Disclaimer- The song played in this fic is actually Two Minutes to Midnight by Iron Maiden.
"Whenever, I offer a total of eight stars, I can special summon the Black Luster Soldier (A3000, D2500). I'll send three cards from my hand to the graveyard to bring out my most powerful monster", the girl said. She discarded three cards from her hand and a picture of two swords crossing each other appeared on a door. The door opened and out flew a man in dark green armor. In his right hand was a large sword and a shield in the left. "Black Luster Soldier, attack with Lightning Blade Thrust". The man struck the ground with his sword and sent a blast of lightning at Gagagigo. The lizard burst into millions of pieces.
Arcturas- 3650
Girl- 950
Arcturas drew a card as his life point meter dropped. 'Oh hell, this card can't do anything for me now. I have to draw a usable card or else I'll lose', he thought as he looked at his card. "I can't do anything, so I'll end my turn", he said.
The girl seemed pleased with her playing. "I set one card face down and send my Black Luster Soldier to attack your last monster. I end my turn", she said. The warrior jammed his sword in the ground again and lightning struck the Swarm of Scarabs.
Arcturas picked up his card and his face fell. 'Oh yeah, this is just great', he thought. "I can't play any cards this turn either so I'll pass", he said gloomily. The girl looked as if she were too excited to control herself.
"I don't see how you expect to win when I have a monster as strong as this on my field", she said. Arcturas glared at her. "But oh well, I you choose this when you didn't hand over that book. Black Luster Soldier, attack his life points directly". Arcturas was hit with a large volt of lightning from the ground.
Arcturas- 650
Girl-950
Arcturas kneeled down to try and reduce the pain, but nothing helped. His body gave a slight jerk from the attack. He used all of his strength to stand up. He drew a card and glanced at it. "Alright, it's time I finished things up here. First I activate my Snatch Steal magic card. This will let me take control of your monster and you receive 1000 life points on your standby phases. Next I play my Dark Magic Ritual to offer your Black Luster Soldier for my greatest monster, The Magician of Black Chaos (A2800, D2600)". The monster that appeared was a blue-skinned human. A dark blue hat that bent backward to form horns had red designs and rested upon its long, black hair. The clothes in which the monster was dressed matched the hat in color but had less designs. "I'll attack your life points directly using my magician's Chaos Scepter Blast". The Magician of Black Chaos struck the ground with its staff and blasted an orb of black electricity at the girl.
Seconds before the attack hit her, a man jumped in the way. He had long white hair that almost matched his skin. His eyes were brown with tint of orange from contacts. He was dressed in all black with a purple cape. He held his cape up and the attack stopped on contact with it. "I'm very disappointed in you Destiny. I had hoped that you would, my star pupil would be able to defeat such a pathetic duelist. I guess I was wrong. You'll pay for this dearly", he said sternly. Then he turned to face Arcturas who was breathing heavily. "Don't think that you have won. I will get that book from you".
Arcturas took a final deep breath and asked, "Who are you"?
The man cocked an eyebrow and grinned. "That isn't any of your business. But you'll be gone soon enough. I don't have a name. I had to leave it back at the sanitarium that I escaped from. But for some reason, everyone that knows me calls me Sicily".
Arcturas didn't like the way that Sicily spoke. It made his stomach uneasy. "Fine then, if you want to duel me for this book, then let's go".
Sicily held his hand up and said, "I cannot duel you now for I must prepare. Destiny has failed her master to she is to be offered in a ritual at midnight". Destiny looked up from the ground in horror at Sicily and gasped. She opened her mouth to speak but Sicily moved like lightning and clapped his hand over her mouth.
Arcturas's eyes were wide open. "No, you can't do that. That is inhumane", he shouted.
Sicily grinned. "It was what she agreed to when she became one of my pupils, as indicated by her Shadow Ring. But your more than welcome to attend the ceremony. Remember midnight at the third warehouse on Remington Avenue", he said. He waved his cape over himself and the girl, whose name was apparently Destiny. The darkness began to disappear quickly and Arcturas was left standing in the empty street. He looked around for Sicily before changing back into Darren.
'We have to stop him from sacrificing Destiny. What he's trying to do is murder. Come on Arcturas, let's go home real quick so I can take a look at what's in this book', Darren thought.
'Yes, we have to save the poor girl. And who knows, maybe she'll help us. And don't forget to hide this book whenever you leave the house'.
Darren arrived at his house around 6:20. He walked into his bedroom and sat on his bed, opening up the book. He read for nearly and hour before he got a headache. "Oh man, this is some intense stuff. At least we know what happened to Atemu", he said to himself. He walked into the kitchen where his mom was making dinner. He could smell the beef for steak sandwiches. "Hey mom, I didn't hear you get home. Um I was wondering if I could go to a party that I was invited to tonight".
