AJ: Here it is, the moment you've all been waiting for: The end of the Saiou vs. Judai duel!

Bil: FINALLY! I can't believe I ever agreed to let you do this Fanfic thing

AJ: –sniff--

Bil: What's the matter with you?

AJ: But it also means our time together is closing…T.T…Sorry…I got something in my eye…

Bil: You fool.

AJ: You're right…I MUST PRESS ONWARD…FOR MY FANS! FYI: I changed my mind about the theme for this fanfic…errr…if it had one. I now select the second G Gundam Opening Theme, I Trust You Forever.

Bil: Get typing, Moron.

Chapter 51: Cast Down The Bounds Of Fate! Seraph Neos Flies Into The Future

"GO, NOVA NEOS!" Judai directed as he jabbed his index finger at Saiou's monster. "SUPER NOVA!" The hero drew its arms and legs close to its body before launching them out with his palms open and his legs outstretched. A bright reddish-gold light erupted from the hero and began to consume the field. Saiou looked on in psychotic rage and fear as his precious Arcana Force monster was incinerated into a giant heap of charred nothingness before disappearing from the field.

Saiou roared in pain as his shackles sent a large amount of electricity through the man's body, taking with it 2000 of Saiou's Life Points. The man slumped to his knees and panted heavily from the pain, his head lowered to the ground. Judai frowned slightly. "Hey, Saiou?" Judai called. "Are you ok?"

Something could be heard from the inside of the man. It had a croaking sound to it, before it became discernible. It was laughter, a cold, hard, evil laughter. Judai felt his insides freeze as he saw the man slowly climb to his feet, his head still lowered to the ground. "Incredible, Judai," the man stated painfully, "absolutely incredible."

"Uhh…thanks?" Judai instinctively stated.

"Sorry, I just never thought anyone could push me as far as you have just done so," Saiou explained. "Excuse me if I'm a little overwhelmed. It almost pains me to tell you that with your last move," the man began as he lifted his eyes to a vicious, sadistic glare at the boy, "you just sealed your fate."

(Saiou's Life Points 500, Judai's Life Points 500)

"Sealed my fate?" Judai repeated. "By the looks of things, I'd say that you're the one in trouble." The look on Saiou's face, though Judai would never admit it, did make the lad uneasy.

"Oh, no, Judai," the elder man sneered, "you have yet to see my greatest monster. But you will see it shortly."

"We'll see about that!" Judai hollered across the way. 'I just wish I believed those words in my heart,' the boy mused. He looked at his one card on hand. "I'll end."

"Foolish mistake," Saiou grinned. A swirling white light surrounded Saiou and his side of the field. It soon became a violent tempest that forced Judai to shield himself from the cold gust that bit into his face.

The crowd also blocked their faces, which was harder for some more than others for some weren't wearing their jackets. "What the…?" Manjoume exclaimed as he held onto the back of Fubuki's seat.

"What's going on!?" Areka screamed.

"Something very bad!" Fubuki responded loudly, throwing his jacket over Asuka and her friends.

"Worse!" Misawa stated, as he, Sho, and Manjoume did the same. "I think we're going to see that monster that eliminated Edo shortly!"

"What!?" Kenzan called over the din.

The white light in the middle of the vortex glowed brighter before becoming shaded by something that anyone could immediately tell was enormous. Emerging from the gust was a giant of an alien, armored in black with red outlines, it looked anything but something that would serve the Light. Judai slowly peered through his arms and saw that Saiou was now emitting an extremely large white aura himself that seemed to surround and control the beast the stood behind him. The gusting tornado slowed to a stop, though the eerie chill remained.

"Holy…!" Junko screamed when first looking at the humongous creature.

"What…is that…?" was all that Momoe could wonder when she glanced at the monstrous being.

"You wanted to introduce your new heroes to me," Saiou explained, "it's only fair that I give you the same honor. Instead of just eliminating you, I will show it to you first. Introducing, Arcana Force EX, The Light Ruler!"

"But how'd you summon that thing!" Judai exclaimed loudly. "The last time you summoned him, you played like three cards!"

