Hi guys, LightLord92 standing-by with another chapter, this time taking place in the Roman VS Yusei's duel. Christmas is approaching, so I must say I failed to finish this story before Christmas but well, it was my problem. Anyways, I can still make finish this volume before this year ends. Let's get going at today's chapter. As a side note, a few descriptions of some OCs will help you imagine them, those are in my Profile page, they may come handy this time (sorry about it if they aren't a big help).
Disclaimer: I don't own any characters, original plot ideas, or music from the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's or Yu-Gi-Oh! GX's series, they belong to Konami and Kazuki Takahashi; I do however own the OC's of the Paladins of Light and some cards I've been creating for the fanfic. All credit goes to their respective owners.
LightLord92: Previously on Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Paladins of Light, Jaden continued his duel against the Evil Supreme King of Darkness, until it was discovered this being was simply a dark entity controlling the real Supreme King.
Jaden: After doing so, Yubel and I decided to try our best to save what was left of him from Dark Gaia's influence.
Alexis: Overcoming his past and returning to his former self, Jaden finally pulled through using a new fusion of Yubel and Neos, defeating the evil Dark Gaia for good and saving the king.
Jaden: After that, Yusei had still to deal with the mighty Earthbound Immortal Ccpac Apu and Kalin, but in a strang turn around, Kalin was placed in danger due to Ccpac Apu's attack.
Sara: That's when Yusei pulled a new synchro level for Stardust, creating Savior Star Dragon to save Kalin and finish the Immortal.
Yusei: Kalin unfortunately passed away, my resolution sets me to face and defeat the Dark Signers, in order to make his sacrifice mean something at least.
Light Lord92: Episode 52 Duels to Death, Betrayal and Hope.
Satellite, B.A.D Zone, inside the Dark Signers base. In a table where Roman was sitting in the shadows of his hideout, a chandelier that held three candles with two lighted flames suddenly lost another, which Roman understood as Kalin's failure and the sealing of the Ccpac Apu unit. Roman simply looked serious, talking to himself "So, you've defeated Kalin, right Yusei?" he then stood up, heading to a placed down picture frame of three persons in there. One was Rex Goodwin to the left side, to the right there was Roman, in the middle there was an adult man that looked quite a lot like Yusei Fudo "It appears I must settle the events of 17 years ago with your son, Dr. Fudo." He said, looking at the man in the middle while a spider fell to the picture.
Far from him, Garlandolf simply hit with a strong punch a stone pillar, making it crumble "Damn it all! Those fools!" he said angrily, charging a dark aura in his fist and hitting the ground this time in a blind rage, as a ray ran through it making another pillar crumble and a junk hill to blow up in debris "They were stupid enough to protect the Dark Signers, instead of killing the Signers and the Paladins…worthless Dark Generals…not even Dark Gaia, my right hand stood a chance against the Signers and Paladins!" he then stared at the sky, thoughtful but still angry "Is there any way we can get through this and win this war?"
"There's a way Garlandolf." said a mysterious voice catching off-guard Garlandolf, as he looked around nervous "The Dark Generals and the Envoys are in par with my father's wish to help the Dark Signers, we must act soon or everything will be lost forever." said the voice again, as a shadow began manifesting in a portal nearby. Garlandolf finally recognized as the Dreadful Prince Archfiend, kneeling before him.
"Milord, I'm sorry for these failures." He said nervous "I shall see the demise of those foolish Signers and Paladins-"
"Cut it out Garlandolf." said the archfiend prince, startling Garlandolf "Listen well, my father no longer trusts in my duty. That's why I need you to buy me some time to find the Wicked Temple."
"The Wicked temple?" asked Garlandolf amazed "Does that mean Your Highness has found the Wicked God cards already?" the archfiend prince simply nodded, letting go a sinister chuckle "Then I shall do as you say, I'll do anything, even if it means blowing up this building with me, to dispose of a few of your enemies."
"Garlandolf, you have been a loyal servant. I shall remember it" replied the prince, as the portal began fading away "when this world belongs to me!"
Far from the Old Momentum, Yusei was joining up with the group after sealing the Ccpac Apu unit, when Jaden greeted him "Hey Yusei that was an intense duel!" he said quite eager "I really hope I can challenge that legendary dragon you used, someday when, you know, we're not fighting to save the world."
"Yusei." said Sara curious "Do you know anything of that monster you used?"
"Thanks Jaden, I would look forward to that too." Replied Yusei, turning then to Sara "Honestly, not at all Sara. I just knew how and that I had to use it."
"Hey Yusei!" shouted Crow pointing to a strange light glowing in the scrap field "What's that?"
