Hey again everyone! Well, not much has changed in my personal life. So, I'll move on, lol.
Writing wise, nothing new to report either.
Last time, Illidan won his duel against Kevin. Afterwards, there was a meeting to discuss the situation at the academy, but nothing new was really apparent, other than what Illidan felt. Later, him and Marie had an argument over Arya, with him making a wager. If she wins, he'll stop complaining about Marie's spoiling their daughter and remodel her room. But if he wins, Marie will start placing Arya in her room at night to sleep and spend more time with him. The bet was taken, and now the question is, who will win their duel?
Wow, no one answered my challenge question. I figured someone would, or at least someone would try. Heh, I guess I have no choice but to answer it for you all. It's a simple answer. The day today, well, it's special to me due that it's my birthday. I'm officially legal! Wait, I've been legal for a while… I'm actually old enough to not fall under penalties of car insurance now! Happy days for saving some money, lol. But anyways, today I'm officially 25, so to celebrate my birthday, I'm posting this extra chapter.
Before I get to the reviews, I wanted to discuss the squabble Illidan and Marie had over Arya. Illidan's point is rather important, at least I think. Kids are very important to parents, but you have to remember one thing: parents are with one another for life (anymore, that's not so much the case, but ones that wish to be together are). Thus that is why I had Illidan take the stance that Marie is always far more important than Arya in his heart. She is the mother of his children, and will never be replaced in that retrospect. True, you can't replace children with other children, but replacing the mother of your children is not possible either. I think that a wife comes before children. I know that maybe something people don't agree with, but it's my thoughts. Kids are a very close second though. I'm not saying parents should say "Hey, we love one another and want nothing to do with the kids." No, I'm saying parents should place one another first as an importance, followed closely by their kids. Also, kids grow up, so a marriage/relationship should be strong, because once the kids are gone, it's just the two of you. If you didn't keep close and in love, then things sure are going to be stressful or difficult. Anyways, I hope that explains things.
Alrighty then, time for reviews!
Aelsthla-Mental: Lol, yeah, Yugi can't bet his money on unsure things. Actually, in my last fic, the prequel to this (Forgotten Guardians), Kaiba admitted to losing to Joey during their weekly duels. Of course, I'm sure Kaiba has more wins, hehe. Yes, another family squabble, lol. Always so much fun. Actually, looking back on that squabble, I realized it was very real. Thanks for the review!
Vyser Dragoon: Lol, yeah, Kaiba wins with the Kaiba Kick! A little broken? Oh well, lol. Thanks for the review!
Ultimate Legendary Master: Thanks. Glad you liked the upcoming duel, hehe. The wagers will be fun, lol. Right now, I'm unsure if the medicine is helping. I just went on it this morning, so I can't say yes or no. I thus far feel no different, lol. Thanks for the review!
Nathan: Yeah, the showcasing of his newest Chaos monsters is always fun, lol. Lol, we can't have FGD winning, now can we? I know, some of the duels were wished to be seen, and I thought of doing them, but that's like almost doing a new Tournament of Power, and I had no desire to write that many duels, lol. I thought about it, but again, I wasn't willing to write that many duels. Heh, Illidan and Marie tender moments, I know. Eh, I like the use of "chocolate orbs" myself. I never thought of someone's brown eyes that way till is saw it in an Inuyasha fic, but it is widely used I think. Eh, I discussed what I thought on Illidan's thoughts on kids above, so cool beans. Some people have different opinions, and I respect that. Oh, not one my better ones? Eh, I guess you're kind of right. It was more filler than anything, lol, but oh well. It happens. Thanks for the review!
Metal Overlord 2.0: Oh? I didn't know FGD was only used in FG. I could have sworn I used it in ToP with the Big Five. Oh well, don't matter, lol. Glad you liked the new Chaos monster. Heh, a triple fusion eh? You never know, it could happen, or not, lol. We'll see, hehe. I know, quit being mysterious, but that's me. True, I think dueling could save many people's marriages, lol. I duel my mate still, although she's got a deck that's rather competitive with my current one, although I made mine challenging to win with, hehe. Eh, as for the relationship thing and kids, I said my piece above. Like I said before, different opinions are cool, and I respect them. I may not agree with them always, but they are respectable. Still, my opinion may change one day, who knows. It's easy to say things as I do with not being a father yet, but I don't know. We'll see, lol. Btw, thanks for the PM. I'll get back to you on it, hehe. Thanks for the comments and the review!
