Hello everyone. Well, first off, I apologize for the lateness of this chapter. I was to post it yesterday, but due to unforeseen circumstances, I was unable to you. You see, on Wednesday morning, I found out that my step mom's father (my step grandfather, I suppose) passed away. He had been sick for a really long time, but he had finally given up the fight the last week or so. At any rate, he died and I found out Wednesday night that the wake and funeral, plus burial, was on Thursday. I decided to take off work and went down Thursday and stayed for the service. Den (my step grandfather) was a good man, and was quite humorous at times. He'd tell you how it was almost always, lol. Anyways, like I did Wednesday with my chapter for Another, I'm dedicating this chapter to him.
Writing wise, eh, I'm working on Another at night, and MtM during the day. So much fun, lol. There is a lot to do for each still, but I'm working at it.
Last time, Viper and Illidan's duel began, with Illidan taking charge early on and summoning out his Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6, which is immune to Viper's venomous field spell. Still, how long can Illidan hang on, or will he end up like the other students?
Alrighty, time for the reviews!
Okami Princess: Heh, I haven't really looked much at the next series for Yugioh (Yugioh 5D). Eh, I think the series has gone far enough. After all, Illidan and Marie can't fight forever. Thanks for the review.
Raymond Barrett: Glad you like the duel thus far. True, Illidan keeps killing Vennominon off, but Viper just won't let it die. It does get on a duelist's nerves I think when you can't kill something. Heh, I liked doing that to people sometimes, but other times, when I'm the one getting it done to, I hate it. Lol, it just happens I suppose. True, Viper better hurry up and do something if he wishes to win this duel, but you never know with snake man. Yeah, removing all of his snakes from play is not helping him, but you never know with him. Thanks for the review!
x-knight20: Thanks. It's cool about not reviewing recently. Life happens, so don't worry about it. Yep, that sicko is here, dueling Illidan. His deck thus far has been struggling against Illidan, but who knows with Viper. He could have an ace up his sleeve. Lol, maybe Illidan will grill those snakes. Thanks for the review.
Aelsthla-Mental: Yep, it is interesting. True, Viper could have rammed his snakes into Illidan's monsters, but he'd lose too many life points is why he didn't. Yes, Illidan was smart enough to not level up his dragon. He had a very good reason to not level up his dragon, much like you said. It's effect negates spells that would effect it, while LV8 would only negate the spell upon activation, not one that is active. True, the duel could go either way, but the way Illidan is playing, he seems to have a firm grasp on control of the duel. You never know, Viper could summon Vennominaga, but who knows, other than me, hehe. Thanks for the review!
Nathan: True, Mariah could have technically won her duel, but then we wouldn't have Illidan facing off with Viper, now would we, lol. Besides, it didn't occur to me actually, hehe. I was so focused on getting out her four monsters, then playing Necrovalley that I overlooked this small fact. Thanks for telling me about it. Glad you liked her duel nonetheless. Mariah should have won, but like I said, we wouldn't have Illidan facing off with Viper, now would we? Glad you liked the duel thus far for chapter 7 also. I decided that his deck needed to be more realistic, which is why I added other Reptile Type monsters other than the Venom ones. Yes, Viper had Serpentine Princess in his deck on the show, but never played it. Actually, my move for leveling up Armed Dragon is legit, I believe. I researched it, I think, and made sure it was a real ruling. I can't remember for sure though. But yes, I liked the idea of leveling up the Armed Dragon so that it was unaffected by Venom Swamp. Thanks for the reviews!
Ultimate Legendary Master: Thanks. Yes, you said Season 1, but I was guessing you mean Season 3, lol. Probably the roman numerals were removed, so oh well. Yeah, 4Kids really messed up the plot and scenes. I think Viper walking off a cliff was not that bad. I mean, Axel got buried alive, but he lived. Why not make them think Viper lived. And then there was Stein, he fell into a chasm. They need to just stay continuous in their decisions. Really, I think they should have just stuck closer to the real episodes, but whatever. Glad you liked the chapter, and thanks for the review!
