Note from the Author: It's high time that I update this chapter. The Shadow Game continues and this is where Yami Marik's true colors will be revealed but I promise you that someone very special is coming... I can't tell you so if I were you, read it and find out.
Chapter 12 – Shadow of the Phoenix Part 2
A dark night filled with shadows lingering throught… a young pre-teen having a duel with a young woman… only to find that she has help from the dark spirit of Marik Ishtar. The duel between them had already begun with several stipulations that have occurred. For starters, Trixie and Yami Marik both share the same deck, hand and lifepoints. The second part was that it would all take place in a Shadow Game. Now everyone would know the consequences for one to lose a Shadow Game so you get the idea. So far, Yami Marik along with Trixie Tang has unleashed the power of the most powerful creature in Duel Monsters… the Winged Dragon of Ra. Although it is stil his opponent's turn, can he be able to survive its wrath? Time to find out.
Timmy's Standing in this Duel
Timmy's lifepoints: 2200, cards in his hand: 0
Elemental Hero Avian (ATK: 1000/DEF: 1000) in defense mode,
Elemental Hero Clayman (ATK: 800/DEF: 2000) in defense mode
Trixie/Yami Marik's Standing in this Duel
Trixie/Yami Marik's lifepoints: 2600, cards in their hand: 0
Winged Dragon of Ra (ATK?/DEF?, ATK at 3850 and DEF at 4900) in attack mode
The Winged Dragon of Ra took in the form of a golden sphere only to be released when the ancient chant is recited. Once recited, the sphere began to unlock itself revealing the monster from within. When unleashed, the monster lets out a roar of holy force marking its arrival and to mark those who would be against it to beware… its wrath would be unleashed. Too bad its wrath would be felt on one bucktoothed boy named Timmy Turner as he would soon feel it up close.
"Scared yet… just watch. Winged Dragon of Ra attack his monster now! Destroy his pathetic Clayman with Surging Blaze Cannon!" Yami Marik shouted as he ordered the Egyptian God to unleash its attack.
Ra opened its mouth and energy began gathering all around its head turning into a blazing fireball. It then fired it striking Hero Clayman incinerating it in the process. Fortunately, it was in defense mode so Timmy's lifepoints were spared but he wouldn't be out of the match yet for his turn was soon coming around.
"You may have saved your lifepoints thanks to your defense but that won't last you forever. So go ahead… show me what you got!" Yami Marik shouted as the Winged Dragon roared making its mark.
"Okay… you want me to show you what I can do? You got it! I draw… and I activate the spell card Card of Demise (Spell Card). This allows me to draw five cards from my deck but if any cards remain after my 5th Draw Phase, they go straight to the graveyard. Now from my hand, I play my E – Emergency Call (Spell Card) spell and this lets me take an Elemental Hero from my deck and add it to my hand. Afterwards, I have to shuffle my deck." Timmy (Hand: 4) replied as he activated the card causing an "E" to emerge on the field.
Timmy took a card from his deck and added it to his hand (Hand: 5) but not before he shuffled his deck afterwards. Looking at his hand, it wasn't enough for he was missing something but he could buy some time and provide a bit of defense.
"I'll set two cards face-down and leave it at that. Let's see what you got!" Timmy shouted (Hand: 3) as Yami Marik saw it as a gesture for him to make an attack but he was smarter than that as he let his partner handle things.
"You think that you can fool me by watching you get a new hand and not summon a monster to the field… how pathetic. Besides, I'm gonna show you what the power of Ra is all about because it's my move now. Since my friend was nice enough to bring an all-powerful monster to the field, what better way to show you its power than by unleashing it head on. Winged Dragon of Ra attack his Avian now! Surging Blaze Cannon!" Trixie shouted (Hand: 1) as she ordered the Winged Dragon of Ra to unleash its attack.
The energy was gathered and immediately afterwards it was unleashed heading straight for Elemental Hero Avian. Timmy had to make a move and fast hoping that something needed to be done but what he didn't know won't surprise him.
