Hello again everybody! Well, since Wednesday, live has improved, I guess, lol. First off, I've been added to a second project at work as I said before, and after much thought, I realized they must trust me to allow me to do this. Lol, I guess they have some kind of faith in me to do it to me. Anyways, that aside, Wednesday evening, I went and picked up my car, again. Apparently, when they hooked the fuel pump back up, they left a connection loose and it came disconnected while I was on the road, thus I lost fuel going to my engine. I got a free oil change out of the deal, which was nice of them. Really, even though I had car trouble, I did like the service they gave me. They were much more informative than the previous mechanics had been, and let me know constantly the status of the car. I really did like how they did things, and although I was miffed over the car breaking down and a bit of dirt on the inside of the door (it's fabric that has dirt up in it…), I was overall happy with their service.
Ok, so moving on, writing wise, things are pretty good. I've got plans to work on MtM today since I've focused a lot of my time recently on Another, although I have so many thoughts on Another still. I'm just getting to the good parts, but I must work on MtM if I'm to ever get it out, lol. Thus is the calamity of writing out two stories at once. You have to pick and chose, which sucks, hehe.
Last time, Marie and Zell's duel escalated, with Marie summoning her Neo Parshath and taking control of the duel, although Zell continues to chip away at her life points and hurt her body with cruel attacks. Still, Marie is fighting hard, with fierce determination to survive for not only Illidan, but their child as well and to fulfill her promise in saving Zane. Elsewhere, Illidan was letting off steam by destroying the forest. After a talk with Jaden and relaying his fears from the past, Illidan seems to have decided to make peace with Marie. Upon returning to the dorm, he discovered she was dueling Zell, thus making a mad dash to her location. Can Illidan arrive before Marie possibly loses her memories of him, or will he arrive to a much more horrific sight?
Wow, thanks for the reviews guys! They just keep coming and coming, which is excellent to see. Alright, I guess with that said, I'll get to answering them.
DuelistBlake1852: Yeah, I took some liberties with the Cyberdark monsters. I followed the anime in their effects, mostly due that they made them a bit more dangerous than their actual OCG effects. Lol, starfish-head… But yes, Illidan is rather angry now that he knows Marie completely ignored him. Possibly he might go easy on her if she's unconscious, lol. Yeah, yeah, yeah Yami, I'm sure you want Illidan to go easy on her. After all, you had feelings for her. (/Hears loud gasps.\) True, Illidan should trust more in Marie's abilities, but like any husband, he feels he should protect her from everything bad that comes after her. But yes, he should trust more in her abilities due that she is rather capable of protecting herself, not to mention she is truly stronger than him (in right conditions), hehe. Anyways, thanks for the review, and stay alive Blake. And make sure to dodge those spears!
Nathan: LOL! Yeah, Marie knows her place, and it's most definitely with Zell, that much is for sure. Glad you think this is one of my better duels. Eh, I thought of referring to her opponent as just Zell, but again, it's Zane's body. True, he's not in his body, but still, it made me think that Zell wasn't any longer in Zane's body when I tried writing just Zell. But yes, she had an impressive start. True, if she had played Barrier Statue sooner, she may have taken Zell down a peg, but oh well. Thanks for the review!
Ultimate Legendary Master: Thanks. Good question, will she beat Zell? Heh, yes, only I know. Well, not just me, but real life Marie and ardee do know too, but they're not telling, if they know what's good for them, hehe. I'll PM you the site that I go to for the GX episodes. Yep, Illidan found out what's going on and is on his way. True, what if he can't join in, or get there in time? Thanks about the car. Thankfully it's back to normal now, hehe. Thanks for the review!
sirbj: Yeah, Marie's in real trouble now since Illidan found out about her little duel excursion. True, she's ahead in the duel, but how long will that last? Very true, who knows what tricks Zell still has up his sleeve. He is a bit of a sicko and wacko really, although I don't know if he ranks as high as Yami Marik. He might be close. Thanks for the review!
Well, that's it for now. Thank you everyone for your reviews. I know I say that every time, but it's true really. I really do enjoy reading them and answering them, go figure, lol. It's always nice to just know what people think of the story, and if they catch the little things I do with card effects.
Alright, well, I'm done for today. Hopefully I'll get some work done on MtM today, but if not, oh well. Anyways, thanks for all the support guys. Enjoy!
