"Wait Sam!" Chris yelled. "If we both surrender at the same time the duel will be a draw, and we will both come out unharmed! On three, okay?"
"Okay," Sam agreed.
"One…"
Dark Necrofear completed charging its energy ball.
"Two…"
Dark Necrofear launched the black energy at Chris.
"Three!" Chris yelled as the attack was about to hit him and both duelists' hands raced for their decks.
However, despite the two duelists' agreement, only one hand connected; the other stopped halfway.
There was no draw; one duelist had surrendered.
I'm back, everyone! Yay!!
Writer of Fate: Thanks for the compliment
Katoma: Dun worry... I think that was the biggest cliffie in the fic... there mighnt be another one just as bad, but it's not for a while...
Ninja Wolf 25: Yes, I am evil going on hiatus right with the cliffie.. and yeah, Bakura used Dark Sanctuary. That's where I got the card from XD
AsukaTenjoin: Lol... this plot is really just a sub-arc part of the main Bakura Plot... which takes place during the rest of the fic. Hm... I still need to figure out when Bakura explains what he's trying to do XD
ForensicDuelist: Now I'm doing with cliffies. And it's not really that obvious... Chris could be trying to trick Sam, and Sam could have not really changed...
Kyoda: As I believe I just stated, yes, it is mean. Oh well, cliffie is being resolved now!
On with the fic!! RER!!
Chapter 20: Reaper of the Cards
The dark mist of the Shadow Realm had disappeared, but Dark Necrofear's attack had caused a dust cloud to appear. When the dust had cleared, Sam was standing in front of a collapsed Chris, with a triumphant smirk on his face.
Sam: 6550; Chris: 0"That's what you get for trying to trick me," Sam said. "You didn't mean any of that stuff you said. You were just trying to get me to surrender so you wouldn't lose your soul. It was just one of your cheap tricks. And now that I've won, I believe this is mine." Sam reached down for the Millennium Puzzle, but it began to glow. "What the…?" Sam asked aloud.
When the glowing had subsided, Chris began to stir. He opened his eyes and stood up.
"Chris…?" Sam murmured.
"Yes," The boy responded after a pause. "You may call me that."
"What do you mean 'you may call me that'?" Sam asked. "Does that mean you're not Chris? Because if you're not, I don't want to call you that."
"No, I am not Chris," He sighed. His voice sounded like Chris', only slightly deeper. "If you do not want to call me Chris, then you may call me… Meta."
"Meta? That's an interesting name," Sam snorted. "So where's Chris, anyway?"
"You should know," Meta said. "He did surrender while dueling you."
"He did not!" Sam burst. "He was only trying to get me to surrender so he would win! I saw Dark Necrofear's attack complete!"
"Dark Necrofear's attack may have completed, but it takes a moment after the duel ends for the holograms to shut off," Meta explained. "So while it looked like the attack completed and Chris lost through the attack, in reality he surrendered."
"N-no!" Sam yelled. "You're lying! He tried to trick me!"
"If you don't believe me, then check your PDA," Meta simply responded.
Sam took his PDA out of his pocket, not taking his eyes off Meta, and checked the "Recent Duels" section. And there it was, at the top of the list: "VS Christopher Gold. Victory by forfeit."
"Y-you mean…" Sam stammered. "H-he actually trusted me? He actually believed that I would surrender with him?" Sam finally realized what exactly he had done, and was truly sorry.
"That's right," Meta sternly said. "And you let him down."
"So I sent Chris to the shadows…" Sam sadly said. "But now you're taking his place. Who are you, anyway?"
"First of all, I am only taking Chris' place until you bring him back," Meta stated. "And Chris will tell you who I am when he feels comfortable about it."
"I can bring him back?" Sam asked. "How?"
"You can figure that out for yourself," Meta said. "And if you tell anyone, except anyone who is helping you bring back Chris, about Bakura, the shadows, or myself, you shall soon wish you hadn't."
"Okay…. Where do I start?"
"Figure that out for yourself, too," Meta replied. "I'm sure you can find some resources online or some people in the academy who know something about the shadows. Good-bye," Meta said as he walked out of the dorm and headed to Chris' next class.
