Hello everyone, I hope you had a merry Christmas with your families. As for me, we're getting nearer to the closing of the first volume of Paladins of Light. That's right, this is almost over, I want to thank mainly all of you guys out there reading this fanfic for your support and reviews as well. Let's go for some special thanks of course, first of all, someone I've considered a great friend ever since we began helping each other out with our fanfics, DragonKnight15, where I've failed at getting some new fan-made cards, ha has been helping me out there, as well as getting my fanfic to be known by others and with some plot-wise events of this story; Okaami-chin because she has lent me help too with some aspects like grammar, spellings and keeping a flow in chapters; there's also CuteLittlePikachu, she's also one of my latests reviewers but so far she has liked the story a lot. Thanks a lot guys!
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LightLord92: Previously, on Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, Yusei and company reached their destination and headed straight to face Roman. Crow on the other hand…
Crow: I went inside through another way, where I met Rex Goodwin and heard him of what happened in the Zero Reverse.
Trudge: We reached a bridge, but on the other side Roman challenged Yusei to a duel, we never saw coming what happened.
Alan: Then Garlandolf came all high and mighty, but I put him back in his place, however…
Sara: Yusei…fell to the light that Roman summoned forth…we don't know…what will happen now…
LightLord92: Episode 53 Souls with Doubts, Race for the World.
Outside of Old Momentum, in Satellite's downtown sector, lights began falling from the sky, as the people that were swallowed by the black fog and by the summoning of Earthbound Immortal Uru were freed from the grasp of the underworld as the main reactor in Old Momentum began turning off. Far from their side, in a deserted road with rock hills around, a white colored duel runner passed by at full throttle, followed by another for rough terrain with two passengers following its tracks.
The white colored runner was driven by Jack Atlas, who looked even more serious than he used too. Behind him, Roland and Emily were trying to catch up with him in Roland's Shadow Striker as they were a bit compacted in it. Jack passed by another medium rock, crushing it with his runner and still going on without reacting to his whereabouts.
"Wow, he sure looks focused on whatever the reason that asks him to go onwards." Said Emily amazed by Jack's concentration, hoping Roland would talk for the first time since they began that mission. It couldn't be seen by the amount of clouds in the sky, but the small light that pierced and illuminated the areas of Satellite it was by midday, most surely. However, Roland didn't reply, he looked focused too "Hello? Anyone there?"
"I heard you Emily. You don't need to tell me twice." Replied Rolan with anger in his tone for sure, as Emily looked disappointed his team partner was as cold as Jack "I don't really care, you got it? Let's finish this so I can return home and save my family."
"Geez, how did I end up with such cold guys?" asked Emily to herself while closing her eyes, regretting not going with her best friend, Sara "Hey you don't have to talk like that okay? I just tried to talk a bit, that's all."
Roland suddenly pulled the brakes, as Jack's runner stopped a few meters in front of them, Emily obviously hit her helmet with Roland's, feeling the hit "It seems we finally arrived." Said Roland, turning to Jack "Hey Jack, we must go there and now!"
Jack simply turned his sight to Roland, immediately pulling it towards the reactor unit of Aslla Piscu "Do you believe? Fool." Said Jack, staring at the unit "Carly, is this the place you are in?" he asked himself in thoughts, hoping he could save his friend, while holding her damaged glasses in his hand "Why would you join the Dark Signers?" he continued thinking, heading to the unit without replying to Roland or Emily.
"Idiot." Replied Roland angered, while Emily simply sighed, still regretting her choice. Both runners finally reached the unit, as Roland stepped off his runner while Jack looked around the area, surveying, and Emily readied her deck for any eventuality.
"Now to hunt down the Dark Signer and General." Said Roland, pulling his duel disk as Jack turned to him, looking quite annoyed "Whoever the Dark Signer is Jack will take care of that. We must secure the unit."
"You talk as if you could handle everything on your own, Roland." Said Jack provoking the black haired paladin .
"Should you fall to take it down, as you did to hold your title, I will." Replied Roland, as Jack simply gritted in anger "Wanna try me, come and do so." Emily quickly saw the tension growing, as she stood between Roland and Jack.
"You two, should I remind you that the fate of the world is in the line right now?" she asked while turning to Jack, who quickly gave in; she then turned back to Roland, who did the same "We've no time to fight among us. Jack" she added turning to the blond Signer "Do you know where the Dark Signer is?"
