Just in case anyone was wondering Hayato is 16, Ed and Kira are 15, and Jade is 14. Oh, there's also a card list at the end of this chapter. Anyway, on with the story!
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Joey: Hey Yug, how do you get your hair to stay up like that?
Yugi: I use L'Oreal, because I'm worth it.
Chapter Twenty-Eight: Sing A Song Of Suffering Part 2
Ayato: 2700 and Raven: 5300/Savannah: 5400 and Aria: 1700
Ayato drew a card, "I'll activate my soldier's special effect, removing your Psiconic King from play!" Ayato declared as Savannah's card popped off her duel disk, which she caught. She tucked the card snugly inbetween her breasts.
"My soldier can't attack in the turn he uses his effect but I can remedy that, activate Turn Jump, skipping ahead three battle phases my soldier regains it's ablility to attack!"
Black Luster Soldier cleaved Savannah's plain knight in twain, taking a chunk of her life points with it.
Ayato: 2700 and Raven: 5300/Savannah: 3900 and Aria: 1700
"Don't forget, when my Soldier successfully destroys a monster in battle in can attack again twice in a row!" Black Luster Soldier pivoted on it's heel for the second time this duel and stabbed Savannah's monster.
Ayato: 2700 and Raven: 5300/Savannah: 3400 and Aria: 1700
"Now I'll activate my set card, Encore, this card allows me to copy any spell or trap card that has been played during my this turn, and I choose Turn Jump!"
Savannah's eyes widened in surprise, she hadn't expected this. "This duel is over for you Aria!" Ayato declared as his monster rushed towards her.
Aria's hand snapped over her face-down card, which flipped up, "Activate Enchanted Javelin!"
Aria's life points shot up to 4700 but instantly shot back down to 1700 as Black Luster Soldier's attack connected.
Ayato frowned, "I place one card face-down and end my turn."
Savannah sighed in relief as she drew a card from her deck, "That was too close Aria, do be more careful."
Aria nodded, "Sorry mistress."
Savannah studied the three cards in her hand momentarily, "Ayato, truly you are worthy of being my lover, the strength you have shown me is proof enough of that."
"I activate Psiconic Link, this card allows me to special summon a psychic type monster from my graveyard or one that was removed from play regardless of summoning conditions, so welcome back my Psiconic King(2800/2500) in attack mode."
"Of course I have to remove three psychic-type monsters from the game as a cost." Savannah says as she tucks her Psiconic Queen and her two Psiconic Knights between her breasts.
"Next I'll summon my last Psiconic Knight(1500/0) in defense mode. Now I'll have my Psiconic King attack Raven's Vampire's Curse!" Psiconic King blinked, causing Raven's monster to shatter into tiny particles.
Ayato: 2700 and Raven: 4500/Savannah: 3400 and Aria: 1700
"When Vampire's Curse is destroyed in battle I can pay 500 life points in order to special summon it during the next standby phase with an extra 500 attack points." Raven declared as he life points dropped to the starting point of 4000.
Ayato: 2700 and Raven: 4000/Savannah: 3400 and Aria: 1700
Savannah frowned slightly, "That's a troublesome monster."
Raven drew a crad from her deck, starting her turn. "I play the continuous spell Card of Safe Return, when a monster is special summoned to the field from my graveyard I get to draw one card." Raven explained.
"End turn."
Aria drew a card, she paled slightly as she saw what card it was. Savannah looked over to her partner, 'So she's drawn that card, has she?'
Aria looked to Savannah, and then back to her opponents, if she didn't play the card, they would surely lose. 'I have no choice.' She thought to herself.
"I activate the forbidden magic of Phantom Gate, when this card activates every monster on the field is destroyed!" A giant green gate appeared behind Aria.
Ayato and Raven took a step back, surprised. "Now I can special summon one monster that was played during this duel on my side of the field regardless of summoning conditions, and I know the perfect monster!"
"What the hell?! A card that strong has to have a drawback!" Ayato exclaimed.
