"Fine then, Corvx! Crow-sama's been lookin' for some kind of warm-up ever since the WRGP!" Crow answered with his own grin of confidence as his Black Bird's engines roared.
"Good, now… 3…" Corvx's D-Wheel's computer revealed the Dueling Screen, as well as Crow's D-Wheel. They revved their engines once more.
"2!" Crow revved his engines one more time, and Corvx's computer reported "Auto-Pilot standby". Crow's did not on purpose. Just like in the Duels with the Dark Signers those years ago… I gotta leave Autopilot off so I can dodge those attacks he'll be throwing at me, especially since it seems that our monsters literally come to life!
"1!" Corvx laughed as the wings of his D-Wheel flapped suddenly, and then became solid, appearing almost like blades! "Riding Duel Acceleration!" both Corvx and Crow yelled as their D-Wheels then shot forth! The two were now locked in a battle of speed as their D-Wheels accelerated, one trying to get ahead of the other.
"Speed World 2, Activate!" Crow and Corvx commanded their Computers at the same time, and the entire world around them suddenly grew a purple shade. This was it, a Duel that involved speed and pure action. Such a Duel was always a rush, but in this case, it was a life-or-death matter!
Crow: 4000 Life Points
Corvx: 4000 Life Points
"I'll take the first move, no problems on that!" Corvx was the very first to turn the corner, and immediately proceeded to draw his first card. "Hm… very interesting!" Corvx turned around, looking at Crow with his dark-blue eyes, eyes that had an eerie emptiness to them.
These guys… The Fallen… they seem to take the body of another person, that's a given thanks to seeing what they did to Akiza… but I wonder what happens to the human when they lose… Crow thought for several seconds, before shaking the thought. Oh well, can't keep my mind on that, for now… I've gotta focus on this Duel! If it ain't to save the world, then it's to protect the Satellite Younglings!
"Come on Crow, you've got this! You're totally gonna kick his ass around if you beat mine!" Johnny whooped, cheering on for Crow without knowledge of how powerful this man truly was. Time would only laugh at him if it were a person.
"Don't worry, Crow! You've got strength, you can fight and win this Duel!" Arianna called out.
"I'll start off by summoning the Darklord Belial!" Corvx commanded as a portal opened, revealing a black-winged angel who appeared to be quite a beautiful female, her face showing what almost looked like a hurt innocence. Then, her face darkened as her skin turned gray, and she cackled as her wings unfolded.
Darklord Belial: 800 Attack / 300 Defense | Level 4
"Now Darklord Belial's effect now activates! When she's Normal Summoned… I can Normal Summon yet another "Darklord" Monster during this Turn!" Corvx smirked as Belial suddenly gasped in pain. "I'll release this worthless creature from the Field!" she screamed as darkness ripped out from her body, taking on the form of two orbs. "When she's Tributed for the Summon of a Darklord Monster… she's treated as two releases!" Corvx instructed as the two orbs of darkness danced in the air.
Crow looked at the five cards in his hand, and smiled. "I don't have much to worry about, my Blackwings'll kick the crap outta whatever you're gonna Summon!" Crow boldly said.
"Oho? We'll see about that, Crow Hogan!" Corvx revved his engines and he sped forth. "Fallen Lord, aid me in my triumphant goal! I'll Advance Summon Darklord Asmodeus!" he commanded as he slammed the card onto his D-Wheel's Monster Slot. The Holographic Projector reacted, turning from an almost rainbow-like color to a shade of pure darkness! A portal opened up, and a dark angel rose from the ground, roaring as his white garments flew all over.
Darklord Asmodeus: 3000 Attack / 2800 Defense | Level 8
"I'll activate my Darklord Asmodeus' effect! Once per turn, I can send a Fairy-Type Monster from the Deck to the graveyard!" a single card ejected from his Deck, and he revealed it.
Crow looked at the screen, noting the Monster that Corvx was ditching for Darklord Asmodeus' effect. "Darklord Superbia…?" Crow questioned in a low mutter. "Never heard of these things…"
"Now Crow Hogan, your defeat is all set! Turn End!" Corvx commanded.
"Humph, time for Crow-sama to show ya how to really kick off a Riding Duel!" Crow yelled with a grin on his face.
