Supreme Queen of Escalation[Worm/Yugioh] - Chapter 2

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Taylor's eyes fluttered open as she left Morphius' realm, and returned to the waking world. And she felt so much better, and her mind didn't feel sluggish at all, so she was sure that there wouldn't be any hallucinations made by her mind anymore. Due to her near-death experience.

Her eyes fully opened.

Taylor blinked twice.

She turned around and pressed her down into her pillow. "Argh." She groaned in frustration.

"Good morning, my Queen did you have a nice dream." Spoke the demonic-looking female Cape, her mind had conjured up.

She ignored her, maybe then she would disappear.

"You know my Queen, ignoring me isn't going to make me go away." Taylor's body froze as she heard the voice of the Cape inside her head.

Taylor turned her body around once again and sat up on her bed. "Did, did you just talk inside my head." She spoke, pointing her finger at Yubel, highlighting every word that came out of her mouth.

"I did my Queen," Yubel responded.

"How?"

"Like I said, my Queen, because we are connected, I can read your mind and view your memories, and so can you. That's why I know about the traitor and you, Taylor, my Queen."

Taylor could find no lies in Yubel's voice, a thing she been able to detect due to how much lies she had said to her father, and those Emma had told. And she had just proven that she could talk to telepathically, so reading her mind was not a stretch of the imagination. And now that she thought about Yubel's presence actually felt comfortable and familiar.

Wait, Yubel said she knew about the traitor, which meant, oh, oh god! She saw that! Taylor's thoughts turned to panic as her thoughts turned towards that once again.

She didn't want to be there again.

So, tight.

So, cramped.

Why couldn't she move?

Why was it so dark?

She couldn't breathe.

The sound of insects crawling over her flesh.

"Breath, my Queen, you're okay, you're fine. You are not, you're not trapped any longer." Taylor heard Yubel's voice, and she now felt her arms around her body. Taylor realized Yubel had pulled her into an intimate and comforting hug. But it felt familiar like she had done this to her before, many times before.

Taylor pulled herself away from the comfort of Yubel's body. "Sorry about that, I shouldn't have panicked like that." Taylor apologized as she hardened her mind again, she never wanted to feel so weak, like she had inside there.

"It is all right my Queen, it was a traumatic experience you went through, I believe those are to describe what you went through. My Queen, if you want to, you can share your pain and suffering with me if you so desire."

Taylor decided to promptly ignore that information, she didn't want to cause Yubel pain even if she was real or not. And a large part of Taylor wanted what Yubel had told her to be true, for it made her feel special.

And it guarantees I will have a friend again, one that will never be able to betray me. Said a small voice inside of Taylor's head.

"Hmm, Yubel, I want to believe what you told me is true, and if I can see your memories, could I see something that I could not possibly know?" Taylor asked.

"Of course, my Queen. To do so, just follow my instructions." Yubel said, and she began to explain to Taylor how to access her memories and talk to Yubel telepathically. She knew she was real, and what Yubel had said was true. Still, she needed that last bit of confirmation, her conscious mind demanded. Of what her subconscious had already accepted.

And she saw.

Herself laying in her hospital bed, her father coming in telling her unconscious body that the police were investigating. She saw herself being carried away by the medics out of her school and to the ambulance. She heard a small boy promise Yubel that he would love her forever.

"Wow." Was all Taylor could say as she seemingly left Yubel's memories and returned to her own mind. Taylor blinked a few times and looked at Yubel's if she admitted it to herself, beautifully twisted form. "I'm sorry Yubel, I should have believed you at first, and I'm sorry how I reacted last night." Taylor apologized.

"You have nothing to apologize for my Queen, I'm just happy that you believe me now," Yubel answered in her love-filled voice. "But did you not promise to talk with your father this morning?"

Taylor's eyes widened as she remembered that she had promised to talk to her father before he left for work. "I completely forgot," Taylor stated as she quickly rushed out of her bed and took off her sleepwear and put on her day clothes. Taylor turned to Yubel before she left her bedroom. "Yubel, could you teach me more about my power when I've talked to my dad?"

"Of course, my Queen, that is why I'm here."

Taylor nodded in response and left her room heading downstairs into the kitchen, where her father was waiting for her with a half-drunk cup of coffee.

She moved over to the dinner table and took a seat directly in front of her dad. "So, dad, what did you want to talk about? No, that is a stupid question. It's about that?" Taylor asked.

"It is and glad to see your still peppy even after going through that." Wait? Was she acting peppy? Taylor hadn't noticed that. "But, Taylor sweetheart, I first want to say, your right to be mad when I say this, I was to when I learned about yesterday before you woke up."

"What is it, dad," Taylor asked with concern.

"It's the police investigation Taylor, they closed it shut ruled it as a prank gone wrong."

Taylor's mind came to a crawling halt as her father finished speaking.

What?

No way?

They couldn't have?

WHY?

"Why? I was looked in my locker filled with for over an hour, shouldn't they ask people questions and taking my statement about what happened." Anger filled Taylor's voice as she spoke.

