Hey there everyone. Well, this week has become interesting, to say the least, lol. Monday, I left work early to go to my grandparents like always, only to receive a call at home from a coworker. He told me that myself, him, and our manager at the office were asked to go to the home office in Dayton, OH, for a Christmas party for the developers on Friday. We leave tomorrow, since it's 4 hours away. I agreed, so now I'll be gone Thursday and most of Friday. We get back on Friday evening, sometime or another. It should be a good time, hehe. I hate leaving my mate though… That's always the toughest part I suppose, even though it's only for one night. Eh, I just don't sleep as well without her more than anything. Having her wrapped up in my arms is always so good. At any rate, grandpa was good Monday, although he kept my grandmother up almost all of the night before. She said from 9 P.M. to 6 A.M., he did not sleep, lol. In response, she had me keep him up while she went to the store. I did, but still, he was exhausted. He wanted a nap when I first got there, so I let him have a 30 minute one. Anyways, the rest of the night went smoothly, with him staying awake till 7, at which time he completely passed out, lol. I may see him Friday, but it depends on how tired I am, and with me driving, I'll probably be exhausted, so I may just stop off and see him on Saturday for a while instead. We'll just have to see, lol.
By the way, sorry this is late. was down yesterday, so I couldn't post. My apologies.
Story wise, things are great! I managed to get more of Another wrote, and also did some work on Minutes to Midnight. Both are moving along nicely, which I'm glad of. Hopefully in the near future, I'll finish up with enough of Another to begin posting. I need a few more chapters, so anyone who is an Inuyasha fan, stay patient, please, lol.
Oh yeah, I did find a new anime that I like. It's called Death Note, and just began within the U.S. within the recent past. It's controversial from what I've read with some countries, with China highly not liking it, and Britain and the U.S. having problems with it, lol. But I really like this anime thus far. I had only seen parts of episodes on Adult Swim, but after watching a few episodes, I've realized I really like this anime. Things are exciting in it, and interesting to say the least. I'm looking forward to watching more of it.
Last time around, Illidan soundly defeated the fourth Egyptian God Card and his Duel Spirit and old friend, Dark Magician of Chaos, thus freeing him of Anubis's control once and for all. With the two reunited and the fourth Egyptian God Card in hand, Illidan and his group are ready to move forward in saving Marie and the others. The question is, can they win, and if they fail, what will happen?
Alright, time to get back to what I love doing. That's right, answering reviews!
Isis the Sphinx: Hmm, perhaps I'll do a cut scene to who was behind Banner… or maybe I won't, lol. Thanks for the chapter rating.
Metal Overlord 2.0: Yep, things worked out for Illidan in the end in his duel. Yep, maybe now that all four Egyptian God Cards are collected and Illidan has his Chaos monsters back, he might have a shot at saving Marie and fixing things. Lol, this duel keeps getting more and more interesting. I figured Giant Kozaky would come out eventually. LOL! Man, Marik must be getting desperate for cards if he had to pick up discount cards… Thanks for the review!
x-knight20: Thank you. Yeah, the final battle is coming. Heh, yeah, their fusion could use a face lift, lol.
Ultimate Legendary Master: Yes, the final battle is coming. Eh, Chaos Control maybe a bit too powerful, but the side effects do suck too. Remember, Illidan can't draw any cards, and has to use only his Chaos monsters. That means he has four monsters to pick from. Heh, it is strong, but at the same time weak. Just depends on how you view it I suppose. It's warm here now. The last three days, it's been in the 60's, but it's rained two out of three. We're supposed to get snow this weekend though… Ah, lovely West Virginia weather, crazy as can be, lol.
Knives91: Yes, the real battle is about to begin. LOL! Legato is actually just a spirit inhabiting Zell's body. Thanks for the review.
pink-kiss-candy: LOL! Isn't that flag getting heavy? It's a good idea Ryon due that I can keep you from dying, maybe…
Alright, that's it for me this time around. Thanks everyone for the reviews. I hope you all enjoy this chapter. I'll try and post the chapter like always Friday, so don't worry. Later all!
Chapter 65
Walking out into the courtyard of the abandoned dorm, the group let out a sigh of relief, for all were glad to be out of the old building once more.
"That place is so creepy." Alexis muttered with a slight shiver.
Lightly chuckling, Illidan remarked "It should be safer in there now at least. Without Anubis controlling the Shadow Magic within the dorm, the building might be safe once more, although I wouldn't want to test that theory."
