Chapter 10: Hope in the Warzone
Opening: With the Wind
Yusaku stands on a bridge in the rain at night, when the rain clears and the sun rises behind him. It then cuts to Sholt on the same bridge, as the sun sets, the entire town lights up with neon colours.
Yusaku transforms into Playmaker and summons all four Code Talkers trailing their respective colours, as Ai jumps out of the Duel Disk colouring everything purple with a cheer. Sholt then appears and summons his Mymimics who all dance around as it zooms in on his Duel Disk, showing Mimi's face as pink lines stretch out across the screen into codes of data. Suddenly, the streams of data shatter as a darkened Fullcross breaks through, purple lightning flashes behind him, revealing Deliete 0-F-F-1-END in the darkness who roars, before Fullcross holds his hand up and the entire screen is filled with purple lightning.
It then cuts to Shoichi eating a hotdog before shifting to him typing as a computer, then to Naoki Dueling with Sholt before shifting to Brave Max posing as Sholt stands awkwardly next to him, with Mimi laughing. Finally it shows Kris teaching children, before shifting to a younger version of him sitting in a dark tunnel with injuries all over his body.
The scene then shows Go and Taleweaver summoning Gouki the Great Ogre and Revendread Slayer, then showing Blue Angel summoning Trickstar Holly Angel and Sweetie summoning Black Angel of the Burning Abyss, before lightning flashes behind them to reveal Fullcross, who then jumps on his D-Board and rides up a Data Storm into the heavens, where the Tower of Hanoi appears in a flash of light, along with Spectre, four silhouettes with glowing masks, and Revolver.
Fullcross, Playmaker and Revolver then appear in a triangle facing each other. Off Fiend, Decode Talker and Topologic Bomber Dragon then clash as the shadows of Erase Knight, Firewall Dragon and Borreload Dragon appear behind them. The clashing light then reveals Cyberse with six coloured lights flying off of it before rising up into giant chess pieces overshadowing Akira Zaizen, with the King being the largest and covered in shadows.
The scene then shifts to Sholt summoning Mymimic Hexer, Enchanter and a shadowed third monster as the screen shifts to Fullcross, whose eyes glow red as he shoots lightning from his hands towards them.
The final shot shows the left side as day time with Sholt, Yusaku, Aoi, Go, Kris and Celia, whilst the right is at an illuminated night with Fullcross, Playmaker, Blue Angel, Ghost Girl, Taleweaver and Sweetie.
Kitamura stood at his desk with a serious expression. The screen in front of him displayed DS35463, Dark Steeple. A yellow moonlit circle with several black steeples filled with stain glass windows and ominous black bells. Stretching out in front of them was a giant black wasteland of spiked stone and purple grass which was being trampled by an entire army of his AI Duelists, marching towards an army of Knights of Hanoi.
"This is it! The perfect opportunity to show how powerful my AI Duelists are!" Kitamura nodded.
"...And destroy the Knights of Hanoi, right sir?" One of the workers asked.
"Sure, whatever." Kitamura waved him off. "This is it! This clash will prove how powerful and in control I am! AI army...CHARGE!" The two gigantic armies charged at each other...
And they were both completely erased in a giant flash of light instantly.
Kitamura stared at the screen, his expression frozen. "...What...just...happened?"
The screen zoomed in to see Fullcross waving at them...before flipping them off with his right hand.
Kitamura buried his head in his leather chair and screamed.
VRAINS
"That was fun." Fullcross stated, after erasing two opposing armies instantly. "It's just a shame VRAINS' defences are going to shit with that ego driven idiot in charge.
"Fullcross."
He looked over and saw an AI approaching him, though this one was different. It was female in design, with an hourglass physique and high heels, along with pink neon wires in a long ponytail acting as hair. Her colours were mainly bright pink, purple and silver, with golden eyes and a visible mouth.
"Hotline." He greeted her. "How's the body working out?"
"Doing good, so far." The AI responded, wiggling her fingers. "Don't worry, I'll say if anything glitches."
"Good. What's the situation with the rest of the Knights?" He asked.
"Practically all of them are being defeated by the remaining Charisma Duelists." She explained. "As for the whereabouts of Revolver and the Another Executives after Dr. Genome, I can't find them. It's obvious they're using a separate, private server."
