Hello everyone! Well, another day goes by, and not much new really, lol.
This chapter is in honor of both ardee and x-knight20 who answered my question the other day about who were the other 2 characters used from FF8. Thank you both for answering that question. As for when I'll post a question again, eh, I'll think about it, lol.
Last time, Illidan learned that Legato is the true power behind Zell, and Marie was once more kidnapped and poisoned. Illidan now is in a race against time to collect the Egyptian God Cards in order to leverage for Marie's freedom and life. After healing, he has returned home, awaiting Jaden, Chazz, and Alexis. Can Illidan save his lifetime mate, and what part do these three students play?
Ok, time once more for the reviews! (/Queues up some Bleach music.\)
Ultimate Legendary Master: Thanks. Yeah, she's a victim once more, but a willing one, we'll see, hehe. Thanks. Ah, yeah, violent scenes are necessary sometimes to tell the story.
pink-kiss-candy: It's cool. Lol, actually, the answer was in the chapter I posted that day. Well, ½ of the answer. Lol, poor Ryon. (/Watches another giant clay creature land on top of military fort. Salutes Ryon as explosion blows fort away.\)
Isis the Sphinx: Yeah, history does tend to repeat. Lol, yeah, it does repeat in this story I suppose. Well, with a twist, lol. Thank you.
ardee: Heh, yeah. Oh, there is a good question! Eh, I don't know about if Squall really resembles Vash. There are some similarities, but not enough really. But yes, Legato wants the Gods, and I'm sure he has big plans for them. Thanks about the development of Jaden. I know, he's strange in the show, but I gave him a bit of a similar, if not different, personality in my fic. But yes, the duels are coming, so stay patient, lol.
Metal Overlord 2.0: Lol, she has a frequent kidnapper's card on her. It gets punched every time she's kidnapped, hehe. True, it would have been interesting if Jaden had been captured, but that ruins the plot I have if I did that, lol. I guess it is true that it's become expected that Marie is kidnapped, but in TWS, it was by her choice. She sacrificed herself in it to save Blue instead of taking her soul. Yeah, I know, I'd hate to be stuck with that curse. Viper was interesting to say the least, and did fight with Gecko. Yes, Legato is a bit of a strange name, but it's his name. Yep, he was the one in the fourth slap, not a monster. Why you may say? Maybe he'll tell us all sometime, hehe. Yes, that would be really odd if he was Anubis, thus making it very odd, lol. It's cool about being nit-picky over Marie. Heh, she'll have her say in things soon enough, I'm sure. Thanks for the comments.
x-knight20: Thanks. Yep, kidnapped and poisoned once more. Lol, so you were betting on her getting kidnapped!? Eh, it's the safest bet around, lol.
Thank you everyone for your comments. I'm glad you all liked the chapter. Yes, I know, Marie is kidnapped rather often, but as I said in the review above, in TWS, she wasn't kidnapped. She willingly sacrificed herself then. ToP, eh, she did get kidnapped there, and in some of the past. I know, it's like splitting hairs, but lol, that's just me.
Now then, I do have a two-part question for everyone. Where did I get the idea for Legato Bluesummers? And if you can get that, what group did he belong to? Anyone who can answer this will get me to post a chapter on Tuesday.
Alright, now to some seriousness. This is a strong disclaimer for everyone. This chapter is seriously ranked T towards the end. Myself, I can read this and not be effected, other than feeling angry towards the character that committed the acts, but I digress, I warn you all about this chapter. I shall place the disclaimer above the section before it begins so those who may wish not to read it won't. Reason I disclaimer is it depicts intentions towards rape, but not an actual rape. Just thought I'd warn you if you have any kind of desire not to read.
I hope this doesn't affect anyone, but I just wanted to warn you all. Please, do read with caution. Thank you, and enjoy.
Chapter 45
Right at noon, the trio of Jaden, Alexis, and Chazz arrived at Illidan's home. Opening the door even before they could knock, Illidan smiled, asking them to come in. Each of the three were wearing their usual clothing. The three calmly filed into the house, with Illidan offering them places to sit in the main room.
"I'm glad the three of you are here." Illidan said with a smile.
Chazz only crossed his arms over his chest, saying "I could careless about being here myself."
"Don't be like that Chazz." Jaden commented.
"Yeah, just chill out Chazz." Alexis added.
"Whatever…" Chazz huffed out.
Lightly smiling at the three, Illidan said "I called you three here for a specific reason. As you know, the other night, Syrus and Hasselberry lost a duel to that stranger."
