Hello and welcome back! Glad you like the ninth Chapter! So, I just watched the recent episode of 124 and it seems things are ramping up with this unknown power Yuya has since his deck became Yuto's and at the conclusion of 124, Yuto and Yuya switched places, I suspect this is based off the Manga Counterpart as Yuya apparently has Yuto, Yugo and Yuri to switch with and their Decks change in turn and all the Bracelet Girls are parasite controlled!
Episode 125 which is Sunday coming should have a new opening and ending too, hopefully the new ending will be better than the current one of just Yuya, Yuzu and Gogenzaka with a sunset, lazy in my opinion, and I'm guessing by the Raging Tempest pack being released in Japan, Yuya will summon out Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon and I have seen the effect of it, now people are just going to go for Raging Dragon rather than Rebellion Dragon.
Anyway, enough about speculation! Let's answer some of our wonderful Reviewers! Huh where's the Review Box? -looks on the table and and there wasn't the shiny golden box-
Did I forget it? -checks and comes back with it- Yup I did, silly me, I always leave it outside for Reviews to be dropped inside,, well let's go right in!
Darkwarp - great chapter shame the three way duel got got stopped by security and did you get my pm a few days ago for my xyz red eyes the one that shows the stats and effects on it ? looking forward to the next chapter
Yes I did receive your pm, thanks for the ever so appreciative positive comments!
D3lph0xL0v3r - KEEP UP THE EXCELLENT WORK! I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT! THIS STORY KEEPS GETTING BETTER AND B-E-T-T-E-R!
Thank you ever so much for the review!
Coral the Leviathan - I'm starting to wonder when the Haruto and Serena moments will show up
Patience, there'll be some moments, I think being in another Dimension is kind of a big deal than take in, plus Serena being a bit aggressive currently.
thenice guest: Let me just say that i just read the first chapter of this story and i am shocked. I am really shocked on how good the duel was. Keep up with the good job and i might let more positive energy for your story that has a really great start
Nice to know someone else is beginning to read, besides, when have you ever seen old cards used in a future?
FantasyMan92 - Here's an idea for a rank up magic.
Rank Up Magic: Swift Shadow Force
quick play
Card art: shows shadows swirling around a large black sphere. There is light cracking through the sphere, as well.
Effect: Target one Dark attribute xyz monster you control. Special summon a Dark attribute xyz monster from your extra deck that's one rank higher than the targeted monster on the field.
Will consider using it!
Pokeheroaadyn - Well, I'm making this card up as I go along, but I think I'll like it. Hope you do too. Not a Pendulum card, but after this one I think I have a couple ideas there too...
Name: Crimson-Eyes Obsidian Dragon
Attribute: Dark
Level: 7-9 (Some leeway there, you'll see why in a second)
Type: Dragon
Pendulum Scale: None
Effect: (If you make it Xyz rather than fusion, costs one overlay unit) If this card attacks, but if it gets negated, then you can Special Summon one Red-Eyes monster from your Graveyard with 0 ATK and DEF points until the end of your turn. (As you can see, the effect can be tricky, but useful)
ATK: 2800
DEF: 3200
Appearance: Resembles Red-Eyes, but no wings, and it's scales resemble the stone I named it for. Very tough, and the claws are a bit longer, but jagged and curved, meant for digging. The tail ends in a hammer, like on an ankylosaurus, meant for bashing. It's teeth are metallic, and shine like polished steel.
Special notes: Like I mentioned in its effect area, I'm not sure whether I want this to be a Fusion or Xyz monster. I'll leave that up to you, since Haruto can't Xyz summon yet. If it's a Fusion monster, the required cards are Red-Eyes Black Dragon, and a Rock-Type called Obsidian Dragon, but I think if you don't want to add that card, you could add the Dark Hex-Sealed Fusion monster to his deck. May even come in handy for lots of moves when you think about it. Or you can make a Red-Eyes monster that has a similar effect. Like I said, your pick. Hope you like it. When I've got a clear image on the Pendulum cards I thought of, I'll send you a PM, ok?
By all means, a pm drop will be welcomed!
Right then last where we left off in Arc V – Red Eyes where last time, Haruto with Yuya, Serena, Sawatari and Reira are separated from the other Lancers and meet an unlikely saviour, Crow and learn about the Synchro Dimension's history of Turbo Duels, when participating in a triangle Duel, Security followed Serena and Sawatari and in turn, captured our heroes! What will happen to them now they've been arrested?
I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V or any of its characters, be they existing or appearing in future episodes, I do own any of the cards of the Yu-Gi-Oh Card Game when having purchased said cards from booster packs or structure decks, I do not own any of the Openings of Yu-Gi-Oh Arc-V be they existing or in future episodes, if I did own any of these things, I'd probably suck at advancing the plot, I only own my OC, Haruto.
The Duel Runner. By using the new Duel Disk technology brought about by these machines, Turbo Duels became the greatest show of speed and thrill, as well as the symbol of freedom!
[Play Yu-Gi-Oh ARC-V Opening 3, UNLEASH]
The sun was shining over the horizon as the camera pans from behind Yuya from his left and it moves, passing over Haruto, Gogenzaka, Sawatari, Dennis, Serena, Tsukikage and Kurosaki and pulled back to reveal them standing atop of the LDS building then the camera immediately zoomed out to show Maiami City before the logo appears.
Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V
Red-Eyes
Zokuzoku ippai wakuwaku shōkan
(Thrilling summons, one after another)
The logo disappearing into a yellow greenish tunnel of colour before it opened up to reveal another city with many highways as it was pearly white as underneath the highways were old buildings as the group were free-falling but a flash of light appeared as Yuya rode Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon, Haruto on Red-Eyes Black Flare Dragon.
Kono kādo ga yondeiru
(Are being called forth by these cards)
Gogenzaka was on Superheavy Samurai Big Benkei's back, Serena carried in Moonlight Cat Dancer's arms, Sawatari on Underworld Troupe - Funky Comedian, Kurosaki on Raid Raptor - Rise Falcon, Tsukikage on Twilight Ninja Shingetsu's back and Dennis with Trapeze Magician
Dotō no tenkai, yuke, kōka hatsudō
(Unfolding by leaps and bounds, go, effect, activate!)
Yuzu and Serena running to each other and then Yuzu pulled her along in spin with a smile, Serena being confused by this and their bracelets flash before the two have been revealed to have swapped clothes, Yuzu smiling and Serena looked at her
Otanoshimi wa saa kore kara sa
(The real fun, come on now, has just begun)
Serena's Moonlight Cat Dancer appears, doing a dance before posing in the moonlight.
Chāji shite bonbā
(Charge, Bomber)
Reiji appeared in the next transition with Reira before being put into the background as Sawatari, Kurosaki, Tsukikage, Dennis, Serena, Gogenzaka, Haruto and Yuya stood in a diamond formation, standing seriously.
Enerugisshu ni hajimeyō Surī, Tsū, Wan, Gō!
(Let's start it energetically, 3, 2, 1, go!)
Lines connected the standing group before it reveals the Lancer's insignia saying Lance Defense Soldiers
Aa ima tatakai no merodī kanade
(Ah, now, let's play the melody of battle)
A Synchro Summoning was in progress before Yugo is driving under it and from the light, emerges Clear Wing Synchro Dragon.