"Kogami's work, no doubt..." Fullcross mumbled, staring at the ground.
"Is something wrong?" Hotline asked.
"I've been thinking, since my Duel with Playmaker." He said. "Even in here...I'm still not, truly, invincible. My goal is so lofty...will I be able to achieve it with my imperfections...? I'm still just...human..."
"Fullcross..." Hotline said.
He shook his head. "That's pretty self-centered of me to think, huh? Don't worry, I won't give up on my goal."
"I know you won't." She nodded. "I'll get back to hunting Knights."
"Okay. Be careful." He said as the two of them switched servers.
During that, three figures were watching them, all wearing white lab coats and Hanoi masks over the left sides of their faces, covering only their left eyes. One was female with red and orange hair, whilst the other two were male, one having dark blue hair and a bear whilst the other had spiky yellow and brown hair.
"He destroyed both armies in an instance..." The brown haired man said. "Fullcross is truly a force to be reckoned with. He could destroy the Knights of Hanoi with that power."
"You sound displeased, Veran." The blue haired man spoke.
"Quite the contrary, Faust." Veran said. "His handiwork gives the hospital a lot of patients. He's practically providing for the economy of health."
"Best not to let Master Revolver hear your thoughts." Faust warned.
"Hmph. At least I'm acknowledging him as a threat." Veran scoffed. "What happens down the road if we continue to let him do as he pleases? That AI he conversed with was far more advanced then Kitamura's fodder. What if he can make an army of those?"
The female turned and began walking away.
"Where are you going, Baira?" Faust asked.
"I'm going to try and test Version 1.1.4." She said.
"You've been tinkering with the Another Virus again?" Veran asked. "It's working just fine."
"The original plan for the Another Virus was to turn people into servants of Hanoi...but instead, it sends them into a comatose state. It's a failure." Baira spoke with frustration. "Blue Angel was supposed to be a test subject, but then Fullcross intervened, and I had no way to determine how it would work."
"Even so, this version still provides the foundations of the Tower with plenty of User's data." Faust said. "You succeeded."
"I'm not debating this." She shook her head, before vanishing.
"How rude." Veran commented. "But, I think I'd better go as well. These Charisma Duelists have had their fun for too long."
"Agreed." Faust said, before they too vanished.
VRAINS
Red KOH's LP: 0
?: WIN!
The Knight crashed down to the ground in VRAINS Den before fading away.
"I will not allow you to destroy this world." The opponent spoke with a deep voice.
The figure was of average height, and wore a bright green jumpsuit with white lines running across his limbs and waist, with a smiley face on his chest, as he wore two dark green shoulderpads that had golden windup keys in them, along with bulky black boots that had white little kitten faces on them. From his back came a short red cape that had a light blue heart on it, along with a confident face with the cyan eyes and wild, wavy chocolate brown hair.
He turned around and puffed out his chest. "Don't worry, you're safe now."
The Ugandan Knuckles nodded.
"Thank you, my brother." He said in an offensive accent. "I hope you find da wae." He then logged out.
"...Those avatars are really popular for some reason." The savior thought aloud. "Wait, no time for that! I've got to see if anybody else needs help!" He thenb began peering around, when he thought he spotted someone. "Wait...is that-!?" He began running.
VRAINS
Fullcross walked down the street, glaring at every alleyway.
'Those Knights are in hiding now that their numbers are so few.' Fullcross thought. 'Typical. Once a terrorist group loses manpower they run and hide. This is frustrating...'
"Waitwaitwait!"
He actually stopped and looked over his shoulder to see a guy in a weird getup run up to him. "You...You're Fullcross!"
Fullcross looked him up and down. "And you...dress weirder then I thought."
"Hey, do you know me?" He jabbed a thumb at his chest. "I am Rescuero! Savior and friend to all!"
"I'm aware of who you are. Number 4 Charisma Duelist." Fullcross stated. "What do you want?"
"Why?...Um..." He seemed to think for a moment. "...To Duel you of course!"
"Did you have to think of that?" He asked sceptically.
"Well? Do you accept?" Rescuero asked.
"No." Fullcross stated bluntly, before walking away.
"Huh!? Wait!" He ran after the hunter. "Why not?"
