hope he can make it! He only has so much on the board now to use for his monsters and like Kajiki said, if he can't send out a monster, he'll lose!" Yami drew his card and looked down to the board. 'This will be a big gamble. With only 5 percent of the field being wasteland, I won't have much to do.' he thought as he drew his card. "Here's my card. I play Giant Soldier of Stone in defense!" he spoke as the large rock monster appeared, just barely fitting upon the island. "He adjusts to the remaining wasteland field I have! Its attack and defense goes up! Now conduct your move." Yami whispered. "Oh it is, huh? I get what you're up to this time! On your turn, you're going to move your monster into the water and use it as an island! Good idea but not good enough! That strategy is useless!" he claimed before placing Megalodon onto the field. "Advance my sea monsters!" he called as they all started swimming towards the island where Yami's monster sat, surrounding the land and ready to attack. "Now you're surrounded! It won't be able to move at all and you can't increase the size of your land!" Kajiki declared before laughing. "Yes! I finally defeated Yami!" But when Kajiki looked at him, he saw the demon smirking and chuckling to himself. "Don't laugh unless you've got something to laugh about!" Kajiki claimed. "Ah, but I do have something to laugh about. I was waiting for this moment!" Yami spoke as he drew his card.

"What do you mean? You're trapped and there's nothing you can do!" he spoke, hesitation gripping him. "You'll see what I mean." Yami whispered as he switched his soldier into attack mode. "Are you crazy?! My monsters are submerged! You can't see them!" he shouted. "I didn't say I was going to attack them...I'm going to attack the moon! My very own card!" he said as the soldier took out one of the swords that were in their sheaths before aiming up for the moon. "Go, Giant Soldier of Stone! Rock Crushing Sword!" Yami declared and the monster thrust the sword towards the moon, shattering it and with it, the sea started to recede, much to Kajiki's shock.

"The sea...the tide is pulling away!"

"As you should know, the gravitational pull of my Mystical Moon raised the water level and improved Kairyu-shin's attack. Once it was destroyed, the water receded just like the tides of the sea in real life! With the moon gone, Kairyu-shin's power is reduced to half of what it was before and leaving all your monsters stranded helplessly on the shore!" Yami explained as Kajiki's monsters flailed in futile attempts to return back to Kajiki's side of the board. 'This was something I didn't calculate! He used his own card to help me take over the terrain and planned it all just to destroy it in the end and trap my monsters!' Kajiki thought. "Now, I shall use this card to finish you off! Accursed dragon! Fry those fish with your Flames of Hell!" Yami called and Curse of Dragon roared as it breathed its flames upon Kajiki's monsters, easily destroying them. "No! I lost!" Kajiki cried as his life points decreased to 0. "I knew it! I knew he would win!" Yugi cheered along with the others. "I never doubt him for a second!" Kajiki rubbed the back of his head lightly before smiling. "You really are good! The biggest catch I could ever make that escapes from me!" Kajiki said with a laugh. "You're not too bad yourself. You are a very honorable duelist and I'm glad to have the chance to duel you." Kajiki smiled even more. "Well, I may be down to my last star chip but I'm not out of the game just yet! I'll start over with just this chip and either one will win that prize!" Yami smiled and nodded, shaking Kajiki's hand and while doing so, slipped another two crystal hearts and a note into his palm before they left out the duel box and he along with the others left. Kajiki watched them go before looking down to the crystal hearts and the note.

'Kajiki-san,

You and Sapphire are some wonderful people and I would be all the happier to acknowledge you as friends along with everyone else. I know you two will soon achieve your dream and we'll be behind you the entire way. Good luck.

Yami'

Kajiki smiled before slipping the crystal heart around his neck and it shined with the color of the majestic sea itself.

