Hello again everyone! Well, this week has proceeded slowly, but surely. Hmm, not too much to report on the home front. I set up my retirement stuff today, so that's all taken care of at the least. Other than that, nothing is new I suppose.
Story wise, MtM and Another are moving along. I've had time to work on both, with me finishing up some stuff in MtMAnother has been moving along well also, and I think by the end of the month, I'll be ready to start posting chapters on it.
Last time, all the victims of Legato and Zell were brought back, with Syrus and Zane reviving. Zane made a horrifying discovery that Zell is within him now, and has lost all control of his body to Zell. What plans does Zell have now? Then there is the return of Illidan, who made a promise to Marie to never leave her alone again. He was rather upset to learn of Jaden's sacrifice, but seems to have somewhat accepted it. Meanwhile, Jaden was saved from the Shadow Realm by Yami and given a chance to duel Yugi. Yami in the meantime took the four Egyptian God Cards and four Sacred Beast Cards away to put in someplace for safe keeping. Now Jaden gets to duel the King of Games to learn how he stacks up to him. Can Jaden win, or will Yugi prevail?
Wow, I have great news for everyone! We just surpassed TWS in reviews! I thank everyone for their reviews that pushed this story over the top and past my second largest record. Who knows, maybe we can surpass ToP, although I doubt it, but you never know. But thank you everyone again for your reviews. Without you guys, this story would just sit here and be nothing. I'm very thankful for all of you who read and post some kind of comments, which are very helpful.
Now then, without further ado, time to work on some reviews!
x-knight20: Thank you. Yep, Yami came and saved Jaden, but I didn't say he took the Egyptian Gods and Sacred Beasts to the realm of the Pharaoh… Where he took them is a question only he could answer (well, me too, lol). Thanks for the review!
Knives91: Thanks. Yep, things should be interesting in this duel. Yeah, Zell found a way to sneak out and keep alive. Thanks for the review!
Raymond Barrett: Thank you. It's possible Jaden could fulfill his dream and beat the King of Games, but Yugi could win too… It could go either way. True, with Zell out and about, what could happen now? I wouldn't worry about him finding something stronger. After all, he only has Zane's body. What could happen with that, lol? Thanks for the review!
DuelistBlake1852: Yep, things turned out alright. True, it did take a lot of courage for Jaden to be willing to sacrifice himself for his friends. Heh, yeah, Jaden got his deepest desired dream to come true, which is to face the King of Games himself. True that Jaden is unpredictable, meaning Yugi will have to be on edge to beat him. Thanks for the review!
Ultimate Legendary Master: Yep, Jaden didn't die, and he is back in the normal realm. Yes, Yugi gave Illidan a card. It was Final Sarcophagus. True, he didn't use it to beat Legato himself, but he used it to save Jaden and the world in the end. Hmm, Zell in Zane's body as an enemy in MtM? You never know! But there is plenty of time left in this story too… Thanks for the review!
Nathan: Yep, Jaden wasn't killed off. Heh, Yugi hung around long enough to duel him I suppose. Yeah, the Kuriboh Brothers is a cute set of cards, although if they became real, I don't know if they'd be truly useful. True that the scene with Zell and Zane doesn't bode well. That means things are going to happen, probably. Thanks that you thought my version of Hell Kaiser was bad enough, lol. I tried, what can I say, hehe. Thanks for the review!
JudaiAsuka-fan: Why hello, and welcome to the reviews. I do ponder if Jaden will win also… Wait, I know that answer! Lol, silly me. Thanks for the review!
Wow, that was a lot of reviews. Thank you all for them. I enjoyed reading and answering all of them. And again, I thank all of you for helping me reach one goal that I had set for this story. I had hopes that it would beat TWS in number of reviews, and it has, so thank you all for that. I look forward to the future as this story continues on. Again, thank you all. I hope all of you enjoy this next chapter. Till Monday, enjoy!
Chapter 79
Quickly drawing his next card, Jaden grinned great big at it. Sweetness, this should work. I activate Burst Return! Thanks to this spell, I can send all Elemental Hero's on my field except Burstinatrix back to my hand. So come on back guys!"
Both the large round grey warrior and the blue and gold warrior instantly vanished from the field in a flash. Immediately, two cards materialized into Jaden's hand.
"Alright, it's time to mow your Kuribohs down, and I have the perfect card for it. I activate this, my Burst Impact! With this spell, so long as I have Elemental Hero Burstinatrix out on the field, I can send all other monsters on the field to the Graveyard! Take it away Burstinatrix!"
