0713MM: We learn the story of Michael's past life.
Chapter 8: The realization of Michael Bakuras' past life
Flashback
There was a family of four. A mother, a father and there two kids, Michael and Ryo. Their father was the king of their palace. Everyone loved Michael and Ryo, even though Ryo was 8 years older, the people of the palace still enjoyed both brothers as much as the parents. Everyone was respected here. Then, something unexpected happened.
"My lord, your eldest son has been drafted into the war against our enemies' kingdom." said the soldier. Michael and Ryo's father turned to look at Ryo.
"Stay and be safe." Ryo and Michael's father said. Ryo nodded.
"I will, father." Ryo said softly. Ryo and Michael's mother weeped softly. Michael walked up to his older brother.
"Stay safe." Michael said. "Come back to us as soon as the war ends." Ryo nodded and ruffled Michael's hair.
"I will, little bro." Ryo laughed. Michael nodded. Michael and his parents waved Ryo farewell. Ryo waved back, then disappeared into the horizon. Michael sighed and walked inside his palace with his parents. Michael looked up at his parents.
"Will Ryo be alright?" he asked his mother. His mother nodded.
"Yes dear." his mother nodded. Michael's father grunted in agreement. Michael nodded. Then, the phone rang. Michael's mother picked it up.
"Hello?" she asked. Michael's mother nodded.
"Ah good! So, you'll be here shortly? Alright, see you then. Bye!" After that, she hanged the phone up. Michael looked at his mother curiously.
"Who was that?" he asked.
"That was your cousin, Lillian." his mother responded.
"Really?" Michael asked. His mother nodded.
"Yes. She'll be here shortly." his mother replied. As soon as she finished saying that, the door opened, revealing a beautiful young woman. This young woman was in her mid 20's, she is tall and slender, holding a green duel disk and she also possesses a Plant Deck. Which focuses on summoning her ace monster Number 87: Queen of the Night. Michael turned to face Lillian.
"You've changed a lot since I last saw you." Michael said. Lillian nodded.
"So have you." Lillian remarked. Michael nodded.
"Thanks." Michael smiled. Michael's mother turned to look at her neice.
"So, what brings you here?" asked Michael's mother. Lillian shrugged.
"I'm just coming to visit." replied Lillian. Michael smiled.
It's been awhile since I've seen Lillian. he thought. Then, there was a knock on the door. Everyone turned to face it.
"Who's there?" asked Michael's mother.
"It's me, Dumon." said Dumon, who was outside the door, waiting to for the door to be opened. Michael ran to the door and opened it.
"Hi Dumon." Michael said simply. Dumon gestured to the inside of the castle.
"May I come in?" he asked. Michael nodded.
"Sure!" replied Michael. Dumon smiled and stepped inside the castle and closed the door behind him.
"So, what brings you here?" asked Michael.
"Your brother." Dumon replied. Michael cocked his head to the side.
"What about my brother?" Michael asked. Dumon shook his head.
"He's gone." Dumon finally said. Michael narrowed his eyes. Lillian covered her mouth.
"What do you mean, gone?" Michael asked.
"I mean, he's dead." Dumon said sadly. Michael's eyes widened.
"No way!" Michael shouted.
"I wish it was a huge lie, but it's true." Dumon muttered. Dumon looked at his watch.
"Oh no! I've stayed far too long!" he said suddenly. "I have to go back to Nashs' Kingdom and support him!" Michael's mother looked outside.
"It's too dangerous to head outside at this time. Do you mind staying here for the night, Dumon?" she asked. "I'll call Nash and tell him you're here." Dumon shrugged.
"Sure." Dumon said.
That night, something awful was about unfold...
Michael and Dumon slept in the living quarters of the castle. Lillian watched the two boys sleep. Lillian turned for a brief moment and gasped in terror as she was knocked out and fell to the ground. The figure in question sneered and picked her up and carried her back to his castle. Dumon woke with a start and he squinted to see if he could see if Lillian was still watching them. Of course to his dismay, she wasn't. He shook Michael hard.
"Michael!" shouted Dumon. "Your cousin is gone!" Michael rubbed his eyes.
"Huh what?" asked Michael, still groggy from being shaken awake.
"Your cousin is gone." Dumon repeated softly. Michaels' eyes widened.
