Hey there everyone! Well, I'm sure you're all wondering why I'm posting early this week. No, I haven't finished, as much as I'd like to have, lol. I'm posting early this week due that I have a family meeting over my grandpa (called by the doctors) to discuss his current state and what they think our options are. I probably won't be back till late tomorrow, so to be fair, I decided to post early. Plus, I'm thinking of possibly posting 3 chapters this week, so we'll see. I really didn't do anything this past weekend. I washed my car Saturday, and that was about it, other than play Naruto Uzamaki Chronicles 2. Heh, that's lots of fun. I have fun annoying Marie with me performing the Sexy Jutsu, hehe.
Last time, the duel between Illidan and Zane heated up, with Illidan taking the lead and taking down Cyber End Dragon. Does this mean Zane is on the verge of losing, or will he manage to take down Illidan?
Alright, time once more for the great part of my mornings! Review Time!
Isis the Sphinx: (/Points angry claw at you!\) Curse you and your Geometry! Lol, yes, good luck to that fun math in college. (/Chuckles darkly.\) Thanks for the comments.
Ultimate Legendary Master: Thanks. Heh, possibly, but you never know. Yep, the plot is coming soon. Heh, that's good. Yes, the week went fast, much like the weekend…
Metal Overlord 2.0: Lol, yes, it is, hehe. Thanks, heh. Yes, a good direct attack with a fairy monster is far better than the dunce cap. Heh, yes, Illidan's very cryptic about his seals, thus making everyone (except me, lol) wonder how his seals were set up. Yes, he has plenty to worry about, thus he don't want to share too much info. True, Illidan knows the strengths and weaknesses of Cyber End Dragon, but yeah, Zane won't go down easily. Thank you for the comments.
pink-kiss-candy: Heh, thanks.
ardee: That sucks. I sometimes ponder myself if my alerts are broke or not. Thank you. Heh, glad you really liked the last few chapters. Hmm, I like the sound of master of mages and mechanical monstrosity. I did think about doing a Kaiba vs. Zane duel, but I figured the way Illidan handled his Cyber Dragons was close as it was going to get. Yes, I thought it was a good idea to not do the duels that Illidan and Marie had to get to this duel with Zane. It would have been another 3 or 4 duels to write, plus, lots of chapters and I know everyone wants to get down to the big duels instead. I had thought of doing the Illidan vs. Marie duel, just to show how far the two had come, but it made little sense to do a repeat of the last two stories. Heh, the two have dueled so many times in the past that it was much easier to just skip it. Actually, no, the Sacred Beasts are still in their sealed chamber. Illidan was just saying that the barrier he had to protect them was broken. The cards are there, but the barrier broke that kept them locked within it is all. Later on you'll see he took care of that, hehe. Hmm, Zell a mysterious antagonist? Possibly, or possibly not, lol. Thanks for the comments. As for Yugi and Co., eh, we'll see. They had their showing in the beginning, lol. Maybe they'll appear though, you never know. I could write them in, somehow. Thanks again for the comments.
x-knight20: Thanks. Yep, the clash of the titans rolls on. Yes, good observation that Illidan once had the Cyber Dragons in his deck. Currently though, they haven't been seen since his duel with Kaiba. Hmm, are they there or not now…
Ok, that's it for me. Thanks everyone who submitted a review. I'm glad to see a lot of familiar reviews, but remember, I do like seeing new people also. Everyone feel free to leave me one. In the mean time, I'm trying to work on finishing this story. If I ever do, I'll be able to post more of this story. Hopefully I will soon.
In the meantime, everyone enjoy this new chapter. Later!
Chapter 29
Drawing his next card, Zane lightly frowned at it. After a moment, he finally said "I play the spell card Different Dimension Capsule! With this, I can select a card from my deck and remove it from play for two turns. In two turns, it then returns to my hand."
A strange capsule like tomb slowly rose up from the ground in front of Zane. A card image appeared facing Zane, demonstrating he was placing something in the capsule.
Pulling his deck out, he fanned it open and picked a card and placed it in the removed from play slot. As he did, the card image lowered into the capsule, causing it to slowly sink into the ground, hiding itself once more. Reshuffling his deck, he placed it back in the deck slot, saying "That's all for me now Illidan." (Illidan 6100, Zane 3300)
"He's taking an awfully big risk to wait two turns on that card. What could he have planned?" Illidan silently pondered.
