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The Orichalcos Saga
Fanfic Chapter 231: Final Judgment Pt 1: Clash of the Gods.
Episode Basis: Rise of the Great Beast Pt 1
Previously on Yu-Gi-Oh! Working together the four Legendary Knights vanquished Dartz's Divine Serpent and set free the souls of Yugi, Joey, Harold, and Kaiba. Everyone was reunited but there was no time to celebrate. The Chosen Duelists had to journey to Atlantis itself. The ancient city had been raised from its ocean grave by Dartz. Once there, they discovered that Dartz had used his own soul to resurrect the Great Leviathan. The Duelists unleashed their strongest monsters but even together they couldn't even blow a chunk out of the huge snake. Now the Great Leviathan is launching its own attack. No matter who comes out on top, one thing's for certain: somebody is going to get hurt.
"Somebody do something!" Joey cried as the blast headed towards them.
"This is one time when I wished Kaiba was right in that it was just a hologram," Harold commented.
A dome formed around them and blocked the blast. Joey turned to Harold, "Nice going, man!"
"Joey, that wasn't me."
"What, then who?"
Kaiba looked up. "Look!" Someone was descending towards them. As it got closer, the humans and knights saw that it was a woman with blue skin and long blonde hair and blue eyes. She was dressed in a green dress that seemed to fall off of her thin frame. She landed in front of them and set up another dome just in time to block another attack from the Great Leviathan.
"A Mystical Elf (1)," Harold realized.
The elf turned her head and said, "Do not worry, my friends, help is on the way."
Yami, Joey, and Harold recognized her voice, "Edina!"
Kaiba was confused. Edina was the name of a character from his virtual simulator. Was it just a coincidence that this hologram responded to that name or…?
"What the…" Everyone looked up to see an aurora appear in the sky. Duel Monsters appeared.
"Hurry!" Dark Magician Girl called. "We must unite with the humans against the Great Beast or all is lost!" Monsters began making suicide runs on the Great Leviathan.
"Someone is helping us," Harold realized.
"Duel Monsters," Yami realized.
They all stared at it for a second longer before Kaiba turned to the others and said, "Are you dorks going to stand around or are you going to act like men for once?"
"And what would you know about acting like a man?" Joey retorted.
"Yugi, we should gather our forces and launch a counterattack," Harold recommended.
"All right, then," Joey said. "Check these bad boys out: Gearfried, Rocket Warrior, and Gilford the Lightning!"
"I bring out XYZ-Dragon Cannon, Blade Knight, and Kaiser Sea Horse (2)!"
"Don't forget me," Harold said. "I summon Sanga of the Thunder, St. Joan, and Airknight Parshath (3)!"
"Go, Black Luster Soldier, Buster Blader (4), and Valkyrion the Magna Warrior!" The monsters stabbed the Great Leviathan with their weapons.
"Is that the best you can do?" Dartz asked as spikes shot out of the Great Leviathan's hide and skewered the monsters.
"This ain't over yet," Joey said. "That sideshow freak still has to get past our knights!" But even the knights were skewered. One of the blades from the Great Leviathan was heading straight for Yami but Edina leapt into the line of fire and took the spike in the shoulder. Unlike the other monsters, she didn't disappear, but just fell to the ground.
"Edina!" Yami cried running over to her.
"My friends," she said hoarsely and then closed her eyes.
"Edina," Harold muttered.
"Pharaoh!" Yami heard Dark Magician Girl's cry too late as black tendrils snapped up the Duelists and pulled them into the body of the Great Leviathan.
"Resistance is futile," Dartz said. "In a moment you all will be absorbed into the Great Leviathan! Listen." The Duelists could hear murmurs coming from the belly of the beast. "That's right, everyone I ever caught is inside the Great Leviathan."
"I'm not about to become like them without a fight," Kaiba declared.
"Fighting back isn't an option."
"Yugi, we can't let everyone down," Joey cried out. "Everyone is counting on us, we must do something!"
"Oh yeah, like yelling helps," Kaiba said sarcastically.
"Hang on, everyone," Yami called. "Harold…" But he could see that Harold had landed in the beast head first. His thrashing legs the only clue that he was conscious at all. "Harold!"
"Yugi, I can't hold on!" Joey cried. He was the next to be dragged under followed by Kaiba.
Yami was able to keep an arm (the Duel Disk one) up as Yugi appeared in spirit form, "There might be a way to fight back."
"How?"
"I was thinking," he said. "If we can hear them, maybe they can hear us."
"It's worth a try," Yami replied. "Everyone, listen to me!"
Each one of us is a glimmer of light in the darkness. Alone we may be insignificant. But together we can radiate even the darkest shadows. Focus on the light inside of you, remember those you care about…
Mai could hear Yugi's voice. A tear dripped down her cheek.
