"We're in." Blue Girl said to Jin, she heard no answer back.

"Anyone there?" Playmaker said to his duel disk…. nothing but silence.

"They blocked the signal." Blue Girl said as they looked around.

The trio were in a dark corridor which was lit up in green light coming from small lights going down the hallway.

"So this is where Hanoi's goons enter, I always wanted to raid a secret base!" Soulburner said with excitement.

"This isn't a video game, just stay alert." Blue Girl said as they continued to walk ahead.

"Activate the separation programme." Revolver said as he watched the three walk down the corridor.

"Understood, Revolver." Spectre replied who stood behind him. "And the Ignis?"

"Make sure that thing watches his fellow Ignis get destroyed when I beat Blue Girl."

As the three walked down the corridor, Soulburner stopped.

"What's this?" Soulburner said. Playmaker and Blue Girl looked back and saw Soulburner disappearing bit by bit.

"Soulburner?" Playmaker said. He tried to grab him but he had disappeared before he could.

"Playmaker…." Blue Girl said. She saw Playmaker also dissolving.

"They're separating us!" Playmaker said as he vanished. "Be careful!"

"I guess we're going to face someone here and soon." Aqua said.

Playmaker

Playmaker materialized into another corridor.

"Where am I now?" he said as he looked around.

Violet Dagger appeared ahead of him and Playmaker looked right at her.

"Hanoi!"

"Welcome to our base, Playmaker. You won't get further." Violet replied.

"I'm not leaving until we stop the data beast!"

"You have no terms to negotiate on because we will block you from ever entering LINK VRAINS again!" Violet hit her yellow ringed duel disk and a purple ring surrounded them.

"What is this?" Playmaker questioned.

"Our deletion field will block the person from ever logging into LINK VRAINS again!"

"Fine, I accept!" Playmaker said.

"Good and I shall allow your teammates to watch." Violet snapped her fingers and screens appeared.

"Playmaker?" Blue Girl said, Soulburner was also watching.

"I'm fine, I have this handled."

"Let's duel!" both yelled.

Turn 1

Violet Dagger LP: 4000 Hand: 5

Playmaker LP: 4000 Hand: 5

"I shall start! I summonMariner Nereus!" A figure in orange amour emerged. He held a small trident and appeared with robotic joints.

Mariner Nereus ATK: 1500 DEF: 1000 Water/Sea Serpent/LVL 4

"When summoned I add a Mariner to my hand from my deck. I add Mariner Oceanus and now I play my Field Spell, Poseidon's Sea! This Field Spell allows me to add a Mariner from my deck when it's activated; I choose Mariner Palaemon and add it to my hand."

"A Water based deck… you're no Hanoi average fighter."

"No I'm not, it's all a bit complicated really! I use my Field Spell to move my Nereus!"

"Move?"

"I move Nereus from my left Main Monster Zone to my central!" Nereus appeared on the central square. "And since Nereus moved, I can shuffle a card in my hand to my deck and draw again!"

"I didn't except a deck like this." Playmaker thought. Violet added the card to her hand and set one card face down.

"I end there, Playmaker."

Turn 2

Violet Dagger LP: 4000 Hand: 4

Playmaker LP: 4000 Hand: 5

"Then I draw! I summon Balancer Lord!" A sliver knight emerged which held a shield and sword.

Balancer Lord ATK: 1700 DEF: 1200 Light/Cyberse/LVL 4

"You dare summon a Cyberse before a Knight of Hanoi?!"

"You're going to need to beat me to rid the world of my Cyberse Cards."

"I know you've been defeating Hanoi after Hanoi, but you've not met anyone like me!"

"We shall see. I pay 1000 lifepoints which allows me to Normal Summon again thanks to Balancer's effect!"

Playmaker LP: 4000 – 3000

"I summon Swap Cleric!" A robot wearing blue magician robes emerged.

Swap Cleric ATK: 500 DEF: 1000 Earth/Cyberse/LVL 2

"I Link Summon!" Balancer and Swap both shot into the circuit which appeared above. "Appear Flame Administrator!" A robot emerged from the portal with yellow trims. It was summoned in Playmaker's left hand Extra Monster Zone

Flame Administrator ATK: 1200 Fire/Cyberse/LINK-2

"Flame Administrator increases the attack of all Link Monsters I control by 800!"

Flame ATK: 2000

"When I use Swap Cleric, I can make the Link Monster it was used for lose 500 attack to draw one card!"

Flame ATK: 1500

"Next since I control a Cyberse I can Special Summon Backup Secretary!"

