At its master's order, Lunarzberg stopped in the middle of the burning city right in front of Tabitha who was floating in the sky. The witch was surprised of seeing her former minion find her right as she was unleashing havoc once again upon the world, but at the same time she was pleased by that. Tabitha smiled to the girl and then she spoke to her with a friendly tone:

"Hanna, it is such a delight to see you again!"

"It's been a long time, Tabitha-sama." the girl replied.

"So what have you been up to these months as I was dead?" Tabitha asked.

"Not much actually, just wandering in this vast world of ours, looking for a purpose."

"Well look no more, child, because now that I have been revived you can join me once again in my conquest of conquering the whole world! It will be so much fun. We will destroy cities, enslave nations, all while eating popcorn and drinking wine."

"Um, Tabitha-sama, I don't think that…"

"Oh, you're right Hanna; youngsters like you aren't allowed to drink."

"No, what I meant to say is that I don't think it's such a good idea for me to go on this conquest."

"What?!" Tabitha yelled.

"And I also don't think that it's a good idea that you go on it either." Hanna continued. "Destruction will only lead to further destruction, including the destruction of you. So why don't you join us instead?"

"Fool, I have chosen the path of destruction and I will walk on it!"

"But Tabitha-sama, look at what your reckless actions have done! Because of you, Rad and Sora are dead and poor Edo is immobilized. What's worse, Subaru has to see him like this every day and is struggling with the guilt that the situation would have been different if he had faced you!"

"Nice little tale, but what exactly is your point?" Tabitha dismissively said.

"Three lives had been ruined because of you!" Hanna shouted at the witch.

"And I couldn't be more proud of doing it! Listen here, we are evil and destroying lives is what we are supposed to do, so get used to it!"

"No, Tabitha, you are the evil one! I thought that somewhere within the blackness of your heart there might be some good left, but I was wrong. You don't even deserve the title of 'sama' anymore. From now on I, Hanna, wish to not have anything to do with you again!"

"Then so be it!"

After responding to the girl, Tabitha fired a laser upon the nine headed dragon and made it fall from the sky along with Hanna. The witch then crossed her arms and watched with disgust how her former minion fell into the burning city. But then a Saint Chan-Merrie appeared out of nowhere and grabbed both the blue haired girl and the creature and flew off with them towards the beach.

"Huh? Who did that?" Tabitha asked.

"Hey there witch, missed me?" a familiar voice spoke.

Tabitha turned her head and was shocked to see Tsugumi sitting on the roof of an unaffected building with her hand glowing with bright yellow kaijudo energy and her eyes fiercer than ever, ready for a fight.

"Ah yes, if it isn't the eternal pest, Tsugumi Shirayama!" Tabitha exclaimed.

"My team's willpower is strong enough for us to fight against Devil Diabolos Zeta. He will soon be brought down, so I don't think that you should hang out with him anymore. But there is a way out for you, Tabitha. You can join us. It's your only hope of survival."

"I'm not a fool, Shirayama girl! Read my lips, I am Tabitha, the supreme Queen of Evil!" the witch declared.

"Hahaha, I guess some things never change…" Tsugumi remarked.

"I don't know how you do it, but you have an uncanny way of getting under my skin!"

"Oh?"

"Hah, but still, you, your lover and your friend Rad were my most worthy opponents."

"Enough pleasantries! Are you ready to settle this, Tabitha?"

"And all this time I thought I was waiting for you. Alright, Tsugumi, but I warn you, my deck's power has increased!"

"What?"

"Every moment spent with Devil Diabolos Zeta gave me enough power to pass the borderlines of the Hall of Fame. And now my deck is invincible!" Tabitha declared and took out her deck which immediately gave Tsugumi a strange sensation. "Feast your eyes on the brand new deck of the Queen of Evil!"

"You don't say… Well let's get down to business!" Tsugumi replied and took out her deck as well.

Tabitha teleported the blonde girl and herself in the middle of the city where there were no humans left and only burning buildings. Two dueling tables came out of the road and they put their decks on them and set their cards, with the rise of their ten shields the match beginning.

"I cast Ghost Touch!" Tsugumi said and made Tabitha discard Slash Charger. "Huh? But that card is banned!"

