Hello & welcome to another episode of "Enter the Orichalcos!" It's been a while, so I want to start off by saying "Happy 2011"!
That being said, in the previous episode, Shinji finally summoed the Egyptian God Slifer the Sky Dragon! Sensing Shinji has been weakened, the villians decide that now is the time to strike. However, with Big still around, they deduce he will have to be dealt with, as a new enemy, the Dark King, is awakened and is sent to Earth to launch his attack...
So, let's get on with it, shall we?
Episode 19: Enter the Dark King
Somewhere in the far reaches of space, on a small planet barren of any form of life, a large figure stood and noitced a shooting start headed in the direction of Earth. "Nii-san" it deducted, as the being became a glowing ball of light and took off towards the object.
As the object in question neared it's destination, it was cut off by the ball of light who revealed himself as a giant of red & silver colors with a red, black and gold brace on his left wrist. "You have no business on this planet." The being said, and added "Turn around now, or else!" The object suddenly stopped and said "Ultraman Mebius, you misunderstand! My sole business is to kill the one named Big...and maybe cause a little murder before I leave!" The object suddenly fired a strange, invinsible, psychic wave at Mebius, sending him flying towards the Earth as the object continued it's descent.
Miami, Fl...
Big sat on the rooftop of a random building, meditating, as he heard the calm noise of the oceans around him. To him, it was good to be home. It was then that he felt something wrong, as he noticed a weird cloud formation, as the clouds themselves made a large hole, allowing what looked like a meteor to fly right through it and crash into the sea, causing an explosion. Big got to his feet and looked on, as he sensed a very dark amount of energy coming from that particular object. "What the hell...?" Big asked himself, as the skies suddenly started to darken. Big soon took off towards the meteor, if only to determine what exactly it is. However, as he made jhis way there, a stream of darkness suddenly shot out from the area, as Big dodged it while the beam flew towards the city and caused an explosion in the city. "I don't like the feeling of this!" Big tells himself as he flies towards the area of the blast.
Meanwhile, at Big's house...
Sara & Asuka out of the house, as Asuka asked "What was that?" Sara looked up at the fire that was appearing and replied "I don't know, but something doesn't feel right about this!" Sara soo turns towards Asuka and told her "Get back inside! I'm going!" Asuka, shocked, shouted "WHAT? YOU CAN'T TELL ME WHAT TO..." Asuka was cut off, as someone grabbed her arm and pulled her back inside, revealing Little, as she said "Yes she can, and so can I. Now get back inside, Asuka, and stay in there until we get back!" Little soon let Asuka go as she & Sara ran off towards the fire. Asuka grunted in anger, before running back inside.
Once inside, Asuka grabbed her duel disk & deck as she turned to leave, only to find Rei in front of the doorway, as she said "Rei, get out of the way!" Rei, however, replied "No, Asuka! You know with Shinji ill due to the events of the other night, we need to make sure he stays safe!" Asuka, however, put her duel disk on her left wrist, as she said "To hell with the baka! If he gets sick, then the better for us! Hell, I don't even know why Big even bothered training him to begin with! Now move!" Asuka tried to move forward, but Rei stood her ground, as Asuka soon said "Fine then! You asked for it!"
At the scene of the fire...
Big arrived at the scene, as did Little & Sara on an adjacent side, as they saw a large figure rise from the area itself. The being was in a large amount of armor with a black cape and a helmet covering it's face and head, though it's voice they heard sounded male, as the being said "I am the Dark King! Kneel before me or face my wrath!" The 3 looked at the Dark King, who suddenly turned to face Big and said "I can only gather you must be Big! Well then, my search is complete!" Big blinks for a second and asks "Well then, why are you looking for me?" The Dark King replies "I have been ordered to kill you!" Big stood his ground, as the Dark King's eyes started to flicker in the eye holes of the armor's helmet, sending a psychic energy at Big, who was sent flying a few feet away into a nearby car. "BIG!" Little & Sara screamed, as the Dark King turned around to face them. "Be gone, wenches!" The Dark King shouted, and then added "I will have my way with thee later!" Sara drew out her twin swords, as a stream of fire came from Big's direction towards the Dark King. Little & Sara, noticing it, flew upward. as the Dark King was enveloped by the flames. From there, Big soon flew close enough as the flames subsided and the Dark King emerged without so much as a scratch, though his armor was covered in burn marks. "Impressive!" the Dark King said, and added "I didn't think anyone would be able to so much as even make a mark on my armor!" The Dark King turned to face Big, as Big told him "If you want a piece of me, then I'm right here." The Dark King soon slowly started to walk towards Big when a brick, practically coming out of nowhere, hit the Dark King in the side of the head. Big blink, confused at first, until he saw a very familiar girl coming towards the area: Asuka!
