YuGiOh! 5D's Sequel: Beyond the Future

by GoldenUmi

10 years after the events of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, the members of Team 5D's become the target of an underground German organization wielding technology similar to that of Yliaster. Jack and Yusei become the target of vengeance. Aki's past begins to haunt her. Rua and Ruka search for their missing father. Their fates intertwine as the multiple shadows of Urteil reveal themselves.

36. United Unicorns

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Beyond the Future

Chapter 36: "United Unicorns"

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Previously…

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After reuniting after 10 years in Neo Domino City, the members of Team 5D's entered the Riding World Future (R.W.F.) tournament in order to draw out the infiltrating members of the underground organization known as Urteil in order to find details regarding the whereabouts of Ruka's and Rua's missing father. With newfound resolve, Yusei and his friends prepare themselves for the start of the grand tournament gathering many fierce opponents from across the world in one arena!

With the fun Duels out of the way, the serious threat finally showed up—the members of Urteil disguising themselves as teams within the tournament. Up first against these threatening Duelists was none other than Maximillion's team, Team Winged Pegasus, with members of the A.D.'s Black Ops Division Ingrid and Wilstone by his side. One brutal Duel after another using Murdock's EXPAIN System, Ingrid, Maximillion and their comrade Mike Jackson were taken down and placed in the hospital.

Elsewhere, after barely escaping the confrontation with Jophiel and Eirika, Yukio forced Stephanie to follow him as he fled the stadium, avoiding capture at the hands of Yusha.

Back in the stadium, his emotions affected by the Duelists harmed by Urteil, Yusei approaches his friends and allies Team Unicorn with a rather shocking comment…

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"Jean, you…no, Team Unicorn should forfeit this tournament."

Jean fell silent as he stared up at Yusei, the two men exchanging stern glances for several long seconds. Getting heated, Andre finally interjected, running up behind the leader of Team 5D's. "Hey, Yusei! What do you think you're say-?!"

Before Andre could finish, his leader silenced him with a wave of his arm. The rest of the members quieted down, waiting to see what Jean was about to say. Turning back to Yusei, Jean finally spoke. "What exactly are you here for, Yusei? You should know full well that it's disrespectful as a Duelist to even suggest surrendering."

"I know you're smart enough to realize that these aren't just normal Duels anymore," Yusei said, eyes narrowing. "Especially after you saw what happened to Team Winged Pegasus."

Jean paused for a minute, fidgeting his fingers back and forth as a slow smile came to his face. "Of course we're aware. There's no way those consecutive crashes were all mere coincidences. But so what?"

"It isn't worth risking your lives! These are enemies you can't deal with, Jean!" Yusei was growing frantic, waving his arms around as he spoke.

"That's enough, Yusei!" Jean snapped, rising from his chair. "This isn't like you!"

Freezing in place, Yusei averted his eyes suddenly in guilt. "It's not that I don't think you guys can win. I just don't want people not involved risking their lives."

His smile widening, Jean turned the corner as he exited his booth, walking up to place his hand on Yusei's shoulder. "You and your team were the strongest Duelists we ever faced," the Unicorn leader said, his voice calm and smooth as usual. "However, we haven't spent the last ten years doing nothing. When we came to this tournament, we planned to defeat Team 5D's! If we can't defeat your enemies, we have no hope of that!"

The scientist finally brought his eyes back to Jean's, still remaining silent.

"We appreciate the concern," Jean continued, removing his hand from Yusei's shoulder so he could turn back toward the other members of Team Unicorn. "But as Duelists, the five of us came here to honor our pride! We won't run away from the enemy, no matter who they are." Flashing Yusei a thumbs-up, Jean turned his head to give Yusei one last smile. "At the very least, if they are really up to no good, we'll take them down with us and have no regrets doing it."

Yusei met eyes with all five of the D-Wheelers, realizing nothing he said would be able to stop them. Nodding, Yusei stepped out of their way. "Just try to be careful."

"Coming from you, that's a joke," Breo said with a chuckle.

"Yeah," Andre added, flashing a smirk. "Who was it that took on the task of protecting Neo Domino City by himself? You've got no room to call us reckless, Yusei."

"I guess you're right," Yusei replied, giving a smile of his own. "But even so, I'll still tell you not to be reckless."

With that, Jean and the others took their seats once more, leaving Yusei in the driveway of their booth and Andre gearing up for the first match.

On the opponent's side, Anton Bartholomew was strapping his helmet on as he sat atop his D-Wheel, looking around the stadium curiously. Not long ago, he had felt the aura of both Jophiel and Aki flaring up. Leah had noticed it to, and Anton could clearly see that their presences disturbed her. As he glanced across the bleachers, he could no longer feel their presence. As he inspected the Team 5D's pit booth, he clearly saw Aki sitting with her friends, so he made the assumption that whatever had transpired was settled for the moment. Still, the thought of Jophiel going on a rampage concerned him greatly.

While still lost in thought, Anton reached the track's starting line when he saw Andre approaching from the other side. As his opponent drew near, the Master of Ceremonies' booming voice filled the stadium once more.

"We have finally arrived, folks! It's been an intense day, but we have arrived at our eighth and final matchup of the Riding World Future's first day! Team Unicorn, the prestigious Riding Duel team that gave Team 5D's a tough battle during the World Riding Duel Grand Prix, will face the mysterious Team Judgment from Germany! Up first from Unicorn is Andre, the Duelist capable of defeating several powerful Duelists on his own, against an unknown challenger by the name of Anton Bartholomew! What will happen in this Duel?!"

Smirking, Andre met Anton's eyes immediately as he drove up next to him. "Your group's got everyone freaking out, you know. But you should know that I don't take threats very seriously. I'm not sure what game you guys are playing out on this field, but I'll show you a Duel you can't comprehend!"

Sighing, Anton returned Andre's gaze. "You seem pretty pumped up despite what happened in the last round. Are you really not scared? Don't you fear pain?"

"Trying to intimidate me won't work," Andre replied dryly, narrowing his eyes.

"Really?" Anton said, mimicking Andre's facial expression. "Yes, I can see that you're a strong man. Let's try to make this an interesting Duel."

Andre saw something at that moment that caught him off guard. As Anton spoke, he felt the hairs on his arm standing on end. Gasping, he glanced over to see a white energy emitting out of his body. "What are you?"

Off in the side lines, the remaining teams were talking amongst themselves as the match was nearing its start. Tatsuya from Team Pride waved his hand energetically as he spoke to his teammates. "This should be a really interesting match," he said, pointing toward the stadium track. "You guys know Andre, don't you? In his Duels against Team 5D's, he defeated Aki Izayoi and Jack Atlas by himself."

Over in the Team New Generation booth, Keith was having a similar discussion with his allies. "Team Unicorn…a brilliant team with the three original members who participated during the W.R.G.P. Andre, the powerful D-Wheeler who won all their Duels in the W.R.G.P. until he was finally defeated by Yusei Fudo. Breo, the brilliant D-Wheeler with Deck Destruction capabilities."

"Then there's their leader, Jean," Shaun Daoshin added, his glasses catching a glimpse of sunlight. "He is said to be one of the most brilliant team strategists in all of recent Duel Monsters history. I hate to say it, but he may even rival me in that department." Laughing, Hell-Eyes pushed his sunglasses up his nose. "Those two new additions for this tournament are virtually unknown. However, with Breo's ability to track down talented Duelists, I have no doubt that they're powerful."

Up on the roof, the members of the United Nations were talking amongst themselves as well, pointing every now and then to the Duelists down below. As Derrick Obama was wrapped up in a fiery debate with the North Korean dictator regarding the scandal by Industrial Illusions and Kaiba Corporation caused by Maximillion Crawford, the representative of Germany had her eyes fixated on Team Judgment down in the side lines.

The leader from Mexico, Felix Gomez, noticed the serious look on the woman's face and confronted her about it. "You've been looking pale since this Team Judgment showed up. What's the matter?"

"It's nothing," Angela Schroeder replied hastily, waving her hand. "Please leave me alone. I prefer not to associate with your kind."

"Wh-What?!" the Mexican leader cried, turning red in the face. "You insult the Mexican people?!"

"That isn't what I meant," Angela replied darkly, her blonde hair covering most of her face. "I simply can't stand rich politicians like you who bend the rules."

The Mexican rambled on and on, Angela merely ignoring him at this point. Instead, her thoughts were fixated on the five faces making up Team Judgment. She had already thought the name of their team to be odd when she first heard it, but the members she saw weren't the images she'd been given before she arrived. Just what was going on? Was there something going on in her country she wasn't even aware of? She then recalled the leader of the United Kingdom facing a similar dilemma earlier with Team Royalty when they first showed up. These mysterious crashes started soon after, and Eliot Camelton had been freaking out ever since. Could they have some relation to each other?

Just as Yusei backtracked toward his team's booth, he heard MC announcing the start of the Duel.

"Riding Duel! Acceleration!"

With that, Yusei felt the sharp speed of two D-Wheels fly behind him as Andre and Anton left the starting line and raced toward the first corner.

"You won't best me in speed!" Andre shouted over the sound of their engines. "My D-Wheel has been fortified with special rocket boosters!"

"Is that so?" Anton asked, not seeming the least bit concerned. Just as Andre was confident with his first turn victory, he felt a powerful pressure coming from behind him. Catching just a glimpse through his mirror, Andre was shocked to see Anton's entire D-Wheel glowing with energy. In a matter of seconds, Anton was already surpassing Andre and making progress toward the first corner.

"What?! There's no way your basic modeled D-Wheel could out speed my modified D-Wheel!" Anton pointed to his own navy blue D-Wheel with a unicorn's horn carved into the front.

"Sorry," Anton replied, his expression reserved. "There are just some things in this world you can't understand even if you tried!" With one final burst of energy, Anton scored the first corner, leaving Andre in the dust.

"The first turn's mine!" Anton cried, swiping his six cards off his deck. "Draw!"

"Anton Bartholomew somehow gains the first corner and the first turn!" MC cried into his microphone. "This Duel is already looking to be a surprising one!"

[SC: Judgment 1 / Unicorn 1]

[Anton's LP: 4000]

[Andre's LP: 4000]

Anton eyed the card he drew, adding it to his hand as he slapped down another card from his hand. "I Summon Winda, Priestess of Gusto in Attack Position!" Appearing beside Anton was a green-haired teenager dressed in a beige robe and wielding a large staff.

[Winda, Priestess of Gusto: LV2/1000/400]

As the female Monster appeared, Andre noticed something different about this Monster. Usually one could tell a slight difference between the Momentum Solid Vision, but this girl looked like a flesh and blood human. Anton noticed Andre eyeing his Monster, staring calmly back as his spiky black hair shifted back and forth in the increasing speed around him. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing," Andre replied aloofly, turning away.

"In that case, I'll set two cards face-down on the track. Turn end!"

"My turn!" Andre immediately declared, drawing his sixth card. Eyeing it, Andre realized instantly he scored an early advantage.

[SC: Judgment 2 / Unicorn 2]

[Andre's LP: 4000]

Adding the Mirror Force Trap Card he just drew to his hand, Andre gave his hand one last look as he finalized his plan of action. "By discarding one Beast-Type Monster from my hand to the Graveyard, I can Special Summon Egotistical Ape in Attack Position!" Andre revealed his Playful Possum Monster Card before sending it into the Graveyard. Joining Andre on the track was a small monkey with the blue spirit of an especially peeved ape appearing behind it.

[Egotistical Ape: LV5/1200/1200]

"Then I activate Egotistical Ape's effect!" Andre continued, whipping his finger out in front of him. "When this Monster is Special Summoned by its own effect, I can either increase or decrease its level by the level of the discarded Beast-Type Monster! Playful Possum is a Level Two Monster, so I choose to decrease Egotistical Ape's level by two!"

[Egotistical Ape's LV: 5 - 3]

"But I'm not done yet!" Andre continued, his spiky red bangs fluttering above his eyes. "I Normal Summon Rescue Cat in Attack Position!" Joining his ranks, a white-grey cat ran along the track, wearing a yellow helmet and a whistle.

[Rescue Cat: LV4/300/100]

"Then I activate Rescue Cat's effect! By sending it to the Graveyard, I can Special Summon two Level Three or Beast-Type Monsters from my deck!" As he said this, the cat disappeared in a puff of white smoke. "I Special Summon Lightlord Hunter Raiko and X-Saber Airbellum from my deck in Attack Position!" Appearing from the smoke was two Beasts, one a snow white mountain lion and the other a two-legged tiger clad in armor and sharp battle claws.

[Lightlord Hunter Raiko: LV2/200/100]

[X-Saber Airbellum: LV3/1600/200]

"Here goes!' Andre cried, pumping his fist as a yellow light engulfed the entire field. "I'm Tuning my now Level Three Egotistical Ape with my Level Two Lightlord Hunter Raiko!"

