Authors notes: Yes I know Johan was a bit OOC in the last chapter. Don't worry, there is a good reason for that. It will be revealed in a later chapter. Until then you'll have to settle for this chapter. Should warn you it's not epic or anything.

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The Emissary of Extinction

Chapter 20

Dawn of Extinction Part 3: Clash Under the Moon

The Martyr's watched as the safes door was dyed completely back, the wheel turned on it's own, opening the door. The duel disks were now exposed.

"Begin."

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Xiaolang was sitting alone outside the academia, looking out to the setting sun. His thoughts were interrupted as a figure appeared beside him. "Xiaolang. Are you alright?"

Xiaolang didn't need to look to recognize it was Shien. "As I get. How about you? After that possession...sorry. I never asked..."

"You don't need to explain. And I'm alright. Monster spirits are not bound to the Holograms that represent them. I was not possessed, an image was. I am more worried about you."

"Don't. I'm fine."

"You think you can lie to me? Sorry Xiaolang, but none of us are that easy to fool."

"Heh. Oh well, I tried. Fine. I've been better. But far from my worst. Draygor just got under my skin that's all."

"I know."

Xiaolang looked at Shien. "You don't seem surprised. Shien, why exactly did you pick me? You must have know I would do what you saw me to today."

"You really want to know?" Xiaolang nodded. "You were not our original choice."

"What? Then who was?"

Shien sighed. He knew telling Xiaolang this was not going to be easy, and he wasn't sure how the boy was going to take it, but now he had no choice. The boy wanted to know, and it was his duty to tell him. He sat down beside the boy. "Please don't feel insulted. When we were looking at our other candidate, you were too young, much too young. To be frank, I would rather you were a little older before we showed ourselves to you. But that could not be helped. The one we originally considered was Judai."

"Judai?" For a brief moment he was surprised, but then he thought about it. "Well he is the strongest."

Shein nodded. "Draygor was not an imminent threat back then, so we didn't need to approach Judai. But Judais strength and potential made him a considerable ally. But then another threat to reality made itself known. An entity known as the Light of Ruin had come to the world, and posed a great danger to it. To this world and all the worlds beyond. Before we decided to intervene, someone else had recruited Judai to join their cause. The Neo Spacians became his allies. We knew then that Judai was no longer a suitable candidate. He had chosen his allies already. We were forced to look elsewhere. And across the world, we found no one better than you."

"Heh." Xiaolang shook his head. "Silver medal be me."

"No. You were a much better choice."

"You're just saying that."

"Wrong. At first, I thought you to be the single most illogical choice. You were the son of the man who we knew was researching into our greatest enemy. But the more we looked into you, the more perfect you seemed. You hated Ritan. We hated Draygor. Both of them would soon be working together. I would have recruited you right away...but you were too young. And despite your hatred, you didn't lust for power. I chose to wait." He turned, looking into the eyes of his ally. "I would not choose anyone else, Xiaolang. You were a better choice. Younger than Judai, yes. Less skilled than him, yes. But you will grow. You will get stronger. And your will is the strongest I have ever known. I don't regret my decision, or the way events have transpired. You are our ally Xiaolang, and we will not abandon you."

Xiaolang smiled, and turned out to look at the sun. "Thank you, Shien."

"Your welcome."

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Sho walked into the room which contained the safe door they were hiding the students disks in. One of the students had managed to hide theirs but not from Sho's prying eyes. With a quick duel Sho had confiscated the disk with the offer of silence. Sho sympathized, he wouldn't want his deck and disk taken from him without permission so Sho decided to not tell anyone about it. He also let the kid keep his deck. He walked into the room with a small smile on his face. The light was off so he flicked the switch.

"Oh no." He grabbed his radio. "The duel disks are gone!"

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"The duel disks are gone!"

Xiaolang jumped to his feet. "Dammit!" He ran towards the door. "Draygor!"

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Yuuka and Jinn opened the tennis courts doors, the time had come.

