Hello again everyone! Well, it's a new week, meaning new things are going on… Well, not really, lol. Me and my mate went to see her mother last night, which was doing rather well. They're still unsure what happened exactly with her. They don't think she had a heart attack, but the tests aren't positively saying no to it either. At any rate, she was doing well last night. Today she's due to have a minor surgery to fix a few things around her heart that the doctors think could cause problems later on. Tomorrow she returns home when my mate goes to get her. Hmm, other than that, not much has happened this weekend.
Story wise, things are moving along. Me and ardee have begun pounding out some stuff, plus Another has begun to move again. Once I get a few more chapters (more like 8, lol), I'll probably begin posting it. As for when Minutes to Midnight will come out, I'm unsure. Right now, I'm thinking it won't immediately come out following the conclusion of FG, unfortunately, but we'll see. There is plenty of time to figure it out, so it's all good.
Last time, Illidan explained to Jaden, Alexis, and Chazz about Anubis. Now they have ventured to the abandoned dorm, or better known as the Anubis Dorm. Here, the final guardian, Dark Magician of Chaos, laid in wait for his challenger for his Egyptian God Card. Illidan has decided to take this fight on himself, putting the others out of danger. Can Illidan defeat his closest Duel Spirit, or has DMoC become far too strong thanks to Anubis for even Illidan to defeat him?
Ok, time once more for reviews!
pink-kiss-candy: Yeah, I was too, although they're unsure what it was. Lol, it's all so confusing. (/Points and laughs at Ryon.\) Don't make that guy mad. You might not like the results.
Nathan: Yep, another duel for Anubis, although the insanity issue is questionable I suppose. DMoC seems to have his mind about him, but it's heavily clouded by Anubis himself. True, it is a wonder how the villains always get the best cards, lol. Yes, Illidan beat Yugi and Kaiba, a few times I believe. It's in ToP, and I think I had the results of all the duels, but I'm unsure where now, lol. But yes, the gang knows how strong Illidan really is/was. True, Illidan hasn't been dueling too much in this fic for a while. That'll change, I'm sure, hehe. But the question is, can he have a repeat performance of ToP against Anubis? He barely beat the card the first time, so can he make it a second time around? Lol, yes, Metal Overlord's duel is quite interesting, and I like the deck name, hehe.
Knives91: LOL! Yes, nothing worse than a renegade guardian. Thanks for the comment.
Isis the Sphinx: Yep, poor DMoC. Lol, he could possibly be Mahado, but in just a darker light. Maybe he turned goth and painted his face blue, to reflect his mood. Nice musing, hehe. Thanks about the chapter, and the person behind Banner will be revealed.
Ultimate Legendary Master: Thank you. Hmm, who could it have been behind Banner? That's such an important question. Yes, Illidan duels once more, at long last, lol. True, Zell has been missing. Could Legato have punished him?
Metal Overlord 2.0: True, dealing with DMoC who is brainwashed thanks to Anubis will be difficult. Yes, I think Marik is getting high off of the fumes… (/Marik: "I INHALED!"\) (/Sweat drops.\) Yeah… But yeah, Janempa is really odd and unusual. Thanks for the plot twist. I thought it would help things out. Hmm, who knows what DMoC will use, other than me, hehe. Thanks about the chapter.
x-knight20: Thank you. Yep, Anubis is making a comeback, and this time, I'm sure it's personal, lol.
Thanks to everyone who reviewed for this chapter. It was great to see all of the reviews, and I'm not too surprised everyone is curious to who is behind Banner, hehe. Just a little suspense to keep everyone guessing on who it is, lol. But thank you all again for your reviews. Till next time, enjoy the chapter!
Chapter 61
Drawing his sixth card, the mage said "I'll go first. I summon Mystic Tomato (1400/1100)!"
An orange-red tomato with sharp fangs, a long tongue, crazy yellow corneas with red irises, and veins on the top of it's forehead appeared onto the field.
"I'll place this face down. Now my former master, let us see what you can do." (DMoC 8000, Illidan 8000)
"Gladly!" Illidan called out while drawing a card. Examining it, he slapped it to his Duel Disk, saying "I'll start things off by summoning Breaker the Magical Warrior (1600/1000)!"
