Chapter 16: Nowhere to Hide
Maximus turned around frantically in all directions at the sound of this voice. Someone was in the room watching him. "Who are you? Show yourself!" Maximus shouted. The room then brightened from torches on the walls that somehow became lit. Maximus could see that he was in a small holding chamber with nothing except torches on the walls. There were no visible doors to be found except for the tunnel Maximus fell through. In one corner stood a robed figure. He stood about 5 and half feet tall with a medium build. His skin was a clear as Maximus's and was completely bald. In one eye he wore a monocle.
"At last we meet Maximus, or should I say Daniel
Clay." The man said rather ominously. "I am The Seer. I have the
power to see what lies ahead. The future is made clear to me."
"Well
then, I presume you know that I have come to destroy your master."
Maximus said rather confidently.
"Indeed I do," The Seer
responded, "You and your friends, Yugi Moto, Joey Wheeler, Mathias
Blackheart and last but not least, Sean Phoenix. You have entered my
lair Maximus. I cannot allow you to proceed any further. I shall
protect Lord Set at any cost.
Maximus quickly drew his sword from
his side. As he held the blade fully extended, he swung it upward and
the blade swung down at the hilt and folded over his left arm. He
then took out his deck and placed it into the deck reader slot on one
end of the hilt. The Seer slowly stepped forward and lifted up his
robes. He pulled out a sheet of glass that looked like it was an
enlarged eyeglass frame. The frame slid across The Seer's left arm
and he placed a deck of his own into the reader.
"Now you will witness my powers in action." The Seer bellowed as he drew 5 cards. He then drew a sixth. "Since we're in my domain, I shall begin this little duel. I'll set these two cards face down and set one monster face down." The Seer then snickered. "Your turn Daniel. Let's see your swordsmen slice through this."
Maximus drew his 5 cards and then a sixth to begin his turn. "You want it sliced, I'll slice it good." He said, "I'll set this card face down, and Summon Mystic Swordsman Level 2 to the field." His face down card materialized and so did his small Mystic Swordsman Level 2. "Swordsman, Attack his face down card." Maximus shouted and his Swordsman ran forward and prepared to rapidly slash whatever The Seer had set down. The Seer smiled, "I knew you'd try that. That's why I set this card down. Activate Ceasefire!!! This will flip my face down monster face up, so that your swordsman will have to attack it instead of just destroying it. Plus you'll lose 500 Life Points for every effect monster on the field."
The
Seer's trap activated and his face down monster began to glow and
turn and reveal itself. It was a large green statue with ancient
writing on it and a facial expression that seemed to suggest it was
blocking something. Meanwhile Maximus's Swordsman continued his
attack but when he swung his sword at the statue, the sword just
bounced off of its side and sent waves through the Swordsman's
body. He began to shake violently before falling backwards to the
ground. Maximus's Life Points dropped from 8000 to 7000.
"That
was my Stone Statue of the Aztecs." The Seer said, "It has 2000
Defense points, so your swordsman cannot cut through it so easily.
Plus it has a special ability. So you lose 1000 Life Points from my
Ceasefire. But now the real fun begins. My statue has a really nasty
ability. If it is in defense position and is attacked, any damage it
causes to my opponent gets doubled. So you lose another 2200 Life
Points.
Maximus's Life Points fell all the way to 4800. As
they decreased, he could see a bright light begin to burn his eyes.
It made it difficult for him to see properly. "Ahhhhh!! My eyes!!"
Maximus shouted. "What are you doing to me?"
"Ha Ha Ha!"
The Seer laughed, "I have used my powers to tap into the magic of
The Chaos Realm. I've arranged it so that as our Life Points
decrease, the light will blur our vision. When your Points reach
Zero, the flash will be so bright that it will blind the loser
forever. Enjoy what you see now Maximus, for it will be the last
thing you ever see."
"Chaos Realm? No! It can't be!"
Maximus said to himself. "I'll end my turn."
"And as you
do I shall activate my other trap, Light of Intervention, this will
prevent monsters from being placed face down." The Seer said.
Maximus felt a surge of frustration run through his mind at this
play, "Blast it! That thing will render my face down Book of Moon
useless. It also means I cannot summon my higher Level Swordsmen."
He thought to himself as he looked at the Mystic Swordsman Level 4 in
his hand. "This is dead weight in my hand." Maximus thought to
himself. He tried to remain calm so that The Seer would not be able
to psych him out further. The Seer then drew a card. "Now I shall
summon A Man with Wdjat to the field." There appeared a strange
looking priest dressed in red robes with a hood and a strange
swirling disc on his forehead. He had 1600 attack points and 1600
Defense points.
"Wdjat, Attack his Swordsman with Beam of
the Ancients." The Seer said, his man raised his hands up to his
forehead and the swirl released a laser beam directly at Maximus's
Swordsman. The Swordsman was pierced by the beam and shattered.
Maximus lost another 700 Life Points. His eyes began to burn with
bright light once again. It hurt for him to keep his eyes fully open
so Maximus kept his eyes asquint to minimize the pain.