Steeling his resolve, he thought in his mind "Still, that doesn't mean I can't end this duel. I just have to keep pressing on."
Drawing his card, he looked at it and lightly frowned, but said "I summon Apprentice Magician (400/800)!"
A young male mage with blond hair that somewhat stood up, wore a red bandanna on his forehead and purple body armor that covered his body, except for his arms, with a green staff, appeared onto the field.
"When Apprentice Magician is summoned, his effect goes off. I now get to add one Spell Counter to a spell, trap, or monster card that can have them. So, that means Breaker gains another counter, meaning he gets stronger (1600 + 300 1900/1000)!"
The gem on the maroon robed mage's shield began to glow once more. Energy crackled around it, sending out small blue streaks into the air.
"Breaker, attack directly with Magical Sword Slash!"
Rushing forward, the maroon mage held out his sword, preparing to strike Zane. In a flash, he vanished, leaving no signs of where he went to. Moments later, he appeared behind Zane, his sword in a finished position. Soon enough, Zane cried out in pain as three slash marks began to glow where they had struck him. He fell to one knee, panting lightly, trying to work his way through the pain.
"Apprentice Magician, direct attack him also with Apprentice Burst!"
The younger mage nodded and leapt into the air, aiming his staff at Zane. A small flash of purple energy in the shape of a sphere was sent flying towards Zane, who could do nothing but take the hit head on. The blast wasn't as intense as the previous mage's sword slashes, but it was evident Zane was being worn down.
"To end my move, I activate Breaker's effect. I'll remove his counter (1900 – 300 1600/1000) in order to destroy your Different Dimension Capsule!"
Leaping into the air, the mage pointed his shield at the zone where a capsule the previous turn had risen. The energy around the gem on his shield began to crackle loudly as it charged up. Without warning, a blast of light blue energy went flying straight at the area. Slowly, the same capsule that had been lowered into the ground rose back up, instantly shattering under the stress of the beam.
"That'll do it for me." (Illidan 6100, Zane 1000)
Zane quietly drew his card. Once he had, the card image on the field suddenly began to glow as it rose up from where the capsule had once been.
"What's going on?" Illidan asked, unsure what was happening.
Smirking, Zane called out "Pretty simple Illidan. The card I removed from play last turn was the spell Card from a Different Dimension. When it's removed, it returns on my following Standby Phase and we each get to draw two cards."
Both picked up two more cards at the same time. Zane glanced over his hand and said "This is it! I play the spell Monster Reborn, bringing back my Cyber End Dragon (4000/2800) from the Grave!"
With a small thunderous explosion, the large mechanical three headed dragon reappeared on the field, letting out a metallic roar from each head.
Swinging his right arm around to point at the blonde mage, Zane called out "Cyber End Dragon, incinerate that mage with Super Strident Blaze!"
Roaring loudly, the three heads took aim, their jaws filling with white energy. Simultaneously, the three heads released their blasts, causing the three blasts to meld together. The combined force struck the blonde mage, decimating him instantly. The remainder of the blast struck Illidan, causing him to shield his face and body with his left arm. The blast caused a tremendous explosion and caused smoke to fill the field. As the smoke cleared, Illidan was barely standing.
Smirking once more, Zane called out "This isn't over yet Illidan…"
"I agree, because you triggered my mage's effect!" resounded Illidan.
Raising an eyebrow, Zane asked "What do you mean?"
Catching his breath finally, Illidan stood up straight and said "You see, when Apprentice Magician is sent to the Grave by battle, I get a new level two or lower Spellcaster type monster from my deck and set it on my field."
Pulling his deck out, Illidan skimmed through it till he picked a card and slapped it to his Duel Disk, causing a horizontal card image to appear on the field. Shuffling his deck, he stuck it back in the deck slot and shot a confident look at Zane.
Lightly smirking, Zane called out "Too bad that monster won't be much help. I activate the spell card De-Fusion! This means I can now separate my Cyber End Dragon back into the three Cyber Dragons (2100/1600)!"
The large three headed machine dragon glowed brightly for a moment. Once the glowing died down, three machine snake like dragons appeared on the field, each letting out a mechanical roar.
"Cyber Dragons, clear Illidan's field with Strident Blaze!"
