Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's: Over the Nexus
Fan Fiction by: Spirit Reader
Yu-Gi-Oh! (Including GX, 5D's, and Zexal) original creator: Kazuki Takahashi
Chapter 25: The Dark Magic and the Blue Eyes
10 years ago.
In small house, in one of the smaller residential sections of New Domino, a 10-year-old Recuk was standing in front of his little sisters; Maya and Robin. To the side of the 3 siblings were their parents who were lying on the floor…dead. Recuk was currently Dueling a losing battle against his parents murderer…Sayer, who wanted to kidnap Recuk for his Psychic abilities. Eventually, the Duel ended with a loss for Recuk and the force from Sayer's final attack sent the young boy flying into a wall. When they saw that, both Maya and Robin ran over towards their brother, who was extremely fatigued.
"Big brother…" Maya called, shaking his body. "Big brother you have to get up!"
"Please Recuk…" Robin responded. "Please…"
Recuk heard both of his sisters pleads and did try his best to get back up. However his injuries were simply too great and as soon as he got up he fell back to the ground.
As the sisters were trying to help their brother up, Sayer was deactivating his Duel Disk.
"It's over…" He said. "I've won…so now Recuk you now belong to me."
The evil Psychic Duelist slowly made his way over towards his prize. As he did so, he was confronted by Robin.
"Please…please leave my big brother alone!" She pleaded with tears falling rapidly down her face.
"Rob...in…" Recuk stuttered, trying to get up. "Don't get…closer…"
Robin stay firm, despite the fact that she did wanted to run away. Soon, Maya ran up towards her sister and bravely stood by her. The two of them knew that they had no chance in hell of defeating Sayer. However…they also knew that if they ran away they would lose their big brother. So, despite their fear, Maya and Robin stood their ground.
The sight of this act of bravery amused Sayer because he knew he could kill both of Recuk's siblings very easily. However an idea appeared in the deranged Psychic's head.
"Recuk…" He said, looking at the weakened boy. "Come with me now…or both of your beloved sisters will die here and now. Also from this day forward…if you disobey me in anyway, they will both die."
Present Day
Lilly: 850 LP
Recuk: 2550 LP
"That's the reason why I Duel for Sayer…" Recuk said to Lilly as the young lady was still on the floor. "If I don't then he'll kill my sisters, the only family I have left. I promised myself that I would also protect them and if that means that if I have to sell my soul to the Devil himself. So Lilly Muto…please know that it isn't personal why you have to die by my hands."
Lilly, while trying to get back up on her feet, listened carefully to Recuk's story. When she finally got back to her feet she looked at him, her eyes showing a combination of understanding and disappointment.
"You're a fool…" She said.
"What was that…?" Recuk questioned with a hint of anger in his voice.
"I said that you're a fool!" Lilly repeated. "If you truly wanted to protect your sisters then you should have just killed Sayer the moment you had the chance. Instead you just stood there, following his orders like a dog! "
"Shut up…!" Recuk yelled. "You have no idea what it was like for me back then!"
The two of them glared at each other for a few moments before Lilly started to speak again.
"It seems like we're not going to resolve anything with our words. So let's settle this with our cards!"
"Fine…" Recuk replied. "It's your turn…"
"Draw…!" Lilly yelled as she drew a card from her deck and placed it in her hand. She then took the card that she drew and inserted it into her Spell/Trap Zone. When the card materialized onto the field it was revealed to be the Monster Reborn Spell Card.
"I activate Monster Reborn! With it I choose to revive my Arcanite Magician!"
Lilly's fallen magician reappeared from the Spell Card and once again stood by her. Then, the young woman quickly took another card and placed it firmly onto the Monster Card Zone of her Duel Disk.
"Next, I Summon; Magician's Valkyria, in Attack Mode…!"
Magician's Valkyria: ATK 1600 DEF 1800 LVL 4
In a flash of light, Magician's Valkyria appeared onto the field and stood next to Arcanite Magician. Once both Magicians appeared Lilly quickly pressed a button on her Duel Disk, activating her face-down card! As the card flipped up, it was revealed to be Assault Mode Activate!
"I activate the Trap: Assault Mode Activate!" She yelled as her birthmark started to glow. "With it, I sacrifice my Arcanite Magician in order to Special Summon: Arcanite Magician/Assault Mode!"