As the light began fading away, people all around Satellite that were swallowed by the black fog and Ccpac Apu's first appearance began to reappear in the surrounding areas, unaware of what had happened to them, except for the memory of the black fog that swallowed them "All the people that disappeared…they are returning." Said Jill surprised, immediately remembering of Rally's group and Martha's destiny at hands of the spider Earthbound Immortal "Then that means if we defeat…"
"Yes Jill." said Yusei smiling "It means that Martha and our friends will return as soon as Uru is defeated." Suddenly Trudge began chuckling, as if he was possessed by someone.
"Yusei Fudo, congratulation for defeating Kalin." Said Trudge with an evil grin in his face.
"Guys, get back now!" said Yusei to Crow, Luna and Leo, the ones closest to Trudge "It is you, right Roman?" Trudge simply chuckle a bit more, turning to face Yusei. His eyes really confirmed he was under someone else's control.
"Yusei Fudo, you will be facing me next. If you wish to do so, come to Old Momentum." After saying so, a spider that was hanging in Trudge's arm simply fell off, fading in black mist, leaving a confused Trudge.
"What should we Yusei? It surely is a trap." Said Crow hoping his friend had a course of action. Sara couldn't bear it any longer, so she step ahead to face Yusei.
"It is a trap." She said nervously while Yusei turned to her "Yusei…if you go there…there's a high chance that-"
"Sara, stop right there." Said Alan quite concerned "I know you're worried about him, but saying anything else might change things to a worse turn out."
Sara simply remained silent a moment more, as everyone else figure out what she was about to say. If she liked it or not, the course of history could have been altered already "Be it a trap or not" said Yusei strong willed "and if anything happens to me, I must fight him." He said, determined to save his friends "If I defeat him everyone else that hasn't returned could possibly return. I will face Roman once and for all."
Back in New Domino City, the main streets where the Arcadia Movement HQ was located were in ruins and now empty, save for a few Security officers hanging around and news reporter Angela, talking about the incident that took place some days ago. In Sector Security's HQ, Lazar entered a dark hidden room, where he contacted a mysterious man "Is Rex on route already?"
Lazar simply replied "Yes, a few moments ago he left for his destination."
The mysterious man simply replied emotionless "Then let's put our hopes in their hands. We've been waiting for about 20 years when those brothers turned over a new page in history. Back in Satellite, in a nearby area to the Old Momentum two Sector Security's helicopters were readying to land. Once there, some armed elite Security Officers in military like uniform began deploying, while Director Rex Goodwin walked in front of them, pushing a button of a control he had that triggered the surfacing of an entrance to Old Momentum "Captain, this is good enough. I want all of you to return to the city immediately."
The captain in charge of the group stepped ahead "If I may be brash, sir, the city is going through bizarre phenomenon, unlike any the city faced in the past. It is our duty to keep you safe sir, even if it means sacrificing our lives, Director."
Goodwin simply looked like always, unmoved "I see. However, I must say those won't work against the person we are about to see." He added while looking at their weapons, worrying the group a bit more.
Once they crossed the entrance Rex triggered, they took an elevator to a deep level in the ruined facility. They began heading to the main room where Roman normally was staying, with Rex surrounded by his men as they wished to protect him. Once they reached a closed door to the hall, they blew it up, immediately taking positions to secure the hall, taking aim at Roman as the captain walked in "All clear, sir!" he said, as Rex Goodwin walked in too.
"Rex, how good of you to come." Said Roman serious, but almost like mocking the soldiers and standing up "Let me first thank you, but what is it with your uncouth friends?"
"That's part of their jobs; you'll have to forgive them for that." replied Rex serious.
"I see, but even so this will be a complicated matter. I must make sure we attend it" he said as his eyes began glowing purple "alone."
Suddenly above the soldiers, a big shadow began to cover them, as a gigantic spider appeared above them surprising them. All soldiers began firing at it, but with no success. The spider replied by shooting thread at them, capturing them and then knocking them to the ground "Now, we are alone."
"I've made a promise, brother, one I've lived to keep so far." He said to Roman "Concealing mmy identity, discarding my future as Director of Sector Security Bureau."
"I remember it brother." He said, throwing off his black robe "17 years have passed since I opened a 'Pandora Box' to this world." He then took off his left gauntlet, revealing a mechanical arm attached to what was left of his real arm "I entrusted you with the last hope of humanity, as well as my left arm. My body won't last any longer, but before I depart, the Signers guided by the Crimson Dragon, and the Dark Signers guided by the King of the Underworld will face once again. Who will be the God of Creation and who the God of Destruction? I must see that through." He said, recalling how Dr. Fudo stepped between his goal and him in the past "Even after 17 years, my fight with Dr. Fudo lives on, in his son's stead this time. If I'm defeated, tell me of what happens." He added, surprising his little brother as he readied his duel disk.
"Brother, after thinking it through for 17 years, I have come to a conclusion. A new possibility, one you don't even know." He said lifting his left arm, as it began making a few mechanical sounds "You are about to witness it, brother." He added as his mechanical arm triggered a special disk, ripping off his gauntlet and sleeve of his suit, readying for the duel.