"Well, see, about that," Saiou smirked devilishly, "it was your own fault. At the End Phase of a turn that the Field Spell, Light of Ruin, is destroyed, I can special summon from my hand, deck, Graveyard, or Removed from Play pile one Light-Type monster, disregarding any summoning conditions it may have! I did so with Light Ruler, which was in my hand."

Judai growled in disgust. "Then, you wanted me to get rid of that thing…"

"Precisely," Saiou stated, "but in destroying my Field spell, you reinforced my belief that you are, indeed, the one that is going to be my greatest Lieutenant in my rebirth of the universe!" The card above the alien began spinning faster and faster. "Go ahead Judai, tell it to stop."

Judai glared at the card rotating fiercely around and around. 'I don't know what kind of effects that thing has, but I do know one thing, most of the negative effects are from the Reversed position. I need to get it to land there, but I haven't once yet.' Judai gulped as he looked at the monster with a concerned visage. 'Well, here goes nothing!' He closed his eyes and shouted, "STOP!"

The card slowly began to screech to a halt. It passed the Upright position, then Reversed, then Upright again. It then halted at the Upside-Down position. Judai stared amazed at the card's turn. He smirked and looked at Saiou who just grinned back at him. Judai frowned slightly that Saiou didn't look annoyed or upset that the card was in the Reversed position.

"Now, it's my turn!" Saiou declared as he tore a card from his deck. "Now, I activate another Field Spell, one you may remember from my duel with Asuka-san, The Field Spell, The Bounds of Light!" At the moment the card was inserted into its appropriate card slot, an enormous dome grew out from the duel disk and covered the field with a light filmy substance. Though it was transparent, it made seeing the duel much more difficult, causing many of the audience to squint. In fact, the only thing that was discernible was Saiou's giant Light Ruler.

"This is different from the time he activated it on me," Asuka deduced.

"Yeah, it's almost like it's more powerful than before," Areka stated, "I can barely see what's going on in there!"

"Aniki…" Sho muttered in concern.

The same was not the case for Judai, who was inside the dome. He couldn't see anything outside of it. "Asuka? Sho? Where are you guys!?" he called.

"Sorry for the change in scenery, but I thought that you were too good for those on the outside," Saiou explained harshly, "so I figured I'd defeat you alone."

"Gee, you shouldn't have," Judai arrogantly retorted.

"As you may recall," Saiou explained, "as long as this Field Spell is active, no monsters without Arcana Force in their name can activate their effects while they are on the field. However, I can select whether my Arcana Force monsters will be in the Upright or Reversed position." Saiou watched gleefully as Nova Neos was forced to float to the ground, and dropped to one knee. It looked like it was having trouble staying conscious, let alone staying on the field. The attack points of the creature reduced back to 3000.

"Nova Neos…?" Judai asked.

"Light Ruler! Attack Nova Neos!" Saiou commanded.

"I activate the trap in my Graveyard, Heroic Sacrifice! By discarding one Elemental Hero, I can gain Life Points equal to the attack points of the hero I discarded! I'll discard E-Hero Necroshade to the Grave and gain 1600 points!"

"You're going to need them! Light Ruler, attack with End of Earth!"

The entire crowd watched as two giant dragon-like heads unfolded from the back of Saiou's creature and spun towards Judai's monster. The two heads mouths opened as some type of white light began to glow from deep within the throats of the creatures. Judai and his friends looked on in horror as the two dragonheads emitted their white light directly at the hero. An enormous explosion occurred as the energy blasts struck true and incinerated the hero. Judai flew back into the edge of the barrier. He felt his body slam into the dome structure, before being consumed by darkness.

The entire group immediately sensed something was wrong when they heard a loud thump from inside the dome and saw a black mass slump to the ground. "JUDAI!" they all instantly called out, knowing that, whether he was unconscious or not, it wouldn't make a difference. A thick smoke settled inside the dome, making the already opaque dome even harder to see into. The black mass, however, was unmistakably Judai.

Asuka stood up and was about to run forward, when Fubuki grabbed her arm. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?!?" she cried, seeing Manjoume slump in despair slightly behind Fubuki. "JUDAI'S IN TROUBLE!!"