"Foolish child, I told you that my deck has passed the borderlines of the Hall of Fame and now I can easily use banned cards! I am what is called a Hybrid!" Tabitha replied. "I summon Poisonous Mushroom and with its effect I put Hyperspatial Vice Hole in my mana zone."

"She is trying to increase her mana count so that she can use something from her hand. I got to get rid of that before it's too late! But first, let's replenish my hand." Tsugumi thought and then she said. "I cast Aquan Jr's Delivery!"

The top cards of her deck were Jenny, the Suicide Doll, Chief De Baula, Machine King of Mystic Light and Ghost Touch. They were either Darkness or Light, so they all went to her hand.

"My turn, I charge mana and end." Tabitha quickly made her turn.

"Then it's time to foil your plan, witch! I cast Ghost Touch and also summon Jenny, the Suicide Doll and destroy her! Now you will discard the last two cards of your hand!" Tsugumi said and watched how Tabitha discarded Falconer, Lightfang Ninja and Mad Romanoff, the Wicked God. "Alright, witch plans foiled!"

"Don't get too happy yet, chosen light duelist! I summon Kodamanma, Gil Gil Puppet!"

By the creature's effect, one of Tabitha's shields got broken and she got a card in her hand. Even though she had to suffer the consequences of losing a shield, she had managed to somewhat replenish her hand.

"I summon Chief De Baula, Machine King of Mystic Light and return Aquan Jr's Delivery to my hand!" Tsugumi said.

"I summon Evolution Totem!" Tabitha said and then the cards from her deck floated in the air one by one until one of them flew into her hand. "By its effect I take Mad Romanoff, the Wicked God to my hand!"

"Oh no, next turn she'll certainly summon Mad Romanoff and then cast one of those ugly spells from her mana zone!" Tsugumi thought and looked at the Hyperspatial Emperor Hole and Hyperspatial Vice Hole from her opponent's mana zone. "I cannot prevent this from happening, but at least I can prepare myself."

"Hahaha, what's the matter, chosen light duelist? Did I just foil your hand replenishing plans?" Tabitha arrogantly asked.

"Grr, I'll show you! I cast Hyperspatial Shiny Hole, tap Evolution Totem and put Galaxy, Temporal Immortal into the battle zone!" Tsugumi said and then a mechanical blue angel appeared in the battle zone. "Chief De Baula, destroy Evolution Totem!"

"Such a desperate girl we've got here. Oh well, it's time to put you out of your misery. Mad Deck Evolution!" Tabitha said and revealed the top three cards from her deck which were Jasmine, Mist Faerie, Inferno Gate and Taiga, the Warrior Savage. "I evolve Taiga into Mad Romanoff, the Wicked God! I now attack with Mad Romanoff and use its meteorburn to send Taiga to the graveyard. Then I cast Hyperspatial Vice Hole and you'll have to show me your hand!"

Tsugumi showed Tabitha the two cards which were Jenny, the Dismantling Doll and Energy Stream. The witch discarded the spell and then she put Diabolos Zeta, Temporal Ruler into the battle zone. Afterwards Mad Romanoff broke one of Tsugumi's shields. A blue light came from the place where the shield once stood and a blue surfer riding a surfboard came out of it and hit Kodamanma, making it disappear.

"Shield trigger, I summon Aqua Surfer and send Kodamanma back to your hand!" Tsugumi said. "I cast Hyperspatial Emperor Hole, destroy Poisonous Mushroom and put Black Ganveet, Temporal Soldier in the battle zone!"

"Your time has now come, Tsugumi Shirayama!" Tabitha announced. "I send Mad Romanoff along with two mana cards back into my deck and awaken Devil Diabolos Zeta, Evil Awakened!"

All of a sudden, Devil Diabolos Zeta disappeared from the place where Tiger and Blane were pestering him and reappeared at the dueling place behind Tabitha. Tsugumi stared at the giant creature with fear for she knew what was coming.

"I charge mana and summon Kodamanma, Gil Gil Puppet to return one of my shields to my hand. Now Devil Diabolos Zeta, attack and destroy Black Ganveet, Aqua Surfer and Galaxy!" Tabitha ordered and the creature flew in the battle zone and used its right sword to slash the golden armored demon, then the left sword to slash the blue surfer and finally its right dragon head to blast the blue angel away.

