Hello once again everyone! Well, it's finally Friday! To me, it don't mean as much as it used to due that I won't be traveling four hours anymore. Now it means two days off work to spend with my mate at our home. It feels so good to say our home. Anyways, yesterday was my companies Christmas party, and it was pretty cool. The owners came down with their wives, and the secretary came as well. It was a pretty good time, and Marie finally met my arch nemesis, Rocky! Lol, actually, he's not an arch nemesis, just more like someone I can annoy constantly. But anyways, the night went over well. No one was fired, and we all got our Christmas bonuses. All and all, it was great. Me and Marie then left and went home and… well, you can guess what mates do, hehe.
Last time, Marie continued her assault on Illidan, with Illidan unsure of what to do. Yami, Seto, and crew all made it to the island at long last, just to find Illidan and Marie fighting it out. Illidan is still unsure of how to act, and with his life points dwindling, he'd better act fast or he'll lose the duel. Can Illidan recover and win the duel, or will Illidan sacrifice himself to save Marie?
Alright, time to get down to the really fun part of my day! Review time!
Tomb Robber Vicky: It's alright. As I've said many a times, I understand when everyone can't review. It happens, and I don't expect everyone to spend every waking moment reading my story. Well, that would be nice, but still, lol. Cool that you have an idea for a story. I've got one I'm working on a little for Inuyasha, but it's a long way off from beginning. Plus, I have a one-shot I'm going to work on for Inuyasha, but I need to finish my other story first before I begin my Inuyasha stories. Yep, she's gone evil. It's sort of like Joey and Mai, but not quite. Mai seemed to have a small sense of who she was and so on, but Marie seems more possessed or something. Lol, a soap opera huh Bakura? We could call it "Days of the Seal!"
Isis the Sphinx: Yeah, I finally brought them in. But yeah, it will get interesting if Illidan loses and those two have to face Marie. Who knows if either has enough strength or skill to beat her. Knowing Yami, he won't. Yeah, if Illidan wins though, he will most likely be devastated too. Yep, I saw Cars. Cool about Eragon. Me and Marie may go, but I don't know. Speaking of Harry Potter, the next movie comes out in July, like the 13th I think. So many good movies are coming out this coming year! (//Giddy with excitement.\\)
Ultimate Legendary Master: Yeah, dark for sure, lol. Good question about Yami loving Marie. I can tell you who has the answer, but she's not wrote that chapter yet, lol. Ouch, too bad you didn't have a good day. Maybe now that it's Friday you will.
Ryon Nakura: That sounded painful Ryon. Hmm, she sounds like my kind of nurse… (//Looks over shoulder to see an angry Marie.\\) Now dear, you know I didn't mean it. Dear! (//Marie:\\) "SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT!" (//Crashes into the floor ten times. There is nothing left but a small Illidan shaped hole.\\) Wench… (//Marie:\\) "You know better than to say things like that. After all, I can hear you!" (//She points to her cat ears on her head.\\) "SIT!" (//Pushed another five feet deeper into the dirt.\\) Why me…
x-knight20: (//After finally getting out of the hole, makes it back to the computer.\\) Uh, damn that… never mind. Anyways, yeah, it was a sad chapter. Hopefully things will pick up though.
Metal Overlord 2.0: Possibly, but remember, Gozaburo was merely controlling her before. He had her acting as his puppet on a string. She had no control nearly at all. As for now though, it appears something happened to her when Dartz brought her back. What, it is hard to say. Lol, true, I'm sure Illidan misses her being on the sidelines. It's hard to tell why Tyrant Dragon couldn't free her, but probably due that whatever happened to her this time has affected her much deeper than last time. True, he's in real trouble right now. Demise has a power boost thanks to Marie's monster, plus the Seal to boot. Now that it's off the field, who knows what could happen. But we'll see what happens.
