Chapter Thirty Five
"Go Legendary Knight Hermos! Absorb the ability of my Celtic Guardian!" The elven warrior reappears, only to vanish as its power was absorbed into Hermos' blade. He suddenly jumps in front of Mana and splits the attack in half. Both halves of the attack barrels past her, inches from touching. However, because of Celtic Guardians' effect, now Hermos cannot be destroyed by a monster of 1900 or more.
"In the name of Atlantis..."
"We shall..."
"Protect he who released us!"
Dartz snarls, as his plan to winning the duel was foiled.
"Your attack has failed!"
He draws a card.
"Lesson one, Dartz... attack points don't mean everything in a duel."
"Hmph, so you foil one attack and you're king of the world. Whatever, Pharaoh."
Yami closes his eyes, thinking back to everything that has happened, the lost of comrades, his friends, allies, innocent people who have gone their way to offer whatever help they could... if he didn't do something now, he would be failing them all. Heart of the Cards, guide me...
"Hermos and Critias, prepare to attack! Go and strike down his Divine Serpent!"
"At once, Pharaoh!" Hermos cries, as Critias takes the initiative into the command.
"Feel the Sword of Wisdom!" He shouts, as the flash of light erupts from the blade striking the large skull of the demon.
Hermos follows his brother in arms into the portal, and stabs his weapon as well. "Feel the Sword of Renewal!"
"Hmph, too weak, Pharaoh."
"Oh? I don't think so."
The man looks back into the portal, and gasps in surprised reaction. They were still in the duel.
"Impossible! But they should have been destroyed the moment they collided with my serpent!"
"Has your memory faded over the years? Each knight has a hidden power waitin to be used against you and your evil magic! Critias! Absorb the power of my Attack Guidance Barrier!"
Yami: Trap/Relay Soul, Trap/Attack Guidance Barrier, 0 Facedown, Black Magician Girl DEF/1700, Legendary Knight Timaeus ATK/3300, Legendary Knight Critias ATK/2800, Legendary Knight Hermos ATK/2800
Dartz: 0 Facedown, Divine Serpent ATK/∞
Yami's LP: 0000
Dartz's LP: 0000
The sword glows, before a fiery bluish teal aura now engulfs the weapon. The snake is still hissing out in pain.
"What the fuck!?"
Yami smiled. "Now, the new target from the Sword of Wisdom is Hermos!" Dartz stared, as the attack power is sent coursing across the head, and strikes Hermos' weapon. He stands his ground as the power courses through him. "And now, time to activate Hermos' ability. First I tribute my three magnet warriors, as their power gets added to the Sword of Renewal!" Each warrior leaps into the portal, and transform into energy as the sword absorbs all three beams of light, "in response, the attack is carried back towards Critias!"
Dartz widens his eyes, unable to believe what was about to happen. "No!"
"Yes! Each attack passes through each warrior, in a never-ending cycle. Each pass that forms, the power increases high and higher, until the strength reaches infinity!"
"But... but it just leaves us in a freaking lock!"
"Oh? But I have one knight left to use, Dartz!"
The two knights back away as the energy has carved a burning infinity symbol upon its giant forehead. It gives chase, as it was pissed off.
"Critias, Hermos, merge together with Timaeus!" The two knights glow and fuse with their glowing leader. In the end, the glow vanishes, and left in place was a taller, powerful, giant of a knight clad in golden armor, "meet a knight with a power greater than infinity! Knight of Destiny (12/∞/∞)!"
Yami: Trap/Relay Soul, 0 Facedown, Black Magician Girl DEF/1700, Knight of Destiny ATK/∞
Dartz: 0 Facedown, Divine Serpent ATK/∞
Yami's LP: 0000
Dartz's LP: 0000
"A power greater than my Divine Serpent? That is utter bullshit!"
"See for yourself! Knight of Destiny! Attack with Sword of Justice!"
The symbol grows larger; marking over the serpent with blood pouring down its face tries to counter attack. However, Destiny was faster, as the mighty warrior attacked first, and had put an end to the so-called unstoppable creature.
Inside the other realm, the same giant cut that formed over Divine Serpent made a tear in its space form as well. Those who were awake were all talking at once seeing what others saw.
"Wow... Look at that," said Jonouchi.
"Yami... its Yami, he has won. He had to!" Harry cheered.
"It must be a way out of this world!"
Back in the Earth Realm, the snake was crying out in pain as the fires of the Sword of Justice ate away at its demonic presence. Dartz however was still in shock and awe over what had just occurred.
"No... it took ten thousand years... for my conquest to end so soon. I only needed one more powerful soul and the Great Beast would awaken from its slumber!"
Something cracked.
"I am afraid this is the end for you Dartz!"
Yami: Trap/Relay Soul, 0 Facedown, Black Magician Girl DEF/1700, Knight of Destiny ATK/∞
Dartz: 0 Facedown,
Yami's LP: 0000
Dartz's LP: 0000
Winner: The Pharaoh!
"And this is where our duel finally ends..." The mark in the air was left behind, like a tear into the fabrics of time and space itself... The three knights separate, and reappear before Yami, as Mana stands up again, and holds a tight grip on her staff. "Now, release my friends, and everyone you have held captive!"
Dartz snarls, until a quake begins to form... as a portal opens from below. Dartz vanishes within the ray of light that fires high into the air, and strikes the very skies above the island. A cyclone forms behind, the cause of the stronger quake, as the two men who were waiting outside, are stunned to see another beam of light firing high into the air. All around the Earth, the change is noticed. Dark clouds swirl as they began to center in on the island itself. From North America's New York City, Europe's London, France's City of Paris, everywhere around the world, darkness was slowly swallowing up the planet.
