Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction / Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Spira's Tournement ❯ The Seriousness of Rikku’s Duel! Risking A Soul? ( Chapter 8 )

Here we are at the 2nd part of the duel, which is now a Shadow Duel.  Right now I’m debating if I should A) Write out the whole story first then post the chapters. Or B) Just write a few chapters then update the stories while starting on a new one.  Either way, it’ll help me see what direction this story is going.  Also I won’t have to rush into the next chapter just to hand out previews.   Darkrose 17 – Tidus and Noah meeting up with their companions/friends is coming, expect it in a few chapters.   LadyViolet24 – Expect it in a few chapters.   Fire Goddess101 – Will Weevil win?  You’ll have to see!   Magicman/Smokegirl – Yes, and at the end of the chapter, I have it listed in the list of OC cards used.     “So how did it go?” Noah asked as he and Tidus stood next to the Moonflow.   “Not so good…” The blonde explained.  “I tried to explain to Nooj, but all he and the Youth League did was laugh in my face!   “Well at least you got though the door!  New Yevon never even gave me the chance.” The young boy sighed.   “What did I tell ya about Yevonites?  They’re hard to just talk to, let alone reason!”   “Well…maybe there’s another way!” Noah suggested as Tidus sighed.  He had friends in Besaid, but there’s no way in hell they could get there by foot.  The same could be said for Kilika.  The farthest they could get is to Luca Stadium.  This situation was becoming worse even as they speak, and the fact that hardly anyone believed them didn’t exactly do any favors!  There was only one other person who’d believe them…and he didn’t know where the hell she was!   “I guess there’s only one other option.” Tidus decided.   “What’s that?” The Cyan-haired boy asked.   “We go to Luca.  There’s got to be some people there who’ll at least listen to us!  And if they don’t listen to us, looks like we’ll have to do this ourselves!” The blonde sighed, “And believe me, it’s not as easy as it sounds.”   …   Rikku was in fear at she predicament she was in.  Here she was, only having 3900 Life Points left as Weevil not only hasn’t lost any Life Points, but gained 1000 as well!  Now she couldn’t attack Weevil because her Blue Eyes Toon Dragon was now a Blue Eyes Toon Dragonfly, thanks to Weevil’s DNA Surgery Trap Card, and his Insect Barrier Spell Card.  And that wasn’t the worst part!  According to Weevil, Seymour was not only back, he also gave him a Spell card that changed this duel into a Shadow Game!”   “I hope that you’re not too scared to continue Rikku, because we still have a Shadow Game to play!” Weevil reminded as he tilted his glasses. “Or do you want to lose your soul?”   “I’m not scared, you hear!” She shouted at him.  Whatever Weevil had in his insect-obsessed head, she knew that she would have to go through with it.  “So what kind of ‘Shadow Game’ do you have in mind?”   The bug duelist grinned.  “In this Shadow Game, as we lose life points, our bodies will be wrapped up in webbing into a cocoon!  The perfect wrapping paper to sent a soul-sized present to Maester Seymour!  And since you’re the only one to lose any Life Points, let alone half of them…”   Rikku shrieked in horror as she looked down and saw her legs and the rest of her lower body were being wrapped up in webbing!  “…I can’t move my legs!”   “You should’ve thought of that before you decided to gamble your Life Points!  Maybe next time it’ll teach you not to waste your Life Points!”   “Let’s just get back to the duel!  There’s nothing you can do to attack me, anyway: You have two facedown monsters while I still have my Dragon on the field.”   “Not for long!  I reveal my facedown card, Dark Dragonfly (1550/1200)!” Weevil announced as a black, oversized dragonfly appeared on the field.  Dark Dragonfly’s special ability lets me treat this one monster as two monsters, provided that I summon an insect to the field!  So now, I summon Insect Queen (2200/2400) in attack mode!”  And with the Eye of Horus in play, my monsters get a 500-point boost in their attack and defense [2700/2900!]  