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Chapter 19: Darkness to Darkness: The Conclusion

Lucas
LP: 1850
Cards in hand: 2
Cards on the field: 3
Monsters on the field: The Wicked Avatar, Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV 6
Graveyard: 16

Daemon
LP: 2300
Cards in hand: 3
Cards on the field: 2
Monsters on the field: Demonic Egg, Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder, Firewing Pegasus
Graveyard: 15

Lucas stood proudly, grinning at the sight of his second Wicked God monster on his side of the field. Jaden and the rest of the group stared in shock and surprise as they all gazed upon the powerful monsters on the field.

"I never thought I'd see this twice in one night" Rakaia said in surprise. "It's Wicked Gods vs Sacred Beasts all over again!" he finished.

Grandpa Black chuckled. "I think we're all in for quite a treat now that Lucas has some control of his dark power" he said.

However, Daemon was the only one who remained in shock. "I don't believe this...First this kid challenges me and flips out...Now that he's calmed down it's like he's on an entirely different level of skill" He thought as he was still staring at Lucas's Monster.

Rose smiled and stared admiringly at Lucas. "I knew there was something special about you since the day I saw you" she thought.

Luna noticed Rose staring at Lucas and nudged Alexis gently which got her attention.

"Awww" They both giggled, snapping Rose out of her daze.

"Alright Lucas! Take him down!" Jaden yelled, thrusting his fist into the air.

Lucas nodded with a grin and returned his attention to Daemon. "I think You know what's coming next" he said.

Daemon smirked at him. "No I don't...Why don't you show me?" he said.

"Sounds like a plan" Lucas answered. "Alright Wicked Avatar attack his Demonic Egg!" he commanded.

The Wicked Avatar (Who is still in the form of Hamon) charged a dark energy ball in it's mouth with crackling electricity and shot it at the Egg causing it to explode.

Everyone except Lucas's Grandpa stood with a confused look on their faces.

"I don't get it...why would he attack Daemon's Egg and not his Sacred Beast?" Luna asked.

"Because the Wicked Avatar's effect is that it copies the attack and defense points of another monster on the field adds 100 points to both...Daemon's Sacred Beast has the highest attack points on the field so far so the Wicked Avatar would lose it's power boost if it were to destroy Hamon" Grandpa Black explained.

"So Hamon's off limits to Attacks?" Rakaia asked.

"Not necessarily...If Lucas can find another monster to summon that is nearly as strong as Hamon then he can destroy it" Grandpa Black finished.

"That doesn't explain why I couldn't activate my trap card" Daemon hissed at Lucas's Grandpa.

"Because an additional effect of the Wicked Avatar is that your opponent cannot activate trap or spell cards until the Second end phase of their turn" he explained coldly to the demonic duelist.

"You still wanna continue?" Lucas smirked at Daemon. "Not so Confident when you're up against somebody who can put you in your place" he finished.

Daemon spat on the ground and slightly glared at Lucas. "How dare you" he muttered. "I'll make you and your little friends pay for defying the will of Apocalypse" he said.

"Now I'll place one card face down and end my turn" Lucas said. "Go ahead and try making us pay...If you can" he finished.

Daemon took a moment to draw a card from his deck and glanced at it. "You should never have defied us...because now I'm about to end this duel and your lives" he said.

"I Sacrifice your Firewing Pegasus to summon my Demonic Blademaster!" he said.

Firewing Pegasus gave a loud cry of despair as it vanished into a purple column of light and was replaced with an armored figure with a pair of swords on it's back.

Demonic Blademaster
LV: 8
Attribute: Dark
Type: Fiend
ATK: 3000
DEF: 1000
Effect: When this card is summoned, select one "Demonic" Monster in your graveyard and add it's Attack and Defense points to this card. You can Normal Summon this card with one tribute if a "Demonic" Monster exists on your side of the field.

Daemon gave Lucas an evil smirk. "And now I'll use my Blademaster's effect to add the power of my Demonic Dark Dragon to it's Attack and Defense power" he said.

The Blademaster pulled both swords from it's back and swung them around in it's hands, which caused them to glow in a purple aura, as the hilt of the swords both became the Demonic Dragon's head.

Demonic Blademaster
ATK: 6000
DEF: 3500

"Now that I have my trump card on the field all I need to do is eliminate his face down card" Daemon thought to himself.

Lucas's Wicked Avatar began to change it's shape into that of the Demonic Blademaster's.

The Wicked Avatar
ATK: 6100
DEF: 6100

"Now I'll activate my Equip Spell, Demon's Enchanted Blades" Daemon said. "This card allows me to give my Blademaster another trick to add to his arsenal, the trick is to destroy one spell or trap card on the field, but at the same time allows my opponent to draw one card" he explained.