"Central command to USS Courage! Come in! A storm of unknown origins is developing and quickly spreading across the globe. Maintain coordinates and switch to Yellow Alert!"
The naval base USS Courage could only wait and hope for the best outcome... survival...
A green pulse of magic filters the air.
=0=0=
Within the realm a similar pulse of magic breaks through, but one of Atlantean origin...
With the power of our Atlantean magic, we release the chosen duelists!
The balls holding Kaiba, Jonouchi, Yugi, Lily, Harry and Cassandra captive are drawn from this realm, and back to the Earth Realm.
"Hey! Don't leave me here! Let me out too!" Severus yelled. He doesn't want to be stuck here anymore, afraid that Voldemort would awaken.
"Oh be quiet," Pegasus yelled back, "they said chosen duelists, and I doubt you're a duelist yourself, wizard."
=0=0=
"Chosen Duelists of the Prophecy, by the power of Atlantis, we release thee!"
As the balls of light escape, the cut vanishes, and left behind, was a slowly opening green portal of energy. Yami catches Yugi's light, as Kaiba's and Lily's enters their body. The other two descend into the bodies of Harry and Cassandra, and the last ball of light descends into Jonouchi's chest back in the heli. Yugi is slowly absorbed back, and the three knights, with their task finally complete vanish. Mana smiles and she too vanishes.
Kaiba's eyes slowly open, and he slowly gets up, looking around.
"Huh...? Mokuba...? Mokuba! Wake up!"
The boy groans, as he slowly awakens as well. Just like that, everyone else began to wake as well. Whatever was keeping them out cold, was now broken. When Honda looked around, he saw Kaiba was awake.
"Oh, you're here."
Smack!
Harry and Cassie both smacked Honda over the head. Their Duel Spirits were floating beside them, but transparent. "Was that really necessary?" they ask him.
"Fine, fine..."
Harry bends down, and shakes Anzu up, who does awaken.
"Oh, my head," Sirius groans.
"Somebody get the number of that Hippogriff?" James muttered, shaking his head clear of the cobwebs.
The rest of the Order were getting back up to their feet.
"James!"
James snaps to his right, and saw Lily standing there.
"Lily!"
She wraps her arms around him in a tight hug. "Oh James!"
"Lily-flower... I'm so glad you're alright!"
"Wait... is that Yugi?" Honda questioned.
While happy revelations went abound, the others crowded around, as the one who saved them all was staring at that strange portal hanging in the middle of the air.
"No, it has to be the Pharaoh... I think..."
"Well... he does look shorter..."
"Y-Yugi?"
He turned around. Yes, it was Yugi Mutou...
Tears slowly poured, and Anzu cried out in happiness. "Yugi!" She rushed him, and Yugi was surprised, as Anzu wraps her arms around him tightly, crying, "oh Yugi! I thought I'd never see you again!"
"A-Anzu! It's okay! I'm back..."
"Yugi! Where is my best bud!"
Jonouchi rushed into the room.
"Jonouchi!" Harry and Cassie cry out.
"Oh yeah! The Yugi-tachi is back together again!" Anzu cheers, wiping the tears away, as Jonouchi gives Yugi a hug.
"Oh yeah, I missed that spiky little head of yours!"
"Hey Jonouchi!" Yugi laughed, before Honda joined the group hug, finally by Harry and Cassandra. The Order watched form the sidelines, along with Seto and Mokuba, Rebecca, her father, and Otogi. Yes, everyone was fine.
Yugi's eyes regain their focus after his small talk with Yami.
"So... we're all free, but judging by Rafael's still motionless state... everyone else is still trapped..."
"I'm afraid to even know what this weird portal is," Moody said, fingering the wand he has hidden on himself.
"Mr. Kaiba!" Everyone turns around to see Isono rushing into the room, "you must come out here and take a look at this!"
=0=0=
Everyone did come outside, Rafael's body levitated by Moody's wand. Everyone was shocked to see the green beam of light shooting high into the air. Kaiba's case: "Oh great..."
"What the hell is that thing?"
"Oh my... do you see what I see?"
Slowly rising from the raging waters... was some sort of... waterlogged temple...
"It's... It's Atlantis!" Harry exclaimed.
"The Lost City of Atlantis?" Minerva asked in a stunned manner, "but how?"
"Is that... really Atlantis?" The thing was large in itself, as it fully rose out of the water. Now, it began to float higher and higher into the sky, until it was no bigger than the side of the full moon.
"Hm, a huge, big island-looking thing of ancient origin, rising right out of the ocean itself? I say it fits the bill," Harry says.
"Dartz must be out there still..."
"He must have awaken the Leviathan himself... somehow... in some way..."
"Wait... that's the monster Dartz kept talking about, right?"
"Yup..."
The Navy back in their position was able to catch a good glimpse of the rising city that was lost to history now revived to this day and age. The storms was battering against the naval warship, as reports given was hurricane like gale winds causing torrential damage, and tidal water waves. One report... one such wave would reach costal to the east in ETA one hour. One hour... and lives along the water edges of Europe, and other nearby lands would be devastated.
"I don't know what the hell is going on, but I'm going up there to find out," Kaiba said.
"Great... tell us what happens when you come back," Honda says.
"Hold on guys. I'm going too," Yugi speaks up.
"What?" Anzu shrieks, causing the guys near her to temporarily lose hearing. For Remus and Sirius, it's a minute longer.
"Not without me you're not!" Jonouchi told Yugi.
"We're going too," Harry speaks. Cassie nods.