Well, that's all for me. Thank you everyone for your reviews. I enjoyed reading them and seeing the comments on what Illidan had to say. They're very helpful. And just so everyone knows, Illidan does explain himself a little better later. Just wait, you'll see, lol. But again, thanks for the reviews, and to anyone who didn't and has comments or questions, I encourage you to review. I will answer any comments and questions, so long as it doesn't reveal the plot.
That's all I have for today, so I hope you all enjoy this special posting. Thanks again, and enjoy!
Chapter 13
"Ladies and gents, do we have a special treat for all of you tonight!" Pegasus blared into the microphone, only to receive a loud applause. "Tonight, we have two electrifying matches. First up will be a marital battle royal, as Illidan Stormrage takes on his lovely wife, Marie Stormrage!"
The crowd screamed to life upon hearing the two names, with everyone cheering loudly. Smiling at the reaction, Pegasus brought the microphone up to his mouth once more, saying "And our second match will be a duel that none of you will want to miss. That duel is a rivalry as old as Duel Monsters itself! That's right, the duel that I know everyone wants to see, it's Seto Kaiba vs. Yugi Moto!"
The entire arena became deafened by the level of the noise from the crowd upon hearing the names of the two most famous duelists. Smirking at the reaction, Pegasus waited for the crowd to calm down a bit before calling out "But first, let us begin this first duel! Will our two happily married duelists please come forward?"
Side by side, Illidan and Marie walked out of the small tunnel that led to the rest of the building. Each wore their Duel Disks on their wrists and their school uniforms. Neither looked at the other, for each were silently preparing for their duel. Getting into the dueling ring, the two separated and turned to Pegasus.
Noting the quietness between the two, Pegasus slyly said "The two of them seem to be all business this evening."
"Shut up Pegasus!" both Illidan and Marie simultaneously shouted.
Shrugging, Pegasus walked off the stage, saying "I can tell when I'm not needed. You two may begin when ready."
Pulling their decks out, both Illidan and Marie shuffled and jammed them into their Deck Slots. Staring one another down, the pair moved to their positions and prepared to start.
"Don't forget Illidan, once I win, you have to quit grumbling about how I do things with Arya, and you'll be busy redecorating this weekend." Marie smugly remarked.
Smirking, Illidan calmly replied "And let's not forget my dear, once I win, Arya will be staying in her room more often, allowing us to get some very much needed alone time."
In the crowd, Yugi had heard their declarations and looked to Joey and Seto. "Sounds like they put a wager on this duel." he remarked.
"He wouldn't dare redecorate that room I had made for Arya." Seto grumbled.
Bursting out loud laughing, Joey replied "That was a nice touch rich boy! It's not like they'll ever put her in that room with all those ugly dragons in it."
Glaring at Joey, Seto's jaw clenched, but he remained quiet. "That idiot better not lose." he simply grumbled.
"I have a feeling this is going to be intense." Yugi mumbled, earning Seto's attention.
Smirking, Seto remarked "Not as intense as our duel."
The two shot a look at one another before returning their vision to the field, but the anxiety to their duel continued to build.
Looking at one another, both Illidan and Marie drew five cards simultaneously, shouting out "Duel!"
Picking up a sixth card, Marie smugly said "Ladies first. I summon Shining Angel (1400/800)!"
A blonde haired young man with large golden wings sticking out his back and a white tunic and shorts appeared onto the field. His skin was rather bronzed, like he had been tanning for days.
"I'll place these two cards face down and end my turn." (Marie 8000, Illidan 8000)
Drawing his card, Illidan examined it before showing Marie. "That all you got? Well, watch this, I play Graceful Charity! This spell allows me to pick up three cards, then toss out two from my hand."
Quickly grabbing three cards, Illidan momentarily examined them before picking two from his hand and placing them into his Graveyard Slot. "Next up, I remove from play the two cards I just sent. So say farewell to Allure Queen LV7 and Mirage Dragon, and hello Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning (3000/2500)!"
Materializing onto the field instantly was a warrior in black full body armor. His face was revealed, but that was all, which had light green skin. In his right hand was a bronzed sword and in his left was a strong shield.
"I'm not done yet, for I play a field spell. Go Chaos Control!"
Holding his Duel Disk vertically, Illidan tapped the end of his Duel Disk, causing a slot to shoot out. The moment the card was placed within the slot, it shut and his Duel Disk glowed with rainbow energy. Immediately, the field turned into sand with a cave nearby Illidan while the sky darkened and clouded in.
