Hey there everyone. Well, at long last, the mysterious group strikes, and the first casualty of war is Bakura. Man, he has bad luck, lol. But it seems the first move has been made, and now it's time to see what will happen to Illidan. Kouga's intent on getting Illidan's soul and Egyptian God Card, and you have to wonder, does he have what it takes to take both? Could Illidan somehow beat back the evil that wishes to take his soul, or will he fall before them like Bakura did? Answers to these questions are coming, and coming soon. Now, time to get down to answering some reviews.

Tomb Robber Vicky: Indeed, the sweet Bakura is gone now. Shame on you though Bakura. I mean, really, blaming my good friend the fictional character Illidan for your screw up. As for taking over the world, that isn't your job, but some other guys. Maybe I can get in on that gig too, hehe.

Ryon Nakura: Listens to bicycle horn entrance music. You know, if you rode a unicycle and juggled something, it'd go over well. As for treating one another as dogs or demons, or dog demons, lol, it's not bad manners at all.

Berry Kisses: Poor Ryon, nobody seems to care about you trying to save your life. Pats him on the back. It's alright. You'll make it, maybe…

Strawberry Cake: Yep, keep talking to the shrink. Maybe eventually you'll get out. Slips shrink a twenty. Whispers lowly "Good job, keep up the good work."

Brianna Ishtar: Lol, your opinion of the doctor sure is high. Come on, he sounds like a good fellow to talk with. Goes out drinking with doctor and comes back even more evil. I like him, he's just my kind of evil person.

Fire Princess: From top of volcano Happy birthday. I hope a dip in the lava makes you feel better. Looks at bear. Yeah, it looks familiar. Ryon, read the tag for us. Ryon reads tag as Illidan escorts Fire Princess away. Bear suddenly explodes in Ryon's face, making him trip and fall into lava. Oops, I'll save you. Throws in life preserver, which catches fire. That should help, some…

sweetxokissesxo: Ah, the awful sound! Plugs dog ears full of cotton balls and curls up on the ground in a ball. Ah! It's still getting through!

Ultimate Legendary Master: Yep, it is. When this story is taking place though, that is up for you all to figure out.

pink-kiss-candy: Pokes Ryou with stick. I think he's dead. Steals his wallet. You saw nothing.

Isis the Sphinx: See, I did something unexpected. Stands on head. That random enough for you also? As for my sinuses, they're getting better. I may go next week if I'm still sick.

Metal Overlord 2.0: Indeed, we do. Can he last, or will he fall? It's up in the air. Yep, they are pretty tough. They are more than ready to get the job done. As for Bakura losing, remember, it was his gentle side dueling, not the spirit of the ring, so he could have not been as strong a strategist.

Btw, ten bonus points, and an extra chapter release, to anyone who can name where Tsume came from, and also where Kouga came from. I mean anime wise. You must name both in order to get it to work, so take a guess and tell me.

Man, I'm exhausted. My medicine is kicking in, so I'm heading for bed. I'll check to see if anyone got the question or not tomorrow, and if someone did, I'll post again. Till then, enjoy the chapter, so later.

Chapter 8

Kouga quickly said after he drew his fifth card "You can start us off Illidan. I want to see what a world class champion like you can truly do."

Smirking, Illidan said "You'll regret taking me on in this duel very soon."

He then drew his sixth card and looked his hand over. Smiling, he saw he had his Luster Dragon, Magic Cylinder, The Fiend Megacyber, Polymerization, Cyber Dragon, and his newly drawn Obnoxious Celtic Guardian. "Well, I think it's time I show him what he's up against, and what better a way than with my Luster Dragon."

Looking up from his hand, Illidan said "You're in for a punishing duel, and it begins now. I first summon my Luster Dragon (1900/1600) in attack mode." The sapphire dragon quickly appeared on the field, letting out a small roar.

"Next I place one card face down and end my move. Let's see what you've got!" (Illidan 8000, Kouga 8000)

Vash silently said to Marie "Illidan is starting out good. I doubt that fellow has a monster with 1900 or more attack points. I'm sure Illidan will win this duel quickly."

