Hoped you like the Christmas chapter even though it was kind of late. I feel like I'm hitting the breaking point and it feels like I can't finish this fanfiction. I want to give up not because I'm don't have the passion but because procrastination and depression is holding me down. So I'll show my middle finger to all the doubt and go against all of it. I really hope this works!
My Heart is the Reason
"Yuzu! Yuzu! Where did you go!?" Yuya yelled out running from the duel school and into the streets. "I don't have feelings toward Mieru, I swear! Where'd you go?" He eventually ran to a dark alleyway where he saw what looked like Yuzu crouched eating a rice ball.
"What are you doing over here, Yuzu?" Yuya asked as the feminine figure turned to him looking at him with green eyes staring back at him with a startled expression.
"Who are you!?" she asked activating her duel disk which had a different look from Yuzu's duel disk standing up with some crumbs of rice on her face. "Wait is that..."
"You are not Yuzu...she would never use a disk like that and her voice doesn't sound gruff...who are you?" Yuya asked analyzing more about the shadowed figure.
"But Yuri is in the Fusion Dimension...no...it looks like that other Xyz Remnant me and Barrett saw on the roof!" the girl realized in her mind as she came out from the shadows with a determined expression. She had purple hair in a ponytail with a yellow ribbon not not including two light blue bangs on the side of her head. She wore a red jacket with a yellow stripe and green-and-yellow star on the sleeves over a black shirt and a skirt with black shorts under it. Under that was she wore brown boots with a strap going over them. "I found you! Now you are going to tell me where the others Xyz Remnants are!"
"Xyz Remnants?!" Yuya exclaimed very confused.
"Don't deny it! Now you are going to duel me!" the green-eyed teen yelled.
"You are not talking about Yuto and Yuou aren't you?!" Yuya realized getting preped up for a fight before activating his disk. "You're from the Fusion Dimension?! I guess it's up to me do my part to stop you!"
"Duel!" they both shouted.
...
"I summon Moonlight Blue Cat (LV.4 ATK:1600 DEF:1200 Beast-Warrior/Dark)!" the purple-haired girl exclaimed as a blue feline-like creature with a artifact with a a red gem on it's left eye appeared on her side of the field in a offensive pose.
"Then I set two cards face down and end my turn!" she concluded as she slid two cards into her disk.
"Draw!" Yuya exclaimed as he drew a card. "With Scale 2 Entermate Sellshell Crab and Scale 6 Entermate Guitartartle, I set the Pendulum Scale! With this I can summon monsters with Levels 3 through 5 at the same time!" Two pillars of light appeared on Yuya's side occupied with a blue-shelled hermit crab with a bow tie on it's top and a blue turtle with a top half and it's bottom half replaced with a guitar.
"What's this?! A new summoning?!" the purple-haired girl exclaimed.
"It's called Pendulum Summoning and now I'm going to use it to beat you! Since I activated another card in my other Pendulum Scale with Sellshell Crab, I can draw one card!" Yuya explained as he drew Odd-Eyes.
"Entermate Springoose (LV.5 ATK:1100 DEF:2400 Winged Beast/Wind)! Entermate Handsome Liger (LV.4 ATK:1800 DEF:400 Beast-Warrior/Earth)! Entermate Fire Mufflerlio (LV.3 ATK:800 DEF:800 Scale:5 Beast/Fire)!" he chanted as a white goose wearing a tophat and tuxedo, two-legged, samurai-looking animal with a silver sword, and white lion with a mane of fire appeared on Yuya's field.
"What kind of duelist uses circus animals like that?! Dueling isn't about showing off, it's about war!" the girl spat out in disgust irritating Yuya.
"You're wrong! So they were right, you do like to hurt people! I always believed that dueling should be used to make people happy!" Yuya snapped back as he held his pendulum. "Not for things like violence and pain! I'm going to stop you right here!"
"Don't try to lecture me! We are fighting for a noble cause and I won't stand here as you ruin our reputation! Now shut up and finish your turn!"
"I guess I can't speak to you by my own words, then maybe my dueling will show you! Battle! Entermate Handsome Liger attack Moonlight Blue Cat!" Yuya commanded as the animal rushed at the blue furry in a downward slash as it counterattacked.
"I activate the Trap, Moonlight Dream! If you target a "Moonlight" monster for an attack, I can make your monsters lose 500 attack and defense until the End Phase!" Entermate Handsome Liger (ATK:1300)
"That's not all! All their effects are negated as well!" A purple fog surrounded them as Blue Cat slashed at Liger destroying it.
Yuya:3700
"Tch! I place one card face down and end my turn!" Yuya concluded before sliding a card into his disk.
"I guess you were wrong about your dueling! I will prove myself to the Professor now! Draw!" the girl exclaimed as she drew and glanced at it seeing Polymerization before smirking.
"I activate the Spell, Polymerization! I fuse together the Blue Cat in my field and Moonlight Black Sheep in my hand. Blue cat that prowls through the darkness! The beast lurking in jet-black darkness! Spiral into the moon's gravity and become a new power! Fusion Summon! Come to me! Beautiful beast that dances in the moonlight! Moonlight Cat Dancer (LV.6 ATK:2400 DEF:2000 Fusion/Beast-Warrior/Dark)!" she chanted as the blue cat and a blue-pale woman in a sheep's outfit came together in a portal before a feline-like woman wearing a exotic dress appeared brandishing a knife and golden hoops around it's body.
"Fusion..." Yuya murmered. "I better be careful."
"When I use Black Sheep for a Fusion Summon, I can return it back to my hand. Then I summon Moonlight White Rabbit (LV.2 ATK:800 DEF:800 Beast-Warrior/Dark)!" she continued as a pale woman wearing a black latex suit and a bunny head appeared wielding a hammer. "Thank's to her effect, she can return your face down card back to the hand!" The rabbit female used her hammer to break the ground removing Yuya's card in the process.
"Dammit! Now I don't have any protection!" Yuya thought getting worried.
"Then by tributing one "Moonlight" monster I control like White Rabbit, Moonlight Cat Dancer can attack all monsters you control twice. Battle! I'll attack your Entermate Fire Mufflerlion first!" the cat duelist commanded as Cat Dancer's hoops glew before launching blue energy at the lion hitting it as Yuya fell down by the blast.
Yuya:2100
"She is really tough!" Yuya commented as he got back up.
"During the first battle, your monster won't be destroyed but since Cat Dancer can attack twice, it will soon enough! Full Moon Cresta!" Cat Dancer put it's hands together as a bright circle appeared in front of them and shot the lion with a glow of light wiping out his lion.
Yuya:500
"Now it's time for your Springoose will suffer the same fate." she said as Cat Dancer cut through the tophat bird before exploding. "But since it was in defense mode, you won't take any damage! I end my turn!"
"Draw!" Yuya exclaimed frustrated as he placed his hand on top of his deck before a glow came from it as he drew it. "I activate the Spell Card, Pendulum Shatter! I can destroy two monsters in my Pendulum Scales and replace them with two from my deck! I choose Stargazer Magician and Timegazer Magician!" The crab and turtle dissapeared before the two magicians took their place."
"Give it up! You won't be able to beat me Xyz scum! Why are trying to cover who you really are?!" the green-eyed female yelled back.
"I'm not going to surrender. I'll show you the dueling that my father taught me!" Yuya said back before continuing.
"Serena-sama! Who are you dueling?!" another figure asked coming from a alleyway with a duel disk similar to the green-eyed girl with a gruff voice implying it was a male. "Is this the one of the Xyz Remnant we saw in the roof of LDS?"
"It's one of them for sure! I almost finished him Barrett, don't intervene." the girl now known as Serena said with a smirk. The man was very tall and buff covered by a green jacket and gray pants with a silver pendant on his neck. He also wore black shoes but the most interesting thing about him was his scars on his face and chest that was barely visible.
"Very well then, finish him off." the man said seriously. "May she make Academia proud by making this first step."
"Yuya! Yuya! Where did you go?! If you're listening I'm sorry that I embarrassed you and Yuzu! Please forgive me!" Yuou's voice called in the sidewalk before heading to Yuya's location. "I acted with no care for your sentiments or the feelings of the two of yo-" His voice trailed off after seeing what appeared to him two Fusion warriors with Yuya weakening. "Yuya...why is the mighty Barrett here?"
"Yuou, I need your help! They are from Academia!" Yuya told him as Yuou got over his shock and activated Yuto's disk since Reiji still had his.
"Right!"
"Serena continue with your duel! I will take care of him!" Barrett exclaimed activating his disk on Yuou before looking at him straight in the eyes. "So you are the one who defeated Yuri twice and lived to tell the tale...let us see your true potential!"
"I will make you pay for Heartland then when I'm through with you, she'll be next!" Yuou snapped back.
"Duel!" they both exclaimed.
"I'll go first! I activate the Field Spell, Aroma Garden!" Yuou started to say as grass started to grow beneath their feet as the wind carried the sweet scent of flowers. "Then I summon Aromage Jasmine (LV.2 ATK:100 DEF:1900 Plant/Light)!" As he said that Jasmine appeared on the field with her staff in a meditating pose.
