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(Turn 6 Cont: Lucas 1700 Mysterious Stranger 1000)

"I will also set a monster in defense position," one of the zones on the stranger's side of the field had lit up, "I will end my turn".

(Turn 7: Lucas 1700 Mysterious Stranger 1000)

"I draw," Lucas drew his next card and placed it in his hand, This is bad, Lucas thought, If I don't have a way to defeat THAT monster, then I'm done for. "I summon Witch of the Black Forest," as one of Lucas's monster zone lit up, a lady wearing a black dress appeared, never opening her eyes, "I then switch my Dream Clown into attack mode. I'll attack both of your defense position monsters with my Clown and my Witch". The two monsters had rushed into the stranger's monsters, sending the two Skull Servants to the card graveyard.

"I will activate my trap card, The First Sarcophagus!" A golden coffin appeared from the stranger's zone. Lucas's eyes had widened with terror. Lucas was able to see an aura emitting from the coffin itself. This time, however, Lucas was able to be more aware of his surroundings as though he's gotten used to his eyes. "I assume you know my Sarcophagus ability. During each of your end phases, I'm allowed to activate a certain spell card from my hand or deck".

"Hmm," Lucas kept his stance, "I end my turn".

"And during your end phase," the stranger shouted at Lucas, "I will now activate the Second Sarcophagus from my deck!" The golden coffin's lid had opened a bit. The aura surrounding the coffin as well as the stranger grew even more. "And now it is my turn," the stranger drew his card,

(Turn 8: Lucas 1700 Mysterious Stranger 1000)

"I summon the King of the Skull Servants!" a Skull Servant had appeared, however, this Skull Servant seemed a bit fierce as oppose to the Skull Servants Lucas seen.

"I wanted to save this card," exclaimed Lucas, "But I really don't want to see what that Skull Servant can do. I activate my trap card, Torrential Tribute!" A card levitated from Lucas's field, "When you summon a monster, all monsters on the field are destroyed, including my own".

"Urgh," the strange grunted. "And next up," Lucas stated, "My Witch's ability activates and now I get to add a monster with 1200 or less Attack Points from my deck to my hand," Lucas placed the cards in his hand to the side, picked up his deck, and looked through each card, "And the card I am adding to my hand is," Lucas pulled out a card which, to his eyes, emitted an aura greater than the Sarcophagus', "Mystical Knight of Jackal!"

The stranger's eyes were filled with disgust. The sooner he retrieved Jackal, the better. "I suppose I end my turn".

(Turn 9: Lucas 1700 Mysterious Stranger 1000)

"Then it's my turn," Lucas draws his card, "I summon my partner! The ace of my deck, Mystical Knight of Jackal!" Jackal arose from the monster zone, letting out a howl of pride and strength.

"Jackal". The stranger was eager to finish this duel quickly. "I will then set one card facedown. I end my turn".

"During your end phase," the stranger began looking through his deck, "I can now activate the Third Sarcophagus!" The lid of the coffin slid off even more from the coffin, practically leaving it wide open.

Here it comes, Lucas!

(Turn 10: Lucas 1700 Mysterious Stranger 1000)

"I now draw my card," the stranger stated, "And I'll activate the effect of my Sarcophagus!" The coffin was now fully open, "I destroy my three cards, And I Special Summon, The Spirit of the Pharaoh!" The coffin on the field stood up, and out came a Pharaonic like creature with the head of a dog on one of his shoulders, and the head of a bird on the other. The monster revealed his eyes that glowed a bright red, similar to those of Jackal's, "And now I use my monsters ability, when he is summoned, I can special summon 4 level 2 or lower Normal, Zombie type monsters from my graveyard, and now I revive these four monsters," The Spirit of the Pharaoh held out his hand, raised 4 more coffins in front of him. These coffins opened up and out came these Egyptian creatures as well as certain Skeletons, "The Pharaoh's Servant, The Pharaonic Protector, and 2 SKull Servants are summoned onto my field in Attack Mode. I then equip The Spirit of the Pharaoh with the Equip Spell, Violet Crystal," the spirit held a lotu of crystals, "This increases my monster's Attack Points by 300".

"Uh," Lucas exclaimed.

Brace Yourself, Lucas!

