C.C.: Hey, we got another update for BBM.
Jack: Nobody cares.
Ayame: I do. I want to know what happens next. No. I want to know when you're going to post that Duel between Yugi and I.
C.C.: Um... When Seth wants to actually start the first turn of it instead of working on other Duels.
Yusei: He couldn't of done that now?
Destiny: Pffft. No. We needed him for this chapter.
Yugi: Oh, so who's Dueling?
C.C.: Dang it, Destiny. Why must you give everything away?
Destiny: Because-
C.C.: Destiny. Don't test me. Yusei type the chapter will ya? Luna?
Luna: Oh, Cool Cat 2000 doesn't own Yugioh 5D's. But Ayame belongs to her.
C.C.: Right she is. And the woman who shall not be named belongs to Shimmering-Sky. AND, the woman's cards also belong to Shimmering-Sky.
Ayame: So there is a Duel...
'You shouldn't sneak up on people like that.'
Yusei's voice. But where is he? Where am I? And who was he talking to? I squint my eyes when something starts to materializing before me. It's…. Yusei, me, Leo on my free shoulder, and Stardust on Yusei's shoulder. It's us in Blister's hideout when we were on the couch.
I had my head resting on Yusei's other shoulder with his jacket around me. We were both looking down at our laps with smiles on our faces. My right hand was entwined with his gloveless left one. Our hands came up to our faces, and then the quiet sound of my laughter reached my ears. I remember this. I can't exactly remember what we- Okay, what I was laughing and Yusei smiling- about, but I half remember this moment. Then I could hear what we were saying clearly. All of us.
"Yusei," It was Stardust, "you're just as relaxed as you were during Danni and Yugi's duel."
Danni. That's what all duel spirits called me. Including Leonidas and Stardust. "I am?" Yusei asked while our hands fell back down to our laps. But they were still entangled. The blue bakugan nodded the best way she could.
"Despite the numerous traps you humans have endured there, you feel just as safe here then when you did in that light, don't you?" Stardust pushed. Oh. Yep, I remember up until this point now. Yusei just looked at his newfound partner while I looked up at him.
"I guess so," Yusei reluctantly agreed.
"Traps as in death traps?" I asked. He nodded when he looked back down, "Didn't you say someone helped you guys find your way?"
"Yeah, and I'm grateful for what she did. Although, I never caught her name."
"Do…you remember what she looked like?"
Yusei closed his eyes, like he was remembering something in the best way he could. "Her hair," he started, "it was golden with silver streaks in it. Kind of like yours except a different color. I've never seen her eyes before. Her left one was blue and the other was golden just like her hair. I still felt like I knew her somehow..."
"You don't say that about someone you've just met every day," Leo remarked. I have to agree with him on that statement. Especially if they met her inside of Yugi's Millenium Puzzle. Even if it was- What the…. I blink that though away. What am I thinking?
'Alright buddy. You've got yourself a duel.'
There it is again. His voice. It's like it's coming from everywhere. Everything just seems to shatter in front of me, and I'm surrounded in this empty darkness again. 'Okay, mister cloak and dagger. I'm activating the Tuning Spell Card.' I turn around to see if I can find him behind me. Nope. It's-
"K—per of gr— ight," It was a woman's voice, "descend now and pierce the shadows of evil! Accel Synchro! Tear apart the darkness, Reshiram, Goddess of Light!"
There was a bright flash of white, blinding, light. I bring my right arm up to shield my face, and then a dragon's roar reaches my ears. I slowly bring my arm back down until it starts glowing. It even burns a little. And there it is. The Heart of the Dragon Seal mark.
Once I hear the same voice again, I look around to find myself in a completely different area. All around me, there is nothing but bronze bricks everywhere. The same numerous amount of chambers, doors, and stairways that led to nothing but traps, probably. This is the inside of Yugi's Millenium Puzzle. I look down below and I notice the large field that had eight monsters on it.
My sight just seems to zoom in, and I notice the one who must've been talking is the girl with the four dragons on her side of the field. It's strange, because I've never seen any of them before. But the white one looks really familiar in my eyes.
Wait…. She has golden hair with silver streaks, a right golden eye, and a left blue one. I think this is who Yusei was talking about. That's not all. I guess Yusei forgot to mention that this woman has a small version of the Dragon Seal on her right hand. I can see it only because it's glowing just as brightly as my arm is right now. Is she the Envoy thing that Yanagi told us about?
