Hey everyone! Well, the last week or so has been hectic at work. The project I'm on has started to take off, at long last, though it feels like it's lagging behind majorly to me, lol. Plus the two guys that are on the team are interesting. One is an old school ASP programmer, who doesn't work on the newer code that we have. The other is a new school type of person, who has brought in a lot of new technology, none of which any of us have really used before. Then there is me, just a guy who knows how to code as of right now, but not much in the new technology. The fun really begins when we started the tasks, with me not being told what to do really, so I've been guessing on my own. Bah, I kind of wish I wasn't on this project, but overall, I am learning. It's just dealing with both teammates that is more interesting, especially since the newer technology guy is pushing all this newer stuff off on me. Meh, that's irritating, especially since I have no clue how to do it and he was the one that did. (/sighs\) Anyways, life wise, things are about normal. My poor mate, she didn't get that job she applied for, which really sucks. Still, she's optimistic in finding something else, which is good. And on top of everything, it's hay season again. Only problem is, we can't start due to the weather, lol. That's a major irritation, especially since my dad will be gone from the 19th to the 30th. If we don't get it up before then, the hay will pretty much be dead ripe, so joy. Oh yeah, I went to Terminator: Salvation this past weekend. Man, what a movie! I really enjoyed watching it. It was a movie that anyone should really go see.
Writing wise, I hit a major burst of writing this weekend and Monday. I was trying to make up for missing last week, so I did a lot of work Monday and yesterday. This story is looking close to finished. My last estimation was 3-4 chapters after this one, so the end is near, which is sad, but at the same time, a relief. And before anyone asks, no, there will not be a sequel. I know there are many disappointments there, but that's how it is, lol.
Moving along, time for reviews!
Supreme-Chaos-Angel: Glad you liked the fact it was a more technical chapter. So true, the effects of several monsters is hard to sort out. Some trump others and so on. Yeah, Yubel is taking a beating from the gang, but she's all he has to defend himself, so they have to attack her. True, the gang is a bit guilty for attacking her, but to defeat Gozaburo and save her, they have to harm her. Nah, the story wasn't done, lol. Happy birthday btw. This story will be reaching it's ending in the next 3-4 chapters. Thanks for the review!
The Rainwalker: Hey again! So true about Mother Nature not something to laugh at really. Lol, all good about not being registered on the site. I don't mind anonymous reviews actually. I don't think anyone will be sued, so no worries. So true about making communications much easier. Btw, I got your email. The Star Trek movie was pretty good. I saw Terminator: Salvation this past weekend, which I loved. Eh, I'm not really into the whole Angels and Demons movie genre. Really, I didn't even like the Davinchi Code either. Anyways, yep, Gozaburo is about out of life points. Light and Darkness Dragon is an actual card that came out a while back. It's pretty powerful, but also a costly card too. Plus it can't be special summoned, which kind of sucks. Yes, Yubel is in a bad place at the moment. She is open to attacks nonstop it seems. Heh, true, Critius is back, so things should become interesting. True, can't get your hopes up too high with Gozaburo still around. Cool about the blog things. I may check on the thing from Youtube sometime when I get a chance. Lol, nice stampede. (/Glances over shoulder to see a fuming mate.\) Uh, you may want to run, like really, really fast before she gets you. Thanks for the review!
Well, that's it for the reviews once more. Thanks to both of you for your continued reviews. I really appreciate it.
At any rate, I'm done. Till next time, enjoy!