Metal Overlord 2.0: Yep, Viper is in his element for sure, being nasty and all up in Illidan's grill. Illidan is having a bit of difficulty with Viper's strategy, but with Horus LV6 out, I think he's figured out what to do. True, Venom Swamp is a powerful field spell, one that constantly shifts the balance of power in a duel since an opponent's monsters always get weaker by 500 in the End Phase. Hmm, an Alien and Venom hybrid deck would be interesting, although Aliens get weaker due to the field spell also. But it would be interesting, nonetheless. Glad you like the team of me and ardee on this story. I think thus far it's gone great. Thanks for the review!
Vyser Dragoon: Thanks, and you're welcome for the welcome. Btw, thanks for the add to favs. Heh, yeah, there are plenty of original cards one could make. I don't think our original cards are that hard to figure out though. Most are simplistic. Yeah, my stories build up my characters really. Starting out, Illidan wasn't that strong, but over time, he got much stronger, to the point he's probably at the top of the dueling world, or close. Still, that doesn't mean he's perfect. Obviously, with two losses in the last story, plus other losses to Marie that aren't written, he is appearing more human, I suppose. Thanks for the review!
Well, that's all of them. It seems like I am getting more reviews, and they're getting longer also. Heh, I'm not complaining, I'm actually happy. Thank you all for expressing your comments and questions on this story to me. I really like answering them all! It's so much fun.
At any rate, I need to be going, so thank you all for your reviews. I look forward to next time around. And if anyone has questions or comments, don't be shy and post a review, or PM me if you don't want to be out in the spotlight. I'm more than happy to answer anything, so long as it don't cut into the plot. Thanks again guys!
Enjoy!
Chapter 8
Grabbing a new card, Illidan slapped the card to his Duel Disk hard. "I summon Mirage Dragon (1600/600)!"
A golden scaled dragon with a long snake like body, long white hair coming off of it's head, and sharp clawed hands and feet appeared onto the field.
"Horus, blast his Vennominon back to the Graveyard with Darkness Flames!"
Roaring out loud, the powerful silver dragon opened it's jaws and once more launched a stream of black flames straight at the snake king, who only grinned at this.
Bursting out loud laughing, Viper pointed at his face down card. "You truly are a fool Illidan Stormrage! You just fell into my trap, or more like my spell! I activate the spell Burial from a Different Dimension, which allows me to transfer three monsters in my removed from play pile to my Graveyard. I only have three monsters removed from play, so return now to my Graveyard my monsters!"
The removed from play slot on Viper's Duel Disk instantly glowed. Soon enough, the glow died down and three cards pushed out of it. Grabbing the three, Viper placed them into his Graveyard Slot, which sucked them down one by one.
"With three of my monsters returning to my Graveyard, Vennominon gets the royal treatment (2000 + 500 3 3500/0)!"
Glowing brightly with a dark aura, the snake king grinned evilly while his strength increased to new heights. Illidan could only gasp in shock at the increase and felt a drop of sweat slide down the side of his face.
Pointing at the oncoming stream of black flames, Viper roared out "Vennominon, show that dragon who the true king is around here! Counter with Fanged Venom!"
Sneering at the silver dragon, the snake king raised his right snake tendril arm. The five snake heads all shot out a burst of purple mist that combined into a single blast. Combined, the single shot of purple mist struck the black flames and pushed the flames backwards to the source, the silver dragon. In a thunderous explosion, the silver dragon was engulfed by the purple mist, shattering it with ease. Some of the remaining mist ventured past the dragon's remains and landed on Illidan's jacket, instantly beginning to dissolve it. In haste, Illidan quickly threw his jacket off and watch in horror as it dissolved into nothingness.
"How was that Illidan? Did you enjoy watching your dragon be dissolved before your very eyes?" Viper taunted.
Staring at his lone monster on the field, Illidan glanced back at Viper's field. "He played me for a fool. I was so angry that I lost my focus, and now look at the mess I'm in. Damn it, I should have known he was playing me. He's been plotting and planning this since the beginning, just trying to build up Vennominon's strength. Now his snake is too strong for me to beat it with normal tactics and I'm forced to defend."
Taking a deep breath, he closed his eyes and tried to find his calm center. "I just have to calm down and focus. This duel isn't over yet. I still can win. It won't be easy, but I can do it."
