Hey everybody! (/Hears crowd shout back "Hey Doctor Nick!"\) Well, this weekend wasn't too bad. Saturday, I was somewhat bored, but put a bookshelf together that my mate and I bought last week. It turned out nice, so now my mate has somewhere to put all of her books. Happy day! I also found out about my mate not being able to go on vacation at the end of July, which sucked. She waited too long to ask for the time off, and now we can't go with my family, but it's cool. We rescheduled to go in August though, so it's all good. Other than that, not too much is new. Me and my mate went to see Iron Man last night, which I must admit, was rather good. They did an excellent job on the movie, and the character for playing Iron Man/Tony Stark, Robert Downy, Jr., was an excellent choice. But the movie was great, and I definitely recommend it to everyone who hasn't seen it yet.
Writing wise, things are moving along. Work on MtM is a little slow due that ardee is on a short term vacation, but it's all good. Also, I'm continuing to work on Another, which my mate loves. I really like working on it also, but I wish to finish up this series at the same time.
Also, I've received questions about what I'll be doing once this story is over. Truthfully, I'm unsure at the moment. I have been requested to work on another collaboration with ardee, which I may do, but I also have other projects that I may work on. I have ideas for other stories, a possible sequel to Another, and other things, but I've yet to decide. I do wish to finish some, if not all, of my one-shots first thing once I finish both of my current stories. But in the meantime, eh, I don't know. Like I said, it's all up in the air at the moment. But by no means am I retiring or quitting writing, so no one worry about that. I know I've had people ask me that, lol. Honestly, as long as I can still imagine up stories, I'm more than happy to write forever. So, here's hoping that I continue to come up with good ideas that can translate into a story.
Last time, Illidan awoke and returned home with very few remaining effects from the previous night's duel. The final eight duelists have now been paired off, with Marie facing off with an old rival in the form of Mai Wheeler. Marie made quick work of Mai, but gave her friend a respectful ending to the duel. Now Illidan faces off with Kevin Hunter, a newcomer with who knows what in his deck. Will Illidan win, or will he be too distracted by his thoughts of what he felt earlier that evening?
And now, it's time once more for the reviews!
Raymond Barrett: Thanks. Yeah, poor Mai lost like she did against Yugi in Duelist Kingdom. I was kind of after that type of nostalgia for the duel. Glad you can't wait to see Illidan and Kevin go at it, or wait to see Zane and Seto. Heh, you never know with Seto if he'll win or lose against Zane. it's all up in the air. Thanks for the review!
Aelsthala-Mental: Yeah, things could have been worse for Mai. At least Marie gave her the option of surrendering, which was kind of her. Yes, Illidan vs. Kevin, OC vs. OC should be interesting, lol. LOL! Yes, Seto's comments were classic against Zane. He's always been smug and thought he was better, but whether he can backup his words or not is yet to be seen in that duel. He may win, you never know. Heh, something is going to happen, that is for sure. When though, you never know, hehe. I'm sneaky like that. Thanks for the review!
Vyser Dragoon: Lol, yes, the duel was rather short. Glad you liked the chapter. Cool about making cards to get people into the fray. I usually play custom cards only due that it's needed, well, sometimes, hehe. That sucks that people aren't as into your story. It happens though. Some people lose interest, which sucks, but it happens. But I'm sure people will return, so no worries. Heh, I know how it feels to be concerned that you're not getting many reviews. I have those feelings on Another, but then I remember I'm breaking into a new field with it, and no one knows what to expect, so I use that to keep me calm about it. Thanks for the review!
Nathan: Heh, yeah, Marie hasn't lost her touch, but it is kind of sad to see Mai lose like that too. She did only play a few cards, which sucks for her, but she'll be alright. She always is. Yep, Illidan and Kevin are dueling here and now, so things should be fun. Thanks for the review!
Ultimate Legendary Master: Thanks. Yeah, Marie defeated Mai quickly, but cleanly and fairly. Yep, Illidan vs. Kevin is about to come up. It maybe long, you never know, hehe. Stop doing what? Well, I might stop doing it… if I remember what it was I did, lol. Yep, episode 142 aired. Eh, I didn't like that they cut out the scenes from the beginning. Rather cruel to not show Aster and Zane beating the crap out of the King's soldiers. I was sad to not see it, plus sad to not see what happened with Skull Knight when he lost. You know he fell from the window to the ground and was revealed to be Ancient Brain, but they didn't shot it, which truly sucks. But now it's going to be interesting to see how much of Axel's duel is saved. I figure part of it won't make it... Just knowing 4Kids… At any rate, thanks for the review!