Sam just stood there. He had sent his best friend to the shadows for no reason. "I have to get them back," He murmured to himself. He went to his computer and began searching the internet. Sam didn't care that he would be missing his classes; a few days of class were nothing compared to his friend's life.
After a few hours of searching, he had found nothing. "There's no information," Sam told himself. "Nothing… nothing on Shadow Games, the Shadow Realm… Bakura… there's just no information! How can I get Chris back?!
"Of course, there might be some people here who know about the Shadow Realm…. Wait that's it!"
Shadow…"Shadow must know about the Shadow Realm! I mean, it's his name!" Sam convinced himself. He got his PDA and began to write a message to Shadow. "Of course, Shadow probably gets many messages each day… why would he look at mine over someone else's? He probably just deletes messages from people he doesn't know. Well, Chris is kind of friendly with Sachi… if he gets my message, maybe he can tell Shadow not to just discard my message! And while I'm at it, I might as well also message Brainiac…
"There," Sam said, sending his message to the top three duelists of the academy. "I hope they get my message. If they don't… I don't know what I can do."
Sam waited the rest of the day, but received no reply. When Meta came back to the dorm room he completely ignored Sam, acting as if he wasn't there.
That night Sam went to bed, and when he woke the next morning Meta was gone. He walked into the foyer, and a large book was resting on the table. It was an old, leather-bound book. In elegant gold text on the top of the book, it simply read "The Shadows". Also, a small blue note was resting on the book. All it said was "Return to 648O when finished."
The Shadows? Could this mean… "Yes! They got my message!" Sam opened the book, and immediately began leafing through the pages. "All this… all this information on the shadows! But still… there's so much… it will be difficult finding the information I need in all of these pages."
Sam did not go to classes that day, either. He spent the entire day looking through The Shadows. He frantically took notes, trying to figure out how to rescue his friends. Sam soon discovered that The Shadows was not written for some to just pick up and use; most of it was mindless jargon. The author obviously hid the real information within the pages so only the worthy and intelligent would be able to harness the power of darkness.
By the time night came, Sam thought he had found how to get Chris back. And he had a plan to use that knowledge, too.
Meta went to bed, but Sam only pretended to go to sleep. Near midnight, Sam got out of bed and began to drag Chris' body out of the dorm room, and then down the hall. Sam was wearing his Dark Assailant costume so it would be harder to see him, but this time he was carrying his normal spellcaster deck.
However, taking Chris' body awoke Meta. What is Sam doing? Why is he dragging me? Meta then noticed a satchel Sam was carrying. What is in that bag? What he lying before, and is he going to try to send me to the shadows, too? Of course, he could just be trying to bring Chris back… I'll have to wait and see.
Sam carried Chris to the Ra Arena just outside the Ra Dorm; it was like the Duel Coliseum, but much smaller. By the time he got into the Arena, he was completely out of breath and exhausted, but forced his body to continue. He lay Chris down on the ground, and put down his satchel. He opened it and took out a piece of white chalk, a flashlight, and The Shadows. He opened The Shadows to a bookmarked page, and used the flashlight to look at the diagrams.
Sam drew a circle around Chris with the chalk. He then added some other lines and symbols to mirror to picture in his book. Sam then drew a similar circle on the other end of the arena. He stood inside the circle and went to another bookmarked page. "All I should need to do is read this chant, and then Chris should come back. I hope this works…"
He must be trying to bring back Chris! Yami realized. He retreated back into the Millennium Puzzle; Yami had no idea what would happen if Sam tried to return Chris' soul to Chris' body while Yami was in control.
"Imo asklan sojo khan. Imo asklan sojo khan. Imo asklan sojo khan. Imo asklan sojo khan…"
The darkness of the night faded into the darkness of the Shadow Realm. Once the mist had fully surrounded Sam's view, he stopped chanting. Did I perform the ritual right? Is this correct?
Then Sam noticed Chris. He was sprawled on the floor in the same position, but appeared a few years older. A few more moments later, Chris appeared a few more years older.
