Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's: Over the Nexus
Fan Fiction by: Spirit Reader
Yu-Gi-Oh! (Including GX, 5D's, and Zexal) original creator: Kazuki Takahashi
Chapter 48: Red Dragon Archfiend
When word got out that the Duel King, Alistair Miles, was going to compete in an exhibition match at the end of the week, every Duelist in Japan was excited for the chance to see him Duel. For the past 6 months, Alistair has been spreading his image by touring all around the country. During that time, no one has really seem him compete in a open Duel and they had to go by watching DVDs of his matches in order to get an idea of his style of play. This is especially true for those individual wishing to compete in the Fortune Cup, for whoever wins gets the opportunity to face him for his title. It's for that reason that everyone wanted to pay close attention to his match, as they wanted to see just how strong Alistair has gotten during these last 6 months.
On the day of the match, Takashi was busy working on his new deck while waiting for the match to begin. It's been a little over a week since he decided to create this new Deck and, for the most part, the young man hasn't had much result. He felt that he had the right number Spell and Trap cards needed to build his deck, but he felt he didn't have the right type of Monsters. Whenever he wanted to create a new deck, Takashi usually spent most of his time adding new Spell or Trap cards and not focusing much on his Monsters. However, since he wanted to create a deck that focuses on Synchro Summoning, he knew that he needed to put more emphasis on his Monsters.
As he looked through all the monsters he had, both from his and his late mother's collection, the young man was looking intently on which cards to add. As he did that Takashi would take some glances at his Stardust Dragon, hoping to gather some inspiration from looking at his Ace Monster.
"What cards would work well with Stardust?" He thought to himself. "It's a Level 8 Dragon-Type monster who has 2500 Attack Points and 2000 Defense Points. Its strength doesn't really match its level, but its ability to sacrifice itself to protect others makes up for it. So maybe I should focus on summoning monsters who have powers to make up for Stardust's lack of strength."
Hours quickly passed by as Takashi continued examining all the monsters that he had. When the clock hit 7:30, the young man still wasn't making much progress with his new deck. Eventually, as she was making her way downstairs, Akiza noticed Takashi working hard and decided to see if she could help him. So the young woman quickly made her way down to him and began examining all of his cards.
"It seems you still having a hard time," She pointed it out. "Mind if I help you?"
Takashi smiled at her request and quickly made some room so that she could sit down on the couch. Once she sat down, Akiza began to look through all the cards that Takashi had and attempted to retrieve the ones that best reflected his style of play. As the two of them worked together, Akiza began to notice something about Takashi's Duel Disk that she never really saw before. Having seen him wear it all the time, the young Psychic Duelist initially thought that it was just an ordinary Duel Disk. However, after taking another good luck at it, she soon realized that it wasn't just an ordinary Duel Disk.
"Hey Takashi," She said. "Can I please look at your Duel Disk for a second?"
Takashi looked at her for a moment and questioned why she wanted to look at his Duel Disk. However, he quickly pushed that question into the back of his mind and promptly removed his Dueling device from his wrist. Once he presented it to her, Akiza quickly pulled out one of her academy textbooks and began flipping through the pages. Once she found the page that she was looking for, Akiza noticed that Takashi's Duel Disk resembled a Duel Disk that was on the page of the textbook.
"I thought this looked familiar," She said. "Takashi…, your Duel Disk resembled the original Duel Disks that were used in the Battle City Tournament."
"I know." Takashi quickly said.
Akiza's eyes widen after hearing what Takashi just said. The Battle City Tournament was not only the first competition that used first prototype Duel Disks, but it was also the same competition where Yugi Muto, the original Duel King, won the 3 Legendary Egyptian God Cards. Despite knowing all of this, and wielding something so rare, Akiza saw that Takashi wasn't really surprise like she was.
"Where…where did you get something like this?" She asked him. "These Duel Disks haven't been made in forever. Hell, not even the most famous auctioneers have something like this. So how the heck to you get one?"
Takashi began scratching the back of his head as he watched Akiza continue examining his Duel Disk. It was the first time he actually seen her become this interested in one of his things before. Usually she would only get this way when it implied to him, so this made Takashi happy as it meant that Akiza had the same level of passion for Dueling as he did.
"Well, to tell you the truth, I actually found the Duel Disk by accident," He explained.
"Really," Akiza replied as he paid close attention to his explanation.
