Yu-gi-oh
No Limits
Chapter 33- Acceptance of evil
By
By Kevin Jones
"What the hell just happened, Rhodes and this Beach character weren't inside the car 5 seconds and the god damn bomb blinded us, made a shit load noise and now the car's gone!?" As Mustang says this, he and the others begin to stand up and rub their eyes.
"You know," starts Toni, "I think I know what kind of a bomb that is." Before anyone can say anything, Toni walks over to the bomb and picks it up. As she begins to examine it, everyone closes in around her.
"It looks like there are speakers along the sides of it," says a confused Kai. "Kind of like something you'd find at a rock concert."
"That's exactly what it is." As Toni says this, she digs her finger nails into a door that divides the top of the bomb into 2 halves. She then opens the left side of the door to reveal half of the propeller that was used to fly the bomb down as well as a half a large piece of glass.
"It looks kind of like a magnifying glass in there," says Vanessa inquisitively.
"That's basically what's for," says Toni. "This is a Flash Bomb and you see these at rock concerts. Underneath this glass magnifier are several hundred mini LED lights that when they turn on can make a light bright enough to blind someone to close. We were all just a few inches away from being blinded. On the sides here are 2 large speakers that can make one hell of a loud noise."
"So," starts Mustang, "combine a bright light, with a recording of a bomb noise as well as all of us who are all on edge and you've got the perfect recipe for a distraction that gave Beach enough time to escape while we all jumped to the ground in fear of being blown up."
Wilson then asks, "Where'd he get it?"
"You can buy these for about 100 bucks on line."
Everybody raises an eyebrow as they switch there gaze to Toni but it is Hawkeye who says, "How do you know that?"
"That's not important. Anyways, the only thing unusual about this thing is the propeller which looks like Beach just took apart a toy helicopter and hot glued it to the bomb."
"So," starts Havoc, "a little old man was able to scare all of us enough that he was able to escape with Chase by using a prop."
"It's ok," says an enthusiastic Wilson, "Chase can handle this guy easily."
Everyone has now shifted there gaze to a confident Wilson. "How can you be so confident," asks Vanessa? "He was able to take over both our minds who's to say he won't do the same to Chase?"
"If Chase could stop those Satellite Revenge guys then surely he can handle this old man."
"Wait, wait, wait," Kai is confused, "you mean the Satellite Revenge Militia. A group of nut jobs who blew up a bunch of random empty buildings a few months ago?"
Wilson nods
"What on earth makes you think that?"
Before Wilson can answer, Mustang says "let's worry about that later. Now Wilson, Vanessa, do you to have any idea where you saw this guy and why he scared you 2 so much."
"Last night," begins Wilson, "he knocked on my door. I think it was at like… 2 in the morning. I'm not supposed to open the door to strangers but he said he worked at the same bar as my mom and that there had been an accident. I ran to the door and opened it up but that's it. Next thing I knew I was falling down the side of this building and Chase's Stratos grabbed me."
"Wait a minute," Vanessa now looks as if she's seen a ghost. "That's like what happened to me. I was staring in one direction, someone tapped me on the shoulder and that's where the altered memories begin!"
"Wait," starts Mustang, "so how is this guy able to do all this?"
Kai takes a deep breath and says, "He has some type of evil power called Geass. It seems to allow him to control people's minds. According to Taft- holy crap, we forgot about Taft!"
"I didn't see him as we were falling," says Vanessa, who like everyone else is starting to panic.
"Last I saw him," starts Toni, "he was on the metal…platform."
Suddenly, everyone runs to the side of the building where the metal platform was. Upon reaching the ally way, Vanessa places her hand over Wilson's eyes so he does not have to see the horror that everyone else is now starring at.
"He fell," says a shocked Toni. "He fell all the way down the side of the building."
The lower half of Taft's dead body is covered by the metal platform while a pool of blood surrounds him. Simple logic tells everyone that when the glass shattered, Taft fell 55 stories with the platform behind him.
