A strange silence had fallen upon the Earth. After just a few hours the whole planet was back to normal as if Rezo's spell wasn't casted at all. At Kokujo's UFO there was a similar silence. The only lighted room from the giant spaceship was Tsugumi's room. There, Kokujo, Subaru and Tsugumi were chatting about what happened.
"Wait, wait, wait a minute, guys! You say that all this trouble was caused by a witch named Tabitha who happens to be a friend of Rezo's?" a confused Subaru asked Kokujo.
"Yep, and I don't doubt that she's the one behind the whole sending Tsugumi sending to hell thingy." Kokujo said and looked at Tsugumi which still had some small ash marks on her clothes. The girl was still staring amazed at the deck which saved her.
"And you say that this golden deck was the one which saved you, my dear?"
"Yes, Subaru, it appeared out of nowhere under the form of a ball of light and it miraculously opened the doors of my closet." Tsugumi said and looked through the cards. "From what I see, this deck is called Never Ending Hero and it has Light and Fire cards. It seems that it's based on Angel Commands and Armored Dragons."
"Angels and Dragons, huh?" Kokujo said and looked at the shiny golden cards. "Well then, it seems that you should build a new deck with those golden cards, Tsugumi. Should I ask Rad to come and teach you to use some fire cards?"
"No, Kokujo-san, I don't want to bother him and doctor Root now. They're busy reparing the UFO now. I think I can handle this situation myself."
Kokujo took out the Ballom Monarch, the Dark Reaper King card from his pockets and stared at it. The card shined with a powerful purple aura meaning that Dorballom was asking him to use it now.
"I understand, Dorballom." Kokujo nodded to the card and then turned to Tsugumi. "Build a new deck, Tsugumi, and then come outside and face me! I want to test out something."
Kokujo left the room leaving Subaru and Tsugumi staring at him with large open mouths. They didn't understand why did Kokujo challenge the girl nor why did he leave without explaining his reasons.
"What's with this challenge all of a sudden? What does he want to prove?" Subaru asked.
"I don't know, but I will gladly accept it!" Tsugumi said and took out her old light deck. "I shall rebuild my deck and face Kokujo Kyoshiro!"
Meanwhile outside the UFO, Sora and Edo had been meditating for hours. Edo couldn't stand it anymore – he was cold, he was hungry and he began to feel his clothes becoming dirtyer. But when Edo thought that all hope was lost for him and he would die standing in that position, he heard something.
"W-what's this?" he asked Sora.
"I heard something really big coming." Sora replied and got up. "Edo, stop being lazy and get up already!"
"Me lazy? You're the one which forced me to stand there like an idiot!" Edo thought.
Sora and Edo got up and turned back only to find the giant Dorballom staring at them like the ants they were to him. Sora fell on her back more than shocked for she had never seen the giant demon before. Edo just walked calmly to Dorballom and spoke to him:
"Hey Dorby, what's up?"
"Oh I'm fine, Edo. I just came to help you guys a bit in this fight against Rezo." Dorballom answered and tapped Edo's head with one of its golden tentacles.
"Stop it, Dorby, you're tickling me!" Edo laughed.
Sora was staring shocked at the giant demon which was having fun with Edo as if it was his own toy. The girl couldn't believe how could a mighty creature like Dorballom be so friendly to humans.
Kokujo then got out of the UFO and calmly walked towards them. The long haired boy stared at Dorballom and Edo and then turned to Sora saying:
"I still can't believe how can Dorballom be the lord of all darkness and my master."
"I guess that this is a mistery which only time can solve..." Sora replied sweating.
Meanwhile at Rezo's castle, Tabitha and Shagrath were angry because of their defeat. Even though they didn't show it, Rezo knew about their failure to kill the chosen light duelist. Sensing that the Red Priest was approaching, Tabitha walked to the window and pretended to be looking at planet Earth.
"Shagrath, what do you think if I summon hell once again in that UFO and burn it to ashes?" Tabitha pretended to be thinking of a new plan.
"Tabitha, how could you let a brat of a girl escape from your powers?" Rezo asked. "I know what you and Shagrath have done in that UFO and how you've failed me. Gosh, I bet that if Lucifer knew that you were such a failure, he would've taken away your powers a long time ago!"
