Hello again everyone. Well, not much has really happened since Tuesday, other than mine and my mate's computer room is cleaned up somewhat. We went through the room and removed a lot of clutter, plus dusted. Lol, the room hasn't been dusted in a while, along with the rest of the house. It's partially my fault, and partially my mate's, but oh well. Other than that, nothing to really talk about.
Writing wise, I'm still working a good bit on Another, although I'm getting ideas for this story as well. Soon me and ardee will move this story along, so no worries on it. Also, there is a possibility of a small short story coming up, but it's not one of my own design. I'll just leave things at that, so not to spoil where the story is coming from, lol.
Last time, Yugi and Kaiba's duel continued on, with Kaiba gaining the upper hand at the end with having all three of his Blue-Eyes White Dragons out. Now Yugi is pinned down, but can he counter the powerful dragons? And if not, will Kaiba take the title of King of Games?
Alright, it's time again! That's right, it's Review Time!
Raymond Barrett: Heh, yeah, the battle between Yugi and Kaiba isn't completely one sided, with each making strong moves to comeback, but yet not winning. True, Dragon Master Knight was removed from play easily, but it was required to save Kaiba's hide, lol. As for your question on Super Vehicroid – Stealth Union, here is the answer. Yes, it will first destroy the monster equipped with a union monster, thus destroying the union monster. But SV-SU can again attack that monster. When it say it can attack all monsters on the field, it means it can attack till nothing is left. I believe that is the correct ruling. If I'm wrong, someone will correct me, I hope, lol. I'm pretty sure that's how it would work though. Thanks for the review!
Yuki-Judai123: Ah, so you're curious how the Blue-Eyes destroyed Buster Blader, eh? Well, it's simple actually. Remember, the turn before, Yugi shifted Dark Magician and Buster Blader to defense. Hence, it didn't matter how many dragons were out at that point. Blader's defense points are unaffected by it's effect, so Blue-Eyes had an easy shot at it. I hope that answers your question. Thanks for the review!
Aelsthla-Mental: Yes, destroying BEUD with Dragon Master Knight would have been very ironic, but in the end, Kaiba countered with Karma Cut, saving his points and his dragon. Very true, Kaiba has a field advantage, but you can't count out Yugi yet either at this point. He's hanging in there, so who knows what will happen with that. Thanks for the review!
Nathan: I wasn't sure on the fusion thing, with using 2 substitutes, but thanks for clearing that up. That was fudged and I thought about it myself, but didn't question it, so oh well, lol. Ah, I didn't know that Advanced Ritual Art required you to discard the exact level of a monster. It's just something I didn't pay much attention to, lol. Thanks for pointing those two out though. Now I'll know, although it'll probably be fudged still, hehe. And yes, the anime has done far worse than I have on numerous occasions, lol. Yes, their decks are logically updated. Cards they should have are in, and ones that shouldn't be, well, aren't. True, I wonder how Kaiba can play Kaibaman with a straight face. I'd think the hilarity of playing a card that looks like you would make anyone crack up. But yes, the part with Dragon Master Knight was fun to read also (ardee wrote this duel btw, just so you don't think I'm talking in third person about something I wrote, lol). Lol, yes Vyser Dragoon, there is always Mind Crush. Can't think of a good move, just Mind Crush someone, hehe. Thanks for the review!
Vyser Dragoon: Lol, yes, there were so many close calls for both Yugi and Kaiba in this duel thus far. Heh, getting old? But these two are famous for nearly destroying one another, only to manage to survive, somehow, hehe. LOL! Yes, the Yugi Hair Star would work but is weird. With all that hair gel, he should be able to spear anyone, lol. The Kaiba Kick might break his hair though. Thanks for the review!
Well, that's it for the reviews. Thank you each and every one of you for your reviews. I enjoyed reading this last chapter's. And for anyone who hasn't reviewed but has comments, questions, or opinions, please feel free to review and tell them to me, or PM them to me. I'm always happy to address them. Hence why I always have the reviews at the top of each chapter, lol. I just enjoy replying to them and explaining myself or having a little fun with them.
At any rate, thanks to everyone. I hope everybody has a good Memorial Day weekend. I know I will, with an extra day off. More sleep! For now though, I'm off to the dentist! Stupid fangs need cleaned. Enjoy!
