I get it. No one cares about this story. So I'm going to end it ASAP and then I'll move to more interesting projects, Ok?
There she was. Finally. About to defeat her nightmares.
She was ready. She was not going down.
«He he. Look who we have here.»
How much she hated that voice. She hated it because she had feared it.
«Last time I saw you, you were such a small whiny twerp.»
Yuko looked at him coldly, slamming the D-Pad on her wrist. «Duel Disk, set.» Shiyuki smirked as the energy blade appeared next to his arm. «You're playing the "strong girl" part, but I know you're afraid.»
Yuko said nothing as she put her D-Gazer under her left sidetail. Shiyuki's left eye glowed pink as he chuckled. «Let's see how much it takes before you break.»
On the stands, Yuma balled his fists tightly, his face dark. Kotori noticed this and scooted close to him. «D-don't worry. I'm sure she'll win.» Yuma wrapped an arm around her. «I really hope so...»
«DUEL!»
Player Shiyuki
LP 4000
Player Yuko
LP 4000
«Since you're so silent, I'll take the first turn for myself!» The woman just scowled. «Draw!» The man looked down at his hand and smiled. «"Space Star - Yellow Dwarf", Shōkan!» A medium-sized yellow star appeared on the field.
Space Star - Yellow Dwarf
ATK 1700
LV ✩✩✩✩
«"Yellow Dwarf" no kōka hatsudō! If this is the only monster I control, I can Special Summon another "Space Star" monster from my hand, and make it Level 4! "Space Star - Magnetar", Tokushu Shōkan!» A small star appeared next to the other. This one was blindingly white, and emitted a powerful energy.
Space Star - Magnetar
ATK 600
LV ✩✩✩→✩✩✩✩
«Ore wa Level Yon no "Yellow Dwarf" to "Magnetar" de overlay!» The two monsters turned completely yellow and dived into a red portal. «Ni-tai no monster de Overlay Network o kōchiki! Xyz Shōkan!» The scene from the previous Duel repeated again. «Be born, "Star-Eyes Wyvern"!»
Star-Eyes Wyvern
ATK 2000
RANK ✪✪✪✪
ORU 2
«1 card set! Then, "Star-Eyes" no kōka hatsudō!» The reptile bit one of the Overlay Units, before zapping first Shiyuki's facedown and then Yuko, who shielded herself with her arms.
Star-Eyes Wyvern
ATK 2000
RANK ✪✪✪✪
ORU 2→1
Player Yuko
LP 4000→3600
Shiyuki smiled toothily. «Bochi kara "Space Blast" no kōka hatsudō!» A Trap Card disappeared from his Graveyard. «By excluding this card from game, I can draw 1 card, and a second one if the first was a "Space" card!» Shiyuki drew 1, but he glared at the card. «Tsk, whatever. 2 more cards set. Turn End.» Two other facedown cards appeared in front of him.
Yuko placed the index and middle finger on the Deck. «Atai no turn! Draw!» Eyeing he card, she half-smirked. «And now, my revenge begins. "Antimaterion Yordel", Shōkan!» An odd blue trail shot down from the sky, resembling one made by a WATER monster used to Xyz Summon. The trail impacted the ground, and from it, a short, dwarfish creature with blue skin, white hair, and robes of varying shades of blue that left coattails behind. In his hand there was a small scepter with a green "Y" on it.
Antimaterion Yordel
ATK 1300
LV ✩✩✩✩
«Then, since I Normal Summoned an "Antimaterion" monster, I can Special Summon "Antimaterion Zurin" from my hand in Attack Position, with the same Level!» A purple trail shot down from the sky, revealing a strange, purple-colored machine made out of various gears slowly rotating, and other metallic objects attached. A white Z-shaped plate was placed on the frontal side. Then, the gears started speeding up, with one of the gauges moving from "1x" to "4x".