"Thanks to my field spell, once per a turn, I can special summon one monster with the word 'Chaos' or 'Envoy' in it's name from my deck, hand, Graveyard, or removed from play pile to the field. And I'll start off by bringing out my Chaos Emperor Dragon – Envoy of the End (3000/2500) from my deck!"
Pulling his deck out, Illidan searched it till he found the card. Finding it, he slapped it to his Duel Disk, making the sky begin lighting up with lightning. The lightning continuously struck the ground repeatedly till finally, a large burst struck the ground. From the strike, a powerful black dragon with large wings, powerful clawed hands, feet, and a tail appeared onto the field. The dragon had an orange mane and let out a mighty roar, seemingly shaking the arena.
Marie warily eyed both monsters, but didn't get a chance to rest. "I'm still not done Marie, because I play the spell Chaos Fusion! Now I can fuse my monsters on the field together to create my Chaos Emperor Knight – Envoy of Demise (3500/3000)!"
The black dragon and the black armored knight instantly leapt into the air and swirled together. A blinding light filled the field from the swirling, which slowly receded, revealing the black dragon with the powerful black armored warrior on it's back.
"Check out his special ability! For each monster I removed from play to summon it's Fusion Material monsters, my monster gains 500 attack points. I removed two, thus it gains a 1000 points (3500 + 500 2 4500/3000)!"
Roaring softly, the dragon threw it's head back while the warrior let out a small yell while their bodies glowed with a white aura. The aura quickly faded, but each were ready for battle.
"Say goodbye to your Shining Angel! Attack with Chaos Stream!"
Letting out a massive roar, the black dragon took aim and fired a stream of black energy from it's jaws. The warrior reacted to the dragon's action and aimed his sword at the angel as well and shot out a stream of white energy. The two streams swirled together, becoming a powerful white and black stream of energy racing towards the angel.
Smirking at the oncoming blast, Marie slyly asked "Do you take me for a fool, Illidan? I activate the trap Draining Shield!"
Materializing before the blonde angel instantly was a golden energy barrier. The barrier was struck hard by the oncoming mixed stream of energy, but held and absorbed the blast. Once the attack had subsided, a stream of golden energy shot into Marie's Duel Disk, causing her life point counter to shoot up.
"Thanks to my trap, your attack was not only negated, but I gained life points equal to your monster's attack points. So sorry Illidan, but you'll have to do better than that if you want to beat me." Marie smugly remarked.
Grunting, Illidan slid a card into his Spell/Trap Slot and replied "I end my turn." (Marie 12500, Illidan 8000)
Grabbing a new card, Marie smirked, but was cut off by Illidan. "I activate my Chaos Control's special ability and bring back my Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning (3000/2500) from my Graveyard."
Reappearing onto the field, the black armored warrior took up an offensive stance beside of the black dragon and it's rider.
Shrugging, Marie smirked and slapped the card she was still holding in her right hand to her Duel Disk, calling out "It matters not, for I sacrifice Shining Angel to summon Airknight Parshath (1900/1400)."
The blonde hair angel instantly vanished in a shimmering white light, only to be replaced by a new half angel, half horse creature. The angel half wore blue and gold armor, and had wings draping across it's body in different places. In his right hand was a sword, while his left held a shield. The horse half was white, and had wings on it's back.
"Don't get too familiar with my monster though, for I'm sacrificing him to special summon my Neo-Parshath, the Sky Paladin (2300/2000)!"
Vanishing in a glow of shimmering light, the light died down, revealing a new angel, this one looking like a powerful warrior. He had massive white wings that were held to his back with an orange and blue set of bindings. The warrior had a pair of strong legs covered with a flowing white battle skirt. On each arm were massive sharp blades, with bold armor covering parts of the blade. The chest area of the warrior was now covered in grey and blue armor, and his head had a new helmet to cover his entire face. Fully on the field, the angel let out a battle cry, signifying his readiness to fight.
Smirking, Marie pulled another card from her hand and showed it to Illidan. "I'm tossing out this monster, my Zeradias, Herald of Heaven, in order to activate his special ability. I can now move the field spell The Sanctuary of the Sky to my hand."
Pulling her deck out, Marie searched it for a moment before pulling the card out and placing it in her left hand. Shuffling her deck, she slid it back into place and held her Duel Disk vertically and tapped the end of it, making a slot shoot out.
