Welcome back to the next instalment of my magnificent fic. This chapter is bound to be thrilling as the MS Waifu Army arrives in Japan and begins their twisted scheme. Meanwhile, another duel will take place in this chapter, and it will be magnificent as well.
With that said, I hope you enjoy this chapter!
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters in this fic. They're the property of their respective creators.
Note: Any made-up cards will be underlined, and will get their effects explained in their introductory chapters.
Chapter 9: The most magnificent duelist of them all
MS Waifu Army Base: Tokyo Bay Area
Several commanders of the MS Waifu Army had managed to set up a base of operations in the Tokyo Bay area, which was under the Divine Powers banner. A few of the commanders watched over the area, while the rest of them were busy decorating the base and attempting to recruit more waifus into the army.
"Heheheh, things are going better than anticipated." Elysion chuckled ominously, her tentacles wriggling in the air.
"Not only was Lord Krishna kind enough to give us a base to use, but we already have a steady stream of cash flowing in from lonely, desperate nerds." Izabella added. "I like the basement by the way; makes a suitable torture dungeon if I say so."
"It's not just the loners who shell out for us; there's also the poor saps who shell out for us just so they can win matches." Aisha grinned. "Dominating the meta rules!"
"Indeed, which is why we must crush these MS Loyalists once and for all." HMT declared. "And that snake's the key to doing so."
"Snake?" Aisha inquired.
"Shesha, that massive beast that follows closely behind Krishna. It feasts on peoples souls so that it may carry them over to the new universe." HMT answered.
"Ah yes, Krishna does go on about how it's the only way for humanity to attain salvation." Elysion added. "Personally I'm fine with staying in this universe so long as I get to keep my cash."
It was then that a soldier of the Waifu Army ran up to the ladies with an important message. "Lady Elysion, Zenith of the Divine Powers wishes to speak to you!"
"Bring him in." Elysion ordered, as the soldier nodded and ran back to where he came from. A few seconds later, the Infernal Cult Leader made his way to the ladies.
"Welcome to Tokyo, ladies. I hope you're enjoying your time here." Zenith greeted them.
"We haven't been here that long, but so far I'm preferring Tokyo over the United States." Izabella admitted.
"Oh really?" Zenith replied. "Why is that?"
"A lot of the Loyalists reside in the US. They managed to enlist powerful journalists who called us out on our predatory tactics, and accused us of sexism. A moronic statement, given how much female representation we're giving them." Elysion scoffed.
"I doubt glorified eye-candy is what they're looking for…" Zenith commented.
"Eye-candy; pfft that's what they refer to us as." Izabella scoffed. "They can never be satisfied with what they get given, always finding new things to complain about. The only characters they want are self-insert mouth pieces used to vomit up whatever opinions those fools agree with."
"So do these Loyalists agree with the journalists?" Zenith inquired.
"No fucking shit!" HMT replied harshly. "They cower to these journalists and dance on their strings by adding in characters to suit their agenda, when in reality they should be adding more characters in bikinis to rake in those weeaboo bucks!"
"Ok, and what do you plan to do with all the "weeaboo bucks" you're bringing in?" Zenith inquired.
"Easy, we'll buy a beachside mansion where we can relax for the rest of our lives." Aisha answered. "Nothing wrong with business-minded people making a living to secure an easy life, right?"
"Well yeah, there is nothing wrong with that." Zenith admitted. "But wouldn't you make more money if you listen to the loyalists suggestions?"
"Pffft, like we would listen to those chumps." Izabella dryly retorted, as an idea sparked in Elysion's mind.
"I got it! We sprinkle in a few war machines to convert Loyalist soldiers to our side." Elysion called out.
"I like that idea." Aisha grinned. "Especially since it helped the Blaze Brigade girls garner respect amongst the Loyalists."
"Unfortunately, there's a chance that the woman we hire to man the machine would defect to them." Izabella pointed out. "Need I remind you of the Iron Fortress?"
