Hey everybody! (/Hears everyone yell back "Hey Doctor Nick!"\) Uh, ok… Anyways, last week was fun. Last weekend, I went out to my dad's Saturday where we had a get-together of his side of the family. After dinner, we played some football, which was exhausting. Somehow the team I was on managed to tie things up before we quit, so go us. Other than that, not much else happened. I saw one aunt I hadn't seen for a while, which was good since she comes in rarely. Last Sunday, I went to my grandparents like always, which was a good time. Nothing really happened there, other than grandpa being a bit cranky with me helping him out. He gets that way for some reason from time to time. Oh yeah, last Friday night, I built a new deck. It's a Destiny Hero deck, which was fun creating. I had never thought much of them, but I've come to realize they're a bit stronger than first glance, if you have all the cards you want. I still have some to get some, once I get a little bit of money that is. Still, for what it is, it's a great deck. I beat my mate a few times, only to help slim down her deck and make it harder to beat now… So frustrating when I pretty much boned myself by doing that, but it happens, hehe. Nothing else is really happening. Work is busy like always, which is about it. Oh yeah, I developed a cough that is really annoying… It kept me up part of Sunday night, then part of Monday night. I was going to go to the doctor today, but I didn't get time. I'll go Monday though, so hopefully it'll work out.
Writing wise, this story is only two chapters away from completion I believe. I don't think it'll get past that, but we'll find out soon enough. Other than that, I've been so busy at work and tired at home that I haven't really worked on the ending too much, but I plan to try soon this weekend.
Moving along, time for reviews!
Supreme-Chaos-Angel: Yep, one on one at long last. True, if I had had it done over, I would have posted this entire duel in only 5 chapters. I wanted to originally do that, but didn't in the end. Heh, the fatal weakness to Wicked Resurrection, eh? Never know, it may not have any weaknesses. But who am I to say, lol. Thanks for the review!
Genma no Ou: Yeppers, it's down to one on one at long last. So true about being kind of dark that Jaden was killed by his soul-mate. I think you're right about Dual Gate, but I just didn't catch it when I wrote the chapter I suppose. Oh well, my bad. Thanks for the review!
The Rainwalker: Yeah, work really kept me busy last time, plus this week hasn't been especially productive either… Oh well, it happens when you have lots to do. So true about my mate not getting her job also. She was bummed out about it, but she's trying to stay positive and move on. Cool about someone publishing your story. Yep, the duel is down to one on one at long last. Yes, the duel and the story is coming to an end soon. To answer your question, yes, in my version, Mai and Joey had kids. You hear more about them in Forgotten Guardians, with them actually coming to visit Illidan and Marie during Christmas. But yes, hopefully Illidan and Gozaburo will finally settle things. Cool about a trilogy of novels. Sucky corruption of data! That happens to me at times with files that I create for , which is infuriating. I have to either download them back from , or if it's something I was working on, redo it, which really burns me up. LOL! Nice castle on your head. Heh, figures she'd do something like that, lol. I wouldn't mess with her. She's not a very nice kitty when she's mad. So true, don't make her mad. Lol, good luck with the stitching up. Thanks for the review!
Thank you, all three of you, for your reviews. I really do appreciate it. I know, I say that always, but it's true. Anyways, I need to run now, so I hope you all enjoy this next chapter. Later!
Duel Stats:
Life Points:
Illidan: 2700
Gozaburo: 300
Monsters on the field:
Illidan: Hermos, the Legendary Knight (2800/2800)
Gozaburo: Yubel (0/0)
Spell/Trap on the field:
Illidan: FD x 2
Gozaburo: Seal of Orichalcos (fs), FD, Wicked Resurrection (s)
Number of cards in hand:
Illidan: 5
Gozaburo: 1
Number of monsters on the field:
Illidan: 1
Gozaburo: 1
Number of face down spell/trap:
Illidan: 2
Gozaburo: 1
Chapter 58
Snapping off his top card, the brown haired duelist glanced at the card before placing it into his left hand. "I activate Hermos's special ability, which allows me to remove from play Mystik Wok from my Graveyard. It now activates, so I sacrifice Hermos in order to add his attack points to my life points."
"Wait, so you're giving up the only chance you had to win to gain life points!?" the robed duelist questioned with surprise on his face.