Hanate monsutā mune ni himeta jōnetsu zenbu
(Unleash it, my monster! All that passion hidden within)
Haruto is shown riding on Red-Eyes Black Flare Dragon's back, Duel Disk activated before playing a card and a flash of light occurred, revealing a rather red demonic dragon that was a combination of Red-Eyes Black Flare Dragon and Red-Eyes Archfiend of Lightning, menacingly blowing out flames as it emerged out from a vortex before taking to the skies
Nigenaide kono kizuna wo shinjite
(Don't run away, believe in these bonds)
Yugo's Clear Wing Synchro Dragon took flight as Yugo and Yuzu were on his Duel Runner and Yuzu looked back as Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon came from the distance.
Hanate monsutā donna monda ashita wa me no mae
(Unleash it, my monster! Whatever happens, tomorrow is right in front of our eyes)
Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon was in the process of attack, tearing up the streets as Gogenzaka summoned Superheavy Samurai Susanwo
Hora dodekai ARASHI bachbachi tobashite
(Hey, a giant thundering storm is rolling forth)
Serena put her hands together as a fusion vortex was behind her as Moonlight Cat Dancer emerged before her. Tsukikage and Twilight Ninja Shingetsu running side by side as Sawatari was putting on a show with his troupe before the scene changed with Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon and Clear Wing Synchro Dragon meeting in mid-flight.
Supīdo no mukō e
(To beyond the speed!)
Haruto was riding on the back of Red-Eyes Black Flare Dragon on a Duel Lane with a few of his summoned monsters trailing behind him in flight before the scenery changed to show Dennis facing off against Kurosaki, Reiji pushing his glasses up as the shadow of his father was behind him, Tsukikage protecting Reira from something as he has a surprised look while Haruto and Serena were back to back then the scene changed to a girl wearing what appeared to be a cowgirl attire with unusually orange hair and holding a microphone then it changed again to reveal a dark skinned man wearing gold jewellery and wearing some 80's shades and a top half of a suit jacket then it would changed to a shadowed figure, with a Duel Disk activated before a wall of flame appeared behind him and the shadow of a rather familiar dragon appeared and then the scene switches to the Lancers standing together in the unknown city.
Chapter 10
Cards Determine Your Fate
-Crow's Home-
"Let go of me! Who do you think I am!?" Sawatari said and as the Security Officer spoke. "Shut up! Get in already!" as Sawatari was unceremoniously thrown into the back fo the Security truck that arrived moments later, Haruto looked to his cuffs they were bulky and had red outlines and there was no point in trying to remove them either.
"Damn it! DoO you know what will happen when I tell my father, you-!" and Sawatari was cut short by Shinji being thrown in well, Shinji's butt met with Sawatari's face, shutting him up and then Crow was thrown in too, hitting Shinji and Sawatari as the crashed into the far back of the van.
"You three get in there too." one of the officers ordered and Yuya was pushed then then Haruto and when Haruto turned, he saw Serena being pushed in and went to catch her to stop her losing her balance.
"Wait please! Reira? Where's Reira!?" Yuya tried to push against the closing doors and call out to Reira. "Quit struggling!" before the doors shut completely and Crow spoke through the glass to speak to the children. "Don't' worry about em and eat properly!"
Haruto felt movement under him and that was a sign the van started to move and he saw the grate windows being covered up by a slab.
"Hey you can hear me can't you?!" Yuya banged on the back of the wall where Sawatari had his incident. "Stop! I'm begging you!" and Crow looked to Yuya as the others sat down in the seats in the back. "Calm down Yuya." Crow said to reassure him.
"But Reira... I have to find Reira!" Yuya protested and Serena spoke up. "You don't have to worry about Reira." She said as she sat down across from Crow and Haruto sat beside her as Yuya looked to Serena.
"I saw Tsukikage slip in during the confusion and take him away." Serena said and Yuya looked in surprise. "What? Tsukikage did?!"
Serena nodded and Haruto didn't even notice Tsukikage even appeared during it all. "He came from another dimension like you guys right?" Crow asked and Haruto spoke. "Yeah." as Serena continued. "Tsukikage must have been searching for us and Reira under Akaba Reiji's orders." Serena reasoned.
"Anyway, that means he got saved in the nick of time..." Yuya said and Crow gave a a reassuring smile. "That's one less thing to worry about then, isn't that good?"
"It's not! This is clearly a mistaken arrest! I'll tell my father on them and get them all fired! You can hear can't you bastards?!"" Sawatari said and Haruto sighed. "Bakatori." Haruto said and Serena nodded a little at that mutter and she spoke. "You need to calm down as well."
Crow looked to Shinji. "Sorry about this, Shinji. You only came to warn us... " Crow said to his friend and Shinji closed his eyes. "Well at least we managed to avoid the kids getting captured." and Crow looking to the floor. "I hope those kids don't start stealing food again..."
"Our friends on the outside will look after them." Shinji reassured him and Crow spoke. "Yeah..." as Yuya looked around the truck. "But where are they even taking us?" Yuya asked.
"If Security captures you and puts you in a car, it can only be going one place!" Shinji said.
The Security van was driving down the road and was approaching twin buildings shaping like bottles there was connected by tubes on the sides connecting into a third structure that looking like a baseball bat in the ground, handle being the top of it all and the lower areas hidden from view was a circular structure and a smaller squared building.
-?-
The six of them stood outside of the car with a Security officer nearby, one handing in a report and two guards, one male and one female as the Officer reporting spoke. "We've brought in six new prisoners." and the female guard spoke. "Confirmed." in acknowledgement.
"Prisoners he said?! I'M Sawatari Shingo, I'm not-!" and the Security Officer beside him spoke. "I've never heard of you, keep quiet." and Sawatari was silenced.
"You over there, You're being placed in separate quarters form those five, come with me." The female guard said, obviously talking to Serena
"It's fine, don't make a scene." Serena said and took a glance at them all as she walked away with the female guard and the male guard spoke. "Come on, you guys are this way." and Yuya lead the group in the direction the guard taken them and they arrived at two big metal doors.
"We're confiscating your Disks, Unauthorized Duelling isn't allowed here. Take this with you guys." Haruto was handed a deck and checked the bottom card while holding it, he recognized it being one of his own. and Crow asked the guard. "You're not going to confiscate our Deck?" and the guard looked to him. "Here, your deck is as valuable as your life. You better make sure you to treasure it while you can."
The guard walked to the doors and slid in a key card and the doors opened. "And with that, I welcome you to this gathering place of scum." he said and they walked in, Haruto saw numerous cells. Filled with people "From that greeting, I guess we can forget to expect a soft bed and a full-course meal, aside form some dangerous ones, almost everyone here is a Common arrested on false pretenses." Crow stated.
"There are easily 100 or 200 held here on false charges.." Shinji explained and Yuya looked to him. "False charges? Then that's just like us isn't it?" and Shinji spoke. "That's right but here there are two types of people, people with no life in their eyes and the ones whose eyes still glow." Shinji said with a nod, looking in a direction of a cell.
The group were led to one of the cells and the cuffs disappeared, obviously materialized through Solid Vision "From now on, this shared cell will be your sweet home from home! Make sure you get along with your fellow trash room-mates." The door locked and the guard walked away with a small laugh.
"Like hell this is our home sweet home. Now then, what are we going to do now? Crow asked, hands on his hips as Haruto looked to see who else occupied the cell, he noted two shadowed figures, one laying causally on one of the ten beds and another further back in the room, sitting at the wall while two others wore a dark red and green overalls and being barefooted surprisingly.