"Time to say goodbye to your Chaos Control and hello to my The Sanctuary of the Sky!"
The sand on the ground instantly vanished, along with the cave behind Illidan and the storm quieted. Without warning, the sky that had been created turned to a shade of blue with white fluffy clouds filling it. A large stone sanctuary with cherub statues appeared behind Marie.
"In here, when my Fairy Type monsters engage in battle and are destroyed, I take zero Battle Damage." she calmly explained. Smirking, she pointed at her powerful angel and added "Oh yeah, and thanks to my field spell, Neo-Parshath's special effect kicks in. The difference in our life points is taken and that number is added to my angel's points. Right now, I have 4500 more points than you, meaning he gains all of them (2300 + 4500 6800/2000 + 4500 6500)!"
Instantly, the mighty angel let out a cry while his body glowed with bright white light. After a moment, the light died down and he swung his body into an offensive position.
"Alright, it's go time! Neo-Parshath, destroy Illidan's Chaos Emperor Knight with Paladin Slash!"
Rushing forward, the powerful warrior drew his swords back in preparation to strike at the black armored knight on the black dragon.
Halfway across the field, Illidan called out "My Chaos Emperor Knight isn't going down that easily! I play the trap Magic Cylinder, meaning you'll take a hit equal to your monster's attack points!"
A pair of pink cylinder like barrels instantly appeared onto the field. Each had a yellow question mark on them, with one pointing at the approaching warrior and the other at Marie.
Smirking, Marie replied "Very predictable Illidan, hence why I play this! Go Trap Jammer! My trap now negates your own trap!"
Immediately, the two pink barrels vanished into nothingness while the fairy warrior continued on and leapt into the air. Coming downwards, the fairy warrior slashed the weaker black armored warrior on the black dragon's back in half and then slashed the dragon across the chest, making the two explode. Falling to the ground, the warrior rushed forward and slashed Illidan across the chest, making him scream out in pain and fall to his hands and knees.
"Thanks to my Neo-Parshath's effect, when he deals you Battle Damage, I draw one card from my deck." Marie stated while picking up a card. Placing it into her Spell/Trap Slot, she calmly added "I set this card, and now that your life points have changed, Neo-Parshath's points change too (2300 + 6800 9100/2000 + 6800 8800). I end my turn at that." (Marie 12500, Illidan 5700)
The entire crowd was in shock at the turn of events. Talking amongst themselves, Jaden and friends began to ponder Illidan's fate.
"He started out with such a fierce combo, but Marie just turned his strategy inside out." Jaden quipped.
Nodding, Alexis worriedly added "If he doesn't do something soon, he'll lose this duel."
"That loser's finished now you guys." Chazz grumbled. "Neo-Parshath's special ability allows it to deal Illidan Trample damage whenever it battles a defensive monster. No way he'll survive next turn."
"Ah, come on Chazz, have a little faith in him." Jaden admonished.
Studying the field, Bastion calmly stated "This looks bad. Professor Illidan has no way to counter such a powerful monster. He has none in his deck that has that kind of power, that much is certain."
"I wouldn't count Uncle Illidan out yet." Mariah declared. "Him and Aunt Marie duel constantly, so I'm sure he was ready for her move. Besides, it's not all bad. He has his Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning still after all."
"Now if only he can use it to his advantage." Axel stated.
Looking on, Jesse calmly said "I wouldn't worry about him fellas. I have a feeling Illidan won't take this laying down. Just wait, he'll be back, I'm sure of it!"
"I hope you're right Jesse, but still, I don't want Professor Marie to lose either. Too bad both can't win." Jaden mused.
Further down in the crowd, Yugi looked at his fallen friend and then back at his other standing one. Eyeing the two, he put his palms to his head and rubbed his eyes lightly. "I hate watching those two fight it out."
"Why not watch them kick each other's butts Yugi? It's kind of entertaining." Seto interjected with a smirk.
Glancing between the two, Joey lightly said "I have to admit it, when those two duel, it's very exciting."
"Yeah, both of them are so strong and stubborn, it's no surprise they love one another so much and can fight like mortal enemies in a duel." Mai commented.
"I just hope the two of them make it out of this with the ability to stand." Yugi mumbled.
On the field, panting heavily while on his hands and knees still, Illidan clenched his right hand tightly and glanced up at Marie. "She's not playing around. She's serious about winning this duel, without a doubt."