Arcanite Magician/Assault Mode: ATK 900 DEF 2300 LVL 9
A bright orange aura surrounded Arcanite Magician for a few seconds before it disappeared and the mage was in his Assault Mode clothing.
"Next, I activate Arcanite Magician Special Ability! When he's successfully Summoned, he gains 2 Spell Counters and for each Counter he gains 1000 extra Attack Points!"
Arcanite Magician/Assault Mode: SC 2 ATK 2900
"Now…Recuk!" Lilly said as she glared at him. "I'll have my Arcanite Magician attack your Fabled Valkyrus!"
As Recuk's eyes widen in shocked, both monsters started fighting one another. However since they both had the same number of Attack Points, their battle quickly ended with both of their deaths. This left Lilly with only one monster and Recuk with none.
"Next, I activate my Magician's second Special Ability!" Lilly said. "When it's destroyed and I bring back my regular Arcanite Magician from the Graveyard!"
In a huge blast of light Arcanite Magician reappeared on the field, once again wearing its normal clothing. He then stood by Magician's Valkyria and both mages points their wands at Recuk, who was defenseless.
"Now my Magicians…attack Recuk's Life Points directly!"
Obeying Lilly's orders, both of her mages fired a powerful magical blast from wands. The combined attack hit Recuk, sending the Psychic Duelist crashing into a wall.
Recuk: 550 LP
"Listen Recuk…" Lilly said as she watched her opponent slowly get back up to his feet. "Let's end this…I've come to realize that this Duel is pointless and holds no real meaning. Let's work together and stop Sayer."
"I can't…" Recuk replied as he finally got back up. "If I don't defeat you then my sisters are as good as dead. I can't let that happen Lilly Muto….I won't let that happen!"
As Recuk's determination and resolve began to grow, his Psychic powers created a green aura that gently surrounded his body. In response, Lilly's birthmark created a scarlet red aura which also surrounded her body. The two respective powers started to clash with each other as several electric sparks came in between the two Duelists.
"Fine then…" Lilly said as she grabbed a card from her hand. She then took the card and inserted it into her Spell/Trap Zone, where it would materialize, face-down, behind Magician's Valkyria. "I set one card face-down on the field and end my turn."
"My turn…Draw!" Recuk yelled as she swiftly drew a card from his deck. He then placed the card in his hand before taking another card and inserting it into his Spell/Trap Zone. When the card materialized, it had the image of a bottle that contained a red substance. "I activate the Spell Card; Red Medicine! With it, I receive 500 extra Life Points!"
Recuk: 1050 LP
Once his Life Points were restored, Recuk took another card from his hand and inserted it into his Spell/Trap Zone. When the card appeared it had the image of a monster trying to appear from out of the underworld.
"Next I play the Spell Card: Premature Burial! By giving up 800 of my remaining Life Points, I can revive one monster from my Graveyard! I choose my Fabled Valkyrus!"
Recuk: 250 LP
As Recuk's Life Points quickly started to decline, a dark vortex from another dimension appeared on the ground. From the vortex Fabled Valkyrus crawled out from it and once again stood by its master.
"Now Valkyrus…destroy Magician's Valkyria!"
Valkyrus nodded its head and quickly made its way over towards Magician's Valkyria. However, before it got to close, Lilly activated her face-down card. When the card flipped up, it was revealed to be Magical Hats.
"I play a Trap: Magical Hats!" Lilly stated. "Thanks to this, I can hide my monsters within 4 hats!"
Both of Lilly's monsters took to defense mode as 4 hats appeared onto the field, 2 of which covered them. The hats then merged for a moment before splitting apart again. Fabled Valkyrus went on to attack and destroy the hat that was on the far left and it revealed to contain Arcanite Magician.
"Damn…" Recuk said angrily. He then placed another card into his Spell/Trap Zone and when the card materialized onto the field, it was revealed to be another Hinotama card. "I play Hinotama, so say goodbye to another 500 of your Life Points!"
5 fireballs shot out from Recuk's Spell Card and all of them hit Lilly's body, two of which hit her in the face.
Lilly: 350 LP
The force of the blow sent Lilly crashing towards the ground again. As she started to cough up blood, Recuk started to taunt her.