Antimaterion Zurin
ATK 100
LV ✩→✩✩✩✩
«"Antimaterion" ni-tai no kōka hatsudō! When I control one of them and a monster with the same Level, I can Special Summon from my Extra Deck an Xyz Monster with the Rank equal to their Levels. This is treated as an Xyz Summon!» Shiyuki stared shocked. «What the actual heck?!» The two monster's letters glowed one blue and one purple, and both shot two similarly colored Overlay Units each, which then entered into two red Overlay Networks. «Xyz Shōkan!»
From the first portal, a large orange Overlay trail shot out, spiralling in the air, before coming back down to the ground, forming a powerful beacon. «Arawareyo! "Antimaterion Xross"!» A monster emerged from the light, being humanoid in construction. With a wave of his arms, the beacon vanished, revealing the figure to be an aged man with orange skin, white hair, multicolored robes (but mostly orange), and a rather impressive mustache that formed an "X". No Overlay Units orbited him.
A purple Overlay trail shot out from the second portal and impacted the field, causing a sphere of darkness. «"Antimaterion Yaraida"!» The darkness was dispelled with a roar, revealing a purple-skinned humanoid with a few fiendish features (horns, claws, and a tail) and multicolored (mostly purple robes). Yaraida's horns were white and in a V-shape, which, combined with a white stripe down the middle of its face, made a "Y" on its head.
Antimaterion Xross
ATK 2200
RANK ✪✪✪✪
ORU 0
Antimaterion Yaraida
ATK 2100
RANK ✪✪✪✪
ORU 0
Shiyuki put his palm on his temple and huffed. «Are you freaking kidding me, right?» Yuko didn't replied. «Atai wa Level Yon no "Yordel" to "Zurin" de, overlay!» Shiyuki looked up at the spiraling energy streams shocked. «OH, COME ON, you can't be serious!» Yuko continued the chant unfazed. «Ni-tai no monster de Overlay Network o kōchiki! Xyz Shōkan!» Her Extra Deck holder faintly flashed cyan for a moment, before Yuko opened it and pulled out a card. «ARAWAREYO!» As the card was slapped on the Duel Disk, a giant silver egg appeared on the field, before it cracked and exploded, revealing a young humanoid with silver armor and cyan glowing accents, black gauntlets, a blue cape, and golden eyes. A sword and a magical staff materialized on each hand, which were then clasped together by the hilts. The monster twirled the double weapon as two yellow orbs orbited him. «"Jōshō'ōji - Future"!»
Josho'oji Future
ATK 2200
RANK ✪✪✪✪
ORU 2
Shiyuki widened his eyes, and then narrowed them. «Oh oh. What a monster. This power it emits... it's from Astral World, isn't it?» Yuko stood silent, glaring him. Shiyuki leaned his head on his hand. «Hehe. But, let's face it. It's just an imitation of "Hope".» Yuko growled slightly, and "Future" tightened his grasp on the weapon. «Like its owner, it's just a card that leverages on its father's fame to obtain some glory and recognition for itself.» He smirked. «But in truth, it doesn't have quite the same capabilities as...»
«"Future" no kōka hatsudō!» interrupted the young woman, already pissed off by his bullshit. «For each Xyz Summon performed in this Duel besides its own one, its ATK raises by 100!» The monster raised the staff-end of his weapon, drawing a spell circle. Then, 3 AR screens opened around him, replaying the Xyz Summons done until now.
Josho'oji Future
ATK 2200→2500
RANK ✪✪✪✪
ORU 2
«Something tells me you're easier to anger than your daddy.» he said amused. «Eizoku Mahō, "Antimatter Weight", hatsudō!» announced Yuko as she slapped another card on the Disk. As soon as it was fully appeared on the field, a dark mist enveloped "Star-Eyes". «As long as I have "Antimaterion" Xyz Monsters on the filed, all of your Xyz Monsters lose 300 ATK for each of their Overlay Units.» She explained.