Turn 2
Crow: 1 Speed Counter
Corvx: 1 Speed Counter
"Looks like I'll be startin' this off strong! First, I'll Normal Summon my Blackwing – Sirocco the Dawn!" Crow commanded as the large bird formed on the field, squawking mightily as the black feathers danced above them, spinning, looking almost mesmeric.
Blackwing – Sirocco the Dawn: 2000 Attack / 1000 Defense | Level 5
"Next up, I'll Special Summon Blackwing – Gale the Whirlwind!" Crow commanded as yet another bird formed on the field, this time with a green face and hypnotic-looking eyes wide open.
Blackwing – Gale the Whirlwind: 1300 Attack / 400 Defense | Level 3 | Tuner
"Hm, two Monsters huh?" Corvx noted, grinning. His face brimmed to the fill-point with confidence. It was almost as if he could see the very ending of this Duel, and it had yet to really begin!
"Hmph, I'll activate Blackwing – Gale the Whirlwind's Monster Effect! Once per turn, I can halve the attack power of an opposing Monster!" Crow pointed at Darklord Asmodeus.
"Wait… with that effect… You'll…" Corvx realized what Crow was trying to pull at this point, his eyes wide in surprise.
"Ha-ha, heck yeah! Looks like your mighty Monster is about to get a wake-up call!" Crow commanded as Gale the Whirlwind immediately took action, flying towards the tall angel bravely. The fallen angel looked at Gale, groaning as it reached out to grab it. Gale the Whirlwind hooted and flapped its wings mightily, creating a huge gust that shook Corvx off balance slightly.
Darklord Asmodeus: 1500 Attack / 1400 Defense
"Tch… foolish human, you think that you can continue win this battle?" Corvx asked, looking at Crow's Monsters.
"I'll Tune the Level 5 Blackwing - Sirocco the Dawn to my Level 3 Blackwing – Gale the Whirlwind!" Crow commanded as three rings surrounded five orbs of light.
"A Synchro Summon, huh? Hmph, God told me that you humans rely on those creatures in order to win… It seems he was correct" Corvx spoke, muttering more to himself than anyone else when he was speaking while watching the three rings and five orbs begin to shine brightly.
"Winds of Zephyr dance around us and rip the darkness open! Soar above the wind and the darkness, and embrace them both! Synchro Summon!" Crow commanded as the light exploded, unleashing a burst of wind and darkness that then gathered in one spot. "Soar, Blackwing – Diablo of the Typhoon!" Crow commanded as the storm of wind and darkness ceased, revealing a large avian standing on two legs. Its face had the normal appearance of a bird, but with its beaks open, it revealed what almost seemed to be a red-skinned man hidden within the bird. It was tall, with black plumage all over it. It's wings unfolded, revealing black wings with a few streaks of red plumage. Feathers danced all over it as its talons opened, revealing how dangerously sharp they were in the glint of the sunlight. The standing avian appeared to be wearing a black robe as well, and held what looked to be like a scythe.
Blackwing – Diablo of the Typhoon: 2700 Attack / 2500 Defense | Level 8
"Heh, so that's your new ace since you lost Blackfeather Dragon?" Corvx questioned with a laugh.
Crow took offense to that comment, and growled. Anger filled his eyes because of what Corvx said. "Blackfeather Dragon lives on in my heart… as well as the kids'… It's soul remains in my deck, no matter what you creeps did to it!" he roared as his Synchro Monster growled as well. "Blackwing – Diablo of the Typhoon's effect now activates! Once per turn, I can lower the attack points of the opponent's Monster Equal to that of a "Blackwing" Tuner Monster in the graveyard! Gale the Whirlwind's the only one in my grave, so…" the black-feathered avian raised it's scythe, growling as it then swung the scythe down towards the Asmodeus! The soul of Gale the Whirlwind revealed itself, and Asmodeus cried out, as it could no longer stand from being so weakened at this point.
Darklord Asmodeus: 200 Attack / 1400 Defense | Level 8
"Hmmm…" Corvx couldn't help but to grin. "Interesting, so you're still sensitive about your Blackfeather Dragon…" he noted, chuckling a little to himself.
"Blackwing – Diablo of the Typhoon attacks your Darklord Asmodeus! Devil's Strike!" Crow commanded as his avian roared to life, ascending high up into the air.
