All right, sorry for the delay on the last chapter...but I hope this makes up for it...
So, let's have another break chapter from the original set of events....hope you like it!
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Between my Brother and Me
by Green Phantom Queen
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Chapter 11-Guardian encased in Evil
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"That was a good idea, May!" said Max. "Using Mokuba's Celestial Spirit monsters to help guide us here was ingenious!"
The three were currently riding monsters that consisted off odd shapes connected by lines of light, and an outline of a creature on top of that. Mokuba was riding a lion, Max was on a ram, and May was riding on an eagle. Mokuba had a small compass in his hand as he stared up at the night sky.
"The Celestial Spirits were meant to be silent." May explained. "I mean, can you really hear a star from where you are?"
"According to what the needle says, Yugi went in that direction." said Mokuba, pointing in front of them. "He couldn't have went far...but why is he going on his own? Doesn't he know that if the Pharaoh's soul is taken, then we're all doomed?"
"Relax." said May. "Yugi is the King of Games; he's never lost a duel! Whomever uses that Orichalcos on him is going to get a rude awakening!"
"I still don't know..." said Mokuba. "And besides...if Yugi could beat them by himself, why were we given these powers in the first place?"
"Maybe something's going to happen to Yugi...so we were given these powers in advance." Max answered back. "Maybe these monsters can see into the future."
"I doubt it." said May. "But either way, we need to be very careful."
Suddenly, a light shined from May's Duel Disk. May pulled a card from it, showing the image of Jouno, Sorcerer of Dreams.
"What's going on?" said Max.
An orb escaped the card, soon appearing in front of the three. It shifted and grew until it revealed the blonde sorcerer with a slight frown on his face.
"Stop!" said Mokuba, gripping onto his ride. The lion skidded to a halt as Max also did the same with the ram. The eagle soon landed gently onto the ground as May got off.
"Jouno," said May, walking up to the Duel Monster. "What's....going on?"
The spellcaster closed his eyes and gripped his head, as if he was attacked with a migraine. He opened his mouth, letting out a silent scream as the scenery began to change. It soon showed a scene upon a small platform of a mesa amongst the morning light. There stood Yugi dueling his opponent.
"Is this a vision from the future?" asked Max.
"Probably." Mokuba answered. "Jouno was a soothsayer, so he interpreted dreams and visions of the future...he's most likely showing us what's going to happen."
"Or what might happen." May replied. "The future can be changed, but this is just some sort of possible event and...hey, are we actually seeing this right?"
Max and Mokuba looked down, seeing that they were looking at Yugi's hand. It contains six cards—they could tell one was Defusion—and were shocked to find the Seal of Orichalcos in his hand.
"How is that possible?" Max gasped out. "Yugi can't play the Orichalcos!"
"Don't do it!" Mokuba cried out. "It's not worth it!"
"I don't think he can hear you, Mokuba." said May. "I just can't believe this might happen..."
The scene showed the Orichalcos being summoned as Yugi was wrapped in a dark aura. Then they saw his eyes glowing red...before the scene vanished in front of their very eyes.
"Jouno!" said May, turning to the soothsayer. "Is this going to happen?"
"....." The soothsayer didn't say anything, but bowed his head.
"No...." May gasped out. "This can't happen!"
"But it can....." May, Max and Mokuba turned to see Atem, the Ancient Pharaoh walking towards them, a pair of black demonic wings growing from his back. The Pharaoh opened his eyes, crimson orbs amongst the dark sky.
"But Yugi isn't like that!" said Max. "He wouldn't accept the darkness so easily! He'd fight it! He'd get rid of that Orichalcos card and do away with it!"
"And just how can you be so sure?" asked Atem. "He's a descendant of mine...and half of my soul—a tainted and corrupted soul—resides within the Millennium Puzzle. He could be following the path I took...an innocent boy, whose curiosity was his own fault for the trouble it caused. Don't you realize that thinking wrong about the future is going to cause blame and misfortune when it comes? It was that which caused me to become a monster 5,000 years ago...and it nearly caused Egypt's destruction!"
"We understand the consequences." said Mokuba. "But as we said, Yugi is the King of Games and he's going to be fine! If he kept worrying about what the future says, then he wouldn't be who he is today! He looks from his past, from past duels and past strategies instead of possibilities ahead of a period of time."
There was silence as Atem stared at the three children with his crimson eyes. There was worry on his face as everyone else stayed silent. Then May grabbed onto the Pharaoh's tunic, staring eye to eye with the spirit.
"Listen to me, Atem!" said May. "Just because Yugi is your descendant, doesn't mean he'll make the same mistake you did! People learn from their mistakes, and if Yugi knew about what happened 5,000 years ago, then he'd avoid using the Orichalcos."
"But we promised not to tell him about the Heart of Chaos, or anything involving his dark past." Max replied. "You're just contradicting yourself now."
"Goddess of Joy, I know how much you want to protect him." said Atem as May released her grip on him. "But if the darkness corrupted me, what's to say it'll corrupt him?"
"It won't." May reassured. "And you know what? Let's have a duel...that way, we can get your mind away from all of this worry about the future!"
"But May," said Max. "Don't you think it's a good idea to still head off to where Yugi's going to? I have a very bad feeling about this."
"Not to worry." said May. "As long as we make it before Yugi plays the Orichalcos, then we're going to be okay!"
Max wanted to say something, but saw the determination in his sister's eyes. He nodded his head as he activated his Duel Disk.
"Okay then!" He cried. "Let's duel!"
"Hold on!" said Mokuba. "Max, let me take your sister on!"
"Are you sure about this?" asked Max. "This is your first time in a duel, you know."
"I'll be fine." said Mokuba. "I have the power of my Deck and the Heart of the Cards with me!"
He pointed a finger at the Pokémon Coordinator.
"May of Petalburgh City, I challenge you to a duel!" Mokuba announced with a grin.
May stared at Jouno and Atem. "Is this fine with you guys?" She asked the spirits.
Jouno nodded his head, a small smile on his face. Atem got on one knee, grasping one of May's hands and pressed his lips on it.
"Goddess, if that is what you command, then we shall obey." The Pharaoh replied. May's blush appeared once more.
"I keep telling you to call me May." said the Coordinator as the blush disappeared. "Now come on, we've got a duel to win!"
The spirits transformed into orbs of light, along with the Celestial Spirit monsters and returned to both of the competitors' decks.
May and Mokuba activated their Duel Disks and drew five cards from their decks. Max raised a hand in the air.
"All right." said Max. "You know the rules: Duelists start off with 4,000 life points. The duel ends when the life points of a duelist reaches 0, they surrender, or they cannot draw any more cards. And now, are you ready?"
"Yeah!" said May. "You ready Mokuba?"
"I've been ready to duel for a long time!" said Mokuba. "Hope you aren't mad at me when you lose!"
"Thanks!" said May. "I feel the same way too!"
"Then let the duel begin!" said Max.
(May: 4,000)
(Mokuba: 4,000)
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Joey, asleep on the floor, slid down with a thud. Waking up, he soon saw Rebecca awake and without her glasses.
"Can't sleep either, huh?" He asked her. Rebecca nodded her head in reply. He stood up, but noticed that the armchair—where Yugi was sleeping for the evening—was empty.