Chapter 17
"That was a close one." Joey softly sighed.
Lightly chuckling, which was uncommon to be heard anymore, Zane said "It's like he has nine lives. Is he part cat?"
"He must be because no one can ever pin him down." Marie muttered, but then smirked and added "Except Illidan and Jaden apparently."
Chuckling at his wife, Illidan replied "It happens I suppose. Still, I'm unsure how this will turn out. Yugi is still there, but with three dragons glaring him down."
"Yeah, and not just any dragons at that. That's all three of Kaiba's famous Blue-Eyes White Dragons." Mai added. "I don't see how Yugi can get out of this mess."
"He will, trust me." Joey declared. "IF anyone can beat Kaiba, it's Yugi. I've seen the man pull off more comebacks than anyone else, and I know he won't let it end like this."
Quietly, Illidan whispered "I hope you're right."
Back on the field, Yugi closed his violet eyes and pondered what to do. "I have no real strategy to beating Kaiba now. The last card in my hand can't help me yet. But I won't give up, not now."
Opening his eyes with confidence shining in them, he calmly drew his next card. Looking at it, he gasped in shock. Smirking, he said "Kaiba, it's time to end this."
"So, you're finally wising up and giving up?" Kaiba bantered with a smirk.
Shaking his head, Yugi replied "No, but I'm going to finish you. I summon my Magical Scientist (300/300) in defense!"
An older man with purple hair, a set of goggles, a white lab coat, and a yellow set of robes appeared onto the field.
"So, you're going to play defense, eh Yugi? He won't stop my three Blue-Eyes." Kaiba boasted.
Smiling, Yugi calmly replied "I know, he may seem weak, but he's not here to defend me, he's here to win for me. I play his effect, so by giving up a 1000 of my life points, I can special summon a level six or lower Fusion Type monster from my deck. The perfect one is this, my Dark Flare Knight (2200/800)!"
With a gleam in his goggles, the old man shot a beam of purple light out to the side of Yugi's field. From the glow, a warrior holding a flame orange sword dressed in black robes outlined with red. In his left hand was a shield with flaming designs. His helmet was in the design of a dragon's scaly head, with flame red designs burned in along the black. The only skin to be seen was his face and hands, which were uncovered.
Letting out a barking laugh, Kaiba pointed a finger at the warrior and declared "That useless warrior isn't even close to beating me or my dragons!"
"True, but you'll see soon enough." Yugi remarked. "Dark Flare Knight, attack his Blue-Eyes White Dragon with Flare Slash!"
Rushing forward, the black robed warrior leapt up into the air and prepared to slash one of the large white metallic dragon.
Shaking his head, Kaiba muttered "Pathetic Yugi. If you wanted to lose, you should have said so. Blue-Eyes, counter with White Lightning!"
Roaring loudly, the white metallic dragon opened it's jaws and shot a beam of hot searing white energy at the black robed warrior. The beam hit home and struck the warrior, who screamed out in pain before shattering into millions of pieces.
"This duel is over Yugi." Kaiba confidently declared. Looking at Yugi's life point meter, he gasped in shock when it never changed and snarled "What's going on!?"
"Simple Kaiba, my monster had a special ability." Yugi calmly explained. "When Dark Flare Knight is destroyed in battle, I take zero Battle Damage. Also, when destroyed, I'm allowed to special summon a new friend of mine, so welcome Mirage Knight (2800/2000) from my deck."
Materializing onto the field was a golden armored knight with a blue cape, large golden shoulder pads, a golden helmet that covered all but his mouth, and a large sickle like weapon in hand.
"Let's try this again. Mirage Knight, attack his Blue-Eyes White Dragon with Mirage Scythe Slash!"
Moving forward at a fast pace, the golden warrior moved his scythe out to his right side and prepared to strike.
Shaking his head with a sigh, Kaiba smirked and called out "Blue-Eyes White Dragon, eliminate his monster with White Lightning!"
Roaring loudly, the white metallic dragon shot a beam of white energy straight for the golden armored warrior. In a shocking move, the warrior dodged to the side and continued onwards with a white glow and more speed.
"WHAT!?" Kaiba bellowed in shock.
