0713MM: Hey guys! I am so sorry for what seems like the longest wait ever for a chapter! I apologize for things being slow and all that.
Rio: Enough apologizing over their! Do the damn disclaimer!
0713MM: Right of course! I don't Yugioh ZEXAL, nor any of its characters. I also don't own Blackdust, Yj Fudo and Commander Tanker. Those 3 OC's belong to a friend of mine. Anyways; chapter start!
Chapter 21: Siege of Temple Dracos, Part 2
"Open the door!" Commander Tanker ordered the guards guarding Yen's cell. As he and Shadow Priest entered, Shadow Priest was dragging someone with a bag over her head along. There was Yen chained looking like skin and bones; and flies were buzzing around him.
"Get up Yen!" Tanker ordered pointing his sword at Yen.
"What you fuckers want now?! I am NOT going to break!" Yen snapped looking up at Tanker.
Shadow Priest just smirked and laughed.
"Well then maybe this person will make you break?" Shadow Priest's grin widened while he pulled off the hood of the prisoner they bought into the cell. The prisoner, was none other than Michelle. Yen's eyes widened shock.
"Michelle!?" Yen gasped; looking at his wife cuffed next to Shadow Priest.
"Here's the deal. After months of trying to break, you're going to tell us everything or Michelle here is going to pay for both your crimes." Shadow Priest grinned; showing his laser pistol placing it on her head. Commander Tanker just paced back and forth; waiting for Yen to break.
"Tell us the secret about the temple and the weaknesses of the other Barian Scum, You have till the count of 5!" Tanker commanded rising his laser pistol as well to Michelle.
"Please Hades! Stop! Why are so soulless and cruel?" Yen pleaded to Shadow Priest. This plea instead reaching Hades it triggered an outburst of anger.
"Your ignorance will cost you dearly…." Shadow Priest pulled a gun from a holster on his belt and started shooting Michelle in the back. Yen looked shocked as Michelle fell to the ground; barely moving.
"We are only going to ask one more time…. Or else the next shot will not cripple her." Tanker demanded; grabbing Yen and throwing him against the wall.
"I am NOT selling out everyone to Yj! And I refuse to let you kill Michelle!" Yen growled while head butting Tanker forcing him to release him. That forced Shadow Priest hand; which in turn, meant Michelle's fate was sealed.
"Yen you let your family die…." Shadow Priest said with a fake sadness in his voice; he pulled the trigger of his pistol; which was pressed against Michelle's chest. Michelle let out a scream as the laser tore thought her heart. Yen could could watch in absolute horror as his wife was killed in cold blood right before his own eyes. Eventually, he recomposed himself and glared at the one who was once his son.
"Hades…. How… could you….. You really are a monster….. " Yen growled in a dangerously low whispered tone. Tanker gestures to a guard in the background. The guard approache them.
"Sir?" The guard asked. Tanker motioned to the broken heap
"Guard; bring this worthless waste of cells to the wash room." Tanker commanded the guard. The guard gave some kind of salute, then dragged Yen out of the room. While Yen was being escorted out of the room, he turned his head ever so slightly and glared back at Shadow Priest.
"Hades! I will end you for all these crimes!" Yen shouted angrily as he was escorted out by the guard. Shadow Priest just laughed darkly as he watched his "Father" being escorted out.
Minerva dropped to her knees in pain; sensing the death of her mother. Tethys glanced at her friend in concern, but Custos grinned.
"Would you look at that?" Custos taunted. "How cute really. But I didn't come here to watch a cry fest ensue. I came here to not only duel you 2 to a pulp, but be rid of you forever! You 2 will become a thorn in our sides if not dealt with accordingly." The two 16 year old girls glanced at each other for a moment, then back to Custos. Before either of the two girls could speak, Custos spoke up first.
