Introduction: One thing I've noticed when I do trilogies like these is that I start out knowing what I want to do for the first two stories, but it takes me a long time to figure out what to do for the third. That was what I was like for this trilogy too. At first I was thinking of doing some kind of convoluted time travel-filled story, but then I just decided to keep it simple and do some kind of tournament. I'm going to say right now that this will be the longest story of this entire trilogy, but it should be an epic ride.
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL.
Chapter 1: Prelude to War
It was a little before 9:00 PM as Yuma Tsukumo sat on the floor of his room with several Duel Monsters cards spread out in front of him. Yuma was not alone in his room though. Floating in the air across from him was a humanoid entity that looked to be made out of blue light. He had golden eyes and strange markings on parts of his body. This being was Astral, the Envoy of Astral World and one of Yuma's closest friends. Both Yuma and Astral had been staring at the cards that had been spread across the floor for hours trying to figure out the best way to use them for a deck.
"I think we're getting close to having a good deck." Yuma told Astral. "I'm not sure about the Extra Deck though."
"If it is not satisfactory, we have plenty of Xyz Monsters to choose from." Astral pointed out.
"Oh yeah. It's pretty handy that we have all your Numbers to choose from now." Yuma replied. "I do feel kinda bad about borrowing them though."
"Yuma, this deck we are building is the deck we will be using together to prevail in the Millennium Tournament." Astral reminded him. "It only makes sense for us to use every card at our disposal."
"Good point." Yuma replied. "I just hope that whatever deck we come up with will be good enough to go up against the duelists we'll be up against in the Millennium Tournament. Some of the best duelists around will be competing in it."
"Do not forget, Yuma that the reason we're entering the tournament is to face the Barian Death Queens." Astral reminded him. "Alnia assured us that it would be the stage for our final battle with them."
At this, Yuma fell completely silent and returned his attention to the cards spread out before him. While he was looking forward to the tournament, he had not forgotten the real reason he and Astral had entered it. Several days, Yuma had encountered a new group of enemies known as the Barian Death Queens, three powerful Barians who claimed that they were accidentally created by Astral's old nemesis, Don Thousand, and their goal was to steal the Numeron Code from Astral for some terrible purpose. The first member of this group Yuma encountered, Anitak had tried to destroy the former Barian Emperors to try and make Yuma more vulnerable. And only five days before, the second member of this triad, Mitaka had tried to get the code by placing a curse on Yuma and Astral. Immediately after that incident, the leader of the Death Queens, Alnia, had challenged Yuma and Astral to one final battle using the tournament as the stage.
"…Don't worry. We'll beat Alnia and the other Death Queens." Yuma assured Astral after a moment. "That's 'cause when the two of us work together, there's practically nothing we can't do."
"I have no doubt that we will." Astral replied with a smile. "Now, let's get back to it, shall we?"
Twenty-two-year-old Sousuke Yoshina walked through the streets of Heartland as discreetly as possible. It was hard for him to walk out in public without being noticed, as he was something of a celebrity. Practically everyone in the region knew Sousuke as the star of the hit superhero series, Kamen Fighter X. The only thing concealing Sousuke's identity at that moment was a pair of dark glasses, a black baseball cap and a green hooded sweatshirt. It was a fairly simple disguise, but it had proven many times to be enough to keep the public from swarming around him like a school of ravenous piranha.
It was only on these little nighttime outings when Sousuke had time to himself, when he could simply blend into the crowd and pretend for a few brief hours that he was simply a normal person. It wasn't that he didn't enjoy being a celebrity idol, but the lifestyle did prove tiring at times. Eventually Sousuke came to his favorite bridge in Heartland and leaned against the railing to look out at the dazzling lights of the city. He had always found that view to be relaxing. When the celebrity idol glanced to his left, he noticed a young woman leaning on the railing and looking out at the same view.
