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Chapter 10 – The Ultimate Wicked God! Earthbound God, Wiraqocha Rasca
"Draw!" Kenzan declared as Judai and Hell Kaiser stepped aside for him. "I Special Summon Fleet-Footed Gilasaurus (ATK: 1400)!" In front of Kenzan appeared a small brown velociraptor that snarled.
"And I only need to release 1 Dinosaur to Summon Saurobeast Brachion, so I will (ATK: 1500)!" The raptor disappeared, and behind him emerged a gigantic dark grey long-necked dinosaur with small wing-like structures on its shoulders. "Direct attack!" The dinosaur swung its tail at two Duel Zombies, knocking them both back and on their backs.
"It's a long battle," Amon said, "but we won't lose."
"No, we won't," Judai agreed. "We'll fight to the end for these people."
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Back at the Riding Duel, the gang had been shocked when the Disciple of the Underworld had removed his hood – because they recognized the face of the person. But it couldn't be.
"Godwin?" Aki managed to say, despite her shock. Indeed the figure had Godwin's face and long grey hair; but the man's sheer size, muscles and dark skin made it look like a whole other person.
"Rex Godwin no longer exists as you knew him," Godwin answered. "I have gained the power of the Underworld, and soon I will gain that of the Crimson Dragon as well. That way," Godwin sneered, "I can become Alpha and Omega."
"You're insane," Yusei uttered, catching nothing more than a short dark chuckle from the man.
"What you see as insanity I see as vision and strength," Godwin callously rebuked.
"We'll see what good that does you," Jack issued. "I set 3 cards and end my turn." 3 cards appeared before Jack for a moment and then vanished.
"Draw (Yusei: 7 SPC/Jack: 7 SPC/Crow: 5 SPC/Godwin: 4 SPC)," Yusei declared. "Because you control a monster and I control none, I Special Summon Level Warrior from my hand as a Level 4 monster (ATK: 300)." Yusei called forth a red warrior with a white cape and 3 stars along its front; I on its abdomen, one on its chest and one on its face. Then, a 4th star appeared above its head.
"No way!" Crow yelled, turning his head to Jack, who grinned. "You knew, didn't you?" When Jack nodded Crow said, "Great. But next time, let me know!"
"Will do," Yusei declared as he played a card. "Speed Spell – Summon Speeder. Since I have more than 4 SPC, I Special Summon the Level 4 Crossbow Warrior (ATK: 1400)!" Yusei's other warrior was joined by a tall black-armoured warrior with a gun-like bow strapped to its left arm. "And finally, I summon Road Synchron (ATK: 1600)." Yusei's 3rd monster was a robotic figure with a tall face mask and a pair of cylinders instead of legs.
"He can't summon Road Warrior with those monsters," Jack said to Crow.
"No he can't," his friend replied, "But I know what he can play!"
"Since I'm not using Road Synchron to Summon Road Warrior, it loses 2 of its 4 stars (LV: 2). I Tune Road Synchron to Crossbow and Level Warriors to Synchro Summon Road Archer (ATK: 3000)!" The yellow robot turned into 2 green rings, each one surrounding another monster on Yusei's field and turned them into 4 white orbs. The 10 components then came together and created a beam of light.
"Synchro Summon! Cone Forth, Road Archer!" From the light appeared a tall yellow-armoured warrior with a bow-like section of road on its right arm and a monocle over the one eye on its pointed head. "And now, because Crossbow Warrior was used to Summon an Archer, he gains 800 ATK (ATK: 3800)." The mentioned warrior supermised overtop of the archer's chest while it glowed with a red aura and strengthened.
"A strong monster," Godwin complemented indifferently, "but if you destroy Inti, I'll summon Quilla, destroy your monster and wipe out most of your Life Points."
"Wrong," Yusei said. "Once per turn, Road Archer lets me remove from play 1 card from the opponent's Cemetery for the turn!" Pulling up the bow, the archer fired a shot of energy directly into Godwin's Cemetery, going straight through and taking the image of the moon dragon with it.
"Kisama," Godwin said angrily, only to turn to a smirk. "However, your little plan won't work. Trap Card Open: Eclipse of the Ritualistic Offering!"
"What?" Crow yelled out. "That doesn't sound good!"
