Hello again. Well, the last day or so has been rather quiet. Tuesday, Wednesday, and a little of Thursday, we had to deal with fresh snow. Tuesday night wasn't too bad. I took my mate to work that day, and picked her up. Wednesday though, it was bad in the morning, but by afternoon, the weather had somewhat cleared up enough, along with the roads. I took my mate to work again, but going home from work that night was interesting. We had more snow, which made driving home and out to get my mate interesting to say the least. Thursday morning wasn't so bad, but the roads were once again covered. That evening, things were cleared up. All told, we probably had 4 inches of snow, but with heavy winds blowing it everywhere, it's hard to tell, for sure. It was ankle deep, that much is for sure, lol. Today, my mate is off for a job interview. I hope she gets it. I'd love for her to.
Writing wise, Another and MtM are both moving along nicely. Both me and ardee are working at a part of MtM, making things move along rather well. As for when Another will be released, I'm still hopeful this month. We'll have to see, but you never know.
Last time, Illidan and Jaden continued their onslaught against Legato, only to once more find more trouble. Legato once again has all 3 Legendary Demons out, making it nearly impossible to destroy them. With all hope looking lost, Illidan comes through and summoned Anubis. With Anubis's effect in play, it now has infinite attack points. Could this be the end of Legato, or will he manage to hang on once more?
Ok, moving on, time for reviews!
Metal Overlord 2.0: Heh, true, it could be a bad thing for Illidan summoning Anubis, especially with those super powered Sacred Beasts lurking about. Yeah, Legato is a bit of a broken record with the Sacred Beasts, but I guess if it's not broken, don't fix it, hehe. It is true that they are the only thing keeping Illidan and Jaden at bay. If not for them, they would have been all over Legato by now. Glad to hear you've posted a chapter on your new fic. I look forward to reading it when I get some time (MtM and Another keep me busy, plus reading old fics that I've yet to catch up on is taking forever, lol). Thanks for the review!
pink-kiss-candy: Lol, yes, Legato is very evil. Thanks for the review.
Ultimate Legendary Master: Thank you. Yeah, this duel is like impossible to end. Legato counters everything Illidan and Jaden do, only to have them counter him. This see-saw game has to give sometime though… LOL! Yes, infinite attack never seems to work out for anyone anymore. And yes, it will truly suck to see how badly Supreme King Jaden is screwed up by 4Kids. (/Shudders at thought.\) Thanks for the review!
Knives91: Thank you, and here is another chapter!
x-knight20: Thank you. Hmm, true might of the Demon Gods? Do you mean the true might of the Legendary Demons? Hehe, I know, silliness to be picky. Thanks for the review.
DuelistBlake1852: Very true, Legato has 3 face down cards, but in the face of Anubis's ultimate attack power, would they help? Heh, Legato could get more annoying I'm sure. LOL! You and Yami are interesting together… Hey, I didn't force Yami to lose repeatedly to Illidan, other than in ToP and once in TWS, lol. Thanks for the review!
Alright, that's it for the reviews today. I would like to thank all of the people who have recently added my stories to their favorites. It means a lot to see those adds, and I'm very happy you added them. To any who haven't reviewed and do have comments, questions, or just wish to talk with me, feel free to. I invite everyone to review anytime, or even PM me. I enjoy either really. Thank you everyone who does read my story and marks it as a favorite and/or reviews. It means a lot to me.
At any rate, sorry for this being out a little late. Work was hectic, plus I had a little reading to do this morning. I hope you all enjoy this story. Have a good weekend!
Chapter 76
Laughing manically, Legato called out "You forgot one thing Illidan. While Hamon is on the field in defense, you may only attack him."
The large dull yellow creature instantly took up a defensive stance in front of the large blue and purple creature, seemingly shielding it.
"And you forget the power of Anubis. His strength will not only destroy your monster, but every single monster on your field. It's over!" Illidan countered.
Sneering, Legato shook his head and replied "Not so long as I have this, my trap, Astral Barrier!"
With the trap card revealed, both the large blue and purple creature and the dull yellow creature moved out of the way, allowing the blast to head straight for Legato.
"NO!" Illidan exclaimed in shock.
Smirking at Illidan's shock, Legato coolly said "Whenever Astral Barrier is in play, I can redirect the attack to my life points."