Watching the red armored knight vanish in a flash of golden light, Illidan replied "I'm giving up Hermos so I can win this duel. Since he's gone now, I summon Luster Dragon (1900/1600) in defense mode."
Materializing onto the field was a sapphire colored dragon with ruby eyes, sharp clawed hands and feet, a strong tail, and bone like wings. Fully on the field, the dragon furled it's wings and crossed it's arms before it's chest.
"You got rid of Hermos to summon that weakling? If you wished to lose, you should have said so, Illidan."
Paying no heed to the robed duelist, Illidan continued on, saying "I set one card face down and end my turn. Now come and get me, if you dare." (Illidan = 5500, Gozaburo = 300)
"Oh I'll dare to, Illidan." Gozaburo smugly remarked while picking up a new card. "I begin by activating Wicked Resurrection's power. Revive now one of my Wicked Gods!"
Glowing to life, the Graveyard Slot of the robed duelist slowly pushed out a card. Picking up the card, the robed duelist slapped it onto his Duel Disk. Immediately forming in the air, the large bronze creature with sharp clawed hands that looked like a bird of prey, a long sinewy snake like body, and bronze scales appeared onto the field. The creature let out a massive roar that seemed the shake the entire dueling area.
"Great, it's back…" Zane growled.
Staring at the bronze creature, Chazz muttered "How is he going to beat that thing?"
Keeping his eyes trained on the large creature, Jesse replied "If anyone can, it'd be Professor Stormrage."
"He's got to." Zane remarked.
On the field, Illidan stared at the massive bronze creature. Seeing this, the robed duelist let out a dark chuckle and coolly said "Looks like The Wicked Eraser (?/?) has returned. Now that he is on the field, his attack points are determined. For every card you have on the field, Eraser gains 1000 points. Then there is the bonus that The Seal grants him. You have four cards, so that means Eraser gains 4000 points, plus 500 from The Seal (1000 * 4 + 500 = 4500/1000 * 4 = 4000)."
Roaring loudly, the bronze creature's body glowed brightly with a dark orange aura. Upon finishing powering up, the large bronze creature stared down at the sapphire dragon and growled lowly.
"I could attack you and deal you a bit of damage using Yubel and Eraser, but it would be foolish of me to take a chance with you having three face down cards. With that, I activate my first face down trap, Interdimensional Matter Transporter. When this card is activated, I can remove a monster from play until my End Phase. I choose Yubel."
Casting a glare mixed with surprise at the robed duelist, the female demon glowed with a golden aura before vanishing from the field.
"With her gone, I can now play my other trap, Wicked Greed. To use it, I must sacrifice one Wicked God to the Graveyard. For every 1000 attack points that Wicked God had, I draw one card. Since Eraser has 4500 attack points, I'll get four cards. The kicker is that since I'm sacrificing Eraser, it's effect goes off and all the cards on our fields will be destroyed, with exception of The Seal of Orichalcos. Say goodbye to your chances of winning."
"Hold on!" Illidan declared. "I play my trap card, Invincible! To use this trap, I must first sacrifice half my life points. With that, my trap protects one card on my field and keeps it from being destroyed by spell, trap, or monster effects for this turn alone. I'm choosing one of my face down cards. And since I just used up a card that means Eraser gets weaker (3500/3000)."
Growling lightly, the robed duelist ground out "Very well Illidan, do as you like, but I will not be denied. Wicked Greed destroys Eraser, so say goodbye to your cards!"
Roaring loudly, the powerful bronze creature exploded, destroying the single face up card before the robed duelist. The explosion spread across the field and slammed heavily into the sapphire dragon, making it roar out in pain before shattering while one of the face down cards before the brown haired duelist exploded as well, leaving him one card.
"With Eraser gone, Wicked Greed lets me draw three new cards."
Picking up three new cards, Gozaburo eyed them and began to darkly chuckle. "It's over for you, Illidan. I play the spell Corona After-burn. To play, I must give up half my life points, and then I'm allowed to add three cards with the word 'Corona' in them into my hand."
Holding his hand over his Graveyard Slot, he added "The three I choose are Azure Corona – The First Rift, Twilight Corona – The Second Rift, and finally, Abyss Corona – The Third Rift."
One by one, the three spell cards ejected from the slot into the awaiting hand of the robed duelist, who quickly picked them up and held all three in his right hand. One by one, he slid each into his Empty Spell/Trap Slots.
