Hey gang! Well, not much new in my life this past week. Really worked hard at work for the most part this week, which was fun. We're in the process of starting a few new projects that will last us till the end of June or somewhere in July, so all good. Other than that, life has just been as hectic as ever, with me going to see my grandparents, spending time with my mate, working over at work to make up for time taken off, and trying to get out and help my dad. So much to do and so little time… At any rate, things are going well, so no worries.
Writing wise, this story is progressing slowly, but is moving along steadily. My other story, Reunion, is progressing along also, and it will be pushed out probably on the last week of this month. As for this story, it should be ending in the next month or so. I'm hoping to finish it before very late in May, but we'll see.
Moving along, it's review time!
Supreme-Chaos-Angel: LOL! Star deck, eh? Sounds nice. True, all the Synchro monsters does make this deck somewhat of a Star deck. Never know what will happen, hehe. As for the grammar comment, eh, it is technically right, but technically not. He was playing a new Tuner Type monster, but he had summoned a monster that was already played before. It's cool about forgetting comments, lol. So true, that dragon is going to pound on the group's defenses. Thanks for the review!
The Rainwalker: Greetings once more. Yep, I agreed with your pairings, which were pretty good. It's cool about the location thing. West Virginia is right above Virginia, below Pennsylvania, to the right of Ohio, and below and to the left of Maryland. Think south of Baltimore and Delaware. Yep, I'm an Inuyasha fan. Cool about being one also. I wish I had some DVDs of the series, but I just don't have that kind of money unfortunately at the time. Very nice series in general. Things definitely aren't looking good for Seto, with the others seemingly faltering as well. Yes, Gozaburo is just a pain to get rid of. He keeps coming back and punishing the five, making it hard for them to counter. LOL! Nice thoughts of the group strangling Gozaburo, but not likely since he's far stronger than all of them together. Eh, as for the posting of the stats, that's kind of something someone requested, just so they knew what was going on when the duel began. It's sort of hard to just mix in the stats throughout the duel, at least to me. Kind of like a sentence that wouldn't fit is mostly it. Heh, the attacks are kind of just in there since the show usually used them. Most I create on the fly, so it works out. I do a lot of research on cards in reality. I try and be creative with them and find ways to use real cards first, then cards from the show, and if all else fails, custom cards. Your help is appreciated. Ah, I see who Miho is. The reason I wouldn't know about her is I never read Season 0, unfortunately. Hmm, your idea sounds rather good. I hope you do try for it. I have no doubt it would work out. Unfortunately, I don't get much time to watch anime anymore. I watch Bleach and that's about it. At any rate, if I get time, I may check out those anime's but, no promises. Thanks for the review!
Okami Princess: Yep, Red Archfiend Dragon has come out. Heh, other dragons, never know. The combo between Seto and Jaden was good. I figured Jaden at least tried to help out one of his partners, in which Seto managed to save his own dragons. Lol, yes, I suppose he has gotten better with teamwork. Thanks for the review!
The Duelist of Dawn: So true, the good guys aren't looking so hot while Gozaburo loses a few points here and there. Heh, never know how this will end. Thanks for the review!
Well, that's it for the reviews. Thanks to all four of you for them. I really appreciate them. I know, I say that frequently, but I do truly enjoy reading them. It is always fun to find out what everyone is thinking about the story.
Anyways, I'm done for today. I hope you all like this chapter. Enjoy!
