-After the Incident-
In Ningen Kai…
"DAMN IT!" Kada groaned. He had charanari'd with Eva and had her go into her Evangelion form, but it wasn't enough. He even had Skaj –who had charanari'd with X-Eva and had it go into its own Evangelion form- to help out and he was still getting curb stomped.
The Angel gave him a look through its skull-like face. It prepared another beam…and fired. Eva was forced back into her normal form from the blast and Kada was thrown to the ground. The Angel, Zeruel, blasted Skaj's Chara/Evangelion and forced it back to normal too. Skaj landed next to Kada.
"Damn it is right!" Skaj deadpanned ,"Way to go, genius!"
"It wasn't my-" Kada and Skaj teleported out of the area and to another part of the battlefield to escape another beam from the Angel. "As I was saying, it wasn't my idea to challenge this thing!"
"No. It just came outta nowhere and decided to beat us up!" Skaj replied with sarcasm, "And we can't even find time to get our asses out!"
"Maybe there is a way…but I don't like it."
"Well, out with it!"
Zeruel noticed the two and fired another beam. The duo teleported just before it could strike.
"I don't have time to explain!" Kada and Skaj were now just below Zeruel. The mighty Angel looked down and prepared a beam. "On three! One!" Kada drew a card and it began glowing. "Two!" Chains emerged from the card. "Three!" Suddenly, the chains turned into a brilliant light. Zeruel was caught off guard as something massive emerged from the card. The best way to describe the thing was to call it a giant, blue diamond.
Kada and Skaj pooled their power and teleported all the way from the Nevada Desert to Misora. Zeruel, meanwhile, had been knocked to the ground by Ramiel's release. It got back up and the two powerful Angels parted ways for the time being.
Craters comparable to Meteor Crater, Arizona littered the landscape and frequently overlapped. Countless rock formations had been reduced to rubble by the battle.
In Majo Kai…
It had been roughly a week since the Verz was eradicated. Jou-sama was overseeing several Witches in the duel arena as they carried out their games. By her side was Majorin and Amelia, who now hold an even more special place in her heart.
"It's nice to see things back to normal," Jou-sama said, "And it wouldn't have happened if it weren't for you, Amelia, and the Ojamajos."
"I just hope this never happens again," Majorin replied.
"So, your majesty," Amelia inquired, "Are you going to change decks?"
Jou-sama thought for a while. "Even though the deck is centered around an evil archetype…I've already gotten a feel for it. I've decided to make it my signature deck."
"Even though you were early consumed forever by the virus that archetype is based on?" Majorin replied.
"Hai, Majorin." Jou-sama took a look at her deck. "It's ironic. I found it to be the type of deck that Black Queen would use…and I now find it to be the only one I can truly play. Sure, I can defeat most others no matter what deck I'm using, but this one is just easier for me to wield."
"Tell that to Lady Rin. Her deck beat yours far too easily." Amelia deadpanned.
"To be fair, it has cards that you and Evil Rin lent me." Majorin gave her deck a long, hard look. "This deck may be the most powerful I've seen, but the spell Evil Rin put on the cards she lent me…Amelia's cards helped me hold it off, but they can only do so much. I fear that I may have to retire this one and return to my old deck. Besides, this deck is too powerful anyway and takes all the fun out of casual dueling."
"And many Witches will breathe a huge sigh of relief." Amelia said with sarcasm. All thee laugh at Amelia's statement.
Then, a familiar young Witch flies in. She is wearing a turquoise-colored Sharp uniform. "Jou-sama!"
"Ah! Meg-chan! I haven't seen you in ages!" Jou-sama hugged the girl as she landed next to her. "I take it you've finished with studying in the Human World?"
"Un!" Meg-chan, or Megan, as what her real name was, replied, "I'm so glad you're alright!"
Majorin and Amelia looked at each other with confusion.
"Oh yeah," Megan sweat-dropped, "I've been keeping track of what's been going on. Gomen ne."
"There's nothing to be sorry about, Meg-chan," Jou-sama assured, "We, uh…"
Megan shook her head. "It's all water under the bridge now."
"If you had any real interest in dueling, then I would've loved to challenge you," Majorin said.
"Yeah. I only dueled that one time because I had to." Megan looked over the duel arena. "I'm not sure if I'd truly be good at it if I tried though."
"If you say so," Jou-sama said. She then noticed that Oyajide and the FLAT4 had showed up. "Oh! It looks like we have more guests!"
"They have duel disks," Megan pointed out, "So they must be here to duel too!"
"And I have a pretty good idea who they want to duel against," Majorin added, "Hmm. They seem to be chatting with each other."
On the arena floor, Leon, Fujio, Tooru, and Akatsuki faced Aiko, Hazuki, Onpu, and Doremi, respectively. Momoko, Pop, and Hana were waiting at the sidelines.
"And that's what happened," Doremi finished explaining.
"Well, it seems you all had quite the adventure," Akatsuki remarked, "I only wish we'd found out sooner. Then we could've helped."
"Yo, Ai-chan!" Leon called, "I need to test myself. So I challenge you to a card game!"
Aiko sighed. "Bring it on!" Aiko and Leon activated their duel disks and both of their meters went to 8000.
"Duel!" both said in unison.
"Ladies first, Baby," Leon said.
"With pleasure! Watashi no Turn! Draw!" Aiko smiled at her hand. "First, I'll activate the spell Foolish Burial! With it, I can send any monster from my deck to the graveyard. I choose XX-Saber Ragigura!" Aiko sends her monster and grins. "Next, I'll summon XX-Saber Boggart Knight!" Aiko's monster appeared with 1900 Atk. "And when Boggart Knight is normal summoned, I can special summon another Lv4 or below X-Saber from my hand!"
"I'll discard Maxx "C" from my hand to chain to that!" Leon replied.
"Maxx "C" is pretty effective against X-Sabers," Onpu pointed out, "They can do so many special summons in one turn and allow the Maxx "C" user to get a massive plus."
"Demo ne, Isn't there-?" Hazuki asked.
"Yep," Pop replied, "There is!"
"Fine with me. I'll special summon XX-Saber Fulhelmknight!" Aiko's next monster answered Boggart Knight's call and arrived with 1300 Atk.
"And that's plus one for me!" Leon said as he drew his card.
"And since I have two X-Sabers out, I can special summon XX-Saber Faultroll! And I have two!" Both of Aiko's monsters appeared with 2400 Atk.
Leon drew two more cards from their summons. "Keep'em coming!"
Aiko only grinned. "As you wish. I'll activate Faultroll's effect and revive one X-Saber. Say hello to XX-Sager Ragigura!" One of the Faultrolls dug his blade into the earth. He then hefted it out, pulling Ragigura out and allowing him to sport his 200 Atk.
Leon laughed as he drew his card. "Only 200 Atk?"
