The Gravekeeper Duelist Harem
Chapter 5: Saving the Obelisk Princess from the Shadows
It has been a few days since my date with Mindy and I can't seem to fall asleep so I decide to do some research. I untangle myself from the embrace of the spirit of Gravekeepers Assailant. I get to my desk and power up the computer and decide to do some research on other students and their decks. After a few hour of searching I bump into a collection of restricted files. I smirk to my self and say "there is nothing restricted to a Kaiba" I start to hack into the files and after 10 minutes of hacking I final bust through the firewall where the restricted files are. I search through the files and find out that all files are of students who have gone missing and I decide to dig a little deeper an find out that they were all part of a special dorm. I decide to wait until tomorrow and ask 1 of teacher about the special dorm and check it out for myself.
The next day I am sitting in Professor Banners class and he is going on with a lecture about something about a dueling renaissance. I wait until after the class ends and walk up to Professor Banner and ask "Professor I was wondering if we could talk" he looks at me for a moment slightly puzzled then says "Of course we can us professors are here to help" I sit across from him an start to tell him all about last night and ask him to "tell me everything he knows about the special dorm" he think for a moment and begins to tell me about the dorm with " Well the dorm is at the edge of the forest however it was shutdown because of the mysterious disappearances that you found out about and the rumors are it had something to do with the shadow games" "I see I heard about that from my mom in fact she use to have 1 of those million items thank you Professor"I say standing up and leaving the classroom. For the rest of the day I am just going through the motions because I am planning to go to the abandon dorm tonight.
When I get back to my dorm I start to pack a book bag with some stuff I may need like food water rope and a flashlight. Then Gravekeepers Assailant appears on my bed asks "so where we going" "we are going to go explore the abandon dorm tonight" I say making sure I have everything she looks a me and asks "does that mean we are not going to having any bedroom fun tonight" I look at her and say that is a possibility" I lean forward and give her a light kiss on the lips as she starts to pout a little but leans into the kiss before disappearing again. I quietly exit my room at 10 making sure that I am not seen and heard and exit the Obelisk Blue Boys dorm as I come out of the dorm I see Alexis going into the forest in the distance and decide to run after her.
When I catch up with her she is already at the abandon dorm and talking to Jaden, Syrus, and Chumley and is telling them "one of the kids who disappeared here was her older brother" and then she walks away quietly and I approach them and say "so you guy want to explore this dorm too huh?" We start to approach the dorm as Sryus says "Since Alexis older brother really disappeared from here maybe we should go back" I look back at Syrus and say "Fine Syrus you can stay out here now don't go disappearing on us" I say in joking tone. Syrus look around worried and then say "wait up" and fallows us into the dorm.
We start to look around the dorm when Jaden say " This place is sweet you now with a little paint and a few cardboard boxes and maybe a throw rug and we could totally move in here." I look over at Jaden and say" That would be cool and all however I don't think the academy will allow that since students have disappeared from here plus you would have cover up all this writing on the wall" I point my flash at the wall to show ancient hieroglyphics and pictures. Chumley looks at and asks in a worried tone "Do you think it has something to with the shadow games?" I move closer to get a better look and say "I think it does and it also shows the 7 million items. Then we see a picture of a guy we never seen before and I say "I am sure Alexis will like this" and I pick it up put it into my bag and as I a putting it into my bag we hear a girl scream. We run to the where the scream came from and there is nothing there except a large damp mark and a face down duel monster card I go picking it up hoping it is not what I think it is I and let a sigh of relief but noticing the card and saying "This is Alexis's card and I know she would never leave this behind." Chumley comes up beside and says "Well there is only 1 way she could have gone" and pointing at what looks like a secret tunnel. We start to run down the tunnel and calling out her name.
We come up into a huge circular room and across the room is Alexis inside a creepy looking coffin I call out "Alexis" "Hahaha she can't hear she is far away locked away in the shadow realm" says a creepy voice then Jaden asks "Who's there" a tall guy in a black trench coat and a mask covering his face with a duel disk on his wrist raises up out of the the dense fog that starts to surround the coffin "your worse nightmare come true" he says. "And the only way I will hand the girl back is if you beat me in a shadow game" Chumley asks in a worried voice "He's not looking at me is he?" Then Jaden steps forward and says "Look I am not afraid to duel you but shadow games don't exist." "The others didn't believe the shadow games either but they were soon convenience for you see when you lose in a shadow game you don't just pay with your life point you pay with your soul." Jaden looks angrily at the man and says "so your the 1 behind all of those disappearances but your not getting us especially Alexis." "Unless you win she is mine forever and soon you will be" I start go through my bag and pull out my duel disk as Chumley also hand 1 to Jaden and I say "Hold on Jaden let me duel him because Alexis is an Obelisk Blue student so I think it makes sense that an Obelisk Blue student should save her" and I step in front of him and say lets duel."Let the shadow game begin" he says an we activate our duel disk. Jaden looks over at and whispers "hang on Alexis we will get you out of this" and the duel begins.
