Hello everyone! Well, not much new here. I found out I'll be gone all next week and part of the week after, meaning 8 days I'll be gone. Of course, I'll post my chapters from home, but still, it's irritating. Also, my boss is leaving Friday, as in resigning then. We were assigned another temporary boss, who is one of the guys I currently work with. So, all is good there. As for life with my mate, it's always fun. Of course, she is so violent… And all those damn submission commands! Oi, some days I ponder if I was losing my mind when we married! Lol, kidding of course, hehe.

Last time, Illidan and Yami were severely tempted by Dartz to give up. He seemed to finally break through the thick shell Illidan had placed around himself, as well as Yami's fragile mind. As Illidan was about to give up, Marie interjected and saved him from making a terrible mistake. With their strengths renewed, both Illidan and Yami took the battle into their own hands. Illidan pounded on Dartz's defenses, giving Yami a shot at winning the duel. Yami of course released the three Legendary Knights, which now have a score to settle with their former king. Will the knights have the power to finish this duel once and for all, or is Dartz still hiding something?

(//Turns on some kind of music.\\) It's review time!

Ultimate Legendary Master: Yeah, lol, I thought about posting, but I got news about my boss leaving on Wednesday when I was about to post, and well, I lost interest in posting. This week though, I'm back and ready to roll. Yeah, things are looking up, but you never know how easily they can turn ugly again. Dartz has something that is making him confident, and what is the question.

ardee: Thanks. Yeah, Illidan knew if he drained the points away from Shunoros by attacking the shield portion of Shunoros (Aristores), he could easily set Yami up for the win. You never know about what may happen. It could be similar to what you say, or completely opposite.

x-knight20: Thanks. Yeah, they're back to normal and kicking butt once more! LOL! Only five times! Oh well, at least no one was seriously injured…

Metal Overlord 2.0: Lol! Yes, I'm not dead! Half demons don't die that easily! Btw, what is that that you just nudged out of the way? (//Looks and sees a coffin with "R.I.P. Illidan" engraved on it. Narrows eyes.\\) You got me a coffin… Thanks! Now I don't have to buy one when I'm really dead! (//Carts it away and then returns.\\) But yes, I figured since I had posted so many chapters, possibly I could take the rest of the week off, especially after Wednesday. Thanks. Yep, they're about to kick Dartz around the temple soon. Yeah, Shunoros's drawbacks are pretty bad, but considering you'd never have to worry about the thing very often, well, it seemed like a good thing, lol. Again, thanks, and happy new year to you too!

MarkMachine: Yeah, it has. Yep, he finally cracked. The fact that he doubted Marie's love, which gave him strength, is all that Dartz needed to trick Illidan. Of course, our favorite heroine came in to save Illidan from making a terrible mistake, and set him back on the path he needed to go down. With his doubt put away and the answer about Marie's love truly answered, Illidan managed to recover quickly. But yeah, it shows that Illidan is human, that he isn't superman or anything. Somewhat merging the stories, yeah. There are still things that are separate, but it does follow the same trek for the most part, I suppose.

Isis the Sphinx: Yeah, they should be familiar by now. I think the knights were played by the same actors. Their voices in the show sounded similar, if not with a bit of difference. It was a slight bit if any. Of course, Hermos didn't have the New Yorker accent really, but he never talked much anyways, lol.

Alright, that's all for me guys. I hope you all like this chapter. The end is coming to this battle, but can Illidan and Yami hang on to win? Or will Dartz find a way to do what no one else has: take down Illidan and Yami? Soon the answers will appear, and then all will be explained.

Remember, enjoy the chapter, and leave me plenty of reviews to answer. It's one of the fun parts of my morning. Enjoy everyone! Later!

Chapter 62

"Hermos, attack Dexia now with Sword of Renewal!" The red armored knight rushed forward and struck the sword like creature. The creature instantly gained 2500 attack points, but due that Shunoros had no more attack points to give, it was slashed in half, sending a small bit of damage at Dartz, who only stood still.

"Now Critius, attack Aristeros with Sword of Wisdom!" The blue armored knight quickly moved across the field and struck the shield creature, which instantly shattered due that it had no power at all.

