Hello once more everyone. Well, last week was fun. My mate, stepbrother, and myself went to the theater last Saturday to watch the new Star Trek movie. I really didn't want to go. Just looking at the previews made it seem like it was going to be just a movie I didn't want to see. Like I thought it would ruin the whole concept of Star Trek for that time period it's set in, much like how Enterprise did. Still, I went for my mate (the things I do sometimes, lol). After seeing the movie, I came to like it. They really didn't tarnish the name of the series with this movie, so I was satisfied, plus I did enjoy it. Lol, on the other hand, my mate said it was the best and the worst movie of the series. How it can be both, I don't know, lol, but she said it was. She's a huge Trekky fan, while I'm a semi-fan. She just got hung up on how things turned out and how they messed up the certain parts of the series at that time period, like there was no Romulans back then and a few other things. But oh well, it was fun. Sunday, we went and saw my mate's family, which was fun for the most part, though I slept part of it, lol. The rest of this week was fun. I saw my grandparents yesterday and helped my grandmother out some. Lol, my grandfather and I spent a little time together, though he brought up the subject of an outhouse. How that came about, I'm not sure. Anyways, he's doing well as usual. He's being a bit picky on what he eats anymore, plus he was a bit grouchy when I helped him scoot up in bed. Not sure what was up with the later, but oh well. Other than that, life is just peachy.
Writing wise, I didn't get much done this week. I've been swamped with a new project at work, which is really slowing down the writing process. Then when I'm home, I don't feel like writing, and if I do, I get a few paragraphs wrote and I'm done, lol. But I did write it out in my head, so I know that much. That's not helpful to you all, but it is to me. Usually by now, I have that done, but not this time for some reason. I guess due that I have 2-5 stories floating around in my mind at this moment. Lol, 2 for Inuyasha, this story, and a set of possible Bleach and Naruto fics. So many ideas, just not enough of me to do them all, hehe.
Moving alone, it's once more time. That's right, review time!
The Rainwalker: Hey once more. Yeah, there was some flooding in WV, but it was to the southern part of the state, mostly where my step mom's family lives. No worries though, they live on a hill, so they were fine. Most of my family lives in the central to northern part of the state, so we're alright. Honestly, where I live, there was really no damage. Lots of water, but no damage. Cool about the Writer's Digest. Good for you that you're getting something done, lol. Yep, Jaden is now gone, leaving the others to fend for themselves. Yeah, I thought Gozaburo using Yubel to take Jaden down was kind of a sad way for the pair to part ways. After all, Gozaburo couldn't just let Jaden go without mentally harming him. True, the chapters have been growing more and more dark, and to be honest, things will only get worse in the end, probably, hehe. Yeah, that would suck to be in the dark when you're legally blind. Just normally being in the dark semi-sucks. I have reasonable night vision, but not the best. Yeah, unfortunately, just getting chapters done is semi hard at times. I've always liked to be consistent, but at times, it's hard, much like recently. I'm trying still though, so we'll see how that goes. Lol, yeah, Blackberries are interesting. Good thing I don't have one, lol. I do like my iPod touch though, although the keyboard is so small and my fingers are too fat, lol. Heh, don't worry about feeling Neanderthal at times. I kind of do myself. Oh yeah, that reminds me, can you send me an email or give me your email address so I can send you the info on where I get the card research? I forgot last time that you do anonymous reviews, so I couldn't do it. I'd appreciate it. Thanks for the review!
