Loud, and colorful fireworks were shot in the skies of Flonyard, as soon as the countdown reached 0. "Start!" The reporters shouted at the same time, all the divisions of knights in both sides leaving only dust behind them, as they all charged at each other, aiming at the opposing fortress while trying to defend their own side's fortress as they went.
Not too long after they went, a group of enemies suddenly approached the summoned hero, running towards him with their monsters summoned. There wasn't anyone Yusei recognized in there, nor there were any duelists in there, their leader already giving them orders what to do in certain cases. "Fudo Yusei! We'll be taking your 'Stardust Dragon' and princess Millhiore's ace cards! Prepaaaaaaaaare!" He said, surprisingly the commentators were focused on something else entirely - Gaul and general Godwin being close to breaking through the crowd despite Eclair's try to stop them.
'How are they here so quickly?!' Yusei thought, as he didn't have much choice but to summon his own monster to defend himself. "Clustering wishes will become a new shining star! Become the path its light shines upon! Take flight, Stardust Dragon!" Said Yusei, putting the card of his faithful Stardust Dragon on his duel disk, Stardust Dragon revealing itself in his glorious form. "Attaack!" All the soldiers of Galette before Yusei shouted at once, however it was useless, as Stardust Dragon already prepared its wave of destruction. "All-out Shooting Sonic!" Shouted Yusei, the Galette surprise attack squad falling as fast as it reached Biscotti's fortress.
The princess, unlike the commentators, heard exactly what happened, as she heard the beam hitting the opposing monsters, sending them and their summoners out of the war. "Yusei! What happened just now?!" She called for Yusei as the opposing warriors kneeled before him, the princess seeing Stardust Dragon being already summoned. "Leonmichelle sent them so they could launch a surprise attack and steal our ace cards..." Said Yusei as the princess stood beside him, looking at the Galette warriors in front of her, then at Yusei. "Is that true?" She asked the group's leader in a relatively gentle manner, although the look in her eyes was still serious. The later nodded in response, Millhiore taking a few seconds to think about the entire situation again before speaking.
"No matter how we look at it, Leon is behaving strange. Normally she would never try to do such things in a war, rather, she would fight fair and square in an honorable battle. She surely has her reasons for this... Yusei, would you let me on your... D-wheel, so I could go to see her too?" She said, asking Yusei to join in the attack. It was quite clear for Yusei, despite the fact that he wasn't even from that world, that in Flonyard, a thing like that would be unfitting, it would be like breaking the code of the duelist, a thing which is unforgivable. Yusei nodded as a sign of approval, the two riding to the... not so sunset, with Stardust Dragon as their monster.
Not too long after, a voice was heard from the distance, shouting "Hey there, Yusei!" . It turned out to be the opponents Yusei feared the most except Leonmichelle herself - Gaul Galette De Rois, and General Godwin, each appearing with their monsters - Godwin with Silva, Warlord of Dark World, and Gaul showed a different monster: Dragunity Knight Gae Bolg. Surprisingly, despite being a level 6 synchro monster, like Vajranda, it had an almost laughable amount of attack points compared to its stature, only 2000. Still, that was enough to break through to where Yusei and Millhiore were at the moment.
Gaul's expression turned a bit for the worse when he saw that princess Millhiore was with the summoned hero in the same place. They all stopped at a reasonable distance from each other. "Nice to meet you again too, princess Millhiore. Today we must meet as opponents it seems..." Gaul said, in a much less fired up tone than in his first battle with Yusei. "So you're participating after all?" Yusei asked quickly. "Yeah, that issue aside, at the end, I just couldn't bring myself not to participate. Don't worry, I won't lose on purpose." Gaul replied, grinning. "So that means..." Said Yusei, predicting what was going to happen. "Yes, that's true. You'll have to DUEL us! As you might know, taking down the enemy leader will rack up the points to Galette's side, and we can't just miss this opportunity." Said General Godwin, with his usual intimidating tone of his.
"Are you ready, princess?" Yusei asked. "Yea, I'm alright. I can handle this much." Replied Millhiore, all duelists getting down from their mounts / D-wheel. "Godwin, you go on the princess. I'll take on Fudo Yusei myself..." Gaul said, going to his spot, facing Yusei. "Alright. I hold no ill will against you, princess Millhiore, but here we will fight." Said Godwin, raising his duel disk while facing the princess. "Are you ready?" Gaul asked one last time. "Whenever you're ready." -"Yes!" Said Yusei and Millhiore respectively. "DUEL!"