"Asuka, what are you doing here?" Big asked, as Little & Sara saw her and Little shouted "We told you to stay at the house." Asuka didn't listen to either, as she looked at the Dark King and told him "Hey, jackass, you want to fight someone, then take on the best! Come on! I dare you!" The Dark King soon noticed her duel disk, as he asked "Oh, are you a duelist?" Asuka nodded, as Big told her "Asuka, don't do it! There's something about this guy I don't like!" Asuka, in reponse, turned around and told Big "Shut up!" The Dark King chuckled and said "Well, this one has quite the spirit. However, I sense she is still very weak compared to my strength! Therefore, I shall enjoy teaching her a very painful lesson!" Asuka's duel disk activates, as the Dark King's left wrist suddenly morphed into a bat-shaped duel disk. Big cringed, sensing something truly felt wrong with this duel, as it began!
Asuka vs. Dark King
(DUEL START!)
Asuka announces "Ladies first!" as she drew a card and smiled at her current hand (Blue Eyes White Dragon x2, Polymerization, White Paladin Ritual, Paladin of White Dragon & Monster Reborn)! Then, she announces "First, I activate the Ritual Magic Card, White Paladin Ritual! By sending a monster card with 4-stars or more to my graveyard, it'll allow me to ritual summon a Paladin of White Dragon!" At this point, Asuka discarded one of her Blue Eyes White Dragons to the graveyard, as a green-skinned warrior wearing white armor and riding a skinny white dragon appeared on the field (4-star/1900 ATK). Then, Asuka continued by saying "Next, I can sacrifice my Paladin of White Drgon to activate it's special effect, which lets me special summon a Blue Eyes White Dragon from my hand or deck. So, I summon the Blue Eyes White Dragon!" A bluish-white glow came from Asuka's deck, as it enveloped the Paladin of White Dragon, while the glow itself transformed into the Blue Eyes White Dragon, who roared in anger (8-star/3000 ATK).
Asuka then announced "Next, I activate Monster Reborn to resurrect the card I used for the ritual summon, and wouldn't you know it, but it just so happens to be another Blue Eyes White Dragon!" At this, the Blue Eyes sent earlier to the graveyard finally appeared, as it roared alongside it's other (3000 ATK x2). Then, Asuka said "Worried yet? I bet deep down your shivering in your armor!" The Dark King simply stood there, as Asuka then announced "And now, I play Polymerization to fuse these 2 Blue Eyes with the one in my hand!" By now, a 3rd Blue Eyes became visible on the field, as they started fusing together and became a 3-headed Blue Eyes! "And now, meet the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon!" The BEUD roared, as it flew in mid-air and landed behind Asuka (12-star/ 4500 ATK). Asuka smirked and announced "My turn's over! Now let's see you do better!"
However, as the Dark King simply stood there, the spirit of Neos appeared next to Big and announced "Big, you have to stop this duel before it's too late." Big looked at Neos and asked "Why? What's so dangerous about this villian, Neos?" Neos looks at Big and replies "This opponent is more dangerous than you think. The Dark King is an extremely dangerous being who was feared all many galaxies for how he always destroys planets once they began to bore him. Eventually, he was driven away into the recess of space...until now." Big soon asked him "Who originally defeated him in the 1st place?" Neos shook his head and replied "Well, it wasn't a 'who' that defeated him. It was more of a 'what' exactly, that of which even I've never seen before! However, it seems since then he fears nothing! He isn't even taking this duel serious! Big, it must stop now!" Neos' spirit disappears, as Big looks at Asuka and prepares to speak when the Dark King suddenly stares at Big and says "This duel will only stop when I win, and this will end very shortly! Then, I will deal with you!" Big prepares to charge him, when he was suddenly covered in a dark aura that held him in place, as the Dark King now faced Asuka, who seemed freaked out and said "Now it's my turn!"