Smirking, Yugi called out "I kind of forgot to mention something about my Mirage Knight. He has a special ability. When he attacks a monster, his strength is increased equal to the monster he's attacking. That means he gains all the strength of you own Blue-Eyes White Dragon (2800 + 3000 5800/2000)."
The glowing warrior's strength instantly shot up, giving him even more speed than before. In a flash, he was upon the white dragon and ready to swing his scythe.
"Not happening Yugi! I play Negate Attack, thus stopping your onslaught!" Kaiba yelled.
Just as the golden warrior swung his scythe at the dragon's head, he hit a barrier, which his scythe ground against for a moment before he finally gave up and retreated to Yugi's field.
Lightly growling with irritation, Yugi heavily sighed and quietly placed a card into his Spell/Trap Slot. "I set this card and move to my End Phase, in which Mirage Knight's effect activates. Since he battled, he is now removed from play."
Shimmering, the golden warrior slowly faded away from the field while Yugi placed the card into his removed from play slot. In a quiet voice, he said "I end my turn." (Yugi 75, Seto 500)
Laughing manically while drawing his card, Kaiba smugly said "It's time to end this, but first I play my face down card, Double Spell! Now by discarding a spell card from my hand, I can use a spell card from your Graveyard. I toss out Dimension Fusion in order to help myself to your Card of Sanctity! And that means we each draw till we have six cards."
Placing the card into his Graveyard Slot, Kaiba calmly watched while it vanished and then picked up six new cards while Yugi did the same. Instantly, he began to darkly laugh and sneered at Yugi.
"This is the end for you my old rival. I activate the spell Fusion Recovery, allowing me to bring one Polymerization card and one Fusion Material monster back to my hand. I choose my Versago the Destroyer."
Glowing to life, the Graveyard Slot pushed the two cards out and into Kaiba's awaiting hands, who picked up the two and placed the monster card into his left hand. Taking the spell card, he showed it to Yugi and called out "I play Polymerization, fusing my three Blue-Eyes White Dragons together to form my Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon (4500/3800) once more!"
Merging together, the three dragons vanished from the field once more, giving way to the more powerful three headed dragon, which let out a massive roar.
"Things are far worse for you than you thought though Yugi. True, this dragon is powerful, but there is a much more powerful one in my deck yet."
Eyes widening, Yugi realized immediately what Kaiba was talking about. "That's right Yugi, you remember, don't you?" Kaiba mocked. "That time at the Duel Dome was a painful one for you, wasn't it? Well, it's time to get reacquainted with that pain! I sacrifice my Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon in order to summon my most powerful dragon! Arise Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon (3000/2500)!"
The three headed dragon let out a massive roar and suddenly vanished from the field in a blinding flash of light. The light was so bright, everyone but Kaiba covered their eyes to keep from being blinded. Slowly, the light died down, and in it's wake was a silver metal looking dragon with blue spheres running along parts of it's body. It had no arms, but mighty metallic wings, powerful legs, a strong tail, and a powerful head. The dragon let out a high pitched roar that was higher than any of the previous dragons had.
Staring at the dragon, the entire crowd gasped in shock at it. None could remember ever seeing the creature, except a very few.
Chuckling manically, Kaiba pointed an angry finger at Yugi. "This is the instrument of your doom Yugi. This dragon may not have seen you in eleven years, but it remembers your face, that much is for certain. Let's first begin with his effects, shall we. For every single Dragon Type monster in our Graveyards, my dragon gains 300 attack points. Right now, I have a total of eight, meaning he gains 2400 points (3000 + 2400 5400/2500)."
Softly growling, the metallic dragon's body glowed with a soft blue glow while it's strength increased.
"Next, from my hand, I play the spell Heart of a Dragon, allowing me to toss out three dragons from my deck to the Graveyard and grant my dragon an additional 1000 attack points."
Pulling his deck out, Seto selected three dragon cards and placed them into his Graveyard Slot, which sucked all three in slowly.
"My picks are Rare Metal Dragon, Luster Dragon #2, and Different Dimension Dragon. Plus, to boot, my dragon gains 900 more points for all the dragons I discard (5400 + 1900 7300/2500)!"
Growling lowly once more, the dragon's body glowed with a light blue aura while it's power increased even more.