The young woman looked to be about nineteen and had long wavy white hair that ended half way down her back. Her skin was tan and she had on a black leather vest with a red t-shirt and very short torn jean shorts that did a good job of showing off her legs. She also had on a pair of black fingerless gloves and red sneakers. Sousuke couldn't help but notice the girl's stunning figure. He had always been a sucker for the ladies, and this girl was no exception. Sousuke decided to go over and introduce himself.
"Excuse me, Ms." Sousuke spoke in a suave manner. "Are you here alone?"
As soon as the young woman looked at him, Sousuke got a good look at her eyes. Her right eye was gold while her left eye was red. Sousuke quickly forgot about her eyes though when he noticed how much cleavage her low-cut t-shirt showed off.
"Yeah, I'm alone." The young woman answered. "What business is it of yours?"
"I just thought you might like some company." Sousuke answered. "And it is pretty dangerous for a pretty girl like you to be out all alone on a night like this. Some jerks might try and have there way with you."
"Please, as if you pathetic humans could do any harm to me." The young woman scoffed. "If anyone was foolish to try, I simply burn them to cinders."
"Okay…" Sousuke responded with a quirked brow. He was starting to wonder if the young woman was playing with a full deck. "Uh, I'm Sousuke. Mind telling me your name?"
The young woman looked back out towards the city. "…Alnia."
"Alnia. That's an interesting name." Sousuke remarked. "Kinda pretty though."
Suddenly fireworks began to go off over the city. One of the buildings then began to project a large hologram of a golden upside-down pyramid with an odd eye-like symbol on the front into the night sky.
"Attention one and all!" a voice spoke over an intercom. "There's only one day left before the announcement of the players for the Millennium Tournament. If you'd still like a shot to participate, please register as soon as possible. Tomorrow's the last day to enter, so be quick!"
With that, the hologram completely vanished. A moment of silence passed between Sousuke and Alnia.
"…So, you excited about the Millennium Tournament?" Sousuke asked. "As a matter of fact, I entered it myself. Don't know if I'll be picked to participate though. That tournament has some pretty high standards. But then I guess that's to be expected of a tournament honoring the great Yugi Muto, one of the first and greatest champions of Duel Monsters."
"So that's how he's remembered, huh?" Alnia asked, not once looking at Sousuke. "Even in this day and age, that damn pharaoh is still practically considered to be a god. If only the stupid people of this time knew of the blood that stained his hands and the hands of his whole damn line!"
As Alnia spoke these words, Sousuke couldn't help but notice a deep hatred burning in her eyes. It was almost as though she wanted to murder someone.
"Uh, did I say something wrong?" Sousuke asked.
Alnia finally turned back to Sousuke and examined him closely. Before Sousuke could react, she removed his dark glasses, revealing his striking blue eyes.
"You're Sousuke Yoshina, that celebrity." Alnia identified.
"Oh, so you're a fan I take it." Sousuke replied, perfectly maintaining his cool.
"Not really. This friend of mine sometimes goes on about what a hunk you are." Alnia replied. "I have heard though that you're supposed to be a pretty good duelist."
"Well I don't mean to brag, but I have made it to the top of a few small tournaments." Sousuke admitted. "I'd probably be dueling professionally if I wasn't such a good actor."
"I'm actually pretty interested in strong duelists." Alnia responded. "How 'bout you take me over to your place tonight? I'm sure you and I would have a lot to talk about."
"I thought you'd never ask." Sousuke replied.
A few minutes later, the two of them were at Sousuke's penthouse apartment. It was at the top of one of the tallest buildings in Heartland and gave a good view of the city below. Once they two of them were inside, Sousuke removed his sweatshirt and hat.
"Nice place, huh?" Sousuke asked as Alnia looked around. "Can I get you something to drink?"
"I'm not really in a drinking mood." Alnia replied as she removed her vest and tossed it to the floor. "In fact I'm not really in the mood for talking either."
With that, Alnia took off her shirt and tossed it away, exposing her naked breasts. Sousuke's jaw dropped as he watched Alnia removed the rest of her clothing. Once she was completely nude, Alnia went towards the bedroom. Sousuke quickly went after her and found her standing in front of the bed, facing him with her hands on her hips.