"Chris… he's… he's aging! Oh no!" Sam tried to run forward, but was stopped by an invisible barrier. He looked down and saw the circle he had drawn around himself, but in black. He was trapped within this tiny cell, and he watched Chris old. By now Chris was an old man; his hair turned gray, and then snow white. "I… I failed…."
Once it seemed Chris could not grow any older, he began to rot. His flesh, muscle and organs decayed until only his skeleton remained.
"Chris… Chris is dead," Sam said to himself, horrified. "Have I killed Chris, and now am I burdened by taking his place in the Shadow Realm?" Sam began to tremble. "Am I going to spend the rest of eternity in the Shadow Realm myself?" Sam wondered.
Sam looked at Chris again, and to Sam's surprise a black shadow covering the bottom half of Chris' body, advancing to Chris' head. "Now what's going on?" Sam asked. "Are the shadows going to revive Chris just so I can watch him perish again?"
The shadow covered Chris, and then rose so the skeleton was upright. Although the hood of the black cloak covered the head, feet and body of the skeleton, Sam could still see the bony hands. "C-Chris?" Sam murmured.
"I am the Reaper of the Cards," The cloaked figure said in a monotone voice. "Is this what you desire?" He asked as a duel monsters card materialized in his hands. It looked like a normal monster card, except it had no text, and the art was a picture of Chris.
"Yes! That's what I want!" Sam immediately shouted.
"Then you shall have to prove yourself to gain what you desire," Reaper said as he put the card back into his cloak. "What do you wager?" He asked as a strange duel disk appeared on his arm. It reminded Sam of a scythe.
Well, he probably wants something rare and important, so "I wager my Dark Magician card!" Sam shouted.
"What do you wager?" Reaper reiterated, ignoring Sam.
"I told you," Sam said. "I'm wagering my Dark Magician card!"
"All wagers must have an equal or greater value than that which you desire," Reaper explained.
Equal or greater? Sam thought. What I want is Chris' soul. But that probably means…. Sam sighed. I have to risk it. "I wager… my soul," Sam said quietly.
"Then let the duel commence," Reaper stated as a duel disk appeared on Sam's arm.
Sam: 4000; Reaper: 4000Sam immediately took his opening hand as his deck appeared in the deck slot, and Reaper did the same(5).
"You are the challenger. You may go first," Reaper stated.
"Okay, thanks!" Sam shouted, drawing a card(6). Sam took a deep breath, and calmed himself down. He looked down at his hand, and his eyes widened. "Hey! These aren't my cards!"
"Your cards reflect your heart."
"What are you talking about?" Sam asked. "These cards don't reflect my heart!"
"Your cards reflect your heart," Reaper repeated, keeping his monotone voice.
"Whatever," Sam said. "I'll just beat you with this deck anyway, even if it doesn't reflect my heart!
"Since I don't know what's in my deck, I'll take a look at it with my Foolish Burial(5), so all I need to do is send a monster from my deck to the graveyard," Sam explained as he began to look through his new deck. "This deck definitely isn't me!" Sam exclaimed as he looked through the deck. "Anyway, I'll choose to send Fallen Angel Nicholas(1800/1100) to the graveyard. Then I'll summon Fallen Angel Dante(4;1700/1200) and end my turn." A women with gray wings and small horns appeared in front of Sam. She had a simple purple dress help up by a red sash. "Your move."
"Draw(6)," Reaper plainly said. "I summon Spirit Reaper(5;300/200) and equip it with Cursed Immortality(4)."
"Ha!" Sam laughed. "Since you targeted Spirit Reaper with your equip spell, Spirit Reaper will now be destroyed!" Spirit Reaper gained a dark aura, but remained on the field.
"A monster equipped with Cursed Immorality is not destroyed by card effects," Reaper explained. "Including its own; this makes Spirit Reaper virtually indestructible. I set a trap(3) and end my turn."
"Draw(5)!" Sam yelled. "The effect of Fallen Angel Nicholas now activates!" A transparent angel with gray wings, long black hair, and a black trench coat floated out of Sam's graveyard. He took a knife out of his coat, threw it at Reaper, and then disappeared.