"How dare you insult the one which thought you everything you know and gave you all the powers you have now, Rezo?" Tabitha spoke frustrated. "If it wouldn't be for me, you would've remained a blind helpless brat stuck in a prison cell of Sairaag! Admit it, Rezo, without me the Red Priest would have never existed!"
"Like I care, Tabitha! Now my powers have grown alot more than in the past! I am much more powerful and I don't need your teachings anymore!"
"Oh, you want a piece of me? Okay, Rezo, you and me – a fight to see who is more powerful! But I warn you, Rezo, if I win, I will take charge of the castle and your army!" Tabitha said and got her magical powers ready.
Rezo took out the staff with the Proof of Duelmaster and charged it. Tabitha also took out her wand and charged it as well. Shagrath made a few steps back sencing that an epic fight was going to happen.
"You have no idea what you're up against!" Tabitha said and waved her hands making a magical incantation. "LIGHTNING GUN!" she then yelled and fired a lightning from her finger.
Rezo was pushed against the wall by the lightning and got a little hurt. The Red Priest walked back to Tabitha and said:
"Up for a spinaroo, Tabby?"
The Red Priest fired a beam from his hand. The beam was casted on Tabitha and in a few seconds it made the witch spin like crazy, fly and fall against another wall.
"Ouch, I bet that hurt..." Shagrath said sweating.
Tabitha got up and turned angry to Rezo. She then pointed her wand to Rezo and yelled:
"LIGHTNING BEAM!"
An even bigger lightning came out of her wand and electrocuted Rezo. The Red Priest could hardly stand on his feet once Tabitha had done her attack, but he was able to do another attack.
"DRAGON SLAVE!" Rezo yelled and fired an enormous lazor which caused the whole throne chamber to blow up.
The room was now messy and had lots of small fires burning around. Shagrath was lucky to not get harmed by Rezo's Dragon Slave because he stood behind a table. Rezo looked to see if Tabitha was defeated and towards his disappointment he saw her getting up. The witch was filled with ash but she still could fight back.
"Try this one for size, Rezo! LIGHTNING SPAM!" Tabitha yelled and lots of lightnings came out of her wand and hit Rezo in multiple parts of his body.
The Red Priest walked back trying to resist to Tabitha's attacks but it was hard. She was a tough opponent, thing which he didn't have in ages. If Tabitha would've continued with her attacks , then Rezo would've died for sure.
"Should I kill him or let him live longer? I guess that if this little fight teaches him to show me the respect I deserve, then I think I could forgive him." Tabitha thought.
Tabitha then stopped her attacks and made her wand to seemingly malfunction.
"Oh, these magic wands start to get old after only half a century. I really must go and buy a new one." Tabitha lied trying to hide the fact that she was sparing Rezo's life.
Rezo then got up. Steams were coming out from the multiple burns of his body.
"One more lightning and I would've been done for. Tabitha surely is a strong opponent and if I want to be a real ruler of Earth then I must surpass her somehow." Rezo thought and then spoke. "Nice try, Tabitha, but now it's time to show you what REAL power is all about!"
Rezo then aimed his staff towards Tabitha. The Proof of Duelmaster shined meaning that it was ready to fire a powerful beam.
"FEEL THE POWER OF THE RED PRIEST, PATHETIC SOUL!" Rezo screamed.
An extremely shiny laser came out of Rezo's staff and filled the whole room with a bright blue light. The Red Priest was now using the Proof's power but not in the good purposes of creation. He was using it in the evil purposes of destruction, thing which was feared by many duelists. After all those years of trying to hide the Proof from evil people, at last a crazy maniac got it in his hands and was using its negative energy for the first time. The effects of the negative energy of the Proof were catastrophic. Tabitha got absorbed in the powerful blue light and Shagrath, who was still hiding behind a table, could hear her screams. What she was feeling could not be known by Shagrath nor Rezo. They only thought that it was something extremely painful. Rezo felt as if he was a god while he was using the Proof's power, but then he felt all his energy draining and he stopped his attack.
Tabitha landed on the ground with her body all black. Her skin was awfully burned and she looked as if she came out from a horror movie. Rezo wasn't feeling better either. The Proof of Duelmaster consumed about 90 % of his body's energy only for that short attack. He fell on his knees breathing hard and staring amazed at the powerful gem which had revealed its true evil power to him for the first time.