The red overall man spoke. "Looks like we've got some newcomers. Well aren't you going to greet us?" as the two approached and Yuya spoke a bit nervously. "N-nice to meet you..." and the green overalls man looked insulted. "Huh? What you call that a greeting?"
"You should be sitting down with your head bowed saying "It's nice to meet you, sir!" and Yuya looked between the two. "Why do I have to go that far...?"
"If you want me to sit down, you should at least bring a sofa for m- ow!" Sawatari rubbed where he was hit as Haruto was the one to hit him on the back of the head. "Bakatori, shut up." Haruto said in a annoyed tone. "What was that for!? And it's Sawatari!" Sawatari said at Haruto.
"I'm just following what Serena said, don't make a scene." Haruto said as a familiar voice sounded. "Quit acting so unseemly." and Haruto saw Gogenzaka, and Yuya was surprised. "Gogenzaka! What are you doi-" Yuya was cut off by a sudden hug from him right into his chest.
"Yuya! You're safe!" Gogenzaka happily said as Yuya's muffled voice came through whatever oxygen he had left. "Gogenzaka... I can't breathe..."
"Just when I was thinking I'd never see you again, to think I'd meet you here! I, the man Gogen... Gogen-!"" Gogenzaka said as tears threatened to escape his eye which they came out like a fountain , still man hugging Yuya.
"And whose this overly affectionate guy?" Crow asked in confusion and yet another voice spoke, beloning to Dennis. "Sheesh, you're overreacting Gon. I told you we'd meet them here eventually.. hello guys." Dennis said from the bed.
"Dennis! You're here too!?" Yuya said in surprise, finally pulling away from Gongenzaka's hug and Dennis got off. "Yeah, I was Duelling with Kurosaki in the Darkness Duelling Arena and got captured." and Yuya asked.
"Kurosaki is here too?"
"Yeah and he's doing fine for the most part." Dennis said and Haruto had to ask. "What do you mean by that?" Haruto asked Dennis who answered. "His first day here, eh got into a fight with 10 or so prisoners and was sent straight to solitary confinement."
The red overalls man spoke in surprise. "You know all these people, Boss Gon?" and Gongenzaka nodded. "Yeah, this is Sakaki Yuya, my best friend and that guy over there is Sawatari Shingo, not my best friend and the other one is Makoto Haruto, a friend." Sawatari was a bit annoyed at that.
"Boss Gon's best friend?!" One said in surprise and the other added. "And just his acquaintances?!" and the two went immediately to begging for forgiveness on their knees. "We're so sorry!" They repeated.
"It's not that big of a deal..." Yuya started to say and Gogenzaka looked to him. "By the way Yuya, do you know what happened with Akaba Reiji and everyone else?" Gogenzaka asked and Yuya looked back. "reira is safe, rigth now, he's probably with Akaba Reiji... and for Yuzu..."
"What? You seen Yuzu!?"and Yuya continued, "No, not yet. But it seems she's nearby. We have to hurry and get out of here and search for her.." and Sawatari spoke. "Aren't you the boss here? Can't you do something?"
"No, and I'm not exactly the boss here..." and Dennis pitched in. "The boss of this place is in another cell, from what I hear, he's been the head of this place for 10 years."
Later on, it was mealtime and Haruto looked at his tray, the portions were abysmally small to live on, from what he gathered, it was rice, bread, milk and soup of some kind, but it looked more like for the rice, like it enough to feed a rat, the bread loaf was almost as close to an end as could be, the soup was almost to the bottom of the bowl and the milk carton seemed like there only enough to make tea.
"They call this a meal? This much won't even fill my stomach at all despite all the portions they have in the back." Haruto thought, looking at his tray
"So in the end, we all got treated the same." Shinji said as he, Crow, Yuya and Sawatari gotten the treatment too and Crow spoke. "Forget about it, let's eat." Crow suggested and Sawatari went to follow the two. "Ugh, of all the unreasonable people..." Sawatari grumbled and Haruto saw Yuya look a bit surprised and Haruto looked in his direction, seeing an inmate slyly give up a card and his portion was much larger. "Did I see a card just now?" Haruto thought and Walked as Yuya followed him after Crow called out to them. And Haruto turned to see Yuya fall over.
"Yuya!" Crow said in concern and an inmate spoke. "Oh man, what a waste! Better watch where you're walking!" The inmate said and another thrown a bucket of water and Haruto with Sawatari, Crow and Shinji's trays were hit, rendering the food... well inedible.
"Sorry about that, I just tripped over this guy." The inmate apologized, it was obviously on purpose. "Oh and this is water I squeezed out of the cloth used to clean out the bathrooms." and Haruto had a rather annoyed look on his face. "You bastards..." Sawatari said and Crow spoke. "You picking a fight with us?" Crow asked and a guard spoke out.
"Hey, you guys! If you fight, it's straight to solitary confinement!" and Gongenzaka spoke. "You guys... don't cause any more trouble, we'll share our food with you." Gogenzaka whispered and Dennis whispered too, "Aside, from that, look!"
Haruto turned his attention to where they looked, seeing a man, have a short shaven head and wore what appeared to be a kimono grab of dark green but not the fancy stuff, just dull and ordinary, sitting at a table by himself with two lackeys on either side of him and the table had a cloth over it and some rather delicious looking food that was well, a lot different compared to the portions everyone else had in the dining area, hell, Haruto saw wine on that table, some fruits and even a bowl of different loads of bread.
"He's the boss here." Dennis said as Yuya spoke "He's got some exquisite food there." as oen of Gongenzaka's lackeys spoke. "The boss of the prisoners here is in an even higher position than the guards here!"
Later on in the day, Haruto, Yuya, Sawatari Crow and Shinji were in the showers with four other nondescript inmates as the same guard who brought them was before them, shouldering his bat. "All right, you lot are going to clean this place until it shines." and Yuya was surprised. "Right now?!" and Crow spoke. "Hold ti! We've just finished washing the prisoner's dishes."
"Shut up and do it., cleaning the bathroom is the job of the newcomers for that week and just to warn you, the boiler for the baths have been turned off., so you try to take a shower while you're supposed to be cleaning in here, you'll get a cold one!" The guard said.
"Umm excuse me..." one of the inmates approached the guard. "I came down with a cold this morning... " and the man shown a card and Yuya whispered in surprise "Card bribes?"
"And I'm suffering from muscle fatigue!/I'm currently suffering form malnutrition! /I'm feeling sleepy!" the other three inmates too did the same and given the guard a card each and he looked at them. "hmm, you guys are all free to go back." and the inmates thanked him, leaving through the door.
"You guys are going to do the rest." The guard said to the group and Yuya spoke. "Wha-" and Sawatari spoke. "Hey there's definitely something wrong about this!" and the guard looked over his shoulder. "And if you guys don't it right, you'll have to do it over, got it?"
"What's going on here?" Sawatari asked aloud as the door shut and when they returned to their cell, Haruto laid sat on a bed, his whole body on it but sitting up, almost exhausted from the work as Dennis spoke. "No one told you? Cards are as valuable here as your life. Cards are currency here, fi you bribe the guards with cards, you get treated better."