"I know they should have Taylor, and I have no idea what happened. They called me at work an hour before I went to the hospital and you woke up. They just told me that case had closed, hat it was just a prank gone wrong, and there wouldn't be pressed charges against anybody."

Taylor felt her anger continue to rise. "I was put in there during the morning there were tons of people about, did no one come forth as a witness?" She asked, hoping desperately that was somebody in her parody of school that had some sort of integrity or moral compass.

But her hopes were quickly raised and when crushed as her dad spoke again. "I asked about that too, the detective said that were a boy that had come forth but had retracted his statement a day later. Saying it was just for attention." Taylor could almost feel tears burst from her eyes, but she held them back. "I'm sorry, Taylor."

"It's okay dad, it isn't your fault it happened."

"My rational mind is saying it isn't, but my heart is saying that if I hadn't been so depressed about Annette's death and possessed with my job, I would have noticed you hurting so much. When looking back on it now, I can see it. How we both became a shadow of what we used to be. Your so different from the happy go, lucky girl, you used to be. Now you just look so sad." Her father said, and Taylor found herself agreeing. Heck, she couldn't even remember how she used to act before Emma became an utter bitch of a traitor, the fucking cow.

Wait, what the heck was that? Tayor thought in surprise at how she just referred to Emma. Did I really just think that.

"So, Taylor, do you think we can start over again, and be the family she wished us to be?" Taylor heard her dad ask.

"I want to, I really want to dad," Taylor answered.

"So hug?"

"Hug."

And so Taylor left her chair and went over to her dad, and for the first time in almost two years gave each other a proper father-daughter hug.

Taylor pulled away from him after a few seconds. "So, dad, what about the school?"

"You don't have to worry about that Taylor, they might be able to avoid the police. But I'm putting something together with the boys, and if I have my way, you will never go back to that school." Danny paused as he drank the last of his coffee. "Let's get some breakfast. We still have a bit of time before I have to go."

"Sure thing, dad."

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Dany sighed as he put the keys in the ignition and started his truck up, and heat began to fill the cold vehicle.

Even though he had just reconciled with his daughter and had a nice breakfast with her, he still felt like shit inside.

He hadn't lied to her, but he had omitted a lot of information about the investigation. He hadn't told her he had found her journal detailing the bullying she had suffered at the hands of the trio as she had dubbed them. He still he couldn't believe that little Emma had done all of that, and what made it even worse when he had gone to tell Allan about it. He couldn't believe what his former friend not, had threatened him with a lawsuit for sullying and slandering his daughter's name.

Even going to the police hadn't helped as they had dismissed it as evidence.

Though to make it even worse was the paper that was currently lying on the passenger seat. It was a settlement that Winslow had proposed. They would 'pay' the hospital bills, and he would keep quiet about what happened to his daughter. Even when it was still not enough to pay for all of it. It was enough to cover the treatment, but not the stay itself and the ambulance.

But what they didn't know was that he, Danny Hebert, had a plan. He would accept the settlement as it saved them some money. But Danny had been the head of hiring at the association for over twenty years. Danny had a lot of connections with people that owed him favors. If he couldn't go after them with the law, he would do so through less than moral means.

He left the garage.

Morning rain hit the truck.

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Taylor didn't know if she was supposed happy or frightened as she saw Yubel rage on her behalf after she told her what her dad had told her.

But it had gone on a bit too long. "Yubel, please calm down. There isn't anything to be mad about." Oh, there was plenty, but it wasn't something to get worked up about right now.

And just like that, Yubel was a visage of calm she had been when Taylor walked back into her room. "You're right, my Queen, your father said he would deal with them. So they shall not be our concern for now. Now shall I teach you about your powers, right?"

"Yes," Taylor responded.

"Now, as the Supreme Queen of The Gentle Darkness, it grants you a lot of abilities. One of them you have noticed is your status as Summoner."

"Summoner?"

"Yes, the Gentle Darkness has given you the status as Summoner. Now there are other ways to gain that status like with the Millenium Item's created by that idiotic Pharoh, but that is a story for another," Yubel said before she had a chance to ask more about, but Taylor let her go on with her lesson. "As a Summoner, you can summon Monsters such as me, Spells like you did yesterday, and Traps. From the Duel Monsters Spirit World." Yubel went on to explain the different Monsters, Spells, and Traps that she could summon along with some basic strategy. But Taylor didn't really like the idea of sacrificing her monsters to summon stronger ones. But if it came down to saving her life or another, she would do it. "Now, my Queen, try to see if you can pull another card like you did yesterday."

"Yeah, I can do that Yubel, I can feel it ready to be drawn." She could like yesterday feel the card inside her head, she focused on it and pulled.

And she saw the image of the card materialize in front of her eyes. It was then added to her mental hand like the other card. And what she got was a light a Guiding Light.

"I must say, my Queen, your luck truly is terrible?" And Taylor had to agree it was, but a thought came to her. Could I. "Taylor, what did you just do?" Yubel asked, briefly not referring to Taylor as Queen, but with her name.

"I think I just put him back in the Deck," Taylor stated.

"Your not supposed to be able to do it like that, but it seems the standard rules apply to you. Your truly special, my Queen." Taylor blushed a bit at that. "Try drawing again, my Queen."

