Edo stood on his knees staring shocked towards Subaru's lifeless body and at the Red Priest which was holding the soul of his friend in his hands . Evreything seemed so unreal for him , yet it was true .
" Hahahahahaha ! At last , the chosen darkness duelist's soul is in my hands ! Now there are only three chosen duelists left ! The prophecy shall never be accomplished ! "
Edo didn't know what to do . The Red Priest was in front of him and he had murdered both his friends Subaru and Tsugumi . Rezo seemed invincible , yet Edo couldn't run away without a fight ! The brown haired boy got up and took out his glowing deck . Rezo looked at him surprised and spoke :
" Huh ? You dare challenge me to a duel , oh , filthy one ? "
" If I must die , then I'll die knowing that I tried to avenge Tsugumi and Suby ! " Edo said with tears falling from his eyes . " Rezo , I challenge you to ... "
Edo's challenge was then intrerrupted by a yell which told him to stop . Edo turned his back and saw Kokujo coming out of the dark halls and entering the throne room .
" Rezo , we meet again ! " Kokujo said .
The Red Priest turned to Kokujo and smiled . The long haired boy approached Rezo and said :
" I've waited long enough to face you bastard ! Now I'll show you what a real hell in the duel is ! "
After a few seconds of walking , Kokujo was exactly in front of Rezo . The long haired boy and the Red Priest were now face to face .
" Indeed . It's a pleasure to be in front of the Black Death after all this struggle ! " Rezo replied smiling . " Fine , I accept your challenge ! "
" Wait , Kokujo ! " Edo intrerrupted the two . " How did you get in the castle ? "
" How ? Easy ! " Kokujo replied and started narrating them how it happened as he got a flashback in his mind .
Kokujo ran to Subaru and Edo , but Ichiro , Hanna and the vassal jumped in front of him blocking the way .
" You're not going anywhere , daddy ! " Ichiro said .
" Not without facing us in a duel ! " Hanna replied and showed her glowing deck along with Ichiro .
" Come on , take your deck out and duel us ! " the vassal demanded .
" Grr... " Kokujo murmed .
Suddenly Rad's rocket fell on the ground . Rad got out of it and looked angry towards Xanagazu which landed as well with her energy orb . Sora also was done with beating the crap outta the clones and had come to Rad and Kokujo . And now we have Kokujo , Rad and Sora against Ichiro , Hanna , the vassal and Xanagazu .
" Tsh , so this is the final fight , huh ? " Kokujo said and showed his deck .
Rad and Sora went in front of Kokujo and showed their decks . Sora used her power and created two copies of hers and Rad's deck .
" W-what ? Rad , Sora ? " Kokujo asked surprised .
" You go inside the castle and find Subaru and Edo ! We'll take care of these guys ! " Rad said .
" Tsh , fine ! " Kokujo said and ran inside the castle .
Rad and Sora deployed their shields and so did Rezo's minions . And so it was Rad VS Ichiro and the vassal and Sora VS Xanagazu and Hanna .
The flashback ended along with Kokujo's narrating . Edo couldn't believe it , Kokujo , Rad and Sora were able to bring down Rezo's entire army and were now facing his last duelists .
" And when I thought that all hope was lost , you guys have defeated Rezo's army ! " Edo said with proud manly tears falling from his eyes .
" Heh , it was a piece of cake ! " Kokujo replied laughing . " Soon Rezo will be history and then evreything will be back to normal ! "
" Hah , this if you're strong enough to defeat me , thing which I doubt ! " Rezo laughed and took out his glowing deck .
" Lets duel ! " Kokujo said and took out his deck as well .
Two dueling tables came out of the floor . Kokujo went at a dueling table and Rezo at the other . Both raised their shields and started the duel .
" I summon Bloody Squito ! " Kokujo said .
" I also summon Bloody Squito ! " Rezo said .