And now I play the spell card Fly Troops, which allows me to summon as many flies on the field as I can! He said as eight flies appeared on the field.  Three appeared next to Weevil’s facedown monster and Insect Queen, while the other five were behind them.   “Hey, you can’t have more than five monsters on the field!” Rikku protested.   “Wrong!  The Eye of Horus allows me to have twice as many monsters on the field!” Weevil explained.  And since my Insect Queen’s attack increases by 200 points for every insect monster on the field, even if they’re on your side of the field, my Queen gets 2000 attack points [4700/2700].  But first, my Insect Queen needs a snack before she can attack, so now my Queen, feast on my face-down monster, Basic Insect!” Weevil’s facedown monster was revealed as Insect Queen went to feast on the Bug monster!  “Now Insect Queen, destroy Rikku’s Blue Eyes Toon Dragon!” He ordered as the Insect Queen unleashed her attack onto the Toon version of Blue Eyes, destroying it, as well as almost all of Rikku’s life points.   Rikku: 1200
Weevil: 9000   More webbing appeared on Rikku as it nearly covered her up!  Her head was almost webbed up, but luckily her arms were free so she could continue dueling! It was then when Insect Queen dropped what appeared to be a hive-like egg from her body (100/100). “My queen may have lost attack points from your Blue Eyes’ destruction, but my queen will lay these eggs for every monster she destroys!  Even without the attack boost, my Insect Queen is more than enough to destroy the rest of your life points!   Rikku glared, “You shouldn’t have done that…”   “And why not?” The Bug Duelist sneered.   “Because you just activated my Trap Card, Even Steven!” Rikku said as her Life Points began to drop.   “Ha!  Your trap card’s useless, Rikku! All it’s doing is lowering the rest of your Life Points!” Weevil then blinked that he realized that his Life Points were dropping as well!  “My Life Points!  What did you do?” He shrieked.   Rikku: 0
Weevil: 0   “If you would keep quiet for a second, I’ll explain!” Rikku glared at the shorter duelist.  “Even Steven takes all of our life points, add them together, and split it!  With us getting the same amount.  Of course I could’ve only activate it when I had 2000 or less Life Points.  Now lesse: I had 1200, you had 9000!  Add them up and we have 10200!  Now split them together…”   Rikku: 5100
Weevil: 5100   Rikku sighed in relieve as the webbing disappeared…well…most of it.  Only her legs were now covered.  As for Weevil…let’s just say that Rikku liked what she saw.  “How’d you like it, Weevil?”   Weevil couldn’t move his legs, thanks to the webbing.  It’s safe to say that he really hated this right now!  “That doesn’t change anything, my Insect Queen’s still powerful enough to destroy you next turn, and then you’ll lose your soul!”   “That is, if you can attack me!” Rikku drew a card, as it was her turn!  In all honestly, she didn’t know what she could do: She had no monsters on the field so a Tribute-Summon was out the window.  Even if she could it probably wouldn’t be enough to take down Weevil’s Insect Queen.  True, the only reason why was because of the Eye of Horus, but then it would still have 3700 attack!  Also, thanks to his DNA Surgery/Insect Barrier combo, any chances for an attack were hopeless.  There were two monsters that could help her, only she needed the fusion material monsters, but they were in the graveyard. She already had used her Monster Reborn to bring back Weevil’s Skull-Marked Ladybug to gain some of her life points back.  But there was also another Spell card she had which was the next best thing…now all she needed to do was find it…   Rikku looked at the card she just drew.  It was Graceful Charity!  She could draw three cards, but then had to discard two!  If it went her way, maybe she could turn this duel around.  She then looked at her current hand.  Besides Graceful Charity, the cards in her hand were Dark Magician Girl, her second Blue Eyes Toon Dragon, and Zoa!  Her decision was made.  “Okay, I activate Graceful Charity which allows me to draw three cards, but I have to place two cards in the graveyard!” She said as she drew her three cards, then discarding Zoa and Dark Magician Girl to the graveyard.  She looked at the cards she just drew:  They were Mystical Space Typhoon, Pot of Greed, and Cost Down.  “Next, I play Pot of Greed to draw two cards!” She said as she drew two cards.  They were just the cards she needed…well one of them at least: Polymerization, and Change of Heart!  ‘This could work…’   Rikku decided to go along with the plan.  “First thing I’m going to do is to get your Insect Queen on my side with this card: Change of Heart!”   Weevil blinked, “WHA-WHA-WHAT!?”   “With this card, I can make your Insect Queen work for me, now!”   “NOOOOOOOOOO!”   “Change of Heart, activate!  Come over to my side!” Rikku ordered as by Change of Heart’s effect, Insect Queen went over to her side of the field.  Weevil just laughed.   “Insect Queen is useless to you!  Remember, my Insect Barrier blocks all Insect attacks!”   “Thanks for reminding me!  Now I’m going to play Mystical Space Typhoon and get rid of that annoying barrier!” She says as then, the Insect Barrier was broken!  “Now there’s no stopping me from attacking, now!”   “You wouldn’t!” Weevil outburst, showing a hint of fear!   “Since I don’t have any monsters to sacrifice to let Insect Queen attack…looks like it’s time to say goodbye!”   “Don’t even think about it!”   “First, I play the magic card Cost Down, letting me reduce any monster in my hand by two stars!  In case you forgotten, Toon World is still on the field, allowing me to summon any Toon Monster I want! With that said, I sacrifice Insect Queen to summon another Blue Eyes Toon Dragon (3000/2500) in attack mode!” Rikku announced as another Toon Blue Eyes appeared on the field.  Due to DNA Surgery, Blue Eyes Toon Dragon was once again changed to Blue Eyes Toon Dragonfly!  “Since I can’t attack with this monster on the turn it was summoned, I end my turn.”   Weevil drew a card.  “I play Stealth Arachnid (2000/100) in attack mode!” He announced as a large, black arachnid on a web appeared on the field!  “And with the Eye of Horus in play, it gets a 500-point boost (2500/600)!  With Stealth Arachnid’s special ability, as long as there’s an insect monster on your side of the field, my spider can attack directly!”   “Wait, that means…”   “Yes!” Weevil looked towards the Arachnid. “Stealth Arachnid, attack Rikku directly!”  The Arachnid waited for a moment.  Weevil knew that Rikku would take out his monster next turn, but at least he could take a huge chunk out of her Life Points.    The stealth spider shot a string of web at Rikku as it then went over for an attack, leaving Rikku losing her life points…   Rikku: 2600
Weevil: 5100   “Oh no not again…” Rikku cried as she was wrapped up into webbing once again, leaving her arms, shoulders, neck, and head free.   “One more turn, Rikku, and this duel will be over!”   Rikku drew another card from her deck as she looked at it.  “I’ll place one spell card facedown as I then pay 500 life points for my Blue Eyes Toon Dragon to attack!” She said as her life points dropped, and consequently more webbing appeared!   Rikku: 2100
Weevil: 5100   At this point, the only things that weren’t web-covered were her arms, her upper neck, and her head.  “Now Blue Eyes Toon Dragon, attack Weevil directly!”   “DIRECTLY!?” The Bug Duelist shrieked.   “…You know nothing about Toon Monsters, do you?”  Rikku sighed as the Toon Blue Eyes unleashed its White Lightning attack directly onto Weevil, taking a hit on his Life Points…   Rikku: 2100
Weevil: 2100   “How does it feel now to be cocooned, Bug Boy?” The Al Bhed taunted as Weevil began to be wrapped up, feeling a taste of his own Shadow Game.  “I end my turn!”   “Too bad Rikku, that Spell Card you placed facedown won’t help you at all!” Weevil drew a card.  “It’s time for me to end this duel and to send your soul to the Shadow Realm!  Stealth Arachnid, attack Rikku directly, one last time!” He ordered, but before the Arachnid could do anything…   “Stop right there!” Rikku shouted as her facedown card began to unravel.  “You activated my trap card!”