"And now, to put an end to that creature, once and for all! Timaeus, attack his Shunoros with Sword of Judgment!" In a flash, the green knight was across the field and slashed the large round creature with his sword, instantly causing the creature to wail in pain.

Dartz smirks at this and says "Congratulations Pharaoh, you've done yourself and Mr. Stormrage in!"

Curious, Yami quickly asks "What do you mean? I've beaten your monster!"

Laughing, Dartz points at his creature, which is barely still standing. He then says "You've activated Shunoros's special ability. An ability that will destroy you both!"

The large round creature then began to crack and finally shattered, bursting instantly into flames. A vortex then opened above the group, as a large green skinned serpent appeared within the portal.

Laughing still, Dartz calls out "When Shunoros is destroyed, Divine Serpent was born! Of course, there is a price to pay, which is must discard my entire hand and give up every single life point I have."

Gasping lightly, Yami then called out "That means you lose the duel though!"

Smirking, Dartz replies "Normally, you're correct, but this time, you're wrong. As long as Divine Serpent remains on the field, I'm still in the game. But if it's somehow destroyed, I do lose the duel. There is one catch though. Divine Serpent has infinite attack points, meaning nothing in your pathetic decks can stop me! Once I strike one of your monsters, you're both finished!"

Knowing he was right, Yami looked at Illidan, but Illidan nodded towards his face down card. Nodding back, Yami said "I'll end my move then." (Illidan 3800, Yami 2400; Dartz 0)

Drawing, Dartz smirked and said "It's time I rid myself of you, Mr. Stormrage! You've been rather annoying, so farewell! I discard ten cards from my deck to my Graveyard, allowing my Divine Serpent to attack. Go, destroy his pathetic Tyrant Dragon and eliminate him forever!" The large serpent hissed loudly and launched it's head forward.

As it was about to strike, Illidan called out "I'm not done yet, for I have a trap! Go Dimension Wall! This trap now transfers all damage I'd receive to you, so I'm safe!"

A multicolored portal then appeared behind the dark orange dragon. As the serpent smashed the dragon into pieces, it then traveled through the multicolored portal and appeared in front of Dartz, striking him with incredible force.

Dartz slid backwards, but laughed out loud at this, saying "Haven't you figured it out yet Mr. Stormrage? I have no life points, so that was pointless!"

Slightly nodding, Illidan simply said "I realized that, but I'm still here, so it is you who pointlessly attacked."

Shrugging, Dartz then said "I place one card face down, and end my turn." (Illidan 3800, Yami 2400; Dartz 0)

Looking at his deck, Illidan closed his eyes, saying in his mind "I've got to find a way to stop him, but how?"

Drawing, Illidan looked at his Graveyard of the Fourth Dimension. Slightly growling at it's sight, he said "I switch my monsters all to defense mode, and end my move." (Illidan 3800, Yami 2400; Dartz 0)

Yami seemed to stare at his deck for a moment before drawing. Seemingly transfixed on the card he had drawn, he finally said "I place one card face down and end my move." (Illidan 3800, Yami 2400; Dartz 0)

Laughing at Illidan and Yami as he drew, Dartz said "You're both fools! I'll destroy you soon enough and feed your souls to the Leviathan. You shall be first Pharaoh, for leaving your three knights in attack mode was foolish! I discard another ten cards, allowing Divine Serpent to attack again! Go Divine Serpent, destroy Timaeus and eliminate the Pharaoh!"

The large serpent roared loudly as it charged forward, fangs bared at the green knight. It struck the knight hard, instantly shattering it and causing a large cloud of smoke to appear. Yami's life points instantly dropped to zero and the three layers of the Seal of Orichalcos returned to the field and began to glow brightly.

Laughing at this, Dartz called out "Sacred Seal, take his soul!" Doing as instructed, the seal began to encircle Yami.

"NO!!!" screamed Illidan as he watched his friend. He then noticed Yami was completely calm, as if he didn't care.

"It's over Pharaoh!" screams out Dartz.

