Before we begin this chapter, I would like to thank everyone who reviewed Chapter 28 as normal, so a big thank you to: FurySong, D3lph0xL0v3r, pokemonking0924, Draen, Rashiq484 and king of the lion.
Now, on a more stern note, I need to address two Guest reviewers. Their reviews aren't posted, and there is a reason. First, one guest reviewer commented on Yuga's name, assuming that the name translates to Feces, which is incorrect. The name Yuga comes from Hinduism theology, and means an age of time. I just liked the sound of the name, and it fit in with the traditional 'Yu' names of past YuGiOh Protagonists. Hell, the name Yuga is even on a Monster Card! Seriously, look it up, it's D/D/D Duo-Dawn King Kali Yuga. Besides, he didn't specify the language, but the Japanese word for feces is actually 'Unchi' (according to what I found on the internet).
Second Guest Review was an OC submission. I think I made it perfectly clear in Chapter 12, where I began taking submissions for OCs, that guests weren't allowed to submit OCs, and that was because OCs needed to be PMed, not placed in a review, so I can talk to authors about their OCs. In addition to that, the OC Submission thing was over a LONG time ago, and I even say in Chapter 12 that the deadline was April of 2016. This review was submitted for guest moderation on March 24th, 2017. Please note that the OC Submission thing is over and that I got way more then enough OCs to work with for the next arc.
Now after those mini rants, onto Chapter 29. If you guys wanna see my reaction to the final episode of YuGiOh Arc-V, you can check it out in the Author's Note at the bottom of the Chapter. Enjoy!
Duel in Progress… Yuga: 4000 vs Hirose: 4000
Hirose drew from his deck. "It's my turn now, Yuga. I activate the Spell Card, Cup of Ace. With a simple coin toss, I can choose which one of us draws cards. If it is heads, I draw two cards, and if it is tails, you draw two cards." Hirose took a coin out of his pocket as he explained this, flipping it into the air, catching it, then placing it on top of his right hand. When he moved his hand, it showed heads. "I now draw two cards. Next, I attack you with my Metalfoes Orichalc! His effect is whenever he attacks a monster in defense mode, he inflicts double piercing damage!" Orichalc charged forward, slicing through the card with his axe like hands. Rune-Eyes was revealed, roaring in pain before vanishing (Yuga: 4000 - 3800). "Now I activate the Quick Play Spell Card, Fullmetalfoes Fusion! Since your Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon is attached to my Fullmetalfoes Alkahest, I can use him in fusion!"
"You can what?" Yuga asked, shocked.
"Fuse him. The requirements for this fusion's material are 1 Metalfoes monster, plus 2 additional monsters each with 3000 or less attack, and since your Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon fits that description, I can fuse your Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon with my Fullmetalfoes Alkahest, and the Raremetalfoes Bismugear in my hand!" Hirose declared. "Crimson warrior of alchemy, accept my offering and descend onto this battle! Fusion Summon! Appear, Level 9, Metalfoes Crimsonite (3000/3000)!"
"3000 attack points!?" Yuga gasped in shock.
"That isn't the least of your concerns, Yuga!" Hirose shouted. "Since I activated a Quick Play Spell during my battle phase, I am still in it, so my new monster can attack! Attack him directly, Metalfoes Crimsonite!" The new monster charged, holding out his hand and shooting a steam of fire, which surrounded Yuga. The boy gasped, letting out a sharp yell of pain before falling to his knees, panting (3800 - 800). "Do you see now your duel with me is futile?"
"See what?" Yuga hissed, standing up. "You're the Masked Man! I have to defeat you to end this charade and stop the Wicked Gods from getting out!"
"Listen to yourself!" Hirose snapped. "You come here accusing me of falsehood, and speaking lies based on a hint you were given by a Shadow Duelist! You refuse to look past your distaste of me and just choose to immediately think of me as the bad guy! You didn't even stop to think for one second about the hint being wrong to distract you, while your friend Ruka loses her seal to the real Masked Man!"
Yuga gasped, widening his eyes. Is that true? Was this all just a plan to get me distracted so the real Masked Man can take Ruka's seal, weakening the door enough to unleash the Wicked Gods?
"The Masked Man fears you more than the other seal defenders, and for good reason." Hirose explained. "Your potential as a duelist is unlike any other duelist we have ever seen at Union. He fears that potential, and doesn't want to face you directly unless he has the Wicked Gods on his side. I have seen that potential myself…" Hirose walked over to his desk, flipping through both stacks, pulling some sheets stapled together out of each pile. He then held them up. "and your performance as a student backs that up, when you are pushed by a strict teacher, that is."