"You activated my trap Draining Shield (Trap Card)! This trap stops your attack and your monster's attack strength becomes the gain I needed for my lifepoints." Timmy shouted as a barrier encircled his monster taking in the attack but Trixie has a smile on her face seeing that Timmy didn't know something.
"You are such a fool… don't you know that any and all Trap cards are useless against The Winged Dragon especially since it is the most powerful of them all?" Trixie replied as the Draining Shield began to crack and immediately shatter into pieces.
If that wasn't enough, Timmy's Avian was immediately destroyed leaving him wide open for a direct attack but he should be considered lucky that Trixie doesn't have any other monsters to attack with.
"Looks like you are wide open for a direct attack so luckily for you…" Trixie said in a chilling manner but Timmy had a way with interrupting her.
"Luckily for me, I have a second trap just waiting to be sprung. Reveal face-down trap Hero Signal (Trap Card)!" Timmy shouted as his second face-down card revealing an "H" signal to hit the dark sky that covers the dueling field.
((What? Hero Signal? But the Winged Dragon of Ra is immune to any and all trap cards! What is going on here?)) Trixie is thought wondering what was happening.
((You pathetic girl… do you know that Ra isn't immune to cards such as that? For someone that wants revenge, you are careless.)) Yami Marik replied as Trixie became annoyed of this.
((I didn't know what he had planned… why is it that whenever we want to do something interesting, you have a tendency to not only annoy me but criticize what I do. I don't know who is more messed up; you or that bucktoothed brat.)) Trixie spoke as those two were on the verge of arguing but not before Timmy's big mouth had to interrupt them.
"I don't want to interrupt your little thinking time but I should explain how my Hero Signal trap works. Whenever a monster on my side of the field is destroyed as a result of battle, this activates allows me to summon any Elemental Hero monster in my hand or deck to be summoned to the field… as long as its four stars or less that is. Say hello from my hand the Elemental Hero Bubbleman (ATK: 800/DEF: 1200)!" Timmy (Hand: 2) shouted as an Elemental Hero appeared who had a bubbly personality and a hydrogenic attitude.
((Is this a joke? An 800 attack point monster standing up to the Winged Dragon of Ra? This Shadow Gameis the shortest I've ever seen not to mention witnessed.)) Yami Marik spoke as Trixie had a chuckle on her face seeing that Yami Marik was right.
((I agree. I saw how Timmy used it on Veronica's Armed Dragon monster. If he think he plans to transform it into Neo Bubbleman just so he can destroy Ra, then he's WAY in over his head.)) Trixie replied in which Yami Marik agreed greatly to what she had said.
"If your turn is over then I'm gonna show you how it's done. I draw and play Pot of Greed (Spell Card) which lets me draw two cards. Next, I play my Fusion Recovery (Spell Card) which lets me get back one Fusion-Material monster and Polymerization (Spell Card) from my graveyard and add it to my hand. Next I play Polymerization fusing my Hero Bubbleman on the field with Elemental Hero Sparkman (ATK: 1600/DEF: 1400) and the monster that I just got back from my graveyard… Elemental Hero Avian!" Timmy (Hand: 2) said as he brought out a Fusion monster that he so relies on.
A vortex swallowed up the three Fusion-Material monsters and brought together a monster whose strength is as powerful as it says. It contained the body of Sparkman, the blaster cannon of Bubbleman and the wings of Avian. Trixie can only look in awe as she would see a monster that may take out the strongest of them all. It then appeared on the field roaring loudly which couldn't be compared to the roar of the Winged Dragon.
"Come to the field… my Elemental Hero Tempest (ATK: 2800/DEF: 2800) in attack mode!" Timmy shouted as his monster took up the field ready for battle.
"Do you think your strongest Elemental Hero can stand up to the power of the Winged Dragon? I doubt it because your monster is 1050 attack points weaker than mine. Unless you have something that can turn the tide of this battle, you are done." Trixie replied and fortunately Timmy had something up his sleeve.