Before the seal could finish though, it exploded suddenly, and as the smoke began to clear, there stood a female monster in a blue outfit with a small scepter in her hand. She winked at Dartz and then took a defensive stance.

"HOW DID YOU SURVIVE!?" screamed Dartz, who was thoroughly infuriated.

Smirking, Yami said "It's rather simple Dartz. I activated a trap card known as Relay Soul, which allows me to stay in the game when my life points hit zero. Now like you, my life points depend on one monster, and I chose my Dark Magician Girl (2000/1700), which I play in defense mode. As long as she's on the field, I'm still in this duel."

"Nice move Yami." Illidan said, relieved his friend was still there.

Growling, Dartz retorted "You may have changed the rules of this game Pharaoh, but your chances at surviving this duel are still slim."

Smiling, Yami replied "I still have the support of my friends, but you Dartz, you have no one."

Angry at this, Dartz yells "I have more power than you or your friends, and I'll prove it by playing this spell card known as Impact Revival! When I play this card, I'm allowed to revive one monster that was destroyed this turn with a bonus of 500 attack points, so Timaeus (2800 + 500 3300/2600) now returns to you."

The green armored knight then reappeared on the field, causing the Seal of Orichalcos to once more vanish.

"Why would you bother to bring back my knight?" asked a confused Yami.

Smirking, Dartz replied "Simple, because thanks to Impact Revival, I can now attack again! Now I discard another ten cards, allowing Divine Serpent to attack once more, and his target this time is Dark Magician Girl! Eliminate the Pharaoh now Divine Serpent!"

The large serpent roared loudly and charged forward, fangs bared at the young girl. Illidan quickly thought "If he loses her, he loses the duel! Come on Yami, do something please!"

"Your soul is mine this time Pharaoh! There is no escape!" screamed Dartz.

With only a small amount of space left, Yami called out "Not so fast Dartz, I activate Hermos's special ability! Now he can absorb the special ability of one of my monsters in my Graveyard, and I select Obnoxious Celtic Guardian! This effect now keeps him from being destroyed by a monster with 1900 or more attack points, so go intercept his attack Hermos!"

That said, the red knight launched himself forward and in the way of the young mage. The serpent struck the knight, but bounced off and was forced to recoil to the safety of the vortex.

The three knights then made a formation in front of the young mage and Timaeus said "We shall stand against you till the end Dartz!"

Growling in displeasure, Dartz simply says "I end my move." (Illidan 3800, Yami 0; Dartz 0)

Looking at his deck, Illidan realizes only one card can help him now. "It's now or never. Heart of the Cards, please, guide me."

Drawing his card, Illidan looks at it and begins to chuckle lightly. Looking at Dartz now, he says "You're through Dartz, for I've drawn the one card I need to finish you, once and for all! Ironically, it's the one card you said you wanted from me, so allow me to properly introduce it!"

Lightning began to flash greater outside the temple, as the seas began to churn as well. Illidan then slapped the card to his Duel Disk, saying "I summon the Egyptian God Card, Anubis, God of Life and Death (2000/2000) in attack mode!"

In a flash of lightning, a white sarcophagus appeared on the field. On it was the face of a dog headed man. Slowly, the sarcophagus opened, and the white aura began to pour out. The black headed dog god then stepped out, his body glowing with his brilliant white aura. He slowly stepped forward, his face calm, his steps light. He then took up a position on Illidan's field and glared at Dartz.

With confidence in his voice, Illidan called out "It's time I finished this duel Dartz! I sacrifice both my Armed Dragon LV7 and my Silent Swordsman LV5 to Anubis, thus triggering his most deadly effect! Now his strength becomes infinite!"

The dog headed monster then sent it's white aura out at the orange skinned dragon with dull grey armor and the black robed swordsman. Both were engulfed in the aura and began to glow brilliantly white. They then vanished, as the aura surrounding the dog headed god glowed even more brilliantly white.

Before Illidan could say another word though, Dartz called out "Nice try Mr. Stormrage, but it won't work, for I'm playing a trap card known as Threatening Roar, thus stopping you from declaring an attack. Again, nice try, but you fail!"

