Hello once more everyone. This weekend was so awesome! My mate came in on Friday here at work, which was so very cool due that she got to play a game me and the others were playing. After work, we went back to the apartment, and she took a look around. She likes the place, and agreed, it'll be fun. So, we unpacked her car and put her stuff away somewhat and then put her desk together that she brought down. We also had dinner, an improvised chicken stir-fry. It wasn't the greatest due that it was just flavored rice with fried chicken tenders, lol. Anyways, we had great fun all weekend. I got a little annoyed once, but I apologized, as did she. She was on the phone at Wal-Mart, and I have one of those hatreds for using a cell phone in the store. She realized I was annoyed soon enough, and got off the phone and apologized, but I was apologized too. Old habits, or hatreds I guess, die hard. The rest of the weekend was great though, and we had great fun… in more ways than one, hehe.
Alright, back to the story. Last time, Vash and Toboe met up, with Blue begging the two not to duel. Toboe is out to avenge Tsume, giving him great motivation. Can Vash manage to win this duel and protect Blue from Toboe, or will this be the end for our grey headed British boy? Soon enough, the answers will be available.
First though, time to answer all those wonderful reviews I got!
Isis the Sphinx: Lol, yeah, I was somewhat vague, but if I had given away all those clues early on, everyone would have got the answer in a heartbeat. I wanted to make it kind of challenging for everyone. Yes, Blue and Vash are somewhat cliché. It happens though with people. Like I said above, even after five years, nearly six, together, Marie is capable of annoying me. Nothing is perfect, and I hope it never is really. (//Takes offense.\\) Just cause I'm a guy don't mean I don't have feelings! (//Runs to Marie and buries head in chest and wails.\\) Lol, kidding of course.
Ultimate Legendary Master: Yeah, they are just a two man team now. Vash will have a struggle on his hands, that's for sure. As for two chapters, hmm, maybe Wednesday I'll post two chapters to celebrate the three hundred mark. Wow, I didn't realize I had that many reviews till you mentioned it, lol. But thanks for your comments as always.
Tomb Robber Vicky: Lol, yeah, it is easy to confuse the two looks wise at first, but once you get closer up, you can see the differences, especially in their attitudes. But yes, Vash and Blue can be quite mushy at times. Yes Bakura, you could probably force your way on. Then drive the bus, or control the guy driving the bus. That'd be much easier.
ardee: Thanks, and true, Illidan is slightly a bit colder than he was in ToP, but there is a major difference in it and TWS. He lost his soul mate, the one thing that kept him stable and without Marie, he's a bit lost. I guess that can translate over into real life for me, cause without my soul mate, I'm sometimes feeling lost. But that's a bit off topic for me, lol. Anyways, point I was making about his coldness is without Marie, he's lost that stability he once had. Thank you about the duels. As for your question about ToP, well, it took a lot of team work. It took Pegasus and Set working together to take down Obelisk the Tormentor, and even then, they gave it everything they had and barely won. Then Gozaburo and Shadi fighting Slifer took everything they had as well. Finally, Illidan and Yami, the strongest of the eight, fought with everything they had, yet Ra tore through their defenses. Marie managed to win the fight due to her hidden power, which managed to fend off the most powerful Egyptian God. And note, Dartz mentioned back in chapter twenty-one that Marie's energy nearly rivaled the power of the three Egyptian Gods. Anyways, I hope that answers your question.
x-knight20: Lol, it's alright. I was somewhat vague, but I guess too vague maybe. Oh well, at least you all know the answer now. I don't think anyone spotted that either, but that's cool, due that I told everyone I think the first few chapters where I got the characters. Thanks for the comments.
Wow, these reviews seem to get longer and longer, lol. I like that though, and I'm happy to answer any questions, comments, etc. It's always been fun since I started posting my chapters, and I'm so happy everyone likes what I've done so far. I hope you all continue to like what I have written.
