Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Duellist League ❯ Battle Stage 10; Separate Journey’s! The Grave Duel, Part 2 ( Chapter 10 )

Author's Note: Thanks to everyone who reviewed, I would thank you individually however I haven't been able to look at the review list recently.

 

Warning: This chapter contains course language and violence (Hence the M rating.)

 

Battle Stage 10: Separate Journey's! The Grave Duel, Part 2

 

Anzu pounded on the steel plate that had just separated her from her beloved Yuugi. Anzu had no clue what the hell was going on, but she knew a large steel plate slamming shut between them was not a good thing.

 

Anzu banged on the plate, “Yuugi, I'm going to find a way in! Be, be careful…”

 

Yuugi half smiled at the plate of steel that had dropped between himself and Anzu. He was glad she wouldn't be bothering him with her BS during the duel. Yuugi walked forward from the archway where church bell was hanging directly above his head into the main church area. Yuugi already knew this was a gym, but he was still surprised at the design of the room. The four stain glass windows shined a small amount of light onto the ashen dirt floor, pieces of broken tombstones were scattered around the floor. At the other end of from where Yuugi was standing was the burnt out remains of an empty pulpit. A wooden beam had impacted the floor just to the left of the pulpit, cutting a diagonal behind it.

 

Yuugi began walking forwards, however before he'd gotten five steps, tarp dropped over the windows blackening out the room as the bell behind Yuugi began ringing. Yuugi turned slightly curious as to whom was ringing the bell, however he spun back around hearing a crackling laugh emanating from behind the pulpit.

 

“Ask not for whom the bell tolls, Yuugi, it tolls for thee.” A voice from behind the pulpit quoted.

 

Yuugi crossed his arms, “John Donne.”

 

The voice laughed, “Well, it's good to see you pay attention.”

 

The voice rose behind the pulpit, the figure was difficult to identify through the darken state of play. All Yuugi could see was a short spiky haired individual that was not Yami.

 

Yuugi growled, “Who are you?”

 

The being laughed, “You don't remember me?”

 

Yugi's eyes narrowed, “Ghost Kozuka…”

 

Kozuka smirked, “Well done Yugi, I'm glad you're here.”

 

Kozuka laughed and raised his arm in the air, as he threw his arm down a bolt of lightening struck a tombstone in the middle of the room. Yuugi recoiled slightly seeing his name emblazoned on the tombstone. Kozuka smiled through the darkness, “Do you know what that signifies?”

 

Yuugi frowned, “What?”

 

Kozuka snapped his fingers and two large metal clamps shot out of the ground snapped around Yuugi's ankles as a horizontal guillotine dropped around his head with a chain interlocking around his neck forcing him to remain stationary, his head inside the guillotine.

 

Yuugi swallowed, “Kozuka! What are you doing?”

 

Kozuka snorted, “Getting my revenge!”

 

“Well aside from that being really over dramatic, I don't know what you're talking about.”

 

“Didn't your friend Bakura tell you what he did to me and my friends?” Bonz spat venomously.

 

Yuugi shook his head perplexed, Bonz scowled, “While I was competing in Battle City, that freak of a friend of yours challenged me for all my star chips.” Kozuka clenched his fist, “I lost, and he banished me to the Shadow Realm, forced to suffer just for his pleasure…”

 

Yuugi blinked, “That's horrible, but what does that have to do with me?”

 

“It's your fault! I learned a lot of things after coming out of the Shadow Realm, and I know if you hadn't put together that puzzle none of that would have happened. And now you're going to pay, with your life!”

 

Yuugi sighed, “Again with the dramatics…” He muttered Yuugi eyed the guillotine around his head, to his right; the blade was sitting only centimetres away from his neck. Above the blade was a notch with an eight thousand above it. Connected to the blade was an unwound coil. Yuugi had a bad feeling he knew what that was intended for.