"Where's Yugi?" Joey asked the college student.
"Um," said Rebecca, putting her glasses back on. "I promise I wouldn't tell..."
Minutes later, the lights went on and everyone else was awake.
"Rebecca!" Joey exclaimed. "How could you just let Yugi leave like that!"
"Take it easy Joey." said Téa, sitting near Rebecca. "It's not her fault; you guys would've done the same thing."
"No." Tristan replied. "We would've talked some sense into him, Téa."
"I'm coming, Yugi." said Joey, running outside the RV. He looked to his right, seeing a smoldering campfire and a couple of blankets and pillows.
"Oh, no..." He said to himself.
"What's wrong?" asked Tristan, following his best friend outside.
"Those three kids left to follow Yugi!" Joey answered, pointing to the empty sleeping 'quarters'. "Oh man, if those guys get in any trouble, we're getting the blame!"
"Not a Poké ball in sight." said Tristan, going over the blankets. "At the very least those guys should have left us a note."
Joey looked in front of him, seeing a shadow slowly walking up to them. "Oh my gosh..." He whispered.
Amongst the moonlight, the site of a weak Professor Hawkins walking with a wooden crutch.
"Professor Hawkins!" Tristan gasped out as everyone else got outside.
"Grandpa!" Rebecca cried as Joey caught the fallen archaeologist. Rebecca wrapped her arms around her grandfather, tears nearly coming out of her eyes.
"Rebecca," said the professor. "Where's Yugi?"
"He...he went to duel the person who kidnapped you." was Rebecca's reply.
"And not only that, three little kids also followed him." Joey added. "Those three aren't on Yugi's level of dueling, and if their souls are captured, that's more trouble for us."
"Knock it off!" said Téa. "May said that she defeated Bandit Keith on her own, and when she and Max dueled against Yugi they could've defeated him but chose not to!"
"And Max defeated this guy named Arkana back at Industrial Illusions." Duke added. "That's where that giant beacon of light came from."
"Now that you mention it, it does make sense." said Tristan. "Still, Mokuba isn't considered 'Duelist material', and if those bikers take his soul, Kaiba will be mad."
"Then what are we doing standin' here?" said Joey. "Let's get them!"
"But guys..." said Téa, trying to tell them to stop. Instead, all she could do was stare as Duke turned the engine of his convertible on, and Tristan and Joey buckling themselves in. With a screech of the tires, the car soon sped toward the desert.
"I hope they find them in time." said Professor Hawkins. "If not, then I fear things will just get worse."
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"Do you mind if I go first?" asked Mokuba.
"Not at all." said May. "This is your first duel after all, I'll let it slide this time."
"Then look out, because here I come!" said Mokuba, drawing a card from his deck. "I'm summoning my Celestial Spirit-Triangulum in Defense Mode!"
A warrior with blonde hair dressed in a green tunic appeared wearing brown gloves and boots. In his left hand was a blue shield with a large pyramid in the center of the weapon. (1,000/3,000)
"What the...?" asked May. "How could you summon a monster with that many Defense Points?"
"It's simple, really." said Mokuba. "If I don't have any Spell or Trap cards on the field, I can Special Summon this monster in Defense Mode. The catch is, if I do it this way, he can't attack or change positions. I don't mind the drawback though, because I doubt you can summon a monster with more than 3,000 attack points so early in the duel."
He's right. May thought to herself. The chances of me in getting Dark Horus onto the field at this point are slim to none. I guess I'll have to find another way around that warrior.
"Since that was a Special Summon," Mokuba continued. "I'm going to summon Celestial Spirit-Crux in Attack Mode!"
A beacon of light poured down near Celestial Spirit-Triangulum, as a stone cross rose from the ground. Perched on top of the cross was a little angel with feathery wings, halo and brown hair. (1,450/900)
"So....a cross?" said May, observing the monster. "Is that it?"
"Constellations have remained the same for hundreds of years." Mokuba explained. "You can't change what has already been printed in the sky for that long. Crux technically means the 'Southern Cross', and there will be other Constellations with different names."
"And speaking of Crux, when I summon it in Attack Mode, I can take one Equip Magic Card from my deck and add it to my hand. And I know just the one I want!"
As a card popped out of the deck, the angel on top of Crux began to sing. In front of it was an Equip Spell Card of a Star chart and a strange device on top of it.
"What the heck is that thing?" asked May.
"It's called Astronomer's Compass!" Mokuba explained, playing the card onto the field. "In Constellation terms, it's called a Sextant, and its used to help measure the coordinates of stars in the sky. But for this duel, its use is to make sure my Triangulum takes the attacks of your monsters! Plus it boosts his defense points by 500!"
A sextant soon appeared in Triangulum's hand. (1,000/3,000) -) (1,000/3,500)
"And with that, I'm ending my turn." said Mokuba. "Your move, May!"
May snarled at her opponent as she drew a card from her deck. Seeing her hand, she knew that she didn't have a monster strong enough to destroy the Celestial Spirit. All she had to do was stall for time.
"I'm playing my Reasoning Magic Card!" said May. "Pick a number, and I draw cards from my deck until I find a monster. If its level is equal to the number, the card goes to the graveyard."
"So you have a Reasoning card also?" asked Max. May nodded her head.
"I got it from the 'Ancient Rules' Booster Pack." She explained. "But we can discuss that later."
Mokuba rubbed his chin in thought, staring at the Magic Card.
"I choose the number four." Mokuba replied. "The majority of your monsters are Level Four anyway...so it's better if I get rid of one now before it becomes bad."
"Let's see...." said May, discarding cards from her deck. After going through three of them—which were her Solemn Wishes, Scroll of Bewitchment and A Feather of a Phoenix—she looked at the image of her fourth card, and smiled.
"Guess again!" She replied. "I'm Special Summoning my Level 3 3-Hump Lacooda in Defense Mode!"
A camel with three humps appeared, on its knees. It looked very ill: the top of its head was a bright blue, its humps were wrapped in linen bandages, and sweat was pouring down its body. Its tongue was sticking out of its mouth as it panted for breath. (500/1,500)
"That's a pathetic looking beast." Mokuba replied, seeing the state of May's monster.
"It may look that way, but it has a nifty effect!" said May. "But first, I'll be playing my Inferno Reckless Summon!"
The Quickplay Magic Card appeared, showing skeletons rising from the grave, all with their eyes glowing in a red light.
"This Magic Card can only be activated if I have a monster who was Special Summoned onto the field." May explained. "But that's not enough; the opponent must have a face up monster on the field before it can be played. I choose one monster on the field, then I can summon up to two more copies of that same monster from my hand or deck!"
That could explain why she used Reasoning. Mokuba thought to himself. She must've been expecting a monster that she could use with that card, and if she summons other copies of that monster...then she could probably summon a monster powerful enough to destroy Triangulum!
"Since I only have 3-Hump Lacooda, then I'll just bring out two more of his buddies!" May continued.
Two more camels appeared, looking as sick and sweaty like their partner. (500/1,500) x2
"I choose not to activate Inferno Reckless Summon's ability." said Mokuba. Not like he had a choice; he only had one copy of each of the Celestial Spirit monsters in his deck.