"I won't let the Orichalcos take you!"
"It's too late for me, I'm just glad that if one of us had to have our soul taken away, it didn't have to be you." The seal shrunk around him. "This was… one of… the greatest duels… I ever had. Thank you."
Remember those who've helped you.
Yami picked up Raphael and started dragging him up the steps. "Just hang on," he said.
"I'll try," the weakened Doma Warrior replied.
Remember what you fought for.
"Hey don't worry, when the war is over, I'll buy you lots of good presents."
"Really, Big Brother? Can we play soccer and do all the cool stuff again?"
"Yes, now come on, if we stay here any longer, they'll find us and then you won't be able to do any of it."
"No way," Valon replied. "Too much is at stake now. I wanted to get rid of Wheeler so you'd be able to move on with your life and that's what I'm going to do."
And remember why you're fighting.
"Soon, my daughter, we will be back on top."
"We will?"
"Yes, we will have everything that we had before. I'm sorry that I haven't been a good father to you these past few years but we are now ready to begin our plan."
Little orbs of light started to appear on the victims' bodies.
Dartz was gloating over his success when he noticed something odd. Yami's arm hadn't fully submerged. Not only that but somehow it was taking in beams of light.
Dark Magician Girl also noticed it. "That's it!" She turned to her allies. "We must give our energy to the Pharaoh!" All the monsters let loose a tiny beam of energy which inserted into Yami's Duel Disk.
"Yugi," Joey called as he formed a little ball of light. "Take my strength before it's all gone!"
Kaiba did likewise, "Take mine too, and don't screw this up."
"It's up to you, buddy," Harold said as he did the same. The three orbs of light danced around each other before going into Yami's deck. Just in time too, for the Duel Disk slipped under.
"What's going on?" Dartz asked. "My control is slipping!"
It's working, Yami thought. It's as if my spirit's been infused with all the power from Dartz's victims. The Millennium Puzzle let out a blinding flash of light and the emblem appeared on Yami's forehead. "In the name of the Pharaoh, by the power of the shadows… BE REBORN ANEW!"
Beams of red, blue, and yellow energy burst from the Great Leviathan's body as Yami, Harold, Joey, and Kaiba were deposited (some not too gently) back onto Atlantis.
"Finally, we're out of there," Harold said.
"How did you free us, Yug?" Joey asked.
"By summoning them." Yami pointed to a rainbow-colored glow as three familiar-looking monsters descended.
"Obelisk the Tormentor, Slifer the Sky Dragon, and the Winged Dragon of Ra, the Egyptian God Monsters!"
"We know who they are, thanks," Kaiba said sarcastically.
"It's impossible! How did you revive the Egyptian Gods?" Dartz wondered. The Great Leviathan roared and flew away with the Gods in hot pursuit.
Yami separated his spirit from Yugi. "The Gods are going to need my help," he said and flew up to join them.
"Good luck," Yugi muttered.
The God Monsters and the Great Leviathan squared off above the clouds. Yami appeared in front of them. "It's your move, Dartz," Yami said defiantly.
"You dare to challenge me, you miserable little ingrate?" Dartz sent the Great Leviathan in to attack. Yami did the same with the God Monsters. Obelisk was the first to attack, grabbing the Great Leviathan and choking its neck. The Great Leviathan wrapped its coils around Obelisk binding it. Slifer and Ra used energy attacks to knock the Great Leviathan loose from Obelisk.
The humans could only imagine what was going on, since the only evidence of the clash was the occasional lighting of the sky.
"That Leviathan's toast," Joey said. "It's three to one out there."
"I see you can count but numbers aren't everything," Kaiba cracked.
"Yugi, do you think they can win?" Harold asked.
Yugi didn't answer him but instead stared up thinking, You can do this, Pharaoh.
Dartz was getting enraged. "My Great Leviathan existed long before your Gods were even born and it will continue to exist long after they've perished!" The Great Leviathan opened its mouth and unleashed a shaft of energy.
"Obelisk, attack with Fist of Fury! Slifer, use Thunder Force! Ra, power up your Blaze Cannon," Yami commanded. "Now, my Egyptian Gods, combine your attacks!" The three attacks merged into streams of red, blue, and yellow energy which pushed against the Great Leviathan's blast. The collision produced a light spectacle visible for miles.
"My Leviathan is powered by the darkness of my captives!"
"Wrong, Dartz, I was able to transform that darkness to light, a light which now fuels my beasts!" The Gods' combined blast pushed back the Great Leviathan's and struck the source. The Great Leviathan burst into flames.
The Duelists watched the Great Leviathan's plummet. "Looks like the Gods pulled through," Kaiba concluded.
"That means that everyone Dartz captured is now free," Joey said excitedly. As the Great Leviathan hit the water hundreds of tiny orbs of light burst from it.
