Hello everyone! Well, this weekend has been interesting… Friday, I saw grandpa, and he was doing alright. My mom and sister were in from VA to visit, but unfortunately, grandpa slept a lot, lol. He only woke up a few times, like very little, while I visited. My sister told me he had stood up on his own for 30 seconds the day before, which was excellent! That's what he needs to go home and have the doctor come to him instead. I stopped in after I had dinner with my grandma, mom, sister, and my sister's boyfriend to check up on him. He was mostly asleep, but woke up to see me. I noted while in the room, his bed was pulled out away from the wall, but dismissed it that the nurses were going to move it back. Unfortunately, he fell out of bed that night on the side that I had dismissed. He was taken to the hospital and x-rayed, but had no broken bones. Also, they found he had ammonia. He's still there, but should get out in the near future. Lol, I called my mom at the hospital last night, and talked with him for a moment. He humorously asked why I wasn't there, which I couldn't help but laugh at it. I'm to go tonight and see him, so it'll be good. Other than that, it was a rather normal weekend. Nothing else happened.
Ok, story update. Currently, I really don't have much motivation to work on the sequel to this story, but don't worry, I will work on it eventually. Actually, I have had thoughts of maybe doing something different, but I don't know. I'll let you all know for sure. As for Another, it is going well. So far, I've got about 2 chapters on it done, and am really happy with it so far. Also, I plan on doing a few one-shots, but that'll be done eventually.
Last time, the cure for Marie's poison was found by the bookworm Shadi, who gave it to Illidan. A plan was formed and Illidan was voted to save Marie while Yami and Set battle Zell. So far, the pair haven't fared well against Zell, but now they have begun to take the battle more seriously. Can the pair win against an impossible force? And will Illidan make it in time to save Marie?
Wow, I'm surprised no one guessed the answer to my question from last time. No one knows where Zell came from? Hmm, I guess I'll ask once more, and then give hints.
From what anime, game, etc, did Zell come from? Guess right and I shall post another chapter as soon as I can, if not tomorrow.
Alright, time to do the best part of the morning! Review time!
ardee: Yeah, he summoned Five God Dragon right off the bat. Very true, he's powerful now. As for in the future, that's to be decided, lol. Nah, she can't seem to say out of trouble ever, lol. It would be interesting to see the Gods and Beasts battle, but you never know, they may never. Hmm, I don't know if it's ever been done or not myself. Then again, I don't read up on other Yugioh GX fics either, lol. As for how the movie fits in, eh, I'm not entirely sure. I kind of said it happened, but not quite either. I just sort of used it, but never fully integrated it into the storyline. Thanks for the comments.
Isis the Sphinx: Thanks, and it may have been a tiny bit rushed. Yeah, it was kind of like the Big 5 right after Duelist Kingdom, lol.
pink-kiss-candy: Thanks. Ryon, I'm not blowing you up. It's someone who likes to make clay creatures. (/Sees a giant fat clay statue fall in front of Ryon. Runs away and takes cover. Watches massive explosion.\) Uh… Ryon, you still with us?
Ultimate Legendary Master: Thanks. I think that they had a R.L. Stine marathon on Goosebumps this weekend is why there was no new episode. Myself, I could careless about Goosebumps, besides, this is Cartoon Network. Note the name says CARTOON! (/Sighs\) I think they should stick with cartoons/anime, not cross over to real life stuff. I'm not sure if they're done with GX or not. I thought they were once before, but then I found out it had moved to mornings on Saturday instead, which sucked due that I missed Viper's duel. Luckily, I found it online, but still…
Knives91: Lol, yeah, things don't look good. Thanks for the comments.
Metal Overlord 2.0: Yeah, Zell seems to like the 4k attack point monsters. Eh, as for special tricks, nah, I didn't really throw anything in for it. True, Marie gets into bad situations quite often, in which my mate constantly reminds me, lol. She has vowed to write a story where Marie is the hero and Illidan is the damsel, but I've yet to see her begin it, lol. I know that was cruel, but truthful. Yeah, it's interesting to see how Yami, Set, and Illidan will fare against Zell. Very true, those ominous carvings give off a bad vive, hehe. Thanks for the comments.
x-knight20: Thanks. Yep, one powerful Fusion monster has come out, but will it destroy Yami and Set? That is yet to be seen.
