Yusei, turned around, only to see Akiza again. "A-Akiza!" he called out her name, but the female that stood opposing him only smirked.
"Yusei... I can finally have the chance to kill you..." Akiza said in a light, yet threatening tone. Yes, Akiza, yes! Now that Black Rose Dragon is back, you can kill the enemy Signer! Do it, Akiza!
"Akiza, no matter what, I haven't given up on you, I hope you know that!" Yusei said, raising his Duel Disk.
"Oh? So you want to have another taste of my powers, Yusei?" Akiza asked, chuckling. "You should obviously remember how I defeated you easily back then..." she said, almost feeling a twisted sense of pleasure from the memory of Aeries striking down Yusei's last Life Points.
"Except now, Akiza, I've gotten stronger! My resolve to save you... is not shaken any more! Akiza, please, come back to us! I know you're in there!" Yusei shouted as the Momentum in his Duel Disk flared up.
"Sadly, Yusei, the me you're looking for is dead... time for you to get over it" Akiza giggled malevolently as her Duel Disk's Mometum flared up as well, and black feathers rained down to encircle around both the possessed female and him.
"Looks like they'll be Dueling again..." Johnny noted to himself.
"Hmph, let's see if lover-boy has what it takes to win" Rose said, crossing her arms with an almost uncaring look in her eyes.
"Good luck, Yusei!" Arianna called out.
"DUEL!" both Akiza and Yusei shouted.
Yusei: 4000
Akiza: 4000
Turn 1
"My turn, draw!" Yusei drew his sixth card, looking at his hand carefully. "First, I'll use the Spell Card called Tuning! With this, I can pick up a "Synchron" Tuner Monster and add it from the deck to my hand. I'll pick... Quickdraw Synchron!" he instructed, revealing card. "Next, I have to take the top card of my deck and send it to the graveyard!" he noticed the card he dropped was his Junk Synchron. "Next, I'll ditch Level Eater in order to Special Summon Quickdraw Synchron from my hand!" he commanded as a cowboy-shaped robot entered the field, cocking his pistol.
Quickdraw Synchron: 700 Attack / 1400 Defense | Level 5 | Tuner
"This card can only be used for the Synchro Summon of any Warrior Monster in my Extra Deck that includes 'Synchron' in it's name, so I use the effect of Level Eater! By lowering a Level off a Level 5 or Higher Monster, it can be Special Summoned!" Yusei instructed as a ladybug flew through Quickdraw Synchron.
Quickdraw Synchron: Level 4 | Tuner
Level Eater: 600 Attack / 0 Defense | Level 1
"I'll tune the Level 1 Level Eater to the Level 4 Quickdraw Synchron!" Yusei instructed as four rings surrounded a single orb of light. "Clustering stars call upon a new force! Become the light it's path shines upon! Synchro Summon!" the light exploded, revealing a mechanical-looking warrior with a right fist larger than the left, and a flowing white scarf. The warrior's red eyes glowed as it grunted.
Junk Warrior: 2300 Attack / 1300 Defense | Level 5
"With that, I'll set two cards face-down and end my turn!"
Turn 2
"Oh how pathetic, a Junk Warrior, Yusei... draw!" Akiza swiped the top card of her deck, and looked at it with a smirk on her face. "First, I'll Normal Summon Twilight Rose Knight!"
Twilight Rose Knight: 1000 Attack / 1000 Defnese | Level 3 | Tuner
"Twilight Rose Knight's Monster Effect now activates! When he's Normal Summoned successfully, I can Special Summon a Level 4 or Lower Plant-type Monster in my hand! I'll Special Summon Rose Fairy!" she commanded as a small sprite with a rose on her head appeared on the field.
Rose Fairy: 600 Attack / 1200 Defense | Level 3
"I'll Tune the Level 3 Rose Fairy to the Level 3 Twilight Rose Knight!" three rings suddenly spiraled all around three orbs of light. "Synchro Summon! Reveal yourself, Splendid Rose!" she commanded as the blond-haired boy with half black, half green tights appeared on the field, dancing majestically as several thorned tentacles produced from its back.
Splendid Rose: 2200 Attack / 2000 Defense | Level 6
"Next, I activate Synchro Relief! With this Quick-Play Spell's effect, I can send cards from the top of my deck equal to the Level of a Synchro Monster I just Synchro Summoned and destroy a Monster whose level is less than it! I choose your Junk Warrior!" Akiza commanded as roses suddenly flew around Junk Warrior, and he growled as he exploded.