"She was an easily manipulable A.I, just like the other three." Elysion replied. "We can always hack them so we can regain control of them."
"Right then, I'll leave you to your planning." Zenith said, making his way to the exit. "By the way, we're hosting our own rally at Kinshicho. Why don't you come along and enjoy the festivities?"
"Well I do have some spare time, so I don't see why not." Elysion answered.
"Wonderful!" Zenith grinned. "I'll be sure to let every else know about this." The cult leader called out, closing the door behind him, as the MS Waifu Army leaders began plotting their next move.
Ueno Park: Tokyo
Astolfo and his friends had made a mad dash for the park, upon hearing the news about a rather powerful agent of the Divine Powers causing mayhem in the area. They arrived at the center and soon spotted the perpetrator duelling against someone.
"N-No way, is that Flamvell Dilly?!" Astolfo exclaimed, looking on in shock as. Flamvell Dilly wore a red jacket, a black undershirt and jeans, as well as black boots and a pair of shades over his eyes. He had red hair that was done up into a Mohawk, and had a black goatee on his face.
"Flamvell Dilly?" Boudica inquired.
"He's the Japanese Duel Monsters Champion, securing wins over the most powerful of decks using his Flamvell cards." Blair explained. "I've been hoping to challenge him for his title, but not like this…"
"I'm sure you can take him out with ease; after all Chevalier showed me just how good he is." Boudica encouraged her friends, however they shook their heads in response.
"Flamvell Dilly can duel circles around us, hence why he's the champion." Chevalier admitted. "In fact I believe he could've taken out Bandit Keith with relative ease."
"I'd put a stop to him, but I'm only a beginner." Micaiah admitted as well.
"Same here; I still need to fine tune my combos." Sothe added. To everyone's shock and horror, Flamvell Dilly effortlessly crushed his opponent, their soul getting siphoned by Shesha.
"Hahaha! No one can defeat me!" Flamvell Dilly laughed maniacally. "Is there anyone brave or foolish enough to challenge me?!"
"Allow me to take you up on your offer." A haughty voice called out from the crowd, as the citizens stepped aside and saw a group of warriors clad in white uniforms, three male and two female, make their way towards the rouge champion. The leader of the group was a young male who had short brown hair and matching brown eyes. In his right hand was an ornate spear that was blessed by the Four Archangels.
"Who do you punks think you are?!" Flamvell Dilly snarled at them.
"I am Gaston the Magnificent, leader of the Crusaders and Duel Monsters Champion of Mikado!" he proclaimed, puffing his chest with pride.
"You, a champion? Don't make me laugh!" Flamvell Dilly cackled maniacally, his lungs cramping up from the pain.
"Clearly the calibre of duellists in Tokyo must be pitifully low if this is how their champion acts." Gaston scoffed, causing the Crusaders to laugh amongst themselves.
"How dare you question my skill!" Flamvell Dilly snarled, bringing out his own duel disk. "Duel me, bitch!"
"Very well. After all, I was tasked by Lord Merkabah to eliminate the Divine Powers." Gaston coolly replied, bringing out his own duel disk, which was just as ornate as his spear.
"Oh my, two regional champions duelling each other. This will be most entertaining." Micaiah commented.
"Damn, I should've brought some refreshments with me." Sothe cursed under his breath. "Oh well, at least I get to watch an excellent duel."
"Let's duel!" both duellists declared, drawing their starting hands.
Gaston: 4000
Flamvell Dilly: 4000
"Since this is my home turf, I get to go first!" Flamvell Dilly barked loudly. "I'll summon Flamvell Poun in Attack Mode and end with three cards facedown!"
A small monkey that had it's mane and forearms on fire scurried onto the field and sat on the ground, eyeing up its opponent. Gaston was not impressed at all.
"Is that the best you got?" he mocked his opponent, causing Dilly to gnash his teeth in anger. "Allow me to show you how a true champion duels, I draw!"
"Not so fast, I activate both of my Needlebug Nests!" Dilly hissed, milling a whole bunch of cards from his deck.