Thank you everyone for your reviews. I appreciate each of them. If anyone guesses the answer to my above question, I'll try to post the new chapter immediately, if not tomorrow. Again, the question is as follows:
From what anime, game, etc, did Zell come from?
Till next time, I hope you all enjoy this chapter. Later!
Chapter 42
Using his Shadow Powers to increase his speed, Illidan hurtled through the cave till he finally came across a group of caverns in the back of it. Glancing around, Illidan picked the one he remembered and rushed into it.
Coming out of the corridor, he found a small cavern that he was rather familiar with. Seeing Marie laying on a large flat rock, he quickly rushed to her side.
"Marie!" he exclaimed as he made it to her side.
Checking her vital signs, he softly smiled, saying "Still alive. That's good."
Seeing her eyes were open and looking at him, he softly smiled. In a low murmur, he swore he heard her say "You're back."
Softly smiling at her again, he gently said "Try to stay calm. I brought the antidote."
Pulling the vial out of his cloak, he gently put his arm under Marie's head. As carefully as possible, he raised her body up so she could drink the vial.
Using his other hand, he snapped the stopper off of the vial. In a serious tone, Illidan said "Now, this stuff may taste awful, but it should neutralize the poison, so try and drink it all."
In a very low whisper, he heard Marie murmur "Ok…"
Gently tilting her head back and opening her mouth, Illidan brought the vial that held the antidote up to her mouth and slowly poured in the cure. After a moment, she finally swallowed with great difficulty.
She softly smiled at him, and in a low voice said "Thank you…"
That said, she slumped over from exhaustion. Checking her vitals, Illidan let out a sigh of relief. "She's fine. She must be exhausted." he silently said to himself.
Gently, he scooped her up into her arms and began to walk out of the cavern. Glancing back, Illidan noted that there was another cavern, seemingly excavated. Curiosity filled him over the cavern, but knowing he had a duty to fulfill first, Illidan continued on towards the outside with a limp Marie in his arms.
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"Blue Eyes, attack with White Lightning!" yelled Set.
"Dark Magician, show him your Dark Magic Attack!" ordered Yami.
The three white dragons roared loudly as each formed a burst of white energy in their jaws. Simultaneously, the three released a stream of white energy straight at the large five headed dragon.
Joining his comrades, the purple robed mage sent out a blast of black magical energy straight for five headed dragon, hoping to cause some kind of damage.
The combined blasts struck the five headed creature head on, causing a large explosion to rock the cave, sending some debris scattering and a large plume of smoke to envelop the area near the dragon.
"Did we get him?" Yami asked.
Laughter suddenly cut through the air as Zell replied "Allow me to answer for you. Attack with Element Burst!"
Several loud roars were heard as suddenly five spheres came pouring out of the smoke. Hastily, Set moved his three dragons, but the purple robed mage wasn't as lucky. He was struck head on by the water sphere, causing the mage to scream out in pain as his body was destroyed, causing Yami to simultaneously fall to one knee and double over in pain.
"Yami!" Set called with concern. He quickly rushed to his friend, making sure he was alright.
Softly growling as he stood, Yami said "I'll be fine, for now. How are we going to beat that thing?"
"Maybe if you summoned the Egyptian Gods…" Set began.
Shaking his head, Yami interrupted with "No, I can't. I used up too much energy, plus they are still difficult for me to control. We'll have to find another way."
Through the remaining smoke, the pair noticed Illidan running towards the outside. In his arms, they saw an unconscious Marie. Slyly smiling at Set, Yami whispered "He did it."
Turning their full attention to the task before them, Yami smirked. "Set, I have an idea. We're going to have to combine our powers though."
Raising an eyebrow, Set asked "What do you have in mind?"
"Merge your monsters, and I'll bring forth another monster. We'll then meld them together. That creature should be enough to win this battle. Of course, it will drain us completely too, but if this does the trick, we'll win the battle."'
"And if not, we'll be sitting ducks. Well, there aren't many choices." Set wryly said.
"Come now, you two can't be finished already! I've yet to have my fun!" yelled Zell.
With the meeting of the two breaking up, Set called out "Blue-Eyes White Dragons, merge together now to form the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!"