Taylor drew the new card that had appeared. This time she got Silent Magician LV4. She spoke the name out loud. Taylor tried to put the card back in the Deck like the last one, but this time it didn't move. I guess I can only do that once per new draw. She told Yubel the newly discovered information. "Maybe it's like a Monster Effect?" She theorized. "Anyway, I must say that was a much better draw all of the Magicians are very loyal summons, and they rarely have their own agenda. And as LV Monster, she can become much stronger. So try to summon her?"

"What why, I mean sure I want to, but what about dad?"

"My Queen, if he doesn't accept that you have 'powers' as it were, he does not deserve to be your father," Yubel said, Taylor found it a bit overly harsh. But a small part of Taylor agreed with Yubel. They might have reconciled, but if he couldn't accept the fact that she was a 'Parahuman' now, she didn't know what to do.

"Okay, I summon her, but could you tell me what else I can do?"

"Now, let's go to the Gentle Darkness itself, which is, in essence, the power of creation itself. Where others would take decades to learn how to manipulate even a fraction of its power. Your status grants you an almost instinctual grasp over the Darkness to create whatever you desire. Clothing, armor, metals, weapons, and if you get good enough, even life. Heck, the summoning of Duel Spirits an automatic version of that creating a body we can inhabit to interact with the world. You will also be gaining some of Haou's knowledge, I think, I'm not quite sure about that, reincarnation can be a messy business in that regard."

Taylor was wide-eyed as she heard Yubel describe the potential of her powers. "Yubel, am I, God?" And Taylor immediately regretted asking that question. It was so arrogant.

"If you're talking about the one you humans call YHWH sure you are if you want to be, but you're quite not at that level of power and control yet. Even Haou didn't have that level of power when he was in his prime, the largest he managed to do was replacing the moon."

Wait, what? I'm not even going to be asking about that, for that is goddamn ridiculous. For that sounded like something only Scion could do and especially not her, not ever.

"So, how do I go about using the Darkness?" Taylor asked for instructions.

"That is quite simple, my Queen, at least for you. The first step is to meditate like we did the telepathy, but instead of seeking outwards towards me, seek inwards to find the Darkness. And the remember it is controlled by your imagination, the stronger the will and image make it so you can create things." When Yubel said that, it reminded her of those Green Lantern comics that her dad had down in the basement she used to read when she was a child.

She sought inward, and after a few minutes, she found the Darkness, and unlike what she imagined it to feel like. It felt warm to her mental senses, like a blanket that would always protect her. Taylor began gathering the Darkness and let it out of her body, and she began to shape it. It felt like child's play to her. Taylor knew what she needed, she wanted to be a Cape, a Hero, so she needed a costume, something to hide her identity. An image came to Taylor's mind, armor bitch black in color accented by gold, a terrifying visage that would strike fear into the hearts of men. But it wasn't her's it belonged to somebody, but there were parts of the design she liked, so she changed it to a more feminine look. And she changed the helmet to a more appropriate Cape mask.

"I must say, my Queen, you certainly have a sense of style." Yubel praised her, as she opened her eyes. "And you got the eyes to emote with you nice touch."

"Thank you for the praise Yubel. I hope you like it?" Taylor thanked her.

"I do so very much, my Queen, and I hope you start to fill out soon to make it more. Fit not there is anything wrong with your current body" And she had just moved into creepy territory again. But Taylor couldn't find it in her to deny Yubel's appraisal as it felt nice to hear somebody praise her looks and not degrade it.

Now she needed to check how she looked like with her own eyes.

Taylor went over to her closet and opened the door showing of the full body mirror that was inside. Taylor stared at herself for only a few seconds before she closed it. She didn't want to develop a case of narcissism anytime soon.

"Yubel before I summon the card, why aren't you on the field didn't I like accidentally summon you or something like that, that's why you're here?" Taylor asked the Duel Spirit.

Yubel scratched the back of her head in embarrassment, she looked strangely adorable while doing so. "Sorry I forgot to mention, but yes and no, you didn't summon like a card when you awoke our connection just pulled me out of the Spirit realm, and it didn't make me a body. So right now, I'm more like a monster in the Graveyard until you pull my card. The only reason we can touch each other is that of our bond. Now let's get summing your first Monster."

"That makes sense. But yeah, let's go." Taylor said, her voice sounding a bit playful, so what she was excited too.

"Now, my Queen, just like how I told you to do it."

Now, this part, Taylor was less enthusiastic about it. Cause she sounded like an idiot while doing so. "Now I summon Silent Magician LV4 in attack mode," Taylor spoke, and the card moved from her mental hand to the Field. There was a flash of light, and a second later, Silent Magician stood in her bedroom.

"Oh my god, you're so cute." Taylor squealed like the girl she was and picked up the minute spellcaster giving her a massive bear crushing hug.

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LP: 8000
Destiny Draw: 6/10
Hand:
A Feather of the Pheonix [Spell Card]
Monster Zone:
Silent Magician LV4 [Monster/Effect Card]

Spell/Trap Card:

Pendulum Zone:

Field Spell:

Graveyard:

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