Hello guys, LightLord92 back with chapter 2. I decided to take a different direction with this one, since duels don't make a chapter that good on their own, some drama and things of the sort are needed and this is one of my first attempts at it hope you like it. And the character's profiles are a bit updated, with usual clothes and Kira added, check them out in my profile page if you want to know a bit about them while I work in the drawings.
Oh, have you guys ever seen an anime that has, not change your life, but maybe the way you see life? This is my first time seeing an anime that has actually made me think of everything I've done, re-evaluate my own life and hit me deep with the topics it develops. A few of you may already know it and could possibly agree with me, but for those who don't the anime that does this is Clannad, both season, and I must say the 1st one had that much of an impact on me. I strongly recommend it to those of you looking for an anime to watch this year, it's quite beautiful, entertaining, funny, and as I said, makes you think (or in another case, shed a tear or two), and that's the reason I'm going to keep duels not too overflowing like in Darkness Awakens. There will be duels, Yu Gi Oh! wouldn't be that without them, but I felt like turning to history, character development thanks to that anime.
The main character this time is Reginald, our beloved villain and arch nemesis of Rafael, but maybe this turn around was needed, this time our villain has the chance to play as hero (for a change) in his quest of life. Now, today's chapter!
LightLord92: Previously, on Yu Gi Oh! 5D's Paladins of Light-Eternal Bonds, our heroes have celebrated a party in the apartments where Rafael lives.
Rafael: Goodwin wanted me to take his place, I'm not sure if that's the right thing to do, but I will.
Mina: Calm down Rafael, you'll do well, I'm sure of it.
Rafael: Then to sum it up…could you let go of me already Kira? Last episode was over some time now.
Kira: I returned to the scene to take you, my dear.
Sara: She thinks Rafael is her boyfriend and even challenged him to a duel for that. That's not the truth, right Rafael?
Rafael: Do you actually believe her?
Kira: Now, now my dear, don't make a scene, please.
Alan: Then after it, Emily and I decided to leave the city, our duty here is done; Aster and Misty too, looking for Toby around Paris I guess.
Reginald: Poor idiots, you have no idea what's to come yet, now that I found the Wicked Temple!
LightLord92: Episode 2-The Wicked Temple appears, Reginald's Scheme starts
Walking towards ruins he found, realizing they had strange writing patterns and geoglyph-like drawings that seemed carved by the Archfiend sect in the old days of the Paladins and the original Signers "After all this time, we have everything set now." Said Reginald staring at the ruins "The Wicked Temple, it looks majestic and yet" he says doubtful "is this really the only way we can bring back the Wicked Gods to this world?"
The Archfiend Prince took a spiritual form by his side, smirking deviously "That's right Reginald, but first, we must find the entrance of this gate."
Reginald simply turned to him, quite arrogant "Care to repeat that?" he said getting angrily "Wasn't this the temple itself?"
The Archfiend Prince simply laughed out loud "I never said that, I told you the gate to the temple was hidden in these ruins. Now, we need to find it. Then we'll arrive at the real temple, to revive the Wicked Gods after all these years."
Reginald simply calmed down "You better pray there are no Paladins around here." He said reluctantly, turning to the ruins "If they find us out, we can say goodbye to our dream."
"Not a chance Reginald." Added the Archfiend Prince turning serious and angry "No matter what happens, we've got too far to let them simply steal our chance of reviving our Wicked Gods, even if it means…"
Reginald finally understood what the prince meant, shocked of it "Wait, are you for serious? It will be me who will end up paying the price if we fail!"
"Then we better not fail. Once we finish our business here, you'll be confident enough to defeat anyone, even Rafael and Yusei." He said, sensing someone nearby "I've got to go, don't fail me, Reginald." added the prince disappearing.
"Hey, wait a second!" said Reginald, as a young woman approached him.
"Hey, do you need any help there?" said the gentle woman, approaching Reginald, who turned to her, startled to see her; it was a brown haired gray eyed woman in her early 20s, wearing a red tank top underneath a gray sleeveless jacket and red mini pats, wearing brown fingerless gauntlets "I heard an alarm here and came to investigate the area around to see if there were any trespassers." She said, getting a bit nervous at seeing Reginald, the black haired man with his old gray suit, a bit worn out, as well as his gray pants, with an equally worn out long gape that he used to cover himself "Wow, we don't receive travelers around and even so, you look really bad."