Reopening his eyes, he calmly said "I end my…"
"Not quite Illidan, or did you forget about my Venom Swamp!? It's effect now activates, weakening your pathetic dragon (1600 – 500 1100/600)." Viper declared.
Leaping out of the crimson liquid upon this declaration was a blue oozing snake. It instantly wrapped around the golden scaled dragon and sank it's fangs deep into the dragon's hide, making it screech out in pain.
Sighing lightly, Illidan said "I end my turn." (Illidan 4600, Viper 3300)
Picking up a new card, Viper darkly chuckled and smugly said "You're no match for my snakes Illidan. I activate Venom Snake's special ability and add another Venom Counter to your pathetic dragon (1100 – 500 600/600)."
Opening it's jaws, the grey and orange striped snake spat a blast of blue ooze that formed into a blue oozing snake. The snake immediately latched onto the weakened golden dragon and wrapped itself around the dragon's midsection. Without hesitation, it sank it's fang's into the dragon, making it howl in pain.
"Vennominon, blast his pathetic dragon to the Graveyard with Fanged Venom!"
Grinning evilly, the snake king took aim with it's snake hand. A blast of purple mist quickly fired from all five snake hands and began it's trip towards the weakened golden dragon.
Lightly smirking, Illidan pointed at a face down card, calling out "Not so fast Viper, I play my trap! Go Waboku!"
Materializing onto the field in front of the weakened dragon were three female mages in blue robes. Holding their hands out, the three created a blue barrier. The purple mist struck the barrier, but went spraying everywhere. After a moment, the mist vanished, revealing a completely intact barrier. The mages soon vanished, along with the barrier.
"Thanks to my Waboku, all Battle Damage went to zero, so my monster is safe for this turn." Illidan commented.
Sneering, Viper remarked "It seem so, from battle at least. I place a card face down and activate Venom Swamp's effect. Now your dragon gains another Venom Counter (600 – 500 100/600)."
Another blue oozing snake came leaping out of the crimson liquid below the dragon and wrapped around the upper part of the golden scaled dragon. With no hesitation, the snake sank it's fangs into the dragon, which roared loudly from the sudden discomfort.
"I end my move." (Illidan 4600, Viper 3300)
Drawing a new card, Illidan lightly smirked at it. "This should help out soon enough."
Looking back at Viper, Illidan slid the card into his Spell/Trap Slot, saying "I activate the spell Future Fusion. Now, I can take some monsters from my deck that form a Fusion Type monster and toss them into the Graveyard, and in two of my Standby Phases, I can summon that new monster."
Grabbing his deck and fanning it out, Illidan found the three he was looking for and pulled all three out. Shuffling his deck and placing it back into it's slot, he showed Viper the three monsters. "I pick these three, my Cyber Dragons (2100/1600). In two of my Standby Phases, I'll have their fusion, the Cyber End Dragon."
Gently placing all three monsters into his Graveyard Slot, he patiently watched while all three monster cards were sucked into it one by one till none were left. Returning his attention to Viper, Illidan grabbed the remaining card in his hand and slapped it horizontally onto his Duel Disk.
"In the meantime, I'll set this monster in defense. I'll move to my End Phase now, meaning my dragon is unfortunately destroyed."
Slithering out of the swamp was another blue oozing snake creature. It quickly struck at the golden dragon and injected it's poison. The dragon instantly shuddered and exploded from the bite, leaving only the horizontal face down card image of a monster to protect Illidan.
"I end." (Illidan 4600, Viper 3300)
Bursting out into a maniacal laughter, Viper pointed an accusing finger at Illidan. "You just don't know when to quit, do you! Do you really expect to beat me with suck weak tactics!?"
Smirking, Illidan mockingly remarked "Why don't you come and find out. I'm not one to ever give up, so come and see how much resolve I have left to beat you."
Quickly drawing a card, Viper darkly chuckled and said "I shall. I switch Venom Snake into attack mode. Next, I move to attack with Vennominon! Blow away his face down with Fanged Venom!"
Aiming his snake head tendrils at the face down card image, the snake king fired a burst of purple mist from each snake head. The mist struck the face down card image, shattering it and revealing a black stream engine with grey puffy smoke pouring out of it's chimney. It had a strange, evil looking face painted on the front of it, with fangs poking out of it's mouth and an evil set of eyes. The train instantly shattered upon being revealed, sending out a small smokescreen.