With eyes full of flames, the female warrior pulled her arms in close and began glowing light red. Letting out a soft growl, she slowly lowered her arms, revealing her flaming emerald green eyes. In a swift motion, she threw her arms down, igniting flames around her body. The flames quickly spread across the field, instantly incinerating all of the weaker fur ball creatures, leaving the air with the heavy smell of burnt fur.
Lightly growling with frustration, Yugi muttered "My Kuribohs…"
"Gone but not forgotten, especially when it comes to your life points." Jaden remarked with a smile. "You see, for each monster Burstinatrix destroyed, you lose 300 life points. That means you lose a grand total of 1500 points!"
Upon those words being said, the flames that had spread across the field rekindled and surrounded Yugi, making him cry out in a bit of pain from the extreme heat as his points were lowered. Once the flames died down, he was lightly panting with a bit of sweat formed on his brow.
"Burstinatrix, it's time to hit him again, so direct attack with Flare Storm!"
Nodding to Jaden, the emerald eyed warrior leapt forward and formed a sphere of crimson flames in her right hand. In a throwing motion, she tossed the crimson flames at Yugi, hitting him square on, making him yelp out in pain.
"I think that'll be enough for now, so I'll call it a turn." (Yugi 4500, Jaden 7800)
Staring at Jaden once he slowed his breathing, Yugi lightly smiled. "Hard to believe that at such a young age, Jaden has already developed these kind of skills. Most duelists only dream of becoming as good as he has. He reminds me so much of Illidan that it's scary."
Turning his thoughts serious, he closed his eyes and mentally added "Still, if I'm to test him truly, I must give him all I have got. So far, I've played reasonably hard, mostly to test the waters. Now it's time to hold nothing back."
Reopening his eyes, Yugi smiled once more. Drawing his new card, he called out "You may have had a good run of luck so far Jaden, but I'm about to turn things around!"
Looking at the new card, he smiled again. Picking another card up from his hand, he said "I send this card to my Graveyard in order to special summon the monster known as The Tricky (2000/1200)."
Appearing onto the field was a monster dressed in a yellow and black with a blue cape on his back and a question mark on his chest and face. The creature looked more like a court jester than anything else.
"Tricky, attack Burstinatrix with Trickster Strike!"
Leaning forward, the yellow and black creature threw his arms out to his left side. With blinding speed, he crossed the field in seconds and was behind the female warrior. She barely had time to turn her head to look at the creature with horror before the creature struck her hard with a hard fist to her back. Upon impact, the female warrior cried out in pain and exploded into millions of pieces.
"Ah man…" Jaden muttered.
Lightly chuckling, Yugi picked up another card from his hand, saying "I shall place one card face down to end my turn. Come Jaden, show me now what you can truly do." (Yugi 4500, Jaden 7000)
Softly smiling, Jaden drew and excitedly said "I sure will! I play Polymerization, fusing Elemental Hero Sparkman (1600/1400) and Clayman (800/2000) together to form Elemental Hero Thunder Giant (2400/1500)!"
Reappearing onto the field were the blue and gold warrior with strange wing like structures on his back and the large round grey warrior. The two instantly swirled together, causing lightning to begin striking the ground. From the lightning appeared a large mostly yellow warrior, with purple on his legs and arms, and some white on his body as well. On his back were large white blade like wings, and his head was mostly covered by a helmet that revealed on his mouth.
Smirking, Yugi pointed at the new warrior and warmly said "Thank you Jaden, you fell right into my trap."
"What trap?" Jaden asked.
Clicking a button on his Duel Disk, Yugi held out his palm at the rising card, saying "This trap! I reveal Dark Renewal, which activates when you play a monster."
Rising up onto the field from the ground was a maroon colored coffin with a strange cross on it's lid.
"Now both your Thunder Giant and my The Tricky are sacrificed, allowing me to bring back a Spellcaster Type monster from my Graveyard!"
Scratching his nose, Jaden pondered for a moment what monsters Yugi had played. After a few moments of thinking, he said aloud "You haven't sent any Spellcasters to the Graveyard yet."
Smirking, Yugi asked confidently "Are you sure?"
"Yeah, I mean, I've destroyed eight of your monsters, and those eight were not Spellcasters." Jaden explained.
Smirking once more, Yugi nodded and replied "True, but I sent a Spellcaster to my Graveyard on my own. Remember last turn when I summoned The Tricky?"
Thinking back, Jaden remembered Yugi placing a card into his Graveyard. "Of course, you sent it then!" he remarked.
"Yes, I did. It's now time to show you what I put in there! Go Dark Renewal, bring back my most faithful monster!"