Well, that's all the reviews. Thanks to all that sent them in. I appreciate each and every one of them. They're very helpful in gauging how well the story is liked and what I need to change, so thank you again. Thanks once more for the reviews, and I hope to see many of you again in the next set. Remember, I enjoy comments and questions, and am always happy to answer them, so feel free to review or PM them to me.
Also, I need to put a special thanks sign out. I kind of forgot to recently, but here it is. Special thanks to ardee for all his help and the addition of his character Darren, and to Blue-Eyes White Knight-BEWK for the use of his character, Kevin Hunter.
I think that's about it for this round, so I hope you all enjoy this chapter, and until next time, later!
Chapter 11
Drawing his sixth card, Kevin quietly said "I'll begin our little match, if you don't mind."
"Works for me." Illidan nonchalantly replied.
Grabbing a card from his left hand, Kevin placed it onto his Duel Disk horizontally, saying "I summon Troop Dragon (700/800) in defense."
Materializing onto the field in a crouching one knee stance was a green dragon warrior with a sword in his left hand and a shield in his right. The dragon wore brown armor with a silver round chest plate. On the dragon's back were two wings that were furled inwards.
"I place a card face down to end my move." (Kevin 8000, Illidan 8000)
Drawing a card calmly, Illidan slapped it to his Duel Disk, calling out "I summon Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV4 (1600/1000)."
Rising up 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.
Pointing at the weaker green dragon, Illidan declared "Horus, take down Troop Dragon with Darkness Flames!"
Letting out a loud screech, the silver dragon opened it's jaws and fired a stream of black flames. The flames incinerated the weaker dragon easily, leaving nothing behind.
Smirking at the result of the battle, Kevin smugly said "Thank you Illidan for taking out my dragon. Now I can play his effect! When Troop Dragon is destroyed in battle, I get to special summon a new one to my field, which I place in defense (700/800)."
Appearing onto the field instantly was a new green dragon warrior in a hunched over position with it's shield protectively protecting it.
Slightly smirking at the move, Illidan calmly said "I place two cards face down and move to my End Phase. Here, I can activate Horus's special ability! Since he destroyed a monster in battle, he can evolve to his next level, so rise up 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 it 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.
"Back to you, Kevin." (Kevin 8000, Illidan 8000)
Picking up a new card, Kevin smirked and said "Interesting that you have some dragons in your deck, but allow me to show you how a true dragon master duels! I play Pot of Greed! This spell allows me to draw two more cards!"
Snapping off two cards from the top of his deck, Kevin grinned great big. "You're in for a world of hurt now. I activate the spell Polymerization, allowing me to fuse Lord of Dragons (1200/1100) with Divine Dragon Ragnarok (1500/1000) to create King Dragun (2400/1200)!"
A man wearing black dragon armor with a black cape appeared onto the field first. Next to the man appeared a pink glowing dragon with a long snake like body and a pink energy mane. The two immediately swirled together, forming a dark red light. From the light appeared a creature with a long snake like body with a pair of dragon legs, and at the top where the head should be was half of the man that had been on the field, except now with a pink mane surrounding his shoulders and a pair of black wings. His armor was now golden colored and gleamed in the arena lights while he held a golden dragon shaped flute in his right hand.
Staring at the monster, Illidan bit his lip lightly. "Things are not looking good for me."
"Allow me to show you what King Dragun can do. Once per a turn, I can special summon a Dragon Type monster from my hand, so I pick my mighty Tyrant Dragon (2900/2500)!"
Roaring onto the field was a dark orange dragon with a massive set of wings, powerful claws, sharp fangs, a strange skin hood around it's face, and a strong tail.
Hearing a sharp gasp from the crowd, Kevin smirked and slapped another card to his Duel Disk, saying "I summon up next my Luster Dragon (1900/1600)!"
A sapphire dragon with strong powerful arms and legs, bone like wings, and ruby colored eyes appeared onto the field with a small roar.
"Finally, I switch Troop Dragon into attack mode!"
Standing up, the small green dragon warrior rose up and stretched out his arms. With a low growl, he moved his sword into a ready to attack stance.