Yuga looked at the papers, and couldn't hold back his surprise. Hirose was holding up his Fusion Final Test, and his Fusion Essay, both of them having a big fat red 'A' on the front of them. I… I aced the test and paper?
"You impressed me enough to have a chance at earning the prize card." Hirose continued, putting Yuga's papers back on their respective piles and walking back to his spot in the duel. "But it seems you still need a lesson… a lesson in respect, and a lesson in getting past that thick headedness of yours! Get ready, Yuga! Because I am going to teach you that lesson that hard way… defeating you in a duel!"
Yuga sighed, closing his eyes. I am a fool… I didn't like Hirose because of his strict attitude, and I thought for sure that made him evil, and the best candidate at being the Masked Man… Masuhiro knew this, and that hint about the Masked Man being a teacher at Union was only to get me distracted… Ruka is probably fighting the Masked Man now… and I'm standing here in a pointless duel, while Ruka could be losing to the Masked Man… or worse, her seal is already gone! Yuga opened his eyes, his dark aura fading instantly as his golden eyes returned. "I…"
"Don't even think about surrendering." Hirose snarled.
"But…" Yuga was about to plead.
"I'm sure Ruka is more than capable of holding her own." Hirose explained. "Besides, you challenged me to a Shadow Duel, did you not? I accepted, which means if you forfeit or lose to me, I take your seal, and while I defiantly think I could defeat the Masked Man, I am sure you would rather keep your seal, just in case, no?"
He's right. Yuga thought, biting his lip. In my haste, thinking Hirose was the Masked Man, I challenged him to the same duel that the Shadow Duelists used… I didn't realize that upon doing so, I automatically put my seal up for forfeit… "Then sorry, teach, but I have to defeat you. Principal Mondo said I can't lose any Shadow Duel, and I intend to keep that promise."
"Then show me your resolve." Hirose nodded. "But don't cry when I beat you, take your seal, and go after the Masked Man myself."
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Duel in Progress… Ruka: 5500 vs Masked Man: 4000
"It's over for you, little girl." The Masked Man declared. "With my Horus the Black Flame Dragon Lv. 8 on my side of the field and my facedown card, you are finished. Your monsters don't hold a candle to mine, so admit defeat!"
"Get real." Ruka stated. "I won't lose to you! My turn!" Ruka drew a card, looked at it for a moment before putting it into her hand. "I activate my Aroma Garden field spell!"
"Sorry, but that won't happen." The Masked Man declared. "My Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV. 8's special effect now activates! Whenever a spell card is activated at anytime, with Horus' power I can not only negate that card's activation, but destroy it. Goodbye, Aroma Garden!" The field spell suddenly vanished, the dark, shadowed landscape returning, and Ruka's eyes went wide as the card was placed in the graveyard on her screen.
"Oh no!" Asami gasped. "That was Ruka's best card!"
"Your monsters can no longer gain attack points." The Masked Man stated. "With my Horus the Black Flame Dragon on the field, you can't use spells, even Action Magic is sealed to you! You cannot win!"
"That's what you think!" Ruka declared. "When you destroy a magic card on my side of the field, I can activate this Trap Card from my hand, Cards of Silence! When my life points are higher than yours, I can decrease them down to the same level as yours are at (Ruka: 5500 - 4000), and for each 500 life point decrease, I draw one card!"
"The attack points of her Aromaseraphy Rosemary go back to their original value (Aromaseraphy Rosemary: 2500/1400 - 2000/900), but if she gets the right cards, it will be worth the sacrifice." Roku stated.
"Come on, Ruka!" Asami cheered.
Ruka drew three cards, looked at them for a few moments, before looking up at the Masked Man with a smirk. "I summon my Abyss Flower (750/400)! Now I tune my Level 5 Aromaseraphy Rosemary and my Level 2 Abyss Flower to my Level 1 Aromaseraphy Angelica!"
"What is she Synchro Summoning?" Shin asked.
Roku blinked, then realized what she was going for and smiled. "It's been a long time since she has summoned him."
"Him?" Everyone asked.
"Watch." Roku stated.
"Clustering wishes will become a new shining star! Become the path its light shines upon! Synchro Summon! Take flight, Level 8, Stardust Dragon (2500/2000)!" Ruka chanted.