"Carly, I've come as you asked!" he shouted looking around "If you're here answer me then!" no response came, as Roland folded his arm in disappointment, until an engine began to be heard. From their left side, a red colored Duel Runner that looked pretty much as Kalin's, came from behind the control unit, jumping above Jack's runner and landing at Jack's right side, making a U turn to place herself in front of Jack.
"I'm glad you came, Jack." said Carly, taking off her helmet and staring at Jack.
"Carly…so it is really you." said Jack a tad surprised he saw Carly in the side of the Dark Signers. Carly simply smirked at Jack.
"Of course, I've come back from the dead as a Dark Signer to see you, Jack." She said while Jack and Emily got surprised to hear that while Roland still acted coldly.
"What do you mean with that last part? What the hell happened to you?" asked Jack worried upon hearing those words from Carly, she simply turned serious, ready to explain things to Jack.
"When you told me to leave you to be safe, I resolved to uncover a few things. For that reason I infiltrated the Arcadia Movement's Headquarters in New Domino City, unfortunately being caught and killed by Sayer, their leader." She replied, recalling how Sayer's last attack that finished his duel with her threw her off the building to a certain death.
Jack simply closed and kept his right fist closed, trembling a bit "But…why would you do such a thing?"
Carly simply stared at Jack coldly "Isn't it obvious? I wanted to be closer to you."
"When I saw your glasses in that building I got the feeling that…you were sacrificed to an Earthbound Immortal." Said Jack closing his fist again in despair "That's why defeating the Dark Signers would surely…"
"You could get me back to normal?" asked Carly, Jack staying silent "Don't tell me that now that you know who I am, you won't fight me."
"Are you joking?" asked Jack, regaining his senses and confidence "If you draw a bow at me then I'll crush your arrows, by force if needed!"
"Yes Jack, you are a Signer and I a Dark Signer, bound together by a twisted fate." replied Carly smiling, while lifting a bit her right arm to her chest, as the hummingbird's geoglyph began glowing. Surrounding them, as Roland and Emily barely got to the side where the unit ended being, the geoglyph burnt ablaze in purple flames, marking the race track and one quite difficult for a Turbo Duelist to maneuver "Jack, the stage is set now." She added placing on her helmet again and readying her runner "Let us commence our destined duel!" she shouted, riding her runner as it lifted its frontal part, rushing ahead with Jack tagging behind her.
Noticing Jack behind her Carly turned her eyes a bit, talking to Jack "It's ironic how fate works. I became a Dark Signer to chase after you, my dear Jack. Now, you're chasing after me."
"So what about it?" asked Jack, obviously annoyed by that comment.
"That no one, not even you or me, can escape fate!" replied Carly, as Roland and Emily tried to get close to the unit and Jack and Carly readied the Turbo Duel.
"Well, about time the Dark General shows itself." said Roland, readying his duel disk.
"What are you doing? Jack needs us right now!" said Emily, as Roland turned a cold stare at her, silencing her immediately "You're being such a jerk."
"I don't care. We have a mission!" replied Roland angered at Emily, who got stunned of it "Maybe you don't care at all to finish this foolish war, but I do! I've lost too much to simply let it go like a simple game." He said turning to the unit, hoping the general was close "I don't care about fate nor destiny; I just wish to save my family. The only reason that binds me with you fools."
"For that very same reason, you're not as strong as you should, Paladin of Shadows." Said a female voice, while Emily and Roland looked around, trying to find the voice.
"Look there!" said Emily, pointing at a winged shadowy figure above the control unit, as it seemed female.
The same figure jumped, slowly being dragged to earth as if she was hovering, finally landing a few seconds later at the ground, stepping out of the shadows. It seemed like Dunames Dark Witch, until the light cleared the view, revealing a purple skinned lady with white silverfish colored hair, armored with a blue breastplate and dark patterned clothes below it, as well as a pair of dark metallic-like wings with two red orbs each and dark black gauntlets with sharp edges protruding backwards to her elbows. It was the dark counterpart of Dunames, the Dark General known as Dark Valkyria "Glad you made it here, Paladins. However, I cannot allow you to seize the unit at the moment being."
"Like if I cared for that." replied Roland, setting his deck "Come on fiend! Come and fight me now!" Dark Valkyria simply stared at him, taking flight and hovering in the air a bit "What are you waiting for? Let's duel!"
"I'm sorry, but you're not the one I should duel." Replied the Valkyrie, pointing at Emily "It si you, Lady of the Winds, the reincarnation of the Paladin Liana."