Slowly standing up, he finally managed to get to his feet and lightly smirked. "Still, I'm not done with trying to beat her yet."
Using the back of his right hand to wipe his mouth off, Illidan warmly said "Not too shabby Marie."
"Thanks Illidan, but flattery will only earn you defeat." she smugly replied.
Lightly smirking, Illidan replied while drawing "We'll see!"
Glancing at his card, he smirked once more and called out "I play Black Luster Soldier's effect! Instead of attacking this turn, he can remove one monster from play, so say farewell to Neo-Parshath!"
Pointing his shield at the fairy warrior, the black armored warrior began pouring energy into it. The shield began glowing with a bright white light instantly, making it hard to even look out. With little warning, a pulse of white light fired and struck the fairy warrior hard, shattering him instantly and sending out a small cloud of smoke. Marie coughed slightly, but glared at Illidan through the smoke.
Once the smoke had cleared, Illidan slapped a monster to his Duel Disk, declaring "I summon Silent Magician LV4 (1000/1000)!"
Rising up onto the field was a small, child like mage with pale white skin, silver locks of hair, and light blue eyes. He wore a set of white mages robes with a blue body suit underneath and a mages hat on his head. A small scepter was in his right hand, which he clutched tightly.
"Don't get too used to him like he is currently, because kids grow up so fast these days! I play the spell Level Up, allowing me to sacrifice him and summon Silent Magician LV8 (3500/1000)!"
Glowing brightly, the white mage grew in height immediately. The glow slowly diminished, revealing an older, more mature version of the mage. His child like looks were gone, but the same kind look he had held remained.
"Silent Magician, direct attack Marie now with Silent Scepter Blast!"
Pointing his staff at Marie, the mage fired a blast of white magical energy. The blast quickly traveled across the field and approached her rapidly.
"I'm not that easy to hit Illidan, I play my trap, Hallowed Life Barrier! Thanks to this trap, I can discard a card from my hand and reduce all damage to my life points to zero for this turn!" she declared.
A light blue barrier suddenly appeared before Marie, which took the hit from the white magical energy. The blast grinded against the barrier for a moment before finally fading away. Once the blast ended, the blue barrier vanished, revealing Marie once more.
"The card I just discarded by the way was Radiant Jeral, a monster whose ability activates once sent to the Graveyard. I now gain a 1000 life points."
Gnashing his teeth together, Illidan slid a card into his Spell/Trap Slot and muttered "I'm done." (Marie 13500, Illidan 5700)
Smiling like a Cheshire cat upon examining the card she drew, Marie turned it towards Illidan and smugly said "I play this spell, Card of Demise! You know the drill, I draw five cards, but in five turns I have to discard my entire hand."
Picking up four cards, she examined them momentarily before finally saying "I place these two cards face down and that's all." (Marie 13500, Illidan 5700)
Nodding, Illidan drew his next card and examined the field for a moment. "She has nothing but two face down spell/trap cards. What could she be planning?"
Shrugging it off, he calmly declared "Silent Magician, direct attack with Silent Scepter Blast!"
Leaping into the air, the powerful white mage began building up energy on the end of his scepter and pointed it straight at Marie.
Before the mage could even fire, Marie giggled innocently and sweetly said "Illidan, you know you should check your targets much better. I play the spell Flute of Summoning Kuriboh! With this, I can special summon my little pal, Winged Kuriboh (300/200) from my deck."
Pulling the card out of her deck in a hurry, Marie slapped it horizontally onto her Duel Disk, causing a small brown fur ball creature to appear that had green clawed hands and feet, purple eyes, and white wings on it's back.
"Next, I reveal my spell card and play a page out of Jaden's book, Transcendent Wings! All I have to do is sacrifice Winged Kuriboh and two cards from my hand, and then you're in real trouble because I can summon Winged Kuriboh LV10 (300/200)!"
Placing the two cards from her hand into her Graveyard Slot, Marie watched as suddenly the small brown winged creature began glowing brightly. The glow quickly faded, revealing a large set of white wings, which was attached to some small golden dragon like armor. The creature wearing the golden armor was none other than the small brown haired creature, now with eyes of fierceness. The large golden wings stretched out to form a shield.
Victoriously smirking, Marie added "Since I'm being attacked, I can sacrifice Winged Kuriboh LV10 and destroy all your monsters in attack mode, then I can deal you damage equal to the destroyed monsters' attack points! Good game Illidan, but I win this round."