"Let me guess, you're hoping to draw Rekindling so you can stage a comeback using the monsters you just milled?" Gaston replied, causing everyone to gasp audibly.
"H-How did you figure out my elite strategy?!" Dilly shrieked in fear.
"It's the only strategy that Flamvells can pull of adequately." Gaston retorted. "Besides, several decks can use Rekindling more effectively than Flamvells can ever hope to achieve."
"Wow, he immediately predicted Dilly's strategy." Chevalier gushed in awe.
"Can't wait to see what deck he uses." Blair chimed in as well.
"Anyway, where was I? Oh yeah, I'll activate the Continuous Spell, Vylon Element!" Gaston proudly declared, as a mysterious portal made up of golden rings hovered on his side of the field. "Next I'll summon Vylon Hept in Attack Mode and end my turn with a card facedown!"
The crowd began muttering among themselves over the first play Gaston made. It was obvious that they were all impressed by what they saw, with Gaston basking in all the praise targeted at him.
"Woah, look at the pretty robot." Astolfo cooed. "I want one for myself."
"I can't wait to challenge him to a duel!" Roland added, his body pumped up with adrenaline.
"Kyheheheheh! What's the matter, too scared to attack my monster?" Dilly taunted the young samurai.
"Hardly. I'm not foolish enough to blunder into whatever half-baked trap you set up for me." Gaston retorted, angering Dilly.
"I'll teach you to mess with me, my draw!" Dilly hissed, drawing his next card before laughing maniacally. "Nyeheheheheheheh! It's game over punk, I'll activate my Rekindling, enabling me to swarm my field with Flamvell monsters!"
The crowd looked on in interest as four monsters materialised on Dilly's field; Flamvell Firedog, Flamvell Grunika, Neo Flamvell Origin and Neo Flamvell Sabre.
"Kekeke, now the fun begins. I'll tribute my Firedog and Grunika to forge a circuit and discover the truth." Dilly announced, as his monsters disappeared into a Link Circuit. "Arise, Duelittle Chimera!"
The small Chimera emerged from the circuit and curled up into a ball to take a nap.
Duelittle Chimera: ATK (1400-1900)
Flamvell Poun: ATK (200-700) DEF (200-700)
Neo Flamvell Origin: ATK (500-1000) DEF (200-700)
Neo Flamvell Sabre: ATK (2100-2600) DEF (200-700)
"Oh but I'm far from over. Next I'll tribute Origin and Sabre to Synchro Summon another powerful monster!" Dilly exclaimed giddily, as the two monsters fused together to create a powerful warrior wearing black and red armor. "Behold, Flamvell Uruquizas!"
ATK (2100-2600)
DEF (400-900)
"To top thing off, I'll tribute my Poun to summon Flamvell Commando!" Dilly added, as his monkey disappeared in a bright ray of light and a muscular warrior wielding a large bazooka made out of rock that spits out large fireballs emerged from the light.
ATK (2200-2700)
DEF (200-700)
"The game's over for you hoity-toity Mikado scum! Now my monsters, crush him!" Dilly ordered, as his powerful monsters all charged towards Gaston, only for a weird vortex to appear out of nowhere and send the monsters flying back.
"How pitiful, I'd thought a champion such as yourself would have an answer to Negate Attack." Gaston dryly commented.
"Ngggh, I end my turn." Dilly hissed. "But the next turn will be your last!"
"Is that so? Well allow me to double check for you." Gaston smirked, drawing his next card. "I gotta say, you were right with your prediction."
"BWHAHAHAHAHAHAH!" Dilly laughed maniacally. "Why don't you surrender already if you've lost?!"
"You don't understand. It's my last turn because I'll defeat you before it ends." Gaston replied, his smirk growing even larger.
"W-What do you mean?!" Dilly demanded.
"Allow me to show you the key to my endgame, the Equip Spell, Rod of Silence-Kay'est!" Gaston proudly declared, equipping it to Hept.
