Hey gang! Well, this past weekend was fun. My mom, sister, her boyfriend, and my uncle all came in to visit my grandparents. We had a fun and I found out my sister is definitely moving nearby, which is great. Also, my sister, her boyfriend, and my mom are all going to the beach with us, which is awesome! My mate was somewhat relieved I think due that she'll know someone else while we're there, so fun fun. Other than that, not too much going on in my life. My dad, step mom, and step brother went on vacation this week, so I'm taking care of dad's (mine originally, lol) dogs. Plus I'm trying to get time to go paint my grandfather's (dad's side) roof. I may today, if it doesn't rain. I've said that for the last two days. It threatened yesterday, and the day before that I went over, but he didn't have what he needed to do it. I'm hopeful that today I'll get it done.

Writing wise, things on this story are moving once more, so no worries. Both me and ardee are working hard to get this story back up to snuff so we can post 2 chapters a week once more. It'll happen, so be patient please. As for Another, I've done a great deal of work on it, so it should stay on schedule I hope, hehe. As for what is the schedule for this story, right now, I'll be posting on Thursdays till we have enough chapters so that I can post twice a week once again. So, please bear with me and ardee for the time being. Thanks.

Last time, Illidan and friends made the journey to Dark World, where they were apparently separated. Jaden and Alexis landed together, with him waking first and taking a look around, only to awaken the evil within him called Haou, the Supreme King of Dark World. Haou quickly imprisoned Jaden within his own mind and took control of his body. Will Alexis be able to save Jaden, or will she be Haou's first victim?

Moving along, time for reviews!

Aelsthla-Mental: Yep, Jaden turned evil already. The question is, can Alexis save him? We all know she cares for him, and he obviously cares for her, but will that be enough to save him? Hmm, true, I wonder if Haou will drive Jaden further into the darkness with the guilt of destroying Alexis. Heh, yes, things are looking good and bad I suppose. As for Bastion, he's not with them. Remember, Illidan elected to not take him or anyone else without Shadow Powers. I hope that clarifies that. Thanks for the review!

Ultimate Legendary Master: Heh, you knew Haou was going to make an entrance, eh? Clever, hehe. But yes, Haou has appeared rapidly, and took over in a different way than the show. Yeah, there were no sacrifices to make Jaden become the Supreme King. Haou was just strong enough at long last in Dark World to take over at last. Yep, a lot of travels are going to be made from here on. Thanks for being understanding about the one chapter a week thing. Yes, the updates will be on Thursdays. Thanks for the review!

Well, that's the reviews. Thanks to both of you for them. I'm done for today, so till next week, enjoy.

Chapter 24

Sensing the prescience of four familiar figures and six others, a figure in dark robes frowned heavily. Six men, all in black robes and hoods drawn, except for the head of the table and the one next to him, sitting at the round table all looked to him, somewhat in surprise as well.

"How did those fools get to Dark World?" the figure spoke aloud.

One figure, who was the only other person with his hood not drawn, sitting in his seat on his feet and hunched over stuck his index finger in his mouth for a moment. He had dark robes on his body as well. His hair was a bluish black color and was a mess, with spikes sticking up everywhere. His eyes were dark as coal, and seemingly full of concentration.

After a moment, he finally said "I deduce that our former allies may have had something to do with this."

"Beelzebub, why would either that demoness or that other fool bother to bring these ten new people to this world?" a hooded figure nearby hotly asked.

Turning to the figure, Beelzebub calmly said "More than likely to give us trouble. I figure Yubel might have brought the one, which is Jaden Yuki, to take her revenge. Remember Satan, she ranted on and on about wanting him to pay for what he supposedly did. I'm not certain that she's not insane myself."

"Wouldn't surprise me." another figure commented.

"Enough of this." the head of the table declared. "We will swiftly deal with this intrusion into our affairs. Satan, Belphegor, Mammon, and Asmodeus, you four are to find and destroy Yubel first thing. She will be headed towards the descendant of Stormrage, without a doubt. Find her and Jaden Yuki, along with any others, and destroy them. Drain them of every drop of Duel Energy."

Four figures stood up and each bowed, saying "Yes Master Lucifer."