His mom put down the pan and turned around. "I don't know. I would be out tonight with some friends and I wouldn't be at home if something were to happen".
Darren gave his mom a hug and said, "Awe come on mom. I'll bring the Millenium Medallion so Arcturas could make sure that I'm ok. And I promise to bring my cell phone".
His mom had a nervous look on her face. "Well, I suppose you should get to know people", she said. The two of them had dinner and his Sabrina got ready for her night on the town with her friends. Darren was sitting on the couch with the windows open for a breeze when his mom came out of her room. "Well what do you think?" he heard his mom ask. He looked over at her. She was wearing a black dress and her hair was pulled up.
"Whoa mom, you look hot", Darren said. Sabrina laughed as she gave her son a kiss on the cheek.
"Remember to call if there's any trouble", she said on her way out.
Darren smiled and said to himself, "Now I can see why Dad married her. He would have been crazy not to". He picked up the television remote and turned on the TV. He started changing the channel to the one with cartoons. "Alright, all I have to do is stay awake for another 3½ hours. And what better way to pass the time then to sleep".
He arrived at the channel just as the voice said, "Coming up next is Duel Monster Frontier".
Darren smiled and said, "Ah, just in time". Five minutes after the show started, Darren drifted into a deep slumber. His sleep was strangely dreamless. And Arcturas didn't talk to him either. But a loud crash from the TV woke him up. He looked at his watch. "Oh shit, it's 11:15. I've got to get my ass moving", he shouted as he ran for the door. His mom must not have been home or she would ask what was wrong. He shut the door behind him. As he ran down the stairs, he paid no attention to who was in the way and knocked over three pedestrians. Within seconds, he was outside and running to Remington Avenue. "Shit, shit, shit! How could I have let this happen. If I don't get there in time, their gonna kill her". He stopped when he arrived to a street with heavy traffic. He was about six blocks from his destination and he looked at his watch. It read 11:58. "Mother fucker. It's two minutes to midnight", he said and began running through the sea of cars and trucks. While he ran to the warehouse, the following song played in the background.
Kill for gain, or shoot to maim
But we don't need a reason
The golden goose is on the loose
And never out of season
Some blackened pride still burns inside
This shell of bloody treason
Here's my gun for a barrel of fun
For the love of living death
The killers breed or the demon's seed
The glamour, the fortune, the pain
Go to war again, blood is freedom's stain
But don't you pray for our souls anymore
Two minutes to midnight
The hands that threaten doom
Two minutes to midnight
To kill the unborn in the womb
The blind men shout let the creatures out
We'll show the unbelievers
The napalm screams of human flames
Of a prime time Belsen feast…yeah
As the reasons for the carnage cut their meat and lick the gravy
We oil the jaws of the war machines and feed it with our babies
The killers breed or the demon's seed
The glamour, the fortune, the pain
Go to war again blood is freedom's stain
But don't you pray for our souls anymore
Two minutes to midnight
The hands that threaten doom
Two minutes to midnight
To kill the unborn in the womb
For body bags and little rags of children torn in two
And the jellied brains of those who remain to put the finger right on you
As the madmen play on words and make us all dance to their song
The tune of starving millions to make a better kind of gun
All the killers breed or the demon's seed
The glamour, the fortune, the pain
Go to war again blood is freedom's stain
But don't you pray for our souls anymore
Two minutes to midnight
The hands that threaten doom
Two minutes to midnight
To kill the unborn in the womb
Midnight
Midnight
Midnight
It's all night
Midnight
Midnight
Midnight
It's all night
Midnight
All night
Darren arrived just as the song ended. He kicked the wooden doors open and saw something he hadn't expected. He'd expected weird people in black cloaks and candles for rituals. But the only things in there were a single kid about his age and Destiny tied in chains, dangling above a tank of water. But the water had a strange eerie glow to it.
"Let her go", Darren shouted. The kid snickered. He had long purple hair that masked most of his face. His clothes however, were all black. "I said let her go".
The boy laughed again before saying, "I'm afraid I can't do that. You see, I have strict orders from Sicily to offer her mind. However, if you can beat me in a Shadow Game, I will promise to set her free. And if I win, you give me the book and I offer both of you".
"I don't see how drowning a person tied in chains is a ritual", Darren said instead of answering.
"The orange on the water is actually a gateway to the Shadow Realm. Once she passes through it, she will be trapped forever in a pool of water with no way of escaping. Her lungs will continue to burn for eternity. And you shall join her once that book is in my possession"", the boy explained. He slammed his card into his duel disk and activated it. Darren did the same. There was a red ring identical to Destiny's on his right hand. It started to glow and the same dark mist cascaded over them.
Well, what do you guys think of this so far? I know that the song took up most of the story. And if it offended any of you then I'm sorry. And just for the record, Duel Monster Frontier by Shortstop189 is actually a great story. You should read it.