Focusing all of his power on his three dragons, Set began sending out even more Shadow Magic than he thought possible. Each roared loudly and began glowing. The glowing soon became extremely bright to the point no one could see what was going on. As the glow died, a large three headed white metallic looking dragon appeared in the place of the three dragons. The three massive heads roared loudly, sending shockwaves through the cave.
Laughing manically, Zell said "All that effort wasted for nothing."
Set, who had sank to one knee, panted hard, but finally said "You'll see."
In the meantime, Yami called out "I summon you mighty Black Luster Soldier!"
Releasing more of his Shadow Magic, Yami began the summoning of a powerful knight creature. Slowly, it began forming. It had dark black armor that seemed to glow due to the torches light. He held a might sword and a shield, one in each hand. Fully appearing, he let out a loud war cry, showing he was unafraid of the large dragon.
Yami was lightly panting, for summoning the creature had used up a bit of his energy, but not all of it. Nodding to Set, who was panting heavily, he said "Let's do this."
Slowly, Set rose, and together, both Yami and Set said "Together, we combine our creatures to form Master of Dragon Knight!"
Pushing out a great deal of his energy in order to compensate for Set's lack of power, Yami began merging the two creatures. Set joined in soon enough, adding his power to Yami's for their creature. The two monsters soon began to glow with a blinding light. Within moments, no one could see the two monsters. Finally, the light dimmed, with only one monster left on the field. The soldier could be seen on the back of the dragon, holding his sword still and a set of chains. The three headed dragon now had reigns, which were made of chain and went to the soldier. The dragon roared loudly, causing it to begin to swell with even more power.
"NOT POSSIBLE!" Zell exclaimed in shock.
Both Set and Yami were barely standing, and were panting heavily. In a ragged breath, Yami said "It is possible."
In unison, Set and Yami called out "Master of Dragon Knight, attack with Dragon Saber Blast!"
The powerful soldier's sword began to swell with white twisting energy as the three dragon heads filled with white energy as well. The three heads released a stream of powerful white energy in combination with the knight, who released a burst of energy from his sword. The four streams intertwined together, forming a strong blast.
Pushing back his shock, Zell yelled "Show those fools how strong I truly am! Destroy that dragon with Element Burst!"
Roaring in correspondence to it's master, the powerful dragon released a burst of energy from each head. The five streams met the together and formed into one blast, which headed straight for the soldier and dragon's attack.
The blasts met near the middle of the cavern, sending out massive shockwaves. Sparks were flying as the blasts grinded on one another, with neither wanting to give up yet.
Seeing the blasts seemed even, Zell began pouring all his power into the attack. At the same time, Yami and Set did the same, causing the grinding blasts to grow even larger. Neither side seemed to have the upper hand for what seemed like eternity when it was actually only a few minutes.
At the last moment, Yami cried out "I will not allow you to harm the people that are precious to me anymore!"
With that outburst, Yami sent even more power pouring into the blast. The blast grew stronger, forcing the opposing blast to slowly start to backslide. Zell was shocked at this, but had no way to slow down the blast.
"I have to stop it!" he growled out.
He pushed harder and harder, till finally realization set in. "I can't stop it!"
The blast finally pushed back further and plowed into the large five headed dragon, making it scream out in pain. In correlation, Zell cried out in pain as he sank to his knees. A large explosion ensured, throwing Zell against a nearby wall.
The explosion rocked the entire cave, and finally, the cave could take no more abuse. Rocks at the top of the cave began coming loose, causing a massive chain reaction.
Once the blast had ended, Yami and Set fell to the ground, with Set immediately passing out. Before passing out, Yami sent the large creature back to it's realm, silently thanking it for it's help.
Some of the rocks began to fall from the ceiling towards Yami and Set, who remained immobile. With very little room left, a barrier suddenly appeared around the two, saving them from being crushed.
Rushing to his two fallen friends, Illidan checked them and softly smiled. "Good, you're both alive."
Gently picking each up and placing them over his shoulder, Illidan began to leave when he noticed Zell moving. "Zell, come on!" he cried out.
Zell only ignored him and attempted to stand. He failed miserably, and fell back down.
"Come on Zell! It's over! Just let it go!" Illidan called out once more.
Glaring at Illidan, Zell replied "It will never be over Illidan! Not till I have finished what Shando began!"
Illidan was about to reply when he saw a large set of boulders coming down towards Zell's body. "ZELL!" he screamed.