Duel Stats:
Life Points:
Jaden: 7300
Seto: 1800
Marie: 7700
Yugi: 7400
Illidan: 3400
Gozaburo: 17900
Monsters on the field:
Jaden: Card Trooper (400/400) (d)
Seto: Blue-Eyes White Dragon (3000/2500) (x 3)
Marie: FD (d)
Yugi: Big Shield Guardna (100/2600) (d)
Illidan: Silent Magician LV4 (1000/1000) (0 sc) (d)
Gozaburo: Red Archfiend Dragon (3000/2000)
Spell/Trap on the field:
Jaden: None
Seto: FD
Marie: FD
Yugi: FD
Illidan: FD
Gozaburo: Tuner Calling (s), Azure Corona – The First Rift (s) (4 sc), Power Zone (fs), Blitz Renewal (t), Twilight Corona – The Second Rift (s) (0 sc), FD
Number of cards in hand:
Jaden: 1
Seto: 0
Marie: 0
Yugi: 2
Illidan: 0
Gozaburo: 2
Number of monsters on the field:
Jaden: 1
Seto: 3
Marie: 1
Yugi: 0
Illidan: 0
Gozaburo: 1
Number of face down spell/trap:
Jaden: 0
Seto: 1
Marie: 1
Yugi: 1
Illidan: 1
Gozaburo: 0
Turns since Seto activated Card of Demise: 0
Chapter 52
Sneering while drawing, the robed duelist darkly laughed as the five duelists were struck by black blasts of dark energy. Their life points slowly drained away while his own increased. Before he could continue, the small white mage before the brown haired duelist glowed with a light white aura.
"When you draw a card, my Silent Magician's effect goes off." Illidan quietly remarked while recovering from the blast. "He gains one Spell Counter each time you draw, and for each counter, he gains 500 attack points (1000 + 500 = 1500/1000)."
Shrugging, the robed duelist turned the card he had just drawn towards the five, saying "I begin by activating the spell Assault Teleport. Thanks to this card, I'm allowed to return one '/Assault Mode' monster from my hand to my deck. I shuffle and then draw two new cards."
Showing a card from his hand, the robed duelist smirked. "This is Hyper Psychic Blaster/Assault Mode, which obviously qualifies."
Pulling his deck out, the robed duelist slowly shuffled the card in and finally finished. Placing his deck back, he drew two new cards and smirked. While readying to play, the robed duelist saw the white mage's body glowed to life while increasing in power (2000/1000).
Ignoring the small mage, the robed duelist smartly said "I play Changeling (0/0) to the field."
Forming onto the field instantly was the bronze colored orb of ooze.
"Next, for Tuner Calling, I special summon Arcane Apprentice (1000/400)."
Materializing immediately was a purple and golden robed sorcerer that was covered from head to toe, with exception of his purple skinned hands. The golden parts of his robes were on the bottom half of his body while the dark purple half covered his waist up. Covering his head was a dark purple cone shaped hat, which revealed red eyes peeking out from the shadows of his face. In his right hand, he held a purple rod.
"Now I transform Changeling into one of your monsters. My choice this time is Marie's Guardian Angel Joan!"
Morphing and transforming, the bronzed creature reformed till it took the shape of the pink skinned fairy wearing a white dress.
"And then, I begin a Synchro Summon, so I merge Joan with Arcane Apprentice to create Hyper Psychic Blaster (3000/2500)!"
Forming a pair of spheres, the two creatures began swirling together till finally the met one another and caused a brilliant white light to form onto the field. Stepping out of the light was a silver armored creature with a single teal colored electric eye and a striped line of teal running along it's body. On the creature's back was a pair of wings that were metallic and folded up. In each of the gray creature's hands was a blaster, with one being black in it's right hand while the left one was gray. Both had wires hanging off of them that led back to the creature's waist and plugged into it's body.
"Whenever Arcane Apprentice goes to the Graveyard due to a Synchro Summon, I can add the card known as Assault Mode Activate to my hand from my deck."
Pulling his deck out and sifting through it, the robed duelist finally found the card he desired and placed it within his left hand. Returning his deck, he smirked, saying "Time to have a little fun. For interfering in my business last turn Jaden, I'll let you get introduced to Hyper Psychic Blaster. Go, attack his pathetic tin can with Psycho Beam!"
Taking aim, the silver warrior fired both blasters, causing a teal colored beam to erupt from both barrels. The beams slammed into the small red robot, making it explode instantly. Instead of stopping at that, the twin beams went onwards and slammed into the young duelist, causing him to cry out in pain before falling to one knee.
