A Black Rose by Any Other Name
Chapter Thirty-Six: Furious Darkness
"Everybody Listen!" the M.C. shouted. "It's time for the last semi-final duel of the Battle of the Crown Tournament!"
In burst of smoke Talia and Josh appeared, and both of them looked pissed. "It looks like these two are ready to tear into each other," he said.
"I hope you're ready to suffer your majesty?" Talia asked tauntingly.
"No are you ready for the worst beat down you've every experienced?" Josh asked in return.
"Whatever enough chit chat," Talia laughed. "Let's begin!"
"DUEL!" the both roared.
"I'll be making the first move," Talia said drawing six cards.
"Fine by me it doesn't matter!" Josh snarled.
The waiting room
"Man they are both pissed," Rob said.
"Well no duh Rob," Reina scoffed. "Alexandria is in a coma thanks to Talia and Josh just gave her a pretty nasty verbal beating, and she seems to be losing her grip on sanity."
"I wonder can Josh can win," Vincent muttered.
"Heh that bitch won't beat Josh," Reina said.
"She is pretty tough," Zeke said. "She did come somewhat close to defeating me, plus she has that Wicked God and whatever the Hell else Archer might have given her."
"He'll win I know it," Reina said.
The dueling stage
(Talia: 8000) - (Josh: 8000)
"I'll start off by activating Pitch–Black Sun!" the Spell card materialized and a large black sphere appeared above Talia. "Now each time my monsters are destroyed I'll gain Life Points equal to the destroyed monster's original attack points."
"Like I care I'll just deplete your Life Points faster than you can restore them," Josh growled.
"I'll also activate Card of Safe Return and I take it you remember what it does?" Talia asked mockingly and Josh just hissed. "I'll end my turn by setting a monster face down."
"I summon Dodger Dragon!" a green Dragon with a long serpentine body appeared behind Josh, it also had extremely long legs. (LV4/ATK 1900/DEF 1200)
"Dodger Dragon destroy her face down monster with Spiral Flame!" the Dragon fired a tornado of green flames incinerating Talia's face down monster that appeared to be a large ape in red armor.
(Talia: 8500) - (Josh: 8000)
"Thanks you idiot that was Scarr, Scout of Dark World and thanks to his effect I get a level four or lower Dark World monster from my Deck added to my hand like Beiige," Talia said as the card popped out of her Deck.
"Fine I'll set a card face down and end my turn," Josh snarled.
"I'll activate Graceful Charity!" Talia drew three cards and then threw two into her Graveyard. The ground burst open and two familiar figures appeared. "Josh I take it you know Beiige," she laughed. (LV4/ATK 1600/DEF 1300) x2
"Ya I remember them but guess what they're too weak for them to make any difference," Josh scoffed.
"Except for the secondary power of my Pitch-Black Sun," Talia laughed as two beams of black light shot down hitting the Vanguards. (LV4/ATK 1600-2600/DEF 1300) "All monsters summoned from my Graveyard gain 1000 attack points and don't forget I still have Card of Safe Return active."
"Oh shit," Josh gasped upon seeing the boost in attack power Talia's monsters got.
"Beiige one attack his Dodger Dragon!" one of the Beiiges lunged forward impaling the thin Dragon causing it to howl in pain and shatter.
(Talia: 8500) - (Josh: 7300)
"Beiige number two sick him!" the second Vanguard rushed forward and struck Josh with the butt of his spear.
(Talia: 8500) - (Josh: 4700)
"You're not looking so good Josh," Talia cackled as Josh held his side.
"Go rot in Hell," Josh hissed.
"I'll set a card face down and end my turn," Talia sneered.
"I'll set a monster and a card face down and end my turn," Josh said.
"Beiige one attack his face down monster!" one of the Fiends rushed forward and stabbed the face down monster revealing Masked Dragon.
"That was Masked Dragon so say hello to another one in defense mode," another Masked Dragon appeared and shielded itself with its wings. (LV3/ATK 1400/DEF 1100)
"Fine Beiige two attack!" the second Beiige speared the Dragon shattering it into pixels.