"What?!" he cried out. Dumon nodded.
"There's only one person that would take her." Dumon said. Michael turned to face Dumon.
"Who?" asked Michael.
"Vector." Dumon replied.
"Vector." repeated Michael.
"Yeah." Dumon said. Michael looked around the room. His parents didn't wake.
"Alright, let's go rescue her from Vectors' clutches." Michael said.
"Alrighty then." agreed Dumon. And the twosome flew onto Number 44s' back to Vectors' palace.
"We're almost there." Dumon said as he pointed toward the palace that loomed before them.
"Mach! Land us here!" shouted Dumon to his pegasus over the blowing winds. The pegasus heard him clearly and swooped down and dropped them off at the entrance. Michael opened the door and Dumon followed close behind. When they got further and further inside, they could hear someone laughing. Michael and Dumon gritted their teeth.
Vector. I'm coming for you! thought Michael.
Meanwhile, inside Vectors' palace...
"Hahahaha!" laughed Vector. Lillian opened her eyes slowly.
"Huh?" she wondered aloud. "Where am I?" Vector snickered.
"You are in my palace." Vector smirked. Vector then unsheathed his sword and walked slowly toward Lillian. Just at that very moment, Michael and Dumon barged in. Vectors' smirk grew wider.
"Ah, guests." he mused. Michael snarled.
"Vector! Release my cousin now!" Michael shouted furiously. Vector turned to face Michael. Then turned back to face Lillian.
"Answer me Vector!" shouted Michael, angrier than before. Vector turned around again, this time, he started to laugh.
"You're pathetic!" sneered Vector. "You're no match for me in swordplay, or in dueling." Michael snarled in anger. Vector chuckled.
"How sad." Vector mused. Dumon took something out of his pocket and contacted Nash with it. He turned to face Michael.
"I have to go back to my kingdom, Michael." Dumon said. "Nash will be here soon to get you and your cousin out of here." Vector cringed at Nashs' name. Then, Vector laughed and turned back to face Lillian. He raised his sword and swung downward. Slash! Lillian turned to the side, unfortunately, her back got slashed from the sword.
"Ahhh!" screamed Lillian as she crumpled to the floor. Vector grinned in triumph. Michael screamed in agony.
"NO!" screamed Michael. Just then, Nash arrived. Vector cringed again.
"Nash..." muttered Vector. Nash lifted his left arm and activated his duel disk. Before Vector could respond, dark spirits came out of the ground and grabbed Vector.
"Uhh!" cried out Vector.
"Vector..." they whispered and they began to pull him down into the darkness.
"Goodbye Vector." Nash said. Michael stared in awe and amazement as Vector was dragged down into the darkness.
"NO!" screamed Vector in agony. Nash just stared, then as quickly as the spirits came, they disappeared along with Vector. Nash turned to face Michael.
"Michael." Nash said. This got Michaels' attention.
"Yes Nash?" asked Michael
"I'm sorry for what happened to your cousin." Nash replied. Michael nodded.
"And I'm sorry for what happened to Dumon and your sister, Marin." Michael said. Nash nodded. Just then, an evil laugh echoed through the room. Michael and Nash both clenched their fists.
"Who's there?" both of them demanded. The evil laughter became louder and it echoed the halls of the palace.
"Whoever you are, show yourself!" Michael snarled. Nash nodded in agreement.
"Yeah." Nash said. The thing that made the evil laugh made its full appearance. Michael snarled.
"You! " Michael snarled in anger. The figure just laughed.
"I have seen what you have become, Michael." the figure said. Michaels' eyes widened.
"How do you-?!" Michael started to ask, eyes still widened.
"Your life is tragic, losing everything and everyone you love." the figure continued. "Well, tragedies are not what anyone wants. You want revenge. Revenge for what Vector did and what his army plans to do." Michaels' eyes then turned to a reddish-black color.
"Revenge..." Michael muttered. It was then Nash realized what was happening to Michael.
"Michael no! That figure is manipulating you!" shouted Nash. The dark figure chuckled.
"You can't save him, Nash." the dark figure smirked. "No one can save Michael now." Nash snarled in response.
"You want to bet that?" snarled Nash. The dark figure laughed.
"By all means." the dark figure mused. The dark figured turned to face Michael, who didn't have the reddish-black color in his eyes anymore.
