Hey everyone! So, this weekend was not too bad. I saw my mom, although I didn't get to see my sister. Arg, I kind of wanted to see her since she came in with my mom, but she was too busy with her boyfriend. I understand her being with him, but it's a bit irritating that she came to visit family and instead spent most of the time with him, but oh well. Grandpa was doing pretty well. He told my grandmother that it was I who sent her roses (my mom actually did), but she didn't quite believe him, lol. Other than that, my weekend was quiet.
Writing wise, I've been flying through some chapters for this story. Also, I've been trying to work on Another again, but I lose interest while at home, but the part I'm at has to be written at home, so oh well.
Last time, Mariah found Hinata unconscious with Viper stealing her Dueling Energy. She boldly challenged the snake man, only to lose the duel and her own energy. Luckily, Illidan showed up at the end and has chased down Viper. Now that Illidan has confronted the one harming the students at the academy, can he put an end to the attacks?
Alright, time for reviews!
Nathan: Yep, things aren't slow like always, hehe. Yes, Viper isn't a teacher, but instead a villain. Glad you approve. True, Illidan and Viper are dueling early, but who knows what may happen. You are correct about Megamorph. I did kind of fudge that one, lol. Cool that you caught the part about Proto-Cyber Dragon as well. Glad you liked the chapter, and me and ardee shall continue to work hard on this story. Thanks for the review!
Vyser Dragoon: Welcome to my story, and I'm glad you like this story thus far. Heh, most of the original cards came from ardee, although I did come up with a few myself. It's a team effort. Glad we have your attention, hehe. Eh, I guess my characters are a little overpowered, but it just happened that way. Thanks for the review!
Okami Princess: LOL! I'm sorry to have Chazz trounced so badly, but Zane was in a bad mood (obviously, anymore, stays in a one, lol) and didn't feel much like taking it easy on Chazz. Hmm, you never know, Yubel and Haou could be around, but that may not be true also. I know, very irritating when I say they could or could not be, hehe. Not true about Joey being better than Illidan since Illidan has beaten Joey on a few occasions. In ToP, the two pushed one another rather far, with Illidan coming out on top in their duels, but they were close duels nonetheless. Actually, originally, I meant for them to always have a friendly rivalry, but it kind of faded, sadly. Anyways, thanks for the review!
Metal Overlord 2.0: Yep, Viper has crashed the party officially now. Very true, it's more to his nature to be undercover than pretending to be a teacher. Being a villain is what he's good at, lol. Yes, his Venom deck is rather deadly still yet, much like the show, if not deadlier than it. Glad you recognized Darren from ardee's fic. Heh, true, it will be interesting to see how Illidan handles this fight between himself and Viper. Thanks for the review!
Aelshtla-Mental: Yep, good old Viper has made it at last. Lol, he may make it to the next chapter, you never know. Yes, you are correct about Megamorph. I did fudge the effect, which when I wrote it, I was certain I had, but paid no heed. True, bending the rules is fun sometimes, especially when it provided an entertaining ending to a duel. True, it hasn't been as dangerous as the prequels (well, FG had a very slow beginning, while the others, the danger was more present), but danger could be sneaking up. Thanks for the review!
Raymond Barrett: Glad you did like what happened next, lol. Thanks about the duel. True, it appears that Viper is behind the attacks on the students, but why is still the big question. Mariah's face down card, well, I guess I can reveal it. It was Rite of Spirit, a trap that deals with bringing back a Gravekeeper from the Graveyard while Necrovalley is out. It wouldn't have helped her at all to play it, so I left it be. So, as you can see, she couldn't stop him, so the mystery is over, lol. Thanks for the review!