"But alas, let's begin; shall we?" He taunted the 2 16 year old teen girls. Tethys and Minerva both held their duel disked arms firm in the air; prepared for the next move ahead. Custos placed a hand a top of his deck; non-verbally saying that he'd take the first turn. Tethys, nor Minerva, objected to this. In which case, Custos drew his 6th card while his 2 opponents drew their 5 card starting hand. He grinned in the utmost gleeful way possible. This unnerved his 2 opponents slightly, but not enough to waver them off guard completely. He then pulled a spell card out of his hand and activated it.
"I shall activate this spell card." Custos began. "It's known as, Arrival of the Galaxy Guardian. This card allows me to Special Summon 1 Galaxy Guardian monster from either my hand, deck, or graveyard to my field. Unfortunately, not only are the effects of the Special Summoned monster negated, but I take damage equal to half the Special Summoned monster's attack or defense points; whichever one is higher." Tethys raised an eyebrow at Custos.
"But why damage yourself?" She asked as he pulled a monster card from his deck and Summoned it to his field.
"I give you this! Galaxy Guardian-Ompiras!" Custos grinned. Then, he felt a small shock to his body due to his spell card. Along with his monster; who wore white armor and wielded a sword.
(Galaxy Guardian-Ompiras, level 4, attack: 1100, defense: 1900. Custos's LP: 4000 - 950 = 3050). Minerva gave the black-armored general a skeptical look.
"He's up to something." Minerva muttered more to herself than her ally in the duel. Tethys heard what Minerva said and she gave her two cents on the matter.
"Indeed." Tethys agreed. "Whatever he's planning, we better catch on fast. Otherwise, we're probably doomed." Unfortunately for them, Custos heard their entire conversation; thus he began to laugh darkly to himself. This caused Tethys and Minerva to glare at the General before them,
"You fools don't get it; do you?" He asked them in a somewhat taunting manner. Before either teen girl could speak, he continued. "Don't answer that actually. Because this duel is about to take a dark turn! Literally!" He laughed at his own pun, which Tethys and Minerva were clueless about while he Normal Summoned a 2nd monster to his field, then the Normal Summoned one glowed bright whitish-grey as a 3rd monster appeared from out of his deck. "I give you, Galaxy Guardian's Befugius and Archius!"
The armored knight-looking monster emerged onto the field on either side of Ompiras.
(Galaxy Guardian-Archius, level 4, attack: 1950, defense: 1850. Galaxy Guardian-Befugius, level 4, attack: 1900, defense: 1700. Custos's hand: 4 cards). Minerva narrowed her eyes and Tethys just stared in amazement.
"3 monsters on his side of the field already?" Tethys asked. Custos gave a sly grin.
"Indeed girl." Custos remarked. "But perhaps….. I should make things a bit more…. Darker for the 2 of you…" Still not getting why Custos was punning again, they began to watch as he raised his arms up as Archius and Ompiras began to glow a dark-grey aura. Dark winds began to pick up around the area; blowing everything around. This included Tethys and Minerva's hair. After a few moments, Tethys spoke up.
"What's going on with your monsters Custos?" Tethys demanded. "Why are they turning dark and such?" Custos just laughed at Tethys question.
"A Dark Synchro Summon of course!" Custos grinned. This answer to Tethys asked earlier made both girls eyes widen in shock.
"D-Dark Synchro?!" Tethys gasped.
"I thought it was a myth! A legend!" Minerva replied with an equally shocked expression.
"Well you 2 thought wrong!" Custos retorted. "With my Omipiras and Archius, I Dark Tune!" Both monsters turned into dark streams of energy as their levels begin to cancel each other out; making a dark pillar of light appear in the center of Custos's field.
"I Dark Synchro Summon!" Custos declared. "The Level 0 Dark Galaxy Guardian-Archius!" The dark pillar of light faded away and revealed the Dark Synchro monster. It looked pretty similar to that of the original Archius, but its armor wasn't light colored. Instead, it was dark colored; showing that perhaps Archius was corrupted at some point.
(Dark Galaxy Guardian-Archius, level 0, attack: 3000, defense: 2500). Custos then thrusted his hand forward.