"Well," replied Reginald a bit embarrassed "forget it, I'm travelling here to explore theses legendary ruins I heard of in a child's tale, just to prove out their existence." He said turning to the ruins "They seem fascinating." He then thought a moment "Is it my imagination or is this woman not a Paladin? Let's test it out." He though, turning to the woman "I've heard these ruins were used by a long forgotten, extinct sect that worshipped demons."
The woman simply giggled a bit "Well, you're quite smart and know a lot about legends. That's right." She then turned "However, this is just the entrance to the real place where they lived and gathered." She added, as Reginald felt quite disappointed he was the only one believing the ruins were these ones.
"Told you." said the Archfiend Prince, appearing behind Reginald.
"Did you hear anything?" asked the brown haired woman a bit nervous and scared "It was like, a demon's voice or something like that."
"D-don't be ridiculous, there's nothing like demons in this world." Replied Reginald, a tad nervous as the woman turned to him.
"They do exist, but we actually make sure no one notices it." She said recklessly, then making a shocked anime expression "Oh no, I just told him about our organization!" she shouted quite blushed as Reginald had a sweat drop in his head.
"Excuse me, I'm here." He added, making worse the embarrassment of the woman.
The woman simply sighed, disappointed and getting down a bit "Well, no sense on avoiding it. The truth is I'm a member of an elite force known as Paladins of Light." She said embarrassed.
"You're kidding me right?" asked Reginald, teasing her without wanting that "I mean, if you're like that, wouldn't you need to keep it as a top secret?"
"Yeah, but you found out." She said quite depressed, turning to Reginald "I'm sorry, I never act like this, really. Furthermore, I'm afraid to tell you that only Paladins are allowed to enter."
The Archfiend Prince appeared again "This will be the last time, you must get her to tell you where to go now, guide you to the gate and awaken the Gods; I'll have to go now, good luck." said that, the prince disappeared.
"Damn you Archfiend Prince." Thought Reginald, turning to the still depressed woman "Well, ummm, don't worry about that, maybe I teased you without meaning it, I'm sorry." He said, as the brown haired woman turned to face him, starting to smile.
"Thank you, don't worry about it, really." She said happily, as Reginald couldn't help but see Sara in her, somehow, which made him get nervous a bit "By the way, my name is Yuuki. Nice to meet you, Mr…"
Reginald doubted a moment, knowing the woman was a Paladin, but for some reason he felt he could tell her "The name is Reginald. Nice to make your acquaintance."
Yuuki stared a bit at him, trying to see something which made Reginald think he choose wrong after all "Reginald, that's a cool name." she said which made Reginald fall to the ground "Well, I suppose that since it was no demon but you Mr. Reginald, I could give you a tour through the ruins, if you may like." She said eagerly.
"I would like that, studying it closely would help me in my investigation." Replied Reginald, as the woman simply smiled, telling him to follow her as she began climbing a rock pile that fell "Good, this will be easier than I thought" he said, following to climb and doing it quickly, as he looked at the sunset that reflected light on Yuuki's face, as she turned towards Reginald smiling "but for some reason…I feel quite unease now. Why?" he asked to himself, realizing the Archfiend Prince abandoned him since a reply of him would already been heard.
As the day went by, the sunset barely ending, Yuuki decided to stop by a little area in the ruins where they could rest for now "We'll stop here for the night."
"What? But I need to-" replied Reginald, once again seeing Sara in Yuuki.
"Pardon me, but I don't like to…travel around here at night." Replied Yuuki saddened, as she lit a fire, taking a seat on its right while Reginald took the left one, a bit impatient.
"Why is that?" asked Reginald, as he turned back hearing strange sounds outside, as lights began appearing, surprising him "I see, this place has a high spiritual connection. Those are souls of either the dead or, as some legends say, of the Spirit Realm."
Yuuki simply nodded shivering a bit "That's right…" she said hesitant "These are both of those you said…spirits of those who died here…and spirits of the Spirit Realm…" she then held her feet, hiding her head between arms and feet.
Reginald kind of understood what really happened "How did you end up here, being afraid of ghosts as you are right now?"
Yuuki immediately stood up shocked Reginald said that "T-t-that's not true! I'm not afraid of ghosts or spirits!" she said confidently, while Reginald noticed a little light sphere which took the form of a Petit Dragon appeared by her left side while she kept staring at Reginald.