"Go on, Crow Hogan! I'd especially love to see how you look when you think you're winning!" Corvx laughed as the avian quickly dive-bombed towards his Darklord Asmodeus. Asmodeus pitifully raised an arm, only for it to be violently sliced in half! The dark angel shattered into pixels, leaving behind an arm on the ground. It appeared to be bleeding, but it shattered to pixels before it could spread out.
"Heh, how do ya like them apples?" Crow laughed as Corvx's Life Point parameters took a sudden plunge.
Corvx: 1400 Life Points
"Hmph, it's at this time in which my fallen Asmodeus' effect activates! When he's destroyed by Battle, I get to Special Summon two Tokens!" Corvx commanded as two portals opened, and the arms of Asmodeus emerged forth from the portals. "First off, these two tokens are very particular… First comes a Asmo Token!" he commanded as a Level 5, miniature version of Asmodeus formed on the Field, growing as it switched into Defense Position.
Asmo Token: 1800 Attack / 1300 Defense | Level 5
"Then comes a Deus Token!" the arm transformed into another miniature version of Asmodeus, and it growled as it was switched to Defense Position.
Deus Token: 1200 Attack / 1500 Defense | Level 3
"Two Tokens!" Crow then looked at his Diablo of the Typhoon. "I'll use his effect! Once per Duel, I can remove from play a "Blackwing" Monster in my graveyard to destroy one opponent's Monster!" he commanded as the soul of Blackwing – Sirocco the Dawn appeared, it's hands forming a light between them. The light then shot forth, aiming at one of the two miniature angels! "I'll destroy that Asmo Token!" Crow commanded as the light shot at the fallen angel like an arrow!
"Oh no!" Corvx's eyes widened as the light came closer and closer to the token. The token appeared to be brave, for it stood its ground as the light then came into contact with its armor! However…
"What the?" Crow's eyes widened as the light spear bounced off of the Deus Token, proving the effect to not work!
"Oh. I forgot to tell you… An "Asmo Token" cannot be destroyed by Effects while a "Deus" Token cannot be destroyed by battle" Corvx began to laugh at Crow. "Looks like you've wasted your one-time effect!"
"Tch… I'll set two cards face-down and end my turn!" Crow instructed.
"Oh well, Crow Hogan… at this point… You're done! Now it's my turn!" Corvx drew his new card, and grinned at it.
Turn 3
Crow: 2 Speed Counters
Corvx: 2 Speed Counters
"Crow… Be prepared to take some immense Damage! I'll Release the Asmo Token and Deus Token…" he began his turn as the two tokens created a small portal. "I'll Advance Summon the Darklord Zerato!" he commanded as a tall, gray-skinned angel formed on the field, revealing its black wings and staring at Crow with its deep, gray-ish eyes. It wielded a sword, and it roared in command as it raised its blade, shouting commandingly.
"Darklord Zerato!" Crow responded, eyes wide in surprise at the name. Tch, his strategy seems to be that he wants to Summon these huge Monsters on the Field and beat me down with them… Oh well, I've got enough defenses to put him down! "Bring it on! I'm not called Crow-sama if I can't take up a challenge like this!"
"Oh? Then I guess…" Corvx revealed a card in his hand. "I'll use my Darklord Zerato's effect! Once per turn, I can take a single DARK-Attribute Monster in my hand and ditch it into the graveyard…" the newly-formed angel of darkness roared to life, and his skin became a dark purple. The cloak he wore began to flap around unsettlingly, and dark clouds gathered above him, thundering and clapping dangerously.
"What the…?" Crow raised an eyebrow, looking up at the sky. What is this?
"Now, by sending that DARK-Attribute Darklord Edeh Arae… I can destroy all Monsters on your Field!"
"WHAT?" Crow's eyes widened in surprise as he heard that sentence out of Corvx's mouth!
"Now, my Darklord Zerato… go! Fallen Thunder!" Corvx commanded as his creature raised it's blade, pointing it at the sky. Purple lightning descended from the sky, surrounding the blade, and Darklord Zerato's red eyes glowed bright crimson, showing that this creature wouldn't show any mercy at all. It swung its blade, unleashing a blast of thunder that made Blackwing – Diablo of the Typhoon squawk painfully as it shattered to pieces.
"Diablo!" Crow called out, remembering how Blackfeather Dragon was annihilated all that time ago. "Not again… not another one!" he slammed his fist onto his D-Wheel.