"Here." the dark figure said. A card flew toward Michael and it went inside his body and infected his heart.
"Ahh!" screamed Michael in pain and agony. Nash ran toward Michael.
"Michael!" Nash shouted fearfully. The dark figure laughed.
"I hope you enjoy losing to Michael." the dark figure laughed, then he snapped his fingers and disappeared. His voice echoed through the halls.
"My name is Chaos." Chaos said.
"Chaos..." muttered Nash. Nash turned to face Michael, who now had his eyes as a reddish-black color again. A dark aura ensued around him.
"Hehehehaha!" laughed Michael. "Time to get revenge!" Nash just stared.
"Michael, you're being manipulated! Snap out of it!" shouted Nash. Michael just grinned at Nash. Nashs' eyes widened with shock.
"Who says I'm being manipulated?" asked Michael, his grin growing ever wider.
There's no way to free him from Chaoss' grip on him, except one thing. thought Nash.
"Alright Michael, I challenge you to a duel!" shouted Nash.
"I was hoping you would say that." Michael smirked and activated his duel disk. "You will wish you never challenged me after I'm done with you!"
"We'll see about that!" shot Nash in return.
"Let's duel!" the two of them shouted.
"Before we start, I'd like to explain what will happen during this duel." explained Michael. Nash cocked his head.
He sounds normal. thought Nash. But he isn't acting like himself, though.
"What do you mean?" asked Nash, prompting Michael to continue talking.
"I mean the damage we take, the more damage our kingdoms take." Michael said. "But, since we are battling in Vectors' kingdom, I'll make it so that whenever I take damage, Vectors' kingdom will take damage too!" Nashs' eyes widened.
"You're insane!" shouted Nash. Michael laughed.
"So what?" he sneered, surprising Nash.
"Enough talk! I'll start this duel, I draw!" shouted Michael. Nash gritted his teeth.
"I'll begin my turn by activating the spell card, Psychic Xyz!" shouted Michael.
Psychic Xyz? thought Nash.
"Want to know what this card does?" asked Michael.
"Yeah." Nash replied.
"it's simple Nash, I can choose two monsters from my deck of the same level, so I summon two Overdrive Teleporters!" Overdrive Teleporter, level 6, attack: 2100, defense: 1200. Michael lifted his left arm up.
"I overlay my two level 6 monsters and Xyz Summon Number 72: Shogi Rook!" shouted Michael. Number 72: Shogi Rook, rank 6, attack: 2500, defense: 1200. Nash growled.
"I'm not done Nash, not by a longshot because I activate Psychic Xyz's other effect." explained Michael. Nashs' eyes widened.
"What?" asked Nash.
"By paying 500 life points, I can add the card back to my hand." Michael smirked, then clutched his chest and groaned in pain as his life points depleted from 4000 to 3500.
Interesting. He gave up life points to recycle a card. thought Nash. Michael showed Psychic Xyz to Nash again.
"Now, I activate it once again." Michael said. "Now, I summon two Psychic Lifetrancers from my Extra Deck. Psychic Lifetrancer, level 7, attack: 2400, defense: 2000.
Here he goes again. thought Nash.
"I overlay my two level 7 monsters and Xyz Summon Number 74: Master of Blades!" shouted Michael. Number 74: Master of Blades, rank 7, attack: 2700, defense: 2300. Nash growled again. Michael groaned in pain again.
"I give up 500 life points and add my Psychic Xyz back to my hand." Michael said as his life points depleted from 3500 to 3000.
"I activate Psychic Xyz one last time and summon three Thought Ruler Archfiend's from my Extra Deck!" shouted Michael. Thought Ruler Archfiend, level 8, attack: 2700, defense: 2300. Michael then thrusted his right hand forward.
"I overlay my three level 8 monsters and Xyz Summon Number 87: Queen of the Night!" Michael declared. Number 87: Queen of the Night, rank 8, attack 3200, defense: 2800. Nash looked at Number 87 closely.
The Number, it reminds me of Michael's cousin, Lillian. thought Nash. Michael revealed another card from his hand.
"Now, time to show the power that my Psychic Deck has to offer, I activate the spell card, Rank up-Magic Psychic Chaos Force!" shouted Michael gleefully. Nash snarled.