(3+2=5)

Anton shifted his hazel eyes cautiously as the three Monsters were consumed by the bright energy, replaced by a larger, sturdier shadow.

"Galloping in the heavens like thunders and crossing the skies like a mighty gate, appear forth from the world of myth and legend! Synchro Summon! Neigh, Thunder Unicorn!"

The shadow appeared as the light dispersed, the horned unicorn's blue skin and yellow main matching Andre's navy blue Riding Suit.

[Thunder Unicorn: LV5/2200/1800] [Attack Position]

"So that's your Ace Monster, is it?" Anton asked stoically, eyeing the unicorn curiously as he rode alongside his opponent.

Smirking, Andre examined the two set cards on Anton's field. There was definitely some risk involved, but he'd have to take a chance if he wanted to try to make up for losing his lead earlier. Andre considered the effect of Thunder Unicorn: "Once per turn, during your Main Phase, you can select 1 face-up monster your opponent controls. It loses 500 ATK for each monster you control, until the End Phase. During the turn this effect is activated, no other monsters can attack, except this card."

However, Andre quickly realized that in this situation, if he played his cards right, he could potentially wipe the Monster off the field with a second Monster while not restricting his attacks and still dealing considerable damage with Thunder Unicorn's 2200 Attack Points. If he were to use Thunder Unicorn's effect, he could destroy the Gusto Monster and deal Anton 2200 points of damage, the same as a Direct Attack, by decreasing its Attack Power by 500 for the two Monsters he controlled. However, if he attacked with Thunder Unicorn without using the effect, he could still deal 1200 points of damage, another 1600 points via Direct Attack by X-Saber Airbellum, then use X-Saber Airbellum's effect to send one random card from Anton's hand to the Graveyard as a result of that direct damage. Out of the three cards Anton still had in his hand, there was a good chance he could get rid of a key card he was holding onto.

Making his decision, Andre went ahead and ordered his unicorn into combat with a nod of his head. "Go on, Thunder Unicorn! Attack Winda, Priestess of Gusto! Thunder Spear!" Shooting a lightning bolt from the horn on its head, Thunder Unicorn was ready to fry the teen Gusto girl, but the sudden smirk on Anton's lips revealed that he had other plans.

[Anton's LP: 4000 - 2800]

[Judgment's SC: 2 - 1]

The attack went through, Winda electrocuted and sent to a one-way trip to the Card Graveyard, but Anton revealed her Monster Effect. "When Winda, Priestess of Gusto is destroyed by battle from an attacking opposing Monster, I can Special Summon one Gusto Tuner Monster from my deck! Come to me, Gusto Gulldo!" Standing between the X-Saber and a Direct Attack was a small blue bird with bronze armor on its head and neck.

[Gusto Gulldo: LV3/500/500] [Defense Position]

Smirking, Anton took a peek at the two cards he had face-down on his field. One of the cards was known as Raigeki Break, a card that could have stopped that attack from happening by destroying Thunder Unicorn, but he still would have been open to a Direct Attack that way. In fact, he had other plans for his Raigeki Break, so he was saving it for now.

"Disappointed, aren't you?" Anton teased with a slight smile as his D-Wheel slowed down due to his lack of a Speed Counter. "You were hoping to deal Direct Damage and force me to discard a card from my hand, right? I expect no less from the genius Duelist of Team Unicorn, but I'm afraid I was one step ahead of you."

Smirking, Andre returned the sarcasm. "You're pretty good, actually outsmarting me like that. The only person to pull that off was Yusei Fudo, so you can consider that a compliment."

"Why thank you," Anton lazily replied, his smile widening.

"Now I remember how tricky a Gusto Deck can be," Andre continued, slanting his eyes slightly. "They're capable of swarming the field when they're attacked and sent to the Graveyard. I could attack and destroy Gulldo, but as I recall, its effect allows you to Special Summon a Level Two or lower Gusto Monster from your deck. There's no telling what you could pull out, so I'll leave my Battle Phase at that."

Still smiling, Anton wasn't done playing with his opponent just yet. "I use this timing to activate the Trap Card, Raigeki Break!"

"Wh-What?!" Andre cried, his eyes widening in shock. "Why didn't you activate that to stop my attack before?!"

Ignoring his question, Anton continued with his move. "By discarding one card from my hand, I can destroy one card on the field! Say goodbye to your Thunder Unicorn!"

Andre grunted as his Ace was shot by a blast of energy, shattered and sent to his Graveyard.

"And the card I discarded…" As Anton recovered from the shockwave, he was once again met with shock when he saw the identity of the card.

"Why…?!"

"I've discarded Forbidden Zone from my hand!" Anton took the card out of his Graveyard to show its identity before returning it again, drawing immediate responses from the audience, the other teams on the side, and even his own Urteil teammates.

"What the hell do you think you're doing, Anton?!" Fynn cried, slamming his fist on the table. "Do you intend to betray us?!"

Over in the Team Royalty pit booth, Etzel was also flaring with rage. "I always knew he was dumb, but I didn't think he was this much of an idiot!"

Still smiling despite the reactions, Anton peered down at his hand once again. Though he could have stopped the attack from going through if he had activated it earlier, he wouldn't have been able to get his Tuner Monster out onto the field. This was his true aim, as well as discarding this abomination of a card his organization forced him to carry. Had he relied on X-Saber Airbellum's effect, there was no guarantee that Forbidden Zone would have been selected, so this was a way he could be certain that his plan was put into effect.

"Answer me!" Andre repeated himself, his hazel irises doubling in size. "Why didn't you activate Raigeki Break earlier to stop my attack?!"

"It's simple," Anton replied, his lips pressing together flatly. "I don't need a card like that to defeat you."

"Tch," Andre grunted with a click of his tongue, outraged. "In that case, I'm going to need to go all out against you, Anton Bartholomew! I set two cards face-down! Turn end!"

As Andre entered his End Phase, his X-Saber Monster was destroyed. "The Monsters Special Summoned by Rescue Cat are destroyed during the End Phase of my turn," he explained calmly, his voice settling into a slightly more controlling tone.

"That's too bad," Anton replied dryly, placing his hand over his deck. "Because it's my turn now, and you've got no Monsters on your field."

As Anton prepared to enter his turn, Yusei and his friends were still in shock over Anton's move. "An Urteil Duelist who refuses to use their cheat card…?" the scientist said, his arms folded against his chest. "Just what's going on here?"

"My turn!" Anton declared, drawing his card. "Draw!"

[SC: Judgment 2 / Unicorn 3]

[Anton's LP: 2800]

As Anton eyed the card he drew, Andre was feeling confident with the cards protecting him on the field. One of the was the well-known Trap Card, Mirror Force, that would instantly destroy every Monster Anton had on the field when he attacked. No matter what he does, there's no need for him to worry.

"You were probably thinking I was going to Synchro Summon with Gusto Gulldo, but you're mistaken," Anton said, taking the card he just drew and placing it on his Duel Disk. "Instead, I'm releasing Gusto Gulldo in order to Advance Summon Reeze, Whirlwind of Gusto in Attack Position!" Replacing the eagle in a burst of energy, Anton's pig-tailed Psychic-Type Monster made an entrance, armed with a black staff.

[Reeze, Whirlwind of Gusto: LV5/1900/1400]

"When Gusto Gulldo is sent from the field to the Graveyard, I can Special Summon one Level Two or lower Gusto Monster from my deck," Anton explained, shifting through his deck as he spoke. "You see, regardless of whether you attacked last turn or not, I already had it all figured out. Now come to me, Gusto Egul!"

[Gusto Egul: LV1/200/400] [Attack Position]

As his second eagle appeared, this one green and white feathered, Anton eyed the two set cards on Andre's field. Though his Psychic abilities were underdeveloped compared to Aki and Leah, he still had some special tricks of his own. Ever since he was a child, by harnessing his energies, he could see through objects for short periods of time. Using this technique, he could view just one of Andre's face-down cards for about five seconds, but he had no intention of cheating in this Duel, and he demonstrated that by throwing away Forbidden Zone. If anything, he intended to hold onto his Duelist's pride as long as possible.

"Here goes, Andre!" Anton said, giving a thrust of his arm. "I'm Tuning my Level One Gusto Egul with my Level Five Reeze, Whirlwind of Gusto!"

(1+5=6)

The track was filled with a green energy, holding a different weight to it compared to normal Synchro Summons, Andre noticed quickly.

"Great Priestess Warrior from the other dimension, raise your staff for the sake of justice! Cast thy foe into eternal remorse! Synchro Summon! Enchant, Daigusto Sprheeze!"

Emerging from the light, the child green-haired warrior gave a raise of her staff as she floated in midair above Anton's D-Wheel.

[Daigusto Sphreeze: LV6/2000/1300] [Attack Position]

"When Daigusto Sphreeze is Synchro Summoned successfully," Anton continued, "I can add one Gusto card from my Graveyard to my hand." The card Anton was after floated from his Duel Disk up into his hand, revealing what Andre had been suspecting.

"So you're one of those Psychic Duelists, huh?" Andre said calmly. "I knew I sensed something different from you."

"I'm flattered," Anton said sarcastically, shifting slightly as he made another turn around the track. "You act like this is the first time you've Dueled a Psychic Duelist, but you don't seem to be aware that Aki Izayoi is also a Psychic."

"Is that so?" Andre asked, looking a bit surprised. "I never felt anything from her when I Dueled against her."

"I'm not surprised," Anton replied, shooting Aki a glance off to the side as he passed by the 5D's booth. "At that time, from what I hear, she was losing her Psychic powers. If you ever Duel her again, you'll probably notice a difference."

"I'll take note of that when we Duel Team 5D's in the finals!" Andre shot back, smirking.

"Too bad that won't be happening," Anton said, matching his smirk as he averted his gaze to the two set cards on Andre's field once again. Anton had been about to activate Final Speed World, but his intuition told him not to. Looking back up at his opponent riding right ahead of him on the track, Anton addressed him again. "I believe that there is a 50% chance of one of those cards you have on the field destroying my Monster when it attacks. Am I wrong?"

"Why don't you attack and find out?" Andre goaded, raising his finger cockily.

"If you insist," Anton replied, smiling. "You heard the man, Daigusto Sphreeze! Attack Andre directly! Sphreeze Breeze!" On order, the loli Gusto girl used her black staff to conjure up a green whirlwind, aimed directly at Andre's face. Before the wind could put a scratch on his forehead, however, a sudden barrier of light repelled the attack and negated it.

"Trap Card, activate! Mirror Force!"

"As I suspected," Anton smirked, looking quite calm for someone facing the card first generation Duelists had nightmares about.

"When an opponent's Monster attacks," Andre explained, "this card destroys the attacking Monster along with all face-up Attack Position Monsters they control on the field! Consider this payback for earlier."

Hardly flinching, Anton merely watched as his girlfriend burst open like a grape in the light's reflection. As the remainder of the Holy Barrier rained down over his eyes, Anton's smile remained intact. "Very nice comeback, but I'd like to remind you that it was all within my judgment. Prepared to deal with this scenario, I used Sphreeze as a precaution to retrieve the card I was after from my Graveyard if this scenario occurred.

"That may be true," Andre argued, "but your field's now left wide open. And don't think I'll give you free parking just because you were kind enough to remove Forbidden Zone. This ain't monopoly, pal!"

"I'm not a fan of monopoly," Anton said snarkily, closing his eyes. "I'm more of a poker gamer myself. Regardless, I'll admit that my field is wide open, but whether you can utilize that factor or not remains to be seen. Turn end!"

Entering his turn, Anton placed his hand over his deck. "My turn! Draw!"

[SC: Judgment 3 / Unicorn 4]

[Andre's LP: 4000]

Andre spent a moment eyeing the card he drew as his D-Wheel was gradually doubling in velocity due to his increasing Speed Counters. Right behind him, Anton was catching up fast, the fabric of his black T-Shirt flapping in the wind. "Your luck is pretty good," Andre finally said, his smile shrinking slightly. "I don't have a Monster Card in my hand, or a single card I can use to get one back."

"Too bad for you," Anton replied with a shrug of his shoulders. "I guess you weren't able to utilize the situation you set up for yourself."

"Wait just a minute," Andre cut in, waving his finger. "Whoever said you were off the hook this turn? There's more than one way to skin a cat, and there's more than one way to burn a Duelist!"

Almost instantly, Anton figured out what was coming his way by merely observing Andre's hand, his mention of having no Monster Cards, and the fact that he had four Speed Counters.