"Begone, Crow Hogan! I'll activate the Speed Spell – Darkness Ascending activate!" Corvx instructed as his Speed Counters reduced to Zero. "I'll use my two Speed Counters in order to Special Summon one DARK-Attribute Fairy-type Monster in my graveyard by removing Darklord Zerato from play!" the mighty fallen angel roared in pain as it suddenly vanished into a portal that seemed to lead to a different dimension. "Now… Be revived, my fallen legion! Reveal yourself, Darklord Superbia!" he commanded as a jar-shaped fairy formed on the field, the dark-colored jar roaring mightily.
Darklord Superbia: 2900 Attack / 1800 Defense | Level 8
"I'll activate Darklord Superbia's effect! When he's Special Summoned from the graveyard, I can Special Summon another Fairy in my graveyard! Come up, and show my enemy what real fear is, Darklord Edeh Arae!" he instructed as yet another dark-colored, black-winged fairy formed on the field, it growling as it glowed with a dark aura.
Darklord Edeh Arae: 2300 Attack / 2000 Defense | Level 6
"What the! T-Two Monsters?" Crow's eyes widened in surprise at that very moment. His Field was cleared out, and he was facing two Monsters whose Attack Power were all high enough to take out all of his Life Points!
"I told you, Crow Hogan! You will lose this Duel, guaranteed!" Corvx chuckled a little as the Duel Monitors registered that Corvx entered his Battle Phase. "Darklord Edeh Arae, Attack Crow Hogan Directly! Slash of the Fallen!" he commanded as the fairy dive-bombed towards Crow, roaring.
"Trap Activate, Blackfeathered Lift!" Crow commanded as the Trap flipped open, revealing the image of what seemed to be a Blackwing Monster with a broken wing, and yet being supported by fellow Blackwing comrades. "First, I Special Summon a Blackwing from my hand by removing from play a Blackwing Synchro Monster in the graveyard… I'll remove Blackwing – Diablo of the Typhoon in order to Special Summon Blackwing – Kalut the Moon Shadow!" he commanded as a blue-shaded bird formed on the field with a yellow-colored face.
Blackwing – Kalut the Moon Shadow: 1000 Defense / 1400 Attack
"Now for Blackfeathered Lift's second effect! All Monsters on the opponent's side of the Field lose Attack Points equal to half the Special Summoned Monster's Attack Points!"
"What is this?" Corvx questioned as Blackwing – Kalut the Moon Shadow's eyes glowed, and his creatures all groaned in pain.
Darklord Edeh Arae: 1600 Attack / 2000 Defense
Darklord Superbia: 2200 Attack / 1800 Defense
"Tch! Since the conditions on the Field have changed, I'll have my Darklord Edeh Arae attack your puny little Blackwing! Slash of the Fallen!" he commanded, and his creature dive-bombed once more, this time aiming at Kalut! "When the opponent has less Defense compared to my Edeh Arae's Attack Power, he inflicts piercing damage!" Corvx instructed as the claws of Edeh Arae ripped through Kalut, leaving the talons of Crow's Monster to fall on him.
He accelerated, avoiding bits of carnage left from his Blackwing, and he closed his eyes tightly. This was something he wasn't used to, the fact that monsters were literally real in Duels against people like Corvx. "Ugh…" the putrid smell of blood and death finally left as they digitized back into little pixels.
Crow: 3400 Life Points
"Don't be relieved just yet, Crow Hogan, I have another attack for you! Darklord Superbia, Direct Attack!" Corvx ordered, and his Darklord Superbia roared, dropping what seemed to be an orb of darkness over Crow!
"That doesn't look good!" Crow immediately revved his engines, accelerating ahead of Corvx as fast as possible.
"This is inescapable, Crow Hogan!" the dark orb dropped, flying towards Crow!
"Come on, you can't tell me that you're gonna let this guy get to ya with just one attack!" Johnny said out loud, even though he'd never been in a Riding Duel where Real Damage occurred.
"I… won't be taken down!" Crow revved his engines once again, and sped forth as he revealed his face-down card. "I activate my Black Rift! During the turn that a Monster on my Field was destroyed by battle, and the opponent declares a Direct Attack while this is the only card on my Field… I can Special Summon a Blackwing Monster that's been removed from play!"
"A Removed from Play Blackwing you say?" Corvx knew where this was going, and it wasn't going to be pretty, not for him!