"He's far more dangerous than he looks," Aiko replied, "Now, I'll tune Lv6 Faultroll with Lv3 Fulhelmknight!" Both of Aiko's named monsters fly up into the air and vanished into light. "Leader of your tribe, come forth and be my guide! Synchro Summon! Commander of all X-Sabers, XX-Saber Gottoms!" Aiko's monster slammed into the ground with intense force. He sported 3100 Atk.
"Not bad, Ai-chan," Leon said as he drew.
"I'm not done yet, Leon-kun!" Aiko smirked. "By tributing one X-Saber, I can send one card from your hand to the graveyard. I'll choose Ragigura and target THAT card!" Ragigura vanished as Gottoms' power activated. His swords glowed and an x-shaped blast speared one of the card sin Leon's hand. He sent it to the graveyard. "Next, I'll use my other Faultroll to revive Ragigura!"
"And that concerns me how?" Leon asked as he drew again.
"Simple: Whenever Ragigura is normal or special summoned, I can add any X-Saber in my graveyard to my hand. I'll choose Faultroll! Which I'll just re-summon." Aiko brought both to her field. "Now, I'll just tribute Ragigura and Faultroll to take out two more cards!"
"But I'm getting cards faster than you can get rid of them," Leon gloated, "By the time my turn gets here, I'll have a massive advantage over you!"
"If you say so," Aiko replied, "By the way, do you have Effect Veiler in your deck?"
"Nope. But I do have it in my side deck."
"Then you can't stop this loop." Aiko smiled. "I can just revive Faultroll and Ragigura over and over again and keep tributing them to get rid of cards in your hand. You may as well add the rest deck to your hand."
"Alirght!" Leon took his deck out. "I have a feeling that the next turn is game!"
Aiko stifled a laugh while the rest of the FLAT4 face-palmed. "If you say so. Turn end."
"Alright! Wata-" Leon looked and saw that he had no cards left in his deck. "Uh, what happens when I have nothing left in my deck when my draw phase comes?"
"Unless a card or effect that makes you skip your draw phase was used, you lose immediately," Fujio explained, "But no such effects were activated, so…"
"SAY WHAT!"
Leon loses!
"Ya shouldn't have played Maxx "C" on yer first turn," Aiko taunted, "Good game, Leon-kun!"
Leon got over the shock of the loss and went over to Aiko. "Good game, Ai-chan!" And both shook hands. "I'll learn from this though! And next time we fight, I will win!" Leon gave a look towards Aiko. "By the way, why is Effect Veiler so good? It doesn't allow you to draw like Maxx "C" does and has no Atk."
"Effect Veiler can negate monster effects," Aiko explained, "With it, you could've stopped my combo dead cold and had a massive advantage on turn two."
"I'll be sure to remember that, Ai-chan!" Leon beamed, "Until next time!"
"I'll be waiting!" Aiko went back to the others.
"Well, I guess I'm up," Hazuki said shakily when she noticed Fujio walking up to the girls.
"Let us have a great game, Hazuki-chan," Fujio said.
"Hai hai," Hazuki replied. Both of their meters went to 8000 as their duel disks activated.
"Duel!" Both said in unison.
"I will start things off," Fujio said, "Watashi no Turn. Draw!" Fujio looked at the card he drew. "First, I will activate the spell Evo-Variance. This card allows me to add any Evoltile or Evolsaur from my deck to my hand. I'll choose this one." Fujio adds his card. "However, I can only activate one per turn, so I can't use multiple searches."
"That's a relief," Hazuki sighed.
"I will set one monster and one more card. Turn end."
"Okay. Watashi no Turn! Draw!" Hazuki gave her cards a look. "I'll activate Mystical Space Typhoon to blow away your set card!" Hazuki's spell conjured a twister. It zeroed in on Fujio's set card and slammed it hard. Fujio's Solemn Warning was wiped out. "I'll set one monster and one card myself. Turn end."
"Hmm," Fujio thought, "Not bad, Hazuki-chan. Watashi no Turn. Draw!" Fujio smiled a bit at his card. "First, I'll flip Evoltile Westlo." Fujio's mnster revealed itself with 700 Atk. "When Westlo is flipped, I can special summon any Evolsaur from my deck; I'll choose Evolsaur Diplo." Westlo emitted an aura shaped like a spiral. Evolsaur Diplo emerged from it with 1600 Atk. "And when Diplo is summoned by the effect of an Evoltile, I can destroy one spell or trap you control."
"Eh!" Hazuki peeped.
Evolsaur Diplo brought its massive tail to bear against Hazuki's set card. Royal Decree was destroyed.
"Now, I will summon Evoltile Najasho." Fujio summoned his monster with 100 Atk. "Then, I will activate Evo-Force."
"Evo-Force?" Hazuki asked.
"I tribute one Evoltile to special summon any Evolsaur from my deck," Fujio explained, "The Evolsaur in question is treated as though it were special summoned by and Evoltile." Fujio took a look at his Evoltile Najasho. "The monster I tribute is Najasho." Najasho erupted into a burst of spiral energy. It then took shape and turned into Evolsaur Cerato. "When Najasho is tribute, I can special summon any Evolsaur from my deck." A second burst of spiral energy gave rise to Evolsaur Elias. "And when Elias is special summoned by an Evoltile, I can special summon any Lv6 or below Dinosaur-type Fire monster from my hand. I choose Evolsaur Terias."
Cerato appeared with 1900 Atk that went to 2100. Elias appeared with 2400 Def while Terias answered Elias' call and stomped in with 2400 Atk.
"Now, I will overlay Cerato with Diplo for an Xyz summon." Both of Fujio's monsters turned into fiery light and vanished into a red vortex. "Awareru, Evolzar Laggia!" Laggia emerged with 2400 Atk. "Next, I will overlay Elias with Terias for another Xyz summon. Awareru, Evolzar Solda!" Solda emerged form its own vortex with 2600 Atk.
"This is bad," Aiko said, "Laggia is like Solemn Judgment without the payment. And Solda can instantly destroy anything Hazuki-chan special summons!"
"Don't forget, Ai-chan," Onpu said, "Solda can't be destroyed by card effects as long as it has a material attached."
"Now, I will attack your monster with Laggia." Laggia did as told and blasted Hazuki's set monster with its fire. It was a Gusto Egul.
"Gusto Egul no kouka hatsudou! When destroyed by battle and sent to the graveyard, I can special summon any Lv4 or below non-tuner Gusto from my deck! I'll summon Winda!" Hazuki's monster answered Egul's death cry and appeared with 400 Def.
"A decent wall, but Solda has an effect: By detaching one material, I can instantly destroy a monster…so long as it was special summoned." Solda consumed one of the lights orbiting it and blasted Winda, destroying her. "Now, Solda will attack you directly." And with that, Hazuki was on the receiving end of a powerful burst of fire, reducing her LP to 5400. "Turn end."
He's got a monster with near-omni negation and another that can kill special summons. If I can- "Watashi no Turn! Draw!" Hazuki drew and gasped at the card. "I'll set one monster and one card. Turn end."
