Welcome Back Everyone!
Man Oh Man did I leave you guys with the mother of all cliffhangers or what?
All four dragons summoned, sky torn asunder, ZARC ready to show his face and cause mayhem of the worst kind!
What can I say? I love being evil that way!
You know the drill! Wish Arc V was mine, but unfortunately it isn't! Lets get it started!
Enjoy!
Chapter 8: Tranquility of the Supreme Queen
Selena:
It is done. Sanders is carded, and so are all the Lancers in the Predator Jungle, with the exception of Yuya Sakaki. For Yuzu's sake, I wasn't going to card him anyway, but I still can't let him escape. With Yuya's escape as an excuse, I can pursue him and prevent him from reaching Yuri. The Battle Beast can take care of Yuya so long as he follows my order not to card him, and then I could have a moment alone with Yuri.
But what would I even say to him? Where would I even begin? I stifled a bitter, humorless laugh, knowing that a simple "I'm Sorry" wouldn't solve anything. I was always too proud to pour my feelings out to someone, but what else could I do to convince Yuri to abandon Academia and his path of darkness?
I have to at least make him realize that I never hated him. I have to tell him that he means more to me than he even imagines...
But what would we even do if he accepts my apology and rekindles the bond we shared? Could we run away together? Would Yuri even agree to that if I could even sway him back to my side? The Lancers would never take us back in! We would be unwelcome in Standard, and anyone in Xyz would try to kill us on sight! Synchro was a possibility, I suppose, provided they managed to clean up their mess of a society since the last time we were there.
What will we even do if we find a place of our own? Will we blend in with the civilian population? Finish getting a proper education? Find proper jobs to support each other while making sure to attract as little attention as possible, taking comfort in the mundane and peaceful life of being normal? Travel the worlds and then settle down in a cozy little house in the countryside when we get tired of traveling?
If the Lancers were still my friends, they would laugh at me and make a joke of all this. Stone Cold Selena was a romantic deep down underneath all that hostile exterior.
Whatever happens though, all I ask for is that chance, even if I fail, that is all I want, a chance to see the real Yuri again.
I took a deep breath and cast my thoughts aside. I still had to keep Yuri and Yuya separated, and I still had a new ally to direct. With my mind back in focus, I turned to the Battle Beast.
"Alright Listen. We need to... AH!"
My thoughts were violently interrupted by a crushing pain in my heart.
What was happening?! One minute everything was normal, and the next I was on my knees, clutching a sharp pain in my chest and watching my bracelet glow.
This time it was different though. The Bracelet wasn't just glowing! Each flash of light, each glow of energy felt as if the bracelet was talking to me!
Choking fear, chest closing in on itself, crushing my heart! Agony! Fear, Agony and Despair emanating from both my body and my bracelet!
It hurts! It hurts and the Bracelet was telling me why!
I'm too late! Yuya and Yuri are already dueling!
I don't know how I know this or why my bracelet is telling me this, but I can feel it! I can feel it and it hurts! They are tearing this world apart!
"Selena!" The Battle Beast calls out to me. He moves towards me, but the energy of the Bracelet forces me back!
"What's happening to me?!" I barely manage to wheeze the words out of my lungs. It is as if I am losing myself but gaining new parts of myself at the same time!
There is something else! It's showing me another place!
I can see them!
I can see the rift in the sky, but I'm not seeing it through my own eyes! I'm seeing it through her eyes!
Ruri's Eyes!
Our Eyes!
The pain washes away, and we relax, a wave of calm soothing the horror away, filling us with a sense of duty and resolve!
Tranquility!
Deeper and Deeper into the peaceful trance I sink! I can see all of them, all of us surrendering to the calming pulse of our bracelets!
From the dark depths of a cell underneath Academia, our standard self stares a the flower bracelet, understanding her purpose.
Unite to Protect, Purge the Darkness, Tame the Dragons
Behind the bars of the eastern tower, our synchro self gazes outward at the rift in the sky, feeling the pull of her resolve.
Unite to Protect, Purge the Darkness, Tame the Dragons
Only a short distance away from the growing darkness and the expanding rift, our Xyz Self hears the united call.
"What's going on?!" A blonde haired teenager asks in a state of shock. Kaito Tenjo.
"Is that Yuya?!" Another speaks. Edo Phoenix.
Our Xyz Self ignores all voices but the songs of our promise, listening to the hum of the bird bracelet.
"Ruri, what are you doing?!" Shun grabs our arm, but we shake him off!
"Stop them! Protect them! Purge the Darkness, Tame the Dragon!"
We speak the words of our oath, and Shun is confused.
"Ruri, what are you talking about?!" Shun asks our Xyz Self. "Your bracelet?! Your eyes?! They're glowing!"
Our Xyz Self Doesn't Answer. She descends down the tower at lightning speed, ignoring her brother's pleas to return to his side.
Unite to Protect, Purge the Darkness, Tame the Dragons
Within the Predator Jungle, the loudest calling of all hums and sings within the ears of our Fusion Self, still clinging to her sense of self and wondering for an answer!
The moon bracelet hears the call! It hears our desire to protect the Fusion Part of his soul! It pulses more until finally it answers our prayer.
Unite to Protect, Purge the Darkness, Tame the Dragons
The Battle Beast grabs onto our arm as our Fusion Self is engulfed in its light, taking him with us.
What?!
Where am I?
What Happened?