"But that's insane!" Jaden chimed in. "You're basically signing your own life away!"
Darkly chuckling, Legato shook his head. "Not quite brat. Did you forget about Spirit Barrier? Since it's still in play, I lose no life points!"
The powerful beam of blinding white light instantly struck a golden barrier that formed in front of Legato, causing a brilliant display of lights to flare up while the blast grinded against the barrier. A few moments passed before finally, the beam fizzled out, leaving the golden barrier behind, but with many numerous cracks formed in it.
"See, you cannot destroy me ever Illidan!" Legato smugly said.
Growling with frustration, Illidan sighed, saying "I must unfortunately end my turn." (Illidan 500, Jaden 5500; Legato 3500)
Drawing a card, Jaden slightly smiled. "It's time I bring those barriers down, and I have just the card for it. I play the spell R – Righteous Justice. Now for each Elemental Hero on my field, I get to destroy a spell/trap card on your field, so I'll take both of those barriers out now!"
The spell card image with a 'R' on it instantly fired a red beam at both of Legato's two trap cards, easily shattering both, which caused the golden barrier that surrounded Legato to shimmer before vanishing altogether.
Shrugging, Legato nonchalantly commented "No matter, I no longer need those cards. Besides, you helped me out too, since those were continuous traps. Uria's power now rises by 2000 (6000 + 2000 8000/8000 + 2000 10000)."
Lightly sighing, Jaden grumbled "Oh well, my bad. I switch Sparkman and Bubbleman to defense, and call it a turn." (Illidan 500, Jaden 5500; Legato 3500)
Quickly drawing his card, Legato examined it before bursting out loud laughing. Regaining control, he smirked evilly and coolly said "This duel has been fun, but it is time to end this game."
"It's not over till you pay for your crimes." Illidan wryly remarked.
Darkly chuckling, Legato smirked again, saying "Not so Illidan, for I have the spell to end it all. I activate the spell that shall destroy you both. I activate Death by Dimensional Fusion!"
Putting his fist under his chin for a moment, Jaden pondered on the card and finally asked "Illidan, have you heard of this card?"
"No, I've not." Illidan calmly replied.
Smirking evilly at the two, Legato coolly said "Then I'll explain it to you. It acts like a fusion card, but different. Now I can merge my three Legendary Demons together by removing them from play in order to create the most sinister creature in all of history! Allow me to present to you Armityle the Chaos Phantom (0/0)!"
All three large creatures on Legato's field instantly vanished from the field while lightning began to stir within the sky, striking the field in front of him. Towers of flames instantly began rising around the lightning strikes, while a thick purple fog formed as well. Slowly, rising from the fog with lightning striking it was a set of yellow nearly see through wings like the large dull yellow creature had had, a set of blue and yellow horns, large red shoulder pads with spikes sticking out, an arm that had the red dragon like creature on it, the other arm corresponding to the large blue and purple creatures, and the rest of the body appeared to be a blend of the three creatures combined into one. Once fully upon the field, the new creature let out a horrendous roar, shaking the entire island.
Staring at the creature, Jaden blurted out "That thing is what the fusion of the three Sacred Beasts is?"
After a moment of silence, Jaden began laughing. "Man, here I was worried there for a moment."
Seeing Illidan not laughing, he frowned and asked "What's wrong Illidan?"
"First impressions aren't everything Jaden." Illidan calmly said, seemingly lost in a daze at the creature before him.
Legato lightly chuckled at this and nodded. "You're right Illidan, first impressions aren't everything."
"Yeah, and you should know, sometimes first impressions are the last." Illidan coolly remarked while closing his eyes. Opening them once more, he pointed at the combination creature, saying "Summoning that thing was foolish because Anubis's special ability kicks in! Go Anubis, wipe that thing out with Energy Drain!"
Raising his left hand, the powerful dog headed creature formed a swirling sphere of white energy. Within a moment, the sphere was at full strength and went flying across the field at the strange combination creature.
Darkly chuckling, Legato smugly said "Don't underestimate Armityle. After all, his special ability kicked in upon me summoning him."
"What special ability might that be?" Illidan calmly asked.
Smirking, Legato pointed at the creature and responded with "During my turn, my monster gains 10,000 attack points (0 + 10000 10000/0)!"