"Hmm. I have a good idea what your card is. Watashi no Turn. Draw." Fujio looked at his card and sighed. "I'll summon Evolsaur Diplo." Fujio raised his arm and signaled the arrival of his monster with 1600 Atk.
"Oh great," Doremi said with sarcasm, "Fujio-kun just summoned another Diplo. And now Hazuki's going to lose her face-down card!"
"I wouldn't be too sure, Doremi-chan," Onpu replied.
"Doushite?"
Akatsuki shook his head. "Diplo can only destroy cards when he's summoned by an Evoltile's effect. This Diplo was normal summoned, so…"
Doremi's eyes went wide. "Yatta!"
"However, Hazuki-chan's monster isn't safe. I'll have Diplo destroy it." And as commanded, Evolsaur Diplo trampled Hazuki's set monster. Winda was destroyed.
"When Winda is destroyed in battle by your attacking monster, I can special summon any Gusto Tuner from my deck! Come, Gusto Gulldo!" Gusto Gulldo appeared with 500 Def.
"Aren't you forgetting my Solda?" Fujio asked. Solda consumed the last of the lights orbiting it and reduced Gulldo to ashes. Now, I will just-"
"Gulldo no kouka hatsudou! When sent to the graveyard, I can special summon any Lv2 or below Gusto from my deck!" Hazuki straightened her glasses and gave them an eerie shine. "It doesn't need to be destroyed by battle to get his effect. So I'll summon another Egul!"
"Very well then. I'll attack with Laggia and destroy Egul." Laggia blasted the small bird with its fire, destroying it.
"Don't forget Egul's effect!" Hazuki special summoned another Winda.
"I'll attack again with Solda." Winda turned to face Solda, but the Priestess of Gusto was no match for its flames.
"Winda will allow me to special summon another Gulldo!" Gulldo arrived at the sound of Winda's dying wish.
"Turn end."
"Watashi no turn! Draw!" Hazuki's eyes went wide at what she drew. "I'll activate the spell Dark Hole!"
Within moments, a massive vortex began to take form. But then it died down, leaving everything else unscathed.
"Laggia no kouka hatsudou. I can negate any spell, trap, or summon that isn't a flip summon," Fujio explained, "So long as I detach both materials." Laggia stood there with no more lights orbiting it.
"I doesn't matter that I lost a power card," Hazuki replied softly, "I can still win this. I'll tribute Gusto Gulldo to summon Windaar, Sage of Gusto!" And with that, the small bird vanished, being replaced by a wizened sage with 2000 Atk. "And since Gulldo was sent from my field to my graveyard, I can summon Gusto Squirro!"
Gusto Squirro appears by Windaar's side with 1800 Def.
"Now Windaar, attack Diplo!" Windaar gathered energy into his staff, channeling it into a fierce windstorm that blew Evolsaur Diplo into the wall. Diplo was destroyed and Fujio's LP fell to 7600. "Whenever Windaar destroys a monster by battle, he can resurrect any Gusto! Return to me, Gusto Gulldo!" Windaar channeled the remaining energy from his staff into a portal through which Gulldo flew through. "Next, I'll tune Lv6 Windaar with Lv3 Gulldo!"
"If my notes are anything to go by, there is only one Lv9 synchro monster that's actually viable," Fujio began as he got out his small notebook, "But it needs two non-tuners to synchro summon. Why use one of the more impractical Lv9's?"
"Because this one is practical in this type of deck," Hazuki replied. She then closed her eyes. "The might of the mind is greater than what can behold. A limitless power awaits! Synchro summon! Awareru, Hyper Psychic Blaster!" Hazuki's chant heralded the descent of her monster. It sported 3000 Atk. "Gulldo was sent to the graveyard, so I can special summon Gusto Egul!" Egul arrived at Gulldo's call in Def position. "Turn end."
"Impressive, Hazuki-chan," Fujio said, "Let's see if you can maintain that advantage. Watashi no Turn. Draw." Fujio gave a disheartened look at his card. If I attack Egul, then she will just summon another card and continue that wall. Unfortunately, Hyper Psychic Blaster can inflict Piercing damage, Def position is out of the question. "I'll set two cards. Turn end."
Fujio-kun is playing defensively, Hazuki thought, And he's done his homework on Hyper Psychic Blaster. "Watashi no Turn! Draw!" Hazuki smiled at her card. "From my hand, I'll activate Pot of Avarice! By returning two Windas, two Eguls, and Gulldo to my deck, I can draw two cards!" Hazuki returns her cards to her deck, shuffles, and draws. "Next, I'll activate Mystical Space Typhoon! And I think I'll target your left card!"
Hazuki's spell ripped through the air and impacted Fujio's set card. His Torrential Tribute was destroyed.
"Next, I'll summon Caam, Serenity of Gusto!" Hazuki shouted. Her monster arrived from the Mist Valley with 1700 Atk. "Caam no kouka hatsudou shimasu! Once per turn, I can return two Gusto monster to my deck to draw one card!" Caam gathered energy into her staff and channeled it into Hazuki's graveyard. Windaar and Gulldo were returned to her deck, allowing Hazuki to draw her card. "Next, I'll activate Heavy Storm!"
It didn't take a genius to know what happened next. Fujio and his monsters stood their ground against the storm, but Fujio's set Starlight Road couldn't take it, especially since he didn't have any other spells or traps out.
"I have to give you credit, Hazuki-chan," Fujio said, "But I also have to say that it was somewhat of a waste. Had you destroyed it with Mystical, my Torrential Tribute would've taken your monsters as well as mine and gave me another chance."
"Uh, arigatou, Fujio-kun?" Hazuki replied, "But I have to continue this. I'm tuning Lv4 Caam with Lv2 Squirro!" And with that, both monsters flew up into sky. "Union of Light and Wind, descend and grant your might. For the power of both, one shall be their fusion! Synchro summon! Fly to the winds, Daigusto Sphreez!"
A slight breeze blew around Hazuki as her new monster made her presence known. She landed y Hazuki's side with 2000 Atk.
"Daigusto Sphreez no kouka hatsudou! When synchro summoned, I can add one Gusto monster in my graveyard to my hand!" Hazuki added Caam, Serenity of Gusto to her hand. "Now, I'll switch Egul to Atk mode and attack!" Hazuki shouted.
"Eh! ?" Doremi nearly panicked. "Demo ne, Egul has only 100 Atk!"
Egul charged Solda, but the highly evolved dinosaur-like dragon repelled it with its fiery breath. Egul was vaporized by the blast. The fire continued to Hazuki, but Sphreez intercepted the attack and, using her sphere-like armor and the power in her staff, reflected it back at Fujio. His LP was reduced to 5100, much to his surprise.
"But how is this-?" Fujio asked incredulously.
"As long as Sphreez remains out, any and all battle damage from battles involving Gusto monsters is dealt to my opponent." Hazuki straightened her glasses. "Gomen ne, Fujio-kun." Hazuki shook her head. "Gusto Egul no kouka hatsudou!" Kamui, Hope of Gusto, arrived at the sound of Gusto Egul's death cry. "Now, I'll have Kamui-san attack Solda!"