"Here I come Illidan! Tyrant Dragon, attack his Horus the Black Flame Dragon with Tyrant Flame!" Kevin commanded.
Flapping it's mighty wings, the powerful dragon rose up above the field and fired a stream of flames straight at the weaker silver dragon.
Watching the blast coming, Illidan pointed at a face down and called out "I play the spell Shrink, so watch as your Tyrant Dragon's attack points are cut in half!"
The spell card instantly shot a beam of energy at the mighty orange dragon, only to strike a dark purple barrier instead, which shattered the spell card instantly.
Shocked, Illidan asked "What happened!?"
"I forgot to mention that Dragun has another effect." Kevin nonchalantly replied. "While on the field, all Dragon Type monsters are unaffected by spell, trap, or monster effects that specifically target them. Since you specifically targeted Tyrant Dragon, it's negated."
"That means…" Illidan began, but didn't get to finish due that the stream of flames from the mighty orange dragon struck the silver dragon, making him cover his face from the heat.
"With nothing on your field, you're wide open!" Kevin smugly declared.
Smirking lightly while lowering his arm, Illidan replied "Not necessarily. I play a trap, Call of the Haunted! Now I can return to my field my Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6 (2300/1600)!"
Reappearing instantly onto the field was the silver dragon, which let out a loud roar once on the field.
Sneering at the monster, Kevin said in a sing-song voice "Did you forget about Tyrant Dragon's effect? If he attacks once and there is a monster still on the field, he can attack a second time. Go, teach him to remember that Tyrant Dragon with Tyrant Flame!"
Roaring loudly, the dark orange dragon fired a new stream of flames directly at the silver dragon. The flames incinerated the silver dragon easily, making it screech in pain before shattering.
Glaring at Kevin, Illidan snarled in his mind at his error. "I should have known better! Damn, I'm so concerned with Viper's master that I'm playing sloppy!"
Taking a calming breath, he closed his eyes, trying to calm his mind. Finding his center, he reopened his eyes, revealing a calm expression.
"You won't be so calm once I take out a chunk of your life points!" Kevin boasted. "King Dragun, attack directly with Fire Scorch!"
Aiming his dragon flute at Illidan, the mighty combination creature fired a stream of flames from the flute. Illidan stood firm against the blast while crossing his arms to shield against the attack. The blast was soon over, leaving Illidan panting lightly.
"Think that was bad, wait till Luster Dragon and Troop Dragon direct attack! Go Ruby Blaster and Dragon Sword Slash!"
Opening it's jaws, the sapphire dragon shot a sphere of ruby energy at Illidan, hitting him square on, making him cry out in pain. The dragon warrior then came rushing in and slashed Illidan across the chest, making him cry out once more and fall to one knee, panting heavily.
"I think I'll place end the punishment for now. Do you have the strength to continue on Illidan?" (Kevin 8000, Illidan 1800)
"Great Scott, Professor Illidan took a pummeling that round!" Bastion declared.
Looking at her fallen uncle, Mariah calmly said "He's not done yet."
"Still, he took a pretty rough shot. I don't know about ya'll, but I think he maybe down for the count." Jesse input.
Shaking his head, Jaden replied "No way Jesse. You don't know Illidan like I do. He'll never give up, and he won't quit, no matter what you do to him. I should know, since I dueled him before."
"But he has nothing left on the field. There's almost no way he can make a comeback after a series of attacks like that." Axel commented.
Lightly grunting, Chazz muttered "Typical, our teacher is going to lose."
"Don't give up on him yet Chazz." a young girl near him said. She had long dark blue hair that reached her mid-back, brown eyes, and was younger than the others. She wore a black skirt with black boots that came halfway up her calves, a yellow blouse and a red open vest.
"Blair's right guys, have some faith in Commander Stormrage!" Hasselberry commanded.
"Yeah, quit thinking he won't win." Alexis piped up. "He won't quit till the duel is over!"
Hearing the students, Marie lightly smiled but returned a concerned look to the field. She watched her husband panting heavily, pondering if he could find a way out of the mess he was in. "Come on Illidan, don't give up yet. You can win this, I know it. Now get up and fight!"
On the field, Illidan slowly rose up and finally caught his breath. A smile instantly appeared on his face, leaving Kevin with a puzzled look.
"Why are you smiling?" Kevin asked, unsure of what Illidan was thinking.
Lightly chuckling, Illidan replied "Just thinking about how tough this duel is. It's been a while since I got hammered like that. I'll just have to make up for it this turn."