Looking ahead, Illidan saw a figure standing at the edge of the abandoned dorm grounds, seemingly waiting for them. Holding up a hand, he softly said "Wait here. I'll see who this is."
Moving forward to the figure, Illidan reached out with his Shadow Powers, trying to see who the stranger was. Upon sensing the stranger, he frowned.
"I sense some Shadow Powers, but who on the island could have them? These are natural powers, seemingly modified by someone."
Lightly growling, he knew the answer to who had done it. "Zell no doubt brought this person's natural powers up to a new level, hoping they'd be strong enough to face me."
Finally moving in front of the person, Illidan still couldn't make out who the figure was. All he saw was the person's black leather pants and part of his mid-body. "Who are you?" he asked cautiously.
A faint chuckle was heard, with the figure saying "It hasn't even been a week and you've already forgotten me."
Illidan instantly cringed at it, his thoughts wildly trying to figure out whom it was. "That voice!? It can't be!"
The figure moved forward out of the shadows, fully exposing himself. He wore a black leather coat with a black shirt underneath, and had a hard cold stare.
"Zane?" Illidan asked.
Smirking, Zane coldly said "You remember then. Good."
"Why are you out here? I figured you would be back at the dorm or the infirmary with Syrus."
With his cold emotionless voice, Zane replied "I'm here to take your Egyptian God Card, and your soul."
"What!?" Illidan asked with surprise in his voice.
Smirking, Zane coldly responded with "You heard me. Hand them over now Illidan, and I'll make it painless."
Taking a defensive stance, Illidan let out a low growl, asking "What did Zell do to you?"
"Nothing, although Legato did show me the truth."
"Which is what!? That you should serve him!?" Illidan demanded.
Lightly chuckling darkly, Zane shook his head, and coolly said "No, that you are the problem, not him."
Growling lowly once more, Illidan asked "How so? How have I proven to be the problem!? Is it due that I'm trying to stop Zell from destroying the world!? Or is it due that I'm concerned about the people I care about!?"
Coldly staring at Illidan, Zane responded with "Simply put, you allowed this to all happen. Syrus would still have his soul had you properly protected everyone."
"Zane, I did my best to save your brother, but you saw it yourself, there was nothing I could do against Zell!" Illidan fired back.
Glaring at Illidan, Zane emotionlessly said "That is debatable. You should have prevented this. Now I must rectify the situation."
Holding his arm up, his Duel Disk came to life. Upon doing this, a black swirl began to surround both Illidan and Zane in a dome shape, forming a barrier between the two and the outside world.
Seeing this happening, the others rushed to Illidan's aide, only to run into the barrier. Looking in the barrier, they saw that Zane was the one causing this.
"Zane, what are you doing!?" Alexis asked in a commanding voice.
Glaring at her, he responded with "Only what needs done."
"You can't do this! It's wrong Zane! Illidan is trying to help return Syrus!" Jaden argued.
Shaking his head, Zane shot a glare at the group, saying "You're all wrong. Illidan could have avoided all of this had he acted quicker, but now I will finish what he began. Once I finish with him, I'll be taking your Egyptian God Cards as well. Resist and you'll end up like Illidan."
"I won't be ending up like anything." Illidan growled out.
Turning his cold eyes back to Illidan, Zane lightly smirked, saying "So, you've decided to fight me, eh? Well, bring it on!"
Grabbing his deck out of it's holder, he shuffled quickly and jammed it into the Deck Slot on his Duel Disk. Instantly, the Duel Disk came to life and expanded.
"Let's do this." Illidan calmly said.
Drawing five cards together, the two said "Game on!"
Picking up a sixth card, Illidan said "I'll begin this little match. I start by summoning my Magician's Valkyrie (1600/1800) in defense."
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 before taking a one knee defensive position.
Lightly sneering, Zane asked "Is that all?"
"I'm just getting warmed up!" Illidan fired back while grabbing a card from his left hand. "I activate the spell Quick Summon, allowing me to summon another monster, so long as it's level four or lower. The one I pick is another Magician's Valkyrie (1600/1800), also in defense!"
Upon slapping the card to his Duel Disk, Illidan's field lit up as a twin image of the previous mage with chestnut colored hair took up a position beside of her twin sister.
"I'll end with a face down." (Illidan 8000, Zane 8000)
"This should be interesting." Chazz mumbled to Alexis.
Raising her eyebrows, she asked "Why is that?"
"The two dueled before, but Illidan ended up winning. That was before Illidan had his four Chaos monsters, and his Egyptian God Card. Zane could be in for a world of pain this time around." Chazz remarked.