"Wow! You must really like duelists, huh?" Sousuke remarked as he began to unbutton the purple shirt he was wearing.
"Shut up!" Alnia told him as she slapped him in the face.
Before Sousuke could respond, Alnia tore his shirt open. She moved in and planted a deep kiss on his lips, only to break away after a moment and kiss his neck. She bit down on his neck, causing him to wince. Alnia pulled away again and got down on her knees. She undid Sousuke's belt and pulled it out, throwing it onto the bed behind her. The white-haired girl pulled down Sousuke's black slacks and boxers in one stroke, freeing his hardened erection from its prison.
Alnia began to suck on Sousuke's hardened rod, causing him to groan with pleasure and tilt his head back. His mind was practically blown by the things her mouth was doing. After a few moments though, Alnia stopped what she was doing and got back to her feet.
"Get on the bed!" Alnia ordered.
Not needing to be told twice, Sousuke obeyed and got onto the bed, lying on his back. Alnia took Sousuke's belt and used it to tie his hands to the bars of the bed's brass headboard. The white-haired girl then mounted Sousuke, moaning a bit as his manhood entered her. Alnia began to slowly rock her hips. Sousuke's pulled against his restraints as Alnia picked up her pace. Her breasts began to bounce as her movements became wilder.
Suddenly a pair of red-feathered angelic wings appeared on Alnia's back. Before Sousuke could figure out what was happening, her body began crackling with red electricity that sent new waves of pleasure throughout his entire body. Alnia's skin began to turn blue and her face became like a mask that lacked any kind of nose or mouth. Her eyes seemed to gain black mascara, and a dark wig like the ones worn by Egyptian princesses replaced her white hair. On her forehead was a golden tiara that looked like a sun disk between a pair of wings. She had gained golden bracelets on her wrists and ankles, and her fingernails had become like golden claws.
Before long Sousuke could feel Alnia's inner walls tightening around his manhood. He could feel himself teetering on the edge as well. Then in one glorious moment they climaxed and Sousuke passed out. Alnia dismounted Sousuke and got off the bed. Parts of her body flashed with a crimson light that formed into a white Egyptian-style mini dress with a gold sash around the waist and a golden emblem on her chest that had a red gem in the center. On her feet she had gained a pair of golden sandals.
"You weren't bad, pretty-boy." Alnia remarked to the unconscious Sousuke as she undid the belt tying his wrists to the bed. "I actually needed that a bit after the way Anitak and Mitaka screwed things up. Maybe when you've served your purpose I'll let Mitaka have you as a new plaything."
Alnia then looked around the room and spied a deck of Duel Monsters cards on the nightstand. A crimson light appeared in Alnia's right hand and formed into a card. The female Barian walked over to the nightstand and slipped the card into the deck before looking at Sousuke again.
"You won't remember much of what happened tonight other than me rocking your world." Alnia told the unconscious actor. "You'll be hung over too, but you should still do a good enough job against Tsukumo and the envoy. Or rather you will with me pulling your strings."
With that, Alnia headed for the door. A portal in the form of a swirling galaxy appeared in front of her as she came near. As soon as the Death Queen entered the portal it closed behind her, leaving no trace that she was ever in the penthouse.
It was early in the afternoon as Yuma came downstairs to answer the door. He opened the door to find his girlfriend, Kotori Mizuki. The green-haired girl had on a pink shirt with a white jacket and a short violet skirt.
"Hi Yuma. Ready to go?" Kotori asked.
"Yep, all set." Yuma replied.
"Then let's get going." Kotori told him. "If we don't get to the mall soon, the place is going to be packed."
With that, Yuma shut the door behind him and headed down the street with Kotori. They walked in silence for a few moments as they headed for the Heartland Mall.
"…So why are we going to the mall again?" Yuma asked.
"Because Sousuke Yoshina is going to be there." Kotori answered.
"The guy from that T.V. show that's real big right now?" Yuma asked.
