A/N: I guess you could consider this a sequel to The Final Showdown... A big thank you to those who reviewed! I... *tears* KAITOOO ;_;
S.S.A: I wish this happened instead of Kaito dying ;_; *sobs*
Ryuuko: Sa doesn't own ZEXAL. If she did... Kaito wouldn't have... *starts crying too*
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"Go! Neo Galaxy Eyes, Photon Dra-" Kaito stopped short as he felt the familiar stab of pain shoot through his head.
'No... not yet... I still have to win... this duel...'
Cursing as his feet gave way, he felt his vision go blurry before his body pitched sideways, heading straight towards the surface of the moon. Orbital's startled cries rang in his ears as he braced himself for the impact that was sure to await him.
It never happened.
The last thing he heard before he blacked out was a familiar voice calling out his name.
"Kaito!"
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Misael had never expected his longtime rival to black out in the middle of the duel. Looking back, he realized that Photon Transformation had heavily damaged the ex-Number Hunter's body to the point in which his vision was constantly going blurry.
'He still owes me a duel.'
With that thought in mind, he darted towards his rival, catching the other blonde as he fell. Carefully making his way towards the spaceship, ignoring the protests of Kaito's robotic companion, he slowly set the unconscious teen down on a chair.
Orbital transformed back into his normal form and stood protectively in front of Kaito.
"Stay away from Kaito-sama, Barian!"
Yet again, his indignant cries went ignored as Misael Bariaphosed, standing before the prone form of the teen who had caused them so much trouble.
'How easy,' he mused, 'would it be to snap his neck and be done with it...' He shook his head furiously, 'No. Only Vector would do that. He is my rival, and I will defeat him honorably in a duel in order to prove that I am the True Galaxy Eyes Master.'
"Misael, Tachyon's Master," a faint voice resounded in his mind, a voice he recognized as Kaito's own dragon. His blue eyes widened, why would Kaito's dragon contact him, of all people?
"Kaito Tenjo, the boy you know as my master, is dying."
Misael flinched as if he had been struck, foreign emotions welling up inside of the crimson jewel that was his heart.
"Yes, Photon Transformation has been using up his Life Energy, and now he only has hours left to live," Photon continued on sadly,
Guilt washed over the Barian Emperor as he stared at the pale, broken form before him.
"Misael."
A spirit form of Durbe had appeared, startling Orbital (and, not like he would admit it, him).
"Durbe...?" he blinked questioningly at him.
Said Barian smiled sadly at him, before showing him a vision of the Barian World.
Misael could not believe the sight that lay before him.
Durbe, in his human form, lay motionless in the Barian World, his body being drained of his Chaos powers. Merag was in the same state, her brother cradling her fallen form and glaring at the person responsible for it all.
Vector.
The insane Barian cackled maniacally as he began to absorb their Chaos powers.
"Misael, Don Thousand was only using us. He wants to destroy all three of the worlds. This is the last of mine and Merag's powers. Please, use them wisely," Durbe's voice sounded faint, as two sparks flew towards the yellow-skinned Barian, his friend's ghostly form fading away into nothingness.
"Farewell, my friend."
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He was alone now. Staring forlornly at the two gems that were once the Barian's Silver Shield and the Barian's Sword of Ice, he wondered what they would have wanted him to do.
His thoughts once again drifted back to the boy lying on the bed behind him. Kaito's uneven, raspy breaths echoed throughout the room.
There was no doubt in it, he admired his rival, for fighting for what he believed in. Given the circumstances, the two had been forced to fight each other...
Approaching the dying teen on the bed, he gathered all the Chaos energy he possessed, adding in Durbe's and Merag's for good measure.
"Maybe... if we weren't fighting for our worlds, we could have been... friends..." he whispered, before using the last of the Chaos energy to heal his rival.
"Don't die yet, idiot. We still haven't found out who the True Galaxy Eyes Master is yet," he murmured, before collapsing next to Kaito.
In both their decks and extra decks, the three Galaxy Eyes and Dragluon began to glow brightly.
Jinlong's voice echoed throughout their unconscious minds.
"Now, the dragons and their masters shall unite."
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A/N: How was it? I apologise for not updating recently, I was really caught up with schoolwork and all… This is probably going to be a three-chapter long fic, and I'll try to update my fics every week, so please do stay tuned for more! :)
Oh, and thank you so much for the reviews on The Final Showdown ^^
(If you're looking for my MizaKai fics, just search for Tachyon Transmigration on this site. That's my other account which I use to post my M/M fics.)
I hope you like this, please review, and I'll (hopefully) update faster XD