"By breaking my Combo Yusei triggered this Trap," Godwin explained. "I exclude my Dragon Quilla as well, and draw 2 cards from my Deck!!" The lines on Godwin's body flashed brightly as the moon dragon disintegrated into fine powder, and 2 cards slid from the top of his Deck to his hand.
"And, at the End Phase," Godwin explained, "I Special Summon both Inti and Quilla, provided they never attack while on the field."
"Fine!" Yusei declared. "Road Archer, direct attack!"
"So predictable Yusei," Godwin sneered. "I activate my last Trap Card, and the most powerful: Honored Sacrifice! This Trap negates my opponent's direct attack by a monster with 2000 points or more. Then, for every 1000 points of attack it has, I receive 1 Honored Sacrifice Token!"
After the archer drew back its bow, the arrow shattered immediately as three glowing orbs appeared before Godwin, forming Stone Statues resembling Incan Gods (DEF: 0) (DEF: 0) (DEF: 0). "Damn it!" Crow yelled.
"And the best part," Godwin darkly smiled, "is that now I can add 1 Earthbound God from my Deck to my hand! And I select the most powerful of them all!" A single card slid out from the Deck, and Godwin picked it up and placed it in his hand.
"Brilliant plan Yusei," Jack said sarcastically, anger dripping from his words. "We're trying to defeat the Earthbound Gods, not allow them to be summoned!"
"Hey, I didn't see you helping things out Jack!" Crow snapped at the blond duelist. "You've ignored our help and our friendship this duel just so you can feel good about your – fucking – self!"
"Both of you settle down," Yusei said, causing Crow to look apologetic but Jack to look annoyed. "I end my turn."
"During your End Phase," Godwin reminded them, "Inti (ATK: 3000) and Quilla (ATK: 2500) return!" A huge burst of light formed, causing the two dragons to appear side by side and snarl at the Signers.
"Your overgrown lizards aren't so scary!" Rua yelled down at Godwin, gaining an irritated look from the man.
"Then prepare for Armageddon!" Godwin said as he drew (Yusei: 8 SPC/Jack: 8 SPC/Crow: 6 SPC/Godwin: 5 SPC). "By Releasing all 3 of my Tokens," he explained as he held a card to the sky, "I open the Gates of the Underworld and Release the Overlord of Darkness, the greatest Earthbound God! Come forth, Earthbound God Wiraqocha Rasca!"
All three statues turned to dust, and a moment later a violet column of energy appeared and shot up from the illusionary Sky Temple in the centre of the Geoglyph. The structure imploded and then exploded as a rush of energy surged out, and violet light expanded out from it in a shockwave that consumed the area.
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"Exodios!" Amon declared to a dark-skinned muscular figure behind him in Pharaonic attire, "attack!" Forming energy over its left fist, it swung its arm at a Duel Zombie and knocked him back into 2 other Zombies.
However, without warning, the structure began to rumble and shake. "What's going on?" Johan asked.
"I don't know," Judai answered, but I don't…" Before Judai could finish, an explosion of purple energy occurred at the centre of the structure, throwing him off the ledge of the Sky Temple and past the steps. Before the others could process what had happened, he had fallen to the base of the staircase and lay on his back, blood at the corners of his mouth.
"Judai!" Asuka yelled, getting everyone's attention. Seeing him instantly, the group moved to run down the stairs to aid their friend, but they got down only a few steps before another explosion's shockwave knocked them forward and face-down onto the steps of the structure. Purple flames now burnt at the centre of the structure, consuming all the Duel Zombies in seconds.
"What is this?" Hell Kaiser pondered aloud as he flipped over to look at the flames. They then shot up into the air, turning into a violet pyramid-like pyre with the red-eyes silhouette of a gigantic demon bird in the centre of it. With an otherworldly scream, it raised its massive wings to its sides and more energy exploded out from the pyramid, this energy laterally and into the shape of the Condor Geoglyph.
The flames were then dispursed, and the creature was revealed to have long legs and tail feathers, a fairly long neck with a somewhat small head, and wings so large they stretched farther outwards than the ten mile wide Geoglyph. Another nightmarish, blood-curdling scream and some black flames erupted at its feet, revealing the form of a human figure.