Backup Secretary ATK: 1200 DEF: 800 Light/Cyberse/LVL 3

"I need two or more effect Monsters to Link Summon! Appear my circuit! I set LINK-2 Flame Administrator and Backup Secretary!"

The three tornados shot into the arrows on the circuit.

"I Link Summon, LINK-3, Decode Talker!" The blue warrior emerge with its mighty sword.

Decode Talker ATK: 2300 Dark/Cyberse/Up, BL, BR/LINK-3

"I equip Decode with the Equip Spell Grid Rod!" Decode's sword was replaced by a lance. "This powers it up by 300 attack!"

Decode ATK: 2600

"I attack! Go!" Decode leapt up and was about slam its lance onto Nereus.

"Go Mariner Anchor!" A Continuous Trap emerged and equipped onto Nereus. "This stops it from being destroyed in battle!"

Decode's attack went through and Violet gritted her teeth as she took damage.

Violet LP: 4000 – 2900

"I set one card!"

Turn 3

Violet Dagger LP: 2900 Hand: 4

Playmaker LP: 3000 Hand: 2

"Draw! I summon Mariner Oceanus!" A man with long beard with cyberborg legs appeared. He had muscles on his stomach. Mariner Oceanus ATK: 900 DEF: 200 Water/Sea Serpent/LVL 3

"My Field's effect moves Oceanus from my far left zone to my far right!" Oceanus moved just as Nereus did.

"What does this switch mean?"

"It means I gain lifepoints equal to halve of a Monster on the field! I'm taking 1300 of Decode!"

Violet LP: 2900 – 4200

"Since I control two Mariners, Mariner Palaemon can be summoned!" Mariner Palaemon ATK: 400 DEF: 300 Water/Sea Serpent/LVL 2

"I need two Mariner Monsters! I Link Summon with Oceanus and Nereus!"

Violet's two Monsters became surges of water which shot into the circuit.

"Appear LINK-2, Cymopoleia the Mariner Princess!"

Cymopoleia the Mariner Princess ATK: 1800 Water/Sea Serpent/LINK-2/Left, Up

"When a Monster equipped with Anchor is used to Link Summon, I can summon two Mariner Tokens in attack!" Two small shells appeared.

Mariner Token ATK: 0 DEF: 0 Water/Fish/LVL 1/Token X2

"Now Cymopeleia's effect allows me to move Palaemon!"

"Moving again?!" Playmaker said as the Monster moved from right to centre.

"When it moves I summon a Mariner from my graveyard with its effects negated and it's banished during the End Phase! Appear Oceanus!"

Mariner Oceanus ATK: 900 DEF: 200 Water/Sea Serpent/LVL 3

Blue Girl

"She has a lot of Monsters on her field now… her main Link Monster is coming." Aqua said.

"Do you know about this deck since its water themed?" Blue Girl said.

"No, only Cyberse Water decks."

"Playmaker will win, he has to."

"I also can't get a sense on this girl…. and that's strange." Aqua replied.

Duel

"I use Cymopoleia the Mariner Princess and one Marina Token to Link Summon again! I need two or more Mariner Monsters! Go!"

Cymopoleia, who become two, and one Token fired into the arrows.

"Appear LINK-3! Poseidon King of the Mariners!"

"King?!" Playmaker replied as the field begun to shake. Water shot up from the floor and a muscled man with a white beard emerged. He appeared on top of a green serpent while holding a robotic trident.

Poseidon King of the Mariners ATK: 2800 Water/Sea Serpent/LINK-3/BL, Bottom, BR

"I Link Summon one more time! I use Oceanus and my Token! Appear LINK-2, Cymopoleia the Mariner Princess!"

"A second one?!" Cymopoelia was summoned to the bottom link of Poseidon.

Cymopoleia the Mariner Princess ATK: 1800 Water/Sea Serpent/LINK-2/Left, Up

"Poesidon gains 300 attack for each it points to!"

Poseidon ATK: 3100

"And here's the best bit! When Cymopoelia points directly to Poseidon King of the Mariners, Poseidon can't be destroyed in battle or card effects!"

"Hanoi made these cards… you made this deck."

"Yes, we programme our own cards; we're like you Playmaker, a skilled hacker!"

"You're nothing like me!"

"You owe nothing to the Cyberse or LINK VRAINS, you could easily join us."

"You ruined my life ten years ago! Don't even joke about that!" Playmaker gripped his hand.

"We're so much more similar than you think! But fine, Poseidon, attack Decode!"

