Chapter 13
Once Vash had paid for his bill, the two headed back towards the motel where Illidan was. They were making small talk when they heard someone scream for help down one of the alleyways. It was the sound of a young woman, and Marie, remembering her own past, decided to help. Vash ran after her, not knowing if the two of them should be doing this.
The two finally ran into an alleyway that had one person at the end of it. Quickly, the two ran towards the figure at the end, but then Marie noticed who was there. Her eyes went wide instantly when she recognized that it was one of the group she had seen earlier with Kouga.
"You…" she said in a gasp.
Quickly grabbing Vash's arm, she yelled "Run Vash!"
The two turned to only see the exits to the alley were blocked off. The grey haired young man that Illidan had confronted earlier, who called himself Tsume, blocked the end of the alley, and a brown haired young man with light brown reddish eyes blocked where they had come in. Now Vash and Marie were trapped, and they knew it.
Marie then heard footsteps coming towards her and looked to see it was the young woman. She was wearing black knee high high-heeled boots with a black dress that had a belt in the middle with long sleeves and an upturned collar. She wore a red scarf around her neck and had dark brown hair and a pair of ice blue eyes. Her skin was slightly darker, more tan than anything. On her arm was one of the weird Duel Disks that Kouga had been wearing.
"Marie, you will duel me." the young woman calmly stated.
"Don't do it Marie! Let me take her on!" Vash pleadingly said to her.
"I want Marie, not you!" the young woman said once again. She then activated her Duel Disk, and drew a card.
"I play the Seal of Orichalcos!" she yelled as she opened the field spell card slot on her Duel Disk. It instantly glowed green when the card was put into the slot and the large circular symbol appeared in the sky. Slowly, it spun it's way to the field, instantly knocking Vash backwards with it's energy. Once it landed, a six pointed star formed and the young woman's head glowed green as the symbol appeared on her forehead. She then looked up at Marie with red mixed into her blue eyes and smiled.
Marie was worried now. She was in a duel for her very soul, but it was much more than that. "I'm in a duel for that girl's soul! I don't want to take a soul. I swore long ago that I would never take one, and I meant it. I have to figure out a way to stop this duel, and fast."
The young woman smirked and said "What's the matter Marie, afraid to duel me? If you don't, I'll win automatically."
Marie lightly sighed and replied "I'm not afraid to duel you, but I don't want to take your soul."
This made the young woman laugh, and she asked "You think you'll win? That's rather naive of you."
Sighing yet again, Marie replied "I guess you're not going to give me a choice. So be it then!"
She gently pulled her backpack off and rummaged within it till she pulled out her Duel Disk. She then grabbed her deck from her deck holder. Quickly she strapped the Duel Disk on and then shuffled her deck. She then stuck it into her Duel Disk and activated it, causing it to unfold and power up.
"If you want to duel so badly, then let's duel!" Marie boldly stated. She then drew five cards as the young girl did.
"Soon your soul shall be taken by the seal, and you'll loose all that you have to it." The young woman stated.
"We'll see. Just who are you anyways?" Marie asked.
The girl smirked and replied "My name is Blue, and I am part of the Wolf Pack. You are my prey, and I shall take you down for my master."
While she spoke, two others, one Marie identified as Kiba, and the other that had blocked one of their exits, then took up a position behind Blue. The light brown haired one called out "You can do it Blue! Show why you belong with us in the Wolf Pack!"
Blue nodded and said "Now, to begin this duel. I play the spell card Graceful Charity, allowing me to draw three new cards, but I must discard two from my hand when I'm finished. The two I'll discard will be Kazejin and Flying Kamakiri #1 to the Graveyard. Next I remove from play the Kazejin I just sent to special summon Silpheed (1700/700) in attack mode." A purple skinned human like monster with green spiky hair and a light green outfit with a cape and a staff then appeared on the field. Once on the field, the monster grabbed it's forehead with it's free hand, but soon removed it to reveal a green seal symbol and red eyes.
"Thanks to the seal, my monster gains an extra 500 attack points (2200/700). Now I'll sacrifice Silpheed to summon Luster Dragon #2 (2400/1400) in attack mode, and don't forget the seal boosts his power too (2900/1400)!" The purple skinned creature vanished to be replaced by a large green dragon with large wings. It roared as the green symbol appeared on it's head.