Zell paid no head, and thus the boulders crushed him. Illidan only let out a ragged sigh at this display. Knowing his own barrier couldn't take much more of a beating, he let it down and began running out of the cave with both his friends on his shoulders.
Reaching the outside, Illidan laid Yami and Set gently onto the ground and looked back at the cave. He watched as the entrance collapsed and shook his head sadly.
"Did we do it?" he heard Yami softly ask in a mere whisper.
"Yeah, you beat him." Illidan replied with sadness in his voice.
Deciding to take the others out to the cave they had stayed at the day before, Illidan slowly loaded Yami and Set onto their horses, while placing Marie onto Stormy. Taking the reigns to all three, he slowly led the horses in the direction of the cave.
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Looking up at Zell, Illidan said "I watched you die that day. You shouldn't be alive, at all."
Chuckling evilly as the wind blew his hair to the side, Zell replied "You're wrong. I didn't die in that cave. In fact, that boulder you saw crashing down on me never landed on me."
"That's not possible. Even if I would have had trouble holding a barrier up under that kind of strain, so I know for a fact you alone weren't strong enough." Illidan countered with his brow furrowed.
Smirking evilly, Zell replied "Very true Illidan, but let me ask you something. Did you ever ponder how I got as strong as I was?"
Pondering for a moment, Illidan quickly came to a conclusion. "No, I never did think about it. I had assumed that you had trained non-stop for eight years like I did."
Darkly chuckling, Zell said "You're semi-right. When Yami banished me, I wondered the desert for a few years till I finally went to the cave where me, you, and Shando had camped at from time to time. While in the back where we slept, I found a small fissure where it seemed another chamber was. I dug out a hole for three long months."
"Once I had finally made a hole large enough to go through, I entered the room. In the room were four stone slab carvings. Three of the four depicted monsters which I had not seen before, but yet they looked familiar. They resembled the Egyptian Gods in many ways."
Gasping, Illidan lowly whispered "The Sacred Beasts…"
"Exactly!" Zell said when he saw Illidan's reaction. "They were there, slumbering within the small room. And then there was the fourth stone carving. This slab had a person on it. When I touched it, it immediately reacted. A person had been sealed within it fifteen hundred years prior to that time."
"You mean the person was sealed away fifteen hundred years prior to our past lives?!" Illidan asked in some shock.
Nodding, Zell continued with "The reaction gave me access to the person. This person spoke to me, telling me how he had been placed within stone. Like me, he had been betrayed by the ones that were said to care for him, and by his own pharaoh! Seeing how we were similar, this person granted me a portion of his powers. With his new found powers added to my own, I began training and readying myself to return to Cairo to one day strike Yami down. I waited patiently, knowing you would return as well."
"Why wait for me? What was so important that you had to wait for me?" Illidan asked as the wind tossed his hair around.
Sneering, Zell replied "I needed you to help me take revenge for Shando."
Shaking his head, Illidan said "Father never wanted to kill Yami. Raijin was the only target, not Yami."
"Yami could have been, and was, just as evil as his father! Look at what he did to those stable hands that attempted to rape that slave girl!"
"That was different. They attempted to commit a heinous act." Illidan calmly reminded, trying hard to ignore the comment he made of Marie.
Quirking an eyebrow, Zell asked "Is it really? Did those men deserve death!?"
With an even voice, Illidan responded with "It was not up to me to judge them, but up to the Pharaoh. You knew that back then like you know it now."
"It wasn't right, and you knew it! Yet you allowed it!"
"Again, I'm not the executioner. That was Yami's choice alone, not mine." Illidan replied, his voice nearing irritation.
"Claim that it was right, but you know in your heart it wasn't!" Zell yelled, seemingly frustrated.
Calming down, a smirk reappeared on his face, as he said "It does not matter. The point is, I needed you to help, but you stubbornly refused me. As you saw, I took matters into my own hands."
"And failed." Illidan added with a boast.
Frowning, Zell replied "And failed, but I survived. I'm sure you're curious how, now aren't you?"
"Maybe." Illidan replied with a bit of agreement in his tone.
"Perhaps I should show you then. Behold what happened!" screamed out Zell.
Illidan suddenly felt dizzy as a vision began forming around him. Looking around, he slightly gasped at where he was.
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A large set of boulders were falling straight at Zell, who could not move. He had exhausted almost all of his strength in summoning the Five God Dragon and was now nearly helpless.
