Light of Remorse

Written by: Self-Proclaimed KingofDDR

Summary: What if The Light of Destruction was sent back into the past, instead of being destroyed? What if it wanted to repent? And what if it helped the least likely person in the world? Takes place from Battle City and beyond. Joey/Mai/Izhizu

Last time, on Light of Remorse...

"I go by the name of...Sartorius. Would you grant me the honor of a duel?"

"A duel?" Joey said, blinking his eyes. "Well, I'd love ta duel ya, but I've already gotten all da Locator Cards that I needed. There'd be no point."

"Yeah, you can't expect Joey to risk his spot in the finals just for a duel!" Tea said.

"Rest assured, Locator Cards won't be at stake should you decide to duel me," Sartorius replied. "I'm just...curious as to the full extent of your power. And to make things more interesting, I'll make you a deal."

"What kinda deal?" Joey asked.

"If you manage to survive against me for 5 of your turns, then I'll give you something that could really help you out in the finals," Sartorius said. "Well? How about it?"

"Well, fine. But I won't just survive against you, I'll beat ya!" Joey said with a smirk.

"Joey, are you sure about this," Tea said, concerned. "Something about this guy doesn't feel right..."

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing!" Joey reassured. He turned towards Sartorius. "So, we gonna duel or what?"

"As you wish," Sartorius said, activating his Duel Disk.

"Here I come, freaky man!" Joey replied, activating his own duel disk.

"LET'S DUEL!" Both shouted, as their Life Points went up to 4000.

Joey: 4000

Sartorius: 4000

'Curses...this puts a wench in my plans. I was hoping that time would be on my side, but with this duel happening, I can't make my Rare Hunters kidnap those two! Plus...I feel a sense of...dread coming from this Sartorius person...' Marik thought, glaring at the strange man.

'Good luck, Joey...' Tea thought.

"All right, I'll kick things off!" Joey said after drawing his 5 cards, drawing his sixth. "I summon Rocket Warrior in attack mode!"

Joey placed the card onto the Duel Disk, and his little living yellow and green rocket monster showed up soon after, sword at the ready. Atk/1500 Def/1300.

"'Den I'll place two cards face down, and end my turn!" Joey said, doing so. "So, Mr. Tall, Pale and Scary, let's see what you got!"

"Gladly," Sartorius said, drawing his next card. "To start things off, I shall call forth a monster known as Summon Priest in attack mode!"

As Sartorius played the card, a very old mage decked in Purple Robes with a white streak in the middle appeared before Joey. His aged eyes glared at Rocket Warrior. Atk: 800 Def: 1600

"Summon Priest? I've never heard of dat card before, but ya made a BIG mistake puttin him in attack! He's no match for my Rocket Warrior!" Joey taunted.

"Normally, that would be correct. But my Priest comes with two very special effects," Sartorius replied with a smirk.

"What?! TWO effects?!" Joey gasped.

"Yes, and the first one activates when he is summoned to the field in attack mode," Sartorius said as the Priest kneeled down, putting his palms together in a praying fashion. "My Priest switches to defense mode. And now I'm about to activate the second effect of my monster. By discarding one spell card from my hand, I can Special Summon one Level 4 Monster directly from my deck!"

"No way!" Joey said.

"Yes way! Of course, the priest has one major weakness. I can't tribute it to summon a stronger creature. But it's not like that matters at the moment. And now, I discard my Cup of Ace to activate my Priest's special effect! Summoning Spell!"

The Priest began to chant as a dark energy surrounded it. Soon after, the energy transfered to Sartorius' deck, and a monster was pulled out of it.

"Now, I summon forth Arcana Force III - The Empress!"

A monster unlike any that Joey had ever seen appeared before him. It was female in appearance, and had a see through cape on her back. She wore some clothing that included spikes on her back and shoulder, and claws on her hands. Atk/1300 Def/1300

"Sheesh, what da heck is dat ting?!" Joey said.

"It's one of many new types of monsters, known as the Arcana Force series! These cards are based off of the Tarot cards that I so love to use in my fourtune telling, each one representing a different symbolic meaning... but enough about that. It's time for the game of chance to begin..." Sartorius stated.

Joey was about to ask what he meant, when he saw the card of The Empress appear above the Empress herself. It began to spin slowly.

"What da heck's going on?" Joey blinked.

"Like I said, whenever I summon an Arcana Force Monster, a game of chance begins. The Card appears above the monster it represents, and begins to spin. And it won't stop until YOU tell it to. Then, depending on if it lands Right-side up, or Up-side down, one of its two effects will activate. So...are you feeling lucky, Joey?" Sartorius said.