"You figured it out, but it's too late!" Andre cried, pressing a button in the front of his D-Wheel. "I activate Final Speed World's effect! By removing four of my Speed Counters, I deal 800 points of damage to my opponent for each Speed Spell in my hand! I have one, so choke on a heaping helping of 800 damage!" Andre revealed the Speed Spell - Speed Energy he had been holding since the start of the Duel, and proceeded to fire a laser beam from the spiked horn on the front of his ride straight into Anton's chest.

[Anton's LP: 2800 - 2000]

Anton grunted, smoke pouring off his shirt as the attack went through and Andre came to a screeching halt. Once he managed to stop himself without crashing, Andre noticed that his opponent was looking quite healthy for someone dealing with the same trickery they used earlier to blast three Duelists to their deathbeds. "Are you guys too scared to play by your own death game rules?"

Wiping the dirt from his mouth, Anton flashed Andre a scowl. "I presume you're referring to the EXPAIN System? Don't worry. I've been using my Psychic powers to suppress that ridiculous device since the moment our Duel began. I thought I made it clear earlier, but let me reiterate my position. All I want is an honorable Duel between the two of us. No tricks and mirrors, got it?"

"Heh, you're pretty honorable for someone working with scum," Andre replied, taking the second unrevealed card from his hand. "But I still won't go easy on you. I set one card face-down! Turn end!"

"And I wouldn't want you to go easy on me," Anton replied, raising his hand. "This wouldn't be any fun that way, now would it?"

Watching Anton from the Team 5D's pit booth, Jack gave a hefty scoff at Anton's words. "How he can act so prideful while working with those bastards is beyond me, but I have to admit that I like the guy's attitude"

"It seems pretty strange to me, though," Rua said suddenly, rubbing his chin. "I mean, what kind of evil organization has an honorable Duelist to begin with? Wouldn't that just get in the way of their plans?"

"It does strike me as a bit odd," Yusei admitted, narrowing his eyes. "But from what we've seen so far, none of these people seem to be on the same page to begin with. It doesn't even seem like the Urteil organization is in synch or has any form of teamwork at all. The Psychic Duelists have their own motivations, and the various members we've seen range from insane and delusional to outright likeable. There's still four more members to see after this, so we'll have to pay close attention to each of them and make an assessment of our own."

"My turn!" Anton was saying, swiping a card off his deck. "Draw!"

[SC: Judgment 4 / Unicorn 1]

[Anton's LP: 2000]

"I Summon Gusto Egul in Attack Position once again!" Anton said, using his powers to move the card from his hand to his Duel Disk telepathically.

[Gusto Egul: LV1/200/400]

"Going for a Synchro?" Andre lowered his brow as he watched Anton carefully from behind.

"I told you already," Anton replied stoically over the sound of his engine. "Everything you've done has been entirely within my judgment. The horrifying aspect of the Gusto Deck is that no matter how many times you think you kill my Monsters, they return to the field! Pay close attention as I show you what I mean!" Turning back to the track ahead of him, Anton pressed a button on his D-Wheel's front panel. "I activate Final Speed World's effects! By removing three of my Speed Counters, I can Special Summon one Level Four or lower Monster from my hand! Come forth, Gusto Thunbolt!"

[Judgment's SC: 4 - 1]

Andre clenched his teeth together as he felt a sudden burst of electricity pass through the bottom of his D-Wheel. Emerging from a pool of sparks was Anton's newest Gusto, a mint green wolf creature with lightning bolts shooting from its body.

[Gusto Thunbolt: LV4/1500/1200] [Attack Position]

"I'm Tuning my Level One Gusto Egul with my Level Four Gusto Thunbolt!"

(1+4=5)

Anton gave a flick of his wrist as the two Monsters on his field were surrounded by an intense green light.

"When two warriors from the other dimension come together as one, a new portal opens! Raise your staff again for the sake of liberation! Synchro Summon! Take flight, Daigusto Gulldos!"

Energy from Anton's body mixed with it, manifesting two new beings; a younger green-haired girl in shorts riding atop the previous Gulldo on Psychic steroids.

[Daigusto Gulldos: LV5/2200/800] [Attack Position]

"Pretty impressive," Andre muttered, shielding his eyes from the light.

"If you liked that," Anton said with a raise of his arm, "you'll love what happens next! Go forth, Daigusto Gulldos! Direct Attack!"

Andre tried to brace himself by raising both his arms, but he quickly lost sight of the charging Monster when it vanished into a worm hole. "What?!"

"Don't think you can shield yourself!" Anton cried as he sped around a corner. "The Daigustos are among the fastest Psychic Monsters! You won't even know where it will hit you from!"

Panicking, Andre shot a glance to his left and to his right, sweating as he braced for impact. "Where'd it go?!" Answering his question, he felt a presence directly above his head as the large bird poked its beak out. "From above?!"

"Transfer Dive!"

Powered up by its master's Psychic energy, the large eagle slammed its body against Andre's neck, drawing a pained cry from his throat.

[Andre's LP: 4000 - 1800]

[Unicorn's SC: 1 - 0]

"Turn end!" Anton declared, watching Andre coughing violently from the attack as the Daigusto reappeared above his D-Wheel. "It hurts, doesn't it? This is what it means to Duel against a Psychic Duelist! I have no need to rely on the EXPAIN System!"

"Hmph," Murdock scoffed over in his seat. "That Anton's always been like that. He's acting tough, but he's really just trying to protect his opponent from the EXPAIN System's wrath while playing the villain. Such futile nobleness. Don't you agree, Emu?"

Glancing over at his assistant, who had been hiding in the corner of the pit booth, Murdock met the girl's empty eyes.

"Yes, Murdock-sama. If you say so."

Leah had her eyes glued on Anton's every move, as if she was reading him like a book. "That fool…"

"My turn!" Andre said, drawing his card as he passed right in front of Anton's girlfriend.

[SC: Judgment 2 / Unicorn 1]

[Andre's LP: 1800]

"I set one Monster in Face-Down Defense Position and end my turn!"

"Very cautious of you," was Anton's reply as he swiped a card of his own off his deck. "My turn!"

[SC: Judgment 3 / Unicorn 2]

[Anton's LP: 2000]

Adding the card to his hand, Anton slid past another corner as he cocked his neck toward his opponent. "You knew the effect of Daigusto Gulldos. By shuffling two Gusto Monsters into my Main Deck, I can destroy one face-up Monster on my opponent's side of the field. However, this effect can't be activated when the only Monster on my opponent's field is face-down. Very perceptive, but you're only delaying your defeat." Giving a snap of his wrist, Anton sent his Monster into battle. "Daigusto Gulldos! Attack Andre's set Monster! Transfer Dive!"

[Daigusto Gulldos' ATK: 2200]

After more warping shenanigans, Gulldos sent a high-speed right into the set card. As it made contact and the card was flipped up, however, its attack was bounced back by a tiny black mole with a flower for a nose and a pickaxe.

[Mine Mole: LV3/1000/1200] [Defense Position]

"Once per turn," Andre explained with a smirk, "Mine Mole isn't destroyed by battle. And you're fresh out of attacks this turn."

Anton scoffed as his Monster returned to his side, realizing he had failed to damage his opponent. "You're acting pretty cautious for a genius Duelist. It's not like you."

"Just consider it an honor that a genius Duelist feels the need to play it safe against you," Andre replied wryly.

"Turn end," Anton said, sighing and rubbing his head. "This is becoming a pain."

"I feel the same!" Andre cried as he drew a new card. "Why don't we put an end to this little farce so we can all move on?! My turn!"

[SC: Judgment 4 / Unicorn 3]

[Andre's LP: 1800]

A smile came to Andre's lips as he held out his drawn card in front of him, shooting a glance at his opponent as he sped along the track. "This Duel won't continue for much longer! I Summon the Tuner Monster, Elephun, in Attack Position!" Joining the petite mole was a cute blue elephant head with ears that would put Dumbo to shame.

[Elephun: LV2/500/300] [Attack Position]

"Did you think I had only one Thunder Unicorn?!" Andre cried, raising his free hand out in front of him. "I'm Tuning my Level Two Elephun with my Level Three Mine Mole!"

(2+3=5)

"Synchro Summon! Return to us again, Thunder Unicorn!"

[Thunder Unicorn: LV5/2200/1800] [Attack Position]

As his second blue unicorn galloped along the track, Anton's Psychic eagle unleashed a shriek as its loli master attempted to shut him up.

"And when Mine Mole is used as Synchro Material for a Beast-Type Monster, I can draw one card from my deck!" As soon as he had his card in hand, Andre immediately went on the attack. "Then I activate Thunder Unicorn's effect! Once per turn, during my Main Phase, I can select one Monster my opponent controls and decrease that Monster's Attack Power by 500 points for each Monster I control!" Andre gave a sharp point toward his enemy, the mighty Daigusto Gulldos, and ordered his unicorn to send a blast of lightening its way. The bird-pretty girl combo was certainly shaken up from the sparky assault, but was still standing strong.

[Daigusto Gulldos' ATK: 2200 - 1700]

"Tch," Anton groaned, feeling a slight pinch from the static charge. "Now I'll take 500 damage. Dammit."

"Your memory must not be so good, Anton Bartholomew!" Just as he was complaining, Anton heard his enemy taunt him. Looking up, Anton suddenly remembered something important as he saw the one card he was still holding onto. Sweating a bit, Anton cursed a bit harder this time. "Shit. This is gonna be trouble."

"That's right!" Andre called, revealing the card he previously used to deal damage. "I activate Speed Spell – Speed Energy from my hand! When I have two or more Speed Counters, I can select one Monster on the field and increase that Monster's Attack Power by 200 points for each Speed Counter I have until the End Phase! I currently have three Speed Counters, so it gains 600 Attack Points!"

Thunder Unicorn let out a neigh as its body absorbed the energy accumulated inside Andre's D-Wheel.

[Thunder Unicorn's ATK: 2200 - 2800]

"Go, Thunder Unicorn!" Andre cried, thrusting his arm forward. "Attack Daigusto Gulldos! Thunder Spear!"

[Daigusto Gulldos' ATK: 1700]

Sending a blast of lightning from its horn, Thunder Unicorn successfully fried the eagle into fried chicken, leaving its pretty master alone and unprotected, soon leading to her own pulverization. The remaining sparks crashed into Anton, drawing a grunt from his usually calm mouth.

[Anton's LP: 2000 - 900]

[Judgment's SC: 4 - 3]

"In response to my attack," Andre continued as Anton recovered his senses and his speed, "I activate the Trap Card, Howl of the Wild! When a Monster I control destroys an opponent's Monster by battle, they take 300 points of damage for every face-up Beast-Type Monster I control!"

Before Anton could fully recover, the card gave him another blast, pushing him another inch across the track.

[Anton's LP: 900 - 600]

"I end my turn!"

[Thunder Unicorn's ATK: 2800 - 2200]

His hands still numb, Anton gave them a good shake before drawing his next card. "My turn! Draw!"

[SC: Judgment 4 / Unicorn 4]

[Anton's LP: 600]

Anton now had four cards in his hand. Two of them were normal Spell Cards that couldn't be activated without Forbidden Zone, unless he wanted to blast himself with 2000 points of damage from Final Speed World. The other was a Speed Spell, and the only Monster in his hand would get pulverized by Thunder Unicorn, essentially offering useless slaughter to the beast. Anton decided to stop trying at this point. After all, he really didn't want to reveal all of his tactics so early on in the tournament anyway. Even if he lost, there were only several bloody battles coming up from his fellow teammates.

"I set one card face-down. Turn end!"

Andre noticed his opponent's demeanor changing as he placed his hand over his own deck. He realized that Anton had lost the will to fight. "My turn! Draw!"

[SC: Judgment 5 / Unicorn 5]

[Andre's LP: 1800]

"I set one card face-down," Andre started, setting the card on his Duel Disk. "Then I attack directly with Thunder Unicorn! Thunder Spear!"

[Thunder Unicorn's ATK: 2200]

Anton closed his eyes as the blast of lightning washed over him, sending his D-Wheel flying backward a good distance before he regained control.

[Anton's LP: 600 - 0]

[Judgment's SC: 5 - 3]

"And it's been decided!" MP cried over the intercom as both D-Wheelers drove off the track. "The first Duel of the final match goes to Contestant Andre of Team Unicorn!"

Andre pulled up beside his beaten opponent, eyeing him curiously. "Why'd you suddenly give up? Was your hand really that bad?"

Anton gave a light smirk before silently giving a sharp turn of his D-Wheel toward the direction of his team's pit booth. As he did, Anton accidently caught a glimpse of part of his hand. To his shock, there were two normal Spell Cards among the four cards remaining in his hand. He could only make out one of them as Emergency Teleport.