"Thanks because now I'm going to call out Totem Dragon in defense mode!" the small long necked Dragon flew on to the field and then curled up. (LV2/ATK 400/DEF 200)
"Ha like I'm afraid of that wimpy little puke," the Dark World duelist smirked. "I'll end my turn."
"I'm about to show you why you should fear one of my most useful troops!" Josh roared as Totem Dragon was engulfed in a pillar of flames. "I release my Totem Dragon which counts as two releases for a Dragon monster like my Tyrant Dragon!" the rust coloured Dragon lord flew out of the flames and roared. (LV8/ATK 2900/DEF 2500)
"Now I'll activate Call of the Haunted to bring back Masked Dragon!" the ground burst open and one of the Masked Dragons crawled out.
"So what I'll be healed for far more damage than you'll be doing this turn," Talia laughed.
"Not if I activate this go Burst Breath!" Masked Dragon roared as it was covered in fire. "All I have to do is release a monster and all monsters with lower defense than the attack points of the one I released like your monsters!" Masked Dragon flew forward lighting both Fiends on fire.
(Talia: 11700) - (Josh: 4700)
"Tyrant Dragon roast her with Tyrant's Flame!" Tyrant Dragon spewed a torrent of fire that engulfed Talia causing her to howl in pain.
(Talia: 8800) - (Josh: 4700)
"I'll set a card face down and end my turn," Josh said.
Talia stood up and snarled. "You'll pay for that!"
"Send me the bill," the Dragon duelist said with a smirk.
"I activate The Forces of Darkness and now I can return my two Beiiges to my hand," Talia said as the cards slid out of her Graveyard.
"Now I'll activate Magical Stone Excavation and all I have to do is discard two cards and I get back a Spell card from my Graveyard like my Graceful Charity!" the Spell card fell out of her Graveyard and she immediately threw it into her Duel Disk. "Now I'll activate so meet my two Beiiges again in attack mode!" the two Vanguards burst out of the ground and snarled at Josh. (LV4/ATK 1600-2600/DEF 1300)
"Let me guess you're going to activate United We Stand?" Josh asked.
"No I release both my Beiiges to call for The Supremacy Sun!" both Fiends burst into black flames. The glowing sphere above Talia pulsed and from it emerged a large figure in black armour with no legs. (LV10/ATK 3000/DEF 3000)
"A Legendary Planet," Josh gasped.
"It's also the most powerful one in the set so look upon the face of your destruction!" Talia laughed.
"Sun show this fool your power by eradicating his Dragon with your Solar Flare!" the Sun raised its hand and fired a blast of black light at Tyrant Dragon immolating it instantly.
(Talia: 8800) - (Josh: 4600)
"I'll end my turn," Talia laughed. "Why don't you give up now and spare yourself the pain!"
"I will never give up not until I crush you!" Josh roared.
"Then you'll die trying," the Dark World duelist sneered.
Josh drew and smirked or not. "I Special Summon Vice Dragon since you control a monster and don't," the grey Dragon flew onto the field and looked worriedly over at Josh. (LV5/ATK 2000-1000/DEF 2400-1200) "I'm alright, and of course because of that its attack and defense are halved but it doesn't matter."
"I'm not afraid of Red Dragon," Talia said.
"You should be because I'm summoning Delta Flyer!" the sharp winged Dragon Tuner flew onto the field and floated above Vice Dragon. (LV3/ATK 1500/DEF 900) "Now I'll tune my level, three Delta Flyer and my level, five Vice Dragon…,"
"Twisting torrents of hellfire signal the king's arrival, his very presence makes his enemies quake in fear. Bow down and behold! Synchro Summon Red Dragon Archfiend!"
Delta Flyer took off with Vice Dragon right behind. The small Dragon became three Synchro Gates. They surrounded Vice Dragon turning it transparent. From the burst of light the demonic looking Dragon emerged. (LV8/ATK 3000/DEF 2000)
"So do you plant to suicide your ace monster?" Talia asked mockingly.
"No but before I do anything I'll activate Dragon Draw and since the only monster type I control is Dragon I get to draw twice," Josh said as her tore two cards off his Deck. "Now I'm going to activate Assault Mode Activate!" Josh's face down flipped open and Red Dragon Archfiend was engulfed in a pillar of light.