The binding energy left me momentarily! I am out of the trance! Me! I am me again, or at least I feel like me and not part of something else again!
My eyes darted from left to right as I realized where the Bracelet had taken us! We were at the Western Tower! Above us was a multicolored tear in the sky growing larger with every second, and there in front of us were Yuri and Yuya, intoxicated by darkness and gazing up into the sky with the four dimension dragons out on the field.
In spiritual form, I saw projected images of the other two, the Synchro Counterpart on Yuri's side and the Xyz Counterpart on Yuya's side, all of them corrupted and entranced by the same darkness. This isn't happening! This isn't happening! This is just like back in the Synchro Dimension! The one thing I never wanted to see was happening all over again, taking hold of Yuri!
"YURI!" I called out to him.
Yuri ignored me. All he did was stare up at the sky, chanting the words I dreaded to hear him say.
"AT LAST! WE SHALL BECOME ONE!"
NO! This was a nightmare come to life! Yuri was under the iron grip of that thing, that darkness! Whatever was inside Yuya is also inside him!
Is it because of the Darkness that Yuri cannot be saved? Will the Darkness even let me save him, or will it pull Yuri into the abyss if I defeat it?!
No! I can't think like that! I can't! I promised to save him and I will never break that promise! We have to do something!
Wait, did I just say we? I have to... no... we have to... to...
I feel it! It's coming back! The embrace of the soothing energy of my bracelets, our bracelets. I was becoming part of the whole again, becoming us!
My words came out as a soft monotone as I felt myself slipping deeper. No time to explain to the Battle Beast! I have to act now and stop this!
"Battle Beast, do you see three men chasing after that girl over there? Intercept them! Make sure they don't stop the girl! Let us... I mean let her come to me! We will... I mean I will handle Yuya Sakaki!"
"But Selena!"
"JUST DO IT!" I commanded him. "There's no time to argue!"
The Battle Beast looked like he wanted to say more, to express his concern for my wellbeing, but he held his tongue.
"Yes Selena!"
Obedient and swift, the Battle Beast sprinted towards the tower as Ruri drew closer to the Battlefield, stepping in between her and the other Lancers, all the while she dashed closer and closer, two counterparts of the whole uniting to stop history from repeating itself.
My bracelet stung me, but each sting came with a wave of calm soothing the pain and pulling me in. So relaxing, so easy to just surrender to the tranquil calm of the bracelet's light, to let it guide me, guide us towards the power to stop the darkness, to unite under the tranquil mind.
Current Status of Duel
Yuya: 1500 Lifepoints
Yuri: 3500 Lifepoints
Yuya's Field:
Odd Eyes Pendulum Dragon: Level 7/DARK/Dragon/Pendulum/2500 ATK/2000 DEF
Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon: Rank 4/DARK/Dragon/Xyz/2500 ATK/2000 DEF
Yuri's Field:
Starve Venom Fusion Dragon: Level 8/DARK/Dragon/Fusion/2800 ATK/2000 DEF
Clear Wing Synchro Dragon: Level 7/WIND/Dragon/Synchro/2500 ATK/2000 DEF
Yuya's Turn:
"We shall destroy everything in our paths! Unite and become one, almighty dragons!" Yuya and Yuri roared at the same time.
Both duelists raised their hands in the air for another summoning.
"Activate the effects of Destruction Magician and Creation Magician in the Pendulum Zones! With the power of both Magician's, I can change Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon from a Rank 4 Monster into a Level 7 Monster which will give me everything I need to unleash my wrath upon this world!"
Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon: Level 7
"Odd Eyes Pendulum Dragon, Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon, OVERLAY! With these 2 Level 7 Monsters, I shall construct the overlay network!"
"Dragon with dual colored eyes! Resurrect from the deep darkness. With the flames of rage, incinerate everyone on this miserable planet!"
"XYZ SHOUKAN! COME FORTH! THE SUPREME KING VIOLENT DRAGON - ODD EYES RAGING DRAGON!"
The dreaded fusion of the two dragons began, but this time it was different! The dragon rising out of the overlay network was a crimson shade of red as opposed to the deep black of Odd Eyes Rebellion Dragon, although the essence of Dark Rebellion existed within the Dragon's ebony colored neck and chest. The Dragon's violent roar echoed across the entire island as it unfurled its enormous wings, each one a set of dozens of flaming jewels, lighting up like rockets! As the two of us witnessed the beast's summoning, we could feel ourselves being crushed by a violent anger that could never be calmed.
Odd Eyes Raging Dragon: Rank 7/DARK/Dragon/Xyz/Pendulum/3000 ATK/2500 DEF
"Trap Card Activate!" Yuri bellowed. "Aggressive Fusion! When my opponent Special Summons a monster from the Extra Deck, I am allowed to perform a Fusion Summon immediately using the dragons that I already have on the field!"
"DO IT THEN!" Yuya commanded, the sinister grin on his face growing wide and feral. "Go my other half! Unite your dragons just as I have so we can become one!"
"Starve Venom Fusion Dragon, Clear Wing Synchro Dragon, FUSION!"
"Violet Dragon of Poisonous Jaws, Clear White Dragon of Powerful Wings, merge together as one entity and become the creature you were destined to be! Become an entity of pure corruption and eradicate everything on this miserable planet!"
"YUUGO SHOUKAN! COME FORTH! THE SUPREME KING MALICIOUS DRAGON - STARVE VENOM CORRUPTION DRAGON!"