"J-Junk Warrior!" Yusei's eyes widened in surprise.
"It's not over yet! Splendid Rose, attack Yusei directly!" the blond-haired boy launched himself at Yusei, smacking him with a few of his vines and leaving cuts on Yusei as his Life Points dropped instantly to an 1800.
Yusei: 1800
"And now, my Splendid Rose attacks you directly, again, Yusei!"
"Wait, how?"
"By removing from play a Plant-type Monster, namely Rose Fairy, in my graveyard, I can have him attack again! Of course, his Attack Power is halved, but..." Akiza smirked "I'll make you suffer! Direct attack, Splendid Rose!"
Splendid Rose: 1100
The blond-haired boy sprung into action again as his vines then lashed out at Yusei surrounding his arms, legs, and his body while the thorns dug into his body! "G-Gah!" he grunted in pain as the thorns cut deep into his body parts. I-I've lost so many Life Points... all in that one turn... Yusei began panting, breathing heavily as the vines loosened their grip, slithering away from him.
Yusei: 700
"Hmph, Yusei Fudo... I will end you here. This will be the end to all my misery!" Akiza said with that smirk on her face. "I'll set two cards face-down, and activate the Field Magic of Black Garden!" The moment she played that card, vines sprung out from the ground as well as a stone statue in the middle that appeared to be a baby with a flute in its hand. Several vines flung around it, and several others just swung around with a mind of their own. "With that, I'll end my turn..."
Turn 3
Yusei looked at Akiza, unable to stand without staggering a few times. "Akiza... I'm going to... save you..." he said, slowly drawing his new card painfully. Several drops of his blood fell onto the floor as he backed away a little bit.
"YUSEI!" Arianna was going to run to him.
"Sorry, little girl, but if you do that... the Duel ends, and Yusei will forfeit the match" Akiza said coldly, and she was loving the painful look in Yusei's eyes.
"I-I'm fine..." Yusei panted, looking at the cards in his hand.
Yusei... come on, dude, you got this! Johnny crossed his arms, hoping for Yusei's victory.
"I'll start off with this! When the opponent controls a Monster while I don't, I can Special Summon Unknown Synchron!"
Unknown Synchron: 0 Attack / 0 Defense | Level 1 | Tuner
"What's the point in summoning something so pathetic?" Akiza asked with a yawn.
"It's because I'm not keeping him like that! I'll release him in order to Advance Summon Salvage Warrior!" a blue-skinned, hulking man appeared on the field, roaring as he slammed his hooks together.
Salvage Warrior: 1900 Attack / 1600 Defense
"So you summoned another weakling. What's your point, Yusei?" Akiza asked, sounding almost impatient.
"I activate Salvage Warrior's effect! When he's been Advance Summoned successfully, I can Special Summon a Tuner Monster residing in my graveyard, or in my hand! Come on back, Unknown Synchron!" the tiny UFO-looking machine with an eye appeared on the field, beeping.
Unknown Synchon: 0 Attack / 0 Defense | Level 1 | Tuner
"Now I activate the effect of Doppelwarrior in my hand! When a Monster is Special Summoned from the graveyard, I can Special Summon him from my hand!" a warrior with an arrow-gun appeared on the field, grunting as his eyes were hidden by the helmet he wore and his scarf flowed with the wind.
Doppelwarrior: 800 Attack / 800 Defense | Level 2
"Hmph, so you've gathered 3 weaklings onto the field... Are you going to Synchro Summon your precious Stardust Dragon?" Akiza asked.
"I will! I'll Tune the Level 5 Salvage Warrior and Level 2 Doppelwarrior to my Level 1 Unknown Synchron!" a single ring spiraled around Salvage Warrior and Doppelwarrior. The two monsters then transformed into seven spheres of light! "Clustering wishes will become a new star! Become the path it's light shines upon! Synchro Summon!" the light exploded, and the white dragon majestically soared out from the light, screeching loudly, "Take Flight, Stardust Dragon!"
Stardust Dragon: 2500 Attack / 2000 Defense | Level 8
"Hmph, so Stardust Dragon is here... It won't matter, Yusei! With all the times you Summoned just now... I've counted 4 Summons, so now, I get 4 Rose Tokens!" Akiza said with a grin as 4 miniature roses appeared on the field, and a black energy enshrouded all around Stardust Dragon as vines began grabbing at the dragon, draining its energy.