Ultimate Legendary Master: Yeah, many things are finally happening. Viper is indeed within this story. Season 1? He wasn't in Season 1… He has a valid reason to be there though. Obviously, he was promised his son back if he did what he's been doing. More explanation will come though. Very true, I was playing too much for my own good. I could use the mental help, but it's too expensive, lol. Yeah, I saw episode 139 came out a week ago, and then 140 this past weekend. Man, they messed things up big time with Supreme King. It angers me so much how they've destroyed the true plot to Season 3 thus far. I mean, first they didn't kill off Viper, only said he was gone… That made no sense! Then the way they did the Supreme King taking over Jaden was so stupid. I mean, it sounded so much better the other way. I'm just awaiting to see what they do with Adrian. They'll mess that up big time, I'm sure. But yes, they totally changed the main idea of how Supreme King took over Jaden, which is dumb… Oh well, no use to cry over it, I suppose. Thanks for the review!
Well, that's it for the reviews. Thank you everyone for your reviews. I really enjoyed reading them this time around. Again, I thank everyone for them. If anyone didn't get to review, or has never reviewed before, I encourage you to do it. I won't bite… too hard. Lol, but seriously, if you have questions or comments, please feel free to review and put them down. I'm more than happy to answer anything, so long as it does not give away the plot. Again, thank you everyone for your reviews.
That's all for me today. I hope everyone has a good week. Enjoy!
Chapter 7
"I'll begin!" Illidan growled out while drawing a card. "I summon Silent Magician LV4 (1000/1000) in attack mode."
Appearing onto the field was a small child-like mage in white robes with white gloves, an odd white mages hat, blue boots and spandex like material peeking out of his robes. He held a small white staff in his right hand and had silver hair.
"To end, I'll place a face down card. Now come and get me." (Illidan 8000, Viper 8000)
Smirking great big, Viper drew his sixth card. Before he could say anything, the white mage glowed brightly for a moment, with Illidan calling out "Before you do anything, my Silent Magician's effect just kicked in. Every time you draw a card, he gains a Spell Counter, which grants him 500 additional attack points (1000 + 500 1500/100)."
Lightly chuckling, Viper bantered back "Not too bad Illidan, but you'll need more than that mage's weak tricks to beat me. Now then, before I take my turn, I shall show you how I took the energy from those pathetic brats. You see, we are going to play a little Shadow Game!"
Without warning, the area surrounding the pair darkened and became shrouded in dark fog. A dome appeared around the two, effectively sealing them away from the outside world.
"Normally, in this Shadow Game, you'd only lose your Duel Energy, but my Master informed me that when I faced you, I was to take everything from you. That means not only your Duel Energy will vanish, but the very energy that drives your life force will be taken as well. Once you lose, you will have nothing left." Viper bragged.
"Are you finished?" Illidan questioned coldly.
Somewhat surprised by Illidan's tone, Viper sneered and replied "I see you're a bit of a cheeky one. Master was right to say taking that girl's energy would affect you. I had heard that you were calm and serene always, but he said taking the energy of someone close to you might rile you. I see he was right."
"Alright, it is time I stopped explaining and start showing you why you should be fearful of me. I activate the field spell Venom Swamp!"
Tapping the end of his Duel Disk, a slot opened up. Gently, he placed the card within the slot and smirked when it snapped shut. Spewing out of the ground from the center of the field was a thick, crimson like liquid. The liquid quickly covered the field and gave off a foul odor, one of death. Dead trees sprung up around the field as well, each missing leaves and with part of their bark removed.
"I shall explain what this field spell does soon enough, but first I summon Venom Serpent (1000/1800) to my field."
A twin headed green snake with a white underbelly instantly materialized onto the field with it's tongue flicking in and out.
Darkly chuckling, Viper added "I activate the effect of my Venom Serpent. Once per a turn, I can add what is known as a Venom Counter to a monster on the field. I add it to your weak mage."
Both heads of the snake opened their jaws and fired a blue haze. The haze swirled together, forming a blue oozing snake that was hissing and quickly crossing the field at an alarming rate of speed. Without any warning, the snake wrapped itself around the white mage's left leg and bit into the young mage, making him cry out in pain and weaken in strength (1500 – 500 1000/1000).
Shocked by this, Illidan alarmingly asked "What did your monster do to my Silent Magician!?"
"Nothing really, although it had help from my field spell." Viper began. "Whenever Venom Swamp is out, when a monster gains a Venom Counter, Venom Swamp drains 500 attack points of the monster that has the counter. Since your mage was just bitten, he lost 500 attack points, and will only continue to get weaker."