"Yeah," Takashi said as he nodded his head. "You see, while I was 7-years-old, my grandpa and I were busy taking a hike by a nearby canyon. As we walked around, I happen to came across this Duel Disk by chance. Klaus told me about the era in which this Duel Disk came from and, obviously, I was excited and practically begged him to fix it for me. Eventually, after about 4 months of hard work, he fixed it and quickly this Duel Disk was operating at near perfect conditions."
"Amazing," Akiza said. "But why didn't you just get a more modern Duel Disk?"
Takashi thought for a moment as he tried to come up with the words in order to properly explain his answer to Akiza. As he was trying to do that, the young man noticed his Junk Synchron Tuner Monster and immediately found inspiration. He proceeded to pick up the card and handed it over to her before he started talking.
"Take a look at Junk Synchron. It's not a very powerful monster, but its Special Ability helps it bring its allies onto the field. When that happens, a stronger fighting force is created."
"What are you trying to say?" Akiza questioned.
"What I'm saying is that the reason I didn't get a more modern Duel Disk is because the one I have now still has it uses," He explained. "No matter what people may say, nothing is useless in this world. Everything has its purpose, especially this Duel Disk. I plan on keeping it for as long as I continue to Duel because it's the catalyst for my desire to become the world's greatest Duelist. "
A small smile appeared on the beautiful Psychic's face as she continued listening to Takashi's explanation. Having already obtained a large amount of respect for his character, Akiza was extremely impressed that the man that she loved respected the idea that nothing in the world is useless. It's through this that the love Akiza felt for him grew even more than it did before. Soon, the two of them went back to work as they continued to wait for the Exhibition Duel to begin.
Eventually, the two of them notice both Crow and Aiku enter the apartment. The two of them were carrying a couple of bags of take-out in their hands, as they wanted to have something nice to eat while they watch the Duel. Upon seeing them, Takashi and Akiza decided to take a break for now and proceeded to help them carrying the food. Once they placed it on the table, they began to divide the things that they wanted amongst themselves.
Once they finished, the boys began to sit by the TV and starting eating as the awaited the beginning of the match. Meanwhile Akiza, who still fixing her plate, noticed that Lilly was still in the garage. The young woman hasn't been herself as of late, which caused Akiza to become a little bit worried. She soon entered the garage and saw that Lilly was working on her Duel Runner.
"Um…Lilly," She said to her in a somewhat low tone of voice. "Crow and Toru are back with the food. Do you want to come eat with us?"
"….I'm not hungry right now," Lilly answered, not even turning her head towards Akiza. "I'll eat later."
Akiza looked on and watched as Lilly continued on with her work. It seemed to the young Psychic that her friend had something personal on her mind and she really didn't want to be disturbed. Despite the fact that she wanted to know what was wrong, Akiza respected Lilly's privacy and proceeded to leave the garage so that she could join the rest of her friends.
Eventually, the clock stuck 8:00 and the Exhibition Duel was about to begin. Everyone was at the edge of their seats as the prepared watch the exciting Duel. This also included Lilly, who made sure to listen in closely as she continued on with her work.
Meanwhile, in the middle of New Domino City, thousands of spectators were making their way inside a giant domed stadium. This stadium was known as the Kaiba Dome, a memorial arena in honor of the late Seto Kaiba, one of the greatest Duelists to ever pick up a deck. It is in this large dome that the Exhibition Duel, which featured the Duel King, was about to take place.
As people attempted to find themselves seats and prepare for the excitement to come, the lights around the stadium began to dim slowly. Eventually, once all the lights were off, a large spotlight shined in one particular location. It is here that everyone who at the stadium, and those watching on TV, saw a man in a red tuxedo standing in the middle of light while holding a microphone in his right hand. He also had a very thin mustache, a sharp goatee, and was sporting an extremely large pompadour.
"EVERYBODY LISTEN!" He declared over the microphone. "Get ready as another exciting Turbo Duel is about to commence!"
The crowd started cheering at the top of their lungs as the Master of Ceremonies, or MC, was talking to them. All of them knew very well that the MC appears, the fun is just about to get underway.
"As you may have heard, it's been recently announced that our country's Duel King, Alistair Miles, will be defending his title at the highly anticipated Fortune Cup competition. However, since the tournament is still 4 months away, it's been decided that Alistair Miles will be participating in this Exhibition Duel in order to promote the event!"
As the crowd listened on intently, they noticed that a second spotlight was shining towards a tunnel that was right by the racetrack. Smoke was soon starting to come out of the tunnel as the MC continued on talking.
"Now, let me introduce to you the individual who will be facing our Duel King!" He stated in an enthusiastic tone of voice. "He's a talented Duelist who's considered to be one of Japan's best! He not only has a Dueling record of 151-17-3, but he's also the winner of the recent Tokyo Grand Championships! Ladies and Gentleman please give a warm welcome to….Tyler Campbell!"
