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Sly's Final Test
Sly and Ruka entered their door that served as a portal to a hellish, demonic world where the innocent souls were tormented and their cries of agony can be heard. Ruka was scared of the world itself and decided to hold Sly's hand so she wouldn't be scared. Sly realized Ruka's fear and would do the same for her to ensure that she is alright.
Soon they arrive at the Tower of Hell that goes up into the skies, and it was on fire at the very top as it shoots a powerful beam into the sky, Sly and Ruka wonder what is at the top that is causing all of this, but then suddenly… a demon with wings flies from the pits and grabs Ruka. Ruka panicked as she was kidnapped, and Sly screamed for her. "RUKA!" he yelled in panic as he now tries to chase down the demon himself, but he is stop by a man in black armor, who reveals to be Bob.
"Bob?" Sly asked in shock.
"Yes it's me!" Bob replied.
"Look... we have to get to the Master, and you are in my way, so beat it!" Sly grunted as he tries to punch Bob, but his armor protected him from harm, and the metal on it injures Sly as he hurts his hand.
"Well… well… well…. It seems you have almost reached the Master. I understand the rage you have at him, but there's no reason to be so impatient." Bob said in a mocking tone, but Sly just ignored his comment.
"Look Bob… you are being possessed by the Master's corrupt magic, you are brainwashed…snap out of it man!" Sly said, trying to bring the old Bob back, but it doesn't work, and Bob grabs him and pushes him into a wall.
"Look Sly, the Master gave me everything, power, a new deck, even immortality should I defeat you, and nothing is going to stop me from doing my task for the Master. He requests your soul, and I am going to give it to him, so why not we settle this in a duel, on top of the tower." Bob said before he teleported both of them to the top of the tower.
Ruka was seen hanging over a portal with the souls wanting to grab her and send her to Hell, she was tied to a rope that is tied to a look-alike hanging block, and at the end of the rope was a blade that was pointing upward. Sly notices the device as he was teleported up there, and as he was getting tossed to his dueling side, he notices Ruka in pearl.
"Ruka… don't worry… I am going to get you down from there, I promise!" Sly said to Ruka to make sure that she is going to be alright, and then he switches to a glare and angrily reacts on Bob. "What have you done with Ruka?"
"I am raising the stakes of this duel! Should you win… your friend will be released and you will be safe, but should you lose… not only will you die as we are fighting in the Chaos Zone, but Ruka will be sent to the depths of Hell, and she will become a lost soul in this dimension forever!" Bob said while laughing evilly. "But this Chaos Zone is special, as for every life point lost, you will lose a bit of your actual life energy, plus you will get some injuries as well, but hit zero, and you are dead!" Sly was shocked at what Bob just said, as he might have to kill his friend if they want to get to the Master, and he knows that he wouldn't hurt his friend. Even if he never actually liked Bob that much, he still couldn't just let him die.
"Look Bob… I don't want to hurt you, please… snap out of it!" Sly begged, but in vain.
"SHUT UP! I am fine the way I am… plus you got no choice, as if you don't do it, I can send your friend down right now, and you can join her as well." Bob ordered as he prepares his duel disk. "Now shut up and duel already!"
"Fine then… you leave me no choice then Bob… if this is the only way to get to the Master, then so be it, but I will bring you back in any means possible, as deep down you are still my friend." Sly said as he arms his duel disk.
"You can try!" Bob mocked. "But you will fail!"
"Then bring it!" Sly grunted.
"Duel!" they both said.
Bob's LP: 4000
Sly's LP: 4000
"Prepare to fell the wrath of my new deck! I draw!" Bob grunted as he drew his cards. "I summon Hell Bringer in Attack Mode." He said and then to the field appeared was a dark flamed fiendish warrior with wings.
Attr: Fire Type: Fiend Atk: 1500 Def: 0 Level: 4
"Whenever my Hell Bringer is summoned, my opponent loses 500 Life Points!" Bob explained, and then his Hell Bringer goes in and fires a dark fireball at Sly, however… since this was a duel in the Chaos Zone. Sly felt the energy as he was being burned by the flames, and he collapsed for a moment.
Sly's LP: 3500
"Sly!" Ruka yelled out, and then she notices that the sword is tilting down onto the rope slowly, than stops as it goes about 1/8 of the way down.
"Every time you lose Life Points, the sword will tilt downward, and should your Life Points reach 0, the rope will be cut, and she will be with you in Hell, as the Chaos Zone will make you die!" Bob added and laughed evilly., but stopped after a while. ''Yeah I think I said that already. Anyway I will end my turn with 2 face-downs and give you a shot!"