He's using the cards that creep Chaos gave him! thought Nash.
"I summon Number 108: Sacred Mind from my Extra Deck in attack mode." Michael said. "Next, I rebuild the overlay network and Xyz Summon Number C108: Sacred Chaos Mind!" Number 108: Sacred Mind, rank 7, attack: 2800, defense: 2500, and Number C108: Sacred Chaos Mind, rank 8, attack:3300, defense: 3000. Nash snarled at the sight of Number C108: Sacred Chaos Mind.
I have to destroy that Chaos Number! thought Nash. Michael revealed another spell card.
"I now activate the spell card Xyz Treasure! This allows me to draw one card for every Xyz monster on the field. I count 4, so I draw 4 cards." Michael explained and drew his 4 cards.
"I place 3 cards facedown and end my turn. You're up Nash." said Michael, smirking.
"About time, I draw!" shouted Nash. He looked at the card he drew.
Perfect! he thought. Michael laughed.
"Go ahead. Summon Number 73: Abyss Splash. I'm ready." Michael smirked. Nash gasped.
How does he know about Number 73?! thought Nash.
"I know what you're thinking." Michael said. "You're thinking '"How can he know about Number 73'"?" Nash nodded.
"Yes I am, and I will summon Number 73!" Nash declared. Michael nodded.
"Good." Michael smiled, with a slight smirk. He looked over at his facedowns.
If he tries to attack my Number C108: Sacred Chaos Mind with Number 73: Abyss Splash, I'll activate my trap, Call of the Earthbound to redirect his attack to a different monster on my field. thought Michael.
"I normal summon Panther Shark, next I special summon Eagle Shark from my hand since I control Panther Shark." Nash explained, then he thrusted his hand forward.
"I overlay my Panther and Eagle Sharks! With these two monsters I build the overlay network and Xyz Summon Number 73: Abyss Splash!" Number 73: Abyss Splash, rank 5, attack: 2400, defense: 1400. Nash didn't waste any time figuring out his next move.
"Next I activate Xyz Treasure, enabling me to draw 5 more cards." Nash said. Michael just nodded.
"Next, I activate the field spell, Lemuria the Forgotten City!" shouted Nash. "This field spell enables all of my Water attribute monsters to gain 200 attack." Abyss Splashs' attack: 2400-2600. Nash then played another spell card.
"I activate the spell card, Aqua Jet. With this, I increase my Abyss Splashs' attack by 1000." Abyss Splashs' attack: 2600-3600. Michael smiled again. Nash then ordered Abyss Splash to attack.
"Abyss Splash, attack Number C108 with Shimmering Sword Splash!" ordered Nash. Abyss Splash unsheathed his sword and charged at Sacred Chaos Mind.
If I get rid of Sacred Chaos Mind, perhaps Michael will be free from Chaoss' control over him. thought Nash. A slash could be heard from Abyss Splashs' attack connecting with it's target, or so Nash thought. When the smoke cleared, there was one less monster on Michaels' field, but it wasn't the monster that Nash intended to attack. Nash turned toward Michaels' laughter. Nash narrowed his eyes.
"How did your Chaos Number survive?" asked Nash as he saw Michael get back up from the blast. His life points had dropped to 1900.
"Simple, when you attacked me, I activated my trap, Call of the Earthbound, to change Abyss Splashs' attack to a different monster. I chose Number 72: Shogi Rook to be your monsters' new attack target." explained Michael. Nash nodded.
"Very well." Nash said. "I place 4 cards facedown and end my turn. You're up, Michael." Michael smirked.
"Indeed it is my turn, I draw!" shouted Michael. A dark aura surrounded him when he declared his attack with Sacred Chaos Mind. Nash just stared.
"Sacred Chaos Mind, attack Abyss Splash with Chaos Psychic Shock Blast!" ordered Michael. Sacred Chaos Mind raised his left hand, and started to make a ball full of Psychic Power. Nash gasped.
"Abyss Splash is stronger than your monster." Nash pointed out. Michael started to laugh.
"Not for long because I activate Sacred Chaos Minds' special ability!" countered Michael. Nashs' eyes widened.