"Thanks for doing that Viper. You just flipped up my Dekoichi the Battlechanted Locomotive (1400/1000). When flipped up, I'm allowed to draw one new card. And here you thought I was finished off." Illidan remarked while picking up a new card.
Darkly chuckling, Viper replied "Not bad, but not good enough! Direct attack him Venom Snake!"
Hissing loudly, the grey and purple striped snake quickly slithered across the field and stood up to reach Illidan's chest. With blinding speed, it struck Illidan's right arm, making him scream. The snake soon withdrew it's fangs and backed away, but there were two puncture wounds left on Illidan's arm. He quickly clutched the wound and lightly whimpered in pain.
"It hurts, doesn't it Illidan? Just wait till the venom slowly begins to take effect." Viper gloated. "Then you'll really wonder why I didn't destroy you sooner. I end my turn." (Illidan 3400, Viper 3300)
Getting ready to draw, Illidan touched his top card but felt odd. Glancing at his arm, he felt a burning sensation begin coursing through his right arm, right at the place where the bite mark was. "What the hell is this!? It feels like my whole arm is on fire! Surely that small amount of venom couldn't have done this much damage! I've never been snake bitten before though, but in all the Shadow Games, I've not felt this kind of pain. It's like my arm is going to burst into flames."
"It's burning, isn't it Illidan?" Viper questioned with a smirk. "That is the venom from my Venom Snake. True it is not a very strong venom, but it should be enough to make you realize that you are in serious danger."
"I've been through worse." Illidan candidly commented. Drawing his next card, Illidan examined it before grinning. "Looks like you're going to get to meet one of my most trusted monsters. I remove from my Graveyard my Silent Magician LV8 and Dekoichi the Battlechanted Locomotive in order to special summon the beginning of your end, Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning (3000/2500)!"
Both monster cards instantly pushed out of Illidan's Graveyard Slot and into his awaiting hand. Picking both up, he placed them into his removed from play slot and slapped the new monster to his Duel Disk. A slight shimmer appeared on the field and from it came a warrior with black ebony shiny armor with a mixture of gold trim, as well as a few blotches of red, mostly around his helmet. In his right hand was a powerful bronze colored sword, and in his left was a strong shield with black and gold coloring. On his shoulders were two golden backward sweeping spikes. His face had a light shade of green. The helmet that protected his head had three flowing spikes pointing behind him, and coming out from under it in the back was a braid of brown hair.
Sneering at the new warrior, Viper arrogantly said "Pathetic. You waste your time to summon that creature!? He's not even strong enough to take on my Vennominon."
"You're absolutely correct there Viper, he's not strong enough to take on Vennominon." Illidan retorted. With a smirk, he added "But that's if he attacked alone. That's why I'm going to combo this with him! I reveal my face down spell, Rush Recklessly! With this, my Black Luster Soldier gains 700 attack points for this turn alone (3000 + 700 3700/2500)."
Glowing white instantly, the soldier let out a small cry from his power increase.
Viper instantly gasped in shock at this power increase, but Illidan quickly called out "Black Luster Soldier, take his royal highness down with Chaos Slash!"
Rushing forward at blinding speed, the black armored soldier slashed the snake king in half with ease, sending a thunderous explosion out. The crimson liquid on the field rippled greatly from the explosion, with some spewing into the air.
Grinding his teeth loudly, Viper seethed with anger, but suddenly calmed and began darkly chuckling. "Impressive move Illidan, but not enough to stop me or my king. I remove from play my Venom Snake in order to resurrect my Vennominon the King of Poisonous Snakes (0 + 500 6 3000/0)."
Ripples began forming instantly in front of Viper in the mucky crimson liquid. Slowly, the snake king rose up onto the field once more with an evil grin.
"Glad you did that Viper, because my Black Luster Soldier has a trick of his own." Illidan boasted. "When he destroys a monster in battle, he's allowed to attack a second time! Go, strike his snake once more with Chaos Slash!"
Launching his body forward at breakneck speed, the soldier in black armor quickly reached the snake king once more and slashed him in half again. Like before, the snake exploded, sending the crimson liquid spraying into the air.