A mage with mostly maroon armor and a cape, with gold trim and some blue jewels, appeared onto the field. He had a large mage's hat over his head, which covered blue skin. In his hands were a sword and shield, showing he wasn't just a mage, but was also a warrior.
"Since I just normal summoned Breaker, his effect goes off. He now gains a Spell Counter, granting him an additional 300 attack points (1600 + 300 1900/1000). But he's not going to keep his counter for long, because I'm activating his other special ability. By removing his counter, he can destroy one spell or trap on the field. Breaker, cut that face down card up!"
The warrior's shield suddenly began to glow. At the center of it, where a jewel was, light blue light formed brighter there. Aiming his shield at the face down card, the mage fired a blast of light blue energy, striking the face down card. It was revealed quickly as a trap card, which made the white armored mage growl softly.
"So, you had Sakuretsu Armor down? Too bad it's gone." Illidan calmly said.
Growling lightly, the mage replied "You'll pay for this. Besides, your mage just got weaker thanks to that trick (1900 – 300 1600/1000)."
Nodding, Illidan smartly remarked "Very true, but it was a small price to pay. Breaker, attack that tomato with Magical Sword Slash!"
Rushing forward, the maroon robed mage slashed the deranged tomato in half, causing juice to come pouring out before the creature shattered.
"Thank you my former master, for you just activated my monster's special ability! When destroyed in battle and sent to the Grave, I'm allowed to special summon a new Dark Attribute monster from my deck with 1500 or less attack points. I pick this, my second Mystic Tomato (1400/1100)!"
Appearing onto the field was a similar tomato creature like the one just destroyed.
Lightly chuckling, Illidan responded with "I knew that would happen, which is why I was prepared. I play the spell Magical Dimension! Thanks to this spell, I can sacrifice a monster on my field, so long as I have at least one Spellcaster type on it. Breaker, thank you for your help."
A golden statue held up by chains in four different directions appeared. The top half opened, sending out a beam of energy at the maroon mage. The mage vanished, and the beam returned to within the statue.
"Once I sacrifice a monster, I can special summon a new Spellcaster monster from my hand, so long as it has no special summoning requirements. I pick this, my Chaos Command Magician (2400/1900)!"
Opening once more, the statue shot out a new beam. Forming in front of the statue, a new mage, who was in mostly black robes with a little yellow trim. His facial skin was light blue, which was the only skin really shown. The rest of his body was wrapped up in the black robes, with a long black cape on his back and a large black hat on his head. In his hands was a short black staff that was lightly glowing yellow on the end.
"Oh yeah, one more thing. The last effect of Magical Dimension is to destroy one monster on the field, so I pick your Mystic Tomato!"
For the final time, the statue's doors opened, releasing a beam of energy at the plump tomato creature. It was struck hard, shattering instantly.
"Chaos Command Magician, direct attack him with Chaos Burst!"
Pointing his staff at the white mage, the black robed mage released a blast of yellow energy. The blast struck the mage hard, making him slide backwards a bit.
"I'll place a face down card and call it a turn." (DMoC 5400, Illidan 8000)
Picking up a new card, the white mage began chuckling darkly. Curious, Illidan asked "What's so funny?"
"You are! I expected that kind of a move from you, and nothing less. Already, you've managed to take control of this duel, but don't think it will last. I will make you suffer like I have. Now, prepare yourself!"
Pulling a card from his left hand with his right, he slapped a monster card to his Duel Disk, calling out "I summon Peten the Dark Clown (500/1200) to the field."
A clown with a white and black striped face, with yellow and blue-green baggy clothing, a blue vest with a white collar, a large red hat with a long pink flowing wig materialized onto the field.
"Next, I activate the spell Double Spell, which let's me discard one spell card from my hand, so I send Monster Reincarnation to the Grave. Now I'm allowed to activate a spell card from your Graveyard, so I choose your Magical Dimension! Say goodbye to Peten and hello to this, my Cosmo Queen (2900/2450)!"
A golden statue, the exact same one that had appeared the turn before, materialized onto the field and opened up it's top half, sucking in the clown. The statue lightly glowed and then shot out a new creature. This monster had a strange cylinder like hat that was gold and maroon with spikes on the ends of the cylinder. The creature's skin was light purple, and only her head and hands were exposed. On her shoulders was a green and gold set of shoulder pads. The rest of her robes were maroon.
"Ah yes, and thanks to Magical Dimension, I can destroy a monster on the field. I choose your pathetic Chaos Command Magician!"
