Book 4. Choices through time and space.

In deep waters part 2.

Shark's p.o.v.

Shark were gasping for air as his blood pressure rose. The pain that ran through his nerve system was extreme and if it weren't for Shark being so determined and stubborn, he was sure he would have kneeled over already. Only two things kept him going. One was beating this Jelly blob for Rio so they both would feel better and the second was for himself not dying. He still remembered Chironex' s words from back then. How Vector wanted to get rid of him in order to have Zaira depend on him and only him. Shark wasn't exactly sure how he was going to take this. He was getting killed because he loved Zaira? Didn't Vector realize he made Zaira happy? What kind of messed up brother would even wish something like that for their own sibling? To ruin their own sibling's happiness in favor of their own. Shark couldn't fandom this. Sure, Rio was sometimes a pain in the ass being his sister and all, but he would never give her that kind of fate. Even if Rio ended up married to Quattro of all people. Although he did hope that never happened. If Vector thinks he can give rid of me this easily, he has it coming. And even if he did, Dumon would take care of her. unless he intends to kill him too. That messed up freak! He properly intends to do that too, which means I can't kneel over here and die. I have to keep fighting!

"Listen Shark! This spineless sicko won't stop so you have to stay strong you hear me!" He could then hear Quattro yell annoyingly at his side of the dueling field. "This piece of slime is never giving up and that means you have to save being sick for another day! Have I made myself clear?!".

"Save your breath Quattro!" Shark growled back just as fiercely and let out a painful gasp "I won't lose to this gutless blab. Zaira would never let me live this down...".

Then he groaned inside. The pain was almost unbearable not to mention that his vision was shifting slightly. It was hard to see straight. I can still talk tough, but this poison is making me weaker by the second. Even if I destroy those Jellyfish of his, they will just keep coming back. My only hope is getting rid of his life points in one shot, but how do I...? An image ran through his mind now as he remembered the special effect of number 72 Abyss splash. It could double its attack points. That number could do it. All he needed was to summon it.

"It is my turn. I draw" Shark shouted and drew a card from his deck. That happened to be level 3 "Skull Kraken". He placed it face down in def mode.

"Def mode?!" Quattro pontificated and sent him a cold glare "I don't believe what I am seeing?! Don't you know what's at stake here? This is your chance to attack and finish him off. You have to go on the offensive while you still have the strength. Show this freak that you have what it takes to beat him!". Something Shark of course felt rather annoyed by. Chironex were chuckling darkly now.

"He-he now, now boys. No sense in fighting. Especially, over me, because both of you are losers" he then stated and surprisingly activated the trap "Receding tide".

This trap made it so that Shark's face down monster "Skull Kraken" was flipped up in face up def position to Shark's annoyance.

"Ah I see your strategy. You played a dark monster since Stealth Kraken only destroys water monsters, but isn't your deck geared towards water monsters. What a scaredy cat. Or in this case scaredy Shark" Chironex then mocked, making Shark growl rather annoyed here.

"Yeah Shark" Quattro added in a cold tone "I don't care if you are feeling under the weather. You can't wipe out here. You gotta save your sister!".

"Keep your opinion to yourself!" Shark instead sneered.

Both to Chironex and Quattro. This was his duel after all. His move had nothing to do with him feeling the poison sting in his whole system. Or maybe a little, but Shark was of course never going to admit that. He gasped a little once again before ending his turn. I just need to hold on until I get a chance to crush him.