" I summon Maxval , Electro-Fuuma ! Maxval makes all my darkness creatures cost one mana less ! "
" I summon Dark Division , Demonic Eye Beast ! Dark Division makes all my Romanoff creatures cost one mana less and also instead of attacking I may tap him and destroy three of my Knights , then summon Rock Romanoff , the Wicked God from my graveyard for no cost ! "
" Tsh , you have a pretty crazy creature there , Rezo , but I'll still bring you down ! I summon Super Trash Train , Fuuma Devil ! "
A long red train with hands , feet and spikes on the locomotive appeared behind Kokujo .
" Mad Deck Evolution ! " Rezo said grinning . " I'll reveal the top three cards from my deck and I'll evolve one creature into the creature I'm summoning ! "
The cards which Rezo revealed were Volcano Charger , Inaba Geeze , the Explosive and Terror Pit .
" I evolve Inaba Geeze into Mad Romanoff , the Wicked God ! Volcano Charger and Terror Pit go to my graveyard and now Mad Romanoff , attack ! I'll use Mad Romanoff's meteorburn and send Inaba Geeze to my graveyard ! Now I can cast a fire or darkness spell from my mana zone for no cost ! I'll cast Evolution Burst – Death and Reverse ! Since Mad Romanoff is an evolution creature , I'll use the spell's both effects ! I shall destroy your Trash Train and revive my Inaba Geeze ! Mad Romanoff , break his shield , ike ! "
" Block it , Bloody Squito ! " Kokujo said sweating . " I summon Gal Volf , Dark Wolfblade and choose the race Knight ! "
Kokujo looked into Rezo's hand . The cards from his hand were Volcano Charger and Magic Shot – Romanoff Strike . Romanoff Strike was a spell , but had the race Knight , so Kokujo discarded it and Rezo lost a shield which was Terror Pit .
" My turn , I cast Volcano Charger to destroy your Maxval and I'll gain one more mana ! " Rezo said . " And now Inaba Geeze and Dark Division , break his shields ! "
" Shield trigger activate , I cast two Grudge Gatherings and destroy both your creatures ! Now my turn , I summon Belbel De Dios , Death Castle Beast Lord and attack with Gal Volf , double break his shields ! " Kokujo said and a demon lion made of bones and with blue mane appeared behind him and roared while a demon wolf with red hair and weilding four swords jumped and slashed two of Rezo's shields .
" Shield trigger activate ! " Rezo said and took one of the cards which was in his shields to his hand . " I cast Primal Scream ! Now I'll put the top four cards from my deck to my graveyard and I'll take Chester Romanoff , the Wicked God to my hand ! Now it's my turn ! I cast Terror Pit and destroy Belbel De Dios ! Heh , your turn ! "
Kokujo made a few steps back sweating . The only creature he had left was Gal Volf and he had two shields . Rezo had two shields as well and no more creatures , but he also had Chester Romanoff in his hand and was about to summon it in his next turn . He had to find a way to finish the Red Priest fast , but it was hard . As he had expected , Rezo was a tough opponent for him .
Suddenly they heared screams from outside . Edo ran to the window and to his shock he saw that Rad and Sora were losing to their opponents .
" Saga , the Almighty Creator , totomeda ! " Xanagazu ordered .
" White Knight Ulphas , totomeda ! " Hanna ordered .
The two creatures fired two powerful lazors which made Sora fly in the air hurt . The girl landed on the ground with scratches on her body .
" Oh no , Sora ! " Rad yelled and turned his back .
" Where are you going ? We have a duel to finish ! " Ichiro replied . " XENOM , the Reaper King , totomeda ! "
" Necrodragon Bryzenaga , totomeda ! " the vassal added .
The two creatures fired their lazors upon Rad as well and made the boy fly in the air and land near Sora as hurt as she was . The four minions of Rezo stood victoriously in front of them .
" Hah , I knew that they were no challenge for us ! " Hanna laughed .