Fireworks starting shooting from the sides of the tunnel as a young man in a black jumpsuit and silver Duel Runner started racing onto the track. The crowd instantly started cheering upon seeing Tyler as they were very impressed with the resume that young star was able to accomplish. Eventually, as Tyler finished his warm-up lap and made his way over towards the starting line, the lights from his tunnel began to fade and a new set of lights shinned towards another tunnel. Also, just like with Tyler's tunnel, smoke began to emit from the inside of it just as the MC started talking again.
"When this young man appeared on the scene over 2 years ago, he's took the Dueling World by storm!" He explained. "In no time at all, he obtained fame, fortune, and illustrious title of Japan's Duel King. In fact, his skills with a deck has caused many people to believe that his skills rival, if not surpass, those of our late World Queen; Sakura Nakamura! Ladies and Gentleman please welcome our Duel King….ALISTAIR MILES!"
Just like from before, a large amount of fireworks began to erupt as Alistair jumped from inside the tunnel on a black and red Duel Runner, while wearing a jumpsuit of the same color. The people in the stadium screamed with excitement as they not only saw the Duel King fly right before their eyes as he began to make his way towards the ground. Once that happened, Alistair began racing throughout the track just as his face appeared on giant, holographic orb that was floating in the middle of the stadium.
"Behold, people of New Domino City!" Alistair declared as he raised his right fist into the air. "Your Duel King as returned!"
The crowd acknowledge the King's declaration with another barrage of cheers as it has been nearly 6 months since they last seen him in public. Eventually, Alistair swiftly finished up his warm-up laps and made his way over to the starting line. Once he arrived, Tyler looked over towards him and he wasn't really impressed at what he saw.
"It's very nice to meet you…Duel King," He said in a sarcastic tone of voice. "I hope you've enjoyed your time at the top because I'm about to bring you back down to Earth.
"Is that so?" Alistair responded as he looked towards his opponent. "A Duelist such as yourself has no right to say such things. I'll defeat you before the 7th turn even begins."
"Oh My God!" The MC screamed. "Alistair has just declared that Tyler will be defeated before the 7th turn! Is that really possible?! Can the Duel King really do this?!"
The crowd was amazed by Alistair's words and immediately started rooting for him, hoping to see if he really did have the skills needed to pull off such a feat. Meanwhile, Tyler wasn't really amused by the Duel King's declaration and silently swore that such a thing wouldn't take place.
Soon, a holographic countdown appeared in front of the two Turbo Duelists has they both prepared themselves to begin the Duel. As the countdown down started, both Alistair and Tyler activated the effects of the Speed World 2 Field Spell, causing a holographic aura to surround the entire stadium.
"Let's get this match started!" MC declared as he began time himself with the clock. "3…2…1…DUEL!"
Alistair: 4000 LP
Tyler: 4000 LP
Both Duelists launched themselves from the starting line and began racing along the track, attempting to pass the first corner before the other. At first, it seemed like Tyler would be the one to reach the corner before Alistair. However, the Duel King released a massive burst of acceleration from his Duel Runner and managed to pass Tyler and reach the corner seconds before he did. With that, Alistair was now allowed to go first and got ready to draw a card from his deck.
"It's my turn, Draw!"
Alistair: SPC – 1
Tyler: SPC – 1
Upon drawing the top card from his deck, Alistair took a few minutes to look at it before placing it horizontally onto his Monster Card Zone.
"I Summon the Tuner Monster, Dark Resonator, in Defense Mode!"
Dark Resonator: ATK 1300 DEF 300 LVL 3
A bright flash of light shined onto the field as a small monster appeared beside Alistair. It had the appearance of a fiend and was covered in dark ropes. In each of its hands, Dark Resonator was holding an item; a tuning fork and tuning wire.
Once his Tuner fully materialized onto the field, the Duel King continued on with his turn by grabbing a card from his hand. He then proceeded to insert the card into his Spell/Trap Zone and watched as it materialized, face-down, onto field before disappearing.
"I then set 1 card face-down and end my turn."
Tyler snickered upon seeing the move that his opponent just made. He wasn't expecting the Duel King of all of Japan to summon a monster who only had 300 Defense Points. The sight of it caused the young man to believe that if Alistair continued playing weak monsters like that then defeating him would hardly be worth his time and his effort.
"It's my turn," He said as he placed his hand on top of his deck. "Draw!"