The Dark King drew a card, and suddenly stated "Your monster may be powerful, but compared to me, you are but a weakling. And now, it is time for me to educate you on the proper way to impose fear onto another!" By about this time, the skies started to darken as thunder descended from the skies themselves. The Dark King began by announcing "First, I summon the Dark Servant in ATK mode!" The Dark King's monster soon appeared, first as a puff of black smoke, and then materialized as a man in a torn robe with his wrists chained together (1-star/0 ATK). Asuka laughed and asked "That's your big plan? He's practically a weakling!" The Dark King soon replied "You truly are a fool, aren't you? He is but a sacrifice to my own god!" Asuka soon scratched her head, as the Dark King sent a card in his hand to the graveyard and announced "And now, by sending a worthless card in my hand to the graveyard, I activate Super Polymerization!"
It was as if, the moment he played that card, the clouds above started to swirl around and create a tornado around them. Big, Little & Sara soon found themselves flying out of the nearby area as the tornado consumed Asuka & the Dark King! "ASUKA!" Sara shouted, as the dark aura around Big now disappeared while they heard a scream coming from inside the tornado. The 3 braced themselves as the tornado soon subsided and they saw Asuka covered in blood, as she fell to the ground while her life points immediantly hit zero.
Asuka: 0 (End of Duel)
"NO" Big shouted, as the 3 ran towards Asuka. Big threw himself to his knees and lifted Asuka's upper body up as the Dark King soon chuckled and said "Now that I have taken care of the brat, it is your turn, Big!" Slowly, Big carried Asuka up, cradling her like a child, as he turned to see Asuka's BEUD card in the Dark King's hand. Big then turned to Sara and told her " Get her out of here! I'll fight him from here on out!" Little soon said "Big, you're crazy if you think..." However, Big soon stared at Little not with his regular eyes, but with eyes red with anger, as he said "This isn't open to discussion! Now go!" Sara took Asuka in her arms and looked to Little, as she told her "Let's go!" Sara soon flew off, as Little simply told Big "You better come back alive, got it?" Big nodded, as Little soon flew off towards Sara. Big then turned back towards the Dark King, who asked "So, are you ready to face the shadows?" Big snapped his fingers, as his Kaiba Corp. Duel Disk appeared on his left wrist and set itself to dueling mode. He soon said "Bring it, bitch!"
Big vs. Dark King
(Duel Start)
The Dark King announced "I shall being your suffering as I draw!" The Dark King drew a card, as he looked at his hand and announced "First, I summon my Dark Servant in ATK mode!" Like before, his Dark Servant appeared (0 ATK), as he then said "Then, I shall place 2 cards face down and end my turn!" 2 cards appeared in front of the Dark King, as Big prepared to take his turn!
"Big!" the voice of Neos said, as he appeared and said "I beg of you, please do not go through with this duel! He will kill you!" Big, in response, said "He can do his worst, but I will not let him win!" Then, Big announced "It's my move!" as he draws a card and looks at his hand (E-Hero Avian, E-Hero Neos, E-Hero Sparkman, E-Emergency Call, E-Hero Bubbleman & A Hero Emerges), as he announces "First, I summon E-Hero Bubbleman in DEF mode!" At this announcement, Bubbleman arrived as he defended himself (4-star/1200 DEF). Then, Big announced "Thanks to his effect, I can draw 2 more cards since he's the only one I have in play!" Big drew 2 more cards (Double Fusion & Mirror Force), as he then announced "Next, I activate the magic card E-Emergency Call, which let's me move an E-Hero in my deck to my hand, and I choose Burstinatrix!" At this, E-Hero Burstinatrix moved to Big's hand, as he grand strategy finally began!