Smirking, Lucifer then turned to the two remaining figures. "Beelzebub, you will deal with Illidan. Deal with any of the others you find, but if you find Marie, do not destroy her. I want her alive."

Nodding, Beelzebub stood up in his hunched over state and left the table. Looking at the final member, Lucifer calmly said "Find Yugi Moto. He must be dealt with, and soon. Take care of any other ones you find as well, my old friend."

Standing, the figure nodded and bowed lowly, quietly saying "Yes Master Lucifer."

Sitting alone with no one else around, Lucifer darkly chuckled. "Foolish Illidan, it was foolish for you to come here to this world. You shall meet your fate here." he darkly commented.

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Standing on a barren cliff overlooking the vast wasteland, Haou stared off into the distance towards the rocky shaped mountains. To him, this place was home and his future kingdom to rule. Smirking evilly, he remembered the tormented screams of Alexis when he had defeated her, how she had begged him to release Jaden.

"What a foolish wench she was. As if I would relinquish this body after I worked so hard to reclaim control. Nothing in this world can stop me now, not even those fools that wish to conquer it."

Brow furrowing, Haou frowned at the thought of the ones he had heard of. Upon defeating Alexis, he had wrestled control of the Dark World Army away from the powerful monster known as Brron, the supposed Mad King of Dark World. With their king laying in defeat, the army of fiend creatures bowed to his power. He selected several top commanders to stay near him and serve under him personally. They informed him of the happenings within Dark World, which had surprised him a bit.

"They claim that these so called Fallen Angels have been fighting with the Dark World Army for quite some time. Foolish that they think they can compete with my army, but then again, it was run by a fool before. With me controlling the Dark World Army, I shall crush these so called Fallen Angels and create my empire."

Hearing someone approaching, he coldly said "I asked to be left alone."

"Why Jaden?" a feminine voice asked.

Tossing a fierce glare over his shoulder at the owner of the voice, Haou scowled at the sight of the demoness that had been a thorn in his other side's side. Turning, he glared at the demoness with a hard look in his demonic golden eyes.

"Yubel, I have no time for your foolishness." he harshly said.

Clenching her fist, she spat back "You… you will pay for what you've done!"

Turning away to stare back over the cliff, Haou coldly said "My power is far beyond yours. Leave now and bother me no more."

"I know your true past, Supreme King." Yubel hissed. "I know all of your weaknesses. I have sacrificed so much for you, and I never got anything in return! I will have my revenge, Haou."

Whirling around to face the demoness, Haou cast a glare at her and replied "You are the weak one. You have allied yourself with those pathetic Fallen Angels. And yes, I know about those fools. Do you think that Lucifer is capable of completing his goals? Bah!"

A bit surprised on how informed Haou was, Yubel bit her lower lip, but didn't get a chance to speak, for Haou added "You are not worth my time, Yubel. Go back to your pathetic master, Lucifer, and tell him to send me a challenge next time."

Bristling with anger, she angrily fired back "Lucifer is not my master!"

"Really?" Haou asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Yes! Do you think I would actually ally myself with those fanatics? I will be the true ruler of the twelve dimensions, and I shall begin my conquest with Dark World by defeating not only you, but the Fallen Angels as well!" she declared.

Glaring at her coldly, Haou coldly asked "You wish to battle me?"

"In a way." she replied with a sneer. Her eyes suddenly became filled with a sadistic gleam while she said "But let's make this a bit more civilized, shall we?"

Shrugging, Haou calmly said "I see. You wish to duel."

Spreading out, the two glared at one another. Yubel's left arm suddenly began to transform as an alive like Duel Disk. The monster zone appeared to be made up of a bat's wing while the rest of her Duel Disk appeared to be somewhat alive still yet. A deck was already in place, showing her readiness to battle.

Putting his left arm out, Haou watched as the round circle on his arm pushed out, causing it to spin like buzz saw. A moment later, the saw stopped spinning, forming a black Duel Disk.

Without warning, a cackle cut through the air, making the two glance around. "What a lovely reunion this is…" a slippery voice said, dripping with sarcasm.

Eyes widening a fraction, Yubel bit her lower lip with her fangs and snarled out "Show yourself, Belphegor!"

"With pleasure." the voice playfully remarked.