"That's it," Kai says this out of resolution as opposed to out of confusion. "He's been toying with us for days and this all he gets. I bet you he didn't even suffer."
"Wilson!" Everyone shifts there gaze from the dead body to the sight of a woman in her late 20's. She is wearing a light blue waitress outfit and she looks both scared and tired.
"Mom!" Wilson breaks free from Vanessa's arm and runs towards the woman. They then hold each other tight as they both begin to shed tears of joy.
"I was so scared! When I got home this morning, I found a note on the door that said you had been taken somewhere to prepare for your duel and if I ever wanted to see you again, then I'd keep my mouth shut and act as if everyone was normal! Then I heard that 2 strange dragons had been seen on top of the tower and I knew I had to come and see if you were here, I was so scared!"
"Well I'll be damned," starts Toni, "looks like there's one thing today that isn't spiraling into pure chaos."
"I'll say," starts Kai, "that being said, now we've got to find Chase and by now he could be out of the city." Kai then shifts his gaze towards Vanessa who seems to be deep in thought. "Don't worry, I'm sure Chase can hold his own until we find him."
"What," Vanessa breaks from her train of thought. "No that's not what I'm thinking about."
"Then what," Kai isn't sure how she could be thinking about anything other than what has happened today.
"Remember when Wilson said that Chase had stopped the Satellite Revenge Militia."
"Yeah," starts Toni, "I remember how they had the whole city in terror before they just disappeared but I don't see how Chase could have had anything to do with them."
"Well," she begins, "a few days ago some friends of mine at school were commenting about how we all hang out together. They told me that prior to this year, Chase really only had 2 people he'd be seen willingly hanging around with. One of them was his former roommate whose parents transferred him to another school last April. The other was a girl with short, dark, almost magenta colored red hair and blue eyes. Towards the end of the year, a lot of people thought they were in love."
"So what," says Kai, "so Chase likes red heads, I fail to see the connection."
"She died, the same day the SRM claimed they'd blow up half of Manhattan. Her death was ruled a Homicide and the main suspects we're the SRM. Also, that's the day Chase got the scar on his neck."
…
Oh crap, my head hurts. It feels like my head is bouncing up and down but the rest of me feels like I'm on grass. As I open my eyes I can see that I am lying on grass. I can also see a bunch of black humps, all around me, just black- no wait… grey humps. I'm in a cemetery, no joke I'm in a cemetery and its night time. I try to get up but I still feel a little disorientated. I put hand on the tomb stone next to me to support myself.
"Could you please have a little more respect for the dead? That is the grave of my great Grandfather after all."
I look down at the name on the tomb Stone. "Alfred Ely Beach…the rest looks unreadable."
"That's because over the years, the rest of the writing has worn away. Now at first you might say to yourself, erosion affects everything eventually. All though, Colonel Sanders has had his Mausoleum restored 3 times since his death in 1980. My Great Grandfather redefined Metropolitan infrastructure and he gets a worn out rock in south Brooklyn."
"So, were still in the city?"
He now has a confused look on his face. "Funny, you don't seem to be interested in how I killed all your friends."
"I know there not dead."
"Oh," he seems intrigued, "and how do you know that?"
"Killing's not your style, for you killing means wasting possible puppets."
"Interesting assumption, how about we play a little game, an answer for answer, first you'll ask me a question and then I'll ask you. Once we feel we've gotten a good enough feel for each other, we'll begin your initiation. Now then will you ask your question?"
"What did you use to knock me out because the last thing I remember is hearing the explosion, next thing I know, I'm here."
"Wow," he sounds sarcastic, "that's your first question? Alright, fine, the minute you got into the car, it began giving off a gas designed specifically for you using basic chemicals and Penicillium fungi."
"Penicillium…Penicillin, how do you"-
"My turn, now then, what kind of man do you think I am?"