 

Kozuka scowled, “Let's get started…”

 

Meanwhile Anzu was walking around the side of the building averting her eyes from the stained glass images displayed. Anzu had assumed the stained glass images would be of religious figures and scenes, instead Anzu witnessed horrific visuals of demons and demonic beings committing unspeakable acts. Anzu had already attempted to break through the glass; however Anzu quickly realized that dressed in a teal sleeveless shirt, denim shorts and thigh high white stockings with white sneakers that breaking through the glass would cut her up considerably.

 

Anzu was now walking around the exterior trying to find another way inside, Anzu spun around hearing the sound of movement behind her. “Who's there?”

 

As if in response to Anzu's challenge, a man with a crown of spiky red hair dressed in a lilac shirt and grey pants with wire rim sunglasses appeared out of the shadows, “Now what are you doing around here girl?”

 

Anzu scowled and backed away but ran into something solid before she had gotten two steps. Unfortunately Anzu had no time to react as the presence behind her clamped his large hands around Anzu's arms, holding her in place.

 

The red haired man grinned, “Now we can have some fun.”

 

Anzu's eyes widened seeing a serrated edged knife unsheathed before her eyes.

 

Yuugi Mutou Life Points: 8000

Ghost Kozuka Life Points: 8000

 

::Yuugi::

 

Yuugi went to draw his card, he blinked noticing his hand was shaking, Yuugi clenched his fist and swallowed, “I draw;

 

1. I summon Silent Magician LV4 (Light/Spellcaster/Effect/4 ATK/1000 DEF/1000) in attack mode;

 

2. I play three cards face down and end my turn.”

 

::Kozuka::

 

Kozuka smirked, “Is that the best you have, I draw.”

 

Yuugi smiled, “Thanks, my monsters effect increases its attack five hundred points every time you draw a card (ATK/1500).”

 

1. “I summon Vampire Lady (Dark/Zombie/Effect/4 ATK/1550 DEF/1550) in attack mode;

 

2. I add Axe of Despair (Equip/Spell) to increase Vampire Lady's attack one thousand points (ATK/2550);

 

3. Now I add two cards face down, your move.”

 

::Yuugi::

 

“I draw;

 

1. I summon Skilled Dark Magician (Dark/Spellcaster/Effect/4 ATK/1900 DEF/1700) in attack mode;

 

2. Now I send a card from my hand to the graveyard to play Wicked-Breaking Flamberge - Baou (Equip/Spell) to increase my monsters attack five hundred points (ATK/2400);

 

3. That's it, I end my turn.”

 

::Kozuka::

 

“I draw;

 

1. I summon Master Kyonshee (Earth/Zombie/4 ATK/1750 DEF/1000) in attack mode.”

 

Kozuka cackled, 2. “You should be more careful with the cards you throw away Yuugi, I play Premature Burial (Equip/Spell) and sacrifice eight hundred life points (LP: 7200) to summon Buster Blader (Earth/Warrior/Effect/7 ATK/2600 DEF/2300) in attack mode;

 

3. Now my Lady destroy his Skilled Dark Magician;

 

4. Buster Blader attack Silent Magician LV4 (ATK/2000);

 

5. Master Kyonshee attack Yugi directly!”

 

Yuugi grinned, “Not yet, I play Mirror Force (Trap)!”

 

Kozuka smirked, “That was lame at best, and easily destroyed with my Trap Jammer (Counter/Trap)!”

 

Yuugi scowled seeing his monsters destroyed, Master Kyonshee's attack struck him in the chest, causing Yuugi to gasp in pain.

 

Vampire Lady's attack destroyed Skilled Dark Magician; Buster Blader's attack destroyed Silent Magician LV4; Master Kyonshee's attack inflicted 1750 points of direct damage to the opponent.

 

Ghost Kozuka LP: 7200

Yuugi Mutou LP: 5500

 

As Yuugi's life points dropped the guillotine blade began retracting stopping at the notch halfway between five and four thousand. Yuugi eyed it off with trepidation as his hands continued to shake almost uncontrollably. Even though he was angry with her, Yuugi still wished Anzu was beside him right now.