"Now I attack Jackal. Go my Spirit! Egyptian Grasp!" Jackal was caught in a shadowy hand, let out a small growl and shattered into pieces. Lucas cried out for Jackal but then caught his breathe when he felt the pain from Jackal's destruction. "I set one card face down, I end my turn".

(Turn 11: Lucas 1600 Mysterious Stranger 1000)

"Urgh, I draw," Lucas drew his card and activated his facedown card, "I activate Legacy of Yata-Garasu. Now this card has two abilities. I can only activate the one effect which allows me to draw one more card". Lucas draws his cards and his eyes widened with confidence, "I activate Pot of Greed! Now I can draw 2 more cards from my deck. Next I summon Manticore of Darkness". The Manticore roared as it appeared onto the field, "And I activate my Spell Card, Wild Nature's Release!" The stranger stayed calm, this card held no threat to him, "This card allows me to target one of my Beast, Beast-Warrior, or Winged-Beast monsters on my field, and increases his Attack Points by the same number of Defense Points that it has. I will destroy the Spirit of the Pharaoh with my Manticore of Darkness!"

"You activated my trap card, Mirror Force!"

"Ugh!" Lucas's confidence fell as he saw a glass wall appeared in front of the opposing monster, destroying Manticore when contact was made. "I will set one card facedown. I end my turn, and during my End Phase, I can send 1 Beast, Beast-Warrior, or Winged-Beast monster from my hand or my side of the field to the graveyard in order to special summon him from my graveyard. I discard Berserk Gorilla from my hand. I Special Summon my Manticore of Darkness in Defense Mode".

(Turn 12: Lucas 1600 Mysterious Stranger 1000)

"I draw!" the stranger took his turn, letting himself be blinded by his arrogance, he sent his monsters for an attack on Lucas's monster.

"You activated my Mirror Force," the card rose from the zone, and reflected the stranger's attack against all of his monsters the second Spirit of the Pharaoh made contact with the mirror.

"No!" the stranger growled under his breath, "I set this monster in facedown Defense Position. It's your move".

(Turn 13: Lucas 1600 Mysterious Stranger 1000)

Lucas drew his next card. "I set this monster facedown. I'll switch Manticore into Attack Mode," the monster stood itself off of its knee, preparing to attack, "Now Manticore of Darkness, attack that facedown monster!" The Manticore clawed the lit up Monster Zone, revealing an injured turtle with a pyramid on its back before it shattered into pieces. Lucas saw the monster and prepared himself. Is there another ace in his deck? Lucas thought, Anything can come out.

Spirit of the Pharaoh is his most powerful creature. I don't believe there is anything else we need to fear as of this moment.

"I Special Summon Spirit Reaper in Defense Mode!" Lucas lost worry this point. The stranger does not know how to use a proper deck… is what believed is what Lucas thought, but instead he says under his breath, "That's right. It's not HIS deck. I end my turn".

(Turn 14: Lucas 1600 Mysterious Stranger 1000)

"I draw!" The stranger drew his card and grinned, "With Spirit Reaper out, I will be safe until I bring out my Spirit again. I set one card facedown. I end my turn".

"Let me tell you something real quick," the stranger looked at Lucas intently, curious as to what he had to say, "As of recently, I have gained the ability to see a certain aura that emits from certain objects or people," The stranger started to lose interest, "When I first saw you, the aura emitted was ferocious, it seemed to be an aura of strength. To be honest, I was scared," The stranger grinned a bit, he was flattered at the fact that Lucas would give him a "compliment". He doesn't admire you "Mysterious Stranger"!

This is no time to be admiring him, Lucas.

What Jackal said.

"That aura increased immensely the second you drew the First Sarcophagus. However," Lucas flipped his facedown monster, Magician of Faith, and began looking through his graveyard, adding Pot of Greed to his hand, "When you set that other First Sarcophagus, your aura lowered itself a bit, or rather, it didn't seem so great. Because what I'm seeing now," in an instant, Lucas was able to emit a scarlet, red aura that was far more powerful than that of his opponent, which, oddly enough, allowed the opponent to see this surge of energy "Is my aura making yours seem less than what it actually is. I activate my Pot of Greed once more to draw 2 new cards". Lucas drew his two cards. Lucas's scarlet energy grew fierce as he saw his new cards; he grinned, whereas the stranger began to tremble.