Lily steps up, releasing James' hand. "I've been involved, so if you're going, then so am I."
"Sweetheart, wait a minute."
"Yugi, you just got back, and now you want to walk into Dartz's hands again?"
"I know you don't want me to go... but I have to Anzu. There are many people still trapped on the other side. We must rescue them."
"... Okay... please, be careful Yugi. I don't want to lose you again..."
He smiles warmly.
"Mr. Kaiba more bad news!"
"Now what?" the man grunts.
"There's been a report made by the US Navy about a hurricane that would reach the eats coast in less than an hour."
"Hurricane?"
"With all of this chaos happening, it would be at a category higher than the rated scales... something of this magnitude could cause many deaths and countless destruction. Half o rEurope could very well be destroyed by this event."
Kaiba turns and walks back into the building.
"I'm leaving. Time to find that man..."
"Hold on!"
"Seto... wait a minute..."
"Mokuba, stay here where it's safe."
"Yo! You're not going to take ALL of the credit!" Jonouchi yells, catching up to Kaiba.
"Don't you have somebody else to annoy?"
"Hm... nope, not at the moment."
"Son of a bitch..." Harry mutters, before he chases after the two. Cassie follows her boyfriend.
Lily quickly kisses James and tucked her wand into his pocket. "Don't wait up." She follows her son and Cassie.
Yugi runs to catch up; leaving the others to pray things would be alright... but not after Anzu gave a now blushing Yugi a kiss for good luck.
=0=0=
Yami had made the switch around with Yugi, and has also collected the three God Cards again. However, they were found in the same room they passed the first time around. Yugi theorized they were held under the Orichalcos, and when Dartz was defeated the first time, the seal that shielded them broke. Now, they were back in the other chamber where the strange portal was at.
"Why must the bad guys always have an ultimate final boss before the world can be saved?" Harry thought aloud.
"Because most evil bad guys always pull stuff like that on the good guys," Jonouchi replied, "ya know, I could have sworn this chamber was once paper walled with captured souls..."
"Dartz... he must have collected them while we were distracted by the city of Atlantis rising form the ocean."
Yugi digs into his deck, and produces Kaiba's Critias and Jonouchi's Hermos. "You two will need them back. After all, we all share their power as a team." They're taken back.
"Good, now all we have to do is find that snake."
"Well then gentlemen and ladies... come right this way," Dartz calls to them from the portal itself, "The party has just begun..."
The six heroes walk into the portal.
"We're going back to London," McGonagall tells the others.
"Wait, you're leaving?"
James turned to the muggles.
"We got nothing else to do, and we have people who we have to rescue..."
"Going to magic away huh, very well then. We'll let the others know you went and headed back to London."
"I just hope Lily will be fine..."
Remus places a hand on his friend's shoulder. "Lily's a tough witch. She'll be fine."
"Everyone, Portkeys ready," McGonagall says. The Order each grab their phoenix medallions, and they all vanish in a swirl of golden red magic. The Yugi-tachi were definitely surprised.
"Okay, I know that modern magic exists, but I can never get used to that," Honda says.
=0=0=
Like some sort of weird video game, the portal teleports them onto the island itself, miles high and away from the land island of the now abandoned Doma Organization. They look around, seeing how indeed the city appears to be ancient, and marked with the passage of time. Much of the stone shows its wear and exhaustion.
"So, this is Atlantis... this place must have been beautiful a long time ago," Lily whispers.
"Maybe, but now...this place is very much different..."
"So... go to where that green beam is?" Harry asks, pointing to said energy.
"Let's go," said Yami.
The six rush off. As they managed to pry the door open, they run up various staircases, until they made I to where Dartz was at... however, as they finally make it there, they were in for a surprise. Dartz, sitting down in a throne chair, was now sealed in crystal.
"Okay..."
Yami walked up, but once he touches the crystal statue, it shatters into dust particles, and scatter back into the winds, away from the ruins of the still structured temple.
"Okay, what happened?" Jonouchi asked.
"Dartz must have left his body somehow..."
"Please, it has to be another trick."
"Is that your answer to everything, Kaiba? You REALLY need a new catchphrase!"
"Where are you?"
Dartz appears in the black shadows in the ceiling. "I am right here... with the Great Leviathan."
"Hold on Dartz! You told us you needed the souls of the six chosen duelists!" Yami yells.
"True, I did say that didn't I? But unfortunately... I was able to find a worthy substitute... a soul worthy of the Chosen Ones!"
"You...!"
"Bingo!"
The beam of light splits into many rays, and arc outward like coils, travel to the bottom, and then fires into the ocean. Soon a giant whirlpool forms, and the others minute the Order of the Phoenix watch in amazement, as a giant serpent possibly longer and larger than Osiris flies high into the sky. It wraps completely around Atlantis, as the rest of it sticks out like a coiled reptile, unleashing a loud and deadly cry. With the soul of Dartz, it has finally been reborn into the world.
"Fueled by my spirit, the Great Beast has returned!"
The beast rears itself into full view of the duelists, shocking them. "Holy crap, that thing could pick its teeth with an Egyptian God!" Jonouchi exclaims.
"Yes, and its here to conquer the world," says Yami, glaring at the monster.
"Hey, you guys see what I see!" Harry shouts, pointing to something that was sticking out like some sort of blemish.
"Is that a zit?"
No. It was Dartz. Where monster and human met, the color contrast mixed, from darker tones to a color of slate to purplish gray, and the man's hair was now sea green. Also, he was solidified still, fused to his ultimate creature.
"Holy, it's Dartz!" Cassie cried.
"He DID fuse with his monster!"