 

Anzu squirmed as the man with the knife drew the blade up along the buttons of her shirt and to Anzu's neck smirking, “She looks good.” He commented in a British accent, the glint in his eyes frightened the hell out of Anzu, a look of perverse anticipation crossing his face.

 

“You're going to pay for what your friend did to us bitch.” The knife wielding man threatened lowering his knife to her chest hooking the tip of the blade between the folds.

 

Anzu recoiled, “I don't know what's going on, but, you've got the wrong girl.”

 

The man scowled, “We have the right girl, Anzu Mazaki, I wouldn't struggle, we wouldn't want Zigor to break that pretty little body of yours. Not yet anyway…”

 

Zigor chuckled, “Right Sid.”

 

Anzu swallowed, something in her memory sparked in response to the names Sid and Zigor. But Anzu knew she had to escape first, later she could figure out who they were. Sid smirked, “Tie her up Zigor, I want first crack.”

 

As Zigor dragged Anzu's arms around her back she saw her opportunity. Using her training in the martial art Kung Fu, Téa threw her legs into the air kneeing Sid in the jaw, Anzu's right foot pushed off Sid's shoulder. Anzu's knees impacted Zigor's shoulders as they clamped around the sides of his head. Anzu hung upside down in a half curl with her knees clamped against the sides of his head. Zigor's eyes stared down at Anzu's upturned face, as he looked into her eyes she started grinning. Anzu grabbed his legs with her hands dragging his head forwards. Using his bodyweight against him Téa planted her hands on the ground hurling Zigor forwards into Sid, Anzu balanced on her hands for a moment before bringing herself into the crouching, then standing position.

 

Zigor and Sid stood glaring at Anzu, Sid spat some blood from his mouth, “You're going to pay a hell of a lot for that…”

 

Ghost Kozuka LP: 7200

Yuugi Mutou LP: 5500

 

::Yuuugi::

 

“I draw;

 

1. I play Monster Reborn (Spell) to revive Skilled Dark Magician from my graveyard;

 

2. I sacrifice Skilled Dark Magician to summon Dark Magician Girl (Dark/Spellcaster/Effect/6 ATK/2000 DEF/1700) in defence mode;

 

3. Now I play Sage's Stone (Spell) to summon the Dark Magician (Dark/Spellcaster/7 ATK/2500 DEF/2100) in attack mode;

 

4. Now I can play Harpie's Feather Duster (Spell)…”

 

Kozuka smirked, “To bad, I play Gryphon's Wing (Trap) which counters your Feather Duster and destroys all your Spell and Trap cards, to bad.”

 

Yuugi scowled, 5. “Fine, I play a card face down, now, Dark Magician, ATTACK!”

 

“You're so predictable it's embarrassing, I counter with a Mirror Force (Trap) of my own.” Kozuka countered laughing.

 

Yuugi scowled, his hands continued to shake as he eyed the guillotine blade with fear. He was alone with low life points and only a Dark Magician Girl to defend him. Yuugi admired her beauty still wishing Anzu was by his side cheering him on.

 

::Kozuka::

 

“You and your girlfriend there are about to get crushed, I draw;

 

1. I sacrifice Master Kyonshee to summon Vampire Lord (Dark/Zombie/Effect/5 ATK/2000 DEF/1500) in attack mode;

 

2. Vampire Lord attack Dark Magician Girl;

 

3. Vampire Lady, Buster Blader, ATTACK!”

 

Vampire Lord's attack destroyed Dark Magician Girl; Vampire Lady's and Buster Blader's attack inflicted 5150 points of direct damage to the opponent.

 

Ghost Kozuka LP: 7200

Yuugi Mutou LP: 350

 

Yuugi scowled, `He's cut me off at every turn, not even my Dark Magician was of any use, and my hand are still shaking, why can't I get this right. Am I really so weak without Yami? I, guess Anzu's got the right idea…'

 

Anzu exhaled looking square into Sid and Zigor's eyes with resolve, “What have you two Neanderthals done with Yuugi?”