"And now, I activate the magic card, Double Fusion!" Big's face broke into a smirk, as the Dark King simply stood there, not even worried in the least what was about to happen nor worry, as Big stated "This card requires I pay up 500 LP, but in return I can do 2 fusions on the same turn!" (Big: 3500 LP) The Dark King soon asked "Oh, and what exactly do you plan to do?" Big replied "Just watch! First, I fuse E-Heroes Avian & Burstinatrix into the E-Hero Flame Wingman!" Big sent those 2 monster cards to the graveyard, as their spiritual forms fused and summoned the Flame Wingman to Big's field (6-star/2100 ATK). The Dark King cocked his head, still not getting it, as Big then said "And now, thanks to Double Fusion, I can use it one more time. I fuse the Flame Wingman with E-Hero Sparkman to summon the E-Hero Shining Flare Wingman!" The Flame Wingman flew into the air, as Sparkman's spiritual form fused with it and this caused the Shining Flare Wingman to arrive (8-star/2500 ATK).
Big's monster soon floated down next to him, as Big explained "Thanks to the Shining Flare Wingman's effect, he gains 300 ATK for each E-Hero in my graveyard, and I've got 4, raising his ATK by 1200." The Shining Flare Wingman's glow became brighter, as he became stronger (2500 + 1200: 3700 ATK). Big then prepared to call for his attack when he noticed the Dark King's 2 face down cards and thought to himself "I bet one of those 2 cards in Super Polymerization! If I attack, I won't be able to protect my life points. Well, I've got a little suprise for him as well!" Big then announced "I'll place 2 cards face down and end my turn!" 2 cards appeared in front of Big to signal the end of his turn.
Back at Big's house...
Little opened the door as Sara brought in the bloody Asuka. Ritsuko & Rei looked on as Ritsuko asked "What happened to her?" Little replied "The brat followed us to a place she should have never gone, and she lost to a very powerful duelist. Now Big's there trying to beat him." Sara carried Asuka up to a room to let her rest, as Ritsuko asked "And you left him there? What kind of sibling are you?" Little looked straight at her and replied "This is what he wanted! Personally, I don't know what's gonna happen, but I know my brother and he is going to win!"
Back at the duel...
The Dark King drew a card and said "So, you didn't take my bait. Well, that's a shame. It would have quickened your fate, but now we have to do this the hard way!" The Dark King soon sent a card in his hand to the graveyard, as he announced "I'll send a worthless card in my hand to the graveyard to activate Super Polymerization!" Then, one of the Dark King's face down cards revealed itself as Super Polymerization, as Big told himself "I knew it!" As the card itself was activated, the 2 were surrounded by a large tornado as Big noticed the Shining Flare Wingman & the Dark Servant were suddenly floating upward into the central vortex of the tornado, as Big asked "What's going on?" The Dark King calmly replies "This card allows me to fuse a monster on my field with a monster on your field. Also, due to this card's effect, you can't negate it, nor destroy it on the turn my fusion monster is summoned. And now, Big, it's time for you to meet him!" Big looked up, as he saw the 2 monsters turn into dark orbs and fuse into one, as a giant being started floating from above and descended down. The creature was a large bluish giant with a hole where it's stomach was which had gates attached to it. "At last, the Dark Destroyer has arrived!" The monster roared in anger, as Big stared intensively at it.
To Be Continued...
So finally, there's Episode 19 for you guys! If it feels half-assed, then please let me know and I'll try to do better. Otherwise, here's what happens next chapter:
The duel between Big & the Dark King rages on, as the Dark King takes control of the Shining Flare Wingman while using him to defend his Dark Destroyer. Big fights back by summoning the E-Hero Air Neos and manages to turn the tide of the duel, until the Dark King reveals a startling new type of dueling that even Big cannot defend against...
So, to finally end this chapter, here's the featured card:
Super Polymerization (Dark King's card)
(Quick-Play Magic) Send 1 card in your hand to the graveyard to activate this card. Select 1 monster card on each player's field, and special summon a monster from your fusion deck that coresponds to the chosen card. Magics, traps, and monster effects cannot be activated against this card's activation, nor can the special summoning of the chosen card.
Later!