Kenji and Sosuke pushed their raised legs against the cart with all their strength, and watch as it rolled right into the tennis court. They moved behind the cart that was just behind them and did the same with that one, and the one after it.

"Time for them to fight again. Go distract those who would stop this."

The doors were closed and the Martyrs ran. They had their job to do.

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"I found them-sarus!" Kenzan was monitoring the students as he watched the cart roll right in. Like a swarm of flies the students gathered around the carts, yet like a machine they each grabbed disks, passing them around amongst themselves. Later on, Kenzan would be thankful that the injured students had already been moved to the medial wards. This was not a place for them.

Johan could see why. His mouth was already at his radio. "It's Draygor! He's in the tennis court."

Sorano had already jumped into battle with Kenzan, and now Johan followed.

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"He's in the-"

"Johan? Johan!" Judai yelled into the radio franticly, but no reply would come. "Damn you Draygor!" He turned around to run to where Kenzan and Johan were stationed. "It wont help."

Judai stopped. "Not now, Haou." "Yes, now. Judai. You know what Drayor is planning. The students are about fight one another, Draygor will continue with this until you break down and give him what he wants. Even if that means death for every student here it means nothing to him. If you want to stop him you are going to listen to me."

He took another step, but his mind would not let him run from the logic. "Why should I trust you?" He waited for a moment for Haou to say something, but nothing came. For a second Judai thought he had exposed a plot by his former self. Only for a second...

"Nothing is purer as revenge. If you doubt my sincerity, ask Yubel." "What does she have to do with this?"

His attention was forced to the apparition right in front of his eyes. Her eyes...they had never looked so pained to him. "Judai...trust him...just this once...trust him."

"You know what he did last time he got control! Why should I trust him?"

"Because I do. I know you don't understand why, but please. Let him fight, just this once."

Looking into her eyes he could not refuse. He would not refuse his most loyal protector. He slowly nodded. "Haou. What is your plan?"

"Go to the roof of this building. On the very top of it's roof."

Judai got moving. "I have a bad feeling about this..."

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Xiaolang charged through the front door, charging right into the student who was quickly becoming his rival "Sosuke!" He skidded across the floor to stop himself. "You bastard! What are you up to?"

Sosuke laughed. "The Dawn of Extinction has come."

"Duel!"

Austin and Jim made their way through the halls. "We may need Karin to scare some of the students for us, Jim."

"Yeah. You up for it, Karin?" Karin moaned out the sound he had come to recognize as "Yes." He nodded. "Thank you."

They turned a corner. "Don't thank her yet." They were forced to stop as they met two figures standing there. A boy and girl they were unfamiliar with. The girl spoke again. "The Dawn of Extinction has come."

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Judai ran up the stairs as fast as his legs would permit him, reaching the staircase that would lead him to the roof.

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"Amethyst Nail!" Johan's favourite female feline took a slash at his opponent. "I don't think we can keep this up forever. No. I know we cant. Where are you Judai?"

Kenzan shielded his face as his monster exploded in front of him. "I'm not giving up-sarus!"

"Horus level 6! Direct attack!" Sorano frowned as his opponent screamed under the wrath of his dragons attack. "How do we stop this?"

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Kaiser, Fubuki and Yusuke opened the tennis courts doors. "Oh boy. We're in trouble guys."

Kaiser smiled. "That's an understatement."

Yusuke walked forwards. "Let's just do what we can."

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Sho was running through the hallways as fast as he could. "I gotta help them!" His thoughts were penetrated as he saw someone in the hallway up ahead, standing there with his duel disk at the ready.

"The Dawn of Extinction is here."

Sho gritted his teeth, he could go another way, but he had the feeling this boy would follow him. "Then we'll stop it!"

"Duel!"

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Judai was standing on the roof of Duel Academia, right where Haou had told him to go. Under the light of the full moon above the white dome beneath him almost seemed to glow. "Haou. What do I do now?"

"Let me gain control."