"Get ready to enter the shadow" then he summons Infernalqueen Archfiend (Atk 900/Def 1500) in attack mode he clears his throat and says "Now that this card is on the field each and ever Archfiend monster will gain 1000 attack as long as it on the field." That raises Infernalqueen Archfiend's attack to 1900 then Jaden say "don't worry he has to pay life points during his stand by phase to keep his monsters on the field," He starts to chuckle a little and says "No I don't not after activating this spell card Pandemonium" he then activates the card as the room transforms into to what kind of looks like an underground tribal ceremony ground. "It doesn't just change the scenery it changes the rules now I don't have to pay any points for my archfiend's and if they are ever destroyed outside of battle I get to put another 1 into my hand I know what you are thinking your little friends fate is seal." The coffin then shuts and is dragged under the area. The 3 silfers say "thats not fair what have you done?" He just smirks at them and say "The same thing I will do to you 3 if you continue to pester and annoy me." "You will leave them out of this" I say as I draw my first card perfect I say looking at my cards first I will use my Gravekeepers Commandant effectby discarding him to the graveyard I get to get Necrovalley from my deck and add it to my hand and now I will activate it the Pandemonium stuff on my side start to crumble and fall apart and is replaced with a valley and I start to say"With this card on the field all gravekeepers get 500 more attack and defense" I will place monster in face down defense position and lay down a face down and that's all. "To bad you won't be able to use it" says the big man as he draws his card and plays Terrorking Archfiend (Atk 2000/Def 1500) in attack mode and then he says" Now you have 2 vicious archfiend's to deal with and thanks to the special ability of the Infernalqueen the Terrorking's attack points automatically go to 3000 making him even a more fiendish force to be reckon with." He uses his Terrorking to attack my face down monster which is Gravekeeper's spy which allows me to special summon another gravekeeper from my deck and decide to summon my Gravekeeper's Assailant (Atk 1500/ Def 1500) and with Necrovalley on the field raises both attack defense to 2000 and summon it in attack mode he does mange to destroy my spy and he switch his Infernalqueen into defense mode so he won't lose any life points. "Okay my go" I say I draw my next card nice first I will put a monster in face down defense position and attack your Infernalqueen with my Gravekeeper's Assailant and I will activate her effect and switch your Infernalqueen back into attack mode I destroy his queen he loses 100 LP dropping him from 4000 LP to 3900LP. I then play Gravekeeper's Servant and lay down a face down and end my turn. He draws his next card and plays it in face down defense mode uses his Terrorking to attack my face down card which is my Gravekeeper's Spear Soldier (Atk 1500/Def 1000) he destroys it easily with only having 1500 defense and then he plays a card face down and ends his turn I play another monster face down in defense and using my Gravekeeper's Assailant to attack his face down card but activates Negate Attack stopping my attack and I just decide to end just decide to end my turn. Then Titan draws his next and when he does I activate my Coffin Seller trap card he offers his face down card which was Desrook Archfiend and Titans loses 300 LP because of Coffin Seller putting him at 3600 LP and he summons Skull Archfiend of Lighting (Atk 2500/ Def 1200) and he destroys my Gravekeeper's Assailant with his Skull Archfiend of Lighting giving me 500 points of damage putting me at 3500 LP. He then destroys my face down card which was Gravekeeper Nobleman but its effect is negated because it was of Terrorking destroyed it and he ends his turn. Okay I say I shakily draw my next card hoping it is the card I need I look at it and grin as I lay it face down and end my turn. He just draws card and attacks with Skull Archfiend of Lighting but I activate the card I just laid face down which is Scrap-Iron Scarecrow blocking his attack but then he hits me with Terrorking Archfiend dropping my life points down too 1500lp, and using his pendent to make it look like most of my body is gone. "This isn't over" I struggle to say as I try an get up "this isn't the shadow realm" say the spirit of Gravekeeper's Assailant, and she walk showing me that it is all an illusion I smile and stand up easily, and smile "I see I got this shadow game scam figured out now I draw okay I activate Mystical Space Typhoon and destroy his Pandemonium field spell "So what you still haven't destroyed this" the guys says holding up his fake million item and I smile, and say "you might be careful what you say because you might just get it" and I throw a spare Gravekeeper's Assailant and it piercing the item and breaking the illusion and Syrus say " Hey Seth you got your body back" I smile at him and give him the peace sign and say "I never really lost it just a lot of smoke and mirrors to make it look like I was this guy probably just some out of work carny." "I am not out of work I can get my job back anytime I want" he say "He then says and because of that earlier carny commit you can find your friend by yourself "and actives a device that makes a smoke screen to try and escape and I say "you aren't getting away" and I chase after him and as I do lights start to activate each time I pass a statue and a vortex opens transporting us to the real shadow realm.