The three nodded, each seeming to slightly grimace at the memory. Continuing, Illidan said "Once you all left, I identified the stranger."
Sighing, Illidan said "I know this maybe hard for you all to figure out, so it's better if I show you possibly like I did with Jaden."
Closing his eyes, Illidan tapped into his Shadow Powers and sent out his memory of the past events that Zell had been in.
After nearly an hour, the memory ended, snapping everyone back into the present. Chazz and Alexis looked at one another oddly, but Jaden acted totally normal.
"What was that?" Alexis finally asked.
"A memory from my past. You see, I know this maybe hard for you to believe, but I am the reincarnation of the man you saw in the past. You know, the one named Illidan that looked exactly like me."
Alexis nodded, with Chazz mumbling "Great, a nut job professor."
Smirking, Illidan said "Chazz, you should know there are some things in this world that can't be explained, like that Shadow Charm of yours."
Chazz only frowned at that and lightly huffed. Continuing on, Illidan said "Anyways, that man you saw, Zell, he is the one that attacked our friends last night."
"Was he reincarnated too?" Alexis asked.
Shaking his head, Illidan replied "No, he wasn't. He somehow managed to survive five millennia. That isn't the point though. He's back now and is very dangerous."
Looking at all three in their eyes, Illidan continued with "He intends to plunge the world into darkness using the Sacred Beast Cards. I tried to stop him that night after everyone left, but was badly injured in my attempt. He broke my right arm, the right side of my ribs, and my left leg. Needless to say, he's extremely dangerous."
"How can that be though? You're walking perfectly fine, and seem uninjured now. No one gets up and moves around like you are after injuries like that." Chazz stated.
Smiling, Illidan nodded, saying "True, but I'm not just anyone. I'm a person with Shadow Powers, who has the ability to heal also. Since I slept for nearly two days, I was able to recoup from the injuries. My body has fully healed, so I'm no longer hurt."
"Sounds reasonable, I guess." Alexis slowly said.
"Good. There is one other thing about the other night. I don't know if anyone else other than Jaden had noticed, but Marie is missing." Illidan stated with a twinge of sadness in his voice.
Alexis lightly gasped and Chazz even flinched at those words. "Zell has her, and has poisoned her. She only has six days to live before the poison paralyzes her body completely." Illidan said with sadness.
The group all had downcast eyes, with Jaden finally asking "How many days are left?"
"Including today, there are four left. That's why I needed to ask you all here. There is a chance to save her from the poison, but I need your three's help." Illidan said with a bit of a sigh.
Continuing, he added "Zell is willing to return Marie with the cure if I bring him the Egyptian God Cards."
Both Chazz and Alexis looked at Illidan wide eyed, with Chazz saying "But they're gone! Yugi Moto claimed they vanished!"
Smirking, Illidan shook his head, saying "Not quite. True, they did vanish, but that was due that they were hidden. Yugi only made that story up to cover it up."
"How do you know?" Chazz asked in a challenging voice.
Once more smirking, Illidan replied "Because I'm the one who hid them on this very island."
At the same time, Alexis and Chazz yelled "WHAT?!"
Laughing at their expressions, Illidan said "I hid them here on this island about ten years ago. It was the safest place to put them, plus I hid them rather well."
"And you're telling us why?" Chazz arrogantly asked.
Sighing, Illidan replied "I need your help to retrieve them. You see, Zell can't retrieve them himself due that I placed very specific seals on them. He is unable to overpower the seals I left in place, so he had to resort to having me collect them."
Frowning, he added "Unfortunately, I can't rightfully collect them myself either. That's where the three of you come in."
Standing, Illidan turned to face the window for a moment before turning back to the others, saying "Each of the shrines have special doors. To open the door to each, two requirements must be met. The first is you must be a student of the dorm of the Egyptian God's shrine, meaning if you're after Slifer, you need to be a Red Dorm student, etc."
"And the second requirement?" Alexis asked calmly.
Sighing lightly, Illidan replied "You must have at least one Shadow Charm in your possession. That is why I asked only the three of you here."
Taking this all in, Alexis asked "So, you picked Jaden, Chazz and me due that we each happen to belong to a different dorm each, plus we each have a Shadow Charm, correct?"
Nodding, Illidan smiled lightly, saying "Correct. Of course, there is more to getting the Egyptian God Cards than having the door open."
"What else is there?" Jaden asked with a bit of excitement in his voice.