"You say that you've become powerful, Rezo, but watch out, because your power may overcome you one day!" Tabitha said and walked away. "I'm going to clean myself up."
As she got out of the throne chamber, Tabitha headed straight to the bathroom.
"The Proof of Duelmaster is a really powerful item but Rezo isn't ready to use its evil power. If he won't find a way to raise his strength then the Proof will devour his whole life energy before he knows it. Poor fool, he's just a weakling depending on wizard powers and a gem which would kill him if he ain't careful. I pity him." Tabitha thought.
Back at the UFO, Tsugumi had finished her new deck and she was staring at it while heading towards the place where she would duel Kokujo. Subaru was coming with her because he was anxious to see how she had evolved.
Outside, Kokujo was sitting on the branch of a tree waiting for Tsugumi to come. Dorballom was playing with Edo and Sora lifting them up and down with its golden tentacles.
Then the blonde girl came out of the UFO followed by the black haired boy. Kokujo noticed them and jumped from the tree landing on the ground. Two dueling tables suddenly appeared in front of Kokujo and Tsugumi.
"Good luck, Tsugumi!" Subaru said and tapped her shoulder.
Tsugumi nodded and put her deck on the dueling table. Kokujo looked one more time at his Ballom Monarch, the Dark Reaper King card and then he added it in his deck. The long haired boy put his deck on the dueling table and spoke:
"Are you ready to face me, Tsugumi?"
"As ready as possible!" the blonde girl replied.
"That's good. Shields up!" Kokujo said and raised his five shields.
"Shields up!" Tsugumi said and did the same.
The duel between Kokujo and Tsugumi began. A few turns had passed and none of them attacked. Kokujo had Maxval, Electro-Fuuma and Super Trash Train, Fuuma Devil in the battle zone. Tsugumi had Endra Pappi and Samurai Lupia in the battle zone and it was her turn. She drew her next card and said:
"Oh, it's the first time I use a fire card, I hope I don't screw it up. I summon Bolmeteus Samurai Dragon!"
A robotic dragon made of red orange metal and holding a short sword in his mouth appeared behind Tsugumi and roared. Kokujo looked at the girl bored and drew his next card.
"I summon Gal Volf , Dark Wolfblade and choose the race Angel Command." Kokujo said.
"Oh no!" Tsugumi replied shocked.
The girl showed the two cards from her hand which were Samurai Lupia and Perfect Galaxy, Spirit of Immortality. Since Perfect Galaxy was an Angel Command, she discarded it and lost a shield which was Valiant Spark.
"HAHAHAHAHAHA, it was too easy!" Kokujo laughed.
"I'll show you 'too easy'!" Tsugumi spoke angrily. "I summon another Samurai Lupia! And now Bolmeteus Samurai Dragon, attack! I shall put one of my shields into the graveyard and thanks to my two Samurai Lupias I'll gain two shields!"
"Tsh..." Kokujo murmured.
"Bolmeteus's effect will destroy Trash Train and now Bolmeteus Samurai Dragon, double break his shields!"
Kokujo took cover as Bolmeteus slashed two of his shields with its sword. The shield shards turned into two cards which Kokujo took into his hand.
"Shield trigger, I cast Terror Pit and destroy Bolmeteus!" Kokujo said and lots of demonic hands grabbed Bolmeteus and smashed the dragon. "My turn, I summon Shiver of Sealed Devil Jumazohl!"
"What?" Tsugumi said scared.
"Oh no, Jumazohl's effect will turn all of Kokujo's Grand Devils from his battlezone and graveyard into Demon Commands and besides that, when Jumazohl is destroyed, Kokujo can sacrifice another Demon Command instead!" Subaru said sweating. "Watch out, Tsugumi!"
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, he's right, you should better watch out, girly!" Kokujo said grinning evilly. "Let's see you defeat my Jumazohl!"
Tsugumi drew her next card and to her disappointment it wasn't something useful.
"I charge mana and end." the girl said having a shadow covering her eyes.
"Heh, you can't seem to fight back anymore, right?" Kokujo said and showed the next cards he was going to use. "I cast Cyber Brain and draw three cards. Afterwards I summon Daidalos, General of Fury!"
"I summon Ultimus, Spirit of Divine Law and draw a card thanks to Endra Pappi."