"What is this place" the tall man asks now a little scared "This is the real shadow realm" I answer him and a lot of little gray blob like monster start to fall from above and they start to attack him and they start to come at me but Gravekeeper's Assailant appears with a full physical body and holds them back then they start go into his mouth and possessing him. His eyes turn red and he says "Seth Kaiba the shadows beg for a soul only 1 with survive" I gulp knowing the consequences of losing a shadow game "This duel will continue in the shadow realm" he finish says the gray blobs circle around us and the holograms reactivate I and ending my turn now. His turn starts and he loses 1000Lp for his 2 archfiends putting him at 2600 he trys to attack me directly with Skull Archfiend but I activate my trap Rite of Spirit and I decide to bring back my Gravekeeper's Nobleman in defense mode he destroys it which allows me to special summon a gravekeeper in face down defense mode he next attacks with his Terrorking trying to destroy face down card but it is my Gravekeeper's Visionary (Atk 2000/Def 1800) and has 2300 defense thanks to my Necrovalley and dealing 300 points of damage to him putting him at 2300 he then lays a card face down and ends his turn. I draw and he activates is trap card Battle Scar which give me the same amount of damage he gets to keep his archfiends on the field I switch my Gravekeeper's Visionary into attack mode and thanks to his ability and Necrovalley he has 3500 attack point I attack his Terrorking givinghim 1500 point of damage putting him at 800LP and her loses another 300point thanks to my Coffin Seller putting him at 500. "Looks like that is game because as soon at I end my turn you will lose the last of your life points and you will lose your soul to the shadows" I end my turn and he draws and his life points drop to 0 to keep his Skull Archfiend and the gray blobs start to devour him and hole appear in the shadow realm which leads out I run to it and get back to the real world.
As I exit the shadow realm the void starts to get smaller and trys to suck more things into the shadow realm and Jaden grabs the coffin so Alexis doesn't get sucked in there "Wow that was awesome special effects I wonder what he does for an encore" Jaden say amazed I just roll my eyes in disbelieve at how naive he is.
We take Alexis outside and prop her up against a tree and wait for her to wake up while we wait I tell Jaden,Syrus, and Chumley what happen in the shadow realm and Syrus say "wow that was the real shadow realm but how did it appear with out no million item." I am not really sure but pockets into the shadow realm when no one is in control are very dangerous" I say as I finish talking I look over at Alexis and she is starting to come too. As Jaden sees her wake he says "Well good morning sleepy head " ,and Alexis ask "where am I and what are you guys doing here?" I decide to speak up and say "We just risked our lives to save you, you should be thanking us." "Oh yeah that strange man snatch me" I come up to her and say "that's right we found your card" and I hand over her Etoile Cyber and continue saying "we better split before someone notices that we gone and I will escort Alexis back towards her dorm." after I say that we go our separate ways as I walk with Alexis towards the dock.
As we get to the docks I stop Alexis getting into a boat and says "Hold on I got something for you" I reach into my bag and hand her the picture of the man "my brother this is the first trace of him I have seen in a long time"Alexis says and start to hug the picture then I say "I will do everything I can to help you find your brother" she blushes slightly, and gives me a quick kiss on the lips and says "thank you" and gets in a boat and off towards the girls dorm. I stand there a moment completely stunned but come back to my senses pretty quickly and rush for my dorm and sneak back into my room.