Grabbing a new card, Illidan placed it into his Spell/Trap Slot. "I play the spell Premature Burial, allowing me to give up 800 life points while bringing back my old friend, Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6 (2300/1600)!"
Roaring onto the field once more was the silver dragon.
"Let's get down to business! Horus, take out Troop Dragon with Darkness Flame!"
Letting out a loud screech, the silver dragon opened it's jaws and sent a stream of black flames straight at the weaker dragon warrior. It could do nothing but stand there and howl in pain once the flames burnt it to a crisp. After shattering, Kevin cringed lightly from the pain he felt from the blowback effect.
Growling lightly, Kevin pointed to his face down card, calling out "Not bad, but I play a trap! It's called Dragon's Hiding Spot, which allows me to take a specific field spell from my deck and put it into play whenever one of my dragons are destroyed."
Pulling his deck out, he searched through it till he found it and then placed his deck back into it's slot after shuffling. Tapping the end of his Duel Disk, Kevin forcefully slapped the card in, saying "I activate the field spell Sanctuary of the Dragons!"
Instantly, the field began changing with wide open blue sky appearing. Statues of several dragons appeared surrounding Kevin and his monsters, making each dragon lightly growl out.
"I'll explain this card soon enough to you." Kevin smugly commented. "In the meantime, I activate Troop Dragon's effect and special summon another one from my deck (700/800)."
Appearing on the field in a crouched position was another dragon warrior.
Shrugging, Illidan placed two cards into his Spell/Trap Slots, saying "No matter. I set one card face down and play the spell Future Fusion! With this, I can take monsters from my deck and place them into my Graveyard that can form a Fusion Type monster."
Grabbing his deck, Illidan sifted through it till he found the correct cards and placed all three into his Graveyard Slot, which easily sucked them all in.
"The three I picked were my Cyber Dragons (2100/1600), meaning in two of my Standby Phases, I can bring out my Cyber End Dragon. Still, it'll take a few turns, so be thankful you have some time. I move to my End Phase and activate Horus's special ability. Since he destroyed a monster, he evolves once more to Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8 (3000/1800)!"
Flames instantly spewed from the silver dragon's jaws towards the ground, forming a sphere of dark flames around it's body. Slowly, silver metallic looking wings shot out of each side, then a silver tail, followed by a set of silver legs and clawed hands. The flames finally dissipated till the head and main body of the dragon was visible, which let out a massive roar, making most of the other dragons quiver lightly.
"Your move Kevin." (Kevin 6400, Illidan 1000)
Cheering on Illidan, Hasselberry loudly said "That's the way Commander! Take no prisoners!"
"That was a sweet move!" Jaden commented excitedly.
"Hos is well on his way to a victory now!" Jesse added.
Looking carefully at Kevin's field, Bastion carefully said "Professor Stormrage isn't out of the woods yet. He has a lot of work ahead of him before he wins."
"Yeah…" Mariah mumbled thoughtfully.
Back on the field, Kevin lightly smirked and calmly said while picking up a card "Nicely done there Illidan, but I don't expect anything less of you. After all, you're ranked rather highly in the Pro League, plus you're regaled for your excellent tactician skills."
"Why thank you, but I know you're no pushover either." Illidan remarked.
Smirking, Kevin nodded and replied "So very true, and I'll show you why soon enough. In the meantime, I play my King Dragun's effect! Now I can special summon a Dragon Type monster, and I pick my Luster Dragon #2 (2400/1400)!"
Rising up onto the field was an emerald colored dragon with powerful wings, clawed hands, feet, and a tail. The dragon let out a soft roar, as if trying to look intimidating.
"And now, it's time to wipe you out! Go Luster Dragon, attack Horus with Ruby Blaster!" Kevin commanded.
The entire crowd, along with Illidan, all gasped in shock while watching the sapphire dragon open it's jaws, revealing ruby energy within it's mouth. The energy began forming a ruby colored fireball, and without warning, the weaker dragon shot the blast towards the strong silver dragon.
Confused, Illidan asked "Why are you attacking me with your Luster Dragon? It's too weak!"
Smirking, Kevin confidently replied "You're right, it is in a fair fight, but my Sanctuary of the Dragons isn't exactly making things even. I guess it's time I explained it. Whenever one of my dragons battle with one of your monsters during my turn, the two monsters' levels are checked. If yours has more stars, then the difference is calculated and multiplied by 300. The total is then added to my dragon's attack points."