 

Sid smirked, “I'd worry less about him and more about yourself, bitch.”

 

Anzu growled, “Well, do you two have the balls to take me on?”

 

“Why you insolent little cow!” Sid yelled charging Anzu, Zigor following close behind.

 

Anzu raised her arms into a fighting stance as the two charged her. Anzu buried a knee into Sid's stomach jabbing two of her fingers into Zigor's throat sending him backwards gasping for breath. Anzu slammed the heal of her foot into the side of Sid's head a slight smile crossing her face at the sound of Sid's jaw cracking as he was knocked cold. Anzu charged Zigor who was still gasping for breath. Using his body as a stepladder Anzu nailed him in the side of the head with the front of her lower leg. Anzu landed on all fours on the ground as Zigor fell like a cedar.

 

Anzu regained her feet and shook her head, “The things I do for you Yuugi.”

 

Ghost Kozuka LP: 7200

Yuugi Mutou LP: 350

 

::Yuugi::

 

Yuugi swallowed, “Ok, I draw;

 

1. I summon, Summon Priest (Dark/Spellcaster/Effect/4 ATK/800 DEF/1600) in defence mode;

 

2. By discarding Jar of Avarice (Spell) from my hand I can summon Blast Magician (Fire/Spellcaster/Effect/4 ATK/1400 DEF/1700) in defence mode;

 

3. I end my turn.”

 

::Kozuka::

 

Kozuka cackled, “You're through, I draw;

 

1. Vampire Lord destroy Blast Magician;

 

2. Vampire Lady destroy Summon Priest;

 

3. Buster Blader, ATTACK!”

 

“I'm not finished yet, I activate Nutrient Z (Trap), which increases my life points four thousand if I lose more than two thousand points in an attack.” Yuugi said relieved as Kozuka scowled, the guillotine blade moved forward several notches.

 

Ghost Kozuka LP: 7200

Yuugi Mutou LP: 1750

 

Anzu stared down at the prone figures of Sid and Zigor on the ground, she spat out some saliva and walked away, Anzu's thoughts returned once again to Yuugi and getting into the gym. Anzu walked around to the back of the gym, “It's about time I had some luck.” Anzu said happily seeing a ladder to the roof of the gym. The roof wasn't much to speak of, brown tiling with two or three holes scattered around, stepping carefully Anzu made her way towards the bell tower, halfway Anzu heard Yuugi's voice from below, “…lose more than…” Anzu made her way towards the hole peering in. She smiled seeing the top of Yuugi's head through the hole.

 

`Ok, now how do I get in?' Anzu thought examining the edges of the hole, Anzu smiled spotting a balcony above where Yuugi was duelling, with the railing just below the hole. Anzu carefully lowered herself down to the railing. She jumped down onto the balcony. Anzu looked out to the field, it was dark, and the only light was provided from the cards. She frowned, there was no light on Yuugi's field, however his opponent had three monsters out.

 

“Yuugi, hey Yuugi, up here!” She yelled.

 

Yuugi looked around and up to where Anzu was standing, “What are you doing here?”

 

Anzu frowned, “I'm here, supporting you!”

 

Yuugi scowled, “Then, why did you say you wished Yami was here?”

 

Bonz smirked, “Good question.”

 

Anzu glared at Bonz then looked away for moment, “Because… because he gave me strength when I was afraid, he was my inspiration to remain strong, to fight even though your soul had been taken by the Orichalcos. But you're my inspiration Yuugi, I swear on my heart and soul, you always have been.”

 

Bonz laughed, “I'm sure it'll be inspiring to see Yuugi's head come off!”

 

Anzu growled, “I don't know what you're talking about but that's not going to happen, Yuugi, flatten this creep!”

 

Yuugi glanced at Anzu then frowned, “What do you mean see my head come off?”

 

Kozuka snickered, “I thought you'd have figured it out by now, that guillotine around your head will take it off when your life points hit zero.”