"There is." Aria said as the Wicked Dreadroot(4000/4000) emerged on the field. "If I happen to lose the duel, then I forfeit my soul."
"Since the Wicked Dreadroot was special summoned from my graveyard Card of Safe Return activates." Raven said as she drew a card from her deck.
Ayato signaled to his face-down, "Activate my set card, Waboku! All battle damage we'll receive will be zero, and since this card targets battle damage and not you monster, it's effect works."
Aria frowned, "It won't do you any good, with this monster on our side, there's no way you can defeat us."
Raven frowned, "Your still forgetting, Ayato defeated it before, he can do it again."
Ayato drew a card from his deck, "That's right, I activate Graceful Charity and draw three cards!" Ayato swiftly drew three cards. "Now I discard two cards." Ayato discarded Relentless(3000/0) and Grave Fusion.
Aria stayed silent, though her fear was evident despite having a god on her side.
"Once per duel while it's in my graveyard Grave Fusion allows me to fusion summon monsters in my graveyard by removing it from the game!" Ayato declared as a vortex hovered over his field. Both Vandorgaron's Jester and the mighty dragon Relentless jumped into the vortex.
"Fusion summon, Tamer of Relentless(4000/0) in attack mode." Relentless jumped out from the vortex, Vandorgaron's Jester sitting atop it's head, wearing pitch black armor. He giggled as Relentless roared.
Aria sighed in relief, "That's it? My Wicked Dreadroot will cut that attack in half." Raven narrowed her eyes at the girl for her choice of words.
Ayato shook his head, "I don't think so, my monster is unaffected by monster effects, period."
Aria scowled, "It doesn't matter, if you attack then both monsters will just destroy eachother."
Ayato smirked, "Attack!" The jester performed a backflip on top of the mighty dragon's head, which must have been a signal to attack because Relentless bounded towards the god.
Dreadroot was slammed into the ground as the red dragon slammed into it. With a great explosion the god was no more.
Aria's eyes widened in shock, "But your monster should be destroyed!"
Ayato smirked, holding up his Kuriboh(300/200). "The card I kept when I used my Graceful Charity, by discarding it I can turn any battle damage to zero, which means my monster was saved, while yours wasn't."
Aria fell to her knees, it didn't make any sense. "How...how are you...why?"
Ayato looked at her confused, "What are you talking about."
Savannah drew a card, "It's alright Aria, you did your best, but now it's time that I take over. I activate my own Pot of Greed." Savannah slowly drew two cards.
"I special summon another Psiconic Queen(2500/2300) in attack mode, but she won't be staying. I tribute all three of my monsters in order to special summon Psiconic Overlord(?/?) in attack mode!"
A man garbed in an elaborate amethyst robe emerges unto the field. He was easily ten feet in height. He wielded two giant blades which curved at the tip. He grinned upon seeing his opponent.
"This monster's attack and defense are 1000 times the number of psychic monsters in my graveyard. Since I have three Multipliers and my three monsters I used to summon him, that makes six."
Ayato grimaced as her monster's attack shot up to an impressive 6000. Savannah smiled, "I doubt you have a Kuriboh to save you now. Attack!"
In a flash Savannah's monster charged at Ayato's. "Sorry but I can't let you do that, activate De-Fusion!"
Ayato's monster vanished from the field, leaving Savannah's monster without it's target.
Vandorgaron's Jester and Relentless reappeared on Ayato's side of the field.
"Persistent, aren't you." Savannah said. Ayato nearly smirked, "I won't go down without a fight, so you'd had better try harder than that."
Savannah nodded her head, "I understand."
Suddenly Relentless exploded, Ayato shielding himself from it.
Ayato: 1700 and Raven: 4000/Savannah: 3400 and Aria: 1700
"At the end phase that Relentless is summoned in any way, he is destroyed and removed from the game, inflicting 1000 points of damage to me." Ayato explained.