Rose Token: 800 Attack / 800 Defense | Level 1
Stardust Dragon: 1250 Attack / 2000 Defense | Level 8
"Next, the effect of my Doppelwarrior activates from the graveyard! When he's used for a Synchro Summon, I can Special Summon 2 Doppel Tokens in attack mode!" two miniature versions of Doppelwarrior appeared on the field with large, animated smirks on their faces.
Doppel Token: 200 Attack / 400 Defense | Level 1
"And now I activate the Spell Card called Tuning Resonance! Now, I can release one Monster on my side of the field to Special Summon a Tuner Monster from the graveyard with a Level equal to or less than the released Monster! I'll release a Doppel Token in order to Special Summon my Unknown Synchron!" the miniature machine appeared for a third time, beeping.
"Hmph, with that condition..."
"Yes! I'll Tune the Doppel Token to my Unknown Synchron!" a single ring surrounded a single orb of light. "Clustering hopes will find the path to evolution! Become the path it's light shines upon! Synchro Summon!" the light exploded, "Hope of Evolution, Wyvern Synchron!" revealing what appeared to be a mechanical version of a miniature wyvern, colored with red armor and savage yellow eyes. The dragon's mechanical roars echoed all around itself.
Wyvern Synchron: 0 Attack / 0 Defnese | Level 2 | Tuner
"Hmph, your so-called evolution... how sickening..." Akiza spat.
"I'll tune the Level 8, Synchro Monster, Stardust Dragon to the Level 2, Synchro Tuner, Wyvern Synchron!" Yusei commanded as two rings formed above Yusei's head while Stardust Dragon screeched, flying through the portal formed by the two rings."Clustering crystal dreams will open the door to evolution! Become the path it's light shines upon!" he chanted as he raised his hand. "Clear Mind!" he commanded as several rainboow-colored lights scattered around the field and Stardust Dragon suddenly vanished from existence.
"W-whoa, it disappeared!" Johnny pointed out.
"Thanks, captain Points-out-the-Obvious" Rose said sarcastically.
"Whatever, Yusei!" Akiza said with a laugh. "Your Monster can't get around my Splendid Rose, no matter how powerful it is!"
"Be born, Shooting Star Dragon!" Yusei commanded as the portal ripped open, unleashing a large, evolved form of Stardust Dragon as it screeched mightily.
Shooting Star Dragon: 3300 Attack / 2500 Defense | Level 10
"Hmph, your Shooting Star Dragon still loses half the attack points, so I don't see the point!"
"There is a point, Akiza! I activate the effect of Wyvern Synchron! When he's used for a Synchro Summon, I can return 1 Synchro Monster from my graveyard to the Extra Deck, and then I send a Monster on the opponent's side of the field to the graveyard!" Yusei instructed as the ghost of Stardust Dragon appeared, only to vanish into his Extra Deck once more. A green light shot out from his graveyard, piercing through the blond-haired boy.
"Tch... your Shooting Star Dragon's attack power is still halved! What can you possibly do in this situation!" Akiza barked. "Give up, Yusei, there's no way you can save me!"
"I haven't given up on you yet, Akiza!" Yusei shouted, clenching his fists as he stared at Akiza's current form. Shooting Star Dragon roared greatly, "I activate Shooting Star Dragon's Monster Effect! Once per turn, I can check the top five cards of my deck and for every Tuner Monster, I can attack you that many times!" Yusei said as he placed his hand on top of his deck. Deck… please, answer me!
"Relying on luck once again, Yusei?" Akiza commented with a frown on her face. Yusei, if only you knew the danger that awaited you at the end of this… Aeries, are you sure I can't tell him?
I'm positive, child, now keep on fighting! You want to keep Black Rose Dragon, don't you? The voice of the Fallen Angel echoed through Akiza's mind, and she kept quiet.
"The first card!" Yusei swiped the card off the top of his deck, and revealed it. "Tuner Monster, Mono Synchron!"
Rose looked at her arm, watching as her Tail Mark suddenly vanished, reappearing on Yusei's back. Is he calling upon our power?
Yusei swiped another card "Second card!" he looked at it, and revealed it, "Second Tuner Monster, Nitro Synchron!" the foot of the Crimson Dragon suddenly appeared on Yusei's back, shining bright.
