Chapter 35-Silver's Trial
When Silver's body stops glowing, a female with silver hair and a silver robe lays on the dirt. Silver weakly opens her blue eyes and struggles to her feet. Sarina lays a few feet away from her, her body motionless and pale.
"What have you done?" Silver cries as she stares at Sarina's body.
"It is only temporary. Once you beat me then Sarina's life energy will be restored and you will be a dragon again," Amia says.
"And if I lose?" Silver asks.
"Then you embrace the darkness of your heart and fight alongside the Leviathan," Amia answers as he activates his duel disk.
"Fine," Silver growls as she activates her duel disk.
"Duel!"
Silver: 4000
Amia: 4000
"I'll start!" Silver says. "I summon my Crystal Dragon-Ruby to the field in defense (1800/1500). Then I place one card face-down and end my turn."
"My move!" Amia snarls. "I summon my Arcana Force 3-The Empress to the field in attack (1300/1300) and end my turn."
Strange, why would he summon a monster with lower attack points then my Crystal Dragon? Silver wonders.
"My turn!" Silver says. "I switch my Crystal Dragon-Ruby to attack mode (1500/1800) and then I summon my Crystal Dragon-Sapphire to the field in attack (1550/2000) and . . ."
Crystal Dragon-Sapphire: 3100/2000
"Sorry to interrupt but you just triggered my Arcana Force 3's special ability so now I can summon my Arcana Force 4-The Emperor to the field in attack (1400/1400) and because of his effect both of my monsters gain 500 extra attack points," Amia smirks.
Arcana Force 3: 1800/1300
Arcana Force 4: 1900/1400
"I reveal my face-down trap card! It's called Power Drain and its effect allows me to chopone of your monster's attack points in half and I choose your Arcana Force 3!" Silver snaps.
Arcana Force 3: 900/1300
"Now Crystal Dragon-Ruby! Destroy Amia's Arcana Force 3!" Silver screams.
Amia: 3400
Silver: 4000
"Is that all?" Amia asks.
"Nope. Go Crystal Dragon-Sapphire! Destroy Amia's remaining monster!" Silver answers.
Amia: 1300
Silver: 4000
Amia laughs as he stares into Silver's blue eyes as his life points decease to 1300.
"I was right about the darkness inside of your heart Silver. Now release its energy from within yourself," Amia says.
Silver raises her head and opens her mouth into a soundless scream as dark energy flows from her and spreads across the field.
"I activate the Seal of Orichalcos," Silver snarls as she slides the field spell into her duel disk . . .
The Seal of Orichalcos surrounds Silver and Amia. Silver's eyes redden to reveal a streak of red coursing through the center of her blue eyes.
Crystal Dragon-Ruby: 2000/1800
Crystal Dragon-Sapphire: 3500/2000
A field of dark energy circles around Silver and Amia merely chuckles.
"I told you that your heart was dark," he snickers.
Szar and the others watch in horror.
"How could Silver do that?" Tronay asks.
Her heart is clouded Tronay. She knows neither light from darkness now, Jamie answers.
"Let's hope that what you say isn't true," Tamli says as he remembers the duel in which Santerous used the Orichalcos' power to try and release his energy from within Santerous' body before Amia's magic killed both of them.
"Since it's still my turn I play the spell card Crystal Impact!" Silver says.
"What does it do?" Amia asks.
"It allows me to summon another Crystal Dragon to my field without triggering your Arcana Force 3's special effect. So now I summon my Crystal Dragon-Diamond to the field in attack (1000/1500) and with that I end my turn," Silver answers.
Crystal Dragon-Diamond: 1500/1500
"My move!" Amia growls. "I play the spell card Ultimate Destiny!"
"What does it do?" Silver asks.
"It allows me to summon my strongest monster to the field my removing two Arcana Force monsters from play that are in my hand," Amia answers as he throws two cards to his cloak. "Meet my Arcana Force Extra-The Light Ruler (4000/4000)! Now Arcana Force Extra attack Silver's Crystal Dragon-Diamond!"
Amia: 1300
Silver: 500
Silver pants as she catches her breathe from the powerful blast that destroyed her Crystal Dragon.
"Is that the best you can do?" She asks.
"Not even close," Amia answers. "I play the spell card Arcana Shield and for this turn only my monster can attack as many times as the monsters that you have on the field. Destroy the rest of Silver's life points my Light Ruler!"
Amia: 1300
Silver: 0
Silver screams as the Seal slowly shrinks around her.
"I failed. I failed Sarina . . . the Guardians . . . and even Mirage," Silver mutters as the Seal closes in on her.
Halt! The Leviathan snarls.
The Seal stops and vanishes into thin air.
"You saved me?" Silver asks.
"Why would he do that?" Tronay asks.
She has proved that her heart is dark and thus she shall fight by the Leviathan's side in the battle now, Jamie answers.
It still makes no sense though, Arasies says.
"Most things don't," Tamli sighs.
I saved you Silver because you proved that you were weak to the strong influence of the Orichalcos, the Leviathan replies.
Silver nods, realizing what she has done.
"I keep my promise to you Leviathan and as such I shall fight by your side," Silver says.