No! Not another one! I couldn't allow it, but it was too late! The dragons united, conjuring forth a second monstrous hybrid! This one bore a likeness to Starve Venom, its purple colored scales brighter than ever, but its white underbelly bore the whiteness of Clear Wing. In addition to a second pair of horns, its mouth sported a pair of scythe shaped diamond like mandibles. Its wings burst to life, identical in appearance to that of Odd Eyes Raging Dragon, but with a shade of neon green color. Two large demonic eyes appeared on the dragon's chest, and the creature's white stomach opened itself up, revealing a mouth full of sharp emerald teeth.
Starve Venom Corruption Dragon: Level 10/DARK/Dragon/Fusion/3500 ATK/2800 DEF
"With Starve Venom Corruption Dragon now out on the field, the second effect of Aggressive Fusion forces both of our monsters to engage in battle!"
"THEN LET IT BE!" The possessed Yuya wailed with delight. "DEFEAT YOUR OTHER HALF AND ABSORB US TOGETHER IN OUR GLORIOUS AWAKENING!"
" GO ODD EYES RAGING DRAGON! ATTACK STARVE VENOM CORRUPTION DRAGON AND COMPLETE OUR REBIRTH! DESTRUCTION BLAST OF CALAMITY!"
We ran faster as the red dragon's wings expanded, charging its energy for its final attack, our Fusion Self and Xyz Self dove in between to intercept.
We gave into the power of our bracelets, uniting with our resolve to protect our loved ones from themselves.
Unite to Protect, Purge the Darkness, Tame the Dragons!
Unite to Protect, Purge the Darkness, Tame the Dragons!
Our Tranquil Mind, Our Will to Protect, the Will of our Light!
Yuya's attack was halted by a second explosion of power. our bracelets bathed our bodies in the light of our souls, and soon all their attention was focused on two directions. To the west lay our Fusion Self and to the east, our Xyz Self, prepared to stand against the darkness.
Orders are clear, commanding us from within our souls!
Ignore the Words of the Darkness! It must be sealed at all costs! Leap into the Battle and grab the Action Card on the left!
Time to Duel! Imprison the Supreme Dragon King once more! Grab the Action Card!
"ACTION CARD, EVASION! NEGATE THE ATTACK!"
It was almost too late, but we succeeded! The dragon's attack was halted by the action card, but now we had the full attention of the darkness.
INTRUSION PENALTY - 2000 LIFEPOINTS
Selena: 4000 - 2000 = 2000
INTRUSION PENALTY - 2000 LIFEPOINTS
Ruri: 4000 - 2000 = 2000
The darkness reacted to our presence, and the black auras of the two dragon boys rose up into the air, merging together and taking the shape of a grinning demonic face.
A voice spoke from the shadow, neither Yuya's nor Yuri's, but something from long ago, an identity I feel I should remember, something I have seen before!
"MY DEARLY BELOVED!" The Darkness spoke. "WE MEET AGAIN AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! DON'T INTEREFERE WITH MY RESURRECTION!"
From within my own mind, I wanted to scream. I wanted to plead and beg to Yuri not to surrender to the evil creature in his heart, to beg him to remember what we had before my foolishness pushed him away, to curse and yell and the shadow to go away and leave him alone!
But the words never came! Someone was speaking through me, through Ruri as well. We spoke the words at the same time, and under the spell of our tranquil mind, we were compelled to deliver the message of our inner soul, and so she rose. An aura of a glowing rose color collected around our bodies and rose up in the same manner as the black shadow, taking the shape of a ghostly woman, and through our mouths she spoke.
"You know I cannot do that. I told you when you refused to stop this path of madness. As long as you crave destruction, then I resolve to keep you sealed."
"RURI!"
The Battle Beast had occupied Kaito and Edo, but Shun had managed to force his way past him and within reach. Our inner soul turned towards him and back handed him away, sending him crashing to the ground.
"Ruri..." Shun wheezed out. "What is going on? What's happening to you?!"
"For your own safety, I suggest you do not get involved, Shun!" The spirit spoke through our mouths.
Shun was absolutely stunned. Either he was too weak to move, or the spirit's words had forced him into submission.
Another compulsion, the spirit moves us forward. Our inner soul commands me to duel!
"MY TURN! DRAW CARD! I place Lunalight Wolf and Lunalight Tiger in my Pendulums, and now with the Pendulum Scale 1 and Pendulum Scale 5 in place, I can now summon forth monsters whose Levels are in between two and four!"
Lunalight Wolf: Level 6/LIGHT/Beast-Warrior/Pendulum/2000 ATK/1800 DEF (PENDULUM SCALE 1)
Lunalight Tiger: Level 1/LIGHT/Beast-Warrior/Pendulum/1200 ATK/800 DEF (PENDULUM SCALE 5)
"PENDULUM SHOUKAN! APPEAR NOW! LUNALIGHT LEOPARD AND LUNALIGHT LYNX!"
The twin pendulum towers gathered on both sides of my field and conjured forth my two monsters, a young catgirl with long golden hair and tufted cat ears followed by a muscular adult woman in a leopard skin track suit and small cat ears.