To the past Illidan, the boulder had appeared to crush Zell, but in truth, a barrier was raised with only a few inches to spare. Zell had used all his strength to summon a new barrier in order to keep from being flattened. His strength soon faltered and he lost consciousness.
A few hours later, Zell awoke to find a barrier still surrounding him. "How is it possible?" he said aloud.
An image of a man in white robes with golden eyes and blue hair appeared before him. "Master!" he cried out. "Did you save me?"
Nodding, the man said "I did my faithful servant."
"Thank you Master! Now I can continue my pursuit of …"
Shaking his head, the man interrupted with "No, you will not continue to pursue the Pharaoh."
In shock, Zell roughly shook his head, saying "But Master, that is what I want! That is what you gave me strength for!"
"Your chance to finish the Pharaoh is over. You will never see him again, or have a chance to finish him." the man stated.
"Master, why!? I thought that was why you gave me the strength!" Zell whined.
Nodding, the man replied "True, I gave you the strength to defeat the Pharaoh, but that time is over."
Bowing his head in shame, Zell asked "What will become of me then my Master?"
Smirking, the man said "You shall inherit all of my power."
Looking up in shock, Zell asked "You mean you are passing your power onto me?"
"Yes. It will take some time though. Are you willing to wait?"
Nodding quickly, Zell replied "But of course Master. I will do whatever you ask of me. I would wait all eternity to receive your power!"
Once more smirking, the man said "Very well. I shall pass my power onto you. It will take some time though. You will sleep till then. We will one day wake up, and then the two of us shall bring order to the chaos!"
"Yes Master." Zell replied with a grin.
"Rest now my servant. I shall raise another barrier to filter out the air. While you sleep, I shall begin the transfer. Soon, our power shall be one."
Laying his head down, Zell nodded, saying "Yes Master. I look forward to it."
That said, Zell fell into a deep sleep as the man smirked evilly. He began to weave a spell using his Shadow Powers. The spell slowly began to sap his energy, sending it into Zell's body.
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Five millennia later, the spell finally finished. Awakening, Zell stretched out. Opening his eyes, he noted that the chamber was still full of rocks, and the barrier was still up.
"It is finished." a voice said to Zell.
Looking around, Zell saw nothing, but pondered who said it. Instantly, he asked out loud "Master, is that you?"
"Yes Zell, it is me. The spell is complete. My power is now your power. We are now one."
"I see. Thank you my Master." Zell curtly replied.
"Much time has passed Zell. We no longer live in the days of Egypt's power. We are now in a new world. We must explore it."
"Yes my Master."
Standing up, Zell realized that his barrier was adjusting to his movements. The boulders had moved accordingly, making him grin evilly. Walking along towards the chamber that had been the back chamber where he had held the slave girl, he entered it, finding it had been cleaned up once more. Glancing at the carvings, he noticed the one that stored his master no longer had an image on it.
Looking at the other three carvings, Zell felt his master say "Sacred Beasts, awaken to my call!"
There was no stirring within the carvings, making Zell frown. "Why do they feel so different?" he asked aloud.
Noting that the room had been cleaned up, Zell looked towards one wall and saw a hole had been cut into the room. "Someone has disturbed this chamber."
"Hmm, someone has taken the souls of the Sacred Beasts. Interesting... Whatever fool that has done so will pay with their life though. A curse had been laid on them when they were laid to rest."
"I see Master. Shall we search them out?" Zell asked.
After a moment of pondering, the voice called back "Not yet. We must find what has changed in this world. We shall explore first before we take action."
"Very well my Master."
Walking out of the cave, Zell saw that a city wasn't far from where they were. Moving towards it with a curious mind, Zell pondered how much the world had really changed.
Once in the city, Zell had come up to a glass window and saw his reflection, which disturbed him. "Why do I look so different?"
"Your body underwent some changes when absorbing my power. Not only did your looks change somewhat, but you now have more strength, speed, and agility. You are reborn my servant."
"I see."
Examining himself, Zell noted his hair was now blue with a mixture of blonde. It no longer stuck up like it had once, but laid flat, but the length only came to his mid-neck. His eyes were the same, as was the black tattoo. His body was somewhat more muscular, and he felt stronger.
"I could get used to this." he said with satisfaction beaming from his eyes.