"For my final card, I summon my Versago the Destroyer (1100/900) to the field."
Materializing onto the field was the purple and green wraith once more from earlier in the duel, who let out a light grunt.
"Oh, and let me remind you, no spell, trap, or monster effects can harm my dragon." Kaiba informed. "With that said, let's end this. Versago, rip apart that pathetic creature on his field!"
Rushing forward, the purple and green wraith crossed the field and slammed it's arms into the weaker mage, which shattered easily, leaving Yugi alone on his field.
"Game over Yugi, at long last. You're no longer the King of Games! Obliterate him with your Shining Nova Blast my mighty Blue-Eyes!"
Opening it's jaws, the metallic dragon let out a roar. With it's jaws open, rainbow colored energy, forming into the shape of a sphere, appeared. In a quick release, the sphere was launched straight for Yugi, who stared at it wide eyed. The sphere in and a large explosion ensued, making the whole arena shutter from the blast.
With maniacal laughter, Kaiba pointed at the smoke that had formed on the field and exclaimed "It's over!"
"Not quite yet…" a voice called out from the smoke.
Slowly, the smoke cleared the way, revealing Yugi standing steadily. Eyes shooting wide open, Kaiba screamed out "THAT CAN'T BE! YOUR LIFE POINTS SHOULD BE ZERO!"
"Should of, could of, would of, but not quite." Yugi cheerfully responded.
"There is no way you could have played anything against my dragon! It's effects would have negated them! So how did you survive!?" Kaiba demanded.
Holding his hand over his Graveyard Slot, Yugi waited patiently while a card slid out. Finally, the card was out and he held it up to show Kaiba. "Remember this monster? It's my Kuriboh (300/200). True I can't affect your monster directly, but the Battle Damage it delivered could be. When I was attacked, at the last moment, I tossed Kuriboh into my Graveyard, thus making all the Battle Damage I would have took go down to zero."
Grinding his teeth together, Kaiba shouted out "You'll still lose! I activate the spell Mystik Wok, and sacrifice my Versago to it. Now I gain life points equal to it's attack points."
Vanishing from the field, the wraith turned into golden dust and was fed directly into Kaiba's Duel Disk, causing his life point meter to jump up.
"I'm far from done yet, for next I activate the effect of my Thunder Dragon (1600/1500) in my hand. I discard it, allowing me to grab up to two more from my deck. Of course, I only have one left due that the other is in my hand. Plus, by doing this, my Shining Dragon gains 300 more attack points (7300 + 300 7600/2500). Then I'll repeat the same process twice more, even though I can't bring anymore Thunder Dragons to my hand. This will drive the attack points of my Shining Dragon up by 600 more (7600 + 600 8200/2500)!"
Placing all three monster cards into his Graveyard Slot, Kaiba smirked triumphantly while all were sucked in. The metallic dragon overhead softly growled while it's body glowed with a light blue aura, signifying it's strength was increasing once more.
"I end my turn now, meaning the effect of Heart of the Dragon is over, which lowers my dragon's points (8200 – 1000 7200/2500). Still, my Shining Dragon has more than enough strength to end this next turn. You'll lose regardless of what you do Yugi!" (Yugi 75, Seto 1600)
"Cranky, I think this duel is about over." Jim stated to the group.
Nodding, Bastion added "Yes, I concur. Nothing the King of Games plays can beat that Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon. Seto Kaiba has played a strategy that is full proof."
"Come on guys, it can't be over yet. This is Yugi Moto we're talking about." Jesse argued.
"Get a clue dork. Kaiba has the clean cut advantage. Nothing Yugi has in his deck has that many attack points. It's over for him." Chazz pointed out.
Nodding in agreement, Adrian added "Even if he did find a way to weaken that dragon, there is nothing that can affect it. Kaiba said it himself, all spell, trap, and monster effects are ineffective against it, so what's the point for Yugi to even try."
"You guys are wrong." Jaden cut in, with a serious look on his face. "A duel isn't over till the last card is played, and I know Yugi's got some cards that can help him."
"Jaden…" Alexis softly whispered. Smiling, she nodded and said "He's right, this duel isn't over. After all, Yugi still has some life points, and he's notorious for making a comeback when it counts."