"Asuka, calm down," Fubuki soothingly stated, "you're just not going alone." The group hurried down the steps, Manjoume slightly slower than the others, and they all rushed up to the duel ring. The other students, all worried about the occupants within the dome, where also concerned and they circled the duel field as well. They couldn't step within five feet of the duel arena because of the shield put up by the Bounds Field Spell, however, even despite Kenzan's and Fubuki's shoulder charges. Manjoume even ran up to it, leapt into the air, and kicked it, causing him to pull a groin.

"What'll it take to bust that thing open!?" Manjoume gasped on the ground as he moaned and groaned.

The Ojama Trio appeared behind him and began shivering. "Don't go in there, Aniki!" the Yellow one pleaded.

"Why not?" he wondered aloud.

"There's something really bad going on in there!" The Green one responded.

"We should just walk away!" the Black one announced. "Getting involved in that is not something I'd like to do…"

"GET OUTTA HERE, THEN!!" Manjoume screamed as he swatted them away. He looked back at the dome. 'Judai, it seems Asuka has chosen you. If you don't get out of this safely, I'll skip the duel and just personally beat the hell out of you!' Unbeknownst to all of them, floating into the dome was a certain yellow energy ball. Pharaoh leapt forward at the dome, but just slammed headfirst into it, before slowly falling to the ground.

Judai found himself floating in a sea of blackness. In the distance, he heard a girl cry out. It was faint, and at first he didn't recognize the word she kept repeating. He tried to open his eyes, but couldn't. The faint voice became louder. At first he thought it was Asuka, but realized that it wasn't. It had a certain warmth about it, not that Asuka's voice didn't any have warmth, but this one was of a different kind of love.

He strained his ears and finally realized that the voice was calling out to him. "Judai-chan…Judai-chan…" the voice repeated.

'It…can't be…' Judai thought, 'Mi…Midori-oneesan!?!?'

The voice then went from a feminine chipper voice to a slightly gruff, arrogant, cold, hatred-filled voice. "Judai-dono, I am coming for you," the voice said.

'No…' Judai muttered in his mind. He felt a chill run up his spine.

He then heard other voices, though he couldn't determine whose they belonged to. They became louder, however, and soon were discernible. "Judai-kun…Judai-kun!" the first voice called.

'Who…?' Judai wondered aloud. 'It can't be…Daitokuji-sensei!?'

"Yes, Judai-kun," the old Red Dorm head stated, "Are you well?"

'…Do I look well!?' Judai grunted.

"Sorry, standard question."

'I…just don't have any strength left,' Judai told him.

"What!?" Daitokuji shouted. "No strength left!? Since when did Yuki Judai never finish a duel, strength or no strength!?"

'Who are you to judge me!?' Judai retorted.

"Judai," Daitokuji began softly, "listen, I know your body doesn't want to fight, but your soul and friends desire for you to continue. Do you want to let your friends down?"

'What?' Judai inquired. A small light grew out the darkness of his mind. He still couldn't open his eyes, but he sensed the presence of all his friends. They were all there, all cheering for him.

"Judai!" Fubuki's voice rang, "you've got to fight on!"

"C'mon Judai!" Momoe added. "You can do it!"

"All you have to do is stand up!" Junko chimed in.

"Fubuki…Momoe…Junko…?" Judai asked in awe.

"You can easily win this if you just stand up, you big jerk!" Areka stated.

"You are the number one duelist at this Academy," Misawa stated, "but you can't duel on your back!"

"Judai," Manjoume exclaimed, "if you don't come out safely, I will personally beta the hell out of you!"

"Misawa…Areka…Manjoume even?"

"C'mon, Aniki!" Kenzan called. "You can win this!"

"Yeah, Aniki!" Sho called. "You're not one to quit before it's all over!"

Judai felt himself relaxing and gaining strength. "Sho and Kenzan," he muttered.

"Judai, Please," he heard a voice cheer, "you cannot let yourself go like this. You only need to stand up!"

"Asuka?" Judai felt himself begin to rise.

"You see, Judai-kun?" his teacher asked. "And it's not just them." The view in his mind panned out, and he saw all the teachers and students standing right next to the dome. All seemed to be rooting for him.