"The Greatest Earthbound God," Judai realized as he got to his feet, only to hear another large explosion. Looking back out toward Satellite, he saw that a geyser of black energy was erupting from the B.A.D. – more specifically, the Old Momentum. From that, the form of a gigantic pitch-black dragon-like monster with 4 wings, massive forearms with wretched claws, a tusked face and a spade-tipped tail solidified from black sludge, and made a massive earth-shattering roar.
The entire beast then solidified and gained stripes like the Earthbound Gods, and these lines then glowed through the full colour spectrum over and over – like Neo Space, only with darker colours. With that it turned to face Neo Domino and began to walk over Satellite, fixated upon the Earthbound God before it.
"The King of the Underworld," Yubel said in Judai's mind. Looking back up to the Sky Temple, he noticed that Rua, Ruka and Aki had come back out through the doorway, but he still feared for everyone's lives because they were now inside a Geoglyph.
On the flaming lines hovering in the sky, the D-Wheels of Yusei, Crow and Jack could be seen riding around in full Riding Duel mode, creatures by their sides. The person on the roof of the old building… was revealed as Godwin, covered in red and purple lines and sporting both a Dark Mark and the full mark of the Dragon. "No..." Judai thought to himself. "It can't be..."
Beside Godwin on either side of him, two four-headed dragons formed: one mostly blue with a moon symbol on it, the other red with a sun on it. Under those two, the numbers 2500 and 3000 appeared respectively, and under the Condor God the number 100 appeared. "Only 100 ATK on the Greatest Wicked God? Its effect must be devastating..."
"Earthbound God Wiraqocha Rasca," Godwin yelled to the three Signers, "Needs 3 Sacrifices instead of 2. However, its effect is well worth it; once per turn, by Skipping my Battle Phase, I bring my opponent's Life Points down to 100!"
"You what?" Crow stammered in reply.
"Earthbound God Wiraqocha Rasca!" Godwin commanded, "Bring Jack Atlus to his knees! Polar Star Obey!" Forming purple energy in its jaws, the giant bird screeched evilly and released a stream of energy at Jack's D-Wheel.
Jack had no time to react before the purple flames consumed his vehicle, making it skip for a second before falling to its left. It tossed Jack from the vehicle and to the edge, and then the D-Wheel ran past the edge and fell to the ground.
"Are you alright Jack?" Yusei asked quite concernedly as Crow and him passed by Jack's fallen body. Jack's dragon roared out to show its concern, but then was forced to continue forward with Yusei and Crow.
"I'm fine…" Jack bitterly spat.
"You've brought this upon yourself!" Godwin bellowed. "Even the King cannot stand before a God!"
"We've stood before the Earthbound Gods before with no problems," Yusei responded.
"You misunderstand," Godwin yelled. "It is not the Earthbound God you must fear, it is I." Pointing out toward the King of the Underworld, who was now walking across the inland sea on all fours, he added, "That creature and the one whose marks I bear on my chest shall be my key to the new world order!"
"New world order?" Hell Kaiser asked, getting the evil man's attention.
"Until a permanent result is reached between the Signers and Dark Signers," Godwin explained, "the world will be trapped in the Infinite cycle of this fate. But as long as one exists, the other will always rise again and the war will resume."
"But we still don't understand," Asuka said, standing up to face him. "Why did you switch sides? You were our ally."
"I am on neither side now," Godwin said. "As much as it pained me, I took the life of my brother Rudger, along with his left and right arms, so that I could have the power of both Signer and Dark Signer. With these powers entwined, I can finally break the cycle of fate by destroying the world with the King of the Underworld. After that, I can recreate it with the Crimson Dragon's power, and instill a peaceful and neutral society with me as their ruler."
"You'll destroy the world just to satisfy a God Complex?" Amon yelled. "How can you do such a thing?"
"Such a question comes from someone who killed his only true love," Godwin answered coldly, "to gain the power of a King." Amon could only bow in shame at these words.
"It's a noble cause," Jim admitted, "But selling your soul to the Wicked Gods, along with the whole world."
"I do not pride myself on what I must do," Godwin clarified, "but if it must be done, then so be it."
"Well," Yusei said "we can't let that happen."
"Just try and stop me," Godwin challenged. "You can't stop the will of fate, the will of God. I set 3 cards." Placing 2 cards on the Duel Disc on his arm, he picked up the black-bordered card and said, "Due to the effect of Moon Dragon Quilla, it is destroyed." With a final roar, the blue dragon disintegrated into dust. "I end my turn."