Supreme-Chaos-Angel: Yeppers, lol. Jaden is gone, hehe. Actually, I don't think he had any life points left. I had to recalculate it several times to make sure because on the first pass through, I was off like by 150 points. The second time through, he had less than 0, so I took that one. I had forgotten the Battle Damage, lol. Anyways, I'm fairly certain I got it right, but I can run the numbers again I suppose. Yeah, I wanted to add some serious drama/sadness for having Yubel finish Jaden off in that battle. That one would top it all I'd have to say, hehe. Yes, the Wicked Gods are using their real effects from the game, not any show, though I've yet to find them in a show. Really, I hadn't heard of them till ardee brought them to my attention. So true about the Critius thing. His effect, which is to remove a trap from play from a Graveyard wouldn't have helped Seto really. There had been no traps that he could have used to save himself. So true about Yubel and Avatar. Both are almost indestructible. Avatar is always the strongest monster on the field, then Yubel just bounces anything fired at her back. So hard to compete with that. Don't worry about Yubel's other forms. Gozaburo officially doesn't have them. I thought about giving them to him, but that would be like pointless, especially if he didn't have Yubel herself to start with. I'm working on the updating thing, but unfortunately, it's slow when you don't write much, lol. I'll try though. True, the chapters have been too short. Originally, I wanted to release 10k word chapters, but ardee and I talked it over and decided to keep it at the 4-5k word mark. Still, much longer and I may change it up to 10k. We'll see. Thanks for the review!
Thank you, both of you, for your reviews. They were really appreciated. And to anyone who wishes to review, but don't want to due that you're afraid of my reaction, don't worry about it. I find just reviewing and saying what you really feel always helps the writer, be it good or bad. I appreciate both good and bad criticism, so do feel free to send it.
Anyways, I'm out for the long weekend. Maybe I'll get something done. Doubtful since tomorrow I'm going to see Terminator Salvation, and tonight I'm off to see a coworker's play. Oh well, time will tell. Enjoy!
Duel Stats
Life Points:
Marie: 6800
Yugi: 7000
Illidan: 3000
Gozaburo: 13100
Monsters on the field:
Marie: Nurse Reficule the Fallen One (1400/600) (d), Watapon (200/300) (d)
Yugi: Queen's Knight (1500/1600) (d), Watapon (200/300) (d)
Illidan: Breaker the Magical Warrior (1600/1000)
Gozaburo: Drawing Tokens (100 + 500 = 600/100) x 2 (2 on the back row), The Wicked Avatar (1600 + 100 + 500 = 2200/1000 + 100 = 1100), Yubel (0 + 500 = 500/0)
Spell/Trap on the field:
Marie: None
Yugi: None
Illidan: FD
Gozaburo: Power Struggle (s), FD
Number of cards in hand:
Marie: 5
Yugi: 5
Illidan: 6
Gozaburo: 2
Number of monsters on the field:
Marie: 2
Yugi: 2
Illidan: 1
Gozaburo: 4
Number of face down spell/trap:
Marie: 0
Yugi: 0
Illidan: 1
Gozaburo: 1
Turns since Gozaburo activated Card of Demise: 1
Chapter 56
Picking up a new card, Marie eyed it warily for a moment before slapping it horizontally onto her Duel Disk. "I summon Nova Summoner (1400/800) in defense mode."
Appearing in a rainbow aura was a strange ring like orange and striped monster with bug like wings and a small green core. The creature lightly glowed with it's rainbow aura while crossing it's wings before it's body into a defensive position while a horizontal card image formed underneath of it's body.
"That's all for now." (Marie = 6800, Yugi = 7000, Illidan = 3000; Gozaburo = 13100)
Drawing a card, Yugi glanced at it before placing it into his left hand. Selecting a different card, he slapped it onto his Duel Disk horizontally, saying "I play Obnoxious Celtic Guardian (1400/1200) in defense mode."
Forming onto the field quickly was an elf warrior wearing brown long sleeved shirt, tan pants, a purple cape, and green and silver armor with a green helmet. In his right hand was a long broad sword that he used to defend himself while in the kneeling stance.
"Is that it?" Gozaburo taunted.
Growling lightly, the spike haired duelist grunted out "I'm done." (Marie = 6800, Yugi = 7000, Illidan = 3000; Gozaburo = 13100)
Snapping off a new card, Illidan eyed it hard for a moment, pondering over what he held. "If only I had another monster on the field… Oh well, I guess it's on to plan B, whatever that is."