"Wait!" Andre cried, slamming the gas and following beside him. "You've got Emergency Teleport in your hand! Why didn't you activate Forbidden Zone! I may not approve of such cheap methods, but I don't understand why you would keep normal Spells in your hand if you weren't planning to use them! I also don't like my opponents holding back against me! Emergency Teleport would have allowed you to Special Summon one Level Three or lower Psychic-Type Monster from your hand or deck! If you had activated it, you may have had a chance to keep yourself from losing!"

Anton chuckled a bit, stopping his D-Wheel so he could face Andre. Andre complied, also coming to a stop. Still laughing, Anton revealed the second Spell Card in his hand, Lightning Vortex. Seeing the card, Andre couldn't help but scowl in disgust.

"That's right," Anton said, narrowing his eyes. "Lighting Vortex allows me to discard a card to destroy all Monsters my opponent has on the field. If I had activated this, the rebirth of your Thunder Unicorn would have been meaningless and I could have won easily using Emergency Teleport."

"Then why?!"

Pausing slightly, Anton turned his head and flashed a smile. "There are some things you can't take back once you've lost them. A person's pride is one of those things."

Leaving it at that, Anton drove off again toward his team, leaving a furious Andre behind. Realizing there was nothing he could do about it, Andre left for his team's booth as well.

As Anton pulled into the driveway, he was met by the Second Wheeler, the masked Duelist calling himself Jonas. Not exactly thrilled to see the despicable man staring at him, Anton hopped off his D-Wheel cautiously. "Here."

Anton averted his eyes as he held out the four cards in his hand, receiving a hard slap on his wrist. "Here, my ass, you fool! It's because of you that we're starting off with a disadvantage here! Take this, and this!" Jonas continued to slap Anton's wrist blow after blow, his adrenaline rushing with power.

As he slapped away, Jonas felt a sudden rush of energy surround his wrist. As a chill ran up his spine, he raised his eyes just enough to see Anton glaring down at him with disgust. "Are you done?"

"O-Of course I'm not done!" Jonas cried, shaking his fist up and down. "Why the hell didn't you use Forbidden Zone?!"

Scoffing softly, Anton shoved his four cards into the D-Wheeler's hands before roughly brushing past him.

"F-Fine, you idiot!" Jonas cried, waving the four cards around frantically. "I'll show you! I'll make use of the cards you didn't use, you dumbass!"

"Are you a comedian?" Anton asked sarcastically as he walked back toward his seat. "There's a difference between purposely holding back and not having any skill to begin with."

"What did you say?!" Scoffing, Jonas gave a flip of his middle finger. "I'll show you, you cocky piece of shit! And by the way, I'm using your D-Wheel because I don't have a license and can't afford my own!"

"Whatever. You break it, you buy it," was Anton's lazy reply, waving his hand nonchalantly.

"What a vile insect," Jafar grunted, folding his arms. "He acts so superior when he doesn't even have a D-Wheel."

"Why the hell did Heilandes even allow that goon to participate?" Fynn asked out loud, shaking his head. "He's weak as f!*k!"

"Because Yukio Kyoji was demoted," Anton replied sharply as he took his seat, "thanks to your handy work, Fynn Hartmann."

"What?!" Fynn was about to swing his fist when he realized he was right. "Well, whatever. At least Jonas actually does what he's told, unlike you, Anton."

Feeling the glares of his teammates, Anton merely shrugged them off.

At the same time, Team 5D's watched Anton from their booth, still undecided about his earlier behavior. "Why is someone like him a member of Urteil?" Ruka asked out loud, some concern in her eyes.

Aki remembered earlier when Anton had flashed a glance during his Duel. During that moment, she had felt something from him that was similar to her own Psychic powers. She wondered what kind of Psychic Duelist he was.

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BREAK

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"Up next, we have the man wielding a mask referring to himself as the Masked Envoy, Jonas, versus Breo!"

As the Master of Ceremonies spewed his usual commentary, Jonas and Breo were lined up at the starting line and ready to go. Breo heard his opponent laughing suddenly, cocking his head just enough to peer over at him.

"Man, I can hear you shaking in your boots, even with all this noise around! Are you really that scared of us? I guess that's to be expected after the slaughter we have those idiots in the last round!"

After staring for a minute, Breo couldn't help but smirk. "I see. So you're that type, huh?"

"What?!"

Still smirking, Breo turned his head fully so he could glare into his opponent's eyes. "I've been closely observing your teammates, including the guys from Team Royalty, whom I'm assuming are in cahoots with you. You're truly an odd bunch. Each and every one of you are like different color pages in a book. You've got your own personalities, attitudes, and motives that have no relation to each other whatsoever. It makes me wonder how such an organization can hold together without any form of teamwork."

"So, what's your point?" Jonas asked, no longer finding the situation funny.

A light breeze passed over the two as MC continued reading off his stats, Breo's long, blonde hair fluttering around him. "You're completely different from all of your friends. Regardless of their shortcomings and cheating methods, the others shared one thing in common. They all believed in themselves and their skills. You seem like the type who barks and barks to compensate for your own weakness."

"Wha-?" Jonas was speechless as Breo verbally insulted him without a second thought. "What are you-"

"Riding Duel! Acceleration!"

"Let's go!" Breo said, hitting the gas. "Since your team lost before, you get the first turn! Hurry it up!"

"Why you…!" Jonas growled, starting his engine and following Breo out onto the track. "You're so arrogant, but I'll teach you your place! The first turn's mine! Draw!"

[SC: Judgment 4 / Unicorn 6]

[Jonas' LP: 4000]

[2 set cards]

[Breo's LP: 4000]

[Thunder Unicorn: LV5/2200/1800] [Attack Position]

[Face-Up Trap: Howl of the Wild]

[2 set cards]

"I set one Monster in Face-Down Defense Position!" Jonas declared, placing his card face-down in horizontal position on his D-Wheel as he increased in speed. "Then I set one card face-down! After, I activate the card set on the field, Speed Spell – Magical Mallet!" Jonas gave a flick of his wrist to reveal the set Speed Spell. "When I have four or more Speed Counters, this card can be activated! It lets me return any number of cards from my hand to my deck in order to draw the same number of cards from my deck!" Laughing, Jonas revealed two of the cards Anton was holding in his hand during the previous Duel. "By returning Emergency Teleport and Reeze, Whirlwind of Gusto to my deck, I can draw two cards!"

Over in Team Judgment's booth, Anton gave a disgusted groan as he saw two of his valued cards being shuffled into the deck of one of the most disliked members of Urteil.

Giggling, Jonas gave his deck several shuffles before drawing his two cards. "This is how you make use of two worthless cards!" Satisfied with the two cards he drew, Jonas returned his gaze to his opponent. "And that's all, folks! Your turn! Let's see you back up your words!"

Ignoring the taunt, Breo immediately placed his hand over his deck. "My turn! Draw!"

[SC: Judgment 5 / Unicorn 7]

[Breo's LP: 4000]

"Here goes!" Breo cried as he pressed a button on his Duel Disk. "I activate the card I had set on the field! Speed Spell – Overboost!"

The members of Team 5D's raised their eyebrows curiously as the card was revealed. "Both of them had face-down Speed Spells?" Rua asked. "Why did they play them face-down?"

"Divertive tactics," Jack answered, nodding at his brilliant choice of words. "In other words, both Anton Bartholomew and Andre were trying to throw the Second Wheelers off by playing an unsuspecting card face-down."

"That's right," Yusei continued. "When you see a face-down card in a Riding Duel, 90% of the time it is a Trap Card. However, by placing a Speed Spell face-down, you create a false sense of tension. In a sense, it's a bluff."

Aki suddenly remembered something Anton said during his Duel as their conversation continued.

"I'm more of a poker gamer myself."

"I get it," Aki said, narrowing her eyes slightly. "Both Anton and Andre were in a silent battle of wits throughout their entire Duel, setting the field up for their next player."

"Breo-san will probably be able to make use of Andre-san's strategy," Ruka replied, her hands folded neatly on her lap. "But this Jonas person doesn't look like he has the same sense of teamwork that Team Unicorn has."

As Team 5D's discussed his move, Breo's speed doubled that of Jonas, placing a great distance between the two D-Wheelers on the track."

"Speed Spell – Overboost increases my Speed Counters by four!" Breo explained. "And I activate a second Overboost from my hand, doubling this effect!"

"Very interesting!" MP cried over the speakers. "The total amount of Speed Counters a player can have is 12! With two Overboosts, Breo can bring his Speed Counters all the way up to the maximum limit!"

[Unicorn's SC: 7 - 12]

"Here I come!" Breo cried, pressing a button on his D-Wheel as he once again doubled in speed, placing an entire lap in between him and his opponent. "I'm activating the final effect of Final Speed World!"

"Final effect?!" Ruka cried. "Does he mean…?!"

"Now I get it," Jack said, smirking. "I didn't think we'd see it used so early in the tournament. The most powerful effect of Final Speed World…"

"Unbelievable!" MC bellowed, his voice nearly cracking. "For the first time during this tournament, a player has managed to unleash the most powerful effect of Final Speed World! By removing 12 Speed Counters, a player can Special Summon from their Extra Deck, ignoring Summoning conditions and all other restrictions, one Monster from their Extra Deck!"

"However," Jean said in his booth, "the risks are high. No matter how powerful your D-Wheel is, to drop from maximum speed to a complete stop in a matter of seconds without the safety measures that go into effect when a player loses is extremely risky." Smirking, Jean wiggled his fingers up and down dramatically as he continued. "But Breo is mentally prepared to take that risk! That's the kind of team we are!"

"Here goes!" Breo said, the pressure around his D-Wheel now visible as he stirred up dust all around him. "I remove all 12 of my Speed Counters in order to Special Summon The Fabled Unicore from my deck in Attack Position!" Grunting, Breo unleashed a blast of energy as he screeched backwards on the track, a noble white steed emerging from the dust now filling everyone's line of vision.

[The Fable Unicore: LV4/2300/1000] [Attack Position]

After a minute of nothing but the sound of Breo's engine, the dust cleared as he came to a complete stop halfway off the track. Jonas glanced at him as he drove by, seeing his new Synchro Monsters. "Pretty big risk for a 2300 Attack Power Monster, don't you think?"

"Who said I was done?" Breo asked, grinning. "I Normal Summon Beast Striker in Attack Position!"

Joining his two four-legged beasts was a snarly ogre wielding a massive sledgehammer.

[Beast Striker: LV4/1850/400]

"Once per turn," Breo said, "I can discard one card from my hand to Special Summon one Moja from my deck!" Sending his The Fabled Cerburrel into his Graveyard, Breo brought forth the nastiest ball of black fur with a real danger in its scowl.

[Moja: LV1/100/100] [Attack Position]

"Then, when The Fabled Cerburrel is discarded, it can be Special Summoned back to the field!" Giving a flick of his wrist, he called forth a three-headed red beast dog on the chain of a fiendish spirit.

[The Fabled Cerburrel: LV2/1000/400] [Attack Position]

"What?" Jonas quivered, his eyes going wide. "Four Monsters in one turn?!"

"I'm still not done!" Breo continued, pumping his fist. "I'm Tuning my Level Two The Fabled Cerburrel with my Level One Moja and my Level Four The Fabled Unicore!"

(2+1+4=7)

"Say what?!" Jonas cried, his eyes bulging out of his head. "You depleted all your Speed Counters to Special Summon your Synchro Monster only to replace it!? Why?!"

"Galloping in the Heavens like thunder, tearing apart the sea of clouds! These hooves will rip across the surface of the Earth! Synchro Summon! Roar, Voltic Bicorn!"

Giving a mighty neigh, Breo's two-horned unicorn appeared in a flash of lightning, its green main blowing in the wind in contrast with its dark black skin.

[Voltic Bicorn: LV7/2500/2000] [Attack Position]

"Why didn't Breo just use Beast Striker instead?" Rua asked his teammates, leaning forward in his chair. "It's got weaker Attack Power than The Fabled Unicore, right?"

"That's true," Aki replied, "but in this case, Beast Striker's effect is more useful to him. If he uses its effect to Special Summon another Moja from his deck, he can Synchro Summon another Synchro Monster quickly."

"Go on, Beast Striker!" Breo cried, whipping his arm forward. "Attack Jonas' Face-Down Monster! Mega Hammer!"

In one pounding from the ogre's hammer, Jonas' face-down card revealed itself as a large blue beetle. Quickly destroyed, Jonas was now left with no Monsters on his field.

"I activate Magical Merchant's Flip Effect!" Jonas cried. "When Magical Merchant is flipped face-up, I can pick up cards from the top of my deck until I draw a Spell or Trap Card!" After drawing four cards, Jonas finally revealed the fourth card. "When I draw a Spell or Trap, I can add that card to my hand and send the remaining cards to the Graveyard! Of course, I'll be adding Forbidden Zone into my hand!" Breo narrowed his eyes as he recognized the imageless card. Once he had the card safely in his hand, Jonas laughed it up. "Scared yet? I know you fear the advantage this Trap will give me!"