With the smoke slowly clearing from the explosion, Viper called out "My king's reign is not over, for I remove Venom Cobra from my Graveyard to bring him back once more (0 + 500 5 2500/0)!"
As the smoke completely vanished, the snake king erupted from the crimson liquid once more with an evil grin.
"His reign was shortened a bit though. I place one card face down and end my…"
Smirking, Viper yelled "Not exactly Illidan! Don't forget, Venom Swamp now takes 500 of your monster's attack points (3000 – 500 2500/2500)!"
Rising up out of the swamp, a blue oozing snake crept up the black armored soldier's leg and wrapped around it. It then sank it's fangs into the warrior, making him cry out in agony.
Lightly sighing, Illidan said "I end my turn." (Illidan 3400, Viper 2400)
Confidently drawing his card, Viper darkly chuckled and said "Time for the grand finally for that weakling warrior. I activate Venom Shot, meaning I must toss out a Reptile Type monster from my deck. My choice is my Venom Cobra."
Grabbing his deck, he fanned it out till and pulled the card out. Placing it into his Graveyard Slot, Viper smirked evilly. "Now the fun begins. Vennominon first gets stronger due that I have another Reptile Type monster in my Graveyard (2500 + 500 3000/0), while your monster gets two Venom Counters added to it (2500 – 500 2 1500/2500)!"
Raising both arms towards the black armored warrior, the snake king fired a blue oozing snake from each snake head on both arms. The twin blue oozing snakes quickly crossed the field and wrapped themselves around the weakened warrior's arms. Simultaneously, each sank their fangs into the warrior's arms, making him scream out in agony from the pain inflicted upon him.
"Next, I activate Venom Snake's special ability and add yet another Venom Counter to your pathetic warrior (1500 – 500 1000/2500)."
Opening it's jaws, the grey and purple striped snake fired a blue ooze out of it's jaws at the warrior. The ooze soon transformed into a snake and wrapped itself around the warrior's other leg. With precise movements, the snake struck the warrior's leg, injecting it's venom and making the warrior howl in pain.
"Vennominon, obliterate that pathetic warrior with Fanged Venom!"
Aiming it's right arm, the snake king smirked while the five snake heads for a hand fired a purple mist at the black armored warrior. The warrior stood his ground and was struck hard by the purple mist. He instantly cried out in pain and shattered, allowing the remainder to pass by and strike Illidan. Cringing greatly, Illidan yelled out in pain and fell to one knee as the venom burned through his t-shirt and into his skin.
Laughing at Illidan clutching his chest and panting, Viper pointed at Illidan and said "You are truly weak! Why my Master would ever want your Duel Energy, I will never know, but I don't dare question him. Now then, I place a card face down and switch Venom Snake to defense. I end my turn." (Illidan 1400, Viper 2400)
Panting heavily, Illidan whimpered lightly when he touched his wound from where the venom had spewed onto him. His right arm still felt like it was on fire, and his body was beginning to slowly throb with pain.
"I have to get up. I can't let him win, no matter what." he yelled within his mind.
Groaning from the pain, he stood up and pushed it to the back of his mind. Drawing his card, he smirked and said "It's time."
"Huh?" Viper asked with a clueless look. "What are you babbling about?"
Smirking a bit, Illidan replied "Remember Future Fusion? I put it into play two turns ago, and now it's my second Standby Phase."
Realization dawned onto Viper's face instantly, but he only stayed calm and confident. "Whatever you have won't survive this duel." he bragged.
"Don't be so sure. Without further ado, allow me to introduce you to my Cyber End Dragon (4000/2800)!"
The spell card image instantly glowed brightly and a blinding white light flashed on the field. Coming out of the light was a large three headed mechanical snake like dragon with massive wings. The three heads each let out a machine roar, forcing the crimson liquid on the field to ripple.
"I believe it's time to end this duel." Illidan calmly stated.
Bursting out loud laughing, Viper mockingly said "You end this duel? Please, you must be delusional."
Smirking a bit, Illidan shook his head and pointed at the weaker grey and purple striped snake. "Not really. You see, Cyber End Dragon has a very special ability. When it attacks a monster in defense, it deals you damage equal to the difference in it's attack points and your monster's defense points, or in laymen's terms, it has Trample effect."