Lunalight Lynx: Level 2/LIGHT/Beast-Warrior/Pendulum/500 ATK/1900 DEF
Lunalight Leopard: Level 4/LIGHT/Beast-Warrior/Pendulum/1900 ATK/500 DEF
"Lunalight Lynx effect activate! When she is Pendulum Summoned, I can add the Spell Card, Polymerization from my deck to my hand, and now the effect of Lunalight Leopard activates as well. I can now reveal the Lunalight Panther Dancer in my Extra Deck and have my Leopard assume the identity of my Panther Dancer!"
"I have seen this strategy before!" The shadow mocked our soul as he observed my technique. "Now here comes the Lion Dancer!"
"Incorrect." I spoke out in a calm monotone. "I have something different in mind! With the effect of Lunalight Lynx, I can use the Lunalight Tiger in my Pendulum Zone as a Fusion Material when I conduct a Fusion Summon, and that time is now! Activate Spell Card, Polymerization! Lynx, Tiger, FUSION!"
"YUUGO SHOUKAN! APPEAR NOW! BEAUTIFUL BEAST DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT! LUNALIGHT CAT DANCER!"
My signature monster backflipped out of the Fusion Spiral, brandishing her daggers as she landed gracefully on her feet.
Lunalight Cat Dancer: Level 6/DARK/Beast-Warrior/Fusion/2400 ATK/2000 DEF
"My next Fusion Summon will begin immediately! Since my Leopard is now treated as Lunalight Panther Dancer, I technically have two Fusion Monsters on my side of the field, and that meets the summoning requirements for the creature that will put you back where you belong! Activate the Pendulum Effect of Lunalight Wolf! Once per turn, I can conduct a Fusion Summon without the need of Polymerization! Cat Dancer, Panther Dancer, FUSION!"
"Beautiful Beasts Dancing in the Moonlight, become united as one and unleash the true divine power of the moon! Take the shape of a true Goddess!"
"YUUGO SHOUKAN! APPEAR NOW! SUPREME QUEEN OF THE MOON - LUNALIGHT WHITE TIGER GODDESS!"
A radiant tower of light shot out of the Fusion Spiral and into the sky, and my new monster descended from the heavens. Ten arms with ten curved swords, two tails, long flowing ebony hair, and a coat of black and white tiger fur came into view as she slowly lowered her meditating form down to meet the two dragons. Her body was clothed in a golden breastplate and the rose colored robes of a hindu priestess, all the while she maintained the power and grace of the moon she embodied.
Lunalight White Tiger Goddess: Level 10/DARK/Beast-Warrior/Fusion/4000 ATK/4000 DEF
"RAAAAA! You're doing this on purpose!" The darkness growled. "You would have your reincarnations summon their Goddesses to remind me of our previous battle and rub salt on the wound you inflicted on me from my defeat!"
My inner soul, the spirit, the light, she told me told ignore him, and so I did.
She told me I could save Yuri so long as I unleashed the power of this Goddess, and so I remained entranced by her power.
"Lunalight Tiger Goddess will now bring an end to your Dragons! She can attack twice during this turn's Battle Phase, and furthermore, any Battle Damage you take from her attacks will be doubled! NOW, TIGER GODDESS! ATTACK STARVE VENOM CORRUPTION DRAGON AND END THIS DUEL! DANCING BLADES OF NIRVANA!"
"YOU! STANDARD! DEFEND YOUR OTHER HALF!" The Darkness commanded Yuya, and he obeyed.
"Activate Monster Effect!" Yuya snarled. "Defiant Dragon Magician! When my opponent attacks a Dragon Type Monster, I can Special Summon him from my hand in defense mode, and then he becomes the new target of the attack!"
My Goddess bathed herself in the light of the moon, causing each of her swords to glow a bright shade of blue, and then the Goddess charged, unleashing her wrath, but her attack was intercepted by a red robed magician with a dragon shaped headdress covering his face. Fast and invisible as a blur, the Goddess cut through the magician, destroying it.
Defiant Dragon Magician: Level 5/FIRE/Spellcaster/Pendulum/1700 ATK/2200 DEF
"Defiant Dragon Magician Effect Activate!" Yuya announced. "When he is destroyed by battle, all Dragon Type Monsters on the field gain 1000 attack points, and that means they are too strong now for you to defeat! You'll have to try harder than that!"
Odd Eyes Raging Dragon: 3000 + 1000 = 4000 ATK
Starve Venom Corruption Dragon: 3500 + 1000 = 4500 ATK
Under normal circumstances, I would curse the unfortunately luck, but the miasma shrouding my mind urged me forward, keeping me calm.
"I have no choice but to end my turn then."
And so the burden of facing the darkness passes to Ruri.
"My Turn Begins Now!" Ruri spoke in the same otherworldly impassive tone as I did. "Draw Card!"
"Special Summoning Monster! Lyrical Luscinia Turquoise Warbler! Her effect Special Summons herself when I control no monsters!"
Ruri's first monster appeared on the field, a tiny five year old girl in a green bird costume.
Lyrical Luscinia - Turquoise Warbler: Level 1/WIND/Winged-Beast/100 ATK/0 DEF
"Turquoise Warbler also Special Summons one Lyrical Luscinia Monster from my hand! Appear! Lyrical Luscinia Cobalt Sparrow!"
Turquoise Warbler summoned forth a second bird girl, this one clothed in brown.