"That's why they gave us our deck back." Yuya said, holding his deck, recalling what the guard said when they first came in. "If I had known that, I would of handed in some cards so I could eat." Sawatari said and Yuya looked to Sawatari. "Sawatari! Cards aren't money! You shouldn't use them just to bribe people!" Yuya scolded and looked to Dennis and Gogenzaka
"Don't tell me- Did you use cards for bribing people?!" and Gogenzaka looked away. "Gogenzaka!" Yuya stood up, looking at his friend. "I never would of thought you'd sued cards for something like this!" and one of the men spoke out. "That's not it!" Yuya looked to the two men.
"Boss Gon... for us... He didn't have a choice." and Gogenzaka spoke. "Don't say unnecessary things." and the red overalls man spoke. "Please, let me tell them! Before we came here, we lost a Duel, had our Decks stolen and came here without a single card, sow e got treated horribly... and then Gon went over the guard and... if he hadn't done that, we probably would of been... Dennis also gave his cards too." they said and Dennis raised his hands.
"Well Gon was going off, making only himself look cool." Dennis reasoned and Haruto spoke. "So, in here, a life of Duelling is taken away in exchange to live." Haruto said and Yuya added. "But I still think it's wrong to use cards for something like that!"
"Yeah, I know." Gogenzaka agreed and they heard the cell door unlock and saw the guard. "You've been called on, get out of there." The guard said and Yuya asked aloud. "Called?"
The group were then brought to a room where there was a bonsai like canvas, a Japanese sign saying some phrase, tow sheathed swords and a couch and small table with a drink on it while the boss of the area sat upon a huge big block with a cloth draped over with his two lackeys nearby a steh group stood in line, shoulder to shoulder.
"So you're here?" One of the lackeys said and continued. "Out boss, Tokumatsu has called out himself!"! And Crow blinked. "Tokumatsu?" and Sawatari spoke out annoyed. "And where does he get off calling us out personally!?" Sawatari asked in irritation.
"What was that?!" Tokumatsu's lackeys said and Dennis whispered. "You shouldn't fight against these guys here... it'll just make this a hassle." and Tokumatsu spoke. "Bring 'em out,." and a lackey continued "Your cards!"
"Cards!?" Yuya asked and a lackey continued. "if you want to enjoy your life, here, you better bring some over.!" and Haruto and Yuya spoke at the same time in unison. "I refuse!"
"What was that?!" one asked as Tokumatsu opened an eye and Gogenzaka spoke out. "I refuse as well! If it's only just giving out cards to get on the good side of the boss... Then I, the man Gogenzaka, don't have a one card for that purpose!"
"We have to get out of here as soon as possible! We aren't planning ons settling down and enjoying ourselves here!" Yuya said defiantly and one of Gogenzaka's men looked concerned. "Boss!" and Gogenzaka spoke. "it's fine, just stay quiet."
"Listen up. I'm the boss here, which means I'm the top of this place. SO that means I make the rules, you're all beneath me so you obey me! That's the common sense of this world!" Tokumatsu said and Yuya spoke out. "I won't! Cards are to be used for Duelling!" Yuya stated.
"Another brat who won't listen to reason... Then take a look at this!" Tokumatsu jumped off form his seat and the lackeys pulled the cloth off and Haruto at first thought it was just a grey block but upon closer inspection, there was lines across it and Yuya spoke in surprise. "Those are-!" and Haruto finished it off. "Cards?!"
Tokumatsu landed and a strong wind came out of nowhere . "Do you know what these are?" Tokumatsu asked. "These are the cards of the people who've lost when they challenged me in Duels over the 10 years I've ruled here!"
"Duelists who lost?!" Yuya said in surprise. "Here, cards are proof of who's on top! And Duelling is a sign of power!" Tokumatsu said and Yuya spoke. "A sign of power...! You're-" and Haruto spoke out, cutting Yuya off, having a angry expression on his face. "You're wrong! Duels are meant to be fun!"
"What?" Tokumatsu asked, his eyebrow twitched and a lackey spoke. "For fun he says!? Boss, this guy here says Duelling is for fun!" and he laughed until Tokumatsu shut him up. "Don't show me that disgusting cackling face of yours!" and the lackey apologized quickly. "S-Sorry!"
"If you had just given them to me, I would of let this slide, but... I've changed my mind. Guard!" Tokumatsu called out and the guard came to to the bars. "Yes, what do you need?" The guard asked politely before a card was literally flung at one of the bars, digging into it somehow as Haruto sa wit Harpie's Feather Duster.
"Bring me some Duel Disks, we're going to Duel now." and Yuya was surprised a as the guard spoke. "Th-this is a rare card... Yes I'll bring it right away!" The guard ran off.
"Here, it's said that cards determine your fate, fi you won't listen, you'll have to learn the hard way. You better prepare yourself! I'll knock sense into you through a Duel!" and Haruto knew he was being pointed at. "I wouldn't have it any other way! Let's do this!" Haruto said defiantly.
"Haruto, I was going to say those things, you sure about this?" Yuya asked Haruto and Haruto spoke. "Yeah, seeing those cards being sat on like furniture really got to me, considering why the people got them in the first place."
Yuya and the others stood off the side while the guard came with the Duel Disks and Haruto and Tokumatsu put them on. "You don't' get it yet, those who fight against the top are always crushed!", and Haruto readied himself. "We'll see about that!" The Duel disk activated, revealing it was the same field as his own Duel Disk but bordered in yellow and there was no Action Field activating either.
"Brat... let's go!" Tokumatsu said and the two spoke out in unison.
"DUEL!"
Tokumatsu: 4000
Haruto: 4000
Tokumatsu moved into a stance, legs spread and Shinji noticed something about it. "Hey! That stance is...!" Shinji whispered to Crow who responded back. "Yeah, i've seen him somewhere!"
"My turn, I activate the Spell Card, Hana Awase from my hand! This card's effect allows me to Special Summon four 'Cardian' monsters with less than 100 ATK from my Deck in Attack Position!" four cards automatically slid of the deck and Tokumatsu grabbed them, placing them on the disk and Haruto saw four hanafuda like monsters with silver boarding linked together.
"I Special Summon the Cardians: Matsu, Susuki, Yanagi and Kiri!" as their stats were revealed
Cardian Matsu - (LV1/100/100)
Cardian Yanagi - (LV11/100/100)
Cardian Susuki - (LV8/100/100)
Cardian Kiri - (LV12/100/100)
"He Summoned four monsters at once!" Sawatari said in surprise and Tokumatsu continued. "Furthermore I activate the Spell Card: Hanazumi from my hand! This card allows me to choose three 'Cardian' Monsters form my deck and arrange them on top of my deck in the order I choose! The three cards I choose are Cardian – Susuki ni Tsuki, Kiri no Honou and Yanagi ni Ono no Michikaze!" The three mentioned card came out of his deck and he put them on top after choosing which ones he wanted.
"And here I activate the activate of Cardian – Matsu ni Tsuru in my hand! With this, I'm able to Tribute Matsu and Special Summon it!" Haruto watched as the new Cardian monster appeared as the the far most right one detached and disappeared with the new existing one
Cardian Matsu ni Tsuru - (LV1/2000/2000)
"then, when card is Special Summoned... I am able to draw one card and I activate the effect of Susuki ni Tsuki that I just drew! By tributing Susuki, I Special Summon it!" a steh same happened again and it's stats appeared.