"You've just made a big mistake, Tabitha!" Tsugumi announced her opponent. "When Galaxy leaves the battle zone, it awakens! So I now awaken King of Galaxy, Destruction Awakened!"

A light glowed brightly and then an even bigger mechanical angel appeared, this time with a green armor and three pairs of blue wings.

"Like it matters... Devil Diabolos Zeta, break all of her shields!" Tabitha ordered and the blue psychic creature fired lasers from its left dragon head and took down the girl's four shields. "Looks like victory is mine, doesn't it, Tsugumi?"

"I wouldn't rush out to claim it yet if I were you, Tabitha! Shield trigger activate, I summon Mr Aqua and send Devil Diabolos Zeta back to the hyperspatial zone!"

A blue knight wielding a golden scepter appeared in the battle zone and hit Devil Diabolos Zeta with it, making him vanish.

"You are on your own, Tabitha." the creature said and then he returned to his battle with Tiger and Blane.

"Tsh, release and the creature turns back to Diabolos Zeta, Temporal Ruler." Tabitha spoke with disappointment.

"And now it's my turn, I cast Hide and Seek! By its effect I send Diabolos Zeta back to the hyperspatial zone and discard the last card from your hand!" Tsugumi said and then a blue hand made of water grabbed the card from Tabitha's battle zone and placed it in the hyperspatial zone and afterwards a purple hand made of clouds took the last card that the witch held and threw it in her graveyard. "Then Gravity Zero, I summon Bloody Shadow, Mystic Light Death Knight! Also, I summon Mil Armor, Mecha King Vizier and end!"

Tabitha growled and stared angrily at Tsugumi's table. She had an army of blockers even though she was shield less and she also had a 11500 powered double breaker. Meanwhile the witch had only three mana cards, no cards in hand and only a small Kodamanma in her battle zone. To make it worse for her, the next card she drew wasn't that good either.

"You'll pay for this!" Tabitha threatened the girl and then she put Hyperspatial Emperor Hole in her mana zone.

"No, Tabitha, the one that will pay is you!" Tsugumi replied as she put a rainbow card in her battle zone. "Evolution! Bloody Shadow, become Queen Alcadeias, Holy Gaia!"

A female golden angel dressed in a red cape appeared behind the chosen light duelist.

"Go, King of Galaxy, double break her shields!" the chosen light duelist ordered and the angel fired lasers that took down two of Tabitha's shields. "Mil Armor, break her final shield!"

Once the attacks finished, Tabitha saw that she had nothing that could help her defend herself from a final strike. The witch looked with fear at Tsugumi as the blonde girl tapped her Queen Alcadeias card and gave the finishing order:

"Tenshi, get her, todomeda!"

What followed next was an explosion in which Tabitha disappeared along with her cards.

Back at Devil Diabolos Zeta's fight, the creature had been fed up with Tiger and Blane and their speedy creatures that kept spinning around him, so he fired lasers from his dragon heads in all directions until at last he managed to hit Ogre Warrior Kaiser and had the creature fall on the ground all wounded. This made Jin cease spinning around and he went after the wounded dragon. Tiger jumped off his creature and approached Blane was had blood coming out of his left shoulder.

"Are you alright?" Tiger asked while helping him get up.

"Nah, I'll make it. Now let's go back, Devil Diabolos Zeta awaits us!" Blane replied but then he put his hand on his shoulder to calm down the pain.

"No, you're staying here; this battle is between Zeta and me!"

"But dude, you need my help and…"

"This battle has been a long time coming. Zeta knows it and I know it. The winner takes all!"

"Are you nuts?! You can't do it all by yourself! Sorry Tiger, but I don't care what you say; I'm coming with you and…"

Before Blane could finish what he had to say, Tiger punched him in the belly and knocked him down unconscious. Afterwards the blonde chosen duelist climbed on his creature which once again rushed at Devil Diabolos Zeta, but this time it didn't attack and instead it stopped in front of the mighty psychic creature, putting him and Tiger face to face.

"Alright, I will cease my attacks on you only if you face me in a duel!" Tiger bargained.

"And why would I do that when I could simply crush you?" Devil Diabolos Zeta asked.

"Because that way you'll show the whole universe what a complete pussy you really are! What's the matter? The almighty head of the Zeta can't defeat a poor human in a duel? Seriously, are you really that lame?"