Grabbing the four of his remaining cards in his hand, Viper placed them into his Spell/Trap Slots and said "I place these four cards face down and move to my End Phase. During each of our End Phases, Venom Swamp's final effect kicks in. Every monster on the field that doesn't have 'Venom' in it's name gains a Venom Counter, meaning your pathetic little mage is about to get weaker once more (1000 – 500 500/1000)."
In the crimson colored muck, another blue oozing snake leapt up and latched onto the white mage's right leg. It instantly sank it's fangs into the mage, making it scream out in pain while more of it's strength vanished.
Watching Illidan growl lowly, Viper darkly laughed and said "I end my turn." (Illidan 8000, Viper 8000)
"Every single one of my monsters will lose some of their attack points during our End Phases. That means almost every turn, my monsters will be open to attacks. This is bad, very bad." Illidan mumbled within his mind.
An image of Mariah's falling form suddenly flashed in his mind, angering him once more at Viper. Shaking his head, he grumbled "I can't let my anger take over. I'll play sloppy if I do."
Taking a calming breath, he mentally said "Calm down and assess the situation. Don't let your anger get the better of you now."
Calmed at last, Illidan drew his card and smirked. "You may have the field advantage Viper, but that won't stop me! I sacrifice Silent Magician LV4 to summon Armed Dragon LV5 (2400/1700)!"
Vanishing from the field, the white mage disappeared in a small flash of light. Taking his place was a large dark orange skin dragon with dull grey armor covering it's body and stubby wings. It's tail had a spiked mace ball on it's tip, and it's clawed hands were covered by metal gloves. The dragon let out a small roar, sending a bit of a rippling effect across the crimson liquid.
"Armed Dragon, show Viper you're no push over! Destroy his snake with Infernal Roar!"
Letting out a massive roar, the dragon charged across the field, sending the crimson liquid spraying out behind it. Raising both hands, the dragon slashed the snake roughly with it's clawed hands, making the snake hiss out in pain before shattering. Viper used his left arm to shield himself from the remainder of the attack that struck him, making him slide backwards slightly.
Once the dragon had returned to Illidan's field, Viper began to darkly chuckle. "Thank you Mr. Stormrage for your attack. You just triggered all four of my traps! Go Reptile Equals Damage, A Rival Appears, Jar of Greed, and Accumulated Fortune. First, Accumulated Fortune activates if it's fourth in a chain, allowing me to draw two new cards. Next, Jar of Greed allows me to draw a card from my deck, meaning I get three cards altogether!"
Picking up three cards, he smirked and placed all within his left hand. "Now then, with A Rival Appears, I can select a monster of yours and then special summon a new monster to the field, so long as it's the same level as your monster. I select your Armed Dragon LV5, meaning I can special summon a level five monster from my hand!"
Grabbing a card from his hand, he slapped it to his Duel Disk, saying "I pick this one, Venom Boa (1600/1200)!"
A large blue snake with three aqua colored eyes, a white underbelly, and a smaller snake on the tip of it's tail appeared onto the field with a hiss.
"Next, for Damage Equals Reptile, when a Reptile Type monster is destroyed, I can special summon a new one from my deck with attack points equal to or less than the Battle Damage incurred. Since I took 1400 points of damage, I pick this one, my Venom Snake (1200/600)!"
Upon Viper slapping the card to his Duel Disk, a grey snake with orange stripes, a pale yellow underbelly, and rattles on it's tail appeared. It instantly revealed it's fangs and let out a loud hiss.
Sneering, Viper asked while shuffling his deck and placing it back within it's slot "Would you like to help me out anymore Illidan!?"
"You may have a few new snakes, but I'll skin them yet. For now, I move to my End Phase…"
"GOOD! That means your dragon is bitten by Venom Swamp's effect! Go Venom Counter, weaken his dragon (2400 – 500 1900/1700)!" Viper yelled with joy on his face.