Hmm, not much else left to say, except see you all on Wednesday once again. Btw, if I happen to hit the 300 mark before Wednesday, I'll go ahead and post a bonus chapter this week. Even if I hit it Wednesday, I'll post it then. So, there is a small incentive to those who read and don't post, or to those who read and post.
Well, till next time, everyone enjoy. Later.
Chapter 41
Toboe drew his next card and lightly chuckled, saying "You'll regret sending those monsters to the Graveyard in a moment. First I'll flip summon my Bubonic Vermin (900/600) in attack mode." A small rat like creature then appeared on the field. It appeared to be diseased, and looked rather sickly.
"When I flip summon that monster, I can automatically special summon another Bubonic Vermin from my deck to the field in face down defense mode, so rise up another Bubonic Vermin (900/600)!" A monster card image then appeared on the field beside the diseased rat.
"And now, I sacrifice both my Bubonic Vermin in order to summon Behemoth the King of all Animals (2700/1500) in attack mode!" Both diseased rats vanished from the field and were replaced by a powerful looking purple creature with wild purple mane. It was down on all fours, and had a small amount of purple fur on it's front paws. It's large tail swished back and forth, and it had a horn on it's forehead. It let out a loud roar, showing it was the true king of beasts.
"When I tribute summon for Behemoth, I can activate his special ability. It allows me to return to my hand the same number of Beast type monsters that I sacrificed to summon it, so since I sacrificed two, I can return two to my hand. The two I shall choose are two Nimble Momonga. Next, I'll reveal my face down spell card, Magical Mallet. This spell card allows me to add any number of cards from my hand back to my deck, and then I shuffle and redraw the same amount I added. The number of cards I'll send back to my deck shall be five, and then I get to draw five new ones." Toboe then took five of the cards he held in his hand and placed them into his deck. He then shuffled and drew his new five cards and lightly chuckled.
"I now remove from play my Nimble Momonga and two Bubonic Vermin from the Graveyard in order to special summon these three monsters, my Gigantes (1900/1300) in attack mode each!" Three large brown skinned monsters with grey chest plate armor, studded wrist straps, a tattered grey skirt that matched the armor, and a large tree trunk like weapon in one hand then appeared on the field with a small roar.
With a tint of evil in his voice, Toboe said "And now, to play the card of your end!"
Blue grimaced at these words, and yelled out "Please Toboe, I'm begging you, don't do this!"
Looking at Blue with sad eyes, Toboe replied "It's too late Blue. I lost you, Tsume, and Hige already to these people. I can't allow them to continue to destroy all that our masters worked for. I am truly sorry that I can't do it Blue."
Closing his eyes, he then reopened them to show the hardness that he had been hiding all duel long. He smirked evilly and called out "I now play the Seal of Orichalcos!" With ease, he opened his Duel Disk's field card slot and stuck the card in. The Duel Disk instantly flashed green and shot a green beam into the sky. As the green circle was spinning down towards the field, the odd scenery created by Vash's field card were destroyed, making room for the new field card. The circle continued spinning down rapidly and landed on the field soon after the destruction of the old field card. It stopped spinning once on the ground, and a six pointed star formed within it. Toboe's forehead then glowed as the green symbol appeared on it and his eyes became a muddy golden-red mixture.
He chuckled evilly and said "You're through now Vash. Once this duel is over, I'll take your soul and then I'll take Blue's!"
Vash lightly growled protectively at this and yelled "You'll never take her soul because I won't let you! You'll have to defeat me in order to do that!"
Smirking, Toboe darkly replied "That can be arranged. But for now, back to the duel that is your demise. First of all, we're trapped within the seal for the moment being. Next, the only way to get out is to win the duel. Lose and you remain where you are. Finally, each of my monsters now gain 500 attack points (1900 + 500 2400/1300) (2700 + 500 3200/1500)!" Each of the monsters' foreheads then glowed green as the green symbol was embedded on each of their foreheads. Each ones' eyes then grew red, showing the destruction in their once peaceful eyes.