The others threw looks of disbelief at the happy couple, only to hear Jesse add "I know he can do it. He's the King of Games, and you don't get a title like that by losing confidence in a duel and quitting. He can do this, so just watch!"
Further down in the crowd, Mai looked on with worried eyes. "I think it's over for Yugi this time around. Kaiba's finally going to beat him."
"I wouldn't give up on him yet Mai." Joey commented.
"It's over unfortunately. Seto Kaiba has proven to be a better tactician, and has Yugi trapped." Zane countered.
Shaking his head, Illidan replied "It's not over yet Zane. You are one who should know that tactics don't always give you the win. Sometimes digging deeper than you ever have before will help you win a duel. All Yugi has to do is believe."
"But how can he win? No card in his deck has a chance of beating that dragon!" Zane declared.
Smirking, Marie calmly said "You have to just believe. Even when the odds are against you, sometimes there is a way to win."
On the field, Yugi looked at his hand and then back at his deck. Glancing up at the field, he bit his lip and frowned. "How am I going to beat the dragon? It has 7200 attack points, meaning I have no chance at beating it head on."
"To defeat a force, sometimes you need to use that force's own power against it to win." a voice in the back of his mind called out.
Remembering he had said those words once before when facing Yami and the three Egyptian God Cards, he smiled and closed his eyes. "That's right, to beat something strong like the Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon, I need to find a way to use that kind of force back against it."
Opening his eyes, he looked at his deck and prepared to draw his next card. "Please Heart of the Cards, guide me!"
Drawing his card, he looked at it and gasped in surprise. Lightly chuckling, he looked up at Seto with a smile and confidence shimmering in his eyes. "Kaiba, this is the end of the duel."
"Good, you're surrendering." Kaiba smugly replied.
Shaking his head, Yugi calmly said "No, I'm ending this duel by destroying your dragon."
"Impossible. You'd need a monster with over 7200 attack points, and no monster in your pitiful deck comes close. Even the Egyptian Gods couldn't muster that kind of power very easily."
"How about if I used an attack that had 9000 attack points?" Yugi questioned.
"You can't be serio-…" Kaiba began, but then looked into Yugi's eyes. Peering into them, he saw that he didn't lie, and that he had the same look that Yami had once had whenever he made declarations that would come true and to something he completely believed in.
Holding a card out in his right hand, Yugi said "I activate this spell first, my Soul Release! With this, I can remove up to five cards from either of our Graveyards. I choose yours, and remove all three of your precious Blue-Eyes White Dragons, thus weakening your Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon (7200 – 900 6300/2500)!"
With all three cards slowly pushing out of his Graveyard Slot and then vanishing, Kaiba roared "HOW DARE YOU, YUGI!"
"The worst is yet to come Kaiba." Yugi chided. "I play my trap next! Go Return from a Different Dimension! To use this, I must first pay half my life points. Next, I may special summon as many removed from play monsters as I like, and I have the perfect three in mind. Return to my field now all three Blue-Eyes White Dragons (3000/2500)!"
Above the field, a multicolored rift opened. Slowly descending from it were the three white metallic dragons. Each let out a massive roar, but were silenced by a soft growl from the metallic dragon.
Staring in shock, Kaiba roared out "My dragons! Return them to me now Yugi Moto, do you hear me!!"
Lightly chuckling at Kaiba's irate yell, Yugi calmly replied "I'm sorry, but I can't. Not until I use them to destroy your own dragon."
Glaring hard at Yugi, Kaiba turned his eyes to his own three dragons and snarled "None of the three can beat my Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon. You may have weakened him slightly, but his power if far beyond their own power."
"We shall soon see, won't we Kaiba?" Yugi teased. "I activate my final card to end all of this. I play the spell Brave Attack!"
Staring at the spell card image, Kaiba's jaw fell open while fear shown greatly in his eyes. "Not that card! You can't!"
"I can and I will! Thanks to Brave Attack, the attack points of all my monsters will be added up and that will count as one attack against your own monster. Since Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon has 6200 attack points, it will combat your own three Blue-Eyes White Dragons with a combined strength of 9000 attack points. It's over Kaiba, and you know it be true."
Falling to his hands and knees, Kaiba's jaws clenched tightly. "No, not again! Damn it, I've worked so hard! Once more I've failed to beat him in a duel! Why is it I continue to fail! Why!?"
