A/N: Okay everybody! It's time for chapter 12. Did anybody like the duel between Leon and Pegasus? Hope you did. All right, now the next duel is about to begin. Who will it be? Well, you'll have to read to find out. PLEASE REVIEW!
Setoglomper: Thanks for saying that you liked the chapter. Yeah, he never used to lose. But since he lost the millenium eye, it's been different.
Disclaimer: I am not affilliated with the Yu-Gi-Oh! or Yu-Gi-Oh! GX characters. I am simply using them for the story. They do not and will never belong to me. Unless I can somehow contact them, but I don't believe that they are in the US.
The panels were spinning with the remaining duelists who had not dueled yet. It seemed like they weren't going to stop, but everybody knew that it wasn't the case. The first panel finally stopped on... Odion.
"So Odion, you're finally going to get a chance to duel." Marik said.
"I hope I do well enough to make you proud, Master Marik." Odion said.
"Oh, don't worry." Marik said. "You'll always make me proud. And besides I'm always going to be there for you, the way you were there for me."
"Thank you sir." Odion said and walked forward.
"And our second duelist is..." The second panel continued to spin.
"Who's it gonna be?" Joey asked.
"We'll find out." Rafael said. (A/N: I've kinda forgot about him. Sorry about that)
The panel finally stopped on another person. A person who Yugi and his friends did not know much about.
"Cahill Badger!" Roland announced. "This duel will be between Cahill Badger and Odion Ishtar! Let the games begin!" Badger and Odion walked to the center, as the platform rose, and everybody else stood at the sidelines.
"Master Marik, I will make you proud." Odion said.
"You already have." Marik said with a smile.
"Let the duel begin!" Roland announced and both duelists activated their duel disks and their life points were set to 4000.
"I'll go first." Odion said. "I'll set two cards facedown and my turn has come to an end."
"What a pathetic sight." Cahill Badger said. "Only a coward plays with no monsters. REAL duelists know how to duel. I'll show you right now."
"Who does he think he is anyway?" Jaden asked. "He doesn't have any right to insult a duelist because of his strategy."
"Let me show you a real move." Badger said. "I summon my Opticlops(1800/1700) in attack mode. Now Opticlops attack him directly!"
"You've activated my trap." Odion said. "My Enchanted Javelin. This card gives me life points equal to the attack of the monster that you declared an attack with. Before your attack hits. So you basically won't be doing any damage." Opticlops attacked Odion and his life points returned to 4000.
"I'll place one card facedown and my turn is over." Badger said. "Make your crappy move."
"Will you quit insulting him?" Marik asked. "What did he do to you?"
"I will handle him, sir." Odion said. "Now I'll place three more facedown cards and my turn is over."
"Why don't I try." Badger said drawing his card. "I'll activate a magic card known as Heavy Storm! This card destroys every magic and trap card on the field. So say adios to your facedown cards over there!"
"Oh really?" Odion countered. "I reveal my facedown trap, Judgment of Anubis! By discarding one card from my hand, I can negate the effect of your magic card and destroy it! But that's not all. I can also destroy one of your monsters on the field, and then it's attack points are then taken out of your life points!"
"No freakin' way!" Badger shouted as his only monster was destroyed as well as his magic card. He was even more shocked as his life points fell to 2200!
"I'll summon my Giant Germ(1000/100) in defense mode, and I'll end my turn." Badger said. "Just you wait!"
"It is my turn." Odion said. "And I reveal my three facedown cards known as Embodiment of Apophis(1600/1800)! This is known as a trap monster. It activates like a trap, but attacks like a monster. And I have three of them. Now it's time. Destroy his Giant Germ!" Badger's monster was destroyed but then Odion's life points fell to 3500.
"Hey, what gives?" Syrus said. "Why did he take damage?"
"Because of Giant Germ's special ability." Badger explained. "Whenever it's destroyed as a result of battle, my opponent takes 500 points of damage. But that isn't all. It also let's me summon another Giant Germ to take his place to the field. Unfortunately, it gets summoned in attack mode, so you can take out some of my life points."
"Then I'll do just that!" Odion yelled. "Embodiment of Apophis, destroy his Giant Germ now!" Odion's Embodiment of Apophis slashed right through the Giant Germ destroying it. And Badger's life points fell to 1600. But then another one was summoned to the field, and Odion's life points fell to 3000.
"Well, I know you can only have up to three of those cards in your deck." Odion replied. "So this is the last one, and I have one more attack left. Now destroy his final Giant Germ!" Once again, Embodiment of Apophis slashed through the Giant Germ, thus obliterating it from the field, and Badger's life points fell to 1000. Then Odion took 500 more points of damage, but no new monsters appeared onto the field.
Odion: 2500 / Cahill Badger: 1000
"Looks like Odion's gonna win this one pretty easy." Joey said.
