Chapter 10

Kouga began to drew, but stopped and smirked. "Instead of drawing, I'm invoking my Freed's special ability. I get to now add one level four or lower Warrior from my deck to my hand instead of drawing a card. The Warrior I choose is Mataza the Zapper, who is a level three. Now I'll summon Mataza the Zapper (1300/800) in attack mode. And don't forget, he gains 400 points thanks to Command Knight, and 500 more from the seal (2200/800)!" A samurai in green and blue armor with black hair in a pony tail then appeared on the field. He pulled his katana from it's sheath and took an offensive stance. As he did, a green symbol appeared on his forehead like all the other monsters had.

"Now to wipe out your defenses. Command Knight, attack that pathetic excuse of a warrior with Command Slash!" The red armored warrior rushed forward and slashed the warrior with flowing white fabric hard, making it cry out in pain as it was destroyed easily.

"You're mine Illidan! Direct attack him Freed with General Slash!" The silver armored man rushed forward, hand firmly holding onto the hilt of his sword.

With only a few feet to spare, Illidan smirked and said "I'm not finished yet there Kouga! I reveal my face down spell card Scapegoat! This card allows me to special summon four Scapegoat Tokens (0/0) to the field in defense mode!" A blue, orange, pink, and red goat set of creatures then appeared on the field, each blocking the path to Illidan.

Growling with frustration, Kouga quickly said "Freed, redirect your attack to one of those goats!" The blonde haired warrior quickly pulled his sword back and made a downward sweeping motion that easily cut the blue goat creature in half, causing it to explode into millions of pieces.

"Blade Knight, Marauding Captain, and Mataza the Zapper, attack those three remaining goats with Silver Blade Strike, Double Sword Slash, and Zapper Strike!" Each of the warriors charged forward, each slashing a goat in half till there was none left.

Chuckling, Kouga said "I'm not through with you yet Illidan, for I activate Mataza's special ability! His ability allows him to attack twice in a turn, so Mataza, attack Illidan directly with Zapper Strike!" The blue and green armored warrior rushed forward and slashed Illidan across the chest with his katana, making Illidan scream out in pain and clutch his chest. He then fell to one knee, sitting there writhing in pain.

"Illidan!" called out Marie full of worry.

With difficulty, Illidan yelled back "I'm… I'm alright."

Kouga only laughed loudly, pointing at Illidan and saying "You're pathetic Illidan Stormrage! Just look at you! You should surrender now and let the seal take your soul."

Sitting there, Illidan weighed his options. "If I give up, I'll lose my soul and my Egyptian God Card, which will put the whole world in danger. Not to mention, I'll leave Marie defenseless and heartbroken. I can't do that. I promised to save my friend Bakura's soul, and to always protect Marie, and I never break a promise! I can't give up, not now, not ever!"

With those words ringing through his mind, he stood up with some difficulty and said "I will never give up! There is too much at stake for me to let you win, so you can forget about me giving in!"

Kouga only growled lightly at this, but smirked quickly, saying with a shrug "Hey, it's your life, but I thought I'd make it easier on you. After all, it's not like you're going to win this duel. You should just accept your defeat and move on. At any rate, I'll end my move and let you think about your situation." (Illidan 1300, Kouga 5900)

Marie and Vash looked on, knowing Illidan couldn't take much more. "Come on Illidan, you have to survive. Please, I know you can make it man." Vash said pleadingly.

Marie only stared on at Illidan, worry in her eyes. "Illidan, please, you have to win. If you lose here, you'll lose your soul and your Egyptian God Card, but most importantly, I'll lose you. I don't want to lose you. You're my world. Please, win this duel!" she screamed in her mind.

Illidan looked at his deck and knew what he had to do. "If I'm to win this duel, there is one card I need from my deck to do it with. Heart of the Cards, please, guide me!"

Without hesitation, he drew his card and looked at it. Smiling, he said "Perfect. You'd better prepare to lose Kouga, because I'm far from done! I play the spell card called Card of Sanctity, allowing us to draw till each of us hold six cards in our hands. Since neither of us have a single card, that means we each draw six cards."