Well, that's it for today. (//Sighs\\) Is the day over yet? I have to go home and make that half cat pay for sitting me. Oh, I'll make her pay… (//Hears her say "No you won't, and SIT!" Slams into ground one more time.\\) Ouch…
Till next time, enjoy the chapter, and remember to leave lots of reviews. That way, I have more fun things to get sat over… Wait, that makes no sense! Later all.
Chapter 53
Marie then smirked and said "I believe it was my turn now, so I begin."
She drew a new card and smirked at it, saying "I play the spell card Monster Reincarnation. By discarding one card to my Graveyard, I get to return a monster to my hand, so I send Despair from the Dark to my Graveyard in order to bring back Demise, King of Armageddon to my hand. Next, I'll activate the face down trap card Call of the Haunted, which allows me to return my Despair from the Dark (2800 + 500 3300/3000) in attack mode!" A reddish, purple, and black creature that looked like a large shadow more than anything then appeared on the field with an evil chuckle.
"Next, I play the ritual spell card End of the World! Now I sacrifice Despair from the Dark for it, allowing me to special summon back Demise, King of Armageddon (2400 + 500 2900/2000) in attack mode again!" The shadowy figure vanished in a flash of light and was replaced by the black armored creature with a skull for a head once more.
"And now, I activate my monster's special ability. By paying 2000 life points, I can destroy all cards on the field other than Demise! I give up 2000 life points, so now Demise, destroy everything with Armageddon Blast!" The large black armored figure picked up his axe and then leapt to the center of the field. He struck the ground hard with his axe, causing a massive explosion. Both large dark orange dragons on Illidan's field let out a massive roar as they both exploded into millions of pieces.
Smirking, Marie then said "Now Demise, attack Illidan directly with Armageddon Slash!" The large black armored monster leapt forward and struck Illidan hard with his axe in a swinging motion. Illidan was thrown backwards into the barrier of the seal, making him scream in pain. He then fell to the ground and laid there.
With evil laughter, Marie then said "I'm not finished with you yet my former love. I now play the spell card Sebek's Blessing. Now I gain the life points you lost, so a nice big bonus of 2900 life points are added to my score. I now end my turn." (Marie 8900, Illidan 5100)
Illidan only continued to lie on the ground. It wasn't the pain that hurt him of his fall, or from hitting the barrier, or from the monster hitting him itself. It was the pain in his heart that he felt at the moment that kept him from standing up again. "I should give… No, I can't give up. But what do I have to fight for? Marie is no longer herself…"
"Get up and fight Illidan!" a voice came from behind him, which Illidan instantly recognized as Yami.
"If you give up, then all you've been fighting for was for nothing! You and I both know that something has happened to Marie, and unless you stand up and fight, you'll never know!" Yami continued.
Slowly, Illidan sat back up onto his knees and sadly said "But if I fight back, Marie will lose her soul again to the seal…"
With an annoyed voice, Seto cut in and said "If that's what you're worried about, then do the reasonable thing. Tie her!"
"But… I don't know what will happen if I do that." Illidan replied with sadness still in his voice.
"You idiot, tying a person in a duel with the seal will set you both free. I should know, seeing how I tied once with Alister!" replied a grumpy Seto.
Glancing back at Seto, Illidan slightly smiled and stood back up finally. "Thank you Seto." Illidan said softly.
Marie only laughed at this, saying "So, you're up for more punishment, huh? You know you can't win, and you know your deck isn't made to tie me."
Still smiling, Illidan replied "We'll see. I know the woman I love is lost somewhere in you, and I'm going to free her no matter the cost. Now, it's my move!"
Illidan drew his card and slightly gasped at it's sight. He then smiled and said "You say that you want my soul and my Egyptian God Card, huh? Well, here is one out of the two! I summon the Egyptian God Card known as Anubis, The God of Life and Death (2000/2000) in defense mode!" The sky suddenly darkened over the island as lightning began to flash rather violently. Finally, a streak of lightning struck the field in front of Illidan, bringing forth the dog headed god with his arms crossed and in a kneeling position. The white aura flashed from the ancient Egyptian God, showing he was more than ready to take on Marie.