Sometime later, outside Old Momentum's crater in Satellite, Yusei and company began getting near, heading straight to the crater's edge in hopes of finding Roman sooner and put an end to his plans once and for all. Once they reached it and parked their vehicles, they began gearing for this next showdown fate placed before them. They didn't need any powers to realize that something evil lurked around it, it was quite sure by the air and eerie feeling in the surrounding of the crater.
The group fortunately found an old but still steady ladder heading to a lower part in the crater, they began walking them save for Crow, whose curiosity lead him to find Goodwin's landing site, as well as the entrance Security's group took. Yusei's group, accompanied by Jaden, Alexis, Akio, Lily, Tyranno, Blair, Sara, Jill, and Alan continued downwards, until Yusei stopped in front of an old wooden bridge that connected their side to the one that possibly lead to Roman's hideout. Yusei began walking with Sara behind him, until he stopped "Sara, stay with everyone else." He said, gritting his teeth, as Roman appeared in the other side of the bridge "Everyone, stay back!" he shouted, as his friends stayed in their side, right behind Yusei while Roman walked towards him.
"You've finally arrived, Yusei Fudo!" shouted Roman chuckling a bit "Did you have any troubles pushing your old friend to the depths of hell?"
"You're wrong Roman! That hatred between Kalin and me was unfounded!" replied Yusei, pointing at him afterwards "It is you Dark Signers that used a simple misunderstanding to your advantage!"
"A misunderstanding you say." Said a voice through the crater, as Roman looked suspicious behind him. A piece of metal platform began floating by his side, as Garlandolf stepped in it, hovering towards the bridge "There was no misunderstanding Yusei Fudo! Kalin's anger was 100% real!"
"Silence Garlandolf." Said Roman, smiling deviously "All this is fate's doing, that's why the Momentum of Destruction was turned, by me and your father, Dr. Fudo!" he shouted, as Yusei reacted upon hearing his father's name. Roman then pulled a string in his gauntlet while laughing, blowing up a part below them in the ground levels of the remnants of the lab, dispersing Momentum's aurora-like lights in spiral, just below them "This is the door to endless possibilities your father and I discovered 17 years ago, the power to change this world. It will soon envelop the whole world!"
"Even if great sacrifices must be met for that goal?" asked Yusei, recalling the captures of Rally and Martha's souls, as many others by the Earthbound Immortals and the Dark Signers "I can't and won't let you get away with this, Roman!" shouted Yusei, marking his position to bring Roman down.
"I'll bring you down to this light, as I did with your father Yusei." Said Roman, lost minded to his ultimate goal "Come and fight me, Yusei Fudo!"
"You're mad. I won't let you accomplish your goals anymore!" replied Yusei , as both readied for the duel ahead, while outside of the crater the spider geoglyph appeared once again.
"Paladins!" shouted Garlandolf, as his platform flew towards the group behind Yusei "One of you shall be my path to greatness! Choose your fighter and ready for the duel of your lives!"
Sara simply stood ahead "I shall-" she said, being interrupted by her twin brother Alan.
"Sis, let me take care of this." Stepping ahead of her "Yusei needs you here, plus Rafael still needs your help, we don't even know what this guy is capable of, but I'll handle him with ease."
"Alan, are you sure?" asked Sara back, worried about her brother who simply nodded while smiling.
"Come on, when have I failed you?" he replied calming her down while stepping ahead and climbing through an old ladder to an upper level on the crater "Very well Garlandolf, you have obtained yourself an opponent! Let's get going!"
"Pathetic insect, you won't even survive this challenge!" replied Garlandolf as he materialized a duel disk and Alan readied his.
"Let's duel!" shouted the 4 contestants, as their separate duels started.
"I've been looking forward for a second chance tofight you, Yusei." Said Roman, starting his duel "Now show me what you're truly capable of! I set a card and end my turn!"
"My turn, draw!" said Yusei starting his round "By discarding my Level Eater to the graveyard, I Special Summon Quickdraw Synchron!" said Yusei, as a machine wearing a poncho and a western hat with a gun in hand appeared in the field "Then, by reducing Quickdraw's level by 1, I can Special Summon the Level Eater in my graveyard!" added Yusei a red ladybug-like insect passed through Quickdraw, earning a star from it "Finally I'll tune up using QUickdraw's effect of replacing any Synchron monster himself!" said Yusei, as Quickdraw aimed at 5 cards that appeared before it, shooting a left one that was Junk Synchron "I tune up my level 4 Quickdraw Synchron with my level 1 Level Eater! Clustering stars will call upon a new force! Become the path its light shines upon! Synchro Summon! Show yourself, Junk Warrior!" the purple warrior finally appeared at its usual way "Now Junk Warrior, attack Roman! Scrap Fist!" shouted Yusei as his warrior jumped to the air and landed a powerful fist at Roman, reducing his LP to 1700.