A blue oozing snake instantly came crawling out of the ground and wrapped around the dragon's right leg. Without hesitation, the snake sank it's fangs into the orange dragon, making it howl in pain.
Smirking at this, Illidan said "I was waiting for that."
"What? Waiting for that, but why?" Viper asked in confusion.
Chuckling, Illidan held his right hand out towards his dragon, saying "Because, during the End Phase of the turn Armed Dragon destroyed a monster, his effect goes off. Now I can sacrifice him in order to summon his next form, so farewell Armed Dragon LV5 and hello Armed Dragon LV7 (2800/1000)!"
Shrouded in white light, the large dragon on the field instantly grew in size, with it's body sleeking somewhat. When the light vanished, a new dark orange skinned dragon with dull grey armor appeared onto the field. This one had metallic wings, a long tail with a cylindrical like mace on the tip, strong legs with drills sticking from it's legs, and finally a strong head covered in semi-shiny metal armor that protected orange skin. Letting out a massive roar, the dragon made the sludge covered field ripple from it's power.
Viper could only glare at Illidan at the move. "Not too shabby, eh Viper?" Illidan lightly bragged. "Your move." (Illidan 8000, Viper 6600)
Picking up a new card, Viper darkly chuckled and said "Not too bad at avoiding my field spell Illidan, but it will take much more than that to beat me. I activate Venom Boa and Venom Snake's special abilities! First, Venom Boa can add two Venom Counters to a monster on the field, so long as it doesn't attack this turn. Unleash your venom my Venom Boa!"
Opening it's jaws, the blue three eyed snake fired a two spurts of blue ooze. The ooze instantly took the form of two blue snake creatures, that each wrapped around the large dragon's legs and sank their fangs into the dragon, earning them a howl from the dragon while it's strength decreased (2800 – 500 2 1800/1000).
"And don't forget about Venom Snake. It can now unleash a Venom Counter itself, so weaken his pathetic dragon even more (1800 – 500 1300/1000)!" Viper commanded.
Opening it's jaws, the grey and orange snake shot a blast of blue ooze at the dragon, which transformed into a blue snake. The snake instantly wrapped around the dragon's right arm and sank it's fangs in deep, making the dragon roar while shuddering in pain.
"Next, I summon Sinister Serpent (300/250) in defense."
Rising up onto the field in a coiled up position was a green serpent creature with a pair of wings that had yellow feathers in it. It flicked it's tongue in and out, seemingly warning any attacking monster.
Frowning, Illidan asked "Why summon Sinister Serpent?"
"He is an example of what will happen to your monsters when they have zero attack points due to Venom Swamp's effect. I set one card and move to my End Phase, meaning Venom Swamp's effect kicks in. Both my Sinister Serpent and your Armed Dragon receive a Venom Counter (300 – 500 0/250) (1300 – 500 800/1000)."
Rising up from the crimson liquid, two blue oozing snakes latched onto their quarry. The first struck the orange dragon on it's left arm and wrapped itself around it, making the dragon growl out in pain. The other wrapped around the green serpent, squeezing it tightly till the green snake exploded.
Sneering, Viper vindictively said "When a monster has zero attack points and Venom Swamp tries to squeeze out some points, the monster is instead destroyed. Get it Illidan, your pathetic creatures will share a similar fate. Soon, all of your monsters will be destroyed!"
Laughing manically, Viper declared "I end my turn." (Illidan 8000, Viper 6600)
Lightly growling at his dragon's weakened state, Illidan drew a card and grinned. "My dragon maybe weaker, but watch this! I summon Luster Dragon (1900/1600)!"
Rising up onto the field was a beautiful sapphire dragon with ruby colored eyes. It had two bony wings and sharp clawed hands and feet. It let out a soft growl, seemingly showing it was a threat if bothered.
"Next, I play my Armed Dragon's effect! By discarding a card from my hand, my dragon can destroy all monsters on your field that have equal or less attack points to my discarded monster. I'll toss out Exarion Universe (1800/1900), meaning all of your monsters are destroyed!
Upon placing the card into his Graveyard Slot, Illidan called out "Armed Dragon, take them down with Serrated Saw Discs!"