Demon's Enchanted Blade
Spell Type: Equip
Effect: Equip this card only to Demonic Blademaster or Demonic Soldier. When this card is equipped to a monster on your side of the field, you may select and destroy one facedown card on your opponent's side of the field Once per turn, after the card is destroyed your opponent draws one card. If the monster equipped with this card would be destroyed by battle destroy this card instead.

"Oh man..." Lucas said, as he braced himself for an attack.

"Now Demonic Blademaster, Destroy his facedown card!" Daemon commanded.

Demonic Blademaster ran forward and slashed at Lucas's facedown card, until it was flipped over.

"You fell for my trap" Lucas said with a small smile. "I activate my Waboku Trap!" he said.

(We all know what Waboku does, so I'm not gonna explain the obvious)

"Alright! Now Lucas won't take any damage when that Blademaster Attacks" Rakaia cheered.

"Thanks little brother, I'll make sure to finish this duel with the last card you gave me" Lucas thought to himself with a smile of relief.

"You might have stopped me from attacking, but remember that your Wicked Avatar's effect will expire on my next turn" Daemon said.

"I know that" Lucas replied. "That means I'll have to beat you next turn" he stated.

"I doubt it, just draw your card and make your move so I can claim the souls you owe me" Daemon said.

Lucas drew his 2 cards (1 Because of the blade's effect, another because it's his turn)

"Now I remove from play my Flame Ruler to summon my Inferno!" Lucas said as the monster appeared on his side of the field.

"Now I'll use my Spell Card Flare Transfer!" he said.

Flare Transfer
Spell Type: Normal
Effect: Return a Fire Monster from your side of the field to your hand and Special Summon one Fire Type monster from your Deck to your side of the field.

"And the card I summon is my Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys!" Lucas shouted, raising his hand as a sea of flames rose up from where his Inferno was placed and was replaced with his Signature Monster.

Daemon snorted. "Hmph...So you managed to summon that useless bird again huh? It won't do you any good, my Blademaster is too strong for that excuse for a monster" he stated.

"I can't believe Lucas managed to summon his Phoenix" Luna said. "I completely forgot that it was still in his deck after he summoned that Dark Phoenix" she finished.

"Lucas may have summoned his Phoenix but he's still gotta take out Daemon's Blademaster" Jaden said.

"That's what Intend to do guys" Lucas answered.

"Alright...Wicked Avatar attack his Blademaster!" Lucas commanded. The Wicked Avatar/Blademaster ran forward and slashed at the original Blademaster, who countered with it's Enchanted Blade causing it to be destroyed instead of it's wielder.

"What the hell-" Lucas began.

Daemon smirked at the Fire Duelist. "Did you think I wouldn't be prepared for my Blademaster to be destroyed by an attack?" he asked.

"The last ability of my Enchanted Blade is that If it's wielder should be destroyed by battle, I can destroy the blade instead" he explained.

Lucas gritted his teeth. "I'll place a card facedown and end my turn" he finished.

Daemon smirked and drew a card from his deck. "I hope you know what'll happen next turn" he said.

"I do...I'll defeat you" Lucas said.

"Big words from such small prey" Daemon said. "Apocalypse will deliver the world from the many evils that surround it" he said.

"Here we go again" Luna said in bored tone.

Daemon gave her an intense glare. "How would you like to see your own parents and siblings killed directly In front of you?" he asked her.

"When I was younger than most of you both my parents were killed right in front of me" Daemon began, shutting his eyes slightly. "After their murders I was shipped off from foster home to foster home...Until one day Apocalypse appeared and offered me the power I needed to survive on my own...I became strong...strong enough to kill the people who killed my parents...which I did" he explained.

"But what made you start stealing souls?" Alexis asked.

"Hmph...you children are foolish...Power is not just given to you...I had to bargain my own soul...My very essence in order to bind the power to my own body" he answered.

"I still don't get it...Why should the rest of the world have to suffer for something that happened to you?" Alexis asked.

Daemon replied with an evil smile. "Because I want revenge for the childhood that was robbed from me...I want everyone to know how I felt" he finished.

"I...I can't let you do that" Lucas said. He couldn't help sympathizing with Daemon's past because he also didn't know his parents that well. He felt the same pang of loneliness that he was sure Daemon felt whenever he looked at the picture of him as a baby and his parents.

Daemon shifted his evil grin from Luna and Alexis to Lucas. "I don't want your pity you piece of garbage" he said coldly to Lucas who glared at him.

"However I will take that soul you're holding on to" Daemon said, as if this were a casual bargain.

"Not a chance" Lucas replied. "Make your move".

Daemon drew a card and dropped his smile.

"This has been fun but now it's time I claimed the soul that I've been targeting" he said. "I activate my Demonic Darkness Seal Mode 2!" Daemon said.

A bigger seal than the previous one enveloped the field emitting a purple mist.

