Hey everyone! Sorry for this being a slight bit late. It happens unfortunately from time to time when things are going on. At any rate, this week has been a bit busy, and sad too. Friday morning, one of my two (technically, they're my dad's, but I still count them as mine) dogs died. You see, Thursday night, the temperature was down to -1 one, and the same for Friday night. Unfortunately, my two dogs are outside dogs, but my dad told me he had stoked their boxes full of hay to keep them warm. He went out Friday morning to find the male one, Brutus, seemingly dead. Apparently he had died not long before dad got out there, due that his body was still warm and he wasn't stiff. Dad tried to save him by performing CPR and working to warm him up by bringing him inside the garage, but it was too late. The other, the female dog, Daisy, dad brought her inside too. She was shivering, but seemed to know something was wrong with her brother (Brutus). Dad brought her in after he had finished trying to work on Brutus. She immediately went and laid down next to the body of her brother. I think she knew he was dead, or something was wrong with him, though I'm unsure. Anyways, I went and checked on her during the day Friday and took her out for a walk. Once I had walked her, I brought her in and covered her back up in blankets due that she was shivering a bit still. I saw her today, and she still was shivering a bit, but due that it was still pretty cold I figure. Otherwise, my week was alright I suppose. Just sucks it ended on such a sad note.
Writing wise, things are coming along. This story is still slated to maybe end by the end of February, but we'll see. No guarantees. Btw, if any of you are holding out for a sequel, I hate to disappoint, but this is the end of the series. It's kind of sad, but it's the truth, so I just thought I'd inform those who didn't know.
Moving along, it's time for reviews.
Genma no Ou: Yep, a nice twist with the tie at the end. Heh, yeah, a tie that did kind of cast questions upon what is going on now. Hmm, interesting I made that mistake. I'll look into it to see. Thanks for pointing it out if I did. Glad you enjoyed the chapter. Thanks for the review!
Supreme-Chaos-Angel: LOL! Yeah, he has a large deck, which is illogical by all means, but then again, look at the decks Yugi and the others have used in the past. They had to be at least 100 cards thick at times, lol. Actually, his hand wasn't empty. He had one card left, and that was Chaos Fusion. So, no cheating for him, at least I think not. The card numbers came out right when I wrote it, so I'm hoping he didn't pull a Yugi. True, he could have used Chaos Sorcerer to remove a monster, but he hastily decided to summon his Chaos Fusion monster instead. Glad you thought the ending was surprising. Marie's deck really has no monster destruction cards, so Ring of Destruction was out of the question. Plus that would be too ironic for her to use the same card he used to save her with back in The Wolves Seal. But yes, you're right, Marie could have won, but she chose not to. Why is yet to be explained… Heh, nah, this isn't the end, yet. It's coming, but not quite yet. Thanks for the review!
Well, that's it. Thank you, both of you, for your reviews. I really appreciate it. If someone added my fic to their favs or alerts, I apologize for not remembering. It's been a long week or two, so I've kind of forgotten stuff like that. In any regards, thank you, all of you, for your continued support of this story. It is nearing the end, but that's how it goes sometimes.
Anyways, I hope you all like this chapter. Enjoy!
Chapter 46
Floating in mid-air with little light filling the area, Marie lightly moaned as her eyes slowly cracked open. Opening them more, she glanced around at her surroundings, finding her husband floating nearby, glaring at her.
Seeing his wife was finally stirring, the wild haired duelist cast a fierce glare at her and growled lightly at her. Unafraid, the female duelist floated closer.
"Illidan, it's alright, I'm here now." she softly said while reaching out for him.
Pulling away, Illidan turned his back on Marie and grit out "If you only had stayed away like I asked you to, none of this would have happened."
"That's not fair, Illidan." she sharply lashed back. "Illidan, I love you with all of my heart and soul. I will never abandon you."
Clasping her hands together over her chest, she added "I understand why you gave into the darkness. You did it to protect Arya and myself, and to gain the power you thought necessary to defeat Lucifer. In your mind, you did it for the right reasons, but in reality, you were wrong."