"Don't worry, I have something up my sleeve but first I'll set one card face down and end my turn. I may have my strongest monster but that doesn't mean I'm careless enough to go on the offensive. There's more than one way to taking you down and trust me… you'll see for yourself." Timmy spoke (Hand: 1) as he seemed confident on what he was going to do but Trixie didn't care as Yami Marik took over with a stern look in his eye and a determination to destroy his opponent.
"You brought out an all-powerful monster to the field but haven't used it? You are more of a fool than I thought you would be. It seemed that your cowardice has gotten to you but it seems that you would rather run than fight. No matter for I draw and I order my Winged Dragon of Ra to attack now! Destroy his pathetic Tempest with Surging Blaze Cannon!" Yami Marik shouted (Hand: 2) as he ordered the Winged Dragon of Ra to unleash its attack.
When the attack was unleashed, it was going straight for Tempest knowing that it would be destroyed in the process. However, Timmy had a little surprise in store for him and it wasn't going to be a very nice one either.
"You activated my trap card and it's a handy trap called Soul Union (Trap Card). Here's how it works; I must take one Elemental Hero monster in my graveyard and take its attack power and add it to one of the monsters on the field." Timmy said but not before Yami Marik told him something that he already realized.
"You fool. Traps do not work on the Winged Dragon of Ra… I guess you didn't learn the first time so I guess a second time would be nice for us to see." Yami Marik said but Timmy still smiled seeing that he had a smirk on his face knowing that it wasn't going to affect Ra… it would affect his monster in a big way.
"Whoever said that the trap would be used on Ra… it can only be used on my monster. So I choose my Elemental Hero Wildheart (ATK: 1500/DEF: 1600) and take its attack points and add it to my Tempest making it stronger." Timmy replied as Sparkman's image came to the field, went into Tempest and caused the monster's attack strength to increase dramatically. (Tempest's ATK: 4300)
Timmy's monster raced after the Winged Dragon's attack striking it with utmost force. The blast only propelled Tempest further and using its cannon, it fired a blast of air and water combined together striking Ra. Yami Marik can only look on and watch as light began coming out of Ra and eventually, it was shattered into a million pieces destroyed in the process. He was horrified to see that the most powerful of all Duel Monsters was destroyed by an Elemental Hero (Yami Marik's lifepoints: 2150).
"No… it can't be. He destroyed the Winged Dragon of Ra? No!! This was a mistake, a fluke, a lucky shot! No one can destroy my Winged Dragon of Ra? No one!!" Yami Marik shouted as he was angered after seeing the monster shattered into a million pieces.
"You may think of it as either a mistake, fluke or a lucky shot because I think of it as simply skill. You were reckless attacking me and you paid the price!" Timmy replied as he smiled seeing that he defeated Ra.
"If you think that you are gonna win this duel, you are sadly mistaken. I'll set one card face down and that ends my turn." Yami Marik snarled (Hand: 1) as he set a face-down card ending his turn giving Timmy the opportunity to go on the offensive.
"Thanks for ending your turn because I'm ending this duel right now! Alright Tempest attack his lifepoints directly now!" Timmy (Hand: 2) shouted as he ordered his monster to go on the attack but Yami Marik had a surprise up his sleeves.
"Do you think it is that easy for you to take me down? You are sadly mistaken because I activate Threatening Roar (Trap Card). This trap automatically ends your battle phase so I am safe." Yami Marik replied as Tempest stopped moving marking the end of its battle phase.
"Darn it… consider it lucky that I didn't strike you out with that attack. I'll end by playing my Wroughtweiler (ATK: 800/DEF: 1200) in defense mode. Let's see what you got now that you no longer have the Winged Dragon on the field." Timmy said as he was cocky with a side order of smiles putting Yami Marik with a big order of being angry.
((That bucktoothed brat has destroyed the Winged Dragon of Ra. How can we defeat him now that he has the strongest monster in play?)) Yami Marik thought as Trixie then came with an alternative on her side.
((Not to worry because there's more than one way to unleash an Egyptian God. Why don't I show you and find out.)) Trixie replied as Yami Marik drew his next card in whih Trixie took over seeing that he has regained control of her body.
"I am surprised that you have destroyed the Winged Dragon of Ra but no matter… there's more than one way to summon an Egyptian God." Trixie said as Timmy had a confused look in his eye.