Chapter 85
Evilly grinning, Zane said "My move, so let's see if you're ready for this!"
Drawing, he grinned evilly at the card, saying "I play the spell Limiter Removal, allowing me to double all of my Machine Type monsters' attack points (800 2 1600/800) (2800 2 5600/800)!"
Both the dark metal machine creatures glowed with a dark glow as their bodies seemed to circulate even more power through them.
"Cyberdark Keel, destroy her pathetic Archlord Zerato with Keel Strike!"
Letting out a loud machine roar, the snake like dragon creature shot it's tail straight at the purple skinned fairy. The tail stabbed the angel right through the gut, who only looked down in shock to see the wound. Almost immediately, an explosion ensued, blowing apart the angel and sending out a wave of smoke.
"No, Zerato!" Marie called out while shielding her face from the smoke.
Sneering once more, Zane coldly said "Don't forget about Keel's effect my little sex slave! You take 300 points of direct damage!"
Out of the smoke came the purple tail that struck Marie in the right shoulder, forcing her to scream out in extreme pain. She instantly fell to one knee once the tail recoiled. Bolts of black electricity instantly filled the air around her, making her scream out in even more pain. The bolts soon ended, leaving her trembling with blood pouring out from her new wound.
"And let's not forget my dear sex slave that your Neo-Parshath loses strength as well since the difference in our points has changed (3700 – 300 3400/3100). At that, I shall end my turn, thus activating Limiter Removal's final effect. It destroys all of my Machine monsters that were affected by it."
Both dark metal machine creatures each let out loud screeches as they shattered and vanished from the field, leaving Zane alone.
"Your move my dear sex slave. That is of course if you have any." (Zane 1700, Marie 2800)
Wincing from the pain she felt from her wounds, Marie slowly stood up, but barely managed to. Panting lightly, she glanced at her deck and back up at Zane.
"I can't give up! He's counting on me! They're all counting on me!"
Picking up her new card, she said "That was foolish last turn. Now you're defenseless."
Smirking evilly, Zane remarked "True, I am, but not for long! I play my trap, Cyber Shadow Guardna (?/?)!"
A strange sphere like creature with metallic blade wings, hands, and a few metallic spikes appeared onto the field with a mechanical growl.
"This card acts like a trap, but also a monster. During your turn, it moves to my field, but during your End Phase, it moves back to my Spell/Trap Zone."
Staring at the new creature, Marie eyed it and said "I'd be willing to bet it's more than meets the eye."
"True, but why not come and find out." Zane daringly responded.
Examining her new card, Marie pondered on what to do. "If I attack, I could be walking straight into whatever trap he has setup with that monster. After all, a monster with questionable points always makes me believe it's got a special ability of some kind."
Looking at her card once more, she slapped the card to her Duel Disk, saying "I summon Freya, Spirit of Victory (100/100)."
Materializing onto the field in a small flash was a girl with violet colored hair that reached her shoulders with a red flower tucked in by her right ear, wearing a mostly violet and black sleeveless dress that was mid-thigh length with black sleeves that came up to nearly her armpits, large golden hoop rings on her wrists and ankles, and large pink pompoms in each hand.
"With Freya out, all of my Fairy Type monsters get a 400 point boost (100 400 500/100 400 500) (3400 400 3800/3100 400 3500)."
Doing a small cheer, the violet haired girl began to glow with a pink aura. The aura instantly sent a stream towards the powerful looking warrior knight, who let out a soft growl as his own strength increased.
"Neo-Parshath, attack his Cyber Shadow Guardna with Paladin Slash!"
Letting out a battle cry, the powerful angel warrior leaped forward, blades glowing with purification energy.
Smirking at the approaching angel, Zane coolly said "Thanks for attacking. Now I can show you true power of my Cyber Shadow Guardna."
A small drop of sweat slowly streaked down Marie's face upon hearing Zane's words. Sneering at that result, he continued on saying "When you attack Cyber Shadow Guardna, it's attack and defense points are changed to the attacking monster's, meaning you're attacking a monster with the same strength (3800/3500)."
Marie could only gasp in shock as she watched the machine creature glow with a dark aura. It let out a small mechanical roar and reached out with it's blade arms, which struck the powerful angel's midsection while the angel's blades pierced the machine creature's chest. Both exploded suddenly, sending out a cloud of smoke across the field.
"Too bad my little sex slave, you just lost your monster." Zane said with an evil smirk.