"I think I'll set this monster on the field and switch Breaker into defense mode. That's all I have for now." (Marie = 6800, Yugi = 7000, Illidan = 3000; Gozaburo = 13100)
Sneering at the group of three, the robed duelist drew his new card and eyed it with a gleam of evil in his eye. "You fools will regret ever challenging me soon. I begin by revealing my trap card, Zero Sprite. When played, this card becomes an equip card for a monster and lowers that monster's attack points to zero. I equip it to Yubel (0/0) and now, I think it's time to show you fools the type of pain you're in for. Yubel, let's have some fun with Yugi's Queen's Knight."
Flinching at the sound of her name being called, the demoness slowly looked up at the pink armored knight. Her cheeks were still wet from her tears while her eyes appeared glassy also. Struggling to keep from responding to her commands, the demoness lost the fight as all three of her eyes glowed with a dark orange color. Trembling, the pink armored knight slowly rose to her feet while gripping her sword and shield tightly while her own eyes glowed with a dark orange color. Without warning, the female knight charged across the field and slashed out at the demoness, only to have a barrier of thorns on a vine take the hit instead. Striking the barrier, the knight watched in shock as the end of the vine raced across the field and encircled her master. Screaming out in pain as small cuts appeared on his body from the swirling thorn covered vine, the spike haired duelist let out a low growl of frustration as the pink armored knight returned before him.
"I'm far from through with you, Yugi." Gozaburo smartly remarked. "Yubel, attack that knight again!"
Once again, the demoness's eyes began glowing with a dark orange color, forcing the female knight to her feet. Rushing across the field, the knight slashed out at the female demon like before, only to once again have her attack stopped by a barrier of thorn covered vines. Moving past the pink armored knight, the end of the vine encircled the spike haired duelist once more and cut him up like before. Crying out from the damage inflicted, the spike haired duelist trembled as the vines retreated, leaving him weakly standing while his knight returned to her protective position before him.
"That was fun, wasn't it Yugi? But don't worry, I won't harm you anymore. No, Marie, you are my next target! Blast her pathetic Reficule with Crushing Darkness my Wicked Avatar!"
Glowing with a dark black aura, the black sphere suddenly began forcing the aura to concentrate on a central point. Suddenly, the central point released a stream of dark black energy that slammed heavily into the bandaged creature before the female duelist. The blast easily smashed through the weaker creature and continued on and struck the female duelist with great force, making her cry out in pain. Slowly, the blast subsided, revealing a weakened form of the female duelist. After a moment, she fell to one knee, panting heavily while sweat streaked down the sides of her face.
Darkly chuckling at the state of the two attacked duelists, Gozaburo smugly said "It looks like neither of you two will last much longer. Soon both of you shall fall, leaving only Illidan and myself to face off. Once that is the case, the two of us shall settle things at long last."
"If you want to fight me Gozaburo, come fight me! Quit using my friends to get to me!" Illidan snarled.
Ignoring the comment, the robed duelist selected a card in his hand and placed it into an empty Spell/Trap Slot, saying "I think I'll place this card face down and end my turn. Since it's the end of my turn, I sacrifice another of my tokens to Yubel. Now go, if you can." (Marie = 5400, Yugi = 3800, Illidan = 3000; Gozaburo = 13100)
Drawing her new card, Marie cracked a smile and smartly said "You're going to pay for what you've done to the others, Gozaburo. I sacrifice both Watapon and Nova Summoner in order to play Splendid Venus (2800/2400)!"
Vanishing from the field in a glow of golden light, the small pink powder puff and the rainbow ring creatures disappeared as a new golden glowing figure appeared. The figure was a powerful four white winged female angel with glowing golden skin showing from her face and hands. She wore a set of golden robes that covered her entire body, that had jewels around her sleeves, shoulders, and chest area. On her shoulders sat a set of matching golden armor that fell to just below her chest. In her left hand, she held a long golden staff that had a large circular like shape at the top and a single red jewel in the center of the staff. Her head was covered by a helmet with two white wings that fluttered out to the side, with three points that formed a top her head.
"Why thank you for summoning a strong monster, Marie." Gozaburo smartly commented. "It's strength now feeds Avatar's (2800 + 600 = 3400/2500)."