"Third card!" Yusei looked at it, and then revealed it. "Third Tuner Monster, Debris Dragon!"
Johnny watched as his Wings mark vanished suddenly, reappearing on Yusei's back. "Alright, you got this! Win it for us!" he cheered with a grin across his face.
"Fourth card!" Yusei swiped it off the top of his deck, confirmed it, and revealed it to Akiza. "A fourth Tuner Monster, Bri Synchron!" the Hand of the Crimson Dragon vanished off of Arianna's arm, and the mark reappeared on Yusei's back like magic.
"Yusei… you can do it!" Arianna cheered on with a smile across her face.
"You've revealed four Tuner Monsters, Yusei… Will there be a fifth?" Akiza raised her eyebrow with a strange malevolence within the tone of her voice. "Yusei, I'll warn you now, your Shooting Star Dragon will fall to me…"
"It's not pointless! This is… my only way to show you that our bonds will overcome everything! I'll expel the Fallen Angel within you… with this move!" Yusei placed his hand at the top of his deck. I need one more… one more attack, and I can drop Akiza to 0. By then, I'll save her from the grip of Aeries, hopefully. Deck… please… lend me your power! Yusei closed his eyes, slowly swiping the card off the top of his deck. "Fifth one!" he swiped it off dramatically, slowly opening his eyes as he saw it; the fifth Tuner Monster! "Fifth Tuner Monster: Turbo Synchron!" the mark of the Crimson Dragon suddenly shone on Yusei's back, forming itself completely as it glowed with awesome power.
"Our birthmarks are all on Yusei!" Johnny commented.
"This is like the time with Rose…" Arianna whispered.
"Yusei is channeling all his power into this move" Rose noted, crossing her arms.
"With five Tuners, now I can attack you a total of five times! Go, Shooting Star Dragon, Stardust Mirage!" Yusei raised his arm as the evolved Signer Dragon soared towards the sky, spinning faster and faster as it glowed with multiple bright lights. Suddenly, the single dragon split into five separate entities instantly. The dragons roared beautifully and began rushing towards Akiza's feeble defenses.
"Hmph, five attacks, you're not going to get anywhere with that…" Akiza replied as she looked at her face-down card. Not with this facedown I had prepped for your precious Shooting Star Dragon…
Shooting Star Dragon: 1650 Attack
Rose Tokens: 800 Attack / 800 Defense
The five copies of Shooting Star Dragon all roared mightily while one began flying towards the Rose Token. "First Battle! Shooting Star Dragon attacks your Rose Token, Akiza!" he commanded as the dragon pierced through the Rose Token, the gusts of wind slapping at Akiza's body.
Akiza: 3150
"Second Battle! Shooting Star Dragon attacks the second Token!" the second copy roared as it crashed into the Token, and Akiza flinched at the feeling of the attack's aftermath.
Akiza: 2300
"Third Battle! Shooting Star Dragon attacks the third token!" the evolved dragon's third copy crashed into the Token, and Akiza backed away as the harsh gusts from the attacks kept on slapping her.
Akiza: 1450
"Fourth battle! Shooting Star Dragon attacks the fourth Rose Token!" the fourth copy crashed into the token, and Akiza backed away as she grunted with pain. I've taken worse than this… Yusei… You've inflicted much worse to my heart…
Akiza: 600
"This is it, Akiza! This is where this battle ends! Fifth Battle! Shooting Star Dragon, attack Akiza directly!" the original dragon screeched mightily as it took flight, descending upon Akiza like a jet!
"That's what you think, Yusei Fudo! Trap card activate!" Akiza's facedown card suddenly flipped open, and a gust of whirlwind suddenly occurred as rose petals flew all over the place.
"What the?" Yusei watched field now covered in red rose petals that danced all about with the rushing gusts.
"Rose Gale is a Trap that can only be activated if an opponent declares a Direct Attack when two or more Plant-Type Monsters were destroyed… Thanks to this card, I Synchro Summon a Black Rose Dragon from the Extra Deck by removing from play materials in the graveyard!" Akiza instructed as a large, crystalline rose bloomed on the field. "I'll tune Glow-Up Bulb (Level 1) along with Floral Rose Angel – Blue (Level 6)"! she commanded as the rose revealed a small little plant with a blue-skinned angel. Glow-Up Bulb then turned into a single ring while six orbs of light clustered within the rose. "Chilling flames engulf the world! Pitch-dark flower, set into bloom! Synchro Summon! Appear, Black Rose Dragon!" the crystal flower suddenly turned a dark purple and began to bloom. The light faded away from the contents of the rose, revealing Black Rose Dragon in full might. The red dragon roared gracefully as the dancing rose petals ceased.