"I'm not done yet though. Next, I play the spell Soul Release, allowing me to remove from play up to five cards from my Graveyard or yours, but since your Graveyard is empty, I'll just remove my two monsters in my Graveyard. So, Silpheed and Flying Kamakiri #1 are both removed from play now. But I'm not done yet, because I have another spell card to play known as Dimension Fusion!"
Marie just lightly gasped at that declaration. Vash did as well, knowing full well Marie was in real danger now.
"This spell card allows me to pay 2000 life points in order for both of us to special summon as many of our removed from play monsters to the field. Since you have none, you get nothing while I get to special summon Kazejin (2400 + 500 2900/2200), Flying Kamikiri #1 (1400 + 500 1900/900), and Silpheed (1700 + 500 2200/700) in attack mode!" A large sphere like green creature with arms and a golden symbol on it's main body then appeared. Then a insect monster with big red eyes and four wings on it's back, and red and green colors on it's body appeared on two legs. Finally, the purple skinned creature that had been out earlier reappeared onto the field, letting out a small cry. All three's foreheads then glowed as the seal appeared on each of their heads.
"To end my move, I'll place one card face down. Let's see what you've got Marie." (Blue 6000, Marie 8000)
Vash just silently said in his mind "She's facing down four monsters already. That girl works fast, and Marie has nothing yet. What is Marie going to do? I don't… I don't want to lose anyone else. Please Marie, win this duel."
Marie smirked at the sight she saw on the field. "This girl, Blue, she's already summoned four monsters on her first turn, each with 1900 or more attack points. It's a shame she played that Seal of Orichalcos card. This duel would be so much more fun if she hadn't."
Sighing, Marie finally drew and looked over her hand. She had Winged Kuriboh, Draining Shield, Call of the Haunted, Human-Wave Tactics, Pot of Greed, and her Hysteric Fairy. Smiling, she looked up at Blue and said "I'll start things off by summoning my Winged Kuriboh (300/200) in defense mode."
A small brown fur ball with purple eyes, green arms and feet, and a pair of white wings then appeared on the field. It let out a small cry, seemingly happy to be on the field.
Taking hold of three cards, she said "Next, I'll place three cards face down. I'll end my move at that." (Blue 6000, Marie 8000)
Blue smirked at Marie's move, and silently said to herself "I have her. I know her tactics, and I've got just the card on the field to tear them apart."
Still smirking, she drew and said "I summon Luster Dragon (1900 + 500 2400/1600) in attack mode!" A sapphire dragon with ruby eyes appeared on the field and let out a small roar. It's forehead was then emblazoned with the green symbol, causing it to roar loudly.
"Flying Kamikiri #1, attack Marie's pathetic fur ball with Insect Claw Slash!" The red eyed insect's wings began flapping wildly as it charged towards the brown fur ball.
Marie smirked and said "Not so fast, I have a trap! Reveal Draining Shield! This trap now negates your attack and adds the attack points of your monster to my life points."
A glowing yellow shield then appeared on front of the brown fur ball, seemingly protecting it. The red eyed insect smacked into the shield and was instantly stopped.
Blue only laughed though and called out "That's exactly what I thought you'd do, so I was prepared! I activate the trap card called Bad Reaction to Simochi! Now instead of gaining life points, you lose life points equal to the total you should gain!"
The shield in front of Marie then changed colors, from yellow, to red. A blast of energy then came flowing back from it, striking Marie hard, catching her off guard. She slid back, but managed to stay on her feet.
She lightly growled as her points started going down, but Blue only laughed. "You're so pathetic Marie. Trying to hide behind those weak life point gaining cards is going to be your downfall. Now, on with my turn! Silpheed, attack that fur ball with Wind Staff Slash!" The purple skinned creature made a sweeping motion with it's staff, sending out blades of wind that went flying towards the small fur ball creature.
As they neared, Marie yelled "I activate the trap card Human-Wave Tactics! Now, I know this trap can't save my monster, but it has a very nice effect. When a level two or lower monster is destroyed, during the End Phase of that turn, I get to special summon a new level two or lower monster to the field."
Blue laughed and said "As if you'll have an End Phase to try that in! Silpheed's attack will leave you wide open!"
The blades of wind then slammed into the small brown fur ball creature, which let out a moan as it exploded, leaving sparkly particles in the air.