"In order to keep my powerful monster on the field I have to remove one Psychic type monster in my graveyard from play, I choose my Psiconic Knight." Savannah once again tucked the card between her breasts.
"With one less monster in my graveyard my monster's attack drops to 5000."
Raven drew a card, "I activate the field spell card Immortal Kingdom Hellvania!" A giant dark castle emerged from the ground, directly behind Raven, bats eerily flew above it as it rose to it's full height.
"By discarding one zombie-type monster to the graveard I'm allowed to destroy every single monster on the field." Raven explained as she discarded the only card she had to the graveyard.
"Sorry Raven, but my monster can only be bested by battle or through it's own effect." Savannah says as her monster creates a psychic shield, protecting itself.
Aria smiled, "If I draw a monster with 1700 or more attack points, I'll be able to finish Ayato!" She said with glee.
"No you won't! When Vandorgaron's Jester(2100/0) is sent to the graveyard by a spell or trap card effect I'm allowed to special summon him to my side of the field." The cheerful jester reappeared on Ayato's side of the field, waving at his opponents.
Aria scowled, "I forgot it had that effect, what an annoying monster."
"I thought that at first too." Ayato said.
Raven frowned, ever since Ayato's declaration she hadn't done anything in the duel worthwhile, she hated feeling useless.
Aria draws a card, scowling at Ayato's monster. "When this is the only card in my hand I can normal summon it to the field, "Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight(2300/2100) in attack mode. Attack his annoying monster!"
Swift Gaia pierces Ayato's monster through the chest, instantly shattering it.
Ayato: 1500 and Raven: 4000/Savannah: 3400 and Aria: 1700
Ayato drew a card, "I activate Card of Sanctity, all players draw until they have six cards."
Ayato drew three cards while everyone else drew six. "I acitivate Different Dimension Retreival, this card allows me to special summon a monster that was removed from play, any effects that monster might have are stripped from that monster, revive, Relentless(3000/0)!"
Ayato powerful monster returned to the field, roaring in pure fury. "Now I'll finish off your monster!" Relentless slammed it's tail into Aria's monster, killing it instantly.
Ayato: 1500 and Raven: 4000/Savannah: 3400 and Aria: 1000
"I'll end my turn by placing one card face-down."
Savannah drew a card, "I activate Untraceable Target, when a spell, monster effect, or trap card is activated that targets all cards on the field, my cards will be protected. Turn end."
Ayato and Raven looked at the woman perplexed.
Raven shook it off as she drew a card, "I summon another monster in face-down position and end my turn by activating this card, Copy! This card copies any continuous spell or trap card on my opponent's side of the field, I'll choose your Untraceable Target."
"I don't know what your up to, but it won't work." Raven declared firmly.
Aria slid the top card from her deck and added it to her hand. "I place one card face-down, next I'll summon Gearfried the Iron Knight(1800/1600) in attack mode."
"Release Restraint tributes my knight, allowing me to summon Gearfried the Sowrdmaster(2600/2200) in attack mode!"
"He's still no match for my dragon!" Ayato declared.
"He will be with this! I equip him with Axe of Despair, increasing his attack by 1000!"
"That's what you think, activate, Magic Jammer!" Ayato discards a card to the graveyard as Aria's card shatters.
Aria looks down, whispering to herself, "I guess I have no choice then."
Seeing Aria not moving Ayato decides to take his turn, swiftly drawing a card from his deck. Aria's head instantly snapped up, "I activate my trap card, Last Turn!"
Ayato's eyes widened, "What?!"
"This card can only be activated when my life points are 1000 or less, first it destroys all cards on the field!" Ayato's set card and his dragon was destroyed while Raven and Savannah's field was protected by their continiuous spell cards.
"Now you must special summon a monster from your deck and attack mine, the player whose monster is destroyed, loses."
Ayato sighed, "I see...so your willingly to risk dying, if it means taking me out of the duel."