Black Rose Dragon: 2400 Attack / 1800 Defense | Level 7
"Your Black Rose Dragon's effect, Black Rose Gale… When Black Rose Dragon is Synchro Summoned, you can destroy the entire Field…" Yusei then looked at his Shooting Star Dragon and the evolved Signer Dragon roared mightily. "However, if you bother using it… Shooting Star Dragon's effect will cease it, and it'll be the end of you. Akiza, what could you be aiming for…?"
"There's an additional effect to my Rose Gale… When Black Rose Dragon is Synchro Summoned through that effect, the attack powers of all Monsters you control are reduced to 0, and their effects are negated!"
"Wait, what?" Yusei's eyes widened as tentacles from Black Rose Dragon's body reached out, their prickly grips wrapping around the dragon's very limbs. Shooting Star Dragon violently tried to escape, however they seemed hell bent on keeping themselves around the dragon. The dragon screeched weakly as they appeared to be leeching a strange energy off the dragon. The evolved Signer Dragon screeched in pain as it was being reduced of its own strength.
Shooting Star Dragon: 0 Attack
"However, your Field Spell gives me a Rose Token!" Yusei mentioned as the garden of tentacles began to reach out towards Black Rose Dragon.
"My Rose Gale's effect allows Black Rose Dragon to be unaffected by any kind of card effect, Yusei…" Akiza said as her back bulged, releasing two angel wings, her wings appearing to be white currently. "Yusei… give up, now. Your effects cannot touch Black Rose Dragon, and the effects of your Shooting Star Dragon are now negated from Rose Gale… it's over…" she whispered as she looked at Black Rose Dragon, almost as if it were a majestic deity that belonged to her solely.
"I'll End my turn…" Yusei commented, looking at the last two face-down cards he had. My only way out… do I have to use it before the Fallen Angel can even come about?
Turn 4
"Draw!" Akiza swiped the top card off the top of her deck. "First, I activate the Spell Card called Angel Mirage! When both players control a Synchro Monster, I can Special Summon a Fairy-type Monster from the Deck. However, the Monster's effect will be negated, and it'll return to the deck by the End Phase… I'll Special Summon Floral Rose Angel – Brown!" she commanded as a brown-colored, withered angel appeared on the field with several dead plants in her hands. Her white wings unfolded beautifully, revealing several sad-looking flowers along the lines of her wing's feathers.
Floral Rose Angel – Brown: 2400 Attack / 2000 Defense | Level 7
"Next, I'll Normal Summon Angel of Cowardliness – Lucifuge!" she commanded as a miniature angel appeared on the field, it's dark skin revealing the corruption that it represented whilst its black wings unfolded.
Angel of Cowardliness – Lucifuge: 0 Attack / 200 Defense | Level 3 | Tuner
"Wait… this combo…" Yusei's eyes widened.
"It's over, Yusei! With this… the crevice in my heart will finally disappear; I won't feel pain anymore, like Aeries promised!" Akiza shouted as she raised her arm, a dark energy swirling around her body.
"What?" Yusei's eyes widened and his pupils shrunk as he heard that sentence. "Feel… pain…?" he muttered.
"I'll Correct the Level 7 Floral Rose Angel – Brown to my Level 3 Angel of Cowardliness – Lucifuge!" Akiza commanded as the black feathers surrounding the two finally danced, soaring high into the sky as seven single black feathers were surrounded by three rings of black feathers. "Oh angel of the stars at night, awaken your powers from the constellation you sleep on! Ram your enemies in half! Star Summon! Descend from the heavens, Fallen Angel of the Stars – Aeries!" the black feathers exploded with a dark light as Akiza's flesh slowly turned from her light beauty into a hideous grey. The white angel wings on her back slowly darkened like a disease, becoming black as the night itself whilst an artificial night sky appeared above Yusei and Akiza.
It looks like I will be facing her Fallen Angel after all… Yusei kept his guard up; looking at the two cards he had set face-down a few turns ago.