Glowing with a dark black aura, the large combination creature roared loudly, shaking the ground beneath everyone. The only thing on the field seemingly not affected was the mighty dog headed monster.
Lightly grumbling, Illidan called out "Your monster may have 10,000 attack points, but Anubis is about to take 2000 of them (10000 – 2000 8000/0)!"
Upon Illidan saying his words, the white sphere of energy that had been already launched slammed into the large combination creature. A large cloud of smoke rose from the strike, making it difficult to see. Slowly, the smoke settled, revealing the large combination creature was still on the field, but it had numerous scratches and blemishes on it's skin.
Shrugging lightly, Legato coolly said "No matter, Armityle still has plenty of strength left. Of course, Anubis would be one to know about that, now wouldn't it?"
"What are you talking about?" Illidan asked calmly.
Lightly chuckling, Legato remarked "This card once was one of two Egyptian Gods in Egypt."
"It was an Egyptian God?" Jaden questioned.
"Yes, it was. Long ago, only Anubis and Armityle were the only gods of Egypt." Legato calmly explained. "They watched over Egypt for years before a situation arose. An attacking army pounced on Egypt from four directions. With only two gods, all hope of survival seemed lost, till an idea was formed."
Pointing at the combination creature, he continued on. "To combat the situation, the pharaoh of that time decided to split the weaker of the two gods into three separate creatures. Since Armityle was the weakest of the pair, it was chosen. From it's splitting came the three Sacred Beasts. Each of the Sacred Beasts received a portion of Armityle's power, but none of the three compared to Anubis still. Together, with Anubis, the four defeated the oncoming armies."
Stopping for a moment, Legato finally added "Once the situation was over, it was found difficult to remerge the Sacred Beasts back into Armityle, so it was decided they would better serve as guardians of Egypt. This is when the clans of old were formed, and the contests to find out which clan member would defend Egypt."
"I see. So the Sacred Beasts were once one creature, much like how the Egyptian Gods were once one as well." Illidan commented.
"Exactly." Legato coolly stated. "But now, I will end this duel with the forgotten Egyptian God! I activate the trap Return from a Different Dimension. With this card, I must pay half my life points, but I'm allowed to return as many removed from play monsters as possible. I can't think of any better monsters to bring back now than my three Legendary Demons (4000/4000) (4000/4000) (10000/10000)!"
A multicolored rift opened up in the sky, seemingly a gateway to another world. Gradually descending from the rift came the large three creatures that had been on Legato's field only moments before. Each landed onto the field, with each letting out their own roars.
"Don't forget Legato, even though you just brought them back, Anubis weakens them again (2000/4000) (2000/4000) (8000/10000)." Illidan remarked.
Lifting his left hand up once more, the powerful dog headed creature formed three swirling white spheres. His eyes flashed a brilliant white and instantly, the three spheres went sailing off towards the newly arrived creatures. Each was struck by a single sphere, making each creature let out a soft cry of pain.
Sneering, Legato coolly said "Those blasts have little to do with what I have planned for the two of you. This turn will be the end for the two of you."
"Very unlikely you creep." Jaden snapped.
Lightly chuckling, Legato coolly said "You will see once I reveal my last trap, Meteorain! Thanks to this card, when my monsters attack, they will deal damage to your life points equal to the difference in their attack points and your monsters' defense points, or in layman's terms, Trample."
A single sweat drop streaked down Illidan's forehead at those words. The same happened with Jaden, each lightly growling in anticipation.
"This duel has been fun, but it must come to an end. But which of you shall I destroy first?" Legato questioned.
Glancing at Illidan, Legato coolly said "I could eliminate you completely, leaving that brat behind, but that would be too easy after all the trouble you've caused me.
Turning to stare at Jaden, he continued on, saying "You, brat, have caused me a great deal of irritation. Every step of the way, you've been pressuring me, and that is not something I wanted. Besides, I want to see the look of horror, sadness, anger, and helplessness on Illidan's face when your soul is taken."
Pointing a finger at the blue warrior wearing a white cape, Legato called out "Uria, eliminate that brat by destroying his Bubbleman. Attack with Hyper Blaze!"
Roaring loudly, the large red dragon took aim and shot out a stream of flames straight for the white caped warrior.
"Farewell you brat. Let this be a lesson to never stand in my way." Legato smugly said.