"Suit yourself." May replied. "And now, I activate 3-Hump Lacooda's special ability! When I have three of these monsters on the field, I can sacrifice two of them to draw three cards!"
Two of the 3-Hump Lacooda cards eroded into sand as May drew from her deck, expanding her hand to 7 cards.
"Now, I'll be playing my Necrovalley Field Magic Card!"
The dark evening scenery soon changed into a sunset with May, Max and Mokuba standing upon a desert scenery with two pyramids rising from the sand.
"Necrovalley?" Max repeated. "What's that do?"
"It's quite simple, Max." May replied. "As long as this card is on the field, all card effects that have to do with removing cards from the graveyard will be negated. But, that's okay, because all of my Gravekeeper monsters get 500 attack and defense points. I'll end my turn by placing two cards facedown, and summon my Gravekeeper's Priestess in Attack Mode."
Two facedown cards appeared behind 3-Hump Lacooda while a sorceress in a white dress wielding a gold staff topped with a cobra head appeared. Her long, black braided hair was topped with a white headdress with gold plates at the side and a purple strap of cloth covering her eyes. (1,000/1,500) -) (1,700/2,200)
Mokuba drew a card.
"I'm summoning Celestial Spirit-Leo in Attack mode!" said the younger Kaiba brother.
In a burst of flames, a lion with white fur and mane appeared. He had a crown on his head and a ring on his tail as a roar escaped his mouth. (1,700/1,500)
"And when Leo is summoned, I can bring out his buddy Celestial Spirit-Leo Minor from my deck or hand to join in on the fun!" Mokuba added.
To the left of Celestial Spirit-Leo, a small blaze of fire appeared as a white lion cub stepped out. It let out a small growl at May's monsters. (1,100/600)
"It's so cute!" May squealed. "I must have it!"
"Sorry," said Mokuba. "But these Celestial Spirits are mine! And with that, I'm activating Leo's second ability! If I sacrifice two monsters on the field, then I can cause you to discard two cards from your hand! So Leo Minor and Crux, I sacrifice you now!"
Leo Minor and Crux soon became orbs of white fire. They fired at May's hand, striking her Gravekeeper's Chief and Dark Horus.
Oh man! May thought to herself. Out of all of the cards in my hand, Mokuba had to make me discard my Dark Horus. I should be lucky; at least my Pharaoh's Prophecy card wasn't there or else that could've been sent to the graveyard.
May brought out the two cards, showing them to Mokuba before placing them in the graveyard.
Mokuba took out May's Dark Horus, huh? Max thought to himself, staring at the duelists. Looks like May has a lot of trouble on her hands.
"I'm not finished!" said Mokuba, pointing a finger at May's 3-Hump Lacooda. "Leo, attack that diseased camel with Regal Flame!"
Leo let out a roar as a blast of white fire escaped its mouth. It incinerated the beast monster until it became nothing but dust.
"You're very lucky, you know." said Mokuba. "If it had been Taurus, then you would've lost life points equal to the difference between the attack points of my monster and the defense points of your Lacooda. But to end this turn, I'm playing a card facedown."
A facedown card appeared behind Leo who was staring at Gravekeeper's Priestess intently. May ignored the look in the lion's eyes as she drew a card.
"I play Card Destruction." May announced, playing the card onto the field. "With this, we discard our hands and draw cards equal to the number of cards sent to the graveyard."
"Fine with me." said Mokuba, placing the two cards he had into his graveyard before drawing two new ones. May did the same thing.
"I'm activating my facedown card, Gravekeeper's Stele!" She announced.
One of her facedown cards flipped opened, revealing Gravekeeper's Descendant staring at a huge stone tablet with hieroglyphics carved upon it amidst the morning sun.
"This Magic Card allows me to bring add two Gravekeeper's who are in my graveyard, back into my hand!"
"Wait a second!" said Max. "You can't do that! Necrovalley states that card effects that remove cards from the graveyard are negated! That means your Gravekeeper's Stele shouldn't work!"
"You're right, Max." May replied. "But the effect of this card isn't affected by Necrovalley, so that means I'm okay!"
Great. Mokuba thought to himself. Apparently May can use Necrovalley to her own advantage and I don't have a card in my hand to destroy that thing. But I'm safe thanks to Triangulum....for now.
May took the two cards from her graveyard and placed them back into her hand. She then placed a facedown monster next to her Gravekeeper's Priestess.
"That's it." May ended. "You're up."
"With pleasure!" said Mokuba, drawing a card. "I'll start by summoning my Celestial Spirit-Orion in Attack Mode!"
A hunter with black hair in a ponytail dressed in a white tunic and sandals appeared. In his hands was a longbow, and he had a quiver of arrows strapped to his back. (1,800/500)
"Orion was known as the legendary huntsman in Greek mythology." Mokuba explained. "And it influenced his special ability. If the defense points of your monster is less than the attack of mine, then the monster is destroyed immediately. And that's not all, I'm activating my Star Magnifier trap card!"
The trap card flipped open, revealing a scientist staring at a glowing piece of rock through a microscope.
"What the heck is that?" asked Max. "A constellation card?"
"It's based off of the constellation known as Microscopium." said Mokuba. "And this card has an interesting effect. Once per turn, I can increase the level of one 'Celestial Spirit' monster at the cost of 500 life points. Or I can increase the level by two for 1,000 life points. And for each level, I can increase the attack or defense of that selected monster by 500! Of course, the effect of Star Magnifier ends when I finish my turn, but it doesn't matter, as I'll use it to defeat you!"
"So what?" asked May. "You're going to risk losing 1,000 life points to attack me?"
"That's the plan." Mokuba replied. "So Orion, feast upon the power of the stars!"
Orion lifted his head and roared, feeling his attack strength raise all the way to 2,800.
"All right, then!" said Mokuba. "Orion, attack Gravekeeper's Priestess with Warrior Bull's Eye!"
Orion prepared an arrow onto the long bow, pulling on the string. Then, he released it, the arrow firing straight to Gravekeeper's Priestess.
"I activate my Shift Trap Card!" said May. The trap card showed a ghoul in front of a warrior with two arrows between them.
"Um, what does that do?" asked Mokuba.
"It's simple, really." May replied. "If one of my monsters is targeted for an attack, spell or trap, then I can redirect it to another monster. So now, Orion has to attack my facedown monster!"
The arrow curved, striking the facedown card. It then revealed a girl with her dark hair in a ponytail and dressed in a black cloak with green lining on the front. (1,200/2,000) -) (2,100/2,900)
"Too bad." said May. "Gravekeeper's Spy has a higher defense than your Orion, that means the attack is useless."
Gravekeeper's Spy caught the arrow with one hand, smashing it into splinters.
"Oh, and I hope I didn't forget to mention this, but I can Special Summon one Gravekeeper from my deck that has 1,500 attack points or less." May added. "So, I decide to bring out Gravekeeper's Descendant to have some fun!"
A figure appeared next to Gravekeeper's Spy, revealing a dark skinned teenager with short blonde hair. He was dressed in a blue shirt, golden shenti and a black cloak with white lining. In his hands was a golden scepter with a cobra head, similar to the one held by Gravekeeper's Priestess. (1,500/1,200) -) (2,600/2,300)
"Wait a second." said Max. "How did Gravekeeper's Spy and Gravekeeper's Descendant become so powerful?"