"Get up you little bitch! Get up so that I can knock your little dumbass back down!"
As her opponent continued to taunt her, Lilly was trying her best to gather the strength needed to continue the duel. However it was proving more difficult than she thought as even the slightest twitch of her finger caused a powerful shock throughout her entire body. As she was about to faint, she heard a voice in the back of her head.
"So that's it Lilly…" The voice said. "Is that all the power you have? If so…then I was right to take Ancient Fairy Dragon! You don't deserve a card as rare as it!"
Hearing the voice brought a sudden burst of energy throughout Lilly's body as she quickly got back up on her feet. As she looked back up at her opponent, she started to see images of Alistar.
"You bastard…!" She thought. "I'll get it back and I'll make you pay for taking it!"
With renewed strength, Lilly quickly placed her hand on the top of her deck as she continued to look at her opponent, who now returned to being Recuk.
"I can't lose here!"
"You will lose here!" Recuk shot back at her. He then placed one card into his Spell/Trap Zone which quickly appeared face-down onto the field. "I set one card face-down and end my turn!"
"Draw…!" Lilly declared as she drew a card from her deck. She quickly took a look at it before placing it onto the Monster Card Zone of her Duel Disk. "I sacrifice Magician's Valkyria to Summon: Dark Magician Girl, in Attack Mode!"
Dark Magician Girl: ATK 2000 DEF 1700 LVL 6
As all the hats, including the one that contained Magician Valkyria, vanished, Dark Magician Girl appeared onto the field. She then looked towards Lilly and nodded her head before looking towards Fabled Valkyrus. Lilly then took another card from her and inserted it into her Spell/Trap Zone. When it appeared it had the image of a magical stone.
"Next I play the Spell Card: Sage's Stone! With it, I can Special Summon my Dark Magician since I have Dark Magician Girl out on the field!"
Dark Magician: ATK 2500 DEF 2100 LVL 7
In an instant, Dark Magician appeared out onto the field and stood next to his apprentice. However, despite the fact that two powerful monster were on Lilly's side of the field, Recuk remained unfazed.
"It doesn't matter if you have both Dark Magicians out on the field!" He said. "Neither of them have the strength to face my Fabled Valkyrus!"
"…Yeah, you're right." Lilly confirmed. "But they're not here to battle your monster. They're here so that I can summon one who can!"
"Enough! I know that you have no more monsters that have the needed attack power to face my Fabled Valkyrus!" Recuk stated.
"If you don't believe me then I'll just show you." Lilly said as she placed another card onto her Monster Card Zone. "I sacrifice both of my magicians to Special Summon: Sorcerer of Dark Magic, in Attack Mode!"
Sorcerer of Dark Magic: ATK 3200 DEF 2800 LVL 9
As Lilly's claw mark started to glow, a dark aura slowly consumed both Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl. Once both magicians were gone, a new one wearing dark robes and carrying a black magic staff, appeared onto Lilly's side of the field. The mere sight of this new magician's shocked Recuk.
"Behold my Sorcerer of Dark Magic, a monster so great that I must sacrifice two Level 6 or higher Spellcaster-Type monsters in order to summon it." Lilly stated. "Now you'll witness his power…Sorcerer of Dark Magic, destroy his Fabled Valkyrus with Amaterasu!"
Lilly's Sorcerer pointed its staff at Valkyrus as black flames shot out from it. As the flames headed towards its target, Recuk quickly activated his face-down card. When it flipped up, it turned out to be Mirror Force.
"Sorry, but I activate my Mirror Force Trap!" He said. "With it, I can negate your attack and destroy all of your monsters that are in Attack Mode!"
A magical mirror appeared in front of Fabled Valkyrus, but the flames of the Amaterasu simply consumed it as well as Valkyrus. As Recuk looked on with a shocked expression on his face, Lilly explained what just happened.
"Thanks to Sorcerer of Dark Magic's Special Ability, any Trap Cards that are activated are negated and destroyed!"
Fabled Valkyrus was burning alive from Sorcerer of Dark Magic's flames. Eventually it couldn't take it anymore and died from its burns, but even then the flames didn't stop. The flames only died out as soon as Valkyrus' body was reduced to ashes.
Recuk: 0 LP
As the holograms faded away, Lilly finally fell to her injuries and passed out. As her body hit the floor hard, Recuk looked at her with a surprised look on his face.
