Turn 2:10- Bringer of Light

"I discard my Green Gadget and Z-Metal Tank to summon back my Machina Fortress. Now I banish from my graveyard a Yellow Gadget Gadget and a Gear Gigant to summon the Monster With An Invulnerable Hide. Primal Summon of Chaos! Level 7 Redox, Dragon Ruler of Boulders."

Then still looking at my father in the eye, "I form the Overlay Network, the Dragon who is encased in Metal Hear my Cry as I call upon you with your Armor of War that hides the Ultimate Potential, Rank 7, XYZ Summon, rise from your flames RED-EYES FLARE METAL DRAGON!" I look at my father "Red-Eyes destroy Demise, King of Armageddon!"

My dragon takes flight soaring to the sky as it fires a great ball of fire, Demise swings its hammer hitting the flames, our two monsters deadlocked in battle. My father looks at me "Demise has higher attack than you."

I was leaping between the platforms and picked up an Action Card "Action Magic Great Flame, I increase my monsters attack by 300, and it prevents activation of additional spell or trap cards this battle." My dragon pulled its head back and fired again, overpowering Demise.

"I activate Fighting Spirit's effect, once per a turn I may negate a destruction by battle by destroying this card instead."

"You will still take 500 points and battle damage." Then due to his Spell Absorption effect I continued "I activate my Flare Metal once again." My father had been no slouch, however, as he seemed to be grabbing some cards as I looked at him.

"Now I end my turn."

My father looked at me "Draw!" Then looked at his hand "My son tell me when you look at this King of Armageddon what do you see?"

Then looking at the cards he drew, then to me, seeing the card in his hand, he was waiting for something, I just shrugged, "It's you. That image of a father who sold his soul for a quick buck and then lied to me for years on end. It is just like you, it pays a piece of its immortal soul for short term gain."

He chuckled, smiling at me, and then looked almost delighted, "Then this duel is over."

I looked at him, agitated, "Yes it is father, you lost. Now end your turn," I shrugged at him, I'll admit this was a fun little diversion but what was the point?

He continued "Did you know that Demise here has a wife?"

I was confused and looked at my father, "I've heard of her, but never seen the Queen. She probably doesn't really exist or is a card that is still shadowed."

"If Demise is me son, by your own admission, then what is his Queen?"

I looked at him, missing his point, of not understanding it, "I don't know? A Queen."

Then he began to cry, smiling and looking at me, "His wife. I activate the card End of the World!"

"You lose, once your effect resolves your lost 200 lifepoints will go the way of the dodo."

Ignoring me, my father went on, "Lovely Lady, who rules with strength of her love, aids her husband to bring to a true peace, so to obliterate war itself, and guides her people with a gentle hand, RITUAL SUMMON! By tributing Demise, King of Armageddon, I summon his lovely Queen, Ruin, Queen of Oblivion!"

Then my monsters effect goes off as my father collapses in tears, seeing Ruin who smiles cheerfully as the action field disperses. Holding her husband before Demise explodes into particles. She looks at me going to defend my father as Red-Eyes pelts him with fireballs. She fails to stop them as my father's life points hit zero. She makes a frown as I swear she waves him good bye smiling. My father on the ground in tears, "If I could I would have died for you here back then to my love. Just as I did here for you."

I ran up to my father, "Father, are you..."

He told me the truth prior to today, but looking at him, seeing his collapse and just full on tears in his eyes. I held him, "If Demise was you..."

My father looked up as I continued, "Then you sacrificed yourself for your Queen who is your wife..."

"If I could I would have done it back then too, but Jose life is not a game, you cannot reset and start over. The decisions you make, they stick with you forever, no matter what they are."

I held my father, I just I wanted to say 'it'll be alright' but it won't be alright, my mother, his wife, died five years ago because of him. Then I saw him, because of him, that is right, because of him, he knew that. I struggled with losing my mother, he struggled with losing his wife that he killed. That is why he told me that it was his fault.

I held my father in tears, then I whispered "father, I-I," then looked at him again, "I forgive you."

He just nodded at me.