"You are an incredibly skilled duelist," A masculine voice says. I look over to the source and see that it's Yugi. The Eye of Wdjat was glowing just as brightly on his right arm. He isn't wearing his jacket, and he looks a bit beat up. They both do actually, "I must say. Never before have I heard of Accel Synchro summoning. And during my turn, as well. Is this the answer I am to receive?"
Answer? What answer? I look back over to the woman, who smiles. "That's up to you. You haven't seen anything yet. Reshiram's effect kicks in when she's summoned. Her attack and defense are equal to the number of cards in my graveyard times 500."
"If I remember correctly, you have twenty-two cards resting in your graveyard," Yugi comments.
The white dragon is surrounded by a white aura of light. This is going to sound weird, but I can actually see her power rise in numbers just above her. Reshiram, Goddess of Light ATK/DEF: 11,000
Strong dragon. Reminds me of Naga in a way. I look over her other dragons and realize I can see their names and current stats at the moment, too. Celestial Dragon – Moon ATK: 0, DEF: 2700 lvl. 7 I can't see too much of its color since it seems to be curled up a bit while a blue color. There are markings on its body, but they're just a different shade of blue. I guess this one's in defense mode.
Celestial Dragon – Sol ATK: 2700, DEF: 1500 lvl. 7 This golden-orange-like dragon was in attack mode without a doubt. Her green eyes look intimidating while she's eyeing down her opponents. Just like the blue one, this one has intricate markings on its body. Except these markings are golden.
Celestial Dragon – Quasar ATK: 3500, DEF: 2500 lvl. 9 Just like the others, this one was beautiful. It was mainly a silver dragon with violet wings. Her piercing blue eyes are probably half of Yugi's worries in this Duel.
Reshiram, Goddess of Light ATK/DEF: 11,000 lvl. 12 This is the only dragon I seem to recognize from somewhere. It's primarily white with blue eyes. Its arms are like the wings at the same time. Its tail sort of looks like some type of jet engine with two bands around it.
"I hope you haven't forgotten about Slifer's ability," Yugi adds. I look over to his field, and I am very surprised. He has five monsters on his field that are some of the strongest and rarest cards in the game. How some of them received their attack points is completely beyond me since this seemed to be a pretty intense Duel so far. Just like his opponent, I can see his cards' stats on the field, too. I can't believe some of the attack points they have right now.
Slifer the Sky Dragon ATK/DEF: 5000 lvl. 10; Dark Magician ATK: 3800, DEF: 2100 lvl. 7; Silent Dragonoid Naga ATK: 5800, DEF: 2300 lvl. 8; Dark Magician Girl ATK: 2600, DEF: 1700; Azure-Eyes Silver Dragon ATK: 2500, DEF: 3000 lvl. 9
Dark Magician Girl is kneeling down in defense mode along with Azure-Eyes Silver Dragon in defense mode. This dragon looks like a more intimidating version of the Blue Eyes White Dragon Yugi has.
I look over to his Spell and Trap card zone. He has…. two face-down cards, the Trap card Rope of Life, which revives a monster and increases its attack points by 800, activated at the moment, and even the Trap Dark Spiral Force, which doubles any monster's attack as long as Dark Magician doesn't attack the turn it's activated.
"Not quite," The woman counters, "I activate Reshiram's ability. Once a turn, I can banish a card in my Graveyard. I can negate Slifer's effect and destroy him. Turboblaze!" Reshiram, Goddess of Light ATK/DEF: 10,500
Slifer the Sky Dragon's second mouth opened and released a purple ball of fire toward Reshiram. The white dragon's tail started glowing an orange-like color. I could even see the heat radiating off of her like this Duel really is winner take all in the end. The inferno hit her head on, but her attack points didn't change anymore. I look over to see that Slifer was still on the field.
"He should've been destroyed!" The woman counters. Yugi smirks at her surprise and frustration. Here, I notice Naga glowing. Oh, yeah. One of his annoying abilities I couldn't bypass most of the time.
"I counter with one of Naga's special abilities," Yugi starts, "I believe this is the first time it's been activated in this Duel. When he's on the field, during either of our turns, any card that would be destroyed by battle or card effect is enabled to remain on the field so long as I remove a monster from play. But, you have managed to prevent Slifer from weakening your dragon using Reshiram's ability."
"He's not your Signer Dragon for nothing, then," She comments.