"I now end my turn." (Marie 8900, Illidan 5100)
Laughing, Marie said "What a stupid move! You waste your Egyptian God's power by placing him in defense mode. How sad! Now, it's my move and I'll tear you apart, along with your Egyptian God Card!"
Drawing, she said "I now summon Dark Elf (2000 + 500 2500/800) in attack mode!" An elf with black hair, a golden crown like object on her head, and a green set of robes then appeared on the field with a small squawk.
Smirking, Illidan called out "You've triggered Anubis's effect! Now when you summon a monster, Anubis automatically drains it of 2000 attack or defense points, pending on it's mode. So now, Anubis, use your Energy Drain on that elf!" The dog headed god stood up and fired a blast of white energy from his right hand. The blast struck the black haired elf, making her cry out in pain as she fell to her knees in a weakened state.
Growling, Marie said "Very well, do as you please, but I'm not through yet. I now activate Demise's effect, so I now give up 2000 life points to destroy everything on the field, meaning you'll be wide open for a direct attack!" The large black armored monster leapt from it's position towards the center of the field, it's axe ready to slam hard into the ground.
Before it could though, Illidan called out "Not so fast, I have a trick up my sleeve too! I activate one of Anubis's special abilities. I can now transfer his attack and defense points to my life points, so I transfer all 2000 of them to my life points!" The dog headed god glowed brighter with a white light and sent a small burst of white energy flying at Illidan. It struck his Duel Disk, causing the counter to bump up by 2000.
Softly growling, Marie replied "That don't matter, for you're still losing him! Demise, use your Armageddon Blast to annihilate Anubis!" The black armored creature still came down hard, driving his axe into the ground. Upon doing so, a large explosion coated the field, destroying the dog headed god instantly and the black haired elf.
Smirking, Marie then said "Attack him directly now Demise with Armageddon Slash!" The black armored monster rushed forward then, axe pulled back, and struck Illidan hard with it, making Illidan slide backwards. He remained standing this time, and didn't hit the barrier of the seal.
Slightly smiling, he said "It'll take more than that to beat me Marie."
Lightly chuckling, Marie replied "We'll see. I end my turn." (Marie 6900, Illidan 4200)
Illidan drew his new card and said "First of all, Anubis now returns to the field, so rise up Anubis, The God of Life and Death (2000/2000) in defense mode!" The sky was still dark and a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky and then struck the field. The familiar white aura of the dog headed god then appeared, and from it rose the dog headed god. He was in a kneeling position with his arms crossed, showing his defensive stance.
Marie snarled "You can't hide behind that pathetic monster forever!"
Slightly smiling as he looked at the card he just drew, he replied "I don't intend on doing that forever. Now, I play the spell card Graceful Charity, allowing me to draw three new cards, while I must discard two when I'm done."
Picking up three new cards at once, Illidan stared at his Dark Magician of Chaos, Armed Dragon LV3, and Fusion Recovery. Smiling yet again, he said "I now discard Dark Magician of Chaos and Return from a Different Dimension. Next, I summon Armed Dragon LV3 (1200/900) in defense mode!" A small orange skinned dragon with dull grey armor, a small orange tail, and arms crossed then appeared on the field.
Growling loudly, Marie yelled "You can't keep hiding forever Illidan!"
Nodding, Illidan replied "I know, but I don't intend on hiding for much longer. Now, I sacrifice Armed Dragon LV3 to Anubis to add his power to Anubis (2000 + 1200 3200/2000 + 900 2900)!" The small dragon vanished in a haze of a white aura and the dog headed god glowed with it's white aura, showing it's new strength.
Marie only chuckled, saying "Don't think that by making your monster's defense points equal with my Demise's attack points you can stay safe, or have your forgotten about Demise's ability already?"
Seeing that Marie was right, Seto silently thought "Why would he waste his time making his Egyptian God Card's defense points equal with her monster's attack points? He knows she'll only destroy the field once more with Demise's effect, so why bother? Unless he has a trick up his sleeve, he's just made a dumb mistake."