Rising up till it was vertical, the coffin opened it's doors, sending out two beams of red light. The first grabbed hold of the large yellow creature, and the second took hold of the black and yellow monster. Each was sucked into the beam and pulled back into the coffin. The doors of the coffin instantly shut once the beams had returned. Smoke soon began pouring out of the cracks of the coffin till finally the doors opened once more.
From the thick smoke a figure appeared. The figure had on dark purple robes with some battle armor. The figure was easily distinguishable as a mage. In his right hand was a long green staff. His hair was purple, and his eyes the color of lilac. He had pale skin and wore a strange mage's hat. Leaping forward, he landed onto the field and crossed his arms.
Staring at the mage, Jaden smiled great big, exclaiming "I can hardly believe it! That's the Dark Magician (2500/2100)!"
Chuckling at Jaden's reaction, Yugi replied "This is a first that I've seen someone this excited over my monster. Just remember Jaden, he's out to get you now, so you better form a plan."
Nodding, Jaden examined the remaining card in his hand, saying "Since I haven't normal summoned a monster yet, I'll place Wroughtweiler (800/1200) in defense."
Materializing onto the field was a black mechanical dog with light blue on his head that ran along it's body.
"That's it for me." (Yugi 4500, Jaden 7000)
Picking up his new card quickly, Yugi examined his card. "I play the equip spell Dark Spear, and I add it to my Dark Magician!"
The green staff of the mage instantly began glowing. Uncrossing his arms, the mage pointed his staff at the ground. Within a moment, the staff transformed into a spear that appeared rather long and had a sharp pointed end.
"Thanks to Dark Spear, my Dark Magician now is allowed to do Trample Damage, meaning your monster won't save you Jaden."
Hearing Jaden lightly growl, Yugi called out "Dark Magician, attack his dog with Dark Spear Strike!"
Leaping into the air, the mage pulled his spear to his right side. While still coming down, he pushed it straight forward. With ease, the spear went through the mechanical dog, making it howl in pain upon impact.
"And don't forget, you take damage for the difference in our monster's points!"
Quickly stepping forward, the mage swung his spear at Jaden, striking him across the chest, making Jaden cry out in pain as he went to one knee.
Lightly panting, Jaden stood back up and lightly chuckled. "Pretty good Yugi, but you just triggered Wroughtweiler's special ability. When he goes to the Graveyard, I get to transfer one Polymerization card and one Elemental Hero each from my Graveyard to my hand. The monster I'll pick will be Elemental Hero Bubbleman."
Holding his hand over his Graveyard Slot, Jaden patiently waited while it glowed with a small white light. Slowly, the two cards came sliding out and into Jaden's hand. Once fully out, he placed both of them in his left hand.
"Not bad Jaden." Yugi commented. "I shall place this card face down to end my turn." (Yugi 4500, Jaden 5700)
Drawing, Jaden placed his new card in his left hand and grabbed a different card, saying "I'll kick things off this turn by summoning Elemental Hero Bubbleman (800/1200)!"
Appearing onto the field once more in a spray of bubbles was the warrior in blue with a white cape.
"Since he's all alone, that means I get two new cards."
Quickly picking up two more cards, Jaden examined them before saying "I play the spell Metamorphosis! With this, I can sacrifice Bubbleman to summon a Fusion Type monster with the same amount of stars. My new monster is this, Elemental Hero Neo Bubbleman (800/1200)!"
The blue warrior instantly began to morph into a newer form. His armor took on small fins, and his cape became a large white fin. His helmet changed as well, adding a set of fins onto the side of it.
"Next up, I equip Neo with the spell Bubble Blaster, raising his attack points by 800 (800 + 800 1600/1200)!"
Materializing above the blue warrior's head was a large bazooka like weapon with a bottle full of liquid. The weapon soon dropped into the waiting arms of the warrior who took up a one knee stance and pointed the weapon towards Yugi's field.
"Alright Neo Bubbleman, attack Dark Magician with Bubble Slamming Stream!"
Shocked at Jaden's declaration, Yugi called out "But Jaden, your Bubbleman only has 1600 attack points! He has no chance against Dark Magician."
"We'll see! Do it Neo!" Jaden remarked.
Taking aim, the blue warrior aimed his bazooka at the purple robed mage. Without hesitation, he fired off a stream of water and bubbles at the mage, who only stood staring at the oncoming stream with his arms crossed.
"Dark Magician, counter attack with Dark Spear Strike!" Yugi called out.