Star-Eyes Wyvern
ATK 2000→1700
RANK ✪✪✪✪
ORU 1
«Xyz Monsters Special Summoned by the effects of non-Xyz "Antimaterion" monsters cannot attack,» she explained, «But those Xyz Summoned normally can! "Future", attack "Star-Eyes"!» ordered Yuko, thrusting her arm forward. "Future" created another spell circle in front of him, then he thrust the sword end of his weapon straight through it, coating the blade with its energy. «Future Magic... BLADE!» The magical warrior sliced exactly in half the reptile, which then bursted into digital particles. Shiyuki easily shielded himself from the shockwave.
Player Shiyuki
LP 4000→3200
«You have to do better than this!» he scoffed. The woman's mouth turned slightly upward in a small smirk. «But I already am.» A graveyard portal opened in front of the man, the "Star-Eyes Wyvern" card emerging from it. «Eh?!»
«Due to the second effect of "Antimatter Weight",» she explained with a malicious tone, «every time I destroy by battle one of your Xyz Monsters that have Overlay Units, you take damage equal to half of its original ATK.» When she was done explaining, the card exploded into black mist, and went to coalesce onto Shiyuki, apparently making him feel pain. After a few seconds, the dark matter dissolved, and the man kneeled to catch his breath.
Player Shiyuki
LP 3200→2200
«Well, how it was?» she asked slightly smugly. «That was only a taste of the pain you inflicted to my family, and that now I'm going to return you.»
For the next moments, Shiyuki's heavy breath was the only thing that could be head. «You... shouldn't have done that...» he murmured. Yuko tilted her head in confused. «Uhm?» Suddenly, Shiyuki stood up, an angry expression painted on his face. «YOU SHOULN'T HAVE DONE THAT!» His right hand balled very tightly. «I WILL NOT ALLOW A SCARED GIRL TO HURT ME!» Yuko flinched slightly, the fear she had managed to repress and to fight until now trying to take over her, taking advantage of the enormous power she detected coming from him and that was freezing her.
«ORE NO TURN!» A thick purple aura sparked up from him like a giant fire, his eyes starting to glow brightly.
And that word that froze the blood of every person present who also was involved in the Dimensional War.
«VAAARIAAALPHOOOSEEEE!»
Shiyuki's skin ripped like paper, revealing shiny armory underneath. His nails turned long and sharp like claws, and his hair lengthened and jutted in every direction, becoming even wilder. His left eye crystallized into a blood-red ruby. As final touches, an eight-pointed star-shaped Varia Lapis and Don Thousand's emblem were embedded respectively in his chest and forehead.
Shiyuki opened his right hand, making it glow. «I'll teach you to listen to your fears and how you should have avoided me!» His voice was now deeper and heavily filtered, sounding very metallic. He placed the right hand on his deck, the top card flashing pink. «Impossible!» cried Merag. «It can't be...» murmured Durbe. «Could it be...» whispered Polari.
Yet...
«VARIAN'S CHAOS DRAW!» the card was extracted from the deck, leaving behind a pink trail, as a red pillar of light rose to the skies.
Yuko could only watch in fear.
There she goes with her phobias.
In darkness, Don Thousand's eye's opened. «Very good. Looks like he managed to harness my power in the correct way. And with excellent results.»
When the light did down, Shiyuki's exposed eye looked down at the card between his claws, and his mouth armor moved to form a grin. «Ore wa...» He held the card at arm's length, letting everyone see it, especially Yuko. «"Rank-Up-Magic... DOUBLE SPACE FORCE", hatsudō!» The card erupted pinkish-purple light to no end. «This card Ranks Up one of the Xyz Monsters in my Graveyard, by UP TO 2 RANKS!» Everyone gasped.
With a screech, "Star-Eyes Wyvern" emerged from a purple portal and turned into pink energy that shot up in the sky, towards a vortex-shaped cloud. «Ittai no monster de Overlay Network o kōchiki! Chaos Xyz CHANGE!»