"You know that spells and traps don't work on an Egyptian God Monster. If you are telling me that you will be sacrificing another three monsters to bring forth Ra, then it won't work." Timmy replied as Trixie had a look in her face saying that there is more than one way to summon a god.
"For someone who is dimwitted you are so sadly mistaken. First I will play from my hand the spell card Card of Sanctity (Spell Card) which lets the both of us keep drawing until we both gain a maximum of six cards in our hands." Trixie said as both players drew cards from their decks until they had the maximum provided (Timmy's hand: 6, Trixie's hand: 6).
"What good is it gonna do you if you just gave me the ability to replenish my hand. Something isn't right here and I know it." Timmy replied as his opponent continued with her turn.
"If you really wonder why I did itthen I'm gonna show you because from my hand, I play the spell card Monster Reborn (Spell Card) which will allow me to bring back any monster from either of our graveyards." Trixie spoke afterwards (Hand: 5) as she was ready to bring back a monster that her opponent had defeated.
((Looks like you are more of an idiot than I thought you'd be. If she plans to bring back Ra, I'll take it down for a second helping and wipe out the rest of her lifepoints ending the game.)) Timmy thought as Trixie would witness the resurrection of an all-powerful monster.
"I use my Monster Reborn to bring back the monster that you've defeated… come forth, Winged Dragon of Ra!" Trixie replied as Ra returned to the field in its untransformed state letting out a roar that was as mighty and fierce.
"The Winged Dragon? I thought that all spells and trap cards were immune to the Egyptian God cards unless…" Timmy said as he was shocked in seeing Ra returning to the field.
"Unless you didn't know that Spell Cards that are used on the Egyptian Gods for only one whole turn. Since I summoned it by means of a Spell Card, it has the ability to attack as soon as its summoned. But that's not all becaust though it returns to the field for this one turn it's all that matters to me because I unleash Ra's special effect… Egyptian God Phoenix!" Trixie shouted as Ra underwent an unbelievable transformation.
The Winged Dragon was engulfed in flames causing its entire body to be consumed making Timmy wonder what was happening. When it completely engulfed Ra, it began letting out a roar hat was as similar as a phoenix, a golden bird that would one day be turned to ashes only to be reinvigorated by the fury of the flames. Timmy's eyes widened as he saw the Egyptian God Card now took its most powerful form which possessed its own set of powers.
"I can tell you are surprised of what this monster is capable of but are you going to expect what is in store for you? Why don't I tell you because you have no clue. As you can see, the Winged Dragon of Ra has transformed into a phoenix known as Egyptian God Phoenix. In this mode, Ra is immortal to your attacks and you can't destroy it either by spells, traps or monster effects. It also attains a special power to make upfor the lack of strength. By paying 1000 lifepoints, my Winged Dragon's phoenix ability can destroy any monster on the field including monsters that can't be destroyed in battle." Trixie said as Ra let out a roar that sent chills down Timmy's spines but caused those that were imprisoned by her to awaken causing them to witness a duel where everything is on the line.
"Whoa… what happened. Huh? No way… is that… the Winged Dragon of Ra?" Chester said as the others heard and began watching what was happening next.
"Now my sacred phoenix, destroy his pathetic Tempest now! Phoenix Flames!" Trixie shouted as her lifepoints were deducted (Trixie's lifepoints: 1150) and the phoenix raced straight for Tempest.
Elemental Hero Tempest could only watch as he was struck by the wrath of Ra's phoenix mode. All Timmy could watch as his monster was consumed by the flames and then it immediately vanished without a trace signaling its destruction. His eyes were in shock as his best monster was destroyed by the flames of the phoenix but it was about to be the least of his worries.
"Surprised my boy… well guess what, your all-powerful Tempest is no more. Now you have nothing left against the wrath of Ra. Due to the fact that I used Monster Reborn to bring this monster back, I must send it to the graveyard like so." Trixie said as Ra went into the graveyard as a result of the drawback that had occurred when she played Monster Reborn.