"Meh, time to put an end to this charade. I evolve Daidalos into Ballom, Master of Death!"
A giant blue skinned goat demon with big bird wings and wearing a bone armor appeared behind Kokujo and roared.
"HAHAHAHAHAHA! DESTROY ALL HER CREATURES, BALLOM!" Kokujo yelled and Ballom fired a dark wave towards Tsugumi's creatures killing them all.
Tsugumi made a few steps back scared. She was terribly losing and she was disappointed. No matter how much she tried to work on her deck, she still seemed to be the weakest member of the team. Just when she felt that evreything was lost, she remembered that the game wasn't over.
"When Ultimus is destroyed I'll take a shield trigger from my deck to my hand!" Tsugumi said. "I shall take Heaven's Gate!"
"Like this would help you. Ballom, double break her shields!" Kokujo ordered.
Ballom roared and fired a lazor ball towards Tsugumi's shields breaking two of them. The girl smiled and took the cards to her hand saying:
"Shield trigger activate, I cast Memories of the Planetary Dragon and turn all my shields into shield triggers this turn! And now shield trigger activate, I summon Dragon Spirit Ulferus!"
A giant angel wearing a golden dragon armor appeared behind Tsugumi, its light radiating through the night.
"Ulferus's effect will let me cast Heaven's Gate for free!" Tsugumi said smiling. "I cast Heaven's Gate and summon Milzam, Spirit of Miracles for free! Milzam's effect will add five more cards to one of my shields, the stack of cards being considered one shield."
"Tsh, I end my turn." Kokujo spoke angrily.
"Woo hoo , awsome comeback, Tsugumi-chan!" Sora cheered.
"That's my girlfriend!" Subaru added proudly.
"And now my turn!" Tsugumi said with an energic voice. "Vortex Evolution, I evolve Ulferus and Milzam into Bolpheus Heaven, Holy Super Dragon!"
Ulferus and Milzam united and a small explosion took place. Then out of the sky an enormous angel wielding a long sword and having fire wings and a golden dragon armor descended to the dueling place.
"Wow, that's one awsome creature!" Edo exclaimed.
"I've never seen anything so beautiful in my entire life!" Sora added.
"Tsugumi's going for a victory, that's for sure!" Subaru said.
Tsugumi put her hand on her Bolpheus Heaven card and tapped it meaning that she was going to attack.
"Ike, Bolpheus Heaven! I will put one of my shields into my graveyard and Bolpheus Heaven's effect will destroy your Maxval!" Tsugumi said. "Take Ballom down, Bolpheus Heaven!"
Bolpheus Heaven flew towards Ballom and with just a sword swing it slashed the goat demon's chest. Ballom landed on the ground and in a few seconds disappeared meaning that he was destroyed. Kokujo stared angrily at Tsugumi which was winning. Things weren't really going as he planned.
"This is not over! I cast Energy Stream and draw two cards. Afterwards I summon Maxval, Electro-Fuuma and Bloody Squito." Kokujo said. "Gal Volf, attack Bolpheus Heaven! Since Bolpheus Heaven is more powerful, Gal Volf is destroyed."
"Huh? Why would Kokujo sacrifice his Gal Volf?" Sora asked.
"Oh, he's surely up to something, you'll see." Subaru replied.
"Why would he waste his creature like that? Oh well, time to finish this duel!" Tsugumi said. "I cast Impact of Heavenly Violence and send Jumazohl to your shields! I also destroy your Bloody Squito! Bolpheus Heaven, attack! I will put one more shield into my graveyard and destroy Maxval! Now Bolpheus Heaven, triple break his shields!"
Kokujo took cover as Bolpheus Heaven slashed three of his shields with its sword, but then he grinned. The shields turned into cards and he spoke:
"GOT'CHA! Shield trigger activate, I cast Grudge Gathering!"
"Grudge Gathering! So that's why he sacrificed his Gal Volf, to have seven cards into his graveyard so that he could destroy Bolpheus Heaven with Grudge Gathering!" Subaru exclaimed.
"Oh no, I've been playing his game all along!" Tsugumi said sweating.
"HAHAHAHAHA, DIE, BOLPHEUS HEAVEN, DIE!" Kokujo laughed as Bolpheus Heaven blew up. "And now my turn, I summon Maxval, Electro-Fuuma and Shiver of Sealed Devil Jumazohl!"