From the night sky, a single deity slowly began to descend, revealing it's true form. The Fallen Angel of the Stars that appeared to be half-ram yet half-human descended once again, staring down at Yusei with disgusted, malevolent crimson eyes.
Fallen Angel of the Stars – Aeries: 3500 Attack / 3000 Defense | Level 10
"It's here…" Johnny muttered, feeling a cold, chilling air slithering around his body. He remembered that Fallen Angel all too well, he remembered how it had stricken fear into his heart. Never again did he wish to face a Fallen Angel of the Stars for that reason, but he knew all too well that he had no other choice. If Yusei can do this… then I certainly can… "Come on, Yusei, you've got this!"
Instilling false hope on Yusei will not help the current situation, you fool. Rose looked at the Fallen Angel, disgusted by the appearance of such a creature. "Makes me want to puke…" she spat as she ignored the chilling air that came from the artificial night.
"Yusei can do this… he's always gotten out of a pinch!" Arianna muttered to herself, shivering a little bit in fear of the Fallen Angel.
"Yusei… it's over! With this, I can finally be rid of my pain! My anger! MY SORROW!" Akiza shouted as she then pointed at Shooting Star Dragon. "I'll be rid of that pestering thing once and for all! Aeries' Monster Effect activates! Now, your Set Spells/Traps cannot activate!"
"No, not yet! This Duel won't end like this! I activate the effect of Effect Veiler from my hand!" Yusei revealed it as he discarded it. "Now, for this turn, your Aeries' Monster Effects are negated!" he commanded as wings surrounded the Fallen Angel, and a red static began to radiate around its body!
"Hmph, if you wish to struggle all the way to the end, then I'll make you squirm! Fallen Angel of the Stars – Aeries attacks Shooting Star Dragon! End of Despair!" Akiza commanded as the Fallen Angel huffed in deeply. The angel reached out to Shooting Star Dragon, grabbing it whilst the tentacles around it finally came loose.
"Shooting Star Dragon!" Yusei's eyes widened as the Angel smirked, crushing the dragon in her hand and the dragon screeched in pain. Finally the angel's grip crushed the dragon into sparkling little particles.
"Disappear, Yusei!" the Fallen Angel of the Stars released a large amount of miasma from her lips, all of it being blown towards Yusei!
"YUSEI!" Arianna and Johnny shouted.
"I still haven't given up on you, Akiza, and this is how I'll prove it!" Yusei commanded as his facedown progressively began to flip up. "Trap card open, Clustering Wishes!" the trap card flipped up, revealing a female with dragon wings along with several colorful shooting stars falling in the background.
"Clustering… Wishes…?" Akiza questioned, raising her eyebrow.
"When Shooting Star Dragon is destroyed by battle, I reduce the damage to zero, and then remove from play two Monsters in my graveyard whose levels add up to Stardust Dragon's, and then Special Summon from the Extra Deck!" Yusei instructed as Junk Warrior and Junk Synchron both appeared on the field. Junk Warrior shattered into five orbs of light whilst Junk Synchron shattered into three rings of light. "Clustering wishes will become a new shining star! Become the path it's light shines upon!" radiant pixels danced all around the light as it burst. "Synchro Summon!" he commanded as the light began to settle, and a single dragon began spinning quickly, screeching beautifully as the sparkling glitter on its body slowly vanished. The dragon dramatically opened its wings, revealing the true form of itself. "Take Flight, Stardust Dragon!"
Stardust Dragon: 2500 Attack / 2000 Defense | Level 8
"Hmph, what can you do what that Stardust Dragon?" Akiza smirked as the Black Garden's vines began to reach out towards Stardust Dragon.
"Counter Trap activate, Celestial Revolution!" Yusei commanded as the counter trap flipped up, revealing a card art with Stardust Dragon roaring.
"What the?"
"Celestial Revolution is a Counter Trap that can only be activated when an opponent's card would affect Stardust Dragon. I negate and destroy that card, and then the opponent's Monsters lose Attack Points equal to Stardust Dragon's level times 100!" Yusei instructed as the Black Garden was immediately annihilate off the field, leaving several bits of glittering dust on the field.
"However, my Black Rose Dragon is unaffected thanks to Rose Gale…" Akiza commented, unsure of what Yusei was trying to pull now. Yusei… why do you keep trying to save me?
"Now, I'll activate an even further effect of Clustering Wishes! Stardust Dragon gains attack points equal to the Dragon-type Synchro Monsters that reside in my graveyard, and right now, I have 2 of them!"