"I forgot to mention the nasty side effect of my Hyper Psychic Blaster. He has a Trample Damage effect, but there is more. The damage you take from his Trample effect is added to my life points, meaning I gain 2600 life points now. And then there is the fact that you added a counter to Azure Corona by letting your monster be destroyed, but that's not the worst of it. The worst part is you lose another 400 life points thanks to Power Zone while I gain another 400 life points due to Blitz Renewal!"
Streaking from the sky and striking the already weakened young duelist was a bolt of lightning, causing him to scream out in more pain before falling forward and landing face down on the ground.
Laughing maniacally, the robed duelist began to continue on, only to hear a muffled voice mumble "That hurt, but I get to use my monster's effect."
Slowly getting up onto his hands and knees while panting heavily, the young duelist whimpered lightly but forced himself up onto his feet once more. "When destroyed, Card Trooper's effect lets me draw a card."
Watching the young duelist draw, Gozaburo shrugged, saying "No matter. Now then, I'll have my Red Dragon Archfiend direct attack you!"
Roaring loudly, the black and red dragon opened it's jaws, readying itself for a strike. In a single motion, the dragon spat out a red fireball at the wide opened young duelist.
"I don't think so, Gozaburo!" Jaden declared. "I remove Necro Guardna from my Graveyard in order to negate your attack."
Glowing to life, the young duelist's Graveyard pushed out the selected monster card into his awaiting hand. Forming before him in a flash was a warrior dressed in grey, maroon, and black armor. The warrior had long white hair that fell to his knees in length, with his armor being spiked, and seemingly built to catch attacks. In a single motion, he threw himself before the young duelist and crossed his arms. The fireball slammed into him, causing the warrior to grunt out, but after a moment, the fireball finally died down, leaving the warrior standing for a moment before vanishing.
Shrugging, the robed duelist calmly said "Oh well, I'll just place one face down card and end my turn, meaning Changeling returns to my hand." (Jaden = 3900, Seto = 1400, Marie = 7300, Yugi = 7000, Illidan = 3000; Gozaburo = 22900)
Finally calming his breathing, the young duelist glared at his opponent before drawing a card. Immediately, a blast of black energy slammed into his chest, making him cry out in pain once more. Clenching his right hand tightly, the young duelist looked at his new card and slightly smiled at it.
"I'll kick things off by summoning Elemental Hero Prisma (1700/1100)!"
Forming onto the field instantly, a warrior made of what looked like crystal that was mostly light blue with green on his chest, hips, and head. On the warrior's back was a pair of crystal wings.
"And next, I activate his special ability. By showing you a Fusion Type monster, I can send a Fusion Material monster from my deck that was listed in the Fusion Type monster."
Pulling his Fusion Deck out, the young duelist selected one of the cards and revealed it to the robed duelist, who couldn't help but gasp at the selection. "As you can see, this is Rainbow Neos, so now I can send either Elemental Hero Neos or Rainbow Dragon (4000/0) from my deck to the Grave. Since I'm holding Neos in my hand, my only choice is Rainbow Dragon, the very card that Jesse gave to me for this duel!"
Grabbing his deck, Jaden sifted through it till he found the declared card. Placing it into his Graveyard Slot, he smirked, saying "And now, until the end of my turn, Prisma's name is treated as the discarded card, which was Rainbow Dragon!"
Glowing brightly, the crystal armored monster began radiating a brilliant rainbow colored light, causing everyone to shield their eyes. The light soon died down, revealing a powerful white scaled dragon that had a long snake like body, huge white feather wings on the top part, a sharp spike sticking out the top of it's head and off the back of it's head, a pair of wings off the sides of it's head, and golden like pronged wings that didn't move. On the sides of the top part of the dragon were seven jewels.
"Not bad, but that won't stop me." Gozaburo commented.
"That may be, but now I play Polymerization, allowing me to fuse Elemental Hero Neos (2500/2000) with Rainbow Dragon, allowing me to call upon the mighty Rainbow Neos (4500/3000)!"