"Then I activate Aroma Garden's effect! If I control an "Aroma" monster I gain 500 Life Points!" he explained as a green aura surrounded his body.
Yuou:4500
"Hmph! Barrett can easily deteriorate them very quickly! Such a pathetic tactic!" Serena thought smirking.
"When I gain Life Points, Jasmine allows me to draw an extra card!" he said as he drew a card. "Perfect! Since I have more Life Points than you Jasmine allows me summon Cactus Bouncer (LV.4 ATK:1800 DEF:300 Plant/Earth)!" A small-sized cactus with arms and hands appeared next to Jasmine in a offensive stance.
"What good will that do?" Barrett asked curiously.
"When Cacutus Bouncer is on the field, neither of us can Special Summon monsters!" Yuou explained intimidating Barrett and Serena a bit. "I place one card face down and end my turn!"
"Very interesting...Draw! Since you blocked my attempt to Fusion Summon with your monster, I will destroy it! I summon Panzer Sentinel (LV.4 ATK:1800 DEF:1200 Machine/Dark)!" A dark medium sized tank appeared on it's field.
"By giving up to attack this turn, Panzer Sentinel can destroy one monster on the field! I will destroy Cactus Bouncer!" Barrett commanded as the tank shot out a explosive shell at the cactus destroying it in a explosion with Jasmine caught in it.
"Jasmine!" Yuou exclaimed as Jasmine came out with a few scrapes and burns. "You're safe!"
"Then I activate the Continuous Spell, Beastborg Fusioner! With it, once per turn I can Fusion Summon a "Beastborg" monster by using monsters on the field and my hand! I fuse Panzer Sentinel and Battle Ox! War oxe who wields great strength and fury, bond with the superior mechanization of war to form new power! Fusion Summon! Appear here, Beastborg Oxe Blaster (LV.6 ATK:1700 DEF:1900 Fusion/Machine/Dark)!" he chanted as a bipedal oxe with black metal around it's body and metal coils going through it's body appeared in front of them. It's left arm had a gray laser gun on it.
"I just hope Shun or Shark can find me...it looks like I'm going against a official of Academia and not one of their soldiers." Yuou thought not afraid of what is in front of him.
"Then I activate its effect! By not attacking It can destroy one monster on the field and inflict damage to it's attack points! Destroy his petty monster!" The oxe charged it's cannon before firing at Jasmine destroying her.
Yuou:3900
"Even if Barrett couldn't attack with Panzer Sentinel's effect preventing him, he managed to sneak across and destroy his monster anyway. Such is expected by a Academia soldier." Serena thought as she put back her attention on Yuya.
"Swing, pendulum of souls! Draw an arc of light across the ether! Pendulum Summon! My monsters! Appear! Wondrous and beautiful dichromatic eyes! Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon (LV.7 ATK:2500 DEF:2000 Scale:4 Dragon/Dark)! Entermate Fire Mufflerlio (LV.3 ATK:800 DEF:800 Scale:5 Beast/Fire)! Entermate Sellshell Crab (LV.5 ATK:500 DEF:2500 Scale:2 Aqua/Water)! Entermate Spotlight Setter (LV.3 ATK:1600 DEF:1000 Scale:9 Warrior/Light)!" Yuya exclaimed as Odd-Eyes came onto his side with the white lion blue crab, and a small boy wearing a cape and hero mask carrying a black spotlight appeared.
"I destroyed Mufflerlio! How did you bring it back?!" Serena asked confused.
"That's a secret for later! Now it's showtime! I activate the Spell Card, Smile World! All monsters on the field gain 100 attack for each one out! Since there are five, our monsters will gain 500 attack points!" Yuya explained as many smiling faces from many colors appeared in front of them. Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon (ATK:3000) Entermate Fire Mufflerlio (ATK:1300) Entermate Sellshell Crab (ATK:1000) Moonlight Cat Dancer (ATK:2900) Entermate Spotlight Setter (ATK:2100)
"What's the point of that!?" Serena exclaimed getting very annoyed.
"Because now I can activate Spotlight Setter's effect! When your monster's attack changes, I can target one monster I control and boost it's attack points by how many monsters I control 300 each! I choose Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon! Since there are four monsters on my field, my Dragon's attack points will increase by 1200!" Yuya explained as Spotlight Setter aimed it's spotlight at the dragon making it grow a red aura around it's body. Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon (ATK:4200)
"Yuya is certainly not holding back at all...though I wonder if he realizes that Academia cannot be moved by anything." Yuou thought.
"Battle! Odd-Eyes will destroy your monster! When Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon attacks, I can activate Sellshell Crab's effect! Odd Eyes gains 300 attack points for every Pendulum monster I control! Since I have four, Odd Eyes will gain 1200 more attack points! Spiral Strike Burst!" Yuya commanded as Odd-Eyes jumped before unleashing a stream of fire at Cat Dancer. Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon (ATK:5400)
"I activate the Quick-Play Spell, Moonlight Flash! When a "Moonlight" monster is targeted for an attack, I can negate the attack and fuse it with another "Moonlight" monster from my hand!" Serena countered.
"I'm afraid this attack will go through! I activate Stargazer Magician's effect! When you activate a Spell Card when my monster is battling, I can negate your card's effect and set it back to it's original position. Horoscope Divination! When Odd-Eyes battles a Level 5 monster, the damage you take is doubled!" Yuya exclaimed as the white-robed wizard used it's staff to set Serena's spell back face down before Cat Dancer got blasted destroyed by the flame while Serena fell to the floor.
Serena:0
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"I lost to a Xyz scum?! How is this possible?!" she exclaimed unable to get up before Yuya walked up to her offering her his hand with a concerning look. She looked at him in disgust before slapping it away shocking Yuya.
"Serena-sama! Are you hurt?!" Barrett exclaimed as he deactivated his disk before looking at Yuou. "We will meet again! As for you Yuya Sakaki, I will face you one day!" He walked towards Serena grabbing her before pressing a button on it.
"Let go of me! I want a rematch right now! I don't care how you try to disguise yourself! You won't trick me!" Serena exclaimed as she struggled in Barrett's grasp.
"Are you running away from us?! Don't you care about finishing what you started?!" Yuou exclaimed as Barrett and Serena turned into blue particles before dissapearing entirely.
"Where did they go?" Yuya asked confused.
"Back to Academia, Yuya. I must go back to Yuto and the others but Yuya I'll make it up to you and Yuzu, I promise." Yuou responded before walking away.
"Wait!" Yuya exclaimed as Yuou paused.
"Thank's for saving me back there..." Yuya said with a smile before walking away.
"Yeah...anytime." Yuou said. A few minutes later, Yuya walked back to You Show meeting back with Tatsuya, Futoshi, Ayu, and Shuzo but Yuzu wasn't there with them rather in her room sniffling quietly to herself.
"He isn't lying...I do think of Yuya more than a friend...maybe more than my best friend. Why was I jealous when she hugged him...do I really love Yuya without me realizing it? I don't want this feeling to persist. I need to be set free." she said to herself hugging a pillow. "Maybe one day..."
(...)
"When is he meeting back here, Reiji-sama?" Nakajima asked Reiji as they were both in his office.
"He'll be here any minute now...all we must do is be patient. When we are in the other world monitor our health...I want to know of anything happens to our bodies." Rejii responded as he took a sip of water before the door opened with Yuou coming in.
"Alright let's do this." he responded grabbing his jar of "stardust".
"What the hell are you going to with a jar of cream?" Nakajima asked confused.
"It's not cream, it's the gateway to the other world! Is he coming with us, Reiji?" Yuou asked.
"No he will keep an eye on us. Should we expect anything on the other side?" Reiji responded before standing up.
"No, just my friends on the other side." Yuou said opening the jar before placing some of the mixture on his palm.
"I see. So all we must do is place some of this on one of our hands?" Reiji said doing the same.
"Then you squeeze it." Yuou told him before pressing the cream with his fingers before falling down shocking the two.
"What on Earth? He went limp..." Nakijima said a little surprised.
"So I shall follow...remember keep Reira away." Reiji said back before falling down himself closing his eyes. When he opened them he saw he was near a lake and some trees.
"Amazing...this so this is the realm of the monsters. It's such a beautiful place..." Reiji said to himself before standing up. Looking around, Yuou wasn't in sight but a few different penguins in the water resting and eating fish and a black baby dragon with red eyes drinking water from the lake.
"Pretty interesting isn't it? You will see more as we go back." Yuou said walking towards him with Dance, Ariel, and the "Aroma" sisters by his side.
"So this is the person who wanted to see our world...he certainly doesn't seem very hostile." Dance commented looking at Reiji with a curious look.
"Hey wait for me! I'm important too!" Emilia exclaimed coming out of some bushes. "Why did you come back anyways? What's going on?"
"There is a human who wanted to see the other world." Dance responded back.
"Oh, another? Yuou-chan you didn't come back with Rio, did you?"
"No, why?" Yuou said before Emilia hugged him.