"Why do I have a feeling he's ripping of somebody?" Harry questions, eyes still on the form of Dartz fused frozen to his beast.
//In the Realm of VII//
A powerful blast of energy tears through the fighting grounds, sending many of Cloud's comrades. As Cloud grabs his sword and charges, he was swatted back by one of the giant flipper-like hands of this demonic form of Sephiroth. As the fight continued, and Cid unleashed his power of Highwind Limit Break, on the very top of the hulking behemoth, Sephiroth suddenly felt... as if someone was mimicking him. Fused on top of a towering imposing giant of a monster to strike fear into your enemies... However, the onslaught of Cloud's Omnislash forces him to retaliate with a Stigma Beam attack from its core body, breaking him from his previous thought.
=0=0=
"Who do you got in mind?" Jonouchi asks.
"Have no fucking clue..."
"This is so Ultimate Final Boss," Cassie mutters.
Dartz's voice echoes, his voice sounding amusement over Cassie's words. "Well, I must admit I didn't plan on things like this to happen, but after what the Pharaoh did to me, I don't have much choice in the matter, however in the end I'll still get what I want."
"That's it! I'm not going to stand around talking to some mutated hood ornament! I'm just going to blats you into next week!" Kaiba yells.
"Hahahahahahaha! Well, I just like to see you all TRY TO!" The Leviathan rears back, and roars at them. The sheer wind form its roar pushed them back briefly, before it leans back more in anticipation.
"Alright! Enough talk! Time to fry this overgrown snake!" Harry shouts, switching his Duel Disk on. Cassie follows suit.
"Ya! I got your back Harry!" Jonouchi flips his Duel Disk on.
Yami and Kaiba also switch theirs on.
"I summon Black Magician, Summoned Skull, and Kuriboh!" The mage, the demon, an the cute fuzz ball forms.
"I'm kickin' things off with good ol' Flame Swordsman, my Jinzo, and my favorite Red-eyes!" The fiery swordsman, the psychic, and the black dragon appears.
"My turn! I bring forth Chaos Command Magician, and my Order of the Phoenix: The Stag of Light, The Lily of Life, The Wolf of Darkness, and the Grim of Death!" The four creatures of Lily's all form, the wolf and grim howling their readiness. Behind them was the heavy-dressed red mage.
"Pretty Girl Maya!" The spirit forms into a solid state, "Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin!" The two Hogwarts founders appear, along with their chosen weapons of the sword and the dagger, "Minerva the White Fox!" The foxgirl takes her place next to Maya.
"And now, come to me Kochi the One-Winged Kitsune!" The single winged fox appears in a wave of feathers, wing spread, "Helga Hufflepuff, Rowlena Ravenclaw!" The lady founders of Hogwarts were summoned, "Gentlemen Shardal!" The slick aqua-haired man appears, quickly forming a dense sphere of crystal in his right hand, while the ladies each pull out their wands.
"And now, I summon Blue-eyes Ultimate Dragon!" The three-headed dragon roars into existence, "then I'll add Gadget Soldier, and Vorse Raider!" The last two monsters take place.
"And now!" Yami and Harry call out, "We summon Timaeus!" each hold Timaeus' card.
"With the power of Critias!" Kaiba and Cassandra command, each pulling their dragon card out.
"And the unstoppable Hermos!" Jonouchi and Lily cry.
"We summon you!" They shout. The clouds glow, and their powers pooled forth, forming the three legendary dragons of power. Timaeus, Critias, and Hermos.
"And now I activate Legend of Heart! Come forth to me Legendary Knights of Atlantis!"
The three dragons glow, until the three armored knights of Atlantis take their shape and place in this ultimate battle.
"Wait a minute! They're really knights?"
Leviathan roars in challenge.
"Alright! Now go, and attack the Great Leviathan!" Yami roars. All the summons begin their battle against the Great Leviathan. The three knights rush into battle, unleashing their battle cries as they lash out with their powerful swords. Along the attack came the weapons wielded by Vorse Raider, Flame Swordsman, Godric Gryffindor, and Salazar Slytherin.
"Crystal Eye!" Shardal shouts, thrusting the sphere of crystal slamming into the snout of the giant towering serpent, and not causing much. More attacks came, from Black Magician, Summoned Skull, the artillery from Gadget Soldier, spells fired by Helga and Rowlena. Ultimate Dragon unleashes her powerful Neutron Blast, intermixed somehow with a Hadoken attack from Minerva, and the fiery blast from Red-eyes Black Dragon. Jinzo generated as much psycho energy as it could before unleashing it Hadoken style.
Sharp golden feathers rained down like kunai from Kochi's now glowing gold wing, as Maya unleashed her Heart Slash attack. The two wizards joined the two witches, as they pulled their wands out together and unleashed more chaos. "Bombarda Maximus!" The stag's antlers were glowing as it gallops through the air, and impaled the side of the head protected under the aura of the Lily, as the grim and the wolf unleashed shadowy energy claw attacks or expelled grayish blasts of energy from the mouth. All energy attacks form the monsters streamed across the air, and explodes wildly against the dragon, causing it to roar out in pain.
"Maya! Soul Unison!" Harry calls out.
Maya glows as Harry's Blue-eyes takes shape, before fusing with his female mage.
"Soul Unison: White Dragon Soul!"
Harry immediately activates Burst Stream of Destruction, and Maya flies high overhead as the dragon roars at her, and slowly moves away.
"How pathetic! When do you plan on attacking for real?"
Maya snarls as the dragon arm forms, and energy was streaming wildly into it.