Lyrical Luscinia - Cobalt Sparrow: Level 1/WIND/Winged-Beast/0 ATK/100 DEF
"Cobalt Sparrow adds a copy of herself to my hand when she is Special Summoned this way! Now I Normal Summon Lyrical Luscinia Sapphire Swallow! When She is Normal Summoned, I can Special Summon the Cobalt Sparrow I added to my hand, which in turn adds a third Sparrow to our hand as per her effect!"
Two more bird girls joined the battle field, a second brown one, and a new one with blue feathers.
Lyrical Luscinia - Sapphire Swallow: Level 1/WIND/Winged-Beast/100 ATK/0 DEF
"Fifth and Final Monster! Special Summoning by her own effect, Lyrical Luscinia Ruby Robin!"
Ruri assembled her fifth monster in the center of the growing bird flock, another bird girl with crimson feathers.
Lyrical Luscinia - Ruby Robin: Level 1/WIND/Winged-Beast/100 ATK/100 DEF
"Lyrical Luscinia Ruby Robin effect activate! We can add one Lyrical Spell Card to our hand for every two other Luscinias on the field. Since there are four Lyrical Luscinias on the field, I can add two spell cards, Lyrical Lusicinia - Bird Chorus, and Rank Up Magic Lyrical Force, and now that Bird Chorus is in my hand, I will activate it right now! I gain 500 lifepoints for every Lyrical Luscinia Monster on the field!"
Ruri: 2000 + 2500 = 4500
"The stage is set to stop you! With these 5 Level 1 Monsters, I shall construct the overlay network!"
"Innocent Birds with beautiful wings! Gather on the battlefield and take brilliant flight! XYZ SHOUKAN! APPEAR NOW! LYRICAL LUSCINIA ASSEMBLY NIGHTINGALE!"
The five birds vanished into the overlay network, conjuring the ace of Ruri's deck, a grown adult bird woman with a ball gown dress of feathers. A blue songbird's head served as the woman's crown, and the sleaves of the dress extended outward into a blooming set of blue wings with white tips.
Lyrical Luscinia - Assembly Nightingale: Rank 1/WIND/Winged-Beast/Xyz/0 ATK/0 DEF
Assembly Nightingale: 0 + 500 = 500 ATK
"Assembly Nightingale gains 500 attack points for every Xyz Material attached to her, but she will only be around momentarily!"
"Activate Spell Card, Rank Up Magic Lyrical Force! With this Spell Card, the overlay network will rebuild itself and Assembly Nightingale will evolve into a new Xyz Monster that is one rank higher! Assembly Nightingale! RANK UP XYZ EVOLUTION!"
"Beautiful Song of the Bird that flies in the darkest night! Become a united force and take flight to protect the ones I love!"
"XYZ SHOUKAN! APPEAR NOW! LYRICAL LUSCINIA - UNITED NIGHTINGALE!"
The overlay network appeared again, and Assembly Nightingale dove inside, allowing its power to transform her into a new monster. Ruri's upgraded nightingale soared out of the portal, sporting a red dress as opposed to the previous blue one. The songbird crown adorning her head was now replaced with a red eagle's face and silver armor adorned her chest. In addition to the red sleeves of her dress, a brilliant pair of silver metal wings sprouted out of her back, shining in the darkened sky.
Lyrical Luscinia - United Nightingale: Rank 2/WIND/Winged-Beast/Xyz/0 ATK/0 DEF
"With the power of Lyrical Luscinia United Nightingale, I can have her gain even more overlay units at the cost of one thousand lifepoints for each new material! So for the price of four thousand lifepoints, I can attach four Lyrical Luscinia Monsters from my deck to our United Nightingale, giving her a total of ten overlay units and causing her to grow even more powerful! United Nightingale gains 200 attack points for each overlay unit she has!
Ruri: 4500 - 4000 = 500
United Nightingale: 0 + 2000 = 2000 ATK (10 Overlay Units)
"United Nightingale Effect Activate! Once per turn, Nightingale can inflict damage to you equal to its current attack power! The target for this effect shall be Yuya!"
"I DON'T THINK SO!" The darkness roared, the grin on its translucent black form growing wider. "FUSION! DEFEND YOUR OTHER HALF!"
"Starve Venom Corruption Dragon Effect Activate!" Yuri sneered. "When my opponent activates a monster effect, Starve Venom Corruption Dragon can negate your monster effect! After that, the attack power of your monster becomes zero!"
United Nightingale: 2000 - 2000 = 0 ATK
"Ruri..." Shun coughed from the sidelines, struggling to get back up. "Please... Run!"
Ruri ignored him again, still under the effects of the Tranquility.
"I now use the effect of Chorus of Birds in our Graveyard! Since the only monster my side of the field is a Lyrical Luscinia Xyz Monster, I can banish Chorus of Birds and the Lyrical Force Spell Card from our Graveyard, we can add another Rank Up Magic Spell Card into our hand!"
"BEHOLD THE POWER OF OUR TRANQUIL MIND! WE ACTIVATE RANK UP MAGIC TRANQUIL FORCE!"
"This spell card works differently from other Rank Up Magic Spell Cards! The evolution of my monster depends on the amount of overlay units it possesses! Since Lyrical Luscinia United Nightingale has ten overlay units, I can use the power of Rank Up Magic Tranquil Force to summon a Rank 10 Xyz Monster!"
"WHAT?!"
"UNITED NIGHTINGALE! RANK UP EVOLUTION!"
"Beautiful Song of the United Bird flying in the darkest night! Become a divine force of brilliant radiance and take the shape of a true Goddess!"