"No…way…" Judai was only able to stutter. He felt a tear run down the side of his face. "All these people…cheering for my safety?" Daitokuji nodded. Judai felt a warmth run through him. As Daitokuji watched, Judai's body began to glow with a golden light. Judai's body in his mind's eye slowly floated up and straightened. Judai felt himself slowly rotate. He saw all the people cheering his name. Even Napoleon and Chronos were there.

"They're all there," Judai said, "and here I was, about to give up…" He growled in frustration at himself. "I…I…" He clenched his fists as he felt hot tears sting his eyes. "I CAN'T GIVE UP!!!!!"

Judai snapped open his eyes and enormous gust of wind overtook the dome, dispersing the smoke. Saiou shielded himself with his arms and grunted in annoyance. "What…is this!?" he howled.

Judai slowly sat up and lifted himself up off the ground. Saiou looked at the boy, and noticed he was growing with a golden light. "What's going on!?" the diviner demanded. 'This boy…' Saiou thought, 'this light…it's too pure! But I don't understand! If this boy isn't totally infected with the darkness, why is it that I couldn't penetrate his mind when he lost to Edo!? Could it be…that it wasn't just the Darkness that protected him, but that it was combination of the Darkness and the Light, but why? Why would the Light wish for this boy to not be converted.'

"Judai…" Asuka muttered as the boy shimmered.

After the smoke had dispersed, the illumination coming from Judai made it much easier to see inside the dome. The crowd gazed in awe and wonder at the Osiris duelist as he had a golden aura surrounding him.

Judai closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and calmed himself. He opened his eyes and smirked across the field at Saiou. "This has been a fun duel, Saiou," the boy announced, "but I can't lose. I have too many people wishing for my safety to do so."

"It doesn't matter how many people wish for you to return safely!" Saiou roared. "You will become mine! You have nothing!"

"I have my turn, Draw!" he declared. The boy drew a card and peered at it. "I activate the Magic Card, Spy Hero! By randomly discarding two cards from my deck, I randomly get a card from your Graveyard!" The boy closed his eyes and chose two cards from his deck. "I'll send Neo-Spacian Flare Scarab and Fusion Sage to the Grave!" He placed the cards in the Discard Pile. A transparent figure appeared in front of Judai and flashed into Saiou's duel disk. A card ejected itself from the Graveyard and Judai caught it.

He looked at it. "Well, here goes something," he whispered. Saiou glared at the child. "I activate Cup of Ace!" The Magic card appeared on the field and began to rotate.

"Judai's going to risk this duel on fate!?" Manjoume thought aloud.

"What else can he do?" Misawa responded.

"Yes, that's the card he's got," Fubuki told them, "I hate to say this, considering the opponent he's going up against, but it's all up to fate."

"I believe in him," Asuka stated firmly. "Judai is the only person right now up there, and I have all my faith in him."

"Yes, he hasn't failed yet," Areka agreed. "And for some reason…although I can't put my finger on it…I think he'll be ok."

"I'd tell you how it works," Judai told his opponent, "but you should know, seeing as it is your card."

"You're going to rely on fate for this duel?" Saiou growled loudly. "Isn't that against what you believe?"

"I'm not against fate," Judai stated, "I'm just for making my own destiny. I guess the turn of this card will decide it. What's wrong, Saiou? Isn't destiny your thing? You seem awfully nervous," Judai confidently sneered

"Scared!?" Saiou cackled. "Your going into my game, Judai! I will claim victory after this card stops in the Reversed position." The diviner watched the card spin around. He took a deep breath, and declared, "STOP!"

The card slowed and everyone watched as it passed the Upright position and seemed like it was going to stop in the Reversed position. However, much to Saiou's dismay, the extremely slow card passed that as well. It went around a few more times before it stopped.

It was Upright.

"WHAT!" Saiou howled.

Judai took two cards from his deck and looked at them. "I'll activate Hope of Fifth! By sending five E-Heroes from my Graveyard to my deck, I can draw three more cards! So I'll send E-Heroes Flame Wingman, Shining Flare Wingman, Electrum, Wildheart, and Sparkman to my deck! Then, I shuffle it, and draw a trio!" He looked at his three new cards.

