Author's Note: I'd like to thank my guest reviewer, SuperSaiyenGod53 for his review of the last chapter. I am perfectly aware that the "Duelist" anime that many of us know here in the U.S. is of a different continuity than Season 0. That little shadow duel between Atem and Yami Bakura is evidence of that, since that was basically a substitute of Season 0's Monster World arc. In my defense though, this story basically part of an AU since it uses the continuity of my 5D's Alternative trilogy. Besides, who's to say that a Season 0 style shadow game didn't happen before the events of the Duelist anime? After all, we never actually saw the part of the story where Yugi first together the Millennium Puzzle. Except maybe for that little prologue at the beginning of that Pyramid of Light movie, but that film was largely non-cannon.
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL.
Chapter 19: After the Prelims
Alit had remained up on the stage for almost five minutes after the audience had left the stadium. Yuma and the others had waited in the dugout for him to come down. It seemed clear to them all that the boxer duelist needed a bit of time to compose himself after the way his duel with Chitose had ended. At long last, Alit came down from the stage and rejoined the others. He had a composed and rather stoic expression on his face.
"You okay, buddy?" Yuma asked Alit.
"I will be." Alit answered.
"What happened to Anitak?" Shark asked.
"It looked like she got absorbed into Alnia after being beaten." Alit replied. "Just like what happened with most of us former Barians towards the end of the Number War."
"At least this means we only have two of the Death Queens to worry about now." Kaito noted.
"It also appears that we may have found the key to defeating them." Astral added. "The reaction that occurred when Alit's Shining Number attacked Anitak's Number seemed very similar to the reaction that occurred when one of the Legendary Numbers would strike the 10X Numbers."
"In other words, the Shining Numbers are the key to breaking the curse of those Devil Numbers that the Death Queens use." Shark realized.
"Precisely." Astral confirmed.
"Then that's kind of a problem. Alit and Mizael are the only ones who have been able to use those Numbers." Michael pointed out. "And Mizael's already been knocked out of the tournament."
"It's even worse when you consider that besides Mitaka and Alnia, the only ones with Numbers in this tournament are Yuma, Ryoga and Alit." Hikari added.
"Cousin, you better not be suggesting that I throw my duel with Ryoga so he can get a shot at Alnia." Cleo told her.
"I didn't say anything like that!" Hikari responded.
"I'm not crazy about that idea either." Shark admitted.
"You're all forgetting that Alnia has to get through me first." Michael pointed out. "I may not have a Shining Number, but I think I have a way to knock her out of this tournament."
"Hey Astral, maybe you and I can figure out how to summon one of those Shining Numbers." Yuma suggested.
"It might be possible." Astral agreed. "Though I am not sure how to go about it."
"Astral, there's something I have to ask you." Alit spoke. "Do you think you could use the Numeron Code to bring back Chitose?"
"Say what?" Shark exclaimed.
"I want her to be brought back as a human." Alit continued. "Can you do it Astral?"
"…Not at this time, I'm afraid." Astral answered. "The Numeron Code is a tremendous power. If I attempt to use it to bring back Chitose under the present circumstances, it may risk altering things in undesirable ways. In order for me to revive Chitose without any unintended consequences, we must defeat Alnia first."
"Then I guess that's what I'll have to do." Alit decided.
"We should probably all go home and call it a day." Shark suggested. "Most of us have a pretty big day tomorrow."
Shane hung back in the dugout as everyone else left and sighed. "This is the weirdest damn tournament I've ever been in."
It was late in the evening as Cleo sat in the small dining room of her apartment wearing only a black t-shirt and a pair of panties. She had several Duel Monsters cards spread out before her on the table. Cleo had wanted to make a few final modifications to her deck before going to bed. As the dark-haired duelist replaced one of the cards in her deck with a new one, Rio walked up behind her chair wearing an oversized grey t-shirt.
"Aren't you done modifying your deck yet?" Rio asked as she put her arms around Cleo's shoulders.
"Just about. I want to make sure it's perfect for when I face your brother tomorrow." Cleo answered.
"You really that worried about him beating you?" Rio asked.
"Not really, but I can't deny he's improved as a duelist." Cleo admitted. "And those Barian cards of his have certainly given him an edge."
"I'm sure you'll be able to defeat him." Rio told her.
"I had better." Cleo replied as she finished putting her deck back together. "After all, this duel will be a chance for me to settle things with Ryoga once and for all."
