Chapter 57: Ra''s Wrath
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Hi guys, went all out on this chapter! Part two will be released on Wednesday!
[3rd POV]
Yami Marik''s devilish smirk curled at the edges, and he observed the girl standing calmly before him. "So, it hase down to this moment," he remarked with a sinister satisfaction. Hisughter caught Yuna off guard. "In all honesty, you''ve always been the one who interests me the most," he admitted, Yami Marik''s toneced with amusement. "I have to thank you for allowing me to satisfy my curiosity."
"Well, that''s enough from me; let''s not drag this out, shall we?" Yami Marik''s grin widened until the corners of his lips reached the tips of his ears.
Suddenly, darkness consumed the field, creating arge ck dome thatpletely blocked Yuna and Yami Marik from the outside world.
"Big sister!" Mokuba and Serenity screamed in shock at the supernatural event. They pounded against the barrier, but to their horror, no matter how much they exerted their strength, the two couldn''t enter as if there was an imprable wall before them.
"Rnd, do something!!" Mokuba yelled at the referee, but even he seemed flustered and unsure whether to cancel the duel.
At this moment, the elevator door opened, revealing Seto, and his eyes slightly widened at the absurd scene.
"Brother!" Mokuba cried. "Big Sister is trapped in there!"
Stunned, Seto approached the barrier, cing his hand on the surface and feeling the force fighting against him. Frowning, Seto pushed, and his limb slowly sank into the darkness.
BZZZZT
"Brother!" Mokuba yelled in surprise as Seto was suddenly sent flying backward with an electric shock. Hitting the floor, Seto groaned in pain and red at the barrier with anger. "What should we do!?" Mokuba asked, in tears.
Seto gritted his teeth and stood up: "Let the battle continue."
"What!" Mokuba eximed: "There''s no way we can resume the duel!"
Seto closed his eyes, recalling an earlier moment when he reluctantly epted one of Yuna''s requests.
''Kaiba.... No matter what.... don''t pause... the duel...'' Yuna''s words still lingered in his mind. Although he was confused, Seto now understood why she had insisted on something like this.
"Trust her," he eventually said and announced loudly to everyone around him. "We shall continue."
Meanwhile...
Yuna stared at the darkness surrounding her with a frown and nced at Yami Marik, who observed her with an unsettling smile.
"Even a fool doesn''t have to tell you that this duel is not so simple," he remarked. "After all, it wouldn''t be fun without some new additional rules."
"In fact..." Yami Marik paused. "Wouldn''t it be more special if you find out about these new gimmicks yourself? It''s best if I won''t spoil the fun!"
"You maniac..." Yuna cursed, and the dark spirit cackled. "Let''s begin!"
"DUEL!!" X2
[Yuna Sano: 4000 LP]
[Marik Ishtar: 4000 LP]
[Yuna''s POV]
This was it. Just like against Pegasus, this duel would decide whether I would live or die painfully. Tension coursed through my entire body, and my fingers twitched with anxiety.
"I will go first!" Breaking out of my nervousness, I shouted: "First, I will summon Dragon Knight of Creation in attack position!"
[Dragon Knight of Creation: 1800 Attack, 600 Defence]
Upon summoning, the knight drove his sword into the ground and rested his arms on the hilt. He exuded a confident aura, ready to serve me in another battle.
"Next, I will set two cards and end my turn," I announced and watched Yami Marik intently.
Smiling, Yami Marik drew a card: "I will summon my Gilgarth!"
[Gilgarth: 1800 Attack, 1200 Defence]
"In response to your summon, I will activate Dragon Knight of Creation''s effect; during my opponent''s turn, I can increase his level by four!"
"I don''t see how that''s relevant..." Yami Marik muttered: "I will set two cards and end my turn."
"During your end phase, I will activate my trap card, Proof of Powerlessness!" I smirked: "If I control a level seven or higher dragon monster, I can destroy all monsters you control that are below level four!"
Dragon Knight of Creation gripped his sword and swung in a wide arc, generating a white sh that cut the demonic monster in half. With the finalization of the end phase, Yami Marik was left with no monsters on his field, which meant it was the best time for me to attack!