Marie only nodded, but said "I hope so too, but I'm worried. Your brother was defeated in only two turns that guy said, so I wonder if this guy has the same type of move."

Back on the field, Kouga drew and said "Very well, I'll show you why you should be afraid of me! Now, I start my turn by summoning the monster known as Marauding Captain (1200/400) in attack mode." A man with sandy blonde hair and grey shiny armor covering all his body but his head appeared on the field. On each of his sides was a sword in their sheaths. He had a cape on his back which was black with red on the inside.

"My monster is very special though. What makes him so special is I'm allowed to special summon another level four or lower monster from my hand on the turn he's played, so now I special summon Command Knight (1200/1900) in attack mode!" A blonde headed young warrior with red armor then appeared beside of the older captain. This knight wore a black cape as well, with a reddish hat of some kind, gloves, and a sword at his side in it's sheath.

"By the way, my Command Knight as a very special ability as well. As long as he's on the field, all my Warrior type monsters gain 400 attack points, meaning my captain and knight both gain points now (1600/400) (1600/1900)." The knight seemed to glow for a moment, causing the captain to glow as well as their strength increased.

Illidan slightly chuckled at this, saying "So, you have a pair of 1600 attack point monsters. Neither one can match my dragon though."

Kouga smirked at this and replied "Not yet anyways, but I'll get to that in a moment. First, there is something important I need to take care of. I play the spell card Dark Designator! This spell card allows me to declare the name of one monster card, and if it's in your deck, you must draw it into your hand. I know exactly which monster I want you to draw into your hand too. I want you to draw Anubis, God of Life and Death into your hand now!"

Illidan, as well as Marie and Vash were shocked. "You want me to draw what into my hand?" Illidan asked in complete shock.

"Draw your Egyptian God Card into your hand!" Kouga said, basically repeating himself.

Vash turned to Marie with shock still in his voice, asking "Is he insane? From what I heard about Illidan's Egyptian God Card, it's far too powerful anyone to defeat."

Marie only nodded slightly, but mentally said to herself "It makes no sense for this guy to add that card to Illidan's hand, unless possibly he plans on destroying Anubis, but how could he?"

Illidan stared at Kouga with shock still on his face, but complied. Slowly, he searched his deck till he found the all powerful Egyptian God Card, and then added it to his hand. After shuffling his deck and placing it back in his Duel Disk, Illidan said "You've made a very grave mistake by adding my Egyptian God into my hand."

Kouga seemed unfazed though and smirked, saying "Oh, I'm so sure I'll be sorry, but not really. You see, my deck was designed to take out your Egyptian God Card, and I'm about to do that right now! I play the spell card D.D. Designator! This card allows me to call out one card name, and if that card is in your hand, it's automatically removed from play!"

Now Illidan understood. "I see. His plan was to draw Anubis out of my deck and into my hand, thus allowing him to remove it from the game. This will stop Anubis cold seeing how it's yet to be played. Somehow, he knew my card's only weakness, but how? Who could have figured it out?"

Smirking again, Kouga said "The card I'll guess that's in your hand is Anubis, God of Life and Death!"

Smiling, Illidan pulled the Egyptian God Card from his hand with his right hand and showed it to Kouga, saying "Wow, you guessed right. I see what your strategy is now."

Kouga laughed and said "Yes, I'm sure you do. I know your card's greatest weakness. If it's played, it can revive itself, but if it's not played first, it's weak and useless. That is why my deck was designed to take it out fast, so that I wouldn't have to worry one bit about that card. Now, remove it from play!"

Nodding, Illidan tapped a button on his Duel Disk. A slot shot out that was near the top of the Duel Disk where the life point counter was. Illidan placed his Egyptian God Card in the slot, and the slot closed back shut.

"You're now mine Illidan! There will be no escape for you from my fury!"

Behind Illidan, Marie and Vash just watched in horror. "Without that Egyptian God Card, Illidan's in trouble." Vash quickly said.