Sam: 4000; Reaper: 3700Since Spirit Reaper is in defense mode, Sam thought, I can summon another monster and inflict a lot of damage to Reaper! Of course, since Spirit Reaper has a low attack, I can also use it to destroy my own monsters with little damage… I'll take advantage of that now, and deal damage later. "First I summon Fallen Angel Casper(4;0/600)!" Another person with gray wings and horns appeared on Sam's field. He had dark skin and a white robe. "Now, Casper, attack!" The man flew forward, but Spirit Reaper destroyed Casper with its scythe before it had a chance to do anything.
Sam: 3700; Reaper: 3700"Now Dante, it's your turn!" Dante took out a sword, flew across the field and slashed at Spirit Reaper. However, Reaper's lifepoints remained the same.
"I play Spirit Barrier," Reaper said, keeping his voice emotionless. "As long as I control Spirit Reaper I take no battle damage."
"I play Fallen Curse(2), and I'll set the rest of my hand(0) to end my turn," Sam growled.
"Draw(4)," Reaper unenthusiastically said again.
"Because I have Fallen Curse," Sam explained, "Casper and Nicholas activate, letting me draw a card(1) and dealing you damage."
Sam: 3700; Reaper: 3400Reaper continued with his turn. "I discard two cards from my hand(2) to play Dark Deal – Greed(1), so I draw 3 cards(4). I then remove those cards from play to play Dark Deal – Death(3), which destroys your Fallen Angel." A dark, ethereal hand reached out of Sam's graveyard and sucked Dante in. "Now Spirit Reaper attacks you directly, which will cause you to lose the card in your hand."
"Not so fast!" Sam countered. "I activate Dark Hope to special summon Fallen Angel Balthasar(100/500) from my deck! I can also activate Gray Feather(0) to destroy your Cursed Immortality!"
"Then Spirit Reaper will attack Balthasar, dealing you 200 points of damage."
"Well, I have another trap," Sam smirked. "It's called Gray Wing Barrier, and will negate the damage! And now since I have three Fallen Angels in my graveyard—Caper, Dante, and Nicholas—Gray Wing Barrier gains three counters!" Spirit Reaper destroyed Balthasar, but stopped there. Then a small pile of three gray feathers appeared in front of Sam.
"Since you destroyed it, I shall activate another Cursed Immortality(2)," Reaper said, concluding his turn.
"It's my turn, so I draw(1), and now my Fallen Angels activate!" Sam yelled as his four monsters floated out of his graveyard. "Nicholas deals you damage, Dante decreases your monster's attack by 200, Casper lets me draw a card(2), and Balthasar gives me a Fallen Angel Token(0/0)." The Fallen Angel Token was a strange, gray humanoid form with gray wings.
Sam: 3700; Reaper: 3100Balthasar's tokens and Gray Wing Barrier can protect me for a few turns, but I should still build up my defenses a bit more, Sam thought. "I set a trap(1) and end."
"I draw(3)," Reaper said as the Fallen Angels activated again; Sam drew(2), gained a second token, Spirit Reaper's attack decreased to 0, and Nicholas threw another knife at Reaper.
Sam: 3700; Reaper: 2800I've built up a pretty good defense, thought Sam, And maybe if I stall a bit longer I'll be able to defeat Reaper with Nicholas' effect!
"For my turn I summon Grave Reaper(2;1300/1500)," Reaper declared. A medium-sized skeleton in a black cloak rose from the darkness in front of Reaper. "I now activate Grave Reaper's effect; by forfeiting its attack, I can remove Dante and Casper from play." Grave Reaper reached out a hand made of bone towards Sam's graveyard. It pulled out Fallen Angel Dante and Casper, and then the cards disappeared into the darkness.
So much for that plan, Sam sighed. He'll remove Nicholas from play next turn.
"Your move."
"I draw my card(2), and my two remaining angels activate." A third token appeared, and Nicholas attacked Reaper. "I pass," Sam sighed.
Sam: 3700; Reaper: 2500"Draw(3)," Reaper blandly said as a fourth token appeared and Reaper's was attacked yet again.
