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"I've been waiting for you," Zane said as Lynn clattered onto the docks, "You're late."
"Excuse me for taking up your valuable time," Lynn frowned, "But you have something I need." Turning to her, Zane held up a single card – The Dark Lord.
"You mean this? You can have it if you defeat me but this time, you must put something up for grabs." With this, Lynn tossed aside her jacket, revealing the tight tank top she wore. Peeling away the peach-colored latex on her arm, she held up her mechanized arm.
"You did this to me and expect me to put something up for grabs? You've got a lot of nerve to ask that of me," Lynn scowled. Zane's frown deepened as he shuffled the Dark Lord into his deck.
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"By sending three dragons in my hand to the graveyard, I can summon Draco, Lord of the Dark Dragons (ATK: 3000)!" Zane cried. A vortex of darkness appeared behind him and the dragon lord's three heads emerged from it. The reddened sky made its pitch black scales look as if they were crimson.
This is it. The Dark Lord's made his appearance! But now that I'm staring at it, am I really strong enough to defeat it? Lynn wondered as Zane's maniacal laughter filled the air.
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"It seems you've run out of stall tactics," Zane noticed, drawing a card, "I've got you pinned down and there's no way out!"
"If you're so sure, then move," Lynn replied calmly.
"As you wish! Cyberdark Dragon, destroy her Princess of Destiny GX and end this duel!" An immense force of dark energy gathered into Zane's monster as Lynn's princesses prepared to counter.
"It's over!" Zane cheered as his monster prepared to attack.
"Not quite! I reveal my Mortal Draw spell card!" Lynn countered.
"What good will that do you?"
"Plenty if I play my cards right. Mortal Draw activates when you play a card. Now I have to draw one card from my deck and if it's the same type as the card you just played, your move is cancelled," Lynn explained, placing her hand on her duel deck.
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"A gutsy move," Hassleberry whistled, "If she wants to live to fight another day, she needs to draw a monster card."
"Yes. Drawing a monster will allow Lynn to cancel Zane's attack," Saria surmised.
"And what happens if she draws a spell or trap?" Jaden asked.
"Lynn loses two cards from her deck and Zane wipes out the rest of her life points," Alexis replied.
"I can't believe this – The entire duel comes down to a single draw!" Atticus gasped as Lynn drew her card.
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE: CYBERDARK SHOWDOWN PART THREE
"Well? What is it?" Zane demanded, gazing at the card in Lynn's hand. Turning it so he could see, Lynn revealed the green form of a spell card. Frowning, she sent two cards from her deck to the graveyard.
"Looks like your move failed. It's all over! Cyberdark Dragon (ATK: 6400) attack! Wipe out her life points!" Lynn did nothing as the dark energy from Zane's monster tore through her Princess of Destiny GX. A violent explosion rocked the area as smoke covered Lynn and her Transcendthan Princess (ATK: 2300).
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"No!" Saria gasped.
"Lynn lost," Jaden said, eyes wide in shock.
"Does this mean that she…?" Syrus asked, gazing at Atticus.
"If this is like her last duel with Zane, then we better get over there right now!" The pop star wannabe frowned. The group turned to leave when Lucia gasped.
"Hold on! Guys look!" Lucia exclaimed, "The holograms are still out." Coming back, the group saw that the Levitrica Castle field spell was still in effect.
"You're right! If Lynn's life points had hit zero, the holograms would have faded by now!" Bastion gasped. The group watched with anticipation as Lynn came into view, a blue dome shield protecting her.
"Check it out! She didn't lose any life points (LP: 200)!" Hassleberry grinned.
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"No! I don't believe it! How did you survive? Your Mortal Draw failed!" Zane demanded angrily.
"Not exactly. When I failed to draw a monster, two cards were sent from my deck to the graveyard," Lynn explained, pulling a spell card from her duel disk, "At that moment, I removed this – My Sapphire Bracers card. When it's removed from my grave, all damage to my life points becomes zero." Zane clenched his fists in anger as Lynn put the card out of play.
"I can't believe this. I had you!"
"Yup, you did once but not anymore. And just so you don't forget, Mortal Draw let me drawa card from my deck and it's going to turn this whole thing around!"
"I hope for your sake you're right."
"Actually, it's kind of funny that you say that. If you're out to defeat me, then why are you worried about me?" Zane winced as Lynn drew her card.
He won't say it but deep down, he's fighting for control of himself. The hold the Underworld deck has on him is breaking. I just have to finish off his Cyberdark Dragon and these two cards will do it. Lynn told herself, "Well Zane, it's been fun but the duel is over."
"Really? You giving up?"
"Nope. I'm going to win and I'll do that with my Transcendthan Emerald Swordswoman (ATK: 1600)," Lynn replied, her katana wielding warrior leaping to the field.
"Fat lot of good that does you. She's much too weak," Zane smirked.
"Oh really? I wouldn't be so sure about that because I'm not finished yet. I still have one more card to play – The card I drew courtesy of Mortal Draw, my Scrap Fusion card!"
"What? Scrap Fusion?" Zane gasped as his duel disk began to glow.
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"What's Scrap Fusion?" Alexis wondered.
"It's an extremely rare card given only to those who are linked to the cyber legacy," Chancellor Shepherd replied, walking in, "I gave it to Lynn to help Zane break free from the evil that's holding him."
"But is my daughter linked to the cyber legacy?" Saria asked.
"She's linked through Zane by their mutual respect for each other," Shepherd explained, "Even though Zane's heart is corrupted by anger and hatred, Lynn's heart is reaching out to his good side."