10th floor
Takashi finally reached the floor where Akiza was and quickly made his way over towards its Duel Arena. He noticed that he couldn't sense Lilly's presence anymore and was starting to become worried, but he knew that she would want him to keep moving forward. Eventually he reaches the Duel Arena entrance, but before he could go inside he saw someone standing in his way. That person was Brad, who was looking at him with resolve and determination.
"Get out of my way!" Takashi yelled. "Otherwise I'm going to move you myself!"
"I will not…" Brad said. "I cannot allow you to Duel Akiza…Takashi Nakamura."
Takashi was slightly surprised by the fact that this person knew his name, but his surprised quickly turned into anger as he started to walk towards him.
"And why not…?" He asked. "If you know my name then you must know why I'm here! Now let me through…I'm not going to ask you again!"
Brad stood his ground, determined not to let Takashi through. He then closed his eyes and saw images of the vision he had earlier. He saw Sayer, whose body was giving off powerful waves of Psychic energy, dueling Akiza. He also himself, Lilly, Recuk, and an unconscious Takashi in his vision too. Once he opened his eyes again he started to speak.
"Do you care about Akiza?"
"What kind of stupid question is that?" Takashi asked. "Why the hell would I even be here if I didn't care about her?"
"If that's the case…then I know now that I can't let you face her." Brad stated. "I saw a vision with my Psychic powers that involved Akiza dueling a super powered Sayer and I know that this vision will come true if you Duel her. If you truly care about her, then you'll leave and let me handle this."
"….What makes you think that you have the power to handle this?" Takashi asked Brad. "Do you truly believe that if I just go away you'll somehow gain the power needed to save Akiza and stop Sayer."
"I don't know…" Brad replied. "But I care about Akiza more than anything in this world…and I know that if does face Sayer, she wouldn't stand a chance."
"If you truly think that…then you're a fool." Takashi said as he walked towards the door of the Duel Arena. "Akiza is stronger than you give her credit for. And before this day ends…you'll see that strength yourself."
The young man opened the door and as soon as he did, a powerful gust of wind shot out from the room. Both he and Brad walked inside and both saw Akiza on her feet and looking at them.
"It's about time Takashi…" She said. "I was starting to worry that you wouldn't show up, but now that you're here the fun can finally get underway."
Takashi remained quiet as he looked at Akiza. Brad looked on at Akiza too and saw the evil look in her eyes. This caused him to become worried as he never expected to see her like this.
"She's far more powerful than I thought." He said to himself. "Her powerful are almost suffocating."
Brad was quickly losing his strength and was about to fall towards the ground. However, Takashi caught him as the young man's mark started to glow. The mark's glow created a small barrier that covered Brad, preventing him from feeling Akiza's power.
"Stay there and don't move." Takashi said, noting even looking at him. "You'll need all the strength you have left if I happen to fail."
With that said, the young man walked over towards Akiza as she did the same thing. Once they got to the center of the Duel Arena they activated their respective Duel Disk.
"It's time we end this Takashi…" Akiza said. "This fight…and all the fights we've have up until now!"
"…Yeah. You're right." Takashi replied.
"Let's Duel!" Both of them yelled at the exact same time.
Takashi: 4000 LP
Akiza: 4000 LP
"Ladies first…Draw!" Akiza stated as she drew a card from her deck and placed it into her hand. She then took one card and inserted it into the Spell/Trap Zone of her Duel Disk. When the card appeared on the field, it had the image of a giant tree. "I spell the Continuous Spell: The World Tree!"
A giant tree with bright green leaves appeared behind Akiza. She then took another card and placed it onto her Monster Card Zone.
"I then Summon the Tuner Monster: Spore, in Defense Mode!"
Spore: ATK 400 DEF 800 LVL 1
A small creature with light green/blue fur and big eyes appeared on Akiza's side of the field. She then took one more card and inserted it into her Spell/Trap Zone. The card appeared face-down behind Spore.
"I end my turn by setting one care face-down! Now it's your turn Takashi and please try not to disappoint me."
"Draw…" Takashi said as he drew a card from his deck. He took a look at the card for a few seconds before placing it onto his Monster Card Zone. "I Summon the Tuner Monster: Magma Drago, in Attack Mode!"