Cardian Susuki ni Tsuki – (LV8/2000/2000)
"When this card is Special Summoned, I draw one card!" Tokumatsu drawn and continued. "I activate the effect of Kiri no Honou, by tributing Kiri, I can Special Summon it!"
the same scene happened against the monster's stats appeared.
Cardian Kiri no Honou – (LV12/2000/2000)
"As before,When Special Summoned, I draw a card and activate Yanagi ni Ono no Michikaze I just drew! By tributing Yanagi, I Special Summon this card!"
Cardian Yanagi ni Ono no Michikaze – (LV11/2000/2000)
"When this card is Special Summoned, I can draw one card!" and Dennis was surprised. "Amazing! He got four monsters with over 2000 ATK in an instant!" as Tokumatsu continued. "The card I drew was Cardian – Sakura ni Maku! But there is no Sakura card on my field so this card is sent to the Graveyard! I'm nto done yet!, I'm just getting started!" Tokumatsu pointed at Haruto and continued.
"I activate the effect of Yanagi ni Ono no Michikaze, when this card is used as Synchro Material, it makes all other monsters Level 2! Let's go!" as electricity crackled across the monster before all fo their Levels went straight to Level 2.
"I tune my Cardian Matsu ni Tsuru, Susuki ni Tsuki, Kiri no Honou to my Level 2 Yanagi ni Ono no Michikaze!" Tokumatsu sated as the monsters leapt up and three fo them became ltow white stars as Synchro rings of green surrounded them as tow more stars from the rings.
"Rain down! Become light and pour down! Synchro Summon! Come forth! Level 8! Cardian – Ameshikou!"
From the rings a umbrella appeared with flame before revealing it was being held by a humanoid monster that looked like it belonged in Kyoto with it's long roves and a prefecture hat having feathery wings on where the forehead was, the kimono was a light blue with a flowerly pattern as the monster stood ready
Cardian – Ameshikou (LV8/3000/3000)
"And he pulled off a Synchro Summon on the first turn too! " Crow noted and Tokumatsu continued."I set two cards and end my turn!" as two set cars appeared before Tokumatsu before disappearing.
"Brat, I'll say this again! Cards is a sign of those on top and Duelling is a sign of power! And Haruto. "No matter how many times you'll say that, My beliefs aren't going to change! Duelling is meant to be fun! My turn, Draw!" Haruto draw his card.
"You're naïve, brat! I activate Ameshikou's effect! When my opponent draws a card, I deal 1500 damage to them!" And Ameshikou threw up his umbrella as it spun around and light pellets rained down upon Haruto who attempted to protect himself.
Tokumatsu: 4000
Haruto: 2500
"What?!" Gogenzaka said in surprise as Dennis spoke. "Then that means whenever Haruto draws a card , he's going to take huge damage!" Dennis realized and Sawatari spoke. Next. "So that means he's got to defeat before that happens huh?"
Haruto looked at Tokumatsu. "You aren't the only one able to Summon tons of monsters!" Haruto said and Tokumatsu answered back. "What?!" and Haruto revealed two cards in his hand. "I, using the Scale 4 Squire with the Eyes of Red and Scale 4, Blacksmith with the Eyes of Red, set the Pendulum Scale!" The Duel Disk lit up as the words Pendulum appeared and from Haruto's sides, two monsters appeared.
Squire with Eyes of Red had the look of just that, a squire wearing medieval garb that was black with a crest of Red-Eyes's head on his chest as he wielded a sheathed sword and his ahir was as black as night while his irises were a blood red while the other monster was a rather burly man who looked similar to Agil of Sword Art Online except he looked much more tanned and had hair except on the top of his head wilding a hammer he shouldered, his grab suiting that of a blacksmith with a black apron covering up a red shirt that seems to barely fit the man and some brown trousers, his eyes ere just as red as the Squire's, only he had a very serious expression while the Squire's looked more innocent as they rose into the air and their Scales of 4 appeared.
"Oh? They use this kind of Summoning method out of here now?" Tokumatsu asked and Yuya was surprised. "He has Pendulum cards now!" and even Gogenzaka was surprised. "But wait Yuya, hasn't Haruto done it wrong?" Gogenzaka asked and Sawatari spoke, sounding confident.
"Oh he has, the idiot has the scales the same, he can't Summon anything from that, I should of taught him a lesson of difference of scales-" Sawatari was cut off as Haruto spoke. "I activate their Pendulum effects, if I control a 'Red-Eyes' Monster or a monster with 'Eyes of Red' in the Pendulum zone, Squire's Scale is set to level 1 while Blacksmith's is set to 8 and with this, I can simultaneously Summon monsters from levels 2 to 7!"
"Simultaneously Summon?!" One of Tokumatsu's lackeys said in surprise and Haruto continued. " From the shared powers of my monsters, I Pendulum Summon! Come forth, my monsters! First off is Red-Eyes Black Flare Dragon and then Red-Eyes - Archfiend of Lightning!" Haruto called out as a portal opened up and two red energy shots came flying out, revealing the two monsters both in ATK mode.
Red-Eyes Black Flare Dragon – (LV7/2400/2000)
Red=Eyes Archfiend of Lighnting (LV6/2500/1200)
"Continuous Trap Activate: No Cheating Allowed! I can activate this when my opponent Special Summons monsters from their hand! And those monsters are returned to the hand!" Tokumatsu stated as his Trap Card was revealed.
"What?!" Haruto said in surprise and looked, seeing his two monsters break apart into sparkles and Dennis vocally spoke. "My god! His Summoned monsters got shut down like he was cheating!" and Yuya spoke. "So, as long as that card is the field, Pendulum Summoning will be classified as cheating..."
"Furthermore, Tokumatsu's got Ameshikou, Haruto will take 1500 Damage every time he draws!" Crow stated and Gogenzaka spoke. "Haruto..."
"Duelling has changed greatly since the 10 years I been in here it seems. But I'll take my undefeated Duelling from the past 10 years and break it like nothing!" Tokumatsu said confidently.
Tokumatsu: 4000, Hand: 0
Haruto: 2500, Hand: 4
"Too bad for you, your speciality in Pendulum Summoning has been completely sealed, you have no more chances or time." Tokumatsu stated and Crow looked to Tokumatsu. "He's changed... This Duelling style... isn't how Enjoy Chojiro used to Duel!"
"Enjoy Chojiro?" Yuya asked curiously and Tokumatsu spoke loudly. "Don't call me that name! Right now I am... Chojiro of the Autumn Rain."
"All of those who duel with the Boss are left broken, their cards taken... as tears rain down from their face! So since then, he's been called that!" one of Tokumatsu's lackeys stated. "And you without any monsters to protect you, it's only a matter of time before your tears rain down your face too!" the other said.
"So Special Summoning is out of the question from the hand, so I'll have to play it defensive, especially with 3000 ATK and I only have 2500 Life Points left." Haruto thought and picked out a card. "I set a monster face-down, turn end." Haruto placed a monster card face-down as a purple ball wrapped in thorny prison appeared to represent it.
"Well it's true No Cheating Allowed will only work on Special Summoned monsters, that means it's possible for you to Normal Summon, prepare an umbrella for your tears that will rain down! My turn! I draw now, I lose Ameshikou's effect to deal 1500 damage to you when you draw, but instead I'll sue another of his effects to abandon my ability to draw! On your next turn when you draw, you'll take 1500 damage! Fall down your path of self-destruction!"