Letting out a soft gasp, Illidan mumbled "Meaning…"
"Meaning," Kevin broke in, "my Luster Dragon is about to get stronger! Horus has eight stars while Luster Dragon has four, making a difference of four. That's multiplied by 300 and means my dragon gains 1200 more attack points (1900 + 4300 3100/1600)!"
The ruby fireball instantly glowed with more power while rushing towards the now weaker silver dragon, which lightly screeched in worry.
Lightly growling, Illidan pointed to his face down card, calling out "Not happening, for I play the trap Waboku! This trap reduces all Battle Damage to zero and saves my monster, plus it doesn't specifically target, so you're out of luck!"
Appearing in front of the silver dragon were three female mages in blue robes. Each began chanting lightly, creating a barrier before the dragon. The ruby fireball struck the barrier hard, causing a large explosion filled with smoke, but slowly from the smoke, the silver dragon was seen standing.
Grunting with irritation, Kevin calmly said "I end my turn." (Kevin 6400, Illidan 1000)
"That was close…" Alexis lowly mumbled.
Nodding, Jaden added "You got that right, but Illidan is still hanging in there."
"If he lasts another turn, he'll have his mighty Cyber End Dragon. That will turn the tide of this battle." Bastion stated.
"Yeah, but he has to make it through Kevin's next turn. He barely made it out alive this past turn. Guys, I hate to admit it, but I don't think Illidan has what it takes." Adrian admitted.
Glaring at Adrian, Mariah coldly said "My uncle is stronger than you think. Just watch, he'll win."
The remainder of the group returned their attention to the field while Marie stared off towards Illidan. "Come on, you can do this. I know you can."
Drawing his new card, Illidan smirked at it and turned it towards Kevin. "I'll begin by playing my Pot of Greed. Now I can draw two cards."
Picking up two new ones, Illidan softly smirked once more. "I'll set one card face down and set a monster. Horus, attack his King Dragun with Darkness Flames!"
Letting out a loud roar, the silver dragon opened it's jaws and shot a black stream of flames at the weaker combination monster. The blast easily incinerated the creature, leaving the four dragons behind.
"Don't forget Kevin, next turn is when Future Fusion fully activates, so just you wait. I end my move." (Kevin 5400, Illidan 1000)
Glaring at Illidan, Kevin drew his card and smugly said "You won't have a next turn. I'm ending this duel, right here and now! I sacrifice Troop Dragon in order to summon my mighty White-Horned Dragon (2200/1400)!"
Vanishing from the field in a light glow was the weaker green dragon warrior, but in it's place appeared a powerful red dragon with a sharp white horn sticking out of it's head. It had powerful clawed hand and feet, a long tail, and mighty wings on it's back that were black on the inside. Landing on the field, the dragon opened it's jaws, revealing sharp teeth and let out a loud roar.
"My dragon may not look like much at the moment, but wait till his ability kicks in. I can now select up to five spell cards from your Graveyard, and then have them removed from play. For each one removed, my dragon gains 300 attack points. Now then, I know for a fact you've only played three spell cards thus far, so remove Shrink, Premature Burial, and Pot of Greed!"
Growling, Illidan watched while all three of his spell cards slid out of his Graveyard Slot and then picked the three up and placed them into his removed from play slot. With them put away, the red dragon roared loudly while it's horn glowed brightly.
"With three spell cards removed from play, that means White-Horned Dragon gains 900 more attack points (2200 + 3 300 3100/1400)! And that's more than enough to wipe out Horus, so go take him down with Slicing Horn Strike!"
Roaring loudly, the mighty red dragon flapped it's wings a few times before flying straight towards the weaker silver dragon.
With only a few feet to spare, Kevin yelled "By the way, my field spell also increases my dragon's points even more since there is a difference of two stars between them (3100 + 2 300 3700/1400)!"
The red dragon's horn only glowed brighter once more. Without warning, the dragon quickly sliced through the weaker silver dragon's body, making it howl in pain before exploding into millions of pieces.
Smirking at his handiwork, Kevin turned his right hand towards his dark orange dragon, saying "Tyrant Dragon, eliminate his face down monster with Tyrant Flame!"
Roaring loudly, the powerful dragon opened it's jaws and shot a stream of red hot, searing flames at the horizontal card image. The image instantly glowed with the flames nearing, 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.