 

Anzu gasped and looked down at Yuugi, “Well, at least you're not being over dramatic now.” Yuugi said smiling slightly his hands had finally stopped shaking.

 

Anzu smiled, “Go get him Yuugi.” She whispered.

 

::Yuugi::

 

“I draw;

 

1. I play Monster Reincarnation (Spell) and send a card to my graveyard to return a monster from my graveyard to my hand;

 

2. Now I play Pot of Greed (Spell) to draw two cards from my deck;

 

3. I play Polymerization (Spell);

 

4. To fuse King's Knight (Light/Warrior/Effect/4 ATK/1600 DEF/1400);

 

5. Queen's Knight (Light/Warrior/4 ATK/1500 DEF/1300);

 

6. And Jack's Knight (Light/Warrior/4 ATK/1900 DEF/1400) from my hand;

 

7. To summon Arcana Knight Joker (Light/Spellcaster/Effect/Fusion/9 ATK/3800 DEF/2500) in attack mode;

 

8. Now I play Diffusion Wave Motion (Spell), by sacrificing one thousand life points Arcana Knight Joker can attack all the monsters on your side of the field;

 

9. I play a card face down, and attack!”

 

Arcana Knight Joker's attacks destroyed Vampire Lord, Vampire Lady and Buster Blader.

 

Ghost Kozuka LP: 2950

Yuugi Mutou LP: 750

 

::Kozuka::

 

“I draw;

 

1. I summon Archfiend Soldier (Dark/Fiend/4 ATK/1900 DEF/1500) in defence mode;

 

2. Now I play Contract with the Dark Master (Ritual/Spell);

 

3. And sacrifice Knight of Dark Realm (Dark/Fiend/4 ATK/1800 DEF/1500);

 

4. And Fear from the Dark (Dark/Zombie/Effect/4 ATK/1700 DEF/1500) from my hand;

 

5. To summon Dark Master - Zorc (Dark/Fiend/Effect/Ritual/8 ATK/2700 DEF/1500) in attack mode;

 

6. Now the fun begins, Dark Master - Zorc's special ability allows me to roll a six sided die, if I hit one, two, three, four or five you're done Yugi.”

 

“What if you hit six?”

 

Kozuka scowled, 7. “I won't, go dice roll!”

 

Dice Roll Result: 6

 

Yuugi smirked as Kozuka's face slacked, “Six means all your monsters are destroyed.”

 

8. “I, end my turn.”

 

::Yuugi::

 

“I draw;

 

1. Arcana Knight Joker ATTACK!”

 

Kozuka smirked, “You're done, I counter with Magic Cylinder (Trap)!”

 

Yuugi grinned, “That would work, if it weren't for Arcana Knight Joker's special ability, by discarding my Light of Intervention (Trap) trap card I can negate its effect.”

 

“Yeah, that's the Yuugi I know!” Anzu cheered.

 

Arcana Knight Joker's attack inflicted 3800 points of direct damage to the opponent.

 

Yuugi Mutou LP: 750

Ghost Kozuka LP: 0

 

Kozuka screamed and fell to his knees watching his life points drop to zero. He heard Anzu cheer and run down to join Yuugi, also hearing the chains around Yuuugi's neck and feet being unlocked. Kouzka clenched his fist, “I will have my revenge.” He growled, “YOU'RE DEAD YUUGI!” Kozuka hit a button on the pulpit.

 

Yuugi's eyes widen, “Get down!” Yuugi pushed Anzu down landing on top of her as the guillotine blade sliced over their heads. Yuugi exhaled as Anzu cleared her throat, Yuugi looked up, “You can get up now hero.” Yuugi blushed and rolled off Anzu helping her up, Kozuka smashed his fist into the pulpit scowling.

 

Yuugi turned to face Kozuka, “You owe me a badge and Anzu an apology Kozuka.”

 

Kozuka scowled and threw Yuugi his new Grave Badge, “You may have won today Yuugi, but when we meet again I'll have my revenge!”

 

Yuugi sighed, “You're just so dramatic…”

 

To Be Continued…