Feeling bad for Kaiba, Yugi's determination wavered for a moment, but finally he steeled his resolve. "This is the end. Blue-Eyes White Dragons…"
All three roared softly and opened up their jaws, revealing a flash of white light energy glowing within their throats.
"… White…" Balls of energy formed from the white energy within each dragons' mouth, seemingly waiting for the final attack order to be issued.
"… Lightning!"
With Yugi's order finalized, each dragon fired a stream of white energy straight at the metallic dragon. The beams combined while traveling across the field, creating an even larger beam. In an earth shattering shot, the combined blast struck the metallic dragon, which screeched loudly in pain. It flapped it's wings hard, trying to escape the blast, but found out quickly that it couldn't. Slowly, the strength of the attack began tearing the dragon apart, with it's wings first fading away, then it's legs and tail. It's chest was next effected, and finally it's head took the last of the powerful blast. Fading away, the dragon let out one final agonized screech before vanishing completely from the field. With the last of the dragon gone, a huge explosion ensued, shaking the arena down to the very foundations.
The explosion soon receded, leaving in it's wake a huge plume of smoke. On Yugi's field, the three white dragons seemingly stared into the smoke, looking for their fallen master. After a few minutes, the smoke cleared enough to reveal Kaiba still sitting on his hands and knees. Seeing he was alright, the three dragons vanished, but not before releasing a remorseful growl.
With the holograms now gone, it was made clear that Kaiba's life point meter had reached zero, while Yugi's Duel Disk now powered down. The crowd was silent and in complete shock at the last attack.
Walking over quietly, Yugi fell to one knee and offered a warm hand to Seto. Looking up from the ground with shocked eyes, Kaiba finally accepted and the two stood up. With a small smile, each shook hands, causing the crowd to roar to life.
"There you have it ladies and gents, a rivalry as old as time itself!" Pegasus blared into the microphone. "Our winner of this duel, the King of Games himself, Yugi Moto!"
Again, the crowd erupted in loud cheers. Walking down onto the field to congratulate their friends were Marie and Illidan, along with Joey and Mai. The entire group was smiling and congratulating one another when Pegasus walked onto the stage.
"And now my lovely audience, we have the finals set at long last! Tomorrow night, it will be the legendary King of Games, Yugi Moto himself, will be facing off with up and coming star Illidan Stormrage! This titanic battle will be one not to forget! Till tomorrow night, enjoy your evening!"
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Sitting in his chair still at the round table, the figure set his wine down onto the table and smirked. The table was now empty, leaving him to think on his own.
Idly playing with a box that was sitting on the table, he quietly opened it and stared at the four cards sitting inside of it. Three of the cards glowed with a black aura, seemingly screaming to be released, while the last was calm.
"You wish to return to that realm, don't you?" the figure questioned with a smirk. The cards black aura's pulsed lightly, seemingly responding with a resounding "Yes."
Hearing a person approach, the figure looked up at the arrival and sneered. Closing the box, he slid it across the table to the person.
"Take those to her. She will need them." the figure commanded.
Nodding, the person picked up the box and walked out of the room, leaving the figure alone once more. Lifting his wine glass up once more, he took another sip and smirked.
"Play time is over. Now it is time to duel, for your life." the figure declared with a maniacal laugh.
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In the middle of the forest, a blue shimmering portal suddenly opened up with a whoosh sound. Stepping from the portal was a figure in a set of black robes that covered them head to toe.
Stepping forward was a figure oddly dressed in a blue coat with pink ruffle sleeves and a pink ruffle collar, and black pants. The figures hair was blonde with a long pony tail that was bound up. Their lips were a shade of blue and his mouth had a smirk on it.
Looking at the blonde haired figure, the black robed one said "What a disgusting form you have taken. Couldn't you find any other?"
"Don't get grumpy with me over this ridiculous form." a female voice fired back. The voice did not seemingly belong to the figure, but nonetheless came from it's mouth. "I wish I could have taken another form myself, but I was only able to find this one when I arrived. I should have taken Viper's form instead, then I'd have at least look somewhat normal."