Running a hand through his hair, Illidan responded with "There is also a guardian protecting each card. To retrieve the card, you must duel in a Shadow Game against the guardian. The stakes of the game are very high, not to mention the decks they use are dangerous. Each are able to play the Egyptian God Card they possess, so it could come out against you. In any case, win and you receive the Egyptian God Card, but lose and you not only lose your Shadow Charm, but you lose your soul too."
Those words appeared to hit the group of three hard as each looked downward. Seeing this, Illidan added "I can't tell you all to do this, and I don't wish for you to feel you have to. I really wish I didn't even have to ask you three to help with this, but I have no choice. To save Marie, I have to find a way. So, I ask each of you this, will you please help me save Marie?"
Immediately, Jaden responded, saying "I will gladly help you Illidan. You've been a great friend, not to mention we're family. I'd hate myself for not trying at the least to help save Marie. So, I'm in!"
"Thank you Jaden." Illidan humbly said.
After a moment, Alexis said "I'll help you. Professor Marie is a great teacher, and she's been like a friend to all of us. I'd never abandon a good person like her, so I'm in too!"
Smiling kindly, Illidan nodded, saying "Thank you Alexis."
The group then turned to Chazz, who sat with his arms crossed over his chest and eyes closed. The three stared at him as he sat like a stone statue.
"Well, how about it Chazz?" Jaden asked.
"I'm thinking." Chazz mumbled back.
The three Ojama Brothers suddenly appeared around Chazz in their Duel Spirit forms, each shaking and grooving away.
"Come on boss, do it!" the yellow urged.
"We could be heroes boss!" added the black one.
"And we'd be respected!" the green one added.
Growling at the three, Chazz opened his eyes and began shooing them away with his hand, saying with anger "Shut up!"
"Chazz, are you alright?" Alexis asked with questionable eyes.
"Yeah, I'm fine."
"So, are you going to help? Don't hold out on us, please." Alexis asked while batting her eyes at Chazz.
Blushing lightly, Chazz finally said "Sure, I'm in."
Smiling, Illidan nodded, saying "Good. Thank you, all of you. You don't know how much this really means to me."
"We know you'd do it for us Illidan, so don't worry about it." Jaden replied.
Once more smiling, Illidan said "Yeah. Ok, tonight we head out for the first shrine, which is the Obelisk Shrine."
Pointing to herself, Alexis asked "That one is mine, correct?"
"Yes, it is. Make sure you prepare your deck especially well." Illidan replied.
"Right, I will."
"We'll meet back here at nine tonight. And please, don't tell anyone else about what is going on. I don't wish anyone to get hurt." Illidan said.
"Ok." the three chimed in.
Smiling, Illidan said "Thank you. I guess I'll see you all later."
The three bid farewell and went their own ways, each seemingly contemplating what would happen in their duels with the guardians.
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Sitting in a cave, Zell lightly smirked at what he and his master had accomplished. "Soon, very soon Illidan will bring us the Egyptian God Cards, and then we shall reenergize the Sacred Beasts!"
Smirking once more, Zell whispered "Master, all goes according to plan."
Nothing but silence continued to fill Zell's mind, making him ask "Master?"
"Illidan will not cooperate. I think he will try to rescue the girl even if he completes his task. He is not foolish enough to hand over cards that could end the world over one girl." Legato finally said.
Thinking for a second, Zell replied "Master, we could make sure he does keep his end of the bargain."
"How do you propose we do that?"
Smirking, Zell replied with arrogance filling his voice "We have our three friends take the Egyptian God Cards once they are won. We'll of course have to keep a close watch on the three chosen duelists and see who goes to win their card, but that shouldn't be a problem. Once we see, we'll send one of the three to retrieve it if the chosen duelist wins the card."
"I doubt Illidan will allow that, but the others could possibly pull it off. We shall try your plan."
"Thank you my Master. There is another problem to address though. Suppose Illidan does collect three of the cards. The fourth still remains to be collected by Illidan himself most likely. Who will try to take his card?"
Silence ensued, till finally Legato replied "I know of one person who could take that card, but he will need some convincing. His soul is in a state of confusion due to the loss of his brother. It will need a bit of a push to get him to do our bidding."
Knowing the person Legato spoke of, Zell nodded, saying "Of course my Master. He will do well to take Illidan apart."
Pausing for a moment, Zell licked his lips and finally said "All that is left is the slave girl. Master… I have a favor to ask concerning her."
Disclaimer: The following section is rated T for a reason. The following depicts intentions that lead you to believe it is on rape. It is not an actual one, but I warn you all ahead of time just in case you wish not to read it. Read ahead at your own risk. Thank you.
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Lightly groaning, Marie slowly began to stir. "Man I have a killer headache…" she moaned.