Yusei Fudo LP 4000
Gaul Galette Des Rois LP 4000
Millhiore F. Biscotti LP 4000
Godwin Dorure LP 4000
"I take the first turn here! Draw!" Said Gaul, starting his duel with Yusei. Gaul's facial expression looked a bit overly serious. Under normal circumstances, he'd be excited to duel Yusei, as Gaul thought of Yusei as a kind of a friendly rival. However, that war it was different. " From my hand, I activate the continuous magic card, Dragon Control Technique! As long as this magic card is on my field, all monsters equipped with one or more 'Dragunity' monsters gain 500 attack points!" Gaul said, placing the card in his duel disk, the art of the card clearly showing a winged warrior riding on a dragon. Yusei predicted the effect Gaul just explained would help with Gaul's deck equipping monsters easily, but the summoned hero figured that there was another effect to that card.
"Next, I summon Dragunity Militum in attack position!" Said Gaul, as the same winged warrior from the art of the previous card appeared on the duel field.
Dragunity Militum
LEVEL 4
WIND
Winged-Beast/Effect
Once per turn, you can select 1 "Dragunity" card in your Spell & Trap Card Zone, and Special Summon it.
ATK 1700 / DEF 1200
"With Dragon Control Technique's second effect, once per turn, I can equip a dragon-type Dragunity monster from my hand to a monster on my field. From my hand, I equip Dragunity Aklys to Dragunity Militum!" Gaul revealed the second effect of his magic card, using it immediately to send out a small metal-covered red dragon to the field, Militum jumping on it, exactly as was portrayed in the magic's artwork.
Dragunity Aklys
LEVEL 2
WIND
Dragon/Tuner/Effect
When this card is Normal Summoned, you can Special Summon 1 "Dragunity" monster from your hand, then equip it with this card. When this card is sent to the Graveyard while equipped to a monster, select 1 card on the field, and destroy it.
ATK 1000 / DEF 800
"I activate Dragunity Militum's monster effect! Once per turn, I can select one of my Dragunity monsters in my magic or trap card zones, and special summon it!" Gaul continued, Militum jumping off the dragon it was riding, losing the 500 attack points it gained earlier. However, Yusei noticed what Gaul was trying to gain out of that. "A tuner and a non-tuner... Synchro summon." Said Yusei, Gaul nodding.
"I tune my level 2 Dragunity Aklys to my level 4 Dragunity Militum!" Gaul said, Aklys turning into two green rings which gathered around the winged warrior. "Clashing weapons will create a shining force! Dragon of unity, show yourself! Synchro summon! Pierce through, Dragunity Knight - Gae Bolg!" Yusei honestly expected Vajranda to be synchro summoned out of that, as doubling its attack power was a powerful move which surprised him in their last duel. However, the monster which came out of the light was not the same one Yusei faced. That synchro monster too, had an almost laughable amount of attack power compared to it being a level 6 synchro monster, 2000, but Yusei thought of the possibility that it might have some effects to cover for that.
Dragunity Knight - Gae Bolg
LEVEL 6
WIND
Dragon/Synchro/Effect
1 Dragon-Type Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner Winged Beast-Type monsters
If this card attacks or is attacked, during the Damage Step you can remove from play 1 (only) Winged Beast-Type monster from your Graveyard, to have this card gain the ATK of that monster until the End Phase.
ATK 2000 / DEF 1100
"I set a card face-down, and end my turn. I wish we didn't have to be enemies in this war, but when I fight, I don't hold anything back!" Said Gaul, ending his turn.
"I'll let you have the first turn." Said Godwin, the princess responding with a nod. "It's my turn then! Draw!" Millhiore drew for the first turn of the duel, looking at her hand for a few seconds. "I summon Shining Angel, in defense position!" She put her card horizontally on her duel disk, a blond, male angel with four wings and a halo appearing from the summoning portal right after.
Shining Angel
LEVEL 4
LIGHT
Fairy/Effect
When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard: You can Special Summon 1 LIGHT monster with 1500 or less ATK from your Deck, in face-up Attack Position.