Alistair: SPC – 2
Tyler: SPC – 2
As he drew the card, Tyler quickly placed it into his hand and proceeded to grab another card. He then firmly placed it onto his Monster Card Zone.
"I Summon, Cyber Dragon Zwei!"
Cyber Dragon Zwei: ATK 1500 DEF 1000 LVL 4
A small flash of light shined beside Tyler as his monster began to materialize onto the field. The creature had the appearance of metal serpent that had yellow highlights all over its body.
"Go Zwei, destroy his Dark Resonator now!"
Cyber Dragon Zwei gave out a metallic hiss as it proceeded to make its way over towards Dark Resonator. Once it got close, the metal snake wrapped its body around the Tuner Monster so that it wouldn't escape its grasp. As soon as it had Dark Resonator firmly in its grasps, Zwei bit into the monster's body using its power jaws.
"That was too easy," Tyler said as he looked towards Alistair. "Next time, summon a monster with a bit more power!"
Alistair ignored the words of his cocky opponent and simply pointed his finger towards the two monsters. When Tyler looked into the direction in which Alistair was pointing, his eyes quickly began to widen from shock. He saw that Cyber Dragon Zwei was unable to fully sink its teeth into Dark Resonator and that the Tuner Monster survived.
"What the hell is going on?" He questioned.
"It's the Special Ability of my Dark Resonator," Alistair explained. "You see, once per turn, it can't be destroyed through battle!"
Dark Resonator started wiggling its body around, as it attempted to get Cyber Dragon Zwei to stop biting it. Once it accomplished this goal, the Tuner Monster then knocked Zwei back over to Tyler's side of the field.
"Hmph…you got luck Duel King," Tyler said as he grabbed a card and inserted it into his Spell/Trap Zone. The card appeared face-down, right behind Cyber Dragon Zwei, before disappearing. "I promise you that things will turn out different next time. I set 1 card face-down and end my turn."
"Then it's my turn again," Alistair stated. "Draw!"
Alistair: SPC – 3
Tyler: SPC – 3
Upon drawing his next card, Alistair looked over his entire hand and examined all the possible moves that he could make. However, since he wanted to get this Duel over with at the time he wanted it too, the young man decided to stop playing games and get serious. So he quickly grabbed another card from his hand and proceeded to place it onto his Monster Card Zone.
"I Summon, Archfiend Interceptor!"
Archfiend Interceptor: ATK 1400 DEF 1600 LVL 4
In a bright flash of white light, a monster that resembled football player with 6 arms appeared onto the field and started flying next to Dark Resonator.
"Next, I Tune my Level 4 Archfiend Interceptor with my Level 3 Dark Resonator!"
Dark Resonator banged its tuning ware before flying into the air with Archfiend Interceptor. Once that happened, the crowd looked on in awe as the two monsters began the process for a Synchro Summoning.
"The beating pulse of the new ruler, show the chaos inside you! Synchro Summon! With pride, Chaos King Archfiend!"
Chaos King Archfiend: ATK 2600 DEF 2600 LVL 7
When the Synchro ritual ended, everyone saw a mid-sized monster with flaming wings appear and began flying beside Alistair. The mere sight of this powerful creature amazed almost everyone inside the stadium and those watching match TV.
"Here it is, Chaos King Archfiend!" The MC excitedly stated. "This monster has battle alongside Alistair many times in the past and has always ripped through his opponent's defenses. Will the same thing happen to Tyler and his monsters?!"
"Yes, it will!" Alistair responded. "Chaos King Archfiend, destroy his Cyber Dragon Zwei!"
Chaos King Archfiend complied with its master's orders and began to make its way over towards the Cyber Dragon. Tyler, knowing that his monster was about to be destroyed, braced himself for the attack. However, the young Turbo Duelist didn't expect the move that Alistair was about to make.
"I activate Chaos King Archfiend's Special Ability! When it attacks, it switches the Attack and Defense Points of all the monsters that my opponent controls!"
"What…!" Tyler shouted in shock.
Cyber Dragon Zwei: ATK 1000 DEF 1500
As Zwei's Attack Power began to decrease, Chaos King Archfiend finally reached the weakened monster. It then swiftly, but powerfully, struck down Zwei with one strike of its flaming wing.
Tyler: 2400 LP
As the crowd started cheering for their King, Alistair continued on with his turn by grabbing one card from his hand and inserting it into his Spell/Trap. Like with his other face-down card, the card appeared on the field for only a few moments before disappearing.
"I set another card face-down and end my turn."