Sam: 3700; Reaper: 2200Reaper continued with his turn, "Grave Reaper activates, removing your last two angels from play. Then I summon Reaper of Souls(2;1000+800/1200), who gains 200 attack for each of your removed monsters, giving him a total of 1800 attack." A new Reaper appeared on the field; Sam's four Fallen Angels appeared and were absorbed into its scythe. "I then play Graceful Charity(1), drawing 3 cards(4) and then discarding 2(2). I can then remove the two monsters I discarded form play to activate Dark Deal – Plague(1)."
Reaper's spell card appeared, and a dark fog began to seep out of the holographic card. It surrounded Sam's four Fallen Angel Tokens, which began coughing until they collapsed onto the invisible ground and disappeared.
"Finally I play Card of Demise(0) to draw 5 cards(5)," Reaper said, completely refilling his hand. "I activate Summoning Death(4), tributing Grave Reaper to summon myself: Reaper of the Cards(3;1380/1930)." Grave Reaper disappeared, and Reaper moved forward to take Grave Reaper's place. "I equip Spirit Reaper with Unholy Power(2), increase its attack back to its original 300. "Now my three monsters will attack."
Spirit Reaper, whose aura was almost doubled, Reaper of Souls, and Reaper of the Cards, whose duel disk temporarily turned into a scythe, each moved forward and swung their scythe, taking away the three feathers of Gray Wing Barrier that protected Sam. "I end my turn with a set trap(1)."
Please, Sam thought, This isn't my deck, and it doesn't represent me, but please give me something that will help me win! If you don't, my friend may be lost forever… Sam drew(3), and immediately played his card(2). "I activate Fallen Treasure, so now we each draw two cards, but any monsters among them are discarded!"
Reaper picked up two cards(3), and showed them to Sam. They were both reaper monsters Sam didn't recognize, and Reaper slid them into the graveyard(1). Sam then drew two cards(4), and showed them to his opponent. "I drew Card of Sanctity and Fallen Angel Caroline(1800/1000), so I discard Caroline(3), but then I activate Card of Sanctity(6)! Next I activate Premature Burial(5) to special summon back Caroline."
Sam: 2900; Sam: 2200
"Now that I control Fallen Angel Caroline, I activate Falling(4) to take control of your Reaper of the Cards!" Reaper of the Cards retreated behind his monsters, and then a transparent version of himself appeared on Sam's field. "Next, I tribute my two monsters to summon Fallen Angel Leo(3;2700/2050)!" Sam's two monsters disappeared, and in their place appeared a boy with short brown hair wearing black slacks, a white shirt, and a long black coat. "Now attack and destroy Reaper of Souls!" From under his coat the angel drew a sword with a golden hilt in the shape of a winged lion. He flew forward with his sword raised and slashed downward at cloaked figure.
"Activate trap, Death's Fate," Reaper chained. A sheet of black rose out from behind Leo and covered him. A scythe appeared in Leo's hands, and he moved over to Reaper's field. "Since you destroyed Reaper of Souls, Fallen Angel Leo must now take its place, and I gain control of Leo. The monster that was previously Fallen Angel Leo now mirrors Reaper of Souls in all aspects except attack, defense, and effect."
My Fallen Angels were doing fine until he summoned Grave Reaper, Sam angrily thought. And just when I'm about to make a comeback, he takes away my key monster! Well, at least I still have this… "I also end my turn with a set trap(2)."
"Draw(7)," Reaper said as Fallen Angel Caroline appeared.
"You must now discard a card from your hand," Sam explained.
"Very well," Reaper said as he selected a card and slid it into his graveyard(6). "Reaper of Souls will attack your lifepoints directly. And to ensure you do not use your set trap I use Dark Deal – Lock(5)." 'Reaper of Souls' floated forward and slashed at Sam with his new scythe.
Sam: 200; Reaper: 2200"I set another trap(4) and end my turn."
He must be worried about my set trap. Otherwise he would have attacked with Spirit Reaper and defeated me, Sam thought as he drew(3). He looked at his newly drawn card for a moment. Hey… this is a really good card! And if I use it correctly, I might just be able to win this! "I set another trap(2) and end my turn."