"Heh, I don't know what you're planning, but ya made a big mistake challenging me ta a game of luck!" Joey smirked.

'Afta all, only a complete idiot wouldn't know that Right-Side Up means good, and Up-Side Down means bad! I'll just make sure it lands Up-side down!'

Joey kept his eyes close on the card, and when it's name was facing to the right, he shouted," Stop, now!"

The card began to slow down, and it looked like it would land upside down.

'All right!' Joey cheered in his mind.

But that cheer turned into dispair, as the card went PAST the Up-side down mark, and ended up RIGHT-Side Up instead.

"No way! I thought for sure that it would land Up-Side down!" Joey seethed.

"Well, my young friend, destiny has a way of making a LOT of things not seem as they appear," Sartorius replied with a grin.

"Oh, great, not another of you fake psychic frauds! I had enough of dat the second I met Espa Roba!" Joey groaned. "So what? Ya gonna say dat you can see my hand or what?"

"I have no need for such things. For as you see, unlike that faker Roba, I am the real deal. That is why I predict that you will be defeated by your 5th turn. And like I said, if you prove that to be wrong, I shall give you a gift," Satorius said.

"Yeah, yeah, whateva! So what does your little girlfriend do when it's Right-Side up, anyway?" Joey scoffed.

"You'll find out during your next turn, I'm sure," Sartorius replied, placing three cards face down infront of him. "I place three cards face down, and end my turn."

"Alright, back ta me!" Joey said, drawing his next card. "I might not know what dat monster of ya's can do, but it can't stand up ta my Rocket Warrior! And if ya thought DAT was bad, then check DIS out! I summon Panther Warrior!"

Joey's trusted monster appeared on the field, roaring as it glared at Sartorius' monsters, its blade ready for a taste of flesh. Atk/2000 Def/1600

"I'm afraid that you've triggered the effect of my Empress!" Sartorius shouted.

"What?!" Joey shouted.

"This isn't good..." Tea said.

"You see, since she landed Right-Side Up, whenever you summon a monster, I can Special Summon one Arcana Force Monster from my hand!" Sartorius explained. "So I call forth Arcana Force IV - The Emperor!"

Another weird-looking monster appeared to Sartorius' side of the field. This one had wings on it, as well as various tentacle like appendges coming out of it. Joey was freaked out by the thing. ATK/1400 DEF/1400.

"Another one of those freaky-looking things?!" Joey exclaimed.

"Ugh, it's so...freaky!" Tea said, shivering.

"I know it might not be much to look at, but it also has the same effect as my Empress!" Sartorius said, the card spinning again.

"Grrr...STOP!" Joey shouted.

The card landed Right-Side up again.

"Well, it seems that destiny is on my side in this duel," Sartorius chuckled. "And since the Emperor landed Right-Side Up, all monsters with Arcana Force in their name that I control gain 500 attack points!"

"Dat ain't good!" Joey gulped as the Arcana Force monsters grew more powerful. Empress: Atk/1300 + 500 1800. Emperor: Atk/1400 + 500 1900. "But I'm not worried. Neither of dem are a match for Panther Warrior! Plus, whenever my Rocket Warrior attacks, he becomes invincible until after da battle! Not to mention dat he weakens any monster he attacks by 500 points! So you're outta luck, Sartorius!"

"Alright, Joey! You got him on the ropes!" Tea cheered.

"And now I'm about ta knock him outta da ring!" Joey replied. "Rocket Warrior! Turn into your invincible mode, and attack dat Emperor!"

The Rocket did so, and charged straight for the weird looking monster.

"Sorry, but not today, Joey! I activate my Trap Card, Wall of Revealing Light!" Sartorius declared.

Soon after, a ray of light appeared above the strange man, only to turn into a wall that blocked the Rocket's attack.

"Hey, what gives!?" Joey shouted.

"My Wall of Revealing Light, that's what. When I activate it, I am allowed to pay Life Points in multiples of 1000. And any monster with attack equal to or lower than the amount I give up CAN'T ATTACK!" Sartorius laughed. "And since I gave up 3000 of my life points, your Rocket was stopped dead in it's tracks! It'll take more then that to defeat me, Joey!"

To Be Continued...

So, was I able to get Joey's way of talking down good enough? And what do you think of the duel so far? Please give me feedback. And thanks for the reviews last chapter. Catch you next continue!

UPDATE! I fixed the face-down cards that Sartorius had, so it didn't look like he was cheating in the next chapter.