Judai's hand twitched. He remembered what happened the last time he allowed the king to control him. The thousands of innocents slaughtered. Jim. Austin. How he couldn't bring himself to use polymerization after it. All the ruins he saw on his travels. He didn't want that, no. He couldn't let that happen here.

"Judai. We have no other choice."

Judai tried thinking of another way, but he didn't have any. He had no permanent solution to this problem. Taking the students duel disks was temporary. Taking their decks was temporary. He could continue fighting the students, and he knew he could beat them. Yet even that would not solve the problem. So he was left with the only solution that had a chance at being permanent.

Judai closed his eyes. "I'm sorry...everyone."

They opened again, but the eyes of Judai Yuki were no more.

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"What?" Every student under Draygor's control suddenly stopped moving. "This presence-!"

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Xiaolang stopped mid sentence as he felt a presence. "What the...what is that?"

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Johan wasn't looking at the seemingly frozen students around him, instead he was looking for something else. "What is this feeling?"

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Haou stood still as his eyes glowed, darkness was starting to radiate from his body. The darkness spilled at his feet, dying the white dome beneath him in his power. It spread out, covering the dome roof completely in only a few seconds,

"Draygor. Face me."

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"HAOU!"

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"What the-!" Darkness shout out of Sosuke's deck, phasing right through the ceiling like it wasn't even there.

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Johan watched as the disks of every student in the courts deck shot up a blast of darkness, heading right for the roof and passing through it.

Every student in the court blinked in confusion, but Johan's attention was elsewhere. "Where is Draygor going?"

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Haou looked up to the sky was a mass of darkness formed there. First it was like a black hole, but then it started compressing itself, taking form, taking shape. Before suddenly it had taken a form he could almost recognize. The form descended, standing on the flowing river of darkness Haou was emitting. The form underwent it's last metamorphosis, some of the black became while, it formed claws. Haou wasn't in the slightest bit phased as the transformation was complete.

The Emissary of Extinction had taken form. "Haou."

"Draygor."

For moments both of them just stood there, staring one another down. Haou was the first to blink, and then he spoke. "How long has it been since we last met?"

"One thousand years."

If Haou was shocked by that news, his face didn't show it. "It has been that long..." He looked up to the sky. "I wonder..." Whatever he was thinking was lost to the world as he looked back down at Draygor. "What happened after I forced you out of my kingdom?"

"I killed. I slaughtered. I devoured. You put me in a world just teeming with life to kill. I was so happy...until I met...them." He growled. "Those cursed six!" His claws twitched. He did not enjoy the memories of that battle. "What became of you?"

Haou's eyes flashed. "My kingdom lost belief in me."

"Ha! Humans! They are so petty. Nothing like the standards you and I, creatures of real power set."

"Perhaps. But there is one thing I have learned from the weak." He reached into Judai's deck box and pulled out Judai's deck, his own dark power dying them. "Revenge."

A deck appeared in Draygor's right claw. "Revenge."

Haou walked forward. "I'm going to kill you, Draygor."

Dragor's right arm burst out five long sharp bones, the gaps in between them were suddenly dyed dark. The Darkness took shape. They were forming a duel disk. The arm mutated further, glowing a deck slot and ripping open a graveyard. He walked forward as well, the two exchanged decks. "I'll feast on your power tonight."

They shuffled the cards they held, first slowly, but it quickly evolved into a competition to see who could shuffle the fastest. After a moment they finally stopped, handing the shuffled decks to one another. They turned and walked, moving to take their places in this duel.

"How should we decide who goes first?" Draygor placed his deck inside his arms slot.

Haou placed his deck into Judai's disk. "You can start this battle. You started the last."

They each picked up five cards.

"Duel!"

Draygor slowly pulled a card from his deck. He glanced at the drawn card. "I spent hundreds of years in this. All the while I thought of you, the one who put me in that damn world. You sent me away from your world, a world full of weaker life to destroy, into a world capable of fighting me. Well, some were. A world that sealed me away. A world that denied me my right! Yet, even with all those I fought. None of them...none of them ever fought me quite as hard as you did..."