"Thanks for attacking my Dekoichi the Battlechanted Locomotive (1400/1000)! When he's flipped up, I'm allowed to draw one card from my deck." Illidan admonished while picking up a card.
"Big deal, it's still going to lose this battle!" Kevin snarled.
The flames instantly struck the locomotive, making it begin to melt before shattering completely. Sneering at the carnage, Kevin smugly said "It's time to end this Illidan! Finish him off Luster Dragon with Ruby Blaster!"
Opening it's jaws to reveal ruby energy, the dragon spat a ruby colored fireball straight for Illidan, aiming to put him down once and for all.
Seeing the oncoming blast, Illidan pointed at his face down card, calmly saying "I'm afraid I have to disappoint you Kevin, but I'm not going anywhere! I play the trap known as Elemental Absorber!"
Materializing onto the field was a small contraption that hovered on a single spike, looked much like an upside down roulette table with four spikes on the top of it.
"This trap is a very nice one, for if I remove a monster from my hand, it can negate attacks by monsters with the same Attribute that I removed. Guess what, I have a certain Attribute monster in my hand that will negate the last of your monsters! I remove from play my Armed Dragon LV10, who is obviously a Wind Attribute monster!"
Placing the card into his removed from play slot, Illidan pointed at the metallic contraption and said "Sorry, but no way you're getting through! Go Elemental Absorber, negate his attack!"
Spinning rapidly, the strange machine finally stopped and a single spike on it began glowing with green energy. Just as the blast of ruby energy was about to hit Illidan, a fierce wind blew up, forming what looked like a barrier in front of him. The ruby fireball instantly fizzled out and completely vanished.
Clenching his right hand tightly while gnashing his teeth, Kevin ground out "I end my move." (Kevin 5400, Illidan 300)
"He made it…" Mariah said with a sigh of relief.
"But just barely. I hate to say it guys, but he's as good as dinner for those dragons." Jesse commented.
Smiling great big, Jaden replied "Don't count him out yet Jesse. He's stronger than you think he is. After all, a duel isn't over till the last card is played!"
"Still, it'll not be easy." Bastion stated. "He has to contend with four powerful dragons, each with 1900 or more attack points."
"Plus Kevin still has his field spell, making his dragons stronger on his turn." Alexis added.
"He's toast." Chazz darkly muttered.
Still smiling, Jaden confidently said "I believe in him. I know he can win this!"
Glancing at Jaden and then at the field, Hasselberry finally nodded and said "I do too! Commander Stormrage can still win this!"
Marie only wistfully smiled at the comments she heard from her students near her, but returned a worried look back towards Illidan. "True, he's still standing and has a chance, but it's not going to be easy. Don't lose faith Illidan."
On the field, Illidan examined the remaining card in his hand and then glanced up at Kevin's field. It was full of powerful dragons, all glaring at him.
"Things aren't looking good now." he mused. Steeling his resolve, he glanced at his hand once more and smirked. "Still, I can win this, I know it! Besides, an old friend of mine is about to make an appearance!"
Drawing his new card, Illidan called out "It's been two Standby Phases since I played Future Fusion, so help me welcome to the field an old friend! Rise up Cyber End Dragon (4000/2800)!"
Glowing brightly for a moment, the spell card shot a beam out in front of it. The shape of a large three headed snake like machine dragon with massive mechanical wings appeared onto the field while letting out a massive mechanical roar.
"If you think he's bad news, just wait, for I play the spell Graceful Charity! Now I can draw three cards while tossing out two when I'm done!"
Grabbing three new cards, Illidan examined them momentarily before picking two out and placing them into his Graveyard Slot. "Next up, I play the spell Monster Reborn, allowing me to bring back the monster I just discarded! Return now Dark Magician of Chaos (2800/2600)!"
Igniting on the field was a flaming pentagram, and within it's center rose up a blue skinned mage clad in black leather armor and a strange mage's hat. His eyes had yellow corneas and red irises, giving him an intriguing look. Once fully on the field, he swept his scepter out away from his body, extinguishing the flames.
"With my mage's arrival, I'm allowed to take one spell from my Graveyard and put it back in my hand, and the one I choose is the one I dumped in with him, my Mirage of Nightmare."