Lightning lit up the clouds as a mass of energy started gathering. It was dark blue with a starry pattern, and kept growing. Then, it sprouted some protrusions, looking vaguely like legs, wings, and a tail. «Its power continues to rise, and one day its enemies will learn to fear this future emperor!» A head-looking thing grew on the top of the mass, with two eyes. They showed space, more specifically, a bright group of dots. Star Clusters. «Rank 6! "Cluster-Eyes DRAKE"!» The thing roared, with a lower pitch than "Star-Eyes", but still higher than a "Galaxy-Eyes"; and it violently flapped its wings, dispersing the cosmic-styled coat of energy. It had the stubby snout of a Komodo dragon, pterosaur-like wings with a starry sky background and four-fingered hands, moderately muscled legs ending with Y-shaped foots. And a lone yellow Overlay Unit.
Cluster-Eyes Drake
ATK 2500
RANK ✪✪✪✪✪✪
ORU 1
Yuko stared up at the monster with a slightly frightened expression. After a few seconds, she managed to regain her composure and continued with her moves. «The effects of "Future" and "Antimatter Weight"!» The Magic Card glowed, and the monster moved to draw a new spell circle. «Since another Xyz Summon was made, "Future" gains 100 ATK! And since I control "Antimaterion" Xyz Monster, your monster los...» «DENIED!» yelled Shiyuki with an amused tone. «I use two more effects of "Double Space Force"!» he said, showing two claws. «W-what?!» cried Yuko was a shocked face.
Shiyuki lowered his middle finger, keeping raised the index finger. «One: 1 monster on your field loses its effects!» "Cluster-Eyes" glared at the young warrior, before charging up energy in the mouth and firing a green laser at him. The target appeared to weaken. «With this, "Future" returns to its original ATK!»
Josho'oji Future
ATK 2500→2200
RANK ✪✪✪✪
ORU 2
Shiyuki raised again its middle finger. «Two: 1 face-up card of yours becomes an Overlay Unit for the Special Summoned monster!» The Overlay Unit in orbit around the dragon stopped dead, before a lightning linked it with the "Antimatter Weight" card. The orb then pulled the Magic Card, quickly turning into a new Overlay Unit itself and starting rotating around "Cluster-Eyes". «This is...» moaned Yuko. «"Cluster-Eyes" no kōka hatsudō!» he announced. «By using an Overlay Unit, I can destroy one of your monsters, and inflict you damage equal to its Level or Rank multiplied by 100!» "Cluster-Eyes" gladly eaten up both orbs. «I choose your "Antimaterion" monsters!» More energy charged up in its mouth, before being fired in a red laser against both "Xross" and "Yaraida". The two monsters groaned in pain before vanishing, the laser converging on Yuko, giving her barely time to brace herself. With a yell, she was pushed backward, the laser scratching her arms. When it ended, the woman went to catch her breath.
Player Yuko
LP 3600→3200→2800
Yuko then raised her head. «"Antimatter Weight" no kōka... hatsudō! When it is sent to the Graveyard, I recover 500 Life Points for each "Antimaterion" Xyz Monster in my Graveyard!»
Player Yuko
LP 2800→3800
«Now dare you recover Life?! Trap Card, "Gunshuku Jōyaku" ("Disarmament Treaty"), hatsudō!» The mechanical Varian tapped a button so to flip one of his cards. «Now, I allow you to draw 1 card, but in exchange, your monster must rid of its ATK!» Yuko frowned as the top card of her deck was ejected from the Duel Disk, and "Future" dropped his weapon against his own will, his body shaking slightly.
Josho'oji Future
ATK 2200→0
RANK ✪✪✪✪
ORU 2
Shiyuki's face plating deformed into a disturbing grin. «GO! "Cluster-Eyes Drake", attack "Future"!» The flyer put his hand over his mouth as it started to glow. «Disintegration Beam!» The creature quickly removed his hand and shot open its mouth, a yellow laser beam instantly piercing through the chest of Yuko's monster, causing him to groan in pain. As soon as he finally vanished, the beam continued to go forward and stuck the woman, violently lunching her back. She landed on her side, the dress starting to have small rips that showed the bruised skin underneath.