Two of the machine snake creatures roared and opened their jaws, spewing out a stream of red flames. The first stream struck the maroon robed mage, causing him to yell out in pain as he was incinerated. Meanwhile, the second stream headed for the horizontal card image, which glowed, revealing a blonde haired mage, which was an exact duplicate of the mage destroyed earlier in the turn. He was struck head on and easily burned to a crisp.
Lightly chuckling, Illidan called out "Thanks Zane, you just destroyed my second Apprentice Magician (400/800), which means I get another level two or lower Spellcaster to play to the field."
Searching his deck quickly, Illidan pulled out a new monster and slapped it to his Duel Disk, saying "And there we go."
Growling with frustration, Zane said "Cyber Dragon, burn that last monster up with Strident Blaze!"
The final machine dragon roared, letting out a stream of flames like the others had. The blast headed for the horizontal card image, which glowed and revealed yet another blonde haired mage like the previous ones. Like the other two, this mage was taken down easily by the flames, leaving nothing behind.
As the flames died down, Illidan said with a smirk "Thanks once again Zane. I'll use Apprentice Magician's (400/800) once more!"
Searching through his deck once more, Illidan finally picked a card and slapped it to the field. A new horizontal card image appeared on the field, seemingly mocking Zane.
Frustrated, Zane said with a tint of irritation in his voice "I play the spell Polymerization, fusing my three Cyber Dragons back together to form Cyber End Dragon (4000/2800)!"
The three machine dragons began swirling together, forming a brilliant light on the field. As it died down, the three headed machine dragon from earlier in the turn was left, roaring loudly.
"You may have survived this turn, but you won't last much longer." (Illidan 2000, Zane 1000)
"Professor Illidan is in serious trouble now." Bastion said with some worry in his voice.
Nodding, Alexis added "He had the lead, but Zane just took a huge bite out of it. I think Zane has this one about wrapped up."
Syrus smiled slightly, saying "Come on big bro."
Jaden studied the field, and finally in a causal manner said "Guys, I don't think Professor Illidan is done. Remember, a duel isn't over till the last card is played, and I think he has some cards to play this turn!"
"He's finished you loser. There is no way he'll beat Zane now." Chazz said as he folded his arms over his chest.
"I wouldn't underestimate him soldier, because he has proven to be one tough customer." Hasselberry argued back.
Marie only looked on, silently calling to Illidan. "Hang on. I know you can do this Illidan. Don't give up just yet, because I know you can win this."
Back on the field, Illidan drew his next card and lightly smiled. "It's time I finished this duel, once and for all."
Smirking, Zane called out "You can try, but I highly doubt you can. Admit it Illidan, this duel is as good as over. Nothing in your deck can outmatch my Cyber End Dragon."
Nodding, Illidan replied "True, nothing in my deck can outmatch your dragon based on points alone, but I know something that can beat you! I flip summon my face down monster, so meet a new friend of mine. Rise up Magical Scientist (300/300)!"
An older man with purple hair, a set of goggles, a white lab coat, and a yellow set of robes appeared onto the field. He let out a small "Humph" as he stared at Zane.
"I next activate his special ability. At a cost of 1000 of my life points, I can special summon one level six or lower Fusion monster from my deck. So now, I pay a 1000 to bring out Dark Flare Knight (2200/800)!"
The older man got a gleam in his goggles as he began to glow. As Illidan's life points drained, a purple glow formed on the field. Slowly, rising from the glow was a warrior holding a flame orange sword dressed in black robes outlined with red. In his left hand was a shield with flaming designs. His helmet was in the design of a dragon's scaly head, with flame red designs burned in along the black. The only skin to be seen was his face and hands, which were uncovered.
"That warrior has too few a points to stop my dragon Illidan. I'm afraid you're wasting your time and life points." Zane smugly commented.
Smirking at this, Illidan called out "We'll see. Dark Flare Knight, attack that dragon with Flare Slash!"
Zane was completely shocked at the knight launched itself forward. Pulling his right arm out, allowing the sword to cut through the wind, the knight was soon met head on by the three headed dragon. With all his might, the knight attempted to cut into the dragon, but his sword shattered instead when he made contact with one of it's heads.
Chuckling, Zane called out "Cyber End Dragon, counter attack with Super Strident Blaze to finish this duel!"