"I wouldn't be so sure." Yugi said. "I mean, based on his talk. He's got to be better than this. And he still seems confident. I wouldn't count him out of this match just yet."
"Ha ha ha ha ha!" Badger laughed. "I'll admit, you've come pretty far. But nobody beats me, and I'm about to prove it!"
"He's bluffing." Joey said. "He can't turn this around that easily."
"Well, it's not over till it's over." Jaden said. "I agree with Yugi. He probably won't go down that easy."
"Whoa." Alexis said. "Since when did you become such a huge voice on things like this?"
"Since now." Jaden said sheepishly, rubbing his head, while Syrus and Alexis fell down anime-style.
"I'm about to play a card like no other." Badger said. "The strongest card ever created. With power strong enough to defeat the Egyptian Gods. I activate the Seal of Orichalcos!"
"What?" Odion asked. But he didn't wonder for long. The seal appeared on the field surrounding both duelists. Then the star symbol shaped and began to glow even more. Badger's eyes were now dark red and the same symbol had appeared on his forehead.
"ODION!" Marik shouted charging towards the seal. But he slammed into the barrier and was knocked back hard.
"Master Marik!" Odion shouted running towards. But he was also pushed back by the barrier, only to the inside seeing as he was the one dueling.
"What is this?" Marik asked.
"It's a powerful force." Rafael answered before anyone else had a chance to say anything. "And I should know. I used to be one who used that card."
"But you've conquered that darkness." Yugi said. "Let's not go into that. The important thing is, that if Odion doesn't win this duel, then he'll be gone forever."
"Forever?" Syrus gulped.
"Let me explain the rules, which have now changed." Badger said while grinning evilly. "The Seal of Orichalcos doubles the number of monsters I am allowed to have on the field. It also strengthens every one of my monsters with 500 extra attack points. And as Yugi said. The loser of the duel loses his soul!"
"No!" Marik shouted. "Odion!"
"Marik, there's nothing we can do." Ishizu said, putting a hand on his shoulder. "We just have to believe that Odion can win this duel." Marik nodded and agreed.
"Heh heh heh." Badger said. "There's more to the game than this." He then reached his hand behind his back and pulled out something that seemed awfully familiar.
"The Millenium Rod!" Marik gasped. "But how?! The items fell into the cavern after the Ceremonial Battle!" He then turned to Yugi. "Did you anything about this?"
"Yes." Yugi replied. "On the way here, we were captured by Bandit Keith. He had revived the Rare Hunters. And they all had millenium items. Not to mention, they each wielded the power of the Orichalcos."
"So you guys hold the items?" Ishizu asked. Yugi then reached into his pocket and pulled out the Millenium Necklace. Joey then pulled out the Millenium Key. Jaden produced the Millenium Scale, and finally Kaiba reluctantly showed the Millenium Eye.
"Kaiba!" Tea called. "Shouldn't you disqualify Bandit Keith?"
"Shut the hell up you loudmouth pom-pom girl!" Bandit Keith yelled back. "Mind your own damn business!"
"We can't disqualify him." Mokuba said sadly. "He hasn't done anything yet. And we never banned the Orichalcos or the items. And we can't change the rules in the middle of the World Championships."
"I think it's time that I took this duel to the Shadow Realm!" Badger activated the power of the Millenium Rod and the familiar darkness appeared.
"No..." Ishizu whispered in horror. "Not this."
"I know what happens when the Orichalcos takes a soul." Rebecca said(A/N: Kinda forgot her, sorry). "But what's the deal with the Shadow Realm and all of this. If it's combined with the Orichalcos, what will happen?"
"Well for a genius, you sure have a lot of questions." Badger sneered. "But don't worry. They'll be answered soon enough. Now let's get back to this duel. I'll activate the magic card Spell Reproduction. By discarding two magic cards from my hand, I can bring one back from my graveyard. And the card I choose is my Heavy Storm. Now I'll play it, which will obliterate all of the magic and trap cards on your side of the field. And since your monsters are also trap cards, you'll lose the only protection that you have!"
"Oh no!" Joey said. "Now Odion has nothing to protect his life points."
"Now I summon my Gorlag(1000/1000) in attack mode." Badger said. "It first gains 500 attack points from the Seal of Orichalcos. Next thanks to it's special ability. It gains 500 points for every fire type monster on the field. And Gorlag itself is a fire type monster, so it gains 500 attack points. For a grand total of 2000 attack points! Now Gorlag, attack his life points directly!" Gorlag blasted its attack straight at Odion. Odion recieved the blow head-on and went slamming right into the Seal. He slumped to the ground trying to recover. Cahill Badger: 1000 / Odion: 500
"Odion can you hear me!?" Marik shouted. "It's me Marik!" Odion lay on the ground motionless.