"Nice one Boss!" One of Tokumatsu's lackeys said and the other spoke. "You got your winning combo set!" and Tokumatsu looked at them, annoyed. "How many times must I tell you!? Your cheering does nothing!" Tokumatsu scolded the two and looked at Haruto. "I don't need anyone cheering for me... All I need to do is win my Duels to prove I have the power to remain on the top!"
"What a weird guy... People cheering for you means you're standing out above others! That's the essence of Duelling!" Sawatari muttered and Gogenzaka looked to him. "That only matters to you!" Gogenzaka said.
"I've finished my sure-win combo. If you give up here, I'll let you keep half of your cards." Tokumatsu said to Haruto who responded. "All you did was finish a combo, my loss isn't decided for me yet, I still have a chance and I'm going to take it!"
"You're powerless before the strength I have!" Tokumatsu stated and Haruto spoke back. "As long as you don't give up, there's always a chance!" and Tokumatsu stared and continued.
"It seems you'll only learn through experiencing it . Battle! I attack with Ameshikou!" as Ameshikou leapt forward and pulled out a sword from the umbrella, slicing the set monster which was Keeper of the Shrine before it disappeared. "I end my turn here!"
Haruto placed a hand on his deck. "I have 2500 left, when I take the effect damage, this will be considered my final draw... so answer me, my Deck!" Haruto thought, looking to it and spoke. "My turn, draw!" Haruto drawn his card.
"Due to Amehsikou's effect, you take 1500 damage with your draw!" and Amehsikou thrown up his umbrella letting the energy rain down upon Haruto and he let out a yell from the hit.
Tokumatsu: 4000, Hand: 0
Haruto: 1000, Hand: 4
"This is bad, if this keeps up, Haruto will finish himself off!" Crow said with concern and Haruto looked at the card and to his hand. "Ugh... I Set one monster card face down and set a card, I'll end my turn there!"
"Are you finished, then?" Tokumatsu asked and Shinji looked. "It's over..." Shinji stated as Tokumatsu continued. "My turn, I don't draw due to Ameshikou's effect and I attack your face down Defense monster with Ameshikou!" as Ameshikou sliced the monster in half and it was Black Metal Dragon
"This is just like the previous turn.. If this continues..." Gogenzaka said in disbelief as Tokumatsu spoke. "All that's left for you now is for you to draw on your next turn as you bring your LP to zero! This will bring an end to the match!"
"I activate Black Metal Dragon's effect in my graveyard! When he's sent from the field to the Graveyard, I can add one 'Red-Eyes' card from my deck to my Hand! I add Red-Eyes Fusion!" Haruto looked to his Deck and took hold of the card that emerged out of it and shown it to Tokumatsu.
"Next my Keeper of the Shrine activates! When a Dragon-Type monster is destroyed by battle or by card effect, I can Special Summon Keeper back to the Field and I choose to summon him in DEF mode!" Haruto stated as the old shamanic humanoid old man appeared before him in DEF mode, cross legged.
Keeper of the Shrine (LV4/0/2100)
"My trap can only affect monsters from the hand, not from the Graveyard, but with your next turn, it's pointless to summon him, I end my turn, go on, draw! The draw of your defeat!" Tokumatsu stated.
"To think he'd change this much..." Crow said and Shinji spoke in response. "Yeah... He's way different than what he was back then." and Dennis looked to the two. "What was that Enjoy thing you said earlier?" Dennis asked and Shinji looked to him. "Enjoy Chojiro." Shinji said and Crow continued. He was a Duelist we looked up back when were still kids."
"Looked up to? Him?" Gogenzaka asked and Crow responded. "Yeah... He was the Commons Star of Hope! Always remaining calm whenever he was winning or losing , he never forgot that Duelling was supposed to be for fun. In do or die situations, he would always pull pout a miraculous draw and win! Even after becoming a popular Duelist, he'd teach kids from the Commons how to Duel! I've gone to his Duel classes as well... Whenever he'd see young kids fighting... but now look at him. He destroys every card his opponent plays and waits for them to destroy themselves!" Crow finished, clenching a fist.
"if he was so successful, why is he in this facility?" Gogenzaka asked and Crow answered. "No idea..." and Shinji spoke up. "he got beaten badly by Tops Duelists and after that, he was never heard from again... I hadn't heard any good news since then, but..."
"What's wrong? You know there's nothing else you can do right now ,right?" Tokumatsu asked Haruto and continued. "Give up! Your defeat has been decided!" and Haruto responded. "Nothing has been decided yet! Nobody knows what's going to happen next, but that's why this is so fun!"
Tokumatasu spoke in irritation. "Shut up! There's no reason to enjoy a Duel!" and Haruto spoke back. "There is! It is to make everyone enjoy the game and smile about it, my own parents and the Duelists I faced up to now shown and taught me how to have fun!"
"Quit prattling! You cannot change what will happen! No matter you defy it, you can't change fate! All of it is pointless! On the surface, they speak of equality, But Tops remain above and Commons are below them. I hated that difference in our class! So I tried breaking through that wall with Duelling! I wanted to change it so there wasn't any Tops or Commons when it came Duelling! Believing that, I challenged the Tops Duelists! But...! All that awaited me was being ganged up by those who sued money to buy only strong cards." Tokaumatsu explained and breathed and continued on.
"All the crowd's cheering was changed into booing,... And eventually, it turned into scornful laughter! And then I thought, if I could stop their booing and scornful laughter... I don't need anyone else cheering for me or smiling for me! And I bet everything a last-chance Duel, driven by the desperate urge to win, I cheated and in that moment, it was all over for me! Duelling will never open the future for me. It will change nothing! From then on all my Duelling was just a tool to keep me alive in this prison! Every since then, I threw away Duelling by relying on the fate of a draw and that is what gave birth to this sure-win combo! This is the power I came up with over these 10 years after realizing I'm unable to change anything! SO there's no way you'd be able to change it!"
"Whenever I can change it or not, we'll find out on my draw! So I'll... Draw!" Haruto drawn his card and Tokumatsu spoke. "This is the end! Due to Ameshikou's effect, when you draw, you take 1500 damage!"
"I activate my Continuous Trap Card, Dragon's Sanctuary! If I control 1 face-up Dragon-type monster, all effect damage to me is 0!" Haruto stated as blue dragon of energy circled above him, and the energy rain was deflected.
Tokumatsu: 4000, Hand: 0
Haruto: 1000 Hand: 3
"All right!" Gogenzaka's lackeys cheered.
"Humph, your parlour tricks only delay the inevitable!" Tokumatasu stated and Haruto spoke with a grin. "That's not true! You see, my Deck is mostly composed of Dragons and my keeper of the Shrine will always be in your path!"
"That card..." Sawatari said and Dennis spoke. "That was destroyed on Haruto's first turn..." and Haruto spoke up. "Remember, my keeper has a effect that allows him to revive." and Crow made the connection. "Keeper of the Shrine will be Special Summoned form his graveyard if a Dragon-type monster is destroyed." and Yuya continued.
"Haruto can tribute Keeper of the Shrine and he can bring it out in Defense mode and then, if Amehsikou destroys it, Keeper of the Shrine is revived and Haruto is allowed to add a Normal Monster from his Graveyard to his hand and since Gemini Monsters are treated as Normal monsters...!"