"What an excellent play by Alistair!" The MC declared. "Even though his Chaos King Archfiend already had an advantage over Cyber Dragon Zwei, Alistair utilized his monster's Special Ability to deal even more damage! It's those types of plays that make him worthy of being a Duel King! How can Tyler possibly come back from something like this?"
"Like this," Tyler responded as he placed his hand on top of his deck. "Draw!"
Alistair: SPC – 4
Tyler: SPC – 4
Upon drawing his next card a small smile appeared on Tyler's face. He then started to rev up his Duel Runner and began to make his way towards Alistair. Once he got close enough, the young Turbo Duelist proceeded to insert the card that he drew into his Spell/Trap Zone.
"Since I have 2 or more Speed Counters I can activate the Speed Spell, Angel Baton! With it, I can draw two cards from my deck and then discard one card from my hand to the Graveyard!"
Tyler swiftly drew the top two cards from his deck and smiled more upon seeing them. He then took a card that he didn't need and proceeded to place into Graveyard before inserting another card into his Spell/Trap Zone.
"Next, since I have 2 or more Speed Counters, I activate the Speed Spell, Speed Fusion! With it, I fuse the two Cyber Dragons that are in my hand in order to Fusion Summon, Cyber Twin Dragon!"
Cyber Twin Dragon: ATK 2800 DEF 2100 LVL 8
Two Cyber Dragons appeared onto the field and quickly began to combine into the powerful Cyber Twin Dragon. Once it was on the field, Cyber Twin Dragon looked down towards both Alistair and his Chaos King Archfiend, preparing itself for attack.
"Cyber Twin Dragon," Tyler commanded. "Destroy his Chaos King Archfiend!"
One of the metal mouths of the two headed dragon fired a powerful laser beam at Chaos King Archfiend, incinerating the monster and putting a dint into Alistair's Life Points.
Alistair: 3800 LP
As the smoke from the first attack began to disappear, Cyber Twin Dragon's second head was looking dead at Alistair and began gather energy from inside its mouth.
"I activate Cyber Twin Dragon's Special Ability!" Tyler declared as he looked over towards the Duel King. "During the Battle Phase, this monster can attack twice!"
Cyber Twin's second mouth responded to its master's words just as it finished gathering enough energy. It then proceeded to launch its laser attack towards Alistair as the crowd watch in a combination of both shock and fear.
Meanwhile, having seen such a move coming, Alistair quickly grabbed a card from his hand and firmly placed it horizontally onto his Monster Card Zone. When the monster materialized onto the field, it turned out to be Battle Fader.
"I activate the Special Ability of my Battle Fader!" Alistair explained. "When I'm the target of a Direct Attack, Battle Fader can immediately be Special Summoned onto the field! Also, when it's summoned via this effect, the Battle Phase automatically ends!"
Tyler looked on with a look of annoyance on his face as he watched the laser beam that Cyber Twin Dragon fired disappear. He then continued on with his turn by taking another card from his hand and inserting it into his Spell/Trap Zone.
"You got lucky Duel King," The young man pointed out. "But sooner or later, your luck is going to run out! I set 1 card face-down and end my turn."
"A lucky break for Alistair, as his Battle Fader saved him from 2800 points of Direct Damage by the hands of Tyler's Cyber Twin Dragon!" MC pointed out as he continued commentating the match. "However, it's obvious to this announcer that odds clearly don't favor him. Our Duel King will need to pull a rabbit from out of his hat if wants to end the Duel before the 7th turn, just as he foretold it would!"
Alistair obviously knew that MC was right and that he was in a tough situation. It seemed practically impossible for to defeat Cyber Twin Dragon before the start of the 7th turn, but the Duel King was determined to make that happen. Without a glimmer of fear in his eyes, the young gently placed his hand on top of his deck.
"It's my turn," He said. "Draw!"
Alistair: SPC – 5
Tyler: SPC – 5
Upon drawing the card and looking at it, the Duel King smiled to himself as his confidence began to grow. He knew that he just drew the card needed to fulfill his vow and show Tyler just how weak the young Duelist really is. However, before playing it, Alistair began his turn by activating one of his face-down cards.
"I activate the Trap, Descending Lost Star!" He declared. "This card revives one Synchro Monster that's in my Graveyard and places it into Defense Mode! In exchange, its effects are negated, its Level drops by 1, and it loses all of its Defense Points. So be revived, Chaos King Archfiend!"