"When Dark Galaxy Guardian-Archius is Dark Synchro Summoned, I can Special Summon 1 "Galaxy Guardian" monster from my graveyard. So return, Galaxy Guardian-Archius!" The light armored warrior soon returned to the field. Suddenly, both girls realized something. Both Befugius and Archius were both level 4. That could only mean one thing. An Xyz Summon is coming next! Both Tethys and Minerva narrowed there eyes.
"So….. He can perform multiple Extra Deck Summons…." Tethys mused.
"Apparently so." Minerva agreed. Just as they finished there small discussion, Custos had already raised his left arm and declared his Xyz Summon. Both of his level 4 monsters turned into yellow streams of energy and soared down towards the overlay network and it exploded.
"I Xyz Summon" Custos announced. "The Rank 4 Xyz monster, Galaxy Guardian-Gipborx!" The overlay network vanished to reveal the newly Summoned monster. The monster had a few burn marks here and there. Gipborx also held a sword in his hands. He swung it around a few times before taking a statue-like position. 2 yellow overlay unit swirled around him.
(Galaxy Guardian-Gipborx, rank 4, attack: 2600, defense: 2500). The 2 girls stared in awe at Custos's power as a duelist.
"Amazing…" Tethys breathed.
"A Dark Synchro monster and a Xyz monster on his very first turn…." Minerva awed. Custos gave his 2 opponent a grin in response to their awed expressions.
"I commend you for your respect towards me as a duelist, but I am here to crush you, not makes friends out of you." Custos remarked. "Speaking of which, I activate the field Spell, Galaxy Guardian's Universe!" The moment Custos placed his field spell card into the field spell slot on his duel disk, the basement area changed to that of a space-like background. Both Dark Galaxy Guardian-Archius and Galaxy Guardian-Gipborx's attack/defense points rose by 600. Dark Archius was now at 3600 attack and 3100 defense. While Gipborx was at 3200 attack and 3100 defense. A card ejected itself out of Custos's duel disk and he added it to his hand.
"I use my field spell's effect to add this card, Narrow Trail of the Galaxy Guardians from my deck to my hand. But why add it when I can just activate it! Now my monsters gain another 500 attack points!" Dark Archiu's attack points were now 4100, while Gipborx's attack points were 3700. Once the attack boost on both his monsters was finished, Custos grabbed one other card in his hand and placed it into the Spell/Trap card Zone of his duel disk.
"I set 1 card facedown and end my turn. You're up Tethys: Custos grinned.
(Custos's hand: 2 cards). Tethys then placed her right hand atop of her deck; getting ready to draw her 6th card that would be put into her already 5 card hand.
"I draw!" Tethys declared as she drew her 6th card.
(Tethys's hand: 6 cards). Tethys began to observe her hand very carefully. Once she figured out a combo, she took the opportunity.
"I'll begin my turn with this. Star Seraph Scout." Tethys began. A light-winged fairy appeared from the sky and onto the ground.
(Star Seraph Scout, level 4, attack: 1200, defense: 1800). Custos observed the monster carefully.
"I see….." Custos mused. "Quick Xyz Summons, eh?" Custos wondered. "Heh…. I am afraid I cannot allow this…." Tethys then gave Custos a skeptical look.
"What do you mean?" Tethys asked. Minerva just stared as Custos's Dark Galaxy Guardian-Archius glowed a bright black color.
"The effect of my Dark Archius says otherwise!" Custos grinned. "By discarding 1 card, I negate Star Seraph's Scout's effect and banish it!"
"WHAT?!" Tethys gasped. "No way!"
"Yes way!" Custos laughed darkly as he deposited 1 card from his hand to the graveyard. Upon doing so, Star Seraph Scout instantly vanished from the field. Tethys stared at the spot where her Scout was before.
"I-I end my turn!" Tethys stammered. Custos grinned in satisfaction.
That's right girl! Fear me! Custos thought. Minerva put a shaky hand on her duel disk.