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"Name yourself so I know what to put on your grave!"

"Draygor!"

Draygor caught the blade with his right claw, the blade not even scratching the bone. Their auras collided, the violet darkness clashing against the black. Haou grunted, he would not be pulling his sword out the claw. He raised his arm with all his strength, forcing the creature to raise his arm. The king raised his left hand, pointing it at Draygor's ribcage. "Goodbye."

"Wha-!" The Emissary of Extinction was covered completely by violet darkness as a giant blast covered his form, the mass was sent flying back.

"It's done." 'thump' "What?" He heard a scraping sound, like the blast was scraping across the ground. It was slowing down. "It cant be." The blast was stopped, it was completely still now, but the darkness was still trying to accomplish it's goal. Slivers of black slipped through it. "Damn."

"Useless!" The blast was shattered like glass as Draygor threw out his arms, freeing himself from the force. Haou's attack was dispersed into nothing. "You...are strong. You will be my first opponent!"

Haou's sword holding hand twitched. "This creature...is powerful."

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"I activate Gateway to Extinction."

It rose from out of the darkness, the gateway that had contained the beast for so many centuries. Draygor pulled out his deck, parting it and raising the card over his head. "To activate it, I must remove myself from the game. When I have met the conditions demanded by the card, I can special summon myself." He let go of his card, which was drawn to the gate, which was no longer possessed the marks of the one who imprisoned Draygor within. Now the gate was as it always meant to be, the home of the beast. Draygor shuffled his deck and placed it back. "I set one card, and one monster. Turn end."

Haou showed no sign that he was even listening to Draygors words. Instead his eyes were focused on the gate in front of him. "That was your prison, but you didn't built it for that did you?"

"No. I built it to be my home. But the Six turned it into a prison."

"I'd laugh for your fate. But it was perhaps better than my own."

"What exactly happened to you?"

Haou's eyes narrowed as they glowed. "You ruined everything." His darkened aura suddenly grew, now he was wrapped in a shield of darkness. "Draw." He placed the drawn card in a monster card zone. "I summon Elemental Hero Bubbleman." The Hero was different from what he once was. Like he was...darker some how. Every color on his body was a slightly darker shade. He looked...angry. He may have been an Elemental Hero, but in the hands of one like Haou, even the noblest of warriors could become corrupted. (Attack position. ATK/800 DEF/1200) "When Elemental Hero Bubbleman is summoned, and I control no other cards, I can draw two cards from my deck." He picked up the cards, placing them in his hand before picking another card from his hand. "Dark Fusion." He revealed another monster card in his hand. "I fuse Elemental Hero Clayman from my hand, and Bubbleman from my field." The two monsters rose up, disappearing as their images spiralled into a hole of darkness. A deep brown, almost black substance shot from the hole, it formed..."Evil Hero Swamp Demon."

The creature's name descried it well. The monster looked like it had come right out of a swamp. It was a giant of a monster, easily seven feet tall. It's skin appeared to be made of swamp muck, with much of it trailing down it's body. Let under that muck there was clearly some kind of form. The shoulders of the creature were a bright red, whether it was skin, bone some kind of armor was anyone's guess. It had huge claws, each one was completely black. Perhaps this was a very tall, very strong warrior before it had been changed into it was now, but now it was a swamp monster, with "Demon" for a name. It's black eyes stared right ahead. (Attack position ATK/1900 DEF/3000) "Swamp Demon, battle."

Draygor's set monster could only sit there are the Swamp beast reached his only and raised it's hand, it slammed it's open hand down on the monster, each of the claws trying to stab the monster, but when he did It was revealed to be "Extinction Martyr." The Martyr dodged the attack. "When it is sent to the graveyard, it will take a monster of my choosing with it." The martyr jumped up, ramming it's blade at the monsters skin. The blade snapped."What?" The beast grabbed the martyr, crushing it in it's overly large hand. The Martyrs power was null and void.