"Maybe you reduced my LP, but I can now activate my trap card! Wolf in Sheep's Clothing! When I lose LP due to a direct attack through a direct attack from my opponent, I can Special Summon a level 1 monster from my hand and another one with the same name from my Deck." Replied Roman, as two Dark Spiders appeared by his side.
"I end my turn with a face down then." Replied Yusei
"Cool, Roman maybe wasn't that mighty after all." Said Leo eager, as Yusei had the advantage while Luna seemed worried.
"No, that move…he has almost everything he needs to call his most powerful card." She said, as Leo understood that movement as a way of what Roman said.
"It's like he said, some sacrifices are needed" said Sara, as Roman started his turn "for a great change to come." Afterwards, all those sensitive to spiritual energy sensed something evil coming "Everyone, stay close! It's coming!" said Luna worried, while Sara simply hoped for Yusei's well-being.
"My turn and I activate the Field Spell Spider's Web!" said Roman, as he placed his field spell and the area began getting covered by a spider thread all around the bridge, startling Garlandolf.
"Hey, watch it you fool! Are you trying to kill me off?" he asked, while Roman acted like he didn't hear him complaining.
"Yusei, you won't escape this web now." Said Roman picking one card "I release my two monsters!" he said as both spiders turned into energy spheres, flying upwards "Oh souls of the dead who lurk in my light of destiny! Grant me the power to lead the dark truth in this protean world!" chanted Roman as the energy light below them began reacting, sending off singular streams of light all around the crater "Appear now, Earthbound Immortal Uru!" above them, the gigantic red colored spider wicked god began appearing, taking aim at Yusei immediately "With a field spell, my Earthbound Immortal is all-mighty now! Attack Yusei Fudo directly! Hel Thread!" shouted Roman, as the spider shoot a multiple threaded string, ready to take out most of Yusei's LP.
"Trap card activate! Synchro Barrier!" he said, as Junk Warrior took the complete hit himself, protecting Yusei "By releasing a synchro monster, Synchro Barrier reduces all damage I receive to 0 this turn."
"Maybe you bought yourself some time, I set 2 face downs!" said Roman smirking with another card in hand "But this is not over yet, I activate my Continuous Spell Card Destiny Trigger!" he said as a severed armed appeared, holding a trigger in its fingers "By sending the top card of my deck, whenever you draw a card of the same type it will halve your LP! Your turn, good luck surviving."
"My turn!" said Yusei getting a trap card "Well, now I'll summon Speed Warrior and activate its effect to double its attack this turn! And since Uru is technically an illusion, I will attack you with Speed Warrior's 1800 points!"
"Pathetic! Activate, Roar of the Earthbound!" replied Roman disappointed "This card will destroy an attacking monster and deal damage equal to half its attack points!" said Roman, as Yusei's warrior got hit by Uru's thread, losing 900 points in that move.
"I set a card and end my turn!"
"My turn and Uru attacks you full this time!" shouted Roman, as Uru launched another attack at Yusei.
"Trap card opne! Spirit Force! This will reduce damage to 0 and allow me to add a card with 1500 Def points from my Graveyard to my Hand!"
"Not this time Yusei! Activate Earthbound Wave, negating your trap card and destroying it!" said Roman, as Yusei's move got countered and he hit by Uru's Hell Thread this time, reducing his LP to 100.
Garlandolf, Hand 6, 4000 LP; Alan, Hand 5, 4000 LP
"Now Alan, are you ready to start?" asked Garlandolf, impatient and getting his card "I'll start either you like it or not, I set two cards face down. Next I set a monster. That's my turn."
Garlandolf, Hand 3, 4000 LP; Alan, Hand 6, 4000 LP
"A simple start I may say so. My turn!" replied Alan while staring at his hand. Two Maraudings, Sakuretsu, United We Stand were a few of his great combos and he got them for the first hand "Alright, I'll summon Marauding Captain now!" at the field a blond armored warrior with a worn out cape and two swords in both hands "Now, this warrior comes with reinforcements! I can Special Summon any level 4 or lower monster from my hand, like another Marauding Captain!" added Alan as another captain hit the field, as both seemed ready to protect the other "Oh by the way, with this combo you won't be able to attack any warrior type monster I have. Now" he then pointed at the face down monster "captains, attack now! One of them attacks your face down, while the other will surely go for your LP!" one of the warriors swoop down, as Garlandolf's monster turned out to be a Sangan while the second one hit Grlandolf directly, but with no reaction of him.
"Pathetic try worm, I activate Trap card Chasm of Spikes!" said Garlandolf smirking deviously at Alan, as a card with the image of a trap hole with spikes beneath it and fog coming out of it "This card will destroy your attacking captain and then reduce your LP by a fourth part of the destroyed monster's attack." He said as the captain quickly fell to the reactor as spikes appeared below him and turned him to debris, while Alan lost some LP.