"Again?" Doremi asked.
"Don't forget, Doremi-chan," Onpu said, "As long as Daigusto Sphreez is out, Fujio will take all the damage."
Kamui was overwhelmed by Solda's retaliation. And once again, Sphreez reflected the damage back to Fujio, reducing him to 2700 LP.
"Now Sphreez! Attack Solda!" Hazuki shouted. Sphreez rushed forward with her staff and swung hard. Solda wasn't even fazed and retaliated, but Sphreez wasn't killed by the dragon's powerful flames. And once again, the damage Hazuki would have taken was reflected to Fujio, reducing him to 2100.
"Shouldn't-?" Doremi asked.
"Daigusto Sphreez cannot be destroyed by battle," Onpu quickly replied.
"It's one of the best synchro monsters for a Gusto Deck around," Pop said, "For those reasons."
Doremi sighed. "Well, you don't have to say it like that!" Doremi puffed up her cheeks. "Fu, Fuunu, FUU!"
"Next, I will attack Evolzar Laggia with Hyper Psychic Blaster!" Hazuki shouted. Hyper Psychic Blaster did as commanded, striking Laggia with a powerful mental pulse. Laggia was destroyed and Fujio's LP fell to 1500. "Turn end."
"This isn't good," Fujio said to himself, "Watashi no turn. Draw." Fujio smiled at his card. "I'll set one card and switch Solda to Def position. Turn end."
"He's up to something," Aiko said.
"That's our Fujio," Akatsuki said, "Planning something and doing research."
"Watashi no Turn! Draw!" Hazuki looked at her card and smiled. "I'll activate Reinforcement of the Army! With this, I can add any Lv4 or below Warrior-type monster to my hand!" Hazuki adds Junk Synchron. "Next, I'll summon the Junk Synchron I just added!" Junk Synchron appears with 1300 Atk.
"Junk Synchron no kouka hatsudou! When summoned, I can revive any Lv2 or below monster! Return to me, Kamui-san!" Junk Synchron extends his arm, allowing for Kamui to return with 1000 Def. "Now, I'll tune Lv2 Kamui with Lv3 Junk Synchron!" Both monsters vanish.
"My flames of determination, crossed towards the light in my heart, become the shimmering radiance of the waves that will guide my way! Synchro Summon! Appear now, Magical Android!" Hazuki's chant was followed by Magical Android appearing by her side and sporting 2400 Atk. "Next, I'll activate the spell Miracle Synchro Fusion! By banishing one psychic-type synchro monster and one non-synchro psychic-type monster from either my field or graveyard, I can fusion summon Ultimate Axon Kicker!"
Hazuki's new monster appears with 2900 Atk. "Now, I'll attack Solda with Ultimate Axon Kicker!" Hazuki's monster obeys her command and brings its energy-empowered fists against Solda.
"Reverse card, open. Mirror Force hatsudou." Fujio smiles calmly. "You didn't think I wouldn't have that, did you?"
"Ultimate Axon Kicker cannot be destroyed by card effects, Fujio-kun," Hazuki replied and winked.
Fujio jaw-dropped as Mirror Force destroyed Hyper Psychic Blaster and Daigusto Sphreez while having no effect on Ultimate Axon Kicker. It's attack continued, and SOlda bit the dust…hard.
"Ultimate Axon Kicker inflicts Piercing Damage to my opponent, Fujio-kun." Hazuki straightened her glasses again and smiled. "It also gives me back LP when it defeats a monster." Hazuki's LP went to 8000 while Fujio's LP fell to 0.
Hazuki wins!
"Well played, Hazuki-chan," Fujio said, "I've under estimated you."
"Arigatou, Fujio-kun," Hazuki replied. The Ojamajo and Wizard shook hands and returned to their respective groups.
Tooru came out from his group.
"Looks like I'm up," Onpu said, approaching her counterpart. Both of their meters went to 8000 while their duel disks activated.
"Duel!" Both of them said at the same time.
"I'll start things off. Watashi no Turn! Draw!" Onpu exclaimed. She looked at her opening hand. "First, I'll activate the field spell Dragon Ravine!" At once, the area turned into a massive, sunset ravine. The occasional flying dragon could be seen. "Dragon ravine no kouka hatsudou! Once per turn, I can discard one card to either add any Lv4 or below Dragunity to my hand or send any Dragon-type monster to the graveyard. I'll add Dragunity Dux!"
"Ok, and?" Tooru asked in a bored tone.
"And, I will now return Dragon Ravine to my hand-" At once, the scenery vanished. "-to revive Blackwing – Zephyrus the Elite!" Zephyrus emerged from the vanishing field with its 1600 Atk. Its arrival blasted Onpu slightly, reducing her to 7600 LP. "Now, I'll activate it again! And this time, I'll discard one card to send a dragon to my graveyard!
"Now, I'll summon Dragunity Dux to my field!" Onpu's monster arrived from the Ravine and sported 1500 Atk. "Dux-san gains 200 For every Dragunity I have out. And when he's normal summoned, I can equip him with one Lv3 or below Dragon-type Dragunity in my graveyard! Say hello to Dragunity Phalanx!"
"Fujio-kun did mention the Phalanx can special summon itself if he's equipped to a monster," Tooru said.
"And that's exactly what I'm going to do! And now, I'll tune Lv4 Dux with Lv2 Phalanx!" Onpu raised her hand, and both Dux and Phalanx flew into the Ravine and vanished. "In times of dire, the knights of the dragons shall appear and aid in the conflict! Synchro Summon! Arrive, Dragunity Knight – Vajrayana!" Onpu's chant signaled the arrival of her Dragunity Knight, which flew in with 1900 Atk. "Vajrayana no kouka hatsudou! When synchro summoned, he can use the same effect as Dux!" Phalanx flew in from the Ravine and joined Vajrayana by its side. "You know what happens next, right Tooru-kun?"
"Yep," Tooru replied.
"Good! I'll tune Lv6 Vajrayana with Lv2 Phalanx!" And with that, both monsters flew back into the Ravine. "Clustering wishes will become a new shining star! Become the path its light shines upon! Synchro summon! Take flight, Stardust Dragon!" As if on command, Stardust Dragon arrived with 2500 Atk. "I'll set three cards. Turn end!"
"Oh boy, this is gonna be good!" Tooru said, getting pumped, "Watashi no Turn! Draw!" Tooru smirked at the card he drew. "I'll set one monster and five cards. Turn end!"
He's leaving himself vulnerable to Heavy Storm, thought Onpu, "Watashi no Turn! Draw!" Onpu took a look at her card. "Dragon Ravine no kouka hatsudou!" Onpu discarded her card.
"Reverse card, open! Just Desserts, hatsudou!" Tooru flipped his card over.
"1000 damage is hardly enough to dent me, Tooru-kun," Onpu said puzzled, "Why bother?"
"Because I'm activating these too! Go, Ojama Trio, Jar of Greed, Accumulated Fortune, and Chain Strike!" Tooru flipped the remaining cards in his back row. "Chain Strike resolves first!"