"Draw (Yusei: 9 SPC/Crow: 7 SPC/Godwin: 6 SPC)!" Crow yelled, causing a glow to erupt from the Graveyard as 2 cards slid out. "I activate the effect of Black Feather – Vayu the Big Flag: by excluding it and a non-Tuner Black Feather monster, I can Synchro Summon a Black Feather monster with the proper Level. So I Tune my Vayu to my Black Feather Armored Wing!"
The image of a bird-like man wearing a black Gi appeared in front of a black armoured figure from earlier, and the Gi-wearer changed into a red staff-like symbol to act as the green Tuning ring. The armoured warrior then changed into 7 white orbs and fused with the red staff and created a beam of light.
"Synchro Summon! Come, Black Feather – Lone Silver Wind (ATK: 2800)!" The light produced a tall, thin winged warrior with a long recurved katana wearing a bird-face helmet. "And now, by the effect of Lone Silver Wind, at the cost of by Battle Phase, I can destroy up to 2 monsters with DEF less than my monster's ATK, which Wiraqocha Rasca has!"
"Continuous Trap: Class System!" Godwin declared, flipping a card. "Monsters cannot be destroyed by battle or the card effects of other monsters, unless those monsters have a higher level. Your Level 8 Lone Silver Wind doesn't have the power to defeat my Level 10 Earthbound God. So, care to reconsider your move?"
"As a matter of fact, yes!" Crow said, flipping a card around. "Speed Spell – Speed Energy! For this turn, my Lone Silver Wing gains 200 ATK for each of my Speed Counters. I have 7, so 1400 more ATK (ATK: 4200)! And while I cannot destroy Inti, I can attack him!"
"No you cannot!" Godwin declared as he flipped his other card. "With Magic Cylinder, you'll take damage for your monster's ATK."
"Fuck that!" Crow said as he flipped a Trap Card of his own. "I play Black Feather – Anchror! I release my Lone Silver Wind to activate this card!" Godwin's Trap shattered at Crow's monster vanished and the Trap Card hung around.
"Very well," Godwin answered, "but you now you've lost your only monster."
"My monster maybe gone," Crow responded, "but you only have 1 mystery card left. I set 1 card and end my turn."
"Draw (Yusei: 10 SPC/Crow: 8 SPC/Godwin: 7 SPC)," Yusei declared. "I activate the effect of Road Archer to exclude Quilla from your Cemetery!"
"Remember Crow's comment about me only having 1 face-down left?" Godwin said smugly. "Trap Card Open: Temper of Vai Mahse! I negate that effect of Road Archer's and destroy him!" The Trap glowed for a second as the Archer growled and exploded.
"I summon Vehicler (DEF: 200)!" Yusei called forth a grey machine with a square body and two wheels instead of legs that crouched and turned blue. "I end my turn."
"Draw (Yusei: 11 SPC/Crow: 9 SPC/Godwin: 8 SPC)," Godwin declared. "I play Speed Spell – Emperor's Power. With the effect of this Speed Spell, by having Inti or Quilla in play, I draw 2 cards if my Speed Counter is 8 or higher." Pulling 2 cards, Godwin declared, "Earthbound God Wiraqocha Rasca, bring Yusei to his knees! Polar Star Obey!"
"Trap Card Open!" Crow declared. "Life Battle! When my opponent uses an effect to change Life Points, I can take that effect onto myself as damage to protect the original target!"
"Crow, no!" Yusei warned. "It's too dangerous."
"He's bringing that kind of pain upon himself?" Jack asked, standing up from the sidelines.
"Because I'd rather be in pain," Crow explained, "than let Yusei be. Come on, Godwin! Show me what you've got!"
"Very well," Godwin said. "Earthbound God Wiraqocha Rasca, use your effect on Crow! Polar Star Obey!" Building flames in its mouth again, the great bird launched its power at Crow, making him skid and spin out as the flames blanketed him and his D-Wheel, but he did not fall over.
"What's this?" Godwin asked. "That blast destroyed Jack but not you?"