"Uh-huh. I'm hoping I can get his autograph." Kotori revealed.
"I didn't know you were that big a fan of the guy." Yuma replied. "If you ask me, his acting's not that great."
Kotori said nothing in response to Yuma's remark and they continued walking in silence. After a few minutes of walking they had reached the mall parking lot. Hanging on the front of the mall were two large banners showing a man in a black bodysuit with grey shoulder and chest armor, along with a grey helmet like mask with red bug-like eyes and two small black horn-like antenna. The mask only showed the skin around the man's mouth. Yuma recognized the masked hero on the banners as Kamen Fighter X, the character that Sousuke played on T.V.
As Yuma and Kotori reached the entrance to the mall, they spotted a pair of familiar people at the door. One of them was a young man who was just a little older than Yuma. He had bluish-purple hair that was shaped almost like an octopus wearing a blue jacket with a black shirt and jeans. This was Yuma's friend, Ryoga "Shark" Kamishiro. The water duelist had his usual scowl on his face.
The person with Shark was a young woman with dark-blue and gold hair that grew half way down her back, and a pair of golden cat-like eyes. She had on a sleeveless white shirt that had a blue circle on the front with a dark-blue vest, along with a pair of black fingerless gloves that went up past her elbows. The rest of her outfit consisted of a pair of tight black jeans with a brown pair of cowboy boots. Hanging from her neck was a small gold cross-shaped medallion with an emerald crest. Yuma and Kotori knew the young woman as Shark's girlfriend, Hikari Fudo.
"Hey guys." Yuma greeted as he and Kotori walked up. "You here to see that Yoshina guy too?"
"Pretty much." Shark confirmed. "Apparently Hikari's kind of a fan of his."
"Well, his show is pretty interesting." Hikari admitted. "And to be honest, I wouldn't mind getting his autograph."
"Looks like we all had the same idea." A familiar voice spoke.
Yuma and the others looked to see a tall young woman with pale skin, orange eyes and dark hair with purple bangs. She had on a black leather jacket with a purple shirt and a short black skirt held in place by a belt with a silver butterfly-shaped buckle. Yuma and the gang knew this woman as another one of their friends, Droite. With Droite was a young man with light-blonde hair and a pale completion, wearing a black t-shirt and a pair of faded jeans. This was Droite's boyfriend and Yuma's friend and rival, Kaito Tenjo.
"So, you got dragged to this too Kaito?" Shark asked.
"Droite and I just happened to be in the area and… yeah. Pretty much." Kaito admitted.
"I didn't peg you for a Sousuke Yoshina fan, Droite." Hikari spoke.
"He's not bad." Droite admitted. "I was kind of moved by that episode when his character finally revealed his secret identity to his on-screen love interest."
"I know. That was such a touching episode." Hikari agreed.
"I couldn't stop crying for ten minutes after I saw that one." Kotori admitted.
"We better get in there before this place gets packed." Hikari told them. "I'm sure we're not the only ones here hoping for an autograph."
With that, Yuma and the gang went into the mall. Yuma, Kaito and Shark wound up sitting at a table together while the ladies went to get a good spot by the stage where Sousuke was set to appear. The mall had already become crowded with Sousuke's fans, many of which appeared to be women.
Yuma sighed and slumped onto the table. "Man! When Kotori said we should go to the mall today, I didn't know this was what she had in mind. And I could be using this time to get ready for the Millennium Tournament too."
"You know Yuma, just because you're entered in the tournament doesn't mean you'll get to actually participate." Shark told him. "They only pick the top sixteen duelists for this thing."
"He does have a chance, Shark." Kaito interjected. "Yuma is still the champion of the World Duel Carnival."
"I'm not worried." Yuma enthusiastically declared as he sat back up. "I know I'll get into the tournament! And when I do, Astral and I will make it to the top!"
At that moment, particles of light began to flow out of the Emperor's Key hanging from Yuma's neck. The lights quickly gathered together and took the form of Astral.
"I hope I'm not intruding." Astral spoke.