"I'll start out by summoning Elemental Hero Neos, and using Necroshade's effect, I can summon him without a sacrifice!" The large muscle-bound creature appeared in a golden light similar to Judai's and glided down to the floor. "Next, I'll activate R-Righteous Justice! Now I can destroy Spell or Trap cards equal to the number of E-Heroes on my field! And it's getting a bit crowded in here, so I know the perfect card to destroy." The Hero-user grinned.

"No…" Saiou muttered. "You can't mean…!"

"I'll select The Bounds of Light as the target of my Spell!" he announced, pointing to the top of the dome. The image of the Spell card exploded, shining brightly like a flash grenade. Everyone in the vicinity shielded their eyes from the blast, but when the flash cleared, the dome had dissipated.

Everyone had a clear view of the duel now, and all were right near the action. "Aniki!" Kenzan and Sho exclaimed.

"You're ok…" Asuka muttered happily.

"NO!!" Saiou howled in rage. "MY FIELD SPELL!!!"

"You should be worried about yourself more than your Magic Card, Saiou," Judai firmly stated. "I now activate the Spell, Cocoon Party! Here's how it works, I can Special Summon as many monsters with 'Chrysalis' in its name equal to the number of Neo-Spacians in the Graveyard. So, since I have Aqua Dolphin and Flare Scarab in the Graveyard, I can summon two of them. And the two I choose are Chrysalis Hummingbird and Chrysalis Moss!"

"What good will those do you!?" Saiou roared angrily.

"Nothing, yet," Judai agreed, "but I'm not done! Next I activate Contact! Now, I can sacrifice my Chrysalis monsters to bring out their Neo-Spacian forms, Air Hummingbird and Glow Moss!"

"He's going for another Triple Contact Fusion!" Areka ecstatically yelled.

"Go for it, Judai!" Fubuki called.

"You heard them! Ready Neos? Air Hummingbird? Glow Moss?" The three heroes nodded. "Then let him have it, Triple Contact Fusion!"

The three heroes all flew into the air, which now had transformed into outer space. The aliens and the humanoid disappeared into the distance, before a bright light glowed. "The three aforementioned heroes are returned to my deck, allowing me to Special Summon Elemental Hero Seraph Neos (3000/2500)!" the Osiris duelist declared as he pointed for them to look into the sky.

Descending from the heavens came a creature decked out in a shimmering silver armor pointed at the top for a helmet-like structure. The creature had six magnificent white-colored, angel wings, three on either side of the hero. On its arms were bands that covered the forearm from wrist to elbow and were pointed beyond the elbow. It gently stepped onto the ground in front of Judai. The hero glowed brightly.

"How pretty…" Momoe gasped.

"But it still isn't powerful enough to beat that Light Ruler! It only has 3000 attack points!" Junko announced.

"Strength isn't in the numbers," Judai told them, "because Seraph Neos has an effect. Once per turn, this card can destroy a card on my opponent's side of the field!" Go, Seraph Neos! Destroy his Light Ruler! Heavenly Tempest!" The hero floated back into the air and began flapping its wings creating a strong torrent of wind, which rapidly began moving towards Saiou's monster.

Saiou however reared back and roared with laughter. "Judai! You have made your gravest mistake! Light Ruler! Activate your effect!" The creature's eye lit up again, as the giant alien stood up to its full height. It pulsated before sending a stream of energy from its eye directly through the whirlwind, dispersing it effortlessly. The beam didn't stop there, however, as it ripped through the midsection of the hero, and annihilated it in a fiery white explosion. All that was left were a few Angel feathers that silently floated to the ground where the hero had once stood.

Judai roared aloud as he was shocked with red electricity again. The boy dropped to his knees and then to his hands, heaving. "Judai…no…" Asuka whispered.

"He has nothing left," Manjoume muttered sadly. "It's all over."

"Aniki…" Sho breathed.

"When Arcana Force EX The Light Ruler is targeted by an effect while he is in the Reversed position, I can decrease his attack by 1000 points to negate the effect and destroy the card," Saiou explained cheerily. "You get to draw a card too, but it won't help you now."

Judai clutched his stomach as a sound came from him, as his body shook. Saiou noticed and grinned maliciously. "So, finally come to grips that your fight is finally over?"