"I now activate all three of my Corona cards, so I play Azure Corona – The First Rift, Twilight Corona – The Second Rift, and Abyss Corona – The Third Rift!"
Appearing onto the field after a moment passed were dark blue stars that formed before the robed duelist. The stars began lighting up onto the field, seemingly absorbing all of the light energy present, while darkening the playing field at the same time.
Next to appear onto the field next to the dark stars was a gash of darkness that turned the entire area gray for moment, but soon became restricted to a smaller space. Covering the gas was a patch of gray cloth that seemed to flutter in the wind.
Last to appear was a crimson colored star that moved beside of the gray cloth and dark star. It seemed to simply blink, signifying some kind of warning.
"The only one of the three Coronas that has an effect that kicks in immediately is Twilight Corona, which grants me 600 life points, while dealing you 600 points of damage."
Instantly, the gray cloth shot upwards as a blast of dark gray energy slammed into the chest of the brown haired duelist, making him cry out in pain while falling to one knee. Growling lowly, he quickly rose back to his feet while clenching his chest with his right hand.
"Now it's time I showed you what I used to defeat that pitiful demoness. I activate the spell card known as Bonds of the Universe. In order to use, I must send all three of my Coronas to the Graveyard."
One by one, the three spell cards shattered, leaving the robed duelist alone on his field. Wind immediately began picking up around him while dark energy seemed to seep out from his Graveyard Slot.
"When played, Bonds of the Universe allows me to special summon a Wicked God from my deck, hand, or Graveyard. Of course, before you say it, this card allows me to negate that monster's special ability that keeps it from being special summoned. Arise once more, The Wicked Dreadroot (4000 + 500 = 4500/4000)!"
Reappearing onto the field with a massive roar in a flash of dark energy was the large white and green creature. Releasing another mighty roar, the creature flexed it's arms while glaring at the brown haired duelist.
"I'm far from done though. Next, I play the spell Wicked Darkness. When I play this card, I must first have at least one Wicked God on my field while the other two are in my Graveyard, plus all three of my Corona cards must be in the Graveyard. Since that is the case, I can now remove from play all three Coronas and then pay half my life points in order to special summon the two Wicked Gods in my Grave. Revive now Wicked Eraser (?/?) and Wicked Avatar (?/?)!"
At once, all three spell cards ejected from the robed duelist's Graveyard Slot, who quickly picked them all and placed them into his removed from play slot. A moment passed before the two monster cards ejected into the awaiting robed duelist's hand. Picking them both up, he placed each onto his Duel Disk and smirked evilly.
Forming onto the field instantly was the large bronzed creature from earlier in the turn, followed next by a massive dark black sphere, each with dark auras pouring off of them. As one, the three massive creature let out roar, shaking the dimension to it's core.
"It's all three…" Jesse mumbled with wide eyes.
Nodding mutely, Chazz quietly added "There is no way he can take on all three."
"Don't count Illidan out yet guys!" Zane countered. "Illidan is much tougher than you think."
"We can only hope…" Syrus commented.
Staring at the three massive creatures, Illidan clenched his right hand and defiantly said "I won't back down from them."
"I didn't think you would, Illidan." Gozaburo smugly remarked. "It's only a matter of time before you are destroyed. In fact, that time is coming soon. First, the attack points of Eraser and Avatar are determined. Due that you only have one card on the field, Eraser gains 1000 points plus the power of The Seal, but that is halved due to Dreadroot (1000 + 500 = 1500 / 2 = 750/1000 / 2 = 500). Then there is Avatar, who gains points equal to Dreadroot, plus 100 and 500 more for The Seal (4500 + 100 + 500 = 5100/4000 + 100 = 4100)."
Instantly, the bronze skinned creature and the large black sphere glowed with dark auras while their strength increased. Each let out a feral growl while staring down at their opponent.
"Why wasn't Avatar weakened by Dreadroot!?" Illidan demanded.
Smirking, the robed duelist coolly replied "The reason is due that the last one of the two summoned out is the one that has it's effect activated. Since Avatar was last, it trumps Dreadroot's effect, meaning it keeps all that power."