Reaching out and softly embracing Illidan from behind, she whispered "Alone, you could not hope to prevail against Lucifer. Illidan, haven't you learned over the years that our love is what makes us strong? It's our love that has given each of us greater strength when we called upon it. Our love is what made us who we are. I know for a fact that I wouldn't be the person who I am now without our love. The love we share can conquer any darkness. That is why I couldn't give up in our duel. If I gave up, the love that we shared was for nothing. Please, don't say that it was for nothing, because I know you better than that."
Feeling his back beginning to grow wet from the tears his wife was shedding, the wild haired duelist remained still. At long last, in a mere whisper, he asked "Why did you do it?"
"Huh?"
Turning around and looking down at his wife with eyes that were a lighter shade of crimson, almost nearly brown, he asked again "Why did you tie the duel? You could have won."
Weakly smiling, Marie quietly said "If I had won the duel, you'd have been mad that I forced you to revert back to your former self, and more than likely gone back down the same road again and released the darkness."
"Besides, knowing that I sent you into the Shadows is not something I wanted. I love you, Illidan, no matter what. And for that reason alone, I decided to give you the choice in what to do. Do you remain in the darkness, believing in this farce that you say gives you the strength to save Arya? Or do you believe in our love once more and use it as your source of strength again? That is why I ended the duel in a tie. I leave you with the choice and you alone. No matter what though, I will remain by your side."
Taking in the words that Marie had spoken, the wild haired duelist closed his eyes and turned away from his wife. "She is giving me the choice? Instead of making me return to the way I was, she allows me to make my own decision?"
Remaining quiet for a moment, he mumbled in his mind "She speaks the truth though. The darkness that I gave into is nothing more than a farce. I say that I no longer care about anyone, or about their well-being, yet here I find myself concerned for her. That and the pang of guilt and fear I felt when I launched my final attack against her in our duel."
"And then there is my reasoning for giving into the darkness. I did it to save both Marie and Arya, and to save all of my friends and family. Now look at what I've done… Instead of protect them, I've destroyed some of them. Seto and Jaden have both suffered at my hands, and I would have done the same to Marie without batting an eye. For that reason, and that reason alone, I cannot continue as is."
Noting her husband's body was glowing with a dark aura, Marie took a small step backwards, only to stop and move forward. Embracing Illidan from behind, she whispered "No matter what you choose, I will always be with you."
A moment passed before suddenly the darkness the pair were in vanished, revealing them to the group outside. Forming on the ground not far from where the couple stood embracing were three figures, each seemingly unconscious. The light surrounding each slowly vanished, revealing their identities to the group.
"Chazz, Alexis, and Seto!" Syrus exclaimed in shock.
With a bit of help from Jesse, Jaden stood up and the group all moved closer to the three unconscious figures. Kneeling down at each of their sides, the group checked the three to make sure they were alive.
Letting out a small sigh, Zane mumbled "It looks like they're just unconscious for now."
"Yeah, they'll be fine, I think." Syrus added.
Glancing at the pair still embracing one another, the group watched as the dark glow surrounding the pair slowly vanished. Releasing her hold on her husband's back, Marie stepped back a few steps.
After a moment, Illidan turned to face the group, revealing his hair had tamed down somewhat, and his eyes, unlike before that had held anger and hate within a crimson color, were now cleared and seemingly tranquil and had returned to their original dark brown color.
Glancing from person to person, he suddenly fell onto his hands and knees. Quietly, he said "I'm so sorry... At the time, when I gave into the darkness, it seemed like the only solution…"
Looking up with tears streaming down his face, he glanced to the three figures near him and then back at the group, mainly at Jaden. "But I was wrong. I gave into the darkness to protect those that I love, but instead I only harmed them. It was my fault that you, Jaden, and Seto, suffered."
Casting a weak glance at his wife, he added "And the person that I swore to always protect, the one that is my soul mate, I wronged you the most. I almost… I almost destroyed you, and for that, I can never forgive myself…"
"Illidan, there is nothing to forgive." Marie spoke up while crouching down before him and cupping his cheek softly. "I knew in my heart that the person I've known in this lifetime and our previous one would never truly leave me. Even in death, I will always be with you and you with me. So please, don't blame yourself for what happened. I understood the reason, and like I told you upon ending our duel, I would have remained at your side either way."