Haou had a hand on his deck. "Dark Fusion prevents the monster summoned by it's effect from being affected by any of your cards effects on the turn it's summoned. Swamp Beast effect activates now. When it defeats a monster, I can draw a card." He picked up a card. "Swamp Demon changes it's battle position after a battle." (DEF/3000). Haou's attention was drawn to the gateway behind Draygor as he noticed one of the claws upon it was suddenly emitting darkness. "What is that?"

"My Gateway's effect. Each time a dark monster I control is sent to the graveyard, an Extinction counter is placed on it. When there are ten, I will be able to summon myself."

Haou placed a card in his spell/trap zone, showing no sighs he had even been affected by the revelation. "I set one card. Turn end."

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Johan and Kenzan watched as the students in the tennis court stood around confused. Draygor had let them all go. But Johan had the feeling that the worst was yet to come.

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Xiaolang had ran back outside, and was looking up at the roof of the academia. Dark energy of some time was spilling off it like water. "What kind of creature has this kind of power? I know it's not Draygor. So what is it? And where's Judai?" He took another step back, a star was shining bright in the sky tonight. "Is it even a star?"

He shook his head to purge the thought. "There are bigger things to worry about."

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Draygor growled as he stared down his opponent. Haou was just looking at him, not moving, not even blinking. Like he was focused on the duel and nothing else. "Just like last time..."

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"Now let's battle!" Draygor closed the distance between them, slashing his left claw at the king. Haou blocked it with his sword, pushing the offending appendage away before he swiped out his darkness covered, left hand. It collided with Draygor's face, sending the beast railing back. Draygor skidded across the ground on his back. He slammed his elbows into the ground, cracking the ground further as he threw his lower legs up, almost back-flipping to his feet. He took a moment to consider his opponent. "What are you?"

Haou started walking forward. "I am the king of the Darkness. The supreme king. Haou! And you're threatening my people!" He jumped forward, going on the attack again.

Draygor used his claw as a shield to block the sword, he pushed it back and slashed with his other claw. It was blocked, and pushed away, Haou slashed and was blocked again. In a battle of blades and claws there seemed to be a stalemate. Draygor took a step back and turned to his side.

'CLANG' Haou was almost knocked off his feet by the force of the tail strike. Draygor's tail was more than just a bone. He found his balance again. Draygor slashed, aiming to take off Haou's head with the attack, but the king leaned back, the claw coming within a inch of his nose. Draygor rammed his body forward, attempting to use his weight to push the king down.

Haou slammed his body into Draygor's, his sword scraping against the beasts face. They both stood there for a moment, trying to overpower the other. "You'll make for a fine kill."

Haou's eyes flashed. "You don't have the power to kill me." With neither giving way, they both jumped back.

Draygor was laughing. "Oh we'll see."

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"Draw. I summon Extinction Knight." Haou couldn't immediately tell if this creature was even alive, it's choice of helmet was Draygor's skull, which completely hid it's own head and neck. This made the king wonder if it had a head of it's own. It's armor was mostly make of bone. Bone shoulder guards, with chest armor shaped exactly like Draygor's rib cage. There was chain mail under that. The Knights Leg armor was made of bone as well. It was already holding a sword. A sword that aside from a sharpened tip, and the metal guard, was a spine. (Attack position. ATK/1600 DEF/1200) "I activate the Spell Card Genocidal Vengeance. When I control an extinction monster with lower attack points than a monster you control. I can destroy your monster as long as it has destroyed an 'Extinction' monster by battle." Swamp Demon was dyed black before it exploded. "Extinction Knight. Direct attack." The knight jumped up, before beginning it's decent down upon the king.

It would never reach him. "Reverse card open. Evil Guard. When I am attacked directly, I can activate this. I can special summon any 'Evil Hero' monster from my hand. I Summon Evil Hero Phantom Guard." A ciicular shadow appeared on river flowing from Haou. Phantom Guard burst out from it, it's skin was a very dark blue, at least that parts that were not dressed in what appeared to be some kind of thick black smoke. It's hands were clawed, with a javelin that might have been made from bone shooting out both of the palms of it's hands. It's face was covered by the smoke as well, and with the way a shroud of it seemed to surround the Hero, one could wonder if it was actually real. (Defence position. ATK/1600 DEF/1800)

With the guard standing there, Draygor was left with only one option. "Turn end."