Roaring in response to the command, the powerful dragon's belly began to glow with two energy discs suddenly appearing. The discs began spinning rapidly till finally they went flying straight at the two snake creatures. Each was cut down, leaving Viper wide open and growling with frustration.
"Luster Dragon and Armed Dragon, direct attack with Ruby Blaster and Dragon Talon Terror!" Illidan commanded.
Opening it's jaws, the sapphire dragon spat a ruby colored fireball at Viper, hitting him hard and making him fall to one knee. He didn't get to rest long though, for the powerful orange skinned dragon took a step forward and pulled back it's clawed right hand. In a swift motion, the dragon rammed it, claws out, into Viper, making Viper grunt out in pain.
"Had enough?" Illidan gruffly asked.
Sneering, Viper stood and replied "Hardly."
"Fine then, I place a card face down and end my turn…"
"Not before my Venom Swamp takes 500 of your two monsters' attack points (800 – 500 300/1000) (1900 – 500 1400/1600)!" Viper declared.
Two blue oozing snakes instantly leapt out of the crimson liquid and latched onto the two dragons. The sapphire dragon was bitten in it's left arm, making the dragon screech in pain while the orange dragon was bit on the neck.
Listening to Viper's dark laughter, Illidan lightly sighed and said "I'm done." (Illidan 8000, Viper 3900)
"Admit it Illidan, you can't win this duel." Viper admonished while drawing a card.
Lightly growling, Illidan snapped back "No way! I'll win this duel yet, you'll see!"
"I doubt that. At this rate, you'll fall first."
"Not happening Viper!" Illidan argued back.
Shrugging, Viper calmly said "Whatever you say Illidan. First, I activate Sinister Serpent's effect. While in my Graveyard, I'm allowed during my Standby Phase to return it to my hand."
Holding his hand over his Graveyard Slot, Viper sneered upon the monster card landing in his hand. Slapping it to his Duel Disk, he declared "And now, I summon Sinister Serpent (300/250)!"
Reappearing onto the field was the green snake creature with a set of yellow feathered wings.
"Next, I activate the spell Monster Gate! With this, I must sacrifice my Sinister Serpent!"
Vanishing from the field in a flash of white light was the green snake creature, only to be replaced by a large circular portal with shimmering blue light.
"This card allows me to now draw till I pick up a monster. All other cards are discarded along the way. Once I draw a monster, if it can be summoned, I'm allowed to play it to the field!"
Picking up his first card, Viper sneered and turned it towards Illidan. "I'm in luck, although yours has turned sour. I summon Vennominon the King of Poisonous Snakes (0/0)!"
The crimson liquid in front of Viper instantly began boiling. Slowly, rising up from the liquid while it ran down his body was a creature with a golden helmet shaped like a snake with a face that had a green mask that covered all but his mouth. On his shoulders was a green set of robes that looked like a snakes head. On each shoulder was a golden snake facing one another, and a dark pink cape draped down his back. His arms and hands were made up of numerous snakes, each hissing loudly. Below his waist, a black robe stood open, revealing a green snake tail with a white underbelly. The creature let out a small snicker, as if mocking the monsters on the field.
"Zero attack points?" Illidan questioned lowly.
Chuckling at Illidan's mystified look, Viper began explaining. "Vennominon is very different from all of my other monsters. First off, he is unaffected by Venom Swamp. Secondly, he gains 500 attack points for every Reptile Type monster in my Graveyard. Thus far, I've sent four, meaning his royal highness gains 2000 attack points from his subjects (0 + 500 4 2000/0)."
The snake king instantly grinned a bit when a dark aura began surrounding him. After a moment, the aura faded, but his power was much greater than before.
"I'll leave the third thing about Vennominon for later. In the meantime, I play the spell Venom Shot! With this, I send a Reptile Type monster of mine from my deck to my Graveyard, allowing me to add two Venom Counters to a monster on the field."
Picking his deck up, Viper searched through it for a moment before picking a card. "I toss out Venom Cobra, meaning Vennominon gets stronger with another royal subject in my Graveyard (2000 + 500 2500/0), while your Luster Dragon loses strength (1400 – 500 2 400/1600)!"