Appearing onto the field beside of the large white dragon immediately was the white muscular warrior with a slicked back horn. The two immediately swirled together, causing rainbow colored light to form onto the field.
Eyes widening, the robed duelist declared "It can't be!"
Unfazed, Jaden firmly replied "This fusion of friendship is going to help me conquer you once and for all!"
Slowly, the rainbow colored light died down as the frame of a large creature with massive wings formed. The light soon vanished, revealing a large white warrior with gold trim covering his body, golden jewels on almost all of his joints and on his head and chest, golden pointed shoulder pads, and large white feathered wings with four separate yellow pieces. On the creatures head were two purple feathered wings, one on each side. The eyes of the warrior were teal colored and what looked like a second set of eyes on the upper part of his head. Fully on the field, the warrior let out a massive cry and spread his wings, causing large currents of wind to spread over the field.
"You are no match for my monster. Rainbow Neos, take out his Hyper Psychic Blaster with Cosmic Radiance Crush!"
Pulling back it's massive right arm, the large white warrior's right fist began glowing with a brilliant rainbow colored glow. Throwing his arm forward, the warrior shot a stream of rainbow colored energy straight at the weaker white gun wielding creature.
Darkly chuckling, Gozaburo smugly remarked "Sorry Jaden, but it's not that easy. I reveal the trap called Scrap-Iron Scarecrow!"
Forming on the field before the gun wielding creature was a strange looking scarecrow made of a football helmet with a pair of broken goggles, a metal pole for arms and a midsection, along with two for legs. Tied around the neck of the scarecrow was a tattered white scarf. The rainbow colored blast only continued on, slamming heavily into the metallic scarecrow, but stopped. Slowly, the rainbow energy died down, revealing the gun totting creature was unharmed.
"What happened?" Jaden asked with an unsure voice.
Darkly chuckling, Gozaburo smugly replied "My Scrap-Iron Scarecrow happened. When you attacked, my card negated your monster's attack. Then I'm allowed to set this card once more instead of sending it to the Graveyard."
Growling with irritation, the young duelist grunted out "I end my turn." (Jaden = 3400, Seto = 1400, Marie = 7300, Yugi = 7000, Illidan = 3000; Gozaburo = 23400)
While drawing his card, pain flared through Seto's body as he weakly eyed his new card. His eyes immediately enlarged upon staring at it, drawing the attention of the others.
Impatient, Gozaburo irritably said "Are you going to play it or not?"
"You'll wish I hadn't." Seto smoothly remarked. Picking up two of his monster cards, he placed them quietly into his Graveyard before placing the other card he held onto his Duel Disk vertically.
"I sacrifice two of my dragons to summon Critius, the Legendary Knight (2800/2800)!"
Two of the white dragons instantly vanished, only to be replaced by a red armored knight who wore a black cape on his back. In his belt a sword sat strapped to his backside. The eyes of the knight were blue that appeared rather hardened.
Eyes widening at the appearance of the new monster, the robed duelist mumbled "So, they did come."
"You will pay for reviving the power of the Orichalcos!" Critius snarled. "That power was meant to remain sealed away, not to be revived!"
Darkly chuckling, Gozaburo coolly replied "I do as I please. If it is what I will, it will become reality. It doesn't matter if the three knights of Atlantis came to fight me or not. Either way, I will have what I want and what I want is The Great Leviathan revived."
"We'll see about that." Seto firmly remarked. "I'll end my turn at that. Just try and attack me!" (Jaden = 3400, Seto = 900, Marie = 7300, Yugi = 7000, Illidan = 3000; Gozaburo = 23900)
Picking up her card, the female duelist was slammed in the chest by a blast of black energy, sending her sliding backwards a few feet. Recovering, Marie cast her fierce brown eyes at the robed duelist, who smirked at her. Eyeing the card in her hand, she smirked in return and slowly slid it into an empty Spell/Trap Slot.