"Nah, you're fine Astral." Yuma assured him. "Turns out Kotori came here to drool over some actor."
Suddenly the lights inside the mall dimmed and a spotlight came down onto the stage. Walking up to the microphone that had been set up was a woman with long dark-red hair wearing a black pantsuit with a white shirt.
"Ladies and gentlemen! Thank you all for coming out today." The woman spoke. "I know why you're all here, so I'm not going to waste any of your time. Presenting here today at the Heartland Mall, the superstar of Kamen Figher X! Give it up for Sousuke Yoshina!"
Almost everyone in the mall cheered as Sousuke walked up onto the stage. The brown-haired actor waved and blew a few kisses to his adoring public, causing most of the women there to squeal with delight. Kaito and Shark both rolled their eyes.
"Wow! This is quite the warm welcome I've gotten here." Sousuke spoke as he took the microphone in hand. "Thank you all for coming out here today. Now, I'm sure many of you here are hoping to get an autograph from me, but first I have a little surprise for all of you. As I'm sure many of you know, in addition to being a fine actor I'm also a pretty good duelist. And I've decided to give one lucky person here a chance to take me on."
"Seriously?" Shark asked. "Talk about cheap publicity. I bet this guy couldn't even beat a five-year-old."
"You think he'll pick one of us?" Yuma asked.
"If he picks me, I'll tear him to shreds in five minutes." Shark declared.
"I could take him apart in less time than that." Kaito responded.
"Now then, the one I choose to duel is… that guy!" Sousuke announced as he pointed at the table of Yuma and the others.
Suddenly a spotlight came down on Yuma, much to his surprise. Soon all eyes were fixed on him.
"Uh… he really wants to duel me?" Yuma asked.
"Looks that way." Shark answered. "You better get up there."
"Yuma. This would be the perfect chance to test out our new deck." Astral pointed out.
"Well in that case, let's do this!" Yuma replied as he got up.
In moments, Yuma was up on the stage facing Sousuke with Astral floating behind him. Meanwhile, Kotori, Hikari and Droite had rejoined Kaito and Shark at the table.
"I sure never expected anything like this to happen." Kotori spoke.
"You better kick his ass, Yuma!" Shark called.
"Yuma Tsukumo, the champion of the World Duel Carnival." Sousuke spoke. "Sorry for calling you out like this. When I saw you in the audience, I thought this would be the best chance for me to take you on."
"Don't worry about it. I'm always up for a duel!" Yuma declared.
"Then let's put on a show that these people won't forget!" Sousuke told him.
With that, Yuma and Sousuke activated their D-Gazers and duel disks. The people in the audience activated their D-Gazers as well, and in seconds the color of the mall went through a slight change.
"I'll let you go first." Sousuke decided.
"Okay then!" Yuma responded as he drew his first card. "First I set one card on the field! Then I summon Gogogo Golem in Defense Mode!"
Appearing on Yuma's side of the field was a stone creature with an almost football-shaped body made of smooth red brick. Instead of a head, it had a single red eye that was visible through a slot at the top of its round torso. Its arms were thick and ended in very large black stone hands. On the golem's back was a pair of cylinders that resembled gun barrels.
"That ends my turn!" Yuma announced.
Sousuke drew his first card. "I activate the Spell card, Smashing Destruction! With this card I can destroy my opponent's monster with the highest DEF! And since you only have Gogogo Golem on the field, it's going down!"
A ball of light shot down from the sky and stuck Yuma's rock monster. The golem shattered into pieces of stone brick that scattered all over the battlefield.
"Nice try, but I activate my Trap, Puzzle Reborn!" Yuma announced. "When one of my monsters is destroyed by a card effect, Puzzle Reborn summons it back to the field!"
The fragments of Gogogo Golem quickly began to gather back together. In seconds Yuma's rock monster had completely rebuilt himself.
"Not bad." Sousuke praised. "But I was just trying you out. I summon Inzektor Centipede in Attack Mode!"