Duel Stats:
Life Points:
Marie: 5400
Yugi: 3800
Illidan: 3000
Gozaburo: 3100
Monsters on the field:
Marie: Splendid Venus (2800/2400), The Agent of Wisdom – Mercury (0/1700) (d)
Yugi: Watapon (200/300) (d), Timeaus, the Legendary Knight (2800 – 500 = 2300/2800 – 500 = 2300), Critius, the Legendary Knight (2800 – 500 = 2300/2800 – 500 = 2300)
Illidan: Light and Darkness Dragon (300/0)
Gozaburo: Yubel (0/0)
Spell/Trap on the field:
Marie: Rainbow Veil (s), FD x 3
Yugi: FD
Illidan: FD
Gozaburo: Seal of Orichalcos (fs), Zero Sprite (t), FD x 3
Number of cards in hand:
Marie: 1
Yugi: 5
Illidan: 3
Gozaburo: 0
Number of monsters on the field:
Marie: 2
Yugi: 3
Illidan: 1
Gozaburo: 1
Number of face down spell/trap:
Marie: 3
Yugi: 1
Illidan: 1
Gozaburo: 3
Turns since Gozaburo activated Card of Demise: 3
Chapter 57
Casting a fierce glare at the three duelists across the field from him, Gozaburo snapped off his top card and glanced at it, only causing a cruel smirk to play upon his lips. Darkly chuckling, he slid the card into one of his empty Spell/Trap Slots, saying "You three shall pay for your insolence in a moment. I play the spell card known simply as Wicked Resurrection! Thanks to this spell, I'm allowed to special summon one randomly chosen Wicked God from my Graveyard each turn, but it remains on the field for only my turn. Plus, it deals no Battle Damage, but my opponent is dealt damage equal to their destroyed monster's attack points."
"Wait, I thought you said your Wicked Gods couldn't be special summoned!?" Yugi protested.
Chuckling darkly once more, the robed duelist coolly replied "That is normally true, but this card allows me to negate that particular effect for all of my Wicked Gods. Now then, let's see which Wicked God shall return to devastate your group."
Glowing to life, the robed duelist's Graveyard Slot shot a beam of white light out. A moment passed before the light dimmed and a card slid out. Picking up the card, Gozaburo began to once more darkly chuckle, which quickly escalated into a full all out maniacal laugh.
"The Wicked God chosen is The Wicked Avatar (?/?)!"
Forming in the sky above the dueling field immediately was a large solid black sphere with a glossy finish. A loud roar poured out from the sphere, seemingly shaking the ground the group stood on.
"Now that my Wicked Avatar is back on the field, it's attack points are to be determined. From what I can tell, Marie has the strongest monster, so Avatar gains 100 points more than her monster (2800 + 100 = 2900/2400 + 100 = 2500)."
Glowing with a dark black aura, a small roar was heard pouring out of the sphere while it's strength increased.
Pointing at the weakened black and white dragon, Gozaburo coldly said "Your dragon caused me a great deal of grief, Illidan, so I think it's only fair to take it out first. Destroy it with Crushing Darkness my mighty Avatar!"
Just as dark black energy began pooling in the center of the sphere, two cards before the female duelist rose up, causing the sphere to rotate towards her.
"Not happening, Gozaburo, because I play my trap, Shift! Not only that, but I chain the spell Tyrant's Rise! With this spell, I sacrifice two monsters on my field, so Splendid Venus and The Agent of Wisdom – Mercury. Now that I'm doing this, I can special summon my Tyrant Dragon (2900/2500) from my deck!"
Both the golden and green skinned angels vanished from the field in a flash of light. Taking their place a moment later was a large dark orange dragon, with massive wings, powerful claws, sharp fangs, a strange skin hood around it's face, and a strong tail. Staring across the field at it's opponents, the dragon released a mighty roar in an attempt to strike fear into their hearts, but seemingly failed.
"Next up, Shift's effect kicks in. It transfers the attack you're making to a monster on my field, and since I only have one monster on my field, that means your Wicked Avatar will have to battle with Tyrant Dragon!"
"Is that so?" Gozaburo mockingly asked. "Have you forgotten my Wicked God's special ability? Since you just summoned your dragon, Avatar gets stronger (2900 + 100 = 3000/2500 + 100 = 2600). Plus, thanks to your Splendid Venus being gone, all monsters regain 500 of their attack and defense points (3000 + 500 = 3500/2600) (2300 + 500 = 2800/2300 + 500 = 2800) (x 2)."