Gogenzaka spoke. "And since Dragon's Sanctuary allows Haruto to negate effect damage so long as he has a Dragon-type monster on the field in which Keeper of the Shrine will always be Summoned...!" and Sawatari finished it. "I see, an unbeatable infinite loop!"
"Sure-kill combo versus an unbeatable infinite loop! You're pretty good Haruto!" Crow complimented and Tokumatsu's lackeys were surprised. "H-He..." the other finished it for him. "He held out against Boss's sure-win combo...!" and Haruto grinned. "I changed the flow of this match!"
"Why you..." Tokumatsu said in irritation and Haruto heard voices and turned seeing inmates at the cell door, a rather big crowd of them. "They're already at it!" and another spoke. "I've been waiting for this, Tokumatsu!" and another spoke. "I can't get enough of this!"
"Boss's popularity is something else!" Tokumatsu's lackey said and the other spoke. "But that undefeatable loop is going to be trouble..." and the other sounded confident in his response. "Heh! Boss isn't going to draw any cards due to Ameshikou's effect! And what about this then, he'll keep drawing cards until he's out of cards!" and the lackey got up in his face. "Are you stupid?! How many more times, do you think eh can draw?"
"I tribute my Keeper of the Shrine to set a monster in DEF Mode! With that, I end my turn there! We have plenty of time before I run out of cards and it seems we got an audience too, so let's enjoy it together!" Haruto said with a smile as Keeper of the Shrine disappeared to be placed by the same purple ball that represents a face-down monster.
"Do you think I have time for that?! I'll crush before that happens!" Tokumatsu said and moved into a stance, hand on his deck and a lackey was surprised. "B-Boss is..." and the other finished the sentence. "Draw a card?!"
"So he won't use Ameshikou's effect?" Gogenzaka asked and Haruto watched Tokumatsu. "Alright, my plan worked! This will make him draw a card for the first time!" Haruto thought and saw Tokumatsu have a grin and a lackey spoke. "D-Did Boss just smile...?" as the inmates were cheering out Chojiro's name.
"Okay everyone, let's keep this going!" Haruto called out to the inmates as the inmates cheered more loudly, even Tokumatsu's lackeys were chanting.
Tokumatsu sighed. "You morons! Look at you with your eyes shining! Enjoy!" Tokumatsu finally drawn his card.
Tokumatsu: 4000, Hand: 1
Haruto: 1000 Hand: 2
"Shivers!" the inmates cried out and Haruto sweat dropped a bit. "That's Futoshi all over..." Haruto thought as Tokumatsu continued. "Here it comes! I activate the Spell Card! Super Come on Come On!" as the card art had an old man having three cards in mid-air with light shining and Crow spoke. "Here it is!" and Shinji spoke in excitement "The Miracle Draw!"
"With this card's effect, I am able to draw three cards from my Deck! I'm able to Special Summon all the Cardian Monsters I draw but all non-Cardian cards are sent to the graveyard and I take 1000 damage for each one! Let's go! I'm betting my fate on this draw!"
"I've waited for this!"/"He's the best in the world!" two inmates cried out as Tokumatsu spoke. "Duelling is life itself! You only live once. There are days when you win, and days when you lose! Lose without shame, win with humility! Simply put... Let's Enjoy!" as the inmates screamed out with him as did Crow and Shinji. "Enjoy!"
"Here comes the first!" as Tokumatsu's lackeys chanted. "Come on, come on!" and Tokumatsu spoke. "Enjoy! Cardian – Hagi no Inoshishi! Second one!" as the lackeys chanted once more. "Come on, come on!"
"Enjoy! Cardian – Momiji ni Shika! And now the third one!" as the lackeys spoke out once more. "Come on, come on!" and Tokumatsu drawn the third card. "Enjoy! Cardian – Botan ni Cho!"
Haruto looked as three new slices appeared with patterns of a red flower with butterflies, a deer and boar beastman appeared and their states as well.
Cardian – Hagi no Inoshishi (LV7/1000/1000)
Cardian – Momiji ni Shika (LV10/1000/1000)
Cardian – Botan ni Cho (LV6/1000/1000)
"He got all three Cardians!"/"As expected of Enjoy Chojiro!" Two inmates said and Tokumatsu spoke confidently. "How's that? I haven't lost my drawing skills yet! And the ATK and DEF of all monsters Special Summoned using Super Come on, Come on become 0 and their levels at 2! I tune my level 2 Hagi no Inoshishi and Momiji ni Shika with Level 2 Botan ni Cho!" Tokumatsu declared as the monsters flew up, Boton becomign white stars before becoming two green Synchro Rings while the other two passed through the rings becoming stars themselves.
"As ferocious as a lion. As majestic as a deer! As beautiful as a butterfly! Synchro Summon! Level 6! Cardian – Inoshikacho!"
Haruto looked a armoured warrior twirled it's spear when it emerged out from the light, it's head had deer antlers while it's body was a boar's head , wearing a blue sash and it's legs were armoured with the feet being similar to that of a butterfly's
Cardian – Inoshikacho (LV6/2000/2000)
"Battle! I attack you set monster with Amehsikou!" as the monster sliced the set card, revealing it to be Red-Eyes Black Flare Dragon before disappearing. "I activate Keeper of the Shrine's effect in my Graveyard, when a Dragon-Type monster is destroyed, I can Special Summon it in DEF mode and then add Red-Eyes Black Flare Dragon to my hand!" as the familiar monster appeared in DEF Mode
"Che, here, I end my turn. Your LP is only at 1000, you have no way of winning but... you don't plan on letting it here do you!?" Tokumatsu cried out and Haruto grinned. "Definitely! Right now, the real fun has just started! Will I overcome this wall and make a comeback? Let's not miss a second of it!"
"My turn! Draw!" Haruto declared, drawing his card and looked at it.
Tokumatsu: 4000, Hand: 0
Haruto: 1000 Hand: 4
"It's here! I activate the Spell Card: Stamping Destruction! If I control a Dragon-type Monster, I can destroy 1 Spell or Trap card and deal 500 points of damage to your LP, I target... No Cheating Allowed!" Haruto said, pointing at the card.
"it seems we're bidding farewell to that unpleasant binding curse!" Sawatari commented and Haruto saw something in his mind's eye, that of a shadowed dragon with flames emitting from his mouth and thought. "Just wait! I'll call upon you right now!" Haruto thought and spoke.
"I activate Red-Eyes Fusion! I fuse my Red-Eyes Black Dragon with Summoned Skull from my Deck!" Haruto declared as Red-Eyes Black Dragon appeared in the air with Red-Eyes Archfiend of Lighting as the fusion vortex appeared except it was orange and black and the two rose up, becoming pale blue fire of themselves being sucked into the vortex as Haruto pulled out a card from his Extra Deck and saw the blank white card peel off to reveal a card with a purple border and the name as he put his hand into his pocket.
"Dragon with Eyes of Red, become one with the Fiend that wields lightning! Fusion Summon! Level 9! Descend and show us your power! Archfiend Black Skull Dragon!"