"It's time I finish you off Marie! Attack her directly Kazejin with Squall Gust!" The large green creature's mouth opened as a blast of wind shot from it. When the blast was only a few feet from striking Marie, the small brown fur ball appeared in front of the blast, taking the hit instead.
This shocked Blue, and she quickly asked "What just happened! I destroyed your Winged Kuriboh already, so why did it just block my attack?"
Marie lightly giggled and replied "Winged Kuriboh's special ability kicked in when you sent him to the Graveyard. For the duration of that turn, all battle damage is reduced to zero."
Blue lightly growled, but then calmed down and said "Very well then Marie, you've saved yourself this turn. That'll end my…"
Marie quickly interrupted, saying "Not so fast there Blue! Don't forget, I activated Human-Wave Tactics, and since Winged Kuriboh was a level one, I get to now special summon one level two or lower monster to my field. And the monster I'll pick will be Spirit of the Pot of Greed (100/100) in attack mode." A green jar with a smiling face and a small spirit sticking out of the top of it then appeared on the field.
Blue lightly laughed and said "That thing is pathetic! What good it does you, I'll never know. I'll end my move now, so try what you want, but it'll fail." (Blue 6000, Marie 6100)
Looking at her deck, Marie drew slowly. She smiled at the card she had received and said "I first play the spell card Pot of Greed, allowing me to draw two new cards. Next, I invoke my Spirit of the Pot of Greed's special ability. As long as it's on the field in attack mode, when either of us plays Pot of Greed, I get to draw an extra card. Now, I'll play the spell card Reasoning! When I play this card, you get to guess a monster level. Then I get to draw from my deck till I find a monster. Any spell and trap cards automatically go to the Graveyard. Also, if you guess right on the monster level, that monster goes to the Graveyard too, but if you guess wrong, I get to special summon that monster to the field. So, what is your lucky number?"
Blue's brow furrowed for a moment, and finally she said "I'll guess level four, since most people use that as a baseline for monsters."
Nodding, Marie said "Here I go. The first card I draw… It's a monster known as Mokey Mokey (300/100), and he's a level one monster, so tough luck there Blue. I special summon him now in attack mode!" A small blue rectangle like creature with golden wings on the top corners of his body and small stubby hands and feet with a question mark on his head appeared. With his arrival, he said "Mokey Mokey!"
Blue burst out loud laughing, pointing at the small creature with a single finger, and saying "Are you kidding me? That thing has hardly any attack points! Why bother with such a weak creature!"
Marie lightly giggled innocently and replied "You're about to find out. I now play the spell card Mokey Mokey Smackdown! This spell card is very special, but has certain requirements to activate. Next, I summon Hysteric Fairy (1800/500) in attack mode." A blue haired fairy with glasses and a purple sweater appeared on the field. She held books in her arms and had white wings on her back.
"Hysteric Fairy, attack Flying Kamakiri #1 with Fairy Beam!" The fairy straightened her glasses and a beam came flying out her glasses aimed straight for the red eyed insect.
Blue smirked and called out "Have you forgotten my monster is stronger than yours already? Let me remind you! Flying Kamakiri #1, counter attack with Insect Claw Slash!" The insect quickly stretched out it's clawed hand and went flying through the beam with it extended. The claws easily cut through the beam till it reached the source and struck the weaker fairy hard, making it explode from the slash.
Marie smirked and said "Thank you Blue, now I can activate Mokey Mokey Smackdown! You see, when a Fairy type monster is destroyed, Mokey Mokey Smackdown kicks in. It raises the attack points of all my Mokey Mokey's to 3000 for the duration of the turn (3000/100)!" The small blue rectangle creature had his eyes wide open at the sight of his fallen comrade and let out a battle cry of "Mokey Mokey!" He then turned red, puffing himself up as steam went shooting out his head and the question mark on his head turned into an exclamation point.
Blue just gasped as Marie yelled "Now Mokey Mokey, attack Blue's Luster Dragon #2 with Mokey Wave!" The red puffed out monster's wings began to flap up and down as it let out a sound wave that struck the powerful emerald dragon. It let out a cry of pain as it was destroyed into millions of pieces.
Blue growled in frustration, Marie went on as if nothing had happened. "To end my turn, I place two cards face down and switch my Spirit of the Pot of Greed to defense mode." (Blue 5900, Marie 6000)