Well, it's time for another chapter again... RER!

kyoda: o rly? Other ppls can have the items... and it's not good for the other ppls that Bakura has the rod, but it is good for me

kiltgirl: bleh... (long story)

Ninja Wolf 25: Well, yeah, it was easy. It was an OTK. I mean, how else do you expect Bakura to win against 4 ppl?

Vyser Dragoon: I know it's short, and this one is too, but they're important. And the cards get better this duel XD Oh, and if you could pm me Cain's Chaos cards from A Tortured Duelist, that would really help (i'm making a chaos duel soon)

Razzle Dazzle Chick: Uh... thanks? You reviewed chapter 1, but how much did you actual read?

ForensicDuelist4137: Yes, I need your permission to make a short chapter. lol. And Bakura was never possessing Sam... he's also been using Manukan's body. He just brainwashed Sam

Katoma: I think it is the wrong story... if it wasn't, then Bakura would be Chris' father. Chris' mother would be a mystical 5000 year old cow. Bakura would be a famous pro duelist. And a mhystical 5000 year old cow would also be a famous pro duelist. I don't think that's the case...

Well, chapter time! yay!


Chapter 22: Judgment of the Desert

After briefly talking with Casatos, Sarah was able to get one of Duel Academy's fastest airplanes. It did not take long for the plane to reach Egypt. The plane landed near the entrance to the Ishtar clan's home. Sarah jumped out of the plane and quickly descended down below the ground.

She prayed that her family was okay, and that Bakura was still there. She hurried to the room where she knew Bakura would be. She ran into that room and gasped. Her parents and brothers were collapsed on the floor: her mother and brothers near the doorway, and her father in front of Bakura. Bakura was on the far side of the room, sitting on the ground between the two stone pedestals, Millennium Ring around his neck and Millennium Rod in his hands.

"What have you done to my family?!" Sarah demanded.

"Oh, I simply sent their souls to the Shadow Realm, Sahara Ishtar," Bakura replied.

"Bring them back!"

"Oh, I'm not so sure I want to do that," Bakura said. He stood up and his duel disk unfolded. "I might need some convincing."

"I'm not here to play games with you, Bakura!" Sarah yelled.

"You'll play games with me if you want to save your family!" Bakura shouted back.

Sarah was silent for a moment, thinking things through. Maybe I should use my Millennium Necklace… She concentrated, tapping into her Necklace's power.

However, instead of a vision of the future, she saw a picture of Bakura. 'Sorry, but your Millennium Necklace won't help you out of this situation,' he told her.

"If I duel you," Sarah calmly asked, "Will you bring back my family?"

"If you duel, I shall bring back your dad. He was the only competent one," Bakura told Sarah. "And if you win, I'll bring back your mother and brothers, too."

"Okay, I'll do it," Sarah sighed, her duel disk unfolding.

"Excellent!" Bakura smirked. "Of course, I would like to add just one more little condition: if I win, I get your Millennium Necklace. If you win, I'll give you back your Millennium Rod."

"I accept," Sarah said. "However, if we bet our Millennium Items, then we are not risking our souls!"

"But that takes all the fun out of it," Bakura moaned. "Oh well. I'm still taking this to the shadows," He said as the black smog began to seep into the room. "Are you ready to begin?"

"Of course," answered Sarah.

"Let's duel!"

Sarah: 4000; Bakura: 4000

"I'll start things off (6)!" Sarah declared. "And I'll start it off with Caravan (1000/1500)! I'll activate his effect, simply shuffling him into my deck (5). However, if I happen to draw him, then I can gain access to any card in my deck!"

"Interesting effect," Bakura commented. "However, I doubt you'll be able to draw that card."

"We'll see," Sarah replied. "I summon Sand Warrior (4;1800/1600)! I'll end my turn with a set trap (3)."

"What an unoriginal first move," Bakura said as he drew a card (6). "I summon Souls of the Forgotten (5;900/200) in defense mode. I set a trap of my own (4) and end my turn." The shadows gathered around in front of Bakura, forming several purple globs of the purple slime. The formless shapes had black mouths and small, glowing yellow eyes.

"What a weak monster," Sarah said as she drew (4). "I expected you to be stronger. Sand Warrior, attack Souls of the Forgotten!" Sarah's monster ran forward and destroyed Bakura's creature with ease. "End turn."