Aria nods, "With you out of the duel, Savannah has nothing to worry about. Besides that, I'm quite sure you have no monsters left in your deck that is stronger than my own."
Ayato nodded, "True, I don't have a monster left in my deck that's stronger than yours..."
Raven looks to Ayato, worry evident on her features.
"I special summon Vandorgaron's Captain of Attack Force(2600/1600) in attack mode." A medium sized red and black dragon wearing silver medieval stlye armor appears on Ayato's side of the field. It held a bastard sword which was roughly twice the size of it's body.
"So that's how it's going to be?" Aria asked.
Ayato nodded, "It's a shame you felt you needed to use such a cheap card to defeat me. Things might have turned out differently."
Aria shook her head, "It doesn't matter, you don't understand how much I hate you, your so much better then me, Savannah wanted you more than she wanted me, I couldn't stand that, so now, now I'm going to prove that I'm your equal!"
Ayato looked at the girl with pity, "You'll never be my equal." Both duelist's monsters attack eachother, scoring direct hits, and ultimately killing eachother, depleting their owner's life points in the process.
Ayato: 0 and Raven: 4000/Savannah: 3400 and Aria: 0
The giant green gate slowly opened behind Aria as she turned to face it. Her body was pulled into the never ending vortex within it before the gate's doors closed. The gate sunk back into the ground.
Ayato shook his head, "Well, I'm going to go check up on Ryuga and the others." Raven nodded, "Don't worry, I'll handle Savannah from here."
Ayato nodded as he walked off, "Be careful."
Savannah drew a card, "Now your the only thing standing in my way between myself and that boy, prepare yourself, my little Raven. Psiconic Overlord, attack!"
One of Raven's set monsters flipped up, revealing Sprit Reaper(300/200).
"This monster can't be destroyed as a result of battle." Raven said. Savannah nodded her head, "Yes, I know it's effect well, perhaps this won't be as easy as I thought."
Raven drew a card from her deck, "That's always been your problem Savannah, you've always thought too highly of yourself!"
FLASHBACK
A young Raven, perhaps about five or six stares up in awe at a younger Savannah, who looks down at her smiling. "Ah, and who is this?"
A gruff looking man with blood red eyes pats Raven on the head, "This is my second daughter, Raven."
"I see, she'll be a strong one, I can feel it. How is your wife?" She asked.
"Pregnant again, I hope it's a boy this time, Ryuga's been wanting a baby brother."
Savannah nodded, "Well I wish you the best of luck with your new child. Are you still planning on taking the challenge to become a Vampire Lord, between you and me, no one really likes Aurox."
The man known as Rasu laughed, "Yes, I will be, but not for a few more years. I at least want to spend some time with my newborn."
"That makes perfect sense, well I'll be on my way, see you soon, little Raven." Savannah said as she sauntered off.
Five years and Raven is now ten. She is sitting in a lucious garden, Savannah sitting next to her. "Really? I can have this?...What's the catch?"
Savannah laughed, "No catch, why do you always think ill of me?"
Raven shook her head, "I didn't mean to hurt your feelings." Raven said, looking at the trap card the beautiful woman sitting next to her had given her.
Savannah rolled her eyes, "I was just joking child, you need to loosen up a little, maybe you should find yourself a man."
Raven blushed slightly, "But I'm only ten."
Savannah shrugged, "You know what they say, age is nothing but a number. Well I'll see you around."
Raven stood up, "Do you really have to go already?" Savannah stood up as well, "Yes, apparently your father has returned and is ready for the second part of the test, I'll be his first opponent."
"You'll go easy on him, right?" Raven asked. Savannah smirked, "Anything for you, my little Raven." Raven smiled, "Will you come to see me tomorrow?"
Savannah looked thoughtful for a moment, "Perhaps."
Rasu: 2300/Savannah: 100
"Give up Savannah, there's no way you can defeat me, with my army of warriors, there's no way you can stop me!" Rasu currently had two Command Knights(1200+400/1900), a Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight(2300+400/2100), an Obnoxious Celtic Guardian(1400+400/1200), and a Dark Blade(1800+400/1500) on his side of the field.