"In case you couldn't tell, there's a situation going on." Fullcross stated. "I don't have time for that. And even so, I honestly don't like you."
"Hah!?" Fullcross looked over his shoulder at Rescuero, who looked genuinely hurt. "You don't like me? Why?"
Fullcross narrowed his eyes. "I've seen the kind of Duelist you are. You play yourself really big, and act friendly to everyone, the 'give them a second chance' kind of guy...its a childish notion."
"...You don't think everyone can be good?" Rescuero asked sadly.
"Some people are born to be assholes." Fullcross stated seriously. "They do bad things, and if you think they can change, they'll just do it again, and again, until they die. If you try and trust people...they just break your heart. It's unrealistic to believe that bad people can become good just because someone else says they can."
"...That's kinda negative, huh?" Rescuero admitted. "Even so...I do what I do so that I can be a good role model for people..."
"That's the kind of stuff that shows on childrens anime." Fullcross stated. "That doesn't apply to real life people, who hurt, and hurt, and HURT..." Fullcross clenched their fist. "Until they break everything around them..."
"...Even so..." Rescuero nodded. "Even if you hate me, I still want to Duel you! To show you how strong I am...and if I can...try and change your heart!"
"You can't change me." Fullcross said. "And I told you, I'm not Dueling you."
"Please!" He suddenly gasped. "This is...all I'm asking, begging! Please just give me a chance!"
Fullcross looked back at him to see him begging on the ground, and sighed heavily. "Don't grovel. Fine."
"R-Really!?" Rescuero gasped.
"No backing out, though!" Fullcross warned, making his opponent nod furiously. "And this will be a Speed Duel!" He held his cube out as a Data Storm whipped up, and Rescuero jumped on a green and red board as Fullcross rode ahead of him.
"Speed Duel!"
Fullcross vs. Rescuero LP: 4000
"I'm taking the first turn!" Fullcross yelled.
'I'll finish him quickly.' He thought as he looked at his hand. 'This will be enough. I can-' But then he stopped. 'Wait...this is my first Duel since my Duel with Playmaker...'
"Goddamnit! I'm a human being!"
'That pain...it was a harsh wake up call.' He admitted in his head. 'I can't keep acting like this right now, even if I am destined to vanish. Otherwise, I'm no better then them...and it isn't what Naomi would have wanted. So, what I must do is...'
"I end my turn." Fullcross finished.
"...Huh? You end?" Rescuero asked. "Did you not get any good cards? Okay then...my turn! I Normal Summon Wind-Up Rabbit!" A red mechanical rabbit appeared with 1400 ATK.
"You use Wind-Up?" Fullcross asked.
"Yeah, they're cute and kids love 'em!" Rescuero grinned. "And since a Wind-Up monster was Summoned, I can Special Summon Wind-Up Shark from my hand!" A blue and silver toy shark appeared next to the rabbit.
"Appear! The circuit of joy!" The Link Square appeared above him. "The summoning conditions are 2 Wind-Up monsters! I set Wind-Up Rabbit and Wind-Up Shark in the Link Markers!" The two monsters became blue and red twisters that shot into the arrows.
"Link Summon! Appear! Link 2! Wind-Up Maintenance Zenmaicon!" Two blue robots with golden keys for eyes appeared together with 1800 ATK. "Since Maintenance Zenmaicon was Link Summoned, I can add a Wind-Up card from my Deck to my hand! I add the Field Spell, Wind-Up Factory, and activate it!" A mirage of a golden factory appeared behind him briefly before it vanished.
"The basic Wind-Up setup." Fullcross nodded.
"Now I activate the Spell, Monster Reincarnation!" He revealed it. "By discarding Wind-Up Snail, to add Wind-Up Shark from my Graveyard to my hand! Then I activate the Spell, Zenmailfunction to Special Summon Wind-Up Rabbit from my Graveyard in Defence Position with its effects negated, and since I summoned a Wind-Up monster, I can Special Summon Wind-Up Shark again!" The two monsters reappeared on the field. "Since I activated a Wind-Up monsters effect, Wind-Up Factory's effect allows me to add a Wind-Up monster from my Deck to my hand! I add Wind-Up Magician! Now I activate Wind-Up Shark's effect to reduce its Level by 1, to 3!" The monsters key slowly turned as its Level dropped.