"XYZ SHOUKAN! APPEAR NOW! SUPREME QUEEN OF BIRDS - LYRICAL LUSCINIA NIGHTINGALE GODDESS!"
"The overlay network exploded with power and fired a tower of light into the sky, and in a manner identical to the summoning of White Tiger Goddess, Ruri's New Monster descended down. She had changed her dress again to a long flowing gown of purple with golden embroidery, and now six golden mechanical wings adorned her back. She now wore the crowning headdress of a golden eagle and she sang a melancholic tune and she touched down to the ground.
Lyrical Luscinia - Nightingale Goddess: Rank 10/WIND/Winged-Beast/Xyz/4000 ATK/4000 DEF
"RAAAA! ANOTHER VILE GODDESS!" The darkness spat out of disgust. "And of all the four Goddesses you had to summon, it had to be that one!"
"You know what it does then! Nightingale Goddess Effect Activate! The effects of both of your dragons are negated and they lose 500 attack points for every overlay unit my Nightingale Goddess possesses! That is 5000 attack points stripped away!"
Starve Venom Corruption Dragon: 4500 - 5000 = 0 ATK
Odd Eyes Raging Dragon: 4000 - 5000 = 0 ATK
"RAAAAAAAAA! I TOLD YOU NOT TO INTERFERE! IT IS MY DESTINY TO REAWAKEN AND DESTROY EVERYTHING! WHY DO YOU CONTINUE TO OPPOSE ME?!"
The spirit within our souls assumed full control again and spoke through our mouths with her voice.
"DARKNESS OF RUIN, BEGONE! RETURN TO WHERE YOU BELONG!"
The shadow recoiled backward from the conviction in the spirit's words, but the creature holding the two dragon boys still remained defiant.
"RAY, MY QUEEN, MY DEARLY BELOVED GODDESS, YOU CANNOT KEEP ME LOCKED AWAY FOREVER! MY SOUL MAY BE SPLIT INTO FOUR, BUT MY DESIRE TO DESTROY AND ACHIEVE TRUE POWER LASTS FOREVER! I SHALL RETURN WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT!"
From the words of the darkness, the spirit gave pause and lowered her head.. Her reply came with a deep edge of sadness and regret.
"Zarc, my love, my king, as long you see destruction as the only answer to improving the world, then I can never be your queen."
"AS LONG AS I STAND, YOU SHALL STAY SEALED AWAY! LYRICAL LUSCINIA, NIGHTINGALE GODDESS, ATTACK ODD EYES RAGING DRAGON! AVIAN AUDACITY!"
The six wings on the Nightingale's back turned from gold to white, and a violent blast of wind rocketed out of the Goddess like a hurricane, tearing Yuya's dragon apart.
Yuya: 1500 - 1500 = 0 (LOSE)
Another Compulsion from the Spirit! Now is my chance!
"White Tiger Goddess Effect Activate! My opponent took battle damage, so she gains 500 attack points, and now because a monster was Special Summoned from the Extra Deck this turn, I can target one monster on my side of the field and immediately force it to do battle with my White Tiger Goddess!"
White Tiger Goddess: 4000 + 500 = 4500 ATK
"RAY! DON'T YOU DARE! YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE MY GODDESS! YOU LOVED ME! WHY DID YOU TURN AGAINST ME?! RAY!"
"WHITE TIGER GODDESS! ATTACK STARVE VENOM CORRUPTION DRAGON! DANCING BLADES OF NIRVANA!"
An instantaneous reaction! The White Tiger stood up from her meditation and leaped into the air, disappearing into a blur of wind. Ten times she sliced through the dragon's body, darting backwards and forwards as she stripped the beast of its power and landing behind it on her feet. The dragon fell to pieces and exploded, eliminating the last of the shadow's hold on the two boys.
Yuri: 3500 - 3500 = 0 (LOSE)
Winner: Selena and Ruri
Growling and snarling with the bitter taste of defeat, the darkness was forced to abandon its chance of revival. The rift disappeared in the sky like a needle and thread sewing a tear in a cloth, and the darkness sank back into the bodies of Yuya and Yuri, while the light of our inner soul vanished back into our bracelets.
"Wake up, Selena!" she whispered. "WAKE UP!"
"AH!"
My eyes shot open, and I woke up! Or at least I think I did! Was I even sleeping? It's as if I regained my senses in the same way as waking up from a dream!
But was it a dream?
"What happened?" I whispered as I darted around the area. I had no idea where I even was, or how I even got here!
My bracelet was glowing, I was in pain, and then I was seeing things, Yuya and Yuri dueling, a rift in the sky similar to the one in the Synchro Dimension, I could see Ruri coming towards me, and then...
Nothing...
What had just happened to me?
And where was...
"YURI!" I cried out as I found my answer. My eyes scanned the Battlefield and I saw three unconscious forms, Ruri, Yuya, and farthest from the other two, Yuri!
What happened when I was in that trance? Did we duel each other?
Did I hurt him?
"YURI!" I called to him again. I rushed over as fast as I could.
Please be alive. Please be alive. Don't you dare die on me!
"...lena...Selena..."
Oh Thank God! Whatever higher power is listening right now, Thank you! He's not dead! He's not dead!
"...lena...Selena..." still barely aware of his surroundings and badly injured, but alive.
"Ssssssshhhhhhh" I soothed him, stroking his face.