ATK 1400 / DEF 800
"Then, I activate 'The Fountain in the Sky'! When a light-attribute monster is destroyed and sent to my graveyard, I can remove it from play to gain life points equal to its attack points." The princess placed the magic card in her duel disk, a small floating island materializing, containing a fountain surrounded by four statues. "I set a card, and end my turn." The princess said.
Meanwhile, the two duels catching the attention of the spectators from both sides. "What a sight! TWO duels occuring at once! Gaul Galette De Rois versus Biscotti's hero, and general Godwin against princess Millhiore herself! Dragunity Knight - Gae Bolg is on Gaul's field, in what seems to be the first turn of the duel! Amazing! How will the hero react to this?! On the other hand, princess Millhiore seems to be playing defensively on the first turn; Could she be planning something?" They commented on the situation. 'Now we got all the attention. I know you're watching this, Leonmichelle... We'll definitely win...!' Yusei thought to himself, as he prepared to draw his card.
"It's my turn!" Said Yusei, looking at the card he drew. "By sending one monster from my hand to the graveyard, I special summon Quickdraw Synchron from my hand!" Said Yusei, Gaul recognizing the move all too well, as that was the first move Yusei did in their last duel too.
"Next, if I control a tuner monster, I can special summon Bolt Hedgehog from my graveyard! Return to my side, Bolt Hedgehog!" Said Yusei, conducting his second special summon that turn. "So you aim for synchro summon after all... you haven't changed a bit since we last dueled." Gaul commented.
"I tune my level 5 Quickdraw Synchron to my level 2 Bolt Hedgehog! Gathering roars turn into an echoing arrow which tears through the sky! Become the path its light shines upon! Synchro Summon! Show yourself, Junk Archer!" Said Yusei, Junk Archer coming out of the light, exciting the crowd who currently watched the duel. "It caaaaaame! A synchro monster for a synchro monster! We haven't seen this one yet! What will the hero show us with this monster, Junk Archer?" Shouted the commentators, Gaul returning from his earlier statement, as he didn't know what exactly would come at him, even though he knew it would be a synchro monster.
"I activate Junk Archer's monster effect! Once per turn, I can select one monster my opponent controls, and remove it from play until the end phase of the turn! I remove Gae Bolg from play! Dimension shoot!" Junk archer readied its enchanted arrow, shooting it at the dragon. 'Shoot! Now my face-down card becomes useless!' Gaul thought. "There are no more monsters on your field! Battle! Go, Junk Archer! Attack Gaul directly! Scrap Arrow!" Yusei declared a direct attack, Junk Archer aiming another arrow, that time at Gaul. "Ugh!" Gaul groaned as the arrow pierced through his armor, sending him a little backwards.
Yusei Fudo LP 4000
Gaul Galette Des Rois LP 1700
"I set one card face-down, and end my turn." As soon as Yusei ended his turn, Gaul's monster returned to his field from the dimension hole it was in earlier. "As expected from Fudo Yusei... but I'm not gonna lose...!" Said Gaul, getting back on his feet. "It's my... turn!" Said Gaul. "Dragon Control Technique's effect! From my hand, I equip Dragunity Phalanx to Gae Bolg!" Right after drawing his card, Gaul showed Yusei the card of Dragunity Phalanx, as the dragon appeared on the field as a bronze-colored aura surrounding Gae Bolg, the later's attack power increasing by 500 points.
"Battle! Go, Gae Bolg! Attack Junk Archer! Dragonic Brave Spear!" Gaul declared an attack, Yusei being already on his guard to receive the shock, but Gaul still wasn't finished. "At this moment, Gae Bolg's monster effect activates! When Gae Bolg attacks or is attacked, I can remove from play one Winged-Beast type monster from my graveyard, and give the removed from play monster's attack points to Gae Bolg until the end phase! I remove from play Dragunity Militum, to give Gae Bolg Militum's 1700 attack points! Take this!" Gae bolg's effect was finally used, and in the right timing, it would be game deciding. Gaul was making a misplay even though it gave Gae Bolg power.