"I-I"ve never seen that monster before." Naomi gasped.
"Ruka's secret weapon." Roku smirked. "She's going for broke it seems."
"I activate the spell card, Premature Burial!" Ruka declared. "By paying 800 life points, I can special summon a monster from my graveyard!"
"I hate to remind you of this, but my Horus the Black Flame Dragon Lv. 8 doesn't allow this." The Masked Man stated. "Because of his special effect, your spell card is negated and destroyed."
"Stardust Dragon's special effect activates!" Ruka declared. "Because you activated an effect that would destroy a card, Stardust Dragon can tribute itself to negate your effect's activation and destroy the card that used that effect. Stardust Dragon, destroy his Horus the Black Flame Dragon Lv. 8!"
"What!?" The Masked Man screamed in surprise. Stardust Dragon flew forward, latching onto Horus, and both dragons disappeared in a shower of stardust.
"The effect of Premature Burial continues!" Ruka declared. "I sacrifice 800 life points (Ruka: 4000 - 3200) to special summon Aromaseraphy Rosemary from my graveyard!" Aromaseraphy Rosemary came back, glaring down at the Masked Man. "Attack him directly, Rosemary!" Rosemary flew down and struck the Masked Man with her staff, chipping his mask a little thanks to the Solid Vision. The Masked Man grunted a bit in pain, glaring at Ruka through the mask (Masked Man: 4000 - 2000). "Because my life points are now higher than yours, Aromaseraphy Rosemary gains 500 attack and defense points due to her effect (Aromaseraphy Rosemary: 2000/900 - 2500/1400). Now, I activate the trap card, Humid Winds! Thanks to this card, I can add one 'Aroma' monster from my deck to my hand by paying 1000 life points (Ruka: 3200 - 2200). I'll end my turn there, and now Stardust Dragon's effect activates from my graveyard. Because he was tributed via his own effect, he special summons himself from the graveyard!" Stardust Dragon returned, roaring.
"Yes, way to play, Ruka!" Asami cheered.
"Ruka's got a nice 200 point lead, and two monsters on the field with 2500 attack points each!" Shin noted.
"Careful." Roku muttered. "We can't celebrate yet."
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Yuga sighed. Alright, I need something good here… "I draw!" Yuga declared, suddenly hearing an Odd-Eyes roar. This is… He looked around, seeing himself standing in the sky. He looked forward, seeing what looked like an ancient stone table spinning around inside of a tornado, what looked like an Odd-Eyes dragon etched onto the tablet. Yuga blinked, and appeared back in Hirose's office, knowing at once what he needed to do. "I activate the spell card Odd-Eyes Fusion from my hand!"
"You only have one fusion monster." Hirose stated, but then he blinked in surprise. "Unless…"
Yuga nodded. "Odd-Eyes Fusion lets me use up to two Odd-Eyes monsters in my extra deck if you have two or more monsters on your side of the field. So, I'll use the face up Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon and Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon in my Extra Deck! Dragon of fearsome winds, destroy all who oppose you with tornados of absolute devastation! Fusion Summon! Appear, Level 7! Odd-Eyes Vortex Dragon (2500/3000)!" A green Odd-Eyes appeared on the field, roaring and stretching his four wings. "I place him in defense mode, and since there is still one face up Pendulum Monster in my Extra Deck, Tune Magician's Pendulum effect increase his attack and defense both by 100 points (Odd-Eyes Vortex: 2500/3000 - 2600/3100)!"
"Impressive." Hirose nodded. "But what is your plan? I noticed you put the monster in defense mode, and with 3100 defense points, you can defiantly stall for time, since neither of my monsters can destroy yours. However, you need to attack to defeat me."
"But I don't need to attack to destroy one of your monsters right now!" Yuga declared, to Hirose's surprise. "When my Odd-Eyes Vortex Dragon is special summoned, I can target one face up attack position monster your control, and return it to your hand… or in this case, your Extra Deck. I choose to return your Metalfoes Crimsonite to your Extra Deck!" Vortex Dragon roared, flapping his four wings, creating a gust of wind, which sent Crimsonite flying, before he vanished off the field. "All right, one down and one to go! I place one card facedown and end my turn."