Chaos King Archfiend: DEF 0 LVL 6
As Chaos King Archfiend returned onto the field, everyone was confused at what Alistair was trying to accomplish. Even with his Synchro Monster back onto the field, the effects of his Descending Lost Star made it impossible for it to attack. Also, with Cyber Twin Dragon's Special Ability, all Tyler had to do next turn is summon another monster and he'll have a clear shot at the Duel King's Life Points.
As everyone attempted to figure out his plan, Alistair continued on with his turn. His next move began with him taking a card from his hand and placing it onto his Monster Card Zone.
"I now Summon the Tuner Monster, Barrier Resonator!"
Barrier Resonator: ATK 300 DEF 800 LVL 1
A bright flash of light shined across the field as Alistair's newest Tuner Monster made its appearance. Barrier Resonator practically had the same appearance as Dark Resonator, with the only exception being the large battery pack that was attached to its back. As it started flying next to both Battle Fader and Chaos King Archfiend, Alistair revved his Duel Runner up to maximum power and began to separate himself from Tyler.
"Behold everyone," He shouted. "I'm about to show you the very soul, of Alistair Miles! I Tune my Level 1 Battle Fader and Level 6 Chaos King Archfiend with my Level 1 Barrier Resonator!"
As the 3 monster jumped into the air and performed the process for another Synchro Summoning, everyone looked on in amazement as a giant fireball appeared just above Alistair. As the flames began to materialize into a tangible being, the Duel King began to recite another Summon Chant.
"The ruler's heartbeat, will now file through here! Take witness to its creation-shaking power! Synchro Summon! My very soul, Red Dragon Archfiend!"
Red Dragon Archfiend: ATK 3000 DEF 2000 LVL 8
When the giant fireball finished materializing, everyone witness the appearance of giant red and black dragon with 3 sharps horns protruding from the top of its head. It had very large wings, razor sharp claws, and also had a tail with a spear-like tip. Just looking at the beast caused the people in the audience, and those watching at home, to feel fear like they never known before. The fear was so great, that it overshadowed the one that had for Cyber Twin Dragon.
"It's Here, It's Here, It's Here!" The MC declared. "The mighty Red Dragon Archfiend has finally made its appearance! This one monster, the Ace of Alistair's Deck, has won him championship after championship until it finally helped him attain the title of Duel King of all of Japan. It is an honor, no, a privilege to see this all powerful beast in action once again!"
The crowd cheered on as they also were excited at the appearance of Red Dragon Archfiend. Even though it was Alistair's Ace, the Duel King rarely brought it out in Duels as he normally defeated his opponents without it. The fact that he's using it, especially in an Exhibition Duel, only means that he's doing it for his fans.
Meanwhile, Tyler was sharing the same enthusiasm as watched Red Dragon Archfiend stare straight at him. Having never seen the King's Ace before, the young Turbo Duelist had no idea how strong it was or how to counter it. He immediately knew that he would lose his Cyber Twin Dragon this turn and a part of him resented himself for letting that happen. However, if he could just get through the remaining of this turn then he could not only turn things around, but also prove Alistair wrong by having this Duel extend to the 7th turn.
"Red Dragon Archfiend," Alistair called. "Attack Cyber Twin Dragon…Absolute Power Force!"
Red Dragon Archfiend began roaring at the stop of its lungs as flames began gathering onto its right palm. Once it gathered enough, the Dragon-Type Synchro Monster flew over towards Cyber Twin Dragon and proceeded to destroy it with its flaming palm. The force of the impact created a holographic explosion that surrounded Tyler for a few moments as his Life Points began to drop.
Tyler: 2200 LP
As the smoke from the explosion began to die down, the crowd saw that Tyler was way behind in terms of distance between him and Alistair. The Duel King was more than ¾ ahead of him and was getting closer and closer to overlapping him. As he getting closer, Alistair promptly took the card that he drew at the beginning of the Duel and proceeded to insert it into his Spell/Trap Zone.
"I set one card face-down and end my turn."
As soon as Alistair ended his turn everyone's attention turned towards Tyler. It was the 6th turn; the turn that Alistair said would be the last turn of the Duel. If Tyler managed to get through this turn, then he would've proved the Duel King wrong and force him to continue onto a 7th turn. However, he knew all too well that getting through this turn wasn't going to be a cake walk.
True, he could just skip this turn entirely by just putting a monster in Defense Mode, but the up and coming Turbo Duelist didn't want to do things that way. Doing that would be the coward's way out and Tyler was, by no means, a coward. He intended to get through to the 7th turn, but he planned on doing it legitimately. He wanted to prove to himself, the world, and especially Alistair that he wasn't just some kid would happen to get luck in all the Duels he faced. He was a legitimate contender and he was going to prove it…right here and right now.