Watching all of the monsters' strength return, Marie coolly commented back "I'm not worried about it. Now, bring it on."
Sneering, the robed duelist called out "Go Avatar, blast Marie for her troubles! Crushing Darkness!"
Without any further delay, the pooled energy on the large black sphere was released in the form of a large black swirling stream and began racing towards the large dark orange dragon. Watching the incoming stream, the dark orange dragon seemed to not even flinch at the oncoming attack.
"Say goodbye to your Wicked Avatar, because I play my trap card, Tyrant's Rage!"
Eyes widening a fraction, Zane mumbled "That's the card she used to beat Zell when he controlled me…"
"She used it against me too when Yubel was controlling me." Jesse added.
"But can she beat Gozaburo with it?" Chazz questioned.
On the field, smirking confidently, Marie called out "To use this trap, I must first sacrifice half of my life points. Now that I've done that, my dragon scans the field for the strongest monster. Once found, that monster's attack points are added to my dragon's points. Since your Wicked Avatar is obviously the strongest, Tyrant Dragon's points increase by 3500 (2900 + 3500 = 6400/2500), giving him 6400 attack points, which is more than enough to finish off your Wicked God!"
Glowing with a brilliant orange aura, the large dark orange dragon roared loudly while it's strength increased greatly. Throwing it's head back and opening it's jaws, the dragon roared loudly once more while flames began to leak out of it's maw and lick it's lips. Flinging it's head back forward, the dragon launched a stream of searing hot flames at the oncoming black stream. The two streams met just past the middle of the field towards the dragon and locked together. A moment passed before the black stream began to fall back as the hot stream of flames pushed it backwards towards it's source. Without warning, the streams suddenly stopped moving and pushed back to the middle while the black stream seemed to increase it's power.
"What's going on!? Tyrant Dragon has the upper hand, yet it seems like your Wicked Avatar is getting stronger." Marie declared with confusion on her face.
Darkly chuckling, the robed duelist smugly replied "That's because it is. I told you once that Wicked Avatar is always the strongest monster on the field. That is due to it's effect. It is always at least 100 points stronger than the strongest monster on the field, even if you increase another monster's points. That means Wicked Avatar now has 7000 attack points, thanks to your own trap (6400 + 100 + 500 = 7000/2500 + 100 = 2600)."
Watching in shock, the female duelist couldn't help but suppress a gasp when the black stream of energy began to overtake her dragon's flames. Bowing her head slightly, she whispered "Then I've failed…"
"You have, and now you will vanish forever! Farewell, pathetic woman." Gozaburo smartly remarked.
All at once, the black stream began to race faster towards the dark orange dragon, which could do nothing but try and stop the blast coming at itself. Seeing this, the female duelist raised her head up to defiantly glare at the robed duelist. Just as the stream of black energy was about to strike the dark orange dragon, the brown haired duelist protectively moved before his wife with his back to the blast and spread his arms out to shield her.
"Illidan, what are you…"
Before she could finish, the stream of black energy blew away the dark orange dragon and slammed heavily into the brown haired duelist's back. He let out a heavy grunt while the blast ground against him till finally the stream let up and gave out. With the attack over, the brown haired duelist stood up straight, only to begin to fall forward into his wife, who held him up.
Staring into the face of her husband, Marie whispered "Why, why did you do that?"
"It was all I could do… I failed to protect you, agai…" Illidan quietly began, only to be stopped by his wife placing a single finger on his lips to silence him.
Shaking her head, she replied "It's not your fault that this happened. I was the one that took the chance to try and defeat Gozaburo, and it's my loss. Don't blame yourself for this."
Sadly smiling, she added "Please, don't give into the darkness because of my loss. I know that both Yugi and you can defeat Gozaburo together. If you two can do it, the others, Arya, and I will all return. So please, don't give in to the darkness."
Reaching out and holding onto his wife's hand, the brown haired duelist whispered "I promise, no matter what, I will save you and the others."