"Not bad, but you still aren't going to win." Hirose stated. "Your Odd-Eyes Vortex Dragon cannot defeat my monster, and since he inflicts double piercing damage, depending on this next card, you are done." Hirose then drew his card, looked at it for a while, then played it. "I activate the spell card, Flaming Barbed Wire! All monsters you control are automatically forced into defense position, and their original defense becomes 0 until my End Phase. Since your Odd-Eyes Vortex is already in defense mode, it's mode doesn't change, but his defense now becomes 0. This is the end!"
"I activate the special effect of my Odd-Eyes Vortex Dragon!" Yuga declared.
"What?" Hirose asked in shock. "He has a second effect?"
"Yup." Yuga nodded. "During either of our turns, when you activate a spell, trap, or monster effect, I can shuffle a face up Pendulum Monster in my Extra Deck back into my deck to negate that effect. I can only use it once per turn, but that's fine by me. So, I shuffle my Oafdragon Magician back into my Extra Deck to negate Flaming Barbed Wire. Now, since I don't have any Pendulum Monsters face up in my Extra Deck, Tune Magician's effect ends (Odd-Eyes Vortex Dragon: 2600/3100 - 2500/3000)."
Hirose was stunned, but he regained himself and nodded. "Very well, I end my turn."
"During your End Phase, I activate my Trap Card!" Yuga declared. "Jar of Greed! Now I draw one card, and now it's my turn." Yuga looked at his deck. Let this be what I need! Yuga then drew, and smiled at the card. "I use the pre-set Pendulum Scale to Pendulum Summon! Come forth, Level 4 Performapal Uni (800/1500), and Level 4 Dragonpulse Magician (1800/900)! Now, I overlay my two Level 4 monsters! Formed from pitch black darkness, to fight those foolish enough to oppose it with its treacherous fangs! Xyz Summon! Appear, Rank 4! Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon (2500/2000)!"
Hirose seemed to realize at once what Yuga was doing, and he smiled a little. "Well, that's that then, huh?"
"Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon's special effect!" Yuga declared. "By detaching both his overlay units, I can cut in half the attack of one of your monsters, and Dark Rebellion gains that attack! Dark Rebellion, weaken his Metalfoes Orichalc and gain its strength (Metalfoes Orichalc: 2800/2000 - 1400/2000; Dark Rebellion: 2500/2000 - 3900/2000)! Next, I switch Odd-Eyes Vortex Dragon into attack mode!"
He is the second student to defeat me, but this time, it seems like the roles are reversed. Hirose thought. While Jirou hid his inner darkness, only to reveal it later and become a wicked individual, Yuga showed much outer darkness, but showed he can conquer it and shine his inner light when it counted most.
"Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon, attack his Metalfoes Orichalc!" Yuga commanded. Dark Rebellion charged, piercing Orichalc and causing it to explode (Hirose: 4000 - 1500). "Odd-Eyes Vortex Dragon, attack him directly!" Odd-Eyes Vortex Dragon unleashed a stream of wind, which Hirose braced himself against, holding his place as the attack enveloped him (Hirose: 1500 - 0).
Yuga Wins!
"So… no hard feelings?" Yuga sheepishly asked, looking down at Professor Hirose, who was kneeling. He didn't get a response, as Hirose stood up and walked towards the window, looking out it again. "Never mind, very hard feelings…"
"We can discuss what happened here later." Hirose sternly stated, looking out the window towards the center of campus. "Right now, we have more pressing issues at hand."
"Right." Yuga nodded, determination filling his face. "We need to interrupt the duel between Ruka and the Masked Man and…" But Yuga stopped speaking, his eyes going wide, as if sensing something occurring. "Oh no… the seal…"
Hirose sighed. "That is what I feared would happen…"
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"It's my turn now." The Masked Man declared, drawing a card. "And don't think you have seen the last of my Horus dragon… in fact, he'll be back sooner than you think. I activate the spell card, Level Modulation! Thanks to this, I can special summon one 'Lv' monster from my graveyard, ignoring the summoning conditions. Come forth, Horus the Black Flame Dragon Lv. 8!"
Ruka grit her teeth, glaring across the field. "I thought I was done with that creature."
"Sadly, you are far from done with him." The Masked Man taunted. "Horus, destroy her Stardust Dragon!" Horus roared, breathing in then unleashing a stream of black fire that incinerated Stardust Dragon (Ruka: 2200 - 1700; Aromaseraphy Rosemary: 2500/1400 - 2000/900). "I'll end my turn there."