"Return to me, Blackwing – Diablo of the Typhoon!" Crow commanded as a dimensional rift opened up, and soaring out of the portal was his Blackwing monster that squawked and crowed mightily. "However, during the End Phase, he's removed from play, and I'll take damage equal to half his Attack Points…" Crow added on, looking at Diablo of the Typhoon.
"Oh well then, that's your own problem at that point…" Corvx muttered as he placed two cards in his hand facedown, leaving him handless at that point. "I'll End my Turn."
"At the End Phase…" a dimensional rift opened up, swallowing Blackwing – Diablo of the Typhoon whole. A severe hurricane shot through the field, shaking Crow's D-Wheel, but not overtaking him. He relaxed, feeling a lot of pain, but he tried not to show it to Corvx.
Crow: 1900 Life Points
Turn 5
Crow: 1900 Life Points | 4 Speed Counters
Corvx: 4000 Life Points | 4 Speed Counters
"Looks like I've got a comeback move comin' at'cha!" Crow laughed as he looked at the card with a grin on his face. "Time to start it up! First, I'll Normal Summon Blackwing – Blizzard the North!" he commanded as small, blue, pudgy-looking bird appeared on the Field, squawking as it's body glowed.
Blackwing – Blizzard of the North: 1300 Attack / 0 Defense | Level 2 | Tuner
"Now for the effect of Blackwing – Blizzard the North! When he's Normal Summoned, I can Special Summon a Blackwing in my graveyard that is Level 4 or Lower! Come on out, Blackwing – Gale the Whirlwind!" he commanded as the green-faced feathered being appeared on the field.
Blackwing – Gale the Whirlwind: 400 Defense / 1300 Attack | Level 3 | Tuner
"Blackwing – Gale the Whirlwind's Monster Effect! Once per turn, I can halve the Attack Power of an opponent's Monster! I'll halve down your Darklord Superbia!" Crow commanded as the little avian growled, flapping its wings as the fallen angel groaned in pain, slowly shrinking as if magic were suddenly happening.
Darklord Superbia: 1450 Attack / 1400 Defense
"Hmph! Doesn't matter what you do, Crow Hogan, I've still got your number! My Darklord Edeh Arae is still strong enough to strike your Life into the ground!"
"Oh really now? I'll Activate Speed Spell – Angel Baton!" Crow commanded as the Speed Spell revealed itself. "When I have 2 or More Speed Counters… I can draw two new cards!" Crow drew the two cards, and grinned at them. "I then ditch one!" he ditched what appeared to be a Monster card. "Now, I'll activate the graveyard effect of my Blackwing – Zephyros the Elite!" he commanded as wind suddenly struck his field, and his Blackwing – Gale the Whirlwind hooted as it vanished into the form of a card placed in Crow's hand. "Once per Duel, I can take a face-up card on my Field and send it back to my hand to Special Summon him! Be revived!" he commanded as the taller, soldier-like avian appeared on the field, grunting as flames burst from it, firing at Crow! "For doing so… I'm taking 400 Points of Damage!" Crow added on.
Crow: 1500
Blackwing – Zephyros the Elite: 1600 Attack / 1000 Defense | Level 4
"Now, because I control more Blackwings on the Field, I can Special Summon my Blackwing – Gale the Whirlwind once more!"
"Wait… with that monster…" Corvx's grin suddenly vanished. He knew what was coming at this point… a comeback from Crow!
"Come on out, Blackwing – Gale the Whirlwind!" Crow commanded as the green-faced avian appeared once again, hooting mightily as it appeared in Attack Position.
Blackwing – Gale the Whirlwind: 1300 Attack / 400 Defense | Level 3 | Tuner
"Once per turn, I can halve the attack of a Monster on your side of the Field!" he commanded as the winds struck at Edeh Arae, making it groan painfully as well!
Darklord Edeh Arae: 1150 Attack / 1000 Defense | Level 5
"Tch… You weren't joking me when you said you had a comeback move…" Corvx commented, but then he looked at his facedown cards and grinned once again. He too had something prepared for Crow, all he needed to do was wait for Crow to do something stupid, just one thing.
"I'll Tune the Level 4 Blackwing – Zephyros the Elite to my Level 3 Gale the Whirlwind!" Crow commanded as three rings surrounded four orbs of light. "Darkened gales, become the wings which will soar to heavens! Synchro Summon, Blackwing Armor Master! Crow chanted as the light exploded, revealing an armored avian that grunted as black feathers danced all around it!