"You're the type of man who only cares about 2 things in this world, power and vanity. If you wanted to, you could use your Geass power to do whatever you want and leave no trail but that's not enough for you. You aren't happy unless you've got someone constantly looking over their shoulder for the rest of their lives. It's why you've got every lawyer in the city thinking there's an evil cult watching them or why you built a fictitious organization instead of just telling the 16 of us that you wanted to watch some duels."
"Very good Mr. Rhodes, your question."
"How do you know I'm allergic to Penicillin?"
"Your schools medical records of course. I also know you broke your left leg in a turbo Duel Accident 2 years ago and last June you were hospitalized after you were found half dead in the Hudson River. Strange part is, and this brings me to my question, why do you have a medical record but there's nothing on file about your life before you were 8 years old."
"That's none of your business."
"On the contrary, you forget, I'm holding all the cards in this situation. I'm not asking for your whole life story, I just want to know why the biggest private school on the east coast doesn't even have the name of the parents of its biggest trouble maker."
"I didn't live in this country until I was 8. Before that me and my parents moved around a lot and I didn't stay anywhere long enough for anyone important to take notice. Now what do you want with me?!"
"Oh my, it would seem I hit a sour spot. Very well then, tonight is Halloween; a day when the border line between our world and the Shadow Realm is its weakest. My plan is to enter the Shadow Realm by making my Geass so powerful I no longer need a physical body and my spirit can roam freely between the 2 worlds."
"That's it; you did all this so you could make your life into land of the Lost!?"
"Apparently you're not very happy with this."
"You could have killed us today!"
"All I have done was necessary to achieve my goal. I needed to find a duelist who could generate enough shadow energy to weaken the border line. The border line is its weakest at midnight. Also, for obvious reasons, cemeteries are weak points as well."
"So that's it then, you have everything planned out except for one thing, I'm not going to help you!"
"Oh yes you will."
"I doubt you or your driver friend from before can stop me from walking away."
"Actually it's just me you have to worry about." He gestures over to the right side of the cemetery.
I look over and- "What the hell?" The driver from before…he's dead. He's not facing me but I can see dry blood on his head.
"After he laid you in front of the grave, he went over there and shot himself in the head."
"Why the hell did he do that?"
"Because that is the order given to all those who work for me, once there final task is done, they were to kill themselves."
"That's why Taft was ok with the glass shattering; he knew he would just kill himself later anyways."
"Exactly, that's the power of my Geass. It lets me alter people thinking patterns so that they follow a set of instructions. Every time I use my Geass on someone I tell them that when I say there role is done they kill themselves. If you leave now, I'll make sure both little Wilson and the beautiful Vanessa blow their brains out by sunrise."
"You bastard," if I leave, Vanessa and Wilson are still in danger but if I stay... "What do I have to do?"
"We are going to duel and this duel will be so epic, it will weaken the border line enough so that I can break through."
"That's it; all I have to do is duel you and you'll leave us alone, for good?"
"Of course, once all this is over, I won't have any reason to stay here in New York."
"Then let's duel."
Chase
"To prove to you that I'm not all bad, you can go first."
"And to prove to you that I'm not a push over, I'm going to use this turn to kick your ass! My draw, I summon, Elemental HERO Stratos (ATK: 1800/DEF: 300) next I activate Stratos' special ability which lets me add Elemental HERO Lady Heat to my hand! Next I play the spell card Hero's Bond, now I get to special summon 2 level 4 or lower Elemental HERO monsters from my hand to the field! I summon Elemental Lady Heat (ATK: 1300/DEF: 1000) in attack mode and Elemental HERO Woodsman (ATK: 1000/DEF: 2000 in defense mode!"
"Now why would you summon such powerful monsters if you don't plan on attacking?"
"Watch and learn because now that I'm ending my turn, Lady Heat hits you with 200 points of damage for each Elemental HERO I control!" (4000-3400)
Beach
"Clever, you used your Stratos to add a HERO to your hand that allows you to go after my life points, even on the first turn. You then used a spell card that allowed you to summon not just the monster you added to your hand but another monster that not only provides defense but will allow you to add one of your key cards to your hand on your next turn. I hope you now see why I wanted you for this task."