A few tears descended from my face and onto his.
"I don't know if you can even hear me, Yuri, but it's going to be alright. I promise."
"SELENA!"
The voice of Shun snapped me back to reality, but I didn't even bother to turn around.
"What is going on?!" He shouted as he propped himself up against the wall of the tower.
"What did you do to my sister? Why the hell was I back handed by a ghost, and why the hell are you tending to the injuries of the monster who kidnapped my sister?!"
Quick as a flash, I put my mask back on, reassuming the role of the villain who betrayed the Lancers. Shun wasn't supposed to know yet.
I have no answers to his questions. Whatever happened to him, he must have gotten hit pretty hard if he thinks a ghost attacked him.
Nothing else around me was my concern now, but I couldn't tend to Yuri's condition here, not with the prying eyes of vengeful Lancers upon me.
"Battle Beast! Call off your duel with Kaito and Edo and grab Ruri! We're leaving!"
"WHAT?!" Shun's head snapped back around to see the Battle Beast engaging his two fellow Lancers, but the Battle Beast forfeited under my orders and darted back to my side, picking Ruri up in his muscular arms and hoisting her over his shoulder.
"Oh that's right, you weren't here when I showed my true colors!" I told Shun. "Long story short, I am now back where I belong, with Academia, and through my betrayal, Yuzu shares the same fate as your sister!"
"You... what..." Shun breathed out, shocked beyond all belief, but his shock immediately turned to rage.
"I knew it! I KNEW IT!" Shun roared. "I knew a Fusion user like you could never be trusted! You come over here and Duel Me right now, you traitor!"
"As if I care what you think!" I spat at the broken falcon. "I don't know exactly what just happened, but you saw it with your own eyes! There is a greater power at work here, and Yuya, your sister, and myself are all at the center of it! Until I find out what that is, you will never see her again! Come, Battle Beast! Let's go!"
"NO!" Shun yelled. "You can't! I won't let you take Ruri again!"
I ignored him and reached into the pouch in my uniform to cover my escape. Shun was in no shape to stop me, but his two Lancer comrades were catching up fast, and I needed to lose them! Leo Akaba made sure to equip all of his students with the necessary tools of war, energy nets, electric stun guns, medical supplies and first aid kits, but I must admit, I've always wanted to use this particular trinket!
A smoke bomb!
Before Kaito and Edo could reach me, I threw the pellets, coating the entire area in thick fog. Shun and the other Lancers was reduced to a coughing fit as the Battle Beast took Ruri in one arm and Yuri in the other arm and we made our escape.
Hang on Yuri. I'll get you medical attention and then we can fight through this together. I don't even know if that darkness is gone for good, or even if it can be removed from you at all, but I'll be damned sure to see you back on your feet again. If that darkness even dares show its face again, it will regret it!
I'll protect you, Yuri. The Darkness won't touch you ever again.
Just Hang On... Please Hang On...
Author Made Cards:
Starve Venom Corruption Dragon: Level 10/DARK/Dragon/Fusion/3500 ATK/2800 DEF
1 Dragon Type Fusion Monster + 1 Level 7 or Higher Dragon Type Monster
Effect: Must be Fusion Summoned and cannot be Special Summoned by other ways. If this card is Fusion Summoned using a Synchro Monster you control as a Fusion Material, it gains the following effects.
When this card battles an opponent's monster, negate the effects of that monster and then this card gains ATK equal to that monster's original ATK until the End Phase.
Once per turn, during either player's turn, when your opponent activates a monster effect, you can negate the effects of that monster and reduce the ATK of that monster to Zero.
Lunalight White Tiger Goddess: Level 10/DARK/Beast-Warrior/Fusion/4000 ATK/4000 DEF
2 Lunalight Fusion Monsters
Effect: Must be Fusion Summoned and Cannot be Special Summoned by other ways. Cannot be targeted or destroyed by card effects. This card can make a second attack during each turn's battle phase. Any Battle Damage your opponent takes from battles involving this card is doubled. Each time your opponent takes Battle Damage, this card gains 500 ATK. Once per turn, during either player's turn, when a monster is Special Summoned from the Extra Deck, you can target this card and one face up monster your opponent controls. Negate the effects of the opponent's monster. The opponent's monster must Battle with this card during this turn's Battle Phase and it cannot leave the field until it does.
Lyrical Luscinia - Nightingale Goddess: Rank 10/WIND/Winged-Beast/4000 ATK/4000 DEF
3 or More (Max 5) Level 10 Monsters
Effect: When this card is Xyz Summoned, All monsters your opponent controls lose 500 ATK for each Xyz Material attached to this card. If this card has a Lyrical Luscinia Xyz Monster attached to this card, it gains the following effects.
Once per turn, during either player's turn, when your opponent Special Summons a monster, you can detach two Xyz Materials from this card. That monster loses 1000 ATK and then you gain 1000 lifepoints.
During either player's turn, if your opponent would activate a card or effect during the Battle Phase, you can detach two Xyz Materials from this card, negate the activation of that card or effect and gain 1000 lifepoints.
Lyrical Luscinia - United Nightingale: Rank 2/WIND/Winged-Beast/0 ATK/0 DEF
2 or More (Max 5) Level 2 Winged-Beast Type Monsters
Effect: This card gains 200 ATK for every Xyz Material attached to this card. Cannot be destroyed by battle. Once per turn, you can inflict damage to your opponent equal to this card's current ATK, but this card cannot attack during the turn you use this effect. During each of your End Phases, detach 2 Xyz Materials from this card. If this card has Lyrical Luscinia Assembly Nightingale attached to this card as an Xyz Material, it gains the following effects.