Marie only lightly chuckled and replied "Not really. Illidan has been in tougher situations. He knows not to depend on that card. Remember, he beat you without it, and he's beat me without it as well. I know Illidan will win. We just have to believe in him."

Vash only nervously nodded and then glanced back down at his brother's body. "I don't want my friend to end up like my brother. I know he can do it. Come on Illidan, win this duel for Bakura!"

After Kouga had made his declaration, Illidan only chuckled. "Is that so Kouga?" he asked mockingly.

Kouga laughed and replied "This duel is over, because without your Egyptian God, you're weak!"

Illidan only laughed again and said "You're a fool if you believe that. I've only used my Egyptian God Card three times, all three times at which I could have won without it. My deck is much stronger than you think, and I'll prove to you that it is. Now, finish up your move."

Kouga only smirked and said "Well then, I guess I'll just have to prove to you how weak you are. I play the spell card Terraforming! This spell card allows me to add one field spell card from my deck to my hand, and the field spell card I'm about to pick will finish you off, once and for all. This card is much stronger than your pathetic Shadow Magic of Egypt ever was! Now I add The Seal of Orichalcos to my hand, and now I play the field spell The Seal of Orichalcos!"

His field spell card slot opened up on his Duel Disk, and Kouga placed the card in the disk. A beam of green light shot into the air then, making his Duel Disk glow as a circle like symbol that Illidan and the others had seen earlier appeared. Suddenly, a large circle then lowered from the sky, much like it had earlier in the night.

Illidan only stared at it, not sure what to make of it, but he knew one thing. Evil was radiating from it. The circle then landed on the field, still spinning. The energy from it flung Marie, Vash, and Bakura's body backwards into the air about five feet. As the circle landed, it stopped spinning and a design began to appear. It was a six pointed star, and it glowed brightly when it was fully drawn.

Knowing Marie and Vash had been tossed backwards, Illidan turned towards them and began to run in their direction, only to smash into an invisible wall at where the circle was drawn into the ground. Curious, he sent one hand forward, touching the wall, seeing sparks appear as he touched it. "A barrier?" he asked himself in his mind.

He saw Marie and Vash slightly stirring, and called out "Are you two ok?"

Marie was first to sit up and replied "I'm fine Illidan. It's just a bump on my rear, but nothing bad."

Vash quickly replied as well "I'm fine here Illidan. Bakura's body appears fine also."

Letting out a sigh of relief, Illidan turned back towards Kouga. He saw that Kouga had his face staring at the ground, but he was laughing. Finally, he looked up at Illidan, showing that the strange symbol that was on the field was also on his forehead. The other thing Illidan noticed was his eyes had turned slightly red as well. They were half teal, but half red as well.

Kouga continued to laugh, saying "Your fate is now sealed Illidan! Soon you will lose your soul!"

Still calm, Illidan only said "I think not. I don't know what kind of magic you've been dabbling in, but I'm ending it now."

Grabbing hold of his Millennium Key with his right hand, he pulled it up and pointed it at the barrier, saying "I'm going to destroy this barrier right now, with the power of my Millennium Key!"

He poured power into the key, making it glow golden. He then shot a blast of golden energy at the barrier, knowing it should be enough to break the barrier. The blast struck the barrier, which glowed brightly green, but soon Illidan's golden blast faded and the barrier still stood.

"WHAT!" Illidan said in total shock. "Why didn't it work! That was one of my stronger blasts!"

Laughter quickly brought Illidan out of his thoughts as he noticed it was Kouga's. He lightly growled at Kouga's laughter, but then noticed Marie walking towards the barrier. She touched it lightly with her hand, seemingly testing it. She then stepped back and held her hands up to her Millennium Necklace.

"Let's see just how strong this barrier is when I hit if from the outside!" she yelled as she sent a blast of pure golden energy from her necklace at the barrier. The blast struck the barrier, and seemed to grind on it for a moment. Finally, the golden energy tired out, and the blast finally faded. The barrier only still stood, shining with green energy, as if it was taunting Marie at her effort.