"I hope you make your move soon."
"Must you rush this? Besides I just wanted to compliment your monsters before I wipe them out." He seems happy, to happy. "I play the spell card, Raigeki! Now thanks to this card, I get to destroy every single monster you control!"
"But that card has been banned for decades!"
"And I have a program that scrambles a Duel Disks Forbidden card list. That's why I used that idiot from your school in my plans. His parents own a software company and I've spent years experimenting with counterfeit duel cards."
"So in other words you're playing with a deck full of cards that are considered too powerful for use."
"Pretty much yeah, now I discard 1 card from my hand to special summon The Tricky from my hand! (ATK: 2000/DEF: 1200) Now Tricky, attack him directly!"
"Oh no you don't, I discard the Kuriboh in my hand to reduce all my battle damage to 0!"
As the creepy looking clown fires a ray of energy towards me, Kuriboh jumps in the way and gets shocked in my place.
"Clever, granted you now only have 2 cards in your hand so I think I'll just end my turn.
Chase
"Rather it's only 2, 3 or even a million cards I've got all I need to stop you right here! I draw; next I summon Elemental HERO Sparkman." (ATK: 1600/DEF: 1400)
"I fail to see how he's all you need."
"Don't you know a Hero needs a few things before there ready to kick ass. That's why I'm playing the spell card H-Heated Heart! Thanks to this card, Sparkman gains an extra 500 ATK points! (1600-2100) Now Sparkman, show this clown and his monster how a Hero fights, heated shockwave!"
"Clever, you made your lightning red and blew up my monster (3400-3300) but I know Heated Heart only lasts till the end of the turn and I have 2 more copies of The Tricky waiting in my deck."
"Then I just got to beat you before you draw them. I set 1 card face down and end my turn."
Beach
"I draw and next I activate the effect of the monster I discarded last turn. It's a very rare card called Sinister Serpent."
"It's also banned."
"True, very true, but there's nothings stopping me now is there." He seems like a child. "Now then, I summon Sinister Serpent in defense mode. Next I'll set 1 card face down and end my turn!"
Chase
Clearly he's using his green snake with wings to set a trap for me; luckily I got everything I need to get around it. "I play the spell card R-Righteous Justice which lets me destroy your set card!"
"Then I think I'll just activate it! I play the trap, Crush Card Virus!"
"That's a legendary card!"
"Good so you know how it works! I tribute Sinister Serpent in order to destroy all monsters you control and draw with 1500 or more ATK for the next 3 turns!"
A bunch of purple spores have just hit Sparkman. He's now on the ground and is disappearing. "I end my turn."
Beach
"I draw and next I get Sinister Serpent back to my hand! Now I think I'll stop you from ruining my next move. I play the spell card Giant Trunade, now all spell and trap cards are returned to the hand!" No, my Scrap-Iron Scarecrow, plus he's smiling ear to ear. Next I discard 1 card to special summon The Tricky!"
"So much for beating you before you drew him."
"Actually, I've had him in my hand since turn 1. I just wanted to have a little more fun with you. Now Tricky, be a pal and attack him directly."
The Tricky has his fingers in the shape of the gun. There is now a beam of energy releasing from his fingers and heading straight for me. (4000-2000) I don't feel the damage of the attack yet but I have a feeling that's coming up.
"I will now set 1 card face down and end my turn."
Chase
This isn't good, he gets to see every card I draw and if it's a half decent monster, he gets to destroy it instantly. I may have Scrap-Iron Scarecrow but he has another monster in his deck that has enough ATK to wipe me out in a single blow. "My draw"-
"This means I get to see it, and if it's a powerful monster, I get to destroy it!"
"Sorry but I drew a spell card and one that's gonna change this game! I play Legacy of a Hero! Now because I've got 2 or more Level 4 or higher Elemental HERO monsters I get to draw 3 cards!"
"Which means I get to check all 3 cards you draw, so tell me, how lucky do you feel?"