Appearing on Sousuke's side of the field was a warrior clad in a black bodysuit with orange-brown futuristic armor styled like a centipede. The top half of his armored mask had a single glowing pinkish-red eye, and covering both his forearms were two shield-like weapons with pincer-like blades.
"Now I equip Centipede with Inzektor Hopper!" Sousuke announced.
Centipede's armor suddenly turned green and he gained a pair of folded yellow insect wings like those of a grasshopper on his back. A long narrow sword replaced the shield on his right arm.
"What the heck! Did you just equip that superhero guy of yours with another monster?" a stunned Yuma asked.
"Inzektor monsters have the power to equip themselves to each other from the hand or Graveyard." Sousuke explained. "It's the ultimate form of teamwork!"
"Fascinating." Astral commented. "I'm guessing that by equipping themselves to one another, the Inzektor monsters are able to unlock their full power."
"I activate Hopper's equip effect!" Sousuke announced. "By sending Hopper to the Graveyard, the monster he was equipped to can attack directly this turn!"
Centipede glowed with a yellow-green aura and his new wings and sword shattered to bits. The aura remained, but the insect superhero's armor had regained its original appearance.
"Next comes Centipede's effect!" Sousuke announced. "When one of his equip cards is sent to the Graveyard outside of a battle, I can add an Inzektor card to my hand! Now Centipede! Attack Yuma directly! Toxic Pincer!"
Centipede jumped high into the air and came down towards Yuma. Once in range, the armored warrior slashed Yuma in the chest and knocked him to the ground. Yuma's life points took a drop to 2400 as Centipede dashed back to Sousuke's side of the field. Many of Sousuke's female admirers cheered with glee.
"Boy. Sousuke's pretty good." Kotori remarked.
"Please, he only got off a lucky shot." Shark responded. "You're not actually cheering for that drip, are you?"
"No. I am hoping Yuma will win, but you have to admit that Sousuke seems like a decent duelist." Kotori replied.
"I'll end my turn there." Sousuke announced. "You're up, Yuma."
At that, Yuma jumped back to his feet and drew his next card. "That was a good move you just made. Now I'm pumped! I summon Gogogo Gorem in Attack Mode!"
Appearing next to Gogogo Golem was a creature that looked similar to him, only his torso was red and his eye was blue. His whole body looked like it was made of metal instead of a stone, and in his right hand he carried a spiked cylindrical club. As soon as Gogogo Gorem appeared though, his body changed from red to green.
"When Gogogo Gorem is normal summoned in Attack Mode, he automatically switches to Defense Mode." Yuma announced. "But that doesn't matter since I now use my level four Gogogo Golem and Gogogo Gorem to build the overlay network and Xyz Summon Number 52: Diamond Crab King!"
A large vortex in the form of a galaxy appeared in the middle of the battlefield and pulled in Yuma's two monsters as balls of yellow energy. Rising out of the galaxy was a large formation of blue diamond-like crystal with two balls of blue light orbiting around it. The bottom of the crystal expanded and grew into a giant blue crab with red eyes. Glowing in yellow alien writing on the crab's left claw was the number 52.
"What kind of Number is that?" Kotori asked.
"Must've been used originally by someone who really liked crabs." Shark assumed.
"It has zero ATK and 3000 DEF." Hikari observed. "It'd make a good wall monster, except Yuma played it in Attack Mode! What's he thinking?"
"I activate Diamond Crab King's effect!" Yuma announced. "By detaching an overlay unit, Diamond Crab King's ATK and DEF are switched until the end of the turn!"
One of the balls of light orbiting the crab entered the giant crystal formation on the back of his shell. Diamond Crab King's eyes began to glow and his body changed from blue to red.
"Diamond Crab King, attack Inzektor Centipede!" Yuma commanded. "Diamond Bubble!"
The giant crab fired a barrage of glowing golden bubbles from his mouth. The bubbles struck Centipede and causing him to shatter into bits of light. Sousuke's life points dropped from 4000 to 2600.