"Guess in all of this excitement, I forgot to explain the effect of my Gravekeeper's Priestess." said May. "As long as she's on the field, all Gravekeeper's gain an extra 200 Attack and Defense points!"
Gravekeeper's Priestess began to chant under her breath. (1,700/2,200) -) (2,100/2,600) Gravekeeper's Spy just nodded her head. (2,300/3,100)
"I'm ending my turn with one card facedown." said Mokuba as a facedown card appeared behind his monsters. "You're up, May."
(May: 4,000)
(Mokuba: 2,900)
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Duke pressed onto the gas, speeding the car amongst the desert road. It hit a bump, but it didn't matter as it flew into the air, landing safely onto the ground.
"Who needs roads when you've got one of these bad boys?" said Joey.
"Yeah, so step on it so we can find those guys!" Tristan added, raising a fist into the air.
"Ten-four." Duke replied, grasping onto the shift stick. "Buckle up."
He pressed on the gas pedal harder as the car sped up some more. Unfortunately, it flew into the air when it hit a bump.
"Mommy!" Joey cried as the car soon landed on the ground with ease. Dust filled the air as Duke covered his eyes.
"Are you guys still in one piece?" he asked the passengers, opening his eyes. He then noticed that both Joey and Tristan were no longer in the convertible. "They're in no piece!" He commented, before pressing on the break pedal the car. It soon skidded to a halt as it turned to the right. The Dungeon Dice Monsters Creator then brought out a pair of binoculars, trying to find Joey and Tristan.
"I told them to buckle up." He muttered to himself, seeing Joey and Tristan running up to him from a distance.
"Maybe we're safer on foot." Tristan commented.
"Give me a piggyback and you've got a deal." Joey added.
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May drew a card from her deck. So far the duel had been uneventful, as it had taken up to five turns before someone attacked. It didn't seem right for the group to stall, particuarly because they had to catch up to Yugi before he played the Orichalcos.
"My move." May replied. "And I'll first start off by using the ability of my Gravekeeper's Descendant! I can destroy one card on your side of the field if I sacrifice another Gravekeeper's monster. So, I'll just give up Gravekeeper's Spy, and I'll say 'bye bye' to Celestial Spirit-Triangulum!"
Gravekeeper's Spy nodded its head before being transformed into pixels. Gravekeeper's Descendant raised his cobra staff into the air, firing a beam of energy at Celestial Spirit-Triangulum. The warrior screamed and became nothing but rotted bones, before becoming dust. Meanwhile, both Gravekeeper's monsters on May's side of the field had their attack and defense points decreased by 200.
"Not so fast." said Mokuba. "When Celestial Spirit-Triangulum is sent to the graveyard due to the ability of a spell, trap or monster while on the field, I can summon 3 'Triangulum Tokens' in his place!"
Three warriors—which all looked similar to Celestial Spirit-Triangulum, except all of them looked younger—appeared, a small shield in their hands. (1,000/1,000) x3
"They're not just for show, however." Mokuba added. "I can use them as tributes for my stronger Celestial Spirit monsters. But that's all for now."
"Fine." May replied. "Now I'll sacrifice my Gravekeeper's Descendant, to bring out Gravekeeper's Chief!"
Gravekeeper's Descendant disappeared and was replaced with an older Gravekeeper's monster. This one had a purple shirt, red sash and green pants, with a cobra staff in his hand. He had a black cowl similar to Gravekeeper's Spy, and a white cloak with black at the sleeves. (1,900/1,200) -) (2,800/2,100)
"Gravekeeper's Chief is a very important card in the deck." said May. "Even though I can only control one of these at a time, my graveyard is unaffected by Necrovalley! Plus when this is summoned, I can bring back a Gravekeeper's monster from my graveyard and summon it onto the field!"
"That's unfair!" said Max. "First you have Necrovalley, then you can use a card which has an effect that can't be negated by it, and now you're able to use cards in the graveyard freely?"
"That's the nature of Gravekeeper's." May answered. "They just love to keep you in suspense. And as for the monster I'm summoning...I'll just use Gravekeeper's Chief's ability to bring back my discarded Gravekeeper's Visionary!"
A figure rose from the ground, dressed in plate armor consisting of blue, purple and gold coloring. He—or at least, it was a he—was sitting on a throne wearing a white tunic with gold trimming. He was also wearing a helm in the shape of a jackal's head and bracers that were the same colors as the armor. In his hands was a familiar cobra staff. (2,000/1,800) -) (3,100/2,900)
Gravekeeper's Visionary stared at both Gravekeeper's Priestess and Gravekeeper's Chief. Gravekeeper's Priestess had her stats 2,100/2,600, while Gravekeeper's Chief was now at (3,000/2,300)
"How did that monster get in your graveyard?" asked Mokuba. He then recalled May playing Card Destruction a few turns back. "Oh yeah..."
"It gets even better, though." May replied. "Gravekeeper's Visionary gains 200 Attack points for every Gravekeeper's monster in my graveyard. And last I checked, I had both Gravekeeper's Spy and Gravekeeper's Descendant."
Gravekeeper's Visionary began to glow as its attack points went all the way to 3,500.
"All right, then!" said May. "Gravekeeper's Visionary attack Celestial Spirit-Orion! Gravekeeper's Priestess and Gravekeeper's Chief, destroy two of those tokens!"
The three Gravekeeper's raised their staffs into the air as three bolts of energy attacked their targets. Mokuba covered his eyes as dust filled the air. When the dust died down, there was only one 'Triangulum Token' protecting Mokuba's life points.
No way! Max thought to himself. May's took out 1,400 of Mokuba's life points! She'll win this duel for sure at this rate!
"I'm ending this by placing two cards facedown." said May. "You're up."
(May: 4,000)
(Mokuba: 1,200)
This is not good. Mokuba said in his mind. May still has all 4,000 of her life points, and I'm down to 1,200! I better come up with something soon, or it's game over.
He drew a card from his deck and looked at it, before seeing the other card in his hand.
I don't have anything that could destroy her monsters, but I best get rid of her Necrovalley first before doing anything else.
"I'm activating my facedown Magic card, Broken Altar." said Mokuba.
The card opened to reveal just as its namesake—a broken altar and many coins fallen near it. Soon the field began to shake as Necrovalley began to disappear.
"W-what's going on?" asked Max.
"Broken Altar destroys any field card that's in play." said Mokuba. "So now, May's monsters don't get the special boost, and I get to use the cards in my graveyard!"
Seconds later, the field stopped shaking, but Necrovalley was still there.
"What?!" asked Mokuba. "But your field card was destroyed! Why is it still up?"
"Easy." May answered. "Gravekeeper's Priestess has a special ability that lets the field be treated as Necrovalley. However, if I have a real Necrovalley card on the field, the effect is not played. Unfortunately for you, nothing has changed; you can't access your graveyard, and my Gravekeeper's are still super powered!"
"Good to know." Mokuba replied. "I'll end my turn with that."
May drew a card from her deck, smiling at the situation.