Haruto placed the card on the disk and clasped his hands together when he chanted as the vortex shone and from it, emerged a dragon's head with dark red eyes that was dark grey while it's jaw was bone white and similar to Archfiend of lighting's and it's shoulders were Archfiend of Lightning's skulls breathing out orange fire endlessly and two more on the back of it's neck, it's body was rather a muscular dark orange like Archfiend of Lightning's with a white rib cage but right down the middle was a dark grey colouring and scales of Red-Eyes, cascading down to lead to begin connected to a tail that had the same dark orange skin in-between the joints, it's knee pads were pronged dragon's, it's claws being talons much like red-Eyes Black Flares with the dark grey sheen and it's feet that of Archfiend of Lightning's.
Archfiend Black Skull Dragon (LV9/3200/2500)
Yuya was surprised. "A new dragon!" Yuya said in surprise as Haruto spoke, retrieving his hand. "My Red-Eyes Fusion also renames my Dragon into Red Eyes Black Dragon, however the cost of using this card forces me to be unable to Normal or Special Summon on my side of the field! Next... I activate the Spell Card: Special Baton! With this card, if I Special Summoned this turn, your monster's are treated as Special Summoned during this turn, however, I have to decrease my Black Skull's ATK by 400 for each Baton Counter!"
Two batons appeared in the air above Tokumatsu's monsters and they caught him, looking confused at the object and Haruto raised the last card in his hand. "I activate the Spell Card: Dragon's Fighting Spirit! I target 1 Special Summoned Dragon-Type monster on my field, for every monster you Special Summoned this turn, my Archfiend Black Dragon can make 1 additional attack and since there's two, it means he can attack twice but there's more with my Pendulum monsters!
Sawatari made a fist. "All right, a counter attack!" and the inmates begun to chant. "Pendulum! Pendulum! Pendulum! Pendulum!"
"Battle! I attack Amehshikou with Archfiend Black Skull Dragon! Incinerating Flare Stream!" Haruto called out as Archfiend Black Skull Dragon roared and pulled it's head back and let loose a torrent of flames from it's mouth.
"Are you crazy, your Dragon only has 2400 ATK left, Amehsikou will destroy it!" Tokumatsu stated and haruto pointed to Squire. "I activate Squire with Eyes of Red's Pendulum Effect! Once per turn, if a 'Red-Eyes' monster I control attacks an opponent's monster whose ATK is higher than that card, it gains half its original ATK until the end of the battle! And since my Dragon is treated as a 'Red-Eyes monster he gains half Amehsikou's ATK which is 1500 which means you take 900 Damage!"
The flames connected destroying Ameshikou who tried to defend himself with the umbrella but it burned away instantly and it let out a cry before shattering into pixels
"That's not enough to take me down!" Tokumatsu said and Haruto smiled. "I still have one more attack! And since a Baton Counter is gone, My Black Skull Dragon regains 400 ATK making it 2800! Battle! Take out Inoshikacho!" Haruto commanded as Archfiend Black Skull Dragon reared it's head back.
"I activate the Trap Card: Card Checker! This turn, Cardian monsters cannot be destroyed by battle! Tokumatsu countered and Sawatari spoke. "Oh no, this means Haruto's attack won't destroy it!" and Haruto smiled. "Sorry but that card won't work! Archfiend Black Skull's Dragon effect! My opponent cannot activate cards or effects until the end of the Battle!"
"What?!" Tokumatsu said in surprised as the face-down card couldn't reveal itself. "Continue on Archfiend!" Haruto said and Inoshikacho was destroyed, giving Tokumatsu 800 damage.
Tokumatsu: 1800, Hand: 0
Haruto: 1000 Hand: 0
"Not bad, but I still have a turn!" Tokumatsu said and Haruto spoke. "Sorry but there won't be a next turn! When I end the battle Phase, Archfiend Black Skull Dragon's effect activates, if I performed damage to you, I can target 1 Normal 'Red-Eyes' Monster in my Graveyard and shuffled back into the deck, however you receive damage equal to it's ATK so..." Haruto pulled out a card from his graveyard and shown it to be Red-Eyes Black Dragon.
"Gemini Monsters are treated as Normal Monsters while in the Graveyard, so here it comes! Archfiend Black Skull Dragon, give him a taste of Dragon Flame!" Haruto said and Archfiend Black Skull Dragon let loose a flame that formed into Red-Eyes's body and hit Toklumatsu, sending him flying.
Tokumatsu: 0, Hand: 0
Haruto: 1000 Hand: 0
"Boss!" Tokumatsu's lackeys ran up to him and Tokumatsu opened his eyes. "I lost..." he said with a smile as Haruto came up beside and Tokumatsu looked at him. "That was fun, it's been a while since I had a Duel like that."
"Chojiro!" The inmates chanted out as Tokumatsu stood up, looking at them and raised his arms. "Enjoy!"
And with that Chapter 10 is done! I have to give credit to Coral the Leviathan for the Pendulum cards that appeared as they originally belong to Coral!
Squire with the Eyes of Red
DARK
Level 3
Warrior
Scale 4
(Pendulum) If you have a 'Red-Eyes' or an 'Eyes of Red' Pendulum Monster in your other Pendulum Zone, this card's Pendulum Scale becomes 1. Once per turn, if a 'Red-Eyes' monster you control attacks an opponent's monster whose ATK is higher than that card, it gains half opponent's original ATK until the end of the Damage Step.
(Monster) If this card was Normal Summoned, you may Special Summon 1 DARK Dragon-type monster from your Graveyard. You can tribute this card; Special Summon 1 'Red-Eyes' monster from your hand
1000 ATK/1000 DEF
Blacksmith with the Eyes of Red
DARK
Level 7
Warrior
Scale 4
(Pendulum) If you have a 'Red-Eyes' or an 'Eyes of Red' Pendulum Monster in your other Pendulum Zone, this card's Pendulum Scale becomes 8. If a 'Red-Eyes' monster you control attacks, that monster is unaffected by your opponent's cards and effects.
(Monster) If you control no monster, you may Special Summon this card from your hand. This card's ATK becomes 1000 if summoned this way. Once per turn, during either player's Battle Phase, you can increase the ATK of one monster you control by 1000
2000 ATK/2500 DEF
and my own specially made OC Cards!
Dragon's Sanctuary
Continuous Trap
As long you control 1 face-up Dragon-Type Monster, you take no effect damage.
Special Baton
Normal Spell
Target as many of your opponent's Monsters and place a 1 Baton Counter on them then target 1 Monster you control, that monster loses 400 ATK for each baton Counter placed. Monster(s) with a Baton Counter is treated as a Special Summoned Monster during this turn.
And there we have Haruto's first use of Red-Eyes Fusion as well with the debut of Archfiend Black Skull Dragon! I did have to think how to force Tokumatsu to be forced into drawing a card, I originally planned on using Hallowed Life Barrier or Rainbow life but he would just wait another turn and thus it wouldn't force him and I edited it a bit of the Summoning with Red-Eyes Fusion after a small point out.
What else to add... at the time of this Chapter's finished state, I watched Episode 125 and man, Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon looked awesome and the Parasite Fusioners were actually afraid of the aura change, I guess all the monsters or such are interconnected and since one did literally burn away in Yuya's mind, saving him from being brainwashed, that's probably why and it seems we get a glimpse of the dark force during the Xyz Summoning.
Next episode will delve into the reason why the dimensions were spilt, can't wait to see that, the new opening and ending are... somewhat okay?
Anyway enough about me rambling on, I hope you enjoyed this Chapter a sit took 19 Pages! Until then, this has been StardustXtreme and I hope to see more Reviews, Favouriters of both Story and Authors and see you all again... next time!