"Wait… what?" Akiza's eyes widened in surprise when Yusei said that.
Stardust Dragon: 2500 + 200 = 2700 + 3300 = 6000 Attack
Stardust Dragon roared mightily as it began to grow in size, becoming even larger than the Fallen Angel before it!
"Stardust Dragon now has… an Attack Power of six… thousand? You've got to be joking me…" Akiza whispered as she looked at the power of her Fallen Angel of the Stars.
Fallen Angel of the Stars – Aeries: 2700
"WOO! YOU GOT THIS, YUSEI!" Johnny shouted with a grin on his face.
Yusei looked at Johnny with a grin on his face and nodded at him, then looking back at Akiza.
Clustering Wishes… Yusei was given a card that powerful for this moment, but I wonder why that is… Could it perhaps be ironic fate that he will guide the wishes of everyone? Will he be the shooting star of hope? Rose crossed her arms, looking at Yusei indifferently. However… can he truly lead the people to a good future? That is still the question.
"However, during the End Phase of this turn, Stardust Dragon is removed from play…" Yusei crossed his arms.
"Then what's the point in activating that card? I could just end my turn an-"
"There's another effect to Clustering Wishes! By returning a Synchro Monster back to my Extra Deck, I can force one of your Monsters to attack Stardust Dragon!" Yusei pointed at the Fallen Angel standing next to Black Rose Dragon. "And my target… will be your Aeries!"
"Force a battle?" Akiza looked at Aeries, who began to roar as she reached out towards Stardust Dragon.
I'm putting my all in this… Please, Akiza, forgive me… this may hurt. I'll try to get the Fallen Angel of out of through this…! Yusei pointed at Aeries, "Reverberate, Shooting Sonic!" he commanded as his Dragon unlashed a ferocious blast of light at the Fallen Angel!
"Yusei…" Akiza looked at him with a look of confliction. "I was wrong… no… This isn't…" Akiza looked at her hands, and then looked at the Fallen Angel of the Stars that she summoned. "I… I…"
"What are you doing, Akiza?" the Fallen Angel of the Stars looked back at Akiza with an angered look on her face. "Activate that Trap, or we'll both lose this Duel!" Black Rose Dragon roared loudly, looking at the Fallen Angel of the Stars with a disgusted look in its eyes.
"What are you looking at, pathetic dragon!" Aeries spat.
"Oh, I'll activate my Trap alright…" Akiza clenched her fist tightly. "Yusei, this card… I'm putting it all on you!" she flipped up her trap card.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" Aeries questioned with an angered look on her face.
"Trap card open, Synchro Emergency! During this turn, by tributing one Synchro Monster on my side of the field, I can add that Synchro Monster's attack points to a Monster on the field! The Monster I choose is…"
"Child, don't you want to be free of this curse! This man has plagued you! This man… he's… cursed your life! Why did you activate that card instead of the other one?" the angel screamed in anger.
"I've finally made a decision…" Akiza said, closing her eyes as she clenched her right fist tightly. "I won't… I won't betray Yusei! Because… I… I…" she looked away from Yusei, looking at Black Rose Dragon. The dragon roared, as if the dragon agreed with Akiza's decision. "I choose Stardust Dragon!" she commanded as Black Rose Dragon's physical body faded away, leaving behind the very spirit of the dragon. It's spirit flew towards Stardust Dragon, and the Signer Dragon screeched with awesome might.
Stardust Dragon: 8400 Attack
An attack power of… 8400? The Fallen Angel of the Stars backed away, seemingly afraid of what was happening now. Slowly, Akiza's skin began to turn lighter as her angel wings became whiter with each passing moment, all of the darkness of her skin remaining in a single spot.
"Ah!" she flinched as a burning sensation burst through her whole body, all of it originating from that one point on her right arm. The roars of the Crimson Dragon began to echo through her mind, alongside the roars of her Black Rose Dragon. "I-I see…" she whispered as that specific section of her arm began to glow with a bright crimson glare.
"Akiza, you…" Yusei watched the events unfold before his eyes while the Fallen Angel of the Stars he was battling began to scream with pain. The small dark spot on Akiza's arm vanished immediately as he wings turned a gentle crimson shade. Her wings then vanished instantaneously, small sparkles of red all gathering towards her right arm, taking on the shape of what seemed to be a dragon's hind claw!