"This isn't over, I summon Saint Bolshack, Spiritual Dragon! Ike, Saint Bolshack, break his final shield!"
"Thanks, that's EXACTLY what I needed!"
Dorballom then realized what Kokujo meant. The creature looked straight at the only card from his hand which was what he wanted to see in action. A strange purple aura sorrounded Kokujo as he slowly put the card from his hand on his Shiver of Sealed Devil Jumazohl card saying:
"I evolve Jumazohl into Ballom Monarch, the Dark Reaper King!"
A giant demon which reasembling Ballom appeared behind Kokujo. The only differences between normal Ballom and Ballom Monarch were that Monarch had an even bigger bone armor, a pair of golden horns and a golden crown shaped like a goat head.
"At last I see this new incarnation of mine!" Dorballom spoke while staring at Ballom Monarch which was much bigger than him. "Amazing, he's bigger than me, the Lord of all Darkness! Still, I don't sence bigger power in this creature, so I think that he's just another brainless brute..."
Ballom Monarch then stared at Dorballom with an angry sight. Dorballom felt the creature's anger and knew that he was undereastimating it.
"Don't listen to him, boy, he's just judging by appearance!" Kokujo spoke to Ballom Monarch and turned to Tsugumi. "Ike, Ballom Monarch, destroy Saint Bolshack!"
Ballom Monarch waved his hands and created a powerful lazor ball . He then casted it on Saint Bolshack making the dragon blow up. When Tsugumi thought that the worst was over, Kokujo got an evil grin on his face and spoke:
"But wait, there's more. Whenever one of my Demon Commands or Reapers win a battle, I may summon a Demon Command or Reaper from my graveyard."
"So what's the big deal about it?" Tsugumi asked.
"It is a big deal!" Subaru exclaimed. "Now I know, Kokujo didn't sacrifice his Gal Volf to use Grudge Gathering's effect, he sacrificed him only to be able to revive him again with Ballom Monarch's effect!"
"And everything went exactly as I planned." Kokujo said smiling. "I use Ballom Monarch's effect and revive Gal Volf! Now I choose the race Angel Command!"
The only card from Tsugumi's hand was Syrius, Firmament Elemental which was an Angel Command, so she discarded it and lost her final shield which had six cards due to Milzam's effect. Tsugumi bowed her head down in shame as Ballom Monarch stared at her with evil eyes. The girl was about to draw her next card but then Kokujo spoke to her:
"Don't even bother, the game's over."
"He's right, even if Tsugumi draws a blocker, Kokujo has two creatures which can attack her." Sora said.
"Man, and I really thought that she would win." Edo said.
"That's it, even pretty girls lose sometimes." Subaru added.
Kokujo gathered his cards as Ballom Monarch disappeared into thin air. Tsugumi was amazed of what happened. She fell on her knees and spoke to Kokujo:
"Aren't you going to finish me off?"
"Why would I do that? I have no reason at all to finish you off when it is clear that I have won. And besides, you're too tired from what happened and I don't want to make your health worse." Kokujo said and began to walk away. "Nice game, you've really evolved, Tsugumi!"
Subaru ran at Tsugumi and helped her get up and pack her cards. Edo and Sora on the other hand congratulated Kokujo for the victory and for the new card.
Then doctor Root and Rad came out from the UFO. They had oil marks on their clothes and sweat on their faces. When they saw the whole situation - Dorballom in front of them, Tsugumi with the golden deck and Kokujo with his new card, they both said:
"Gosh , we leave you guys alone only for a few hours and something big already happens?"
Everyone laughed and started to explain the situation to the two. But to their disappointment, Rad and doctor Root didn't manage to fix the UFO.
"If you guys want, I could transport you with my rocket towars Rezo's lair, but I don't think that more than six people could fit in." Rad said.
"There's no need for that, Rad." Dorballom said and grabbed the UFO with all its six hands. "Hop in, all of you! We must leave planet Earth before the sun rises!"
Kokujo, doctor Root and the five chosen duelists didn't even have time to ask Dorballom why did he say that. The demon grabbed them all with its tentacles and hands and put them all in the UFO. In the next moment it flashed away from the forest flying towards the orbit.