"Well then, I set two cards. Your turn Dark General!" shouted Alan, as he was turning around to see Yusei, barely standing up from Uru's last attack.
Garlandolf, Hand 3, 4000 LP; Alan, Hand 2, 3700 LP
"Paladin, your duel is with me!" shouted Garlandolf angrily as Alana turned to him, drawing his card and smirking, but soon afterwards Alan activated a face down.
"Activate Call of the Haunted!" said Alan smiling "With this card I will bring back my captain and block your targets for good this time!"
"Is that so?" asked Garlandolf, laughing while holding a card in his hand "Roman, pay close attention to this move!" shouted Garlandolf, as all sights turned to his duel "Consider this my renounce, I activate the ritual spell Ritual of Destruction, using Ritual Raven's effect for the whole tribute!" shouted Garlandolf as he disappeared from the area, while two pillars that had chains holding off a dark sphere "Let the darkness, hatred, and sorrow to release the true power of destruction into this world!" shouted Garlandolf's vice, as the chains began crumbling slowly while the area was shaking.
"You fool! What are you scheming Garlandolf?" asked Roman angry "We had a deal with our superiors!"
Finally the crumbling stopped; everyone looked dumbfounded until one of the chains keeping the seal of the dark sphere suddenly broke. Another got loose and then broke, as more of them began breaking until the dark sphere let go a powerful wave, destroying the pillars and the last chain restraining it.
The dark sphere began shaking, as Garlandolf emerged from it, surrounded by a strange dark aura "Now, for the finale! I activate my own effect of destroying monsters with less defense points than my attack power!" said Garlandolf, charging a dark sphere in his hand while aiming at both captains, firing it at them and destroying them with ease "Since two monsters fell, my power increases by 200 now. Direct attack now!" he shouted, while charging another sphere of darkness at Alan, firing it and hitting his opponent directly with 2700 power "Overwhelmed already? Just wait until I play the Continuous Spell Card Wrath of the King of Destruction!" a card with the image of Garlandolf creating shockwaves and shooting them at his surroundings appeared in the field, suddenly swallowing Alan and Garlandolf from their current location to a dark realm, surrounded by a dark fog.
"Alan!" was the last thing Alan heard from his twin sister, as he lost sight of them and they of them, as if they had been moved somewhere else "What's your plan Garlandolf?" asked Alan getting angry, while the King of Destruction began laughing.
"It's quite simple, my boy." He said calming down and his personality turning cynic "Your death and that of every damned Paladin of Light! The conquest of your world and burn down your civilization! You're just a stepping stone, to me and the Wicked Gods!"
Garlandolf, Hand 1, 4000 LP; Alan, Hand 3, 1000 LP
"You's still way ahead of yourself Garlandolf, my turn! Draw!" replied Alan, while trying to think of a way out of that mess "Well, time for you to worry now, I summon the Brave Recruit!" said Alan as a young blond soldier, armored with a rookie soldier's armor and a light sword "Time to tell you an effect of Brave Recruit, when summoned it restricts a monster of yours to attack now, I choose yourself fool! I end my turn now."
Garlandolf, Hand 2, 4000 LP; Alan, Hand 2, 1000 LP
"Don't you see it Alan? You and your friends are just postponing the unavoidable!" shouted Garlandolf, a bit angry he didn't get any monsters for now "Since I have no monsters, I'm forced to end my turn now." said Garlandolf, smirking afterwards in a sinister way "Tie moves in a different space in the real world. Who knows, maybe Yusei has been defeated by Roman already."
"You lie for sure." said Alan serious "I can tell that because my sister cares for him. She's alright, which tells me he's doing just fine."
"But for how long, Alan?" asked Garlandolf in a deceiving way "The Dark Signers and the Signers duels are intense. A single wrong move and that bridge can easily fall, ending his miserable life."
Alan got concerned, recognizing Garlandolf was saying the truth "Why are you mocking me like this?"
"Simple. All I want is this world to fall and my master, the Archfiend Prince, to rule it." Said Garlandolf laughing and folding his arms "However, he has given me and his loyal minions to keep an eye on two Paladins that he believes could help him out."
"Tell Reginald and the prince I'm not interested. I'm sure my sister feels the same way." Replied Alan immediately, getting a bit angry "You're wasting your time and mine!"
"But, you do care of your sister, am I right?" said Garlandolf, chuckling as Alan understood this general was trying to blackmail him "Yusei is a strong duelist, but he's not ready to face the terrors Reginald and the prince have prepared for him. It's not his fate." He began showing off an evil grin with satisfaction and amazement "You and I know that anyone who faces them and is not a Chosen One will fall to them."