Growling with visible frustration, Marie snapped back "Don't count me out yet! Go Freya, show him your Pompom Smash!"
The violet haired young woman instantly smiled and nodded. In blazing speed, she crossed the field and struck Zane hard in the chest with both her pompoms. Zane only smirked at it, but was soon cringing in pain as black electrical bolts began to zap him.
"Is that it?" he asked sarcastically.
Sighing, Marie quickly said "I end." (Zane 1200, Marie 2800)
Sneering at her, Zane calmly drew his card and smirked a bit. "I activate the spell Cyberdark Impact. This card shall change the shape of this duel once more. You see, thanks to it's effect, I return all three of my Cyberdark creatures from the Graveyard to my deck and shuffle."
One by one, the three monster cards slid out of Zane's Graveyard Slot and into his awaiting hand. Taking all three, he placed them into his deck and shuffled and sneered once more.
"Oh yeah, I forgot to mention the best part. I can now bring out the Cyberdark Dragon (1000/1000)!"
Reappearing onto the field in that instant, the large dark metal machine dragon, made up of the three separate machine creatures, roared loudly into view.
"Not good…" Marie lowly grumbled.
"With my Cyberdark Dragon's magnificent return, I can now equip a Dragon once more to it. I choose once more my Diablos, King of the Abyss (2800/1000) (1000 2800 3800/1000)!"
Roaring loudly upon reappearing was the large black dragon with a massive wingspan, powerful clawed hands and feet, and a strange spiked head. Reaching out with lines and it's wings, the large machine dragon wrapped it's wires around the large black dragon and integrated it into it's being. The black dragon howled in pain, but then roared as if it enjoyed it once more.
"Ah yes, and let's not forget the fact that my Cyberdark Dragon gains 100 attack points per a card in my Graveyard. Right now, I have a grand total of 34 cards sitting in my Graveyard (3800 3400 7200/1000)!"
Glowing with a dark aura, the large machine creature roared out loudly as it's strength increased exponentially.
In a commanding voice, Zane cried out "Cyberdark Dragon, attack her pathetic cheerleader with Darkness Strident Blaze!"
Roaring loudly once more, the machine dragon released a stream of dark black energy straight at the violet haired woman, who only looked on in shock.
"You should know that this girl still has some tricks up her sleeve." Marie taunted. "I activate a trap! Go Draining Shield!"
In front of the violet haired woman instantly appeared a golden shield of energy. The incoming black stream of energy struck it, sending out a gust of wind and a small shock wave while the blast ground against the shield.
"Whenever Draining Shield is played, the attack of the incoming monster is negated and it's attack points are added directly to my life points. So thank you very much for this gift Zell." Marie mocked.
The golden shield instantly absorbed the black energy stream. Transforming into a golden stream, the stream shot back to Marie's Duel Disk and instantly poured into it before vanishing.
Glaring daggers at Marie, Zane roughly said "I end my turn for now." (Zane 1200, Marie 10000)
Letting out a small sigh of relief, Marie glanced at her field and then back at her deck. Looking up, she once more glanced at Zane's deck, seemingly counting.
"He could only have a handful of cards left. My guess right now is he has six to eight cards left. If that's the case, then I know what three are. They're Cyberdark Horn, Cyberdark Edge, and Cyberdark Keel. That leaves three to five cards that I don't know about."
Closing her eyes, Marie began thinking of the cards Zane had used against her in their first duel, and of the cards she remembered seeing when she watched Illidan's first duel against Zane.
"He threw out over half of his deck randomly, but that doesn't mean all the cards I remember are gone. If I had to guess, one of the cards would be Power Bond. It would only make since to keep one or two of them in his deck. Also, I'd guess Cybernetic Fusion Support could possibly be left also. Those two cards, together, beat me last time. Could they still be left?"
Opening her eyes, Marie stared Zane's deck once more. "Yes, they're in there, I'm sure of it. Can he draw both though? To draw them, he'll need something to pick up two cards. What could it be?"
Fully refocusing on the duel, she drew her card and examined it. "No use in worrying about it at the moment. I've got to stall him a bit longer is all."
"I'll place a card face down and switch Freya to defense."
Taking up a kneeling stance, the small violet haired woman crossed her arms.