Roland simply dropped the ground, quite disappointed and perplexed while Emily looked rather dumbfounded "But, why me?" she asked back.
"Simple. The reincarnation of Gandor, this Roland" she said, turning a cold stare at the black haired man standing up "is not ready to face me. Until he accepts fate, he won't be a worthy opponent to me. You, on the other hand, seem to accept it and understand its flow, as your ancestor. That's why, I need a favor to ask of you." Added Dark Valkyria, readying herself purple dark toned Duel Disk "You will hear it during our duel, so, shall we?"
Emily was first doubtful, but quickly remembered Alan's resolve, as well as his friends making their best "Very well, Dark Valkyria!" replied Emily setting on her Duel Disk as a circle surrounded her and the valkyrie.
"Let's duel!" shouted both female duelists, as another clash between Paladins and Dark Generals started, with Jack's duel going on too.
Dark Valkyria-Hand 6, 4000 LP; Emily-Hand 5, 4000 LP
"I shall start this turn, draw!" said the Valkyrie, looking at her hand to develop her strategy "I shall start off with the Spell card known as Dark Infusion." Said the Valkyrie, as a spell card with the image of Dunames getting surrounded and brainwashed by a strange dark mist appeared in the field.
"What is that card? I can feel" replied Emily, getting shocked by the pain she felt from that card "sorrow, a lot of it mixed with darkness." She added trembling a bit.
The Dark Valkyre simply looked down, as she turned to Emily "Here is where my tale begins. Many years ago, in the ceasefire that was forced upon the Spirit Realm, some duel spirits began disappearing from our realm." She said, remembering some of her friends disappearing "The Dark Magician asked of a selected group, Warrior Dai Grepher, Airknight Parshath, Freed the Matchless General and Dunames Dark Witch to investigate and report him our findings." She said, recalling the day the group ventured to the dark lands of Pandemonium "Darkness was tainting the minds of many of our friends, Warrior of Zera, the sworn protector of the Sanctuary where the fairy type lived, had fallen prey to the powers of the Archfiends. When we reached the forbidden land, we knew something bad would appear."
She recalled the group venturing into a strange looking giant castle in the lands of Pandemonium, sneaking inside of it and trying to find any leads on the disappearances, that was, until they stopped by a shocking view "We found our friends, but we began regretting doing so." Said the Valkyrie closing her eyes in sorrow and pain "Within that laboratory, a monster known as Kozaky was forced by Terrorking and Dark Crusader to conduct terrible experiments on a list of captured spirits from our lands, Armed Dragon Lv 7, Voltanis the Adjudicator, Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys, The Creator, Horus the Black Flame Dragon, and Light End Dragon, the results of such experiments were a success, they created a Dark version of them, corrupting the original spirits." She added, as she recalled her group getting captured by the dark monsters, while Parshath and Dunames barely escaped, but were corrupted too by Darkness "The only survivor that could return that day, was Parshath."
"That's right…I see it now, you're Dunames Dark Witch." Said Emily, as the Valkyrie simply nodded.
"As in my tale, this spell card allows me to remove from play any monster in my Deck" she said, removing Dark Creator "then I can Special Summon, ignoring summoning conditions, a monster with the same attack and defense, but with Dark attribute. Come forth, Dark Creator!" said the Valkyrie, as The Creator appeared in the field, turning then evil and dark colored "After activating and successfully summoning my monster, I must send 5 monsters from my Deck to the graveyard." She said, as she picked up Dark Horus, Dark Grepher, Dark Crusader, Darknight Parshath, Darklord Zerato and Dark General Freed to her graveyard "Then I activate the Dark Creator's effect, banishing Darklord Zerato to bring back Dark General Freed." She added, as Freed appeared in the field, his skin turning blue and his eyes red, as his armor turned green and evil, with him smirking deviously "I two cards to end my turn."
Dark Valkyria-Hand 3, 4000 LP; Emily-Hand 6, 4000 LP
"My turn, draw!" said Emily, getting her card and trying to device something to her favor "This is not pretty cool, she has 3 Dark monsters already and has a Deck revolving the Dark Counterparts." She thought, looking at the Valkyrie's field "I must be careful, if she gets it, Dark Armed Dragon will hit the field and bring chaos around." She said in thoughts, thinking of a way to prevent that "I'll set two cards. Next I summon Flying Kamakiri #1 in defense mode." A green flying insect with four arms appeared in the field, covering Emily from the Valkyrie's monsters "Your turn now, Dunames."