"HOWLING DRAGON CANNON!" She unleashed the power of the attack, and the giant beam of light splashes, erupting into a powerful explosion that nearly blinds everyone. She floats back next to Critias as the Blue-eyes Buster dematerialized.
From the smoke, Leviathan emerges, back further, roars yet again.
"THAT WAS WEAK!"
"Timaeus! Use the power of Multiply and Kuriboh, and unleash the power of ten thousand knights!"
"Go Sword of Justice!" Timaeus prepares himself, "end this battle!" He unleashes a blast of energy, and upon collision, multiple explosions erupt all over the dragon, causing it to shriek in pain.
"Go Sword of Gryffindor!" Godric cries and he swing out, as a bird of fire was released. It grows larger as it travels towards Leviathan, and explodes upon colliding, adding even more explosive force.
Kochi glowed, before the fox became human, and was now armed with Excalibur. "Tera Flare!" The man roars, releasing a sharp beam of light into the air. A ping is heard, before the clouds suddenly rip apart as a powerful golden red-orange beam of energy immediately screams down, and strikes the dragon from above. As a result, an explosion too big for words, causing everyone to get knocked off their feet or pushed back with force as the energy of half a nuclear explosion erupted (or animation form of Bahamut Zero's ending attack).
"Oh hell yeah!" Jonouchi cheers, getting back up.
"Direct hit!" Cassie shouts.
However, it was but in vain.
"Mwahahahahaha! Coulda fooled me!"
The light cleared, and Leviathan was still in the battle. It was now a slithering coiling snake in the air, its yellow eyes gazing upon those foolish to try and kill it.
"I must admit, that WAS impressive, but then again, you will never defeat me you fools!"
"No... It was my most ultimate attack," Kochi whispered.
"Oh shit!"
"All those attacks and not a single scratch!?" Kaiba yelled.
"I think we may have just pissed it off," Cassie said.
It unleashes its gathering energy in a powerful explosive beam of purple.
"Timaeus, absorb Big Shield Gardna's power, and generate its powerful shield!"
"All together!" The wizards and witches shout.
"HIYA!" Timaeus swings, releasing a radiant barrier.
"BARIUS!" The four Hogwarts founders scream, casting extra fortified protection barriers with the first barrier. The attack collides. The shockwaves erupt from the strike, and all monsters were destroyed one by one. Maya and Kochi screamed, the human now a fox, as they slammed back into their human bonded. The three knights pull together to also shield the Chosen Ones.
"Fuck! It's too powerful!" Lily swore, surprising Harry for a moment.
"Our monsters! They're all gone!" Kaiba cried in anguish.
"And I think it's going to attack again guys..."
'We still have the Knights of Atlantis."
The Leviathan roars, ready to attack again, until it was distracted by the glow of an aurora forming across the skies of the planet. Everyone looked up, surprised as well.
"Hey... it's an aurora."
"The gateway, its opening again, just like on that night..."
"Monsters, unite! Together, we can help save the human world by defeat the Great Beast!" Mana's voice calls out. All around, monsters from the other side appear. Various monsters of various types, elements, each of them were ready to attack, "GO!"
They follow Mana's command, as each monster now unleashing their fury upon the Great Leviathan in an ever-constant barrage. "Timaeus! I need your power of fusion!" Maya calls, forming again. Timaeus acknowledges her command and lends a portion of his strength to her. She soon retains her Timaeus Cross.
"Alright now! Let's try this again! Go Metal Cross!" Harry orders, as Maya emerges in Metal Cross. She looks like as she did in Metal Soul, however this time her cross form is equipped with mechanical wings of a fighter jet, and on the outer armor of the legs were jet engines which adds to her power of flight in this form. Finally, add a pointed beak-like blast shield to cover her face.
"Well, what are you guys waiting for!?"
Jonouchi grins. "Alright! Go Gearfried, Rocket Warrior, and Gilford the Lightning!" The two warriors and missile-themed monster form, all ready to fight.
"I play XYZ-Dragon Cannon, Blade Knight, and Kaiser Seahorse!" The three monsters are summoned.
"Mecha Metaknight! Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys! Sekai, Magician of Black Chaos!" A mechanical form of Metaknight forms, equipped with rocket boosters, mechanical wings, and its right arm clenches, and transforms in a dazzling display into the large golden pronged Galaxia Sword. Behind it was the phoenix form of Nephthys, and Sekai levitated beside Mecha Metaknight.
"I'll add these three! Buster Blader, Black Luster Soldier, and Valkyrion!" The three powerful sword users appear on Yami's call.
"Kochi the One-Winged Angel, let's try it again!" Kochi remerges, once again armed with his favorite accessories, "and following up, the five adult Charmers! Avalanching Aussa! Storming Wynn! Blazing Hiita! Raging Eria! Fallen Dharc!" The four female adult charmers appear, surrounding the male adult charmer, all of them ready to attack, as Kochi, summoned directly from will forms high above with the Excalibur held at the ready.
"Cyber Phoenix and Chaos Command Magician!" The last two monsters take shape.
All of them lead their assist in conquering the Great leviathan, overwhelming the beast with their combined powers. All the sword users unleashed their attacks up closer and personal, while those with magic unleashed them from a set distance, with raining missiles, energy attacks, spells, everything they could throw at it.
"Tera Flare!"
Kochi unleashed the attack, and immediately all fighters retreated as fast as they could, as the attack connected.
"You tried this before! What makes you think it will work again, fox?"
"Uh... guys?"
The scales of the Leviathan unleash spikes of sea green energy, shredding through many Duel Monsters, destroying many of the summons. Once again, Maya and Kochi crash into Harry and Cassie, in their default forms, and fade back into their humans.