"I draw(5)," Reaper declared. "Now Reaper of Souls attacks your lifepoints directly again."
"I chain Mirror Force!" Sam immediately played. "You might have avoided it last turn, but now you're out of luck!" Leo burst into pixels, and was sent to Sam's graveyard.
"I activate Soul Release(4)," Reaper played. A beautiful blue and green woman appeared in front of Sam. She pulled Fallen Angel Caroline, Fallen Angel Leo, Card of Sanctity, Premature Burial, and Mirror Force from Sam's graveyard, and they disappeared in a flash of light.
Why does he have to have so many removal cards? Sam asked himself. If he hadn't removed Leo from play I could have used his effect to get a strong monster, so I wouldn't have to worry about Spirit Reaper attacking me next turn. Plus, now my other set trap is useless…
"I summon Mortal Reaper(3;1500/1500) and end my turn." Reaper's new monster appeared, in a black cloak with a scythe, like the rest of Reaper's monsters. However, unlike the others, his hands were made of flesh, not bone. Sam also thought he could faintly see a man's face underneath the hood of the cloak.
Well, it's probably up to this draw… Sam thought. He placed two fingers on top of his deck, and slid top card off(3). He looked at it and activated it(2), smiling. "I activate Pot of Greed, so now I can draw two cards! And if I get the right ones, then I'll be able to win this turn!"
"You will not win unless you realize your deck represents your heart," Reaper stated.
"If it will make you stop nagging me about that, then fine! This deck represents my heart," Sam unenthusiastically said as he drew one card(3). "Well, this card will definitely help! One more good card, and you're done!"
"You will not win unless you sincerely realize your deck represents your heart," Reaper reiterated.
Sam sighed. Well, these Fallen Angels are pretty good, so I guess it's not that bad if my heart really is represented by this deck. Of course, that also means that my heart is impure, which isn't good. Then again, I guess it's kind of like me… They were angels, they were good… but I turned on my friends. I attacked Sarah and Chris twice…So I guess these cards to represent me… unfortunately… Sam sadly drew his second card(4). I don't recognize this card from when I used Foolish Burial. Sam took a moment to read his new card.
"You know what?" Sam asked, surprisingly calm. "You're right; this deck does represent my heart. Just like during the night it is dark, my heart is in darkness; it is in the night. But just because I have fallen, does not mean I can redeem myself! I activate Burial from a Different Dimension(3), so now Fallen Angel Leo, Caroline, and Dante will return to my graveyard! Then I activate my set trap, Assault on Pearl Gates, to special summon those cards! Of course, I do have to pay half my lifepoints, but it's a small price to pay!" Sam's three named rose onto his field. They seemed brighter and more optimistic than before.
Sam: 100; Reaper: 2200"Assault on Pearl Gates also lets your Fallen Angels attack me directly," Reaper finished for Sam. "However, since I have Spirit Barrier all damage will be reduced to 0. Also, your three monsters will be removed from play at the end of this turn, leaving you open to attacks."
"Not necessarily," Sam slyly replied. "You see, like the night turns to light with the coming of dawn, my heart shall too! I tribute Fallen Angel Leo, Fallen Angel Caroline, and Fallen Angel Dante to special summon the Angel of the Dawn(2;2500/2200!)!"
In the distance of the Shadow Realm, behind Sam, a small light appeared. It rose and grew brighter, like the sun at dawn. However, this light kept on growing bigger and brighter. It kept on growing until Sam was completely blinded by the light. And then everything turned black.
Sam: 100; Reaper: 0Sam slowly opened his eyes. He was laying on his back in Ra Arena. A small ray of light was peaking over the top edge of the arena, indicating it was dawn. Chris was on the other end of the arena, in the chalk circle, in the exact same position as when Sam had started the ritual. "Chris… is he okay? Chris, are you okay?!" Sam yelled, getting up and running to Chris.
He kneeled by Chris' side, shaking him. "Are you okay?"
"Y-yeah," Chris slowly answered, opening his eyes just as slowly. "I g-guess that simultaneous forfeit trick worked, even if I fainted."