Nodding to Yugi, the purple robed mage brought his spear into attack position and slammed it into the oncoming stream of water and bubbles. Rushing forward, the mage began pushing the blast backwards towards the source. Finally reaching it, the mage prepared to strike the blue warrior, but at the last moment as the spear was about to hit the warrior, the warrior moved his bazooka in the line of fire. Upon impact, the bazooka shattered.
Shocked, Yugi asked "Huh, why did that happen?"
Smirking, Jaden remarked "Kind of simple. When Bubbleman would be destroyed due to a battle, the Bubble Blaster takes the hit instead (1600 – 800 800/1200). Plus, there's more. When Neo Bubbleman battles, he destroys the monster he battles with!"
Pointing his small hose blaster at the mage, the blue warrior prepared to fire off a shot. The purple mage could only gasp in shock at this and attempted to jump back, but it was too late. With pinpoint accuracy, the blue warrior released a burst of water and bubbles from the blaster strapped to his wrist directly at the mage.
"I don't think so Jaden, for I have a trap! Go Dark Illusion!" Yugi declared.
The stream of water and bubbles were only an inch away from the mage when without warning, he vanished. He soon reemerged onto the field with his arms crossed and his indifferent look.
"Hey, what happened!?" Jaden demanded.
Lightly chuckling, Yugi pointed at his mage, saying "When Dark Illusion is activated, Dark Magician can't be destroyed by spell, trap, or monster effects for the remainder of turn it was activated."
"No way! Bubbleman had a clear shot on him too…" Jaden grumbled.
Smiling, Yugi added "Jaden, since Dark Illusion was activated, it's secondary effect kicks in, allowing you to draw one new card."
Picking up a new card, Jaden examined it momentarily before saying "I'll throw down two face downs and call it a turn." (Yugi 4500, Jaden 5700)
Drawing a new card, Yugi quickly turned it around to show Jaden, saying "I play the spell Pot of Greed, allowing me to draw two new cards."
Quickly grabbing two cards from his deck, Yugi continued on. "I next activate the equip spell Book of Secret Arts, raising my Dark Magician's points by 300 (2500 + 300 2800/2100 + 300 2400)!"
A green book appeared behind the purple robed mage and began sending out rainbow colored energy waves that dug into the mage's back. He screamed out as if in pain, but soon his scream changed to one that sounded like a strengthening yell. Once the energy waves vanished, the mage's body began to glow with a dark purple aura. Looking up at Jaden, the mage smirked.
"Next, I play a spell known as Thousand Knives! So long as I have Dark Magician on my field, I can now destroy one monster on your field."
Materializing all around the purple robed mage were several glowing knives with maroon colored hilts.
"The monster I choose is no surprise, so destroy his Bubbleman!" Yugi declared.
Swinging his spear, the mage sent the knives forward. Each knife dug into the blue warrior, making him cry out in pain before finally exploding into millions of pieces, leaving Jaden only to growl with frustration.
"Dark Magician, direct attack with Dark Spear Strike!"
Screaming out, the mage leapt into the air and began to move towards Jaden with incredible speed.
Turning his palm to his face down card, Jaden quickly called out "Not so fast Yugi, I'm not done yet! Go A Hero Emerges!"
The mage instantly stopped at the sight of the new trap card and backed a way a little bit.
"When I activate this trap, you get to choose a card randomly from my hand, and if it's a monster, I get to special summon it. Of course, there is a problem with that right now."
Holding his left hand up to reveal only one card, he remarked "I'm holding one card, meaning it doesn't matter, so let's get right down to business. I play Elemental Hero Necroshade (1600/1800)!"
In a small flash, a red skinned warrior with silver like wires outlining his body, huge white and red shoulder pads, and claw like hands appeared in a defensive stance. His face was completely covered in red with no signs of a mouth, and he had light red eyes.
"Not bad Jaden, but not enough." Yugi commented. "Dark Magician, take his monster down!"
Moving forward once more, the mage held his spear out in front of his body and pierced through the red warrior, which let out a soft cry of pain. The creature soon exploded, allowing the mage to continue forward and slash Jaden once again with his spear. Falling to one knee panting, Jaden grabbed hold of his chest with a pained look.
"I end my move for now." (Yugi 4500, Jaden 4700)
With labored breaths, Jaden stood back up. Still holding his chest, he tried slowing his breathing. After a moment, he finally caught his breath and smiled.
"This is one sweet duel so far!" he declared with a big goofy grin.
Slightly shocked, Yugi mentally pondered why Jaden was so happy. "I keep pounding away at him, but he keeps coming back for more. Heh, he is so much like Illidan. I wonder, can he actually manage to hang on though?"
Drawing, Jaden called out "I'm not done with this duel yet, so check this out! I activate the spell Graceful Charity, letting me draw three new cards. Once I'm done though, I have to discard two from my hand."