Savannah drew a card from her deck, giving her a total of two cards in her hand. She currently had no cards on her field. "Your a very powerful duelist Rasu, definitely worthy of becoming a Vampire Lord."
Rasu smiled, "Does this mean you give up? I really rather not attack you."
"Not yet, when my opponent has at least one monster on the field while I have none I'm allowed to special summon this monster, Multiplier(0/0) in defense mode."
Rasu looked at the monster expectantly, 'It's got to have some other effect if she's this confident.'
"When this card is special summoned I'm allowed to special summon two more from my deck." Savannah declared as two more monsters emerged on the field.
"What are you up to?"
"Now I tribute all three in order to summon my Wicked Eraser(?/?) in attack mode."
Powerful winds swept over the field as blue flames erupted from the ground, the giant of a monster that vaguely resembled Uria emerged from the ground, roaring loudly.
"Since you have five cards on your side of the field my monster's attack and defense increases to 5000! End the duel, and his life! Digestive Blaze!"
Savannah's powerful monster vaporized Rasu's monsters, and Rasu himself. Savannah smirked, "I win." Savannah turned to Rasu's wife, Rena.
"Sorry, even though you came only to watch, I can't let you leave here."
"What do you mean father and mother are dead?!" A younger Ryuga shouted. The man who had delivered the message stumbled back, "I'm terribly sorry, but it's the truth."
"What's wrong big brother, where's father and mother?" Raven asked, Raye and Riza behind her.
"Get out of here!" Ryuga shouted at the man, who quickly complied and ran away, fearing for his life.
Ryuga turned back to his family. "Father and mother are dead."
Raven shook her head, "But that's impossible, Savannah promised that nothing would happen to them, how could they be dead!"
Ryuga scowled, "Forget what she said!" Suddenly the front door went flying passed Ryuga's head.
A burly man entered the elaborate hall, his red eyes gleaming. Several more men appeared behind him. Ryuga frowned, "Dammit, I knew it!"
"What's going on?" Riza asked frightened. "Run!" Ryuga ordered as the taller men charged towards him.
END FLASHBACK
"No matter what, I won't lose!" Raven declared.
Supreme King's Castle
Haou surveys his unwelcome intruder. "So you managed to get here safely, I'm surprised."
"No one will be able to interfere." Ed says, glaring at Haou.
"You who have ran away from me once, now wants to fight?" Haou asks.
"I know I can't match your strength." Ed admits reluctantly.
Haou raises an eyebrow skeptically. "Then why would you come here?"
"Because, I'm not alone, Jade is with me, though neither of us are strong enough to defeat you alone, together we can win!" Ed declared.
Haou frowned, "Relying on others for strength, that type of power won't last. You will embody this mistake with your death!"
"At first I wanted to kill you, but that's no longer the case, I just want to free Jaden from the darkness, doing what is right, that's called justice!" Ed says as he activates his duel disk.
"The one who wins is the one who determines what justice is!" Haou declares as he activates his obsidian duel disk.
Ed: 4000/Haou: 4000
Ed draws six cards as Haou draws five, beginning the duel. "I summon Lord of D.(1200/1100) in attack mode. Next I activate Flute of Summoning Dragon!"
Lord of D. catches the flute and plays a short tune. "This card allows me to special summon two dragons, so I'll special summon two Divine Dragon-Excelion(1500/900) in attack mode!"
Two dragons emerge on the field identical to another, their white scales sparkled as they roared with contempt for their opponent.
"I set one card face-down and end my turn."
Haou drew a card, "I activate Dark Fusion, fusing E-Hero Avian and E-Hero Wildheart together to create Evil Hero Wild Cyclone(1900/2300)."
A monster resembling Wildheart with giant wings attached to it's back emerged from the fusion vortex, setting it's sights on Ed's monsters.