Without warning, a beam came flying out of the open doors to the statue, striking the black robed mage, whose face was full of shock when he shattered. Illidan only growled in frustration at the loss of his monster.
"Poor Illidan, completely defenseless. I'll just have to hit you hard then! Cosmo Queen, show him your Cosmo Blast!" the white mage commanded.
Nodding to her master, the maroon robed mage held up both her hands in front of her body. A sphere of black energy formed instantly between her palms. Smirking evilly, the woman pushed the blast towards Illidan, who only braced himself for the oncoming attack. The blast hit hard, making Illidan cry out in pain and slide backwards, but he stood his ground. Finally, the blast subsided, leaving Illidan hunched over a bit and panting hard.
"My poor former master, you seem so tired. Why don't I end your pain soon so you can rest forever?! I place a face down card and end my move." (DMoC 5400, Illidan 5100)
"They seem so even in strategy." Alexis commented quietly to Jaden and Chazz.
"Yeah, I noticed. They're going at each other hard, but playing the same kind of strategy for the most part." Chazz remarked.
"Man, this is one sweet duel though!" Jaden happily exclaimed.
Looking at him with odd expressions, both Chazz and Alexis shook their heads. "Figures only Jaden would say something like that." Alexis muttered.
On the field, Illidan stood back up fully and let a small smile grace his lips. "You haven't lost your touch my old friend." he commented.
"I am not your friend, my former master." the white mage remarked with a tint of anger in his voice.
Drawing his card, Illidan said "I know that somewhere in there, you're still the same powerful mage that helped me all those years ago, and I will free you."
Glancing at his card, Illidan lightly smiled. "I think it's time to jog your memory, and what better a way than to bring out an old friend! I remove from play my Breaker the Magical Warrior and Chaos Command Magician, which are a Dark and Light Attribute set of monsters, in order to special summon Chaos Sorcerer (2300/2000)!"
Slowly materializing onto the field was a creature with purple skin, two large ivory white horns on the side of his head, and yellow eyes. On his chest were a few straps that crisscrossed his body. His shoulders were covered by a set of shoulder pads made up of leather. He had armbands that went from his elbow to his wrists that were black as well, and finally wore a pair of black leather pants and a battle skirt as well. Once fully on the field, the monster let out a small battle cry and took his place in front of Illidan.
"Dark Magician of Chaos, what has happened to you?" the purple skinned creature asked upon seeing the white mage.
Smirking, the white mage replied "Nothing, other than I've been freed from my former master. Why do you still follow that fool?"
Taken aback by the statement, the purple skinned mage retorted with "Have you forgotten all that we accomplished together with Master Illidan?"
"No, but I've learned how he used us. He didn't care about any of us." the white mage bitterly stated.
Shocked, the purple skin mage replied "You can't mean that! Master Illidan saved us, gave us purpose! If not for him, we'd still be trapped in the cave where we spent so much time alone. Would you have rather been stuck there!?"
"It would have been better than serving him."
"I don't understand, why are you so bitter? Master Illidan made us stronger, gave us purpose, and helped us each grow! Why turn your back on the person who helped us become who we are!?" the purple skin mage questioned with fury flashing in his eyes.
Lightly chuckling, the white mage simply replied "Because he used us as slaves. He made us this way, to where we had to depend upon him. When he left me here, I felt abandoned, and I was. Then Anubis explained it all to me, and now I know that I don't need that fool! I am no one's puppet anymore!"
"Anubis has corrupted you! Don't you hear what you're saying!? You were the closest to Master Illidan, so you know he would never do any of those things to us, especially you! Don't you see it!?"
"It's no use Chaos Sorcerer. He isn't listening." Illidan dejectedly said.
Looking back at Illidan, the purple skinned mage was about to argue, but Illidan interrupted him, saying "I know now that to free him, I must defeat Anubis. So, let's concentrate on that."
Sighing, the purple skinned monster nodded and turned back towards the white mage. Sneering, the white mage smartly said "That's right, be a good little slave and shut up."
"I'm no one's slave!" the purple skinned mage snapped.
"Enough! Dark Magician of Chaos, think what you want, but in your heart, I know you know that I never considered you all slaves, or ever used any of you like that. I only wanted each of you to be happy and to be strong. If it takes beating you to prove this to you, then so be it!" Illidan said with great determination.