"I overlay the Level 3 Wind-Up Rabbit and Wind-Up Shark!" The two monsters became orange and blue energy that dived into the galactic portal. "Xyz Summon! Appear! Rank 3! Wind-Up Zenmaines!" A robotic Xyz that looked like a giant toy appeared with 1500 ATK.
"Battle! Wind-Up Zainmaines will attack you directly!" The monsters robotic arms pulled into itself before launching out like springs that hit Fullcross in the shoulrders, knocking him back.
Fullcross' LP: 2500
"And now Wind-Up Maintenance Zenmaicon will attack you directly!" The two little blue bots charged forward.
"I activate the Quick Effect of Deliete Block in my hand." Fullcross revealed it. "If I control no monsters, I can Special Summon it! And once per turn, it cannot be destroyed by battle!" The little cube monster appeared only to be bashed by the two blue robots, breaking it, but it remained on the field.
"So you did have a defence! I end my turn!" Rescuero finished, making Deliete BL-0-K fix itself.
'That damage was my repentance.' Fullcross thought. 'Now I will go all out!'
"My turn! I Normal Summon Deliete Witch!" The female monster appeared next to the cube. "And I activate Witch's Quick Effect to destroy the Deliete Recover in my hand! With this, Deliete Witch's second effect activates, allowing me to Special Summon Deliete Recover from my Graveyard!" The monster that appeared had a black body with sharp green eyes, and two long hardlight electric green wings that were spiked at the ends, along with a long wire on top of its head with a red light on top. It had four spikes in the shape of a ribcage beneath it, as a long green tail with a two fingered claw on the end of it extended behind it.
Deliete RC-0-VR, Level 3, Thunder, WIND, ATK: 400 DEF: 1400
"Appear! The circuit that reveals the truth!" The Link Square appeared ahead of him. "The summoning conditions are 2 or more Deliete monsters! I set Deliete Block, Witch and Recover in the Link Markers!" The three monsters became white, blue and green twisters that swirled into the arrows. "Link Summon! Appear, Link 3! Deliete Off Fiend!" His ace Link 3 appeared with a roar and 2500 ATK.
"Woah! Is that his ace?" Rescuero wondered.
"I set a card! Then I activate Deliete Off Fiend's Quick Effect! It can destroy a monster it points to! I destroy Wind-Up Zenmaines! Fiendish Lightning!" The monster shot black bolts from its wings.
"I activate Zenmaines' effect!" Rescuero countered. "By detaching an Overlay Unit, it isn't destroyed!" One of its red comets formed a red barrier that protected the monster from the lightning. "And since a Wind-Up monster activated its effect, Wind-Up Factory's effect activates again! I add Wind-Up Kitten from my Deck to my hand!"
"Battle! Deliete Off Fiend will attack Wind-Up Maintenance Zenmaicon! Rage Erase!" The monster roared as it fired its beam of electrical energy that erased the Link Monster.
Rescuero's LP: 3300
"Maintenance Zenmaicon's effect activates when its destroyed! I attach it to Zenmaines as an Overlay Unit!" The Link Monster became a red comet. "And Zenmaicon's second effect! During the End Phase, if I activated its first effect this turn, I can target a card you control and destroy it!"
"Deliete Off Fiend cannot be destroyed by card effects." Fullcross warned.
"Then I'll destroy your Set Card!" The monster launched rainbow gears from its shoulders that destroyed the face down. "Awesome!"
"You sure?" Suddenly, a beam of light shot out of a Graveyard portal and hit Zenmaines, embedding a skull shaped bomb in it.
"Wh-What's that?" He gasped.
"The card you destroyed was Deliete Bomb." Fullcross explained. "When its destroyed, I can send a card you control to the Graveyard, and since it doesn't destroy, you can't prevent it with Zenmaines' effect." The bomb exploded, destroying Zenmaines.
"B-Both of my monsters were...!" He gasped.
"Well? It's your turn." Fullcross said.
"Y-You're really strong...but so am I! My turn!" He drew. "I Normal Summon Wind-Up Kitten!" A yellow and orange toy kitten appeared with 800 attack. "I activate Toy Kitten's effect! Once whilst it is face up, I can target a monster you control, and return it to your hand! I choose Deliete Off Fiend!"