"Not quite yet Marie!" Illidan declared. "I play my face down, the spell Mystik Wok! Thanks to this, I can sacrifice one of my monsters and add either their attack or defense points to my life points. I choose my Silent Magician, meaning I gain 3500 life points, and you lose one target!"
Glowing brightly with white light, the mage in white instantly turned into a beam of white light that fired at Illidan's Duel Disk. His life points quickly climbed, once the beam was gone.
Growling lightly, Marie replied "No matter, your Black Luster Soldier is still going down! Show him what you got!"
Letting out a loud 'Kree' sound, the large winged creature shot a beam of white light at the black armored warrior. The warrior simply vanished in the blast while Illidan was struck by the remainder of the white light, making him cover his face and brace himself till it finally ended.
Slightly panting, Illidan looked up at Marie's now bare field, along with his own. Taking the last card from his hand, he slapped it horizontally onto his Duel Disk, dejectedly saying "I set this monster and end." (Marie 13500, Illidan 6200)
"Wow, Commander Stormrage dodged a major bullet that turn." Hasselberry exclaimed.
"I'll say, I thought Professor Marie had him for sure that time." Alexis remarked.
Nodding, Jaden added "It was close, but I knew he'd survive, somehow."
"Still, things aren't looking good for that bloke." Jim admonished. "He's got plenty of points, but with his wife in hot pursuit, I'd say he has his hands full."
"That's a major ten-four on that one." Hasselberry commented.
Looking between her aunt and uncle, Mariah lightly smiled, whispering "The two of you are having the time of your lives. You each get such a thrill from dueling one another, I know it."
On the field, Marie picked up her new card and slapped it instantly to her Duel Disk, declaring "I summon Shining Angel (1400/800)!"
A new blonde haired angel with golden wings appeared onto the field.
"Go, attack his face down monster with Shining Fist!"
Rushing forward with incredible speed, the angel slammed his fist into the face down horizontal card image, shattering it and revealing a black locomotive with a strange looking face and smoke pouring out of it before it exploded.
Covering his face from the explosion, Illidan smirked and said "Thanks for flipping up Dekoichi the Battlechanted Locomotive (1400/1000). When you did that, I get to draw one card."
Picking up a card, Illidan smirked while Marie shrugged. "Not like it's going to help you anyways. I set a card face down and end my turn." (Marie 13500, Illidan 6200)
Drawing his new card, Illidan instantly jammed it into his Spell/Trap Slot. "I play the spell Premature Burial, allowing me to pay 800 life points and return a monster from my Graveyard to play. My pick is my Dekoichi the Battlechanted Locomotive (1400/1000)!"
Reappearing onto the field was the black locomotive with a sinister sneer on it's face while it blew out black coal smoke onto the field.
"Don't get used to him, because he's going away! I sacrifice him to summon Armed Dragon LV5 (2400/1700)!"
Vanishing from the field in a blur of white light, the locomotive was quickly replaced by a large dull orange colored dragon with dull colored grey metal armor. It had short stubby wings, a spiked mace on it's tail, and gloved clawed hands. The dragon let out a bit of a roar, trying hard to instill fear.
"Armed Dragon, attack her Shining Angel with Infernal Roar!"
Roaring loudly, the large orange dragon charged forward and slashed the weaker blonde angel in half with the full force of both it's two clawed hands, making Marie shield her face from the explosion that ensued.
Smirking lightly, she confidently remarked "Not bad Illidan, but thanks to my field spell, I take zero Battle Damage. Also, thanks to that attack, I can activate Shining Angel's effect. I choose to special summon from my deck my final Shining Angel (1400/800)!"
Materializing onto the field where the former blonde angel had stood was a new one that held the same confidence as the last.
Shrugging, Illidan said "I move to my End Phase, in which my dragon's effect kicks in. Since he destroyed a monster in battle, he evolves to Armed Dragon LV7 (2800/1000)."
The large orange dragon on the field suddenly began to glow with a bright white light and began growing in size. 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.
"That's enough for now." (Marie 13500, Illidan 5400)
Picking up her next card, Marie slapped it to her Duel Disk, coolly saying "I summon my Nova Summoner (1400/800)."
Appearing in a rainbow aura was a strange ring like orange and striped monster with bug like wings and a small green core. The creature lightly glowed with it's rainbow aura, seemingly waiting.
"I end my turn." (Marie 13500, Illidan 5400)
Nodding, Illidan drew his next card. Looking at it for a moment, he called out "Armed Dragon, take her Nova Summoner down with Dragon Talon Terror!"