"So say hello to Red Dragon Archfiend/Assault Mode!" the armored version of Red Dragon flew out of the pillar of light and roared causing the crow to cheer. (LV10/ATK 3500/DEF 2500)
"Why don't you show the Sun your Extreme Crimson Force!" Red Dragon created a ball of fire in its palm and flew at the Sun. It slammed its hand and the ball into the Sun's chest causing the Legendary Planet to explode.
(Talia: 11300) - (Josh: 4600)
"Thanks but I don't think I need anymore Life Points," Talia laughed. "You're and idiot, you can't beat me I have nearly three times as many Life Points as you do."
"So what I just toasted your second best monster," Josh countered.
"Now I'll end my turn by setting two cards face down," he said.
"Since it's my Standby Phase I'll activate the second effect of the Sun," Talia said dropping a card into her Graveyard. In a pillar of black light The Supremacy Sun appeared behind Talia. (LV10/ATK 3000-4000/DEF 3000)
Josh's eyes nearly bugged out of his head out the Sun reappearing. "I'm not done yet I activate Dark World Lightning to destroy your left face down card!" a bolt of lightning shot down annihilating the face down card.
Josh's Disk started to beep. "Oh ya that was my Dummy Marker and since one of your Spell cards hit it I get to draw twice."
"No matter I'll just discard a card as per the second part of Dark World Lightning and I think Goldd Wu-Lord of Dark World!" the ground burst open and Goldd burst out his axe in hand. (LV5/ATK 2300-3300/DEF 1400)
"The Sun get that Dragon out of my sight!" the Sun raised its hand and fired another blast of light incinerating the Assault Mode monster.
(Talia: 11300) - (Josh: 4100)
"I special Summon Red Dragon Archfiend in defense mode!" Red Dragon appeared and covered himself with his arms and wings.
"Goldd kill him!" Goldd charged forward and sliced Red Dragon in half.
"I'll end my turn with a face down card," Talia sneered. "Unless you enjoy pain you might want to give up."
Josh fell to his knees. "Maybe she's right," he thought and then everything seemed to go dark.
Unknown
Josh looked around. "Where am I?" he asked.
"A place where we can talk," a deep commanding voice said.
Josh felt himself being hauled to his feet. "Ugh let me go," he snarled.
He saw who had talked. It looked like his father or him it was really hard to tell. He was wearing black armour with red line and horns on the side of the helmet. "Are you really going to quit, if so I'm disgusted by you," the armoured man said.
"You're Red Dragon aren't you?" Josh asked.
"Yes and like I said you disgust me," Josh's ace monster spat.
"What can I do even if I destroy the Sun again it'll just come back," the Dragon duelist said.
"You could activate your other face down card," Red Dragon said.
"What…oh crap Dust Tornado!" Josh shouted. "I was so shocked I forgot about it!"
"Correct and so what if she has a monster with 4000 attack points you've got stronger monsters so use them!" the Dragon commanded.
"But I don't have what I need to summon any either of them," Josh said. "I failed Alexandria."
"Hmph your father didn't give up when it came to getting your mother back and I was more than happy to help him with that," Red Dragon said.
"I'm not a Signer I can't call on the Crimson Dragon for help!" Josh snarled.
"Maybe not but you can hope," Red Dragon said. "All it takes is one draw to turn it all around."
"But what if….?" Josh started to ask.
"No buts boy, now get back in the duel and kick that girl's ass!" Red Dragon roared.
Josh was about to say something. "You're right why am I doubting myself? I'm Joshua Atlas and an Atlas never gives up no matter what!" he roared.
"That's the spirit kid," Red Dragon said proudly.
The Duel
"That's it kneel before the superior duelist," Talia laughed as the timer ticked down.
"I'm not done yet!" Josh roared jumping to his feel. "I won't give up until I crush you for what you did to Alexandria!"
"Then you won't be winning I've got a monster that's stronger than anything you could hope to summon!" Talia shouted. "Plus you have no monsters or cards in your hand you'll need a miracle to win."
"Then I'll just hope for a miracle in fact I'll play it!" the Dragon duelist shouted throwing a card into his Duel Disk. "I activate the Spell Hope for a Miracle!"