"Because, I was hoping to do this..." she said before trying kiss him before Jasmine split them apart.
"Control yourself! You are embarrassing sometimes!" Dance snapped.
"Maybe so, but you are a pest when it comes to doing things a specific way."
"Well...onto important matters. What does he exactly seek from this world?" Dance said turning to Yuou.
"I came to see for myself the world and what powers it has...such as the "Rehension" that your friend is able to do." Reiji responded before touching his deck as a dark figure on top of a throne that looks like a monarch appeared to them weakly. "I demand a duel."
"Duel?!" Yuou exclaimed surprised.
"That is what I said...you told me the strength of the monsters comes from the teamwork and bond you both share. So why not prove it in a duel?" Reiji explained. "So will you give me your all?"
"I never expected this from a person like you, very well then. I'll du-" Yuou started to say before Emilia got in front of them.
"No! Duel me instead! I've been itching to duel another person!" Emilia exclaimed as she turned her staff into a duel disk with with a aquamirror dangling on it.
"That is fine, it doesn't matter though. But aren't you a duel monster?" Reiji asked as he activated his disk.
"Yeah, but what does that matter? Anyway's let's do this!"
"Duel!" they both shouted.
...
"I'll go first! With the Scale 1 D/D Savant Copernicus and the Scale 8 D/D Savant Nikola, I Set the Pendulum Scale! With this, I can Summon monsters with Levels 2 through 7!" Reiji exclaimed as a orb that looked like the sun covered by a metal orbit and a stone-like figure with a red orb in it's chest appeared on both sides of him in two pillars of blue light.
"Pendulum? I thought only Yuya was the only one that can Pendulum Summon." Yuou thought surprised seeing his scales.
"What is this? I never heard of a Pendulum Scale." Dance asked very curious.
"This is Pendulum Summoning...you can summon monsters from your hand as long as their levels are between their scales...but Yuya was the only one to possess them. I don't know how Reiji got his hands on it though..."
"I see, I better take notes on it then. Emilia certainly has her work cut out for her." Dance said before looking back at Ariel before she passed her a leather book and a feather pen.
"Interesting, show me what you got for me..." Emilia teased not intimidated.
"Grand power that shakes my very soul, arise within me and become a new light that rends the darkness. Pendulum Summon! Come before me, my monsters! D/D Lilith (LV.4 ATK:100 DEF:2100 Fiend/Dark)! D/D Cerberus (LV.4 ATK:1800 DEF:600 Scale:6 Fiend/Dark)!" Between the two pillars of blue light was a plant-like creature with green tentacles and a three-headed dog with red eyes and blue fur appeared in front of Reiji.
"Then I overlay D/D Lilith and D/D Cerberus! In order to subjugate all that resides in this world, now, descend onto the peak of the world! Xyz Summon! Be born! Rank 4! D/D/D Wave King Caeser (Rank:4 ATK:2400 DEF:1200 Fiend/Water)!" he chanted as the two monsters came together before a purple-armored humanoid wielding a metal sword appeared.
"That's all you have for me?" Emilia taunted.
"No, I have plenty more than that." Reiji said calmly. "Then I summon D/D Nighthowl (LV.3 ATK:300 DEF:600 Tuner/Fiend/Dark)!" A small-sized dark portal-like creature with a large jaw and yellow beady eyes appeared in front of him.
"When it's Normal Summoned, I can summon a D/D monster from my Graveyard! I'll bring back Lilith!" he explained as the plant-like creature took it's side next to Nighthowl. Then I tune Level 3 D/D Nighthowl with Level 4 D/D Lilith! Howls that tear through the night. Gain the swiftness of a gale and become the cries of a newborn king! Synchro Summon! Be born! Level 7! D/D/D Gust King Alexander (LV.7 ATK:2500 DEF:2000 Synchro/Fiend/Wind)!" he chanted once more as Nighthowl turned to three green rings before enveloping Lilith's body as the two turned into a knight with a green cape and blue orbs around it's body.
"A Synchro Summon too?!" Emilia exclaimed surprised walking a few steps back. Yuou and Emilia looked in shock doing the same.
"I wonder if he knows all the summoning methods like me..." Yuou pondered.
"Want to see more? I activate D/D Swirl Slime's effect from my hand! I can use it and another monster from my hand for a Fusion Summon! I will fuse it with D/D Pandora! Arcane swirl that takes in all forms! Engulf the chest of misfortune and sins and give birth to a new king! Fusion Summon! Be born! Level 6! D/D/D Flame King Genghis (LV.6 ATK:2000 DEF:1500 Fusion/Fiend/Fire)!" he shouted as a clay humanoid with a red sword and shield appeared in front of them.
"Fusion too?!" Emilia yelled as she gulped.
"I place one card face down and end my turn!" Reiji concluded. "If I want to bring my monsters outside of the battlefield, it looks like I need to summon them more often."
"Don't think you will get past me that easily. You must know that I am one of the masters of guide the line of Ritual! Draw! I will secure my victory with this! By sending Gishki Vanity to the Graveyard, you cannot anything when a "Gishki" Ritual Spell is activated or when a "Gishki" Ritual monster is summoned!" Emilia explained bravely as she slid a card into her disk.
"So she is a Ritual user...I wasn't expecting this." Reiji thought to himself. "I'll try to hold out then."
"Then I activate the Spell, Moray of Greed! I can shuffle back two Water monsters from my hand to the deck to draw three cards!" Emilia exclaimed as she shuffled two cards back to her deck. "Ah, just what I needed! I summon Gishki Beast (LV.4 ATK:1500 DEF:1300 Beast/Water)!" A aquamarine beast with golden horns and webbed feet appeared in front of her wearing a aquamirror on it's neck.
"When it is Normal Summoned, I can bring back a level four or lower "Gishki" monster from my Graveyard! Come back, Gishki Vanity (LV.2 ATK:1000 DEF:200 Aqua/Water)!" A raven-haired man wearing a black robe and a aquamirror on his neck appeared next to Gishki Beast. After that, I activate the Spell, Ritual Studying! I can send the top four cards of my deck to the Graveyard so I can add any Ritual Spell from my deck to my hand!" Emilia explained as she placed four cards into her Graveyard before smirking.
"Oh, since I sent Gishki Cato to the Graveyard, I can check the top four cards of my deck and add a "Gishki" monster from them and shuffle the rest back! Perfect!" she exclaimed as she grabbed a card from the four and added it.
"The one who witnesses the ascendancy of Ritual shall be me! I activate the Ritual Spell, Gishki Aquamirror! Beckoning queen of the frozen land touched by the spell of the dark fiend, be born from the mirror that holds our honor! Ritual Summon! Level 6! Evigishki Gustkraken (LV.6 ATK:2400 DEF:1000 Ritual/Aqua/Water)!" Emilia exclaimed as she made a aquamirror as the two mirrors of Beast and Vanity glew before the two dissapeared into it before a dark-tentacle creature with a copy on it's upper half appeared in their place.
"She became the monster itself?!" Reiji exclaimed very surprised.
"Hahaha, that's right! You should've left dueling to the queen! Now when I'm summoned, I can check two cards from your hand and add one back to your hand!" Emilia explained as she raised her hand before a rush of water hit two of Reiji's cards revealing them. "Let's see here...you expected me to summon a monster so next turn you can weaken it and get over it. You never used any of these Spells before...I bet you were going to surprise me. This is easy to get around, I'll shuffle back the Continuous Spell, Illegal Dark Contract with the War God!"
"Very well then..." Reiji said calmly sending the card back to his deck. "I was going to ambush her with it but it doesn't look like I will be able to surprise her anymore. If she is strong as she says, she can be a great friend for the battle against Academia."
"Battle! I'll attack D/D/D Flame King Genghis! God's Wave!" Emila exclaimed raising her hand before a rush of water came at Reiji's monster.
"I activate the Continuous Trap, Dark Contract with the Witch but I take 1000 damage during my Standby Phase! During your turn, all D/D monsters I control gain 1000 ATK!" Reiji countered as a dark aura surrounded his monsters. D/D/D Flame King Genghis (ATK:3000) D/D/D Wave King Caeser (ATK:3400) Gust King Alexander (ATK:3500)
"That won't matter to me, I activate the Quick-Play Spell, Ancient Shard of the Aquamirror! Normally when I control a Water monster, I can banish one card on the field. But since I control myself, I can banish one card and deliver points of damage equal to the highest attack of the monster on the field! So say goodbye to your Dark Contract first!" Emilia explained as a shard of glass came from her hand to Reiji's trap card destroying it. D/D/D Flame King Genghis (ATK:2000) D/D/D Wave King Caeser (ATK:2400) Gust King Alexander (ATK:2500)
"Since your Alexander has the most attack point, you will lose 2500 of your Life Points!" The same shard that destroyed Reiji's card exploded.
Reiji:1500
"Then my attack still continues!" The rush of water hit Flame King Genghis head-on destroying it as Reiji withstood the force.