Player Yuko
LP 3800→1300
«YUUKOOOO!» yelled Yuma, worried for his daughter. Shiyuki laughed, holding his hips. «I hope you're thoroughly enjoying this, Yuma. Because you can't do nothing!» he said, glancing towards him amused. He returned to look at his opponent. «And you... don't think I'm letting you do what do you want. I know what the main strategy of you Tsukumos. "Just summon your favorite monster, and make sure to keep it coming back every time it goes down"!» he did air quotes with his claws while saying the last sentence, «How simplicistic. Yet, it somehow appears to be effective. Bust I'll make sure this time I won't be fooled.» He swinged his arm, and another facedown card flipped. «Eizoku Mahō, "Fūinsareta Haka" ("Sealed Tomb"): Now, "Future" will be unaffected by all of your card effects! You should bid him farewell.»
Yuko struggled to regain her forces; the last attack was pretty heavy. She placed her hand on the ground, clawing her fingers in the dirt. «Come on, now get up.» he said more serious. «I must be well trained and ready for the next Duel...» Her hand clawed tighter. «...when your daddy will end up just like you're now. Laying in the dirt. Ashamed of his loss. And of his daughter's weakness.» Yuko's hand had turned into a fist and hit the ground, and she slowly stood up. She slowly turned to face him, a very livid expression on her face. «Don't. Insult. Me. Don't. Insult. MY FAMILY!» she cried.
Featured Cards
Cards with name in italics are fan-made. The listed effects are the anime one, when different from the official one. For cards whose last reprint is before Generation Force and the Starter Deck 2011, PSCT is still applied.
Yuko Tsukumo
Antimaterion Yordel (WATER) *Created by Vile-EXE*
Level 4 ✩✩✩✩
[ Spellcaster / Effect ]
If this card would be destroyed by battle: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from an Xyz Monster you control; this card is not destroyed by that battle. If you control a monster with the same Level as this card: You can Special Summon from your Extra Deck, 1 Xyz Monster with a Rank equal to both this card's and that monster's Levels, but it cannot attack this turn. (This Special Summon is treated as an Xyz Summon.) This effect can only be used once while this card is face-up on the field.
ATK/1300 DEF/900
Antimaterion Zurin (DARK)
Level 1 ✩
[ Machine / Effect ]
If you Normal Summon an "Antimaterion" monster: You can Special Summon this card from your hand in Attack Position, then you can make this card's Level equal to that monster's Level. If you control a monster with the same Level as this card: You can Special Summon from your Extra Deck, 1 Xyz Monster with a Rank equal to both this card's and that monster's Levels, but it cannot attack this turn. (This Special Summon is treated as an Xyz Summon.) This effect can only be used once while this card is face-up on the field.
ATK/100 DEF/100
Antimaterion Xross (EARTH) *Created by Vile-EXE* *read as "Antimaterion Cross"*
Rank 4 ✪✪✪✪
[ Spellcaster / Xyz / Effect ]
2 Level 4 monsters
When this card is attacked: It gains 400 ATK for each Xyz Monster on the field with no Xyz Materials.
ATK/2200 DEF/1900
Antimaterion Yaraida (DARK) *Created by Vile-EXE*
Rank 4 ✪✪✪✪
[ Fiend / Xyz / Effect ]
2 Level 4 monsters
When an Xyz Monster with Xyz Material you control is destroyed while this card has no Xyz Materials: You can Special Summon it from your Graveyard. You can only use this effect of "Antimaterion Yaraida" once per Duel.
ATK/2100 DEF/2000
Arcadia (LIGHT) {JP: "Ascending Prince - Future"} *Created by Vile-EXE as Number 100*
Rank 4 ✪✪✪✪
[ Fairy / Xyz / Effect ]
2 Level 4 monsters
This card gains ATK equal to the number of times a monster, except this card, was Xyz Summoned this Duel x 100. When a monster effect resolves: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; negate that effect, also negate that monster's effects, until the End Phase.