"And now, it's time to end this pointless duel. It's a shame you didn't fight me with your full strength. I wanted a challenge in facing off with your darkness, but unfortunately, you refused to give into the darkness, and thus you shall fall here and now. Farewell, fool. Avatar, finish this with Crushing Darkness!"
Eyes wide, Jesse cried out "Illidan, no!"
"No, it can't end like this…" Chazz muttered.
"Come on…" Zane mumbled.
"Don't give up Professor Illidan! We know you can win!" Syrus called out.
Keeping his eyes trained on the large dark sphere before himself, the brown haired duelist watched it begin glowing while the darkness seemed to gather in a central spot. In one earth shattering blast, the sphere released a stream of darkness at it's target.
"Game over, Illidan Stormrage." Gozaburo triumphantly declared just as the blast struck his opponent.
The stream slammed into the brown haired duelist, causing a massive explosion to rock the dimension's foundations. Dust, debris, and smoke filled the dueling area, hiding the spot where the brown haired duelist stood. Slowly, the dust and smoke settled, revealing a still standing brown haired duelist with a triumphant smirk.
"WHAT!? WHY ARE YOU STILL THERE!? THIS DUEL SHOULD BE OVER!"
Lightly chuckling, Illidan coolly replied "Should be, but not because of this card."
Gradually, the smoke cleared, revealing a trap card before the brown haired duelist. "You see, when you attacked, my trap card called Ultimate Defense, was triggered. It activates only when I'm about to lose the duel. By giving up all but 100 of my life points, I can negate all damage I'd receive this turn, plus end the current Battle Phase."
"Why you…" Gozaburo growled out. "That's why you protected that worthless card. You knew that I was going to try and wipe you out this turn."
"That's right. And thanks to me activating that card, your Eraser gets weaker (500 / 2 = 250/0)."
Letting out a low and dangerous growl, the robed duelist began to say something, but stopped himself. Chuckling to himself, he coolly said "Here I thought you were going to go down without a fight. You've made things intriguing. I lay one face down card, and now during my End Phase, Yubel (500 / 2 = 250/0) returns."
Reappearing onto the field, the demoness let out a light growl of irritation while casting a glare at the robed duelist.
"Your move, if you have one." (Illidan = 100, Gozaburo = 375)
Sneering at the brown haired duelist, Gozaburo smugly said "This duel will end with your defeat, and what a shame it is, because you could have had half a chance of winning had you unleashed the darkness within yourself."
"I made a promise, and no matter what, I will keep it." Illidan declared with determination reflecting in his voice. "It's now or never!"
Drawing a new card, he brought it before his eyes and smirked. "I begin with Pot of Greed!"
Picking up two new cards, the brown haired duelist glanced at the new cards. Selecting one, he turned it towards his opponent, saying "Next, I activate my spell, Chaos Revisited! By playing this card, I must pay half my life points. Once I do that, I'm allowed to special summon a monster with the word 'Chaos' or 'Envoy' in it's name from my deck, hand, Graveyard, or removed from play pile, to my field. I'll resurrect my Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning (3000/2500)! Meet the beginning of your end, Gozaburo!"
Appearing onto the field in a flash was a green skinned warrior wearing shiny black armor with gold trim that covered his entire body, with exception of his mouth. In his left hand was a powerful black shield with gold trim and in his right was a bronze sword. Fully on the field, the warrior swung his sword to his right side, showing his readiness to fight.
"Don't forget, Illidan, that every monster summoned loses half it's points due to Dreadroot's effect (3000 / 2 = 1500/2500 / 2 = 1250), plus Eraser gains some points (1500 / 2 = 750/1000 / 2 = 500)." Gozaburo informed.
"That may be, but I'm far from done with you! I activate the spell Chaos Fusion, and with it, I'll fuse Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning with the Dark Magician of Chaos (2800/2600) in my hand to form Dark Chaos Soldier – Envoy of Heaven (3400 / 2 = 1700/2900 / 2 = 1450)!"
Materializing slowly onto the field was a blue skinned mage with closed eyes, wearing tight fitting black leather armor that covered all of his body except his face. Long black hair flowed down his back, with a strange mage's hat on his head and a black staff in his right hand. Revealing his eyes, it was seen that he had yellow corneas with red irises.