"It's my turn," The young man declared as he placed his hand onto his deck. "Draw!"
Alistair: SPC – 6
Tyler: SPC – 6
Upon drawing the card that he just pulled, Tyler slowly flipped it over and took a good look at it. When he did, a powerful smile appeared on his face as he began to rev his Duel Runner up to levels he never knew he had. Soon the large distance between him and the Duel King began to slowly disappear until he finally was a couple of feet away from him. Once he was behind Alistair, Tyler firmly took the card that he drew and firmly placed it upon his Monster Card Zone.
"When my opponent has a monster on the field while I don't then I can Special Summon from hand…, Cyber Dragon!"
Cyber Dragon: ATK 2100 DEF 1600 LVL 5
A bright flash of light shined over Tyler has Cyber Dragon appeared beside him and started staring down Red Dragon Archfiend. Despite the points difference between the two monsters, Cyber Dragon was not deterred and was ready to face this challenge. Tyler felt the same exact way and proceeded to exact one of his face-down cards in order to prove it.
"I activate the Trap Card, Call of the Haunted! With it, I can revive the Cyber Twin Dragon that you destroyed last turn!"
Cyber Twin Dragon's card popped out of Tyler's Graveyard and the young man quickly placed it back onto his Monster Card Zone. When he did, Cyber Twin returned onto the field and started flying next to Cyber Dragon.
"What do you plan to do with those weaklings?!" Alistair questioned. "Even with your Cyber Twin Dragon back onto the field, it's still not strong enough to take on my Red Dragon Archfiend!"
"…Who said I was going to attack with my Cyber Twin Dragon?" Tyler responded. "The only reason why I brought it back is so that I could bring out an even greater beast!"
The Duel King was puzzled by his opponent's words so Tyler decided to let his actions speak for him. He proceeded to activate his second face-down card and watched as it began to flip up from its previous face-down position.
"I activate the Quick-Play Speed Spell, De-Fusion! By removing 2 Speed Counters, I can return one Fusion Monster back into my Extra Deck and Special Summon the monsters I used to summon it!"
Tyler: SPC – 4
Cyber Twin Dragon's body started glowing as its body began to split apart. Soon, two more Cyber Dragons were on the field thus bringing the total up to 3.
Cyber Dragon: ATK 2100 DEF 1600 LVL 5
Cyber Dragon: ATK 2100 DEF 1600 LVL 5
Once all 3 Cyber Dragons were out on the field at the same time, Alistair quickly understood the meaning behind Tyler's words and prepared himself for what was about to come. Meanwhile Tyler, who now had all the pieces in place, swiftly grabbed one more card from his hand and inserted it into his Spell/Trap Zone. When the card materialized onto the field, everyone saw that it was card that he played earlier in the Duel.
"I activate the Speed Spell, Speed Fusion!" He shouted. "Since I have 2 or more Speed Counters, I'm allowed to conduct a Fusion Summoning. I fuse all 3 of my Cyber Dragons in order to Fusion Summon, Cyber End Dragon!"
Cyber End Dragon: ATK 4000 DEF 2800 LVL 10
The three Cyber Dragons started to combine into one and when they finished, the menacing Cyber End Dragon made its way onto the field. Once it arrived, all three of heads roared at the same time, causing an echo that stretched to nearly all of New Domino City.
"The tables have turned once again!" The MC declared as the Master of Ceremonies was practically at the edge of his seat. "It seemed that once Alistair summoned his Red Dragon Archfiend, the Duel was practically in the palm of his hand. However, Tyler never gave up and has able to bring out the ultimate Cyber Monster; Cyber End Dragon! Can Tyler do it?! Can he prove Alistair wrong and bring this Duel to a 7th turn?!"
"You bet your ass I will!" Tyler responded. "Cyber End Dragon, attack his Red Dragon Archfiend…Eternal Evolution Burst!"
Cyber End Dragon complied with Tyler's order and began charging energy into all 3 of its mouths. Once it gather enough, the metallic beast fired 3 fireballs towards Red Dragon Archfiend and it looked like the Duel King's Ace was about to be destroyed. Or so it would seem.
"Your dragon may be mighty," Alistair said. "But it's no match to the power of my very soul! I activate the Trap Card, Prideful Roar! Now, since Cyber End Dragon's Attack Points exceeds that of my Red Dragon Archfiend's, I take damage equal to the difference between the two beasts! In exchange, Red Dragon Archfiend gains Attack Points equal to the difference along with an additional 300 extra Attack Points!"