Illidan softly growled, now realizing he was no longer able to attack that turn. Sighing, he said "In that case, I shall place one card face down and end my turn." (Illidan 3800, Yami 0; Dartz 0)

Looking at Yami, Illidan said "I tried Yami, but I failed."

Shaking his head, Yami replied "It's not over yet Illidan, for watch this!"

Drawing, Yami called out "I'm going to end this now Dartz! Go Hermos and Critius, attack with Sword of Renewal and Sword of Wisdom!" Both knights flew forward, swords ready to strike. Each then ground their swords into the tough hide of the serpent, each on one side of the serpent's head.

Laughing, Dartz says "Fool, they're too weak! You just wasted them both!"

Smirking, Yami mockingly asked "Are you sure?"

Looking at the two knights, Illidan, Yami, and Dartz saw that Critius's sword was glowing, much like Hermos's sword. The two's swords were glowing brightly, and Dartz cried out "They should have been destroyed on contact! Why are they still there!?"

Lightly chuckling, Yami replied "Don't forget, each of my knights has a special ability. I activated Critius's as he attacked, which is Sword of Wisdom. I've had Critius to absorb the trap card Attack Guidance Barrier, which allows me to transfer his attack to any other monster on the field, which I chose the Sword of Renewal. But I'm not done, for I activate Hermos's Sword of Wisdom, which allows me to sacrifice all three Magnet Warriors, allowing him to triple his attack and send it flying back at Critius, and as you know, that reflects back again!"

Smiling still, Yami says "Their attacks will continue till they reach infinite!"

Shocked, Dartz says "The attack is stuck in an endless loop!"

"Nice job Yami!" called out Illidan, who thought possibly Yami was going to eventually reflect the attack directly at the serpent once it was at infinite.

Yami then called out "I'm not done yet, for I have one more knight. I now use Timaeus's special ability and merge Critius, Hermos, and Timaeus together to form the Knight of Destiny, which has power far greater than infinity!"

"IMPOSSIBLE!" cried out Dartz in shock and horror.

"But very possible, for now, I'll show you his awesome power! Knight of Destiny, attack with Sword of Justice and end this duel!" called out Yami.

The knight drew his sword and then swung it, easily slashing into the large serpent. It roared loudly as it was struck, and instantly burst into flames. A new vortex then appeared, leading to what looked like a bunch of bubbles.

"Your ten thousand year journey ends now Dartz! It's over!" called out Yami.

Dartz screamed "No, it can't be! I've come too close! I only need another powerful soul to finish!"

The temple began to shake as the large creatures cry could be heard. It was thrashing about under the sea, seemingly wanting to rise.

Within the temple, the great serpent is still consumed by flames and falls to the field, exploding into millions of pieces.

"Too little, too late Dartz. Your monster is destroyed, thus ending this duel, once and for all!" Yami replied.

The small rend in space remained open, but the Knight of Destiny then vanished, once again becoming the three separate knights.

"Let my friends and everyone else's soul go now Dartz!" cried out Yami.

Adding on, Illidan said "You promised you would, so free them now, or you'll face a much tougher judgment."

Dartz began to growl as suddenly the temple began to shake violently. Suddenly, a vortex appeared in behind Dartz, and a large snake like creature appeared in it. Dartz gasped in shock, but was then eaten by the creature, which then vanished back into the vortex.

Shocked, Illidan and Yami start to move forward, but are stopped as they see three bubble like spheres come shooting out the void that was opened. A voice is then heard, saying "The Chosen Duelists are now released."

Looking at the three Legendary Knights then, Illidan watches as all three raise a hand, as Timaeus says "Come Chosen Duelists, cross back into the human world and return to your bodies."

One of the bubble like spheres then lands in Yami's hands, who smiles weakly, saying "Yugi…"

Another bubble then lands at Seto's body, and slowly enters into it. The last bubble flies out of the temple, making Illidan think it's possibly Joey's soul.

The three knights then turned to face Yami, and nod. The three then vanish, as Yami closed his eyes and allowed the sphere to melt into his body.