Viper's eyes instantly widened upon realization of this news. "You wouldn't…" he began.
"I would!" Illidan replied. "Cyber End Dragon, let's finish this duel up! Blast his Venom Snake with Super Strident Blaze!"
Letting out a massive roar from each head, each of the three heads opened their set of jaws, allowing white glowing energy to begin to spill out. Having a target, they successively all three spat out a stream of white energy, which formed into one large stream and went racing towards the weaker snake creature.
Sneering at the oncoming blast, Viper pointed at one of his face down cards. "Sorry to disappoint you Illidan, but this duel is not yet over. I play the trap Ambush Fangs, which activates when you attack one of my 'Venom' monsters. Now your attack is negated!"
Instantly, a spray of crimson liquid hit the air, which took the shot for the grey and purple striped snake from the large white stream of energy.
"Your Battle Phase ends now, and then your dragon gains a Venom Counter for it's trouble (4000 – 500 3500/2800)." Viper smugly pointed out.
Without warning, a blue oozing snake creature leapt up out of the crimson liquid and wrapped around one of the three machine dragon's heads. It instantly sank it's fangs into the dragon, making it let out a mechanical roar from the pain.
Softly growling, Illidan gently placed a card in his Spell/Trap Slot and murmured "I'll set this and then my dragon loses 500 points due to your field spell (3500 – 500 3000/2800). I end my turn."
Up from the murky crimson liquid came another blue oozing snake that latched onto another of the three machine dragon's heads. Once on, it sank it's fangs in, making the dragon growl out with pain. (Illidan 1400, Viper 2400)
Picking up a card, Viper smirked and said "I activate Venom Snake's special ability. Now I can add yet another Venom Counter to your dragon (3000 – 500 2500/2800)."
Opening it's jaws, the grey and purple snake spat a blotch of blue ooze. The ooze soon morphed into a blue oozing snake, which quickly wrapped around the remaining free head and bit down into the dragon roughly, making the dragon howl out in pain.
"Vennominon, destroy that pathetic dragon with Fanged Venom!"
With an evil grin, the snake king took aim with his right hand. Each of the five heads on the snake king's hand launched a toxic purple mist straight at the weakened machine dragon.
Seeing the blast coming, Illidan called out "Not happening Viper due that I'm playing a spell, De-Fusion! This let's me split apart…"
"Oh no you don't Illidan!" Viper cut in. "I play my trap, Snake Deity's Command! By showing that I have a 'Venom' monster in my hand, I can negate the activation of your monster. The monster in my hand is this, Venom Cobra, a definite 'Venom' monster."
Two blue oozing snakes instantly leapt out of the crimson liquid and wrapped around the spell card. Together, they dragged it down, leaving a growling Illidan.
The purple mist continued on and struck the weakened machine dragon. With little effort, the mist dissolved the dragon, shattering it into millions of pieces. A bit of the purple mist fell onto Illidan's right shoulder, instantly burning a hole into his shirt and burning his skin. All Illidan could do was whimper in pain and cradle his wound.
"Admit it Illidan, you're finished!" Viper announced. "You have nothing to beat me!"
Lightly growling, Illidan stubbornly shot back "No!"
"Stubborn to the end, eh?" Viper mocked. "Very well then, I shall take you down regardless. I end my turn." (Illidan 900, Viper 2400)
Panting lightly still, Illidan looked at his deck, pondering what to do. "I've got to figure something out, and fast. If I don't, this could be it."
Shaking his head lightly, he growled out "No, I won't let it end like this. I promised Marie I'd never leave her again, and no matter what, I will keep my promise!"
Drawing a card, he examined it for a moment before showing it to Viper. "I play Pot of Greed, letting me pick up two cards."
Grabbing two new cards, Illidan lightly smiled and placed both within his Spell/Trap Slot and said "I first lay one card face down and next play the spell Mirage of Nightmare. With this, during your Standby Phase, I get to draw till I hold four cards, but during my Standby Phase, I must discard the same number I drew. Ok, that's it for me." (Illidan 900, Viper 2400)
Darkly chuckling while drawing his new card, Viper smugly asked "That's all, eh? Well then, allow me to continue your destruction."