Yusei Fudo LP 2100
Gaul Galette Des Rois LP 1700
The attack connected, Junk Archer being destroyed with an explosion, Yusei being blown away. "Trap card, open! Damage Gate! When I receive battle damage, I can special summon a monster from my graveyard with attack points equal or less than the battle damage I took! Come back to my field, Quickdraw Synchron!" Said Yusei as he got up quite quickly, reviving his tuner monster in defense position. "I set a card face-down and end my turn!"
"Draw!" Said Godwin, with his intimidating way of speech. "Come to the battlefront, Vanguard of Dark World, Beiige!" Godwin put his monster on his black duel disk, a fiend carrying a spear appearing on the field.
Vanguard of Dark World, Beiige
LEVEL 4
DARK
Fiend/Effect
If this card is discarded to the Graveyard by a card effect: Special Summon it from the Graveyard.
ATK 1600 / DEF 1300
"the Dark World series... I've heard of them before, but I didn't think I'd have to face them in a war." Millhiore said, recognizing the type of monsters Godwin played. "How observant of you, Princess Millhiore... but now that you're on the battlefield, just knowing the names of your opponents isn't enough! I activate Dark World Lightning from my hand! This magic card lets me select one face-down card on the field, and destroy it! That means the one on your field!" Godwin pointed at Millhiore's face-down card, shooting lightning from his pointing finger, destroying the card which revealed to be Dimensional Balance.
"Ooh? Dimensional Balance, isn't it? A card which activates when your monster is destroyed by battle, reviving your monster, and removing from play the monster that destroyed it... But that'd be too naive for you to think I'd let such a card stay on the field!" Said Godwin, his hand cards glowing red. "With Dark World Lightning, after I destroy your face-down card, I must discard one card from my hand. I discard another copy of Beiige, activating its effect!" Godwin said as he sent the other copy of Beiige to the graveyard, the card immediately coming out of the graveyard again. "When Beiige is discarded from my hand to the graveyard, I can special summon it to my field." Godwin explained the exact effect, as the two fiends took battle positions.
"Battle! With my first Beiige, I attack your Shining Angel!" Godwin declared, Beiige piercing through the angel's body with its spear. "Shining Angel and The Fountain in the Sky's effects activate! I special summon another Shining Angel from my deck in face-up attack position, and remove Shining Angel from play to gain 1400 life points!" Said Millhiore, her combination of cards not being affected by Godwin's move that much.
Millhiore F. Biscotti LP 5400
Godwin Dorure LP 4000
"With the second Beiige, I attack your Shining Angel!" Godwin declared his second attack. "Once again, Shining Angel and The Fountain in the Sky's effects activate! I special summon Trust Guardian from my deck, and remove Shining Angel from play to gain 1400 life points!" After taking 200 points of battle damage, Millhiore decided to special summon not another Shining Angel, but a level 3 Fairy-type tuner monster, called 'Trust Guardian'.
Millhiore F. Biscotti LP 6600
Godwin Dorure LP 4000
Trust Guardian
LEVEL 3
LIGHT
Fairy/Tuner/Effect
This card cannot be used as a Synchro Material Monster, except for the Synchro Summon of a Level 7 or higher Synchro Monster. Once per turn, that Synchro Monster cannot be destroyed by battle. Each time this effect is applied, that Synchro Monster loses 400 ATK and DEF at the end of the Damage Step.
ATK 0 / DEF 800
"A tuner monster... so that card is coming after all?" Godwin looked a little concerned about what Millhiore planned to bring to the field, and he had a good guess what the card would be... one of the 'Proof of a Ruler' cards. "I set one card face-down, and end my turn!" Godwin ended his turn, knowing that something big would come in the following turn.
"It's my turn!" Said Millhiore, drawing in a wider arch than she ever did. "I summon Gellenduo in attack position!" Millhiore put her monster card on her duel disk, small twin fairies coming out of the summoning portal.
Gellenduo
LEVEL 4
LIGHT
Fairy/Effect
This card cannot be destroyed by battle. When this card's controller takes any damage, destroy this face-up card. This card can be treated as 2 Tributes for the Tribute Summon of a LIGHT Fairy-Type monster.
ATK 1700 / DEF 0
"A tuner and a non-tuner..." Godwin commented, as his guess was turning into reality. "I'm tuning my level 3 Trust Guardian, to my level 4 Gellenduo!" She said, the twin fairies dancing their way into the green rings. "Wings of pureness, become the path of light that guides us all! Let the light be seen throughout the world! Synchro summon! Shine your light, Ancient Holy Wyvern!" Said the princess, the light of synchro appearing, a white dragon descending to the field.