Upon the monster card sliding into Viper's Graveyard Slot, two twin blue ooze snakes were shout out of the two golden snakes on the snake king's shoulders. The twin blue snakes quickly crossed the field and wrapped around the dragon's legs and sank their fangs into it, making the dragon screech loudly.
Noting Illidan's glare at him, Viper darkly chuckled and asked with sarcasm in his voice "What's wrong Illidan? Not liking my snakes too well? Maybe Vennominon can change your mind! Go attack his Armed Dragon with Fanged Venom!"
Aiming his right side of snake like hands at the orange dragon, several of the snakes on the snake king's hand opened their jaws and released a spray of purple liquid. The liquid struck the weakened dragon, which howled out in pain before shattering.
Some of the liquid that struck the dragon sprayed onto Illidan's red jacket and instantly began melting. In complete shock, Illidan ripped the sleeve off and threw it to the ground. On the ground, the remains of the jacket sleeve melted away, leaving nothing behind.
"Some kind of acid?" Illidan questioned in a whisper.
Laughter broke through Illidan's guessing game, making him return his gaze to Viper. "Your end is nearing Illidan. I move to my End Phase, meaning your pathetic Luster Dragon gains another Venom Counter and meets it's doom (400 – 500 0/1600)!"
Another blue ooze snake flew up out of the crimson liquid and attached itself to the sapphire dragon, making it screech out in pain. Instantly, the dragon shattered from the attachment, seemingly having enough of the rough treatment.
"Your move Illidan, if you have one that is." Viper declared with evil laughter. (Illidan 5800, Viper 3900)
Looking at his deck, Illidan pondered on what to do. "Nothing in my hand has enough fire power to take that snake down. Do I stall for now?"
Thinking for a moment, Illidan closed his eyes, but upon doing so, the image of Mariah falling to the ground appeared in his mind. Reopening his eyes immediately, he growled out "No! I won't retreat, not now! This duel is to put a stop to incidents like what happened! I won't allow this to continue anymore!"
Drawing his card without another thought, Illidan gruffly slapped the card to his Duel Disk, saying "I summon Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV4 (1600/1000)!"
Roaring onto the field was a silver dragon that looked more like a large silver bird. It had large silver wings for arms that were tucked in and large talons on it's feet.
"I activate a spell, Level Up! Now my dragon evolves to it's next form, so farewell LV4 and hello Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6 (2300/1600)!"
Aiming it's head at the ground, the silver dragon released a stream of black flames at the ground, which instantly engulfed the small dragon completely. After a moment, silver metal wings poked out of the flames, along with an eagle like head. With strong wing beats, the new creature pulled itself out of the flames, revealing that the silver dragon had metamorphosed from a smaller dragon into a dragon that looked very much like a predatory bird with a long silver tail. Landing onto the field, the dragon let out a screech.
"I end my turn for now…"
"Have you forgotten about Venom Swamp? Your dragon loses 500 attack points due that it gains a Venom Counter!" Viper piped in.
A blue oozing snake instantly rose up from the crimson liquid and wrapped around the silver dragon's right wing. The snake struck at the dragon, attempting to sink it's fangs in, but was unsuccessful. Instead, the blue oozing snake shattered, leaving Viper gasping in shock.
"What is this!?" he asked with unbelieving eyes.
Chuckling, Illidan pointed at his dragon, saying "It's a small surprise I had just for you. You see, Horus has a very special ability. While on the field, it's unaffected by spell cards, meaning your field spell can't sink it's fangs into my dragon."
Smirking at Viper grinding his teeth and lowly growling, Illidan added "With that, I end my turn." (Illidan 5800, Viper 3900)
Roughly grabbing a new card, Viper's anger subsided and an evil grin spread across his face. "I first bring Sinister Serpent back from my Graveyard to my hand. Of course, this weakens Vennominon (2500 – 500 2000/0), but that's alright."