Reiji:1100
"At the end of your Battle Phase, I can use one Xyz Material to bring D/D/D Flame King Genghis back! However at my next Standby Phase, I take 1000 points of damage for it." Reiji said as the humanoid knight consumed a Over
"Finally I place two cards face down and end my turn!" Emilia concluded. "How is that for a first turn?! Are you impressed with me Yuou-chan?"
"She certainly isn't holding anything back. This Reiji must be strong to overcome what she has in store." Dance commented while still taking notes.
"I agree with you there, but this is the first time I have seen him duel so maybe he has more tricks in his sleeve." Yuou said back.
"I forgot to ask this to you, but did you tell Rio and the others about this visit of his?"
"Yeah, I told them. Right now, they are practicing and taking sometime to see the city."
"I see."
"Draw! During my Standby Phase, I take 1000 damage by Wave King Caser's effect!" Reiji explained as a volt of lightning came from the sky shocking his body but Reiji stood still.
Reiji:100
"Why would you go through the effort of summoning something back if it is going to hurt you?" Emilia asked.
"Easy, miss. I activate the Continuous Spell, Dark Contract with the Dark Angel! Since I have less Life Points than you, I can send a card from my hand to the Graveyard and draw two!" Reiji explained as he slid a card into his Graveyard before drawing again. "I'll attack! Alexander destroy her!" Alexander rushed at Emilia raising his sword.
"Bad mistake! I activate the Continuous Trap, Aquamirror Inspirit!" Emilia countered as a copy of Alexander appeared taking the hit with it's own before dissapearing.
Emilia:3900
"What happened to the attack?" Reiji asked confused.
"By adding back a Water monster from my Graveyard to my deck, I can prevent myself from destruction. Your effort was useless! Hahahaha-" Emilia said laughing before Reiji laughed as well. "Why are you laughing?"
"It's been a while since I have fought a duelist who put a challenge in front of me! I will now face you with my full strength!" Reiji exclaimed proudly. "Now Wave King Caeser attack her!" The humanoid knight ran at Emilia shocking her.
"I have more attack points than your knight, what are you thinking?!" she screamed as Caeser slashed at her causing an explosion. Out from it came Emilia and Caeser with one of her tentacles holding him back then pushing him back. D/D/D Wave King Caeser (ATK:4800)
Emilia:1500
"Eh, what the hell happened? I should have taken it down with the rest of your Life Points." Emilia said confused.
"By sending D/D/D Heir Solomon (LV.3 ATK:1000 DEF:1300 Fiend/Dark) from my hand to Graveyard, I can double the attack points of a D/D monster I control." Reiji explained before smiling. "Now you can't activate Aquamirror Inspirit anymore since you have no more water monsters in your Graveyard."
"He got her, it's such a surprise. I only won because I tricked her but here I see that he stood over her." Yuou said as Dance nodded.
"By using her resources quickly and playing laid back made her defenseless unless that card she placed down was also to help her." she said.
"I activate D/D Savant Nikola's effect! By discarding a D/D/D monster, D/D/D Flame King Genghis will gain 2000 attack and defense points until the End Phase!" Reiji exclaimed as the fire warrior grew a red aura around it's body. D/D/D Flame King Genghis (ATK:4000)
"Finish her! Fire Stroke!" he commanded as the humanoid unleashed a slash of fire at Emilia.
"Not yet! I activate the Trap, Delayed Recovery! I gain 1000 Life Points when it activates!" she countered as the fire hit her making her dissapear before reappearing back in her normal form.
Emilia:900
"When it resolves, I gain 200 Life Points for every card on the field. Since there is six cards, I'll gain back 1200 Life Points!"
Emilia:2100
"I place three cards face down and end my turn At this time Genghis and Caeser's attack points return to normal!" Reiji concluded. "You certainly can hold your own. But for how long?" D/D/D Flame King Genghis (ATK:2000)
"Long as I have to! Draw!" Emilia exclaimed as she looked at the card with great concern. "I summon Gishki Noellia (LV.4 ATK:1700 DEF:1000 Spellcaster/Water)!" A woman that looked similar to a witch with her own aquamirror staff and clam neckpiece appeared. "When she is Normal Summoned, I can excavate the top 5 cards from my deck and discard any "Gishki" monsters and Ritual Spells to the Graveyard and put the others back in the bottom of my deck!" she explained as she did just that.
"Thank's to Aquamirror Inspirit; when I shuffle cards back to my deck, I can add one Spell Card from my Graveyard to my hand. I'll add back Gishki Aquamirror!
"I activate Double Summon which allows me to summon again! I summon Gishki Marker (LV.4 ATK:1600 DEF:1200 Aqua/Water)!" she continued as a octupus-faced warrior with a trident and a sword on one of it's tentacles appeared. When it's summoned, I can add one "Gishki" Ritual Spell or monster back to my hand! I add Gishki Photomirror then activate it!" A mirror appeared in front of Emilia with a red aura before sucking the life from her.
"Not again! Why is she hurting herself?" Yuou asked in fearful tone.
"Emilia! Stop!" Dance demanded worried about her.
"Yuou, I told you I can handle it! Now by paying my 500 Life Points for each level the Ritual monster I want, I can summon it! Fury of the defiant queen who wields the crown, take your place here! Quell out the outsiders! Ritual Summon! Level 4! Come forth, Gishki Psychelone (LV.4 ATK:2150 DEF:1650 Ritual/Fiend/Water)!" Emilia chanted as a black fish-skinned woman with wings on her back and a squid as a tail having a appearence to Noellia appeared in front of her wearing a unwavering look at Emilia.
Emilia:100
"Now they both have 100 Life Points." Yuou commented.
"I activate the third effect of Aquamirror Inspirit! By sending it to the Graveyard, I can draw a card for every Water monster I control plus one! Since I control 3, I can draw four cards!" Emilia exclaimed as she smirked still a little uneasy.
"I activate Gishki Aquamirror! I use Noellia and Marker to summon another friend of mine. Howl of the marine giant with sharp claws. Lash from the depths of the deep dark sea, strike fear to our adversary! Ritual Summon! Level 8! Acscend from tranquility, Evigishki Soul Ogre (LV.8 ATK:2800 DEF:2800 Ritual/Aqua/Water)!" she chanted as a rush of water came from the sky by a aquamirror hitting the ground before a tough-skinned creature with a aquamirror on it's chest.
"Two Ritual monsters in the same turn?" Reijji asked.
"I activate Soul Ogre's effect! By discarding one "Gishki" monster from my hand to the Graveyard, I can shuffle one face-up card you control to the deck. Say goodbye to Alexander! Tidal Surge! " Emilia commanded as Soul Ogre shot out a blast of water from the mirror striking Alexander making him dissapear. "Then I use Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy one of your face-downs."
"Battle! Soul Ogre will destroy your Genghis! Tyrant Crushing!" she continued as Soul Ogre tried to grab the flame humanoid before a red shield came over it.
"I activate two traps! First is the Continuous Trap, Dark Contract with the Cursed Skeleton! During the Battle Phase, D/D monsters cannot be destroyed by battle or by card effects! Not only that you take damage to your monster's attack points! The second is the Continuous Trap, Spirit Barrier! When I control a monster, I won't take any damage! This is game!" Reiji countered as the shield shattered to many pieces at Emilia.
"You got to kidding me, this is all you have for the Ritual master?! I activate the Quick Play Spell, Arrivalrivals! I can Normal Summon in the Battle Phase! So I'll summon myself to the battlefield! Come fight for yourself, Gishki Emilia (LV.4 ATK:1600 DEF:800 Spellcaster/Water)!" Emilia exclaimed as a copy of herself appeared intercepting the pieces with a blast from her staff.
"Why didn't you take any damage? Unless..."
"Yup! I can negate all Traps until the End Phase! You did give me a challenge! Since Cursed Skeleton's effect is negated, Soul Ogre's attack continues!" Emilia exclaimed as Soul Ogre grabbed Genghis and crushed him.
Reiji:0
...
"He lost...I wonder what was his other face-down. Was it also a trap?" Yuou wondered as he, the Aroma sisters, and Dance walked to Reiji.
"She is certainly strong from what I can determine." Reiji said to him. "Would they fight against Academia?"
"Absolutely not!" Yuou exclaimed. "My friends can't be involved!"
"Yuou-chan...I don't understand why you won't let us." Emilia said sadly.
"Because if this realm is discovered, they might..." Yuou paused as Dance put her hand on his shoulder.
"This world is far past their knowledge and the only way in and out is through us. They would never get in." she said.
"I hope not. As for your offer, we tried to ask Yuou-chan if we can go fight a few times, but he keeps insisting we stay here." Emilia explained.
"It's for your own good." Yuou said
"Well I guess there is no point at changing your opinion at the moment. I will start practicing right away." Reiji said before activating his disk again. After two hours, Yuou and Reiji went back through the portal into their bodies.
"I better get going, I still need to do something." Yuou said before walking away spoting Reira coming to the office. "Hey there, Reira. I'll see you later." Reira nodded before running to Reiji.