"It's time I tear you apart, piece by piece! Gigantes, attack that pathetically weak Vilepawn Archfiend with Tree Basher!" The first of three large brown creatures quickly leapt into the air, pulling his large tree trunk weapon into both hands and pulled it back to strike.
Before it could deliver a blow though, Vash yelled out "Not so fast, I have a trap! Now I reveal the trap card Desert Sunlight! This trap card now switches all my monsters into defense mode, thus saving me some points!" Both the bronzed and white armored fiends then took a one knee position, each putting their arms out in a crossed position. Still, the brown creature struck the white monster hard with it's tree trunk weapon, easily crushing it into pieces.
Lightly chuckling, Toboe smoothly said "You may have saved your points for now, but not for long. Now my next Gigantes, attack that pathetic Shadowknight Archfiend with Tree Basher!" The second of three brown creatures leapt forward, much like the previous creature had done. It easily smashed the bronzed fiend into pieces with one swing of it's club.
Smirking, Vash called out "Thanks, I needed you to do that, for now I can activate this trap! I reveal my Rope of Life, which now allows me to discard my entire hand. Then I'm allowed to return one monster from my Graveyard to the field that was just destroyed. Also, it gains 700 additional attack points, so I now send my entire hand to the Graveyard and resurrect Shadowknight Archfiend (2000 + 700 2700/1600) to the field in attack mode!" A small rope then appeared sticking into the ground on the field. Slowly, the rope rose up from the ground to reveal the bronze armored fiend holding onto it. Once back on the field, the rope wrapped around the fiend's one sword, making him stronger than before.
Toboe only chuckled darkly, saying "You forget that I still have Behemoth the King of all Animals! Attack with King Fury Swipe Behemoth!" The large purple beast quickly rushed forward and slashed the bronze armored fiend, causing it to cry out in pain as it fell apart in two before it exploded.
Vash could only growl in frustration, but Toboe was fast to say "I'm not finished with you yet, for you've not suffered enough. Gigantes, attack him directly now with Tree Basher!" The final brown creature rushed forward and struck Vash hard with his large tree trunk weapon, knocking Vash into the barrier of the seal, which reacted to his touch and sparked loudly. He screamed out in agony from the shocking and finally fell to the ground, writhing in pain.
Toboe only laughed darkly and said "Stay there where you belong. Just surrender and let the seal take you so we can finish already."
Blue looked on at Vash lying on the ground as tears formed in her eyes. "VASH, GET UP!" she screamed with fear that he wouldn't.
Vash finally made a slight movement and slowly started to stand back up. He finally rose back to his feet and looked at Toboe with determination, saying "I'll never surrender! I promised my brother I'd save him, and I meant every word of it! Besides, I have someone I have to protect, and nothing you do to me can change my mind, so do your worst!"
Blue lightly blushed at the comment, shocked that he had just said he was protecting her. "He does care." she thought solemnly.
Toboe just chuckled darkly at this and replied "Very well Vash, have it your way. I'll end my move." (Toboe 11000, Vash 5100)
With new founded determination, Vash drew his card and said "I play the spell card Pot of Greed, allowing me to draw two new cards."
After picking up two more cards, Vash smirked and said "I'll now play one card I just drew, which is the spell card The Dark Door. Now we can each only once attack per a turn. I'm not through yet, for now I remove from play my Shadowknight Archfiend, Vilepawn Archfiend, and Darkbishop Archfiend in order to special summon my Dark Necrofear (2200/2800) in defense mode!" A blue skinned fiend monster with golden eyes and black armor with a few other colors on it appeared on the field. She took a one kneed position, the usual defensive stance.
"That's all for me this turn. Do your worst Toboe!" Vash called out. (Toboe 11000, Vash 5100)
Smirking as he drew, Toboe said "My worst huh, well, so be it. First I'll place one monster in defense mode, and next, I'll move to attack your Necrofear! Attack it with King Fury Swipe Behemoth!" The large purple creature quickly rushed the field and slashed the purple fiend with it's large claws. With ease the monster exploded into pieces.