She lightly growled and said "I can't break it Illidan."

Illidan nodded and replied "It's alright Marie. Let's see what chuckles here has to say about this thing."

Kouga finally stopped laughing and looked up at Illidan with an arrogant smirk. He then arrogantly said "You're efforts are in vain Illidan. Your pathetic five millennia old magic is no match for magic from ten millennia ago!"

This shocked not only Illidan, but Marie as well. "Ten millennia old!" his mind screamed. "There is no way that thing could be ten millennia old. If it was, why didn't we encounter it back five millennia ago, or at least have heard of it?"

"I'm sure you're curious about the Seal of Orichalcos, and you have many questions, but I'm not going to bother telling you all the answers. If you want them, look them up, or ask my friends if you win. I will however tell you three basic things you should know about the seal though Illidan." Kouga said smugly.

Growling, Illidan nodded, and Kouga said "First of all, as you noticed, neither of us can leave, nor can anyone enter the sacred seal. We're isolated from the outside world in this seal. There is no escape for either of us at the moment. Second of all, there is only one way to leave the seal, and that is to win this duel. The winner of the duel is allowed to leave the seal and return to the outside world. But if you lose, well, there is a hefty price to pay. You will lose your soul, and become an offering to feed to the Great Leviathan."

Illidan was curious now, and asked "What is this Great Leviathan?"

Kouga smirked and replied "It is a creature that is to destroy all the evil in this world. It was defeated ten millennia ago, but soon, it shall be resurrected by the souls of this world. Soon, the powerful souls of the reincarnated Egyptians from five millennia ago shall resurrect the Great Leviathan. Your soul, along with Marie's and your Egyptian God Card's power, shall help with the resurrection. Your friends, the Pharaoh and the High Priest, will soon join you and then the Leviathan shall rise again!"

Gasping in shock, Illidan angrily spat "You'll never succeed in this plan!"

Laughter was Kouga's only reply. He finally settled down and said "Oh yes, there was as third thing I needed to let you know. The Seal of Orichalcos strengthens my monsters attack points by 500 points, meaning both of my two monsters out already gain 500 more (2100/400) (2100/1900)!" Both the monsters on Kouga's side then let out a cry of pain as they held their heads in their hands. When they lowered their hands, the same strange symbol that was on the field was now on their foreheads. Their eyes now glowed red as well, much like Kouga's.

"Great, now his monsters gain 500 points as well. Not good, because now I'm out gunned automatically with any level four monsters. I have to stay strong though." Illidan thought as he stared down the two monsters.

Outside of the seal, Vash exclaimed "Whatever that guy summons now, it almost automatically overpowers whatever Illidan has out."

Marie nodded, but said calmly "Don't worry Vash. Illidan will find a way to win this duel. We just have to believe in him."

She then silently said in her mind "Come on Illidan, I know you can do this. Please, be careful and win this duel."

Back within the seal, Kouga yelled "Marauding Captain, show Illidan's Luster Dragon your new power! Attack with Double Sword Slash!" The sandy blonde headed man charged forward, drawing both his swords from his sides. He then slashed the sapphire dragon, making it screech as it was destroyed.

"Now for your life points Illidan! Direct attack him Command Knight with Commanding Slash!" The red armored warrior charged forward, pulling his sword from it's sheath as he neared Illidan.

With only a few feet, Illidan quickly said "I'm not that easy to attack! I activate my trap card, Magic Cylinder! Now your attack is negated, and the attack points of your own monster are deducted from your life points!" Two pink cylinders with gold lettering then appeared on the field. Each of the cylinders was pointed straight at Kouga. The knight ran into the first cylinder, and instantly came flying back out the other. With a head full of steam still, the knight then slashed it's master, making Kouga slide backwards slightly.

Growling, Kouga then smirked and said "Not bad Illidan, but it'll take more than that to beat me. I now place one card face down and end my move. Be afraid though, for the worst is yet to come. You'll never leave this duel with your soul!" (Illidan 7800, Kouga 5900)