"I'll
end my turn by setting one card face down." The Seer said. It's
useless Maximus, I can see your every play and I shall be well
prepared. It's easy to fight your opponents when you know what they
are going to do ahead of time."
"Yeah, Yeah, Yeah"
Maximus cut in, "A strong man doesn't need to see the future. He
makes his own. I'll draw. I'll set two cards face down and Summon
Marauding Captain in Attack Mode." Maximus said and his armored
soldier stepped out onto the arena.
"With Marauding Captain's
special ability I shall Special Summon Command Knight in Defense
Mode." Maximus's female knight emerged and dropped to one knee
with her right arm across her chest. She had 1900 Defense points.
"As you know, Command Knight gives all Warriors I control an
extra 400 Attack Points." Maximus said as his both of his monsters
jumped from 1200 to 1600 Attack Points.
"Fine by me." The Seer said as he drew his card. "Now I activate My Man with Wdjat's special ability, Beam of Revelation. This allows me to look at one face down card on my opponent's field. I'll take a look at the card in the center." Seer's man's hands glowed with a black aura. He then raised his hands up and caused Maximus's center face down card to rise up for Seer to look at. It was the trap card Sakuretsu Armor.
"Well, rather than let you use that trap on me. I'll switch my Man with Wdjat to Defense mode and Activate Seal of the Ancients. By paying 1000 Life Points, I can look at all your face down cards and every card in your hand." The Seer said. His Life Points dropped to 7000 and the Seer felt a slight sting in his eyes as two ancient hands emerged from a magic seal in the air and picked up all three of Maximus' cards. They were, Sakuretsu Armor, Book of Moon, and Enemy Controller. They also grabbed the one card in Maximus's hand, Mystic Swordsman Level 4. The Seer smiled "Well, I'll then play Pot of Greed, and draw two cards. Now I'll end my turn by setting this card face down."
Maximus drew. "Ok,
let's see you block this one." Maximus said, "I'll activate
Enemy Controller and put your Statue in Attack Mode." A video game
controller ran from Seer's statue to Maximus's hands. Maximus
performed a button sequence and The Seer's statue stood up and
looked ready to attack. It only had 300 Attack Points.
"Now
Marauding Captain, Attack his Statue." Maximus shouted and his
captain charged and raised his swords to swing. The Seer
laughed.
"You still don't get it do you? I activate Negate
Attack." The Seer sprung his trap and Maximus's Captain swung his
swords and they bounced against an invisible barrier that shielded
Seer's Statue. Maximus closed his eyes and began to think. "I end
my turn." He said.
"Don't you understand Maximus."? The
Seer began "Everything is made clear to me. I have seen what you
are capable of and I am able to prepare well in advance to stop you.
I can see everything; I know how you love your friends, and your
beloved Swordsmen. And of course, your feelings for your beloved
sister Mary…"
"You leave my sister out of this!!" Maximus
shouted, "Mary never harmed anyone! This is between you and me!"
"I
simply tell it as it is." The Seer said. "It is clear to me that
you doubt my powers. So I must prove to you that I can in fact see
into your mind and read the future."
"Really. Maximus
interrupted, well then I'm guessing you can see this then."
Maximus shouted. His eyes flashed white and his glasses began to
glow. He projected into The Seer's head an image, of him staring
down Maximus' Command Knight, Marauding Captain and Mystic
Swordsman Level 6. Mystic Swordsman then jumped forward and slashed
at The Seer. The Seer screamed out in pain and fell to the ground
holding his eyes. The Seer looked at this vision and was puzzled.
"So what's your point?" He asked
"That my friend is
how this duel shall end." Maximus said, "I have SEEN it, and so
have you."
The Seer drew and began his turn. "I'll
sacrifice my Statue and summon Mind on Air in Defense mode." His
statue faded away and a cloud of purple mist materialized on The
Seer's field. The mist formed into a being. This creature dropped
into a block stance and had 1600 defense points. As it appeared
Maximus's hand began to glow. Images of his cards appeared above
his head for The Seer to see. He saw Maximus's two cards, Mystic
Swordsman Level 4 and a Magic Card called Level Up!
"As you can
see, my Mind on Air's ability allows me to look at your hand at all
times." The Seer said, "I think I shall end my turn with this."
Maximus drew. His card was Pot of greed. "I'll activate
Pot of Greed and draw two more cards." He drew the trap Windstorm
of Etaqua and book of Taiyou. Maximus thought for a moment. He
considered placing some of his cards on the field but he decided
against it, because The Seer would know what he has. "I'll end my
turn now." Maximus said "Bring it on you no good slime ball!"
The Seer drew his card. "I'll set this one card face down and
end my turn."
Maximus drew his card. He looked at it and
recognized it. "The card Mathias gave me just the other day. This
might be just what I need to turn things around." Maximus said to
himself. The Seer looked puzzled
"The time has come to turn this
duel around Seer." Maximus proclaimed rather confidently, "and
you won't SEE this coming. I promise you that."