Without hesitation, he quickly drew three cards and examined them before picking two. "I'll toss these two cards to the Graveyard. Next, I play the spell E – Emergency Call, allowing me to grab an Elemental Hero from my deck and add it to my hand."
Pulling his deck out, Jaden sifted through it till finally he picked a card and called out while showing the card "My choice is this, my Elemental Hero Neos!"
"Why choose that monster? He's a seven star creature, meaning you'll need two sacrifices to even summon it." Yugi argued.
Smirking, Jaden replied "I have a very good reason. You see, with Necroshade chillin' out in the Graveyard, I can use his special ability to normal summon any Elemental Hero I want. So watch as I summon Elemental Hero Neos (2500/2000)!"
Above the field, a flash of light without warning appeared, and suddenly a powerful white warrior with a slicked back horn on his head and spikes coming out from his elbow joints materialized. He had a bit of red lining on his body, along with a bit of blue as well. On his chest was a blue circle.
"I think that'll do it for me. Come on and give me your best shot!" (Yugi 4500, Jaden 4700)
Drawing his card, Yugi inspected it momentarily before placing it in his left hand. Frowning, he pondered over Jaden's previous move.
"What could Jaden be up to? He knows Neos only has 2500 attack points, and that's 300 less than Dark Magician's, so he has no chance at winning a battle. Plus, he has no face down cards, nor any cards in his hand. But he seemed so confident in his move. Why though?"
Finally tired of analyzing the situation, Yugi made a decision. "Jaden, I don't know what you're up to, but it won't fake me out. Dark Magician, attack Neos with Dark Spear Strike!"
Leaping into the air, the purple robed mage swung the large spear to his right side. Preparing to fall towards the ground, the mage moved it to straight in front of his body and began his descent towards the white warrior with increasing speed.
Smirking at the oncoming attack, Jaden called out "I don't think so! I activate the special ability of a monster in my Graveyard known as Necro Guardna (600/1300). By removing him from my Graveyard, I can negate your attack. Go, end his attack now Necro Guardna!"
A warrior dressed in grey, maroon, and black armor appeared instantly in the path of the purple mage. The warrior had long white hair that fell to his knees. His armor was spiked, and seemingly built to catch attacks. In a single motion, he grabbed hold of the green spear the mage was wielding and threw it off course, forcing the mage to return to his side of the field with a small grunt. The warrior then vanished, leaving only the two monsters to stare one another down.
Slightly smirking, Yugi remarked "Nice move Jaden. I'm knew you wouldn't leave yourself that wide open. I shall place one card face down and end my turn." (Yugi 4500, Jaden 4700)
Quickly drawing his next card, Jaden smiled, saying "I think it's time for a change in scenery. You might want to grab a hard hat for this though. I play the field spell Skyscraper!"
Holding his Duel Disk vertical, Jaden tapped the end of his Duel Disk, which promptly opened a small slot. Once the card was placed within the slot, the slot retracted into the Duel Disk, causing the Duel Disk to shimmer with rainbow colors. Instantly, large buildings began shooting out of the ground and the ground itself transformed into blacktop. A few moments later, the large buildings were at full height and a full moon was over the field.
Looking around, Yugi asked "What is this place?"
"It's my Skyscraper field spell, and in here, Elemental Heroes gain an additional 1000 attack points when battling a stronger monster." Jaden informed.
"What!?" Yugi asked in complete shock. "That means Dark Magician…"
"Is going down!" Jaden finished. "Neos (2500 + 1000 3500/2000), attack Dark Magician with Cosmic Crush!"
Leaping into action, the white warrior pulled back his right arm and began charging dark blue energy within his hand. The purple robed mage only watched in surprise and glanced back at Yugi for help.
Nodding back, Yugi called out "I don't think so Jaden, for I have a face down spell card! Go Magical Hats, conceal and protect my Dark Magician!"
Materializing above the purple robed mage was a black top hat with a red and white checker pattern right above the brim and a large yellow question mark on the main hat. The hat quickly fell over top of the mage and instantly expanded from one hat to four, then back to one and then once again to four.
"You'll have to find my Dark Magician if you want to beat him."
Lightly growling, Jaden sighed, saying "Fine then, Neos, attack the hat on the far left!"
Continuing on, the white warrior punched the far left hat hard with his glowing fist, easily crushing the hat, but nothing was revealed underneath of it.
"Darn, I missed." Jaden growled out. In an instant, his mood shifted to a cheery one, saying "Oh well, I'll get you next turn." (Yugi 4500, Jaden 4700)