"I activate the effect of the Continuous Trap, Howl of the Wild! When one of my Monsters destroys a Monster my opponent controls, they take 300 points of damage for each face-up Beast-Type Monster I control!"

Jonas' laughing stopped real quick when Breo's Trap blasted him across the cheek. "O-Ouch!" The EXPAIN's effect left a red scratch across his face, a small trail of blood now seeping through his torn mask. "You'll pay for that!"

[Jonas' LP: 4000 - 3100]

"Breo's using Howl of the Wind efficiently," Andre said, looking pleased with his partner's turn. "The more Beast-Type Monsters he controls, the more damage he'll be able to inflict. Because of that, this Duel's about to end this turn."

"Go on, Voltic Bicorn!" Breo cried, whipping his hand upward. "Attack Jonas directly! Double Spark!"

[Voltic Bicorn's ATK: 2500]

Jonas let out another scream as he was hit by two blasts of lightning from the two horns on the black bicorn's head. As the energy faded, his cloak was promptly black and charred.

[Jonas' LP: 3100 - 600]

[Judgment's SC: 5 - 3]

"I've still got one attack left!" Breo cried. "Go, Thunder Unicorn! Attack Jonas directly and end this Duel! Thunder Spear!"

[Thunder Unicorn's ATK: 2200]

Still wheezing from his previous strike, Jonas waved his arms defensively as another blast of electricity headed his way. "Wait! No! Don't! Stay back! I'll pay you anything you want if you just spare me! Please!"

Breo let out a cry as his Monster went full power, increasing its output as it zapped Jonas' body…or so Breo thought. When the dust cleared, he was shocked to see a red barrier repelling the electric energy off into the sky.

"Got you!" Jonas cried, flashing an "L" loser sign. "I activated a Counter Trap Card called Break Battle! This card activates during the opponent's Battle Phase and negates one attack and one separate instance of Battle Damage during this turn!"

"Damn," Breo mumbled, frowning as the barrier faded. "Another card I've never heard of…"

Laughing, the barrier completely dispersed, leaving Jonas completely wide open again. "You weren't able to defeat me despite all your talk!"

"I set one card face-down and end my turn," Breo said with scowl. "Because of Speed Spell – Overboost, my Speed Counters return to one." Breo's D-Wheel started to move again, just barely, and he rode back onto the track along with his three Monsters.

[Unicorn's SC: 0 - 1]

"Then it's my turn!" Jonas said, one of his eyes widening arrogantly. "Draw!"

[SC: Judgment 4 / Unicorn 2]

[Jonas' LP: 600]

"I Summon Prometheus, King of the Shadows in Defense Position!"

Jonas cackled as cloaked creature appeared on his track in kneeling position.

[Prometheus, King of the Shadows: LV4/1200/800]

"Then," Jonas continued, "I set the card of your doom face-down on the field!" Jonas deliberately let his opponent see his Forbidden Zone card, showing no fear at all in his eyes.

"What?" Breo was sweating as the card manifested face-down out on the track. "You're so confident that I won't destroy it before you get to activate the card that you actually showed it to me before setting it? Are you crazy?"

"I have no reason to fear you," Jonas said with a shrug. "So there's no need to pretend like I'm trying to hide anything. Now then, I activate Final Speed World! By removing one Speed Counter, I regain 500 Life!"

[Judgment's SC: 4 - 3]

[Jonas' LP: 600 - 1100]

"And my turn's over!" Jonas said, lowering his head slightly as he glared into Breo's reflection through his rearview mirror. "Show me more, Breo!"

Clicking his tongue, Breo lowered his hand over his deck as he prepared to draw his card. Breo found himself suddenly wary of Jonas despite his idiocy, however, and hesitated before he made his draw. Glancing over at his opponent's field while turning another corner in the track, Breo couldn't help but feel uneasy. Prometheus, King of the Shadows was a Monster that gained 400 ATK for each Dark-Attribute Monster he Banished from his Graveyard. However, he played it in Defense Position despite sending three Monster Cards to his Graveyard on his last turn with the effect of Magical Mallet, which was actually a LIGHT Monster now that Breo thought about it, and an Insect-Type as well. No matter how much Breo analyzed his deck, he couldn't see what Jonas was trying to accomplish by having Prometheus in his deck without having a strategy to actually make use of it.

Breo thought about all the moves Jonas had made up until this point, such as using cards to draw cards and exchange cards from his hand. What was he aiming for?

"Hey, what's wrong?!" Breo heard Jonas asking. "Aren't you gonna draw or what?! Stop keeping the audience waiting!"

Scoffing, Breo finally swiped the card off his deck. "My turn!'

[SC: Judgment 4 / Unicorn 3]

[Breo's LP: 4000]

"Go, Voltic Bicorn!" Breo declared with a swing of his arm. "Attack Prometheus, King of the Shadows! Double Spark!"

[Voltic Bicorn's ATK: 2500]

[Prometheus, King of the Shadows' DEF: 800]

As his Fiend Monster was fried and shattered, Jonas appeared far from worried as he flipped his face-down face-up. "I chain the Trap Card, Forbidden Zone, to your attack! Now I can activate normal Spell Cards and treat them as Speed Spells and avoid the penalty of Final Speed World!"

"That's what I was waiting for!" Breo announced, pressing a button on his Duel Disk. "I chain the Trap Card, Dark Bribe, to Forbidden Zone's activation! This card negates the activation of an opponent's Spell or Trap Card and destroys it!"

Dark Bribe targeted Forbidden Zone, casting a glow around its edges. "You were foolish to reveal your card's identity to me!" Breo cried, pointing his finger at Jonas. "Now you're going to lose your trump card!"

Just as Breo was saying this, he went pale when Dark Bribe was destroyed and Forbidden Zone remained on the field. "Wh-What?! What's going on?!"

Jonas started cackling once again, clapping his hands together amusedly. "Did you become stupid or were you just born that way?! You revealed Forbidden Zone to you because I was confident that it could never be destroyed!" One of his eyes stretched unnaturally again as Jonas continued his mocking. "Why don't you check the card's effect for yourself?!"

Jonas squinted as he read the card effect on the card's holographic image, not seeing anything at first. Upon further investigation, he noticed a much smaller font printed at the end of the effect explanation. "You've got to be kidding me here! I can't even read that text?"

"Oh, whoops!" Jonas teased, shrugging his arms. "I guess Maximillion Crawford made a mistake when he printed the card. The second effect of Forbidden Zone is that it can't be destroyed by any card effect!"

"You cheating bastards!" Breo accused, his eyes narrowing. "Just how far are you going to fall?!"

Still laughing, Jonas clapped his hands once again as he soaked in his opponent's yelling. "That's it! Keep screaming in agony! Your complaints are music to my ears!"

Scoffing, Breo kept his finger pointed to his opponent's field. "Either way, Dark Bribe allows you to draw one card, so get it over with!"

"Why thank you, Breo!" Noticing the card he drew, Jonas thought he may have some use for it later and stashed it away in his hand.

"Either way," Breo continued, "you'll still take another 900 points of damage from Howl of the Wild!" Jonas let out a cry as he received another blast to his wrist, slashing through his cloak and drawing blood.

[Jonas' LP: 1100 - 200]

"You have no Monsters on the field to protect yourself! So prepare for defeat! Go, Thunder Unicorn! Attack Jonas directly! Thunder Spear!"

[Thunder Unicorn's ATK: 2200]

[Jonas' LP: 1100]

Still laughing, Jonas gave an impressive pump of his arm in response. "I activate the effect of Break Battle from my Graveyard! While in my Graveyard, once per turn, it can negate one instance of Battle Damage!"

Breo went wide-eyed as his unicorn's attack was repelled and redirected. "A card that activates once per turn from the Graveyard?!"

Growling, Breo turned to his remaining Monster. "Go, Beast Striker! Finish this bastard off already! Mega Hammer!"

[Beast Striker's ATK: 1850]

Just as the giant hammer prepared to smash Jonas' face in, it was met with another barrier. "I activate the effect of Break Battle to negate the Battle Damage! Too bad!"

"What?!" Breo cried as his Monster stumbled back onto his side of the track. "You said yourself that you can activate Break Battle once per turn! What are you trying to pull?!"

"It's simple!" Jonas sneered, a light flashing in his eyes. "I activated a second Break Battle I also had in my Graveyard! Now I can stop two instances of Battle Damage every turn!" Adding salt to his wound, Jonas took the two cards out of his Graveyard to show him. "See? I'm playing perfectly fair here, so don't worry!"

Breo narrowed his eyes, doubting his every word at this point. He only activated one Break Battle on the field earlier, so it makes sense that one copy was in his Graveyard, but how did the other one get there? So far, Jonas hadn't played any cards that allowed him to discard. Magical Merchant's effect sent Monster Cards to his Graveyard, not Spells or Traps. Magical Mallet added cards to his hand, but not to his Graveyard. Was he really blatantly cheating in the middle of an international tournament? Was Urteil so rotten that they'd go this far? No, the more he thought about it, he was certain they would.

Jonas continued snickering as he watched Breo squirm in his D-Wheel. The truth was that Jonas had slipped the second copy of his card into his Graveyard from under his wristband when he sent his Speed Spell – Magical Mallet into his Graveyard, but of course he wasn't about to tell Breo this. He could have used it to stop the last Direct Attack, but he wanted to make his opponent struggle as much as possible. Allowing him victory only to steal it away seconds later… that was Jonas' playing style, and he planned to continue to the policy.

"I end my turn!" Breo declared, letting his arm rest.

"Then it's my turn again!" Jonas spewed gleefully as he swiped a card off his deck. "Draw!"

[SC: Judgment 5 / Unicorn 4]

[Jonas' LP: 200]

Breo lowered his brows, noting how chipper the man was despite his current position of only having 200 Life left. How could he possibly be so arrogant? Was it because of Forbidden Zone?

"I activate Final Speed World!" Jonas cried, raising his arm. "By removing two of my Speed Counters, I recover 1000 Life!"

[Jonas' LP: 200 - 1200]

[Judgment's SC: 5 - 3]

Still laughing, Jonas raised another of Anton's Spells from his hand. "Now that I have Forbidden Zone, I can make use of the card that fool didn't! I activate the Spell Card, Lightning Vortex, from my hand! By discarding one card from my hand, this card destroys all Monsters my opponent controls on the field!"

As soon as Jonas sent his selected card into the Graveyard, Breo's field rained lighting for a minute straight, frying all his Beasts into ashes. Grunting from the blast, Breo's eyes showed that he was far from beaten. "I was waiting for that!" he cried, shifting his arm above his head. "When Voltic Bicorn is destroyed via battle or card effect, its effect activates! Now we will both send seven cards from the top of our decks to the Graveyard!"

Jonas went pale when he heard this, his laughing stopping instantly. "Seven cards…to the Graveyard?!"

"That's right," Breo said with a smirk, sending his seven cards into his Graveyard Slot. "I'm not sure what you're up to, but you seem to be pretty shocked. Don't you know about my Deck Destruction technique?!"

Over in his booth, Fynn heaved a heavy sigh as he slapped his hand against his forehead. "I knew that idiot wouldn't be able to pull it off. It takes skill to pull off this strategy and he clearly doesn't have it."

Over in the Unicorn booth, Jean tapped his finger against the table of his booth as he observed Breo's match. "That Jonas man is in over his head. It takes considerable endurance to survive the pressure of Deck Destruction. Will he snap before his deck reaches zero?"

Eyes still twitching, Jonas, sent the seven required cards away as he stared daggers into Breo through his mirror. "This isn't over yet! I activate the effect of the Evil Critter I discarded with Lightning Vortex's effect! When this card is sent from my hand to the Graveyard, I can add one Monster Card with 1500 or less Attack Power from my deck to my hand!"

As Jonas sorted through his deck, Breo was taking note that he once again played a card to search his deck. Just what was he after that he kept so many cards for this purpose?

"Then I set two cards face-down!" Jonas screamed dramatically, lifting two fingers as his cards manifested out on the track. "After, I activate Magical Mallet!" A small winged hammer appeared above his head, resembling the same card he played as a Speed Spell at the start of the Duel. "By sending two cards from my hand into my deck, I draw the same number of cards!" After gaining his two cards, Jonas, slapped one of them down onto his Duel Disk. "Then I Summon The Bistro Butcher in Attack Position!"

Joining the masked D-Wheeler on his side of the track was a blue skinned demonic samurai with red armor and an antique sword.