"That's it for now." (Zane 1200, Marie 10000)
Drawing quickly, Zane darkly chuckled for a moment and finally showed the card to Marie. "I play this, my Different Dimension Capsule. This spell let's me pick a card from my deck and remove it from play for two of my Standby Phases. After that, I can add it back to my hand."
A strange capsule like tomb slowly rose up from the ground in front of Zane. A card image appeared facing Zane, demonstrating he was placing something in the capsule.
Pulling his deck out, he looked through it before grabbing a card and placing it in his removed from play slot. The card image instantly slid down into the capsule, which sunk into the ground.
"Two turns, that's all you have left my little sex slave." Zane coldly remarked. "In the meantime, it's time I obliterate your defenses. Go, destroy her cheerleader with Darkness Strident Blaze!"
Roaring loudly, the powerful machine dragon took aim and released a stream of dark black energy. The energy easily slammed into the weaker violet haired woman, who cried out in pain before vanishing completely from the field.
"So much for that useless creature." Zane stated.
Growling loudly, Marie quickly shot back "She was not useless! Freya may be gone, but I won't let you win!"
"We'll see." (Zane 1200, Marie 10000)
Picking up a new card, Marie frowned. "I'll set a monster and end my turn." (Zane 1200, Marie 10000)
"Just a bit longer. I have to hold on just a little longer, that's all. His deck is nearly empty, so the longer I can stall, the better." Marie silently mumbled to herself.
Upon drawing his new card, Zane sneered as the strange capsule like structure rose up out of the ground and opened.
"Wait, it hasn't been two Standby Phases yet! Why is that thing back already!?" Marie demanded.
Darkly chuckling, Zane picked up the card that slid out of his removed from play slot and turned it towards Marie. "This my little sex slave is what helps guarantee your loss to me. The spell I placed within my Different Dimension Capsule was this, my Card from a Different Dimension. When removed from play, it returns my next Standby Phase and allows us both to draw two cards from our decks. Of course, next turn, Card of Demise's effect kicks in for you, meaning you'll lose whatever you draw."
Simultaneously, the pair picked up two cards and placed them within their left hands. Darkly chuckling, Zane called out "You will fall soon my little sex slave! I activate the spell Power Bond! With this, I can fuse a Machine Type monster together!"
"But you have no monsters you can Fusion Summon…" Marie calmly said as sweat slid down the side of her face.
Smirking, Zane remarked "True, none on the field anyways, but that shall change. I play the spell Cybernetic Fusion Support! With this, I pay half my life points so that I can remove monsters from my Graveyard to Fusion Summon instead! I remove from play my three Cyber Dragons (2100/1600) in order to bring forth my Cyber End Dragon (4000/2800)!"
Black bolts of electricity instantly began striking Zane's body, making him cringe a bit, but not much. Once the bolts ended, he sneered and put his hand over his Graveyard Slot. Slowly, one by one, the three monster cards slid out of Zane's Graveyard Slot and into his hand. Taking all three, he placed them within his removed from play slot and slapped a monster card to his Duel Disk.
Immediately, three shiny silver snake like machine dragons appeared, each roaring loudly. The three began to glow brightly and formed into a singular blinding light. From the light came a three headed machine snake like dragon with massive wings and a long tail. Each head roared loudly, shaking the very forest floor.
"Thanks to Power Bond, my dragon's attack points are doubled (4000 2 8000/2800)."
The three headed dragon instantly began glowing with white energy. Each head roared loudly as the creature spread it's wings, making the forest shake even more.
"Obliterate her pathetic creature with Darkness Strident Blaze my mighty Cyberdark Dragon!"
Letting out a massive roar, the large combination dragon released a stream of jet black energy at the weaker face down card image. The card image instantly shattered, revealing a creature with a red velvet crown, angel wings, white gloves, brown shoes, a blue belt, and a small golden bow appeared onto the field. The remainder of it's body was invisible, making it difficult to tell what the monster truly looked like in the face. Upon being revealed, the creature was shattered into millions of pieces, leaving nothing behind.
"Thanks for doing that Zell." Marie confidently said. "In flipping my monster, I get to draw one new card."
Picking up a card, she placed it in her hand and smirked, but Zane only sneered. "Such foolishness my sex slave. Have you forgotten you're defenseless?"
"Not at all, but I'm the one who should be saying you're foolish. After all, you have not nearly enough life points to survive Power Bond's fatal effect. You should have thought of that." Marie chided.