"Hold onto that thought." Illidan called out. "Mirage of Nightmare just activated, meaning I get to draw four new cards."
Watching Illidan pick up four cards, Viper darkly chuckled and tauntingly said "Like they matter right now. I switch Venom Snake into attack mode, and now, his royal highness is going to put the final nail in your coffin. Direct attack him now Vennominon with Fanged Venom!"
Aiming his five snake headed tendril right hand at Illidan, the snake king fired a burst of purple mist from his tendril. The mist went flying directly for Illidan, seeming bent on finishing him off.
"Not this time Viper! I play a trap, one of my wife's favorites. Here comes Draining Shield!" Illidan called out with a smirk.
Appearing before Illidan instantly was a golden energy shield. The purple mist struck it head on, sending some of the mist spraying about the field. A majority of if was absorbed into the shield, which glowed bright green. Without a moment's notice, the green energy shield broke down into a stream of energy and entered into Illidan's Duel Disk, raising his life points.
"What was that!?" Viper snapped.
Smirking at the unsure look on Viper's face, Illidan replied "That was Draining Shield. Whenever you attacked, your attack was negated and your monster's attack points were added to my life points. Thanks for the boost."
Grinding his teeth together, Viper yelled out "You won't make a fool of me! Venom Snake, direct attack with Vengeful Bite!"
With a loud hiss, the grey and purple striped snake swiftly cross the field. At the opportune moment, it leapt up and bit into Illidan's left arm, causing him to yell out in pain and sink to one knee.
Chuckling, Viper smirked and tauntingly asked "You aren't so tough now, are you?"
Grasping his new wound, Illidan sucked in a sharp breath and slowly stood up. "I'll win this duel yet, just watch." he slowly replied.
"Doubtful, especially since you're barely hanging by a thread as is. Just face it, you're done for."
Flinching from the pain shooting up his left arm, Illidan shook his head and hotly remarked "I refuse to give up this duel. I will win."
Shrugging, Viper coolly remarked "Very well then, I shall continue grinding you into dust. I place a face down card onto the field. My move is over." (Illidan 2700, Viper 2400)
Biting his lip from the pain he was feeling, Illidan closed his eyes and lightly whimpered in his mind from his injuries. "This Shadow Game is truly pushing me hard. I don't think I've fought a more torturous game in a very long time. And if I'm not careful, I'll take too much damage to my body and could possibly permanently injure myself. I just have to keep my strength up and don't give up."
Opening his eyes, Illidan pushed the pain to the back of his mind with all his mental energy. Smirking he began to draw a card, but Viper cut in, saying "Don't forget about your Mirage of Nightmare, Illidan. You lose four cards once you draw."
Chuckling, Illidan replied "Oh yeah, I forgot about that. Well then, I activate my face down spell, Emergency Provisions. With this, I can sacrifice a spell or trap card from my field and gain 1000 life points from it. I think I'll get rid of Mirage of Nightmare, meaning I gain a thousand points and don't have to discard any cards."
Instantly, the spell card image faded away into sparkling dust while Illidan's life point counter rose. Picking up a card, he smirked at Viper's angry glare. "No need to get bent out of shape Viper. I can turn that frown upside down I bet. I play the spell Graceful Charity, allowing me to draw three new cards, but I have to toss out two when I'm done."
Grabbing three new cards, he examined them for a moment before picking two out. "I toss out Dark Magician of Chaos and Fusion Recovery. And now, it's time for me to take out that overgrown iguana, and it begins by bringing back an old friend of mine. I activate the spell Monster Reborn, and I'm using it to bring back my most trusted monster, Dark Magician of Chaos (2800/2600)!"
Flaring up onto the field in front of Illidan was a fiery pentagram. Rising up through it slowly was a blue skinned mage with closed eyes, wearing tight fitting black leather armor that covered all of his body except his face. Long black hair flowed down his back, with a strange mage's hat on his head and a black staff in his right hand. Fully on the field at long last, he opened his eyes, revealing yellow corneas with red irises. The moment his eyes opened, the flames extinguished and he took up an offensive stance.
"What a pitiful monster to have as your most trusted. He's too weak to beat Vennominon." Viper boasted.
Ignoring the comment, Illidan called out "When brought back to the field, my mage's special ability kicks in. I can now return one spell card from my Graveyard to my hand, so I pick Monster Reborn."