"By detaching one overlay unit, I can negate the effects of every faceup card on your field, and by doing that, I gain life points equal to my monsters' attack, which is 3300." Michael raised his arms as his life points increased from 1900-5200. Nash growled as all of his faceup cards began to freeze.
"Huh, 5200 life points..." muttered Nash.
"Now Sacred Chaos Mind, attack Abyss Splash!" ordered Michael. Boom! When the smoke cleared, Abyss Splash was still there. Michaels' eyes widened.
"Impossible!" shouted Michael. "Abyss Splash should be gone!" Nash looked at Michael with a smirk.
"Yeah, right." Nash said. "I activated my trap, Half-Unbreak. With this trap, my Abyss Splash can't be destroyed by battle and any battle damage I take is halved." explained Nash as his life points depleted from 4000 to 3550. Michael grunted.
"Whatever. Number 87: Queen of the Night, attack Abyss Splash!" ordered Michael. "Shimmering Leaf Blade Slash!" Slash!
"Whaa!" cried out Nash as he flew backward and landed on his back, his life points depleted from 3550 to 3150. Michael thrusted his hand forward.
"Now Number 74, attack Abyss Splash with Psychic Blast!" commanded Michael. Boom!
"Whaaa!" cried out Nash once again as he flew back even further, his life points depleted from 3150 to 3000.
"I'll end my turn with one facedown. Go Nash." Michael said. Nash got up slowly.
"I draw!" shouted Nash. Michael laughed.
"I activate the trap, Psychic Power Break!" Nash gasped in surprise.
"What?!" cried out Nash in shock. Michael sneered.
"With this trap, you have to send cards from your deck to the graveyard equal to the ranks of every single Xyz monster on the field."
"Every single Xyz?" Nash asked. "Including my Abyss Splash?" Michael nodded, the dark aura still surrounding him.
"Yes, which means you send...28 cards from your deck to the graveyard!" laughed Michael Nash growled.
No! That leaves me with 1 card left in my deck! thought Nash francticly. Michael began to laugh at the sight.
"You will lose in two turns Nash!" laughed Michael. "But then again, it'll only be one turn until your defeat arrives!" Michael continued to laugh, but Nash began to smirk. Michael looked over at Nash, then stopped laughing.
"It is defeat on the next turn, but for you!" shouted Nash. Michael chuckled.
"How will you defeat me in one turn?" asked Michael, confused by Nashs' words.
"Just watch me!" snarled Nash. "I normal summon my Doublefin Shark." Doublefin Shark, level 4, attack: 1200, defense: 1000.
"And with him on the field, I summon Saber Shark from my graveyard in defense position." Nash continued. "Next I special summon from my hand, Silent Angler since I possess a Water attribute monster on my field." Michael growled in disgust.
"I overlay my 3 level 4 monsters and Xyz summon Number 32: Shark Drake!" shouted Nash. Number 32: Shark Drake, rank 4, attack:2800, defense:2100. Michael began to laugh.
"What a disappointment!" laughed Michael. Nash narrowed his eyes, which in turn made Michael shut up, but not completely. Michael sneered. Nash narrowed his eyes onceagain.
"I activate my trap, Psychic Power Damage!" Michael said with enthusiasm. Nash stared at the card. He knew what was coming next.
"With this trap, you take damage equal to the number of cards that were milled to your graveyard x100." explained Michael. Nash growled.
"So, say goodbye to 2800 of your life points!" Michael laughed maniacally. The trap shot a beam of Psychic Power toward Nash.
Brace yourself! Nash thought. Boom!
"Whaaa!" screamed Nash as he flew backward and landed on his back, his life points then fell from 3000-200. Michaels' life points: 5200, Nashs' life points: 3000-200. Michael began to laugh maniacally again as Nash slowly got up from the impact. Nash began to shake with fear.
Could this, be the end? thought Nash. He shook his head. No! I can't give up now! He looked at the cards in his hand. He put his gaze on one particular card.
Perfect! Nash thought. Nash took one card out of his hand and activated it.
"I activate the spell card, Tidal Wave of Fury!" shouted Nash. "With this, I can destroy every facedown card in your back row, and also negate the effects of one monster on your field." Nash explained, then he pointed to Sacred Chaos Mind.
"NO!" screamed Michael in agony. Nash pulled out another card from hand.