"Well, let me tell you this. Look at your left." said Reginald serious, as Yuuki turned just to see the Petit Dragon that was roaring lowly, almost yawning. Yuuki just stood there a moment, almost frozen, before jumping and staying by Reginald's side "Hey, don't be so scared of it, that's one of the most friendly spirits."
"Are you kidding? They are vicious attacking!" replied Yuuki scared. The Petit Dragon simply sweep by to her, Yuuki still worried "Is it…going to attack me?" she asked to Reginald nervous, who simply shook his head in disapproval. The Petit Dragon landed on Yuuki's shoulder, still shivering of the nerves. The dragon then moved to Yuuki's lap, yawning again and falling asleep "Hey, it actually looks…cute." She said, petting the dragon which fell asleep "I think I'm not afraid that much now." She added, as Reginald simply smiled a bit.
"Well, you shouldn't be afraid of little guys like this." said Reginald, closing his eyes "The ones that are really scary are the members of the Fiends of Destruction."
"Oh you know about them?" asked Yuuki still petting the dragon "Say, you know a lot about the legends of the Paladins, how is that?" she asked, then laughing a bit "Sorry, I forgot you said you're a Paladin."
Reginald simply smirked "Well, that aside, how come you are afraid of spirits like these ones?" he asked to Yuuki, who looked down.
"Can I tell you a secret?" she asked while looking at Reginald "It's just that, I'm a newbie, rookie, whatever you'd like to call me. My family's legacy is to take care of stopping everyone but Paladins from entering here."
"That pretty much avoids the question." stated Reginald.
"Sorry, but it is…ever since I was a little child I had this 'gift' to see spirits, not only those." She said, clearly stating that she has seen the dead. Reginald simply felt pity for her, because something like that of course would shock a little girl "But never mind, I'm gradually going to overcome this."
"It's nice to have goals like those." said Reginald, staring at the sky.
"What about you?" asked Yuuki curious of Reginald's past.
"What do you mean?" he replied eluding the question "I've got nothing to talk about, really."
"Uh huh." Said Yuuki noting Reginald really didn't wanted to talk about it "You can trust in-"
"We should sleep; tomorrow we'll continue looking for that gate." replied Reginald, falling asleep. Petit Dragon the yawned, waking up.
"Hey little guy, how you…doing?" asked Yuuki, still nervous. The little dragon simply tried to answer roaring lowly "That's good." She then turned to Reginald, who was asleep "It seems he's in…some pain related…to his past." The little dragon simply began moving a bit in Yuuki's lap, flying to see her face as she looked still nervous "I wish I could help him more before he returns to his home." She said, bidding fare well to the dragon and going to sleep.
The next morning, Reginald woke up last, noticing it was already mid-day "What in the hell? Why so late?" he asked to himself angrily, turning to Yuuki for some answers but not finding her "Yuuki?" he asked, looking for her around the area they were asleep, but without finding her. He returned a bit later, frustrated he didn't find her nearby, thinking she could have find the truth about him and left to call the paladins "Crap, if that's true then I should move on my own now." He said standing up and heading out, until he noticed a piece of paper well-hidden where Yuuki was "What could this be?" he asked, picking it up and looking at it, indeed a letter.
"Dear Reginald, I went out to find some food. I did by 10 am, it shouldn't take long. I left you sleeping because you didn't rest well in the night. I should be back by 12 pm, see you until then! Signed-Yuuki." was written on the letter; Reginald simply smirked, but finding something odd "Wait a second, she should be back then." He then took a look around, still no sight of her. He then shook his head, gritting "Why am I worrying about her, anyways? I can find the temple without her help." He added, taking his belongings and readying to leave, but feeling something odd inside himself. He turned back and simply grumped "Damn it, I'll go look one more time for her." He said, running to a direction he didn't take before.
It looked like an odd entrance within the ruins; jagged rocks were all around while Reginald turned on a pocket lantern, looking around but with no luck "Yuuki, are you here?" he asked shouting, as the echo flew throughout inside, creeping him a bit "Crap, I can sense a formidable spirit energy around here." He said, as he began feeling something more was around there "If she's here alone, she'll just get the worst scare of her life. YUUKI!" he shouted again, hoping to hear her but no reply came.
Reginald was about to leave when he thought heard something deep within the ruin "…i…al…" the echo flew to him, which made him run deeper in the ruins, trying to locate where the voice came, thinking it was Yuuki indeed "e…in...al…" Reginald kept going, turning to some stairs at his right going below, still continuing "…eginald" what he heard as mutters were getting stronger, as he turned to left this time, just to be face to face to a strange altar-gate where two shadows kept tied Yuuki "Reginald, you came!" she shouted, upon seeing his companion, who simply looked at the shadows.