"Yes," Yugi nods, "As it's still my turn. I'm activating the Spell card Mage Power. For every Spell and Trap card in my Graveyard the monster I choose gains 500 more attack points until the End Phase. I count twenty-nine. Slifer may be weakened, but Naga's strength will grow once more for this turn." Slifer the Sky Dragon ATK/DEF: 4000; Silent Dragonoid Naga ATK: 20,300
"20, 300 attack points? Huh, I wasn't expecting that from you," The woman comments. I agree with her, because I wasn't exactly expecting this to ever happen.
"It seems that Quasar's ability is backfiring considering the amount of Spells and Traps you've already destroyed with it." Yugi adds. I hear the golden-haired woman swear under her breath. I don't blame her. Right now, Naga is a power house and is currently dominating the field. "Naga, obliterate her Reshiram, Goddess of Light! Lunatic Burst!"
"I…activate my face-down Trap card, Lunar Eclipse! Your dragon's forced to attack my Celestial Dragon – Moon instead."
"Very well," Yugi says while Naga's power-gathering attack is redirected toward the monster in defense mode. Every time I see him attack it scares me a little. An orb of dark light appears in his mouth before it's released toward Celestial Dragon – Moon. A burst of light hides the field along with a gust of wind.
Once it's seeable again, I see that she has an arm in front of her defensively. When she brings it down, she's smiling, as if she's having fun Dueling Yugi. "That all you got, King of Games? Because you just boosted Reshiram's attack more." Reshiram, Goddess of Light ATK/DEF: 11,500
"I order Slifer to attack your Celestial Dragon – Sol!"
"Not if I activate my other Trap card Celestial Barricade! Since I still control a Celestial monster, I don't take any damage for the rest of this turn."
Another blast of light occurs, and an even stronger wind kicks up. Maybe since Slifer is an Egyptian God card and stuff. I look back at the field. Two against five. But the woman looks so sure that she's going to win this Duel or something. "I might as well end my turn then," Yugi says while three of his cards are destroyed in his Spell and Trap card zone. He places three more cards face-down while this happens. Silent Dragonoid Naga ATK: 2900; Reshiram, Goddess of Light ATK/DEF: 12, 500; Slifer the Sky Dragon ATK/DEF: 1000 "Tell me. Would it be ignoble of me to ask who you are once more?"
Too bad he couldn't attack with his Dark Magician. I study Yugi a little closer. So, he didn't exactly know who this woman was either. "You'll always be a noble Duelist, Yugi Muto," The woman says while drawing her card. I now realize that she has two cards in her hand, and she knows exactly who Yugi is without a doubt. Her eyes remain on him, "Every time I destroyed something using Sol's ability, you busted out an even stronger monster."
She looks at her card and slides it into her duel disk. "I'm activating Monster Reborn. We both know what it does, so I won't bother explaining." Celestial Dragon – Sol ATK: 2700, DEF: 1500 lvl. 7 With the dragon being reborn, Slifer's ability kicks in. His second mouth opens again until the woman begins to activate her Reshiram's effect.
"I activate the Trap Card, Infinity Demon," Yugi says before she can even get out a word, "Allow me to explain this card's complete effect. Because Naga is either on the field, or even has been, this card negates every single one of your monster's abilities until the End Phase of your turn. Do you counter, mysterious one?"
I look over to the woman, and I know she's eyeing Yugi's other two face-down cards. "Yeah, I counter," She replies. Reshiram, Goddess of Light ATK/DEF: 12,000 "Do you want to do the same to save your precious Egyptian God card using Naga's effect as well?"
"Yes. I remove my Magical Exemplar from play to negate Slifer's destruction," Yugi replies. The woman nods and orders her Reshiram to attack Slifer.
"I'm activating another face-down card, the Soul Shield Trap card. By paying half of my Life Points, Slifer's destruction is negated and the Battle Phase is over," Yugi declares.
"Unless I activate Quasar's ability. Remember, she can negate the activation and effect of a Trap Card before destroying it once per turn. Alright, Reshiram continue your attack and send his Slifer to the Graveyard."
Yugi only smirks once his card is destroyed. That's never, ever, good. Reshiram releases an inferno toward the red dragon at full power. Here, Yugi reveals his second face-down card which is another Trap Card. "Then I activate another Trap. Attack Guidance Barrier allows me to change your attack to another monster in Defense mode. The monster I choose gains 600 more defense points until the End Phase. Just like my previous card, this one ends your Battle Phase."