Trying to move her arms and legs, Marie found she couldn't. Opening her eyes, she glanced around. It took her a moment to adjust to her surroundings, but once she did, she looked at both her arms and legs to find she was shackled to a wall.
"What the…" she started when realization suddenly hit her as she remembered what had last happened.
Thinking, she remembered the events of the last time she was awake. "I had jumped on Zell's back and tried to stop him from hurting Illidan. Illidan yelled for me to run, which distracted me, and Zell threw me off. I was knocked out when I hit the ground."
Fear suddenly filled her as she realized a possibility of what may have happened. "Illidan…" she whispered.
Reaching out with her Shadow Powers, she searched for Illidan's prescience. She found immediately that she couldn't seemingly find anything, as if she was being blocked.
"Great… I'm shackled down and I can't sense anything. Just perfect…" she sarcastically muttered.
Hearing footsteps approaching, she looked up to see Zell coming into the room. Glaring at him, she yelled "What did you do to Illidan!?"
"My, my, someone is in a foul mood." Zell remarked.
Growling, Marie angrily spat back "Let me go and tell me what you did with Illidan!"
Walking towards Marie, Zell replied in a husky voice "I wouldn't worry about that fool my little slave girl."
Shivers ran up her spine from Zell's reply, making Marie slightly cringe. Memories of the last time she had encountered Zell flooded back to her, making her hope this time was much better. By the look he was giving her, she was beginning to think otherwise.
Desire filled Zell's eyes as he slowly removed his long black robe, revealing a white trench coat with a black shirt and black pair of pants. His icy blue eyes stared at her, seemingly lusting after her body.
Moving closer, Marie struggled to free herself, only finding she was completely at Zell's mercy as long as she was chained up. "LEAVE ME ALONE!" she screamed, hoping to maybe shout some kind of common sense into him.
Licking his lips, Zell smirked evilly, shaking his head, saying "Not this time my little slave girl. Last time, the poison would have killed you due to what I had in mind, but not this time. I will show you this time what a true sex slave is used for."
Irked to no end that he still thought she had been a sex slave to Yami, she angrily spat out "I WAS NEVER A SEX SLAVE TO YAMI! GET THAT THROUGH YOUR THICK HEAD YOU FREAKING PERVERT!"
Chuckling darkly as he moved to only a foot away, Zell replied "I'm sure you were told that, but I know how evil the Pharaoh was. He may have shown you his ways, but trust me, my ways are much better."
Marie tensed up, screaming "Don't come any closer!"
"Or you'll do what?" Zell sarcastically replied.
Without hesitation, he reached out and softly squeezed her breasts with both bare hands. Marie squirmed and wiggled, trying desperately to get free. Finally realizing she had no way to free herself or get away, she summoned up her Shadow Powers and threw a wave of Shadow Magic at Zell, knocking him back five feet away.
Coming to a skidding stop, Zell smirked evilly, saying "That wasn't very nice. I'll have to punish you now for being naughty."
Zell slowly walked back towards her, making Marie scream "Stay back! I swear I'll kill you if you don't stop now!"
Ignoring her, Zell continued on till another wave of Shadow Magic slammed into him, pushing him backwards again. As he came to a skidding stop, Zell let out a feral growl that made cold chills run up and down Marie's spine.
Focusing on freeing herself, she used her Shadow Powers once more, throwing a wave of Shadow Magic at each of the chains holding her to the wall. With four blasts, the shackles were shattered and she was free.
She began running towards the only doorway she had seen when suddenly Zell moved to block the door. Cursing under her breath, she backed away, trying to figure out what to do.
"Slaves have to earn their freedom my dear, and with all this disobedience, you won't be getting free. Come now and give in." Zell said with a deep husky voice. Lust and desire was still spilling from his eyes as he eyed Marie like a fine piece of meat.
Stepping back, Marie took up a fighting stance. "No way in hell I'll give in to the likes of you! I'll die before I ever let you do that to me!"
Smirking at her stance, Zell huskily said "You will give in before the end. I do wonder how those little br…"
Before he could finish his sentence, Marie rushed forward, throwing fists at Zell's face. Expertly, Zell dodged the onslaught with ease. Spinning around, Marie threw a side kick only to have Zell knock it away, making her stumble forward. As she did, Zell groped her butt and then gave it a small smack.
"Ah, very firm." he commented with lust filling his voice.
Furious at the comment and blinded by her anger, Marie spun around and threw a new barrage of fists. Zell easily knocked away each fist, making her only madder. Deciding to take a few chances, Marie threw in several kicks as well, but as before, Zell knocked them away and took the opportunity to grope her time after time.