"I think that'll do it for…"
Before Toboe could finish, the purple skinned fiend appeared on the field, but was translucent. Vash was quick to say "Before you end, there is a little matter to discuss about my Dark Necrofear. You see, the End Phase of the turn you destroyed her, she is allowed to be used as an equip card on one of your monsters. I then get to take control of that creature, thus making it mine, and the one I want will be your Behemoth King of all Animals!"
That said, the translucent fiend quickly flew across the field and entered into the purple beast. It roared loudly as if it was having trouble, and then the beast's eyes changed from reddish color to yellow and gracefully jumped from one side of the field to Vash's. It lost a bit of it's strength (2700/1500), but the monster was far more powerful than the remaining ones on Toboe's field.
Toboe only chuckled lightly and said "Very well, take him. I end my turn." (Toboe 11000, Vash 5100)
Vash quickly drew his next card and slightly smirked at it, saying "I play the spell card Archfiend's Oath. At a price of 500 life points per a turn, I can draw a card from my deck. I must guess what the name of the card is, and if I'm right, I get to add it to my hand. If I'm wrong though, that card is sent to the Graveyard instead."
This only made Toboe laugh, saying "You can try and guess all day and you'll never guess your next card, so go ahead, you fool!"
Slightly smirking, Vash replied "I have faith in what card I'm about to draw. I know that I can guess it right. Now, I guess that I'm about to draw the Skull Archfiend of Lightning!" That said, Vash picked up the next card and glanced at it. He only chuckled and showed his new card to Toboe, who saw in turn that it was truly the Skull Archfiend of Lightning.
Blue whispered lightly "Yes! He got the card he needed!"
Toboe only lightly growled at the fact Vash had guessed right, but Vash ignored it and said "Since I was right, I get to add it to my hand, but now I'll sacrifice the monster I took from you and summon the Skull Archfiend of Lightning (2500/1200) in attack mode!" The large purple beast vanished in a flash of lightening and a skeleton like creature with large horns, powerful clawed hands, large wings, and red muscles appeared on the field. Lightning flashed as it stood there in all it's glory.
"Now Skull Archfiend of Lightning, attack his Gigantes with Lightning Blast!" With a loud growl, the demon like creature brought both of it's hands out in front of itself and formed a sphere of lightning. It then threw the blast at the brown skinned creature, making the creature roar out loud as it exploded into millions of pieces.
With the explosion happening, Toboe yelled "Now you've done it! You just triggered my monster's special ability. When destroyed in battle, I get to destroy all spell and trap cards on the field, so say goodbye to your two spell cards!" As the explosion continued, the large tree trunk weapon the creature had been wielding came flying across the field and smashed both of Vash's spell cards.
Vash only shrugged at this, and said "Oh well, I didn't need those cards at the moment anyways. I'll end my turn." (Toboe 10900, Vash 5400)
Toboe drew his next card and looked at it and said "I'll place a monster in defense. That's all for me." (Toboe 10900, Vash 5400)
Vash quickly drew his next card and looked at it, and said "Due to my Skull Archfiend's effect, I now lose 500 life points for having him on the field." The demon creature let out a soft moan as it released lightning that then struck Vash slightly. He grimaced in pain, but remained strong.
"Now Skull Archfiend of Lightning, attack another Gigantes with Lightning Blast!" The demon creature let out a loud roar and let loose another sphere of lightning, which easily flash fried the brown creature.
"I'll now end my turn." (Toboe 10800, Vash 4900)
Toboe smirked and drew his next card, saying "You'll never beat me at this rate Vash. You'll just run out of life points thanks to that monster of yours."
Vash only smirked and replied "Maybe so, but I intend to go down with a fight."