"All right, then." She announced. "Gravekeeper's Descendant, Chief and Visionary, attack!"
The three Spellcasters raised their staffs into the air as a giant orb of black energy emerged. Then, they lowered the weapons as the magic attack went toward the opponent.
Suddenly, the orb struck an invisible wall causing it to dissipate.
"W-what?!" May gasped. "How...but...it...but..."
Mokuba smiled, bringing out a card to his opponent. It showed a silver shield with a constellation in the middle of the metal. (0/500)
"Guess you didn't expect me to pull an extra trick, huh?" He replied. "This is Celestial Sign-Scutum, and if I discard it from my hand, then all battle damage is decreased to 0 for one turn. Therefore, you wasted an attack on me!"
"It doesn't matter." May said in response. "You only have one card in your hand and Star Magnifier while I have Gravekeeper's monsters that are willing to take a bite out of you. However, I'll end my turn at that."
"Will someone finish the duel already?" Max cried out. "We have to get to Yugi before the Orichalcos is played."
"We'll make it in time." said Mokuba, drawing a card. "Now, I'm playing Zodiac Wheel!"
The Magic Card appeared, showing a circle with twelve different symbols surrounding it.
"Zodiac Wheel lets me draw four cards, but in exchange, I have to discard all Magic and Trap cards into the graveyard." Mokuba explained. "So, let's see if my luck is as good as yours."
He drew four cards, expanding his hand to five. He then discarded two cards into the graveyard.
Awesome! These cards are just thing I need to end this duel and get on with our journey!
"And here's where the fun begins." Mokuba continued. "I'm sacrificing my last token for Celestial Spirit-Hercules!"
The token vanished as it was replaced with a beefy looking warrior dressed with a silver chest plate, brown shorts and boots. He also had red hair that went down to his shoulders and shackles on his wrists. (2,100/1,800)
"And get this! All I have to do is discard one Celestial Spirit monster from my hand, and Hercules destroys one monster on the field. So, I just discard one monster and...."
Hercules rushed toward May's monsters, retracting his fist. Then, he brought it back, punching Gravekeeper's Priestess in the stomach. She let out a gasp before shattering into pixels. Necrovalley disappeared soon after.
"And since she's gone, you lose all of her special effects!" Mokuba finished. "Now I can get my graveyard back to normal!"
"So what?" asked May. "All you did was make Gravekeeper's Visionary stronger."
Gravekeeper's Visionary just growled at Mokuba, the eyes of the jackal head he was wearing glowing in an eerie light. (3,500/2,900) -) (2,600/1,800) Gravekeeper's Curse also let out a snarl at the Celestial Spirit. (3,000/2,300) -) (1,900/1,200)
"It's true, I did." said Mokuba. "But now, I can finally bring out one of my strongest monsters!"
"Say what?" asked May, starting to feel nervous.
"First, I remove from my graveyard both Celestial Spirit-Crux and Celestial Spirit-Leo Minor!" said Mokuba.
Two orbs flew out of the graveyard, revealing the stone cross and lion cub. They then disappeared from the field as a beacon of light fell down from the sky.
"Careful!" said Max. "If Joey and the others are chasing after us, they'll speed toward this location just like Duke did when I summoned Jirachi!"
"We're fine, Max." Mokuba replied. "And now, I would like to introduce, the king of the Celestial Spirits! Come forth, Sky Emperor Polaris!"
A figure descended down from the sky dressed in a black magician's robe similar to the one worn like Silent Magician LV 8. He had a witch-like hat covering his silver hair while a white blindfold covered his eyes. Black boots covered his feet, as black gloves gripped onto a silver staff with stars floating around the weapon. (4,000/3,750)
"4,000 attack points?" May gasped out. "That's a lot of points."
"It's needed for this monster!" Mokuba replied. "Polaris, otherwise known as the 'North Star', is the most important star in history! People used it to help find which way was north, and without it, they'd lose all sense of direction. And now, let me explain some rules."
"First off, it's a Level Ten monster, so I would usually need to sacrifice three monsters to summon it. But, I can Special Summon him onto the field by removing from play two Light monsters from my graveyard. Second, if I summon him this way, Sky Emperor Polaris can attack twice in one turn! Third, for every monster this monster destroys, I can bring one Light monster from my deck into my hand. And finally, if he's destroyed, I can summon two Celestial Spirit monsters from my deck onto the field! So now..."
"Sky Emperor Polaris, attack Gravekeeper's Visionary with your Aurora Borealis attack!"
Sky Emperor Polaris raised his staff at Gravekeeper's Visionary, ready to attack.
"Not so fast!" said May. "I'm activating my Rite of Spirit....huh?"
She looked down to see two blue fish grabbing her facedown cards in their mouths! Then they jumped into the air, placing the cards at the very bottom of her deck.
"W-what the?" May asked. "What just happened?"
Mokuba grinned as the two blue fish appeared on his side of the field before vanishing. (800/200)
"That was Celestial Spirit-Pisces." He explained. "If this card is in the graveyard, I can remove it from play during my battle phase to activate its special effect. By doing so, I can return two of your spell and trap cards back onto the bottom of your deck. That means, you can't bring back Gravekeeper's Priestess to save your monsters!"
"But when did you discard Pisces?" asked May.
"When you played Card Destruction, silly." Mokuba replied. "I've been waiting to use that card for a long time ever since Necrovalley had been played."
Sky Emperor Polaris fired a blast of white magic at Gravekeeper's Visionary. It hit the monster dead on, but it was still standing.
"Huh?" asked Max, making sure he was seeing things. "How is Gravekeeper's Visionary still standing? He should've been destroyed."
Mokuba also noticed that fact, but soon realized that Gravekeeper's Chief was missing. May smirked as she showed the card to the two boys.
"If Gravekeeper's Visionary is destroyed, I can sacrifice one Gravekeeper's on my field to make sure he's still on the field." She explained, returning Gravekeeper's Chief to her graveyard. "And that means, he gains more attack points!"
Gravekeeper's Visionary stood up, his attack points raised to 2,800.
"I know he gains attack points." said Mokuba, rolling his eyes. "But since Gravekeeper's Chief is gone, and you have no cards to Special Summon a Gravekeeper's monster onto the field, then that means when Gravekeeper's Visionary is destroyed..."
"Then Celestial Spirit-Hercules can attack me directly." May ended, piecing it together.
Oh man, I don't have a Quickplay Magic Card in my hand that could save me! She thought to herself. I'm going to lose the duel! Wait a minute....
"Now Sky Emperor Polaris and Celestial Spirit-Hercules!" said Mokuba. "End this duel by attacking May!"
Sky Emperor Polaris fired another shot at Gravekeeper's Visionary. May then placed a card in the tray of her disk, the image of the card revealing a totem pole with speakers on the wings.
"Command Silencer?" Mokuba gasped out. "But that means..."
A high-pitched nose escaped the speakers, causing Sky Emperor Polaris to stop in his tracks.
"Your attack is negated, and I draw a card." May finished, drawing a card from her deck. "Best end your turn now."
Good thing I didn't use Star Magnifier this turn. Mokuba thought to himself. If I did, then I would've been in a very bad situation.