Both the mage and the warrior nodded to one another and leapt into the air together. The two began to instantly glow with bright aura's, with the mage's being a black one and the warrior a white one. Instantly, the two auras swirled together, seemingly getting rid of the warrior and mage. From the swirl came a new creature, this one that looked similar to the mage without his hat, allowing his long flowing black hair to fall down his back. He wore armor similar to the warrior's, but it was white and gold now, with the gold mostly accenting the joints. At his right side, he held a sharp lance in one hand.
Sneering at the new warrior before the brown haired duelist, the robed duelist smugly remarked "I don't see the point in summoning that weakling, but if you want him out when you lose, so be it."
"I'm far from done!" Illidan declared while pulling a card out of his left hand and showing it to his opponent. "I play De-Fusion, allowing me to split apart my soldier back into the two monsters that formed him, so return now Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning (3000 / 2 = 1500/2500 / 2 = 1250) and Dark Magician of Chaos (2800 / 2 = 1400/2600 / 2 = 1300)."
Glowing with a white aura, the white armored warrior vanished and was replaced by the black armored warrior and blue skinned mage.
Darkly chuckling, Gozaburo smartly said "In doing that, the effect of Eraser kicked in yet again (2500 / 2 = 1250/2000 / 2 = 1000)."
"That may be so, but I'm not finished! When my mage returned, his special ability was activated, allowing me to return one spell card from my Graveyard to my hand, so I return Pot of Greed, which I immediately play!"
Picking up two more cards, the brown haired duelist selected one and placed it onto his Duel Disk, saying "I now remove from play Silent Magician LV4 and Dekoichi the Battlechanted Locomotive in order to special summon Chaos Sorcerer (2300 / 2 = 1150/2000 / 2 = 1000)."
One by one, the two designated monster cards slid out of the brown haired duelist's Graveyard Slot. Picking them up, he placed them into the removed from play slot while the Monster Slot holding the summoned card glowed to life. Materializing onto the field instantly was a creature with purple skin, two large ivory white horns on the side of his head, and yellow eyes. On his chest were a few straps that crisscrossed his body. His shoulders were covered by a set of shoulder pads made up of leather. He had armbands that went from his elbow to his wrists that were black as well, and finally wore a pair of black leather pants and a battle skirt as well. Once fully on the field, the monster let out a small battle cry.
"Summoning yet another weakling, are you?" Gozaburo mockingly questioned. "Summon all that you want, none of them will make a difference in the end! And don't forget, Eraser only grows stronger with each monster you summon (3500 / 2 = 1750/3000 / 2 = 1500)."
Unfazed, Illidan selected another card from his left hand and slapped it onto his Duel Disk, saying "Keep on talking, but we'll see how this ends. Speaking of the end, I remove from play Silent Magician LV8 and Breaker the Magical Warrior in order to special summon your end, Chaos Emperor Dragon – Envoy of the End (3000 / 2 = 1500/2500 / 2 = 1250)!"
With a mighty roar, a powerful black dragon with large wings, powerful clawed hands, feet, and a tail appeared onto the field. The dragon had an orange mane and let out a mighty roar, seemingly shaking the area of the duel.
"So you summoned the last of your useless Chaos monsters, eh Illidan?" Gozaburo prodded. "I must assume that since you're about to lose, you've brought them all out to bid farewell. Well, while doing so, Eraser grows stronger (4500 / 2 = 2250/4000 / 2 = 2000)."
Not affected by the words of his opponent, the brown haired duelist selected another card from his hand and turned it towards his opponent, saying "I play this spell, Spell Reproduction! By tossing out two spell cards from my hand, I can return one spell from my Graveyard to my hand."
Selecting the two remaining cards in his left hand, he turned them towards the robed duelist, saying "I'll send Chaos Control and Instant Chaos to my Grave, and in return, I can return Chaos Fusion to my hand!"
Placing the two cards into his Graveyard Slot, the brown haired duelist awaited the lone card to slowly push out. Picking it up, he gently placed it into an empty Spell/Trap Slot. "I now activate Chaos Fusion, allowing me fuse together some monsters to create a new Chaos monster."
"So, that's what you had in mind." Gozaburo commented in an amused tone. "Which one will it be this time? Will you use the darker versions of your Chaos monsters, or will you use a weaker fusion? Not that it matters, for any of them will be crushed when facing off with my Wicked Gods."
Seemingly unaffected by the words of the robed duelist, Illidan confidently replied "Normally, you might be right. None of my Chaos creatures could battle your Wicked Gods. Even the more powerful dark forms of my Chaos monsters wouldn't stand a chance."