Ancient Holy Wyvern
LEVEL 7
LIGHT
Fairy/Synchro/Effect
1 LIGHT Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters
While your Life Points are higher than your opponent's, this card gains ATK equal to the difference. While your Life Points are lower than your opponent's, this card loses ATK equal to the difference. When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, you can pay 1000 Life Points to Special Summon this card.
ATK 2100 / DEF 2000
"It appeared... the proof of a ruler." Said Godwin. The descending dragon caught everyone's attention, including Yusei, Gaul, and the one watching from her own base, Leonmichelle. "That card...!" Said Gaul, being quite surprised that the card appeared on the battlefield. 'Still, an attack power of 2100 is nothing compared to my strength.' Godwin thought to himself. "With Ancient Holy Wyvern's ability, while my life points are higher than yours, its attack points increase by the difference!" Said the princess, Godwin being shocked by the wyvern's then 4700 attack points. 'Now I get it... her life points increase effects were for that purpose...!' The general thought. It was too late for him though, as the card had already appeared on the field.
"Here I go! Battle! Go, Ancient Holy Wyvern! Attack Vanguard of Dark World Beiige! Holy Road!" The princess declared, the wyvern charging a beam of light in a similar way to Stardust Dragon's Shooting Sonic or Blue Eyes White Dragon's Burst Stream of Destruction. 'If I let my life points be lowered by 3100 battle damage now, that monster will be simply invincible...! I won't let that happen...!' Thought Godwin, as he prepared for the beam to be fired. "Trap card, activate! Clever Scheme! This card lets me discard a monster from my hand to lower the attack points of one of your monsters by an amount equal to the attack points of the monster I discarded!" Said Godwin, as the face down card on his field revealed itself.
The card Godwin discarded was, of course, a 'dark world' monster, which benefits from being discarded by effects. "When 'Sillva, Warlord of Dark World' is discarded to the graveyard by a card effect, I can special summon it from the graveyard! That, and your monster's attack points fall by 2300 points!" Said Godwin, another fiend appearing on the field. "But my monster's attack points are still higher than your Beiige's 1600!" The princess made a valid point, as Beiige was still destroyed by the beam which pierced through it.
Millhiore F. Biscotti LP 6600
Godwin Dorure LP 3200
Sillva, Warlord of Dark World
LEVEL 5
DARK
Fiend/Effect
If this card is discarded to the Graveyard by a card effect: Special Summon it from the Graveyard, then, if this card was discarded from your hand to your Graveyard by your opponent's card effect, your opponent returns exactly 2 cards from their hand to the bottom of their Deck, in any order.
ATK 2300 / DEF 1400
"That monster..." Said Yusei, recognizing Sillva as the monster Godwin had both on that battlefield, and in the 'princess rescue operation' he participated in. "Shall we return to our duel, Fudo Yusei?" Said Gaul, Yusei nodding in response, putting his hand on his deck. "Draw!" Said Yusei, peeking at the card he drew. In his head, Yusei could already see his image of victory - a network of cards, one leading to another, one path connecting to victory.
"From my hand I activate the magic card 'One for One'! By discarding one monster from my hand to the graveyard, I can special summon one level 1 monster from my hand or deck! Come, Tuning Supporter!" Said Yusei, discarding Road Runner from his hand. "Heh, you start to sound like Godwin with all the discarding stuff!" Gaul commented, since he knew Godwin's playstyle, and not just by seeing the duel going on on his side right there.
"When I synchro summon using Tuning Supporter, it can be treated as level 2. I tune my level 5 Quickdraw Synchron to my level 2 Tuning Supporter! Gathering feelings will now become a new force! Become the path its light shines upon! Synchro Summon! Blaze on, Nitro Warrior!" Chanted Yusei, an unknown synchro monster to Gaul appeared before him. "When Tuning Supporter is used for a synchro summon, I get to draw one card! ... Good answer, my deck. I equip Nitro Warrior with the equip magic card, 'Junk Attack'! When the equipped monster destroys your monster as a result of battle, half of the destroyed monster's attack points will be inflicted to you as damage!" Said Yusei, arranging his field for victory.