That said, the flames struck the white caped warrior, creating a dome of flames that surrounded Jaden and his remaining monsters.
"JADEN!" both Chazz and Alexis cried out, hoping to get some kind of response.
"No…" Marie whispered in her mind.
Smoke and flames still filled the air as the large red dragon finally relented in it's firing of it's stream. The intense blaze continued to burn around the area where Jaden once stood, forcing Illidan to hold his arm up to shield himself from the flames.
"So much for the brat." Legato stated.
Slowly, the flames and smoke died down. From within them, without warning, a chuckle could be heard that was distinctive.
Glaring at the devastation, Legato growled out "It can't be!"
The smoke and flames finally subsided, revealing Jaden with a big goofy smile on his face still standing, along with his two monsters.
"IMPOSSIBLE! YOU CAN'T STILL BE ALIVE!" Legato roared.
Lightly chuckling, Jaden calmly said "Not true, because you didn't know one thing about the monster you attacked."
Pointing at the white caped warrior, he added "When Bubbleman is equipped with Bubble Blaster and would lose a battle, the blaster is destroyed instead and I take zero Battle Damage."
Grinding his teeth, Legato screamed out "You will pay for this! Raviel, sharpen your claws on that pathetic hero with Shimmering Slash!"
Stepping forward, the large blue and purple creature pulled back it's right fist and began to build up energy within it's claws. The claws each began glowing a brilliant shade of light blue that was nearly blinding. In a single sweep, the creature slashed the white caped warrior, easily cutting him down.
"And don't forget, you take the difference in their points as direct damage!" Legato yelled.
Continuing forward, the large creature struck Jaden hard with two of his claws. The claws slashed through the clothing Jaden had on and left two large cuts on his chest, making Jaden double over in pain.
Sneering at his work, Legato barked out more orders. "Harmon, show his sparkplug what true power is with Cerulean Sky Fire!"
Roaring loudly, the large dull yellow creature lifted it's head and opened it's jaws, revealing blue bolts of energy swimming around in it's mouth. Lowering it's head to face the blue and gold warrior, the large creature released a stream of blue lightning at the warrior. The warrior was hit hard and screamed out in pain. Within a moment, his body was shattered while the remainder of the blast struck Jaden, causing him to fall to yelp in pain as the electricity sizzled on his body. The blast soon dissipated, leaving Jaden barely standing.
"And now for Hamon's special ability. You take an additional 1,000 points of damage!" Legato coldly said.
Lightning began flashing throughout the sky till finally, a series of bolts struck Jaden, making him scream out in agony. Moments after the bolts made contact, they vanished, leaving a smoldering and trembling Jaden that was barely standing. He staggered for a moment and almost fell but managed to keep his balance.
Sneering at Jaden's weakened form, Legato coldly said "Farwell brat. It was fun, that's for sure. Armityle the Chaos Phantom, end this duel with your Devastating Destruction!"
Letting out a mighty roar that shook the island, the large combination creature began gathering dark orange energy within it's jaws. Spreading it's wings out fully, the large creature released a stream of dark orange energy straight for Jaden.
Seeing the oncoming blast, Illidan closed his eyes. "I can't let Jaden take the fall for me. Marie, I'm truly sorry for what I must do."
Using his Shadow Powers, he quickly connected with Marie's mind. Seeing her mental image, he sadly smiled and said "Marie, before I go, I wanted to tell you I love you, and will always be with you. My one and only regret is not getting to be there with you when our child is born. Please, be strong and carry on for yourself and our child. Goodbye."
Hearing this, Marie began to say something, but he didn't wait for a reply. Breaking the link, he reopened his eyes that were full of a fierce determination. "Anubis, stop that blast now!" he called out.
Everyone gasped in shock as the powerful dog headed monster took up a blocking position on the field in front of the oncoming blast. Illidan instantly walked over in front of Jaden as well with his arms spread wide to seemingly shield him.
Shocked at the sight, Jaden cried out "NO, ILLIDAN, DON'T DO IT! DON'T SACRIFICE YOURSELF TO SAVE ME!"
Looking over his shoulder and sadly smiling, Illidan slowly said "It's alright. You did good Jaden. I'm proud of you."
Softly smiling, he added "Do me a favor, please. Tell Marie I am truly sorry, and that I love her and will always be with her. It's up to you to protect her now. Do your best for me."