Walking towards the pair, a man dressed in black robes, that stood about five foot six, appeared. His body wasn't well built, and his eyes peered out from under a hood. They were blood red and seemed to show his evil intentions. Sticking out of his left sleeve of his robes was a black Duel Disk with spiked edges.

Glancing off in a different direction, Haou grunted out "As to be expected of you cowards, you can do nothing alone."

Smirking at the black armored king, Belphegor slyly said "My, my, Supreme King, your powers of observation are high. Still, you have absolutely no sense of humor. Amazing, even Master Lucifer knows a good joke when he sees one. Relax a little."

Seeing Haou was ignoring him and staring off in another direction, Belphegor sighed and said "Very well then, it seems you want to get down to business. Satan, Mammon, Asmodeus!"

Walking out from behind a rock that Haou had been glaring at, three figures appeared. The first figure to come out was a tall man, who stood about six foot six, and had rock-like muscles covering his body. He was dressed in silver armor, with wild, white hair tumbling down to rest upon his shoulders, and had red eyes that were cold and empty, similar to how Haou's were. Unlike Belphegor, his head was uncovered, revealing skin that was covered with scars.

In a low hiss, Yubel said "Satan…"

The next figure to appear was similar in height to Belphegor and did not wear his hood to cover his face. His face was rather handsome, but his skin showed that he was an albino, but his eyes showed he was very alert and collecting information. His eye coloring was violet, and his semi-long black hair was held back in a ponytail.

With a disgusted look, he said with a voice dripping with pity "I didn't think you would betray us Yubel. What a shame."

"You thought wrong, Asmodeus." Yubel curtly replied.

The final figure had a long black beard, with him evilly grinning. His eyes were green and reflected nothing but pure greed. His hair was the color of brown and was pulled back in a small ponytail like Asmodeus's.

Glancing over the two, he said "Pathetic."

"The same could be said for you, Mammon." Yubel grunted out.

"So…" Belphegor began, but was cut off suddenly by Satan. "We are here to destroy whatever pathetic opposition you traitors may plan against our plans! Duel us now!"

Casting a glare at Yubel, Haou smartly said in a warning tone "Interfere and you will pay."

Returning his vision to the four before him, he calmly said "I accept. Such impudence will not be tolerated in my kingdom."

"Oh no…. No, no, no…" hissed Asmodeus. "We will duel the both of you together."

Cocking an eyebrow, Haou asked "And what makes you think I will listen to your ridiculous proposition? Delay any longer and I will crush you without bothering to duel."

Before Asmodeus could retort, Belphegor held up a hand to him and spoke up. "I know about you, Supreme King. You are a strategist to the core. Alone, you would not be able to stand up to our combined might. Odds of four against two are far better than four against one, wouldn't you say? What say you, Yubel?"

"I honestly don't care. I just want the four of you to be rotting in the ground." she stated with a smirk.

"Why you…" Satan began, but was hushed by Belphegor.

After only a moment, Haou calmly said "Very well, I will not let any prejudices interfere with my victory."

Sharply glaring at Yubel, he added "This alliance is only temporary. After this, you will fall victim to my strength."

Yubel was about to snap back, but Mammon interrupted, saying "Enough talk."

"Agreed." Asmodeus added while sneering.

Spreading out, the four took up positions before the two. Each of the four activated their Duel Disks, making them suddenly open up and shoot a blade out.

"Come and face us in the Shadows, Supreme King." Satan challenged as a dark fog began to roll in.

Paying no heed to the fog, Yubel and Haou stood firm, each knowing that a Shadow Game was now being played.

Quietly, all six picked up five cards. Crying out in unison, the six yelled "LET'S DUEL!"

"We'll begin." Yubel commented while picking up her sixth card. Staring at it, she smirked and said "You fools have no idea what you've gotten yourselves into. I begin by summoning Sacrifice Lotus (0/0) in defense mode."

A strange monster looking green plant like creature that looked mostly human, with pink petals for hair that stuck up and was sitting on a lily pad appeared onto the field.