"I take 400 damage times its chain link," Onpu said, "And since its Chain Link 6…I take 2400 Damage!"
"That's right, Onpu-chan!" Tooru said. Six chains burst from the card, striking Onpu and reducing her to 5200 LP. "Now Accumulated Fortune resolves, letting me draw two more cards! Jar will let me draw one more! And now Ojama Trio will give you three Ojama tokens!"
And just like that, the Ojama Trio appeared on Onpu's field with 1000 Def each. "Great." Onpu sighed.
"And now Just Desserts resolves!" Tooru smiled. "You now have five monsters out, and Just Desserts burns you for 500 per monster."
"That's at least 2000!" Doremi exclaimed.
"2500 to be exact, Doremi-chan," Hazuki corrected.
And sure enough, Onpu's LP fell to 2700. "Not bad, Tooru-kun, I'll give you that," Onpu said, "But now I continue, and I will send a dragon to my graveyard." Onpu took the card from her deck and put it in the graveyard. "Now, I'll attack your set card with Zephyrus!" Zephyrus did as commanded, flying high and swooping down on Tooru's card. Princess of Tsuguri was flipped and destroyed by Zephyrus' assault.
"Princess of Tsuguri no kouka hatsudou! For every spell and trap you have, you take 500 damage!" Tooru said, "You've got three out."
Onpu shielded herself from the card's effect, but her LP fell to 1200. "And now you're wide open! Stardust Dragon! Attack Tooru-kun directly!" Stardust Draogn roared and brought forth is attack. A beam of bright energy struck Tooru true, reducing his LP to 5500. "Turn end!"
"Nice! You actually got damage off!" Tooru congratulated, "Watashi no Turn! Draw!" Tooru smirked at the card he drew. "I'll set one card. Turn end!"
Just one card? Onpu thought, I better play it safe.
"Watashi no Turn!" The top of Onpu's deck glowed a bright purple. "Time to fight back! And time to turn this around!" Onpu used DESTINY DRAW to get the card.
Tooru chuckled. "Reverse card, open! Secret Barrel hatsudou!" Tooru smiled. "You take 200 for every card in your hand and every card on your field."
Onpu's heart sank. "Well played, Tooru-kun. Well played." At once, 8 barrels sprung up from under the trap card and fired, reducing Onpu's LP to 0.
Tooru wins!
"Eh? !" Aiko and Hazuki about panicked.
"Onpu-chan lost?" Hana cried.
"It's no big deal," Onpu replied, "It's just a game. I'll get over it."
"It doesn't matter that you lost, Onpu-chan," Tooru comforted, "After all, what would I be if I rubbed it in?"
"Arigatou, Tooru-kun," Onpu said.
"Looks like Akatsuki-kun and I are the last ones," Doremi said.
"That's the truth, Doremi-chan," Akatsuki replied.
"Un! Let's get this started!"
"Good luck, Doremi-chan!" Hazuki said.
Both Doremi and Akatsuki activated their duel disks and both of their LP meters went to 8000. "Duel!"
"I'll start things off. Watashi no Turn! Draw!" Akatsuki said with some enthusiasm. He glanced over his opening hand. "First, I'll summon Thunder King Rai-Oh!" Akatsuki's monster appeared with 1900 Atk.
"When my opponent normal summons a monster, I can special summon Naturia Cosmobeet from my hand!" Doremi shouted. Her own monster appeared with 1000 Atk.
"And because I went first, I can't attack yet," Akatsuki said, "So I will set three cards. Turn end."
"Yosh! Watashi no turn! Draw!" Doremi looked at her opening hand for something she could use. "I'll activate Mystical Space typhoon!"
"That card is run in almost every deck at three nowadays," Leon deadpanned ,"That move doesn't surprise anyone."
"I'll target your left most card!" Doremi's spell went for its target, ripping it apart with its power. Akatsuki's Solemn Warning was destroyed. "Now, I'll tribute Naturia Cosmobeet to summon Naturia Bamboo Shoot!" Cosmobeet vanished and was replaced by the more powerful Bamboo Shoot and its 2000 Atk. "When tribute summoned using a Naturia monster, you cannot activate any spells or traps!"
"Not bad, Doremi-chan," Akatsuki said.
"Just wait 'til you see this!" Doremi replied, "Bamboo-san! Attack Thunder King!" Bamboo Shoot launched itself at Thunder King, destroying it and dropping Akatsuki to 7900 LP. "Next, I will activate Foolish Burial! This lets me send any monster from my deck to the graveyard! I choose Naturia Pineapple!" Doremi's deck spits out the targeted monster. Doremi grabs it and puts it into her graveyard. "Turn end!"
"Why do that?" Hazuki asked.
"Naturia Pineapple is more useful when it's in the graveyard," Onpu replied.
"So long as there aren't any other monsters there," Fujio added, "Beast and Plant-type monsters do not count."
"So that's your turn then?" Akatsuki asked, "Interesting. Watashi no Turn! Draw!" Akatsuki grimaced a bit at his card. "I'll set one monster. Turn end."
Akatsuki-kun can't do much with Bamboo-san out, Doremi thought, "Watashi no Turn! Draw!" Doremi took a look at her card and then at her field. "Since I have no spells or traps and I have no non-Beast or Plant-type monsters in my graveyard, I can revive Naturia Pineapple!" Doremi's graveyard glowed, signaling Pineapple's return. It sprung up from the ground with its 100 Def.
"Next, I will summon Lonefire Blossom!" Doremi's new monster arrived with 500 Atk. "Lonefire Blossom no kouka hatsudou! Once per turn, I can tribute any Plant-type monster to special summon another from my deck! And with Naturia Pineapple out, all of my monsters become Plants!"
"They were already Plants to begin with," Pop deadpanned.
"I'll tribute Naturia Pineapple to special summon Tytannial, Princess of Camellias!" Lonefire Blossom ignited it's stem and used Pineapple for the fuel. The fire became a portal through which Tytannial could come through. The powerful and regal monster sported 2800 Atk. "Now, I'll attack your set monster with Bamboo-san!" Bamboo Shoot charged towards the monster. It revealed itself to be Spirit Reaper, and Bamboo Shoot's charge was deflected by some kind of barrier.
"Spirit Reaper cannot be destroyed by battle," Akatsuki explained, "Though if targeted by a card effect then, unless said effect removes it form the field, negates its effects, or flips it face-down, it'll be destroyed. In addition, if Spirit Reaper ever deals you damage via direct attack, you lose a random card from your hand."
"Not a bad card," Doremi replied, I can't get past it, so I'll have to wait until I get something that can. "Turn end!"
"It's all riding on this. Watashi no Turn! Draw!" Akatsuki looked at his card and closed his eyes. "I'll set one monster. Turn end."
"If that's a Ryko," Hazuki surmised, "Then he'll be able to destroy Doremi's Bamboo Shoot and free his spells and traps."