Poseidon lifted his trident and a surge of water circled around it. He aimed and fired the water at Decode which shot towards him in a typhoon-style attack.

"Grid Rod's effect stops it being destroyed in battle or by card effects the first time each turn!"

"Of course you had a back up…." she said, annoyed.

The typhoon hit Decode and Playmaker felt the pain from the blast.

Playmaker LP: 3000 – 2500

"I set one card and end my turn."

Turn 4

Violet Dagger LP: 4200 Hand: 2

Playmaker LP: 2500 Hand: 2

"My move, draw! I summon ROM Cloudia!" A sheep with black fur emerged. It had a cable tail with pink horns.

ROM Cloudia ATK: 1800 DEF: 0 Dark/Cyberse/LVL 4

"When summoned I add a level four or lower Cyberse to my hand from my graveyard! Return Backup Secretary and I summon it again!"

Backup Secretary ATK: 1200 DEF: 800 Light/Cyberse/LVL 3

"I Link Summon LINK-2, Multi Sledgehammer!" A large green machine-warrior appeared. He held a large mallet in its right hand. It was summoned to Decode's bottom right link.

Multi Sledgehammer ATK: 1000 Earth/Cyberse/LINK-2/Down, Right

"Decode gains 500 attack since it points to Multi!"

Decode ATK: 3100

"Decode Talker! Attack her Cymopoleia the Mariner Princess! And now I activate Sledgehammer's effect! When a Cyberse Link Monster attacks, Sledgehammer gains a counter!"

Sledge Counter: 1

"Attack!" Decode leapt up and slashed Cymopoleia, destroying it.

Violet LP: 4200 – 2900

"Now Poseidon loses 300 attack!" Playmaker yelled.

Poseidon ATK: 2800

"I play my Trap! Link Surge! I target a Link Monster that has attacked this turn, it can attack a Monster you control with the same amount of Link Markers! I'm taking out Poseidon with Decode!"

"Very smart!" Violet complimented.

"Go Decode! And Hammer's effect activates again!"

Sledge Counter: 2

"I play my Trap, Poseidon Storm! Since I control Poseidon and it's being attacked, I stop it from being destroyed in battle this turn and then all your Spells and Traps are banished! Plus you can't use anything in response to this!"

"What?!" Decode went to strike Poseidon but the Monster's attack was blocked by Poseidon's trident.

A typhoon was created from the Trap. It caused a strong wind to spiral around the room before shooting towards Playmaker. Playmaker had to close his eyes from the blast which wiped out Grid Rod, which was then banished from Playmaker's field.

Decode ATK: 2800

Since Decode battled a Monster with the same attack both would normally be destroyed but only Decode was wiped out this turn due to the Trap.

"You countered with a powerful Trap." Playmaker said.

"Yes. Poseidon ruled the seas and he rules my deck!"

"I attack with Sledgehammer! I remove all counters to make it gain 1000 attack during this turn!"

Sledge Counters: 0

Hammer ATK: 3000

Hammer slammed its mallet onto Poseidon, since Violet had no other counters, her ace was wiped out.

Violet LP: 2900 – 2700

"I end my turn with one card facedown."

Hammer ATK: 1000

Turn 5

Violet Dagger LP: 2700 Hand: 2

Playmaker LP: 2500 Hand: 1

"I draw! I play Ocean's Rise!" A Continuous Spell appeared. "I can summon a Monster from my hand or graveyard if I control no Monsters in my Main Monster Zone! Return Cymopoleia the Mariner Princess!" It returned to the middle zone.

Cymopoleia the Mariner Princess ATK: 1800 Water/Sea Serpent/LINK-2/Left, Up

"I summon Mariner Phorcys!"

Mariner Phorcys ATK: 1000 DEF: 300 Water/Sea Serpent/LVL 3

"I use my Field Spell to move Phorcys from my left to right zone! And since I did, I can add a Mariner Spell or Trap to my hand from my deck! I add Mariner Current! This Spell allows me to destroy a card you control for each Mariner I control! Say goodbye to your face down and Sledgehammer!"

A strong blast destroyed both cards and Violet got ready to Link Summon.

"I use Phorcys and Cymopoelia! Appear LINK-3, Poseidon King of the Mariners!"

Poseidon King of the Mariners ATK: 2800 Water/Sea Serpent/LINK-3/BL, Bottom, BR

"A second one…."

"And this is where you end! Poseidon, direct attack!"

"I use my Trap, Limit Code! For each Cyberse Link Monster in my graveyard, it gains a counter! I have three!"

Limit Counters: 3

"Next I summon a Code Talker from my extra deck and equip it with this!"