Mokuba snarled and signaled the end of his turn. May replied with drawing a card from her deck.
"I'm playing two cards facedown, and a monster facedown in defense mode." May replied. "That's it for me."
These two are really giving it their all. Max thought to himself. May's devoured half of her deck, and Mokuba's not going to back down despite of the life points he's lost. This is getting good.
(May: 2,600)
(Mokuba: 1,200)
Mokuba drew a card, placing it into his hand. Carefully observing the field, he noticed that May had half of her deck in the graveyard, while he had less then ten cards in his own. At the rate of the duel, it could take forever.
"Are you trying to stall for time?" asked May. "I know you want to give it to your all, but we have a deadline on our hands."
"I know that." Mokuba replied. "But it doesn't hurt to think and think of a strategy, right? With that said, I'll use some strategy of my own by sacrificing one card from my hand to activate Hercules's effect!"
Hercules rushed toward Gravekeeper's Visionary, ready to destroy it once and for all. Unfortunately, his fist hit a barrier, causing him to be destroyed on contact.
"What?!" Mokuba gasped out. "How is that possible?"
"It's the power of Destruction Jammer that made it possible." May replied, revealing her trap card. It showed an explosion hitting a giant force field while May discarded a card from her hand.
"Let me explain." said the Pokémon coordinator. "If I discard a card, I can negate the effect of any card which destroys a monster on the field. So that means Hercules has transformed from a Hero to a Zero!"
Mokuba snarled; he had no more cards in his hand, and he was hoping to end the duel quickly. He shook the thoughts as he pointed to the Gravekeeper's Visionary once more.
"Destroy that thing once and for all!" He commanded Sky Emperor Polaris. Once again, the Spellcaster brought out its wand, firing a beam of white magic at the monster.
"I activate my Trap Card, Mirror of Reflection!" said May, as her nifty Trap Card appeared. "Now I can duplicate the effects of any Trap Card that has been activated and sent into the graveyard!"
"Wait a minute..." said Mokuba. "You're going to activate Shift again, right?"
"You got it!" said May in reply. "Now the attack goes straight to my facedown monster!"
The beam of magic swerved, hitting the face down card. It flipped open to reveal two tapirs resting amongst a couple of sand dunes. (900/300)
"Oh, why did you have to go and destroy my Desertapir?" asked May, a bit mockingly. "But, it doesn't matter. Desertapir's special ability allows me to flip one monster face down. And I know exactly who it is."
"What?" said Mokuba. "You can't mean..."
"That's right!" May said, giggling a bit. "Your almighty Sky Emperor is now a sitting duck!"
The tapirs opened their eyes, letting out a yawn before being destroyed. Sky Emperor Polaris soon reverted to a facedown card as Mokuba looked on in shock.
"I....end my turn." He replied. May drew a card but soon noticed sunlight peeking from the mesa. They had been dueling for far too long.
"Oh man..." said Max, noticing how bright it had become. "We have to hurry!"
"Will do!" said May. "I'll start by playing Pot of Greed!
May drew two cards from her deck as the image of the green, grinning pot appeared.
"Next," May continued. "I'll play my Foolish Burial Magic Card!"
A Magic Card appeared, revealing a hand sticking out of a grave, with a shovel in its hand.
"This Magic Card allows me to send one card from my deck into the graveyard." May explained. "So now, I'll send Gravekeeper's Guard into the graveyard to strengthen Gravekeeper's Visionary!"
Gravekeeper's Visionary began to laugh as his attack strength went to 3,000. Mokuba didn't find this funny, however.
"And that's not all!" May added. "I'll play my Revenge of the Dark King Magic Card to strengthen him further!"
The Continuous Magic Card appeared, revealing the image of Atem sitting on his throne with black wings on his back. Gravekeeper's Visionary began to glow in a dark aura. (3,000/2,100) -) (3,300/2,400)
"Are you done yet?" asked Mokuba with some sarcasm. "Because I'd like Seto to have his dueling rival alive in one piece."
"I'm coming, I'm coming." May replied. "My fourth move involves me summoning my second Gravekeeper's Priestess onto the field in Attack Mode!"
The white cloaked Spellcaster appeared, cobra staff in hand. (1,000/1,500) -) (2,000/2,500) She began to chant something under her breath as the stats of Gravekeeper's Visionary grew once more. (3,300/2,400) -) (4,000/2,800) Necrovalley appeared once more, obscuring the morning sky amongst the desert landscape, raising the attack and defense points of both of May's monsters by 500.
"That's...not good." said Mokuba.
"It sure ain't." May replied. "So now, Gravekeeper's Visionary, attack his facedown Sky Emperor Polaris with Dark Vision!"
Gravekeeper's Visionary raised his wand as his eyes began to glow black. Sky Emperor Polaris soon shattered into pieces.
"Not so fast!" said Mokuba. "When Sky Emperor Polaris is destroyed and sent to the graveyard, I can Special Summon two Celestial Spirits from my deck onto the field! And I choose to summon my Celestial Spirit-Dorado, and Celestial Spirit-Libra in Defense Mode!"
Two monsters appeared in front of Mokuba: the first one being a fish with golden scales (400/700), the another one was a giant balance scale with two figures upon the pans: a girl with yellow hair in a white dress, the other a girl with white hair in a black dress. (700/0)
"That's all you can come up with?" asked May, nearly laughing at the site. "You have got to be joking!"
"When it comes to the Celestial Spirits, I don't joke!" Mokuba replied. "I trust these monsters, knowing that they will ensure me victory!"
"Me too!" said May. "But right now, the end is near! Gravekeeper's Priestess, destroy Libra with Ancient Strike!"
Gravekeeper's Priestess chanted under her breath, then fired a beam of magic at the scales. The two girls giggled, flying away from the scales and linked their pinkies together.
"Um, that's weird." said Max. "What are they doing?"
"It's Libra's special ability." Mokuba explained. "Libra can redirect the attack of an opponent's monster onto another monster on the field. And I choose for Gravekeeper's Priestess to attack Gravekeeper's Visionary!"
The beam of magic swerved, making a u-turn and collided with Gravekeeper's Visionary. The Spellcaster caught the attack with his hands before hurling it at Gravekeeper's Priestess who screamed in pain. Gravekeeper's Visionary growled once more as the field was back to normal once more. (4,000/2,800) -) (3,500/2,100)
"I'm ending my turn at that." said May. "You're up."
(May: 600)
(Mokuba: 1,200)
Come on, deck. Mokuba thought to himself. I need something to win the duel!
He closed his eyes as he drew the card. Seconds passed before he opened his eyes and stared at it, widening in surprise. He then smiled, knowing what he had to do.
"I play Card of Sanctity!" said Mokuba, playing the card on the field. "Now we draw until we each have six cards."
"Like you said, 'Fine with me'." said May, drawing five more cards. Mokuba drew until he had six.
"This duel is officially over!" He announced. "I'm sacrificing both Celestial Spirit-Dorado and Celestial Spirit-Libra to summon Celestial Spirit-Ursa Major!"
The two monsters disappeared, being replaced with a giant black bear standing on its hind legs. At a height of eight feet, it also had a white head piece and two giant bracelets wrapped around its paws. (3,250/2,700)
"Wow," said May, staring at the giant bear in awe. "That thing could destroy an Ursaring with one swipe."