"Lucky enough to turn this game around, so first draw: Double Reborn, second: Polymerization and third Kurisynchron!"
"Not bad, only one monster and it only has 300 ATK."
"I also figured out the way to get around your Crush Card! I play Double Reborn, this lets me special summon one monster from my graveyard and one monster from your graveyard! First up, I'm gonna give you your Sinister Serpent and I'll get back my Stratos!"
"Clever, you realized that my Crush Card doesn't affect monsters that are summoned after its activation."
"I also know that it doesn't affect monsters I add to my hand, so this time I'm adding Elemental HERO Ocean to my hand!"
He is smiling from ear to ear. "I think I know what's coming up next."
"I play the spell card Polymerization! Now I get to send Elemental HERO Stratos and Ocean to the graveyard in order to special summon Elemental HERO Absolute Zero (ATK: 2500/DEF: 2000)!"
"Your favorite fusion monster."
"Take a look why, Absolute Zero, show that guy why most people like super heroes over clowns, instant freeze!" Absolute Zero jumps into the air and fires a blast of ice straight at The Tricky and- "what the?" The Tricky has just turned purple. Actually…it looks like the whole area we're standing is starting to- "oh no…you just activated Geass, didn't you?"
"Yup, now I get to banish The Tricky in order to special summon the Trick King (ATK: 2000/DEF: 1200)!" The purple energy that was covering The Tricky is now disappearing. The Tricky's yellow and black suit has now been replaced with a red and black suit. The question mark on its face has been replaced with a mask. The left half of the mask features a porcelain white joy face and the right side of the mask features a porcelain white sorrow face. On the chest is the symbol of Geass and I can feel evil coming out of it.
"You still take 500 points of damage from my attack!" (3300-2800)
"True but on my next turn this duel is over."
"I doubt that so I'll just set 1 card and end my turn."
Beach
"Allow me to change your doubts, I draw! Now, Sinister Serpent returns to my hand, but he's not going to stay there for long because now, I'm going to activate The Trick King's special ability! Now I can discard a card in order to special summon 1 monster from my hand or extra deck and ignore the summoning conditions!"
"That gives you access to the most powerful monsters in the game, how on earth could a card that powerful even exist?!"
"What part of powerful super villain don't you understand? Now then, I discard Sinister Serpent in order to special summon, Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier!" (ATK: 2300/DEF: 1400)
"So you Synchro summoned without using any materials, powerful except Brionac is a water monster, which means Zero gains an extra 500 ATK!" (2500-3000)
"You aren't very familiar with the Dragons of the Ice Barrier. We're running low on time here so I'm just gonna sum it up like this: you don't have snowballs chance in hell of stopping me. Especially since now I'm going to activate Brionac's special ability! By discarding 1 card I can return your monster back to your hand!"
"First of all, Absolute Zero won't be going back to my hand, he'll be going back to my Extra Deck. Second, when Absolute Zero is removed from the field, you lose all your monsters!"
As Zero vanishes from the field, a large ring of ice hits The dragon and the gay guy.
"I know, I saw how you beat your class mate but unless you forgot, Geass monsters can't be removed from the field. Oh that's right; you still have your set card. Well, actually you don't. Now behold," he sounds like this is all just a big joke to him. "The Trick King's second ability, when the monster I summoned with his effect is destroyed by a card effect, I get to banish 1 card you control."
"So there goes my Scarecrow."
"Exactly and with only 2000 life points left, this duel is mine! Now Trick King, why don't you go give Rhodesie a nice a big bear hug."
This isn't good, on one side I've got Trick King heading straight for me. On the other side, and maybe this is the allergic reaction talking but I think I see ghosts ready to grab me.
Next Time: I can hear a voice
What's that voice?
"Do you remember Chase?" It's a girls voice I can tell that much "Do you remember what you promised me?" Is it Mom again, no to young, maybe Vanessa, Toni? "You haven't forgotten, have you?"
"No, no I haven't."