"I will see you soon and your friends as well. Take care." Reiji said before standing up. Nakajima was sitting in a chair watching them from the beginning.
"Did you learn anything?" he asked.
"I picked up rather quickly." Reiji said as he touched his deck before a solid version of Genghis appeared as Reira looked in surprise and fear.
Yuou walked back to their room to see Shark and Shun sitting together in a table with some bags with them as the two were practicing.
"What's with the stuff?" Yuou asked walking in and placing a apple pie on the table.
"It's some groceries we picked up in a market. Rio wants to make something to eat today." Shark said back before looking up. "What were you doing today? Was it your meeting with Reiji?"
"Yeah, I need to go. I'll see you later." Yuou said before leaving again.
"Where is he going?" Shun asked.
"I don't know. He never told me." Shark responded.
"He's up to something...and I'm going to find out what." Shun said.
(...)
Rio at the moment was with Yuto dueling alongside the pier with ships full of people. The two were collecting a crowd of people who decided to watch them.
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Rio:1400
Ice Beast Zerofyne (OV:0) equipped with Xyz Unit and two face-downs.
Yuto:600
Dark Rebellion Resistance Dragon (OV:1 *effect negated*) and one face-down.
"So what are you going to do now, Yuto?" Rio teased. Ice Beast Zerofyne (ATK:3200)
"That's easy! I activate the Trap, Xyz Artillery Unit! If I control a Xyz monster, I can equip this to a monster I control like Resistance Dragon! It gains 800 ATK!" Yuto answered as a black mounted laser cannon attached itself to his dragon. Dark Rebellion Resistance Dragon (ATK:3400)
"I activate the Continuous Trap, Ice Chain! When it's activated, I can summon a Level 4 or lower Water monster from my hand! I'll summon Blizzard Astrapia (LV.4 ATK:1800 DEF:100 Winged Beast/Water)!" Rio countered as a purple-headed bird with blue and black wings appeared. "When it's Special Summoned, it can halve the attack points of all your monsters!" The bird shot out a small whirlwind at Dark Rebellion irritating it. Dark Rebellion Resistance Dragon (ATK:1700)
"That won't matter! Artillery Unit allows me to target one monster you control and destroy it! When I do, I can inflict half it's attack points as damage. I'll destroy Zerohymn!" Yuto exclaimed as Dark Rebellion arched it's back as the cannon fired a blast of blue plasma at Zerohymn.
"I activate my second Trap, Frozen Wall! All Water monsters I control can't be destroyed by battle or card effects this turn and in exchange you take no damage this turn!" Rio exclaimed as a wall of ice came over Zerofyne blocking the blast.
"Then I'll take a different approach! I'll attack Astrapia! Punishing Lightning of Disobey!" Yuto commanded as his dragon crashed into her monster.
"Astrapia has more attack points than Resistance Dragon!" Rio reminded as Yuto's dragon was destroyed by a dozen shards of ice.
Yuto:500
"Now I activate the Quick-Play Spell Card, Dragon's Fall! Since a Dragon-Type monster is destroyed this turn, I can activate this from the hand immediently! I can bring Dark Rebellion back and we take half it's attack points as damage!" A portal appeared in front of Yuto before Dark Rebellion appeared before the vortex shot a bolt of lightning at Rio dropping her.
Rio:0
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"That was certainly very worthwhile." she said getting up.
"I suppose it was. We better head back before Shun and your brother get worried." Yuto responded.
"Right." Rio said before following Yuto. "I wonder where Yuou went. By now, he should be done meeting Reiji."
"We'll find out when we get there." Yuto said before walking away.
(...)
Yuou a few minutes later made his way to the dueling arena as the sun started to set. In there he saw Gongenzaka training with Yaiba.
"Ah you came for our challenge! Here I thought you were going to chicken out." he said as he saw Yuou walk to him.
"I'm not a coward! Now it's time to see who is the true king of Synchro!" Yuou exclaimed before looking at Gongenzaka. "Gongenzaka isn't it? What are you doing here?"
"I came to train my skills at Steadfast Dueling! With Yaiba's assistance, I will make my own path at greatness." he responded boldly.
"I see, I hope you succeed then."
"Enough with the small talk! I hope you enjoy adreneline because I activate the Action Field, Searing Land!" Yaiba exclaimed as he and Yuou were consumed by a desert and a orange sky with many flaming rocks coming from the sky hitting the land.
"What the hell? A Action Duel?" Yuou said confused.
"Of course! Action Dueling is the most famous summoning in Maiami! Now get prepared to get beaten to a pulp! You shouldn't have come!"
"We'll see about that! Duelists locked in battle!" Yuou argued as he activated Yuto's disk once more.
"Kicking the earth and dancing in the air alongside their monsters!" Yaiba continued doing the same.
"They storm through this field!"
"Behold!"
"The newest and greatest evolution in Dueling!"
"Action Duel!" Yaiba and Yuou exclaimed.
...
"I'll make the first move! Pay close attention! First I summon XX-Bogart Knight (LV.4 ATK:1900 DEF:1000 Beast-Warrior/Earth)!" Yaiba exclaimed confidently as a armored bull-like man with a red cape appeared.
"When it's Normal Summoned, I can summon a "X-Saber" monster along with it! I call out XX-Saber Fullhelmknight (LV.3 ATK:1300 DEF:1000 Tuner/Earth/Warrior)!" A blonde woman wearing a orange palidan outfit appeared next to Bogart Knight.
"You're going to Synchro Summon..." Yuou said plainly.
"I tune Level 3 Fullehelm Knight with Bogart Knight! Wielder of crossed blades of light, fight in this burning battlefield! Synchro Summon! Come forth! Level 7! X-Saber Souza (LV.7 ATK:2500 DEF:1600 Synchro/Warrior/Earth)!" Yaiba chanted as a large tan man with a six-pack and tattered red cape with armplates and leg plates wielding two iron swords appeared.
"Is that all you have for me?" Yuou asked as a meteorite came at him. He quickly dodged it by moving backwards. "Are these rocks going to be hitting us during the duel?!"
"That's the best part about this action field! Inside each one is a action card, so you must be pretty quick to get them!" Yaiba explained. "And who said I was going to be done there?! I activate the Spell, Gottoms' Second Call! When I control a "X-Saber" Synchro monster, I can bring back Fullhelm Knight and Bogart Knight!"
"Then I activate the Spell Card, Reinforcements from the Army to bring X-Saber Uruz to the hand!" he continued as he added a card to his hand. "When I control two or more "X-Saber" monsters on the field, I can summon XX-Saber Faultroll (LV.6 ATK:2400 DEF:1800 Warrior/Earth)!" a buff white-haired man with a red cape wielding a super-large sword appeared.
"I activate the Spell Card, Offering to the Kings! I can send a Level 3 or lower monster from my hand to the Graveyard and one monster I control gains the ATK of that monster until the End Phase! So I'll send X-Saber Ragigura (LV.1 ATK:200 DEF:1000) to the Graveyard with 200 attack added to Souza!" X-Saber Souza (ATK:2700)
"What good will that do?" Yuou asked. "200 attack isn't very much, else you are setting for something else." Yuou commented as a fireball landed near Yaiba.
"You aren't as dumb as I thought you were!" he responded grabbing his sword before cutting the rock into two as a card came between the two pieces. He grabbed it and started running. "I activate the Action Card, War Cry! All monsters I control gain 600 attack and defense until your End Phase." X-Saber Souza (ATK:3300) XX-Saber Faultroll (ATK:3000) XX-Bogart Knight (ATK:2500) XX-Saber Fullhelmknight (ATK:1900)
"This is so boring..." Yuou said tired as Rio and Yuto came into the stadium seeing Gongenzaka watching them.
"Why is he dueling him?" Rio asked as they took a seat next to Gongenzaka.
"I activate Faultroll's effect! I can summon a "X-Saber" monster from my Graveyard, come back XX-Saber Ragigura! Shut up! I'll tune Level 3 XX-Saber Fullhelmknight with Ragigura! Swing the holy lance that cuts through the battlefield! Synchro Summon! Reveal yourself! Level 4! XX-Saber Kyoko (LV.4 ATK:1700 DEF:300 Synchro/Warrior/Earth)!" Yaiba chanted as another Synchro monster appeared. It was a gray-haired female wearing a shogun top and miniskirt wielding a silver lance.
"She gains 600 ATK with War Cry! Then I place one face down and end my turn!" he concluded before smirking. "Let's see you get past that." XX-Saber Kyoko (ATK:2300)
"Draw!" Yuou yelled as he drew Jasmine. "I summon Aromage Jasmine (LV.2 ATK:100 DEF:1900 Plant/Light)!" Jasmine appeared on the field wielding her staff in a cute fashion. "Then I activate the Spell, Aroma's Double Takeback! By returning her back to the hand, I can summon her back with Aromage Cananga (LV.3 ATK:1400 DEF:1000 Plant/Earth)!" Jasmine returned back to his hand before coming back with Cananga.
"What good will that do you?" Yaiba asked.