"Let's see what we've got here." He said as both shadows began materializing in Beast of Talwar and Dark King of the Abyss "I must say I expected others, but well, what can we do about it?" the fiends simply roared fiercely, while approaching to Reginald "Yuuki, are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine." She replied, quite blushed now "Be careful Reginald, these things are nothing like the little dragon we saw yesterday!"
"I know." He said, cracking his knuckles and flexing a bit while the 2 fiends still approached him "You don't know with whom you are messing, right? Pathetic, I feel pity for you guys." He said as Beast of Talwar tried to cut Reginald in half, but the latter simply covered himself with the Duel Disk in his right hand, stopping the strike of the sword and startling the fiend.
Reginald simply smirked, while keeping the lock and noticing the Dark King of the Abyss charging a magic attack while aiming at him "Now's my turn." he replied, pushing backwards the beast fiend and almost throwing it to the ground, while Reginald ran towards the king, taking it off guard by the back, smiling deviously "Now's your time to suffer fool!" he said kicking the king upwards, then turning around to hit him again but with the back of his foot, throwing off the fiend to the ground "Are you guys serious?" he asked, taunting the already nervous fiends "Back off if you guys don't want to suffer!" the fiends simply charged again, both at the same time, pushing Reginald to what seemed to be an edge, with Reginald standing as if he wasn't there, but smirking "Come at me pathetic fiends!" he shouted, as the Beast of Talwar swung his sword again, this time connecting a hit at Reginald's abdomen, but with him still hanging alright "You piece of filth!" he shouted, jumping and kicking the beast, as it fell to the bottom of the ruins. The king turned to it just to receive an uppercut that threw it out of balance, as the last fiend almost fell, getting a grasp of Reginald's knee.
"Reginald!" shouted Yuuki, scared as Reginald was pulled down, as Yuuki looked in horror how the guy she barely met was pulled down the edge; she then broke free, kneeling to the ground, still perplexed of what she saw "Reginald…he saved me…by losing…his life…" she said, almost crying until she saw a palm, holding on the edge, as Reginald was clinging to life.
"Hey, if you're not too busy" he said, joking "can you help me get up?" he said when Yuuki stood; amazed he was still alright, helping him get up.
"Reginald…how did you survive?" she asked, surprised while Reginald breathed a bit heavy.
Reginald simply let go a laugh, smiling "Well, those fiends thought I fell with them, but the truth is I managed to get ahold of a few rocks, allowing me to start climbing back here." He said, standing up but then feeling dizzy and pain.
"Reginald!" shouted Yuuki, covering her mouth as Reginald's shirt was now covered with blood "Oh no, you're bleeding a lot, what should I do?" she said, as Reginald lay on the floor "The wound seems a bit deep…"
"Pay it no mind…" said Reginald "We've got to…get to the temple…" he said, as Yuuki began treating the wound a bit, covering it with an improvised gauze, to prevent further increase in the blood loss "Why do I feel…so weak and…tired…?" he asked, losing consciousness.
"Reginald, please hang on there!" said Yuuki, as she helped him stand.
Reginald slowly began opening his eyes, with blurred vision wherever he was waiting "Reginald?" asked Yuuki, as Reginald barely saw her blurred form, still regaining consciousness "Reginald, are you okay?" she asked again, as Reginald was opening them up "Thank goodness, it seems you're regaining your senses."
"Yuuki? Where…am I?" asked Reginald, starting to wake up, moving from Yuuki's lap "We're still…inside the cave?"
"In a fashion, yes but not quite." replied Yuuki, giving some space to Reginald "We're in the backyards of the Wicked Temple now." She said, as Reginald was shaking his head a bit, when it hit him.
"Wait, did you say we're in the Wicked Temple?" he asked surprised "How's that so? We were still in those lost ruins in the Amazon."
"Well, do you remember when we took a brake yesterday?" she asked, trying to explain "The gate is the whole ruins we were in, when we woke up this morning; we were already in whereabouts of the temple." She said, pointing at their front. Reginald was left without words as he saw the giant dark colored temple, with an eerie air surrounding it; for an ancient building, it looked quite well kept and maintained "When we entered that illusion of what we thought were still the ruins, we were already in these areas."