"Jack's D-Wheel isn't built for the abuse mine is," Crow explained as his D-Wheel began to sputter and shake. "And now, by the effect of Life Battle, whatever Life Points are lost by an effect are now taken from the opponent!" Shooting forward, Crow activated the two wings on the Blackbird's sides and they deployed down.
"What is this?" Godwin pondered in shock. Moments later his question was answered; the Blackbird shot up off the track, its Flight Mode now active, and the front wheel of the vehicle smashed into Godwin's Duel Disc. Cringing and grunting, Godwin held his ground while a barrage of sparks flew from the contact site and a horrid metallic screeching rang out.
"Blackbird is strong," Crow explained, "but she can't take much more damage after everything I've put her through lately. If I'm going out, then I'm doing some damage!"
"Fine by me!" Godwin grumbled strongly. Bringing his right hand to a fist, he threw a shift punch towards Crow's chest, striking him where his heart was and knocking the Blackbird down and to the left. It tipped onto its side and fell just below where the gang was standing on the steps, then began to tumble.
"Crow!" Judai yelled out, letting his eyes flash over orange and green. Pulling a card from his active Duel Disc, he summoned forth his white warrior and instructed, "Neos, save Crow!"
Nodding, the white warrior shot up the steps and grabbed hold of Crow, pulling him from the vehicle before it slammed into the base of the temple. The warrior then brought Crow down in front of Judai and laid him down before fading out. Crow's shoulder looked broken, but his chest seemed fine.
"You alright man?" Judai asked, kneeling down to the cringing boy before him.
"I'll be fine Judai," Crow answered. "Thanks." With that Judai stood up and gave a thumb's up to the group above, alleviating their and Yusei's concern about Crow's well-being.
"Because of Wiraqocha's effect, Godwin!" Crow yelled up, almost mocking Godwin, "you can't attack this turn. I gotta sit the rest of the Duel out, but Yusei still has my 2 face-downs and Black Feather – Anchor, not to mention Jack's face-downs and Dragon."
Yusei: LP 4000
Jack: LP 100
Crow: LP 100
Godwin: LP 4700
"True (Yusei: 11 SPC/Godwin: 7 SPC)," Godwin said, "But this time I have another play. Speed Spell – Energy Force! When I have 6 or more SPC, both players draw 3 cards!" Both Yusei and Godwin quickly pulled 3 cards, then Godwin placed all his down and said, "Now I'll activate Wiraqocha Rasca's other effect!"
"Other effect?" Crow and Yusei asked in shock as the whole group pondered.
"Once in one turn," Godwin hissed. "By sending up to 3 cards I control back to my Deck, I make my opponent discard that many cards, and every card my opponent loses gives Wiraqocha Rasca 1000 more attack points. I return my 3 set cards to my Deck!"
The three cards glowed and warped out of sight, and Yusei placed his three cards (which were revealed Stardust Xiaolong, Equip Shoot and Shield Wing) in the Cemetery slot.
"Now my Wiraqocha Rasca has more ATK than my Inti (ATK: 3100). I set 1 card and end my turn."
"Draw (Yusei: 12 SPC/Godwin: 8 SPC)," Yusei declared. "I can't attack with Jack's dragon, but I do have something I can do with it. I play the Speed Spell – Slip Energy, and I add the ATK of Jack's dragon to my Life Points by Releasing it!" Roaring, the dragon warped off the field as Yusei glowed, but sadly the glow suddenly stopped.
"Trap Card Open," Godwin declared. "Offering of Peace. If I control Inti or Quilla, I negate that effect and gain that many Life Points instead of you." The Aura from Yusei appeared on Godwin as his points shot up.
Yusei: LP 4000
Jack: LP 100
Crow: LP 100
Godwin: LP 8200
"Don't look so glum Yusei," Godwin teased. "Perhaps I'll have a role for you in my New World: Servant of the Ultimate God! You and the other Signers, and perhaps Crow if he can learn to shut up."
"We'll never serve the likes of you!" Jack yelled out. He had managed to walk over to where the Geoglyph was closest to the Temple and had jumped down to the platform, and he was now beside Aki and Ruka.
"I'm afraid you'll have no choice," Godwin sneered. "But at least you will live. Unlike Judai and his ragtag band of misfits, whom I have absolutely no use for. Although, they may make great offerings to the King of the Underworld, or perhaps food for Wiraqocha Rasca!" Godwin laughed insanely as Judai's friends gained nervous looks; save for Hell Kaiser and Manjyoume, who scowled.