Weakly smiling while her body glowed with a dark orange aura, the female duelist cringed as her Duel Energy was drained away. The green circle the group stood on slowly encircled the pair and began to glow brilliantly. In a flash, the female duelist went limp in her husband's arms. Gently, the brown haired duelist laid his wife onto the ground while staring down at her.
"Foolish woman, did she really think she could stop me?" Gozaburo questioned aloud with sarcasm dripping in his voice. "At one time, I would never have done that, but that weakness is no longer a problem. I long ago got rid of my feelings for her."
Turning his eyes to the brown haired duelist who was still staring down at his fallen wife, the robed duelist slyly said "If you would bring out that darkness in your heart once more, you would possibly stand a chance against me. Come Illidan, give up this farce and release the darkness."
Slowly standing up while keeping his eyes hidden in the shadow of his bangs, the brown haired duelist quietly spoke up, saying "You must take me for a fool. To think, you believe I would go back on my word when I made a promise to my wife."
Raising his head, Illidan added "No, I will not break my promise to Marie. Yugi and I will take you down, no matter what!"
"Is that so?" Gozaburo mockingly asked. "Then allow me to show you what happens to those that defy me. Yubel, engage that dragon in battle!"
Eyes glowing dark orange, the female demon rose into the air while the black and white dragon's eyes glowed with a dark orange color. Opening it's maw, the dragon launched a stream of swirling black and white energy at the demoness. Immediately, a vine covered in thorns began encircling the demoness in a protective barrier. The blast slammed into it but was seemingly stopped. All at once, the tip of the vine went racing across the field and struck the brown haired duelist, causing him to grunt out in pain while taking a step back.
"I'm not done with you yet. Due to Zero Sprite, I can attack with Yubel once more. Go, fight with that dragon!"
Instantly, the demoness's eyes glowed to life again with a dark orange color. The white and black dragon immediately launched a stream of swirling black and white energy at the female demon again. Like before, a barrier of vines covered in thorns stopped the blast while the top of the vine struck the brown haired duelist, making him fall to one knee.
"I think that's enough punishment, for now. I move to my End Phase, in which Yubel's effect activates. Luckily for me, or unluckily for you I suppose, my Wicked Avatar was headed for the Graveyard anyways, so I'll sacrifice it to Yubel to keep her alive."
Vanishing from the field in a golden glow, the large black sphere disappeared while the demoness's body glowed with a faint red aura.
"I end my turn at that." (Yugi = 3800, Illidan = 2400; Gozaburo = 3100)
Preparing to draw his new card, the spike haired duelist's fingers touched the top card only to stop. Glancing down at his hand, he held it up before his face, finding that it was trembling.
"If I don't draw something to help, this will be it. We've already lost three good friends. Can we defeat him? Do I have that kind of strength? Yami was always fearless, but even he wasn't strong enough to beat Gozaburo in the past, so can I do what he couldn't with Illidan's help?"
"Yugi, we will win."
Hearing the voice of his teammate, Yugi glanced over to see the brown haired duelist standing back up and staring straight ahead with fierce determination in his eyes. Glancing at his friend, Illidan added "No matter what, we will defeat him. Our friends and family are waiting on us to defeat him, so let's not hold out on them."
Digesting the words of his friend, the spike haired duelist nodded his head and slightly smiled. "He always has been the best at reading me, other than Tea. I can't let the fear of the unknown hold me back. No matter what, I will help Illidan rescue his daughter and our friends and family."
"Thanks, Illidan." Yugi whispered while snapping off the top card of his deck. Eyeing it for a moment, he calmly said "I set one card face down and end my turn." (Yugi = 3800, Illidan = 2400; Gozaburo = 3100)
"All that talk about taking me on, and you still do nothing." Gozaburo mused. "How pathetic."
"Don't worry about him, Gozaburo. You're about to have your hands full with me!" Illidan declared while drawing his top card. "I activate the spell Mystik Wok, which allows me to sacrifice one monster on my field and then add that monster's attack or defense points to my life points. Since I only have one monster, I choose my Light and Darkness Dragon, meaning I gain 300 life points."