[The Bistro Butcher: LV4/1800/1000]

"Go, Bistro Butcher!" Jonas cried, shooting his hand forward. "Attack Breo directly!"

Breo let out a pained scream as the demonic warrior sliced through his chest, drawing a decent amount of blood.

[Breo's LP: 4000 - 2200]

[Unicorn's SC: 4 - 2]

"But don't worry," Jonas said with a cackle, jetting along another corner. "When The Bistro Butcher inflicts Battle Damage, my opponent gets to draw two cards from his deck! Consider that a parting gift from me!"

Breo growled, holding his blood-soaked chest as he tried to keep his D-Wheel balanced. Using his non-bloodied hand, Breo swiped two cards off his deck just as instructed.

"Finally," Jonas continued, inserting another card into his Duel Disk, "I activate the Spell Card, Dark Factory of Mass Production, from my hand! Using this card, I can select two Normal Monster Cards from my Graveyard and add them to my hand!"

As Jonas did this, Breo's suspicion of his strategy doubled. There was an obvious pattern here that was just on the edge of his mind, but he needed one final push to figure it out.

"And that will end my turn!" Jonas said, his eye flaring with excitement as he added his two cards into his hand.

Before Breo entered into his turn, he decided to spend a moment carefully recalling Jonas' playing style to estimate just what it is he was trying to accomplish. He was playing primarily defensively up until this point, hiding behind Trap Cards and blatant cheating using Forbidden Zone and God knows what other underhanded tricks. In addition to that, he used a card every turn to draw and exchange cards from his hand. He also used cards to regain two of the Normal Monsters sent to his Graveyard via Voltic Bicorn's effect.

Wait. Breo's eyes flickered as something stirred suddenly in his brain. What use would he have to recall two Normal Monsters from his Graveyard? Could it be…?

Looking closer, Breo noticed that Jonas was currently holding three cards in his hand, one of which he added to his hand via Evil Critter's effect. In other words, three cards that he purposely added to his hand through card effects after sending other cards in his hand to his deck…

"My turn!" Breo finally announced as he drew his card, passing along the audience as he sped along the track.

[SC: Judgment 4 / Unicorn 4]

[Breo's LP: 2200]

As Breo shifted through his hand, he decided that it was worth taking a risk to test his theory. He proceeded to place a Monster Card onto his Duel Disk, manifesting a thick-plated rat out in front of him. "I Summon Armored Rat in Attack Position!"

[Armored Rat: LV3/950/1100]

"I then remove three Speed Counters with Final Speed World to Special Summon a Tuner Monster, The Fabled Catsith, in Attack Position!" Joining the rat was a blue skinny cat more interested in tapping its toy ball around than the Duel itself.

[The Fabled Catsith: LV1/800/600]

"Your parting gift is going to send you straight to a world of pain!" Breo cried, ignoring the blood seeping out of his open wound onto his lap. "First, I set one card face-down! Then, I'm Tuning my Level One The Fabled Catsith with my Level Three Armored Rat!"

(1+3=4)

Jonas went wide-eyed as Breo's field once again filled up with an intense white light, a familiar creature beginning to emerge.

"Fabled Steed, appear before us with your glory and might! Synchro Summon! Gallop, The Fabled Unicore!"

Making a second appearance, the white noble steed galloped alongside its master on the track while giving a neigh.

[The Fabled Unicore: LV4/2300/1000] [Attack Position]

"What?! I thought you already abandoned that Monster a while ago!" Jonas cried, shaking his arm violently.

"I tricked you," Breo explained, giving a light smirk as he explained himself, crossing glances with his opponent as he rode alongside him on the track. "I lowered your guard by making you believe I had merely called Unicore out to bring forth Voltic Bicorn, even after giving up all my Speed Counters. However, my true aim was to get you to destroy Voltic Bicorn so my Deck Destruction could begin! Unlike your team, my teammates actually tell me important details like the Lightning Vortex Anton Bartholomew handed you, so I knew you'd use it as soon as you activated Forbidden Zone. Therefore, I held on to my second The Fabled Unicore until you destroyed all my Monsters, ensuring I'd have a backup copy."

"Why you…!" Jonas' eyes were bloodshot red at this point.

"Now! Go, The Fabled Unicore! Attack The Bistro Butcher! Noble Stampede!"

As Breo's white horse charged toward the armored samurai, Jonas gave a stretch of his arm and a raise of his two fingers. "You fool! Have you forgotten that I still have two Break Battles in my Graveyard?! I can negate this Battle Damage!"

"Not so fast!" Breo interjected, raising his own arm. "I activate The Fabled Unicore's Monster Effect!"

"You what?!"

"This is the second reason I didn't use The Fabled Unicore before!" Breo said, grinning as his hair flapped in front of his face. "I had to make sure the conditions were just right! When I have the same number of cards in hand as my opponent, Unicore negates the activation all effects from my opponent's Spell Cards, Trap Cards, and Monster Cards! Even if they're in the Graveyard!"

"Wh-What did you say?!" Jonas cried, peering down at the three cards in his hand. Looking up, he noticed Breo also had three cards. "You were setting me up for this?! Me, of all people?!"

Unable to raise his barriers, Jonas had no choice but to allow the attack to go through. Flattened and trampled, The Bistro Butcher met its end underneath The Fabled Unicore's hooves. As its body shattered, Jonas felt the pain enter his body, as if a bomb had exploded inside his stomach. Screaming in pain, blood splattered from Jonas' mouth, dripping onto one of the cards in his hand.

[Jonas' LP: 1200 - 700]

"It's not over yet!" Breo cried, his eyes flashing like a rabid beast. "Because of the effect of Howl of the Wild, you lose another 300 Life Points!"

Jonas let out another cry as the card pierced his neck, drawing more blood in the process.

[Jonas' LP: 700 - 400]

Panting from his loss of breath, Jonas was red-eyed and furious now after suffering such humiliation. More determined to make his opponent suffer than ever, Jonas decided it was time to unleash a special card trick of his that won him millions in gambles all over the world. Grinning despite the blood staining his teeth, Jonas cleverly aligned his fingers over his deck, hiding his thumb as he bumped up a second card. Using this stealthy maneuver, Jonas was able to draw two cards at the same time while making it look as if he only drew one card. This way he ensured that Breo would never be able to match the amount of cards in his hand again, so he could activates his effects.

"My turn! Draw!"

[SC: Judgment 5 / Unicorn 5]
[Jonas' LP: 400]

"Anyone who's ever insulted me never made it home alive!" Jonas cried, specks of blood spattering. "I Summon Makyura the Destructor in Attack Position!" The well-known clawed executioner struck a pose as it ran alongside Jonas on the track.

[Makyura the Destructor: LV4/1600/1200]

"I activate Speed Spell – Overboost to gain four Speed Counters!" Pumping his fist, Jonas' speed doubled as he neared the maximum allotment, creating a decent gap between him and Breo.

[Judgment's SC: 5 - 9]

"Then I activate Final Speed World!" Jonas continued, raising his hand. "By removing nine Speed Counters, I can add one card from my deck to my hand!"

[Judgment's SC: 9 - 0]

After nearly crashing Anton's D-Wheel with his poor handling skills when coming to a screeching stop—much to Anton's annoyance—Jonas proceeded to make another cheat draw, adding two cards from his deck instead of one. To add further insult to injury, Jonas proceeded to switch a Monster Card he had hidden away in one of his wristbands underneath his cloak's sleeve with a Monster Card in his hand. Giggling, Jonas was proud of his crafty tricks as he was now another step closer to his ultimate goal.

Continuing his unhanded tactics, Jonas then swapped a Monster Reborn Spell Card from his second wristband with another Spell he had in his hand.

"I activate Monster Reborn from my hand!" Jonas declared, revealing the card. "This card lets me Special Summon any Monster from either player's Graveyard! Using this card, I revive Sangan!" Joining Jonas' army was a tiny pumpkin-like critter with sharp teeth and buggy eyes.

[Sangan: LV3/1000/600]

"Then," Jonas continued, his voice doubling in tone, "I release both Makyura the Destructor and Sangan to Advance Summon Dark Horus in Attack Position!" As both Monsters were absorbed into a pit of dark energy, a pitch-black dragon emerged in their place, flashing its red eyes threateningly.

[Dark Horus: LV8/3000/1800]

"Then," the masked Duelist continued in his cheeky voice, "when Sangan is sent from the field to the Graveyard, I can add one Monster with 1500 or less Attack Points from my deck to my hand!" As he took the card from his deck, Jonas gave an impressive flash of his hands, during which he exchanged the card he swapped out just a moment ago with the card he just took from his deck, returning the earlier card back into his hand.

"Now go, Dark Horus!" Jonas shouted into the sky, "attack The Fabled Unicore! Dark Flame!"

"Trap, activate!"

Jonas froze in place when he heard Breo's voice. "Bewitching Tricolore! As long as this card remains face-up on the field, none of my opponent's Monsters can attack! However, you can send the top card of your Graveyard to your deck in order to negate this card's effect. What'll it be?!"

Eyes wide, Jonas realized that he couldn't afford to send another card from his deck to the Graveyard. "I won't," he finally said, raising his hand. "I'll stop the attack."

Breo narrowed his eyes, finally confident with his theory now that he tested it. "In that case, I'll activate the second effect of Bewitching Tricolore! Once during each of my opponent's turns, they must reveal the top card of their deck! Depending on the identity of the card they draw, a specific effect will activate."

Sweating through his mask, Jonas was forced to reveal the top card of his deck, growling in protest as he did. The card was a Spell Card, Upstart Goblin. "It's a Spell Card," Breo said, pointing his finger. "Thus, you can now add that card to your hand. But just to be clear, if it was a Trap Card, you would have been forced to discard one card from your hand."

Upon hearing this, Jonas' eyes doubled in size. "I…end my turn." Jonas' started slowly moving back onto the track as his turn came to an end, but he was still clearly shaken up.

[Judgment's SC: 0 - 1]

Smirking, Breo immediately drew his next card without wasting any time. "My turn! Draw!"

[SC: Judgment 2 / Unicorn 6]

[Breo's LP: 2200]

As Breo noticed the card he drew, he couldn't help but laugh to himself now that he figured out what Jonas' strategy was. The truth was, Breo now held a Speed Spell in his hand and he had six Speed Counters. He could easily defeat Jonas by removing four Speed Counters to deal him 800 points of damage. With only 400 Life left, Jonas would be sent flying in an instant. However, Breo wasn't going to let this cheater off the hook that easily. Winning like that wouldn't be any fun to him at this point.

Not only had Jonas cheated with Forbidden Zone and adding an additional Break Battle to his Graveyard, but he'd now been blatantly cheating by drawing additional cards and swapping cards from under his sleeve. Jonas was so confident that no one noticed, but even a kindergartener could see what he was up to at this point. Talk about stupidity. Breo was confident that Maeda and Kaiba felt the same, and that's why they hadn't said anything. They were hoping for him to humiliate this loser on national television, and he planned to do just that! Instead of getting him disqualified, Breo planned to use his Deck Destruction tactics to destroy Jonas' goal to completely humiliate him for cheating the Duel like this.

Turning back to Jonas, Breo flashed a wide grin as he inserted his card. "You're through, cheater! I activate Speed Spell – Card Destruction from my hand!"

"WHAT?!" Jonas cried, his eyes practically doing a 180 inside his skull. "Card Destruction, you said?!"

"That's right!" Breo said, narrowing his eyes. "By removing six of my Speed Counters, we both discard our entire hands and draw the same number of cards!" Breo's D-Wheel came to a complete stop as he discarded his three remaining cards and drew three new cards.

At the same time, Jonas' eyes were twitching something fierce as he also gave up his four cards. "M-My hand…!"

"Then I set two cards face-down to end my turn!" Breo said, his two cards manifesting on his field.

Jonas growled furiously now, his hand shaking as he reached for his deck. "You'll pay for making a fool out of me! My turn! DRAW!"

Not even trying to hide what he was doing at this point, Jonas drew another two cards from his deck and added them to his hand. Breo's smirk only widened at his sloppy cheating.

[SC: Judgment 3 / Unicorn 1]

[Jonas' LP: 400]

Over in the Team 5D's booth, the Signers were in shock as they saw Jonas cheat. "That lowlife scumbag just drew two cards!" Jack cried, his fist shaking. "If I ever meet him, I'll beat him to a pulp! What a disgrace!"

In the Unicorn booth, Andre and the rest only smiled at the fool's attempt. "Breo's got this guy eating out of the palm of his hand. It's safe to say it'll end next turn."

Out on the track, Breo wasted no time activating his card once again. "Bewitching Tricolore's effect activates! Now! Show me the top card of your deck!"