"Not exactly," Sam sadly sighed.
"What do you mean?" Chris inquired, sitting up. "We're both here, and we're both okay, right?"
"Well, now we are, but…" Sam hesitated. "But at first, I didn't believe you. While you forfeited, I didn't, and you lost your soul. But I got you back! I went to the Shadow Realm and dueled the Reaper of the Cards and got your soul back!"
'Yami, is this true?' Chris asked.
'Well, I know that he didn't forfeit the duel, and that he somehow got your soul back. But I don't know exactly how he did it… He probably is telling the truth, though.'
"Well then, thanks… I guess," Chris said. "I guess that means you're okay now. But what about Sarah? Did you get her soul back too?"
"No," Sam admitted, and then he explained his duel with her to Chris. "So you see," Sam concluded, "She should be fine in a few days. And Chris, there was something really weird. When you didn't have your soul, some other thing was… was…"
"Was what?"
"Was using your body!" Sam blurted. "He called himself 'Meta'."
'Meta?' Chris asked, amused.
'It was all I could think of,' Yami explained.
"Do you know anything about him?" Sam asked.
"No," Chris lied.
"Well, he said you'd tell me who he was when you felt the time was right," Sam pointed out.
"Weird," Chris said. "Maybe I'll find out when the time is right, too!" Chris nervously laughed.
"Maybe," Sam obliviously said, not detecting the nervousness in Chris' voice.
"Well, now that I'm back, and since Sarah will be fine soon, we can focus on our real goal," Chris said, trying to avoid the subject of 'Meta'. "Stopping Bakura."
See? No cliffie! XD
Oh, and in case you didn't notice, look at 'meta' backwards
Oh, and all of Sam's awesome fallen angel cards were made by Kuinra Shisa XDD (angel of the dawn not included; that was made by me)
Which reminds me... if you're wondering how Sam won, look at Angel of the Dawn's effect; you should be able to figure it.
(After u've seen the next chapter name:) If anyone can guess the contract, i'll give them a very special prize XD (and believe me, it's a very difficult contract to guess)
Card of the Day
Assault on Pearl Gates
Normal Trap
Pay half of your Life Points. Special Summon as many of your monsters as possible from your graveyard that have "Fallen Angel" in their name to your side of the field. During this turn all monsters with "Fallen Angel" in their name can attack directly. During the End Phase, remove from the game all monsters that were Special Summoned by this effect.
Original Cards
Foolish Burial; Spell; Send 1 monster card from your deck to the graveyard. (Note: this is an OCG card)
Fallen Angel Nicholas; level 5; Fairy/Effect/DARK; 1800/1100; As long as this card is in your graveyard, your opponent loses 300 lifepoints during each of your standby phases.
Fallen Angel Dante; level 4; Fairy/Effect/DARK; 1700/1200; As long as this card is in your graveyard, put a "Fallen Counter" on one of your opponent's face-up monsters during each of your standby phases. For each "Fallen Counter" on a monster, that monster loses 200 ATK.
Cursed Immortality; Equip Spell; The equipped monster is not destroyed by card effects. The equipped monster must remain in attack mode.
Fallen Angel Casper; level 1; Fairy/Effect/DARK; 0/600; While this card is in your graveyard, during each of your Standby Phases, draw 1 card. This effect is only applied if this attack position monster is sent to the graveyard as a result of battle.
Fallen Curse; Continuous Spell; The effect of "Fallen Angel" monsters in the graveyard activate during both players' standby phases.
Dark Deal – Greed; Spell; Discard 2 "Reaper" monsters from your hand. Draw 3 cards.
Dark Deal – Death; Spell; Remove 2 "Reaper" monsters in your graveyard from play. Destroy 1 monster on the field.
Dark Hope; Trap; You can only activate this card when your opponent attacks your lifepoints directly while you control no monsters. Special summon 1 "Fallen Angel" monster from your deck with 2000 or less ATK. You may then activate one normal spell card from your hand.