Unable to suppress a small gasp of surprise, the sobbing duelist sat back onto his knees and reached forward, embracing his wife tightly. In a mere whisper against her neck, he said "Thank you…"
Releasing one another, the pair stood. Looking at the unconscious figures, Marie calmly said "We should move them to a safer location and rest up for a while. All of us could use it."
Agreeing with the female duelist, each of the group carefully began picking up the unconscious figures and began moving away from the former battlefield.
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Quietly walking through the vast wasteland before himself, the lone figure with spiked hair that was tri-colored released a heavy sigh.
"This would be much easier if I had a car or a horse." he muttered.
An image in his mind suddenly formed of his former partner riding a horse to a duel, making him crack a sly smile. "I forgot about that. Yami always did love flashy entrances."
Continuing to move on, he released yet another loud sigh and began to mutter something when suddenly he felt a surge of energy. Reaching out with his senses to determine where it was coming from, he frowned when he realized it was above him in the sky.
Before he could think of any possibilities, three beams of light, with one being red, another blue, and the last one being green, flashed out of the sky. Without warning, Yugi felt himself being lifted into the air, making him gasp in surprise as he was suddenly flying alongside of the lights.
After flying for nearly thirty minutes, the lights, with Yugi, began descending towards a small stream. Standing near the stream was a group of people, which were all in shock as the three beams of light and Yugi landed before them.
"Yugi!?" Illidan asked in complete shock. "How…"
Rubbing the back of his head, Yugi mumbled "Uh, yeah, it's me. If you're going to ask how I got here, I can't really answer, other than saying these lights picked me up."
"The lights?" Marie asked with a raised eyebrow.
Nodding in reply, the spiked hair duelist pointed to the three lights that were still sitting not far from himself. "Yeah, I was just walking out in the middle of nowhere and suddenly, they swooped down out of the sky and picked me up. Next thing I know, I'm here talking with you guys."
Weakly sitting up from his resting place, the duelist in a white trench coat muttered "It only figures you'd get here in such an odd fashion, Yugi."
About to reply, the spiked hair duelist was interrupted when a deep voice from within the green light spoke up, saying "It seems that all that were destined to come here are together now."
Earning all of the group's attention, the lights flickered for a moment before slowly dispersing and revealing what each light held within them. A brief gasp of shock filled the group as three warriors in full body armor appeared, with each wearing a cape on their back.
The first was in red colored armor, with a black cape on his back and a sword in it's sheath on his left hip. His face looked young and his brown eyes were kind, and a bit of sandy blonde haired peeked out from his helmet.
On the opposite side of the green armored warrior was a blue armored warrior, who had a black cape on his back and a sword strapped to his belt on his backside. Like the other warrior, his face was young with him having blue eyes that seemed somewhat hardened, but a bit soft as well, and brown hair peeking out from under his own helmet.
Between the pair of warriors stood a single green armored warrior who had his own sword on backside and wore a black cape also. A few tufts of blonde bangs peeked from under his helmet, with a long slash like scar covering his right eye, while the other eye was open and revealed a violet color.
"It's the three Legendary Knights of Atlantis…" Yugi mumbled in surprise and shock.
Chiming in, Seto muttered "Hermos, Critius, and Timaeus…"
Nodding to the group, Timaeus spoke up, saying "You are correct, Yugi and Seto. It is good to see the two of you are well."
"I suppose Joey is off slacking somewhere?" Hermos chimed in with a half crooked smile.
"Knowing that chump, more than likely." Seto grunted indignantly. "We left him to help guard Duel Academy back in our own dimension."
Seemingly understanding, the red knight began to speak again, only to be stopped by the green one. "That is not important."
"Why are you here?" Illidan spoke up.
Casting his eye towards Illidan, Timaeus calmly replied "We are here for the same reason all of you are I'm sure. We are here to put a stop to the one known as Lucifer before he completes his goals and destroys everything."
"What do you mean?" Marie asked with concern on her face.
Remaining quiet for a moment, Timaeus finally replied "What Lucifer plans to do is simple. He wishes to revive the Orichalcos Stone and the Great Leviathan."