"This will prove otherwise! I activate the Field Spell, Aroma Garden!" Yuou exclaimed as a force was distributed around the field. "Once per turn, I can gain 500 Life Points and all monsters I control gain 500 attack and defense as well!" Aromage Cananga (ATK:1900) Aromage Jasmine (DEF:2400) XX-Saber Kyoko (ATK:1800) XX-Saber Souza (ATK:2800) XX-Saber Faultroll (ATK:2500) XX-Bogart Knight (ATK:2000)
Yuou:4500
"Huh? Why did my monster's attack points decrease?"
"When my Life Points are higher than yours, Cananga lowers all your monster's attack and defense by 500! That's not all! Both her and Jasmine's other effect activates! Cananga returns a Spell or Trap you control back to the hand while Jasmine allows me to draw a card!" Yuou explained as he drew while Cananga blew away Yaiba's facedown.
"Dammit! You might have outplayed me, but I will make sure you won't have any Life Points when I start my next turn!" Yaiba taunted.
"There might not be a next turn if I play my cards right! Since there is no point of wasting this, I activate the Spell Card, Golden Leaf! If all monsters on the field have their attack increased, I can draw two cards and gain 500 Life Points for each one! Since there is six, I gain 3000 Life Points!" Yuou explained as he felt a green aura around his body again before drawing two cards from his deck.
Yuou:7500
"Just who is this guy? It just seems he isn't thinking deeply about what he is doing but he is set all this for more." Yaiba wondered looking at the Flower Duelist.
"Here he go's again...I hope he can help me get better." Rio said as she looked at Yuou with a playful look.
"Jasmine allows me to Normal Summon again when I have more Life Points, so I summon Aromage Rosemary (LV.4 ATK:1800 DEF:300 Plant/Water)!" Rosemary took to his side and smiled looking at the determination in his eyes. "And she gains 500 ATK thanks to Aroma Garden!" Aromage Rosemary (ATK:2300)
"Then I activate Aroma Synapse! It lowers the attack of a "Aroma" monster I control to 0 until the End Phase! I choose Cananga!" Aromage Cananga (ATK:0)
"What good will that do him?" Yaiba asked as he went for another card.
"For each 1000 lost, Rosemary can attack one more time!" Yuou explained as he raised up three fingers. "So now, Rosemary can attack three times! Battle! First, is Bogart Knight! Water Blast!" Yuou commanded as he started running towards a meteorite while Rosemary aimed her staff at Yaiba's monster shooting out a stream of water.
"You are at a disadvantage! You don't have a way of destroying the rocks like me! Go Souza destroy it!" Yaiba yelled as Souza cut the stone in half before the card fell out. "I activate the Action Card, Flame Wall! Your attack is negated and you take 500 points of damage for each monster you control!"
As he said that, the ground between Rosemary and Bogart Knight cracked as a fire came from the opening. Yuou jumped at his target as Jasmine shot out a burst of light at the rock destroying it before grabbing the card.
"How did she do that? You didn't give her a command!" Yaiba exclaimed shocked.
"I don't need to give them commands in the state we are in! I activate the Action Card, Blitzkrieg Rush! All Action Cards effects in the Battle Phase are negated and you take double battle damage each time a monster I control attacks!" Yuou explained as Rosemary's attack broke through the fire hitting Bogart Knight destroying it.
Yaiba:3400
"Then the second! Get XX-Saber Kyoko!" Yuou continued as Rosemary unleashed her second attack while Yaiba smirked.
"Idiot! You should watch where you jump! When Kyoko battles a monster, she halves the attack of the monster she is battling!" he exclaimed as the swordswoman tried to rush at Rosemary but got hit by the water sent flying and got destroyed as well. "What the hell happened?!"
Yaiba:2400
"Oh, when Rosemary battles you can't activate monster effects." Yuou said plainly.
"Tch! When Kyoko is destroyed, I can summon a "X-Saber" monster from my hand or Graveyard and add one to the hand! I'll bring back XX-Saber Fullhelmknight!" Yaiba said mad as he grabbed a card from his deck while Fullhelmknight came back. "Now what are you going to do that you have no more weak monsters to attack?" XX-Saber Fullhelmknight (ATK:900)
Cananga came up to Yuou holding a Action Card before giving it to him with a small blush on her face.
"For fuc-"
"No cussing! There are children here!" Yuou snapped back pointing to Jasmine.
"Then how do you explain that? It seems like your monsters have a mind of their own!" Yaiba shouted frustrated. "Not even Pro Duelists can make their monsters do that..."
"They do, and you should do the same with yours! It's our bond that will take you down! But I guess you are right that I can't attack. I'll save this for later. Thanks sister." Yuou said before smiling at Cananga. "I place three cards face down and end my turn! Now War Cry and Aroma Synapse's effects lose their influence!" Aromage Cananga (ATK:1400)
"He is giving it his all in this duel. I can see it in his spirit, I wish to face him next." Gongezaka said boldly.
"Who knows he might say yes. But it looks like he is determined to take down that guy fom LDS." Yuto responded.
"Draw! I summon XXX-Saber Kazusa (LV.2 ATK:1000 DEF:1900 Tuner/Warrior/Earth)!" A man wearing a bandage over his head and held two daggers in front of him. "Once per turn, I can target one "X-Saber" monster in my Graveyard and summon it and if I do, it loses two levels! So I'll bring back Bogart Knight!" As he said this, his knight came back next to Kazusa. XX-Saber Bogart Knight (LV.2)
"Preparing for a Synchro Summon? Guess I better be armed and ready for it." Yuou said running to another flying flaming rock.
"I tune Level 2 Kazusa with Level 7 Souza! Let your silver armor shine and crush the hope of everything that opposes you! Synchro Summon! Come forth! Level 9! XX-Saber Gottoms (LV.9 ATK:3100 DEF:2600 Synchro/Warrior/Earth)!" Yaiba chanted as Kazusa turned into two green circles before encircling Souza before a large iron-plaited warrior wielding a grand sword appeared. XX-Saber Gottoms (ATK:2600)
"Remember it loses 500 ATK and DEF while I still have more Life Points than you!" Yuou reminded.
"When Kazusa is used for a Synchro Summon, I can summon it but it's banished when it leaves the field." he explained. "And I'm not done there! I use Fautroll's effect! I'll bring back Kyoko!" Kyoko appeared again next on Yaiba's field. "Watch as all your efforts are useless! I activate the Spell, Saber Slash! I can target cards you control equal to the number of "X-Saber" monsters I have in attack position! So I'll destroy Rosemary, Jasmine, Cananga, Aroma Garden and one of face downs!"
"I activate the Action Card that Cananga got me, Overwatch! One card I control will get destroyed instead and my monsters I control won't be destroyed this turn! So I'll destroy my face down Trap, Recovery Flower!" Yuou countered as lightning struck one of his face downs.
"Why you..." Yaiba said angry as he saw a metorite heading to his location. He quickly pulled out his sword and cut it in half grabbing the card inside. "I activate the Action Card, Illusion Fire! I can target Gottoms and allow him to attack a number of times to number of monsters I control! Since I control four, he can attack four times! Now Gottoms!" As he exclaimed that, Gottoms cut another flying rock.
Yaiba nodded before using it as well. "Then I activate this! Action Card, Piercing Arrow! One monster I control gains 500 attack and inflicts piercing damage! So Gottoms is ready to finish you off!" XX-Saber Gottoms (ATK:3100)
"He seems like wants to win this more than me. I need to be on my guard." Yuou told himself.
"As for your other face downs, I tune Level 2 Kazusa with Kyoko! Slay the enemy with your dance of swords as your red cape whips about! Synchro Summon! Show yourself! Level 6! XX-Saber Hyunlei (LV.6 ATK:2300 DEF:1300 Synchro/Warrior/Earth)!" Yaiba chanted as a female samurai that wore a red cape wielding a silver sword appeared.
"When she is summoned, I can destroy three Spells and Traps you control!" he explained as Hyunlei raised her sword destroying the rest of Yuou's face downs and Garden.
"Dammit" Yuou cursed. "Those could have saved me. But I shouldn't rely fully on Action Cards to win in this duel."
"Battle! Even if your monster won't be destroyed in battle, I can still take out your Life Points! Gottoms will attack Cananga!" Yaiba commanded as Gottoms swung his sword hurting the blonde mage.
Yuou:5600
"Again!" he exclaimed as Gottoms hit her again making her grunt in pain.
Yuou:3700
"Stop hitting her so much! Monsters have spirits too!" Yuou exclaimed a little pissed off.
"Don't try to discourage my actions!" Yaiba snapped back before looking at Cananga who looked pained. "She does seem like she does feel pain...Fine I'll do it one more time."
"Attack her again!" he commanded as Gottoms swung for a third time making Cananga stumble on the ground while Yuou stood there taking the force of his attack.
Yuou:1800
"That's it! Jasmine!" Yuou yelled as he ran to a meteor as it was cut in half by one of the white-haired girl's blasts. The Action Card fell out before landing in Yuou's hands. "I activate the Action Card, Decoy! The next monster you attack will be a token with the same name and attack points!"