Slowly, Illidan's Graveyard Slot glowed with a white light and the spell card pushed out into his awaiting hand. Picking it up and placing it in his left hand, Illidan turned his right hand towards Kevin, declaring "Cyber End Dragon, put his White-Horned Dragon down for the count with Super Strident Blaze!"
Each of the three heads on the machine dragon instantly roared to life and took aim at the weaker red dragon. Opening each of their jaws, the three heads revealed golden glowing energy within them. Simultaneously, the three fired a beam each of golden energy, which quickly merged into one beam. The single beam struck the red dragon hard, making it roar out in pain before shattering. The remainder of the blast struck Kevin, making his grimace lightly.
"Want more, then how about this! Dark Magician of Chaos, show off your skills by destroying Luster Dragon with Chaos Scepter Blast!"
Twirling his scepter around his body, the mage pointed it straight at the weaker sapphire dragon and shot a blast of black glowing magical energy. The blast tore into the dragon easily enough, sending some additional gusts of wind towards Kevin, who used his left arm to cover his face.
"Unfortunately for you Kevin, when Dark Magician of Chaos destroys a monster in battle, it's removed from play instead of going to the Graveyard, so say your goodbyes."
Growling with annoyance, Kevin took the monster card and placed it within his removed from play slot. Nodding that he had done it right, Illidan took the two remaining cards in his hand and jammed them into his Spell/Trap Slots, saying "To end, I'll throw down a face down card and play Mirage of Nightmare. During your Standby Phase, I get to draw till I hold four cards, but during my Standby Phase I have to discard the same number I drew. That's it." (Kevin 3600, Illidan 300)
"Sweet moves! Illidan's definitely back in this duel!" Jaden declared with a brilliant smile.
Nodding in agreement, Hasselberry added "He's showing that those dragons are nothing but myths with that kind of firepower!"
"Still, this duel isn't over, and I have a hunch that Kevin isn't about to roll over and quit." Bastion smartly remarked with concern.
"Yeah, and my uncle is about out of life points…" Mariah worriedly mentioned.
Smiling at the two, Jaden replied "You two worry too much. Illidan will be fine, I'm sure of it."
Hearing Jaden, Marie mumbled lightly in her mind "I hope so Jaden, I really hope so."
Back on the field, Kevin lowly growled and snarled "YOU WON'T DEFEAT ME ILLIDAN! I'VE WORKED TOO HARD TO LET YOU WIN NOW!"
"All work and no play makes life dull." Illidan sarcastically remarked.
Clenching his fist tightly, Kevin glared at Illidan and was about to reply when he stopped and took a calming breath. Closing his eyes, he took a few more before revealing his eyes once more with a deep calmness reflecting in them. "You may have the field under control during your turn, but don't forget, it's my turn, and my dragons only get stronger now."
"We'll see how strong they can get soon enough I suppose." Illidan wistfully commented.
Smirking at the comment, Kevin picked up a card, saying "It's my turn."
"And since it is, it's Mirage of Nightmare's time to activate!" Illidan cut in. "Now I can draw till I hold four cards, so since I have none at the moment, that means four for me!"
Picking up four cards, Illidan placed them within his left hand and softly smirked. Kevin simply shrugged and showed the card he held, saying "It matters not. I activate the spell Dragon's Mirror! This spell allows me to fuse monsters on my field and in my Graveyard, then remove them from play in order to summon a Dragon Type Fusion monsters. I remove the two on my field and the three Troop Dragons in my Graveyard in order to fuse together my ultimate dragon!"
Appearing on the field was a mirror instantly. Slowly, it sucked in the two remaining dragons before it. One by one, the three dragon warriors then appeared onto the field as well, only to be sucked into the mirror also. Taking all five cards and placing them into his removed from play slot, Kevin smirked.
"It's time, so I summon forth my Five God Dragon (5000/5000)!"
The mirror on the field instantly glowed brilliantly. Finally, from the mirror shot an image onto the field, which slowly began to take shape of a dragon with olive colored skin, massive wings, and large sharp clawed hands and feet. Instead of a single head, five sprouted out, with the furthest on the left being made of what looked like steel, the next a bright white head with spikes sticking out of it, the middle being a black colored head, followed by a head made up of flames, and finally a blue watery like head. Each of the five heads roared loudly, shaking the dueling ring along with the building.
"Five heads are better than three, wouldn't you agree Illidan?" Kevin smugly teased.
Staring at the dragon in shock, Illidan muttered "We'll see."