DEF (800-1300)
"Oh no, a pitiful defense boost. I am dying of fright!" Dilly mocked, pretending to act limp.
"Heh, I expected an Unclean One such as yourself to have no idea what I'm about to do. However I'm merciful enough to show it to you, starting off by equipping Vylon Filament to Hept." Gaston retorted, equipping his second spell to Hept, only for Filament to get destroyed due to Kay'est's effect.
"W-Why would he do such a thing?" Boudica inquired the group, confused at Gaston's apparent misplay. However everyone's attention was soon directed to the portal on Gaston's field, as a Vylon emerged from it, catching everyone off-guard.
"H-How were you able to summon a monster like that?!" Dilly screeched.
"That's the effect of my Vylon Element." Gaston coolly retorted. "What's more, I can add a Vylon Equip card from my deck, every time one gets sent to the graveyard, and I think you should know where I'm going with this."
Dilly trembled in fear as Gaston repeated his combo several times with three more Vylons emerging from the portal.
"Allow me to show you a proper Link Summon; I forge the circuit with my Tesseracts and Pentachloros to preach the truth that the Lord Almighty teaches us in Mikado." Gaston declared, as the four machines entered the circuit and caused a massive beam of light to appear from the circuit, with the crowd covering their eyes. Once the light died down, a colossal black dragon had appeared where the circuit was and roared loudly at Dilly. "Say hello to Darkness Metal, the Dark Steel Dragon!"
"T-T-T-That beast doesn't scare me." Dilly tried to put on a brave face.
"Oh really? Then my next move will!" Gaston replied, repeating his combo several times to summon three more Vylons. "Now I'll tribute my Sphere, Charger and Vanguard to Synchro Summon the almighty Vylon Alpha!"
A holy war machine with a round body, large wings and the Greek Letter alpha on it's back descended from the heavens and stared down Flamvell Dilly.
"Want me to do it again? Because I'm more than happy to do so." Gaston sneered arrogantly at Dilly, repeating the combo another two times with a pair of Vylons emerging from the portal. "Excellent, now I'll tribute my Soldier and Prism to Synchro Summon another messenger of the lord, Vylon Epsilon!"
A second war machine descended from the heavens and joined it's comrade, this one taking on the form of the Greek letter epsilon, and sporting large wings as well. It to, stared down the terrified Tokyo Champion
"And now it's time for my ace monster to appear." Gaston continued, as he repeated his deadly combo two more times, with a pair of Vylons emerging from the portal. "Time for the grand finale; by tributing my Cube, Stella and Hept, I can call upon the ultimate Vylon from my extra deck!"
The three monsters entered the portal as a bright light appeared in the sky, causing the crowd to look up in awe. Dilly was scared out of his mind as a glorious, golden war machine with black wings descended from the heavens, it's body housing a metallic frame shaped like the Greek letter omega.
"Behold, Vylon Omega. The messenger of your impending doom." Gaston announced.
"S-S-S-Stay back man!" Dilly began panicking.
"Let me show you all my magnificence! Alpha, dispose of that Chimera!" Gaston ordered, as the machine whipped up a powerful gust with it's wings, sending the critter flying away as Dilly struggled to stand his ground.
Flamvell Dilly: 3700
Flamvell Uruquizas: ATK (2600-2100) DEF (900-400)
Flamvell Commando: ATK (2700-2200) DEF (700-200)
"Now Darkness Metal, tear that commando to shreds!" Gaston ordered, as the large dragon snatched the Commando in its mighty grip and tore the top half off with it's powerful jaws.
Flamvell Dilly: 3100
"Epsilon, destroy Flamvell Uruquizas!" Gaston ordered, as the war machine charged up a ball of holy light and fired it at the warrior, disintegrating him instantly. Flamvell Dilly screamed in pain as the rays of light burnt his skin.
Flamvell Dilly: 2400
The Tokyo Champion looked on in horror, as Omega began hovering towards him, while Gaston was grinning wildly.