Illidan and Kouga both then started drawing six cards into their hands. Illidan looked at his Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning, Dark Magician of Chaos, Armed Dragon LV3, Level Up, Chaos Emperor Dragon – Envoy of the End, and Graceful Charity.

Smirking at his hand, Illidan looked up and said "I feel sorry for you, because the tide of this battle is about to turn. I first play the spell card Graceful Charity! Thanks to this card, I can draw three new cards, but I must discard two from my hand when I'm done." He picked up three new cards, which were Silent Swordsman LV5, Monster Reborn, and De-Fusion.

Picking two cards, Illidan said "I discard De-Fusion and Dark Magician of Chaos to send to the Graveyard."

Kouga only heartedly laughed, saying "You're a fool! That card was one of the strongest monsters in your deck!"

Illidan only chuckled at this and replied "You're right Kouga, he is, which is why I plan on saving him. I play the spell card Monster Reborn, and bring back my Dark Magician of Chaos (2800/2600) in attack mode!" A fiery pentagram formed on the field a slowly a mage in black tight fitting armor rose up through the flames. His blue skinned slightly gleamed in the flames, and his eyes were closed shut. Once he was fully on the field, he opened his eyes to reveal yellow corneas and red irises. He then took his powerful staff in his hand and swung it out, making the flames on the field instantly dissipate.

Kouga lightly growled at this, but then chuckled, saying "You're mage isn't even strong enough to compete with my Freed. That was rather foolish Illidan!"

Illidan only lightly chuckled and said "Not really, because now I can activate my mage's special ability. When special summoned, I can return one spell card from the Graveyard to my hand, and guess which spell card I want. I want my Monster Reborn, which I now add back to my hand! But it won't stay there long, because I'm playing it again to revive my Cyber Twin Dragon (2800/2100) in attack mode!" The twin headed metallic dragon then reappeared and let out a loud roar.

Kouga only smirked at this, quickly saying "It don't matter what monsters you summon Illidan, because as long as I have my Marauding Captain out, I'm safe!"

Illidan nodded, and replied "You're right, as long as he is out, but what happens when he disappears? You'll be defenseless to my assault. Well, I think it's time I made you defenseless! I summon Armed Dragon LV3 (1200/900) in attack mode!" A small dragon with orange skin and grey armor and small stubby wings appeared and let out a small roar.

This only made Kouga roar with laughter till Illidan said "He may look little at the moment, but just wait till I play this! I play the spell card Level Up! Now my dragon evolves from LV3 to LV5, so rise Armed Dragon LV5 (2400/1700)!" The small dragon roared as it glowed brightly. The glowing form enlarged as the light finally dimmed to reveal a larger orange skinned dragon with silver armor. It had the same short stubby wings, but it's body was much larger and covered in spikes in places.

"I'm not through yet, for the beginning of your end has only started! Now to officially begin your end! I remove from my Graveyard to the removed from play pile my Cyber Dragon and Fiend Megacyber in order to special summon Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning (3000/2500) in attack mode! Stare into the eyes of the beginning of your end!" A large soldier in black shiny armor then rose onto the field. He wielded a powerful sword and shield and had armor that covered all of his body except for his face.

Kouga growled loudly now, knowing he was in trouble, but before he could mutter a word, Illidan said "There is more to come Kouga! I now remove from play my D.D. Survivor along with my other Cyber Dragon in order to special summon Chaos Emperor Dragon – Envoy of the End (3000/2500) in attack mode! Stare into the face of your end!" A large black dragon with massive black wings and orange hair on it's head appeared on the field. It let out a terrifying roar, a roar that would make many think twice before challenging it to a fight.

Behind Illidan, Marie's face lit up considerably as did Vash's. "It's his three Chaos monsters!" Marie said happily.

Vash nodded, saying "With those three on the field, Kouga won't last long! He's going to win Marie!"

Marie smiled, replying with "I never doubted he would for a minute. Now go show him what you're made of Illidan!"

Back on the field, Illidan smiled at the sight of his three Chaos monsters out. Along side of them was two more powerful additions to his deck that made many fear him. Illidan then noticed Kouga laughing, and asked "Why are you laughing?"

Kouga only sneered at him and arrogantly said "You're a fool! My Marauding Captain protects me yet, but still you build up an offensive army. What makes you think you can beat me?"