Picking a card from his hand, he called out "I summon this, my Magician's Valkyrie (1600/1800)!"
A young female mage with long chestnut colored hair that reached her mid-back that wore a mostly light blue with some light purple like dress and an odd looking light blue mage's hat appeared onto the field. She held a scepter in her right hand that looked like a ram's horn on the end of a stick that had three green jewels on each side. The scepter itself was a light grey. Twirling around once, the mage gave a small wink at the white mage.
"Alright, time to go on the attack, but first I activate Chaos Sorcerer's special ability. By not having him attack this turn, I can remove a monster from play that's on the field, so I choose your Cosmo Queen!"
Raising his left arm above his head, and lowering his left to his stomach, the purple skinned mage sent power coursing into his palms. A black glow appeared in his left hand, while a white glow appeared in his left. Widening his golden eyes, he shot a beam of energy from each hand at the maroon mage, who let out a small scream as she faded away.
"Magician's Valkyrie, direct attack him with Misfit Scepter Blast!"
Twirling her staff, the young female mage finally pointed it at the white mage. A green sphere of energy formed quickly at the end of her staff. She quickly released the blast, sending it slamming into the white mage, who fell to one knee.
For a moment, his irises flickered from white to red. Looking up at Illidan, he rasped out "Help me…"
"Dark Magician of Chaos!" Illidan called out, truly concerned for the mage.
The momentary flicker faded soon enough, as the mage's irises returned to white. Standing back up, the mage yelled "I don't need your pity!"
Slightly shocked at the mood swing, Illidan pondered what had just happened. "He seemed back to normal for a moment. Anubis must be having a tough time keeping control of him now that I'm here. That means somewhere, buried underneath of all that hate and anger, my friend still lives. I just have to keep reaching out for him."
"I'll place this face down and turn things over to you." (DMoC 3800, Illidan 5100)
Looking on at the battle, Jaden's eyes were wide and full of excitement. "This duel totally rocks!"
"Leave it to the Slacker to say something like that about such a serious battle." Chazz remarked.
Lightly giggling at Chazz and Jaden, Alexis looked seriously at Illidan and said "This duel is intense. I hope Illidan can keep this up and win."
"Yeah, me too." Jaden added.
Back on the field, the white mage chuckled. "I see you are as strong as ever my former master."
"I won't give up till you're free." Illidan calmly said.
Picking up a card, the white mage nonchalantly replied "We'll see. I shall begin this turn by playing the spell Pot of Greed, meaning I get to draw two new cards."
Quickly drawing two cards, the mage grinned evilly. "Now then, I play the spell Different Dimension Capsule! With this, I can pick a card from my deck and remove it from play for two of my Standby Phases. Once those are over, the card becomes mine. And the wonderful card I shall pick will be…"
Pulling his deck out, the white mage began rummaging through it. Finally satisfied, the mage pulled out a card and said "This shall do. I'm sure you can guess what card it is already."
Lightly growling, Illidan murmured "Yeah, I can."
"If he plays Anubis, this duel may end quickly. I have to keep stalling to keep it out of his hands."
"Now then, it's time I move on. I activate the spell Mind Control, which allows me to take control of a monster of yours till the End Phase, although I can't attack with it or sacrifice it. Hmm, so who shall it be?"
Evilly smirking, the white mage pointed at the purple skinned mage, saying "My old friend, come to me!"
Struggling hard, the purple skinned mage was slowly dragged across the field. At long last, while still struggling, the mage was turned around to face Illidan, but threw a glare over his shoulder at the white mage.
"Harm our Master and you will be sorry." he bit out.
Laughing, the white mage responded with "Doubtful. Now then, I activate your special ability my good friend. Thanks to it, I can remove one monster on the field from play."
Tapping his chin with his right hand, the mage chuckled, asking "Who shall it be?"
After a moment, he finally said with surprise in his voice "I know! I'll just use your effect on you!"
Growing wide eyed, the purple skin mage said "You wouldn't!"
"I've made my choice. I use Chaos Sorcerer's effect to remove himself from play!"
"NOO!!!" Illidan screamed out.
"I command you to do it!" the white mage yelled.
Bowing his head, the purple skin mage raised his arms and placed his palms on his body. Closing his eyes, the mage began building power, causing his body to begin to fade away bit by bit.