"I think I know what you mean. He's been a little crankier than usual ever since that little bombshell we dropped on him during the trip to visit your parents." Rio admitted.
"Well, whatever happens in tomorrow's duel, Ryoga will just have to deal with the way things are going to be soon." Cleo replied. "Now, shall we go to bed?"
"…Not just yet." Rio replied with a mischievous smirk.
With that, Rio pulled back Cleo's chair a bit and went around to the front. The blunette then got down on her knees and pulled the crotch of Cleo's panties aside. Rio moved her head in and began to probe Cleo's womanhood with her tongue. Cleo moaned and tilted her head back, placing her hand on the back of Rio's head as she did so. She let herself become completely lost in pleasure as Rio's tongue continued to explore her. Eventually Cleo felt herself coming close to the edge and began to buck her hips to speed herself to her climax. Then after what seemed like an eternity, the dam inside Cleo burst and she let out a silent scream.
Rio got back to her feet. "Care to take this back to the bedroom?"
Cleo nodded and took Rio's hand. The two of them then headed back to Cleo's bedroom.
Shark was sitting on the couch at Hikari's house, looking out at the night sky through the window. The water duelist had to admit a sort of nervousness at being in Hikari's place. It had hardly been the first time Shark had been there, of course. Yet ever since he had visited Hikari's parents in Neo Domino and was given a little tour of the city's Momentum reactor by Hikari's father, Shark had been a bit afraid that future attempts to become intimate with Hikari would result in her father hunting him down and killing him. After all, Dr. Fudo had shown Shark what he had described as the perfect device to dispose of a dead body; a stream of pure energy that sent power from the reactor to Neo Domino's island of Satellite. The good doctor had made it very clear that any form of solid matter thrown into the stream would be instantly vaporized.
At last Hikari came into the room wearing only an oversized blue t-shirt and a pair of panties. The mere sight caused Shark's pants to suddenly become uncomfortably tight.
"Sorry that call to my mom took so long." Hikari told him as she came over to the couch. "I mentioned the name of that creature or whatever it is the Death Queens have been trying to revive and she told me she probably knows something about it."
"Oh? What was that?" Shark asked as Hikari sat next to him on the couch.
"Well it seems that years ago back when Satellite was still a hellhole, my Uncle Leo and Aunt Luna had been possessed by some kind of evil spirit that inhabited a Spell card they had called Ring of Zorc." Hikari explained. "That was actually the first time my mom and dad met them."
"And your mom thinks that it's the same demon that the Death Queens are trying to revive?" Shark asked.
"She thinks so. Especially since the spirit they encountered said he was connected to those Millennium Items that Stacy was talking about." Hikari answered. "Mom said she and dad would look into it. In the meantime…" Hikari gave Shark a rather seductive smirk and placed a hand on Shark's leg. "I think you and I should just relax and have a little fun."
"Uh… y'know, I should probably head home and get to bed." Shark decided. "I mean I do have a pretty big day tomorrow."
"Dammit Ryoga!" Hikari cursed with a frustrated sigh as she got up from the couch. "You've been doing this kind of thing ever since we got back from visiting my parents! Do you not find me attractive anymore or something?"
"What? No! That's not it!" Shark quickly assured her. "It's just… well, you remember that tour your dad gave me and Durbe of his power plant?"
"Oh god. He showed you the power streamer, didn't he?" Hikari realized.
"Uh… yeah." Shark confirmed. "Made it kind of clear how he could dispose of a dead body in there too."
"Dammit! He does this to every guy I date!" Hikari complained. "Wait, he showed Durbe too?"
"Yeah. Why?" Shark asked.
"I better give Hana a heads-up later." Hikari spoke.
"What?" Shark responded.
"Never mind." Hikari told him. "Look Ryoga, just don't worry about my dad. He was just being overprotective like he always is. In fact I'm guessing he's a little bit worse now after how my last relationship ended. In any case, my dad's not going to know what we get up to here."
"Well… I guess you're right." Shark admitted. "It's just… he's Yusie Fudo! He's probably one of the greatest duelists of all time. I just… really want him to like me. I don't want him to think of me as just some punk."
"…I'm pretty sure he likes you." Hikari told him. "But he's not the one you're dating. So just forget about him and focus on me. Okay?"
"Yeah, okay." Shark replied.