Smirking, Marie replied "Not quite. You see, while on the field, Splendid Venus lowers the attack and defense points of all Non-Fairy Type monsters by 500 points. That means all the monsters on the field but Yugi's Watapon and my Venus lose 500 points (3400 – 500 = 2900/2500 – 500 = 2000) (1500 – 500 = 1000/1600 – 500 = 1100) (1400 – 500 = 900/1200 – 500 = 700) (1600 – 500 = 1100/1000 – 500 = 500)!"
One by one, the four monsters on the field began glowing with a dark red aura while their strength seemed to flee from them.
"That accomplished nothing, you fool." Gozaburo quipped. "You just gave me a large target to attack on my next turn with Yubel and Avatar."
Not seemingly affected by the robed duelist's words, the female duelist calmly replied "Alone, my monster doesn't have the strength to take on your monsters. But that'll change once I activate this equip spell called…"
"You cannot activate any spell or trap cards until the end of your turn due to Avatar, or did you forget?" the robed duelist declared.
"Oh, I didn't forget, but there is something you should know about Venus. While she's on the field, the activation and effect of my spell and trap cards cannot be negated. Obviously, Avatar is negating the activation of all of our spell and traps, so Venus just gave me some help in bringing them back a turn earlier. Now then, I activate the equip spell called Rainbow Veil, and equip it to Splendid Venus."
Without warning, a glowing rainbow colored aura began forming around the golden skinned angel. Seemingly embracing the aura, she turned her gaze towards the robed duelist with a grim look on her face.
Pointing at the female demon before the robed duelist, Marie called out "Venus, attack Yubel with Shining Staff Strike! I'm sorry to do this to you Yubel, but we must win to save Jaden!"
Watching the golden skinned fairy with the rainbow aura surrounding itself prepare to attack the female demon, Gozaburo asked "Why are you attacking Yubel? You'll only harm yourself if you do so, or have you forgotten?"
"Not at all, but you seem to have forgotten what I have equipped to Venus. You see, the effect of Rainbow Veil negates the special abilities of an opponent's monster during the Battle Phase. That means Yubel is an easy target to deal you some Battle Damage!"
Gasping in shock, the robed duelist could say nothing while the golden skinned fairy raced towards the demoness. With only ten feet between the two, the demoness called up her usual barrier of thorn covered vines to protect herself. Striking the vines, the angel cut through them and pushed onwards towards the surprised female demon. Reaching her, the angel slammed the butt end of her staff into her chest, making the demoness cry out in pain and grip the place where the staff had hit. Moving past the female demon, the angel continued onwards and struck the robed duelist hard with her staff in a horizontal swing, causing him to scream out in pain from the strike.
Watching the robed duelist growl lowly while clutching his chest, the female duelist slid a card into one of her empty Spell/Trap Slots, saying "I place this face down and end. I think you've had enough, for now." (Marie = 5400, Yugi = 3800, Illidan = 3000; Gozaburo = 10300)
Drawing a new card and eyeing it for a moment, the spike haired duelist slapped the card onto his Duel Disk while picking the other two up and depositing them into his Graveyard Slot. With a small smirk, Yugi boldly said "I sacrifice both my Obnoxious Celtic Guardian and Queen's Knight in order to summon this mighty creature! Rise up now, Timeaus, the Legendary Knight (2800 – 500 = 2300/2800 – 500 = 2300)!"
Both the elf warrior and the pink armored warrior vanished in a flash of light, only to be replaced by a single warrior dressed in green armor with a sword in it's sheath on his backside, a long flowing black cape, and a helmet on his head. Tufts of blonde bangs poked out from under his helmet, while a visibly slash scar covered his right eye, which he kept closed. His other violet colored eye was open and seemed focused on the robed duelist across the field.
"So, you've decided to make an appearance as well, eh Timeaus?" Gozaburo questioned.
Remaining quiet for a moment, the green armored knight calmly spoke up, saying "You will pay for your crimes, Gozaburo Kaiba. Reviving The Seal of Orichalcos was a foolish mistake. Like Dartz, you have allowed the darkness of it to take control of your soul. You're nothing more than it's puppet."