"Why you-"
"Enough of this. I activate my continuous spell card effect!" said Garlandolf as his spell card began glowing "I can send to the graveyard myself for this turn, doing so I can Special Summon Garlandolf once again in my next turn and consider it a Ritual Summon, therefore triggering my effect again and ending this duel for good!" Alan understood what his opponent was asking of him, Alan could easily take out that spell card and therefore, foiling Garlandolf's plan, but if he did, Yusei could pay the price of his decision, something he didn't want for his sister "I'll see your answer next turn, you've been warned tough." said Garlandolf smirking, as he was out of the field this time.
Garlandolf, Hand 2, 4000 LP; Alan, Hand 3, 1000 LP
Alan simply stood there, hesitant to make his move. Knowing what was at risk, he had to plan something or things could easily get out of hand. He then felt a strange jolt go through his mind, as if he could hear someone else's thoughts "Alan…" said a female voice in thoughts "Alan…can you hear me? It's me, Sara."
"Sara…what's going on? How's everything over there?"asked Alan in thoughts too "Guess this is the twin's sense going to a totally new level, right?"
"Yes, and Yusei's doing fine for now. However…" replied Sara, concern in her voice "Roman is giving him a hard time, the visions I had have faded away for sometime. It's uncertain what is to come now."
"Because that's how things should be sis." Replied Alan, understanding Sara's concerns "He'll go through it, Yusei and Rafael don't give up that easily and you know it."
"Yusei now knows of his father's reasons, as well as the involvement of Roman and how the Earthbound Immortals were reborn. How Roman and Rex got distanced, as well as the sealing cards of the Five Dragons and Zero Reverse. Yusei will definitely want to end this himself, in the stead of his father." Said Sara, regaining some confidence "Alan…whatever happens there too…do what you must."
Alan simply closed his eyes, as that little bind got severed by the darkness "I'll do sis, don't worry." He added confidently "I activate the card Pot of Greed, allowing me to get 2 new cards from my deck." Said Alan, as he got things he was in need of "Now, I summon Blade Knight to the field!" by his side, a whitish armored knight appeared, wielding a sword and shield, as well as a full armor and helmet "Next I go for the tune up of my level 3 Brave Recruit and my level 4 Blade Knight!" the young warrior jumped to air, surrounded by light until he became three energy rings that surrounded Blade Knight for the Synchro Summon.
"To protect justice, fight with earth's steady force! Carry the might of a warrior and earth!" chanted Alan as his Paladin card was about to hit the field "Synchro Summon! Come forth, Brave Hero, Reigas the Champion!" from a beam of light that crossed the rings, an older version of the young warrior appeared with black coat, brown pants and boots, wearing blue patterned knight armor and a band in its forehead, looking quite a lot like Alan.
"Fool, you asked for it then!" shouted Garlandolf angrily, as Reigas stared at him.
"I activate the Spell Card Heart of a Hero." added Alan while a card with the image of Reigas cutting through an armored division of goblins while protecting people behind him "This card allows me to destroy all your Spell or Trap cards, avoiding surprises that way." Said that, Reigas took his sword and swiftly moved like wind, appearing behind Garlandolf with his sword swung and Garlandolfs' spell and sets disappearing "Now Reigas, attack with Phoenix Slash!" shouted Alan, as the dark sphere began fading. Reigas turned backwards to Garlandolf who was astonished, harnessing flames in his sword and attacking Garlandolf while returning to Alan'side, as Garlandolf fell to his knees weakened "I set a card and end my turn now."
With the dark sphere gone, Alan could see they were still in Momentum's ruins, as Yusei was quite exposed to Roman's last attack "Time to end this Yusei! I activate Earthbound Whirlwind allowing me to destroy your spell and trap cards while I have an Earthbound Immortal in the field!"
"I've been waiting that!" replied Yusei as he activated a facedown that showed Stardust Dragon appearing from what seemed a light road "I activate Starlight Road!" the card took the entire whirlwind hit from Roma's spell "It negates any card that destroys two or more cards in the field. Then I can Special Summon a Stardust Dragon from my Extra Deck!" added Yusei as his ace monster appeared in the field, roaring fiercely.
"You finally brought him." said Roman overconfident "It's too late for that even so. You can't win."
"It's not over yet! I activate Shooting Star!" added Yusei, as a card showing Stardust Dragon flying as a shooting star with two more stars by its side "It allows me to destroy a card in your field when Stardust Dragon is on the field! I choose your Field Spell!"
"Not a chance, activate Nihility Hole!" replied Roman a bit angry, as a card with the image of an explosion in some empty space appeared "By reducing the attack of Uru to 0 this turn, I can negate the activation of a spell or trap card." Yusei's Shooting Star card got disabled, as Roman saved himself "I end my turn with that." Upon that, Uru's attack power returned to 3000.