Pausing for a moment, he smirked, saying "However, I do have one last Chaos monster that will take you down. I've never shown this to anyone before, so keep your eyes glued. Using Chaos Fusion, I'm going to merge all four of my Chaos monsters together to create the ultimate Chaos monster! Go, merge together you four and bring forth the creature that will save our friends and family!"
Nodding one by one, the four creatures on the field took to the air. All at once, the four swirled together, causing a blinding white light to engulf the field, making everyone and all creatures shield their eyes from the intensity of the light. Slowly, the light began to die down, revealing a powerful white shining creature. The light soon faded, revealing the creature was a warrior that looked mostly like the blue skinned mage in the face with blue skin also, but wore black and white full body armor. In the warrior's right hand was a long staff with a lance on the end of it, while the other end had a small half cone shape. The warrior wore no helmet and his midnight colored hair fell to his mid-back in length. His eyes were dark coal colored that held hardness, but kindness also. On the warrior's back was a pair of black wings that were folded up. Finally fully on the field, the warrior let out a light battle cry while keeping his eyes trained on the four creatures across the field.
"This is my ultimate Chaos monster. Meet Chaos Apocalypse Beast – Envoy of Divinity (4000/3500)."
Sneering at the white and black armored warrior, Gozaburo smoothly remarked "What an interesting creature. Too bad it's about to have half it's strength robed from it by Dreadroot."
Glowing with a dark red aura, the large green and white creature snarled while a dark red aura began to form around the black and white warrior. All at once, the aura shattered while the warrior's own white aura flared to life.
"What's going on!?" Gozaburo roared. "Your monster should have lost half it's strength due to Dreadroot's ability, so explain yourself, now!"
Chuckling at the frustration on the robed duelist's face, the brown haired duelist calmly responded with "It's very simple, Gozaburo. First off, whenever summoned, Envoy of Divinity remains on the field for one turn only. Secondly, he negates the effects of all monster cards on the field, other than his own."
"ALL!?" the robed duelist demanded. "Then that means…"
"That means all four of your monsters have lost their special abilities for this turn." Illidan finished. "Since that is the case, Avatar, Eraser, and Yubel's attack points all return to 500 (500/0) (x3)."
One by one, the female demon, the large black sphere, and the bronze creature's strength dropped to minimal levels.
"Next up is Envoy of Divinity's third effect. For every monster in my Graveyard with the word 'Chaos' or 'Envoy' in it's name, Envoy of Divinity gains 1000 attack points, plus for each, he can attack that number of times plus his original single attack. That means he gains 4000 attack points (4000 + 4000 = 8000/3500) and can attack up to five times."
The white aura surrounding the black and white armored warrior instantly intensified like a flame being fed by gasoline. Gradually, the aura began to slowly fade away while the warrior kept his eyes locked on his opponents.
Growling lowly, the robed duelist ground out "I see, so your creature's abilities allow you to damage your opponent hard and fast while keeping their monsters' abilities in check."
"But there is a flaw to your logic. Yes, suppose your opponent has some face down cards or some kind of face up spell or trap to stop you. Then summoning that creature is pointless!"
Slightly smirking, Illidan coolly replied "That is true, normally, but not with Envoy of Divinity. You see, I forgot to mention something earlier when I said it negated all monster effects but his own. His true effect is he negates all spell, trap, and monster effects other than his own while on the field."
Eyes widening, the robed duelist glanced at his face down card and then back up at the brown haired duelist with a look of shock and dismay on his face. "Then my face down…"
"Is not going to save you." Illidan interrupted. "It's over for you, Gozaburo Kaiba. Once I defeat you, there is no coming back. You'll be gone forever, like you should have been the first time. Let this be a lesson, never come back from the grave, or I'll dropkick you back in it."
Chuckling evilly for a moment, the robed duelist began a maniacal laughter before evilly smirking at his opponent. Raising his right hand, he snapped his fingers, causing the ground to begin to tremor. Without warning, a large green glowing stone rose up out of the ground and into the air, sending debris and dust scattering.
"What is that!?" the brown haired demanded with confusion and uncertainty reflecting in his voice.