Hesitating, Jonas did as he was told. As soon as he revealed the card, an immediate reaction was heard from the entire audience. Breo nearly grinned at the card's identity.

"You've drawn Left Leg of the Forbidden One!" Breo declared, pointing his finger. "Your aim is to gather the five sealed pieces of Exodia the Forbidden One!"

On the sidelines, Yugi Mutou smiled to himself, the card naturally looking familiar to him since he once owned it and he'd already personally defeated it. Of course, the Duel King knew what Jonas was up to since his second turn.

"Since you've drawn a Monster Card," Breo continued, "you can add it to your hand, but you must return one more card to the top of your deck!"

Eyes crimson red with veins, Jonas did as he was told and added one of the cards he just drew back onto his deck.

"Now you've got one Exodia piece in your hand," Breo explained, "but I already forced you to send three others to the Graveyard last turn, didn't I? When a player collects all five pieces of Exodia in their hand, they automatically win the Duel. But getting three pieces back from your Graveyard will be no easy feat. You've already lost this Duel!"

"Don't get so cocky, idiot!" Jonas cried, glaring holes through his opponent's eyes. "I activate Speed Spell – Angel Baton from my hand! When I have two or more Speed Counters, I can draw two cards from my deck and discard one from my hand!" As he sent his card to the Graveyard, he revealed it. "The card I'm sending is Evil Critter! When this card is sent from my hand to the Graveyard, I can add one Monster Card with 1500 Attack Power or less from my deck into my hand."

As he shifted through his deck, Jonas kept his eyes glued on Breo, hatred seeping from his every pore. "I have three copies of each Exodia piece in my deck! Gathering the pieces again will be a simple task! Don't think you've won just because you sent a few measly pieces to my Graveyard!"

Laughing, Jonas lowered his eyes as he spotted the card he was after. What he didn't reveal to Breo was that he had his deck shuffled in a way that would be convenient for him. His Exodia cards had a slippery coating on them, making it easier for him to move them from the bottom of his deck to the top whenever he shuffled his deck. Naturally, he moved around six pieces closer to the top of the deck during his reshuffling process. Though he was confident, he noticed his deck was running thin due to Breo's Deck Destruction. He had roughly 10-15 cards remaining, most of which were the Exodia pieces he just shifted toward the front of the deck, as well as two of Anton's cards he added into the deck earlier.

"I add Right Leg of the Forbidden one into my hand!" Jonas declared, showing the card before adding it. "Now I have two Exodia pieces in my hand! But I'm not done yet! I'll show you that sending Exodia to my Graveyard makes little difference to me!" Swinging his hand downward, Jonas inserted another card into his Duel Disk. "Spell Card, activate! Dark Eruption! This card allows me to target one Dark-Attribute Monster with 1500 or less Attack Power in my Graveyard and add that card to my hand! I select Exodia the Forbidden One!"

Breo growled as Jonas gathered Exodia's head into his hand, but he still required two final pieces. There was no way he'd make it in time.

"I'm not done yet!' Jonas cried, raising another card. "I activate the Spell Card, Trial and Tribulation!"

Breo waited to see what the card did, but nothing happened. "What's he playing at?"

Giggling, Jonas eyed Breo's field with pure malice in his eyes. Breo would figure out what his card did soon enough!

"Then, I activate the effects of Final Speed World!" Jonas continued, striking a pose with his hand. "By removing three of my Speed Counters, I can Special Summon one Level Four or lower Monster from my hand! Come to me, Broww, Huntsman of Dark World!"

[Broww, Huntsman of Dark World: LV3/1400/800] [Attack Position]

[Judgment's SC: 3 - 0]

Laughing, Jonas slipped another card he had hidden up his sleeve into his hand, immediately lifting the card up. "I'm still not done! I haven't Normal Summoned this turn! I release Dark Horus and Broww, Huntsman of Dark World in order to Advance Summon Ally of Justice Thunder Armor in Attack Position!"

Replacing both Monsters, a large red-blue machine hovered behind Jonas on the track.

[Ally of Justice Thunder Armor: LV8/2700/2200]

"Now!" Jonas cried, balling both his hands into fists. "The effect of Trial and Tribulation will activate as soon as I declare my turn's end! During the End Phase, depending on the number of Monsters released during my turn, I can activate a specific effect! If the total number of Monsters I released during this turn was two, I can add up to two Monster Cards from my Graveyard into my hand!"

Hearing the gasping from the audience, Jonas gave another cackle. "Do you understand what that means?! The moment my turn ends, I'll add the Right Arm of the Forbidden One and the Left Arm of the Forbidden One from my Graveyard into my hand! The second my turn ends, I'll automatically win this Duel!"

Breo's expression remained flat as the masked opponent continued to ramble on.

"Now, my turn is over!' Jonas cried. "Along with it, my vi-"

In mid-sentence, a sudden series of explosions went off underneath Jonas' D-Wheel. Screaming in shock, both Jonas and his D-Wheel were sent flying across the track, fresh blood being drawn from the EXPAIN System. "Wh-What?!"

[Jonas' LP: 400 - 0]

"What?!" The members of Team 5D's cried as they rose from their seats. "What in the world just happened?!" Rua cried, grasping his head.

Similarly, the Urteil members in their respective booths had a similar reaction, except for Leah, who could care less what was going on to begin with.

Through the smoke, Jonas saw the identity of the Trap Card that just did him in.

"I activated a Trap known as Blasting the Ruins!" Breo declared, lifting his hand. "When I have at least 30 cards in my Graveyard, this card can be activated! Once activated, it deals my opponent 3000 points of damage!" Taking pleasure in Jonas' widened eyes, Breo continued his explanation. "I purposely played my cards to ensure I had at least 30 cards in the Team Unicorn Graveyard for this one card in the event you were able to draw the final pieces of Exodia. You were so busy trying to get the pieces of Exodia that you didn't bother to use Final Speed World to increase your Life Points. Not only that, but I made use of my own Deck Destruction tactics to ensure that I could activate this card!"

Though defeated, Jonas was the one to have the last laugh. "I commend you on a job well done, but you're sadly mistaken if you think your team has won! Even if you took my Life down to zero, the effect of Trial and Tribulation still activates! During my End Phase, I add the final two Exodia pieces into my hand!"

Breo's smile faded as this happened, Jonas flashing all five Exodia pieces sitting neatly in his hand. "Do you get it yet? You may have stopped yourself from losing, but as long as the five pieces of Exodia rest in our hands, none of you losers will claim another victory in this tournament!"

Flashing his cards tauntingly despite the bloody wounds all over his body, Jonas drove off the track in the direction of the Team Judgment pit booth. Doing the same, Breo headed toward the Team Unicorn booth.

"Unbelievable!" MC cried throughout the stadium. "In a shocking turn of events, despite Breo's intelligent comeback, all five pieces of Exodia the Forbidden One rest in Team Judgment's hands! How will the Third Wheeler of Team Unicorn deal with this overwhelming pressure?!"

Once Jonas returned to his booth, he found Jafar waiting for him. The large, muscular man stared at Jonas in disgust despite his intelligent play. Hopping off of Anton's D-Wheel, Jonas was quick to protest. "What's with that look?! You should be on your knees thanking me, you know! Your victory will be a breeze!"

Glaring down at the masked Duelist, Jafar swiped the cards from his hand and gave him a hard push. The force of Jafar's large hand sent the scrawny man flying a good few feet onto the ground.

"Who told you to cheat so blatantly, you imbecile?" Jafar growled, placing his hand over his hip as his pitch black eyes belittled the man. "Forbidden Zone is one thing, but I won't tolerate the methods you used out there. On top of that, even with those pitiful attempts, you still lose the Duel.

"I-I still scored you a win, so it doesn't matter!" Jonas protested, his masked face pressed against the dirt.

"And you have dishonored our name with your pathetic skills and your cheating," Jafar roared, giving him a sharp kick to the groin. Stepping over the fallen Duelist, Jafar headed toward his own parked D-Wheel, a dark black D-Wheel with bat-like wings. "But worry not. Even trash like you can take ease in knowing that I will regain our pride!"

Over in the Team Unicorn booth, Breo was losing blood quickly and was looking pale in the face as he approached their Third Wheeler. His name was Deangelo Lombardi, a young 19 year old man with short, slick black hair tied into a ponytail.

Deangelo took Breo's cards, giving the man a handshake as he did. "Don't worry about a thing, man. I'll clean up this trash real quick! Badabing, badaboom, you know what I'm talkin' about?"

Forcing a smile despite his pain, Breo released the teen's hand. "But I left you with a really difficult situation to deal with. Sorry…"

"I told you not to worry," Deangelo said, patting his back lightly. "Now you go get your wound treated before you lose any more blood. You're a total mess, man!"

Minutes later, both Deangelo and Jafar were at the starting line, waiting for the Duel to begin. Seeing the current situation, Seto Kaiba took over before MC had a chance to speak.

"Attention, D-Wheelers! As the host of this tournament, I am stepping in to make a declaration regarding the current status of this Duel! Team Judgment currently holds all five pieces of Exodia in their hand. By normal Duel Monsters logic, that would automatically win all three following Duels, but I don't like my rules to be so easy!"

"The hell's he going on about?" Fynn mumbled, leaning back in his chair. "He sure likes to hear himself yap."

"Therefore, I hereby make a declaration that will make this tournament fair!" Seto continued, his voice booming. "Team Unicorn will have one shot and one shot alone to Duel normally! If Deangelo can pass the first corner before Jafar, I will permit him to take his first turn! However, if Jafar passes the first corner first and declares his first turn, Team Judgment will automatically be declared the winner!"

"I see," Jean said, his smile widening. "A completely fair completion of speed. I like the way this man thinks."

"Moreover," Kaiba continued, "if Deangelo should pass the first corner and declare his turn first, he will have one turn and one turn only to deal with Exodia. If he reaches the End Phase of his turn and Jafar still has all five pieces of Exodia in his hand, Team Judgment will still be declared the winner!"

"Man, that's some pressure!" Deangelo said, grinning. "I like it! Sure, let's race for victory!"

"That Jafar guy's D-Wheel looks pretty beastly," Rua said, groaning in his seat. "Do you think Deangelo can beat it? His D-Wheels half the size of the thing!"

Over in the Team Judgment booth, Jonas let out a grunt as his head landed hard on the pavement of the driveway. Using his Psychic powers, Anton had lifted him into the air so he could retrieve the two cards he slid into his deck. Once he got his two cards back, Anton turned toward the track where Deangelo and Jafar prepared to face off.

"That guy would be better off just losing to Exodia here," Anton said, narrowing his eyes. "If Jafar gets the opportunity to unleash his Dark Synchro Monsters, well, let's just say that I'd hate to be him."

In the Team Exploration booth, Crow sat by himself as he folded his hands tightly in front of him. "That Jafar guy… His Dark Synchro Monsters are extremely powerful. I feel bad for this Deangelo guy. Even if he overcomes Exodia, an even darker enemy awaits around the corner…"

"And with that explanation out of the way," MC boomed, "I will now begin the countdown! Three…"

Jafar gave a light smirk as MC's countdown began, closing his eyes briefly. "If this man can't handle Exodia, he's not even crushing with my deck. Let's see how he fares."

"Two…"

As she watched, Leah's eyes went blank as she squeezed her hands together. "Just hurry up and end this, Jafar. I'm dying to get out there…"

"One! Riding Duel! Acceleration!"

On cue, both D-Wheelers were off. Through the intense speed, Deangelo's mouth flapped as the wind pressure smashed against his face. "In order to ensure victory for Team Unicorn," he grunted through the force, "even if my D-Wheel falls apart halfway through the Duel, I swear I'm gonna take that first corner! Here goes!"

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A match of speed determines victory or loss!

To be continued in Chapter 37: "Doll"

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CREDITS

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Writing: GoldenUmi

Characters appearing from anime: Andre, Breo, Jean, Yusei Fudo, Jack Atlas, Aki Izayoi, Rua Heartlily, Ruka Heartlily, Hayato Maeda, Seto Kaiba, Yugi Mutou

Original Characters: GoldenUmi (Anton Bartholomew, Jonas, Fynn Hartmann, Etzel, Deangelo Lombardi, Tatsuya Jounouchi, "Pirate" Keith Brewer, "Hell-Eyes" Shaun Daoshin, Misaki Emu, Alf Kappler, Maximillion Pegasus Crawford, Derrick Obama, Angela Shroeder, Eliot Camelton), Aman1216 (Leah Kruger, Jafar), Halo (Murdock Willard), ZeroSaber39 (Yukio Kyoji, Jophiel Omniel)

Duel Writing: GoldenUmi/hearow2/Acer One Three Four (Team Unicorn vs. Team Judgment)

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Cards used in chapter (in order of appearance):

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Final Speed World (Created by GoldenUmi)

Field Spell

If a Spell Card other than a "Speed Spell" Card is activated, its controller takes 2000 damage. During each player's Standby Phases, each player places 1 Speed Counter of their own on this card (up to 12 each). When a player takes damage, remove Speed Counters of that Player from this card for each multiple of 1000 damage taken. You can remove any number of your own Speed Counters from this card to activate an appropriate effect:

• 1: Recover 500 Life Points.