Reginald simply smirked, his plan almost complete and at the grasp of his reach "Wait a second." He said, turning to Yuuki who looked somewhat worried "How did we end up here then?" he asked to Yuuki, who simply smiled at him.
"Well, when you saved me from those fiends you almost passed out. I treated your wounds the best I could and managed to stop further blood loss." She said, pointing at Reginald's bandages over his chest and abdomen.
"I…well" said Reginald a bit embarrassed "thank you for that." He said blushing, Yuuki simply giggled a bit.
"No problem, actually I should thank you." She said, being her now the embarrassed one "If it hadn't been for you, I would have surely died at the hands of those fiends." She said, turning her sight to the little fire "You're quite skilled fighting, you know some self-defense arts? You easily took charge of those fiends of before." Reginald simply stood, flexing bit as one of his wounds tore open again "Hey, you shouldn't do that, you'll tear your wounds open again!" she said, forcing Reginald to take a seat by her side and treating his wounds again.
After she attended them, Reginald simply looked at her eyes, this time not seeing Sara, but Yuuki herself; Yuuki did the same, stare into Reginald's eyes. Soon they broke eye contact with each other, feeling a bit awkward of it "Sorry, I know you want to have your space so…" she said, about to take seat, until Reginald took her hand.
"It's fine, you can sit here." replied Reginald while Yuuki smiled taking the seat "As for your question, I know how to handle those kinds of demons, I've faced many."
"Right, once again I forgot you're a Paladin." She said, looking at the fire.
"And as for your other question…" added Reginald, catching Yuuki off-guard "The one you made me yesterday. About who I am." He said, Yuuki remembering it "Some years ago, I was a student of an American Multi Disciplines High School, one of the major subjects thought there was Duel Monsters."
"Like Duel Academy's branches around the globe and that located in New Domino City, right?" asked Yuuki, thinking a moment "Thinking it through, there's one in Tokyo and another one in England too."
Reginald simply nodded "When I entered, there was a special group in school; they went by the name of Paladins, the most elite of duelists in the school. When I applied there I met for the first time" he said, thinking of Sara "an old friend I cared for a lot. As school year went by, something happened and I ended up facing off against the leader of the Paladins in there."
"You mean Commander Rafael, right?" asked Yuuki, to which Reginald nodded, getting shocked she already saw through him "Don't worry, I always knew you were Reginald, one of the main humans aiding the Fiend Army."
"Then…why guide me to these cursed grounds?" he asked worried "Don't you realize the Paladins may exile you for doing so?"
Yuuki could sense a touch of caring in Reginald's voice, behind that roughness "Well, it's just that…" she said turning to the sky "I've always thought that no matter how cold and distant people may become, inside every one of us there's something precious and warm, something that will never change." She said, turning to Reginald then "Reginald." she said, taking his had with her right one "What you believe it's your fate, what you believe is your mission, it's just a choice. You have the power to change it; you've shown me that during the travel here." She added, laughing a bit. Reginald simply looked in a state of shock, but not exactly like that, it was the first time in years that someone talked to him like that, aiming at his human side "You're a great man, I hope you will make a choice that is worth all of this." She then turned around, blushing a bit "Ummm, sorry about that, we should rest a bit for your wounds to heal." She said, as both of them went to sleep again.
"Thanks." said Reginald, before falling asleep "So she knew all along, huh? It seems…she truly believes in things." thought Reginald before falling asleep, Yuuki's words still echoing through his mind, as if they were trying to make him realize his mistakes.
Yuuki simply looked nervous, trying her best to sleep "Reginald, whatever you choose, I hope you do it not looking for revenge, but wanting it yourself." She said, shedding a tear fearing that even if she wishes Reginald to make his choice, realizing why he looked so hard for the temple, his path ahead could be totally altered and twisted.
The next morning, both of them entered the temple, looking for the famed altar where the Wicked Gods would rise again in this world, threatening to bring it down. Reginald walked a bit without making eye contact with Yuuki; he was still concerned of what would happen to her if she was find out helping him "Why am I thinking so much about it?" he told to himself in his mind "Our dream is about to come true, but…" he turned to Yuuki "She has treated me kindly, different than anyone else has, at least for a long time ago. Is it that…she means something more to me?"