"The Orichalcos and Leviathan!? Are you serious!?" Illidan demanded.
Frowning, Alexis spoke up, asking "What are the Orichalcos and the Great Leviathan?"
"Only the most dangerous tools ever created." Critius remarked. "The Orichalcos, or more specifically the Orichalcos Stone, is darkness itself. Ten millennia ago, it possessed the king of Atlantis, Dartz, and caused him to attempt to eliminate humanity with a creature known as the Great Leviathan."
"Before he could succeed, we, the former protectors of Atlantis who were turned into dragons long ago, were summoned, along with many other creatures within the realm known as the Dominion of the Beast, to stop the plans that Dartz was pushing forward." Hermos added.
Nodding, Timaeus continued on, saying "The battle was long and hard, and in the end, no victory was given to either side. The Leviathan was defeated, with Atlantis sinking into the ocean. All of the creatures from the Dominion of the Beast were sealed within stone or returned to their realm, along with ourselves."
"Though Dartz was defeated, he attempted to resurrect the Great Leviathan." Yugi commented. "Over the next ten millennia, he gathered souls of people and creatures to fuel the rebirth of that evil creature."
Releasing a light grunt, Seto muttered "About twelve years ago, or so, he had nearly completed his task. All that was needed were the souls of the three Chosen Duelists, who held the power to wield the mighty three Legendary Dragon Cards."
"Those duelists were Seto, Yami, and Joey." Illidan commented. "Each of them received a Legendary Dragon Card. In comparison to the Egyptian God Cards, they were almost every bit equal to them."
Lightly nodding, Yugi added "A clash eventually happened, with the three of us fighting against Dartz and some of his associates. During one of the clashes between Yami and Raphael, I lost my soul so Yami could live on and save the world."
"At the same time, I was leading another group against a man known as Darcia, who was Dartz's second in command. His group sought the power of my Egyptian God Card, Anubis." Illidan spoke up. "In the end, my group defeated all of our pursuers and Darcia also."
Nodding, Seto remarked "Yami and myself, along with Joey, fought our way towards Dartz, only to lose Joey along the way in a battle against Mai. Though he lost, Joey's loss set Mai free from Dartz's control, but she was defeated in an attempt to rescue Joey. Not long after that, Yami, Illidan, and myself waged a battle against Dartz."
"It was a fierce battle." Illidan commented. "During the battle, Dartz used trickery to try and stop us from fighting him, but we overcame it in the end."
"More like I took my chances and smashed all of the Mirror Knights that Dartz was using while you and Yami continued to let your feelings get in the way." Seto smugly pointed out.
Shrugging, Illidan replied "It only proved we had emotions and cared about our friends."
"Enough." Yugi grunted out. "You two can argue about it later."
Nodding in agreement, Illidan continued on, saying "In the end, it was only Yami and myself against Dartz. He tried to convince us to give up, and nearly succeeded, but the two of us overcame it with some help. From there on, we fought harder than ever, with myself summoning Anubis, and Yami summoning the Three Legendary Knights here. Eventually, we beat Dartz, so we thought."
"Not long after that, the remains of Atlantis rose up from the sea." Yugi chimed in. "The four of us, Seto, Illidan, Joey, and myself, well, I guess five since Yami wasn't counted. Anyways, the five us went over to Atlantis. There, we found the Great Leviathan. In an epic battle, we fought against it, only to require help. That came in the form of monsters from the Dominion of the Beast. Still, it wasn't enough till Yami managed to revive the Three Egyptian God Cards."
"With their revival, Yami and myself, along with the four Egyptian Gods, fought against the Great Leviathan. The battle seemed even till Dartz tapped into the energy he had taken from Marie while she was in his grasp." Illidan solemnly remarked. "We nearly lost, till Marie showed up herself and helped us fight with her Tyrant Dragon. She unleashed her hidden power, giving us the edge we needed. With her help, Yami and myself found more power within ourselves and defeated the Great Leviathan."
"Not long after that, Dartz reappeared and attacked Yami and myself." Yugi calmly explained. "Yami managed to defeat Dartz, who was freed from the power of the Orichalcos Stone at long last."
Frowning, Jaden asked "Then what do you guys mean the Orichalcos is being revived?"