Bob's Hand: 3
"That attack… it felt truly real!" Sly said as he got back up and drew his card. "But I will bring you back, I play Gemknight Fusion!" Sly said before he got interrupted by Bob.
"I don't think so! I play my Trap Card that will destroy you, Cursed Seal of the Forbidden Spell. By sending a magic card, I can ban that spell for the whole duel, so say goodbye to Gemknight Fusion." Bob said, and Sly and Ruka were in shock of the card he has played.
"Oh no!" Sly thought in fear.
"This is bad!" Ruka added. "Now he won't be able to use his fusions."
Gemknight Fusion was then sent to the graveyard as a result, and Sly wasn't able to fuse anything as a result, especially as that card was his ace (like Jaden with Polymerization).
"Just face it Sly… there is no way that you will be getting out of here alive, and neither is your girlfriend. My new deck is going to blast you straight to the Underworld where you and your girlfriend belong." Bob mocked as if he was possessed.
"Alright, then in that case… I will make this duel my last. I play my Gem-Knight Alexandrite in Attack Mode!" Sly said as he plays his Knight Armor like beast with a Gem in the middle.
Attr: Earth Type: Rock Atk: 1800 Def: 1200 Level: 4
"But since I have to knock some sense into you… I will tribute my monster in order to play something stronger… like my Gemknight Crystal from my Deck that I can summon by tributing my Gemknight Alexandrite." Sly grunted as his knight disappears, and an even better version of the monster that has crystals on its shoulders, etc.
Gemknight Crystal: Attr: Earth Type: Rock Atk: 2450 Def: 1950 Level: 7
"Now Gemknight-Crystal attacks Hell Bringer with Crystal Slash Attack!" Sly ordered as his Gemknight pulls his crystal blade and slices the Hell Bringer to shreds. Bob's new armor paid off, and he didn't feet a single thing.
Bob's LP: 3050
"I will end my turn with 2 face-down cards." Sly said as he places his card face-down.
Sly's Hand: 2
"It will take a lot more than dumb luck me, I draw." Bob grunted as he drew his card. "I activate the spell card known has Revival from the Underworld, since I lost a monster last turn, I can add that monster back to my hand, in return I have to give up 500 life points to use it."
Bob's LP: 2550
"Okay… so you brought back Hell Bringer, what good will that do for you since I have my Crystal on the field, and it has a lot more strength than you Hell Bringer!" Sly grunted.
"You will see! I play Hell Lancer, in Attack Mode." Bob said as he played another Hell creature, this time it was a flaming fiend with a large lance.
Attr: Fire Type: Fiend/Tuner Atk: 1800 Def: 900 Type: 4
"And now I will play activate Continuous Trap Card Ultimate Offering, for every 500 Life Points, I can summon one additional monster, and now I summon my Hell Bringer again!" he yelled out as he played his trap and his former beast again. "And you know what my Hell Bringer can do, it inflicts 500 points of damage." Bob yelled as his Hell Bringer fires another fireball at Sly.
Bob's LP: 2050
"It won't be happening this time, I play my face-down trap card. Damage Reflection Mirror! It plays whenever a card effect inflicts damage, so now I can redirect that damage onto you Bob, in return I have to discard a card from my hand." Sly said as his mirror appeared and reflects the damage back at Bob, and this time… he felt some pain, but suddenly for one moment, he reverted to his old self.
Bob's LP: 1550
"Look Bob… I know you can hear me… please…. Snap out of it! This is not you, I know you can hear me!" Sly yelled out to Bob in hopes of freeing his friend, and for one moment, Bob was his old self.
"Sly… is that you!" Bob said as his eyes weren't red for one moment.
"Yes… it's me, you have got to call off the duel now, and the stakes of this duel are so high… that whoever loses the duel… will die!" Sly yelled out to Bob. "The Master has set you up; please… snap out of this!"
"Not if I have anything to say about it!" The Master thought evilly before he uses his magic to inflict pain in Bob's head, and moments later… he was reverted to his evil self. "Ah… that's better!"
"I understand the stakes, and plus I chose to be on the Master's side, and I ain't going to change my mind!" Bob grunted furiously at Sly.
"Fine then… it seems we have to duel to the end then!" Sly said. "Then so be it!"
"Alright… where did we left off…oh yeah, I now tune my 2 Level 4 monsters, to summon a creature that feeds off fear, and uses it as the thing of your undoing, it's your worst nightmare. I summon Costrla, the Nightmare Demon!" Bob yelled out as a huge demon with 2 black wings and an encrusted weapon in its arm appeared on the field with a large roar.
Attr: Dark Type: Fiend Atk: 2800 Def: 2600 Level: 8
"Not good!" Ruka gulped.