"My turn!" I yelled: "First, I will y Pot of Greed to draw two cards from my deck! Next, I will summon Herald of Creation!"
[Herald of Creation: 1800 Attack, 600 Defence]
"Dragon Knight of Creation, attack Marik''s life points directly!" I shouted as the warrior raised his sword and charged.
*THUNK*
Suddenly, I heard a strange sound and felt an intense heat forming in my stomach. ncing down, my jaw noticeably dropped at the scene. The giant sword Dragon Knight of Creation was wielding appeared embedded deep into my abdomen, and immediately, the burning pain made my mind go nk. Dragon Knight of Creation''s arms trembled in disbelief, and the
knight let go of his weapon.
"Suprised?" Yami Marikughed: "It was all thanks to my card, Spell of Pain. When an attack or card effect would do damage to me, I can inflict the damage on my opponent instead!" Hisughter echoed across the field: "Oh? You may not have heard me; you''re still in shock after all..."
I gritted my teeth as his exnation flowed through one ear and out the other. My head still couldn''t register the massive de piercing through my abdomen. Anger clouded my mind,
and I tightly gripped the handle.
Understanding my intention, the Herald of Creation and Dragon Knight of Creation nervously extended their arms. Together, we pulled the sword from my body, and I shrieked at the sharp
pain.
Bloody sprayed the floor, and I clutched my stomach. My pupils quivered in doubt: ''Am I truly going to die here?!''
Instantly, my body glowed, and miraculously, the flowing wound healed in the blink of an
eye. Patting the area where the sword rested previously, I frowned in confusion, and if my clothes weren''t torn from the de, I wouldn''t believed that I was never harmed in the first
ce.
[Yuna Sano: 4000 LP -> 2200 LP]
"This is a dimension that I have created using the power of the Millennium Rod." Yami Marik exined, snapping me out of my daze: "It is a ce right between thend of mortals and spirits. That means all monsters we have been summoning have be more than just
simple projections."
''No wonder the Herald of Creation and Knight of Creation acted more life-like than before.'' I thought with a grim expression: "So what?"
"They are spirits that live just like us, and this realm was where we can exist in the same space, and naturally, they could be able to touch us..." Yami Marik snickered: "That''s why the damage felt so real!"
"You''re insane!" I couldn''t help but yell angrily: "We''re going to die before the duel could
even finish!"
"Don''t you think I already knew that?" Yami Marik retorted: "Thus, there''s onest rule you should remember. As long as we have life points, all injuries we sustain will be healed at a rapid rate. However, once we ran out..." His voice trailed off, hinting that no further exnation was needed.
"So don''t die so quickly." Yami Marik warned maliciously, "Not until I''m done ying
with...."
*BOOOOOM*
A fireball struck Yami Marik, and he was sent flying across the field: "Be quiet, you madman..." I warned as the Herald of Creation lowered her staff.
[Marik Ishtar: 4000 LP -> 2200 LP]
"I will end my turn here," I said, and he stood up, smoke rising from his clothes.
Yami Marik chuckled and threw his singed cloak to the ground: "Unlike that coward I duelled earlier, you''re more tenacious than I thought..."
"My turn. First, I will y Card Destruction, and the two of us will discard our entire hand before drawing the same number of cards."
"Next, I will set two cards and then activate the trap I set earlier, Left Arm Offering! By
discarding my entire hand, I will be able to add a spell card from the deck! I will choose
Monster Reborn!"
"Monster Reborn..." I mumbled under my breath: "No way...."
Yami Marikughed and raised his hand into the air: "Joey couldn''t handle its power, but I
wonder, could you?"
WHOOOSH
A gold symbol appears on his forehead, and a tremendous amount of pressure gathers towards him. Yami Marik''s eyes bulged in excitement, and his words were like thunder:
"Great beast of the sky, please hear my cry!
Transform thyself from the orb of light and bring me victory in this fight!
Envelop the desert with your glow and cast your rage upon my foe!