Magma Drago: ATK 1400 DEF 600 LVL 2
In burst of flames and lava, Magma Drago appeared and stood by Takashi.
"Drago…attack Akiza's Spore!"
Magma Drago opened its mouth a fired a powerful stream of fire at Spore. The flames instantly killed the Tuner Monster the moment it made contact with it.
"Thanks for that Takashi because you've activated the Special Ability of my World Tree." Akiza stated with an evil smile on her face. "It now gains 1 Flower Counter since a Plant-Type monster was destroyed."
World Tree: 1 FC
One of the leaves of the World Tree started to bloom until it became a flower. Takashi noticed this and knew that it would cause him trouble in the future, but he decided to put that thought in the back of his mind. He continued on with his turn by taking a card from his hand and inserting it into his Spell/Trap Zone. The card appeared face-down behind of Magma Drago.
"I end my turn by placing one card face-down!" He said. "It's your turn."
"Thank you…Draw!" Akiza said as she once again drew a card from her deck. She quickly placed the card into her hand before taking out another one and placing it onto her Monster Card Zone. "I Summon: Botanical Lion, in Attack Mode!"
Botanical Lion: ATK 1600 DEF 2000 LVL 4
A lion with a rose petal mane and a somewhat plant-like body appeared on Akiza's side of the field.
"I activate Botanical Lion's Special Ability! For every Plant-Type monster that's on my side of the field, it gains 300 extra Attack Points. This ability also includes itself!"
Botanical Lion: ATK 1900
"Now Botanical Lion…it's feeding time!"
Akiza's monster roared as it quickly made its way towards Magma Drago. To counter, Takashi quickly activated his face-down card which, when it flipped up, revealed itself to be Negate Attack.
"I activate my Negate Attack Trap Card!" He stated. "With it, I can negate your Lion's attack and end your Battle Phase!"
"Sorry Takashi…but I already knew that you would do something like that." Akiza said with a smile as she activated her own face-down card. When the card flipped up it had the image of a salesmen trying to bribe his customer. "I activate the Trap Card: Dark Bribe! With it, I can negate and destroy your Negate Attack!"
As Takashi's Trap Card imploded, Botanical Lion ran up to Magma Drago and quickly began to eat it. The mere sight of this scene shocked Takashi as he watched his monster being eaten alive.
Takashi: 3500 LP
"Don't be so shocked Takashi…the same thing will happen to you soon. Now since I successfully used Dark Bribe, you're allowed to draw a card."
The young man refocused himself and proceeded to draw a card from his deck. As he looked at it he noticed that it was the card that Wendy gave earlier. He then remembered what she said to him before he arrived at the Arcadia Movement.
"I may not be as powerful a Psychic as Akiza, but I do have some Psychic Powers. I managed to transfer some of it into this card. When you see Akiza, please use it."
As he looked at the card, Akiza took one from her hand and inserted it into her Spell/Trap Zone. The card appeared face-down behind of Botanical Lion.
"I end my turn by placing one card face-down."
"My turn…Draw!" Takashi said as he drew another card. Once he looked at the card his eyes turned to the card that Wendy gave to him. He then closed his eyes and started to think.
"Hurry up!" Akiza yelled. "I haven't been waiting here all this time just so you can stand there and look retarded!"
As she continued to berate him with multiple insults, Takashi thought about to 2 weeks that they spent together and remembered to kind expression on her face. Once he finished thinking he opened his eyes and looked at her.
"Akiza…" He quietly said to himself. "I promise I'll get you back to your normal self. Even if it means I have to sacrifice my life to do so."
After saying that, Takashi continued on with his turn. He first took one card in his hand and inserted it into his Spell/Trap Zone. When the card materialized onto the field it revealed itself to be Cost Down.
"I activate the Spell: Cost Down! By discarding one card I can drop the level of all the monsters in my hand by 2 until the end of my turn!"
Takashi took the card that he drew at the beginning of this turn and placed it into his Graveyard. He then took another card from his hand placed it firmly on his Monster Card Zone.
"I Summon: Genesis Dragon, in Attack Mode!"
Genesis Dragon: ATK 2200 DEF 1800 LVL 6 – 4
In a blast of black lighting, a dragon with burgundy scales and a mace tip tail appeared on Takashi's side of the field and stood by him. The sight of this new dragon however didn't impress Akiza in the slightest.