Shaking his head, Toboe said "You're a fool. I'll play the spell card Smashing Ground! Now say farewell to your Archfiend monster!"
Smirking, Vash replied "Wait one moment, for you've triggered Skull Archfiend of Lightning's special ability. You see, when he's targeted by the effect of spell, trap, or monster cards, I activate a small roulette. If the result of the roulette is a one, three, or a six, I get to negate and destroy the card that is targeting my monster. If it's not though, your card's effect continues through. So, let's see how lucky I am!" A small set of spheres with numbers on them then appeared on the field. A flame then appeared on one of the spheres and then began to circle the spheres. It continued to leap from sphere to sphere, as if seemingly trying to decide fate. Finally, the flames stopped on the sphere with six on it. The spell card Toboe played was then shattered.
Toboe slightly growled, but shrugged and said "I end my move." (Toboe 10800, Vash 4900)
Vash smirked after drawing his next card, and said "First, I pay 500 life points for my Skull Archfiend." The demon creature let out a cry as it struck Vash lightly with a bolt of lightning. Vash let out a small cry of pain, but held strong.
"Now I'll now summon Cyber Archfiend (1000/2000) in defense mode." A similar looking demon creature with blue muscles instead appeared no the field in a defensive stance.
"Next I'll play the spell card Poison of the Old Man. This allows me to now gain 1200 life points. Now it's time to continue my assault, so Skull Archfiend of Lightning, attack Toboe's last Gigantes with Lightning Blast!" The red demon creature let out a cry and let loose another sphere of lightning. The sphere struck the final brown skinned creature, causing it to blow apart into millions of pieces.
"That shall do it for me this turn." (Toboe 10700, Vash 5600)
Slightly growling, Toboe drew his card and said "I'll summon Giant Rat (1400 + 500 1900/1450) in defense mode." A large bluish-grey colored rat with a large skull in it's right hand appeared on the field in a defensive stance.
"It's your move." (Toboe 10700, Vash 5600)
Vash drew and slightly smirked, saying "First, when I draw, if I have no cards in my hand, my Cyber Archfiend's effect kicks in. I now get to draw an extra card during my Draw Phase, so now I get to draw two cards. Next, my Skull Archfiend takes 500 of my life points." The red demon let out a soft cry and shocked Vash yet again with it's lightning bolts, causing Vash to grasp his chest in pain.
"Now I'll set one card face down, and summon the Terrorking Archfiend (2000/1500) in attack mode!" A reddish creature with it's wings looking like a cape then appeared. It had white bones, but it's reddish skin was more noticeable. It held in it's hands a large sword, and what looked like a small crown on it's head.
Smiling, Vash called out "Terrorking, attack Toboe's Giant Rat with Terror Slash!" The large red monster let out a soft roar and pulled his on the hilt of his sword. He then slashed the large rat with it, causing the rat to fall to the ground in half.
Toboe only laughed, saying "You're a fool Vash, for now Giant Rat's effect kicks in…"
Before Toboe could say anything else, Vash let out a chuckled and said "You're wrong Toboe, for Terrorking Archfiend has a special ability of his own! When he destroys a monster in battle, that monster's effect is negated!" Toboe growled in frustration, seeing how his monster was now useless to him.
"It's still my move, and now, Skull Archfiend, attack that face down monster with Lightning Stream!" The mighty demon creature let out a powerful burst of lightning that struck the face down creature, instantly revealing that it was the small brown flying squirrel from earlier in the duel.
Toboe only smirked and called out "You remember my Nimble Momonga (1000 + 500 1500/100) don't you? Well, he's back, and now I get to add 1000 life points to my score, and then special summon my last Nimble Momonga (1500/100) to the field in face down defense mode."
Slightly growling, Vash simply said "I'll end my turn at that." (Toboe 11700, Vash 5100)
Sighing, Toboe drew his next card and said "I'll place one card face down and call it a turn." (Toboe 11700, Vash 5100)