"It's my turn then!" said Yusie getting his card "I activate Battle Waltz, allowing me to Special Summon a Waltz Token that copies any Synchro Monster I have!" said that another Stardust Dragon appeared in the field.
"It doesn't matter, Uru can't be selected as an attack target!" said Roman as the copy of Stardust Dragon headed to him "Roar of the Earthbound activates again! Destroy Stardust Dragon's copy and Yusei with it!" shouted Roman frantically, as he was about to win.
"Stardust Dragon's effect activates! I cancel Roar of the Earthbound by tributing my Stardust Dragon and destroy it! Victim Sanctuary!" replied Yusei, as Stardust Dragon disappeared to destroy Roman's trap.
"Trap card open! Glowing Image of the Tutelary God! This card redirects your attack" said Roman as Stardust's copy turned upwards "to my Earthbound Immortal!" the copy then hit Uru, as Roman thought he had finally won, until Yusei's LP didn't drop.
"When A Waltz Token fights, no player loses LP." Said Yusei as his LP were untouched "Furthermore, the monster that fought with it will lose attack equal to the token's attack!" he added, as Uru's power fell down to 500. Roman looked surprised by it, but still uncaring "Roman, I don't care what fate you have in mind. You've lost sight of the countless lives you're destroying for that 'fate' and the suffering of those left!"
"Yusei…" said Sara moved by his words.
"If not for that research, that incident 17 years ago could have been prevented." Added Yusei closing his eyes "That incident took many people's lives, if not for it Jack, Crow, Jill, and I would be living normal lives with the warm of a family!" he said, letting go tears "Even so, they call me their friend! Smile at me and care for me! What was I supposed to do? How do I make it up to them?"
"Is that" asked Roman, seriously looking at Yusei "the darkness that lies in you?"
"I'll tell you why Yusei!" shouted a voice a few levels under, it was Crow, witnessing the duel for some time "You've been shouldering that for all these years, right? Forgive me for the failure of a friend I am." Said Crow.
"Me too Yusei!" said a teary voice behind Sara and Trudge, as Jill was starting to cry, while holding it back "We've been your friends and we never noticed it!"
"We never blamed your father for how our lives turned out to be Yusei. You don't need to take that responsibility yourself!" added Crow, knowing he was talking for Jill and Jack too "If I have a fate, as well as Jill, it's because we met…a group of irreplaceable friends!" shouted Crow as Jill calmed down "Yusei, win this for all of us now!" Yusei immediately recovered his calmness, turning to Roman again.
"Roman, this light of yours is not illuminating my way" he said thinking of all the friends he has met so far "it's the will of my friends and nothing else! And in this duel, this is my last hope left! Trap card open! Stardust Flash!" a trap card with the image of three Stardust Dragons appeared in the field, one red colored aura, another with a greenish and the last one with a blue one "In a turn that Stardust Dragon was tributed by its effect, I can Special Summon Stardust Dragon from my graveyard!" said Yusei as a blue energy began coming from the card, becoming Stardust Dragon.
"Impossible! Stardust Dragon was…revived!" shouted Roman astonished as Stardust charged its attack.
"Attack now Stardust Dragon! Shooting Sonic!" shouted Yusei as his dragon took aim at Uru, taking it down as well as Roman's left LP and ending the duel for good, with his body beginning to fade away as the other Dark Signers, everything was silent until he began laughing.
"This is not over Yusei…the mightiest of the Wicked Gods has been unleashed by now." said Roman, taking off a small piece of his mechanical arm to reveal it as a trigger "If you can't deactivate the four controllers before sunset, the gates of the underworld shall be opened and the King of the Underworld will be resurrected!" Roman then began laughing, as his body continued fading "I can't let you out of here!" he said pulling it off and triggering the bomb in it, blowing up the bridge while Yusei tried to ran to the other side, with little luck.
"Yusei, hang on!" shouted Alan while throwing him a rope he had in hand nearby, as Yusei barely caught it "There you go man! Hang on there!" as everyone got shocked by the sight of their friend falling, they got relieved by Alan's right timing, while Sara looked surprised "Come one Yusei, climb quickly!" he said, as Garlandolf began laughing maniacally.
"This is perfect then!" shouted Garlandolf happy "Without Roman hanging around, I'm the strongest duelist of darkness, second to the great Reginald and Archfiend Prince!" he said smirking "As a reward Yusei, I'll let Roman's wish come true!" shouted Garlandolf starting his turn.
"Crap, Yusei, you got to get here fast!" shouted Alan worried, trying to help him.
"It's futile Alan!" said Garlandolf, as another shockwave began flowing "I will Special Summon myself yet again and destroy this ruins for good!" shouted Garlandolf, as the waves began flying everywhere, hitting especially Alan's side.
"Yusei!" shouted everyone, as one of the waves hit the rope, sending him falling again, this time to fall to the light.