Keeping a stony face, the green armored knight replied "Upon the Leviathan's defeat, all those souls that had been captured by Dartz were released. One of those souls was Darcia's."
"Yes, he went and saw Dartz before he went into another realm." Yugi spoke up, earning him the attention of the others. "He told me the story of how he tried to get Dartz to revive the Orichalcos Stone and the Great Leviathan."
Nodding, Critius added "You are correct. In his desperation to revive the Orichalcos Stone, he turned to the Shadows, who struck up a deal with him. For the price of six hundred souls, the Shadows released six powerful souls to aide Darcia. Those six, along with himself, became known as the Fallen Angels."
"The seven of them then began an attempt to revive the Orichalcos Stone." Hermos remarked. "Before releasing the six, Darcia had discovered that using Duel Energy as a substitute for souls yielded more energy. Once he had the Fallen Angels, his group and himself began collecting great amounts of energy."
"And then it happened. Darcia one day realized that one of his group, Lucifer, had far more power than himself. Somewhat afraid of him, Darcia turned over control of the group to Lucifer." Timaeus stated. "From then on, the amount of energy gathered was far more. They soon recruited the demon known as Yubel to their cause, along with the man that possessed Syrus's body, Zell. With their help, the Fallen Angels increased their efforts to reenergize the Orichalcos Stone. Soon enough, they had expanded their operation into the realm that all of you live in."
Slightly frowning, Illidan asked "That's when they came up with the plan to take Arya?"
Nodding in reply, the green armored knight calmly said "That is correct. They knew if your two's daughter was kidnapped, the two of you would come here to rescue her. You see, to successfully resurrect the Orichalcos Stone, they require your two's Duel Energy, along with all the Shadow Powers each of you yield. Other than your wife when she is releasing her hidden strength, you are the strongest person with Shadow Powers left on Earth, Illidan Stormrage."
"So, they knew in order to get me here, they'd need someone or something that I cared about." Illidan mumbled.
Watching her husband clench his hands into tight fists, Marie remained quiet for a moment before asking "Why are the three of you here now?"
"An excellent question." the blue armored knight replied.
Speaking up, the green armored knight said "We have come to lend aide to your group in the only way we can. There is but one Fallen Angel left, and that is Lucifer himself. All of the others are gone forever."
"If you're here to help us, I would have to guess Lucifer is just that strong." Seto commented.
Nodding in reply to the white trench coat wearing duelist, the red armored knight calmly said "You are correct. Lucifer's strength is far greater than anyone any of you have fought before. His power far surpasses even Legato."
"The news just keeps getting better and better." Chazz darkly remarked.
"Ah, come on Chazz, it's surely not that bad." Jaden commented.
Folding his arms over his chest, the duelist in a black trench coat grunted out "Yeah, it's only worse."
"Chazz has a point." Alexis chimed in. "If this guy is that strong, how are we supposed to beat him?"
A small silence filled the group till Illidan finally spoke up, saying "I don't care how powerful he is. He has our daughter, and that's more than enough reason for me to go beat him. I won't stop till he's returned her to us."
"Nor will I." Marie stated.
Nodding in agreement, Yugi spoke up, saying "I will not abandon my goddaughter either."
"I won't forsake her either." Seto spoke up. "Besides, if we don't stop Lucifer now, we may never get another opportunity."
"Yeah, and who knows what he may do after he completes this Orichalcos thingy. He could be a real threat to every dimension." Jaden added in.
Glancing at the others that had yet to speak up, Illidan slowly asked "Are the rest of you willing to help us?"
"I'll most definitely be going." Zane spoke up in a calm voice. "I owe Marie for saving me not once, but twice."
"And I'm not leaving my brother, so I'm going." Syrus piped up.
Remaining quiet for a moment, Jesse finally said "I need to return the favor to Marie as well for helping save me. I'll help."
"We can't just leave this Lucifer here to continue to mess with people's lives." Alexis remarked. "For that reason, I'm going. Plus, I won't leave Jaden behind."
With all but one of the group speaking, the group glanced at the remaining person, who had his arms crossed and his eyes closed. Appearing on the remaining person's shoulder was a yellow bug eyed creature in a pink bikini.