Bakura began his turn, drawing a card (5). "I set another card (4), and end my turn."

"That's it?" Sarah asked as she drew (5). How did Bakura take down my entire family? He's weak. "Sand Warrior, attack Bakura directly with Sand Scimitar!"

"Not so fast!" Bakura shouted. "I chain my Call of the Haunted, to summon back Souls of the Forgotten! I then chain Inferno Reckless Summon to bring out my other two Souls of the Forgotten! However, you get your other two Sand Warriors."

"Thanks, I didn't think you'd be this helpful," Sarah said as two more warriors materialized onto her field. The blob of souls also appeared on Bakura's field, but it was much larger than before. "Now, my three Sand Warriors, attack all of Bakura's monsters!"

"I don't think you want to do that," Bakura smirked.

"Why not?" Sarah asked.

"Look closely," Bakura told Sarah, gesturing to his giant Souls of the Forgotten.

"Huh?" Sarah closely inspected Bakura's monsters. She gasped when she saw it; all the faces in Souls of the Forgotten were all the faces of her mother and brothers. "My… family…."

"That's right," Bakura laughed. "Destroy my monsters, and destroy your family forever!"

If I attack, I'll get closer to defeating Bakura, but if I don't, I'll lose, and that means losing my necklace! "Wait a second," Sarah realized. "Before when I destroyed your original Souls of the Forgotten, that had to be one of my family. So I destroyed them earlier, but they still came back! That means they'll be safe even if I destroy them!"

"How perceptive of you," Bakura congratulated. "I guess that means there isn't anything to stop your attacks."

"No, there isn't!" Sarah shouted as her monsters sprang into action. They slashed through Bakura's monster, and then each of them attacked Bakura once, cutting up his clothes. Sarah had to look away as the swords destroyed her family's faces.

Sarah: 4000; Bakura: 1300

"I'll end my turn with that," Sarah confidently said.

"Then I'll begin mine (5). "I set a monster (4) and end my turn."

"You really aren't that great, are you? I bet you just got lucky hands, and that's how you beat my family," Sarah said, drawing a card (6).

"No, your family just had no skill," Bakura smirked. "You'll see how good of a duelist I am soon."

"Sand Warrior, attack!" Sarah instantly commanded. One of the Sand Warriors rushed forward at Bakura's monster. It was revealed to be a black suit of armor. It had a sword in its sheath, for he was carrying a large shield in both his hands. Sand Warrior's sword could not penetrate through the black shield, which seemed to be made out of the same shadows as Souls of the Forgotten.

Sarah: 2800; Bakura: 1300

"See? I really am not such a bad duelist," Bakura smirked. "You didn't even see my Envoy of the Forgotten (0/0+3000) coming."

"I still have more than twice the number of lifepoints as you," spat Sarah. "But why does your monster have such high defense? It didn't need any tributes! Does it have a drawback?"

"Actually, it doesn't," Bakura explained. "You see, my Envoy gains 1000 defense for each Souls of the Forgotten in my graveyard, and since I have all three, he has 3000 defense."

"It may have high defense, but I'll destroy it anyway!" Sarah shouted as she ended her turn.

"Not necessarily," Bakura said as he began his turn (5). "If Envoy of the Forgotten would be destroyed, a Soul of the Forgotten is removed from play instead. I pass, so my turn is over."

"That's it?" Sarah asked as she drew (7).

"No, not really," Bakura laughed. Three dark spirits came out of Bakura's graveyard and began to float around Sarah's duel disk. Each one picked up a card from Sarah's deck, and then placed it in her graveyard. "During each of your turns, for each Souls of the Forgotten in my graveyard, you lose a card from your deck!"

Hm… Sarah thought, I might be able to use Envoy of the Forgotten to my advantage. I still should try to get rid of it, though. "I'm going to destroy your Envoy! I play Smashing Ground (6)!" Bakura's duel disk automatically transferred a Souls of the Forgotten to the removed from play zone, and Envoy of the Forgotten's shield shattered, his defense decreasing to 2000. "Next I play Desert's Fury (5), so I just have to discard a card (4) and two of my Sand Warriors can attack together with a power of 3600! So now, do so!" Two of Sarah's monsters rushed forward, simultaneously slashing through Envoy of the Forgotten's armor, revealing the purple robes underneath. Only his helmet remained.