Unlock your powers from deep within so that together, we may win!
Appear in this Shadow Game as I call out your name, Winged Dragon of Ra!" Using the effect of Monster Reborn, Yami Marik chanted and pointed the card towards the sky.
Suddenly, I felt a searing heat, as if someone had spiked up the temperature to the extreme.
Momentarily, I was blinded by a white light, and when my vision cleared, I saw a bright
orange sun floating in the space above us.
BOOOOM
The sun expanded, constructing into the form of a massive armoured dragon covered in gold.
Its eyes glowed with fierce intensity, reflecting its immense power.
[Winged Dragon of Ra: o Attack, o Defence]
"Then I will pay one thousand of my life points and activate Ra''s ability to allow my god to
emerge as the powerful Phoenix Mode!" Yami Marik dered as the Winged Dragon of Ra''s
body erupted into mes.
[Marik Ishtar: 2200 LP -> 1200 LP]
[Winged Dragon of Ra (Phoenix Mode): 0 Attack, 0 Defence]
"Now, all monsters Ra battles will be destroyed. Additionally, when special-summoned, the Winged Dragon of Ra can attack you and all of your monsters!"
Dragon Knight of Creation and Herald of Creation readied their weapons as the god charged.
Before the warrior and mage could react, they were swept by the burning mes and
incinerated entirely.
"Now, Winged Dragon of Ra, attack her life points directly!"
"But Ra currently have zero attacks?" I blurted out in confusion: "Attacking will do nothing."
However, Yami Marik merely smirked as the Winged Dragon of Ra howled and plummeted
from the air. As I watched the mes burn the ground, realization finally dawned upon me, and I frantically pressed the buttons on my Duel Disk.
"I will activate my set card, Command Silencer, and I can negate the attack of your Winged
Dragon of Ra!" [1]
Before the searing fire reached me, Winged Dragon of Ra flew back to Yami Marik''s side, and I
sighed with relief. ncing at my arms, which were filled with goosebumps, I shivered at the thought of possibly having just escaped death''s grasp.
"Hoh?" Yami Marik looked genuinely impressed: "You''re smarter than you look."
"Just because there''s no damage to my life points doesn''t mean I won''t feel the pain..." I
muttered, and his smile widened.
"You''re just full of surprises," Yami Marik apuded: "I''m attracted to you more and more!" "No thanks, you''re not my type." I snarled and covered my mouth in disgust.n/?/vel/b//jn dot c//om
"Ha ha, that''s fine," He smirked: "You might change your mind once I break you a little..."
"Shut up and keep ying!" I snapped, repulsed by his words.
"Very well. Since I have no cards in my hand because of Left Arm Offering, I will end my turn,
and Winged Dragon of Ra will return to my graveyard." Yami Marik exined as the ming dragon vanished and the darkness set in once more.
"My turn..." I muttered with a frown: "First, I will summon Pdin of Felgrand in defence
position and use its effect to equip Divine Dragon Lord Felgrand from my deck to this card!" [Pdin of Felgrand: 1700 Attack, 300 Defence]
"Next, I will use Pdin of Felgrand''s effect to tribute himself and Divine Dragon Lord Felgrand to revive Divine Dragon Lord Felgrand from the graveyard!!" Amidst the darkness, a golden ray shone behind me, and I smiled. The soothing sound of
Divine Dragon Lord Felgrand''s pping wings gave me a sense offort and security. [Divine Dragon Lord Felgrand: 2800 Attack, 2800 Defence]
"Upon summoning from the graveyard, I will activate its effect to banish Winged Dragon of
Ra!"
"Not this time!" Yami Marik shouted. "I activate my trap card, Fiendish Chains! When this
card is on the field, your Divine Dragon Lord Felgrand will have its effect negated and cannot
attack."
Immediately, chains shot out of the ground, binding the dragon in the air. I gritted my teeth in frustration at the unfortunate turn of events.
"I will set one card and end my turn," I muttered with a frown.
"Ah, it''s my turn..." Yami Marik smiled and drew a card. "I will y Card of Sanctity, and both
of us will draw until we have six cards in our hands."