Letting out a loud, maniacal laugh, the robed duelist pointed an accusing finger at the knight and replied "Just like Critius, you assume too much. The Seal doesn't control me, for I control it. Very soon, I shall use all of it's power to resurrect The Great Leviathan, and once I do that, nothing in this dimension, or any other for that matter, can stop me!"
"I will stop you. I cannot allow you to spill anymore innocent blood."
In a cool tone, the robed duelist replied "You will try, but fail, just like Critius."
"We'll see." Yugi remarked. "In the meantime, I end my turn." (Marie = 5400, Yugi = 3800, Illidan = 3000; Gozaburo = 10300)
Picking up a new card, Illidan smirked and smartly said "Looks like today just isn't your day, Gozaburo. I first flip my face down monster, which is Dekoichi the Battlechanted Locomotive (1400 – 500 = 900/1000 – 500 = 500)."
Appearing onto the field in a cloud of dark black coal smoke that was pouring out from it's chimney was a black steam engine with an evil, but strange, looking face painted on the front that had fangs poking out of it's mouth and evil looking eyes.
"As you might remember, when flipped up, Dekoichi allows me to draw one new card."
Snapping off a new card, the brown haired duelist placed the card into his left hand while selecting a different one from it. "Now I sacrifice both of them so I can summon a creature that none of you have ever seen before, and will shake your belief in how monsters are used! Go Light and Darkness Dragon (2800/2400)!"
In a flash, both the black locomotive and the maroon robed mage vanished from the field. A moment passed before a brilliant glow formed. From the glow, a massive roar erupted from it. Gradually, the glow died down, revealing a large dragon that appeared to be half black and half white, with the colors completely separated down the middle of the creature. The right side of it's body was ivory white, with a large white feathery wing sticking out it's back. The left side in contrast was midnight black with a stretched skin wing. Each side had a tail sticking out from the butt of the dragon, a pair of sharp clawed hands and feet, and a muscular set of legs. The head of the dragon had seven spikes that were swept backwards, with half of one being white and the other side black. Once more, the dragon released a mighty roar before landing onto the ground before the brown haired duelist.
Sneering at the new dragon, the robed duelist smugly commented "Your dragon may have some power, but don't forget, Marie's creature will rob it of 500 of it's attack and defense points."
"True, but I have a way around that actually." Illidan remarked. "While on the field, whenever a spell, trap, or monster effect goes off, my dragon automatically drops 500 of it's attack and defense points in order to negate the activation of a card. This effect is not by choice, for my dragon does it without my consent. That means right now, my dragon is about to drop some points to protect itself from Marie's Venus (2800 – 500 = 2300/2400 – 500 = 1900)."
Growling lowly while the golden skinned angel began to send out an aura meant to weaken the black and white dragon, the dragon's strength weakened slightly as it's body was covered in a black and white aura, seemingly keeping the golden angel's red aura from harming it.
Seeing irritation washing over the robed duelist's face, the brown haired duelist smirked and called out "Forgive me Yubel for what I must do, but I must do what I can to save Jaden and the others. Light and Darkness Dragon, attack Yubel with Twilight Burst!"
"Have you lost it, Illidan?" Gozaburo questioned with confusion visibly on his face. "You know attacking Yubel will only damage yourself."
Watching his black and white dragon take to the air, the brown haired duelist was quick to quip back with "We'll find out soon enough, won't we."
Roaring loudly, the black and white dragon drew it's head back while opening it's maw. White and black swirling energy formed immediately as it brought it's head back down and fired a stream of the swirling energies. Watching the incoming attack, the demoness brought her thorn covered vine barrier up instantly to block the blast. Just as the blast hit the vines, the dragon suddenly began glowing with it's own black and white aura. Without warning, the blast passed through the barrier and slammed into the demoness, who released a mighty screech. The remainder of the blast continued on past her and struck the robed duelist, causing himself to scream out in pain.