" Shall we take them as prisoners ? " Ichiro asked .
" No , they're bad wounded ! Let them die like dogs here in the battlefield ! " Xanagazu said .
The four servants went back into Rezo's castle . Edo trembled with fear , for he knew what was awaiting him and Kokujo . The brown haired boy turned back to the duel and yelled :
" Rad and Sora lost their duels ! Xanagazu , Hanna , Ichiro and that vassal are coming towards us ! We've got to do something , Kokujo ! "
Rezo smiled with satisfaction as he heared that . The Red Priest then spoke to Kokujo which was sweating harder than ever :
" See ? Your friends weren't able to defeat my minions , how would you be able to defeat me , Black Death ? "
" Grr... SHUT UP !! " Kokujo yelled and drew his next card . " I evolve Gal Volf , Dark Wolfblade into BALLOM EMPEROR , LORD OF DEMONS !!! "
A gray goat demon with two heads and lots of hands appeared behind Kokujo and roared . The long haired boy then ordered the creature to attack :
" Break his final shields , Ballom Emperor ! "
Rezo stood laughing as his final shields got broken . The Red Priest then spoke to Kokujo as his shield shards united into cards :
" Shield trigger activate ! "
" What ? " Kokujo asked scarred .
" I cast Inferno Sign and revive Inaba Geeze , the Explosive ! Now my turn , Grave Evolution , I evolve Dark Division from my graveyard into Chester Romanoff , the Wicked God ! "
A horned vulture with dark purple wings and guns appeared behind Rezo and roared . Kokujo made a few steps back scarred . The Red Priest was winning the duel . It was clear now , no one could defeat Rezo .
" Meteorburn ! I send Dark Division to my graveyard and cast a spell for no cost from the graveyard ! I shall cast Terror Pit and destroy Ballom Emperor ! "
Kokujo was shocked to witness how lots of demonic hands grabbed his Ballom Emperor and smashed him to bits . But he had other things to worry about . The long haired boy turned his head back to the duel and saw Chester Romanoff flying through his final shields breaking them into pieces . When he took them to his hand , he saw that there were no shield triggers . The long haired boy layed his head down and awaited his defeat while Rezo laughed as hard as he could .
" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ! I TOLD YOU THAT NOBODY CAN DEFEAT THE RED PRIEST ! YOUR FATE IS SEALED ONCE AND FOREVER , BLACK DEATH ! INABA GEEZE , THE EXPLOSIVE , TOTOMEDAAAAAAA !!!! "
A red robot with jets in its back flew towards Kokujo and hit him with its sword . Kokujo flew in the air hurt and landed near Subaru's dead body . Edo was more than shocked . Now evreyone , except for himself , was dead ! The brown haired boy made a few steps back and fell on his back scarred . Rezo then walked to Kokujo which was unconcious and said :
" Black Death , it is time to take your soul forever ! "
The Red Priest's hand glew with a bright red light . He aimed for Kokujo and when he was about to fire the beam , he noticed someone entering the throne room . It was none other than doctor Root !
" Wait a minute , Rezo ! "
" What do you want , Root ? "
" Please , don't steal Kokujo's soul ! I... I'll tell you how to use the energy from this mountain to recreate the Proof of Duelmaster , if you do me a favor ! "
" Sounds interesting . Go on ! "
" I want you to bring Subaru and Tsugumi back to life and I also want you to let us leave ! If so , I will give you the information you need ! " Root said and layed down his head , because this meant giving the world domination to Rezo .
" Fine , but how will I know that you have the information I seek ? " Rezo asked .
" I have the information in a notebook . I will show it once you bring Subaru back to life and then I will give it to you once you bring Tsugumi back to life as well ! "
" Tsh , fine , you have a deal , Root ! "
Rezo took out a shiny white ball from his pockets . It was Subaru's soul . The Red Priest casted it towards the boy's lifeless body and once it entered , the body shined powerfully and his heart started beating once again .