"I've never heard of it," Talia said sounding bored.
"It's pretty rare and risky I have to call a card type as in Spell, Trap or Monster then I draw and if get it right I draw until I'm holding six cards if I fail then I skip my next Draw Phase," Josh explained.
"Ha you'll never do it even Joey Wheeler would think that's too risky!" Talia laughed.
"I don't really care I doomed either way and I call Spell!" Josh cried tearing the top card off his Deck. He spun it around and grinned. "Well, well a Spell card, Dragon's Mirror to be precise so a whole new hand for me!"
"So what I just toasted your strongest monster and it happens to be a Nomi monster!" Talia screamed.
"My Assault Mode monster wasn't my no in terms of pure power you're about to see my strongest because I activate Dragon's Mirror!" Josh roared as a huge mirror appeared behind him. "I'll remove my Masked Dragon, Dodger Dragon, Tyrant Dragon, Vice Dragon and Red Dragon Archfiend/Assault Mode to call out the Five-Headed Dragon!"
The mirror shattered and from it emerged a huge Dragon with yellow scales with five heads. One was made of fire, one was blue, one was jet black, one was metallic grey and the final one was tan. (LV12/ATK 5000/DEF 5000)
"No way it's so powerful and…," Talia gasped.
"And it can only be destroyed in battle by creatures of light and I'm guessing you have none," Josh sneered. "Well I'll show you true power by attacking the Sun with Quad Elemental Death Burst oh yes and I'll activate Dust Tornado to destroy your Pitch-Black Sun!" the five heads roared in unison and then breathed a beam of earth, water, wind, darkness and fire. The combined assault struck the Sun just as the Spell card was destroyed.
(Talia: 10300) - (Josh: 4100)
"I'll set a card face down and end my turn," Josh said. "Now maybe you should give up."
"Not until I crush the Black Rose Bitch!" Talia snarled. "And I'll crush everyone in my way to duel her!"
"That's not happening," Josh muttered.
"I'll move Goldd into defense mode then set a monster and a card face down and that's all I can do," she hissed.
"Like I said you should give up because I'm activating Dragon's Rage!" the Trap card flipped open revealing a picture of a Dragon Dwelling in the Cave smashing some rocks. "Now all Dragon types will inflict piercing damage!"
"Too bad none of your Dragon's will be attacking!" Talia laughed as her newest face down flipped open. "Reverse card open Dragon Capture Jar!" Josh looked horrified as a large urn with a design like a Dragon's face on the front appeared on the field.
"Shit!" Josh cursed as Five-Headed Dragon shielded itself with its wings.
"I take it you know this card?" Talia asked sarcastically. "Well since not everyone will know what it does, I'll explain as it forces all Dragons to defense like huge and ugly over there."
"I'll end my turn with a face down monster," Josh hissed.
"Alright I'll reveal my face down monster Zure, Knight of Dark World!" the face down monster appeared to be an ugly Fiend wearing armor on his arms and legs as well as a blue cape. (LV4/ATK 1800/DEF 1500)
"Now I'll activate Shield Crush and annihilate your Dragon!" a beam of energy shot out of the Spell atomizing the Five-Headed Dragon.
"Zure, Goldd end this!" both Fiends raised their weapons and charged at Josh.
"I won't lose that easily!" he roared. "Go Dark Wall of Wind so no direct attacks this turn!" a swirling blast of wind surrounded the blond boy sending the Fiends flying back.
"Fine I'll end my turn it doesn't matter you can't attack me as long as my Trap card stands," Talia cackled. "You're finished Josh just surrender oh yes I end my turn."
"When Hell freezes over I will!" Josh growled. "I'll just set a monster face down along with two cards in the back row and that's all."
"I activate Card Destruction!" Talia laughed and both duelists discard their hands and drew new hands. "And one of the cards I ditched was called Grapha, Dragon God of Dark World and because he was discarded I can destroy one of your cards like that defense monster!" a large evil looking dragon appeared and breathed a stream of flames incinerating Josh's face down Golem Dragon.
"Now I'll return my Zure to my hand to Special Summon him from the Graveyard!" in a burst of black flames Grapha appeared and roared into the air. (LV8/ATK 2700/DEF 1800)
"The fact that, that hideous excuse for a monster has Dragon in its name makes me want to vomit," Josh said.