"You won't. I activate my Skill! True Delete! I destroy Deliete Off Fiend!" The big Link was struck by lightning and destroyed. "With this, your effect loses its target. And then, I can instantly bring back Off Fiend into the Extra Monster Zone!" The Link Monster revived.
"I'm not giving up! I activate my own Skill! Second Chance!" The golden keys on his shoulders glowed and spun wildly. "I can treat my monsters effect as activating a second time! This time, Off Fiend WILL return to your hand!"
"Tch. Off Fiend goes back to the Extra Deck." He held his arm up as his monster turned into a bolt of energy that shot back into the Extra Deck.
"Yes! I got rid of your ace!" Rescuero cheered. "And since a Wind-Up monster activated its effect, I'll use Wind-Up Factory's effect to add another Wind-Up Shark to my hand. I set a card! Battle! Wind-Up Kitten will attack you directly!" The toy jumped forward and swatted feebly with its paws, making Fullcross hold up one arm to defend himself.
Fullcross' LP: 1700
"I end my turn." He finished.
"My turn." Fullcross drew. "I Normal Summon Deliete Linker!" The monster that appeared was dark blue, and had a hexagonal pattern adorning its body, similar to a Link Monsters border. It had a small slightly humanoid body with green diamonds on its chest and a gaping, glitching hole in its stomach. It wore a black 'V'-shaped mask with a green upturned left eye and a red angry right eye, as hollow light blue diamond shapes acted as its arms and legs.
Deliete L-1-NKR, Level 1, Thunder, LIGHT, ATK: 100 DEF: 100
"Now I activate the Spell Deliete Upload, and destroy it with Deliete Linker's effect!" As the Spell appeared, the monster slashed it with its arms. "With this, both effects of Deliete Upload activate! With its first effect, I Special Summon Deliete Recover from my Graveyard in Defence Position, and with its second effect, I can target another Deliete Spell or Trap in my Graveyard, and set it on my field! I choose Deliete Bomb!" The flying Deliete returned as a Set card appeared in his backrow.
"Now Deliete Recover's effect activates!" Fullcross gestured. "When it is Special Summoned from the Graveyard, I can Special Summon a Level 2 or lower Deliete from my Graveyard! Revive! Deliete Block!" The monsters claw fell back into the Graveyard portal and pulled out the cube monster.
"Appear! The circuit that reveals the truth!" The Link Square appeared again. "The summoning conditions are 2 or more Deliete monsters! I set Deliete Linker, Recover and Block in the Link Markers!" The three monsters became green, blue and white twisters that shot into the arrows. "Link Summon! Appear, Link 3! Deliete Line Boss!" The bulky monster appeared on the field riding its digital thundercloud with 2200 ATK.
"Now Deliete Linker's effect activates!" Fullcross continued. "When its used for the Link Summon of a Link-2 or higher Deliete monster, I can Special Summon a non-Link Deliete monster from my Graveyard! Revive! Deliete Witch!" The female Deliete returned to the field. "Battle! Deliete Witch will attack Wind-Up Kitten!" The monster shot a beam of pink energy from its hands that destroyed the toy monster.
Rescuero's LP: 2600
"Now Deliete Line Boss will attack you directly!" Fullcross declared.
Rescuero winced. "I activate my Tra-!"
"Are you sure?" Fullcross suddenly interrupted him.
"Huh? What do you...?" Rescuero paused for a second, then a screen popped up in front of him. 'Line Boss can destroy a monster it points to to negate a Special Summon? With that, my face down Xyz Reborn is useless...wait, if he destroys Deliete Witch to activate Line Boss' effect, Witch's effect will activate, allowing him to Special Summon Deliete Recover who has 400 attack...and if both of them attack me after that, I'd lose!'
"Well?" Fullcross pressed.
"I-I won't activate it!" Rescuero said.
"Then the battle will continue! Thunder Discipline!" The monsters giant fist crackled with electricity as it punched Rescuero, making him crash into a wall and leaving a crater.
Rescuero's LP: 400
"I end my turn." Fullcross finished as Rescuero fell out of the crater and back onto his D-Board, struggling to his hands and knees.
"H-Hey..." He called out weakly. "Why did you save me?"