"A Code Talker?"

"I summon Transcode Talker!"

Transcode Talker ATK: 2300 Earth/Cyberse/LINK-3/Up, Right, Down

"So you're using a Monster to reduce the damage? Fine, Poseidon will blow that away!" Poseidon was able to blast the Cyberse Monster away with ease as Playmaker lost more lifepoints.

Playmaker LP: 2000

"I end my turn. Transcode… you gained that Monster using your skill when you dueled a Knight… I should know, I watched it."

"Your boss is able to use the same skill, how?"

"We have an Ignis, as I'm sure you know by now… it could be your one…."

"My one?"

"Well it could be." Violet replied. "Once its use is served, it will be exterminated... but you don't care about that, do you? You have vowed your revenge on us; I'm sure such a thing like an Ignis is just a distraction!"

"I don't care about them however if Hanoi want them dead, then saving them is something Hanoi don't want… if saving them aids in destroying you….. I will!"

"The Ignis are developing beyond compare; they are the cancer of this world! They will kill everyone and your rage is blinding you to the fact!"

"Your group stole my life… why should I believe anything you say?!"

"You know nothing! Dr Kogami… does that name ring a bell?"

"Should it?"

"Kogami was the main researcher behind the Lost Incident. He wished to create humanity's successor so he kidnapped kids to create the Ignis. Kogami worked with SOL Tech to create them!"

"SOL?!"

Blue Girl

"SOL was behind it?" Blue Girl said.

"And they're caring for your brother…. it doesn't make sense."Aqua added.

Duel

"After they were complete, the Ignis went to create their own world. SOL along with Kogami had succeeded but after the project ended, Kogami ran tests… he saw the Ignis would overtake humanity much faster than first thought and would grown out of control. So Kogami set out to delete the entire world."

"How is this relevant?"

"It's relevant due to the fact SOL stopped Kogami and inflicted his body with an illness… to stop him deleting the Cyberse World. As leader of the project, Kogami created the Ignis…. so he knew it was his right to terminate them."

"He set out to destroy his own creations?" Playmaker questioned.

"Correct but those of us who are loyal to him were able to upload his mind into LINK VRAINS, and over the ten years, he has built up the Knights of Hanoi."

"Since that horrible six months, ten years ago… I have had to go to therapy and all other kinds of treatment… nothing helped! All that time…. you lot were building your forces…. and I've been able to defeat many in just under six months!"

"Six months since you begun, yes… it really is funny how our stories relate."

"Enough of this nonsense!" Playmaker hit back.

"You don't believe me?"

"Not that, I just can't stand to listen to a terrorist anymore!"

"The only terrorist I see is you! You're saving the cancer which kills the world!"

Turn 6

Violet Dagger LP: 2700 Hand: 0

Playmaker LP: 2000 Hand: 1

"Draw!" Playmaker yelled. I banish Decode Talker and ROM Cloudiafrom my graveyard to summonDegrade Buster!" A knight in red amour appeared.

Degrade Buster ATK: 2500 DEF: 2500 Fire/Cyberse/LVL 7

"Degrade's effect! I banish a Monster with a higher attack until the End Phase… I banish your Poseidon!"

Degrade's sword glowed in a red light and that light then surrounded Poseidon, removing it from the field.

"This ends, Hanoi!" Playmaker pointed as Degrade charged forward.

"I won't allow you! Go my Trap Poseidon Rage! If I have a Poseidon in my graveyard, I summon him back…. and we both takedamage equal to his attack!"

"Coward!" Playmaker yelled as Violet's first Poseidon returned. Strong wind begun to blast around the field as it did.

Poseidon King of the Mariners ATK: 2800 Water/Sea Serpent/LINK-3/BL, Bottom, BR

"Now Poseidon, Fury Strike!" Poseidon lifted up his trident which gained energy from the wind. The Monster slammed it onto the ground which fired a tidal wave to both duelists.

The waves hit each duelist, sending both flying backwards.

Playmaker LP: 2000 – 0

Violet LP: 2700 – 0

"Damn you…." Violet said as she got up, she held her left arm which was hurting.

"You dare go for a draw!" Playmaker hit back.

"A draw means…. the field will block both of us but it's well worth it!"

"Playmaker!" Soulburner and Blue Girl both yelled via the monitors.

"I didn't expect to be coming out but I guess you need a hero!"

"What was that?!" Playmaker said as he looked at his duel disk. A yellow eyeball appeared in his duel disk.

"Forcing logging out!"

Playmaker disappeared as the voice activated his duel disk programme.