By now the dark power was emitting from Haou was creating wind "Draw." He glanced at the card for a second before placing it next to Phantom Guard. "I summon Evil Hero Hell Gainer." This Evil Hero might have been more at home in Draygor's deck had his bones been shaped differently, but he was Haou's Hero. The creature clenched and unclenched it's clawed hands as it looked upon it's foe with it's several sets of eyes. (Attack position. ATK/1600 DEF/0) "I move Phantom Guard to attack position." (ATK/1600) "Phantom Guard, attack Extinction Knight. Vengeful Shadows." The monster suddenly sank in the darkness flowing under it, creating a circular shadow not unlike the one it appeared from. It shot across the field to move under Extinction Knight.

"Fool! My Knight will take your monster with him!"

A claw rose up from the shadow, aiming right for the knights chest. The knight stabbed it's weapon down, reaching right into the shadow. With an arm through the chest of one, and the other still hidden, it was impossible to determine who struck first. The knight suddenly exploded, taking it's enemy with it. (Gateway/2)

Little did it know that Haou wanted his monster destroyed. "Phantom Guard effect activate. When it is destroyed, I can select and special summon any other Evil Hero from my graveyard. Revive, Evil Hero Swamp Demon." The swamp monster returned and stomped on the ground under it. (Attack position. ATK/1900 DEF/3000)

Haou was not the only one playing tricks. "When Extinction Knight is destroyed, I can special summon another one from my deck." This time the Knight was kneeling, resting on the spine it was using for a sword. (Defence position. ATK/1600 DEF/1200)

Haou blinked. "Hell Gainer, attack." The demon vanished, and suddenly reappeared next to it's target, it grabbed it by the head and shoulder, twisting the head and pulling it off. The knight exploded after Hell Gainer had vanished again. (Gateway/3)

Draygor placed the last of them in his monster zone. "I summon the last Extinction Knight." (Defence position. ATK/1600 DEF/1200)

"Swamp Demon. Attack." Like the Hero before, Swamp Demon wasted no time in reaching it's target, it punched the knight through the stomach, reaching out to the other side. The monster exploded on it's arm, not even damaging it's killer in the slightest. Haou was not done yet. "Draw. Swamp Demon changes it's battle position now." The creature took to a knee and crossed it's dripping arms. (DEF/3000. Gateway/4) "Card set. Turn end."

"DRAW!" Draygor had to summon all of his willpower to control himself. The bone s he was attached to only looked like the ones he once had. A direct attack on Haou would only get him killed. "If only I had my bones..."

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"Oh we'll see." Draygor jumped forward again, slashing with an open claw. Predicting Haou's reaction correctly, he grabbed the blade. He thrust his right claw forward.

Haou shifted his head just in time to keep his eyes. But a deafening screech told him just how lucky he had been He raised his left arm to grab Draygor's arm. He threw up his foot and slammed it into Draygors ribs. The creature was knocked very slightly off balance, Haou let go of his sword and shot a blast of darkness in Draygor's chest. The creature was thrown back, slamming right into a building. Haou walked after his opponent, waving out a hand when he walked near his fallen sword. It suddenly levitated, retuning to the kings hand.

Draygor roared, breaking through the cloud of dust that had gathered on collision. He charged out of the cloud. Running at the king with all the speed his bone legs could muster.

Haou stabbed at the creatures skull, but he moved his head just in time, Draygor grabbed at his waist with both claws, still running towards another house.

The reached it, Haou felt the very dull and heavy thud crash against his helmet as they collided with the building. Draygor had let go of him, and let the king go flying across the house. He slammed though a wall, and landed in a room with a rather soft floor. "Carpet." He thought. He heard screaming, he forced himself back to his feet. Suddenly some of the screaming stopped. Then he realized, it wasn't just one person screaming at first.