"What did you draw?!" The stranger, who confronted Lucas with confidence and intimidation, was now afraid of Lucas, as the scarlet, red grew more and more.

"Let me show you," Lucas placed his cards onto the field, "I Normal Summon the Enraged Battle Ox". This struck the stranger with fear. "Enraged Battle Ox has the ability to make all of my Beast, Beast-Warrior, as well as my Winged-Beast monsters to inflict battle damage when they destroy a monster in Defense Mode". The stranger was trembling as he saw Manticore and Battle Ox preparing to attack. "But the Beasts that are already on the field are not the ones to attack. You attacked both me and my partner, accusing him of a crime which he didn't commit. That sorta disrespect to my partner… no … My friend, will face our fury. I activate the Spell Card, Monster Reborn!" The stranger couldn't believe what he was seeing. He is seeing his own defeat.

INteresting as always.

"You know I have to try and end a duel with you, Jackal. Return to the field, my faithful partner!" Lucas raised a card into the air, his aura grew even greater as he placed the card on to the field. Jackal raised from the field, and let out a howl like no one has ever heard before. "Mystical Knight of Jackal!" Jackal was also emitting the same Scarlet energy which Lucas gave off. A figure was standing at the entrance staring at the two duel. This figure seemed bit intimidated at the sight of Lucas, but oddly enough, the figure was smiling a most uncomfortable smile.

"Jackal!" Lucas yelled and pointed at the direction of not the Reaper, but towards the Stranger who eyes widened exceptionally. "Attack Spirit Reaper and make him regret he ever messed with, Partner!"

Right! Jackal unleashed his last howl, as he charged at the reaper.

"Strike of Anubis!" Jackal charged at the Reaper, slicing it in half, and howled the loudest howl, louder than his previous, and aimed for the stranger. The stranger yelled as the effects of the barrier Ma'at caused the Stranger to feel the pain of his reaper. The stranger's Life Point reached 0, making Lucas the victor. The shadowy figure was able to step towards the duel arena until he heard someone else's footsteps approaching the warehouse. He vanished in an instant.

"Hehe, and that's ga-" Lucas passed out as did Jackal's consciousness faded. The stranger pulled himself up, bruised and scratched, ready to take Jackal until a ray of light shined upon him, vanishing this person. Lucas laid unconscious on the platform of his podium. It lowered to the floor of the ware house. A person had walked into the warehouse, noticed our unconscious Lucas on the podium, and rushed over to Lucas. Lucas had his breathing checked if he was still alive as the two waited for an ambulance.

…

Hello? Can you help me? (Hello? Can you help me?)

Huh? Who are you?

Please help me. I need to find him. (Please help me. I need to find him.)

Who's him? You need to tell me who you're looking for so that I can help.

I need to find my king. Please. Will you help me find him? (I need to find my king. Please. Will you help me find him?)

What's his name?

His name is …(His name is ... )

Lucas had woken up. He was looking around the room, confused as to where he was and how he got there. Lucas woke up to a hospital room. He glanced over at a table to his right and noticed his deck was there in a neat stack. He looked to the other side of the room noticed his brother was sleeping in a chair. Lucas thought it was Drew who had woken him up. Lucas smiled a bit, happy that his brother was there in the room. Lucas sit himself up and looked out the window. It was nighttime. Lucas felt relaxed. He knew what had happened with Jackal and the stranger was no dream. Lucas was closer to his ace monster, or rather, his partner more than ever. Not in the way he had imagined it but none the less, it happened. But he still thought about the dream he had. Who was that being, and what did they want?

Lucas struggled a bit and reached over to grab his deck. He went through the deck to look for his partner.

"I don't see you anywhere, but I assume you're tired as well. Sleep well Jackal," said Lucas. As he was looking at his Jackal card, the card slipped a bit and Lucas saw a card that he didn't recognize before.

So will you help me? (So, will you help me?)

Lucas practically jump out of his bed as he saw a demonic creature hovering in front of Lucas. She wasn't entirely visible, almost spirit like. She had half of her hair purple, the other white. Her body seemed a bit demonic with wings to match. She had one green eye and one light, brown, with an exaggerated diamond shaped eye on her forehead.

Will you help me find my king? (Will you help me find my king?)