A smile returned to Hikari's face and she pulled off her shirt, carelessly tossing it away to another corner of the room. Shark's pants became even tighter when he saw that Hikari wasn't wearing a bra. Hikari got down on her knees and quickly undid Shark's belt. She then unzipped the fly of his pants with her teeth, which managed to turn on Shark even more. The stardust heiress reached in and freed Shark's hardened rod from its confinement.
Hikari began to rub Shark's manhood between her large breasts, causing him to moan and grip the back of the couch. Every now and then she'd blow on the tip, sending waves of pleasure up the water duelist's spine. Just when it seemed like Shark might burst, Hikari stopped what she was doing and got back to her feet. She pulled off her panties and carelessly tossed them away. After turning around, Hikari got onto Shark's lap and moaned as his rod entered her womanhood.
The blunette began to rock her hips, causing her breasts to bounce up and down. Shark took hold of Hikari's breasts with his hands and began to squeeze them gently, every now and then toying with the erect nipples with his thumbs. At the same time, the water duelist began to suck on Hikari's neck. Eventually Shark felt himself coming close to the edge, prompting him to bite down on Hikari's neck. Hikari let out a delighted yelp and picked up the pace of her hips. They teetered on the edge for what seemed like an eternity until finally climaxing in the same sweet moment. Hikari felt a massive blast of warmth shoot into her.
"…Damn!" Shark declared as both he and Hikari caught their breath. "That was incredible."
"How 'bout we go shower off?" Hikari suggested.
"Fine. But I doubt we'll get very clean." Shark replied with a smirk.
Yuma sat in his room watching a video on his D-Pad. Astral floated behind him, watching the video over Yuma's shoulder. The video in question showed an old Turbo Duel featuring Hikari's father. Yuma and Astral watched with awe as Yusei skillfully defeated his opponent with one final attack.
"Wow! Hikari's dad really was a powerful duelist." Yuma declared.
"Indeed. And she has inherited much of his skill." Astral added.
"I don't know how we can beat her. Especially with that dragon of hers." Yuma continued.
"…Actually, Yuma. I may have an idea about that." Astral spoke. "One of my Numbers has an effect that can rid the field of Stardust Dragon and potentially win the duel for us in almost an instant."
"Seriously?" Yuma replied. "That's awesome!"
"Yes, but defeating Stardust Dragon is only a small part of the battle." Astral replied.
"Hey, it's more than we had before." Yuma pointed out. "I think we can use that Number of yours in an awesome strategy."
"Then I suppose we should get to work figuring it out." Astral decided.
Samantha stood at the window of a small hotel room she and Alnia had gotten for the night looking out at the city. The two Death Queens had decided to stay there for the night rather than go back to their interdimensional hideout. It had been a very hard afternoon for Samantha. First her duel with Thomas had ended up bringing the unpleasant memories of her past life rushing back to the surface, and then they had lost Anitak. The redhead had considered the fallen Death Queen the closest thing she had to a friend.
Alnia had been quite shaken by the events of the afternoon as well. The Shining Number that Alit had used to defeat Anitak had greatly unsettled her. As Samantha continued to look out at the city, the white-haired girl emerged from the bathroom wearing a white robe and drying her hair off with a towel. One of the reasons the duo had decided to get a hotel room was because Alnia had wanted to shower like a human.
Alnia walked up behind Samantha and wrapped her arms around her. "You okay, Mitaka?"
"I… I can't believe Ani's gone." Samantha replied. "How could she have been beaten by one of those idiot pawns of Don Thousand?"
"It was that damn Shining Number." Alnia replied. "I don't know how the hell that moron managed to call upon that power, but we'll bury him for it. Just like we'll bury Tsukumo and all those wretched friends of his."
With that, Alnia began to kiss Samantha's neck. Samantha let out a surprised cry and tried to pull away.
"C'mon Mitaka. I know you prefer guys, but it's not like this would be the first time we've gotten it on." Alnia told her. "Besides, after a day like this, I bet we could both use a little tumble."
It was true that Samantha had indeed had sex with Alnia a few times in the past, as had Anitak. Mostly it had been a way to relieve boredom in their hideout, though in Anitak's case it had mainly been for experimental purposes. Samantha had to admit that she really didn't object to Alnia's advances that much, especially at that moment. It had been a stressful day, and the redhead was really in the mood to go out and seduce some random young guy on the street. She decided to just go with it and let Alnia have her way with her.