((Dang… Ra is truly powerful with its special abilities; taking up the attack strength of the three monsters that are sacrificed, the ability to attack as soon as its revived and using the power of the phoenix to destroy any monster… that's just crazy. What is up with this? Why do I feel that I don't have the strength to continue this duel? What is wrong with me…)) Timmy thought as Trixie was about to finish her turn with a move that would make Timmy's situation go from bad to worse.
"To complete my turn, I will play the spell card Magic Stone Excavation (Spell Card) which will allow me to bring back any spell card that I've already used as long as I discard two cards from my hand that is." Trixie spoke in which she ditched two cards from her hand to get back a card that she had already used before; Monster Reborn. (Trixie's hand: 3)
"You do realize that since you skipped your Battle Phase, you can't use Monster Reborn till your next turn. It won't matter because there's more than one way to taking you down and besides… I will defeat you." Timmy replied in which Trixie replied afterwards.
"I'm aware but without your Tempest, I doubt you have anything in your deck that can stand up to it. I'll set these three cards face down and that ends it here. Make your final move for this duel will end now!" Trixie said (Hand: 0) as she set three cards face down and to make matters worse, she would bring back Ra to the field.
"Alright… it's my move. I leave my Wroughtweiler in defense mode but I play my Monster Reborn and bring back my Elemental Hero Wildheart to the field." Timmy (Hand: 6) replied as he played his own spell card and brought back an Elemental Hero that he had used in the beginning of the duel.
((I may have no monsters to defend me but I have three face-downs and they are enough to protect my lifepoints. Besides, once the Winged Dragon of Ra returns then revenge will be ours!)) Trixie thought as Yami Marik spiritually came from behind giving her an unprecedented warning.
((Know this my dear… you do realize that you should take this seriously. This fellow here is not to be underestimated and I dislike how you have become careless.)) Yami Marik replied in which Trixie became upset afterwards.
((I am aware of what he is capable of but this duel will soon be ours. He's got nothing left and with this card… victory will be ours.)) Trixie thought afterwards as Timmy continued with his turn.
"Now I sacrifice both my Wroughtweiler and my Wildheart that allows me to summon this… the Dark Magician (ATK: 2500/DEF: 2100) in attack mode!" Timmy shouted (Hand: 5) as he offered up both monsters to bring out a magician who was once the servant of a legendary duelist named Yugi Moto.
Trixie and Yami Marik were in a state of shock when they saw a magician in purple attire with a green staff used to unleash magical blasts. With the Dark Magician arriving, they both began to question if the spirit of the Pharaoh has something to do with this.
((The Dark Magician?? What is he doing here? Has the spirit of the Pharaoh decided to get involve in our battle? I won't have him intrude in my Shadow Game.)) Yami Marik spoke as Trixie underwent a change in personality signaling that Yami Marik has taken over.
"Where are you Pharaoh? I know you are here… you have no right in intruding my Shadow Game especially when I will put an end to this patheric fool myself." Yami Marik shouted as he wanted to know if the spirit of the Pharaoh has something to do with the Shadow Game
"Spirit of the Pharaoh… you really must be out of your mind.It won't matter anywaybecause I'm ending this duel right now. Dark Magician attack hislifepoints directly! Dark Magic attack!" Timmy shouted as he ordered his monster to go on the attack.
Dark Magician spun its staff and unleashed a powerful magic attack but seeing that Yami Marik was determined to destroy his opponent no matter how big the risks are, he had a surprise up his sleeves making sure that he wouldn't go down without a fight.
"Your attack won't work. Reveal the face down card Nightmare Mirror (Trap Card)! Disappointed… upset that my Nightmare Mirror blocked the attack? Well, I'm afraid its much worse than that. This trap not only stops your attack but you lose 1000 lifepoints as well… there's one small price I have to pay and that is to discard one card from my hand to the graveyard but since I don't have any cards in my hand, I must discard one card from my deck to the graveyard. Observe!" Yami Marik said as a large mirror appeared on the field showing Timmy and when Dark Magician's attack hit the mirror, it immediately shattered into pieces.