"What do expect to do with that weakling?" She asked her opponent.
"I'll show you!" Takashi replied. "Genesis Dragon, attack her Botanical Lion!"
Genesis Dragon opened its mouth as black colored lightning started to form inside of it. As that was happening though, Akiza activated her face-down card. When it flipped up it had the image a giant Venus Fly Trap trying to consume a plant-lady.
"I activate the Trap Card: Plant Food Chain!" She said. "By equipping it to a Plant-Type monster, it gains 500 extra Attack Points!"
Botanical Lion: ATK 2400
As Genesis Dragon's attack kept charging, Botanical Lion's body was covered it a bright green aura. All the plant-type features that were on its body started to grow as Takashi looked on in shock.
"Don't attack!" He called out to his monster.
Genesis Dragon complied as the lightning in its mouth began to vanish. Takashi then took two cards from his hand and inserted them into his Spell/Trap Zone. Both of the cards materialized behind of Genesis Dragon in face-down position.
"I set two cards face-down and end my turn. Back to you Akiza…"
"Finally…Draw!" She yelled as she drew a card from her deck. She then quickly inserted one card into her Spell/Trap Zone and when it appeared it was revealed to be Mystical Space Typhoon. "I activate Mystical Space Typhoon, so say good-bye to one of your face-down cards!"
Akiza's card shot out a giant tornado that not only destroyed one of Takashi's face-down cards, but also sent the young man crashing into the wall. The impact of the crash caused him to cough up some blood.
"What the hell…?" He thought as he slid back towards the ground. "Her powers weren't that strong the last time we fought. She's…she's getting stronger."
The sight of seeing her opponent of the ground in pain brought a smile on Akiza's face. She then continued on with her turn by taking a card from her hand and placing onto her Monster Card Zone.
"I Summon the Tuner Monster: Nettles, in Attack Mode!"
Nettles: ATK 1200 DEF 400 LVL 2
4 small plant type creatures, each in a different color, appeared on Akiza's side of the field. The creatures had big eyes, stubby legs, arms, and a mouth.
"Now that I have another Plant-Type monster on my field, Botanical Lion gains another 300 extra Attack Points!"
Botanical Lion: ATK 2700
Botanical Lion's plant like features once again began to change. The flower petal mane started to grow sharp thorns and its eyes became bright green.
"Next, I activate the ability of my World Tree! By removing 1 of my Flower Counters, I can increase the Attack and Defense of one of my monsters by 400 points. I choose my Nettles!"
Nettles: ATK 1600 DEF 800
World Tree: 0 FC
The Flower Counter that was on the world tree fell, allowing the Nettles to consume it. Once it ate it, the monster became much bigger as a purple aura surrounded it.
"Now Botanical Lion, it's time to eat again!"
Akiza's lion roared as it ran over towards Genesis Dragon. It then jumped and bit down on the dragon's head, killing it instantly and allowing it to eat the rest of its body.
Takashi: 3000 LP
"Now Nettles, attack his Life Points directly!"
All 4 Nettles creatures made their way over towards Takashi, who was still trying to get back up. Seeing the creatures heading towards him, Takashi quickly activated his other face-down card. When it revealed itself, it turned out to be Call of the Haunted.
"I activate the Trap Card: Call of the Haunted!" He said. "With it, I revive my Genesis Dragon!"
As Nettles got closer towards Takashi, his Genesis Dragon reappeared on the field. The dragon then roared at the top of its lungs, pushing Nettles back towards its master.
"Good Takashi…" Akiza said with a smile. "But you'll need to do better. I end my turn without making any other moves."
Nettles: ATK 1200 DEF 400
Takashi slowly got back on his feet as he placed his hand on his deck.
"Draw…!" He yelled as he drew a card. He then took a card from his hand and placed it onto his Monster Card Zone. "I Summon the Tuner Monster: Dread Dragon, in Attack Mode!"
Dread Dragon: ATK 1100 DEF 400 LVL 2
In a flash of light, Takashi's Dread Dragon appeared on the field and stood next to his Genesis Dragon.
"Next, I'll tune both of my dragons together to Synchro Summon: Light End Dragon, in Attack Mode!"