Nitro Warrior
LEVEL 7
FIRE
Warrior/Synchro/Effect
"Nitro Synchron" + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters
Once during each of your turns, if you activated a Spell Card, this card gains 1000 ATK during its next attack, for damage calculation only. If this attacking card destroys an opponent's monster by battle: You can target 1 face-up Defense Position monster your opponent controls; change that target to Attack Position, then attack it with this card.
ATK 2800 / DEF 1800
"Battle! Go, Nitro Warrior! Attack Gae Bolg! Dynamite Knuckle!" Yusei declared the finishing attack. "Continuous trap, open! Dragon's Soul Castle! Once per turn, by removing a dragon-type monster from my graveyard, one monster on my field gains 700 attack points until the end phase! Now I have higher attack points!" Gaul said, sure of himself. "With Nitro Warrior's own effect, the turn I activate a magic card, its attack points increase by 1000!" Said Yusei, as the monsters clashed, Gae Bolg falling after a good fight, being destroyed, depleting Gaul's life points, leaving Gaul himself on the ground.
Yusei Fudo LP 2100
Gaul Galette Des Rois LP 0
"The first duel's winner is declared! Fudo Yusei, Biscotti's hero, has defeated Galette's prince, Gaul, and without even crossing the 2000 life points line! Now, will the princess win her duel too?" The commentators shouted, as Nitro Warrior's 'hologram' disappeared from the field. Yusei turned to the duel between Godwin and Millhiore, giving a last glance to the lying Gaul before doing so. Millhiore still seemed to be in advantage, her Ancient Holy Wyvern standing at 3000 attack points, while the opponent's monsters were 700 and 1400 points weaker, even though he technincally had more monsters, ones which could overwhelm a normal soldier easily.
"I set a card face-down, and end my turn!" Said the princess. "It's my turn, draw! I'll teach you one thing this turn - That it doesn't matter how many attack points a monster has, relying only on it to win a duel is a reckless thing to do!" Said Godwin, Millhiore preparing for what's about to come at her. "From my hand, I activate the equip magic card, Dark World Shackles, and equip it to your monster!" Said Godwin, shackles appearing on the field, binding the princess' synchro monster. "The monster equipped with Dark World Shackles cannot attack, and its attack points become a fixed amount of 100 points!" The general explained. "Are you ready for this? Battle! Go, Sillva! Attack princess Millhiore's weakened Ancient Holy Wyvern!" Godwin declared his first attack.
'I can't afford to take the hit, even though my monster will stay on the field because of Trust Guardian's effect. If he attacks with Beiige after that... I have to do it!' "Trap card, open! Memory of a Friend! When your monster declares an attack, by taking damage equal to that monster's attack points, I can remove that monster from play!" Said Millhiore, ready for the consequences. To the princess, it felt like she was slashed directly by Sillva, letting out a short scream from the pain, Sillva disappearing from the field.
Millhiore F. Biscotti LP 4300
Godwin Dorure LP 3200
"Protecting your synchro monster with your own gained life points? Look! Now your precious monster's attack points are literally nothing! Battle! Go, Beiige! Attack princess Millhiore's Ancient Holy Wyvern!" Godwin declared his second attack. Just as Beiige's spear was about to slice Millhiore's monster, Trust Guardian appeared, and instead of being destroyed by that battle, it remained on the field, with an extra wound, the princess receiving the shockwave from that battle as damage.
Millhiore F. Biscotti LP 2700
Godwin Dorure LP 3200
"I set one card face-down, and end my turn! Look what happened to your monster, and what happened to your life points! You'd be at 100 life points by now if you hadn't raised your life points prior to my attack. But it doesn't matter if they're 100 or 2700, with this situation, can you change something?!" Said Godwin, scaring the princess a bit. She looked at Yusei, only for him to say one of his lines of wisdom: "Trust in your deck. If you trust your cards, they'll surely answer." . Millhiore thought about what Yusei told her for a few moments, before facing Godwin again, with renewed will to fight. "In a duel, there is always the potential for change! It's my turn! Draw!" The princess drew her card, surprised by the card she drew. It was like the cards really answered to her.