Letting out a massive roar, the large orange dragon pulled back it's right arm and stepped forward. With a powerful thrust, the dragon struck the ring like creature hard, shattering it with ease.
With a light giggle, Marie calmly said "You've really done it now Illidan. When you destroyed Nova Summoner, it's effect went off. Now I can special summon a Light Attribute Fairy Type monster from my deck, so long as it has 1500 or less attack points, and the one I choose is none other than the almighty The Agent of Force – Mars (0/0)!"
Materializing onto the field was a new male angel with white wings, a tan and muscular body, long brown hair that reached his mid-back. He was wearing a red loincloth that reached his calves, white pants, and a teal colored bandanna. In his right hand was a black staff that had a sharp point on each side. With a loud battle cry, the angel took up an offensive position.
"You're finished now Illidan. With Mars on the field, his effects kick in. First off, he's unaffected by spell cards. Secondly, with my field spell out, he gains the difference in our life points. That total right now is 8100 (8100/8100)!"
The angel instantly began to glow with a blinding white aura and let out a loud battle cry while clenching his fists. Slowly, the glow died, but the aura still surrounded the fairy in a faint shimmer.
"Good game Illidan, but it's over. You can quit while you're ahead if you want." Marie quietly remarked.
Examining the card in his hand, Illidan smirked and placed the card onto his Duel Disk horizontally. "No thanks. I'll set a monster and end." (Marie 13500, Illidan 5400)
The entire crowd was in shock at the statement Illidan had made, plus were all in awe of Marie's powerful angel creature.
"What was he thinking!? He can't win now!" Chazz admonished.
"I agree Chazz, against that kind of superior firepower, Commander Stormrage is outgunned." Hasselberry concurred.
Looking down at the field with his lips pursed, Jaden mumbled "I guess he has a plan. But what, I want to know."
Knowing Jaden was concerned, Alexis squeezed his hand gently and softly said "Don't worry so much."
"I can't help it. I'm must curious to know why Illidan did that." Jaden replied with concern.
Across on the field, Marie examined Illidan's field carefully before drawing her card. Once more glancing at his field, Marie's forehead furrowed.
"What was he thinking? I can nearly wipe him out in one attack, so why take this risk? Is it a gamble, or has he lost interest?"
Shaking her head lightly, she answered her own question instantly. "No, he's not lost interest and decided to quit. He'd never do that, especially against me. I'm guessing he has a plan, but what?"
Returning from her thoughts, she pointed at the weaker dragon, declaring "Attack his Armed Dragon now Mars with Forceful Strike!"
Rushing forward with his staff in firm grip in both hands, the powerful fairy leapt into the air and came flying down with his staff first. The staff struck the powerful dark orange dragon, making it howl in pain before exploding. A large explosion ensued that covered Illidan and almost his entire end of the dueling ring. The crowd all gasped in shock at the size of the explosion.
Slowly, bit by bit, the smoke from the explosion began to clear, revealing that Illidan was flat on his back while his remaining horizontal monster card image was still before him. His life point counter quickly dropped downwards, leaving most of the crowd in shock.
Marie could only stare at Illidan with worry filling her eyes. "Illidan, please be alright!" she cried out in her mind.
After a few moments, he began to stir and slowly sat up with difficulty. Panting heavily, he moved to his hands and knees. With pain washing over his face, he stood up in a hunched over position with his hands resting on his knees while panting still.
Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, he straightened and weakly asked "Is that all?"
Somewhat shocked by his words, Marie bristled up with anger and snapped back "Forgive me for worrying about you! If you're going to be snippy about it, I'll finish this duel! Go Shining Angel, take his last line of defense out with Golden Strike!"
Rushing forward at a fast speed through the air, the blonde haired angel pulled back his right fist and began sending golden energy into it. Coming down fast, the angel struck the horizontal card image, shattering it and revealing a new locomotive creature that was spewing thick black smoke before exploding.
Weakly chuckling, Illidan smartly said "Thanks, now that you destroyed my second Dekoichi the Battlechanted Locomotive (1400/1000), I can draw a new card."
Watching Illidan snap off a new card and add it to his left hand, Marie huffed loudly. "You may have survived that turn, but don't think you're out of the woods yet. Don't forget, since our scores changed, Mars gains points (13400/13400). I end my turn." (Marie 13500, Illidan 100)