Sighing, the figure in black robes put his hand into his robes and pulled out a small wooden box and offered it to the blonde haired figure. "Master Lucifer sent these to you for your own use. He has instructed me to tell you and your ally to move on the chosen ones tomorrow night during the duel. Your ally is to take the target as instructed and bring it to Master Lucifer. You should move in closer tonight. Do you understand?"
"Of course I do, you oaf." the feminine voice fired back. "I maybe in disguise, but this foolish human's mind is not a part of my own."
"I see. My apologies." the robed figure replied. "I shall leave you to your job then. Just make sure our ally does his part. Master Lucifer will be awaiting him."
"Very well, Beelzebub. Once I have concluded business with whoever is foolish enough to fight me, I shall return as well." the female voice said.
Nodding, Beelzebub walked back into the portal with a smirk, causing it to close behind him.
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Staring at the numerous cards before him, a silent figure in a black set of robes picked a card up and placed it into a stack of cards. The figure had light teal colored hair, which was semi long, but was puffed out a little. He wore glasses that hid his green eyes. His face was young, but seemingly full of concentration.
Hearing a rustling in the woods, the figure quickly hoped up and moved behind a nearby tree. Holding a hand up near his chest, his hand began to glow with a dark black aura.
After a moment, the blonde headed figure walked out into plain sight and smirked. "Jumpy there, aren't you?" the feminine voice teased.
Slightly sighing, the teal haired figure returned to his sitting position where his cards sat on the ground. Returning to his work, he grumbled "You should know that Zane patrols these woods still. If he found either of us, all this secrecy would be for nothing."
"Do you actually fear that mortal?" the feminine voice asked.
Smirking, the teal haired figure shook his head and replied "Of course not. That boy is weak, and as I said, a boy. True, his body is older than this one, but still, his heart is weak. I was nearly beside myself to lose it, but I've coped. I'll be happy to transfer to a new body one day."
"For now though, we have orders."
"Orders?" the teal headed figure asked with a cocked eyebrow.
Nodding, the blonde haired figure lightly chuckled. "Yes, Master Lucifer has sent us orders to proceed tomorrow. We are to move closer tonight and prepare for tomorrow's duel. Once it begins, I am to be the decoy while you complete your mission. You understand, don't you?"
"But of course. I've been waiting all these months for this damn mission to be completed. I can't wait to leave this pathetic island." the teal haired figure grunted out. Looking to the blonde for a moment with a curious look, he asked "What is the world like where Master Lucifer is?"
Shrugging, the blonde haired figure replied "It's very different from this world. Monsters rule, although there are humans there. For the most part, Fiend Type monsters rule that world, but they are fearful of me. There has been talk though from what I heard that there was a Fiend uniting many of the other monsters together into an army, but I'm sure by now that army has weakened."
"I see…" the teal haired figure mumbled.
Noting the cards on the ground, the feminine voice chuckled and asked "Still working on completing that deck?"
"Yes. Once I leave this world, I won't have access to any cards. I'll need a powerful deck if I'm to be prepared for the future."
Smirking, the blonde haired figure mentally said in the teal haired figure's mind "You mean for when you betray Master Lucifer."
Throwing a sharp glare at the blonde haired figure, the teal one growled back "Stop doing that!"
"It is the only way to talk without our so called 'masters' listening in on us. What, would you rather us talk and be heard, then both be destroyed for our arrogance? That will not happen to me." the feminine voice sternly replied.
Slightly sighing, the teal haired figure returned his attention to his cards. "I only have tonight to finish. I must remain hidden, for if they found me, it would all be over. What do you plan to do?"
"I plan to go and secure a new vessel tonight. If I can find one, I will use it for tomorrow night. In the meantime, I will keep this one in service to me, but not for long."
Understanding, the teal haired figure replied "I see. Do as you please. Just don't get caught and return by dawn."
"Understood." the feminine voice said. Standing up, the blonde haired figure walked off towards the glowing lights of the school.
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Putting a sleepy Arya down in her crib within her own room, Marie sadly sighed. Looking down at her daughter, she stifled a sniffle.
"I wish I hadn't accepted that stupid bet…" she muttered lowly.
Feeling a pair of powerful arms wrap around her waist, Marie lightly sighed and relaxed back against the warm body of Illidan. "Marie, you do realize that if anything happens with Arya, we'll be able to hear it, don't you?" he asked.
