Hello again everyone! Well, I had a nice weekend. Friday, I saw my grandpa, who seemed to be doing pretty well from what I could tell. Me and him chatted a bit, and my grandma was there too. She left not long after I arrived and went to go check on her dog and get some dinner. By the way, in case I hadn't told everyone, he's in the skilled nursing home now. He's only 4, maybe 5 miles from home, hence why my grandma went to do her errands. Anyways, she asked if I wanted some hot dogs, which I said sure, and so did grandpa, lol. He asked for 2 with everything on them, hehe. She told him if it would make him better, she'd get him a dozen. Later, when she returned and gave me the box with them, he said he'd pass on having his hot dogs, lol. But it was a good time altogether. He seems to be doing a bit better. Saturday, not much else really happened. Me and my mate did our weekly grocery run, and watch Naruto, which was about it. Sunday, we helped move her mom into her new apartment. Then last night, hehe, we (/Gets smacked in head by mate.\). Never mind…
Ok, so over the weekend, I did work on finishing up this story, but didn't… I only have one turn to finish up, which is halfway done, and then a few cosmetic things to fix. But that's not what's important. What is important is the decision I came to Saturday. I've fought against it and finally, I've decided to go with it. I've decided to write another sequel to this series. (/Waits for all of the gasps and surprised looks.\) Even though I'll be working on it, I have decided to also try and work on my Inuyasha story, Another, also. Will it work out, I don't know. We'll see, lol. But that's all the news on the story front. I had wanted to end the series with FG, but my cursed imagination forced me into it, lol. That and me and my mate worked up a story line, lol. Btw, to any that have read her stories (Cartoon Universes and The History of the Millennium Items), she is going to attempt to work on them again. She's trying, but finding the time is hard. She'll get to it though, so patience.
Last time, Syrus and Hasselberry continued their fight with the stranger, who apparently has a much better ability to wield the Sacred Beasts than Kagemaru ever did. Still, the situation is bleak, but can the two Ra Yellows do it, or is this the end for them? And if it is, what repercussions will come from it?
Alright, time for the best part! Time to answer reviews!
Metal Overlord 2.0: Heh, yeah, I know the feeling. I so wish Kingdom Hearts 3 was out… But anyways, yes, Kagemaru could have used the Sacred Beasts better, but this stranger seems to wield them as if he's used them before… Yeah, the stranger appears to know how to use his cards to his total advantage and then summon the Sacred Beasts to crush his opponents. Very true, the combo of Astral Barrier and Spirit Barrier is a very dirty little combo, but is rarely used anymore. Heh, in fact never really, lol. But yes, a good old Heavy Storm could fix that problem. Lol, yes, the idea of Roxas somehow tying in could be unfounded and useless. Heh, yeah, the other KH people is a big question. Lol, losing one's heart is sort of worse than losing one's soul. Well, hopefully the pace will continue as is. Thank you as always for your comments.
x-knight20: Thank you. Yep, all 3 Sacred Beasts are out now. Heh, Kingdom Hearts is a great game. I really liked both of them, and can't wait till the 3rd comes out, although I'll need a PS3 for that… LOL! Yes, poor Banner, he almost got a bath, compliments of Illidan.
Knives91: Thanks. I shall try to keep it up.
pink-kiss-candy: Thank you. Lol, sure you don't. (/Whispers to Ryon: "I figured she had one, if not two shrines."\) Eh, I don't think Ryon is the type to keep shrines. Well, maybe one to me, hehe.
Ultimate Legendary Master: Good possibility, but you never know, the pair could win… somehow… by some miracle… or not, lol. Maybe Illidan and Jaden could, but you never know. Heh, maybe the duel is over. Thank you, and thanks again about grandpa.
Isis the Sphinx: Why say that, they could win... True, the cavalry maybe too late. Thanks for the comments!
ardee: Nope, the duel has yet to end. Yes, they survived a little longer. Good question about who Zane was talking about. Lol, yes, could be Blair. Hehe, yep, Banner finally pulled a stunt that nearly got him a bath. Yeah, I read up on the end of season 3, and that got me pretty fired up. Heh, the duel I've been talking about finishing, well, it'll be spectacular, I hope, lol. Yeah, the 3 chapters a week is to stay for now. Eh, I remember back when I wrote ToP, and the chapters were like 2500 words. Then in TWS, it grew to 3k. Now in FG, it's grown to 3.5k or more, lol. More like 4k at times, lol. They're getting longer and longer, thus making it harder and harder to have more chapters, but oh well. Thanks for the comments!