"What on earth?! Damnit!" Violet hit her duel disk and also disappeared.

.

"What just happened?" Blue Girl said.

"I sensed another Ignis." Aqua said. "That was Playmaker's Ignis!"

"The one which Hanoi have?"

"No, it must've entered Playmaker's duel disk sometime before we came here! It saved him being blocked from LINK VRAINS!" Aqua said with joy.

"Not bad."

Blue Girl looked around and saw Revolver walk towards them.

"Revolver!"

"I didn't expect another Ignis to sneak into our base… we didn't detect it… another failure on my behalf. But now I shall be defeating you right here and destroying your own!"

"Blue Girl! Be careful!" Soulburner said to her.

"Don't worry, your duel with him gave me all l need to know!" Blue Girl replied.

"Well let's see if you can back up your words!" Revolver said with a smug smile.

A/N

Thanks to Romadrox8975 for his ideas again, make sure to check out his Yugioh Vrains: Lightning Hunter(Rewrite) story in the VRAINS section!

Samueljoo- I wouldn't say a rival but that could change. Thanks for review.

jalen johnson – Thanks again dude and your cards will be next chapter!

blizzardblaze174- Thank you for the kind comments and I will make sure to sort that out in due course. Thanks!

OC Cards

Playmaker

Link Surge/Trap

Target one Link Monster you control that attacked this turn; it can attack a Link Monster your opponent controls with the same amount of Link Markers.

Violet

Poseidon King of the Mariners ATK: 2800 Water/Sea Serpent/LINK-3/BL Bottom BR

2+ Mariner Monsters

This card gains 300 attack for each Mariner Monster this card points to. Once per turn during either player's turn you can target one Mariner Monster and move it to another Main Monster Zone.

Mariner Nereus ATK: 1500 DEF: 1000 Water/Sea Serpent/LVL 4

When Normal Summoned, add one Mariner Monster from your deck to your hand. If this card moves to another Main Monster Zone, shuffle one card in your hand to the deck and draw one card.

Mariner Palaemon ATK: 400 DEF: 300 Water/Sea Serpent/LVL 2

You can Special Summon this card from your hand if you control at least two Mariner Monsters. If this card moves to another Main Monster Zone, summon one Mariner level four or lower Monster in your GY to your field but negate its effects.

Mariner Oceanus ATK: 900 DEF: 200 Water/Sea Serpent/LVL 3

If this card moves to another Main Monster Zone, gain lifepoints equal to halve of a Monster on the field. Banish this card from your GY to summon a Mariner from your GY.

Cymopoleia the Mariner Princess ATK: 1800 Water/Sea Serpent/LINK-2/Left, Up

2 Mariner Monsters

When this card points to Poseidon King of the Mariners, it cannot be destroyed by battle or by card effects. Once per turn, when Link Summoned, you can move one Mariner to another Main Monster Zone.

Mariner Psamathe ATK: 1800 Water/Sea Serpent/LINK-2/Right, Up

2 Mariner Monsters

When this card points to a Marina Link Monster, it cannot be targeted by card effects. When Link Summoned, add one Mariner Monster in your GY to your hand.

Ocean Rise/Continuous Spell

Once per turn, you can Special Summon one Mariner Monster from your hand or graveyard if you control no Monsters. If you control Poseidon King of the Mariners, you can summon two instead.

Poseidon's Sea/Field Spell

When this card is activated: You can add 1 "Mariner card from your Deck to your hand. Once per turn you can move one Mariner Monster you control to another Main Monster Zone.

Mariner Anchor/Continuous Trap

Target one Mariner Monster you control, it cannot be destroyed by battle. When that Monster is sent to the GY as Link Material, summon two Mariner Tokens in attack position. (ATK: 0 DEF: 0 Water/Fish/LVL 1)

Mariner Phorcys ATK: 1000 DEF: 300 Water/Sea Serpent/LVL 3

Once per turn when this card moves zones, you can add one Mariner Spell or Trap from your deck to your hand.

Poseidon Storm/Trap

Select one Mariner you control, it cannot be destroyed in battle this turn. If the Monster you select is Poseidon King of the Mariners, you can activate this effect in addition to the first effect.

-Banish all Spells and Traps your opponent controls, your opponent cannot activate a card in response to this effect.

Mariner Current/Spell

Once per turn, for each Mariner Monster you control, destroy one card your opponent controls.

Poseidon Rage/Trap

Special Summon one Poseidon King of the Mariners from your graveyard and inflict damage equal to its attack to both players. You can only use this card once per turn.