"Fuck y…!" Crow yelled out, only to be cut off by a rumbling sound, looking behind him, he now saw the gigantic sludge dragon standing over the island and snarling down at them.
"I'm afraid you've run out of time," it hissed out, bringing its fist up. It then swung the massive claw at Judai, who countered by throwing his own right fist forward to intercept the giant beast. Be burst out in an orange glow as he grunted, clearly straining to hold back the monstrous entity.
"I'll never give up… Not even on Death's Door…" Judai managed to say before the fist came down further, crushing him under its massive weight. A crater began to form in the ground as the monstrous claw sank into the Earth, with no sign or sound of Judai. His friends could only gasp out at this and begin to weep, knowing there was nothing left to do for him.
Then, to make things worse, large growths began to form and writhe, and soon they unfurled to reveal themselves as small Earthbound Condors. These monsters took flight and began to swarm the group, and then some left the others to move towards Yusei.
"You see, Yusei?" Godwin yelled to him as two Condors tried to get close. "None are safe from the King of the Underworld." However, his arrogance turned to shock as the spirit of Stardust Dragon appeared beside Yusei, slicing through two of the Condors with a victorious roar.
"We are Signers," Yusei said strongly. "We will not falter, we will not back down, and we will triumph over any evil that comes before us."
"That's right," Aki realized and said to Jack and Ruka. "We are Signers!" Holding up her Black Rose Dragon, the red and black flower-based beast took form above her and released a flurry of petals that sliced through five Condors.
"Then we fight back!" Ruka said, holding up Ancient Fairy Dragon. Behind her the blue dragon with butterfly wings also appeared, releasing beams of light straight through two other Condors.
"And we will win!" Jack yelled. With his Red Daemon's Dragon still on his D-Wheel, he picked up his Savior Demon Dragon and held it up. With a blast of fire the serpentine red and black 4-winged dragon took form, releasing fire in waves that incinerated many dozen Condors.
Jumping down from the platform, they and Ruka began down the stairs to the base of the Sky Temple, which Judai's friends took as a sign to follow them. The King of the Underworld snarled at their approach, but showed no sign of retreating.
"Pathetic mortals,"it said. "There is nothing you can do to stop my reign upon your World."
"Really?" Yubel's voice rang out from within the ground. Seconds later, beams of orange energy erupted from the King's forearm in various directions. The limb then exploded, making the being reel upwards and backwards with a roar. Yubel was now hovering several feet above the ground, and then a hand reached over the top of the hole.
"Judai!" Crow realized as the young man pulled himself up from the pit. His enthusiasm was mirrored on everyone else's face.
Nodding, Judai said, "Did you really think I'd be brought down that easily?"
"Never scare us like that again!" Asuka yelled.
"You may have survived my impact,"the demon before then growled out as its arm regrew, "But I have not been defeated yet, nor will I be anytime soon."With that it formed its fist again and swung out at the three dargons behind the crowd.
"I don't think so!" Amon said as his Pharaonic figure reappeared. "Permanent Trap Card: Sealed Protection Wall!" Throwing its own fist up and forward as it leapt into the air, Exodios intercepted the punch by the King of the Underworld and repelled it, making both beings reel back.
"It's good to see them safe," Yusei thought. "But they're relying on me to protect them from Godwin, and that I shall do." "Alright Godwin," he said as he turned to the (Dark) Signer, "your Trap Card lets me draw one card!"
While Yusei was pulling his card, Godwin chuckled. "Very well. It cannot save you!"
"Wanna bet?" Yusei said. "I play Jack's Trap Card: Revival Gift! I Special Summon 2 Gift Tokens to your field (DEF: 1500) (DEF: 1500)!" Godwin was annoyed to see two small fiends with rubbery skin holding wrapped presents appear before him and turn blue. "And next, I Special Summon Hyper Synchron to my own (ATK: 1600)!" Yusei's blue and yellow robotic figure with elf ears and two large tanks on its back appeared beside him.
"Your Dragon-type support Tuner," Godwin realized, remembering that Yusei had sent his Bolt Hedgehog to the Cemetery earlier.