"I don't know Chazz. It might not be that easy." Jaden chimed in.
Frowning, Chazz replied "Maybe."
Drawing his sixth card, Zane emotionlessly said "You should have just given the card and your soul Illidan. Now you'll just suffer through this duel."
"You don't frighten me Zane. I don't want to hurt you, but believe me, I will do what is necessary to save my students and wife, let alone the world!" Illidan retorted.
Smirking, Zane replied "We shall see. In the meantime, I play Graceful Charity! With this spell, I'm allowed to draw three new cards, but have to ditch two when I'm done."
Picking up three new cards, Zane examined them before selecting two. "I discard my Rare Metal Dragon and Infernal Dragon to the Graveyard. Next up, I special summon my Cyber Dragon (2100/1600)."
A metal snake like dragon quickly materialized onto the field and let out a mechanical roar.
"Typical Zane to play a Cyber Dragon." Chazz muttered.
"Well, they are his favorites." Jaden cheerfully said.
Smirking lightly, Zane continued, saying "Since that was a special summon, I can now summon this, my mighty Cyberdark Edge (800/800)."
Slowly materializing onto the field was a strange looking creature with long metallic wings that head sharp blade feathers. The metallic creature looked like a large bug with a long tail that had a pincher type tail, pinchers on it's mouth, and two stick like arms. The wings on the creature was massive, even larger than it's main body.
"Woah…" Jaden, Alexis, and Chazz each said in shock.
Staring at the creature, Illidan frowned. "I've never seen that thing before. Possibly Zane has changed his deck?"
"I see you're in complete shock, so allow me to shake you from it." Zane's voice said, bringing Illidan out of his thoughts. "Thanks to me summoning Cyberdark Edge, I can equip a Dragon Type monster from either of our Graveyards to it, so long as it's level four or below. The Dragon I choose to equip is my Rare Metal Dragon (2400/1200)."
A metallic dragon on four legs with sharp clawed hands and feet appeared onto the field. It's metallic body was coated with metallic spikes, along with a few small claws on it's elbows. Once fully on the field, the large metallic like bug moved in and wrapped it's arms around the dragon. Wires began running from the bug's body then to the dragon, seemingly plugging in, making the dragon cry out in pain.
"Why bother equipping the dragon?" Illidan asked, unsure what Zane was up to.
Smirking, Zane emotionlessly remarked "Due that my Cyberdark Edge now absorbs it's attack points, adding them to it's own (800 + 2400 3200/800)."
The metallic bug creature instantly began glowing upon Zane's statement with a dark aura. Upon doing this, the metallic dragon in it's clutches began squealing in pain and tried to squirm free, but was held firmly. Finally, the aura died down, and the dragon seemed to quiet.
"Why would you be so cruel to your own creatures!?" Illidan heatedly asked.
Sneering at Illidan's outburst, Zane calmly responded with "That dragon was of no use to me, so it deserves that kind of treatment."
Growling loudly, Illidan almost replied, but took a deep breath. Smirking, he looked up at Zane, saying "Doing that won't help you."
"Why is that Illidan?" Zane nonchalantly asked.
"You can't attack my monsters currently. You see, Magician's Valkyrie has a very special ability. So long as she's on the field, you can't attack any other Spellcaster Type monsters. Since I have two out, that means you can't attack either, due that they each draw the attacks away from one another. That means you're unable to attack me this turn." Illidan remarked.
With a light chuckle, Zane nodded, saying "True, I can't attack your mages, but I can attack you directly. I activate Cyberdark Edge's special ability, so by halving it's attack points, I can direct attack you (3200\2 1600/800). Cyberdark Edge, hit him with your Sonic Screech!"
Letting out a small roar, the metallic bug opened it's jaws, releasing a loud screeching sound wave that took physical appearance of a set of green waves. The waves easily evaded the chestnut hair colored mages and struck Illidan, making him scream out in a small amount of pain. Once the wave had ended, a large electrical jolt of purple sparks erupted around Illidan, making him scream out in pain and fall to one knee.
Panting hard, he asked "What was that?"
Chuckling darkly, Zane sneered, saying "I forgot to mention that in this Shadow Game, when you lose life points, you receive a jolt of electricity. It can be quite painful."
Lightly growling, Illidan stood back up, saying "Nothing I can't handle."
"Good, for I shall enjoy causing you great pain. I place a card face down to end my turn." (Illidan 6400, Zane 8000)
"That can't be Zane." Alexis said in a half whisper.