"I set one card and end my turn." (Yubel 4000, Haou 4000; Mammon 4000, Belphegor 4000, Satan 4000, Asmodeus 4000)

Drawing his new card, Haou calmly said "I play the spell card Dark Fusion, allowing me to fuse Elemental Hero Avian (1000/1000) and Elemental Hero Burstinatrix (1200/800) to create my almighty Evil Hero Inferno Wing (2100/1200)."

Materializing onto the field first was a green furred warrior with white wings coming out of his back and wearing a mask. Beside of him, a female warrior wearing a skin tight red jumpsuit with long black fan like hair emerged. The two swirled together, causing an inferno to suddenly appear.

Emerging from the flames was a black winged female warrior and long wild green hair that stood up. She wore a mostly red body suit, with a pair of silver stripes appearing at her mid-thigh, a pair of black boots with two clawed toenails, large green paws with four sharp claws, although her human like fingers tuck out of the bottom of the claws, a red trailing like cape falling from her lower back, and finally a blue visor covering most of her face but her mouth.

"Soon you will face my monster's wrath for the heresy you have committed by going against the will of the king of this world. Next, I will summon Elemental Hero Sparkman (1600/1400)."

A small electrical storm without warning flared up, from which the blue and gold warrior with wing like structures on his back appeared.

"That will end my turn." (Yubel 4000, Haou 4000; Mammon 4000, Belphegor 4000, Satan 4000, Asmodeus 4000)

Smirking evilly, Mammon clutched his cards in one hand. He drew his card and said "Well then, I shall begin this little duel by playing the spell Graceful Charity. With it, I draw three cards, but toss out two."

Methodically, he snapped the top three cards off his deck and glanced at them. After a moment of deciding, he picked two from his hand and placed them into his Graveyard Slot.

"I am discarding two cards, but one happens to be Makyura the Destructor, which has a very special ability. On the turn it's discarded, I may play traps directly from my hand, so I shall begin by playing this one, Solemn Wishes. Now I gain 500 life points every time I draw a card. Next, I summon Spirit of the Pot of Greed (100/100) to my field."

Emerging onto the field was a green jar with blue trim on the rim of it and it's handle, and a small ring around it. The jar had an evil smile upon it, with scrunched up eyes. In the top of the pot, a small glowing spirit appeared peering out of it.

"I now play Pot of Greed! This spell allows me to pick up two new cards, but with Spirit of the Pot of Greed on the field, I may draw an extra card, giving me three cards."

Snapping off three new cards, Mammon sneered and said "I activate another trap from my hand, so go Cry Havoc. With this, I may remove a monster from my Graveyard in order to summon or set a creature. I remove from play Air Circulator in order to set a monster. Finally, I set one card face down." (Yubel 4000, Haou 4000; Mammon 4500, Belphegor 4000, Satan 4000, Asmodeus 4000)

Without a word, Belphegor drew, only to receive a growl from the flower creature. He looked at it resentfully and smartly said "Charming. I do have better things to do however than argue with a weed. I begin by playing the spell Cost Down, allowing me to discard a card to my Graveyard to lower all of my monsters levels by two for this turn."

Placing the card into his Graveyard Slot, Belphegor smirked evilly and said "And now I shall mow that weed down by summoning this, my Marauding Captain (1200/400)."

Materializing onto the field was a short blonde haired man wearing silver armor and a flowing red cape. In each of his hands, he had a sword drawn.

"Time for my captain to strut his stuff. Thanks to his summoning, I'm allowed to special summon another monster from my hand, so long as it's a level four or lower monster. It just so happens, by lowering my monsters' levels by two, I can now play this, my Dark Scorpion – Gorg the Strong (1800/1500)!"

Appearing beside of the caped warrior was a large hulking man with rippling muscles, a bald head, a scar over his face, squinted eyes, and had a black tattoo on his right arm of a scorpion. He wore a leather vest with red pants, and held a large mace like hammer in his two hands.

"Next I shall play the spell Allied Forces! This boosts the attack points of all Warrior Type monsters on my field by two hundred for every Warrior and Spellcaster Type that the four of us have in play. Right now, I count two, which means each one of my warriors gain four hundred attack points (1200 + 200 2 1600/400) (1800 + 400 2200/1500)."

Both warriors' bodies suddenly began to glow with a golden energy while their strength seemed to increase.