"N-No. NOOO!" Dilly screamed in fear. "P-P-Please have mercy, sir!"
"Those who side with the Divine Powers don't deserve the Lord's mercy." Gaston scoffed in disgust at Dilly's cowardice. "Omega, condemn this fool with your heavenly light."
The large war machine began praying to itself for at least half a minute, before a massive beam of holy light rained down onto Dilly, causing the man to let out a bone-chilling scream as he was assaulted by the light.
Flamvell Dilly: 0
Winner: Gaston
"Y-You got lucky punk! Why I oughta—" Dilly began, before his duel disk started glowing. The holographic arm of Shesha snatched the champion's soul before he could even so much as scream in terror.
"So this is the fate of those who follow Krishna? Pathetic…" Gaston scoffed, as the whole crowed applauded him over his amazing duel. The young man took the opportunity to bask in all the praise.
"I gotta hand it to him, knocking out the opponent in one turn's a pretty impressive feat." Boudica commented.
"Indeed, especially with an underrated archetype like Vylons." Blair added. "Oh man, I'm more pumped than ever to challenge him."
"I'm in for one hell of a ride if I have to challenge him sometime in the future." Sothe said to himself. "Better prepare for such an occasion."
A few of the Crusaders who tagged along Gaston soon noticed Astolfo and his group, and began muttering among themselves. "Hey, isn't he that famous Rider of Black from those fairy-tales we were taught as children?"
"Looks like it. Wonder what he's doing here."
"Perhaps he's fighting the Divine Powers as well."
It was then that Gaston noticed the Crusaders chatting amongst themselves and walked towards them. "And what exactly, are you lot talking about?"
"S-Sir Gaston, we had spotted someone bearing a resemblance to the legendary hero Astolfo." One of the Crusaders replied.
"Oh really?" Gaston inquired. "Then take me to this Astolfo, right now."
The Crusaders did as they were asked to and escorted their leader to Astolfo, who was speechless upon seeing the Mikado Champion walk up to him.
"So you're the famous Astolfo I've heard so much about." Gaston commented, as the pinkette was struggling to form a coherent sentence. "Stunned awe, while appreciated, is hardly a civilised greeting, wouldn't you say?"
"A-A-Ah, sorry 'bout that. It's a pleasure to meet you, Gaston!" Astolfo quickly blurted.
"That's SIR Gaston. I didn't work my hands to the bone in order to restore my family's legacy, following what that buffoon of a brother did, to be called anything other than sir!" Gaston reminded the young man.
"M-My apologies." Astolfo replied. "You're really talented, Sir Gaston."
"Obviously; one would have to be in order to be blessed by the lord himself." Gaston brushed the comment off.
"So just how strong are you, compared to other duelists in the world?" Chevalier inquired.
"Let me put it to you in a way you can understand it; the Samurai are the most elite duelists in the world. The Crusaders, are the most elite out of the elite. As captain of the Crusaders, I am the elite, of the elite, of the elite." Gaston proclaimed, as the crowd oohed and aahed in response.
"S-Sir Gaston, I challenge you to a duel!" Blair declared, bringing out her duel disk. The Crusaders began laughing like crazy, as Gaston eyed her up as if she grew a second head.
"I'm sorry, who are you?" Gaston inquired in a condescending tone of voice.
"Oh my bad, I'm Blair. I wanna become the Duel Monsters champion of Tokyo one day." She introduced herself.
"So you're part of the common rabble then? Do yourself a favour and win your championship before you even consider challenging me. I don't duel weaklings." Gaston scoffed.
"H-Hey! I'm not some average duelist you find wandering the streets!" Blair retorted.
"I'll grant you the notion that you have some skill, given that Astolfo allows you to follow him. But it pales when compared to MY skill." Gaston reminded her.
"Sir Gaston, is it true that you're fighting the Divine Powers?" Micaiah inquired. "Because if so, then we're more than welcome for you to fight alongside us."
"My liege, that's Micaiah! The legendary Maiden of Dawn!" one of the Crusaders exclaimed. "Her assistance would be extremely beneficial to us."