"Be quiet and die Goldd get him Gold Rush!" Goldd roared and charged at Josh is axe raised.
"Reveal face down card Draining Shield!" Josh cried as the dome shaped barrier appeared around him. "So your attack is negated and I gain 3300 Life Points thanks."
(Talia: 10300) - (Josh: 7400)
"Grapha attack him directly!" Talia screamed. The Dragon God roared and spewed a torrent of black flames that struck Josh causing him to cry out.
(Talia: 10300) - (Josh: 4700)
"Is that all you've got because if so I'm going to annihilate you," Josh sneered.
"Silence you fool I'll be the one annihilating you!" Talia shrieked. "Also I'll end my turn."
"I'm about to turn this around!" Josh announced. "I activate Spellbook Inside the Pot and I'll chain my face down Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy your Dragon Capture Jar and draw until I have five cards!" Josh's face down card flipped open and a vortex flew across the field tearing the jar to pieces and the grinning jar appeared.
"Now I'll summon Knight of Red!" in a burst of flames a knight in jet black armour modelled after a famous Dragon appeared. (LV4ATK 1800/DEF 1500) "As long he remains face up on the field his name is treated as Red-Eyes Black Dragon."
"So what it doesn't matter he's weak!" Talia laughed sounding scared.
"It doesn't matter because I activate the Ritual Spell Red-Eyes Transmigration!" a sinister looking altar appeared. "Unlike most Ritual Spells this doesn't require any specific level no it requires a Red-Eyes Black Dragon and a Warrior type monster like my Knight of Red and my Wielder of the Dragon Flame Sword that's in my hand!" the knight jumped onto the altar along with a creature with orange skin wielding two swords covered in fire.
"Now I call forth Lord of Red!" Josh roared jumping onto the field and then being engulfed in fire. The flames vanished and Josh was now wearing a suit of armour that looked like the Red-Eyes Black Dragon. (LV7/ATK 2400/DEF 2000) "I have become the Lord of the Red!" he said before throwing back his head and roaring.
"You're still too weak you idiot!" the Dark World duelist laughed.
"I know so I'm activating Pot of Greed!" the grinning jar appeared again now looking very angry. "Then I'll follow that with Emergency Provisions to get rid of my Call of the Haunted and regain 1000 Life Points!"
(Talia: 10300) - (Josh: 5700)
"So you increased your Life Points so….," Talia began before trailing off when she noticed that the armour was now glowing red.
"Since two Spell cards in separate chains have been activated I can destroy all other monsters like your two ugly freaks!" Josh laughed raising his hands into the air. He dropped them and roared causing two bursts of fire to swallow the Dark World monsters burning them to ashes.
"Now comes my favourite part then one where I kick your ass personally!" Josh said before rushing forward. Talia screamed and covered her face only to be punched in the stomach.
(Talia: 7900) - (Josh: 5700)
"You….can't hit girl," Talia hissed.
"Normally I agree with you on that but in all honestly you deserved that especially for hurting Alexandria, hurt my queen or my friends and you'll suffer!" Josh snarled. "I'll end my turn with a face down card.
"I summon Prometheus, King of the Shadow!" Talia's shadow grew and from it appeared a cloaked figure whose face was hidden from sight. (LV4/ATK 1200/DEF 800)
"Wait that thing is a Dark Fiend?" Josh asked. "Wouldn't a Warrior or a Pyro Fire monster make more sense?"
"I don't really care because I'm activating his effect which allows me to remove any number of Dark monsters from my Graveyard to increase his attack points by 400 per!" Talia laughed. "So I'll remove my two Beiiges, the Sun, Goldd, Grapha, Scarr, as well as the Brron and Renge I discarded with Card Destruction!" dark flames began to burn around Prometheus. (LV4ATK 1200-4400/DEF 800)
"Now attack him Prometheus Shadow Fire!" Prometheus raised his hands and launched a jet of black fire at Josh. He screamed as the armour shattered.
(Talia: 7900) - (Josh: 3700)
"You look awful Josh maybe you should….," Talia began to say.