Letting out a soft roar, the large white and black dragon vanished from the field in a burst of golden energy while the brown haired duelist's life points increased slightly.
"I next activate my dragon's special ability. When sent to the Graveyard, all monsters on my field are destroyed. Luckily for me, I have none, so it's next effect kicks in. Now I can special summon any monster from my Graveyard to the field, other than my dragon, so arise Hermos, the Legendary Knight (2800/2800)!"
Appearing onto the field in a flash was a red armored knight 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 hair peaked out from his helmet.
"Wait, how did he get into your Graveyard!? I never destroyed him!" Gozaburo protested.
Nodding in reply, Illidan coolly remarked "That's true, but you forgot, I discarded a few turns ago for the effect of Untouchable. When I did that, I tossed out Hermos."
Eyes widening a fraction, the robed duelist mumbled "You planned it out…"
"That's right Gozaburo!" Illidan declared. "You see, I wanted to summon Hermos, but I knew he'd be a target, so I decided to bide my time and play Light and Darkness Dragon instead. It's a good thing too, because thanks to it, I softened you up for Hermos."
Growling lowly, the robed duelist angrily spat out "It won't matter! None of you three knights can touch me!"
"That's where you're wrong, Gozaburo Kaiba." the red armored knight spoke up while moving towards the sides of his brethren. "While the three of us are out on the field, our effect activates. Now the effects of your Seal of Orichalcos are negated!"
Drawing their swords at the same time, the three knights stretched them out and clashed them together in a triangular shape. As one, the three struck the ground, causing the green circle that encircled the duel to shatter all at once. At the same time, the green symbol in the female demon's eye on her forehead vanished, causing her to blink several times before she reopened her now focused eyes.
Casting a fierce glare at the robed duelist, the demoness grit out "You will pay for what you have made me do to Jaden and the others! I swear it, I will make sure you fall!"
"Another pointless threat." Gozaburo commented in a bored tone. Returning his attention to the three knights, he added "The three of you may have dispersed The Seal of Orichalcos, but once one of you falls on my next turn, it will return and take the soul of one of your so called masters."
"I wouldn't count on it Gozaburo, because I'm activating Hermos's special ability!" Illidan called out. "By removing a spell card from the Graveyard, I can use that card's effect for this turn. The card I'll be removing is in Marie's Graveyard, so I send Rainbow Veil to the removed from play pile."
Glowing to life with a golden color, the Graveyard Slot of the unconscious female duelist slid pushed a card out from itself. The card immediately vanished in a flash.
"Since Rainbow Veil is an equip spell, I equip it to Hermos."
Without warning, a rainbow aura began encircling the red armored knight. The aura soon covered his entire body and his sword.
In a sad tone, the brown haired duelist quietly said "I'm sorry to do this Yubel, but to save Jaden and the others, I must attack you."
"Do what you must to rid us all of this disgusting fool." the demoness sharply responded.
Nodding, Illidan pointed at the female demon, saying "Hermos, attack Yubel with Sword of Renewal!"
Rushing headlong across the field at full speed, the knight brought his sword before himself and leapt high into the air. Watching this, the demoness called upon her thorn covered vine barrier to try and stop the incoming attack.
"Don't forget, since Hermos is equipped with Rainbow Veil, Yubel's effect is negated, so cut through that!"
Slashing out at the vine barrier, the knight cut throw the vines cleanly and fell before the demoness. Raising his sword, he slashed her across the chest, making her cry out in pain. Done with the female demon, the red armored knight raced towards the robed duelist. Reaching him, the knight vanished in a flash, only to reappear several feet away. After a moment, the robed duelist screamed out in pain as a pair of slash marks appeared on his chest with blood dripping from the wounds. The robed duelist soon fell to one knee, panting heavily while clutching his injuries.