Yami pondered the same thing at that moment, but was interrupted by Tea's voice asking "Pharaoh, what is Illidan trying to do?"
Looking at Tea with concern on his face, he replied "I'm unsure. Maybe he's going to convert those points into life points, but I don't know. He's playing really unorthodox, but then again, Anubis is beyond unorthodox."
Tea nodded and looked back on at the duel, and silently said "I hope Illidan finds a way to save Marie and himself. We've already lost so many friends, and I don't want to lose another."
Back in the duel, Illidan only lightly chuckled at Marie's comment and said "If only you knew what I was planning, you'd be worried. You see, I'm about to unveil one of Anubis's most devastating effects."
Laughing evilly, Marie replied "You lie so horribly. I know all about Anubis's effects due that you and I researched that card. There is nothing about that card that is dangerous to me at the moment due to the way you've been playing it."
Smirking, Illidan replied "Oh really? Well then, you don't know then what Pegasus told me about this card then."
Still lightly laughing, Marie said "As if Pegasus would know any deep dark secrets about Anubis's power."
Smiling, Illidan said "Well then, I guess I'll just have to show you something else that Pegasus told me about this card. I activate an ability of Anubis's known as Judgment of Life! Here is how it works. By sacrificing the correct amount of Anubis's attack and defense points, I can bring back a monster from my Graveyard or removed from play pile with the same amount of attack and defense points."
Marie's laughter was gone now, as she looked wide eyed at him. "YOU CAN'T!" she yelled.
Lightly chuckling, Illidan replied "Oh, but I can, so now I sacrifice 2800 attack points and 2600 defense points of Anubis's (3200 – 2800 400/2900 – 2600 300). Now I get to return one monster from my Graveyard or removed from play pile with that many points, and guess what, one monster fits that category. Rise up again Dark Magician of Chaos (2800/2600) in defense mode!"
A fiery pentagram appeared on the field with a wild blaze. Slowly up through it came a blue skinned mage clad in black leather armor, a black staff, and yellow corneas with red irises for eyes. He took a one kneed defensive position and crossed his arms. In doing this motion, the flames on the field dispersed.
Marie softly growled at this, but Illidan ignored it and said "Now that Dark Magician of Chaos is back, his effect kicks in. I get to return one spell card from my Graveyard to my hand, and I choose Pot of Greed. Next I'll play it, allowing me to draw two new cards."
Picking up two cards from his deck, Illidan examined them to see he had his third Cyber Dragon and Waboku. Picking his other card out of his hand, Illidan said "I play the spell card Fusion Recovery, allowing me to return one Polymerization card and one of the fusion material monsters I used with Polymerization. That means my one Cyber Dragon now returns to my hand. Finally, I place one card face down. I now end my move." (Marie 6900, Illidan 4200)
Slightly growling at Illidan's move, Marie drew her card and said "I'll now activate Demise's effect, so I pay 2000 life points now in order to destroy everything but Demise! Go Demise, use Armageddon Blast to rid the field of Illidan's cards!" The large black armored monster leapt into the air, pulling his axe above his head, preparing to strike the ground once more.
"Not so fast Marie, I have a trap! I reveal Waboku, meaning I'll take no damage this entire turn!" called out Illidan. Three female mages in blue robes then appeared and held out their hands, seemingly chanting a protection spell. They then vanished once done.
Growling, Marie replied "Still, I'll destroy everything on your field!" The large black armored monster then struck the ground hard with it's axe, causing the dog headed god and the black armored mage to shatter to pieces.
"I'll finish by placing a monster on the field in defense mode. I'll end my turn at that." (Marie 4900, Illidan 4200)
"Illidan dodged a bullet that turn." Mokuba said aloud to his brother.
Seto nodded, saying "Yes, he did, but he can't keep playing defense forever. If he expects to win this duel, he'd better do it soon."
"Yeah, or he'll end up like Joey, or Mai." Tristan added.
In his mind, Yami silently said "I know he can win this duel. He has to in order to save Marie."