Jaden barely heard her words, and nodded his head, saying "You're right Alexis, that can't be Zane. The Zane we know would never disrespect his cards the way he just did."
"Zell must have brainwashed him or something." Chazz added while folding his arms over his chest.
"Hopefully Illidan can help him back to his normal self." Jaden mumbled.
Staring at Zane, Illidan pondered why the young man before him had changed. "Zane would never disrespect his cards that way. Something horrible happened to him while I was busy with searching for the Egyptian God Cards. I think I can help him snap out of it, but I don't know for sure. Only one way to find out though."
Drawing a card, Illidan smirked, saying "It's time I returned the favor for last turn, but first, I'd like to introduce you to an old friend of mine. I sacrifice both of my Magician's Valkyries to summon Dark Magician of Chaos (2800/2600)!"
Both female mages vanished in a flash of light, only to reveal a pentagon of flames. Slowly rising up from it was a mage with blue skin wearing black tight fitting armor, a strange mage's hat, and a long black staff. The mage had his eyes closed while rising up, but once fully on the field, he opened his eyes, revealing yellow corneas with red irises. Upon opening his eyes, the flames of the pentagon diminished immediately.
"Sweetness, Illidan summoned his favorite monster!" Jaden exclaimed.
Frowning, Chazz darkly muttered "Lot of good it will do him."
Staring at the mage emotionlessly, Zane asked "Am I supposed to be impressed?"
"You will be." Illidan countered. "When my mage is summoned, he automatically returns one of my spell cards from the Graveyard to my hand. I've only played one, so I pick Quick Summon."
At a snail's pace, the card slid out of the Graveyard Slot into Illidan's awaiting hand. Picking it up, he placed it within his left hand and picked another card. Moving his arm so that his Duel Disk was vertical, he smirked, saying "That move was only the beginning. I play a field spell known as Magician's Sanctuary!"
Tapping the end of his Duel Disk, a slot shot out. Placing the card in his right hand within the slot, the slot shut and the Duel Disk lightly glowed. The surrounding playing field suddenly began transforming into a large library, full of books on magic. Stacks upon stacks of books began to litter the floor as well, making it difficult to move around.
"Thanks to my field spell, all Spellcasters are immune to spell, trap, and monster effects on the turn they're summoned. Also, they gain a 500 attack point boost (2800 + 500 3300/2600)."
The black armored mage's body lightly glowed, showing his aura increased in power. Smiling at this, Illidan said "I'm far from done, for I play another spell! I activate Diffusion Wave-Motion, in which I pay a 1000 life points."
A red aura instantly surrounded Illidan, making him yelp in pain. Following the aura was a large discharge of electricity, making him cry out in pain even more.
Once regaining his composure, he continued on, saying "Thanks to this, my Dark Magician of Chaos can attack all of your monsters. Dark Magician of Chaos, show him how it's done by attacking his monsters with Chaos Slice!"
Raising his staff above his head, the mage let out a small yell. Two blades of pure black energy went slashing off in the direction of the two monsters. The first blade struck the machine dragon, slashing it completely in half and causing a loud explosion. The second blade struck the bug like creature head on, causing a loud explosion and lots of smoke to fill the air.
Smirking at his handiwork, Illidan gasped when from the smoke the bug like creature appeared to be unharmed. "Why is your creature still on the field!?"
"Kind of simple really. If Cyberdark Edge has a monster equipped to it, the equipped monster takes the hit instead of Cyberdark Edge (3200 – 2400 800/800)." Zane quipped.
Lightly chuckling, Illidan fired back with "That maybe so, but don't forget, my spell forces my mage to battle all monsters, so I can keep attacking! Go, tear that thing up with Chaos Slice!"
Sweeping his staff through the air, the blue skinned mage released another blade of pure black energy. The blade went hurtling straight for the bug creature, and easily slashed through it, causing it to explode into millions of pieces. Upon doing this, Zane was hit by a large amount of electricity, making him scream in pain and drop to one knee.
With smoke pouring off of his body, Zane stood and smirked, coolly asking "Is that it?"
"For now, yes, I end my turn." (Illidan 5600, Zane 4200)
Excitedly, Jaden said "He took the lead back!"
"Things are most definitely interesting so far." Chazz commented with his arms crossed.
Noticing Alexis's quietness, Jaden tapped her on the shoulder, asking "Are you ok?"
Nodding sadly in response, she replied "I just don't want to see either of those two get hurt."