"Come on boss, you just gotta go with them and help out."
Lightly growling with annoyance, Chazz smashed his fist into the small creature, making it vanish instantly. "I know, you pest. Alright, I'm coming."
"Then it is settled, we will all go and take the fight to Lucifer." the green armored knight announced.
Frowning, Illidan asked "But where is Lucifer?"
"We will lead you to him." the blue armored knight spoke up.
Nodding, the red knight said "Yes, we will take you to him."
"First though, we must give you something that will be helpful in this fight with your enemy." Timaeus declared. "Yugi, Seto, and Illidan, step forward so we may give you what we speak of."
The three declared duelists each moved forward, looking at the knights with looks of calmness. Moving, the blue knight moved before Seto, with the red knight moving before Illidan, and the green knight shifting to be in front of Yugi. Reaching into their armor, the three knights pulled out what looked like a card each and reached it to the duelist before each of them.
Each of the duelists accepted the card they were presented, with each looking at it and looks of surprise and confusion on their faces.
"This is…" Illidan and Seto began simultaneously, only to have Yugi finish their sentence. "… a Legendary Knight card?"
Looking at the green armored knight, Yugi asked "What is this for?"
"We are giving each of you a card that will allow you to call us into the battle against Lucifer. With our power, your chances of defeating him will grow." Timaeus answered.
Brow furrowing, Illidan asked "But I thought only the Chosen Duelists could wield your power? I know that I am not one, and Yugi is technically not one either since it was Yami that wielded your power last time, Timaeus."
Slightly chuckling, the green armored knight replied "That is true, but this is different from the last time our cards were given out. We are giving each of you our power, in hopes that you will use it to help defeat the darkness that Lucifer plans to use. If we do not stop him now, we never will be capable of it. He will finish what Dartz began ten millennia ago, and plunge this world into darkness and chaos. We cannot allow this to happen, hence we are lending our power to the three of you in hopes that each of you has the ability to help end his ambitions."
Processing the words of the knight, the three duelists remained quiet for a moment before Yugi finally spoke up, saying "I understand. If we do not use your power, we may never get another chance to stop him from reviving the Orichalcos Stone."
"Exactly." Timaeus remarked. "Now is the time to stop Lucifer before he becomes too strong and impossible to stop. You understand what is at stake then?"
"The world…" Illidan began, only to stop and shake his head. "No, not just Earth, but all dimensions are in danger of the rebirth of the Orichalcos. If it is revived, the Great Leviathan can be resurrected as well, meaning the end of everything."
Nodding, the green knight asked "Knowing this, do all of you still plan on defeating Lucifer and stopping the rebirth of the Orichalcos Stone?"
Glancing from one another for a moment, the group finally nodded, with Seto saying "I think I speak for all of us when I say we know, and we will do what is necessary."
"Very well then, we must hurry. Lucifer is waiting for us, I am certain." Timaeus gravely responded.
Spreading out till they surrounded the group, the knights closed their eyes while their bodies began to glow with an aura each. A small circular barrier suddenly formed around the entire group, with the outer edges of it held in by a knight.
"We will take all of you to where he is." Critius spoke up.
"Do remain calm." Hermos added.
In a calm voice, Timaeus said "Now we are off to face Lucifer."
With the green armored knight's words said, the barrier suddenly began to lift off of the ground with the entire group within it. Many were a bit shocked at this, but part of the elder members remained calm. After rising several hundred feet into the air, the barrier containing the group and the three knights on the outside of it began streaking across the sky.
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Sitting alone in a darkened room with candles on the wall was a dark robed man. Picking up a wine glass that was half full of red wine, the robed figure sipped from it before letting out a contented sigh. Looking at the large table before him, he glanced at the numerous cards he had spread out before himself. Glancing at the image on the far wall of Illidan and his group, that appeared to be in mid-air and coming towards his location, the figure smirked lightly.
"Do you honestly believe that with the help of your friends and those pathetic knights that you will actually prevail over me, Illidan?" he murmured before taking another sip from his cup of wine.
Sneering, he smugly added "You have no idea what will be here, waiting for you..."