"Then we better hope that Doremi has a way to get rid of both before the turn is over," Onpu replied.
"I need something to get those monsters off the field. Watashi no Turn! Draw!" Dormei looked at her card and smiled. "First, I'll special summon Naturia Pineapple from my graveyard again. Then, I will activate the spell Trade-In! By discarding one Lv8 monster, I can draw two more from my deck!" Doremi sent her cards and smiled again at the two she drew. "Next, I will tribute Pineapple using Lonefire's effect and special summon Gigaplant!" Doremi's new monster emerged from the fiery portal with 2400 Atk.
"Next, I will use my normal summon to grant Gigaplant his ability!" Doremi's monster glowed for a bit as its power awakened. "Gigaplant no kouka hatsudou! Once per turn, I can special summon any Plant or Insect from my hand or graveyard! I'll special summon Naturia Rosewhip!" Gigaplant drove its vines into the ground, bringing up Rosewhip and its 1700 Def.
"Now, I'll tune Lv3 Lonefire Blossom with Lv3 Naturia Rosewhip!"Doremi raised her hand. "Great dragon of the Ice Barrier! Heed my cry and help me! Synchro Summon! Break free, Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier!" Loneifre Blossom and Naturia Rosewhip turned vanished into light. Appearing in their place was a massive wall of ice with a noticeable shape inside. As Doremi chanted, the ice cracked and finally shattered, revealing Brionac and its 2300 Atk. "Brionac no kouka hatsudou! I can discard any number of cards to return the same number of cards to the hand! I'll discard one card to return Spirit Reaper!"
Brionac took Doremi's offering and let out a frigid blast, forcing Spirit Reaper to flee. "Now, I will overlay Brionac with Gigaplant for an Xyz summon!" Both of dormei's monsters turned into light and flew into a red vortex. "Hana-chan! Fight with me! Awareru! Sacred Ptolemys Messier 7!" Everyone looked as Hana's signature monster emerged from the vortex, sporting its usual 2700 Atk.
"Where did-?" Aiko began.
"Either Hana lent it to her or she pulled it from a Duel Terminal," Pop replied.
"Go Doremi-mama! Fito!" Hana cheered.
"Now, since I Xyz summoned it with two Lv6 monsters instead of Chaos Overlaying, I can use its ability immediately!" Doremi explained, "By detaching one material, I can take any monster from the field or either graveyard and return it to its owner's hand! I'll target your set card!" Messier 7 absorbed one of the lights orbiting it and fired a burst of light at Akatsuki's set monster. It moments, it had been banished back to Akatsuki's hand. "Now, I'll activate Monster Reborn so I can revive the monster I detached! Welcome back, Gigaplant!"
"That's it," said Onpu, "Unless Akatsuki has a monster that can stop Doremi's attacks, it's over."
All of Doremi's monsters except Naturia Bamboo Shoot attack Akatsuki directly, reducing him to 1000 LP. "Bamboo-san? Are you ready?" Doremi asked. Bamboo Shoot turned to his master and nodded. "Hai."
"I concede defeat to you, Doremi-chan," Akatsuki said as Naturia Bamboo Shoot landed his attack. Akatsuki's LP fell to 0.
Doremi wins!
"Well played, Doremi-chan!" Akatsuki said cheerfully, "That was just amazing!"
"Arigatou, Akatsuki-kun!" Doremi replied as hearts fill her eyes.
"There she goes again," Pop deadpanned, "Swooning over Akatsuki-kun like she wants to marry him."
"Ney, Pop-chan?" Hana began, "Can we duel? You, Momo-mama, and Hana-chan have no FLAT4 others!"
"Are you suggesting a three-way duel, Hana-chan?" Momoko asked.
"Un!"
"I'm all for it!" Pop replied, getting pumped.
All three activated their duel disks and their LP meters went to 8000. "Duel!"
"I'll start things off! Watashi no Turn! Draw!" Pop said with enthusiasm, "I'll start with Sweltering Heat Transmission Field! With this, I can send two Laval monsters from my deck to my graveyard! I'll send Laval Magma Cannoneer and Laval Volcanic Handmaiden!" Pop sent her cards and they immediately began to glow. "Handmaiden no kouka hatsudou! When sent to the graveyard, If there is another rLaval there other than Handmaiden, then I can send a Laval from my deck to the graveyard! I'll send another Handmaiden!" And just like before, it too glowed for its effect.
"I've heard of this," said Onpu, "The player sends two more Handmaidens and another Laval to the graveyard."
"That's exactly what I'm doing!" Pop said. She send her cards and then resumed her turn. "Now, I'll activate Rekindling!"
"I'll Discard Maxx 'C' to that effect!" Momoko called.
"Hana-chan too!" Hana added as she discarded hers.
Pop special summoned three Handmaidens and two Cannoneers. "Now, I'll tune Lv4 Cannoneer with Lv1 Handmaiden!" Pop shouted. ""Limiter Removal, Level Five! Regulator Open! Thruster Warm up, OK! Up Link All Clear! Go! Synchro Summon! Come on! T.G. Hyper Librarian!" And with that, Pop's new monster arrived with 2400 Atk. "Now I'll tune my other Cannoneer with another Handmaiden! A driving force of certainty makes its way through the hordes. A flash of hope becomes my ally! Synchro Summon! Get ready, Ally of Justice Catastor!" And from another light, Catastor arrived with 2200 Atk.
"Hyper Librarian no kouka hatsudou! Since there was a synchro summon, I can draw one card!" Pop shouted.
"And that will be another for us, Pop-chan," replied Momoko.
"I'm not worried," Pop grinned, "Since I have a tuner out, I can special summon Boost Warrior in Def position!" Boost Warrior appears with 200 Def. "Now, I'll tune Lv1 Boost Warrior with Lv1 Handmaiden! "Gathering wishes will call out a new speed's horizon! Become the path its light shines upon! Synchro Summon! The Power of Hope, Synchro Tuner, Formula Synchron!" And with that, Pop's monster appeared with 1500 Def. "Formula Synchron allows me to draw when summoned. And combined with Hyper Librarian, I get two!"
"Demo, Pop-chan," Hana replied, "You're letting us draw even more!"
Pop smirked. "Like I said: I'm not worried." Pop glanced at her opponent's hands. "Now, I'll tunes Lv5 Hyper Librarian and Lv5 Catastor with Lv2 Formula Synchron!"
"she better not be-!" Momoko's look of confidence vanished.
"She is!" Hana shrieked.
"Hai!" Pop looked up towards her new monster. ""Gathering stars becomes one, as new bonds will illuminate the future! Become the path its light shines upon! Limit Over Accel Synchro! The Light of Evolution, Shooting Quasar Dragon!" And with a mighty burst that shook the whole arena, Shooting Quasar Dragon arrived, bringing with it its 4000 Atk. "Next, I will activate Monster Reborn to revive Hyper Librarian!"
"And that's more draw power for her us!" Momoko said, trying to maintain her confidence.
"Momo-mama," Hana replied, "Hana-chan don't think it's working."