"You're about to lose whatever plan you had, Gozaburo." Marie commented. "I activate the spell Mystical Space Typhoon! Thanks to this card, I can destroy one spell or trap on the field. I could take out that annoying Scrap-Iron Scarecrow, but I have a much better plan in mind."
Pointing her finger at the robed duelist's cards before him, she moved her finger to point straight at one of the spell cards. "I'm going to destroy your Azure Corona! And when it goes, so does you Twilight Corona!"
Before the robed duelist could counter her words, a powerful spiraling tornado slammed into the selected spell card, shattering it instantly. A moment passed before the card next to it shattered also.
Seeing the anger and frustration on her opponent's face, the female duelist smugly said "I end my turn at that." (Jaden = 3400, Seto = 900, Marie = 6800, Yugi = 7000, Illidan = 3000; Gozaburo = 24400)
Casting a small smile at the female duelist, Yugi drew his new card and eyed it momentarily before slapping it onto his Duel Disk horizontally. "I'll sacrifice Big Shield Guardna in order to summon Archfiend of Gilfer (2200/2500) in defense mode."
Vanishing in a swirl of flames, the black haired warrior disappeared from the field, only to make way for a blue and red skinned creature with sharp clawed feet that were bare, a long tail behind itself, a muscular torso with red wings sprouting from it's back, sharp ivory colored spikes sticking out from it's elbows, red wrist pads, and a red helmet that had a large slicked back spike on the back of it's head while the front had a single ivory horn jutting out. At last on the field, the creature took up a kneeling stance and crossed it's arms before it's chest.
"I believe that is enough. I end my turn." (Jaden = 3400, Seto = 900, Marie = 6800, Yugi = 7000, Illidan = 3000; Gozaburo = 24400)
"Now why on earth did Yugi play that monster? It's weaker than his Big Shield Guardna was and won't make much more of a difference." Jesse commented with a bewildered expression on his face.
Eyeing the red and blue monster, Syrus looked between Jesse and Zane, before saying "I bet it has an effect, hence why Yugi bothered."
"Indeed." Zane quietly remarked.
"Still, Jaden has the strongest monster on the field." Alexis piped up.
Nodding, Chazz commented "Yeah, by far. The others have powerful cards, but not nearly enough. Plus, without that set of spell cards dealing damage, the group should be safe."
"We can only hope." Zane murmured.
On the field, Illidan picked up a new card and eyed it for a moment. At last, he placed it into an empty Spell/Trap Slot, saying "I set this card and end my turn." (Jaden = 3400, Seto = 900, Marie = 6800, Yugi = 7000, Illidan = 3000; Gozaburo = 24400)
Sneering at the five duelists, the robed duelist drew his card deliberately slowly. At the same time, the white mage before the brown haired duelist glowed as it's strength went up (2000 + 500 = 2500/1000). Ignoring the mage and instead examining his new card, the robed duelist began darkly chuckling, saying "I think it's time I raised the stakes. I begin by placing one card face down. Up next, I'm activating the spell Emergency Provisions, allowing me to sacrifice any spell or trap cards and gain 1000 life points for it. I send Power Zone, along with Blitz Renewal to my Graveyard by this effect, meaning I gain 2000 life points. Since I am sending Blitz Renewal, I also lose 1000 life points for it's effect."
Immediately, the sky above the duel cleared somewhat, while the lone trap card on the field before the robed duelist vanished in a golden glow.
"And now, I activate the spell known as Card of Sanctity. Thanks to this card, we all draw till we hold six cards in our hands."
One by one, the six duelists began drawing cards, with the robed duelist picking up five and the others, with exception of the spike haired duelist who drew four cards, picked up six. At the same time, the white mage before the brown haired duelist glowed with a white aura once more, causing it's strength to increase yet again (2500 + 500 = 3000/1000). Paying no heed, Gozaburo looked over his new cards before sinisterly grinning.
"You will wish I had not drawn those cards. I activate the spell Quick Summon, allowing me to now have another Normal Summon. I use it to summon this, my Void Mercenary (1900/200)."