Wow, finally finished. It seems the reviews get longer and longer each time, but that's not a complaint. Actually, I'm rather glad, because it gives me a chance to explain. Thank you everyone for them! And I'm so happy, I'm nearing the 200 mark on reviews! And we're not even halfway yet! I've got a feeling, that maybe, just maybe, I can beat my old record for ToP if we keep this up! I just hope it's possible, but if it's not, it's not. Thank you all though for your reviews, and thanks again to Raymond Barrett for your PM.
Well, that's all I have for today. Tonight I head out to see grandpa again. Till next time, enjoy the chapter everyone! Later!
Chapter 38
"I now activate Uria's special ability. Once per a turn, I can destroy one face down spell/trap card, so I choose your face down card Mr. Truesdale!"
Taking aim, the mighty red dragon roared loudly, sending out shock waves at the face down card. The card was instantly flipped up, revealing Syrus's trap, which was quickly shattered.
"No, my Life Force! I needed that!" Syrus yelled with complete worry and fear showing on his face.
Laughing at Syrus with evil in his voice, the stranger said "Too bad fool, but you will fall first. I activate Raviel's special ability, which allows me to sacrifice the two tokens on my field to him, thus raising his attack points by 2000 (4400 + 1000 + 1000 6400/4000)!"
Both smaller creatures vanished in a flash as the large blue and purple monster began to glow with a bright purple aura. The creature's eyes glowed brighter red as well while it's claws began shimmering brighter than before.
"Mr. Truesdale, you are finished." the stranger stated. Pointing at Syrus, he said "Raviel, give him your farewell with Shimmering Slash!"
Stepping forward, the large blue creature pulled back it's strong right arm, causing it's claws to began to glow even brighter than thought possible.
Taking a step backwards, Syrus's face showed nothing but true fear on it. "I don't have the points to survive." he whispered.
Seeing his friend's great fear, Hasselberry called to Syrus, saying "I'll block for you Private Truesdale, so don't worry!"
Shaking his head, Syrus sadly smiled at Hasselberry and sadly said "No, don't do it. You don't have enough life points to survive a blast either. Please, save your monster and fight on. I know you can win. If you beat him, I'll come back."
Looking at Syrus with surprise, Hasselberry hurriedly replied "No, I'd never leave a friend to a fate like that!"
"You have to! To win this duel, you have to hang on a little longer. You don't have enough life points to take a shot from him, so I'll take it. Please, try and win when I'm gone. I know you can."
"TIME IS UP! RAVIEL, FINISH IT!" yelled the stranger.
The blue creature continued on with it's attack, slashing Syrus hard across the chest, which instantly drew a spray of blood. The attack easily flung him backwards into the barrier that surrounded the three.
"SYRUS!" screamed a series of voices that were quickly approaching.
The group of Jaden's friends, along with Zane, and finally Illidan and Marie with Pharaoh arrived to find Syrus being flung against the barrier. Zane instantly ran towards the barrier, screaming out for his little brother.
"HANG ON SYRUS! I'M COMING!"
In a mere whisper, Syrus whimpered out "Big … brother…"
Upon saying those words, the barrier finally repulsed Syrus's body and sent him crashing to the ground with a sickening thud. A large set of claw marks instantly began leaking out blood that soaked into his yellow jacket. Wisps of the last of his soul energy then began to pour out of his body, causing his eyes to grow dull and void.
Hasselberry was quick to run over to his friend, with tears filling his eyes. He lightly began shaking Syrus's body, saying "Syrus, get up! Come on, get up soldier!"
Bashing his fist against the barrier, Zane cried out "SYRUS! GET UP LITTLE BROTHER!"