"And now, I Special Summon Bolt Hedgehog by its own effect (ATK: 800)!" Yusei's 2 monsters were joined by the small rodent with bolts along its body that screeched at Godwin. "I Tune Hyper Synchron to Vehicler and Bolt Hedgehog!" The small robot released 4 white robs from opened panels on its chest before shattering, which changed into 4 green rings that changed the 2 other creatures into white orbs.
"The clustering stars will awaken a new power," Yusei chanted as the 8 components fused into a beam of light. "Become the path its light shines upon. Synchro Summon! Take flight, Stardust Dragon (ATK: 2500)!" The spirit of the dragon the entered the light and came back out as its solid self, which roared at the Earthbound God before it.
"Your Dragon of the Signers," Godwin gritted out.
"Because I Tuned Hyper Synchron to summon my Stardust Dragon, it gains 800 ATK (ATK: 3300). Stardust Dragon, attack Sun Dragon Inti!" The white dragon built up power in its mouth that it then fired at the red dragon, striking it dead centre in the sun system.
Yusei: LP 4000
Jack: LP 100
Crow: LP 100
Godwin: LP 6100
"Very clever Yusei," Godwin said, "But due to the effect of Class System, our two Level 8 dragons cannot destroy each other."
"I'm well aware of that," Yusei said, "But you still took damage, so my Fragment of Hope lets me draw one card." "And if I draw the right one, I can fully turn the tables." Closing his eyes, he reached for his Deck and pulled his 1 card back slowly, looking at it and seeing exactly what he wanted.
In his mind he then saw a new sequence of cards. The glowing line led from his Fragment of Hope to his drawn Trap, then to his Stardust Dragon, Godwin's Sun Dragon Inti, Class System, a second unknown Trap Card, Moonlight Dragon Quilla, and finally yet another Trap Card where it flashed and Yusei turned his eyes back to the field.
"By destroying Fragment of Hope, I activate Synchro Halo!" The Trap Card shattered as a new one appeared exactly where it had been, causing Stardust Dragon to light up with energy. "Since my Synchro Monster could not destroy yours, I may double its ATK (ATK: 6600) and have it attack a second time!"
"Go Yusei!" Aki yelled out as the Trap Card faded out and Stardust Dragon screeched.
"Next, I play Shooting Star!" The Trap Card appeared and a white bolt appeared in Stardust Dragon's mouth. "This Trap lets me destroy 1 card you control, and I choose to destroy Class System!" The bolt then shot out of Stardust's mouth and struck Godwin's Trap, destroying it instantly.
"Kisama!" Godwin yelled. "You knew that effect only worked if my Dragon survived, so you waited until you drew."
"With Class System gone," Jack realized, "Stardust Dragon can destroy Inti and deal Godwin massive damage."
"But what about Inti's and Quilla's effects?" Ruka pondered.
"Don't worry," Jack reassured her. "Stardust can deal with Inti and one of my other 2 Traps can deal with Quilla."
"Yusei has everything we left him," Crow said, "and he'll kick Godwin's ass with them."
"Stardust Dragon," Yusei commanded, "attack Inti again!" Roaring, the white dragon built up one more blast of energy in its jaws and fired at its target, this time piercing right through it and exploding it. This created a shockwave that made Godwin falter slightly, and then the Earthbound God roared at the white dragon.
Yusei: LP 4000
Jack: LP 100
Crow: LP 100
Godwin: LP 2500
"As Judai once said (Yusei: 12 SPC/Godwin: 5 SPC),' Yusei said strongly, "The flames in my soul will never burn out. I will continue on until I achieve victory!"
"I'm afraid nothing will come to you but defeat!" Godwin roared out. "By the effect of Inti, Stardust Dragon is destroyed and you suffer damage for its 6600 ATK, more than enough to wipe you out!"
"I think not!" Yusei said as Stardust Dragon turned to white particles. "By releasing Stardust Dragon, I negate that effect!" Thw white particles then separated and entered Godwin's cemetery as a stream, stopping the effect.
"You may have stopped that effect," Godwin said, "but you've done nothing to help yourself! By the effect of Moonlight Dragon Quilla, I Special Summon it to the field!"