Azure-Eyes Silver Dragon DEF: 3600 Azure-Eyes Silver Dragon gets in front of Slifer just in time before the attack can hit anything. The blue dragon vanishes in a burning fury. "Then… I'll activate Sol's ability from here. By banishing a Celestial card in my Graveyard, I can destroy your Naga."
Reshiram, Goddess of Light ATK/DEF: 11,500 Her golden-marked dragon is soon surrounded by a golden aura. Naga roars before he shatters in a burst of light. I look over at the woman out of curiosity. She triumphantly smiles like she now has the field advantage. She probably does with that face-down, card I'm just now noticing, still on the field. She then activates the last card in her hand.
"I activate Sunrise Strike. This Spell Card lets me deal 2,000 points of damage to you because I control Celestial Dragon – Sol and so long as I send the top two cards of my Deck to the Graveyard," She explains while doing so. Reshiram gains power while a light is shot out directly toward Yugi. I can't believe the amount of life points he has. This Duel must've been going on for a while now, because this is the first time I see someone deal damage to the other.
Yugi grips his chest out of pain while getting down on one of his knees. This proves my theory that this Duel deals real damage when someone loses Life Points. Yugi's LP: 350
"I end my turn," She says. Reshiram, Goddess of Light ATK/DEF: 13,000
Yugi shakily gets on his feet before he draws his next card while his God card is given a boost. Slifer the Sky Dragon ATK/DEF: 2000 "You cease to amaze me. Once again, you've managed to destroy one of my best cards, and you have dealt damage in the same move," Yugi looks at the two cards in his hand and smirks again.
"Before I begin, I'm switching Slifer in Defense mode. Next, I'll activate the Spell Card, Thousand Knives. Because I control a Dark Magician, I can destroy one monster on your side of the field." Slifer the Sky Dragon ATK/DEF: 1000
"Not if I activate Reshiram's effect to keep my dragons safe," The woman retorts. Reshiram, Goddess of Light ATK/DEF: 12, 500
"Just like I knew you would," Yugi says. That's just like him. I get the feeling that's the exact reason why our Duel ended in a freaking draw. From the parts I remember, he was always one step ahead of me. If not one, it was at least two. The woman raises an eyebrow for him to continue.
"Next, I'm activating my face-down card, Magic Gate of Miracles. Because I control at least two Spellcasters, I can gain control one of your dragons after I change it into Defense mode."
I look over to see which one he chooses. Celestial Dragon – Sol curls up into defense mode and vanishes from the field. She reappears on Yugi's side of the field while he slides in the last card he has. Slifer's ATK/DEF: 0 "With your dragon's assistance, I'm activating the Double Spell card. This card enables me to select any number of Spell Cards, that have been activated last turn, from your Graveyard to use as my own. I'm choosing your Sunrise Strike to deal you 2,000 points of damage."
His card turns into the same one the woman already used. That same beam of light shoots through her and she does the same from the amount of pain that the one card caused. Woman's LP: 200 "Dark Magician, attack her Celestial Dragon – Quasar using your Dark Magic Attack!"
Dark Magician rises into the air and points his scepter at the silver dragon. Suddenly, everything starts to sound all fuzzy. I look over to the woman to see that she activated a Trap Card. "….Celestial Providence!" She shouts. Her voice sounds so distant, and everything just starts to fall apart. I want to see more. I want to see the "Crimson Star" cards. But I can't even hear anything anymore.
'Okay, chuckles. I get it. You're gonna be like that.' I turn around when I can hear Yusei's voice again. "Yusei! Leo!" I shout. No one answers. I just want out of this darkness. A moment later, I feel like I'm being electrocuted for some reason. My arm goes numb either from the pain this mark causes every time it glows or the sense of me feeling shockwave after shockwave. I feel like the shocks are coming from my marker, because it's the point of where I'm feeling the most pain.
I clutch my head when I yell, knowing that no one will hear in this unending darkness.
Yusei: And this chapter's done. Who was the woman in the end?
Ayame: Let me guess. She wants to kill me in the end, too. Right?
C.C.: *Shugs* Feh. And can't say, Yusei. That'll give away some of the plot.
Kara: MWAHAHAHA Just wait until we get to the part where you su-
C.C.: *Slams hand over Kara's mouth* Seriously, where are you guys getting your spoiler habits from? Drop a review and tell me how this was alright? Atlas over there can flame it for you if you want.
Jack: Jack Atlas doesn't take orders from anyone. So, do it yourself.