"I set one card face down and end my turn." (Yubel 4000, Haou 4000; Mammon 4500, Belphegor 4000, Satan 4000, Asmodeus 4000)

Quietly drawing, Satan glared at Yubel through his bangs and venomously spat out "It was foolish to betray us, Yubel! I will make you pay by summoning my Balrog (1000/1000)!"

Upon the card being slapped onto the Duel Disk, a crimson red large demon with horns that pointed downwards towards it's mouth and large black wings and a tail appeared. On it's back, a flaming red mane appeared while a flame red sword appeared in it's hand too.

"He gains 500 attack points for every Fire Attribute monster in play. Right now, there is him, as well as your Evil Hero Inferno Wing there Haou, which means his attack points go up by 1000 (1000 + 500 2 2000/1000)!"

The demon shrieked out loud and instantly exploded in an influx of flames. When the flames cleared, its strength had visibly risen.

"Next, I play a powerful spell known as Ties of the Brethren, which allows me to pay a grand in life points in order to summon two more monsters with the same attribute from my deck, as long as they are level four or lower. They cannot be used as tributes either, but I have no plans to. I will call out two more Balrogs (1000/1000)!"

Materializing onto the flames instantly were two more crimson demons, each flanking the one that was already present. Each of the three let out a small screech, making the flames on their body increase once more before finally dying down.

"With my two new additions, each of my Balrogs gains another 1000 attack points (3000/1000) (x 3). You will not stand before my wrath. I end." (Yubel 4000, Haou 4000; Mammon 4500, Belphegor 4000, Satan 3000, Asmodeus 4000)

Slowly drawing, Asmodeus slightly smirked and said "I summon Red-Eyes Black Chick (800/500)."

Appearing on the field was a red egg. With no warning, it suddenly cracked open to reveal a baby black dragon head.

"I play my Chick's special ability. By sending it to the Graveyard, I can special summon Red-Eyes Black Dragon (2400/2000)!"

Vanishing from the field in a blaze of flames, a red glowing form suddenly appeared and took up the image of a large black skeletal like dragon with powerful clawed hands and feet, along with a mouth full of sharp teeth and large wings. Letting out a small screech, the dragon landed onto the field.

"I sacrifice this dragon in order to special summon my mighty Red-Eyes Darkness Dragon (2400/2000)!"

Glowing with a red aura, the black dragon burst into flames. Appearing from the flames was a larger version of the previous dragon, although it no longer had arms, but wings in their place. The dragon now had red lines outlining it's body, while it's body appeared to remain nearly the same. It let out a low growl, seemingly ready for battle.

"For each Dragon Type monster in my Graveyard, this dragon gains 300 attack points. I just placed two into my Graveyard, meaning it gains 600 attack points (2400 + 300 2 3000/2000)."

The dragon let out a gruff growl while it's strength increased, seemingly challenging the group to attack it.

Staring at the dragon, Haou let out a grunt, saying "Your pathetic dragon is equal in strength to Satan's Balrogs."

"Very perceptive Haou, but that will not save you. Next, I activate the spell Foolish Burial, allowing me to take a monster from my deck and place it into my Graveyard. My choice is Darkblaze Dragon, which means my dragon gains 300 more points (3000 + 300 3300/2000)."

Placing the card into his Graveyard Slot, Asemodeus sneered and said "Don't expect him to be there long though. I play the spell Monster Reborn, bringing my Darkblaze Dragon back (1200/1000) (3000/2000)."

Rising up onto the field in a spray of flames was a fiendish looking black dragon with rough scales. It's belly and wings were orange, and most of it's body was covered in long spikes with hooked clawed hands and feet.

"With the rise of my dragon from my Graveyard, it's effect activates. Once special summoned from my Graveyard, it's points double (1200 2 2400/1000 2 2000). Also, since it is a Fire Attribute monster, Satan's Balrogs get stronger (3500/1000) (x 3). With that, I shall end my turn." (Yubel 4000, Haou 4000; Mammon 4500, Belphegor 4000, Satan 3000, Asmodeus 4000)

Glancing over her four opponents fields, the female demoness began to smirk evilly and chuckled lightly. Coldly, she said "Why I ever bothered allying myself with Lucifer, I'll never know. After all, you four flunkies were always the most pathetic of the lot. You could never do anything right for him."