Illidan only chuckled and said "I know I can because I will, and as for your monster, he's about to vanish into thin air. You see, I brought my Armed Dragon LV5 out for a reason. He's here to take out that Marauding Captain, and what better way to get rid of him than with a bang!"

Kouga only looked at Illidan and said "You're full of it Illidan. That dragon can't even touch my Marauding Captain, let alone destroy him."

Illidan only chuckled again and replied "You think so huh? Well, you're about to find out how wrong you are. You see, I have my Armed Dragon LV5's special ability. If I discard one monster from my hand to the Graveyard, I can destroy a monster on your side of the field with the same attack points or less. And notice I still am holding one card in my hand."

This made Kouga slightly sweat, and he slowly said "You bluff! You haven't anything that can take out my monster."

Again, Illidan chuckled and said "You're wrong. Take a look." He then held up the card he was holding in his hand and turned it around to face Kouga. Kouga stared wide eyed at Illidan's Silent Swordsman LV5, which had 2300 attack points.

"NO!" screamed Kouga.

"But yes! Now I activate my Armed Dragon's special ability. I send my Silent Swordsman LV5 to the Graveyard, allowing my dragon to destroy one monster on your field with 2300 or less attack points, and his target is your Marauding Captain! Dragon, attack his Marauding Captain with Shrapnel Needle Blast!" called out Illidan.

The dragon roared as it's spikes launched from it's body. The spikes went flying high into the air above the sandy haired warrior and then came raining down, each exploding on impact. The explosions finally made the young man explode as well, causing Kouga to cover his face as the explosion caused some smoke to rise.

"Now that you no longer have your Marauding Captain holding me back, I'm free to attack you! But don't think I forgot about Freed the Matchless General, for I've not. I now activate my Black Luster Soldier's special ability! By not allowing him to attack this turn, I can remove from play one monster on the field, and I choose your Command Knight, meaning all your warriors lose 400 attack points (2500/1000) (2800/1700) (1800/800) (500/0)!" The black armored soldier pointed his shield at the red armored knight, causing the shield to glow with dark energy. In an instant, the shield released a blast of black energy, which easily destroyed the red armored knight, making it cry out in pain.

"Time to wipe out your front line, and I'll take half of it in one shot! Cyber Twin Dragon's special ability allows it to attack twice in a turn, so attack two of his Shield Wall Tokens with Double Strident Blaze!" The twin dragon heads opened their jaws to release a blast of flaming energy straight at two of the huge shield defensive creatures. Both dragons released their blasts, which made contact and easily destroyed the defensive monsters.

"Dark Magician of Chaos, attack a Shield Wall Token with Chaos Slice!" The mage raised his staff up to point at one of the defensive creatures. In a downward sweeping motion, an energy blade was sent from the staff, which easily slashed the defensive monster in half, causing a small explosion.

"Armed Dragon, attack that last Shield Wall Token with Infernal Roar!" The dragon leapt at the last defensive monster and roared, slashing at the creature with both claws and instantly crushing it.

"Since your front row is gone, your back row is exposed! Chaos Emperor Dragon, attack his Freed the Matchless General with Chaos Blaster!" The black dragon roared as it's head wildly swayed to the left and right as it prepared to release it's blast. It then shot a powerful blast of black energy from it's jaws which struck the blonde haired warrior in silver armor hard, making him cry out in pain till he finally exploded.

Kouga was now fuming at these actions, but Illidan only ignored him, saying "Now, in my End Phase, Armed Dragon's special ability is activated. Since he destroyed one monster on the field in battle, he evolves to the final level, which is LV7. Armed Dragon LV5, I sacrifice you in order to special summon Armed Dragon LV7 (2800/1000) in attack mode!" The orange skinned dragon glowed as it's earlier form had and grew much larger. As the glow died, the dragon was much fiercer looking than before. It's stubby wings were now incased in armor. It had more armor covering it's soft skin than before, and had what looked like a club for a tail. It roared loudly, trying it's hardest to strike fear into Kouga.

"That shall end my move Kouga. And if you hadn't noticed Kouga, I'm here to win this duel, and won't ever quit!" (Illidan 1300, Kouga 5700)