Placing a calming hand on her shoulder, Jaden responded with "I know, but something happened to Zane. What, I'm not sure, but that isn't the same Zane we knew."
"I hope the old one returns." she mumbled in reply.
Sneering upon drawing his next card, Zane coolly said "You had your moment in the sun Illidan, but it's time I put you in your place. I summon Exploder Dragon (1000/0)."
A small black dragon with wings that had small hooks on the end of them, two powerful legs with clawed feet, a pair of strong arms with clawed hands, and a yellow underbelly materialized onto the field.
"Exploder Dragon, attack his pitiful mage with Bombardment Raid!"
Letting out a low growl, the dragon flapped it's wings, launching it into the air.
Raising an eyebrow, Illidan pondered what Zane was up to. "His dragon is too weak to take on my mage. If anything, I bet it has a special ability."
A loud roar drew Illidan's attention, breaking his thoughts. Seeing the incoming dragon, he called out "Dark Magician of Chaos, take that thing down!"
Nodding at his orders, the blue skinned mage held his staff up. Pointing it straight at the dragon, he released a black burst of energy at the dragon. The blast hit home, but the dragon continued on before colliding with the mage, causing an explosion.
"I'm sure you're curious how I just took your mage out." Zane coolly said.
"A little." Illidan replied calmly.
"Rather simple really. My dragon's special ability allows him to destroy any monster he battles. Of course, since he was weaker, he got destroyed as well. Also, thanks to his second effect, all Battle Damage is reduced to zero." Zane said.
Lightly sighing, Illidan mumbled "Figures."
"I'm far from done with you this turn though Illidan." Zane called out. "I reveal my trap, Call of the Haunted! Thanks to it, I can revive a monster in my Grave to the field, so I choose Cyberdark Edge (800/800)."
Rising up once more onto the field, the metallic bug creature let out a screech, making the group hold their hands over their ears.
"Thanks to his effect, I can once more equip a Dragon to him, so I choose my Rare Metal Dragon (2400/1200) once more (800 + 2400 3200/800)."
The metallic dragon with spiked skin rose up onto the field with a mighty roar. The metal bug soon surrounded the dragon and began attaching it's wires to the dragon's body. The dragon squealed in pain, but soon became silent.
"Great…" Illidan mumbled darkly.
Pointing at Illidan, Zane emotionlessly said "Cyberdark Edge, direct attack with Sonic Screech!"
Opening it's jaws, the metallic bug released a set of green sound waves straight for Illidan. Automatically, Illidan pulled his arms up in front of his body to block the oncoming shot. The sound waves hit Illidan hard, making him slide backwards, kicking up a dust trail as he moved. Once the blast lost it's momentum, he sank to one knee, panting heavily.
"Don't forget the penalty for losing life points Illidan." Zane reminded with an evil grin.
Electricity immediately flared around Illidan, zapping his body with high doses of voltage. Screaming in pain, Illidan fell to the ground, twitching badly.
Chuckling darkly, Zane nonchalantly said "I end with this face down." (Illidan 2400, Zane 4200)
"Illidan, come on, get up!" Jaden anxiously said.
Seeing Illidan not moving at all, Alexis glared at Zane, saying "Why are you doing this to him!?"
"He is the reason Syrus is gone." Zane plainly said.
"No he's not! Illidan did all he could do to save him! You were there! You watched! Why blame him!?" she yelled back.
Glaring at Alexis, Zane coldly replied "He is to blame. You don't understand Alexis, he allowed the darkness to come to this island. If not for Illidan, all of the students would be safe."
"We don't know that! Illidan has tried so hard to protect us all. Please, stop this duel before either of you get hurt!" she cried out.
Chuckling, Zane smirked, saying "You think he could actually hurt me? You're more pathetic than I ever thought you could be. And to think, I actually thought of you as a trusted friend."
A look of being crushed washed over Alexis's face. In a mere whisper, she said "But we're friends. I just don't want to see anyone get hurt."
"You should have thought of that before siding with Illidan." Zane sternly responded.
"Enough." Chazz gruffly said. "Just leave her alone."
Sneering, Zane remarked "Trying to be the hero Chazz? You're pitiful. Once I finish with Illidan, I'll give you all one opportunity to hand me your Egyptian God Cards. Fail to and you'll suffer Illidan's fate."
"I won't let you hurt them!" a voice cried out.
Looking back to see Illidan was sitting on one knee, he glared at Zane, saying "You won't harm them, ever!"
Lightly grunting, Zane smirked once more, saying "So, you have some fight left in you, eh? Good."