"Now I play my monster's special power, whenever it is summoned to the field, I am allowed to once per turn special summon a Level 4 or below "Hell" monster from my hand or deck, straight to the field, and I am deciding on another Hell Bringer." Bob explained as he summons another Hell Bringer in Attack Mode. "You know what to do!" he added as the monster fires another fireball at Sly, and this time he took the hit.
Sly's LP: 3000
"Hold on, it gets worse, as now my monster is going to launch an attack on your Gemknight Crystal." Bob added as his monster goes in for the kill, and Costrla slashes with her fangs on Crystal, destroying it completely, and pushing Sly to a corner.
Sly's LP: 2650
"I play the trap card, Gemknight Digging, since you just destroyed a Gemknight monster I am allowed to summon a level 4 or below Gemknight monster from either my hand or deck, and I choose Gemknight Garnet, and I will make him appear in Attack Mode." Sly said, bringing out his new monster in time.
Attr: Earth Type: Pyro Atk: 1900 Def: 0 Level: 4
Bob grunted as his near victory plan was ruined thanks to his trap, and now he couldn't attack with his Hell Bringer, and he gives a glare at Sly before he ends his turn with a face-down. "I place a card face-down and end my turn. But remember, every life point lost means the blade gets closer to being cut." He added as the sword moves further down.
Bob's Hand: 0
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Rua's Final Test
In a different dimension that resembles a lot like where Jesse (Yubei) and dueled, Suzy was sitting on her throne, waiting for her love to finally show up for their true duel.
"I know you are here Rua… and soon when this is all over, you and I will be together forever!" Suzy thought to her head with a bit of love as she looks through her new deck, and knows that this deck will ensure Rua's defeat.
In the same dimension but climbing the tower through the stairs after walking for miles to get to the tower were Patty and Rua. Rua started to feel weaker and weaker as he was collapsing more and more often thanks to his duel, and it seems it has taken an even worse toll than he imagined. Patty still continued to support him, but she is started to get worried.
"Rua… I know what you did was brave… but you are getting so weak now… that I don't know if you will be able to do the Final Test." Patty said, worried for Rua.
"No matter what happens, I am never going to let you out of my sight; that just isn't like me. I would fight for you, die for you, everything. It's just I don't want you to suffer at the hands of the odds we are against, I want you to be safe." Rua said as he lies on the ground to relax for a few moments, but he was coughing through his message, and Patty started to cry. "Patty… what's wrong?"
"I JUST DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOU!" Patty cried out with all her sadness as she cries in his lap, Rua used this time to bring her close to her, and then… Rua gave her a kiss and they did it for a few moments, and then it stopped. "You really still love me?" Patty asked emotionally as she was crying.
"Yes… as your boyfriend, as a true friend, and as an ally that I can count on. Come on, we got to get to the top of the tower, and take on this final trial, and we will do it together." Rua responded before Patty got him back up and then Patty started to walk with him all the way to the top, and they held their hands together to the very end, knowing that they will make it to the top.
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Back to Sly's Test!
"It's my move, I draw! Sly yelled. "Hey not bad, I play my Gemknight Fusion Force X. If I pay half my life points, I am allowed to summon one fusion monster with Gemknight in its name, regardless of the conditions, and without further ado… it is time that I present Gemknight Ruby." Sly said as his new monster now appears in red armor.
Attr: Earth Type: Pyro Atk: 2500 Def: 1300 Level: 6
Sly's LP: 1325
"Sly… did you know what you just did!" Ruka grunted at him as the blade moves closer to the rope. "You just used more of your LP, when you are supposed to be saving them!"
"Don't worry Ruka… I know what I am doing!" Sly said, ensuring that Ruka will be alright. "I activate my Ruby's special ability, I tribute my Garnet in order to add that monster's attack points to my Ruby till the end of my turn." Sly explained as Garnet's soul is now absorbed and the sword began to glow. (Atk: 4400) "Now my Ruby is the strongest monster in play, and it's more than enough to end this duel. Now Ruby… attack Costrla, the Nightmare Demon with Fire Slash!" he yelled as his monster goes in for the attack.
"Not so fast… I activate my face-down magic card, Emergency Provisions, now I get rid of my Ultimate Offering card to raise my points by 1000 before your attack." Bob interrupted as he played his cards and restore his life points before the big attack. ''Also when Costrla gets destroyed, I'm allowed to draw 1 card from my deck.''
Bob's LP: 2550
Then his monster gets destroyed by Ruby, and now he takes another hit, and he is out of the Master's control for a moment again.