Godwin could sense something from that card... He didn't know what exactly, but he could sense something. "Here I go...!" Said the princess, revealing the card she drew. "T-That monster...!" Exclaimed Godwin, the cameras catching view of the card too. "I release Ancient Holy Wyvern, to summon Majestic Mech Goryu!" Said the princess, putting the second 'proof of ruler' card on her field, a dragon-like machine appearing on the field with a roar.
Majestic Mech Goryu
LEVEL 8
LIGHT
Fairy/Effect
You can Normal Summon this card with 1 Tribute. If you do, it is sent to the Graveyard during the End Phase. During battle between this attacking card and a Defense Position monster whose DEF is lower than the ATK of this card, inflict the difference as Battle Damage to your opponent.
ATK 2900 / DEF 1800
"Princess Millhiore's second 'strongest' monster appeared on the field!" One of the commentators shouted. "Battle! Go, Majestic Mech Goryu! Attack Vanguard of Dark World, Beiige!" Declared the princess, Goryu charging energy in its core on its chest area, said beam piercing straight through Beiige, Godwin receiving the shock of the battle damage, although he remained standing.
Millhiore F. Biscotti LP 2700
Godwin Dorure LP 1900
"I set a card face-down, and end my turn!" The princess was about to end her turn, however Godwin cut her words "Before you do that, trap card, OPEN! Military Forces from Darkness! With this, I select 2 'Dark World' monsters in my graveyard, and add them to my hand! The only monsters I have in my graveyard are 2 copies of Beiige, so I add them both to my hand!" Said Godwin, showing his 2 copies of Beiige, his trap card revealing itself. "In my end phase, if I tributed only one monster to summon Majestic Mech Goryu, it is sent to the graveyard..." Said Millhiore, with no other choice but to leave her field wide open except for her one face-down card. At first the princess thought that maybe if Godwin's draw won't be a monster, she'll be able to come back to the game, but now the only 2 cards in Godwin's hand were 2 copies of Beiige.
"It's my turn!" Said Godwin, drawing another card. "Hmph. Looks like luck is on my side. Magic card, activate! Foolish Burial! With this card, I can send one monster card from my deck to the graveyard. I'll let you see, how strong is the power of the Dark World series... With Foolish Burial, the monster I send to the graveyard is Dragon God of Dark World, Grapha!" Said Godwin, showing the fiendish dragon to the princess before sending it to his graveyard. "I summon Beiige in attack position!" Godwin continued. At that point, the princess was sure that this was all he had for that turn... however, she was wrong.
"I activate Grapha's monster effect from my graveyard! While Grapha is in my graveyard, by returning one 'Dark World' monster from my field to my hand, I can special summon Grapha from my graveyard! I return Beiige to my hand! Rise, Dragon God of Dark World, Grapha!" Suddenly, Godwin's true ace monster appeared on the field, with all its fiendish glory. And its attack points... ... was exactly as Millhiore's life points - 2700. "If this attack goes through, the princess will lose the duel! Exactly what is going to happen right there?!" One of the commentators said. Yusei agreed that if the attack went through, the duel would be over, but he had a feeling that the princess wouldn't let it end like that.
Grapha, Dragon God of Dark World
LEVEL 8
DARK
Fiend/Effect
You can Special Summon this card (from your Graveyard) by returning 1 face-up "Dark World" monster you control to the hand, except "Grapha, Dragon God of Dark World".
If this card is discarded to the Graveyard by a card effect: Target 1 card your opponent controls; destroy that target, then, if this card was discarded from your hand to your Graveyard by an opponent's card effect, look at 1 random card in your opponent's hand, then, if it was a monster, you can Special Summon it to your side of the field.
ATK 2700 / DEF 1800
"This is the end! Go, Grapha, direct attack on Princess Millhiore!" Godwin declared the attack which could potentially finish the duel, only for a hand to rise from the earth and protect Millhiore at the very last moment, Godwin being surprised by what happened right then. "Trap card, Pinpoint Guard! With this card, when your monster declares an attack, I can special summon one level 4 or lower monster from my graveyard in face-up defense position, and this turn, it cannot be destroyed by battle or by card effects. The monster I choose to special summon, is Trust Guardian!" Said Millhiore, Trust Guardian appearing from the summoning portal once again. 'Tch, now I only have the two copies of Beiige in my hand. I can't do anything else now...' "I end my turn!" Said Godwin. "At your end phase, according to the effect of Memories of a Friend, Sillva will be special summoned to my field!" Said the princess, Godwin starting to realize that she still had not given up.