"I didn't." Fullcross stated. "It just annoys me when people don't read cards properly."
Rescuero paused for a moment, but then smiled. "You're actually a good guy at heart."
"What?" Fullcross asked.
"You're pretty cynical, and negative, and kinda mean...but underneath all that, you really are a nice person." He smirked. "Guess that's a point to me!"
"Hey, that doesn't count towards your point!" Fullcross argued.
"Hehe, does too!" He practically whistled.
"You..." Fullcross looked irked.
"But hey, even if you don't agree, I still learned something about you...so I guess that makes us friends!" He grinned.
"...What kind of logic are you even using?" The hunter wondered.
"Dueling is fun...but it can also be a way to learn more about who you're Dueling. And the more you understand about one another, you slowly become friends." Rescuero beamed. "At least, that's what I think, anyway. Because that's all I want, really, to make friends through my Dueling."
Fullcross remained silent.
"Sorry, I know, we're Dueling!" He jumped to his feet. "My turn, draw! I Normal Summon Wind-Up Magician, and since I Summoned a Wind-Up monster, I can Special Summon Wind-Up Shark from my hand!" The two Wind-Up's appeared beside him. "And since a Wind-Up activated its effect, both Wind-Up Magician and Wind-Up Factory's effects will activate! With Factory, I add my third Wind-Up Shark to my hand, and with Magician's effect, I Special Summon Wind-Up Rat from my Deck!" A blue toy rat appeared in ATK Position with 600 ATK.
"Here I go! Appear, the circuit of joy!" The Link Square appeared for him now. "The summoning conditions are 2 Wind-Up monsters! I set Wind-Up Magician and Wind-Up Shark in the Link Markers!" The two monsters shot into the arrows. "Link Summon! Appear, Link 2! Wind-Up Maintenance Zenmaicon!" The two monsters reappeared.
"I won't let you get another Wind-Up card." Fullcross warned. "I activate Deliete Line Boss' effect! When my opponent Special Summons exactly one monster, I can destroy a Deliete monster it points to to negate the Summon and destroy that monster! I destroy Deliete Witch! Overwrite Call!" The female monster burst into sparkles as lightning gathered in Line Boss' fingertip before it pointed at the Link Monster and zapped it, destroying it.
"Deliete Witch's effect activates when its destroyed! With it, I Special Summon Deliete Recover from my Graveyard, and with Recover's effect, I also Special Summon Deliete Block!" The two monsters returned from the GY.
"But I can still do more!" Rescuero declared. "I activate Wind-Up Rat's effect! By changing it to Defence Position, I can Special Summon a Wind-Up monster from my Graveyard in Defence Position! I Special Summon Wind-Up Rabbit!" The red robot reappeared as the rat reverted to a defensive stance.
"I overlay my Level 3 Wind-Up Rat and Wind-Up Rabbit!" The two monsters became orange energy that dived together into the galactic portal. "Xyz Summon! Appear! Rank 3! Wind-Up Carrier Zenmaity!" A giant twin ship appeared with 1500 ATK.
"Carrier Zenmaity...you won't use that either! Trap card, open! Deliete Bomb! Then, I use Deliete Recover's effect to destroy it, triggering both of its effects! With Bomb's first effect, I Special Summon Deliete Linker from my Graveyard, and with its second effect, I send Carrier Zenmaity to the Graveyard!" Linker returned in DEF Position, before the bomb attached itself to Zenmaity and exploded, destroying it.
"But now, you have no more counters!" Rescuero declared. "So I activate my Trap, Xyz Reborn! I Special Summon Carrier Zenmaity from my Graveyard, then attach Xyz Reborn to it as an Overlay Unit!" The battleship toy reappeared as the Trap became a blue comet that orbited it. "Now I activate Carrier Zenmaity's effect! By detaching an Overlay Unit, I can Special Summon a Wind-Up monster from my Deck! I Special Summon Wind-Up Warrior!" A yellow robot appeared with 1200 ATK. "And since I summoned a Wind-Up monster, I can Special Summon my final Wind-Up Shark from my hand!" The third copy of his monster appeared.