"I know, but I just don't want to let her go. I mean, if we let her have a little freedom now, what about in a few years!?" she asked with a touch of concern.
Lightly chuckling, Illidan kissed Marie's neck and sarcastically replied "You're right, next thing you know she'll be running off to be with the boys!"
Grunting with irritation, Marie sighed and slightly chuckled herself. Hearing her chuckle, Illidan once more kissed her neck and said "Marie, she'll be fine. After all, she has to grow up a little bit at a time. This is just a small step. We'll see how it goes tonight, and if she needs us, we'll come get her. Okay?"
Turning her head to look back up at Illidan, Marie slightly nodded and said "Ok."
"Good. Now, it's time for sleep for our little girl." he calmly said and released his wife. Walking over to the crib, Illidan pulled the blanket up to the little girl's neck. Bending over, he kissed her on the forehead and softly smiled down at her.
"I love you Arya. Good night." he whispered. The small child in the crib slightly twitched at the words, but paid no heed.
Moving the nearby baby monitor into the crib Illidan turned to Marie and offered his hand to her. "Ready to pay up my dear?" he mischievously asked.
Sighing, Marie smiled and nodded. Leading her out of the bedroom, Illidan stopped in the hallway and carefully shut the door to their daughter's room. Crossing over to their own room, Illidan dragged Marie in and shut the door. With the door shut, he quickly whipped around and lifted Marie up into his arms, who let out a small eep in surprise. She quickly wrapped her arms around his neck and the two kissed slow and long.
Finally pulling away, Illidan laid her down onto the bed. Smiling at her, he quietly said "I'm ready to collect my prize now."
"And I'm ready to pay up." Marie purred with a small smirk of her own.
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Staring out at the ocean from a small set of cliffs, Kevin softly sighed. "Things sure haven't gone the way I thought they would for this tournament." he dejectedly grunted.
Thinking back to his duel with Illidan, he softly smiled. "Even though I lost to that guy, I got to admit, I had fun. I figured I'd win, but he was far tougher than I gave him credit. I hope I get a rematch with him sometime."
Hearing a sound behind him, Kevin turned and looked. Standing there was a stranger he had never seen before on campus. The person looked like a teacher, but he still couldn't identify him. The person had blonde hair in a ponytail, a blue coat, signifying he was an Obelisk Blue teacher, with pink frilly lace on his cuffs and collar, and black pants. His lips were painted blue, almost violet, and he had an odd expression on his face.
"Sorry to interrupt you young man. I was just out patrolling the campus." the man squawked.
Shrugging, Kevin replied "No problem. I was just staring out at the ocean."
"You seem to be troubled." the teacher pointed out. "As a teacher, I can pick up on these things. Anything I can help you with?"
"No, not really." Kevin flatly replied. "I'm fine."
Watching the teacher get closer, Kevin ignored him and returned his gaze to the ocean, but was suddenly unnerved when a new, feminine voice filled the air.
"Are you sure you're not disappointed with that loss to Illidan?" the voice questioned.
Quickly shooting a look back towards the teacher, Kevin gasped when he realized the voice had come from him. "How did you do that?"
"What, my voice? That's my real one." the female voice replied with a light chuckle hanging in the air. "You seem powerful. I wonder, do you wish to exact revenge on your loss?"
Shocked at the question, Kevin growled out and shot back "No! I'm fine with my loss."
"Are you now?" the voice mocked. "I think you wish to be more than you are. Are you afraid to push forward?"
Irked by the questions, Kevin glared at the teacher and finally made up his mind. "I'm done with this conversation. Good night." he declared in a clipped tone.
A hand suddenly landed on Kevin's shoulder, annoying him even farther. Turning to throw an angry glare and tell the teacher where to take his attitude, he gasped in shock at what he found. Standing there was some kind of female creature, one that he couldn't identify, with a clawed hand on his shoulder.
"I'm sorry, but I cannot allow you to leave. After all, you look like you'll do for a worthy host." the female voice declared with cold intentions in her eyes.
Kevin's eyes widened greatly at the statement, and moments later, a horrified scream of pure fear filled the air that belonged to the young man, but no one heard it due to the remoteness of the location.