Staring at his fading monster, Illidan sadly said "I'm so sorry."
"I don't fault you Master Illidan. Please, help save him. There is still good in him." the purple skinned mage said before he vanished completely.
Lowering his eyes, Illidan softly said "I promise, I will save him."
Looking up, Illidan boldly called out to the white mage, saying "I won't give up on you!"
"You are wasting your time mortal." the mage coldly replied. "I end my move." (DMoC 3800, Illidan 5100)
Picking up a card, Illidan examined it, but before he could say anything else, the white mage called out "I activate a trap card now! Go my Thunder of Ruler trap card! Thanks to this trap, you cannot enter your Battle Phase this turn, hence you are forced to end soon enough."
Lightly growling with frustration, Illidan said "That's just great. I switch my Magician's Valkyrie to defense and call it a turn." (DMoC 3800, Illidan 5100)
Drawing his next card, the white mage smirked evilly, saying "What a shame you couldn't fight me my former master. Now then, I place this face down. Only one more turn before your destruction!" (DMoC 3800, Illidan 5100)
"We'll see about that!" Illidan remarked while drawing a card. Looking at it, he prepared to say something, but the white mage interrupted.
"Not so fast! I play a trap, Threatening Roar! This little trap card keeps you from attacking me this turn, so you are finished!" the white mage yelled.
Growling with frustration, Illidan sighed and calmed himself. Lightly smirking, he said "Very well, even though I can't attack, that doesn't mean I'm finished. I play Pot of Greed, so I get two new cards!"
Grabbing two cards from the top of his deck, Illidan examined the cards and softly chuckled, saying "You may have me pinned right now, but watch this! I'm about to reverse the roles! I play Prohibition! Thanks to this spell card, I can call out one card's name. As long as this spell remains on the field, the name of the card I call out can't be played."
The white mage began to slightly sweat, saying "You wouldn't!"
"I would, and will! The card I declare for the effect for Prohibition is none other than your Egyptian God Card, Anubis, The God of Life and Death!"
"NOOOOO!!!!!" the white mage cried out in anger.
Smirking at this, Illidan calmly said "Looks like I'm not finished, now doesn't it? I end my turn with a face down card." (DMoC 3800, Illidan 5100)
The white mage slightly sneered and drew his new card. "Not bad my former master. I must say, you surprise me still."
"I'm sure I do." Illidan responded calmly.
Frowning, the white mage pointed at his field where a capsule that had been buried a few turns before rose up from the ground. "Don't forget, the effect of my Different Dimension Capsule activates now, so I return the card I removed from it a few turns before. Of course, you've figured me out already, hence I can't play this card."
"But of course." Illidan said with a smirk.
Lightly growling with frustration, the mage picked the other remaining card in his hand, saying "I place a monster in defense mode and end." (DMoC 3800, Illidan 5100)
Quickly drawing a card, Illidan called out "I summon Luster Dragon (1900/1600)!"
A sapphire dragon with strong powerful arms and legs, bone like wings, and ruby colored eyes appeared onto the field with a small roar.
"Next, I switch Magician's Valkyrie back into attack mode." Slowly rising, the young mage with chestnut colored mage took up a fighting stance.
"Luster Dragon, blast through his defenses with Ruby Blaster!"
Letting out a small roar, the dragon opened it's jaws as ruby energy filled came beaming out. With a simple spitting motion, the dragon released a sphere of ruby colored energy, which quickly went flying across the field. Once it neared the face down card image, the card image vanished and was replaced by an elder mage with orange like skin, grey hair that reached his shoulders, odd looking darker orange armor that formed some kind of hump on his back, a blue cape, and a green staff.
Chuckling, the white mage called out "Heh, you thought I'd allow you to attack me that easily!? You're wrong! You just attacked my Old Vindictive Magician (450/600), and his effect just went off! I can now destroy a monster on the field, so I'm taking your Magician's Valkyrie down!"
Opening his palm, the old mage released a red orb, which went sailing towards the young female mage. She was struck hard, making her cry out in pain. The orb instantly destroyed her, shattering her into millions of pieces. The old mage was soon destroyed by the ruby energy though, leaving no trace of monsters on the white mage's field.
Lightly growling at this, Illidan said "Very well then, I end my move." (DMoC 3800, Illidan 5100)