Forming onto the field instantly was a warrior clad in black armor that was so pitch black that it seemed to suck in the very light from around it. A crimson cross covered it's chest and shield ended in triangular tips on all ends was in his left hand. Finally, there appeared a sword at his waist that was obsidian in looks, though it was also obvious that it would not be brittle like the black volcanic glass. The creature rode upon a horse that was just as black, with it's size and shape adding to its intimidation factor.
"And now, Tuner Calling activates, meaning I can special summon this, another of my Dark Sphere's (100/100)."
Materializing onto the field instantly was the familiar dark sphere like creature that had no signs of life other than a swirling of the dark energy around itself.
"With Dark Sphere's summoning, I can return up to two of my Tuner Type monsters from my Graveyard. I choose to return my one Dark Sphere, along with Arcane Apprentice."
Holding his hand over his Graveyard Slot, the robed duelist waited patiently as the two monster cards slid out and into his awaiting hand. Silently, he shuffled them back into his deck and returned it to it's slot.
"Next I activate the spell card Premature Burial, allowing me to pay 800 life points in order to special summon a monster from my Graveyard. My choice is Krebons (1200/400)."
Instantly, the blue and yellow armored creature with white and blue gloves on it's hands reformed onto the field.
"Next, I activate the effect of Void Mercenary. By not attacking this turn, he can remove one monster on the field from play. My choice is Yugi's weakling Archfiend of Gilfer!"
Releasing a loud battle cry, the horseman ushered his horse forward into a full gallop. Nearing the blue and red skinned creature, the horseman slashed out at the kneeling creature. The sword of the horseman easily cut through the weaker creature, causing it to vanish in a flash of white light.
Darkly chuckling at the frustrated face of the spike haired duelist, the robed duelist selected one card from his hand and smugly remarked "It is time I showed you something truly fearful, but I must ask four of you a question first. Tell me, what did Yami do with the Egyptian God Cards?"
"He took them with him to the Realm of the Pharaoh." Jaden firmly spoke up.
Sighing lightly, the robed duelist grunted out "I figured as much. You see, upon being reborn into this world, I began searching for more power. I found the three Legendary Dragons, along with the former Egyptian God that is their fusion, buried here in Dark World. I kept them and eventually gave them to that demoness, Yubel, to use. Still, I continued to search for the Egyptian God Cards, for it was their power I desired to have. In the end, I searched eleven of the twelve dimensions for the cards. The twelfth is a dimension I cannot enter though."
"It is the Realm of the Pharaoh. Only a pharaoh of Egypt can enter that dimension, though even that isn't true, due that some pharaoh's are not allowed in. At any rate, I imagine that fool took those four cards with him into there, to ensure they wouldn't be stolen."
Cracking an evil smile, the robed duelist added "But still, I do not need them. You see, the Egyptian Gods even had darkness within them."
"Darkness within the Egyptian God?" Illidan repeated, if not questioned, with a frown gracing his features. "What do you mean by that?"
Smirking, the robed duelist nodded, saying "You see, when the Egyptian Gods were first born, they were nothing more than pieces of Anubis's soul. The very darkness of that Egyptian God was transferred into them also, thus they shared the same dark souls as Anubis."
"But then the pharaoh of Egypt back then discovered this. This was the same pharaoh who sealed away Anubis and dispersed his power to the three Egyptian Gods. Realizing the darkness remained, he performed another separation ritual. Using his immense power, the pharaoh drew the darkness out of the three Egyptian Gods and cast it aside. But that darkness didn't stay cast aside. No, it only created three new creatures, creatures that took all of the anger and hate of the three Egyptian Gods and used it as their own power."
Sneering, Gozaburo smugly said "Those monsters were known as the three Wicked Gods. They are the true darkness of the Egyptian God Cards. Each of them share similar characteristics as the creature that discarded it's darkness. And now, I believe it's time I revealed to you one of them so you can know true fear."
"Just go already. I grow tired of listening to you." Seto grumbled.