Bob's LP: 950
"I will end my turn with 2 face-downs, and Bob…. I hope you are alright, because I had to do that attack to snap you out!" Sly said to make sure Bob was alright, and he was, even though his armor wasn't working for some reason, after placing his cards down.
"Sly… I am feeling good, it's alright… that Master corrupted my thinking and somehow brainwashed me for a few moments, I hope I didn't hurt you." Bob said while he ain't possessed.
"Well thanks to this Chaos Zone, and what your demon done? You will end up taking 2 lives without meaning to do it. Please Bob… remember, we are your friends, and Rua, and Patty, and Tenpei, please… remember!" Ruka added, hopping to get into Bob's head a bit to make him remember.
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Flashback scene from chapter 6
''Before you do anything I activate my Trap Double Boost By discarding a card from my hand Ultimate Baseball Kid gains extra 1000 Attack and Defense Points.'' Steve said and discarded a card.
Ultimate Baseball Kid Atk: 4000 Def: 1600
''That doesn't matter. I equip Gemknight Rubys with Fusion Weapon. It increases its Attack and Defense Points by 1500.'' Sly said and Rubys got stronger.
Gemknight Rubys Atk: 4500 Def: 2400
''Next I change it in Defense Mode.'' Sly said as Rubys changed position.
''Why would you do that?'' Steve asked rather confused.
''Because of Zero Gravity. I change all monsters Battle Positions. Now Rubys destroy Ultimate Baseball Kid.'' Sly said.
''But it is in Defense Mode so I don't take any damage.'' Steve said slightly smiling.
''You are forgetting something. When Gemknight Rubys attacks a monster in Defense Mode difference between its Attack Points and opponent's monster Defense Points is dealt as damage. So it's Game Over!'' Sly said smirking as Gemknight Rubys destroyed Ultimate Baseball Kid.
Bob's and Steve's LP: 0
''And the winners of this duel are Shining Gems Sly and Ruka.'' Judge said once the duel was over.
''We did it. You were great.'' Ruka said hugging him. Sly's face turned red.
''Thanks… Do you mind letting go now?'' Sly said remembering their position.
'' Oh right. Sorry.'' Ruka said also blushing.
''That was great duel you two. We almost had you.'' Bob said approaching them.
''You guys were great too.'' Ruka said.
Meanwhile in another part of Duel Academy
''I heard that Ruka and Sly won their first match.'' Tenpei said.
''Yeah. Those two are great together.'' Patty said.
"I remember you 2 beating me and Steve in the tag team duel tournament and you 2 went on to win the tournament, and I cheered you on all the way to the very end, even when you had to face the Dark God, and even Rua and Suzy, I cheered you all on. You guys played a great duel during that time, and it is something that I will never forget, as you are 2 very talented duelists." Bob said, narrating the flashback.
End of flashback
"You 2 are still my friends, and since the stakes of this duel is so high because of what the Master and those goons had put me and Suzy through, you have to take me out now, before it's too late." Bob said as he started to lose hope on the situation, but then a strong dark aura appeared around him and he panics. "You have to take me out now, do it before the darkness takes over… it's the only way!"
"No Bob… I won't do it!'' Sly yelled.
"You must, it's the only way for you to confront the Master, I beg you!" Bob said as the dark shadows tries to engulf him.
"Fight it Bob… fight it!" Sly yelled. "You can do it!" Ruka added.
"I can't… arghhhh….." Bob screamed as the shadows possess him again, and his red eyes came back.
"Forget everything I have said in that one sudden moment but this fact is true… it's the only way. This is your final test… are you willing to kill a friend in order to reach the Master, or are you willing to risk your life for mine?" Bob asked with a serious evil laugh as he was possessed completely.
"SIMPLY PUT… DO YOU HAVE IT IN YOU?" Bob mocked.
Sly was standing there, motionless…as conflicted on what to do at this point. He knows he doesn't want to kill his friend, but he was telling him to do it as it is the only way to advance, and after looking at what's at stake, he knew what he had to do.
"Alright… you have left me no choice! We will duel until the end!" Sly said, knowing that this is going to be the only way to get to the Master, and stop his evil once and for all, so he decides to take his chances.
Sly's Hand: 0
"Now that is the better choice…I will go now, I draw!" Bob said as he drew his card. "Perfect…now I am sure to bring his doom very soon, and with this monster, his death will be ensured." He thought to himself. "Sly… I am afraid that this duel is soon over, I got a powerful magic card that will ensure your absolute defeat. I play the magic card, the Prime Evil's Vessel!" he yelled as he plays his magic card, and then the sky turn red and spirits fly out of the wormhole and onto the field.
"What's going on?" Sly asked as the dead souls fly around the area.