Doctor Root then took out a black notebook and opened it . Rezo took a look through the pages and saw that Root didn't lie , it was the information he was after .
" Now for the other part of the deal ! " Root requested .
" Tsh , fine ! " Rezo said and fired a blue beam which went towards the UFO .
In a couple of seconds Tsugumi's body was transported to the throne chamber . Rezo then spoke to Root with a menacing voice :
" I don't want you to trick me in some way ! Here's how we do it , you put the notebook down while I make the spell and when Tsugumi lives again , I'll take it ! And don't you even dare to steal it when you see Tsugumi alive , I warn you ! "
" Fine , I won't ! " Root replied .
Rezo started enchanting the words of the spell in an ancient language . Tsugumi's body floated in the air and Rezo's body got sorrounded by a red aura . Then Rezo fired a white beam on Tsugumi and spoke to doctor Root :
" I'm bringing her soul back to her body ! You slowly put the notebook down and walk away ! "
Root slowly moved the hand with the notebook to the ground . The doctor was afraid that Rezo might trick him and get away with it , but once the notebook had touched the ground , the doctor saw Tsugumi opening her eyes . Rezo stopped the spell and Tsugumi landed on her feet .
" My child... " Root spoke amazed .
" Doctor... " Tsugumi replied with the same amazement in her voice .
The blonde girl couldn't believe it , she was actually alive ! One single thought went through her mind and that was to see her boyfriend , Subaru . Tsugumi ran fast to doctor Root and spoke to him with a desperate voice :
" Doctor , please tell me where's my dear Subaru ! "
" He's there , my dear ! " Root replied and pointed to Subaru and Kokujo which were lying unconcious on the floor .
Tsugumi ran to the two and grabbed Subaru's hand . She was hoping that it wasn't too late and that Rezo didn't kill him . She shouted loudly at the black haired boy :
" Subaru , please wake up ! Please , Subaru , don't toy with me , wake up !!! "
The black haired boy's eyes slowly opened and all that Subaru could see was the angelic face of his dear Tsugumi . His face was lighted with happiness and the boy spoke to her :
" I must be in heaven , right ? "
" No , you're as alive as I am ! " Tsugumi replied and hugged him . " Oh , Subaru , I missed you so much ! "
" Don't cry , my dear , it's all over ! " Subaru replied and hugged Tsugumi as well .
Edo was more than happy to see that the two were finally reunited after all they had been through . It was a real miracle ! Still , evreything had a price , and the cost for Subaru's and Tsugumi's lives was the information which would help Rezo recreate the Proof of Duelmaster .
The Red Priest took the notebook and searched through the pages . There was no trick , no fake notebook , no invisible ink , no weird writing . Evreything was actually the thing he needed . Rezo smiled and then spoke to doctor Root :
" Indeed you know to respect deals , doctor Root ! Now get outta here before I change my mind ! "
" Edo , grab Kokujo ! Tsugumi , grab Subaru ! We're leaving ! "
Doctor Root snapped his fingers and the UFO started flying . The spaceship flew above the battlefield and teleported Rad and Sora in it . Afterwards it came to Rezo's balcony . Edo and Tsugumi managed to enter the UFO along with Kokujo and Subaru . Doctor Root stood one more moment and stared at Rezo . The Red Priest was giving him the same stare .
" Remember , doctor Root , you were the one which suggested this deal ! " Rezo said .
" I'll assume my responsibility for what I've done tonight , Rezo ! " Root replied .
The doctor ran in the UFO and the spaceship closed its doors and flew away from Rezo's castle . Inside the UFO , while Subaru and Tsugumi were rejoicing their reuiniting along with Edo , doctor Root was standing all alone in his lab . He looked at the window and to his shock saw Rezo's castle flying , but not towards a certain location . It was flying towards the orbit .
" What have I done ? What sort of nightmare have I unleashed upon this world ? " Root asked himself with a desperate voice .