Tsk... In times like this, I was unfortunately reminded that Yugi wasn''t the only one with the power of the Heart of the Cards in this show...
"Next, I will y Mining for Magical Stones to discard two cards and add Monster Reborn
back into my hand," Yami Marik snorted. "However, I couldn''t y the spell this turn. So I will set one card face down and end my turn."
While Yami Marik has no cards on the field, knowing that he was nning to revive the
Winged Dragon of Ra next turn sets me on edge.
"My turn, I draw!" I shouted to lessen the tension. "First, I will change Divine Dragon Lord
Felgrand to a defence position!"
"Then, I will banish Axe Dragonute and Herald of Creation to summon Darkre Dragon from my hand!" [Darkre Dragon: 2500 Attack, 1200 Defence]
"Upon summoning, I will activate Darkre Dragon''s effect! By sending one dragon monster
from my deck and hand to the graveyard, I will be able to target one card in either graveyard and banish it!"
Showing Yami Marik the Blue Eyes White Dragon from my deck and the Keeper of the Shrine from my hand, I pointed at him and yelled: "I will banish your Winged Dragon of Ra!"
"In response to your Darkre Dragon''s effect, I will activate my trap card, Call of the
Haunted and revive my Winged Dragon of Ra in defence position! Since Ra will no longer be in
the graveyard, your dragon''s effect will be nullified!"
[Winged Dragon of Ra: 0 Attack, o Defence]
"Then, Darkre Dragon, attack Winged Dragon of Ra!" I shouted, and my dragonshed out
with its ws.
This time, Yami Marik didn''t activate Ra''s phoenix mode and the God was destroyed by
Darkre Dragon''s attack. However, I was not satisfied with the results of sending Winged
Dragon of Ra back to the graveyard.
I need it gone.
"My turn." Yami Marik smiled: "Now that the restriction of my Mining of Magical Stones is
over, I will activate Monster Reborn and revive Winged Dragon of Ra again!!" [Winged Dragon of Ra: o Attack, o Defence]
"Paying one thousand of my life points, Winged Dragon of Ra will be reborn in its almighty
Phoneix Mode!"
[Marik Ishtar: 1200 LP -> 200 LP] [Winged Dragon of Ra (Phoenix Mode): 0 Attack, o Defence]
Yami Marik: "Now I will enter my battle phase and activate the effect of Juragedo in my hand,
allowing me to special-summon the monster onto the field." [2] [Juragedo: 1700 Attack, 1300 Defence]
"When Juragedo was summoned through that effect, I will gain one thousand life points." He
exined: "Also, with Ra''s ability, I can tribute Juragedo, and my God will gain its energy to use for itself!"
[Marik Ishtar: 200 LP -> 1200 LP]
[Winged Dragon of Ra (Phoenix Mode): 0 -> 1700 Attack, 0 -> 1300 Defence]
"Now I will battle! Winged Dragon of Ra, attack all of her monsters and then attack her
directly!"
"Stop! I will activate Negate Attack, cancelling Winged Dragon of Ra''s attack and ending the battle phase!"
"Don''t think it will be that easy!" Yami Marik snarled: "I activate Trap Jammer, cancelling the effect of your Negate Attack!"
"Sh*t!" I cursed instinctively: "I will activate Waboku! Any battle damage I''ve taken will be zero this turn!"
The Winged Dragon of Ra unleashed a deafening cry, conjuring a pair of ming tornados aiming for my Darkre Dragon and Divine Dragon Lord Felgrand. Despite being physically weaker, Ra''s effect easily destroyed the two monsters with its divine skill. Since Waboku was only protected from monster attacks, the two dragons couldn''t be saved.
As Winged Dragon of Ra slowly turned its head towards me, I flinched in fear. Recalling the
pain that I felt when fighting against Obelisk and slifer, I couldn''t even possibly imagine what
it was going to be like with Ra...
I''m scared...
My thoughts unknowingly spread to my face, and Yami Marik licked his lips in delight. As the
Winged Dragon of Ra charged, I instinctively closed my eyes and waited...