Placing his hand in front of his Graveyard Slot, Viper patiently waited for the card to push out. Once in his hand, he placed it within his left hand and grabbed his other card remaining.
"I activate the spell A Feather of the Phoenix! Now I can send one card in my hand to my Graveyard in order to return one card in my Graveyard to the top of my deck. I choose my Venom Shot spell card, and discard Sinister Serpent."
Placing the monster into his Graveyard Slot, Viper smirked once the spell card came out. Grabbing it, he placed it on top of his deck and said "With Sinister Serpent back in my Graveyard, Vennominon gets stronger once more (2000 + 500 2500/0). Let's teach Illidan a lesson on summoning weak monsters to the field! Blast his dragon with Fanged Venom!"
Letting out a small dark chuckle, the snake king aimed his snake like right hand at the silver dragon. All five snake heads released a stream of purple liquid together, with the five streams combining to form one.
Smirking at the oncoming blast, Illidan pointed at his face down card and called out "Not happening Viper, for I have a trap! I play Rising Energy, which forces me to discard a card from my hand. I send Silent Magician LV8 to my Graveyard for the effect."
Tossing the card into his Graveyard Slot, Illidan smirked once more while his dragon began to glow with red energy. "Thanks to me tossing out that card, my dragon gains 1500 attack points for the turn (2300 + 1500 3800/1600), which is more than enough to wipe that snake out! Counter now Horus with Darkness Flames!"
Roaring loudly, the silver dragon spread it's wings and flapped several times till it was in the air. Taking aim at the oncoming purple mist, the dragon fired a stream of black flames straight at them. The black flames easily overpowered the mist and shot straight back into the weaker snake king, making him yell out in pain before shattering into millions of pieces. The remainder of the blast flew on back, striking Viper hard, making him scream out in pain. Some of the flames lightly burned holes into his clothing, making him yell out loudly.
Once the flames finally faded away, Viper was seen weakly standing. He darkly chuckled and said "Not bad Illidan, but not good enough to subdue me. I activate Damage Equals Reptile, and special summon to my field in defense Venom Snake (1200/600)."
Picking his deck up and sifting through it, Viper finally found the card he was looking for and slapped it horizontally onto his Duel Disk. Appearing before him instantly was a grey and orange striped snake with a pale yellow underbelly in a coiled up position.
Straightening a bit, Viper began chuckling, with Illidan raising an eyebrow. "What's so funny?" Illidan asked.
"My king still lives."
"What? No way, Horus obliterated that snake."
"Really? Then you won't mind when I activate his special ability. I remove from play a Reptile Type monster, which happens to be Sinister Serpent." Viper patiently said.
Slowly, the monster card slid out of his Graveyard Slot and into Viper's hand. He then placed it within another slot, his removed from play slot. Instantly, another monster card shot out of his Graveyard Slot and into his awaiting hand. Slapping it to his Duel Disk, Viper yelled out "Return now my Vennominon the King of Poisonous Snakes (0/0)!"
Remerging from the crimson liquid once more was the snake king, who grinned evilly at Illidan once more.
"And my king's points were revived as well. He gets 500 for each loyal subject in my Graveyard, and I count four still there (0 + 500 4 2000/0)."
Once more, the snake king's body glowed with a black aura as his strength climbed quickly.
Dusting his shoulder off, Viper modestly said "I must admit, I was surprised by your face down card, but you can't defeat me. I end my turn, meaning that dragon of yours gets weaker (3800 – 1500 2300/1600)." (Illidan 5800, Viper 2400)
Lightly growling with frustration, Illidan drew a new card. "I can only keep chipping away at that things attack points for now. I only hope that's enough."
"Alright Viper, I attack Vennominon once more with Horus! Blast it with Darkness Flames!"
Letting out a loud roar, the silver dragon opened it's jaws, revealing black flames licking the outsides of it's mouth. Without hesitation, the silver dragon fired a stream of black flames at the snake king, who took the blast head on. The flames easily incinerated him, leaving nothing but the other weak snake on Viper's field.
Smirking at the destruction of his snake king, Viper called out "Don't forget Illidan, Reptile Equals Damage activates! Now I special summon my Venom Cobra (100/2000) in defense!"