No matter how much Zane screamed, or Hasselberry shook, Syrus laid still. Seeing these results, Zane continued to bash the barrier with his fists, hoping to finally break through. Instead, pain flared up his arms, and blood began to form on his knuckles. Tears fell from his eyes as he ignored the pain and continued to pound on the barrier.
Everyone felt their hearts breaking while they watched Zane pound on the barrier. Finally unable to take it anymore, Illidan stepped forward and grabbed hold of Zane from behind and began pulling him away.
Zane only thrashed about in Illidan's hold, yelling "LET ME GO! I HAVE TO HELP HIM!"
"You can't help him now Zane. He's gone…" Illidan said with a sad voice.
Finally, Zane stopped struggling and went slack in Illidan's arms. Illidan released him as Zane simply fell to the ground in a heap, tears flowing down his face. "He can't be…" he said in a mere whisper.
Alexis ran over to his side and held onto her friend, trying hard to comfort him. Atticus did the same, and eventually a few others tried as well.
Turning back to the duel, Illidan let out a feral growl and glared at the stranger. "Whoever he is, he will pay!" he declared in his mind.
Sneering down at Hasselberry, who now had Syrus wrapped up in his arms and was embracing him, the stranger began laughing manically. "Ah, the destruction, it's so beautiful. Pity he didn't fight back more."
"SHUT UP!" Hasselberry screamed out. Slowly releasing Syrus, he laid him onto the ground and stood up, revealing that his tears were gone now, but his eyes had changed. Now they were feral looking. No longer did they hold a kind look, but held slit eyes that looked rather disturbing.
"YOU'LL PAY FOR WHAT YOU DID TO HIM!" he declared with a pointed finger at the stranger.
Seeing Hasselberry was losing himself to his own anger, Illidan yelled out "Don't give into your anger Hasselberry! You need to stay focused!"
"I'm more than focused! I'm ready to tear him in half!" Hasselberry screamed back.
Laughing again, the stranger confidently replied "We'll see. Don't forget, I still have two more Sacred Beasts to attack with. I believe it's time you were sent packing as well. Hamon, attack that dinosaur with Raining Lightning!"
The dull gold creature roared loudly as it opened it's jaws. Lightning bolts immediately began crackling around the edges of it's jaws. Opening it's mouth slightly more, a burst of lightning came streaking out and struck the large green dinosaur. The dinosaur roared out in tremendous pain till it was finally destroyed. The remainder of the blast moved on towards Hasselberry and struck him hard, making him cry out in pain and fall to one knee. A small bit of misty soul energy immediately began to float out of his body while he sat panting.
"You fool, you are finished! Hamon's effect kicks in now, so you take an additional 1000 points of damage. Farewell." the stranger remarked.
The group behind the barrier all gasped in shock while watching the sky start to light up brightly. Lightning bolts immediately began to rain down, marking the impending doom for the young Ra Yellow Student.
"He'll never survive!" Marie declared with great concern and worry.
"No, Hasselberry!" Jaden screamed out.
Without warning, Hasselberry suddenly stood back up and let out a primeval roar. His eyes were still feral, with the small slits.
Pointing at his two face down cards, he cried out "I'm not finished yet! I activate both of my trap cards! The first is Survival Instinct, but I'll explain it in a moment. The other, which I chain to my other, is known as Fossil Excavation! By simply discarding a card from my hand, I get to bring back a Dino from my Graveyard, so I'll send Sabersaurus to my Graveyard, meaning I can bring back my Black Stego (1200/2000) in defense!"
He immediately tossed the monster card into his Graveyard Slot, which was instantly sucked down. Nearly a moment passed before a different monster card slid back out and into his awaiting hand. Picking the card up, he instantly slapped it to his Duel Disk horizontally, causing a green stegosaurus with red scales down it's back to reappear onto the field.
Darkly chuckling, the stranger said "That was pointless. You'll still lose 1000 life points, regardless of what's on your field."
Smirking, Hasselberry countered with "True, but you forget that I have my other trap too! With Survival Instinct, I'm allowed to remove from play Dinosaur Type monsters from my Graveyard. For each that I remove, I gain 400 life points. I'll send all that are in my Graveyard, which happens to be five monsters, to the remove from play pile, which means I gain 2000 life points, making me quite safe from that attack of yours!"
