"Fuck you, it's not over just yet. It's my turn! I draw! I set 1 card and end my turn!" Yugi steps forward. "Then it's my turn now! I draw! From my hand, I summon Berry Magician Girl in attack mode! (Atk: 400, Def: 400) Next, I activate the effect of my Eternal Soul once again! Rise from your grave to serve your true master, Dark Magician, The Dragon Knight! (Atk: 3000, Def: 2500) I set 1 card and then I'll have My Dragon Knight attack Stardust Spark Dragon!" "I activate Stardust Spark Dragon's effect, making him unable to be destroyed by battle or card effects this turn!" The goon lets out a roar of pain as the energy from the attack washes over him. (LP: 4800) "And with that, I end my turn."
The goon stands back, brushing the attack off like it was nothing. "It's my turn now, I draw. I set 2 cards and end my turn there." I place my hand on top of my deck. "My turn now, It's time to end this! I draw! Shiranui Sunsaga, It's time to vanquish our opponents once and for all, GO, SHIRANUI STYLE SCORCHED SUN STRIKE!" Once again, Sunsaga's blade begins to glow as it turns white hot. With one fell swoop, he swings it down upon Haos's defenseless body. "Not just yet! I activate the trap card Limit code! While I have any Cyberse type Link Monsters in my graveyard, I can place a number of counters equal to the number of those monsters on this card and then Special Summon 1 'Code Talker' Monster from my extra deck! Appear now Link-3, Shooting Code Talker!" (Atk: 2300) "Very well then, Shiranui Sunsaga, Attack her monster instead!" Sunsaga quickly changes targets, spinning around to cut the newly summoned monster in half, sending waves of fire across the battlefield. Haos sinks to her knees in pain, as her Life Points drop again. (LP: 1300)
"You're only prolonging the inevitable Haos, and this is all truly pointless anyways. You're a talented Duelist, I can see that clearly, but you're young and naive if you think that I'm just going to let all the crimes you've committed go unpunished, because as a member of the Xeno Force, I cannot allow any injustice to escape unpunished. This is the last chance I'll give you to surrender peacefully." Haos looks up at me, her eyes filled with anger and pain. "Never. If I'm going to go down, I'm going to go down fighting till my last breath!" I bow my head in disappointment. "So be it then. I end my turn." "Good! That means it's my turn now! I draw! I set 2 cards and end my turn!" Yugi steps forward once more. "My turn, Draw! I summon from my hand Lemon Magician Girl in attack mode! (Atk: 800, Def: 600) I then activate her effect, Tributing Berry Magician Girl to special summon from my hand, Dark Magician Girl! Dark Magician Girl's effect activates! For every Dark Magician in my graveyard she gains 300 attack points! (Atk: 2300, Def: 1700) Now I activate the effect of my Eternal Soul once more, adding to my hand the spell card, Thousand Knives! I then activate my spell card to destroy your Stardust Spark Dragon!" "I activate Stardust Spark Dragon's effect, making it so that he cannot be destroyed by battle or card effect once this turn." "Then I'll simply have my Dragon Knight destroy it! Go Dark Magician, The Dragon Knight, destroy his monster!" Yugi's monster rears back, charging energy in it's mouth before it lets it loose. I watch, awestruck by the beautiful display of light before me, as the goon's monster is destroyed. (LP: 4300) "Now Dark Magician Girl, Attack him Directly! Go, Dark Burning Magic!" The goon is blasted back against a wall by the force of the attack. (LP: 2000) "With that, I end my turn!"
The goon struggles back to his feet again. "My turn, Draw. I activate my trap card, Call of the Haunted. This card allows me to special summon 1 monster from my graveyard in attack position. Come back to me, Stardust Spark Dragon." A bright flash of light fills the battlefield, and I'm forced to shield my eyes from it. When it disappears, I see that his monster has reappeared, sparkling as if truly covered in stardust. "Next, I activate my second trap card, Shooting Star. While I control a 'Stardust' monster, I can select 1 card on the field and destroy it. I select Dark Magician Girl. With that, I'll end my turn."
"My turn, I draw! From my hand, I summon Shiranui Spiritmaster! I then activate his effect, allowing me to special summon 1 level 4 or lower 'Shiranui' monster from my hand or graveyard! I special summon Shiranui Spectralsword from my graveyard! I now tune together my level 2 Shiranui spectralsword with my level 4 Shiranui Spiritmaster! Appear before us, oh ancient ancestor of the all powerful samurai, and lead us into the future of dueling with your knowledge and wisdom of the blade, SYNCHRO SUMMON! SHIRANUI SAMURAISAGA! (Atk: 2500, Def: 0) Now, it's time to wrap things up! Shiranui Samuraisaga, Attack Stardust Spark Dragon!" "What?!" The goon shouts in surprise. "That's right, I'm gonna make things easier for my partner and finish you off now!" "I activate Spark Dragon's effect, making him unable to be destroyed during this battle!" "Not good enough I'm afraid! Shiranui Sunsaga, Attack his Spark Dragon!" As Sunsagas blade pierces his dragon's chest, the goon falls down face first, unconscious. (LP: 1000) "Participant unable to continue dueling, therefor they are automatically disqualified. (LP: 0) "Now it's just us Haos, Time to finish things. I end my turn." For the first time since I've ever seen her, I almost think that I see genuine fear in her eyes.