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Zypher: And that shall be all for today's chapter! Hope you all enjoyed the chapter just like all others. Now time for another story from the Big Book of Duel Monster stories. Enjoy

-Shadow Realm: Yami and Yugi's deck-

Silver snorted as he coughed up some water. /"That tidal wave did a number on me..."/ he spoke quietly to himself as he walked through the throng of monsters, meeting up with Draug, the Death Wolf of Aqua's deck. Draug looked at him. /"Are you alright? You're still drenched to the bone."/ he spoke as he walked with the other wolf. /"Yeah, I know. I want to get near a fire or something warm to dry off. I shook off as much water as I could after that attack and I still looked like a drowned rat."/ he spoke and Draug chuckled. /"Did you try looking for Koumori Dragon or another monster? Perhaps Mahaado can warm you up a little."/ he suggested. /"I know but I think Mahaado is occupied with preparing Celtic for Master Yami's next battle. No need to bother him with a simple warming-up."/ Silver replied. Draug nodded. /"Then I suggest tp go and look for Koumori, then he'll help you warm up. Not as badly as when he was controlled by Pegasus but I'm sure a nice fire from him will do you some good and dry off your fur. If not, Zerio will surely help you."/ he replied and Silver nodded. /"I know. Best go and find one of them before I catch a cold or something. I'm sure turning into an ice statue because of freezing cold water won't happen."/ Silver said with a laugh and Draug chuckled himself. /"Let's hope not. Hurry on and maybe if you get dried and warmed up, you can find me back at the den and train ourselves before the next battle since you need it more than I would."/ Silver nodded. /"Too bad Master Aqua didn't decide to duel. He could use the fun and the chance to help out in the event something happened to Master Yami."/ Silver spoke as he started to walk off. /"Yes, I would like to stretch my limbs in battle for a bit but I'm sure he'll find himself a battle another time."/ Draug spoke before he said goodbye to the other wolf and headed back to the den.

Silver looked around for either Koumori or Zerio, not spotting either dragon around. 'Wonder if they're training somewhere?' he thought before spotting Zerio speaking with Dalton, the Winged Dragon and bounded over to them. /"Hey, Zerio! I need a favor!"/ he called and the two dragons turned to him. /"My my, what happened to you?"/ Zerio asked. /"Latest battle. Those water monsters of Kajiki-san can really knock you flat. Kairyu-shin was the worst of the bunch but it's nice to know that such a faithful duelist has a good, strong monster on his side."/ Zerio nodded in agreement. /"That does sound good. A faithful monster will always stay by one's side and only duelists true of heart should receive one. By how you describe Kajiki-san, since I was only in the duel for a shorter amount of time, he sounds like the perfect person to have a good monster on hand, especially someone like Kairyu-shin. Now, back to you."/ Zerio said before breathing a rush of fiery air upon the other monster, drying off his sopping wet fur but the result of it was that he now looked like a silver puffball. Dalton laughed with mirth. /"I think Kuriboh is gonna have a rival in whose the fluffiest monster in Master Yami and Master Yugi's deck."/ Dalton commented with a chuckle. Silver pouted as he looked at them. /"Very funny."/ he mumbled as he shook his fur and it settled back slightly. /"Thanks for the warm-up, Zerio."/ he spoke, looking up to the accursed dragon. /"No problem."/ he said with a happy tone. /"Need a ride back to the den while I'm doing you favors?"/ he asked. /"That sounds like a good idea. Let's ride!"/ Silver barked and Zerio landed so Silver can climb onto his back. /"Hold on tight."/ he warned before lifting up off the ground and flew off towards the Beast monsters' den where Draug waited.

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Zypher: There, nothing like a little wolf talk for once since neither Mahaado nor Celtic was in this battle. At the moment, I can only think of Draug like a wise wolf, friend and teacher to Silver so expect to see Draug (another one out of three elven translations for wolf) be watching over him most of the time. Anywhosit, if you need to know who Zerio is (if the accursed dragon part didn't give enough of a hint), he's the Curse of Dragon. Now, as always, I hope you enjoyed this little story with Silver and I'll see you all in the next chapter.