"Mai… hey Mai!"
Mai Valentine opened her eyes, "Valon?"
"It's all over," he said. "Dartz got his butt kicked thanks to those three."
"They did?" Mai asked looking down astonished at Yugi, Joey, Harold, and Kaiba.
"I tell you, Mai, those friends of yours are really something."
"Yeah," Mai realized. "They're my… friends."
"Lord Raphael." Raphael also opened his eyes. He saw Jonah floating just beyond arm's reach of her. "My Lord, are you okay?"
"Thanks to you, kid," Raphael said. Jonah smiled.
The skies, which had been darkened ever since the escape from Doma Headquarters, cleared up. Two of the soul orbs floated down to the island. One disappeared inside the temple while the other went into the helicopter and found its home in Raphael's body. Mokuba and the others saw this and ran to check on him.
Raphael opened his eyes for real this time, "I'm back," he said.
"Are you all right?" Mokuba asked.
Tears were streaming from his eyes, "I am… thanks to the Chosen Duelists."
Suddenly a smoky version of the Great Leviathan flew up and wrapped around Atlantis starting to crush it. "Now what?" Joey groaned.
Yami landed and remerged with Yugi. "Let's go," he said.
"Fine by me," Kaiba said. The four ran back the way they came.
"There's the way home," Joey said leaping into the portal. Kaiba followed. Harold was about to do the same when he noticed Yami stopping. "Yugi, is something wrong?" Yami turned and looked behind him. Harold followed his look.
Dartz was staggering out even as the buildings were all crumbling. The Great Leviathan, a smaller size, seemed to be extending from his body as well as swirling tendrils of darkness.
Harold got ready for a fight but Yami placed an arm out stopping him. "Harold, go back to the temple and join the others," he instructed.
"But Yugi," Harold protested. "This place is going down."
"There's still something I need to do."
"Have you forgotten the promise you made to Tea? You promised her you would be back."
"I will," Yami assured him. "Just as soon as I take care of some unfinished business." Dartz was now 50 yards away.
"Yugi, here." Harold removed his Armlet and handed it to Yugi. "You're the bravest and most caring guy I know, pal, but everybody needs an added boost every now and then. The Armlet feels, and I agree, that you are the one to calm the darkness. Please, take it; I'm sure it will protect you."
Yami took it and placed it on his own wrist. "Thank you, my friend."
Harold gave him a thumb up then leapt into the portal.
"Timaeus," Yami called. Timaeus in his knight form appeared. "Attack!" Timaeus leapt up and slashed with his sword. But the sword had no effect on the Great Beast. The Great Leviathan bit down on Timaeus but another stab of the sword was enough to free Timaeus from the Great Leviathan's clutches. Timaeus returned to Yami's side. "This isn't working. Timaeus, return to my deck." Timaeus disappeared.
"Now what?" Yugi asked.
"We'll fight somehow."
"Have you given up yet?" Dartz asked. "This isn't one of your little Duel Monsters, my Great Beast was born of the very darkness of the human soul. As long as mankind exists so does the Great Beast!"
"Yugi, run, I'll handle these two."
"There's no way I'm leaving you."
"You made a promise to Tea, remember?"
"I promised her we both would return. Either we both go or nobody goes."
Yami gave up on arguing with Yugi and turned to Dartz, "You got it all wrong, Dartz, that creature was created by the Orichalcos and you were brainwashed into believing that mankind needed to be destroyed. Human beings aren't the evil ones, its' you!" Dartz recoiled from that remark. "Think about it, when you ruled Atlantis your people were generous and peaceful; then the Orichalcos stones arrived and everything changed. Those stone fragments brought chaos and hatred to paradise." He spread his arms out wide. "If you want to destroy mankind, you're going to have to go through me!"
"With pleasure," Dartz said as the Great Leviathan lunged at Yami. It struck the Pharaoh dead on. Yami screamed out in pain. The Great Leviathan turned into a dark whirlwind. Yugi could only watch in horror.
From Dartz's island, the friends of the Chosen Duelists looked up to see a beam of darkness coming out of Atlantis.
Amara voiced all of their thoughts, "Now what?"
To Be Continued
Duel Monster Database
(1)
Name: Mystical Elf
Level: 4
Type: Spellcaster
Attribute: Light
ATK: 800
DEF: 2000
(2)
Name: Kaiser Sea Horse
Level: 4
Type: Sea-Serpent/Effect
Attribute: Light
ATK: 1700
DEF: 1650
(3)
Name: Airknight Parshath
Level: 5
Type: Fairy/Effect
Attribute: Light
ATK: 1900
DEF: 1400
(4)
Name: Buster Blader
Level: 7
Type: Warrior/Effect
Attribute: Earth
ATK: 2600
DEF: 2300