"Oh shut the Hell up!" Josh snapped. "I will not quit as long as I can keep fighting as long as I can draw and as long as I have Life Points I will win!"
"Fine suit yourself," Talia said with a shrug. "I'll end my turn with a face down card. (LV4/ATK 4400-1200/DEF 800)
"I summon a third Masked Dragon!" in a burst of fire the small red Dragon appeared. "Destroy her monster with Masked Flames!" the Dragon spat a ball of fire that incinerated the oddly named Fiend.
(Talia: 7700) - (Josh: 3700)
"I barely felt that," Talia laughed and since your hand is empty I'll be making my next move!"
"Go ahead but it doesn't matter what move you make," Josh scoffed. "I won't let myself lose to someone with such a rotten soul!"
"Keep talking in case you'd forgotten I have Zure!" the Knight of Dark World appeared and sneered at Josh. "Zure destroy his pathetic Masked Dragon!"
Zure rushed forward his sword held high. "Heh, not happening reveal face down card Prideful Roar!" Masked Dragon roared halting Zure's attack. "This card is similar to Bark of Dark Ruler, I have to pay Life Points equal to the difference in our monsters attack points then my Masked Dragon gain that many attack points plus 300!" (LV3/ATK 1400-2100/DEF 1100)
(Talia: 7700) - (Josh: 3300)
Masked Dragon spat another fireball immolating Zure instantly. "Damn you," Talia hissed. "Fine I'll set a card face down and end my turn." (LV3/ATK 2100-1400/DEF 1100)
"I'll activate Monster Reborn!" Josh said. The ankh appeared and from it Delta Flyer.
"Fool you should've brought back your Red Dragon!" Talia laughed.
"I have plans that involve keeping him in the Graveyard," Josh said. "Delta Flyer, Masked Dragon attack her directly!" the two Dragons attacked unleashing a burst of flame and wind.
(Talia: 4800) - (Josh: 3300)
"Now I'll tune my level three, Delta Flyer and my level three, Masked Dragon….!" Josh began.
"This mighty beast paves the way for the former kings of the sky! A herald to a time when Dragons ruled the land and air! Synchro Summon, descent Orient Dragon!"
Delta Flyer took off and became three greens rings. Masked Dragon flew through them becoming a transparent. From the light appeared a large orange Dragon with a face that looked like an ornate mask and large feathered wings. (LV6/ATK 2300/DEF 1800)
"I'll activate Into the Void!" Talia announced. "Since I have three or more cards I get to draw a card but during the End Phase I'll have to discard every card in my hand."
"I'm guessing that isn't a cost," Josh said.
"Nope so I'll set a card face down and end my turn causing me to lose the other cards in my hand," Talia laughed as she dropped the other cards into her Graveyard.
An ugly monster with a large head wearing a green cloak and glasses appeared. "That would be Gren, Tactician of Dark World and since he was just discarded from the hand I can destroy one of your Spell or Trap cards like Dragon's Rage!" Gren pointed and the Trap card shattered.
Just as Gren vanished the familiar form of Sillva, Warlord of Dark World appeared (LV5/ATK 2300/DEF 1400). "You remember Sillva right?" Talia asked. "Well since he too was discarded I get to Special Summon him!"
"I really don't care," Josh hissed. "Orient Dragon torch her face down monster!" the orange Dragon roared and breathed a stream of flames incinerating the face down monster.
"That was my Morphing Jar so now we both discard their hands and then threw until we're holding five cards!" Josh discarded his one card and Talia discarded none.
"I'll set a card face down and end my turn," Josh said.
"Fool!" Talia laughed. "I activate Xing Zhen Hu so both your face down cards are stuck!" two blocks of wood crashed down on Josh's face down cards and then were tied on with ropes.
"Damn it," the Dragon duelist growled.
"I activate Dimension Fusion so I just give up 2000 Life Points to Special Summon as many removed from play monsters as possible!" a portal opened above Talia and the two Beiiges, Grapha and Goldd appeared on the field in attack mode.
(Talia: 2800) - (Josh: 3300)
"Now I release Goldd and my two Beiiges to call out my Wicked Eraser!" the three monsters were engulfed in green fire. From the flames appeared The Wicked Eraser. (LV10/ATK 0-7000/DEF 0-7000) "Wait 7000 that's not right it should be much lower."