Light End Dragon: ATK 2600 DEF 2100 LVL 8
Both dragons flew high into the air and performed a Synchro Summoning. When they finished Light End Dragon appeared in a giant burst of light. The light was so powerful that it blinded Akiza for a few moments.
"Help me…" A voice called out.
Takashi's eyes widen as he heard the voice. The voice sounded like Akiza's, but now the Akiza he was facing now. It was the voice of the Akiza he knew.
"Takashi…please help me."
As the light from Light End Dragon began to fade, the voice Takashi heard faded along with it. He then turned Akiza and saw that her eyes were still dark and lifeless.
"What was that?" He thought.
As he was trying to make sense of what just happened, Akiza was busy was a problem of her own. She was holding her head in pain, as if she was having a massive headache.
"Give me back my body!" A voice in her head demanded.
"Shut up!" She yelled. "I this body is mine now!"
As she was holding her head, Akiza saw Takashi looking at her with a concerned look on his face. The sight of him looking at her like that caused her to suffer another headache.
"Akiza…" He said softly.
"Shut the hell up!" She yelled at the stop of her lungs. "Just make your damn move!"
As he watched her fall to his knees, Takashi was still wondering about the voice and about Akiza's current condition. However, despite this, he decided to continue on with his turn.
"I attack Botanical Lion with my Light End Dragon while at the same time activating its Special Ability. By sacrificing 500 of its Attack and Defense Points, I can decrease the Attack and Defense Points of Botanical Lion by 1500 points!"
Light End Dragon: ATK 2100 DEF 1600
Botanical Lion: ATK 1200 DEF 500
Light End Dragon opened its mouth and fired a powerful blast of light energy. The blast hit Botanical Lion, destroying it completely.
Akiza: 3100 LP
World Tree: 1 FC
"With that, I end my turn."
"It's pointless…" The voice inside Akiza's head said to her. "Takashi's too powerful a Duelist for you to defeat. Now accept defeat and give me back my body!"
"This Duel isn't over yet!" She yelled. "I will defeat him and I don't care what I have to do to make that happen!"
Akiza then started yelling at the top of lungs as a powerful gust of wind shot from her body. The force of her powers was so strong that the Duel Arena was starting to crumble.
"…Amazing…" Brad said in shock while still protected inside of the barrier Takashi created for him. "I…I knew that she was powerful, but I didn't think that she was this strong."
"Akiza…" Takashi thought.
The young woman soon finished yelling before she started glaring at Takashi. She then placed her hand on her deck.
"I had enough of this!" She yelled. "I was going to play around with you, but now I had it! Behold Takashi Nakamura as I prepare to send you to Hell!"
Akiza drew a card from her deck and quickly placed it into her hand. She then took another card and slapped it onto her Monster Card Zone.
"I Summon the Tuner Monster: Twilight Rose Knight, in Attack Mode!"
Twilight Rose Knight: ATK 1000 DEF 1000 LVL 3
In a flash of light Twilight Rose Knight appeared and stood next to her master.
"Next, I activate my knight's Special Ability to Special Summon: Mystic Tomato from my hand, also in Attack Mode!"
Mystic Tomato: ATK 1400 DEF 1100 LVL 4
In another flash of light, a new monster appeared on Akiza's side of the field. Like its name suggested it was a tomato, but only it had eyes and a mouth.
"Now Takashi…I Tune my Level 3 Twilight Rose Knight with my Level 4 Mystic Tomato! Chilling flames engulf the entire world. Pitch-dark flower, set into bloom! Synchro Summon! Appear now, Black Rose Dragon!"
Black Rose Dragon: ATK 2400 DEF 1800 LVL 7
Both of Akiza's monsters jumped high into the air and performed a Synchro Summoning. When it was done, Black Rose Dragon appeared and proceeded to roar at Takashi. The force of the roar knocked him down to the ground.
"Now Takashi…I think I'll activate my dragon's Special Ability!" Akiza said to him. "When it's successfully Synchro Summoned, it can destroy all the cards on the field! Now go Black Rose Dragon!"
Black Rose Dragon roared once again as all the cards on the field started to implode. Once the other cards were gone, Black Rose Dragon finally imploded too and the force of the explosion created a hole in the ground.