Next I'll activate Evil Intentions, which allows my monster to attack every monster on my opponent's side of the field at the cost of giving up my battle phase next turn."
"Wild Cyclone's attack can't be chained to, so there's no way to stop him!" Wild Cyclone began to spin rapidly, producing a tornado that ripped through Ed's monsters.
Ed: 2500/Haou: 4000
"When Wild Cyclone inflicts battle damage all set cards on my opponent's side of the field are destroyed."
Ed smirked as his face-down card was blown away, "The card you destroyed was Dummy Marker, which means I'm allowed to draw a card from my deck."
"If this is the extent of your power you had better give up now."
Ed swiftly drew a card from his deck, "I summon Dark Blade(1800/1500) in attack mode, but he won't be staying for long, I activate my spell Double Summon, which allows me to normal summon another time."
"I tribute my Dark Blade in order to summon my final Divine Dragon-Excelion(1500/900)." Since there are two Divine Dragon-Excelion in my graveyard I can choose two of the three effects it can gain, I'm choosing to increase it's attack points by 1000 bringing it up to 2500."
The white scaled dragon grew in size as it's attack increased.
Haou frowned, "And the second?"
"When it detroys a monster in battle it can attack again in a row. Now attack his Wild Cyclone! Heavenly Judgement!" The divine dragon reared it's head back and let forth a stream of energy that instantly incinerated Haou's monster.
Ed: 2500/Haou: 3400
"Now attack Haou directly!"
Haou didn't even flinch as the monster's attack washed over him.
Ed: 2500/Haou: 900
Ed glared at Haou with a look of pure determination as his eyes flashed purple, "The promise I made to Jade...I will keep it! I will defeat you!"
Huzzah! Another chapter completed! The next chapter will have the conclusion to these two duels!
Next time: Raven and Savannah duel to a final conclusion as Ed and the others wage a conclusive battle against the Supreme King and his followers!
Aria's Card
Phantom Gate When this card is activated destroy all monster's on your opponent's side of the field. You can special summon one monster that was played during the current duel on your side of the field regardless of summoning conditions. If you should lose the duel, you shall forfeit your soul.
A/N: Yes this is the card Camilla used against Zane and Jaden in the first season.
Ayato's Cards
Tamer of Relentless: Dark/Psychic 10/4000/0 Vandorgaron's Jester + Relentless This card can only be Fusion Summoned using the above monsters as the fusion materials. This card is unafftected by the effects of monsters.
Grave Fusion (Trap)
Once per duel, while this card is in the graveyard fusion summon a monster whose fusion materials are in the graveyard. Remove this card from the game after use.
Different Dimension Retreival (Quick-Play Spell)
Special summon one monster that was removed from play and special summon it to your side of the field, any effect monster summoned this way cannot activate it's effect.
Encore (Quick-Play Spell)
Copy the effects of any spell or trap card that was activated during the turn this card is activated.
Savannah's Cards
Psiconic Link (Spell)
Remove three Psychic-type monsters in your graveyard from play in order to activate this card. Special Summon one Psychic-type monster in your graveyard or one that was removed from play regardless of Summoning conditions.
Psiconic Overlord: Dark/Psychic 10?
This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. This card cannt be Special Summoned except by tributing three Pyshic-type monsters on your side of the field. This card's attack and defense points are equal to the number of Psychic-Type monsters in your graveyard. This card can only be destroyed in battle or by it's own effect. At your end phase remove one Psychic-type monster in your graveyard from play, if not, destroy this card.
Untraceable Target (Continuous Spell) When a spell, monster, or trap effect is activated that targets the entire field, your side of the field is excluded.
Raven's Card
Copy (Continuous Trap)
Copy the effects of your opponent's continuous spell or trap card.
Haou's Card
Evil Intentions (Spell)
Select one monster on your side of the field, this monster gains the ability to attack every monster on your opponent's side of the field. You must skip your next battle phase.
Until next time, I'm out!