"It'll be even stronger when I use Star Magnifier!" Mokuba said in reply.
May and Max gasped at the statement; both of them had forgotten that the trap card had been in the duel for the last few turns.
"That's right!" Mokuba said with a smirk. "So, by sacrificing 1,000 life points, I'll increase Ursa Major's attack points by 1,000!"
Ursa Major roared as it was surrounded in a white outline. (3,250/2,700) -) (4,250/2,700)
"Time for the end of this duel!" said Mokuba. "It's been a blast. Ursa Major, attack May's Gravekeeper's Visionary with Alkaid Slash!"
Ursa Major roared, its claws glowing white as it slashed down upon the Gravekeeper monster. Gravekeeper's Visionary screamed as it became nothing but pixels.
"The duel's over!" said Max, pointing to Mokuba. "The winner is Mokuba Kaiba!"
(May: 0)
(Mokuba: 200)
The holograms disappeared as May and Mokuba walked toward each other. They then stood there, staring eye to eye as both of them laughed.
"That was an awesome duel!" said May, extending her hand. "Your Celestial Spirit monsters are so interesting!"
"Yeah!" Mokuba replied, taking his hand into May's. "Those Gravekeeper's are really hard to beat, and it was a challenge getting Gravekeeper's Visionary down."
"Um, guys." said Max, getting between the two. "I really hate to break up this show of good sportsmanship, but we have a King of Games to save!"
May ignored the statement as she brought out her deck, searching it until she found Atem's card.
"Goddess of Joy..." May gasped and turned to see Atem behind her. "Your brother is right, if we do not hurry, then we will not be able to stop the evil from consuming Yugi."
"But how about the duel?" asked Mokuba. "What did you think about it?"
Atem let a small smile form on his lips. "It was an excellent battle." He replied. "Both of you gave it your all, and it gives me hope that this evil shall be destroyed."
"It will be destroyed, Atem." said May. "Now come on, let's get going!"
Mokuba drew a card from his deck and raised them into the air. Atem returned back into his card as well.
"All right!" He cried. "I call upon Celestial Spirit-Draco! Help us reach our destination!"
A light escaped the card as a white dragon with golden eyes appeared. Its body was similar to a snake as it laid down on the desert floor. The three children soon climbed upon the back of the mythical creature. Mokuba pulled out his compass once more, staring at the needle's direction.
"Draco!" He cried, pointing in front of them. "Go straight until you find two figures upon a mesa top!"
The dragon nodded its head, flapping its wings to get off of the ground. Then, it soared across the morning sky.
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Yami Yugi was in trouble. He was down to 600 life points—Raphael had 3,000—had no cards in his hand, his Legendary Dragon was frozen in a giant crystal, and the Orichalcos stone around his neck was tempting him to play the Seal of Orichalcos in his hand. He had just played Card of Sanctity—to which, Raphael commenting that he was stalling—and found out he had nothing good to play out of the five cards he had drawn.
The Orichalcos Stone around his neck began to glow once more. Yami clasped onto it with one hand as he saw the cards in his hand.
I'm out of options! Yami thought to himself. There's only one card in my hand that could only free my dragon...so I could win the duel! I must play the Seal of Orichalcos!
His hand was trembling as his fingers inched closer to the evil magic card. He had to do it...in order to win...in order to save Dark Magician Girl and Timaeus...
Draco soon flew over the mesa as May, Max and Mokuba came closer and closer to the dueling field. Usually, they would've been noticed, but thanks to Mokuba's growing magic skills, they were caught unnoticed.
"That was a great idea!" said Max. "Using magic of the moon to make us all invisible was very ingenious."
"Yeah," Mokuba replied. "The good news is that we can tell Yugi to stop playing the card without him freaking out about why we're riding on a dragon and telling him how to win a duel."
May looked down upon the situation. Using a telescope, she saw Yami trying to play the Orichalcos.
"We're on time!" said May. "Mokuba, tell Draco to get lower!"
"Aye-aye, captain!" said Mokuba. "Draco, take us lower!"
The dragon swooped down, until it was close to the Pharaoh. The Pharaoh did not realize this, as he was lost in his own thoughts.
Pharaoh, no! Yami turned to see Yugi—in spirit—trying to pull Yami's arm away.
"Let go of me Yugi." said the darker half.
No, you don't know what you're doing! Yugi replied.
"Let me go!" Yami repeated, sounding a bit harsher.
Listen to me! Said Yugi, still trying to stop the Pharaoh from doing something he could ultimately regret. This card is affecting you're mind!
"We're going to lose the duel!" Yami replied, his voice mixed with anger, desperation and probably annoyance. "Can't you see? Trust me, it's the only way, Yugi. We must play that card...now let me go!"
Yugi reluctantly let go of the Pharaoh's arm, staring at the spirit of the Millennium Puzzle with sad eyes.
"Yugi!" said Max, cupping his hands together. "Don't play that card!"
May pointed her telescope at the monster on Yugi's side of the field, noticing that it was Dark Magician Girl in knight's armor, riding on Timaeus.
"That's a fusion monster, isn't it?" she asked Mokuba. Mokuba nodded his head. May lowered her telescope, copying the same motion of her brother by cupping her hands to her mouth once she had placed the telescope in to her waistpack.
"Yugi!" May yelled. "Use Defusion to free your monster!"
There was some silence for a while...no one said anything for a while and it caused the three children to become nervous. Mokuba closed his eyes, opening them once more as his crescent blade weapon appeared in his hands.
"This has to stop!" said Mokuba. "Yugi, don't you dare play that Seal! If you use it, you'll lose your soul to the Great Leviathan!"
Yami heard the three voices, all of them trying to tell him not top lay the Orichalcos. Unfortunately, the stone around his neck was tempting him to bring out the darkness from within.
Yes.... It was if the stone was some sort of spiritual being, whispering into the Pharaoh's ear. Play the card...it's the only way to save your monster and win the duel....
"Now I activate, the Seal of Orichalcos!" The Pharaoh annouced.
"No!" May gasped out.
"What?!" said Max.
"But why?!" asked Mokuba. "Pharaoh, please don't activate it!"
Raphael didn't say anything, but one word crossed his mind as Yami placed the dreaded Field Card into his disk.
Excellent....
With a green glow, Yami screamed in pain as the Seal of Orichalcos appeared under his feet. Yugi—invisible to everyone—screamed as he vanished. The dark energy of the Seal caused Celestial Spirit-Draco to be destroyed, causing May, Max and Mokuba to fall, all of them screaming to their deaths.
"Banette!" said Max, tossing a Poké ball into the air. "Use Psychic!"
The sphere opened as Max's newly evolved Ghost Pokémon became wrapped in a blue light. Soon after, the three children stopped falling, all of them being suspended in mid-air. Banette then flew up, while May grabbed onto Mokuba and Max's hands.
"I can't believe it!" said May. "Even after we told him not to play the Orichalcos..."
"Jouno's vision was true." Mokuba added. "He played the Orichalcos, even when we told him not to!"
"And that Defusion would've freed his monster from that strange crystal thing it was stuck in." Max ended. "Now what do we do?"