Blackwing Armor Master: 2500 Attack / 2000 Defense | Level 7
"Next up, I'll Special Summon Blackwing – Bora the Spear from my hand since I control Blackwings on my side of the Field!" he commanded as a spear-wielding bird appeared on the field, grinning and grunting. "Level 4 Blackwing Bora the Spear and Level 2 Blackwing – Blizzard the North, Tuning!" Crow commanded once again as two rings danced around four orbs of light!
"Double-Synchro Summon!" Corvx questioned.
"Pitch-dark power, lodge in its great wings and stir up the divine winds! Synchro Summon! Gust Fiercely, Blackwing Armed Wing!" Crow commanded as the light exploded, revealing yet another avian that wielded what appeared to be a gun with a spear sticking out of it.
Blackwing Armed Wing: 2300 Attack / 1800 Defense | Level 6
"Tch, two Synchro Monsters…" Corvx grinned. It seemed almost as if he couldn't hold back his laughter, but he did so as cautiously as possible. Something seemed to not be right. Perhaps he had something planned, or was he bluffing?
"It's tine to finish you off, Corvx!" Crow yelled as his Blackwing Armor Master grunted to life. "Blackwing Armor Master attacks your Darklord Superbia!" he commanded as the armored avian dive-bombed towards the jar-shaped fallen angel!
"Go, Darklord Superbia! Fight back, my dear servant!" Corvx commanded as his Darklord flew towards Blackwing Armor Master weakly, only to get immediately sliced in half by Blackwing Armor Master's iron claws!
Corvx: 450 Life Points
"Blackwing Armed Wing, attack his Darklord Edeh Arae!" Crow commanded as his creature took flight, dive-bombing as it fired several rounds into Darklord Edeh Arae's chest! The creature growled, weakly raising a fist, but then Blackwing Armed Wing slashed right through it with the spear that stuck out from its gun-like weapon!
"Trap Activate, Fallen Curse! During Damage Calculation, on the turn you destroyed a Darklord Monster, I can subtract 1000 Attack Points from your Monster's Attack Power, and add to my hand another Darklord with Equal Attack Points after the Damage Step is over with!" Corvx commanded.
Blackwing Armed Wing: 1300 Attack
Corvx: 300
"Now… the creature I'll Special Summon, from my Deck, will be…" Corvx revealed the card he chose. "Darklord Belphegor is the monster I'll choose to add to my hand…" he instructed, and hen added it to his hand.
"I'll End my turn! Looks like Crow-sama indeed pulled a comeback move!" Crow cheered, grinning confidently in his tricky ways.
Turn 6
Crow: 1500 Life Points | 5 Speed Counters
Corvx: 450 Life Points | 5 Speed Counters
He can't do much this turn… even if he brings up a way to stall against me, he'll still fall to the effect of Speed World 2. Either I draw a Speed Spell, or I pierce his defenses with Blackwing Armed Wing's Piercing Damage effect… Crow revved his D-Wheel, speeding past Corvx, but his eyes widened at the sight he saw… Corvx was… He's smiling?
"Crow Hogan… you don't know what you've allowed me to do!" Corvx laughed as he drew his new card. "I activate the effect of my Darklord Belphegor! During this turn, I can Special Summon him if I drew a Darklord during my Draw Phase…" he revealed the card. "I drew Darklord Zagan!" he grinned as the card in his hand burst with darkness. "Now, Darklord Belphegor will be Special Summoned!" he commanded as the creature was Special Summoned, revealing itself to be a soldier-like fallen angel with long, wavy wings and dark gray skin. Its gray hairs flew all over the place as its red eyes glowed with rage. It growled and unsheathed its blade, taking flight. "As the Fallen Angel of Opening, I use your Effect! When Darklord Belphegor is Special Summoned by this Effect, I Special Summon a Darklord in my Graveyard! Reveal yourself, Darklord Superbia!" he commanded as the jar-like Darklord appeared on the Field once more, growling as the emptiness within itself began to glow. "Superbia's Effect gives me yet another Darklord in the graveyard! Be revived, Darklord Edeh Arae!" he commanded once again as the fallen angel soared out from the jar-like Fallen Angel, growling as it looked at Crow pitifully.