Fallen Angel Balthasar; level 1; Fairy/Effect/DARK; 100/500; While this card is in your graveyard, during each of your Standby Phases, special summon a "Fallen Angel Token" (Fairy-type/DARK/LEVEL 1/ATK 0/DEF 0). This effect is only applied if this attack position monster is sent to the graveyard as a result of battle.
Gray Feather; Spell; You can only activate this card when you control a "Fallen Angel" monster. Destroy a spell or trap on the field.
Gray Wing Barrier; Continuous Trap; You can only activate this card when you would take battle damage from a battle involving your "Fallen Angel" monster. Put a number of "Gray Wing Counters" on this card equal to the number of "Fallen Angel" monsters in your graveyard. Whenever you would take battle damage, you may remove a "Gray Wing Counter" from this card to negate the damage. If this card has no "Gray Wing Counters" on it, this card is destroyed.
Grave Reaper; level 3; Zombie/Effect/DARK; 1300/1500; Once per turn, instead of this card attacking, you may remove 2 monsters on your opponent's graveyard from play.
Reaper of Souls; level 4; Zombie/Effect/DARK; 1000/1200; A monster destroyed in battle by this card is removed from play instead of being sent to the graveyard. Increase the ATK of this card by 200 for each of your opponent's monster cards removed from play by a "Reaper" card effect.
Dark Deal – Plague; Spell; Remove 2 "Reaper" monsters in your graveyard from play. Destroy all non-zombie-type monsters on the field.
Card of Demise; Spell; Draw 5 cards. During your 5th standby phase after activation, discard your hand to the graveyard.
Summoning Death; Spell; Normal summon 1 "Reaper" monster from your hand.
Unholy Power; Equip Spell; Only equip to a DARK monster. Increase the ATK and DEF of the equipped monster by 400.
Fallen Treasure; Spell; Both players draw 2 cards. Any monsters among them are discarded to the graveyard.
Card of Sanctity; Spell; Both players draw until both hold 6 cards in their hand.
Fallen Angel Caroline; level 4; Fairy/Effect/DARK; 1800/1000; While this card is in your graveyard, during each of your Standby Phases, if your opponent has more than 5 cards in their hand, they must select 1 card from their hand and discard it.
Falling; Equip Spell; Equip only to your opponent's monster. Gain control of the equipped monster. If you don't control a "Fallen Angel" monster, this card is destroyed.
Fallen Angel Leo; level 8; Fairy/Effect/DARK; 2700/2050; Whenever a "Fallen Angel" monster in your graveyard activates its effect, it activates twice. While this card is in your graveyard, during each of your Standby Phases, you may return 1 card in your hand to your deck to add one "Fallen Angel" monster in your deck to your hand.
Death's Fate; Trap; Activate only when a "Reaper" monster is destroyed as a result of battle. Gain control of the monster that destroyed the "Reaper" monster. Then that monster's name, type, attribute, and level become that of the destroyed "Reaper" monster.
Dark Deal – Lock; Quick-Play Spell; Only activate when a "Reaper" monster attacks. Your opponent cannot activate any Spell or Trap cards until the end of the damage step.
Mortal Reaper; level 4; Zombie/Effect/DARK; 1500/1500; This card's effect only applies while this card is in attack mode. If this card attacks, your opponent cannot activate any Spell or Trap Cards until the end of the Damage Step. If this card would battle with a monster with an ATK less than this card's original ATK, destroy the opposing monster without applying battle damage. If this card would battle with a monster with an ATK equal to or higher than this card's original ATK, immediately destroy this monster without applying battle damage.
Assault on Pearl Gates; Trap; Pay half of your Life Points. Special Summon as many of your monsters as possible from your graveyard that have "Fallen Angel" in their name on your side of the field. During this turn all monsters with "Fallen Angel" in their name can attack directly. During the End Phase, remove from the game all monsters that were Special Summoned by this effect.
Angel of the Dawn; level 8; Fairy/Effect/LIGHT; 2500/2200; This card cannot be normal summoned or set. This card can only be special summoned by tributing 3 DARK Fairy-type monsters. When this card is summoned in that way, flip all set cards on your opponent's field face-up (flip effects are not activated at this time). Destroy all DARK monsters and trap cards, and then return all cards to their original positions.
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