"Pop-chan just got out one of the most powerful cards in the game," Fujio explained, "Shooting Quasar Dragon can negate anything except summons, so of course they'll be unnerved."
"You don't have to explain it like that, Fujio-kun," Hazuki replied.
"If you say so."
Momoko and Hana exchanged glances.
"I'll activate Pot of Avarice! By returning Catastor, Boost Warrior, Formula Synchron, Laval Volcanic Handmaiden, and Laval Magma Cannoneer to my deck, I can draw two cards!" Pop exclaimed. She took her cards and drew two more. "And now, I'll activate another Rekindling!" Pop special summons two Handmaidens and a Cannoneer. "I'll tune Lv4 Cannoneer with Lv1 Handmaiden! From the molten fields and the burning forests comes a being born for battle! The might wielded will burn through all! Synchro Summon! Slice and Dice, Laval Dual Slasher!" Pop's chant heralded the appearance of her monster, which had 2400 Atk.
"And with a handmaiden still out, I can special summon another Boost Warrior! But he won't stay for long!" Pop raised her hand.
"Here we go again," Momoko muttered.
Pop tuned Boost Warrior with Handmaiden and once again synchro summoned Formula Synchron. "Ready everyone?"
"She's doing it again? !" Doremi gasped.
"I believe so, Doremi-chan," Akatsuki replied.
"Oh boy."
And sure enough, Pop tuned T.G. Hyper Librarian and Laval Dual Slasher with Formula Synchron to synchro summon yet another Shooting Quasar Dragon. The mighty creature rocked the arena anew.
"Oh my god!" Momoko shouted.
"I'll set five cards. Turn end!" Pop shot both of her opponents a look of amusement.
Momoko and Hana just blinked. They looked at the cards they had in hand, to each other, and then back at both Shooting Quasar Dragons.
"Okay! You win, Pop-chan!" Hana said hastily. She put her hand on top of her deck.
Hana loses!
"I'm going to have to scoop too," Momoko lamented, "Sorry everyone. Hana-chan and I just couldn't make this interesting." Momoko put her hand on top of her deck too.
Pop wins!
"Just like that, and you're just going to scoop?" Pop asked, "I really wanted to see if this could work."
"It did, Pop-chan," Doremi replied, "You got two monsters with Omni-negate out, had five sets cards, and even if both Quasar Dragons were destroyed, you would still have two 3300 Atk monsters that could stop any destruction effect."
"Well, I guess you could say that," Pop replied.
Just then, Jou-sama approached the group. Majorin, Amelia, and Megan accompanied her.
"We all saw those duels," Jou-sama said with joy, "And they were all spectacular, one way or another."
"The way you all handled your decks shows just how much you've grown as duelists," Majorin complimented.
Jou-sama turned to leave the arena. She gestured the others to follow.
"I'm not exactly too keen on championships," Amelia stuttered, "But, if I may, perhaps you might be able to actually participate?"
"We need to get invites to those tournaments," Hazuki explained, "And even then, we'll have to win them."
"And the only way to do that is by winning regionals," Onpu added, "Those are out of our league for now."
"How hard can they be?" Megan asked.
"Just about every deck there is something cheap like Wind-ups, Inzektors, Dark Worlds, Dragonsworn, ectera," Onpu explained, "Our decks wouldn't stand a chance."
"Oh. I see," Megan replied. She gave a disheartened look. "I haven't been to any of these tournaments, let alone actually start playing competitively."
Megan sighed. It was then that the group made it outside the Castle.
"If our magic can allow us to weaken foes if we beat them in a card game, then maybe…" jou-sama pondered out loud. She activated her duel disk, took Verz Bahamut, Verz Ophion, and Verz Ouroboros from her deck and placed them on the slots. "I wonder…" Suddenly, there was a brilliant flash of ight. When it faded, Verz Bahamut, Verz Ophion, and Verz Ouroboros were standing before Jou-sama, dwarfing everything present.
"Sugoi!" Hana shouted.
"If we can do that with our magic, then maybe…" Majorin wasted no time in putting it into practice. When she was done, Dark Armed Dragon stood before her as well.
"Lady Rin?" Amelia beckoned, "A little help, if you please?"
Majorin touched Amelia's duel disk and transferred some magic into it. Moments later, Judgment Dragon stood before Amelia.
"Let's all give it a try!" Doremi called.
"Hai!" The Ojamajos replied in unison.
Doremi summoned Naturia Barkion.
Hazuki summoned Daigusto Eguls.
Aiko summoned XX-Saber Gottoms.
Pop summoned Lavalval Dragon.
Onpu summoned Dragunity Knight – Vajrayana.
Momoko summoned Gem-Knight Master Dia.
Hana summoned Sacred Ptolemys Messier 7.
"Minna," Jou-sama called, "How about we take a flight around Majo Kai in style?"
"Demo ne, Jou-sama," Aiko began, "Mine and Momoko's monsters don't fly!"
"Leave that to us!" Doremi replied. She ushered Naturia Barkion to grab hold of XX-Saber Gottoms while Hazuki asked Daigusto Eguls to pick up Gem-Knight Maser Dia with its talons.
"Meg-chan! Hop on!" Jou-sama offered. Megan jumped onto Verz Ophion while Jou-sama mounted Verz Ouroboros. Everyone mounted their respective monsters and took off.
Everyone, led by Jou-sama, took off into the sky.
The group could be seen flying over Majo Toron's laboratory. She went outside and waved to the group. They waved back.
Hana lands at the Majo Kai Kindergarten, where she tells her childhood friends about the adventures that she and the others recently had. They were amazed.
The group could now be seen flying low to the ground. The Shadow Ojamajos were hidden behind various trees and bushes. They silently spite the group…except Shadow Hana, who secretly gave her Light Half a smile of respect.
Hana spotted Shadow Hana and returned the smile. The other Ojamajos caught wind of this and warned Hana to be cautious.
Jou-sama led them all to the Love Supreme Forest. Majo Tourbillon and Baba were seen there… and they gave the group a respectful nod.
Sitting on the roof of the Mahou-Dou, Kaworu Nagisa looked at the door to Majo Kai. Something like and octagon-shaped plate of energy forced the portal open, allowing him to glimpse Jou-sama and the group flying in the distance.
The group splits up. Doremi's group includes the remaining Ojamajos while Jou-sama's group includes Majorin, Amelia, and Megan. They say their goodbyes and take off in different directions.
Jou-sama lands back at the Castle and dismisses her three Dragons. Majorin and Amelia each dismiss their respective Dragons too. All four of them go inside the Castle.
The Ojamajos land at the door back to Ningen Kai and dismiss their monsters. They give one final glance to Majo Kai before leaving through the door…Until the next adventure.
The next night, in a dark forest clearing…
"Minna," Jou-sama said, "Is everyone present?"
"Hai!" the Ojamajos and Megan replied.
"As always," Majorin said.
"But of course," Amelia replied.
"Very well." Jou-sama took a look around. "I feel that we may have to eliminate the card's ability to resonate with our magic."