Banette soon landed on one of the nearby canyon walls, slowly letting the three children land on their feet. They then stared at the dueling site, shocked and agape that the King of Games had used the Orichalcos.
"Nice work, Pharaoh." said Raphael. "I knew you had it in you. Now let's see what the Orichalcos reveals about you. Are you good or are you evil?"
Yami closed his eyes as a miniature version of the Seal was etched on his forehead. Opening his eyes, there was a red tint that covered the fierce amethyst orbs.
"So tell me," said Raphael. "How do you feel?"
"I feel that we're in trouble." said May, even though the question wasn't directed at her. "A whole lot of trouble."
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Celestial Spirit-Triangulum (Monster Card)
Type: Warrior/Effect
Attribute: Earth
Level: 5
Attack: 1,000
Defense: 3,000
Description: This monster can be Special Summoned in Defense Mode onto the field if you have no Spell or Trap Cards on the field. If it is summoned this way, you cannot change its position. When this monster is sent into the graveyard through to the effect of a Spell or Trap Card, Special Summon three "Triangulum Tokens" (Warrior/Token/Earth/Level 1/0/0). These tokens can be used for the tribute summoning of a 'Celestial Spirit' monster.
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Celestial Spirit-Crux (Monster Card)
Type: Rock/Effect
Attribute: Light
Level: 4
Attack: 1,450
Defense: 900
Description: When this card is Normal Summoned or Flip Summoned, take one Equip Magic Card from your deck and add it into your hand.
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Astronomer's Compass (Magic Card)
Type: Spell/Equip
Attribute: -
Level: -
Attack: -
Defense: -
Image: An old star chart with a sextant near one of its corners sitting upon a wooden table.
Description: This card can only be equipped to a monster that has "Celestial Spirit" in its name. Increase the defense points of the equipped monster by 500. As long as this card is in on the field, your opponent must attack the monster equipped to this card.
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Celestial Spirit-Leo (Monster Card)
Type: Beast/Effect
Attribute: Fire
Level: 4
Attack: 1,700
Defense: 1,500
Description: When this card is Normal Summoned, Flip Summoned or Special Summoned onto the field, Special Summon "Celestial Spirit-Leo Minor" from your hand or deck onto the field. Sacrifice two monsters on your side of the field to randomly discard two cards from your opponent's hand.
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Celestial Spirit-Leo Minor (Monster Card)
Type: Beast/Effect
Attribute: Light
Level: 3
Attack:1,100
Defense: 600
Description: When this monster is sent from the field back into your hand, draw three cards. For each card drawn, you gain 400 life points.
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Celestial Spirit-Orion (Monster Card)
Type: Warrior/Effect
Attribute: Earth
Level: 4
Attack: 1,800
Defense: 500
Description: If this monster battles with a monster whose defense is lower than its attack, destroy that card.
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Star Magnifier (Trap Card)
Type: Trap/Continuous
Attribute: -
Level: -
Attack: -
Defense: -
Image: A scientist inspecting a glowing rock through a microscope
Description: Once per turn you can do the following choices.
*Pay 500 life points to increase the attack or defense points of a monster by 500, and raise its level by 1.
*Pay 1000 life points to increase the attack or defense points of a monster by 1,000 and raise its level by 2.
The monsters affected by this card will return to normal at the end of the turn.
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Broken Altar (Magic Card)
Type: Magic/Quickplay
Attribute: -
Level: -
Attack: -
Defense: -
Image: A broken altar with many coins spilt all around it.
Description: Destroy the field card that is currently in play.
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Celestial Spirit-Scutum (Monster Card)
Type: Warrior/Effect
Attribute: Earth
Level: 3
Attack: 0
Defense: 500
Description: When your opponent declares an attack, discard this card from your hand to decrease the battle damage to zero.
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Zodiac Wheel (Magic Card)
Type: Magic/Normal
Attribute: -
Level: -
Attack: -
Defense: -
Image: A circle with the symbols of the twelve zodiac signs inside of it.
Description: Draw four cards. Discard all Magic and Trap cards to the graveyard.
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Celestial Spirit-Hercules (Monster Card)
Type: Warrior/Effect
Attribute: Earth
Level: 5
Attack: 2,100
Defense: 1,800
Description: Discard one "Celestial Spirit" monster from your hand to destroy one monster on your opponent's field. This effect can only be used once per turn.
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Sky Emperor Polaris (Monster Card)
Type: Spellcaster/Effect
Attribute: Light
Level: 10
Attack: 4,000
Defense: 3,750
Description: This card can be Special Summoned onto the field by removing two Light monsters from play. If it is Summoned this way, this card can attack twice during your Battle Phase. When this card succesfully destroys an opponent's monster, you can take one Light monster from your graveyard into your hand. When this card is destroyed, Special Summon 2 "Celestial Spirit" monsters from your deck.
Note: This card was created by Dangerzone2 for the use of this story. All creative rights for this card belong to him.
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Celestial Spirit-Pisces (Monster Card)
Type: Fish/Effect
Attribute: Water
Level: 2
Attack: 800
Defense: 200
Description: When this card is in the graveyard, you can remove it from play to send two Spell or Trap Cards on your opponent's field to the bottom of their deck.
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Celestial Spirit-Dorado (Monster Card)
Type: Fish/Effect
Attribute: Water
Level: 2
Attack: 400
Defense: 750
Description: When this card is sent to the graveyard from your hand due to your opponent's card effect, destroy one monster on the field. The owner of the card loses life points equal to the level of the monster x 200.
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Celestial Spirit-Libra (Monster Card)
Type: Fairy/Effect
Attribute: Wind
Level: 3
Attack: 750
Defense: 0
Description: If this is the target for battle while this is in Defense Mode, redirect the attack onto another monster on the field. This effect can only be used once per turn.
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Celestial Spirit-Ursa Major (Monster Card)
Type: Beast-Warrior/Effect
Attribute: Earth
Level: 8
Attack: 3,250
Defense: 2,700
Description: This monster cannot be destroyed in battle. When this card successfully destroys a monster in battle, inflict 200 points of damage for every Beast and Beast Warrior type monstersin your graveyard.
Note: This card was created by Dangerzone2 for the use of this story. All creative rights of this card belongs to him.
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May: Why Yugi? Why did you play the Orichalcos?
Mokuba: He's not Yugi, he's Yami...the darkness in Yugi's heart....
Max: It doesn't matter who he is, all that matters is that we get that Orichalcos thing out of the way!
May: But if we do that, we're putting ourselves at risk! This invisibility spell isn't going to last forever, you know!
Mokuba: So the only thing we can do is sit and watch? If we do that, then it's like doing nothing to help!
Max: Don't sacrifice your monsters, Yami! Those monsters become real under the Orichalcos!
May: Atem was right, he's becoming evil....this can't be happening....
Mokuba: Raphael, you are going to pay for this!
Max: Next time, "Between my Brother and Me" chapter 12: Usurping the Dark Throne
May: Yugi's lost his soul to the Orichalcos!
Mokuba: And now things have gotten worse! Raphael wants the Winged Dragon of Ra in exchange for Yugi's soul!
Max: Now what do we do?
May: I don't know, Max...I just don't know....