Songs of Aurelius Chapter Six

Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE SONGS OF AURELIUS! I do own Aurelius/ Hikari herself and Ailis Kainarous though.

Songs of Aurelius

I have to make a move before Fake Seto will first, though, what could my strike lead me into? A trap most likely but if this Fake Seto is planning to summon the three Blue Eyes White Dragons then my chances of winning are going to grow slimmer. "Ailis, remember it's not always safe on the safe path. The risky road may seem dangerous but we have no other choice!" Hikari had a good point; I had to make a move since I couldn't hide forever.

"I… play Ishi Archer (1600 ATK 1400 DEF) in defense mode." Ishi Archer was a small male archer who held a longbow and a simple robe of silver. "Now I equip him with Light Arrows which gives him 600 more ATK points granting him 2200 ATK points." I hesitated and looked down at the cards I had placed facedown. Should I really attack now?

"Now I place one card facedown… and end my turn." I could feel myself feel incredulous and skeptical as I end my turn. Hopefully, if I play this strategy out right I'll win this duel. Although if I don't, who knows what could happen next? If there's even a miniscule chance of victory we have to seize it or else… I could be sent off the island leaving Yugi and the others.

"Alright, Ailis, I play the Hitotsu-Me Giant (1200 ATK 1000 DEF)." My eyes widened slightly, it was the first move Seto made in Yugi's duel with him! Is he trying to psyche me out with it believing that if he made that move we would be convinced about what strategy he is using?

"Fair enough; Ishi Archer, attack his Giant with Piercing Light! Now, you lose 1000 life points."

Ailis- 2000 LP

(Fake) Seto Kaiba: 1000 LP

"Humph, you always were the one to charge Ailis. It reminds me of a duel we had long ago, though, the results will differ." Fake Seto smirked at me as I remember something.

Yugi, he defeated Seto with the power of Exodia and it belongs to me now… though, will I really be able to summon it? No, I shouldn't think like that! I have to believe… believe in the heart of the cards! After all, both Setos don't realize I have Exodia in my deck yes?

"Oh look here, it seems that I've drawn a card that holds a lot of… memories." I looked up at Fake Seto to see him hold his trump card, the Blue Eyes White Dragon. "I attack with the Blue Eyes White Dragon (3000 ATK 2500 DEF)!" The Blue Eyes White Dragon appeared onto the field with all its card glory. This… is definitely not the real Seto; his deck must've been stolen from him!

"Ailis don't worry!" I could hear Yugi yell from my left and suddenly, "Ailis, we're Mind Shuffling again!" Our minds shuffled and Hikari's form appeared instead of my own. I still controlled my actions but Hikari was fully connected with me. "Believe in the heart of the cards and you'll win!" I smiled at everyone and turned my attention to Fake Seto.

"Do your worst, Kaiba." My gaze hardened, if Fake Seto could do a significant amount of damage he would have done so already.

"I won't attack just yet, so I now end my turn." Fake Seto still kept that arrogant smirk of his on his dark face.

"I place all my monsters in defense mode." I turned my monsters into defense mode. "You fell right into my trap, I play Defense Paralysis." My monsters then had turned into attack mode. Damn, how could I be so careless? Wait a minute, my facedown card!

"Fair enough, I activate Mystical Space Typhoon which allows me to target one magic or trap card and I choose Defense Paralysis!" My Mystical Space Typhoon had destroyed Defense Paralysis and my monsters were now safe into defense mode.

"Lastly, I activate a card that could possibly bring your Blue Eyes White Dragon to its end!" I flipped said card over and held it for everyone to glance.

"I play my magic card, Core Ritual, so now I sacrifice Ishi Archer (2200 ATK 1400 DEF) and Jimen of the Minerals (1400 ATK 1900 DEF) to summon my elemental ritual monster!" A large earthen rock monster materialized onto my side of the playing field. "Meet Uragaan of the Core (2900 ATK 3200 DEF), I place him in defense mode as well and end my turn."

"That must be the earth attribute ritual monster Ailis mentioned," I could her Yugi say to the others. "What will you do now, Kaiba?" His smirk finally fallen for a mere couple seconds and yet, it unfortunately came back.

"Fine by me, but everything will change like it did in our last duel…" I look down at my cards, I remember what card I used to win the duel, it was an unfair trick but I only used a card. It didn't involve cheating or anything like that; I just played a card, one card that had me win the whole duel.

"I can see that you can't let go of the past just yet, after all, you were always like this Kaiba." I wittily remarked nonchalantly. Fake Seto simply 'tsked' as he scanned his hand and newly drawn card. There must be no card that he could use to defeat Uragaan of the Core, though, what is with the look on his face? Don't tell me… what could he be possibly planning at this time? I'm absolutely certain that-

"Ailis, remain cautious at all times! Never underestimate as well; this is Seto Kaiba's deck after all." Hikari spoke to me and I unconsciously nodded in agreement at her words and sharpened my gaze at the Fake Seto. He would definitely be planning something if he has some of the qualities of Real Seto. Nevertheless, like Hikari said, I must remain cautious of all times and never underestimate! Although, what card could he successfully use to overthrow Uragaan of the Core?

"Alright, I'll take whatever you throw at me Kaiba! So play your cards to your heart's content." Fake Seto smirked and slowly turned a card around for me to glance at. No, could it be a card that could defeat Uragaan of the Core?

"Another Blue Eyes White Dragon," I mumbled and I watch him play it in attack mode. Why would he play it in attack mode…? "Now I activate Quick Summon! It allows me to summon another monster from my hand and guess what I'm about to summon." No, Fake Seto had summoned his last Blue Eyes White Dragon! All three of the Blue Eyes White Dragon… I must be lucky again for them to show their claws. "For my last move, I play Polymerization! Now I fuse all three of my Blue Eyes to fusion summon the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon (4500 ATK 3800 DEF)!"

"Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon!?" My eyes were now fixed onto the dragon before me, it had three of the Blue Eyes heads and it seemed to glare at me with its piercing blue eyes. "I told you to never underestimate Ailis." I sighed and kept my gaze from wavering. This will end rather badly if I do say so myself, "Since fusion monsters can't attack on the turn they're summoned I will end my turn, soon you'll face your defeat Ailis and it will be left bittersweet."

"I guess you leave me no choice in this matter," I was far from defeat… too far.

END OF CHAPTER SIX

Sorry it's so short but I promise I'll be updating more and I really love writing this story! I know that you usually have to tribute/ sacrifice weaker monsters in order to summon stronger monsters but this is Duelist Kingdom. I'm not sure if I should separate this and the other seasons such as Battle City and Noah's Virtual Game plus etc. Although, I am considering it! Thanks for everyone's favorites, follows, and reviews but most of all, thanks to everyone who will stick by me till Ailis' and Hikari's journey ends!

PREVIEW OF CHAPTER SEVEN

"Ailis, did you hear that?"

"Hikari, maybe your said rival is imprisoned in a Millennium Item like you and Yami?"

"No, Ailis I think… I think my said rival has been resurrected."