"WHAT IS THIS!? YOUR DRAGON SHOULDN'T HAVE HARMED ME!"
Chuckling at the irate robed duelist, Illidan coolly replied "Remember, my dragon has a special ability to negate monster effects by dropping 500 attack and defense points (2300 – 500 = 1800/1900 – 500 = 1400). Since Yubel's effect just kicked in when I attacked, my dragon negated it, allowing the blast to continue on and strike you directly."
Selecting two cards from his left hand, the brown haired duelist calmly slid them into two empty Spell/Trap Slots and calmly said "I set these two cards face down and end my move." (Marie = 5400, Yugi = 3800, Illidan = 3000; Gozaburo = 8500)
Angrily drawing his new card, Gozaburo snarled out "I attack your pathetic dragon with Avatar! Blow it away with Crushing Darkness!"
Glowing with a dark black aura, the massive sphere began building up energy on a central point on it's surface. In a flash, the sphere released a stream of dark black energy at the white and black dragon.
"Sorry Gozaburo, but that's not happening." Illidan declared. "I play my face down spell, Untouchable! When activated, I must discard one card from my hand."
"Too bad your own dragon will negate that card, Illidan." Gozaburo smugly remarked. "After all, it's that weakling's effect."
Lightly chuckling, the brown haired duelist shook his head, saying "Actually, you're wrong there, Gozaburo. You see, my spell has a primary effect, which is it can't be negated by spell, trap, or monster effects."
Seething with irritation, the robed duelist fired back "It won't matter!"
"It will, actually. Now I just discard a card and am allowed to activate any spell or trap card on my field that can be used during this Phase, and it can't be negated. I play my second face down, Sakuretsu Armor!"
Forming on the large black and white dragon instantly was a set of dull gray armor with many spikes on it. The black stream of energy slammed into the black and white dragon a moment later, only to dissipate. Standing where the blast was, the black and white dragon took flight and charged towards the large black sphere. Opening it's maw, the dragon fired a stream of swirling black and white energy that bored through the black sphere with ease. Immediately, the large black sphere exploded, sending smoke and debris flying all over the field.
With the debris and smoke clearing, the large white and black dragon landed before the brown haired duelist. The dull gray armor vanished, leaving in it's original form.
Seeing a confused and angered robed duelist, Illidan calmly spoke up, saying "Whenever Sakuretsu Armor is played, the attacking monster is destroyed. So much for your seemingly invincible Wicked Avatar."
Growling loudly, the robed duelist snarled "You will pay for this! I set two cards face down and activate Yubel's effect. I sacrifice my final token to her, allowing her to remain on the field. I end my move!" (Marie = 5400, Yugi = 3800, Illidan = 3000; Gozaburo = 8500)
Picking up a new card, Marie eyed it for a moment before placing it within her left hand. "It's time to fight again! Splendid Venus, attack Yubel with Shining Staff Strike!"
Leaping into the air, the golden skinned angel began twirling her staff before her body. Bringing it to a stop, she began descending towards the female demon, whose barrier of thorn covered vines rose up. Without warning, the black and white dragon before the brown haired duelist began to lowly growl as it's strength decreased (1800 – 500 = 1300/1400 – 500 = 900).
Noticing what the dragon had done, the angel sliced through the vines and moved forward till she struck the demoness, making female demon cry out in pain. Finished with the demon, the angel moved on towards the robed duelist and struck him in a similar fashion, causing him to scream from the pain inflicted.
"I'll lay three face down cards and summon The Agent of Wisdom – Mercury (0/1700) in defense mode."
Materializing onto the field instantly was a green skinned angel with green feathered wings, and strange tattoos on it's shoulders and forehead. The angel wore a blue tunic with white pants, golden wrist bands, golden bands on it's forearms, and held a golden book in it's left hand. Stretching it's wings out, the angel took up a kneeling defense with it's right arm protecting it's body.