"I activate the spell, Change of Heart! And I use it on Sacred Chaos Mind." Nash said. As ordered, Sacred Chaos Mind went from Michaels' field to Nashs' in an instant. The dark aura surrounding Michael disappeared.
"Huh? What happened to me?" asked Michael, confused. Nash smiled.
I knew my plan would work! Nash thought. He started to walk toward Michael.
"Are you alright?" Nash asked. Michael turned to look at Nash with fearful eyes.
"I'm...sorry for what I've done." Michael started to say. Chaoss' voice began to speak in attempts to possess Michael.
"Argh!" cried out Michael as Chaos began to tighten his grip on Michael.
"Michael, you will activate Target of Chaos when Nash attacks!" ordered Chaos. Michael put both of his hands to his head.
"Get out of my head!" he shouted. Chaoss' voice laughed maniacally.
"Try to resist me, then." Chaoss' voice laughed even harder. Nash snarled.
"Get out of Michaels' head Chaos!" shouted Nash. Chaoss' voice faltered and disappeared. Nash nodded in satisfaction. Nash began to glow purple.
"I rebuild the overlay network with Rank 4 Shark Drake, go Chaos Xyz Evolution! I Xyz Summon Number C32: Shark Drake Veiss!" Shark Drake Veiss, rank 4, attack:2800, defense: 2100. Michael gritted his teeth in frustration.
"I activate Shark Drake Veisss' special ability!" Nash declared. "By detaching one overlay unit, I can banish one Water attribute monster from my graveyard and then target one of your monsters', and make it's attack 0, and I choose Number 87: Queen of the Night. Queen of the Nights' attack:3200-0.
"Now, Sacred Chaos Mind, attack Number 87 with Chaos Psychic Shock Blast!" commanded Nash. Boom!
"Argh!" Michael cried out in pain as he flew back, his life points depleting from 5200-1900.
"Shark Drake Veiss, attack Number 74: Master of Blades with Chaos Stream!" ordered Nash. Splash, Boom!
"Urgh!" groaned Michael as his life points depleted from 1900 to 1800. Nash thrusted his hand toward Michael.
"Number 73: Abyss Splash, attack Michael directly with Shimmering Sword Slash!" commanded Nash. Slash!
I did it! thought Nash. When the cleared, Michael was on the ground. In pain and in sorrow.
"I...lost..." he muttered to himself. His life points had depleted from 1800-0, declaring Nash the winner. The dark aura that had surrounded Michael the entire duel disappeared. Nash ran over to Michael as soon as he saw him lying on the ground.
"Michael!" Nash screamed in terror and worry and he ran toward Michael faster. Michael slowly got up.
"I'm fine Nash." said Michael. Nash looked at him.
"You sure?" asked Nash. Michael nodded.
"Yes." he replied. Soon after, there was rumbling. Nash looked around.
"What's happening?!" Nash asked in terror and worry.
"The kingdom is crumbling." Michael explained. "Don't you remember the consequences of this duel?" Nash turned to face Michael and nodded. Michael then began to glow a bluish-gold color.
His true aura. thought Nash.
"Nash, I will use my remaining Psychic Power to allow you to escape." Nashs' eyes widened.
"What about you?" he asked.
"I'll be fine." Michael exclaimed. "Don't worry about me."
"You sure?" Nash asked. Michael nodded.
"Yes, now go!" shouted Michael, who had created a portal to escape the crumbling palace. Nash walked toward it slowly, then turned back to face Michael. The portal sucked Nash inside before Nash had the chance to scream Michaels' name.
Nash woke up a few hundred meters from the crumbling kingdom. He got up and brushed his clothes clean. He then turned to face the palace, which was now in ruins.
Michael. he thought. Why?! At this point, he couldn't hold it in any longer.
"MICHAEL!" Nash screamed in agony. "NO!"
Flashback ends
Everyone was shocked at the story Dumon had told about Michaels' past and how he became a Barian, except for Chaos.
"So that's how Michael became a Barian..." Shark muttered. Dark Umbral snickered. Chaos was gone from the dueling field.
"It's still your move, Michael." Dark Umbral said. Michael nodded.
"Indeed." Michael agreed. Trey and Yuma looked at Michael.
Come on Michael! You can do this! Yuma thought.
Michael... Trey thought.
To be continued...