"Fine, I accept your challenge!"

In the next moment Kaizer's golden gladiator armor appeared a few feet away from Tiger and his creature. The chosen duelist saw that its eyes were blue instead of red, so he realized that Leona was right when she told them that Kaizer didn't exist anymore. What was left of him was only a dueling puppet. The armor descended to the road and Jin did the same, his master jumping off him so that he could duel. Jin disappeared and Tiger slid the card in his deck saying:

"We're got one shot at this, so let's give our best, Tora!"

Two dueling tables rose from the ground and the players put their decks on them and set their cards. The shields rose and thus the epic match of Tiger had begun.

"I summon Jasmine, Mist Faerie and destroy it!" Tiger said and put the top card of his deck to the mana zone.

"I also summon Jasmine, Mist Faerie." the voice of Devil Diabolos Zeta came out of the gladiator armor.

"What?! So you can talk, huh?"

"Foolish human, I can speak through this armor to you. That way you will know what hit you once I'm through with you. I destroy Jasmine and gain another mana."

"We'll just have to see about that, won't we? I summon Iron Arm Tribe and get another mana!"

"I assure you human; this is one battle you will never forget! I summon Jenny, the Dismantling Doll!"

Tiger revealed the cards from his hand which were Great Hercules, Giant Insect and Silver Shovel. Devil Diabolos Zeta chose to discard Great Hercules.

"Tsh, I cast Hyperspatial Faerie Hole!" Tiger said and the top card of his deck went to his mana zone. "With its effect I put Victorious Gaial Kaiser into the battle zone! Go, Victorious Gaial Kaiser, destroy Jenny!"

The red armored dragon flew towards the small white haired puppet that was holding a razor and swung its flame swords, slashing it into tiny bits.

"Cheap move, I fortify one of my shields with Hustle Castle!" Devil Diabolos Zeta said.

"Well then I summon Mykee's Pliers which makes all of my Nature creatures speed attackers!" Tiger said and put the fire card in his battle zone.

"I summon Skysword, the Savage Vizier. By its effect I get one more mana and one more shield. Also, Hustle Castle lets me draw a card. I end."

"Then I cast Hyperspatial Bolshack Hole, destroy Skysword and put Victorious Meteor Kaiser in the battle zone!"

A blue metallic dragon with a fire horn on its forehead and holding a sword of fire in its tail appeared behind Tiger and roared at Devil Diabolos Zeta.

"I cast Hyperspatial Romanoff Hole, now you must choose one of your creatures and destroy them." Devil Diabolos Zeta explained.

"I choose Iron Arm Tribe." Tiger replied and the green horse like warrior exploded and its card landed in his mana zone.

"Then I put Diabolos Zeta, Temporal Ruler in the battle zone! Next turn I will awaken myself and then you and your creatures are all doomed!"

As much as Tiger hated it, his opponent was right. Next turn Devil Diabolos Zeta would indeed awaken himself and when he would attack not only would he wipe down four of his shields, but he would also guarantee the destruction of one of his Fire creatures, Water creatures, Nature creatures, Light creatures and Darkness creatures. And the worst part was that if that was the case, Zeta would choose Victorious Meteor Kaiser as the Water creature, Victorious Gaial Kaiser as the Darkness creature, Mykee's Pliers as the Fire creature and whatever creature Tiger drew and summoned as the Nature creature most certainly. It seemed that all hope was lost for him. But then all of a sudden Tiger felt a pulsating green wave come out of his deck. He then saw his hand glow with a bright green aura and he realized that destiny was indeed on his side and would help him in that battle. He drew his next card, stared at it for a moment and then he turned to his opponent and declared the following:

"Devil Diabolos Zeta, you're finished!"

The creature was a little surprised of his opponent's change of attitude. But then the surprise would turn into a huge shock as he saw Tiger tap six mana cards and put a Nature creature in the battle zone which he quickly tapped and destroyed saying:

"I summon Dimension Horn, the Temporal Foundation and since Mykee's Pliers makes all of my Nature creatures speed attackers, I use its tap ability and destroy it. Then I may put up to two Nature creatures with a total cost equal or less then the cards in my mana zone. I have seven mana now and I choose to put Victorious Pudding Pudding in the battle zone! Now Victory Psychic Link!"