"It seems you might actually destroy Envoy of the Forgotten," Bakura said. "Or at least reduce its defense to 0 and make it useless."

"Yes, I will!" Sarah shouted. "My final Sand Warrior, attack Envoy of the Forgotten!" The third Sand Warrior ran forward, and brought his sword down upon the Envoy's helmet. It shattered, revealing the head under the helmet. "D-Dad?" Sarah murmured.

"That's right!" Bakura smiled. "You saw your mother and brothers; didn't you wonder where your father was?"

Sarah was a silent for a few moments, and then quietly said, "I end my turn, since I have nothing else to do."

"Don't worry, my dear," Bakura said as he drew (6). "I like Envoy of the Forgotten just as much as you love your father, so I won't let him be destroyed either. I activate Burial from a Different Dimension (5), so now my three Souls of the Forgotten return to my graveyard." The shadows rushed in to cover Envoy of the Forgotten. They then receded, revealing the Envoy to be the same as when he was summoned. "I then play Corrupted Heart (4), so three monsters are sent from my deck to the graveyard to increase the attack of Envoy of the Forgotten by 1000. However, I remove those monsters from play to special summon Dark Necrofear (3;2200/2800) in defense mode! I'll end my turn with that," Bakura explained as the strange blue woman rose up on Bakura's field.

Sarah silently drew (5) as Envoy of the Forgotten took three more cards from Sarah's deck. "I activate a second Smashing Ground (4), so Envoy of the Forgotten's defense decreases back to 2000. Then I summon Desert Avenger (3;1800/1800). All the cards you sent to the graveyard with Envoy of the Forgotten were monsters. That means Desert Avenger has 1800 attack, 300 for each monster. Finally I activate Sand Sword (2), pumping him up to 2500, and giving him a partial piercing ability." Sand formed together on Sarah's field, creating a creature that looked similar to a mummy. Its arms then transformed, becoming gleaming blades. "Now, my Avenger, attack Envoy of the Forgotten. Since Desert Avenger's power surpasses your Envoy's by 500, half of that will be inflicted to your lifepoints." Once again, Envoy of the Forgotten only had his helmet remaining.

Sarah: 2800; Bakura: 1050

"Now, my first Sand Warrior will attack Envoy of the Forgotten," Sarah said after a slight hesitation.

"Bravo," Bakura sarcastically said as Sarah's father's head was revealed. "Destroy my Envoy of the Forgotten, go ahead. Attack your own father."

"Yes, I will," Sarah sadly sighed. "I don't want to destroy him, but… But I know my dad! And I know Dad would rather die than help you! Sand Warrior, attack!" Sarah shouted with a new burst of confidence. The second Sand Warrior rushed forward, and slashed through Sarah's father. "Since my last Sand Warrior cannot destroy your Dark Necrofear, I'll end my turn." Don't worry Dad; Yours, Mom's, and Brothers' deaths shall be avenged, and I'll bring you back!

"I draw (4), set a trap (3), and end," Bakura simply said.

"You seem pretty confident," Sarah noticed as she drew (3). "You probably think you're safe with your Dark Necrofear, but you're not! I discard a card from my hand (2) to play my set Curse of Aging, decreasing your monster's defense to 2300! Desert Avenger, attack! I'll then be able to destroy you with my Sand Warriors!"

"Don't get ahead of yourself," Bakura smirked. "I chain my Mirror Force, destroying all your monsters."

Oh no, Sarah thought as all her monsters shattered. I don't have any monster that I can use to defend myself… I'll have to bluff. Plus, next turn I'll draw my Caravan, so I'll get to use its effect. "I set another trap (1) and end."

"My turn (4)," Bakura declared. "You summoned Desert Avenger in anger; you let Envoy of the Forgotten send monsters to your graveyard to use its effect. However, you shouldn't let your anger get the better of you. I don't need to do anything, so I'll just end my turn; your anger will destroy you."

"I don't think so!" Sarah shouted. "I just drew my Caravan (2)! Now I remove him from play (1), but I can use any card in my deck! I choose Desert (2), which I'll activate now (1)! Plus Desert Avenger returns, and he comes back with 2900 attack!" The shadows morphed into sand, and they shifted into the mummy. "Now, Desert Avenger, destroy Dark Necrofear! Next turn I'll beat you Bakura, just you wait!"