ODION'S MIND
"Where am I?" Odion asked. "And what am I doing here? The last thing I remember is, that I was in a duel. So what the heck is going on?" He then saw the Seal surrounding him. No matter what. I must win this duel. It is my sworn duty to protect Master Marik at all costs, even if it means my life.
BACK TO THE DUEL
"I will win this duel!" Odion declared. "It is my sworn duty and I will honor it! Now I will place two cards facedown. And finally I summon a monser in defense mode. That's all for now."
"How pathetic." Badger said. "You really don't know how to duel. But it matters not. Watch this! I activate the magic card Etonics Flame! This card destroys every monster on the field that isn't a fire type. So now your defensive monster bites the dust!" Odion's facedown defensive monster was then obliterated. It was revealed to be Skelengal(900/400).
"Well now Odion can draw a card from his deck." Jaden said. "Thanks to the special ability of Skelengal."
"No he can't." Badger said. "Since it was destroyed using a magic card, the effect doesn't activate."
"Whoops." Jaden said. "My bad."
"You know for such a so called "great duelist", you sure make a lot of mistakes." Joey said.
"He's just too busy thinking about Alexis." Syrus teased.
"Quit it!" Jaden shouted back at him.
"Now since I played Etonics Flame." Badger said. "I can't attack this turn. So it's your move."
"Watch this!" Odion shouted drawing his card. He smiled when he saw it. "Take this! I activate the magic card Temple of the Kings! Next I activate my two facedown cards. Cup of Sealed Soul! And Seal of Serket! Now that I've played both cards when Temple of the Kings is in effect. I can summon an extremely powerful monster! Come forth Mystical Beast Serket(2500/2000)!"
"That's Odion's strongest monster." Marik commented.
"Let's just hope Odion wins, and this duel will end." Yugi said.
"Now Mystical Beast Serket!" Odion commanded. "Destroy his Gorlag now!" Mystical Beast Serkey roared and Gorlag instantly was destroyed. Then Mystical Beast Serket grew bigger and its attack points increased to 3000.
"What the hell?" Badger shouted. "How did your monster just get stronger?!"
"Because of my Mystical Beast Serket's special ability." Odion explained. "For every monster it destroys, my Mystical Beast Serket gains 500 extra attack points. Nothing will stop me from protecting Marik. And I can't allow the likes of you to win."
Odion: 500 / Badger: 500
"They both are down to their last 500 life points." Tea said.
"But Odion's got a powerful monster on the field." Joey said. "Hopefully, he'll win this."
"Don't forget Joey." Yugi said. "He still holds the Seal of Orichalcos and the Millenium Rod."
"This duel's been fun." Badger said. "But it's been enough games. It's time for this to end!" He drew his card and grinned an evil grin. "Heh heh heh! I activate the magic card Cost Down! By discarding a card. I can reduce the cost of a monster from my hand. Next I activate the magic card Next World! Since your Mystical Beast Serket is a six star monster. I can summon a six star monster from my hand to the field. And since I played Cost Down. I can now summon my Black Doom(2900/2300)!" Then the Seal symbol appeared on Black Doom's forehead, and it's attack points increased to 3400.
"Black Doom?" Tea asked. "I've never even heard of that card."
"I'm not suprised." Badger said. "Now I activate its special ability. If I ditch my entire hand, I can increase my monsters strength by 500 points for every monster on the field. Now I'll throw away the rest of these cards. Now since there are two monsters on the field, my Black Doom gains 1000 more attack points! Giving it 4400 attack points!"
"That's... that's enough to wipe the rest of Odion's life points!" Marik gasped.
"Heh heh heh." Badger snickered. "It ends now! Black Doom! Destroy his Mystical Beast Serket and the rest of his life points!" Black Doom then created black magic with it's hands and fired it at the Mystical Beast Serket, and obliterated it. Then Odion was pushed back, slamming into the seal once again as his life points fell to zero.
Badger: 500 / Odion: 0
"No!" Joey yelled.
"Now he loses his soul!" Yugi cried.
"ODION!" Marik and Ishizu yelled.
"Forgive me Master." Odion said. "I...'ve failed you..." Then the Seal shrunk around him and captured his soul. Then the Shadow Realm absorbed his body as well as every bit of energy that had once been in his body.
"ODION!!!" Marik screamed in terror.
"Well." Bandit Keith said to Roland. "Cahill won. Now announce him as the winner."
"The winner of this duel is Cahill Badger." Roland said. "The next duel pairings will be drawn momentarily."
A/N: Seriously, is something wrong with me? When I was doing Return of the Four Best, I was updating about once or twice a week. Now I'm not even updating once a month. Well I deeply apologize for the long wait. I have just so much work to do in school. The teachers this year aren't showing mercy. Plus my parents have restricted my time on the computer. I had to do a research paper today, so I had time to write this. I hope the next chapter will be up soon, but I can't promise anything. I truly hope with everything I have that you enjoyed this chapter. Thank you to everybody who reviews!