Slowly, all five monster cards slid out of Hasselberry's Graveyard slot. Picking them up, he placed them within the remove from play slot. As he did, his life points instantly began to shoot up.
"Impressive. I suppose you are more of a challenge than I thought. Still, you will lose!" the stranger boldly remarked.
"We'll see." Hasselberry replied as the raining lightning struck him, making him scream out in pain. He sank back down to one knee, panting heavily as the small wisps of soul energy began to leave his body. Within a moment though, he was back on his feet, letting out a yell.
Smirking beneath his hood, the stranger said "Most impressive. I look forward to your demise. For now though, Uria, turn that dino into slag with Hyper Blaze!"
The red dragon roared loudly as it red flames appeared in it's jaws. Opening it's mouth wide, the dragon released a stream of hot flames that scored a direct hit on the stegosaurus. The dinosaur roared out at first from the flames, but within a moment it silenced and was incinerated.
"Continue to make this interesting for me boy." (Syrus 0, Hasselberry 1500; Stranger 2500)
The entire group behind the barrier, with exception of Zane, let out a sigh of relief.
"He dodged one bullet…" Marie slowly said.
Eyeing his friend, Jaden called out "You can do it Hasselberry! Show that guy what you're made of!"
Turning his head back to nod, Hasselberry said "Can do Serge!"
Returning his gaze to the stranger, he then drew his next card and instantly began smirking. "You're about to enter a world of pain! I summon Tyranno Infinity (?/0)!"
A large olive colored tyrannosaurus with what looked like to pointed yellow horns on it's head suddenly appeared with a massive roar.
"You are truly a fool. That creature cannot harm my Sacred Beasts. Besides, since you Normal Summoned a monster, meaning I get yet another Phantasm Token (1000/1000) in defense." the stranger boasted.
A miniature version of the large blue creature appeared onto the field with it's arms crossed in defense.
Smirking, Hasselberry replied "I wouldn't judge a dinosaur by it's looks. He has a very special ability. For each Dino that I removed from play, he gains 1000 attack points. Since I removed five, that means he gains 5000 attack points (5000/0)!"
The large olive dinosaur roared loudly as it's body began to glow golden. Energy filled the creature, making it roar even louder.
"I'm not through yet! I play the spell Soul Release! With this, I can remove up to five cards from my Graveyard, or yours, but I'll choose mine. I remove from play my remaining Dino, Black Stego, and that's all. Since I removed another Dino, which means my Tyranno Infinity gets stronger (5000 + 1000 6000/0)!"
Once more, the olive colored dinosaur roared loudly as it's body glowed golden. Again, the creature roared even louder as the golden glow dimmed.
Roaring loudly himself, Hasselberry pointed a finger at the large red dragon creature, yelling "Tyranno Infinity, take that dragon down! This is for Syrus!"
Rushing forward, the dinosaur began to gain speed as it headed straight for the large red dragon. Using it's tail to smack the ground, the dinosaur was launched into the air and plunged it's horns into the side of the dragon. With a deafening roar, the dragon crumbled into many pieces.
"I'll end. Know that that's just the beginning!" (Hasselberry 1500, Stranger 500)
"Sweet move Hasselberry!" Jaden congratulated.
"Good show!" added Bastion.
Marie lightly smiled, but noticed Illidan was still staring coldly at the stranger. "It's not over, is it?" she lightly asked.
Shaking his head, Illidan replied "No, I have a feeling it's not."
Back on the field, the stranger began laughing manically. "You have put up more of a fight than all of the other fools before you. I must admit, this is intriguing, but the result is still the same. You will lose your soul."
Picking up his next card, he said "I play Graceful Charity! With this, I can draw three new cards, but of course, two must go to my Grave."
Drawing three more cards, the stranger smirked within his hood, saying "I send my Ultimate Offering trap and my second Broww, Huntsman of Dark World to my Graveyard. Of course, by sending Broww, his effect kicks in, allowing me to draw a second card."