"You are going to lose regardless! You don't have enough Life Points to withstand one more attack from Gottoms! Go! Finish Cananga!" Yaiba exclaimed as Gottoms swung his sword another time as a copy of Cananga appeared next to the real one before it took the hit instead.
Yuou:850
"Eh!? How did you survive that?" Yaiba asked confused as a blonde woman stood to Cananga wearing a worn brown tunic and battle skirt appeared holding up a ivy shield as bees swarmed around her.
"If a Plant monster was attacked like the token, I can summon Pollen Gardna (LV.4 ATK:900 DEF:2000 Plant/Earth). Then all battle damage I take from it is halved." Yuou explained.
"Tch! I place one card face-down and end my turn!" Yaiba concluded with a salty look. "I'll admit that you are good. No one in my past duels has lasted this long with my full strength! But it looks like next turn, this duel will close in my favor." Aromage Jasmine (DEF:1900)
"Never! Draw! I overlay Level 4 Aromage Rosemary and Pollen Gardna! The scent of victory that is everlasting, overwhelm the winds with an strategic ascendancy! Xyz Summon! Manifest yourself, Aromaiden Mint (Rank:4 ATK:2400 DEF:1700 Xyz/Plant/Wind)!" Yuou chanted as the green haired woman with a regal dress and different eye color appeared on his side.
"An Xyz Summon?!" Yaiba yelled before keeping a stern look. "You still yet to show your Synchro Summon."
"You are going to have to wait! By using one Overlay Unit, I can give Lotus 800 attack points and gain 800 Life Points back. Heart Rejuvenation!" Aromaiden Mint (ATK:3200) XX-Saber Gottoms (ATK:2600) XX-Saber Hyunlei (ATK:1800) XX-Saber Faultroll (ATK:1900) XX-Saber Bogart Knight (ATK:1400)
Yuou:1650
"Now that I have higher Life Points than you, Cananga lowers all your monster's attack points and I can draw a card through Jasmine's effect while returning your face down!" Yuou explained as he drew another card while Cananga tried to blow Yaiba's card away.
"You think I will let you get away with that again! I'll activate it right now, Quick Play Spell, Saber Criss-Cross! Here is what it does! When I control atleast 2 "X-Saber" monsters, I can destroy one monster you control and discard one card from your hand! But since I have four, I can activate it's additional effect! I can destroy all monsters you control while you discard that one card in your hand!" Yaiba countered as Gottoms sword glew red before it swinging it at Yuou's monsters with a energy stemming from the tip.
"Not going to happen! While Mint is on the field, all "Aroma" monsters I control can't be destroyed by card effects!" Yuou said back as a forcefield appeared in front of his monsters.
"Tch! You still have to discard one card!"
"That's fine because it was my tuner Aromaseraphy Angelica (LV.1 ATK:0 DEF:0 Tuner/Plant/Light)!" Yuou said smirking showing Yaiba the card before sliding it to the Graveyard. "But before you do that, I will send her to the Graveyard, so I gain Life Points to Rosemary's attack!"
Yuou:3450
"Why you?! You outsmarted me again!"
"Then by banishing Recovery Flower from my Graveyard, I can summon her back!" Rosemary quickly took back to Yuou's field.
"So what good will that do? I already destroyed your Garden and all your face downs! You won't get past me."
"I'm not finished! Since I have more Life Points than you, I can summon Angelica but she is banished when she leaves the field!" Yuou explained as Angelica came to the field wearing a serious face.
"Then I tune her with Rosemary! Blue fairy who brings hope and strength. Spread your wings for all to see! Synchro Summon! Level 5! Lend me your power, Aromaseraphy Rosemary (LV.5 ATK:2000 DEF:900 Plant/Light)!" he chanted as Rosemary was consumed by a green ring before coming out in a shining light with a pair of beautiful wings. "When she is summoned all Plant-Type monsters I control gain 500 attack and defense!" Aromaiden Mint (ATK:3700) Aromaseraphy Rosemary (ATK:2500) Aromage Cananga (ATK:1900) Aromage Jasmine (DEF:2400)
"So this is your Synchro monster? It certainly is strong!" Yaiba commented.
"She isn't a "it", she is Rosemary. You need to respect all monsters! So this is how I will finish you! By banishing Aroma's Double Takeback from my Graveyard, I gain Life Points equal to one "Aroma" monster's attack points! So I'll choose Mint and gain 3700 Life Points!" Yuou exclaimed as the green aura around his body grew.
Yuou:7150
"7150 Life Points?!" Gongenzaka exclaimed as he stood up.
"A bit of a overheal isn't it, Yuou?" Rio asked sweatdropping. "He isn't holding back one bit I wonder why..."
"When I gain Life Points, I can shuffle back "Aroma" monsters from my Graveyard back to the deck and draw one card for each one! So by shuffling back Rosemary, I can draw one card!" Yuou explained as he drew seeing Bergamot.
"Then I activate the Spell Card, Aroma Path! I can summon as many "Aroma" monsters from my hand or Graveyard and if I do, I gain 200 Life Points for each one! So come on out Aromage Bergamot (LV.6 ATK:2400 DEF:1600 Plant/Fire)!" Bergamot came out to the fray as Jasmine tackled her with a hug as they all smiled. "And she gains attack with her and Rosemary's effect!" Aromage Bergamot (ATK:3900)
Yuou:7350
"We're all together!" Yuou said with a smile before looking back at Yaiba. "Now let's finish this! Bergamot take out Hyunlei! Burning Rush!" Bergamot ran at Hynulei before erupting with fire around her body quickly destroying her as Yaiba screeched in pain.
Yaiba:300
"Now for the finale! Mint will take out Gottoms! Verdant Wave!" Yuou commanded as Mint lifted her staff before a burst of green fire was shot from it about to hit Gottoms.
"Damn you!" Yaiba cursed as he saw a meteorite on the ground. He cut it in half getting the card inside it. "I activate the Action Card, Evasion! Your attack is negated!"
"Not happening!" Yuou yelled back before looking back at Bergamot with a smile who nodded and shot a fireball at a meteor evaporating everything but the card. Rosemary quickly swooped in and grabbed it before throwing it at Yuou making everyone else around them bewildered at the display. "We activate the Action Card, No Action! Evasion's effect is negated!"
As he shouted that, the green fire consumed Gottoms as the knight roared while Yaiba flew away laying in the ground.
Yaiba:0
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"What the hell was that? I've seen monsters collect cards for their duelists using their abilities but not as one..." Yaiba said before trying to get up. "What control do you have over them?"
"I got none!" Yuou said back before helping him up. "You weren't bad but then again I did have a talk with them...heh."
(...)
"Allright girls, we need to have a plan to take advantage in the tournament!" Yuou exclaimed to all the "Aroma" sisters as they were in a empty LDS classroom after meeting Reiji. Yuou was standing up near a board as they sat at a desk."We must try to win every single duel as possible! But with these Action Fields and Action Cards, it may prove difficult! Some of us will fail, but some of us might just, just, just prevail! Do you have any questions?" Jasmine rose her hand up.
"Yes Jasmine?!"
Jasmine wrote something on a notebook before showing it to Yuou. It was a roughly drawn version of the five sisters taking Action Cards before handing them to Yuou.
"That seems like a pretty simple idea but it could be very essential. But if we need it to work, we might need more than one. How about this?! We need two of us to take the card before handing it to me so I can activate it!" Yuou suggested as they nodded. "Now about the field? If we have to, we must remember the layout of the field we're in."
"For example, if we are in a forest or a house, we must know where Action Cards might spawn like on the ground, air, or inside certain objects!" Yuou said drawing a crude drawing of a forest and a house.
"Intercepting Action Cards from where our opponents lay may also be a factor that must be introduced. We can't steal cards that are in someone's sight, but we can take them if we are chasing after one." The "Aroma" sisters nodded at this.
"And another important thing! I realized that since we are more mobile, we must delay the opponent's monster from attacking us; we have to know what they are weak at! Got it?" They all nodded yes. "Then let's go face Yaiba!" Yuou exclaimed before running outside before they followed.
Jasmine stopped before walking back to the desk she was and wrote her signature at the bottom of her sketch.
...
"You certainly impressed us with your duel." Rio said with a smile behind Yuou.
"Rio! You saw the duel?!" he exclaimed not noticing Gongenzaka and Yuto behind her. "Yuto!"
"So this is what you were up to during our day? How did your meeting with Reiji go?" Yuto asked with a calm expression.
"He somehow had a bond with his monsters quickly. He summoned them much quicker than I expected, I don't know how he did it though. He must have something like you and Dark Rebellion..." Yuou responded. "But I still have one more thing to do! Will you help me, Rio?"
"Sure, what is it?" Rio said with a smile.
"It's for Yuya and Yuzu."
"You aren't going to arrange them together, aren't you?"
"No..."
"I'll help you, but don't think I will take the blame for your mistake." Rio said softly before puffing her cheeks. "Just this once, I will do this."