"Harry! Cassandra!" Lily rushes to help them back up.
"Damn it!"
"Stay strong guys!" Jonouchi shouts.
Dartz evil laugh pierces the very air, as it attacks them once again. The three knights stay strong, and hold their defense as they try to shield their Chosen. However, the power was too much for them, and they were slain, shattered as the attacks barrel around them, causing more destruction.
"Oh, so much for your last line of defense, eh?"
"Bring it on ya mutant freak show!"
Harry and Cassie were up again, but Harry groaned. "Jonouchi... why did you have to insult it?" Harry asks.
Reason: it attacked them again, this time sending what looked like slimy tentacles of black ichor at them. They were all snagged, and no matter how hard they struggled to free themselves, they were unable to escape. The Leviathan draws them in as Dartz laughs wildly.
"NO!" Mana cries, seeing the Chosen have been captured by the Leviathan.
"Don't worry; you'll be reunited with your friends again! Inside the belly of the beast! Mwahahahahaha!"
"You son of a bitch," Harry swore, struggling still to get free. They all were trying to get free.
"I am afraid resistance is futile. But do not fret, for in a few short moments, your energies shall be absorbed by the Great Leviathan. But don't take it from me... take it from them!"
Their cries could be heard all around. Souls of the humans and captured monsters, all pleading for freedom, crying for help.
"What do you mean!?"
Pharaoh...
"Huh... Rafael?"
Lily... Harry, Cassandra, please help me...
She gasped. "Severus..."
"Severus-sempai..."
Kaiba...
"Amelda!"
Please, save us!
Jonouchi...
"Oh no! Mai! Valon! What Dartz said was true!"
"Everyone capture by the Orichalcos has been absorbed by the Leviathan..."
"This feels so wrong!" Harry grunts, as the ichor began absorbing them.
"At least you're not Quagmire."
"Shut up! This is no time to be joking around!"
"Your mother's right. I'm not going down without a fight!" Kaiba shouted.
"I hate to point out the obvious, but you're waist deep in the Great Leviathan's Pit of Despair... and sinking fast. My friends, there is no way you can escape!"
"We gotta do something! We came too far now to give up! We have to save everyone from a dying fate! Crap!" Jonouchi cursed, as it began to devour him away into its inky darkness.
"Shit!" Kaiba swore, as more ichor begins to devour the young man. Lily screamed as she was the first to vanish.
"MOM!" Harry cried out, before a slimy tentacle slaps around his head, and pulls him in. Cassie screamed and she disappeared. Then Jonouchi, then Kaiba...
"You'll never win Dartz!" Yami yelled.
"Oh, Pharaoh, always desperate to say the last word... I have already won this war... and soon, your energies shall belong to me... now, do me a favor... and just give in!"
"NO! I won't... give up!" He tried to free himself, but now he was constricted in his movements, and slowly he began to sink.
Pharaoh! I got it!
Yugi! What is it?
If we could hear the people within, maybe they could hear us!
Yugi... it's worth a shot!
Yami closes his eyes, and his struggles ceased.
Everyone! Listen to the sound of my voice! Inside each and every heart is a glimmer of light in this sea of shadows! Separate we may seem insignificant, but together we radiate enough light to radiate throughout the darkness! Now, if you can hear me, focus on the light deep within you! It's the only way to save ourselves!
Deep within the Leviathan, many souls heard the plight of Yami, as many began to dwell within themselves, to see their inner light.
Remember those who care for you!
A tear escape Mai, as her inner light began to glow, from the memory of Jonouchi, making his promise to save her from the darkness, to Valon saving her from her own path to a downward spiral.
Remember those who helped you!
Rafael's inner light begins to shine. From his escape, being helped by Yami, who stayed behind to try and rescue him despite risking his own life.
Remember what you fight for!
Amelda's light, his little brother the only fleeting memories of his mother who he still loves dearly to this very day.
And remember why you never give up even during the hardest of struggles!
More lights began to emerge. Dumbledore in his fight against Voldemort, a similar reason for the Dark Lord (surprisingly enough), Haga and Ryuzaki, for never giving up even after all the bad times that has befallen them, Severus for bravely fighting to protect the lives of the children during the invasion, Lily never giving up in getting back into the heart of her son, and Valon for his ever continuing struggle against the hardships in his life.
And remember... your inner light.
Harry and Cassandra begin to glow as well.
"At last! I have done it! I have finally amassed the souls to finally rid the world, and change it!"
Suddenly, streams of golden light begin to stream out, escaping the demon and striking the Duel Disk the Yami's.
"Lights...? Yes! The spirits trapped within! Let us go, and lend our spirits to the Pharaoh!" Mana shouts, as she flies towards the Duel Disk as well, transforming into spiritual energy. Many Duel Monsters converge, offering their power as well.
Our power... we lend our strength! Harry and Cassie's voices echo, before Yami is swallowed up after it had absorbed every last ball of light from every imprisoned soul, monster, and those form the other world.
It caused a sudden pulse of power to reverberate.
"What is this?" He roared, feeling a strange power deep within. It was causing a lot of pain to him, "My control is slipping! NO!"
Deep within, the Puzzle shines in a brilliant aura, as the Eye of Horus shines upon the spirit's forehead. Within this sea of shadows, his light is brightest. Nearby, similar glowing marks form on the heads of Harry and Cassie.
"In the name of our Pharaoh," Harry whispered.
"In the name of our Pharaoh," Cassandra whispered.
"In the name of the Pharaoh, I command thee! Awaken from your ancient slumber!"