Yuuki on the other side turned her sight behind sometimes, looking at Reginald, still thinking something, like if she was keeping something to herself "I hope my words have reached him." She said in thoughts "Even if I just met him for two days…he means a lot to me." Before both of them knew it, they had finally reached the altar where the Wicked Gods would rise again "Here we are, Reginald." She said, a bit nervous "This is the place where the Wicked Gods will rise again." She turned around, just to see Reginald looking around the ritual room, examining the glyphs around it "Reginald is anything the matter?"
"Amazing…" he says while readying the ancient scripts as well as the glyphs "According to these scripts, when the three Wicked Gods rise from their seals, all of the world will begin to be engulfed in darkness, not only that but" he said, watching an image of what seemed to be an undead king with giant creatures by its side, creatures Reginald knew already "so the Earthbound Immortals will return too as the Underworld King?" he said enjoying it, while Yuuki seemed worried "This is something I never knew."
"Reginald, the time is short." Said Yuuki hesitantly "There's a limited time before the entire journey here becomes pointless." She said, until a sound from behind her took her by surprise. In front of the altar, a tall hooded man with a brown jacket underneath a gray cape and pants, wearing a gray bandana in the forehead stood "Oh no."
"Yuuki, I never could bear the idea that you would actually aid our enemy." Said the man, staring at her.
"But brother…" she replied, while Reginald looked serious at the man.
"Enough, traitor!" shouted the man, jumping from the altar to the ground, standing in their way "I don't want to hear about your idea of giving enemies a second chance; to my eyes you're as bad as him!"
"Don't you think you're being rough on her?" asked Reginald, meddling in the affair "Show her some respect and care; she's your sister after all. Someone you can count on and care for."
"Don't interfere, foul traitor!" shouted the man, throwing off his cape as he had readied a black colored Duel Disk "The name is Raymond and by the order of the Paladins of Light, I shall pass judgment on both of you for your crimes!"
"Don't you see it, stupid fool?" he shouted, shoving Yuuki towards Raymond, her brother "I forced her to bring me here, else she would have died. Now, your quarrel is against me; she had nothing to do." Said Reginald, hoping that would throw some sense in the older brother. Raymond simply showed a grin, while Reginald began frowning and gritting his teeth.
"That may be true, but" he said, turning to his younger sister as his face was now serious "the rules and code of the Paladins stationed in this area is quite strict on the ways of acting, Reginald." He said, as his sister began walking back to Reginald "Any Paladin must protect with THEIR LIVES the location of this temple. The secret is taken to our tombs."
"What are you talking about? That's not the orders issued by their actual commander, Rafael." Replied Reginald, realizing those couldn't be his old friend and life-long rival, it hit him immediately "I see, so now there are power struggles among the Paladins, right?" he said a bit worried "That's surprising indeed, but I won't let you do that to her."
Raymond simply activated his Duel Disk, taunting Reginald to pick the bait "Let's first deal with you, shall we? A duel to death, if you must call it like that; I know people of your like."
Reginald simply stared at Raymond, turning to his sister, Yuuki, knowing what to do. His Duel Disk turned on, as the Archfiend Prince revealed himself again behind him "Fine, I accept your challenge. Let's see if you're any good then, fool." replied Reginald, accepting the duel.
Yuuki simply stared nervous and scared; the duel was not going well for Reginald. A huge explosion hit his field, as his Shadowknight Archfiend and a Skull Lightning Archfiend were blown up to bits by what seemed to be Guardian Angel Joan and Archlord Zerato, Raymond seemed excited and enjoying the duel's outcome, as Reginald's LP hit 300, he seemed quite emotionless at the result of the duel "Hahaha! Is it true you actually were given a tough time to the commander all these years? He must be weaker than we thought." said Raymond while smirking "A new commander should take the lead then, not sure who, but one must definitely take over."
"Brother, please stop it! This is not the way to do things!" said Yuuki, trying to throw sense to his brother. Reginald simply smiled, catching off guard Yuuki and Raymond, as he then began laughing madly out loud "Reginald?"