“WHAT!?”   The Al Bhed duelist smirked.  “I thought I was good at bluffing, but not this good!  Anyway, did you actually believe that you were the only one with a Widespread Ruin trap card?   “OH NO!”   “Oh yes!”  Rikku smiled as Stealth Arachnid instantly exploded.  “Now, I don’t need to tell you what’ll happen next, do I?  Come on, end your turn!”   “…” Weevil glared as he smirked. “Fine…You might’ve been able to luck out against me, but you’ll never defeat Seymour!  Sin will return, and Spira will be destroyed, just like your mother was at the hands of the great beast!”   “…” The mentioning of her mother in that manner was enough to get the Al Bhed girl angry.  “You’re going to regret what you just said...” Rikku said coldly, having had enough of Weevil’s taunts as she drew her card.  She didn’t know how he found out about Sin or her family, let alone her mother!  Probably from Seymour, she figured.  But she’ll deal with him later.  Right now, she had to win this duel! “You’re going to regret saying anything about Spira, much less my mother…BLUE EYES TOON DRAGON, ATTACK THIS BASTARD WITH WHITE LIGHTING!” Rikku’s Life Points dropped down as her monster prepared to attack...   Rikku: 1600 Weevil: 2100   The Blue Eyes Toon “Dragonfly” flexed its muscles as it “slithered” through Weevil’s monsters before unleashing it’s White Lightning attack in Weevil’s face, wiping out his remaining life points…   Rikku: 1600 Weevil: 0   The Eye of Horus began to glow brightly on Weevil’s head as he began to scream painfully, as if his flesh was being ripped from his bones.  However, this wouldn’t stop Rikku who rushed over to the now-fallen duelist.   “Don’t you ever talk about my mother a-” She blinked when she saw that Weevil was knocked unconscious. “…gain?”  She checked to see if there was a pulse, but it wasn’t there.  Then it hit her.  Weevil’s soul was gone.  It was really gone.   The young thief sighed, this couldn’t really be happening.  She had won not just a duel, but a Shadow Game!  Worst, according to Weevil, Seymour was back!  But didn’t Yuna send him to the Farplane?  This was just too much!  Still…if Seymour’s back, he was certainly not up to no good!   Rikku looked down as she saw two Security Spheres, which must’ve dropped from Weevil’s pocket.  “Well…might as well take my winnings…” She said as she takes said spheres before going for his cards.  Weevil did have to give up his rarest card to her since he lost, and she didn’t had neither the cards to summon, nor any use for his Perfectly Ultimate Great Moth!  So she decided to search for something that’d actually be of use to her.   “Hmm…this’ll be very useful!” She chirps as she took the card from him, which was revealed to be DNA Surgery!  It could work wonders for her Machine King, just like it worked wonders for Weevil’s Insect Queen.  She looked down at the now-souless Bug Duelist, “Later Bug Boy!”  She said as she began to walk off. “I wonder if the guys have to go through something like this...”   That was it for this duel.  The next duel, however, won’t be a shadow duel for Rikku.  Don’t worry you T/Y fans, the reunion’s coming.   OC Cards used:   Even Steven
Trap
This card can only activated when the life points of the user of this card is at 2000 or less.  All players’ life points are lowered to Zero as their previous life point totals are added, then distributed evenly.   Stealth Arachnid
Effect/Earth/Insect/4
2000/100
This monster can attack directly. This Monster Cannot Attack unless there is an Insect Type monster on your opponent’s side of the field.   Fly Troops
Spell
Summon up as many “Fly Tokens” (Earth/Insect/1/ATK 100/DEF 100) possible in face-up defense position.  These cannot be used to tribute summon a monster.   Dark Dragonfly
Dark/Insect/4
1550/1200
If you Tribute Summon an Insect-Type monster, you can treat this one monster as two Tribute Monsters for the Tribute Summon!   The Eye of Horus
Spell
When this card is activated, the maximum number of space for monster cards and spell/trap cards increase to ten.  The 5 monsters in front on the field must be destroyed first before attacking the 5 in the back. Also, the ATK/DEF of monsters on the user’s side of the field increase by 500 points.  The user of this card can decide on a shadow game to be played for the remainder of the duel, even if this card is removed from the field.  The loser of this duel will lose their soul.  If the duel ends in a draw, no souls are lost.  

Preview for Next Chapter:

  “Okay, you have some nerve to kidnap me!” Rikku said as the figure came into closer view.  This figure was a man who was fairly built, had blonde hair, which was covered by an American flag-print bandana, and wore a leather jacket over a red shirt. Save for dark sunglasses.  She narrowed her eyes. “Just who are you anyway?”   “Bandit Keith, Intercontinental Champion in Duel Monsters!” He said as he looked over his captive.  “Mmm…lookin’ good!”   “You know what you’ve done is a crime, right?” Rikku dryly said.   Keith smirked, “The only crime I see is that we haven’t hooked up yet!”   “Just what do you want anyway?” The Al Bhed narrowed her eyes.   “The same thing that you want, sweetheart…” Keith stroked her cheek, which earned him a hard kick to the chest.  The American Duelist narrowed his eyes as he winced in pain, “Why you little punk-”   “Sicko!” She shouted at him.  “If that’s how you are around women, then I feel very sorry for you!”   Chapter 9: Security Spheres Stolen, Rikku vs. Bandit Keith!