Sneering once more, Zane calmly replied "True, but we shall see. For now though, you won't be smirking after this. A direct assault from my Cyber End Dragon will most definitely put you out of commission. It's game, set, match my little slave."
Pointing at her, Zane yelled "Direct attack her Cyber End Dragon! Punish her with your Super Strident Blaze!"
Aiming each head at Marie, the three headed dragon roared loudly and fired a blast of pure white energy straight at her. The three blasts instantly combined and formed a large blast.
"I've got to survive this blast! I know I can! I just have to, for the sake of all those that I care about, I will survive!" Marie cried out in her mind.
Bracing herself, Marie prepared to take the blast head on. The impact hit her hard, as the searing hot energy struck her, making her skin seem like it was on fire. Gritting her teeth, Marie stood her ground and pushed back against the blast, but she only began to lose ground. Her body was being pushed backwards by the sheer force of the energy. Small rips began forming within her clothing as the pain she felt continued to increase.
After nearly an eternity, the blast exploded, sending out a huge shockwave and throwing Marie backwards five feet and hard into the barrier surrounding the pair. Hitting the barrier, she finally screamed out in extreme pain while her body was fried by the barrier's repulsing power. Both the blast and barrier's force began taking it's toll on her body, with blood gushing from numerous wounds, old and new. Bolts of black electricity also began flashing, sending painful shockwaves through her already battered body.
A minute after being thrown against the barrier, the barrier finally repulsed Marie and threw her to the ground with a sickening thud. Blood instantly began to pour out onto the ground, coating it in the thick coppery substance.
Laughing manically, Zane pointed at Marie, saying "I knew you were weak! You have nearly succumbed to the effects of the Shadow Game! I knew you were too weak to win this duel! You are mine, so take her memories now Shadows!"
Small puddles of black slowly began to spring up from the ground near Marie's prone body. The puddles began forming round strange looking creatures that slowly closed in around her.
"YOU'RE MINE NOW AND FOREVER!" Zane declared.
The puddles instantly moved forward and were about to attack Marie when she suddenly began to stir. With extremely sluggish movement, she rose her head up to glare at Zane, causing the creatures to fade away.
Staring at her in complete shock, Zane sputtered, saying "I… Impossible! You should be unconscious from that, if not dead!"
Still glaring at him, Marie slowly moved her body till she was finally on her hands and knees. She coughed hard, hacking up some blood while her chest heaved up and down quickly, showing signs that she was having great difficulties breathing. Crimson life force continued to pour out of her body onto the ground, staining it in a deep shade of red. Her hair, which was once a beautiful shade of brown, was now matted with red spots from where she had laid on the ground and blood collected into it.
Slowly, she began to attempt to stand and moved into a kneeling position. Pain washed over her face as she finally managed to move into a kneeling position. Shifting her weight to her front leg so she could stand, she winced while attempting to stand up. She began to slowly ascend, but immediately fell back to her knee.
Determination flashed through her eyes as she tried once more to stand, only to stumble and fall back to one knee again. Wheezing loudly, she tried again, only to once more stumble.
With a primal roar, she slowly tried once more, this time actually making it into a standing up position, but she was hunched over, breathing heavily. Blood continued to pool on the ground from her body as she stood there, trying desperately to catch her breath.
In complete and utter shock, Zane uttered "How is it even possible for you to move, let alone stand!?"
Moving to stand up fully, she glared once more at Zane. In a raspy voice, she slowly said "I … won't … stop … till … I've beaten … you!"
Growling with frustration visible, Zane roared "I WILL NOT FALL TO THE LIKES OF SOME SEX SLAVE!"
Calming down, Zane sneered, saying "Besides, you're barely standing. You won't last much longer."
"I wouldn't… count on… it. Power Bond… will… destroy you." Marie rasped out.
Darkly chuckling, Zane slapped a monster card to his Duel Disk. "Not likely. I summon Cyber Kirin (800/800)."
A large silver mechanical dog instantly materialized onto the field and let out a mechanical howl.
"By sacrificing Cyber Kirin, I can reduce the damage I'd take due to a spell effect to zero for this turn. Sorry my little sex slave, but I won't be losing this duel."
With those words, the mechanical dog faded away into golden dust while Zane's body lightly glowed gold, seemingly giving him protection. Marie could only growl lowly under her breath while glaring.
"I end my turn. Come my little sex slave, prepare for the end!" (Zane 600, Marie 2000)