Selecting a card from his hand, the brown haired duelist calmly said "I set one card face down and I'll turn things over to you, Gozaburo. Better hurry up and get up, or else you'll lose to the two of us." (Yugi = 3800, Illidan = 2700; Gozaburo = 300)
Rising to his feet while his wounds healed, the robed duelist grabbed his top card, only to be interrupted by the brown haired duelist. "Hold that thought Gozaburo, because the effect of your Card of Demise kicks in now. That means toss out that card you just drew."
"I know that!" Gozaburo snarled.
Placing the card he had drawn into his Graveyard Slot, the robed duelist called out "I may have lost that card, but the effect of Wicked Resurrection kicks in. A random Wicked God is selected and resurrected onto my field."
Glowing to life, the Graveyard Slot of the robed duelist began pulsating with dark black energy that began to leak out onto the field. A moment passed before a card slid out of the robed duelist's slot. Picking it up, he smirked evilly and slapped it onto his Duel Disk. Materializing immediately was the large green and white creature from earlier in the duel with large muscles and a powerful dark red aura.
"Welcome back The Wicked Dreadroot (4000/4000)!" Gozaburo declared. "And now, with his arrival, all monsters, other than himself, have their attack points cut in half (2800 / 2 = 1400/2800 / 2 = 1400) (x3) (200 / 2 = 100/300 / 2 = 150)."
Glowing with a dark red aura, each of the three knights and the weak pink puffball strength faltered, leaving them with only half of their original strength.
"Next, I activate my face down spell, Duel Gate! When played, I must remove this card, along with the same card in my Graveyard, from play. I luckily tossed out my other copy of this card when Card of Demise's effect kicked in. Now I draw two cards."
Picking up two new cards, the robed duelist eyed them for a moment before calling out "It's time I got rid of you, once and for all, Yugi. Dreadroot, crush Timeaus with Dread Fist!"
Letting out a loud roar, the large green and white creature took a step forward while drawing back it's massive right arm. Dark black energy began swirling around the fist before the creature released a might punch at the green armored knight.
"Not so fast, I activate Timeaus's special ability!" Yugi called out. "By removing a monster from the Graveyard, Timeaus can absorb that monster's special ability for this turn."
Sneering, Gozaburo smugly replied "It won't matter! Nothing can stop Dreadroot!"
With just feet between himself and the large fist coming straight at him, the green armored knight brought his sword before his body horizontally and positioned his left hand behind it to steady it. All at once, the fist of the large white and green creature struck the sword of the knight, sending the knight sliding backwards from the brute strength of the powerful white and green creature. A massive amount of dust and debris rose into the air immediately obscuring everyone's vision of the battle.
Gradually, the dust settled, revealing the green armored knight holding his sword horizontally before himself still while struggling to keep from being pushed backwards by the massive green and white monster's fist. The large creature put pressure on the knight, only to find he wouldn't budge.
"Why wasn't your knight destroyed!? Dreadroot had more than enough attack points to crush him!"
Lightly chuckling, Yugi held up a card from his right hand, saying "That's true, but don't forget, I activated Timeaus's special ability and removed a monster from my Graveyard to add it's effect to Timeaus. That monster was this, Obnoxious Celtic Guardian, which can't be destroyed in battle by a monster with 1900 or more attack points. Obviously, with 4000 attack points, Dreadroot couldn't destroy Timeaus."
Gnashing his teeth together, the robed duelist snarled out "Do not make light of me or my Wicked Gods! Yubel, engage Timeaus in battle and teach Yugi a lesson about disrespecting my power!"
Throwing a heated glare over her left shoulder at the robed duelist, the demoness let out an indignant grunt before spreading her wings and beginning to take flight. Just as she did, the blue armored knight in front of the spike haired duelist stepped forward with his sword in hand.
"Yugi, I think it's time I displayed my special ability."
Nodding, the spike haired duelist called out "I think you're right, Critius. I activate his special ability. Now by removing from play a trap card in the Graveyard, I can activate that card for this turn alone. I remove from play from my Grave the trap Spellbinding Circle, which I now use to ensnare Yubel."