"I think that'll do it for me." (Marie = 5400, Yugi = 3800, Illidan = 3000; Gozaburo = 5700)
Drawing his new card, the spike haired duelist glanced over to his right at the brown haired duelist, only to receive a nod. Nodding in return, Yugi pointed at the female demon and called out "Timeaus, attack Yubel with Sword of Wisdom!"
"Wait, you know your monster can't attack Yubel!" Gozaburo bellowed.
Ignoring the robed duelist, Yugi called out "Go Timeaus!"
Racing across the field, the green armored warrior took to the air and brought his sword before his body. Watching this, the female demon called forth her thorn covered vines to create a barrier. Slamming his full weight into his sword, the knight struck the thorn covered barrier while releasing a heavy grunt.
Before the brown haired duelist, the black and white dragon let out a low growl as it's body glowed with a faint white and black aura, causing it's strength to reduce itself once more (1300 – 500 = 800/900 – 500 = 400). Immediately, the vines before the green warrior began breaking, allowing the knight to go crashing through them and slash the demoness, making her howl in pain.
Leaping away from the demoness, the green armored knight charged towards the stunned robed duelist and cried out "This is for Critius!"
Without hesitation, the knight slashed the robed duelist across the chest, making him scream as a blood sprayed into the air. Retreating back across the field, the knight smirked at the robed duelist as he began healing his wound.
"I see, so that's what is going on. Illidan's pathetic dragon has been running interference for both of you." Gozaburo grumbled.
"Correct, Gozaburo." Illidan commented.
Darkly chuckling, the robed duelist countered with "Too bad your dragon used up all of it's attack and defense points nearly. It now doesn't have enough defense points to use it's effect any longer."
"That may be, but with it as is, I can activate this card!" Yugi declared. "Go Monster Reborn, bring back a monster from Seto's Graveyard!"
Sneering at the spike haired duelist, the robed duelist smugly said "There is no monster in his Graveyard that can help you. You're wasting your time."
"Not quite, Gozaburo. You see, there is one monster that can help me in this duel. Now rise up once more, Critius, the Legendary Knight (2800 – 500 = 2300/2800 – 500 = 2300)!"
Instantly materializing onto the field was the familiar red armored knight with his black cape flapping in the wind created from his resurrection.
Drawing his sword, the knight turned his cold eyes towards the robed duelist, saying "I will avenge Seto by defeating you, Gozaburo Kaiba."
"We shall see, won't we." the robed duelist remarked.
Selecting a card from his hand, Yugi spoke up, saying "I set one card face down to end my move." (Marie = 5400, Yugi = 3800, Illidan = 3000; Gozaburo = 3400)
Grabbing a new card, Illidan placed the card into his left hand. Taking a glance over at his wife, he saw her nod and smiled. Sobering a bit, he quietly said "I'm sorry Yubel, but I must cause you more pain. Light and Darkness Dragon, attack with Twilight Burst!"
"Wait, attacking Yubel now is pointless!" Gozaburo roared. "Your dragon doesn't have enough points to negate her effect."
"Then we'll just have to see what happens, won't we?" Illidan mocked.
Roaring loudly, the black and white dragon took to the skies once more and drew back it's head as white and black energy began forming in it's open maw. Throwing it's head forward, the dragon launched a beam of swirling black and white energy at the demoness.
Pointing at her face down card on the far left, Marie called out "I play my spell The Reliable Guardian, which grants one monster 700 more defense points for this turn alone, and I'm using it on Illidan's dragon (800/400 + 700 = 1100)!"
Eyes widening when he saw the dragon's strength increase, the robed duelist couldn't help but gasp as the dragon's body began glowing with a white and black aura (800 – 500 = 300/1100 – 500 = 600). The blast coming from the dragon seemed to intensify as it sped towards the demoness. Watching the incoming attack, the demoness called forth her barrier made of thorn covered vines, only to see the beam go straight through and strike her. Gritting her teeth, the demoness stood her ground while the remainder of the blast struck the robed duelist, causing him to cry out in pain.
With his dragon landing, Illidan calmly said "I set a card face down to end my turn (300/0)." (Marie = 5400, Yugi = 3800, Illidan = 3000; Gozaburo = 3100)