Deep within the beast, three beams of light: red, blue, and yellow, strike out, piercing through the demonic serpent.
"It can't be!" Dartz roars.
"Now I call upon... the three gods of Egypt!"
Dartz screamed in pain as he felt the souls of the Chosen have escaped his grasp. Beams of light now explode forth, breaking through the solid ichor. A ball of light is expelled, and deposits back on the floating island near the ruins of the top temple Yami, Kaiba, Jonouchi who fell face first, Harry, Cassandra, and Lily.
"Hold on, how'd we get out?" Jonouchi asked, getting up quickly.
High above the clouds came three different colored lights.
"By summoning them..."
Emerging from the heavens themselves was Obelisk the Great War God, Osiris the Sky Dragon, and The Winged Dragon of Ra.
The three titans take their position, answering the call of the Pharaoh.
"Obelisk... Osiris... and Ra... The three Egyptian Gods," Harry whispers.
Lily never thought she'd never see these creatures in person again. She has seen all three of them in separate battles... either in a Memory Pensive shown to her by James, or during the Battle City finals before she was captured by Marik. But never would she have ever imagined seeing these three gods again.
In swirling flares of magic, Maya and Kochi remerged beside their companions.
"Impossible! How did he revive the Egyptian Gods!?"
Leviathan roars and quickly made to escape. The three gods were angry this demon dares try and escape punishment. They gave chase, even after the four vanished high beyond the clouds. The Puzzle begins to glow. The gods may need my help! The sphere of light fires high into the air a blast of golden light, leaving Yugi back into control of his body. Harry and Cassandra glow as well, before two streaks of similar lights follow the first.
Yugi looked up, as did the others seeing the lights fly into the sky. Well Pharaoh, it's up to you...
"Harry... Cassandra..." Lily whispered, please stay safe...
=0=0=
Osiris, Obelisk, and Ra were unleashing their battle cries, as they flew through the thick smog of dark clouds that blanketed the planet. Following close behind, was the Pharaoh, Harry, and Cassandra. Soon, they all smash through the top of the clouds and into the higher skies of the Earth, where darkness did not reign, and where the rich blue skies of the light still survived.
Obelisk, Ra, and Osiris were at one end, and before them, was Dartz and the Leviathan. In three flashes of light, emerged the Pharaoh, Harry, and Cassandra.
"Your move," said the Pharaoh, Harry, and Cassandra.
"You DARE defy the Great Leviathan!? You have a lot of learn, Pharaoh! You and your two servants!"
The Great Beast unleashes a terrifying screech of wind.
"Egyptian Gods!" They scream, "COUNTER ATTACK!"
Obelisk smashes his Hand of God into the side of the Leviathan; however it got stuck, as it tries to absorb it back into itself. Dartz laughs away, as they tried to fight the ultimate monster. Ra and Osiris rush to the aid of their God of War, a powerful thunder attack is unleashed alongside a tremendous volley of fire, causing a mighty explosion to form.
"FOOL!"
The three gods are blown back, and Yami, Harry, and Cassandra glared at Dartz.
"My powerful creature has existed long before your gods were born, and Leviathan shall rule this world long after they die! Now Leviathan!" The beast prepares a charge of dark energy as it rears it's head with a mighty cry, "ATTACK!"
A beam of energy is fired, and it streams straight towards them.
"Obelisk the Great War God!" Harry commands, "Hand of God!"
Obelisk roars, as it clenches its fist in retaliation, and brings it back as energy is drawn.
"Osiris the Sky Dragon!" Yami commands, "Super Evangelism Wave Thunder!"
Osiris opens its main mouth, as a titanic well of energy rumbles deep within its throat, gathering in attack power.
"Winged Dragon of Ra!" Cassandra commands, "Nova Force Cannon!"
Ra screeches, as its ring cannon begin to glow, and gather in a sphere of fire that grows larger and larger each passing second.
"ATTACK!" They issue, and the three gods unleash their power as one.
The beam of gray and black streaks towards the oncoming beam of gold and spiraling red and blue. They smash together, and the resulting force of power explodes, generating a giant ball of light that pierces through the dark clouds. On the floating island, Kaiba, Yugi, Jonouchi, and Lily watch in silence, as did the others back on the abandoned land island. The powerful glow can be seen from the USS Courage. And on the east coast of Europe near a deserted strip of beach was the Order of the Phoenix and the rest of Hogwarts, witnessing the brilliant flare of a power struggle between three gods of Egypt, and a creature that has existed since the dawn of time. James held his son Chase close by. Many of the magical children are unable to believe what they were witnessing. No one in the Wizarding World ever would have thought a power unlike their own force of magic would ever exist.
"Fool! I have the souls of the captured! My beast is fueled by darkness itself!"
"WRONG!" Yami roars, "My gods are fueled by the souls of the light! The light of which they gave, so that we may triumph over evil!"
"And with our power," Harry and Cassandra shout, "MAY YOU BE BANISHED!"
Their inner power begins to shine forth, enveloping the reincarnated couple. Leo and Karasu have emerged, and together, expel their power, allowing the gods to experience the boost that was needed to push back Dartz's final attack. The now strengthened attack barrels through the beam of gray and black, and smashes into the Leviathan's mouth in another explosive collision.
"No! What have you done? What have you fools done to me!?"
The power was slipping, and the Leviathan has been defeated at last. The souls of the captured were escaping, flying free, saved from the sea of darkness that was the Great Leviathan. Explosions rippled through the body of the sinking serpent, as the Pharaoh, Leo, and Karasu watch on with satisfaction. Down below, Kaiba, Yugi, Jonouchi, and Lily spot the Leviathan sinking form the skies above, as spheres of light have been released. The souls of human and monster were now free from imprisonment. The souls float about in the skies as the Leviathan sunk into the ocean, down into the murky depths, forever destroyed. Leo and Karasu gaze to their Pharaoh, and they smile before they vanished, and Harry and Cassandra emerged in an unconscious state. Yami holds them close by.