"Is she?" Gaston replied, a semi-interested look on his face. "Ah yes, I've heard about you. Lord Merkabah was most impressed with how you deal with all the Unclean Ones polluting your nation."
"T-thank you, I guess…" Micaiah said a little uneasily. "Anyway, will you fight alongside us?"
"No." Gaston answered coldly, surprised the group.
"Why not?!" Micaiah demanded an answer.
"We may both be fighting against the Divine Powers, but our goals are vastly different. I fight to eliminate those who would rebel against the Lord, while you fight to protect your fangames." Gaston explained. "Besides, I'm not one to take orders from that committee you follow blindly."
"What do you have against the fangames?!" Sothe snapped. "They've already been through a lot, they don't need any more suffering!"
"You mistake me; neither I nor the Lord have anything against these fangames. We're simply prioritising the more important issue at hand." Gaston replied, which seemed to calm Sothe down.
"That's good to hear." Sothe replied. "So how can we help you?"
"You can help by staying out of our way." Gaston informed them. "You can deal with the small fries that attack your fangames, while we deal with the important missions."
"Sounds easy enough." Roland commented.
"Good. Glad I didn't have to repeat myself. Now if you'll excuse me, I've got some important matters to deal with." Gaston said, as he and the Crusaders proceeded to exit the park, with the crowd dispersing as well.
"Talk about a bloated ego." Boudica commented. "Though if he's as strong as he claims to be, then I can't blame him."
"It doesn't matter how big his ego is, I can't wait to burst his bubble!" Blair declared, her voice filled with determination, as Astolfo's phone began ringing. He picked it up and answered the call.
"Hey it's Adrienn here. Can you and your friends come over to the Kinshicho Shopping District as soon as possible? It's an important matter." Xyr requested.
"Sure thing pal!" Astolfo chimed. "We'll be there in a jiffy."
"Thanks mate, I'll see you there. Bye!" Adrienn replied, before hanging up the phone.
"Alright everyone, it seems we've got our next mission." Astolfo informed them. "Our destination's the Kinshicho Shopping District." He called out, as they all proceeded to walk towards Chevalier's SUV and begin the drive to Kinshicho.
That was another good chapter; I hope you enjoyed that duel. The next chapter will be a little different as it will feature a Pokémon battle to spice things up a bit.
Astolfo's group:
Astolfo
Roland
Chevalier D'eon
Boudica
Blair Flannigan
Micaiah
Sothe
Jack Frost
Pokemon Fangame Community:
Ame (W.I.A)
Cain
Aya (Pearl Hairpin stolen)
Hardy (Reborn)
Titania (W.I.A)
Amaria (Sapphire Bracelet stolen)
Julia
Alice (W.I.A)
Charlotte (Diamond Earring stolen)
Saphira
Luna (Emerald Brooch stolen)
Serra
Bennett
Adrienn
Anna (Amethyst Pendant stolen)
Heather (Ruby Ring stolen)
Shelly
Dr. Connal
Melia
Valerie
Scarlett
Shiv
Aurora
Garret
Rosetta
Hardy (Desolation) (K.I.A)
Amelia
Nora
The Divine Powers:
Krishna
Odin
Maitreya
Shesha
Damien (Defected from fangame community)
Dagda (?)
Zhong Kui
Medusa
Loki
Quetzalcoatl
Seth
Baal
Missy (Defeated)
Harold (Defeated)
Bandit Keith (Defeated)
Flamvell Dilly (Defeated)
Lekain
Tayama
Big Smoke
The Traitors:
Jaern
Zenith
Professor Maple
Lin
Sirius
Blake
Cal
Fern
Madame X
Nastasia
Madelis
Neved
Geara
Ren
Professor Larkspur
Rick
Professor Gobline
Radius
Redi
Sam
Elia
Lavius
Lavia
Baron
Connor
Texan
The Waifu Army:
Elysion
Alma
Amber
Izabella
Aisha
HMT