"Yusei…" said Sara trembling and shaking her head "This can't be real!" she started crying, as the young Leo and Luna, Crow and Jill, while Akio, Lily, Jaden, Alexis, Blair and Tyranno were finding it hard to believe. Alan was simply lost, kneeling at the cut rope.
"My effect activates, thus defeating you Paladin!" shouted Garlandolf, until Alan stood up, closing his fist in anger.
"You will pay for this, foul demon!" replied Alan, activating a trap card "I activate Reigas special attack, Paladin Phoenix Strike!" said Alan with a card showing off Reigas inside a chanting seal with fire searing around it, as Reigas placed his left hand in his sword while holding it with his right hand "When a card effect that destroys cards in the field it allows me to negate it and destroy the card, activating a second effect by tributing Reigas and depending on the destroyed card type!" said Alan, as Reigas finished harnessing flames in his sword and jumped to slash Garlandolf, once again defeating him in the duel.
Reigas began casting a spell silently, as Garlandolf looked worried "Since you're a monster, my trap card will inflict you damage equal to your attack points. This is the end!" said Alan, regret in his face "Ifailedyousis." Reigas then hit the platform where Garlandolf was, disappearing himself but leaving behind a fire storm that defeat Garlandolf for good.
"I'm sorry Your Highness!" were his last words, as he disappeared in oblivion.
LightLord92: Next time on Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Paladins of Light: Darkness Awakens.
Jack: Finally here, where are you Carly?
Carly: I'm here Jack, it's time we go through this...fated duel.
Roland: Jack, take care of this. We'll secure the unit.
Dark Valkyrie: I don't think so, my duty stands between you and it.
Emily: Roland, let me handle her. I'll face her myself.
Roland: As you wish, but be careful.
Jaden: Hey but what happened to Yusei then if- Oops, almost spilled it out! This and more next time on Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Paladins of Light: Darkness Awakens, Episode 53: Souls with Doubts, Race for the World!
Yusei: My head…did I…returned?
Sara: YUSEEIII! I'm…quite relieved your back!
Jaden: So that's how he returned, don't miss it guys!
LightLord92: Yep, I think I lost my job as narrator of introductions and previews XD Don't forget to review!
New Cards of the Day:
Wrath of the King of Destruction; Continuous Spell Card (Garlandolf creating shockwaves and shooting them at his surroundings)
You can only activate this card the turn you Special Summoned 'Garlandolf the King of Destruction'. By sending it to the Graveyard, you can Special Summon 'Garlandolf the King of Destruction' from your Graveyard during your next Standby Phase (this Special Summon is treated as a Ritual Summon, ignore summoning conditions).
Heart of a Hero, Normal Spell Card (Reigas cutting through an armored division of goblins while protecting people behind him)
You can only activate this card during the turn you Synchro Summoned 'Brave Hero, Reigas the Champion'. Destroy all Spell and Trap cards your opponent controls.
Paladin Phoenix Strike, Counter Trap Card (Reigas inside a chanting seal with fire searing around it)
You can only activate this card when an effect that destroys cards in the field activate. Negate that effect and destroy the card. You can tribute 'Brave Hero, Reigas the Champion' to activate the corresponding effect, according to the destroyed card's type:
Spell: Destroy all Spell and Trap cards your opponent controls.
Trap: Destroy all monsters your opponent controls and remove them from play.
Monster: Inflict damage to your opponent equal to the destroyed monster's attack points.
Brave Recruit, Effec Tuner Monster; Warrior Type monster, Level 3; Atk 1200, Def 300; Earth Attribute (young blond soldier with rookie armor and armed with a light sword)
When this card is successfully Normal Summoned, select a monster your opponent controls. As long as this card remains face up on the field, that monster cannot declare an attack. When this card declares an attack, increase its Atk by 200 points for each card in your hand.
Brave Hero, Reigas the Champion; Effect Syncrho Monster; Warrior Type monster, Level 7; Atk 2700, Def 2200; Earth Attribute (older version, mid 20s, of Brave Recruit, wearing a black coat, brown pants and boots, armored with blue knight standard armor and a long broad sword; similar in appearance to Alan)
Brave Recruit+1 or more non-Tuner monsters.
When this card is Synchro Summoned, you can Special Summon up to 2 Level 4 or lower Warrior Type monsters from your Graveyard or your hand. This card cannot be destroyed by battle.
Well, that's pretty much the whole duel between Roman and Yusei, mixed with Garlandolf VS Alan. The last duels of the Dark Signers will probably have this format (the two chapter duels mixed in one written chapter, combined with the Paladin duel that corresponds to it) except for the last duel of this arc of the series.
Thanks for your support and don't be afraid to review! Until next time! Oh, and Merry Christmas in advance if I fail to upload and ready the next chapter by that date. Hope everyone enjoys it pretty much with your family and friends!