"Come on, you call yourself a duelist AND a paladin?" asked Reginald confident "A true duelist and a true paladin have a common characteristic, no matter who your opponent is, you always duel with respect towards him and your cards. Rafael knows it, that's the reason he became a respected man and my one and only rival." He said pushing a button to trigger his last face down "This is my turn now and it will spell your doom Raymond!" he said, as he revealed his card, a Normal Trap card with the image of Terroking Archfiend, Infernalqueen Archfiend and Dreadfulprince Archfiend, firing a powerful fire blast at an opposing duelist, going through its monsters "Trap card open, Lightning Checkmate! When my LP are below 1000 and this trap is the only card in my field, I can Special Summon three Archfiend monsters from my Graveyard." He said, as the three royal Archfiends appeared in the field with searing flames "Then, by sending cards from the top of my Deck to the Graveyard, equal to the combined level of the three monsters, this turn all Archfiend monsters can attack you directly this turn!" he shouted as he took 12 cards of his Deck, sending them to the Graveyard, as a red aura surrounded his Arhcfiends "And now, the finale! Archfiends, combine your power! Attack Raymond Directly!"
The three Archfiends began charging their own fire balls, as they combined them into a greater and stronger one "Demonic Megiddo Flame!" shouted the three royal Archfiends, as the fire ball turned dark red with a purple and evil aura, as it was shot directly towards Raymond.
"Fool, you underestimated me!" shouted Raymond quite confident "Trap card open, Magic Cylinder! This will burn you to cinders!"
"Actually, that won't happened." replied Reginald smirking, as the flames passed through the cylinders, reducing them to ashes "When my Archfiends attack, Trap cards will be negated, if they are activated!" Raymond's eyes shrunk in awe, as the attack was connecting "That's checkmate now." The demonic flame ball exploded, spreading in waves as Raymond's LP dropped from 4000 to 0 in a single turn.
Raymond fell to the ground, surprised his skills were outmatched quickly by Reginald. He saw his opponent getting close to him, feeling he would finish the work "Do it now, finish me off." Reginald simply stared at him, as the Archfiend Prince took physical form "DO IT!" shouted Raymond while Yuuki just watched them.
"It will be easy Reginald, let me handle it." said the prince, not waiting for Reginald's reply as he raised his sword.
"No." answered Reginald, surprising Raymond and the Archfiend Prince "Leave him alone, I won't take his life." He replied as the prince looked astonished "If it hadn't been for the past days, you would be dead by now, but…" he then turned to Yuuki, who stared at him with a smile "your sister has made me see the reality again. I don't have a need to kill you." He turned back, turning to the Archfiend Prince "I'm through with this, Archfiend Prince, I quit."
The Archfiend Prince simply turned back to Raymond, who was standing up, looking quite frustrated "You won't get away with this!" shouted Raymond, running towards Reginald, taking out a pocket knife. When he was about to stab Reginald, who turned around to react to Yuuki's warning, the Archfiend Prince appeared between Raymond and Reginald "What the-?" said Raymond, as his knife dissolved, with a dark gate opening behind him.
"Reginald may not want to kill you" he said, picking up Raymond by the shoulders "but that doesn't speak about me." He then pushed Raymond to the dark gate, as it closed. He then turned to Reginald and Yuuki "Reginald, don't throw away everything we've worked for! It is our destiny to revive the Wicked Gods!"
"No, that's your destiny Archfiend Prince." Replied Reginal seriously "My dreams were long ago broken, the day I decided to listen to you. I'll follow another path now; you're on your own."
"Is that so?" replied the Archfiend Prince, turning to Yuuki "I see, it's because this woman that you've got weak and soft, so be it." Those last words made Reginald tremble in fear, while the Archfiend Prince fired a dark sphere at Yuuki, wounding her a bit "If you don't do what we came to do, she'll die. You're choice, Reginald." He charged another one, this one bigger than the last one, possibly meant to kill Yuuki in a single strike.
"Stop! I'll do it!" shouted Reginald, as the Archfiend Prince smirked "Just, spare her."
"I will, by killing her off, from the things to come!" shouted the Archfiend Prince as he was about to fire the sphere. At that moment, the energy that still came from the Wicked Gods, began surrounding Reginald, as he stood to receive the attack, feeling nothing "Now that their aura has accepted you, revive them!"
Reginald turned back to Yuuki, his face filled with disappointment of himself. He began walking towards the altar, where 3 spaces were left in the altar, the place where the Wicked Gods were supposed to be placed, he first place The Wicked Eraser, with a dark flame firing up in a little shrine above them, the left one "Yuuki." He said, as the woman turned to him "I'm sorry, but it seems that I hadn't a choice in the end." He said with regret, placing now The Wicked Avatar, as in the shrine, to the right side, another flame lit up "I don't want to see you wounded, that's why I…"
"Reginald, it's okay." Replied Yuuki, feeling sorrow "It's my fault, if it hadn't been for me-"
"It's not your fault." replied Reginald, turning to her "You opened my eyes, when they had been shut close for a very long time. All my life, I have been seeking revenge on Rafael, but thanks to you, my perspective of life changed, even if for a brief time." He then picked The Wicked Dreadroot, placing it in the last space, as the final shrine lit up finally "Yuuki, thank you." He said, as Yuuki's teary eyes turned to Reginald "You showed me something within me that I thought lost long ago."