"I've been… reborn as a Signer!" Akiza's eyes widened.
"Impossible! THIS IS JUST IMPOSSIBLE!" Aeries shouted as she began to reach out towards Akiza. "THIS IS HOW YOU PAY ME BACK? YOUR BLOODSTAINED HANDS AREN'T GOING TO BE CLEAN OF THE SINS YOU'VE COMMITTED!" Aeries shouted with a maniacal laughter, but the crimson glare of her Signer Mark kept the Fallen Angel at bay. "Impossible… just… it's all just… impossible!"
"Battle! Stardust Dragon attacks Fallen Angel of the Stars – Aeries! Shooting…" Yusei began, and Akiza nodded her head at Yusei.
"SONIC!" Akiza and Yusei both shouted as a crimson-colored stream of energy burst forth from Stardust Dragon's mouth, and the roars of Black Rose Dragon echoed from the stream of energy. The Fallen Angel screamed as the energy stream made contact with her body, trying her best to resist the strength and potency of it.
"Take this! Our combined strength, Yusei and I…!" Akiza shouted as the crimson Shooting Sonic burst through the Fallen Angel, causing her to scream with pain and agony as the energy slowly vanished, having done its job already.
Akiza: 0 Life Points
"Impossible… to think that… I could be… defeated… by a servant of the Crimson Dragon…" Aeries spat as she staggered back, away from Akiza who was protected from harm by Black Rose Dragon. "What… kind of power… is this…?"
"The power of hope, our resolve to save the future!" Yusei answered.
"I… see…" Aeries toppled towards the side, "I see… this is the power that… defeated ZONE…." Aeries staggered once more, looking down at Akiza, slowly vanishing into tiny black sparkles. "You will suffer more, child…" her words echoed like a gentle whisper in the night.
"You're wrong. With Yusei, I'll… I'll never suffer again!" Akiza looked at Yusei, their eyes meeting each other with a deep gaze. "Yusei… I was wrong… what I s-"
"Don't worry about it, Akiza" Yusei responded with a smile on his face as he took a few steps over to her.
Akiza frowned, "I can't just be forgiven so quickly, Yusei. This isn't the first time where I've hurt you, this is now three times where I've brought you close to death…." Akiza looked at the birthmark on her arm, seeing it glow a gentle light.
"Akiza, it's not your fault that you harmed me…" Yusei took a hold of Akiza's hands, looking only at her eyes as the next words came out of his mouth. "You were under someone else's influence, like the last few times. First it was Divine who had you under his words, bending you to his will, so you were blind with anger. This time, it was just a Fallen Angel that took advantage of the crevice in your heart" he spoke with a gentle tone in his voice. "So don't think that it's your fault, Akiza, it never was. The harm I get myself into is for your sake, because I care about you. I care about all my friends, and will do anything to protect my bonds."
"Yusei…" Akiza whispered. "…" her lips formed a smile as she embraced Yusei, holding him as close as she possibly could. "Thank you so much… thank you for everything you've ever done for me…" she said in a low, graceful whisper.
"It's no problem" Yusei answered back with his arms around her too.
"Awwww" Arianna said with a smile across her face.
"Geez, he wins the duel and wins the girl. What can Yusei not do?" Johnny commented.
"He can't stop giving a crap for people, that's what" Rose responded to Johnny, crossing her arms as she turned away from the sight. "Romance… such a thing sickens me…."
"And yet you loved Keith. Just sayin'," Johnny answered with a grin on his face.
"S-shut up!" Rose responded before taking a few steps to walk away.
"Wait for me!" Johnny chimed, walking behind her.
"Hm, what an impressive Duel on that Yusei person's part..." Alice said, watching from the window of the room she occupied. "That was nicely done with a good ending..." she muttered before seeing Johnny and Rose walking away together. "Oh? And these two are going in privacy? Time for me to investigate!" she said half-excitedly before walking away from her window, stopping for a moment as she remembered when she met Johnny. "Now it's time to beat his girlfriend! I'm finally going to get my chance!" she then scurried off with a happy grin on her face.
Author's Note: I dunno what else to say, really. Oh, and anything that SEEMS to be a mistake, that's the casual anime mistake, in case people were gonna go "Derp, card don't work like that, derp". By the by... thanks for the review, Jazelle! :)
Disclaimer: I do not own 5D's, however I do own the OC's included here~