"What's that!?" Satan heatedly snarled.

"Quiet Satan!" Belphegor hissed. "Let that thing play her games by herself. She's just trying to goad us into getting angry and losing this duel. Her foolish head games won't work."

Shrugging, Yubel evilly grinned and said "I need no head games to beat you four. It's time I showed you why I don't need Lucifer's help any longer."

Drawing her card, she pointed at the face down card she had, saying "I play the trap Dark Spirit Art – Greed. Thanks to this, I may sacrifice my Sacrifice Lotus in order to draw two cards from my deck. Of course, this can be negated if one of you happens to discard a spell card."

Glancing at their hands, all four clenched their jaws, with Belphegor grunting out "Just go."

Sneering while drawing two cards and her monster vanished, Yubel smirked evilly. "I play this spell, the card known as Triangle Force. This continuous spell is very special, because thanks to putting it into play, I may take any other copies I have of this card from my deck and put them into play. And that is exactly what I'll do."

Pulling her deck out, the demoness searched through it till she finally grabbed two cards from it and slid them into her Spell/Trap Slots. Placing her deck back, she grinned evilly at the four. Haou glanced at her and knew exactly what was about to happen. Still, he remained emotionless.

"I send all three of these spells to my Graveyard in order to summon this, the mighty Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder (4000/4000)!"

Without warning, all three cards glowed with a light blue glow. The three cards suddenly shot a beam of light up into the air, making each vanish. Lightning flashed dangerously in the sky suddenly, kicking up a foul wind. The four robed figures glanced up in the sky, each looking on emotionlessly.

Suddenly, a streak of blue lightning struck the ground behind Yubel, making the entire area shake from the impact. Appearing from the lightning was a large dull gold colored creature. It had massive thin skinned wings, thin like arms with large clawed tips for hands, glowing red eyes, two large horns on it's head, a horn on it's chin, a powerful tail, and long sharp claws and fangs. Opening it's jaws, the creature let out a terrifying roar, making the clothing of everyone flap wildly in the wind.

Biting his lip lightly, Belphegor looked at the powerful demonic creature. "Lucifer warned us about the power of the Legendary Demons. I had heard of them but never seen them in action. Seeing this one is interesting. Still, our decks are built to handle these pathetic Legendary Demons and Haou's Evil Heroes."

Being broken out of his thoughts, he heard Yubel yell "Hamon, attack that pathetic Spirit of the Pot of Greed with Cerulean Sky Fire!"

Letting out another loud roar, the dull golden creature opened it's jaws, causing blue lightning to begin forming in them. In a single motion, it shot a beam of blue lightning at the weaker green pot creature, making Mammon's eyes widen a fraction.

"Fool, I will not allow you to harm my partner!" Belphegor cried out. "I activate my spell, Command Silencer! This card now negates your attack, but allows you to draw one card."

Appearing onto the field in front of the green jar creature was a totem pole like creature that instantly began letting out a wave of amplified sound. The sound easily dispersed the blue lightning, making Yubel grunt out.

Drawing her new card, Yubel examined it for a moment before grabbing two more cards from her left hand and placing them into her Spell/Trap Slots. "I set these three cards face down and end my turn." (Yubel 4000, Haou 4000; Mammon 4500, Belphegor 4000, Satan 3000, Asmodeus 4000)

With no hesitation, Haou snapped the top card off of his deck and glanced at Belphegor's field, who quickly realized he was his intended target. Darkly, Haou said "Your dissent in the face of the Supreme King will be punished."

"You are king no more!" Belphegor spat angrily.

Grunting out, Haou firmly said "Inferno Wing, incinerate his pathetic Marauding Captain with Inferno Blast."

Pulling her clawed hands together, blue flames appeared in between the female warrior's hands. Pointing her right palm at Belphegor, she sent spheres of blue flames raining towards the weaker blonde haired warrior, who cried out in pain while being roasted alive before shattering into millions of pixels. At the same time, the bald headed man grunted out while his strength decreased (2000/1500).

"When Inferno Wing destroys a monster, you lose life points equal to the highest statistic of your monster. Since it had 1600 attack points upon destruction, you lose that many life points."

