Songs of Aurelius Chapter Eleven
Here's another chapter of Songs of Aurelius! Next up is going to follow the storyline so basically… well it's just following the storyline.
(P.S: Katherine Vanbond, if you are reading this then I deeply apologize for my behavior and I wish for you to forgive me. I cannot take my words back nor can I say you were a horrible person. I was inexcusable and I profusely apologize. I know should've never touched my keyboard, the fault is all mine. Please forgive me, Katherine. I truly am sorry… and I want to be friends.
Friendship is like the sun.
Sometimes it shines brightly on us.
Happily and cheerfully…
Sometimes it clouds itself.
Sorrowfully and painfully…
Friendship is something that comes and goes.
Friendship is like the sun.
It cloaks itself when they fight…
It emerges when they become closer…
Friendship is like the sun.
It is large and full…
But dangerous…
Friendship is like the sun.
It glows and brightens everyone.
It defogs your view.
Friendship is like the sun.
Everyone needs it.
Amai Itonami/ EbonyXRebellion/ Your Friend.
Songs of Aurelius
"Tch, well it least I have enough star chips to qualify." I sighed and Hikari replied, 'You might not stay alive to play in them though!' I bit my lip as I could see the ground come closer and closer. "H-Harpy Lady, lend me your powers!" I could feel wings sprout from my back and stopped the ground from coming ever closer to damaging my physique. I let out a silent breath of relief and sighed as I lowered myself a few feet above ground. I let the spell break and had landed safely onto the solid ground.
"Ailis, where were you?" Yugi asked worriedly as the others followed suit. "Well, it started with someone kidnapping me for a duel. So I agreed and played a duel him so I could get my last two star chips and hopefully get out of there, so I won and he dropped me into a hole. Not my best day but I'm fine," I smiled energetically and suddenly felt a surge of energy. 'It's another Millennium Item,' I hear Hikari tell me from my right. I glanced at the brightly shining object; it was Bakura's Millennium Ring! It was pointing in a direction so naturally, we followed it.
"There's a light from here!" We all ran to the light only to find a room… with a duel arena. 'Is it me or is it that duel arenas are just everywhere?' I discreetly shrugged to Hikari's rhetorical question and voices came out of nowhere.
"Alright let's do this Yug!" Joey cheered as the ParaDox brothers furrowed their eyebrows in unison. "Sorry, it is not you who will duel," Para started as Dox continued, "Rather the girl next to you who will!" The brothers had pointed at me as I blink. "Umm, are you talking about me?" I ask as they nod. Suddenly, I could feel Hikari and I switch again.
Hikari's POV (Will stay this way for the remainder of the duel)
"Alright, we'll accept your challenge!" Yami had stated as I glance at Ailis' deck. This was her favorite deck but… I'll switch it with one of her other decks. "Why are you switching decks?" Tea asked as I hummed and scanned the deck I considered. "In a single duel; the deck I always use will only support me because I had always done single duels. In this case, I will switch to my backup deck for tag duels." I explained as I nod to myself at the selection.
"Let's win this," I say to Yami as he nodded and we both stepped on the tag duel platform arena. "I will summon Labyrinth Wall (0 ATK 3000 DEF)!" A labyrinth like maze had materialized itself onto the playing field. Apparently, it IS a maze where when you play a monster you can step into the Labyrinth Wall by the level of your monster.
"Alright my draw," Yami drew his sixth card as I anticipated his next move. "I summon Beaver Warrior (1200 ATK 1500 DEF) in attack mode! Now I move him forward four spaces and end my turn," I bite my lip as I mentally sigh. Is that really all he was going to do? Did he have any trap cards he could set down? No… I shouldn't underestimate him.
"I activate Polymerization which allows me to merge my Shadow Ghoul and Labyrinth Wall to form Wall Shadow (1500 ATK 3000 DEF)," I could see the Wall Shadow move around the walls of the Labyrinth. Apparently, it moves in the walls rather than moving spaces. "Now Wall Shadow, attack Beaver Warrior!" The Wall Shadow pounced at Beaver Warrior and destroyed it instantaneously as Yami's life points dropped as a result.
Hikari/ Ailis: 2000 LP
Yami/ Yugi: 1600 LP
Para: 2000 LP
Dox: 2000 LP
It was now my turn and I drew my sixth card, 'Not too bad of a hand but it isn't the greatest.' I scanned the cards swiftly before deciding. "I'll summon Little Winguard (1400 ATK 1800 DEF) in attack mode," I watched the blue armored knight appear at the Labyrinth Wall's entrance. "I won't enter the labyrinth so my Winguard is safe. Now I'll place three cards facedown and end my turn," I held my remaining two cards in my hand and kept a firm gaze.
"I'll set this card facedown and summon my Labyrinth Tank (2400 ATK 2400 DEF) in attack mode, since my Labyrinth Tank is level seven I'll move it seven spaces and end my turn." Dox had stated as I glance at my facedown cards.