BOOOOOOM
There was no time to prepare as the sensation of mes coating my entire body and my
nervous system red in rm. Unable to endure, I screamed, and a shrill cry left my throat.
Words couldn''t possibly describe the pain that I''m currently feeling, and the heat burned away any tears I shed. "Stop..." Yami Marik''s voice echoed deeply. "Winged Dragon of Ra, return!" Suddenly, the me disappeared, and I fell face-first onto the ground. Unable to turn my
body, I gasped for breath like a fish out of water.
"I know this wasn''t enough to defeat you." He taunted: "Stand up. This duel is still long."
Gritting my teeth to the point they''re going to shatter, I pushed the floor with one of my arms, propping myself up. Shakily, I managed to stand, and even the slightest movement felt like pure agony.
Witnessing my suffering state, Yami Marik snorted: "I will set two cards and end my turn."
"M... My..." Before I could even finish a sentence, I copsed on one knee and vomited a mouthful of blood.
Yami Marik watched with interest as I punched my chest to get the rest of the thick red liquid
out of my lungs.
"Don''t go dying on me too quickly." Yami Marikughed loudly at his joke. ring at him, I wipe the corner of my mouth with my sleeve: "I''m fine..." Standing up, I
regained myposure. My body still stings from the pain, but I was able to endure it this
time.
"I draw..." I growled: "First, I will activate Return of the Dragon Lords to revive Divine
Dragon Lord Felgrand from my graveyard."
[Divine Dragon Lord Felgrand: 2800 Attack, 2800 Defence]
"Divine Dragon Lord Felgrand, banish Winged Dragon of Ra in the graveyard!" I yelled with a
strained voice. To my relief, this time, Divine Dragon Lord Felgrand was able to carry out my orders sessfully and banished the God. [Divine Dragon Lord Felgrand: 2800 -> 3800 Attack, 2800 -> 3800 Defence] "Divine Dragon Lord Felgrand, attack!" I shouted with passion: "Make sure to kill him!"
Sharing my thoughts, Divine Dragon Lord Felgrand roared and pounced with enthusiasm. The dragon swung its arms, and Yami Marik was thrown into the air. Grabbing him in mid-fall,
Divine Dragon Lord Felgrand then proceeded to m him into the ground with all his
strength. [Marik Ishtar: 1200 LP -> 5000 LP]
"What..." I uttered in disbelief and stared at Yami Marik''s life points, which just increased
tremendously.
Sitting up, Yami Marik chuckled: "Suprised? It was all thanks to my trap card, Rainbow Life.
By discarding one card each time I take damage, I will actually gain that amount instead." Now fully standing up, he smirked and twisted his head: "But it sure does sting, though...
You''re done. Go back to your master." He shooed Divine Dragon Lord Felgrand away, and the dragon howled with fury.
"I will set one card and end my turn," I said with a clenched fist.
"Ha ha ha," Yami Marik covered his face andughed: "Do you know how surprised I was
when you banished my God card earlier?" However, his expression turned cold: "But I''m not
such a fool to fall for it again!"
"Draw!" Yami Marik shouted: "In my main phase, I will y Return from the Different
Dimension; by paying half of my life points, I can special-summon all of my banished
monsters!"
[Marik Ishtar: 5000 LP -> 2500 LP]
"You think it will be that easy?" He smiled: "Now, Winged Dragon of Ra, show yourself in
your Phoneix Mode!!"
[Winged Dragon of Ra: 0 Attack, o Defence] [Marik Ishtar: 2500 LP-> 1500 LP]
[Winged Dragon of Ra (Phoenix Mode): 0 Attack, o Defence]
Staring at the Egyptian God that has been revived for the fourth time, finally, a concerning
thought formted in my head: ''I might actually die....''
I hope you enjoy it.
[1] If people are wondering, Yuna didn''t activate Command Silencer a little earlier because it
will only negate one of Ra''s attacks.
[2] I like the Errata Juragedo better, so I''m using it. (The original was just a normal monster)