Moving closer to Belphegor, the female warrior evilly grinned and held her hands out towards him. Blue flames erupted from her hands, covering him in flames and making him scream out in agony from the burst of flames. The flames soon ended, leaving a smoldering figure who was weakly standing.

"I will set one card face down before ending my turn." (Yubel 4000, Haou 4000; Mammon 4500, Belphegor 1900, Satan 3000, Asmodeus 4000)

Throwing an irritated look at Haou, Mammon murmured in his mind "What an idiot. He's left his two weak monsters wide open to our own monsters. And they call him the SupremeKing."

Drawing a card quietly, Mammon glanced at it and looked over his hand. Smiling evilly at the sight, he mentally said "Two out of five already, and this is only my second turn. This is good. Those two fools will soon feel the wrath a true god."

"First, I gain 500 life points thanks to Solemn Wishes. Next, I activate my face down trap, Appropriate! Now, I draw two cards whenever either of my opponents draws outside of their Draw Phase. Watch as I benefit once again with an extremely rare spell card, Midnight Revival! Yubel, you may draw one card, while I gain 3000 life points!"

Quietly, Yubel drew her card while Mammon's life point counter rose greatly. "And don't forget, I gain a further 500 life points thanks to Solemn Wishes. Also, if you were not aware, the icing on the cake is that not only does Appropriate allow me to draw two more cards, I gain more life points as well!"

Throwing a glance at Mammon, Haou frowned lightly. "Hmm, he's done nothing but draw nine cards thus far really this duel. He seems to be focusing on fortifying his life points, but his main focus is his drawing speed. Yes, I understand now what he is up to. If he continues though, he may deck himself out first."

Returning his attention to the duel, he heard Mammon say "I set two cards face down and switch my Spirit of the Pot of Greed to defense to end my turn." (Yubel 4000, Haou 4000; Mammon 8500, Belphegor 1900, Satan 3000, Asmodeus 4000)

Furiously snapping off a card, Belphegor snarled out "It's time for my revenge! I play the spell Card of Demise, allowing me to draw till I hold five cards."

Grabbing five new cards, he slightly smirked. "I call upon the power of my Don Zaloog (1400 + 200 2 1800/1500) (2200/1500)!"

A muscular man with nearly shoulder length grey hair, a golden eye patch, a brown-grey sleeveless shirt with red pants, a strap that went around his body full of bullets, and a pair of guns on his hips appeared with a small yell.

"Next I play a powerful spell known as Mustering of the Dark Scorpions. When Don Zaloog is face up on the field, I can special summon all Dark Scorpions in my hand. I only have one, but here he comes. Arise Cliff the Trap Remover (1200 + 200 3 1800/1000) (2000/1500) (2400/1500)!"

A man in red trousers with a brown vest top appeared. He wore horn-rimmed glasses, and held a nasty knife in one hand.

"Gorg, launch an attack against Evil Hero Inferno Wing with Hammer Hammer!"

Rushing forward, the bald man with his large hammer pulled it to the side, preparing to swing it. Arriving in front of the female winged warrior, the man swung his hammer heavily at the female warrior, slamming it straight into her side, making her cry out in pain before shattering.

"I apologize to you Satan for robbing your Barlogs of 500 points (3500 – 500 3000/1000) (x 3), but at least I rid the field of that nuisance. Next, thanks to Gorg's effect, I can now return a monster on your field to the top of your deck, so Sparkman is out of here."

The blue and gold armored warrior instantly vanished from the field and the card glowed for a moment before flashing to the top of Haou's deck, who remained still and unyielding.

"Now, I will finish you off by having both of my Dark Scorpions attack you directly!"

Drawing his twin guns from his holsters, the man with silver hair fired twin shots at Haou while the other man threw his dagger at him. Just before they could hit him, the twin attacks suddenly stopped due that they ran into a dark wall of what looked to be air.

In a monotone voice, Haou pointed at his face up trap and said "Dark Wall of Air blocks all direct attacks for this turn."

With a grunt, Belphegor muttered "Fine, I set a card and end my turn." (Yubel 4000, Haou 3700; Mammon 8500, Belphegor 1900, Satan 3000, Asmodeus 4000)