Sneering at the confusion on the face of his opponent, the robed duelist coolly replied "This is The Orichalcos Stone. It is the stone that contains all the Duel Energy of those that fell to myself or my minions in battle. When Dartz was defeated eleven years ago, the stone was nearly destroyed. By chance, the power to wield the stone fell to Darcia. After I defeated Darcia and took control of The Orichalcos, I took possession of the stone. Over time, once Dartz had given up the power of the stone was passed along, the stability of the stone became a problem. Darcia managed to balance it's power out with his own, and when I took over, I did the same. Now the problem is, once I'm gone, the stone will become unstable again."
"But that's a major problem for you. You see, when Dartz abandoned the Orichalcos, there wasn't much power remaining, meaning if the stone had been destroyed, no major damage would have been incurred. But since Darcia stabilized the stone, it's power began to grow once more. When I took possession, even more power was added back to it. And now, if I am destroyed, the stone will surely self-destruct. With the power it has now, the stone will more than likely destroy this entire dimension with it's massive power."
"No!"
Darkly chuckling at the reaction from the brown haired duelist, Gozaburo pressed on, saying "You have two choices, Illidan. You could finish me off and save your friends and family, but should you, The Orichalcos Stone will without a doubt grow unstable and blow away this dimension. The other choice is you could surrender yourself to The Seal, allowing me to take your energy and you to see your friends and family once more before you begin to fuel the resurrection of The Great Leviathan. Plus, your daughter will live on, only to be raised by me and eventually made to serve me as my personal slave. Choose wisely."
"What an impossible choice…" Illidan mumbled within his mind. Looking over at his fallen friends and family's unconscious bodies, he growled "If I give in, they'll be lost forever, and Arya will be forced to serve him forever. But if I don't surrender and beat Gozaburo, we all possibly die due to the explosion from that stone. Damn it all, he had a backup plan all along."
Clenching his eyes shut, the brown haired duelist saw images of his fallen friends and family race throughout his mind. Deep within his mind, he suddenly heard a familiar voice, the one of his wife, say "Don't give up Illidan. You can win, I know it."
Snapping his eyes open, the brown haired duelist glanced at his black and white armored warrior, who looked back at him and nodded his head slightly. Nodding in reply, Illidan held his arm out, saying "Chaos Apocalypse Beast – Envoy of Divinity, attack all four of his monsters with Divine Chaos Blast!"
"Wait, what!? You're willing to kill yourself and all those close to you!?" Gozaburo roared.
In a firm tone, the brown haired duelist replied "I won't let them die. No matter what, I'll get them out of this place. This is the end for you, Gozaburo. Now finish this Envoy of Divinity!"
Pointing his lance end of his staff at the four monsters across the field from himself, the black and white armored warrior let out a loud cry as a massive stream of white and dark energy swirling together crossed the field and began moving towards the three massive creatures and the female demon. The large swirling stream slammed into the three larger creatures first, making each roar out inhuman cried from the pain of the blast that was hitting each.
Last to be destroyed, the demoness sadly smiled while tears slid down her cheeks. "Thank you, Illidan Stormrage" was her final words before being blown away.
The blast continued onwards towards the robed duelist. Upon impact, he let out a loud howl of pain as the stream picked him up off of the ground and slammed him into the barrier of the green circle. A mighty roar of pain ripped through the air as soon as the robed duelist struck the green barrier.
Continuing to be ground against the barrier, the robed duelist screamed and thrashed about while his clothing and body were disintegrating. Glaring down at the brown haired duelist, he snarled out "DAMN YOU, DAMN YOU TO HELL ILLIDAN STORMRAGE! YOU AND YOU FAMILY WILL BURN IN HELL FOR THIS!"
"The only one burning in Hell today will be you." Illidan sharply retorted. "Stay in the grave where you belong."
Roaring out in pain once more, the robed duelist began to respond, only to fail to just as the green circle that had been on the field encircled him and began glowing brightly. In a flash, the robed duelist's body seemed to vanish completely, leaving behind only tattered robes that fell to the ground.
With the robed duelist gone, the floating stone suddenly shot out four beams of green light that struck each of the fallen duelists. On impact, each let out a low moan before quieting once again. Finishing, the stone began to glowing brilliantly with light green energy as streaks of green energy began to flicker out like lightning.
"It's over, and yet only beginning…" Illidan mumbled while turning away from the glowing stone.