"I'll come too. If it's for my other counterpart, I will help you in what your planning?" Yuto said.
"Yuya? Then I will come as well. I don't know what you are planning for my friends but I the man, Gongenzaka will help his friend." Gongenzaka said before looking back to Yaiba. "I will use waht you taught me soon."
"You better! And for you!" Yaiba exclaimed pointing at Yuou. "I'll face you again soon!"
"Right back at you." he responded back before walking back with Gongenzaka, Rio, and Yuto by his side as the "Aroma" sisters returned to his deck. Eventually two hours later, the trio were at You Show Duel School as the sun was setting working on decorations for a party. Ayu, Tatsuya, and Futoshi were there helping them while Shuzo was busy with groceries.
"So now what?" Rio asked Yuou tired of placing balloons and streamers around the living room with Ayu. Yuou was busy with food with Tatsuya and Yuto while Gongenzaka and Futoshi were busy setting up a tables with tablecloth and chairs.
"We wait. I called them on their disks with the phone here. They don't know the other is showing up." Yuou explained before setting up some sodas and yakitori on the kitchen counter as they heard the door open as Yuzu walked in.
"So what did you exactly call me for?" she asked before noticing the decorations. "A party..."
"I'm sorry I'm late! I'm ready to learn how to Synchro Summon, Yuou!" a voice yelled outside before Yuya came into view running into the school. "There you are! What's with the decoratio-Yuzu!" he jumped as Yuzu shied away.
"Yuya! What are you doing here? Unless...you set us up!"
"You caught me red-handed but don't you know not to shy away from your best friend." Yuou said with a smile. "Admit, you both have feelings for each other!"
"I might...but..." Yuzu said fiddling her fingers nervously as her face was red.
"Have you stared at each other for long periods of time?"
"Well...maybe?" Yuya responded red as well.
"That's enough proof to me. Is that why you were jealous of Meiru touching Yuya, Yuzu?"
"I guess there really isn't any point of hiding it from myself or anyone else. I have a crush on you." Yuzu sighed looking at Yuya with sad eyes.
"I don't know...we've always been with one another. More than childhood friends...you stood by my side when my father left and when I was getting picked on. I can give a relationship a shot." Yuya said with some hope in his eyes. Yuzu smiled back before shedding a tear.
"You were there for me, when I had not that many friends. I have you to thank for keeping me company all these years with good memories and all the mishaps in our lives. I can give it a chance I guess." she responded before timidly placing her hand onto Yuya's who did the same.
"He did it..." Rio said to herself quietly.
"Such a heartmelting speech." Gongenzaka said crying with happiness.
"So what happens now?" Yuya asked.
"I guess this is a party for the both of us...even if it is kind of small." Yuzu responded walking around.
"And we got another surprise for you two! Action Field on! Laser Tag Arena!" Yuou exclaimed as Cananga nodded before pressing a button as the black glass on the Action Field turned into dark walls with neon light and ramps leading up to certain rooms like an arena.
"So what are we waiting for?! Let's have fun!" Yuou exclaimed as he brought out a dozen laser blasters from a bag.
"Where did you get those?" Rio asked.
"I kind of spent some of my money on this during the end of the first day..." Yuou said before she charged him. He ran into the Arena with a gun while Rio picked her own.
"You idiot!" she yelled before blasting. The others shrugged and grabbed one before running in.
"So this is it, huh? Fun. Ruri would enjoy this..." Yuto said with a smile before chasing after them. "I'll get you back somehow."
Damn you depression! You took so much out of my body but I finished it! So take that! If you don't know, obviously I spent way more time making this story than usual. It's horrible. But I'll keep trying for myself and for all of you. This month was pretty bad for me as a whole. I got distracted by games and Youtube! Recently, I got Dead By Daylight, so yeah I'm playing that. It isn't bad. You can find me in Steam with the same username. My advice for this chapter is to not let mistake after mistake stop you. It may never by your fault. Just remember that is never to late to do the right thing and to make the same thing again. Well let's get to the cards!
(Trap) Moonlight Dream: When a "Moonlight" monster you control is targeted for an attack or a effect, all monsters your opponent controls lose 500 ATK and DEF, and if they do, negate their effects until the End Phase.
(Spell) Pendulum Shatter: Destroy all cards in your Pendulum Scales and replace them with two Pendulum Monsters from your Deck or Extra Deck.
(Pendulum Monster) Entermate Light Setter: Once per turn (Quick Effect), if a monster's current ATK is different from it's original ATK, You can target one monster you control you control; it gains 300 ATK for each monster you control until the End Phase.
(Monster) Panzer Sentinel: Once per turn, you can destroy one monster your opponent controls. You cannot declare an attack the turn you activate this effect. You can banish this card from your GY and add one Beast-Warrior monster from your deck to your hand.
(Quick-Play Spell) Moonlight Flash: When a "Moonlight" monster is attacked, you can negate the attack; and if you do, Fusion Summon 1 "Moonlight" monster from your Extra Deck using one monster from your field and from the hand. You can banish this card from your Graveyard, and return one "Moonlight" monster from your GY or Extra Deck to your hand.
(Spell) Ritual Studying: You can send the top four cards from your deck to the GY and add one Ritual Spell Card from your deck to your hand.
(Monster) Gishki Cato: If this card is sent to the GY by a card effect, you excavate the top four cards from your Deck and add one "Gishki" monster from them to your hand. Shuffle the rest back to the Deck.
(Quick-Play Spell) Ancient Shard of the Aquamirror: If you control a Water monster; activate one of these effects: *If you control a Water monster, you can banish one card on the field. *If you control a Water Ritual monster, you can banish one card on the field and inflict damage to your opponent to the monster with the highest attack.
(Continuous Spell) Dark Contract with the Dark Angel: During your Main Phase, you can shuffle back two banished "D/D" monsters to the deck and draw two cards. You can only activate this card if you have more LP than your opponent. Once per turn, if you have less Life Points than your opponent; you can draw two cards and discard one.
(Continuous Trap) Aquamirror Inspirit: Twice per turn, if a Water monster(s) you control was to be destroyed by battle; you can shuffle a Water monster from your Graveyard instead. When a Water monster is shuffled to the deck from the Graveyard, you can add one Spell Card from your Graveyard to your hand. You can only use this effect once per turn. You can send this card from the field to the Graveyard and draw cards equal to the number of Water monsters you control +1.
(Monster) D/D/D Heir Solomon: During either player's battle step, when a "D/D" monster you control battles an opponent's monster: You can send this card from your hand to the Graveyard; that monster gains ATK equal to the ATK of the opponent's monster it is battling, until the End Phase. You can banish this card from your Graveyard and target one banished "D/D" monster; summon it.
(Trap) Delayed Recovery: When this card is activated: gain 1000 Life Points. After this card resolves gain 200 Life Points for every card on the field.
(Continuous Trap) Dark Contract with the Cursed Skeleton: During the Battle Phase; "D/D" monsters you control cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects. If a "D/D" monster battles an opponent's monster, at the end of the Damage Step, inflict damage to your opponent to the ATK of their monster. Once per turn, during the Standby Phase: take 1000 damage.
(Trap) Xyz Artillery Unit: Target one Rank 4 or higher Xyz monster you control; equip this card to that target. It gains 800 ATK Once per turn, you can target one monster your opponent controls and destroy it. If you do inflict damage equal to half of it's ATK to your opponent.
(Monster) Blizzard Astrapia: When this card is Special Summoned, halve the ATK of all monsters your opponent controls. When this card is used as a material for a summon, the summoned monster cannot be targeted or destroyed by effects.
(Trap) Frozen Wall: During the turn this card is activated, Water monsters you control cannot be destroyed by battle or by effects and your opponent takes no damage.
(Quick-Play Spell) Dragon's Fall: Target one Dragon-Type monster in your GY that was sent there this turn; Special Summon it and both players take damage to half of it's ATK.
(Spell) Offering to the Kings: Send one Level 3 or lower monster from your hand to the GY and target one monster you control; that target gains it's ATK until the End Phase.
(Synchro Monster) XXX-Saber Kyoko: When this monster battles an opponent's monster, during the Damage Step; you can halve the ATK of that monster. When this card is destroyed by battle or by a card effect; you can summon a "X-Saber" monster from your GY.
(Monster) XXX-Saber Kazusa: Once per turn: You can target one "X-Saber" monster in your GY and summon it. If you do, reduce it's level by two. When this card is used for a Synchro Summon for a "X-Saber" monster, you can summon this card from your GY but it is banished when it leaves the field.
(Quick-Play Spell) Saber Criss-Cross: Activate one of the following effects depending on the number of "X-Saber" monsters you control: *2 "X-Saber" monsters: Destroy one monster your opponent controls and discard one random card from their hand. *3 or more "X-Saber" monsters: Destroy all monsters your opponent controls and discard one random card from their hand.
(Spell) Aroma Path: Special Summon as many "Aroma" monsters from your hand or GY; and if you do gain LP to the number of summoned monsters times 200. You cannot Normal Summon/Set during the turn you activated this card.