"Actually it is an if you'd been paying attention and listened you'd have heard me tell you that I get to Special Summoned removed from play monsters too, like my Tyrant Dragon, Dodger Dragon, Vice Dragon and Masked Dragon all in defense mode," the four named monsters appeared using their wings to shield themselves.
"Oh well no matter that just means it'll be over right now Eraser attack his Orient Dragon with Digestive Blaze!" the Wicked God roared and spewed a wave of green fire towards the larger mask faced Dragon.
Suddenly Dodger Dragon shoved the Synchro monster out of the way and was incinerated instead. "What in the Hell just happened!" Talia shrieked!"
Josh held up a Trap card that had just fallen out of his Graveyard. "My Dragon's Defense happened and since it was in my Graveyard I could remove it from play to activate its effect, which allows me to redirect an attack directed towards a Dragon monster to another face up Dragon monster I control." (LV10/ATK 7000-6000/DEF 7000-6000)
"Fine Grapha you kill Orient Dragon and Sillva you kill his Vice Dragon!" the two Dark World monsters attacked the Dragons killing them. (LV10/ATK 6000-4000/DEF 6000-4000)
(Talia: 2800) - (Josh: 2900)
"First I'll move Tyrant Dragon to attack mode then I'll have him incinerate Grapha and Sillva go Tyrant's Blaze!" the orange scaled Dragon roared and fired a stream of fire that incinerated the God Dragon then Sillva.
(Talia: 2000) - (Josh: 2900)
"Now I'll end my turn with a face down card," Josh said. (LV10/ATK 4000-5000/DEF 4000-5000)
"I'll activate Berserker Assault so I can now attack everything so Eraser kill both is monsters!" the Wicked God roared and spewed another wave of flames that immolated Tyrant Dragon and Masked Dragon.
"Reverse card open!" Josh cried. "Defense Draw so the damage from your attack on Tyrant Dragon is reduced to zero!" the flames passed by Josh harmlessly. (LV10/ATK 5000-3000/DEF 5000-3000)
"Damn you!" Talia screamed. "Why don't you just die already I have my Wicked God you can't win!"
"I take it you end your turn and I summon Dread Dragon to the field thanks to Masked Dragon!" from a small ball of flames appeared a small brown scaled Dragon with dreadlocks. (LV2/ATK 1100/DEF 400)
"Yes I'll end my turn but there is nothing you can possibly do to stop the Eraser you're going to die here!" Talia snarled.
"Oh yes I can because last time I checked I have the power of a god on my side as well," Josh said.
"Ha, you're no Signer and the Crimson Dragon can't help you!" Talia laughed.
"I summon Dragunity Aklys!" a small Dragon with a serpentine body and wings sticking out of the sides of its head flew onto the field. (LV2/ATK 1000/DEF 800)
"Now I'll activate Premature Burial to bring back Red Dragon Archfiend!" the ground exploded and Red Dragon burst out and roared at Talia. (LV10/ATK 3000-6000/DEF 3000-6000)
(Talia: 2000) - (Josh: 2100)
"Now I'll activate Scarlet Security!" Red Dragon smashed the ground with his claw and the resulting shockwaves caused Talia's Spell and Trap cards to shatter. "Since I control Red Dragon Archfiend all your Spell and Traps are destroyed."
"It doesn't matter!" Talia laughed nervously. "The Eraser is too powerful and you'll lose everything if you do destroy it!"
"I'm going to destroy it but first I'm double tuning my level two, Dragunity Aklys, and Dread Dragon with my level eight, Red Dragon Archfiend…..!" he began.
"A beast with the power of the King and the Devil will appear to wreak havoc on the battlefield! This raging spirit rules over creation itself! Synchro Summon, come forth Red Nova Dragon!"
The three Dragon flew high above the stadium and the Tuners each became two rings that burst into flames. They surrounded Red Dragon forming a sphere of fire. The sphere exploded and from it emerged Red Dragon.