"Eh!" the Ojamajos called out.
"Demo ne, we can use these cards to weaken the Shadows!" Doremi called.
"Yes," Amelia replied, "But they can weaken us too. That and it's also proven to cause severe problems."
"The Verz was one of them," Majorin added, "And we barely averted it."
"In short, I feel that this resonation is more trouble than it's worth," Jou-sama said, "Which is why I ask you: Use Magical Stage and eliminate the resonance!"
The Ojamajos gave a long silence.
Finally, Doremi broke it. "Jou-sama? Is there anything really wrong with having this game the way it is?"
"If we need to discuss it, then we will," Jou-sama replied, "Or world didn't used to rely on a simple card game to decide everything."
"Case in point: it didn't exist 1000 years ago, let alone the past 100 years," Majorin added, "It's really only existed since Kazuki Takahashi came up with the idea and the fans took an interest in it."
"Demo ne, the Shadows and other foes can be weakened by beating them at this game!" Hazuki said.
"That may be," Jou-sama replied, "But they could do the same to us too."
"Case in point: When Shadow Momoko and Shadow Onpu defeated both Onpu-chan and Hazuki-chan in their tag duel," Majorin further added, "Even if they did cheat."
"We also can't forget about it being luck based," Onpu said, "If either of you had Effect Veiler in hand when Kada used Neo Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon, then you could've had a better chance."
"Not to mention that when Velier'd, Neo Galaxy-Eyes forgets he was summoned using Galaxy-Eyes," Pop added, "Your cards would've been free until he got another out."
"And yet, Kada won by happening to have a card that could stop Inverz Roach's effect," Amelia said, "That's luck too."
"And then there's the fact that our magic can inadvertently bring to life some plague that only existed in the card game," Jou-sama said again.
"Case in point: The Verz," Majorin added, "And it nearly got out and took over."
"Not to mention how Majo Isabelle nearly succeeded in taking over Majo Kai with it," Amelia said, "At least, according to Majo Heart and the others."
"And then there's how you can actually make the monsters real," Megan added, "That can't be good at all."
"Meg-chan is right," Jou-sama said, "When Black Queen finds out, we will have a full-scale war on our hands." Jou-sama turned and faced the night sky. "In the end, it's too troublesome to keep around." Jou-sama turned towards the Ojamajos again. "Our world didn't start out relying on a card game. It didn't start out by making something that should be fun this dangerous. And I have no intention of letting this card game remain as is."
"Well, you have my vote, Jou-sama," Megan said. Aiko and Momoko agreed.
"Hana-chan really wanted to have a rematch with Shadow ana-chan," Hana lamented, "Hana-chan agree too, I guess." Pop gave an approving nod.
"Then we'll find something else to beat the Shadows with," Doremi said. Hazuki nodded in response.
"Even if we can't use this game anymore," Onpu began, "We can still play it in our free time."
The Ojamajos and Megan got into position. "Is everyone ready?" Doremi asked.
"Un!" everyone else replied.
"Majorin and I will lend our power," Jou-sama promised.
"Let's get started," Majorin said.
"Pirika Pirilala Nobiyakani!" Doremi chanted.
"PaiPai PonPoi Shiyakani!" Hazuki chanted.
"Pameruku Laluku Takarakani!" Aiko chanted.
"Pururun Purun Suzuyakani!" Onpu chanted.
"Peruton Petton Sawayakani!" Momoko chanted.
"Pipitto Puritto Hogarakani!" Pop chanted.
"Pororin Pyuarin HanaHana Pii!" Hana chanted.
"Pokorana Popolonu Nyanakani!" Megan chanted.
Majorin snapped her fingers and added her power to the mix.
"Magical Stage!" everyone said in unison.
"Eliminate the resonance between our magic and the cards!" Jou-sama commanded as she added her power to the spell.
The massive spell erupted into a wave that spread out all over the world and into others. When it finally ended, everyone got out their decks.
"Does anyone get the feeling that our decks no longer feel familiar?" Doremi asked.
"You're not the only one," Onpu replied, "My deck just feels like a normal deck of cards."
"So it was the resonance that allowed us to feel a bond with our decks?" Hazuki surmised.
"I believe so," Jou-sama replied, "Then again, it may have been my fault that our magic could resonate with the cards in the first place."
"Nani?" Megan asked.
"Remember when I dueled against Mr. Nerf using an early version of the Verz deck and how I tapped into the dark power?" Jou-sama turned towards the group. "When I brought the Verz to life, I may also have caused the resonance. This resonance may also explain why everyone so took to the game and allowed it to decide just about everything in their lives."
"And if that's the case," Majorin said, "Then I foresee a fall in interest now that the resonance is gone."
"It may be for the best. Our world shouldn't rely on a children's card game to decide everything for us."
There was another silence. This time, it was short, and Doremi was the one who broke it.
"I want steak," Doremi said as she half-drooled, "Let's celebrate with steak?"
"Why not?" Jou-sama replied, "Is anyone else-?" Jou-sama got several looks form the others. They were all in agreement. "Let's get started!"
At an unspecified location…
"So, they have decided to get rid of the resonance she inadvertently caused?" asked one voice. It came from a monolith whose only feature was a sign saying "Sound Only" and having #1 written on it. It spoke in a distorted voice.
"I would presume so," replied a similar monolith, only this one had #2 on it. It also spoke in a distorted voice.
"The resonance kept their minds on a children's card game and prompted them to use that to solve their issues," the monolith with #3 on it stated, "And thus, allowing us to avoid their eyes. Without it, we cannot keep them off our trails for long."
"We don't have to," replied monolith #4, "All we need is an unwitting pawn to distract them while we do our work."
"And I know just who to use," said monolith #5, "Shall we-?"
"We need all the advantages we can get," monolith #6 said, "We will take your suggestion."
"Very well," monolith #1 said, "Get the pawn ready. And make sure that they, and all who would oppose it, suspect nothing."
"And what of the Angels?" monolith #5 asked.
"With Angels 3-17 loose," monolith #4 began, "We will have our hands full with just simply keeping from discovering us."
"Only one of them was ever captured," monolith #2 deadpanned, "And the others simply couldn't find the captor until it was done."
"Very well," monolith #1 said, "We will conceal ourselves and our operations. Anything else that can be used as a distraction would very much be appreciated. In the meantime, we will prepare for the operations at hand."
"Affirmative!" monoliths #2-6 replied. All six monoliths vanished into the darkness…
-End of Chapter-
A/N: It worked on the epilogue bit before the rest of the chapter. This also sets the stage for another story I'm preparing to write. The next one also is NOT Neon Ojamajo Evangelion, but it will help set the stage for that one. The prequel to this fic, which will be written first, will also help.
I am aware that I sped through the fic. And because of that, some of the things I wanted to put in but never got the chance to, such as Black Queen dueling Skaj and winning as well as Jou-sama actually using her old Six Samurai deck. However, the quality of this fic doesn't concern me, unlike a few I want to make.