Upon the card sliding out of Illidan's Graveyard Slot, he grabbed it and showed it to Viper once more. "I activate Monster Reborn again, bringing back for a second try my Cyber End Dragon (4000/2800)!"
Rising up onto the field once again was the three headed machine snake like dragon with massive wings, with each head letting out a massive mechanical roar.
"Let's finish this Viper!" Illidan declared. Pointing at the grey and purple striped snake, he called out "Dark Magician of Chaos, blast that snake with Chaos Scepter Blast!"
Pointing his staff at the weaker snake, the blue skinned mage shot a blast of black magical energy straight from his staff. The blast went flying straight for the snake, seemingly intent on destroying it.
Sneering at the blast, Viper pointed at his face down card. "You sure are blind to my traps Illidan. I play the trap Altar for Tribute, which allows me to sacrifice a monster and add it's attack points to my life points. I'll offer my Venom Snake to it, thus adding it's points to my life points."
Instantly, the snake vanished from the field, causing the black blast of energy to strike the ground where the snake had once stood. The mage softly growled in frustration, but calmed quickly.
"With another royal subject in my Graveyard, Vennominon gains more strength (3000 + 500 3500/0)." Viper added with a smirk while his creature's strength increased.
"I'm not through with you yet Viper! Go Cyber End Dragon, blow his Vennominon away with Super Strident Blaze!" Illidan commanded.
With a mighty mechanical roar, the three headed dragon took aim and launched a white stream of energy from each of it's mouths. The streams merged into one to form a large stream and struck the powerful snake king head on, making him scream out in pain before shattering.
Laughing manically, Viper sneered once more at Illidan and said "Thank you for that Illidan. Now I may play a trap that will devastate you and your monsters. Go my Rise of the Snake Deity! You see, when Vennominon is destroyed, I may special summon my most devastating monster in my deck. She will destroy you completely, soul and all! Rise up to my field now Vennominaga the Deity of Poisonous Snakes (0/0)!"
Slowly rising up out of the crimson liquid upon this declaration was a female monster with cobalt blue snakes for hair, a golden head piece with a green emerald in it on her forehead, two glowing red eyes with no mouth visible, a large golden necklace around her neck with a green emerald hanging off of it, two red spots covering her breasts completely, twin twisted thick cobalt blue snake arms with red eyes and large fangs, and a long cobalt blue tail with a yellow underbelly. Once fully on the field, she let out a loud hiss, making the mage and machine dragon shift uncomfortably.
"Feel honored Illidan, for this is the first time I've had to summon my ultimate monster while here at this school. None of the students were worthy of her presence, but to finish you off, I will grace you with her sight." Viper smugly remarked.
Staring at the snake woman, Illidan wryly asked "I suppose she has a special ability?"
Darkly chuckling, Viper nodded his head. "Yes, she does. Like Vennominon, my mighty Vennominaga gains 500 attack points per a Reptile Type monster in my Graveyard. At this moment, there are eight loyal worshipers of my deity in my Graveyard, meaning she has 4000 attack points (0 + 500 8 4000/0)."
The female snake woman instantly began glowing with a dark pink aura. With a light hiss, the woman's snake arms each snapped their jaws open and closed in a quick motion with their new power.
"As for my Vennominaga's other abilities, I'll let you discover them soon enough." Viper slyly remarked.
Looking at the cards in his hand, Illidan placed a card into his Spell/Trap Slot. "I'll throw this face down and move to my End Phase where your field spell activates (4000 – 500 3500/2800) (2800 – 500 2300/2600)."
Rising up out of the crimson liquid were two blue oozing snakes. The first latched onto the machine dragon's first head and sank it's fangs in while the other attached itself to the black armored mage's right leg and bit it. Both monsters howled in pain instantly upon the bite, with the mage clutching his wound with pain on his face.
Looking downward, Illidan mentally mumbled to the mage "I'm sorry for not being able to keep you from this pain."
Glancing over his shoulder at Illidan, the mage replied "Do not worry, this pain is nothing to me Master. We will prevail."
Nodding lightly, Illidan returned his attention to Viper. "I end my turn." (Illidan 3700, Viper 3100)