Timmy felt a snag inside him as his lifepoints suffered a decrease (Timmy's lifepoints: 1200) as a result of Yami Marik's trap but he also had a price to pay as he discarded one card from his deck to the graveyard. It didn't matter as Timmy's turn was far from done hoping that he would be prepared against the wrath of the Winged Dragon of Ra.
"I'll set four face-down cards on the field and end my turn. I'm ready for whatever you got so go ahead… bring out the Winged Dragon of Ra!!" Timmy shouted as Yami Marik saw it as an opportunity to unleash the Winged Dragon.
"Oh I know you will feel the wrath of Ra for sure. This duel ends now… I play Monster Reborn! Winged Dragon of Ra return to the field now!" Yami Marik shouted (Hand: 1) as the Winged Dragon of Ra returned to the field but he was far from done as he had another move he needed to make.
"Just like you did before, the Winged Dragon of Ra has no attack nor defense points. If you think I'm afraid of the Winged Dragon because of its phoenix ability… I am not afraid." Timmy shouted but Yami Marik has something more up his sleeve.
"I'm well aware of what Ra is capable of but I have something much worse for you up my sleeve. I reveal my face down card Return from the Different Dimension (Trap Card) and by giving up half my lifepoints, I can bring back every monster that I've removed from play. Return to me my monsters…" Yami Marik shouted (Yami Marik's lifepoints: 1075) as he brought back every monster that he had removed from play.
XYZ Dragon Cannon (ATK: 2800/DEF: 2600) and Y-Dragon Head (ATK: 1500/DEF: 1600) returned to the field but he was far from finished as he needed more monsters to unleash an offering unlike any other.
"But I'm not finished because I give up 800 lifepoints and activate Premature Burial (Spell Card) and resurrect X-Head Cannon (ATK: 1800/DEF: 1500) to the field. And I also reveal my third face down card, Living Fossil (Spell Card). This allows me to resurrect any monster in my graveyard but their attack power is reduced by half. I bring back my Z-Metal Tank (ATK: 1500/DEF: 1300) in attack mode!" Yami Marik (Hand: 0) said as he brought back two more monsters to the field giving him a total of five monsters. (Yami Marik's lifepoints: 275)
((Five monsters? What's up with this guy… is he really determined to destroy me with all of them? My three face-down cards will protect my Dark Magician no matter what he has in his arsenal.)) Timmy thought as he was confident in whatever he had up his sleeve.
"Now I shall activate Winged Dragon of Ra's instant attack meaning that it can attack as soon as its revived but that's just the beginning of your troubles. I now activate its most powerful ability… Point-to-Point Transfer!!" Yami Marik shouted as smoke began coming out of him as portions of his life energy was then transferred to the Winged Dragon.
The Winged Dragon began to glow as Marik's life energy began to be transferred into the gigantic monster. When it was over, Ra had gained strength and Yami Marik had merged together with the Egyptian God card. Timmy can only look in horror as he saw what was happening but that paled in comparison to what he would soon witness. All Timmy saw of Yami Marik was one of his eyes as the rest went into Ra.
"This is all that remains of me, the rest has merged together with Ra… I have become one with my Egyptian God Card. This tactic has been used on many of my victims who had felt my wrath specifically the spirit of the Milennium Ring… the dark lord Zorc and the insignificant spirit of the Millennium Puzzle, the Pharaoh Atem. They both had felt my wrath but only the Pharaoh was the one who could defeat Ra. I doubt that he can help you now in this situation because he no longer resides in this world." Yami Marik said but not before some unprecedented voice was heard throughout the area.
"In the name of the Pharaoh… I will not let you hurt anyone… not even this boy." The voice said as Yami Marik recognized it from a foe that he had fought before.
Someone began to take form as a person that was once an ancient pharaoh of Egypt. His friends once knew him as Yugi but he was known now as Atem. Looking at Yami Marik, he saw him as a threat and knew that something needed to be done. What is Atem's involvement in this Shadow Game and what will he do? It's only a matter of time now because this Shadow Game is about to come to an end.
TO BE CONTINUED