"Now I activate the Special Ability of my Spore! By removing a Plant-Type monster that's in my Graveyard I can revive Spore and increase its level by the amount of the monster I removed. I remove my Nettles from the game to bring back Spore and level it up by 2!"
Spore: LVL 3
As Akiza pulled Nettles' card from the Graveyard, Spore reappeared on the field.
"I now return Spore to my hand to Special Summon: Fallen Angel of Roses, in Attack Mode!"
Fallen Angel of Roses: ATK 2400 DEF 1300 LVL 7
Spore left the field at the same speed at which it appeared. In its place a woman with purple armor, wings, and hair appeared on the field. The woman was also carrying a large rose whip which she was holding in her left hand.
"Now my angel…attacks your Life Points Directly!"
Fallen Angel of Roses started whipping Takashi with her weapon and each attack felt like a thousand needles was ripping at his skin. She then finished the attack by having the whip to pierce his stomach, causing him to pass to fall on the ground as blood poured out.
Takashi: 600 LP
"TAKASHI!" The voice yelled as more blood continued to pour out from his body.
The loud yell of the voice gave Akiza another headache and as she was holding her head again in pain, Takashi looked at her.
"She's…she's in so much pain…" He thought as his strength began to fade. "I…I have to help her…"
He attempted to get back up, but his injuries were just too much to overcome. He was about to close his eyes when he heard another voice in his head. Only this time it wasn't Akiza's…
"Get up Takashi…" The voice said to him. "I know that you have the strength to continue fighting. I've seen you overcome even greater odds back at Crash Town. Now get up and fight! Didn't you promise your friends that you would bring her back and didn't you promise her that you would help her! If you die hear then everything you're negating everything you ever worked for! Get up Takashi Nakamura! Don't lose her like you lost me!"
Once the voice faded, a new sense of strength appeared within Takashi as he slowly got back to his feet. His mark started to glow and his eyes returned to being golden.
"She's nagging me even when she's dead." He thought. "Even so…she's right."
Once he was up he looked toward Akiza and saw that her eyes were switching from having life to not having life. He then looked at the card Wendy gave him.
"Alright Wendy, let's see what this card of yours can do."
He quickly drew a card from his deck and placed it in his hand. He then took the card Wendy gave him and inserted it into his Spell/Trap Zone. When the card appeared on the field, it had the image of a little girl, standing by a swing while looking at the sunset.
"I activate the Spell Card: Swing of Memories!"
The card shot out a bright light that surrounded both Duelists. It then showed images of all the good times that the two had with each other. The sight of these memories caused more life to return to Akiza's eyes as Takashi continued on with his turn.
"With the effect of Swing of Memories, I can revive one Normal Monster from my Graveyard until the End Phase of this turn! The monster I choose is my legendary Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"
Blue-Eyes White Dragon: ATK 3000 DEF 2500 LVL 8
In a greater blast of light, a powerful white dragon with beautiful blue eyes appeared on the field and glared at Fallen Angel of Roses.
"Blue-Eyes, attack Akiza's Angel with your White Lightning!"
The dragon fired a blast of white electricity at the angel. The force of the attack killed it, while the light coming from it blinded Akiza. She then started screaming again before falling towards the ground. Once the lights faded and Blue-Eyes disappeared, Akiza got back to her feet. When she opened her eyes, Brad saw that all the life had returned to them.
"Akiza…!" He called.
She turned towards him as she saw the barrier around disappear.
"Brad…" She said, trying to get herself together. "Are you ok?"
"Yeah…I'm fine." He replied. "Unfortunately…Takashi…"
Akiza's eyes widen as she turned from Brad and looked towards Takashi. To her horror he was on the ground, unconscious and more blood pouring out from his body. With tears in her eyes she ran up to him and proceeded to shake his body.
"Takashi…Takashi wake up!" She pleaded. "Please open your eyes!"
As looked at him and saw no change in his condition, the door from the other side of the Duel Arena burst open. Brad looked at and saw Sayer in the form that he saw in his vision.
"Oh no…" Those were the only words that he could say.
Chapter 26 Preview
As the final battle approaches, the fate of all the people within the Arcadia Movement resides on the shoulders of Akiza Izinski. Does Akiza have the skills and power to defeat the super powered Sayer or will she be the first one to fall to his new might.
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One must have both strength and courage if they which to move towards the future.