This houses residents hadn't evacuated. He stood up just in time to see the last resident, a woman, perhaps in her thirties. "NO!" She ran forward, her maddened rage overpowering the logical decision to run away from him.

Haou ran forward. "Get away from him!"

"Too late for that!"

"NO-!"

It was too late, before Haou could say anything more Draygor had slashed at the raging woman. Haou didn't have even a second to blink as blood covered him. He felt it splash up against his face and armor. He could most clearly see it as it covered his left eye.

"Ugh." He stepped back, his hand reaching up to wipe the blood from his eye

This was the moment Draygor was waiting for. "DIE!"

He thrust a claw forward...

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"I will find a way to hurt him!" He glanced at his drawn card. "Perfect." He placed the card with the rest of his hand, reaching for another. "I remove one of my Extinction Knights in my graveyard from play. I special summon Extinction Mara." The little goblin appeared, kneeling with the tip of the miniaturized skull of the Emissary touching the darkness flowing under it. (Defence position. ATK/0 DEF/0) "I activate Foolish Burial. I can select one monster in my deck and sent it to the graveyard." He pulled out his deck, picking a random card and placing in the slit in his arm that playing the part of graveyard. "I sent Nightmare Eater. It's effect activates now! I can tribute a Dark monster I control to draw two cards. I tribute my Mara." A black blob appeared behind the little goblin, splitting open before consuming the suddenly screaming creature. It finished it's meal and vanished. (gateway/5)

Draygor picked up two cards. "I summon Extinction Chimera." The slouching monstrosity of a monster was growing as it appeared on the field. It rested some of it's weight on it's clawed hand. (Attack position. ATK/? DEF/?) "It's attack and defence powers are equal to the number of Extinction counters on the Gateway. There are five." (ATK/2500 DEF/2500) "Extinction Chimera! Destroy Hell Gainer!" The Chimera screamed, rushing forward with a deep, mindless howl. All four of it's arms were raised, ready to destroy the Evil Hero. "I have you now!"

Haou waved out his hand. "Reverse card open! Maniacal Instinct!"

"What?" "A continuous trap?"

Haou's aura grew stronger and stronger as he spoke. "Every time you attack, I can redirect the attack to any Evil Hero I control. Your Chimeras attack will be redirected to my Swamp Demon." The Chimera jumped on the Demon, but was batted off like an insect. The attack had failed completely. (Draygor LP/3500)

"Just like then..."

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"DIE!"

Haou's right eye saw the attack coming, he moved out of the way of the claw, striking back at the creature blindly.

A screech sounded out to the world that the blade had found it's mark, and made one too.

"ARGGGGGHH!"

Both combatants moved away from the other to tend to their handicaps. It took Haou only another second before he turned to face his opponent. He smiled. "Those don't heal do they?"

Draygor was feeling at the slit that was now a part of his skull. Had it been alive it would have bled but clearly it was dead. He lowered his claw. "I honestly don't know."

Haou raised his sword, it was time to fight again. "Then I better kill you before we find out."

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"This fight is not over...this fight is not over! I will kill him!"

"Draygor. I'm done toying with you. Prepare yourself. Now you will know my wrath." The darkness shot up higher, now the King looked to be standing in a giant violet flame. He placed a hand on his deck. "Draw!"

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Today's Strongest Card

Gateway to Extinction

Spell (Continuous)

When this card is activated remove 1 "Draygor The Emissary Of Extinction" in your hand, Deck or Graveyard from play. Each time a DARK monster on your side of the field is sent to the graveyard place 1 Extinction counter on this card (Max 10). If this card would be destroyed, you can destroy 1 other Spell/Trap card you control. When there are 10 Extinction counters on this card you can tribute this card to special summon the "Draygor The Emissary Of Extinction" That was removed from play by this cards effect.

Commentary: Draygor

"My prison for so long. Now it is the prelude to the fear I bring."

Authors Note: Yes, Draygor's bones heal.