"Diamond Crab King switches to Defense Mode at the end of the Battle Phase." Yuma announced. "I'll end my turn there." With the end of Yuma's turn, the giant crab's body changed from red to blue.
"Interesting. Let's see how you handle my next move." Sousuke spoke as he drew his next card.
As soon as the actor drew his card, his face suddenly went blank and he briefly gave off a crimson aura. Sousuke groaned as if he was ill and covered his face with his hand.
"Hey! Are you okay?" a concerned Yuma asked.
In response, Sousuke uncovered his face and looked at Yuma with an evil grin. His eyes had changed from their normal blue to gold and red, and glowing on his forehead was a red wadet eye with two devil-like horns on the top.
"Hello Tsukumo." Sousuke greeted in a slightly different voice. "I'm guessing you and the envoy have recovered that little curse Mitaka placed on you both."
"Alnia!" Astral identified. "She's somehow speaking through Sousuke!"
"Are you serious?" a stunned Yuma asked.
"Very observant, envoy." Sousuke replied.
"Is Alnia really controlling Sousuke like some kind of puppet?" Droite asked.
"It looks that way." Kaito replied. "This duel just became a lot more dangerous."
"How the heck are you controlling Sousuke like this?" Yuma demanded to know while the confused audience tried to figure out what was going on.
"It's all thanks to the little card he just drew." Sousuke explained. "I slipped it into his deck last night."
"And just what sort of card did you give him?" Astral asked.
"All in good time, envoy." Sousuke told him. "First I have to set some things up. I activate Monster Reborn and summon Centipede back from the Graveyard!" The centipede=themed hero reappeared on the field. "Next I summon Inzector Ant in Attack Mode!"
Appearing next to Centipede was another warrior in a black bodysuit with blue. His helmet had a red visor and silver pincers near the opening that showed his mouth. In his right hand, the warrior wielded a large gun-like blade.
"I equip Ant with Inzektor Hornet, raising his level from three to six!" the possessed Sousuke announced.
Ant glowed with a yellow aura as his armor changed from blue to yellow. The blade in his hand was replaced with a large gun with a stinger protruding from the barrel.
"I also equip Centipede with Inzektor Dragonfly, raising his level from three to six!" Sousuke announced.
Centipede's armor turned red and a set of red transparent dragonfly-like wings appeared on his back. A black and red crossbow replaced the shield on his right arm.
"I now use my two level six monsters to Xyz Summon Inzektor Exa Beetle!" Sousuke announced.
A gold vortex appeared in the middle of the field and pulled in the two insect superheroes as balls of yellow energy. Rising from the vortex a moment later was a muscular warrior in a black bodysuit clad with bulky golden armor. The forehead of his helmet had a small rhinoceros beetle horn, and his shoulders had two pieces of large cone-shaped armor. On his back was a pair of large blade-like wings. Orbiting around the beetle warrior were two balls of orange light.
"I now activate the Spell card, Rank-Up-Magic Diablo Force!" Sousuke announced. "This card lets me use an Xyz Monster to summon a Devil Xyz Monster two Ranks higher! So I use Exa Beetle to summon DXyz Exa Scarab!"
A pillar of red flames shot up from the ground beneath Exa Beetle and pierced the skylight above. At the same time, the single ball of light still orbiting Diamond Crab King shattered and his body turned completely grey. The pillar of flames soon subsided to reveal Exa Beetle in a new form. His golden armor had turned blood red and the face of his mask had gained a pair of sharp silver pincers. His hands had gained red armored gloves with large grey metal claws on the fingers, and glowing on the chest plate of his armor in gold was the same symbol that was glowing on Sousuke's forehead. Orbiting around the insect warrior were three balls of golden fire.
"Alright you two," the possessed Sousuke spoke, "it's time you showed me what you're really made of!"
Author's Note: Sorry for leaving the first duel of this story on a cliffhanger. In my defense though, the first episode of the anime did the same thing. Anyway, next week I'm going to be starting another online class, but I'll try and get as much of this story done as I can before then. Until then, stay tuned.
Please review and let me know what you think.