Seemingly finally finished playing around, Zell rushed Marie and threw the two of them to the ground, with him falling on top. Pinning her to the ground, Zell summoned up his Shadow Powers to form bonds around Marie's wrists and ankles. The bonds stretched her arms and legs out to spread her out, making her very vulnerable to Zell.
"I have you now." he said, his voice full of lust and desire.
Grabbing hold of Marie's blouse, he ripped it off, making Marie struggle even more and scream for him to stop. Ignoring her protests, he reached for her jeans and used his Shadow Powers to rip them off of her body. About to fully expose her, Zell evilly grinned as he prepared his Shadow Powers to cut her undergarments off.
Fear, panic, and anger filled Marie, causing the one thing she had been waiting for to suddenly flare up. Without warning, suddenly, a huge burst of Shadow Magic was released from Marie's body, knocking Zell off of her body and into the air about ten feet and into the wall on the far side of the room.
"You little whore!" Zell screamed, furious now as he rushed towards her.
Marie released more of her powers, instantly destroying the shackles that held her to the ground. Standing up, Marie glared at Zell, screaming "I could never forgive you for what you've tried to do to me, and for what you've done to Illidan! I'll kill you!"
"You won't do anything other than serve me!" Zell countered as he continued to rush towards her.
Attempting to tackle her once more, Zell was extremely surprised when Marie dodged and delivered a sickening kick to his ribs. Holding them, he backed away a little bit, only to be overtaken by Marie. Blow after blow, Marie hammered him hard and long with her fists and fast feet.
"Something is wrong! She's not this fast or strong!" Zell screamed in his mind.
Panting hard and wincing from all his wounds, Zell fell to one knee. Concentrating on healing, Zell focused his power and began to feel his wounds closing and healing over.
Looking up at Marie, he glared and prepared to move forward when suddenly Legato stopped him. "Fool, don't fight her. She is too much for you. She's far stronger than Illidan was."
Shocked, Zell mentally replied "Master, what do you suggest then?"
Without a word, Zell found the answer. He was pushed into the back of his mind as Legato took over his body.
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Glaring at Zell, Marie yelled "Come on! Come here so I can kill you!"
He had looked down a moment before, seemingly lost in thought. Looking back up suddenly, Marie noticed something was different. No longer were Zell's eyes icy blue, but were golden now.
"You'll have to forgive Zell. He knows nothing of restraint, plus I told him I cared not what he did. I should have restrained him, but that is in the past now." a new voice said from Zell.
Confused, Marie asked "What the hell is up with you!? Why did your voice change, and why are your eyes different!?"
Lightly chuckling, the new voice said "That is to be expected. You were asleep when I revealed myself to Illidan. I am Legato Bluesummers. I inhabit Zell's body."
Realization dawned on Marie's face, making her say "You're the reason he's so much stronger, aren't you!?"
"Correct. Five millennia ago, Zell disturbed my chamber where I was imprisoned in a slab of stone. I gave Zell a portion of my power after he told me the story of how the Pharaoh had wronged him. When he failed to finish the Pharaoh Yami, I saved him. For the last five millennia, Zell slumbered while I transferred my powers to him. I did it extremely slowly so that we would go unnoticed. Ten years ago, I finished and woke him. Since then, we have been one person."
"That explains a lot." Marie muttered.
Smirking, Legato looked into Marie's face fully, saying "I see that the blood line of the Kirins still flows."
Confused, Marie says "Whatever, but if you come any closer to me, I'll kill you!"
Nodding, Legato kindly smiled, saying "I don't blame you. What Zell tried to do was totally out of line. I turned a blind eye to it due that I didn't really care what he did. I should have kept him away from you. I apologize for that. I will make sure Zell never tries to touch you again. As a gesture of good will, I offer you this."
Opening his palm, Legato pointed to the ground in front of himself. His hand glowed black for a moment till finally a white piece of fabric formed. Once the glow died down, Legato picked up the piece of fabric and threw it to Marie.
Turning his back to her, Legato says "That dress should fit you. I know it's pointless for me to not look now, but I figured it was only fair.
Examining the dress that Legato threw her, Marie finally slipped it on over her head, saying "You can turn back around. Make any kind of move though, and you're dead."
Chuckling as he turned back around, Legato commented "You are the same as the Kirins of old days."
"Who are these Kirins you talk about?"
Smiling, Legato replied "I suppose you wouldn't know, with the pharaoh of my time eliminating all traces of the clans. I guess I should tell you then."