Picking his deck up, Viper thumbed through it till he found the right card. Slapping it horizontally onto his Duel Disk, Viper smirked when a grey cobra snake with a few spikes sticking out of it's hood and off of it's tail appeared.
"And next, I remove from play another of my Reptile Type monsters. This time, it shall be Venom Snake, so rise up once more Vennominon the King of Poisonous Snakes (0 + 500 3 1500/0)!"
Instantly, the snake king remerged from the thick crimson liquid to reassume his place in front of Viper.
Softly growling with irritation, Illidan roughly jammed a card into his Spell/Trap Slot and said "I place a face down and end my turn." (Illidan 5800, Viper 2100)
Calmly drawing his card, Viper nonchalantly said "I pass on my turn." (Illidan 5800, Viper 2100)
"Doing nothing won't save you from me!" Illidan roared while drawing a card. Examining it, he returned his attention to the field and called out "Horus, incinerate his Vennominon with Darkness Flame!"
Letting out a loud roar, the silver dragon launched yet another stream of black flames at the snake king. Like before, the monster was easily destroyed, leaving Viper to cover his face from the remainder of the flames.
Sneering a bit, Viper coolly said "I activate Damage Equals Reptile, which means I can special summon a new Reptile Type monster equal to the 800 points of damage you did to me."
Thumbing through his deck, Viper finally picked a card and slapped it horizontally to his Duel Disk. "I pick this one, my Cobra Jar (600/300) in defense."
On the field, a blue vase with orange spots and a single orange stripe near the top materialized. Without warning, a green cobra with a yellow underbelly slid out of the top of the jar with it's tongue flicking in and out.
Moving his hand to his Graveyard Slot, Viper calmly added "I also remove another Reptile Type monster, my Venom Serpent, from my Graveyard to resurrect Vennominon the King of Poisonous Snakes (0 + 500 2 1000/0)."
Two monster cards instantly shot out of the Graveyard Slot into Viper's awaiting hand. One he placed within his removed from play slot, while the other he placed back onto his Duel Disk. Immediately, the snake king creature reappeared onto the field with an evil grin.
"I end my turn." Illidan growled out.
"That might be so, but my field spell weakens my Cobra Jar (600 – 500 100/300)." Viper commented.
Slowly forming from the crimson liquid, a blue oozing snake wrapped around the blue vase and bit into it, making the cobra hiss out in pain.
Shrugging, Illidan mumbled "Whatever." (Illidan 5800, Viper 1300)
Drawing his card, Viper showed it to Illidan. "I activate Pot of Greed. Thanks to this spell, I may draw two new cards."
Grabbing two cards off the top of his deck, Viper sneered at them and turned one towards Illidan, saying "I activate the spell Mystik Wok. This allows me to sacrifice a monster on my field and gain either it's attack or defense points. I sacrifice Venom Cobra, which has 2000 defense points, and add them to my life points."
The grey cobra at once vanished from the field in a flash of white light. Following it's vanishing, Viper's life point counter climbed.
"Ah yes, and since I just placed another one of Vennominon's loyal subjects into my Graveyard, he gets stronger (1000 + 500 1500/0)."
The snake king instantly smirked evilly while his body was engulfed by a black aura. The aura quickly vanished, but his strength had increased.
Placing a card into his Spell/Trap Slot, Viper smirked and said "I think I'll lay this face down and move to my End Phase. Thanks to my Venom Swamp, Cobra Jar now gains another Venom Counter (100 – 500 0/300), effectively destroying it and adding another loyal subject to my Graveyard, thus granting my king more of the royal treatment (1500 + 500 2000/0)."
A blue oozing snake instantly came up out of the crimson liquid swamp and wrapped around the blue vase. Fangs bared the blue snake bit into the vase, shattering it along with the weaker green snake. Upon the green snake and the vase shattering, the snake king grinned evilly with a dark aura surrounding him, increasing his strength once more.
"Let's see what you can do now Illidan." Viper mocked. (Illidan 5800, Viper 3300)