Without warning, a green circle with strange golden symbols pointing in the directions of north, south, east, and west, formed around the demoness. Glancing at the circle, she barely had time to react as it suddenly shrank around her and bound her arms to the sides of her body. Struggling to free herself, the demoness found she couldn't and was forced to land on the ground once more.
"Thanks to Spellbinding Circle, Yubel is unable to attack or switch her mode."
Clenching his right hand tightly, the robed duelist angrily jammed a card into an empty Spell/Trap Slot. "I set this and sacrifice Dreadroot to Yubel to end my turn." (Yugi = 3800, Illidan = 2700; Gozaburo = 300)
Drawing a new card, Yugi glanced at it for a moment before placing it into his left hand. "It's time I freed Yubel from your grip, Gozaburo. I activate Critius's special ability and remove Ring of Destruction from Seto's Graveyard. With it removed, I can now use it on Yubel and destroy her, freeing her once and for all from you!"
Glowing to life, the Graveyard Slot of the fallen duelist in the white trench coat glowed and pushed out the card declared. It vanished in a golden glow, causing a large metal collar with many explosives attached to itself to appear onto the field. Slowly, the collar began to rapidly spin and raced towards the demoness, who smirked at the oncoming object.
"Foolish choice, Yugi." Gozaburo declared. "I activate my face down trap, Dark Bribe. With this, your card is negated, but on the bright side, you get to draw one new card."
Grunting lightly upon seeing the metal collar explode, the spike haired duelist drew a new card and stared at it for a second before placing it into an empty Spell/Trap Slot. "I lay this card onto the field and end my turn." (Yugi = 3800, Illidan = 2700; Gozaburo = 300)
"Which brings us around to my turn!" Illidan announced while drawing his new card. Placing it into his left hand, he calmly said "I play Hermos's special ability, so now I remove from play Pot of Greed in Jaden's Graveyard."
Watching the spell card eject from the young duelist's Graveyard Slot and vanish in a flash of golden light, the brown haired duelist picked up two more cards. Putting them in with his others in his left hand, he added "I'll call it a turn." (Yugi = 3800, Illidan = 2700; Gozaburo = 300)
Sneering at the pair of duelists opposing him, the robed duelist drew his new card and smugly said "What a shame you two couldn't do more than you did. I begin by playing Wicked Resurrection's effect."
Immediately, his Graveyard Slot glowed to life while seemingly selecting a card. After a few moments, a card slid out and into the waiting hand of the robed duelist. Smirking evilly, he slapped the card onto his Duel Disk, saying "Witness the return of The Wicked Avatar (2800 + 100 = 2900/2800 + 100 = 2900)!"
Materializing above the robed duelist in a flash was the large dark black sphere that had a dark aura to it. A primeval roar was heard within the sphere, sending a bit of shockwaves throughout the dueling area.
"Next, I reveal my face down trap, Plea Bargain. To use this card, I must send a spell, trap, and monster card to the Graveyard. The location for this is interesting though. I must send one of those cards from each of the following locations: my deck, hand, and field."
Snapping the top card off his deck, the robed duelist turned it towards the group, saying "Looks like I'll send this monster card from my deck to the Grave."
Placing the card into his Graveyard Slot, the robed duelist then selected a card from his left hand and turned it towards the pair. "From my hand, I send this spell."
Finishing up with placing his card into his Graveyard Slot, he pointed at the trap before him, saying "Finally, I send this, Zero Sprite, to my Grave, meaning Yubel is no longer equipped to it."
Vanishing from the field in a glow, the trap card disappeared, leaving the robed duelist to deposit the card into his Graveyard. Smirking, Gozaburo calmly said "Now that those three cards are gone, Plea Bargain's effect kicks in. For the duration of this turn, neither of you can activate any spell or trap cards, plus your monster effects are negated also."