ATK/2200 DEF/2400
Antimatter Weight (SPELL)
[ Continuous Spell Card (∞) ]
If this card is sent to the Graveyard: Gain 500 LP for each "Antimatter" Xyz Monster in your Graveyard. While you control an "Antimaterion" Xyz Monster,this card gains these effects.
● Xyz Monsters your opponent controls lose 300 ATK for each Xyz Material attached to them.
● If an Xyz Monster your opponent controls with Xyz Material is destroyed by battle: Inflict damage to your opponent equal to half its original ATK in the Graveyard.
Shiyuki Tahita
Space Star - Magnetar (LIGHT)
Level 3 ✩✩✩
[ Psychic / Effect ]
Cannot be targeted for an attack. During opponent's turn: You can banish this card from your Graveyard; change all monsters your opponent controls to face-down Defense Position. (This is a Quick Effect.)
ATK/600 DEF/100
Space Star - Yellow Dwarf (LIGHT)
Level 4 ✩✩✩✩
[ Pyro / Effect ]
Once per turn, you control no other monsters: You can Special Summon 1 "Space Star" monster from your hand as a Level 4 monster.
ATK/1700 DEF/1300
Cluster-Eyes Drake (LIGHT)
Rank 6 ✪✪✪✪✪✪
[ Dragon / Xyz / Effect ]
2 Level 6 monsters
You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card, then target 1 monster your opponent controls; destroy that target, and if you do, inflict damage to your opponent equal to the destroyed monster's Level/Rank on the field x 100. When this card is destroyed by your opponent's card and sent to the Graveyard: You can Special Summon 1 "Galaxy-Eyes" Xyz Monster from your Extra Deck or Graveyard, then attach this card to it as an Xyz Material, but it cannot attack or activate its effects this turn.
ATK/2500 DEF/2000
Star-Eyes Wyvern (LIGHT)
Rank 4 ✪✪✪✪
[ Dragon / Xyz / Effect ]
2 Level 4 monsters
You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card, then target 1 Set card on the field; destroy it, and if do, inflict 400 damage to your opponent. When this card is sent to the Graveyard: You can target 1 Rank 5 or higher Dragon-Type Xyz Monster in your Graveyard; Special Summon it, then attach this card to it as an Xyz Material, but it cannot attack.
ATK/2000 DEF/1500
Rank-Up-Magic - Double Space Force (SPELL)
[ Normal Spell Card ]
Target the 1 Xyz Monster in your Graveyard with the highest Rank (your choice, if tied); Xyz Summon from your Extra Deck, 1 Xyz Monster that is 1 or 2 Ranks higher than that monster in your Graveyard, by using it as the Xyz Material. (Xyz Materials attached to it also become Xyz Materials on the Summoned monster.) Then, negate the effects of 1 monster your opponent controls, and attach 1 face-up card your opponent controls to the Summoned monster as an Xyz Material.
NOTE: This card's artwork is the cover of this fic.
Disarmament Treaty (TRAP)
[ Normal Trap Card ]
Target any number of face-up monsters on the field: The ATK of all targets becomes 0, then each player draws 1 card for each monster with 0 ATK they control.
Sealed Tomb (TRAP)
[ Continuous Trap Card (∞) ]
Activate when an opponent's Xyz Monster is destroyed by battle or by card effects. While this card is on the field, that opponent's Xyz Monster in the Graveyard is unaffected by your opponent's card effects.
Space Blast (TRAP)
[ Normal Trap Card ]
Inflict 300 damage to both players for each "Space" monster you control and in your Graveyard. You can banish this card from your Graveyard; draw 1 card, and if it was a "Space" card, draw 1 more card.
Looks like Yuko's gonna have one of her anger bursts...