"It's my... ... TURN!" Princess Millhiore drew her card, immediately revealing it to Godwin after seeing what it was. "I activate the magic card, Monster Reincarnation! By discarding one card from my hand, I can return one monster from my graveyard to my hand!" Said the princess, discarding The Sanctuary in the Sky, showing Majestic Mech Goryu to Godwin. "Next, I release Trust Guardian to summon Majestic Mech Goryu back to my field! Return to my side!" The princess proceeded to summon her monster again to her field.
Godwin only had one sentence left to say. Emphasizing his 2 cards in his hand, he exclaimed: "Come at me!" . That was supposed to make the princess at least a bit more cautious with her attacks. However, she remembered very well, that the two cards in his hand are actually the 2 copies of 'Vanguard of Dark World, Beiige' He returned to his hand by the effect of his trap card. "Battle! Majestic Mech Goryu, attack Grapha, Dragon God of Dark World!" The first attack has been declared, the beam of light from Goryu's center core piercing through the demonic dragon.
Millhiore F. Biscotti LP 2700
Godwin Dorure LP 1700
"Even if we're different, we can come to an understanding. Your monster is proof of that. Battle! Go, Sillva, Warlord of Dark World! Direct attack!" As the second attack has been declared, Godwin, again, only had one sentence to say. "You're a fine leader, princess Millhiore." He said, moments before Sillva's blade crushed his armor, leaving him on the ground.
Millhiore F. Biscotti LP 2700
Godwin Dorure LP 0
"That was a good duel, princess." Yusei commented on Millhiore's victory. "I'm sorry, Gaul, Godwin, but we have to put an end to this madness." The princess apologized after nodding to Yusei, Gaul chuckling as he heard that. "No problems, princess. Next time we meet, I hope it'll be as friends." He said, sitting up, grinning slightly. "Anyway, we should hurry, to where Leonmichelle is!" Said Yusei, reminding that the mission... is not yet over. From the top of the Galette headquarters for the war, Leonmichelle was watching the duels through the cameras' sight. "I'll be waiting for you, princess Millhiore, Fudo Yusei. I'll do it... I'll change their fate...!" She said, clenching her fist. And the war continues...
EXTRA
Godwin: "COME AT ME, BRO!"
Millhiore: "YOU GOT IT BRO!"
Godwin: "BROFIST OR YOU'RE NOT A BRO!"
Millhiore: "YOU GOT IT BRO!"
*After a few seconds*
Sillva: "BROFIIIIIIIIST!" *Godwin's armor breaking* *Godwin Dorure LP 0*
Godwin: "BROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Yusei: "I'm impressed, Bro."
Millhiore: "Bro!" *Brofist between Millhiore and Yusei*
Leonmichelle: "Bro..." *clenches her fist*
Well, that was long compared to chapter 11(Almost three times the word number!) ; In fact, it's the longest chapter in the whole story so far... I kid you not.
This chapter is posted earlier than I expected, but it's good too, isn't it?
Two duels in one chapter, it's a little hard to follow, but I tried to make it like the Yugioh anime usually does when it encounters two duels occuring at once... and that is making it like scenes, alternating between the duels. I also assumed that you know monsters like Tuning Supporter, Quickdraw Synchron, and such, because if I remember correctly, I already did their explanation in earlier chapters. Or you're a pro at the game already, I don't know =P
In this chapter, Dark World monsters have made their appearance. They did appear in GX, and even had their own healthy number of episodes, and role in the plot, and they're still not exactly the weakest archetype around, but... they fit that general Godwin soooooo much, especially Sillva, I just couldn't resist!
In the next chapter, I think I'll end this arc with another long chapter, because except the fact that 13 chapters is like a 13 episode anime, 'one season' (more or less, correct me if I'm wrong) , we're not that far from the fight/battle/duel with Leonmichelle (haven't decided what it will be yet), so I thought I'll go for it. (Dang, even this section is way longer than usual...)
*Fun fact: The title of this chapter, together with the titles of chapters 3, 6, and 7, all were supposed to include ', Acceleration!' as all other chapter titles. However, apparently there is a character limit on chapter titles, so they ended up as they are.
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