Giving a small wink and a smile again, he warmly said "Goodbye."
At that moment, Illidan turned his eyes back to his creature. The monster finally gave out and the remainder of the blast flew straight into Illidan. Grunting loudly, he desperately held his ground, not allowing anything to bypass him. Finally, the pain was too much and he screamed out in agony.
After what seemed like an eternity, the blast cleared, leaving Illidan barely standing on the field. Seeing this, Legato burst out with a maniacal laugh and yelled "Fool, I warned you not to get in my way! Now you're done!"
With very stiff movements, Illidan mumbled "I have… one last thing to… do before I go. I… activate my… trap card, Final… Sarcophagus."
A white glow filled Illidan's Graveyard Slot for a moment before dying down.
"You'll… see soon… enough what… it does when… you lose." Illidan added in a deep raspy voice.
With great difficulty, he looked over his shoulder at Jaden and sadly smiled. "You… can do… it."
Upon saying his words, Illidan's eyes dulled and his body began to glow with a dark black aura. Instantly, he blanked out and began falling forward towards the ground face first. Seeing Illidan on his way down, Jaden rushed forward and managed to catch Illidan.
Holding Illidan's now soulless body in his arms, Jaden let tears begin streaming freely down his face. Gently, he turned him over so that his back was to the ground.
"WHY! WHY DID YOU DO IT ILLIDAN!? YOU HAD A BETTER CHANCE AT SURVIVING THAN ME!?" he sobbed out as he gently laid Illidan down onto the ground.
Staring at the pair, Alexis felt tears streaming down her own face as she held her hand over her mouth. "No, Illidan…" she muttered.
Chazz looked at the same scene and felt great sadness within himself welling up. "I can't believe it." he lowly mumbled as tears began to fall down his own cheeks.
Tied to the obelisk, Marie stared at her fallen husband with tears flowing down her cheeks. She desperately tried to free herself, but with what little strength she had left, she couldn't move. After a few more futile efforts of trying to free herself, she finally passed out from exhaustion, but not before mumbling "Illidan…"
Manically laughter cut through the air, spoiling the mood of the situation. Pointing at Jaden, Legato smugly said "You're pathetic! How Illidan could give his life to save a worthless brat like you I'll never know."
Turning serious, he added "Even though he was weaker than myself, he was stronger than I thought he could be. To wield the power of an Egyptian God Card with the strength of Anubis is no simple feat on it's own."
Smirking evilly, Legato manically said "Still, he was a fool to challenge me. Even the power of Anubis was not enough to allow him to defeat me. His sacrifice was in vain! You brat, you shall fall at my hands as well soon enough!"
Slowly looking up, Jaden glared at Legato with great anger and fury within his eyes. The golden pendant around his neck was now glowing with a brilliant golden glow that was approaching blinding. Standing up, Jaden dried his tears and gave a fierce look of anger at Legato.
"You will pay for taking Illidan! I'll make you pay for each person you've harmed Legato, I swear it!" Jaden boldly stated.
Sneering at Jaden, Legato coolly asked "How do you plan on doing that? You have no monsters, no spell or trap cards, and nothing in your hand. Illidan at least had Anubis, along with his worthless trap, and a few cards in his hand. He threw away the duel so you could live to lose to me."
"You're wrong! Illidan believed in me, and I won't let him down!" Jaden angrily spat back. "I am the descendant of both Illidan and Marie, meaning their blood courses through my veins. It's about time I showed you what I'm truly capable of!"
"Bold words, but can you back them up?" Legato taunted.
Glaring at Legato, Jaden coldly said "I'll take you down no matter what."
Darkly chuckling, Legato picked a card out of his hand and slid it into his Spell/Trap Slot. With a patient voice, he said "Very well then, I shall give you your chance. You sound exactly like Illidan, full of threats and promises, but unable to come through on them. I shall lay one card face down and move to my End Phase. Since I am, my Legendary Demons return to the removed from play pile, and Armityle's attack points return to zero (0/0)."
The three large creatures surrounding the large combination creature slowly rose into the air and each slid back into the dimensional rift. With all three gone again, the large combination creature softly growled, as if sending out a warning.
"Let us see what you can do. I end my turn." (Illidan 0, Jaden 3100; Legato 1750)