Picking up a card that shone in the candlelight, the robed figure smirked at it and then glanced at the other similar ones. "These cards will strike fear into your very soul, Illidan. Death awaits you and your friends, so come at me, if you dare."
Hearing a slight noise near the door that separated the room from the hallway, the figure remained quiet and ignored the sound. Taking another sip from his cup, he recollected the cards and stacked them before setting them before himself.
In a calm voice, he said "You might as well show yourself, Yubel. We both know you're aching to have a try at destroying me."
Walking into the room with anger flashing in her eyes was the female demoness with her wings spread out behind herself. Moving till she was within ten feet of the robed figure, she cast her cold eyes upon the figure. Returning her stare, the robed figure's eyes showed nothing but boredom while he swirled the red liquid around within his glass.
Motioning towards the chair nearest to the female demon, the figure calmly said "Have a seat why don't you? Some wine, perhaps?"
"Keep quiet, you fool!" Yubel hissed while her entire body glowed with a dark orange aura that seemed to flare with her anger. "Your aimless banter will not save you from me, Lucifer."
Remaining calm, Lucifer tauntingly asked "Save myself? If I recall correctly, you were the one who betrayed me, and therefore, you should be the one running away as fast as you can. Save myself, what nonsense!"
Growling with anger at the taunt thrown at her, the female demon watched as the robed figure lifted his glass to take another sip from it. Angered greatly for not having his complete attention, she pointed a clawed finger at the robed figure and released a bolt of black lightning at him, but instead of striking his body, she shot the glass, shattering it into hundreds of tiny pieces and spilling the wine onto his robe.
Irked by her actions, Lucifer dangerously said "Taking away a man's drink right after betraying him and killing four of his subordinates is not a very intelligent thing to do. Here I thought you knew better than that, foolish demon."
"Man?!" Yubel accusingly questioned. "You are no man! You are a pathetic coward who skulks in the shadows, pulling the strings on all of the other Fallen Angels who were nothing more than puppets for your ambitions! But now each and every one of those strings has been cut, meaning you have nothing to hide or defend yourself with."
Standing up, Lucifer picked up his deck and held his arm out, which glowed with a dark black aura. Forming on his left arm instantly was a black Duel Disk that resembled a bat's wing, with two red dots that seemed to form eyes from within the deck slot. Sliding his deck in, he raised his right hand, causing a black sphere to form around the pair.
Within a moment, the sphere receded, revealing they had been transported outside of the compound they had been in. Calmly, the robed figure snapped his fingers, causing the whole area around the pair to begin to grow darker.
"Your mistaken impression that I would put up with your nonsense has finally come back to haunt you, Yubel. The Shadows wait for another soul to feed them, and I believe yours shall do."
Pointing an accusing finger at the robed figure, the demoness coldly replied "If you truly believe that you really have the power to silence me, then come prove it."
Scoffing at the words of the female demon, Lucifer calmly replied "You are simply going to be a warm-up for me before I finish off Illidan and his little group. Once I have, there will be no one left in any dimension with the power required to defeat me. It's all over. Haou is gone, along with Zell. All of the remaining Fallen Angels have been defeated, which is actually a favor to me because you never know when one of them could begin to think rebelliously and become a problem."
"Even when he was plunged in the darkness, Illidan was never a threat. Now that he has returned to his old self, I can snap Illidan like a twig. The likes of Yugi Moto and Seto Kaiba are not even worth my time. Marie on the other hand is one that may present me with trouble, but so long as she remains as she is without the use of her hidden powers, a victory over her will be easy to come by. Once I have finished them all off, I shall have grown stronger by many degrees, and shall move onto fulfilling my own desires within other dimensions."
Growling lowly, Yubel grit out "I'm the fool here!? You are but a jester in the grand scheme of things. The power you seek is nothing compared to what I have found. You do nothing but hide behind the backs of stronger demons and evil men, each one of whom has been crushed to date!"
"Do not question my power!" Lucifer thundered. "You are but a pathetic worm to me, who is frail and easily destroyed if I so wish it. Unfortunately for you, I feel like doing some crushing!"
Holding her own left arm out and transforming it into her own Duel Disk, the female demon coldly declared "Then attempt to crush me, if you have the courage."