Yami drew his next card and glanced towards me as if to back him up, I slightly nod in response and he began his move. "I summon Celtic Guardian (1400 ATK 1200 DEF in attack mode and move it four spaces." The ParaDox brothers laugh at his 'foolish mistake' and had commanded the Wall Shadow to attack Celtic Guardian.
"I activate Kunai with Chain which allows me to equip it to Celtic Guardian and he gains 500 ATK points and so does my Winguard," I flipped the card over and announced the effect. "Now Celtic Guardian has 1900 ATK points," The Celtic Guardian destroyed the Wall Shadow and Para had taken the hit as the Celtic Guardian's ATK points lowered back to its original. (Note: Little Winguard has the attack of 1900)
Hikari/ Ailis: 2000 LP
Yami/ Yugi: 1600 LP
Para: 1700 LP
Dox: 2000 LP
"I'll summon Silent Swordsman LV5 (2300 ATK 1000 DEF) in attack mode and I'll move it four spaces." My Silent Swordsman had walked along with my Little Winguard, four spaces, and arrived next to Yami's Celtic Guardian. "Now I end my turn," I glanced at Yami who was standing a few feet away from me. He nodded as the duel went on and Dox moved his Labyrinth Tank another seven spaces.
"I summon the Dark Magician (2500 ATK 2100 DEF) in attack mode and move it forward five spaces," The purple clad magician had floated right in front of the group of warriors and he ended his turn.
"I activate Magic Labyrinth which switches the walls of the Labyrinth Maze around and separates each of your monsters!" Para smirks as the walls moved and he ended his turn.
"I activate Look and Eliminate," I scanned the top five cards of my deck and smirked discreetly as I placed them into the graveyard. "I activate Monster Reborn to bring back a monster I previously had discarded and I pick…" I paused to smile as I take the card at the top of my graveyard, "The Ultimate Dark Magician Girl (2500 ATK 2100 DEF)!" The Ultimate Dark Magician Girl had materialized at the entrance of the Labyrinth Wall as I add, "I will now also move my Little Winguard four spaces forward." I watched my Little Winguard float to the space as Dox chuckled, "You fell right into my trap, Jirai Gumo (2100 ATK 1000 DEF)! It negates the effect of Kunai with Chain so your Little Winguard drops back to 1400 ATK points. Now I'll have Jirai Gumo attack your Winguard!"
Hikari/ Ailis: 1300 LP
Yami/ Yugi: 1600 LP
Para: 1700 LP
Dox: 2000 LP
I slightly cringed as Little Winguard was destroyed and my life points had gone down. "I end my turn," I still have Silent Swordsman after all so I'll be safe… for now. Dox had moved his Labyrinth Tank another seven spaces right behind Jirai Gumo and set a monster card facedown and had ended his turn as well.
"I activate Mystic Box!" I perked up at the familiar card name Yami had announced as the Dark Magician and Jirai Gumo had entered the box. Swords had pierced the box Dark Magician was seemingly in as the ParaDox brothers laughed, "You're going to solve this by destroying your own monster?" Yami and I smirk as he had stated, "Who said my Dark Magician was in that box?" The boxes opened to reveal the Dark Magician in the other box unscathed while Jirai Gumo had been skewered with the swords that had pierced the box it was in.
"Now I'll attack your Labyrinth Tank!" The Dark Magician had destroyed the Labyrinth Tank successfully and he ended his turn. Para had drew his next card and set it in the Monster Zone as he ended his turn. I then drew my next card and moved my Ultimate Dark Magician Girl and Silent Swordsman next to Yami's Dark Magician.
FAST FORWARD (Too lazy to input everything…)
"I'll release my Silent Swordsman from a hat," The Silent Swordsman revealed itself in front of the Dungeon Worm (2800 ATK 1300 DEF). "I now activate Lightning Blade and I equip it to my Silent Swordsman so he gains 800 ATK and I'll attack your Dungeon Worm with Silent Swordsman's 3100 ATK points!" I watched the Silent Swordsman destroy the Dungeon Worm as Dox's life points had decreased.
Hikari/ Ailis: 1300 LP
Yami/ Yugi: 1600 LP
Para: 1700 LP
Dox: 1600 LP
"I summon Kazejin (2400 ATK 2200 DEF) in attack mode!" Dox had summoned as he combined Kazejin, Sanga and Suijin to form the Gate Guardian. Yami didn't have anything to counterattack so he set two cards facedown and ended his turn.
'I still have Silent Swordsman to destroy their Gate Guardian, no need to worry… I think.'
END OF CHAPTER ELEVEN
In this chapter, I wanted to make it more… duel-y so I hope I did a pretty good job. Anyway, I know Joey was supposed to duel with Yami but I wanted to change things up a bit so I had to do… a lot of research and which monsters to have Hikari summon and strategies she has in her mind without going… goddess mode. As a result, here is this chapter!
SONGS OF AURELIUS CHAPTER TWELVE PREVIEW
The gate of live has opened…
The tears of youth have fallen…
There's much more in this world than life…
In a perfect world, everyone will get along-
In a perfect world, there's nothing better than life… with you.
The flow of music surrounds the people with a cheery tune every once in a while, the sun is shining like it's alive… alive.
There's much more in this world than life…