"It's my turn then!" Ruka declared, drawing a card and bringing her hand total up to four. I can't use spells, but I can still activate Humid Winds to gain life points! "I summon my Aromage Jasmine! And thanks to her special effect, I can now normal summon a second time this turn, so by sacrificing my Aromage Jasmine, I can summon my Aromage Bergamot (2400/1800)! Now I activate the effect of my Humid Winds trap card! Since my life points are lower than yours, I gain 500 life points (Ruka: 1700 - 2200)! Since my life points are higher than yours again, Rosemary's attack increases (Aromaseraphy Rosemary: 2000/900 - 2500/1400)! Furthermore, the special effect of my Aromage Bergamot activates! When I gain life points, her attack and defense increases by 1000 until the end of your next turn (Aromage Bergamot: 2400/1800 - 3400/2800)! Bergamot, attack his Horus the Black Flame Dragon now!"
"Activate trap, Draining Shield!" The Masked Man declared. "When a monster of yours declares an attack, I can negate the attack and gain life points equal to your monster's attack points."
Ruka ran forward before her attack could hit, grabbing an Action Card. "Action Magic, Trap Jam! Your trap is automatically negated and destroyed."
Suddenly, the Masked Man seemed to teleport again, because he was suddenly flying through the air past Ruka, having grabbed an Action Card. "Action Magic, No Action! When you activate an Action Card, the Action Card is automatically negated and destroyed. I believe that means your attack is canceled and I gain 3400 life points (Masked Man: 2000 - 5400). I believe now that you have less life points then me, your Aromaseraphy Rosemary's attack returns to normal (Aromaseraphy Rosemary: 2500/1400 - 2000/900).
"I don't need you to tell me that." Ruka glared. "I'll end my turn."
"My turn then." The Masked Man declared, drawing a card. He looked at it for a moment before laughing. "Finally, your fate is sealed with this… but first, I attack your Aromage Rosemary with my Horus the Black Flame Dragon Lv. 8!"
Ruka rushed forward, grabbing an Action Card just before the attack hit. "Action Magic, Evasion! Your attack is automatically negated!" Ruka then realized that she acted on instant, and that the Masked Man was going to use Horus to cancel her Action Magic, however, he didn't speak as his attack was canceled.
"No matter." The Masked Man stated, holding up a card. "This is all I need. I place one card facedown and end my turn."
What card could that be? And why didn't he cancel my Action Magic card? Is he toying with me!? Ruka thought to herself, before drawing a card. "My turn! I activate my Humid Winds trap card!"
"Trap activate, Royal Decree!" The Masked Man declared. "All other trap cards on the field are automatically negated. So sorry, little girl, but you won't be recovering life points or using any more traps this duel."
"A lockdown." Roku stated. "Now Ruka can't use spells or traps. So he was just toying with her when he didn't use Horus's special effect of cancel the effect of Ruka's Action Magic…"
"But the Masked Man can't use traps either." Shin pointed out.
"It doesn't matter." Vince muttered. "He doesn't need them with the advantage he's got. Ruka needs a strong monster effect if she wants to win this."
Ruka looked at her hand, before playing a card. "I place a monster in facedown defense mode, and then switch my Aromaseraphy Rosemary and my Aromage Bergamot to defense mode. Your turn."
"Then it's my turn, and the final turn of this duel." The Masked Man drew a card, looked at it, then turned to Ruka. "Tell me something, little girl, if I know your deck well enough, that facedown card is your Aroma Jar, is it not?" The second he saw Ruka flinch, he chucked a little. "400 defense, but indestructible by battle when flipped face-up. Furthermore, you gain 500 life points during each and every end phase. Your plan is to stall for time while gaining study life points, while at the same time using your Aromage Bergamot's special effect to have a strong monster to deal with my Horus the Black Flame Dragon... Sadly, your plan is in vain, as you only have 2200 life points remaining. If I attack your monster in either mode, you will lose."
"But as long as Aroma Jar is in defense mode, he can't take any life points!" Vince shouted. "What is he getting at?"
"Unless he drew…" Roku muttered in shock.
"I activate the Spell Card, Fairy Meteor Crush!" The Masked Man declared. "By equipping this spell card to my Horus the Black Flame Dragon, he can inflict piercing damage whenever he attacks a monster in defense mode. When my 3000 attack point Horus attacks your 400 defense point jar, you will lose! Horus, attack her facedown monster and end this duel!" Horus breathed in some fire, as Ruka watched wide-eyed. She knew if she attempted to grab an Action Card, it would be in vain, as this time the Masked Man would use Horus's effect to cancel it. The attack collided with her facedown monster, which flipped itself over and revealed Armoa Jar. An explosion occurred, which caused Ruka to be sent flying back, screaming in fear as he flew through the air and landed some distance away (Ruka: 2200 - 0).