"By dueling him with honor and respect! I get it!" Syrus grinned, "She's trying to show my brother that his way is wrong by defeating him!"
"That's partially correct. A key lesson that I teach my students at the cyber temple is to learn from your opponent. Lynn has learned from her loss and grown stronger from it. It's that new knowledge and experience that will allow her to win!"
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"As I'm sure you're well aware, Scrap Fusion allows me to fuse monsters in your graveyard to summon a completely new monster! And seeing as how you used your Power Wall trap to send cards in your deck to the grave, I've got a pretty good hunch that the monsters I need are there!" Lynn grinned as three streaks of blue light shot out from her opponent's duel disk. Striking the ground behind her, the lights took on the form of three mechanical serpents.
"My Cyber Dragons!" Zane gasped.
"Are now merging together to form a monster that once meant the world to you – Cyber End Dragon (ATK: 4000) rise!" Roaring, the dragons merged to form the powerful three-headed monster.
"You took my monster!"
"It's your own fault! Remember when you played Power Wall to reduce the damage from my Princess of Destiny GX's attack?"
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"We'll see about that!" Lynn challenged, the princess leaping into the air. Firing a stream of light magic at Cyberdark Keel, it removed the equipped dragon from its clutches. The remaining energy launched itself at Zane.
"Not so fast! I activate Power Wall!" The pro countered. Grabbing the top cards of his deck, he tossed them onto to the field and reduced the damage to zero. The cards then flew into the graveyard slot of his duel disk.
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"Ugh! I can't believe it…" Zane winced.
"Your Power Wall's strength is your deck's weakness!" Lynn declared, "A weakness that I plan to exploit right now!"
"You may have taken my dragon but it still pales in comparison to my Cyberdark Dragon (ATK: 6100)."
"I beg to differ on that. I still have my Emerald Swordswoman and her battle mode changing ability! Once she attacks, your dragon will switch into defense mode and since it has such paltry defense points, it'll go down easily (DEF: 1000)." Zane gasped as Lynn's swordswoman leapt towards his dragon. Cleaving through the cables that attached Draco to Cyberdark Dragon, the duelists watched as the Dark Lord fell lifelessly against the ground and vanished.
"Oh no! Without Draco to protect my dragon, I'm the one that's done for!" Zane exclaimed.
"You got it! Cyber End Dragon, destroy Cyberdark Dragon with super striding flames!" The two dragons stared each other down as the silver one launched a massive stream of blue flame energy. The energy engulfed both Zane and his monster as his life points plunged to zero. An explosion erupted where Zane had been standing, covering the dock in holographic smoke.
"Zane!" Lynn cried, "Are you OK?" The Levitrica Castle field spell vanished as Zane came into view. He was still standing, though he was bent over out of sheer exhaustion. His breathing was shallow as a dark aura covered his body. Gazing up at Lynn, his blue eyes were now red in color and fangs appeared in his mouth. His jacket and shirt were ripped off his body as a pair of skeletal wings grew out of his back. His skin turned pitch black as his hands became claws.
"No! The Dark Lord's recoiling!" Lynn gasped, "Draco's taking control of his body!" Dropping her duel disk, Lynn ran towards Zane. Pulses of dark energy however pushed her back. Struggling against the dark forces, Lynn pushed towards him.
"Zane! Fight it! Don't let Draco win!" Lynn urged as the wind tore her blazer off. Pushing against the wind, Lynn aimed her mechanical hand towards Zane. Firing the grapple, the metal hand grabbed Zane's arm and pulled Lynn towards him. Wrapping her arms around Zane, she held on for dear life.
"Zane! Please don't give up! Fight!" For a brief moment, Zane's eyes flashed from red to blue.
"What? Lynn?" Zane choked. Tilting his head towards the sky, Zane screamed as loud as he could. Energy fired from his mouth, surrounding him and Lynn in a series of explosions. By this time, the others had made it to the docks.
"Lynn! Zane! Are you guys OK?" Saria shouted. A gentle breeze caressed the docks and the dust began to settle, revealing the two teenagers. Lynn and Zane were walking towards them, the latter with a limp.
"Yeah, we're fine," Lynn gasped as her friends joined them, "And so is Zane." The boy wearily looked up to see his friends' smiling faces.
"Guys… It's been a while…" Zane mumbled, struggling to keep eye contact. Unfortunately, his exhaustion won the fight as the boy passed out.
"Zane!"
"It's OK. He's just worn out," Saria explained, helping to support him.
"Me too. That duel took a lot out of me," Lynn smiled wearily.
"In more ways than one. Looks like your auto mail arm is trashed," Hassleberry pointed out. Gazing down at her arm, Lynn saw that the armored casing had been ripped off, exposing burnt wires and broken circuits.
"I guess it's a good thing that this one was just a prototype. The real one Lynn needs should be here in the morning," Saria sighed, "And it will be much tougher than this one." The group returned to the observatory, grateful for the return of their friend.
I'm just glad this whole Underworld deck thing is over with. Lynn thought, gazing at Zane's cards, now we have the fifth Dark Lord, the one we need to end this struggle!
CHAPTER PREVIEW:
Lynn: We're almost ready to head to Transcendtha.
Jaden: Now we just need to convince Aster to join us.
Bastion: Sartorius is worried about Aster's power.
Lucia: But where did he go?
Atticus: Aster and Kai went aboard The D's cruise ship.
Lynn: Aster's missing Destiny Hero might be there…
Atsuko: Or it might be an elaborate trap set by the Society of Light to get Aster on their side!
Alexis: Next time on Yu-Gi-Oh GX Legacy of Lynn: That Sinking Feeling!
Zane: What was that beam of light?