It now had bony red armour covering its body and another set of wings also covered in the armour. It looked at Talia and roared. (LV12/ATK 3500/DEF 3000) (LV10/ATK 6000-4000/DEF 6000-4000)
"And thanks to its effect it gains 500 attack points for each Tuner monster in my Graveyard!" (LV12/ATK 3500-5000/DEF 3000)
"And I'm still not done because I'm activating one of my face down cards Forbidden Chalice and I'm using it on your Wicked God!"
"No you can't!" Talia screamed as a blue aura surrounded the Wicked God weakening it tremendously. (LV10/ATK 4000-400/DEF 4000-0)
"Red Nova Dragon end this with BURING SOUL!" Red Nova Dragon flew into the air and looped around it burst into flames and flew by The Wicked Eraser slicing it into pieces.
(Talia: 0) - (Josh: 2100)
Talia fell to her knees. "I lost but how I had the Eraser?"
"You lost because I'm better than you'll ever be, come back in a hundred years and I'll crush you again," Josh said as he walked off stage.
"Too bad it looks like you failed Talia," a voice in Talia's head said.
"Master Archer," she whispered fearfully. "Please forgive me I can do better I can WIN!"
"No Talia you failed and I won't accept two failures goodbye enjoy Hell!" Archer laughed.
"NO please no!" Talia shrieked as everything started to go dark. "I SORRY PLEASE FORGIVE ME!"
Several minutes later
Talia had been carried away by the paramedics and the M.C. now stood on the stage. Above him were holographic pictures of Reina and Josh. "Everybody Listen!" he shouted. "Tomorrow Reina Fudo and Joshua Atlas will face off to determine who will get the chance to duel Leon Archer!"
Archer's box
"Too bad she got beaten but don't you think you were a little harsh on her?" Miranda asked.
"No she failed and paid the price. But in the end she helped out in some way," Archer said holding up The Wicked Avatar which now had the card art a black sphere.
"I wonder which one of those kids will have to face it?" Miranda wondered aloud.
"It doesn't matter in the end the world is mine now," Archer laughed.
Zeke: The time has come!
Rob: The duel everyone is waiting for!
Vincent: The stage is set the duelists are ready!
Josh: Don't miss the Final Showdown!
Reina: If you do you'll be sorry!
Original Cards
Pitch-Black Sun
Image: A solar eclipse above a desert with three pyramids.
| Continuous Spell | Each time a monster you control is destroyed, gain Life Points equal to its original ATK. When a monster is Summoned from your Graveyard, it gains 1000 ATK.
(This card was first used by Tragoedia in chapter 63 of the Yu-gi-oh! GX manga all creative credit does to the manga writers of that chapter.)
Hope for a Miracle
Image: A badly injured soldier praying under a starry sky.
| Spell | Call, Monster, Spell or Trap card and then draw the top card on your Deck. If you call it correctly then draw until you're holding six cards if you call it incorrectly then send the drawn card to the Graveyard and you must skip your next Draw Phase.
Knight of Red
Dark | Level 4 | Warrior/Effect | 1800/1500 | As long as this card remains face up on the field this card's name is treated as 'Red-Eyes B. Dragon'.
Red-Eyes Transmigration
Image: A black skinned red eyed figure with their head and arms covered in fire.
| Ritual Spell | This card is used to Ritual Summon "Lord of the Red". You must also Tribute 1 "Red-Eyes B. Dragon" and 1 Warrior-Type monster from the field or your hand.
Lord of the Red
Dark | Level 7 | Warrior/Ritual/Effect | 2400/2000 | This card can only be Ritual Summoned with the Ritual Spell Card, "Red-Eyes Transmigration". If 2 Spell Cards are activated (in separate Chains) during the same turn, you can destroy all other monsters on the field after the 2nd Spell Card's effect resolves.
(The above two cards were first used by Joey Wheeler/Katsuya Jonouchi in episode 171 of the original Yu-gi-oh! All creative credit goes to the writers of that episode.)
Dragon's Defense
Image: Exploder Dragonwing being hit by a blast of energy that would've hit Red Dragon Archfiend.
| Trap | When a face Dragon type monster you control is selected as an attack target you may redirect the attack to another face up Dragon monster you control. If this card is in your Graveyard you may remove it from play to activate its effect.