"Once more! I overlay my Level 4 Wind-Up Warrior and Wind-Up Shark!" The monsters became orange and blue energy that shot into the portal. "Xyz Summon! Appear! Rank 4! Wind-Up Zenmaister!" A giant monster with two orange comets orbiting it descended with 1900 ATK. "Wind-Up Zenmaister gains 300 attack for every Overlay Unit attached to it! Zenmaister has 2, so that's 600 extra attack!" The monsters power rose to 2500.
"Battle! Wind-Up Zenmaister will attack Deliete Linker, and Wind-Up Carrier Zenmaity will attack Deliete Recover!" The two Xyz monsters charged forward and crushed the smaller monsters. "And with this, I activate the Quick-Play Spell, Xyz Sacrifice!" The card showed Gagagigo the Risen charging at Adreus, Keeper of Armageddon as Gem-Knight Pearl's namesakes glowed from Gagagigo's light." I tribute an Xyz monster I control to destroy a monster you control! I tribute Carrier Zenmaity to destroy Deliete Line Boss! And since it doesn't target, Line Boss can't prevent its destruction!" Carrier Zenmaity kamikaze charged into Line Boss, destroying them both. "And then, you take damage equal to half of your destroyed monsters original attack! 1100!"
Fullcross' LP: 600
"Finally, the tributed monster can be attached to another Xyz Monster I control, Wind-Up Zenmaines!" Carrier Zenmaity rose up out of the GY before becoming an orange comet that circled around Zenmaines, increasing its ATK to 2800. "I end my turn with this!"
"You certainly are strong..." Fullcross admitted. "But more importantly, you have hope. More hope then me it seems, and even if it is foolish, misplaced hope, it's still pure. You truly are a good person." He closed his eyes, then opened them. "But I'm not holding back. My turn! I activate the Spell, Deliete Call! With it, I Special Summon Deliete Recover from my Graveyard, and with Deliete Recover's effect, I revive Deliete Linker as well!" The two monsters once again appeared on the field.
"Appear! The circuit that reveals the truth!" The Square appeared in front of him again. "The summoning conditions are 2 Thunder monsters! I set Deliete Recover and Deliete Linker in the Link Markers!" The two monsters flew into the Square. "Link Summon! Appear! Link 2! Deliete Voltage Driller!"
The monster that appeared looked like a bulky crimson red mech with triangular shaped shoulders and feet with black edges, along with a square shaped hard hat on its cube head with light blue goggles, wearing what looked like a black face mask with a red cartoon skull on it. Attached to its back were two giant glass cylinders with black lightning bolt symbols on them. Its right hand was a giant steel drill with red blue and green wires attaching itself both to its arm and the cylinders on its back, whilst its left hand was a large steel shovel.
Deliete V-0-LTG-DR-1-LR, Link 2, Thunder, EARTH, ATK: 3000, Link Arrows: Down, Right
"3000 attack points for a Link 2!?" Rescuero gasped.
"Since Deliete Linker was used for the Link Summon of a Deliete monster, I can Special Summon Deliete Recover once again from my Graveyard!" The monster appeared once more. "Appear again! The circuit that reveals the truth! The summoning conditions are 2 Effect Monsters! I set Deliete Recover and Deliete Block in the Link Markers!" The two monsters shot into the arrows. "Link Summon! Appear, Link 2! Deliete Ill Joker!" The dark jester-like monster appeared behind Voltic Driller.
"I activate Ill Joker's effect! For every Link 2 or higher monster its Linked to, my opponents monsters lose 800 attack and defense!" The monster shot electrical shockwaves from its palm that reduced Zenmaines' ATK to 2000.
"Battle! I activate Deliete Voltage Driller's effect! In order to attack, it must destroy a Thunder monster it points to! I destroy Ill Joker to allow it to attack!" Ill Joker turned into purple lightning that shot into the two cylinders on its back, filling them up with electricity as the monsters drill whirred to life. "Go, Voltage Driller! Storm Piercer!" The monster charged forward drill first as it stabbed straight into Zenmaines, destroying it in a series of electrical explosions.
Rescuero's LP: 0
Fullcross: WIN!
The two D-Boards slowed to a halt.
"Looks like I win." Fullcross stated.
"Yeah..." Rescuero nodded nervously. "S-So...how did I do?"
"Didn't realise I was an evaluator during that." He admitted.