"Wait, what!?" Illidan exclaimed.
Sneering, the robed duelist countered with "You heard me, Illidan. Now then, Avatar, it's time to blow away Critius. Attack with Crushing Darkness!"
Glowing darkly with a black aura swirling around the center of itself, the large dark sphere launched a stream of pure black energy at the blue armored knight. Staring at the blast, the knight held his head up high.
Glancing over his right shoulder at the red armored knight, the blue armored knight cracked a sad smile, saying "It looks like it's up to you now. Good luck, Hermos."
With his words said, the knight was engulfed in the stream of black energy. The blast destroyed the knight immediately, only to continue onwards and strike the spike haired duelist who let out a scream of pain and took a shaky step backwards.
"And now with Critius gone, The Seal of Orichalcos's power returns (2900 + 500 = 3400/2900) (0 + 500 = 500/0)."
On the ground, the large green circle that had been encircling the dueling area earlier suddenly reappeared, giving off a light green glow. Instantly, a similar green circle appeared onto the large black sphere's upper part while one appeared in the eye on the forehead of the female demon, causing her eyes to take up a red tint.
Sneering, the robed duelist pointed at the duelist on one knee, saying "It's over, Yugi. Finish him off now, Yubel!"
Seemingly resisting, the demoness let out a low growl before slowly spreading her wings and taking to the air. Watching this, the spike haired duelist rose back to his feet. With eyes glowing dark orange, the demoness mouthed the words "I'm sorry." Nodding in reply, the spike haired duelist watched the green knight before him begin to tremble while raising his sword before his body. Launching himself into the air, the knight slashed out at the demoness, only to strike her barrier of spike covered vines. The end of the vine immediately responded and slithered across the field and struck the knight's owner, making him cry out in pain once more. Blood instantly spattered to the ground in drops from the wound that the vine made.
Weakly looking over at his teammate, Yugi softly smiled, saying "I guess this was as far as I was supposed to go…"
"Yugi…" Illidan murmured with his eyes starting to grow misty.
"It's alright. This just means you'll have to beat him. Remember, all of us can be saved when you win. Just don't keep us too long."
Nodding mutely, the brown haired duelist watched his friend's body suddenly glow with a dark orange aura, causing his energy to drain from his body. A moment passed once the aura faded, causing a green circle to form on the ground around the duelist and begin glowing brightly. Within a second, the light faded and the spike haired duelist fell to the ground face first.
Darkly chuckling, the robed duelist smugly said "Looks like it's just you and me now. A shame those insects couldn't do more against me."
"Now then, why don't you unleash that power of darkness that you've kept locked away? If you wish to save your friends and family, the only way to possibly stop me is for you to unleash that great dark power. So why no release it and take the only chance you have to stop me?"
Clenching his right hand tightly and hiding his eyes beneath the shadows of his bangs, the brown haired duelist grit his teeth. Watching this, the robed duelist smirked, asking "Are you afraid of the power that is deep within you? That fear is what will cost you your friends and family in the end."
Still not receiving a reply, Gozaburo smirked evilly, saying "I see, so you honestly don't care what happens to them. I must have read you wrong then. It seemed you would do anything for your friends and family to me, but now I see you are nothing more than a coward. The power you hold within yourself may be enough to stop me, but you'll never know till you try to use it."
"Enough!" Illidan snarled out while raising his head, revealing furious dark brown orbs. "I will defeat you with my own power! The darkness within me has great power, but I refuse to use a power that will corrupt me and only aide you in the end! No matter what, I will never break my promise to Marie. I swore I would never give into the darkness again, and I meant those words when I told her them."
Letting out an irritated sigh, the robed duelist countered with "I see, so you will do nothing to stop me. Very well, I shall just crush you under my heel. I had hoped to see that great power of yours once more and absorb it, but since you are going to be foolish and refuse, I have no choice. I sacrifice Avatar to Yubel to keep her around and end my turn." (Yugi = 0, Illidan = 2700; Gozaburo = 300)