"My turn, draw." I see her grimace as she looks down at the card she drew. "I activate my trap card, Recoded Alive! I banish 1 Link-3 Cyberse Link monster from my graveyard and Special summon 1 'Code Talker' from my extra deck. I banish Decode Talker from my graveyard and special summon Encode Talker. (Atk: 2300) With that, I end my turn."
"My turn then, I draw! I activate my Spell Card Monster Reborn! I can select 1 monster from any graveyard and special summon it to my side of the field! Return to me, DARK MAGICIAN! Now Dark Magician, The Dragon Knight, Attack her monster and bring this duel to an end! It's time to save my friends!" "I activate the quick-play spell from my field, Security Block! I can select 1 Cyberse type monster on my field and I take no battle damage during this battle, and it cannot be destroyed by battle!" "Then I'll have Dark Magician destroy it! Go, Dark Magic Attack!" Haos stands utterly still as her monster is destroyed and the shockwave washes over her. (LP: 1100) "Over to you partner. Let's finish this." "I couldn't agree more. Shiranui Sunsaga, end this duel and return everything to normal. Attack Haos Directly."
"It's over Haos. We've won." I say as I look down at her shivering body. "A deal's a deal. Take what you want and be done with it already." She says, her voice breaking. I walk around behind her, putting her hands behind her back and cuffing them together. "Haos Dedra, by the power entrusted to me by the Xeno Force, I hereby place you under arrest for 15 counts of card theft, and 12 counts of Temporal Tampering." I say in a monotone voice. I take no pleasure from this, but it needs to be done. In the quiet of the moment, I can almost make out the sounds of sobs, coming from Haos. I sigh and walk around to her front and kneel down in front of her. "Don't get me wrong about this, this is a part of my job. But you are a talented duelist, and a beautiful young woman." She looks up at me, her eyes filled with tears. But behind the tears, I can still see the hatred burning as fiercely as ever. "Shut up, I don't want to hear that from you. I know exactly what's going to happen to me as soon as I set foot in there." I shake my head and stare her right in the eye. "I don't know what happened to you in the past, or why you hate me so much, but I am sure of one thing. You won't be killed unless you are found guilty of something much worse than what you've done for sure. And if it comes down to it, you have my word as a duelist that I won't let anyone lay a finger on you more than what's required." It might have just been my imagination, but I could swear I saw the fire in her eyes die down a bit. She hangs her head again, and says nothing else. I stand up once more and turn to face Yugi. "Thank you for your help. It's been an honor to duel with the King of Games." I say with a smile. "Likewise, it was an honor dueling with you too. I underestimated you before the duel started, I apologize for that. You are truly much stronger than I had expected. Perhaps someday we can have a friendly match against each other?" Yugi says, holding out his hand. I reach out and take it, grasping it firmly. "Maybe, but for now this is goodbye. See you around Yugi. Come on Janice, let's go home." I say as I program the coordinates into my transceiver.
"Well done Jason. You actually managed to complete the mission without any mistakes this time. I'm impressed." I smirk slightly as the Chief says that, knowing that she won't ever know about my interactions with Yugi Mutou. "All in a day's work Chief. But what will happen to Haos now that she's in custody?" I ask out of curiosity. "She'll be interrogated of course for information on the whereabouts of her comrades and what exactly their plans are, but after that, she'll have her memory wiped and be returned back to the Link dimension, where she'll start a new life." I frown as I think back to what Haos said when we first met. "There's something that's been bothering me Chief, maybe you can help me with it." Her eyebrow rises up in mock surprise. "Oh? Let's hear it then." "When I first encountered Haos, she blamed us for the destruction of her home, me specifically, but she seemed to harbor the same feelings toward the rest of the force as well. She said to me: 'When I beat you, I will finally learn the truth about what happened to my home!' What did she mean by that?" For a while, nothing is said, and through the silence I can hear my coworkers rushing about the base, going from one place to the next. Finally, The Chief let's out a long sigh. "Look, Jason, you're worrying over nothing. Obviously, she was mistaken, there's only ever been 6 worlds, and I've never heard of one being destroyed. Or, more likely, she was manipulated into thinking that by the people she joined up with. She's young and impressionable, so it's not outside of the realm of reason." I nod my head in understanding. "Right, well thanks Chief. That's a load off my chest." I say quickly. "Mhm, no problem Jason. Now, why don't you go and get some R&R, I think you've earned it after all of this." "Right, I'll see you around Chief." I say as I exit the office, my heart pounding. She was obviously hiding something, and the only way I was going to get any real answers, was to go to the source. I make my way down to the detainment facility where we keep our newly captured prisoners, and stop at the front desk. After asking for a cell number, I make my way down the hall, until I see the person I'm looking for. "Alright Haos, Let's talk."
To be continued….