"W-Well, we did agree I wanted to show off my skills during that, s-so...are they okay?" He asked sheepishly.
Fullcross folded his arms. "You're strong. I can see why you're Number 4. Along with that mentality of yours."
"Really?" He perked up in hope. "So...does this mean we're friends?"
"How so?"
"You respect my strength, and I respect your strength, and we understood each other a little better during that Duel...so with that, we should be friends, right?"
Fullcross chuckled lightly. "You make it sound so easy...but I suppose you can consider us friends."
"Awesome!" Rescuero cheered. "So, from now on, if you ever need any help, just call me, okay? Okay? I promise I'll always help a friend out!"
"Sure. Just take care of yourself." Fullcross told him.
"I will! Promise!" He nodded. "Welp, I'm gonna get back to helping people now. Thanks again, Fullcross!" He then Logged Off.
Fullcross narrowed his eyes as he left. "Rescuero...I should look into him next. For now, I'd better check on Hotline's work." He then Logged Off as well.
VRAINS
During this time, a figure was watching over the events unfolding in VRAINS via a large screen.
"So...Kogami has finally made his move." The figure said.
"What does this mean?" Another one spoke up. He was leaning against the door frame.
"It's time for us to make our move against Hanoi and Playmaker in this ensuing panic." The figure spoke. "And then we can finally begin making headway to...the real prize."
"I take it you've already given her orders?" The other one asked.
"I gave her SOL's All-Access Key Code. With it, she should be able to access even Hanoi's secret server, once she finds it." The watcher spoke. "As for you, Exec, you will deal with Playmaker."
Exec smirked. "Sounds fun. I'll leave immediately." He then took his leave.
"...And of course, we cannot forget you." Suddenly, another, smaller screen appeared in front of the figure. "After all...you are most important to our plans."
"Understood. I will do what you ask of me." The orange Ignis said.
Second Chance: Target a monster you control, its activated effect is treated as being activated twice.
Deliete RC-0-VR: (Quick Effect) You can destroy 1 'Deliete' card in your hand or on your field. When this card is Special Summoned from the GY, you can Special Summon 1 Level 2 or lower 'Deliete' monster from your GY. You can only use each effect of 'Deliete RC-0-VR' once per turn.
Deliete L-1-NKR: (Quick Effect) You can destroy 1 'Deliete' card in your hand or on your field. When this card is used as Material for the Link Summon of a 'Deliete' monster, you can Special Summon 1 non-Link Deliete monster from your GY. You can only use each effect of 'Deliete L-1-NKR' once per turn.
Xyz Sacrifice: Tribute 1 Xyz Monster you control to destroy 1 monster your opponent controls, destroy it, then inflict damage to your opponent equal to half of their destroyed monsters original ATK. Then, you can target 1 Xyz Monster you control, attached the tributed monster in your GY to it as an Xyz Material.
Deliete V-0-LTG-DR-1-LR: 2 Thunder monsters. This card cannot attack unless you destroy 1 Thunder monster it points to. When this card is destroyed by battle or card effect, both you and your opponent can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower monster from your GY.
A new chapter of the fanfic based off of Yu-Gi-Oh VRAINS! Or should I say, Yu-Gi-Oh Recap Episodes? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Seriously, we're getting recap episodes every ten episodes, get your fucking acts together, writers.
Moving on, though! I've actually been checking out a couple of OC's people have suggested. I can't say if I'm actually going to accept any or not, but, if you do have ideas, try and make them as bare bones as possible so that I can fit them into the roles I have planned in the story, otherwise I would have to force them in with a hammer, and that would make things uncomfortable for everyone.
Moving on from even that...what's with that look? Oh, you mean the opening? Yeah I just thought of that and decided to write it down like what I did back in Arc-VOC, because people seemed to like that...what? It's something else? Don't know what you're talking about. Nothing weird happened this chapter. Nope. Nooooooothing at all.
Now then, time for the question.
QOTC: What symbolism and upcoming events do you think are in the opening?
I made it, you analyse it, that's how these work, right? Look forward to hearing what you think! And don't worry, next chapter is a Sholt focused one!
And that's ten chapters done now! How time flies. I'll see you all in the next chapter of Yu-Gi-Oh Cross-Recap Episodes!