A purple haired princess dressed in a dark green dress appeared in the battle zone and cast a white aura upon the blue and the red dragons, uniting with the two and turning into a giant winged dragon that shined with all colors, gold being the predominant and that was wielding a sword with its tail.

"What is that thing?!" Devil Diabolos Zeta asked with shock.

"Your worst nightmare! Meet Gaial Ore Dragon, the Vainglory!" Tiger declared and the dragon roared loudly and made Devil Diabolos Zeta shiver for the first time in his life. "He's a 26000 powered world breaker that when he wins a battle, he untaps and two of your shields are broken!"

"So this means that if I block him it will be useless…"

"Exactly! So let's go, Gaial Ore Dragon, we've got a day to save!"

Tiger jumped on the dragon's back and then the creature took off towards his enemy. Gaial Ore Dragon flew through all five shields and then it went back to the chosen duelist's dueling table. Kaizer's armor took the five shields to its hand and Zeta was shocked to see that the cards were Bloody Shadow, Mystic Light Death Knight, Hyperspatial Guard Hole, Hustle Castle, Jasmine, Mist Faerie, Queen Alcadeias, Holy Gaia and Bega, Vizier of Shadow. Not a single shield trigger to save him! The creature looked once again at his opponent and he saw Tiger sitting victoriously on Gaial Ore Dragon. Smirking, Tiger gave his farewell words to his opponent:

"It's back to slumber for you, freak! Gaial Ore Dragon, todomeda!"

The dragon created a huge laser ball in its mouth and in just a matter of seconds the ball was cast upon the defenseless Devil Diabolos Zeta. The creature yelled in pain as he received the full blast and in a matter of seconds a huge explosion occurred. That was when Gaial Ore Dragon disappeared and Tiger landed on the ground. Sighting, he packed his cards and whispered:

"At long last it is over."

But little did he know that when the explosion took place the armor of Kaizer was thrown all the way back to the temple. But those who did notice the armor were Alwyn and Alien who were flying away from the city in shame of their defeat. Once they caught a glimpse of their master's armor, Alien immediately increased the UFO's speed and went after it.

Meanwhile at the temple, Subaru was sitting at the opened gates still admiring the night sky. His mind was at the important people that he had met in his life. Starting from his loving mother, his mean father, his even meaner family, to the lovely Tsugumi who changed his life, the evil Zakira who almost destroyed it, the dark Kokujo whom he admired so much, his best friend Edo with whom he had many moments of fun, the crazy Sora whom he found scary due to her yaoi obsession but still a good friend who always wished for the team to be united, the hotheaded Rad whom he admired for his adventurous and carefree behavior, the evil Rezo who put him and his friends to many hardships, the witch Tabitha who tried her best but still didn't succeed in breaking him and his lover apart but she did manage to kill his friends, the poor Hanna who suffered even greater challenges in life such as having her lover die, developing a huge crush for him, rebelling against her master and struggling to do the right thing, the vengeful Nolan who saw in Subaru and the other chosen duelists not only great friends but also an opportunity to get back at Tigra, the crazy Shubham who viewed him as a rival, and finally the three new chosen duelists, the ambitious Tamma whom he viewed as a little brother, the shy but studious Luna who always wanted to lend a helping hand, the tough but protective Tiger who helped him overcome his depression. He, Subaru, had met so many people, had gone through so many adventures and now there he was, standing back from another adventure, preferring to wait for the fight to be finished instead of taking action. Even he wondered why he chose not to fight but as long as he was there with his best friend Edo it seemed that the whole battle for the world's fate didn't matter anymore to him. Yes, he realized that that was an egoistic choice, but he didn't care. He had cared for the rest of the world and put others before himself so many times. It was high time that he cared for his own needs as well. And so he took out his deck and stared at the top card which was Liger Blade, Fierce Tiger, his avatar and a great hero of the Darkness Hunters. Smiling at the card, Subaru spoke to it:

"Heh, I'm sorry Raion, but now I've finally realized that I am no hero. I'm just another selfish human being caught in this wicked circle of life."

But then something shined in the sky. The black haired duelist turned his head up and had the shock of seeing something fall from the sky. He backed down into the temple as a golden gladiator armor landed at its entrance. Subaru immediately recognized it.

"Kaizer, is that you?" he asked.