When this card is Xyz Summoned, you can attach up to 5 Lyrical Luscinia Monsters from your deck to this card as Xyz Materials, but you must pay 1000 lifepoints per monster.
Defiant Dragon Magician: Level 5/FIRE/Spellcaster/Pendulum/1700 ATK/2200 DEF (PENDULUM SCALE 3)
Pendulum Effect: When a Dragon Type Monster you control is targeted by an opponent's card effect, you can Special Summon this card from your Pendulum Zone and if you do, negate the activation of that card or effect and destroy it.
Monster Effect: When a Dragon Type Monster you control is targeted for an attack, you can Special Summon this card from your hand, and if you do, this card becomes the new target of the attack. When this card is destroyed by battle, all Dragon Type Monsters on the field gain 1000 ATK.
Lunalight Leopard: Level 4/LIGHT/Beast-Warrior/Pendulum/1900 ATK/500 DEF (Pendulum SCALE 2)
Pendulum Effect: Once per turn, when you Fusion Summon a Lunalight Fusion Monster, that monster gains ATK equal to the ATK of one of its Fusion Materials during the Battle Phase of the turn it is summoned.
Effect: When this card is Pendulum Summoned, you can reveal one Lunalight Fusion Monster in your Extra Deck. This card's name becomes that monster's name.
Lunalight Lynx: Level 2/LIGHT/Beast-Warrior/Pendulum/500 ATK/1900 DEF (PENDULUM SCALE 6)
Pendulum Effect: If you would Fusion Summon a Lunalight Fusion Monster, you can use this card in your Pendulum Zone as a Fusion Material for that Fusion Summon
Monster Effect: When this card is Pendulum Summoned, you can add one Polymerization from your deck to your hand. Once per turn, if you would Fusion Summon a Lunalight Fusion Monster while you control this Pendulum Summoned Card, you can use Lunalight Monsters in your Pendulum Zones as Fusion Materials for that Fusion Summon.
Lyrical Luscinia - Ruby Robin: Level 1/WIND/Winged-Beast/100 ATK/100 DEF
Effect: When a Lyrical Luscinia Monster is Special Summoned to your side of the field, you can Special Summon this card from your hand. When you do, you can add one Lyrical Spell Card from your deck to your hand for every two Lyrical Luscinia Monsters you control, except this card. You can only use the effects of Lyrical Luscinia - Ruby Robin once per turn.
Lyrical Luscinia - Bird Chorus: Quick Play Spell Card
Effect: Gain 500 Lifepoints for every Lyrical Luscinia Monster you control. During either player's turn. If the only monster you control is a Lyrical Luscinia Xyz Monster, you can banish this card and one Lyrical Spell Card from your Graveyard. Add one Rank Up Magic Quick Play Spell Card from your deck to your hand.
Rank Up Magic Lyrical Force: Quick Play Spell Card
Effect: Target one Winged-Beast Xyz Monster you control. Special Summon one Winged-Beast Xyz Monster from your Extra Deck that is one rank higher than that target. (The Special Summon is treated as an Xyz Summon. Xyz Materials attached to that target also become Xyz Materials on the new summoned monster)
Rank Up Magic Tranquil Force: Quick Play Spell Card
Effect: Target one Winged Beast Xyz Monster you control with 5 or More Xyz Materials. Special Summon one Xyz Monster from your Extra Deck whose Rank is equal to or less the total Number of Xyz Materials attached to that monster. (The Special Summon is treated as an Xyz Summon. Xyz Materials attached to that target also become Xyz Materials on the new summoned monster.)
Aggressive Fusion: Normal Trap Card
Effect: Activate only when your opponent Special Summons a monster from the Extra Deck. Fusion Summon one Dragon Type Fusion Monster using monsters you control as Fusion Materials. When that monster is Fusion Summoned Successfully, it immediately becomes the Battle Phase and the monster you Fusion Summoned must immediately Battle one monster your opponent controls that was Special Summoned from the Extra Deck.
Authors Notes:
PARDON ME! I need to barricade myself in my own home and hide from the angry mob of people who wanted ZARC to rise!
It's only the eighth chapter! It's too early for that!
And would you look at that! It appears Rin's Wind Witch - Winter Goddess from Chapter Three had a lot more relevance outside of being just Rin's ace! Look! Three More Goddesses! It's a party!
And yes you read correctly! In this story, The Bracelet Girls have their own equivalent of Berserk Mode, only it is the opposite of Berserk Mode, and appropriately named, Tranquil Mind. Formed by Ray's desire to protect rather than Zarc's desire to destroy.
Now before you start screaming that I did the bracelet cop out again! Keep in mind that Selena and Ruri had to defeat Yuri and Yuya instead of the bracelets teleporting them away. I think this is a lot more appropriate way of preventing Zarc from rising up, as it is the equivalent of Ray stepping into the battlefield herself in order to keep Zarc locked up.
So what did you think of the chapter? Did you like it? Did you not like it? Whatever your opinion may be, leave a review and let me know! They always brighten up my day and make writing stories like this one worthwhile!
Until Next Time! This is Nox Descious Signing Out!