Samantha relaxed and let Alnia continue to kiss her neck. The white-haired girl began to suck on the redhead's neck, causing Samantha to let out a soft moan. Alnia then began to massage the redhead's left breast through her shirt. Samantha was becoming more turned on by the second. Eventually Alnia snuck her right hand into Samantha's short skirt and beneath her panties. The redhead let out a deep moan as Alnia began to massage her moist womanhood, sending the few inhibitions she had remaining flying out the window.
"Do you want me to give it to you?" Alnia whispered into Samantha's ear.
"Yes." Samantha responded.
"Yes what?" Alnia whispered back.
"Yes, mistress." Samantha begged.
Grinning, Alnia pushed two fingers into Samantha's wet entrance. Samantha let out a deep moan and held onto the windowsill for support as Alnia began to pump her fingers into her. As Alnia gradually picked up the pace, Samantha begged for her to go harder. The white-haired girl inserted a third finger inside of the redhead and began to plunge harder and deeper. Alnia could feel Samantha's inner walls tightening around her. Eventually Samantha came to a hard climax, letting out a loud moan as she did so.
As the redhead caught her breath, Alnia stepped back and removed her robe, letting it fall carelessly to the floor. After she recovered from her orgasm, Samantha turned her head to see a nude Alnia standing before her with her hands on her hips.
"Strip down and get on your knees." Alnia ordered. "I'm sure you know what to do from there."
"Yes, mistress." Samantha replied with a playful smirk
Samantha quickly pulled off her shirt, skirt and panties, tossing them away to random corners of the room. The redhead then got down on her knees as ordered and moved in to probe Alnia's opening with her tongue. Alia let out a deep moan and held Samantha's in place. The white-haired girl gently rocked her hips as Samantha's tongue did its work inside her. She gradually picked up the pace as she felt herself coming close to the edge, tightening her grip on Samantha's head as she did so. All the stress and terror Alnia had felt from seeing Alit's Shining Number had been completely blotted out by pleasure.
After what seemed like an eternity, Alnia finally climaxed. She released Samantha and staggered back slightly, trying to catch her breath as she came down from her high. Samantha remained on her knees on the floor, awaiting her mistress's next command.
"Go lay down on the bed." Alnia ordered.
Samantha nodded and quickly got onto the bed. Alnia came over and got on top of her. The two of them became locked in a deep open-mouthed kiss for several minutes before finally breaking for air. Taking hold of Samantha's leg, Alnia positioned her hips so that her opening was touching the redhead's. She then began to buck her hips into Samantha. In seconds the room became filled with the sounds of moans and creaking bedsprings. Alnia's eyes became transfixed on the bouncing of Samantha's naked breasts. Without realizing it, she had caused her red angelic wings to appear on her back.
"Please, mistress! Give it to me!" Samantha begged.
"You asked for it." Alnia replied.
Alnia's body began to crackle with crimson electricity. The energy entered Samantha's body, causing her to scream with pleasure and arch her back, digging her fingers into her bed. Alnia changed into her nude Barian form, and the energy forced the redhead to do the same. The energy seemed to increase though as the red-winged Death Queen continued to buck her hips into Mitaka. Alnia then changed into a red energy form and merged into Mitaka's body.
Mitaka's eyes went totally wide and let out another loud scream. She had forgotten the rapture of pleasure that occurred when Alnia went inside her like this. Then in an instant Mitaka climaxed and the entire room became filled with a blinding light. When the light cleared, Alnia was sitting on the bed in her human form. Samantha was curled up on the bed with her head resting on Alnia's lap.
"So… how was I?" Alnia asked as she stroked Samantha's hair.
"You were amazing, mistress." Samantha responded. "Alnia… I'm going to kill that bastard Alit for taking Ani from us."
"I'm sure you will." Alnia replied. "From this point on, we're going to crush every single opponent we face in this tournament. Starting now, Tsukumo is going to pay for Anitak's loss with the blood of his precious friends."
Author's Note: The final scene in this chapter ended up giving me a little bit of trouble towards the end. There were a couple of details about it that I wasn't entirely sure of as I was writing it, and there was one small detail about that last scene that I became afraid would be totally misunderstood. So I went back and changed that detail just a little bit, though I imagine that it's probably not all that noticeable.
Please review and let me know what you think.