Demonic Darkness Seal Mode 2
Spell Type: Continuous
Effect: Dark Attribute Monsters on your side of the field gain 500 ATK points for each Dark monster in your graveyard. Any monsters on your opponents side of the field that were present when this card is first played cannot attack. If this card would be destroyed return it to your hand.

"This card increases the power of all the Dark Monsters on my side of the field for every Dark Monster in my graveyard...and I count 8 monsters" Daemon explained with a sick smile.

"No! If he attacks it's all over!" said The Hand of Nephthys.

"I know that...I just have to beat him next turn or he'll steal my soul and that...other soul...I don't even wanna think about how strong Apocalypse'll get if he wins" Lucas thought.

"Now that I've played the card of your demise there's only one thing left to do" Daemon said.

"Oh man...If Lucas gets hit by his Blademaster it's all over" Jaden said.

"I can't believe Daemon just completely super-charged his side of the field, first he gets a Sacred Beast now Lucas has to deal with another Seal" Rakaia said in shock.

"If Lucas can survive this turn...he has a chance at winning because he can put his monsters in defense mode and he can come up with a plan" Luna said.

"I wouldn't say that my dear" Daemon said. "You see...even if he avoids my attack I still have another strategy for his defenses" .

"Just make your move" Lucas said. "We won't know what'll happen if we all just sit around talking" he said impatiently.

Daemon slightly shut his eyes. "If that is your wish...Blademaster, Destroy his pathetic Phoenix and end this duel" Daemon commanded.

"Noooo! Come on Lucas you can't lose here!" Rakaia yelled.

"Lucas do something!" Rose shouted.

Lucas's Sacred Phoenix turned around and looked at him with gaze of concern.

The Demonic Blademaster ran towards Lucas's Phoenix while spinning the glowing blades in it's hands. After a few seconds of running it slashed Lucas's Phoenix causing a huge explosion of smoke.

The Hand of Nephthys bit bottom lip.

"Master..." she said in a saddened tone.

"It's over now!" Daemon shouted. "There's no way you'll be able to survive this attack!" he yelled.

This explosion was much greater than the others that followed previously thanks to Daemon's Blademaster's power increase.

"Hahahahaha! This Duel is mine and so is this World!" Daemon laughed evilly.

"No...Not Lucas" said Grandpa Black.

"I...I don't believe it..." Alexis said.

Luna buried her face in Rakaia's chest trying to fight back tears . Rakaia put an arm around her glaring at Daemon.

"You...You bastard!" he shouted at Daemon, who couldn't hear him over his own laughter.

"Once more...It's not over yet" said a familiar voice.

Everybody's attention returned to Lucas's smoke-covered side of the field. A fierce gust of wind emerged from the center of the smoke and blew it towards Daemon who stopped laughing. What emerged from the smoke was Lucas's Phoenix who was covered in an orange aura.

"Before my Phoenix was destroyed I activated my trap card...It's called Aura from The Ashes" he explained.

"I have to pay 1500 of my life points to activate this trap...It let's me survive my opponent's attacks and emerge unscathed" he finished.

Lucas
LP: 1850-350

Daemon gritted his teeth and glared at Lucas.

"I'm getting tired of you worming your way back into this duel" Daemon said.

"And I'm getting tired of you not knowing when to give it up" Lucas retorted. "But it's okay now...because you've done exactly as I planned" he finished.

The gang looked on in surprise.

"Lucas planned this?" Luna asked as Rakaia wrapped his arms around her.

"That's what he said" Lucas's Grandfather responded.

"I can't believe he fooled all of us" Alexis said.

"He didn't fool me...I knew that was gonna happen" Jaden said, laughing while everybody else fell down anime-style.

"Sure you did Jaden" Alexis giggled as Rose joined her.

"I don't think you fools realize the amount of danger you're in" Daemon said. "If I did I wouldn't be laughing if I were you".

"They're laughing because they know what'll happen next...Your gonna lose" Lucas claimed.

"Your arrogance amuses me" Daemon said. "I'll play the final part of my Seal!" he shouted.

"I activate my Demonic Darkness Seal Mode 3!" he said.

The dark markings spread to Lucas's side of the field along with the purple mist.

"You can't be serious! This thing has a third form?" Rose said in shock.

"I am and It does..." Daemon snickered. "It's effect is that any monster on Lucas's side of the field in defense mode will automatically be destroyed next turn, and he'll take damage equal to their defense points" he explained.

"Don't worry guys...I'm ending this soon" Lucas reassured the gang.

"I doubt it...now make your last move" Daemon said.

Lucas drew a card from his deck and took a while before playing it. He pointed at Daemon's side of the field. "Kiss everything you have on your field goodbye...I activate my Polymerization Spell...and I'm fusing my Horus LV 8...My Brother's Buster Blader...and my Sacred Phoenix into one monster!" he said.