The Masked Man Wins!
"Finally." The Masked Man whispered, almost in a caressing way as Ruka's seal vanished from her hand, appearing on the door.
"Ruka!" Everyone screamed, running forward. Suddenly, light filled the room as the door began to open, the seal completely destroyed, too weak to hold back the power behind them. The light engulfed the entire room, blinding everyone inside. All that could be heard was the Masked Man's laughter, as though the light, dark smoke also emerged from the door, as the Masked Man walked inside, the light and darkness combined absorbing him.
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"That light…" Hirose muttered, still looking out the window. Yuga snapped back to reality, having sensed the door open and the power contained inside unleashed. He looked outside with Hirose to see a giant column of light surrounding the entire center of campus, with dark smoke emerging from the light once in a while. "The door has been opened, and the Wicked Gods have emerged."
"Then… all is lost." Yuga sighed, falling to his knees. "It's my fault… I should have ignored Masuhiro's message and just stayed with Ruka and the others… maybe I could have defeated the Masked Man as he was, but with the Gods…"
"Don't count yourself out yet." Hirose stated, turning to look down at him. "You still have your seal, and if I remember what Takada told me about these events correctly, that means we still got one more chance to defeat the Masked Man."
"But he is using the Wicked Gods!" Yuga pointed out, his eyes wide in panic. "I can't beat that!"
Hirose paused for a moment, before walking over to his desk and opening another drawer, this time one that contained a single box. "You can…" Hirose then opened the box and held it out. "…with this."
Yuga stood up and took the card in the box, looking at it. "Starving Venom Fusion Dragon? This is…"
"The card that I was to give as a prize." Hirose stated. "Starving Venom's ability is powerful, and if my theory on the Wicked Gods is correct, that ability is the only way to combat the Wicked Gods."
"But I don't deserve this card." Yuga sadly said, looking at it.
"Regardless of deserving the card or not, you have to save the world." Hirose stated. "Starving Venom can assist with that, so use him! Additionally, take this card…" Hirose held out another card to Yuga as well. "I believe this will aid you."
Yuga looked at the card for a moment before nodding, taking it and placing it into his main deck. He then took Starving Venom and placed the card in his Extra Deck. At once, the four dragons seemed to roar together, rejoicing at all being together at last. Yuga looked up at Hirose, determination filling him as he smirked. "You coming?"
"I'll be right behind you." Hirose confirmed.
For those that don't wanna see my opinion on the final episode of YuGiOh Arc-V, thanks for reading, please leave a review if you so wish, and enjoy the rest of your day!
Okay, time for some real talk here, and I'll try to keep this short. My reaction to the ending of YuGiOh Arc-V: First, may I just say there's a reason I don't write many Action Duels in this story, and it is because I don't want my characters becoming the Tomato (Yuya) and spamming them, and these past few duels only confirmed that in Arc-V. They're awesome, don't get me wrong, but I still have to find the perfect balance of showing their actual skill, while having Action Cards for use... Now, for my actual opinion on the ending: It's somewhat of a middle finger. There are so many loose ends that we are just left with, and I guess we have to accept 6 of the Yu-Boys and Bracelet Girls are just dead/fused forever? Poor Serena, Rin, Ruri, Yuto, Yugo and Yuri... like why is everyone okay with them just being gone forever, especially Shun, who traveled across Dimensions just to find his sister. Why is he suddenly okay with her being fused inside Yuzu forever? I swear, they rushed out Arc-V just to get to Vrains, when it needed like 10 more episodes at least to resolve the loose ends, and to unfuse Yuya and Yuzu to give everyone a happy ending, not just give Yuya and Yuzu their happy ending. Yuya's duel with Reiji should've waited till the end, and we could have had an awesome moment between the four Yu boys (each in their own bodies of course) where they told Yuya only he could make Reira smile, and each gave him their signature card so he could do so, and Yuri could finally be forgiven, cause he was only psycho because of Zarc, and have friends!
Oh well, too late to change the past. I just hope Vrains is good, even if it looks like Link Monsters suck. We need an Odd-Eyes Chain Dragon, Link 3, with each of the arrows at the bottom of the card. I'd accept Links if not only Odd-Eyes got support, but past decks got their own Link Monsters as well.