Darklord Superbia: 2900 Attack / 2000 Defense | Level 8
Darklord Edeh Arae: 2300 Attack / 2000 Defense | Level 5
Darklord Belphegor: 1400 Attack / 0 Defense | Level 3 | Tuner
"What… the…?" Crow's eyes widened as the Field was swarmed with Dark Angels all over again! "Oh great, now I gotta take'em down again? Why?"
"Don't worry Crow, you took'em down before, you can do it again!" Johnny cheered fist pumping into the air.
"That's if I survive this turn…" Crow muttered, looking at the fact that he was handless, and indeed was without any Spell/Trap Cards to defend himself. His tricky ways would only be helpful since Blackwing Armor Master was impervious to battle, and battle damage wouldn't touch him thanks to Armor Master.
"Hmph, now, I'll Normal Summon my Darklord Zagan!" Corvx commanded as a dark bull appeared on the field with large wings that beat mightily.
Darklord Zagan: 0 Attack / 0 Defense | Level 3 | Tuner
"Now, I'll Tune the Level 5 Darklord Edeh Arae to my Level 3 Darklord Belphegor!" Corvx commanded as three black rings surrounded five black orbs of light. "Darkened Gales, become the wings that fly fiercely from resolve! Synchro Summon!" Corvx chanted, and Crow's eyes shot wide open.
"You've gotta be joking me! Th-that chant…!"
"Indeed Crow Hogan!" Corvx laughed as the light exploded, revealing a dark dragon, which roared mightily. "Soar, Blackfeather Dragon!" he commanded as Crow's ex-Signer Dragon soared into the sky, roaring mightily.
Blackfeather Dragon: 2800 Attack / 1800 Defense | Level 8
"B-Blackfeather Dragon! Y-you're still…" Crow nearly smiled, but he almost forgot about the situation he was in!
"My Darklord Zagan's effect now activates! When a Player Synchro Summons, they take damage equal to it's Level x 200!"
"Wouldn't that finish him off…?" Johnny questioned, raising an eyebrow.
"Blackfeather Dragon's effect!" Crow's eyes widened in surprise as he watched Darklord Zagan spew flames from it's body. He knew where this might have been going, and his Life Points weren't going to appreciate it too much.
"Blackfeather Dragon's Monster effect, Damage Drain, allows me to negate Effect Damage coming to me, and Decrease his Attack Points by 700 by adding a Blackfeather Counter to him!"
Blackfeather Dragon: 2100 Attack / 1800 Defense | Level 8
"Now then… I'll Correct my Darklord Zagan and my Darklord Superbia!" Corvx laughed as a portal opened, swallowing the two screaming Monsters whole. "Fallen Angel of the Stars, awaken from the heavenly constellation which was your womb. Show them what death truly looks like!" Corvx chanted as eight black feathers were surrounded by three rings of black feathers, which seemed to be acting on their own. The eight singular black feathers glowed, transforming into black orbs as the crowing of a mighty creature could be heard, echoing all around them.
Tch, he's Star Summoning his Fallen Angel! I guess you can never know it's coming since it uses a regular Tuner Monster… Crow watched as the pattern exploded with dark light that swallowed the field whole. "It's over for you, Crow Hogan! Descend from the Heavens to the Earth, child of Iblis, Fallen Angel of the Stars – Corvus!" he commanded mightily as the light then suddenly flowed back into one spot, taking on the shape of what appeared to be a tall man with large wings. Slowly, the darkness faded, revealing a gray-skinned man with what appeared to be a bird-like face, revealing a twisted mutation from humanity. Its wings unfolded, revealing large, powerful-looking wings. Talons replaced the feet of the 'man', ones that appeared to belong to an eagle's, and it seemed to be the same story for its hands as well. It crowed mightily as its red eyes opened, revealing its savage nature as it then ascended into the sky, flapping its wings mightily.
Fallen Angel of the Stars – Corvus: 3300 Attack / 3500 Defense | Level 11
"I'll activate the ability of my Fallen Angel! Whenever it is successfully Star Summoned…" The Fallen Angel suddenly cawed as black feathers danced all around, scattering around and flew towards Blackwing Armor Master. "When he's Star Summoned, I can send a Synchro Monster on your Field to the graveyard! Say farewell to your Blackwing Armor Master!" Corvx laughed as Blackwing Armor Master grunted, vanishing instantly, and leaving a large gale to scatter around the two!