Why are me and Tethys so afraid of this General guy? Minerva thought. Perhaps because of his power?
"I draw!" Minerva drew her 6th card and examined her hand.
Crap! None of these cards can help me out-maneuver the effect of Dark Galaxy Guardian-Archius!
"I… I pass as well." Minerva murmured. Custos just laughed victoriously.
"A shame you 2! I expected a challenge!" Custos grinned malevolently as he drew his next card; making his hand at 2 cards. He then pulled out another Narrow Trail from his hand and activated it. This made sure both his monsters were strong enough to defeat both of them at once.
(Dark Galaxy Guardian-Archius: 4600 attack, and Galaxy Guardian-Gipborx: 4200 attack). Both girls step back in shock. Custos then thrusted his right arm forward.
"Battle! Go my Warriors! Attack these foolish Barian blood descendants directly!" Both Warriors leaped towards their respective opponent's; slashing them both diagonally through the chest. They both screamed in agony not because of the attack and how much damage that was, but the damage…...was real!
(Tethys's LP: 4000 - 4600 = 0. Minerva's LP: 4000 - 4200 = 0. WINNER: GENERAL CUSTOS). The AR Link deactivated itself and Custos walked forwards the 2 girls. Both girls look at him frightened eyes. As if to say "Don't kill us! Please!" Custos ignored their pleas and unsheathed 2 swords from his belt. He raised them above his head and is about to kill the 2 girls, but he gets interrupted by a telepathic message.
Not yet General… Let them flee….. They'll be reminded for quite some time how weak they are… Custos then lowered and sheathed his 2 swords.
Yes Master Blackdust… Custos replied back telepathically. And with a glow of his Dimensium Eye, he vanishes from the basement.
Upstairs, or what could be still considered the upstairs, Rio hears the screams of Tethys and Minerva down in the basement. She turns to head in that direction, but someone stops her.
"It is nothing dear Rio." "Yusei" spoke from behind her. She stops and turns around to face "Yusei".
"What do you mean?" Rio asked with narrowed eyes. "Yusei" gives a sigh.
"Rio, they're just playing a game probably. I mean why would Nexus attack them?". Rio stared blankly at "Yusei", then she pulled out a small device from her pocket, then pulled up Yusei in some form of a bio. At the very bottom, Z-ONE shows up. Then the device shut down before she read it completely.
"Listen Rio, you better listen to me and stop snooping around or Vector could kill you." "Yusei" warned. At this, Rio just laughed.
"To be honest with you, I don't care if Vector kills me again. I've died 3 times because of him already. And as for you "Yusei", or should I say, Z-ONE!" "Yusei" gasped in shock.
"How you know Barian scum?!" "Yusei" demanded.
"Easy. Dumon has files on all of you." Rio grinned. "Yusei" closes his eyes, then his "Yusei" disguise fell off to reveal Z-ONE himself. In his Human form before he changed into a Cyborg.
"I knew we should have burned Booknerds library and office. But no! Nexus wouldn't let us!" Z-ONE grumbled. "Oh well. I can do that after I defeat you!" Before Rio could even react, Z-ONE sprung a fast activation of a Duel Anchor on Rio. He grins slyly.
"Nowhere to run Mrs. Stone." Z-ONE sneered. "Looks like your only way out is to duel and defeat me!" He activates his duel disk. Rio just sighs.
"If you must…." Rio muttered as she activated her duel disk as well. The AR Link established itself just as the twosome drew their 5 card starting hands.
"DUEL!"
0713MM: I know the duel between Minerva Darson, Tethys Stone, and General Custos seems a bit rushed, but it's still pretty long regardless. Hope you enjoyed this chapter! The story is soon coming to a close! Of course, that depends on your definition of "soon coming to a close" DX. But my definition is between 10 and 15 chapters. Maybe 20 more. Who knows! Also, I WILL be bringing in Zarc, the Supreme King (the Human-Demon one. Not the Dragon one. Only the card form of the Supreme King Dragon Z-ARC will be a part of this).