The three headed dragon complied with it's master's orders, sending a burst of white energy from each head at the knight. The blasts struck simultaneously, incinerating the knight instantly.
Zane watched the blast hit, but was completely awestruck when Illidan's life points didn't change. "Why didn't you lose?" he questioned.
Smirking once more, Illidan replied "Simple Zane, my knight has some nice effects. First off, when he's destroyed in battle, I take zero damage to my life points, but his truly great effect is what happens when he gets to the Graveyard. I'm allowed to now special summon a new monster from my hand or deck. That monster is this, my Mirage Knight (2800/2000), which happens to be in my hand!
Upon slapping the card to his Duel Disk, Illidan smiled as a golden armored knight with a blue cape, large golden shoulder pads, a golden helmet that covered all but his mouth, and a large sickle like weapon in hand appeared onto the field.
Confused, Zane asked "But why summon him?"
"To beat you! Mirage Knight, attack with Mirage Scythe Slash!" responded Illidan.
Taking to the air, the knight charged forward, fully prepared to slash the powerful three headed dragon. Each of the heads of the dragon began building up power, each ready to strike down the weaker knight. Firing as one, the three heads released their blasts at the knight, confident that they would finish him off.
"You will fail to beat my dragon again Illidan." Zane pointed out, confident that his monster was safe.
Lightly chuckling, Illidan replied "I wouldn't be so sure Zane. You see, I neglected to tell you about my knight's special ability."
Sweat formed on Zane's forehead, as he asked "What is it?"
Smirking, Illidan replied "It's a simple one really. When I attack another monster on the field with my knight, he gains the same number of attack points as the monster he battles. Since I'm battling your dragon, that means he gains 4000 more attack points (2800 + 4000 6800/2000)!"
The golden knight suddenly began to glow as his strength increased. As the oncoming blasts from the dragon heads headed for him, the knight only charged forward. The blasts struck the knight easily, but through the explosion, the knight continued forward, his scythe glowing gold.
"THIS CAN'T BE!" Zane exclaimed in total shock.
"Oh it be! Mirage Knight, finish things off!" Illidan called back.
That said, the knight increased his speed and swung his large scythe at the dragon's three heads. With in a single swing, he beheaded the dragon, leaving three stumps where heads once where. As the knight was falling to the ground, he took another swing, making a large gash through the dragon's mid-section. Once the knight was far enough away, an explosion ensued, blowing scrap metal all over the field, along with a big plume of smoke. Zane only cried out in pain, as the blast engulfed him and the smoke covering his location.
After a few minutes, the smoke lifted, revealing Zane on one knee, panting heavily. His life point counter immediately began dropping, and soon hit zero, causing his Duel Disk to power down. Illidan's Duel Disk responded to Zane's power down, calling back the knight on the field and powering down.
Completely shocked, the crowd just all stood in awe. Finally, someone in the crowd started clapping, sending out applause to the two teachers who had fought it out.
Seeing things were over, the Chancellor finally grabbed the microphone and said "The winner of the first annual Teacher's Tournament is Professor Illidan Stormrage, Headmaster of Slifer Dorm!"
Everyone in the Dueling Arena began to cheer and applaud the two duelists even more. Illidan lightly smiled at everyone and gave a thumbs up towards Marie, who only smiled and blew him a kiss, making Illidan lightly blush.
Forcing the blush away, Illidan walked over to Zane. Kneeling down, he asked "Are you alright?"
Zane finally caught his breath and nodded, but averted his eyes. "This is my first loss since I started Duel Academy."
Lightly smiling, Illidan nodded, saying "It's alright. Sometimes you win some, you lose some. You gain from your losses, just like you gain from your wins."
Nodding, Zane looked up at Illidan and lightly smiled. Seeing this, Illidan put a hand on his shoulder, saying "Besides, you have nothing to be ashamed of. That was one of the best duels I've had in a long time. If not for you destroying my last Apprentice Magician, I would have most likely lost that duel."
Lightly chuckling, Zane replied "Maybe. Still, I want a rematch with you one day, to see how much I've learned."
The pair stood, with Illidan offering his hand, saying "You've got it."
Shaking his hand, Zane replied "Good, because I won't forget! I intend on winning next time."
"We'll see." Illidan gingerly said.