Buster Blader appeared on Lucas's side of the field swinging it's massive sword. Horus LV 8 Appeared roaring and breathing it's black flames. All Monsters on Lucas's side of the field began to glow in a bright orange light as they were enveloped in orange columns of light. The columns slowly joined together and became one large column of light, blinding everybody including Daemon.

As the flash of light ended, a single monster stood on Lucas's side of the field. This monster was covered in pitch black armor with rubies on it's shoulder plates and gauntlets. In one of it's hands was a large shield in the shape of Horus's Head. In the other hand was a large blade which had Nephthys head as the hilt.

"Meet the monster that'll end this duel... Divine Phoenix Knight!" Lucas announced.

Divine Phoenix Knight
LV: 10
Attribute: Fire
Type: Warrior
ATK: 3000
DEF: 1500
Description/ Effect: "Buster Blader + Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV 8 + Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys".
This card cannot be summoned except by Fusion Summon with only the above monsters as Fusion Material. When this card is summoned destroy all cards on the field except this card. This card gains 1000 ATK and DEF for each monster it destroys by battle or by effect. You can negate the activation and effects of your opponents Spell Cards. If this card is destroyed by a card effect, Special Summon it to your side of the field and destroy all Spell and Trap Cards on the field, this card gains 500 ATK and DEF for each card destroyed by this effect.

"Whoa...who knew Lucas had Cards like this in his deck?" Alexis asked.

"I don't know but he picked a good time to use them" Rakaia replied."It's about time we ended this" Lucas said. Daemon was so stunned he couldn't even reply.

The Knight suddenly smashed it's large shield into the ground. The shield began to glow with a black aura as did the entire field as all cards except the knight were engulfed in a black flame and destroyed.

"I don't understand...This boy kept coming back from everything I threw at him this entire Duel...At first he was calm, then he goes on a rampage, then he calms down and starts summoning monsters and making moves that are actually excellent." Daemon thought. "My Elemental Five lost to a group of mere teenagers when we were supposed to have the advantage...This cannot be happening...I WILL ressurect Lord Apocalypse! Even if I have to devote my body, soul and my entire existence to him!" He thought, angrily as he began gritting his teeth.

"Now that the field's free of all the other cards...My Phoenix Knight gains 2000 attack points for all the cards that were destroyed" Lucas explained.

Divine Phoenix Knight
ATK: 3000-5000
DEF:1500-3500

"Now Phoenix Knight...End this duel and attack with Inferno Assault!" Lucas commanded.

"Im...Impossible! I will not be defeated by some mere kid! Apocalypse will have rule over this world and all worlds before him!" Daemon started shouting as Lucas's Monster began touching it's sword with two fingers and stroking it upward, causing black flames to surround the blade.

The Divine Phoenix Knight looked up at Daemon with a disgusted glare on it's face.

"You had no chance of beating me since you sold your soul to a monster" Lucas said in a deep tone of disgust, shutting Daemon up.

Divine Phoenix Knight raised the sword above it's head with both hands and swung it down firing a gigantic flame/energy crescent from it's sword.

"NO! NO! NOOOOO!" Daemon yelled before the attack hit him causing him to explode into black flames, leaving only the shirt he wore behind, as his life points were reduced to zero.

"It's Over...It's Finally Over!" Lucas yelled throwing up his fist in triumph, as his eyes returned to normal.

Rakaia and the others ran over to Lucas all at once embracing him in a group hug, knocking the wind out of him.

"That duel was awesome!" Jaden said, cuffing Lucas on the shoulder.

"We'll have to have one of our own sometime" Rakaia said with a grin.

"That was sooo cool, but not as cool as Rakaia" Luna grinned, hugging Lucas again.

"Good Job Lucas" Alexis said, also hugging him.

"That's my boy!" said his grandfather who had him in a grip so tight Lucas felt that his head would pop off.

Rose remained silent. It looked as though she was trying to say something but she couldn't find the words.

"I know what you're gonna say Rose" he said.

"You...You do?" she asked.

Lucas nodded. "Thanks...I think you're pretty awesome too" he said.

Everybody fell to the ground anime-style except for Jaden who laughed.

Luna got up and pinched Lucas by the ear.

"You are so Hopeless...You weren't supposed to say THAT!" She said, with an annoyed tone.

"Ow...Ow...What was I supposed to say?" he asked, causing everyone to laugh.

Everybody began walking and left the ruined Chancellor's office. "Hopefully everybody'll come back now that we've beaten that soul thief" Jaden said.

Meanwhile Back at Chancellor Sheppard's Office

To everybody's ignorance the shirt that Daemon left behind with the Eye of Apocalypse began to glow and pulsate with a white aura.

"Hehehehe...The Time has come" uttered a mysterious voice.

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