Picking up one more card, the stranger began laughing manically, saying "Your time has come boy. Prepare for the impending darkness. I first send this trap, my Call of the Haunted, to the Graveyard, thus activating Uria's special ability. By discarding a trap to the Grave, I can special summon him back to the field!"
A tower of flames suddenly began to rise up on the field, and from it came the large red dragon, letting out a loud roar as it had a turn before.
"I'm not afraid of that overgrown grass snake." Hasselberry boldly stated.
Chuckling evilly, the stranger replied with "You should be. You see, I sent two more traps to my Graveyard, thus raising Uria's power even more (4000 + 2000 6000/4000 + 2000 6000)!"
Hasselberry immediately faltered as he watched the dragon grow in strength. "It's dead even with my dino…" he mumbled.
"Exactly! But that's not all! I activate the spell card Offerings to the Doomed, which destroys your pathetic creature!"
Without any warning, the large olive dinosaur began to glow red. It roared out in pain, shaking it's head back and forth, trying to free itself. Finally, the pressure was too much and the creature exploded into millions of pieces, leaving Hasselberry alone on his field.
Gasping in fear, Hasselberry slowly stated "It can't be…"
Laughing manically once more, the stranger pointed at Hasselberry, saying "Attack him now Uria with Hyper Blaze!"
"Hasselberry, no!" Jaden screamed as he watched the red dragon preparing to fire.
With a mighty roar, the dragon released a stream of flames at Hasselberry, whose eyes went back to normal.
"I'm sorry Syrus… I tried…" he mumbled just as the flames engulfed his body, making him scream out inhumanly in pain.
Once the flames died down, Hasselberry was seen laying on the ground with smoke rolling off his body. Burns could visibly be seen covering his body in spots. The last of his soul immediately began to leak out in a wispy haze, causing his once happy eyes to dull and grow void.
"Hasselberry…" Jaden said in mere shock as he closed his eyes and fell to his knees.
Maniacal laughter instantly filled the air, grabbing everyone's attention. The stranger evilly said "Fools, I told both you that you couldn't stop me! Now join the others within the Sacred Beasts!"
The wisps of energy that were Syrus and Hasselberry's souls began to become visible once again. Their energy was quickly sucked in by the three large creatures, which roared with delight of gaining more power.
As the beasts calmed, the stranger walked over to their bodies and kicked each. Growling loudly, Illidan angrily yelled "Leave them be!"
Turning to Illidan, the stranger seemed to smirk underneath his hood. The stranger turned and began to walk away as the barrier dissolved.
Everyone rushed into the now open area to the two prone bodies. Zane reached to Syrus's first at a speed that everyone thought was impossible. The others huddled around the two bodies, trying hard to help them, while Illidan rushed forward towards the stranger.
"No where to hide this time!" he snarled at the stranger, who simply had his back to Illidan.
Glancing back at the others, Illidan yelled "Marie! Get them out of here, now!"
Marie looked up at Illidan and then walked up behind him, defiantly saying "I won't leave you here alone!"
Lightly grunting with irritation, Illidan replied "Please, get them out of here! We don't know if there is anyone else working with him or not, but if there is, at least you'll be there to help protect the students. Please, take them back to the school. I'm sure both Syrus and Hasselberry need medical treatment from their Shadow Game."
Looking at the pair on the ground, Marie lightly sighed. Turning back to face his back she started saying "But…"
"Don't argue with me!" Illidan interjected. "This guy is stronger than he looks. Our first priority is to get the others to safety."
Sighing once more, she nodded, but said "Alright, I'm going, but once I get them back, I'll return."
Glancing back in her direction, Illidan nodded, saying "Good, because I may need some help."
"Stay safe."
"You too Marie."
Using his Shadow Powers, Illidan whispered to Marie's mind "And remember, I love you."
Turning to the students, she replied back in his mind with "I love you too."
"Come on everyone, we need to clear the area quickly! Let's get them to the medical center." Marie commanded.
All nodded and rose up with the fallen students. Zane carefully cradled Syrus in his arms and instantly began running towards the medical center. Following behind closely was Jaden and Bastion, each shouldering Hasselberry. The remainder of the group soon followed.
Stealing a glance back at Illidan, Marie silently whispered "Please stay safe."