"A-Armor Master!" Crow's eyes shot open in surprise.
"Now for Blackfeather Dragon's Monster Effect!" Corvx grinned as the glowing feathers on Blackfeather Dragon began to slowly fade, and energy gathered. "By removing all Blackfeather Counters from him… he'll subtract points from your Monster and your Life Points!" he commanded as the black energy shot at Blackwing Armed Wing.
Blackwing Armed Wing: 1600 Attack / 1000 Defense
Blackfeather Dragon: 2800 Attack / 1800 Defense
"AHHHH!" Crow yelled in immediate pain as the wind rushed faster and faster, and left several cuts all over his body!
Crow: 800 Life Points
"B-Blackfeather Dragon…" Crow said, almost trying to reach out to it.
"It's over, Crow Hogan…" Corvx said with disgust as Blackfeather Dragon screeched in horrid pain. "I activate Fallen Angel of the Stars – Corvus' effect. I surrender control of a Synchro Monster to you, you take damage equal to that Synchro Monster's Level times 100" Corvx crossed his arms as he tossed Blackfeather Dragon to Crow carelessly, and the dragon immediately switched sides.
"Wait… but…" Crow looked at Blackfeather Dragon, who absorbed the blast of darkness from the Fallen Angel of the Stars.
Blackfeather Dragon: 2100 Attack / 1800 Defense
"It's over, Crow Hogan. My Monster is stronger than yours, and more than capable enough to take you out, once and for all" Corvx spoke with a careless voice. He knew for a fact that he won, and nothing Crow could do would change that fact.
"Even so… I have control of my Blackfeather Dragon! Even if I lose… I still win, so long as the hope that soars above resolve is still with me!" Crow lectured, remembering an image of Yusei. "Heh… looks like we ain't ever gonna bring Team 5D's back together… I thought I could bring Jack back by finding this guy, but it seems… I was wrong…" Crow looked at where Johnny was, seeing the look of sorrow in his face. "Sorry man… Guess we can't really settle the score between us, huh?" he shook his head.
"Crow, no, you're gonna win! Don't give up!" Johnny tried to cheer, but even he himself knew that it was pointless to try fighting back now.
"Fallen Angel of the Stars – Corvus, I command thee to attack Blackfeather Dragon! Nova Strike!" Corvx commanded, and his Fallen Angel cawed, obeying his command as it then charged a single orb of energy in its palm. "Finish it off!" he commanded as the creature lobbed the orb of darkness at Blackfeather Dragon, the blast completely absorbing both Crow and his Blackfeather Dragon. The dragon shattered to pixels while Crow yelled in intense pain.
Crow: 0 Life Points
"The Loser of the Duel falls… Goodbye, Crow Hogan" Corvx spat as the Fallen Angel of the Stars – Corvus roared, returning to card form. The holographic field faded, but the orb of darkness did not disappear yet.
Crow continued to yell in pain, but it seemed to slowly fade away, almost never to be heard again.
"Crow… You…" Johnny clenched his fists, unsure of what to feel. He felt sad, and yet angry all at once. The two emotions collided, and he gave Corvx a glare unlike any he'd ever given before. "You…"
"What? Are you going to cry over spilt milk? I was sent to do a job, that's all. I would've rather dealt with Yusei Fudo than one of his pathetic friends" Corvx said, yawning.
"How dare you call Crow 'pathetic'! Johnny yelled, raising his Duel Disk. "Crow was an awesome Duelist, and a good friend to Yusei! I'll make you eat those words, and make sure you choke on them! Then I'll stuff them further down your throat!" he threatened, unable to maintain his cool any longer.
"Hmph, how entertaining; another brat thinks he can beat a force that's been around for hundreds of millennia…" Corvx began to chuckle to himself before he pointed at Johnny. "Do not fret, for we will have our match" he chuckled before pointing at the blue sky. "However, we we will have it at the time of the Twilight. Until then, farewell" Corvx instructed, as if Johnny were supposed to understand. Suddenly, Corvx vanished within a rush of wind and darkness, even his D-Wheel nowhere to be seen anymore, leaving Johnny all alone with the burden of witnessing the death of Crow Hogan.
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, this is just a fan fic, etc, etc.
Author's Note: I blame my girlfriend for making me post this... I still think it's a garbage chapter. x.x;