"You end is coming, with this card… for every monster that's in my graveyard, this card gains one counter, and once 12 counters have been accumulated, your very doom will be awakened, there is a demon lord that rules this domain, and once I unlock him from his slumber… you are finished! I will also play my Pot of Super Greed Spell (new version of the card, more useful), and it lets me draw 3 more cards." He added as he drew his cards, just as his card gets 3 counters.
"Okay… big deal! That is a card everyone knows how to use." Sly mocked.
"I know… and now I will play my Hell Cannon in Defense Mode." Bob added as a new monster appeared, it was the same demon, but with a cannon on its back.
Attr: Dark Type: Fiend Atk: 0 Def: 1800 Level: 5
"I am allowed to Special Summon this creature if I happen to have 2 or more monsters with Hell in its name in my grave, and since I have 2, I was allowed to summon him, and if I trash a monster like my Flamvell Dragnov and send him to the graveyard, you take 600 points of direct damage." Bob said.
"Not again!" Sly gulped as the Hell Cannon loads up his shot, and then fires it at Sly, and he was knocked down by the explosion.
Sly's LP: 725 (the blade is almost at the rope now)
"And like as stated, I get another counter (4 counters now)." Bob added as another counter was added. "Well… it seems you are almost out of points like I am, so we are evenly matched now, but on my next turn, that will all change, I end my turn with a face-down, your move!"
Bob's Hand: 0
"Alright… my move!" Sly said as he drew his card. "I play my Card of Sanity, so now we get to draw until we have 6 cards in our hand." They both then drew their cards. "Next I will play my Gem-Knight Tourmaline in Attack Mode." Sly said as he summons a new beast that is in gold armor.
Attr: Earth Type: Thunder Atk: 1600 Def: 1800 Level: 4
"Now… Tourmaline, destroy Hell Bringer with Thunder Spear!" Sly ordered as his monster throws his spear at the beast, and destroys it in the process.
Bob's LP: 850
"And now my Gemknight Ruby is going to launch an assault on your Hell Cannon." Sly said as his Ruby charges for his beast, and then suddenly a barrier appear before him.
"I activate my Negate Attack Trap card, so your monster attack is neutralized!" Bob said as he stopped his attack. "And remember for each beast destroyed, a new counter appears." (5 counters now) "7 more and you are finished!"
"Just face it, you don't know what you are getting yourself into, and soon you and Ruka will be together in the Underworld forever!" Bob mocked. "It would be best if you just gave up!"
"I won't!" Sly grunted. "I end my turn!"
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Meanwhile… in the master's room the Master was watching the events of Bob and Sly's duel unfold, and he was amused that Bob is preparing Sly for his ultimate defeat.
"Ah… yes…. Just a few more turns, and the soul of Sly will be mine, and as for Rua… his trial is coming up soon, and since he is weak after his duel with The End, it will only be just a matter of time before I am revived, and once I am… this world will belong to me!" The Master said in the middle of his evil laugh.
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Other Dimension where Rua and Patty are
"It will be time Rua, before you and I are united by love forever, as soon as I beat you and the Master revives, you will be on my side forever, and together… we will rule this world!" Suzy said to herself as Rua will soon come to face her, and once he takes the challenge, there is no turning back.
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TheNew959: Alright, Chapter 36 is done. I hope you don't scorn me as I am going basic off the original author's story.
Bob: "It's over, you can't win!"
Sly: "It all comes down to this, my draw!"
Suzy: "It seems we finally meet again, and this time… I am now ready to claim you Rua, and this time… there is no stopping me."
Rua: "I don't want to hurt you, just listen to me."
Suzy: "Do you have it in you?"
Next Time: The duel between Bob and Sly continues, and things are about to heat up, as Bob prepares his master plan to ensure Sly's defeat, and only one card can save him now. As for Rua and Suzy, Rua is about to give up everything… in order to save a friend, even if it must means taking his own life…to do it. However, Suzy's new deck is about to push Rua to the edge, and in this duel, the stakes of love are at its highest. What will happen in the next chapter? Will Sly defeat Bob? Can Rua survive and bring Suzy to her sense? Or will The Master finally have the 2 souls needed to be reborn? Find out next time on a thrilling, shocking, tear-jerking, heart stopping, and simply put… the most cutthroat chapter of the fanfiction. It's an episode that you have to read to believe.
Next Time: The Final Trials Part 2 out of 3: The Demon Lord is Unleashed! Unleash the Ultimate Gemknight Beast! Rua vs Suzy, The Battle of Love and Trust!
Card hints: This Gemknight is Level 9 and has a power that relies on monsters in the graveyard.