"I doubt it," Bakura smiled as Sarah ended her turn. "You just fell for Dark Necrofear's effect. Since your anger forced you to destroy her, I gain control of your monster!" Dark Necrofear's doll glowed, and Desert Avenger went over to Bakura, and picked up the doll.

"It doesn't matter if you got my monster!" Sarah shouted. "Since you don't have an Desert cards in your graveyard, Desert Avenger's attack reduces to 200!"

"I'll get some Desert cards soon," Bakura chuckled as he began his turn (5). "I pay 1000 lifepoints to play Cemetery Change (4)! Now our graveyards switch!"

Sarah: 2800; Bakura: 50

"What?" Sarah shouted, taking a step back. All the cards were swept out of both duel disks, and then went into the opposing duel disks. Desert Avenger's attack increased back to 2900. At least now I have Dad…

"Now you shall fall by your own monster! Desert Avenger, attack Sahara Ishtar!" Bakura commanded. The strange mummy sped forward, and attacked Sarah with its claw.

Sarah: 0; Bakura: 50

"I'm sorry Dad," Sarah softly said to herself.

"Now to collect my prize," Bakura said, walking over to Sarah. He unclasped her Millennium Necklace himself, and put it in his pocket. He then began to walk away. That was shorter than I expected, he thought.

"Wait!" Sarah shouted, getting up. "You said you'd bring back Dad!"

"Oh, yes," Bakura remembered. "Don't worry, he'll wake up eventually. Just like you."

"What?" Sarah quietly murmured, confused. Almost immediately, she faded out of consciousness.


I was so happy when this duel worked out so well! Desert Avenger had just enough attack to defeat Sarah, and then Bakura was left 50 lifepoints! Yay!! XD

Now, review plz!


Card of the Day

Envoy of the Forgotten (DARK)
Fiend/Effect
Level 4
ATK 0/DEF 0
Increase this card's DEF by 1000 for each "Souls of the Forgotten" in your graveyard. If this card would be destroyed, you may remove a "Souls of the Forgotten" in your graveyard from play to keep this card on the field. During each of your opponent's standby phases, send one card from the top of your opponent's deck to the graveyard for each "Souls of the Forgotten" in your graveyard.


Original Cards

Caravan; level 4; Warrior/Desert/Effect/EARTH; 1000/1500; You can shuffle this card into your Deck face-up from your Hand. When this face-up card is drawn, remove this card from play. Search your Deck for a card and add it to your Hand.

Sand Warrior; level 4; Rock/Desert/Effect/EARTH; 1800/1600; This card's Type is also treated as Warrior. This card is treated as a Normal monster.

Envoy of the Forgotten; level 4; Fiend/Effect/DARK; 0/0; Increase this card's DEF by 1000 for each "Souls of the Forgotten" in your graveyard. If this card would be destroyed, you may remove a "Souls of the Forgotten" in your graveyard from play to keep this card on the field. During each of your opponent's standby phases, send one card from the top of your opponent's deck to the graveyard for each "Souls of the Forgotten" in your graveyard.

Desert's Fury; Spell/Desert; Discard a card and select one Desert monster. Increase the ATK of another Desert monster by the ATK of the selected Desert monster until the end of this turn. The selected monster cannot attack this turn. This effect does not apply if the selected monster is removed from the field.

Corrupted Heart; Quick-Play Spell; Send 3 field-type monsters in your deck to the graveyard. Increase the ATK of a field-type monster on the field by 1000 until the end of this turn. You cannot normal summon or set during the turn you activate this card.

Desert Avenger; level 3; Zombie/Effect/Desert/EARTH; ?/?; When this card is summon, select 1 of the following effects and activate it: -The original ATK and DEF of this card becomes the number of Desert monsters in your Graveyard x 300. -The original ATK and DEF of this card becomes the number of Desert monsters removed from play (including the opponents) x 400.

Sand Sword; Equip Spell/Desert; This card can only be equipped to a Desert monster. Increase the ATK of the equipped monster by 700. When the equipped monster attacks with an ATK higher than the DEF of a Defense Position monster, inflict half the difference as Battle Damage to the opponent's Life Points.

Cemetery Change; Spell; Pay 1000 lifepoints. Switch the contents of your graveyard with your opponent's graveyard.


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