• 2: Recover 1000 Life Points.

• 3: Special Summon one Level Four or lower Monster from your hand.

• 4: Inflict 800 damage to your opponent for each "Speed Spell" Spell Card in your hand.

• 5: Draw 1 card.

• 6: Add a Monster Card from your Graveyard back into your hand.

• 7: Draw 2 cards.

• 8: Add a Magic or Trap Card from your Graveyard back into your hand.

• 9: Add one card from your deck into your hand.

• 10: Select and destroy 1 card on the field.

• 11: Activate a Trap Card from your hand.

• 12 or more: Special Summon one Monster from your Extra Deck ignoring Summoning Conditions. This effect can only be used once during a turn.

Winda, Priestess of Gusto

WIND

Level 2

Psychic/Effect

1000/400

When this card is destroyed by battle with an opponent's attacking monster and sent to your Graveyard: You can Special Summon 1 "Gusto" Tuner monster from your Deck.

Egotistical Ape

EARTH

Level 5

Beast/Tuner

1200/1200

This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. This card can only be Special Summoned by sending 1 Beast-Type monster from your hand to the Graveyard. When this card is Special Summoned this way, you can activate 1 of these effects: ● Increase the Level of this card by the Level of the Beast-Type monster. ● Decrease the Level of this card by the Level of the Beast-Type monster.

Playful Possum

EARTH

Level 2

Beast/Effect

800/600

During your Main Phase, if your opponent controls a face-up monster with a higher ATK than the ATK of this card, you can destroy this card on the field. During your Standby Phase, if this card was destroyed by this effect, you can Special Summon this card from the Graveyard.

Rescue Cat

EARTH

Level 4

Beast/Effect

300/100

You can send this face-up card to the Graveyard to Special Summon 2 Level 3 or lower Beast-Type monsters from your Deck. Those monsters are destroyed during the End Phase.

Lightlord Hunter Raiko (TCG: Ryko, Lightsworn Hunter)

LIGHT

Level 2

Beast/Effect

200/100

FLIP: You can target 1 card on the field; destroy that target. Send the top 3 cards of your Deck to the Graveyard.

X-Saber Airbellum

EARTH

Level 3

Beast/Tuner

1600/200

When this card inflicts Battle Damage to your opponent by a direct attack, discard 1 random card from your opponent's hand.

Thunder Unicorn

LIGHT

Level 5

Beast/Synchro/Effect

2200/1800

1 Beast-Type Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters

Once per turn, during your Main Phase, you can select 1 face-up monster your opponent controls. It loses 500 ATK for each monster you control, until the End Phase. During the turn this effect is activated, no other monsters can attack, except this card. When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, you can Special Summon it during that turn's Battle Phase in face-up Attack Position. If this card is Special Summoned this way, remove it from play at the end of the Battle Phase.

Gusto Gulldo

WIND

Level 3

Winged Beast/Tuner

500/500

When this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard: You can Special Summon 1 Level 2 or lower "Gusto" monster from your Deck.

Raigeki Break

Trap

Discard 1 card to target 1 card on the field; destroy it.

Reeze, Whirlwind of Gusto

WIND

Level 5

Psychic/Effect

1900/1400

Once per turn: You can return 1 card from your hand to the bottom of the Deck to target 1 monster your opponent controls and 1 face-up "Gusto" monster you control; switch control of both monsters.

Gusto Egul

WIND

Level 1

Winged Beast/Tuner

200/400

When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard: You can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower non-Tuner "Gusto" monster from your Deck.

Daigusto Sphreeze

WIND

Level 6

Psychic/Synchro/Effect

2000/1300

1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner "Gusto" monsters

When this card is Synchro Summoned: You can target 1 "Gusto" card in your Graveyard; add that target to your hand. Your opponent takes any Battle Damage you would have taken from battles involving a face-up "Gusto" monster you control. This card cannot be destroyed by battle.

Mirror Force

Trap

When an opponent's monster declares an attack: Destroy all Attack Position monsters your opponent controls.

Gusto Thunbolt

WIND

Level 4

Thunder/Effect

1500/1200

At the end of the Battle Phase, if this card is in the Graveyard because it was destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard this turn: You can banish 1 "Gusto" monster from your Graveyard; Special Summon 1 WIND Psychic-Type monster with 1500 or less DEF from your Deck.

Daigusto Gulldos

WIND

Level 5

Psychic/Synchro/Effect

2200/800

1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner "Gusto" monsters

Once per turn: You can shuffle 2 "Gusto" monsters from your Graveyard into the Main Deck to target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; destroy that target.

Mine Mole

EARTH

Level 3

Beast/Effect

1000/1200

Once per turn, this card cannot be destroyed by battle. If this card is sent to the Graveyard as a Synchro Material Monster of a Beast-Type monster, draw 1 card. If this card is removed from the field by your opponent's card effect, remove this card from play.

Elephun

EARTH

Level 2

Beast/Tuner

500/300

When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, you can select 1 of your Level 3 or lower Beast-Type, Beast-Warrior-Type or Winged Beast-Type monsters that is removed from play, and add it to your hand.

Speed Spell – Speed Energy

Speed Spell

Activate only while you have 2 or more Speed Counters. Select 1 face-up monster on the field. It gains 200 ATK for each Speed Counter you have until the End Phase.

Howl of the Wild

Trap

When a monster you control destroys an opponent's monster by battle and sends it to the Graveyard, inflict 300 damage to your opponent for each face-up Beast-Type monster you control.

Emergency Teleport

Quick-Play Spell

Special Summon 1 Level 3 or lower Psychic-Type monster from your hand or Deck. During the End Phase this turn, banish that monster.

Lightning Vortex

Spell

Discard 1 card. Destroy all face-up monsters your opponent controls.

Speed Spell – Magical Mallet

Speed Spell

Activate when you have 4 or more Speed Counters. Add any number of cards from your hand to the Deck and shuffle it. Then draw the same number of cards you added to the Deck.

Speed Spell – Overboost

Speed Spell

Gain 4 Speed Counters. During the End Phase, reduce your Speed Counters to 1.

The Fabled Unicore

LIGHT

Level 4

Beast/Synchro/Effect

2300/1000

1 "Fabled" Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters

While you and your opponent have the same number of cards in hand, negate all Spell, Trap and Effect Monster effects activated by your opponent, and destroy that Spell/Trap/Monster.

Beast Striker

EARTH

Level 4

Beast/Effect

1850/400

Once per turn, you can discard 1 card to Special Summon 1 "Moja" from your Deck.

Moja

EARTH

Level 1

Beast/Effect

100/100

When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, you can add 1 Level 4 Beast-Type monster from your Graveyard to your hand.

The Fabled Cerburrel

LIGHT

Level 2

Beast/Tuner

1000/400

When this card is discarded to the Graveyard, Special Summon it.

Voltic Bicorn

LIGHT

Level 7

Beast/Synchro/Effect

2500/2000

1 Beast-Type Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monster Cards

If this card is destroyed by your opponent's card (either by battle or by card effect), both players send the top 7 cards of their Deck to the Graveyard.

Magical Merchant

LIGHT

Level 1

Insect/Effect

200/700

FLIP: Pick up cards from the top of your Deck until you pick up a Spell Card or Trap Card. Add that card to your hand. Send the remaining cards to the Graveyard.

Break Battle (Created by GoldenUmi)

Counter Trap

Activate only during your opponent's Battle Phase. During this turn, negate one attack from a monster your opponent controls and one additional instance of Battle Damage. When this card is in your Graveyard, you can negate one instance of Battle Damage once per turn.

Prometheus, King of the Shadows

DARK

Level 4

Fiend/Effect

1200/800

When you Normal Summon this card, remove from play any number of DARK monsters from your Graveyard. This card gains 400 ATK for each removed card, until the End Phase of this turn.

Forbidden Zone (Created by GoldenUmi)

Continuous Trap

As long as this card remains face-up on the field, all Spell Cards you control are treated as "Speed Spells". This card cannot be destroyed by any card effect.

Dark Bribe

Trap

When an opponent's Spell/Trap Card is activated: Your opponent draws 1 card, also negate the Spell/Trap activation, and if you do, destroy it.

Evil Critter (Created by GoldenUmi)

DARK

Level 3

Fiend/Effect

1000/1000

When sent from your hand to the Graveyard, add one Monster with 1500 or less ATK from your deck to your hand.

Magical Mallet

Spell

Shuffle any number of cards from your hand into the Deck, then draw that same number of cards.

The Bistro Butcher

DARK

Level 4

Fiend/Effect

When this card inflicts Battle Damage to your opponent's Life Points, your opponent draws 2 cards from their Deck.

Dark Factory of Mass Production

Spell

Target 2 Normal Monsters in your Graveyard; add those targets to your hand.

Armored Rat

EARTH

Level 3

950/1100

The Fabled Catsith

LIGHT

Level 1

Beast/Tuner

800/600

When this card is discarded to the Graveyard, select 1 face-up card on the field, and destroy it.

Makyura the Destructor

DARK

Level 4

Warrior/Effect

1600/1200

During the turn this card is sent to the Graveyard, you can activate Trap Cards from your hand.

Monster Reborn

Spell

Target 1 monster in either player's Graveyard; Special Summon it.

Sangan

DARK

Level 3

Fiend/Effect

1000/600

When this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard: Add 1 monster with 1500 or less ATK from your Deck to your hand.

Dark Horus

DARK

Level 8

Dragon/Effect

3000/1800

Once per turn, after resolving a Spell Card that was activated during your opponent's Main Phase: You can target 1 Level 4 DARK monster in your Graveyard; Special Summon that target. This card must be face-up on the field to activate and to resolve this effect.

Bewitching Tricolore

Continuous Trap

Monsters your opponent controls cannot attack. Your opponent can send the top card of their Deck to the Graveyard to destroy this face-up card. Once during each of their turns, your opponent must reveal the top card of their Deck: • Spell Card: Your opponent adds that card to their hand. • Trap Card: Your opponent discards that card and 1 card from their hand. • Monster Card: Your opponent adds that card to their hand, then returns 1 other card from their hand to the top of their Deck.

Upstart Goblin

Spell

Draw 1 card, then your opponent gains 1000 Life Points.

Speed Spell – Card Destruction

Speed Spell

Activate by removing 6 Speed Counters. Each player discards their hand and draws the same number of cards they discarded.

Left Leg of the Forbidden One

DARK

Level 1

Spellcaster

200/300

Speed Spell – Angel Baton

Speed Spell

Activate only while you have 2 or more Speed Counters. Draw 2 cards. Then, send 1 card from your hand to the Graveyard.

Right Leg of the Forbidden One

DARK

Level 1

Spellcaster

200/300

Dark Eruption

Spell

Target 1 DARK monster with 1500 or less ATK in your Graveyard; add that target to your hand.

Exodia the Forbidden One

DARK

Level 3

Spellcaster/Effect

1000/1000

When you have "Right Leg of the Forbidden One", "Left Leg of the Forbidden One", "Right Arm of the Forbidden One" and "Left Arm of the Forbidden One" in addition to this card in your hand, you win the Duel.

Trial and Tribulation

Spell

You can only activate 1 "Trial and Tribulation" per turn. During the End Phase of the turn this card was activated, apply this effect, depending on the number of monsters you Tributed from the field and from your hand this turn, except Tokens.

● 1: Draw 1 card.

● 2: Add 2 monsters from your Graveyard to your hand.

● 3+: Destroy up to 3 face-up cards on the field.

Broww, Huntsman of Dark World

DARK

Level 3

Fiend/Effect

If this card is discarded to the Graveyard by a card effect: Draw 1 card, plus another card if this card is discarded from your hand to your Graveyard by an opponent's card effect.

Ally of Justice Thunder Armor

DARK

Level 8

Machine/Effect

2700/2200

This card cannot be Special Summoned. When an "Ally of Justice" monster you control attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing Battle Damage to your opponent.

Right Arm of the Forbidden One

DARK

Level 1

Spellcaster

200/300

Left Arm of the Forbidden One

DARK

Level 1

Spellcaster

200/300

Blasting the Ruins

Trap

You can only activate this card if there are 30 or more cards in your Graveyard. Inflict 3000 points of damage to your opponent's Life Points.