So, this was the inner power of which Isis spoke of during Battle City, Yami thought.
Mai and Valon's souls flew off, returning back to they bodies, as did many other souls. Amelda had a heartbreaking reunion with his brother Mikey, as Rafael with his family. Their souls were never gone; for they have always been with them all along, and they would always watch over the two men. The souls of the past either fly or fade away to head off into the afterlife. Severus' soul flew before Lily, and the man smiled. He then flies off to the east as the darkness dissipated, and the hurricane slowly vanished from existence. The Order watched form their position as many souls flew close to them. Three followed the first, and entered the bodies of Snape, Dumbledore, Flitwick, and Ginny.
The four open their eyes, and slowly get up. "They did it..." Severus whispered.
"Ginny!" Her family cried out as she was engulfed in a family hug.
"Albus," McGonagall whispered, tears streaking down her cheeks, as the old man chuckled softly, getting help from James to stand. His old bones popped here and there. Flitwick chuckles as well, as the short little man rolls back to a standing position. More souls came, as the three other students captured by Draco returned to their bodies. And Draco's soul returned as well, however he looked around, as he saw many of the Professors looking at him.
"Where am I? W-What happened?" He questioned in a frightened voice, too real for it to be faked, much to the surprise of many Gryffindors.
"Do not judge this young man, the evil power has clouded his heart but now he has been purified..." Everyone gasped. There was Merlin, "the evil magic is now gone, and the world has been saved by the Chosen Ones... our very world has been spared destruction..." The aged magician slowly disappeared before their eyes, however his last words echo, "Now it is time to face the time of peril... HE has returned..."
"Voldemort," Dumbledore says instantly, and all but him flinch.
Two souls shoot off, one flying down and entering Rafael's body, as the man opens his eyes while the group looks inside.
"Rafael!"
"I'm back... I've been set free, thanks to the Chosen Ones."
"You man... they did it?" Anzu asks.
"Yes, they did... they defeated Dartz and has finally destroyed the Great Leviathan, freeing everyone he has stolen over the years."
Anzu looks to the skies, seeing the various spheres of light still.
However, form the ocean, a stream of purple tries to make one last ditch effort.
"Oh crap, I think it's time to go!" Jonouchi shouts against the quaking of the island beginning to fall apart. The golden lights emerge back, and the Pharaoh made his return.
You did it!
We did it. Let's go.
They merge together. Harry and Cassandra were still out cold when they returned, however Maya and Kochi took control of their bodies to get them to safety.
"We should get out of this area and fast or else we may end up killed!" Lily yelled.
They ran for it, as they traveled back, dodging falling debris until they reached the main garden area, where the portal still remained. Jonouchi leapt in, followed by Kaiba, and Lily, then Harry, and Cassie. Yugi however stopped when Yami spoke out to him.
Yugi! Don't you feel that? We're not alone here...
Behind the two, was Dartz, and the man was releasing wisps of black purple smoke. His dual-colored eyes looked half glazed; however, he still held a wicked smirk.
"Can't leave without saying goodbye, Pharaoh..."
Energy swirls around, forming one last effort into the Leviathan, in a weakened state. It unleashes a terrifying roar, however Yami was prepared. "Timaeus!"
The knight emerged.
"Attack!"
He strikes the beast, but gets repelled, and he screams in pain. Yami recalls the man back to safety, as Dartz chuckled in amusement.
"You poor fool... don't you get it? Not even all the monsters in the world fused together can stop my creature... now do you understand? The Leviathan is not one of your little Duel Monsters; it has always existed since time itself. It was created from the very dark soul of a human, and for as long as the human race exists, so shall the Great Beast!"
Dartz's form melts into the serpent, and the eyes glow piercing red.
"Dartz! Don't you understand!? The human race is not evil, it is the Orichalcos! The Orichalcos has control over you, just like it does with everything else it confronts! It is evil, not the humans, and not you!"
"It's just using you to do its dirty work," Yugi yelled.
"Listen to me Dartz! The Orichalcos is an evil force of nature. Think back to when you were once king of your own country, your people. You knew peace, generosity, and tranquility, and then the Orichalcos stone came, and the peace shattered. Chaos was brought to you, and it brought the greed, the sadness, the rage, and the violence. And if you are going to destroy the human race, you will have to get past me to do so!"
"VERY WELL!" The serpent attacks Yami, and Yugi cries out his name.
"NO! YAMI!"
"HAHAHAHAHA! FARE WELL, PHARAOH!"
The spirit screamed as the surge of darkness kept tearing through his willed defenses, as this towering inferno of darkness could be seen from ground level near the heli.
=0=0=
Inside Malfoy Manor, one soul emerges into a body, and red eyes snap open, and begin to glow as he sits up in the bed he now laid in. He remembered what had happened... despite this weak form of a Memory Charm he now destroyed. How he was captured by the Orichalcos, how his very magic and life energy was being swallowed by this beast of absolute power... all of it. But now, this monster was destroyed, and now he, Lord Voldemort, has been set free once again.
"I am back... I must rebuild... my army once again... time to find the Boy-Who-Lived."
Final chapter next. I must say, I really did enjoy this, and plus I am finally able to reveal the "inner power" of which Harry and Cassandra wield, their incarnations: Leo and Karasu.