Judai, however, wasn't crying or gasping for air. He picked his head up to show him chuckling. "Saiou…I don't think I've ever fought as hard as this, before," Judai stated, almost happily, "but the joke's on you."

"What?" Saiou gasped.

"The card I drew was the Spell Fusion Recovery, meaning it's all over for you," the boy stated happily.

"What can that do?" Saiou wondered incredulously. That only allows you to return a Polymerization and a Fusion-Material monster that was used in a Fusion back from the grave! You have neither!"

"I'm sorry, I should have emphasized more on the fact that it was a Spell more than what the Spell was," Judai replied. "See, my Seraph Neos has a second effect. When it is destroyed, I can automatically remove one card in my hand from play to Special Summon it back to the field, provided I don't have any other cards on my field." He placed the card in his hand into his deck holder, and the few angel feathers that were in front of Judai began glowing, and shot up a beam of light the flew into the sky and deep into space. Out from the beacon of light reappeared the Silvery, Angel-like hero.

"Now, here's where the fun part begins," Judai grinned, "all face-up cards on the opponent's field that aren't the same type of card removed from play are instantly destroyed! And since this doesn't target, your creature's effect doesn't work on it!"

"WAIT," Saiou hollered, "BUT…BUT THAT MEANS…!"

"It means it's the end for you, Saiou!" Judai finished. "Or rather, Light of Ruin! Let's try this again. Seraph Neos! Heaven's Cloud!" The hero flew into the air and made a motion with his hands, creating a star-like formation. The Hero then placed his left hand on his right forearm and thrusted his right arm forward, sending a meteor of falling stars to collide onto Saiou's field. Saiou howled in pain from the shackles on his arms. Saiou slumped to his knees, holding his head.

"I don't believe it!" Momoe cried.

"Judai's done it!" Junko exclaimed.

"Saiou's wide open!" Misawa chimed in.

"All he has to do is declare his attack!" Manjoume stated.

"Hit with all you got!" Fubuki stated.

"Go for it, Aniki!" Kenzan and Sho cheered.

"Show him what we all think about destiny!" Areka shouted.

"JUDAI!" Asuka called.

"GO, SERAPH NEOS! SWORD OF THE HEAVENS!" The hero held up both of his arms and out ejected blades on the front of his arms. The monster sped at Saiou, who looked up at the hero, before being slashed in his chest with both blades. Saiou roared as the shackles ripped his body with electricity. The shackles didn't last long, however, as the giant ghastly alien known as the Light of Ruin grew out of Saiou's body before exploding in a fantastic ball of energy. The intensity of the expulsion of the evil creature shattered the shackles on Saiou's body, relieving him of any further pain. The man dropped forward, unconscious.

The holograms of the duel disappeared and the entire arena was silent. Judai smiled at the unconscious form of the man, whose face had its color returned and his facial features softened back into a normal human's. "Finally…" Judai breathed, "it's…over…" He began to fall forward into unconsciousness.

"Judai!" everyone called. Asuka and Fubuki bounded up the steps, as Asuka caught him before he fell face-first into the floor.

"Judai!" Asuka quickly asked, "are you…?" but she stopped in mid-sentence.

Fubuki stood behind Judai and became very worried. "Sis? Is he…?"

Asuka shook her head, as she smiled. "I think he's going to be just fine." She said as Judai rested. She knew it in her heart, because for the first time in what seemed like forever, Judai was smiling. This smile, however, contained no weariness, no sadness, and no remorse. It was Judai's old smile, warm, comforting, and happy, with just a hint of confidence.

"He's going to be fine…" she whispered again.

AJ: WHOO-WEE! WHAT AN EMOTIONAL RIDE!

Bil: Blow it out your ear.

AJ: Bah, you're just jealous.

Bil: Glad this thing's gonna be over in another chapter or so.

AJ: …Must you ruin EVERYTHING!?

Bil: Yes.

AJ: -sighs-…Well, I've got an end of story gift at the end of the next chapter, so make sure you read it! It probably won't be as long as these last couple of chapters have been, but we'll see.

Bil: Better be a barbeque,

AJ: You'll find out when we get there.