"I don't think so!" Yusei said, flipping one of Jack's set cards. "I'm activating the High Ruler's Conquest Trap Card! In the Turn my Synchro Monster destroys yours, I can negate the Summon of a monster or a card's effect and return it to your Deck!" The Dark Synchro monster then slid out of Godwin's Cemetery slot, and then with annoyance he put it back into his Extra Deck.
"Fucking A!" Crow yelled out, clasping his hands over his mouth immediately after because the twins were there.
"Yusei stopped the Eclipse Dragon loop!" Judai realized. "Now if he can just defeat that Earthbound God."
"It'll be hard," Jack said. "Stardust will now only have its base 2500 ATK when it returns."
"He can still win!" Rua cheered.
"Exactly," Johan agreed.
"He's one of the best duelists ever," Hell Kaiser said strongly. "Perhaps better than me."
"And more so," Aki said, "He ahs us by his side."
"Your friend may be able to defeat Rex Godwin," The King of the Underworld bellowed out, gaining everyone's attention, "but defeating me takes more than a few skills with a deck of cards."
"Then we'll defeat you with the power of our Unity!" Judai yelled at it.
"Let your unity stop this!"
"Yubel!" Nodding, the demoness shot forward covered in orange energy and struck the leading edge of the fist, continuing on and going straight through the arm and out the shoulder. The sludgy material came apart after the impact, making the King roar with pain before the arm regenerated.
"Bothersome creature," it snarled at Yubel, swinging one of its wings straight into Yubel and broad-siding her. She was knocked to the ground, but she instantly stood back up and fell in line with the group before her.
"I set 1 card. During the End Phase," Yusei informed, "Stardust Dragon returns (DEF: 2000)!" The dragon reappeared from a white vortex just above Yusei's D-Wheel and took a crouching position before turning light blue.
"Draw (Yusei: 12 SPC/Godwin: 6 SPC)," Godwin said. "I activate Wiraqocha Rasca's monster effect. Polar Star Obey!" Screaming demonically, the giant Bird God fired more purple flames at Yusei and struck his D-Wheel full force. The white Dragon covered him with its wings to save him from serious harm, but some damage formed on the D-Wheel and it veered into the left edge of the Geoglyph.
"Yusei!" Crow yelled out. Fortunately, Yusei managed to pull back into the centre of the track and straighten out, but Godwin's demonic laughing showed that he felt victorious.
Yusei: LP 100
Jack: LP 100
Crow: LP 100
Godwin: LP 2500
"Speed Spell – Hyper Rejuvenate! If I have 6 or more SPC (Yusei: 9 SPC/Godwin: 6 SPC), I can choose a monster I control and add its ATK to my Life Points!" The God roared out as Godwin glowed dark purple and his Life Points shot up.
Yusei: LP 100
Jack: LP 100
Crow: LP 100
Godwin: LP 5600
"I cannot attack this turn," Godwin sneered and yelled down to the gang, "But it doesn't really matter. On my next turn, I can attack Yusei directly and win this duel!"
"And then the Reign of darkness shall truly begin," the King of the Underworld added.
"Not if I have anything to say about it," Yusei said.
Card of the Week – Godwin
Earthbound God Wiraqocha Rasca
Level: 10
Attribute: DARK
Type(s): [Bird/Effect]
Effect:
Chapter: The Advance Summon of this card requires 3 Release Monsters. [Earthbound God] monsters cannot be summoned. If no Field Magic card is face-up on the field, the following effects are negated and this card is destroyed during the End Phase: -This card is unaffected by the opponent's Magic & Trap Cards. –This card can attack your opponent directly. –This card cannot be selected as an attack target. –Once per turn, by Skipping your Battle Phase, make your opponent's Life Points 100. -Once per turn, return up to 3 cards you control to the Deck; then your opponent discards that many cards, and this card gains 1000 ATK for every card discarded by this effect.
OCG: Only 1 [Earthbound God] monster can be face-up on the field. If no Field Magic card is face-up on the field, this card is destroyed. This card can attack your opponent directly. This card cannot be selected as an attack target. When this card is Normal Summoned, return up to 3 cards you control to the Deck; then your opponent discards that many cards, and this card gains 1000 ATK for every card discarded by this effect.
ATK: 100
DEF: 100
*Now this is a long chapter. As you can see I made Wiraqocha Rasca even more dangerous than in the anime, just for fun. Review if you wish.*