"Stop this senseless speech fool! Start reciting the chant now!" shouted the Archfiend Prince.
"I really cherished these last days I spent with you, they were the best of my life so far." He said smiling, then turning serious as Yuuki was about to give in to tears "Yuuki, tell Rafael of everything that happened here, everything. That's my only request of you." Yuuki quickly nodded, running away of the temple as fast as she could. Reginald simply turned back to the altar, shedding but a single tear "When the night falls and darkness has been released, the gate that keep your powers sealed shall be opened!" the flames then began getting stronger, as the shadows of the three Wicked Gods appeared in the room "Pledging my loyalty to you, the oath and pact shall be fulfilled now, with a single drop of my life" he said biting his thumb, as a drop of his blood fell to the altar "be reborn to this world!" he shouted, ending the chant as thunders and dark clouds formed outside. The shadows fully took physical form, as the Wicked Gods entered their cards once again, the darkness enveloping Reginald completely, as he tried to resist.
"Your dreams…" said a creepy voice in Reginald's mind "Your desires…Your hatred and sorrow…We've heard them." Said the voice, taking the form of the Wicked Dreadroot "With our power, they are withing your grasp."
"We only ask something of you." said another voice, taking the form of the Eraser "Eliminate our true enemy, only then your dreams will come true."
"He, who inherits the legendary power of the Warriors of Dragons, is who must go down." Said another voice, taking The Wicked Avatar's form.
"The descendant of Dread, must die!" shouted The Wicked Dreadroot, as the darkness enveloping Reginald faded, with him smiling.
"I will take him down." He said smirking deviously "There's no need for peace now, that true darkness will envelop this world!" he shouted, opening his eyes as they seemed black, as the Dark Signers had them "A new era awaits, one where darkness shall rule everything!"
"Good Reginald." Said the Archfiend Prince with an evil grin in his face "It is time we start the game, now." Reginald turned serious, upon seeing something left in the ground where he stood, reading it as something inside him changed "Peace will reign, evil will be defeated, with the true power of darkness." He said closing his eyes "We will make sure these worlds survive." He then threw the paper, walking away, to pick something in the ruins, a card that represented the terrible power the temple and the ruins had. The paper left behind, was a note Reginald wrote the day before, as if he had the feeling something bad would happen, to help him remember "Thanks Yuuki, I'll cherish every moment I spent with you. Sincerely, Reginald."
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Rafael: The tension is way too much! How did Goodwin managed all of this?
Doctor: Director Rafael, I have bad news.
Rafael:…How much time?
Doctor: I don't know, but be careful.
Rafael: I'm sorry guys, but things are not what I expected. I'll have to face Reginald on my own.
Sara: So you're leaving again? Like before?
Rafael: Sara I…
Sara: Don't say a word, it's always the same since then.
Yusei: Akiza, do you think we should do something?
Akiza: Maybe talk with them separately, to know what's going.
Yusei: This and more, next time in Yu Gi Oh! 5D's Paladins of Light-Eternal Bonds, Episode 3: Recalling the past, the Secret of the Legendary Paladins.
Mysterious Female Turbo Duelist: The time has come for the awakening; through this duel, you will realize how to find the Legendary Paladins.
Rafael: And overcome my past, once and for all. This time for sure.
Sara: Just remember, we're here to help you. Review if you liked this chapter and until next time.
New cards of the Day:
Lighting Checkmate, Normal Trap card (imageof Terroking Archfiend, Infernalqueen Archfiend and Dreadfulprince Archfiend, firing a powerful fire blast at an opposing duelist, going through its monsters)
You can only activates this card when your LP are 1000 or lower, your opponent's LP are 4000 or higher, and this is the only card in your field. Special Summon3 Archfiend monsters from your Deck in face-up Attack position then send cards from the top of your Deck equal to the combined levels of the Special Summoned monsters. The Special Summoned monsters can attack your opponent directly and if your opponent activates Trap cards during this Battle Phase, their effects will be negated.