Darkly chuckling, the robed duelist picked a card from his hand and slapped it onto his Duel Disk, saying "Careful what you wish for fool! I sacrifice Krebons, Dark Sphere, and Void Mercenary in order to summon the first of the three Wicked Gods, The Wicked Dreadroot (4000/4000)!"
One by one, the three creatures vanished from the field before the robed duelist. All at once, the sky darkened even more than before while brilliant white lightning flashed throughout the sky. Without warning, a massively large white bolt of energy slammed onto the field. Emerging from the lightning slowly was a pair of black skinned wings with white outer trim, followed by two massive arms that apparently had a large white bone on the outside of them, with ivory colored spikes sticking out from each elbow and two from the top of it's hand. The remainder of the two arms was green and extremely muscular. Slowly, the waist of the creature was revealed to be rather muscular with similar looking legs. At last, the creature's head was revealed, seemingly encapsulated within a white bone helmet that appeared to demonic horns, with a dark green face. Fully onto the field at last, the creature released a mighty howl, causing the wind to immediately gust across the field and pound against the opposing monsters.
Staring at the green and white creature on the field, all five duelists' eyes were wide and full of shock. Calming himself, Illidan ground out "It's almost a direct opposite of Obelisk the Tormentor…"
"That is correct, Illidan." Gozaburo commented, earning the five's attention once more. "The Wicked Dreadroot is the darkness that was cast from Obelisk the Tormentor. And now, that very darkness of an Egyptian God shall destroy all of you!"
"I don't think so." Jaden bluntly called out. "Did you forget, my Rainbow Neos has the advantage over that thing?"
Darkly chuckling, the robed duelist glanced over at the towering white and green monster, whose eyes suddenly began to glow a dark red color. All at once, all of the monsters, with exception of the green and white creature, began glowing with a red aura, instantly seemingly weakening them.
"What happened!?" Illidan exclaimed while looking at his white mage.
Once more chuckling, Gozaburo slowly said "Dreadroot's effect just took place. It cuts all monsters' attack and defense points in half that are on the field, other than his own points of course. That means each of our monsters are now half of what they once were (3000 / 2 = 1500/2000 / 2 = 1000) (3000 / 2 = 1500/2500 / 2 = 1250) (4500 / 2 = 2250/3000 / 2 = 1500) (3000 / 2 = 1500/2500 / 2 = 1250) (2800 / 2 = 1400/2800 / 2 = 1400) (3000 / 2 = 1500/1000 / 2 = 500)."
Staring at their monsters, all of the group could not help but suppress their frustration. Seeing this, the robed duelist began laughing manically, asking "Is the reality of the situation finally setting in? You fools should know I wouldn't have accepted a five on one duel unless I knew what I was doing!"
"We will still win." Illidan firmly remarked.
Sneering at the brown haired duelist, Gozaburo smugly replied "If you wish to believe in false hope, go ahead. In the meantime, I shall show you the true darkness, for my next card is as old as time itself, and yet more powerful than anything else in all twelve dimensions."
Recognizing the words that the robed duelist spoke, Yugi's eyes widened in shock while he whispered "No… It can't be…"
Knowing what his friend had said, the brown haired duelist couldn't help but lowly growl to himself. "This is bad! Once he plays that card, things will only grow more difficult for us, and possibly impossible for us to win. I can only hope that we're capable of defeating him."
Seeing the shock and dismay in four of the five duelists' faces, Gozaburo coolly said "The time has come to destroy all of you with this card. Now prepared for your fate to be sealed! I activate The Seal of Orichalcos!"
Jamming the card into his field spell slot, the robed duelist burst out into fits of dark maniacal laughter as a beam of green light shot into the sky. Immediately, a green circle with odd runic letters within it began spinning downwards towards the ground. Touching down at last, the green circle glowed brightly, seemingly creating a barrier around the group. Slowly, a six pointed star began forming on the field while the robed duelist's forehead began to glow with a green light. The glow slowly faded, revealing a small circle with the same six pointed star.
"Welcome to the darkness, for soon, you shall remain here, forever."