Tyler looked on in shock as he watched Red Dragon Archfiend fly towards Cyber End Dragon. As it made its way over towards it, Red Dragon started to absorb energy from the attacks that were coming its way. Even though one fireball hit its master, Red Dragon continued on absorbing energy until its strength surpassed that of Cyber End's.
Alistair: 2800 LP
Red Dragon Archfiend: ATK 4300
As Red Dragon Archfiend prepared itself to destroy Cyber End Dragon, Tyler was conflicted on what was about to happen. Even though he went through all the trouble to summon Cyber End Dragon, Alistair easily read his play and set up an effective counter for it. However, since Red Dragon Archfiend was the only monster that Alistair had out at the moment, Tyler was somewhat happy that he was able to push the Duel onto the 7th turn.
"This Duel ends right now!" Alistair declared as he activated his final face-down card. "I activate the Trap Card, Absolute Power Force! When Red Dragon Archfiend destroys a monster through battle, my opponent takes damage equal to the destroyed monster's Attack Points!"
Red Dragon Archfiend started roaring at the top of its lungs as the flames that covered its hand began to extend all over its entire body. Once that happened, the dragon made its way over towards Cyber End Dragon.
"Go…Absolute Power Force!"
Again, Red Dragon Archfiend roared as it ran its entire body through Cyber End Dragon. The action caused an explosion that surrounded Tyler, causing him to lose the remaining of his Life Points.
Tyler: 0 LP
"IT'S OVER!" The MC shouted as all the holograms faded away. "Just as he predicted, the Duel has come to an end before the 7th turn commenced. Ladies and Gentleman, our winner is the Duel King…Alistair Miles!"
The audience started cheering at the top of their lungs as Alistair began doing victory laps all around the Kaiba Dome. As he did so he looked towards all the cameras that were flashing at him and declared something to everyone who hear the sound of his voice.
"Listen here, Duelists from all over Japan!" He started off. "You can train all day, every day until the Fortune Cup arrives. However, no matter wins in the end, your fate will be the same as Tyler's! No one will defeat Alistair Miles, the greatest Duel King who has ever lived!"
As the audience cheered at the Duel King's proclamation, Duelists from all over the country were now more determined than ever to qualify for the Fortune Cup. It soon became clear to them that the Duel King title wasn't the only thing at stake during the tournament. Their pride as Duelists were also on the line and that was something that they couldn't afford to lose.
Meanwhile, back at Poppo Time, Takashi and the others were busy comprehending at what they just saw. All of them knew that Alistair had to be a strong Duelist since he obtained the title of Duel King. However, all their expectations were thrown out the window after seeing his skills in person.
"This…this isn't good," Toru silently said as he grabbed his deck and looked at it. "We need to get stronger…much stronger. If we don't then…"
Toru didn't need to finish his sentence as Takashi, Akiza, and Crow all felt the same way as he. Despite growing through many trials in the past 6 months, the 4 of them knew that their level of skill wasn't enough to take on Alistair and his Red Dragon Archfiend. To make matters worse, all 4 of them knew Alistair wasn't even using half of his true power which only meant he's been toying with Tyler throughout the entire match. If their skills didn't match him while he's at less than half of his full power, then how in the world would they compete with him?
As the 4 contemplated on what they were going to do, Lilly got the jest of the situation while working on her Duel Runner. As she finished for the evening, the young woman walked over towards a nearby window and looked at the night sky. She began staring at the moon for a few moments before grabbing her Dueling Deck and looking at it.
"I don't care with kind of training I have to go through," She mentally said to herself. "I'll defeat you Alistair…and get back what's mine. I swear it!"
As she turned her attention back towards the moon, Dark Magician Girl appeared above her and started looking at her partner. As she looked at her facial expression, the beautiful Spellcaster didn't really know how to feel and simply spent her time look at Lilly.
"I don't know what to say to her," She thought. "Maybe if you were here, you would have answer for her…Ancient Fairy Dragon."
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With Spring Break now over, Akiza returns to Duel Academy to finish off the remainder of her Freshman Year. As she contemplates the Fortune Cup and her relationship with Takashi, a new student enters the class. Just who is this new student and how she interact with our favorite Psychic Duelist?
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Spirit Reader: Hey guys, sorry for the late update. I was busy gathering data by reading the GX and 5D's manga (two stories which I highly recommend you pick up and read). Anyway, I'm here to let you know that the Holiday Special is coming along fine and it should be out around December 21 to December 24.
Until Next Time, this is Spirit Reader signing off!