"Very well, my turn draw!" said Dark Valkyria getting her card, staring lost at the card for a moment.
Roland simply looked carefully, while trying to understand what the Valkyrie meant with what she said to him, that he was not ready. He suddenly decided to turn on the monitor on his runner, tuning to Jack's duel with Carly, as it was barely beginning from the race to the corner as Carly began "I summon Fortune Lady Light!" shouted Carly as a blond lady with a staff and yellow garment clothes in her body appeared, taking defense position "Light's attack and defense are equal to her level times 200. I set a card and end my turn now. Your move Jack, bring it on!"
"Fine with me, my turn!" replied Jack, getting a card that he looked for a moment until "I end my turn."
"What was that? Not bothering in summoning or setting?" asked Carly turning to Jack and smirking "I believe you are already accepting your fate. If that's so" she said turning serious "I will do everything I can to take your life then! My turn, draw!" she said, as Light's power increased by 200 "I'll release Light to bring forth Fortune Lady Earth!" said Carly as Light turned into an energy sphere, from which emerged another Fortune Lady, this one with brown garment clothes and wearing glasses, as another portal began opening with Light's spirit above it "When Light is removed from my field, I can Special Summon a Fortune Lady from my Deck. I choose Fortune Lady Dark!" she adds as a purple-bluish skinned lady with purple clothes appeared in the field alongside Earth "Both of them have an attack and defense of 400 times their level!" Earth's power became 2400, while Dark's became 2000 "This will hurt, so embrace it. Earth, attack Jack directly! Cursed Skewer!" shouted Carly as her Fortune Lady began swinging her staff, hitting the ground and summoning forth pikes in the way, hitting Jack and his runner, making it drift and lose control for a while, but going on without Speed Counters "Dark will attack now! Dark Fate!" added Carly as her last Fortune Lady readied what seemed the last attack, swinging her staff and creating a dark vortex, while Jack tried to think.
"Carly would never do something like hurting others!" he said, as some blood began coming from his fore head from the previous attack "Since you attacked me directly and now you do again a second time, I Special Summon Ogre of the Scarlet Sorrow!" replied Jack, as a blue skinned ogre monster appeared, wielding a mace and with red tears flowing from its eyes "This monster's attack power is the same as the damage I received, 2400! And the second monster doing a direct attack will face my ogre!" the ogre then simply went head on, striking Dark with a powerful blow from its mace, delivering slight damage to Carly.
"Resisting to the end, huh? Doing so you won't avoid fate! I set a card and end my turn!" replied Carly, like provoking Jack "Come on; attack me, if you can that is!"
"Carly is being controlled by someone or something; that must be. I will bring you back or die trying!" thought Jack, ready to start his turn.
Roland simply sighed, trying to see what Jack could do "It's a shame, Jack surely tries to save the girl but…" he said, opening a locket with the image of his family, he in the middle with his father, a man of about 45 years with blond hair at his right; a woman of black hair around the 40s at his left; and his little sister of 15 years in front of him "she turned to darkness, there's no road back for people that make the choice."
Far from them, heading to another control unit, Rafael turned to the direction where the humming bird geoglyph was shown above the sky, noticing Mina was looking down "Come on Jack, whoever you're dueling you've dueled stronger duelists, you can pull this through." He thought, speeding down to meet Mina's van.
"Mina, are you concerned about Jack, right?" asked Akiza directly, while Mina simply looked down.
"I-I'm fine." She replied trying to calm down Akiza and Rafael, knowing they were worried for her "Jack would never lose." She said, recalling the time she discovered Jack holding on to the glasses that he found in Arcadia Movement's HQ, realizing they belonged to Carly, fighting back tears inside her "But your heart, Jack…has gone somewhere out of my reach." She thought, while Aster finished attending a call.
"Guys, some news have come. It seems that Emily is fighting the last Dark General right now, on Jack's current position." said Aster, as Rafael turned to him "That means less work for us, but we can't let our guard down at any moment."
"That's right." Added Rafael turning forward "We know two units have been shut down, the third one is most likely to be shut too, leaving only ours to deal with. We've got to hurry." He added, speeding up a bit ahead "What's…this sensation of sorrow that I have?" asked Rafael to himself in thoughts "It's as if…something terrible happened where Sara, Yusei and Jaden are…"
Back at Jack's duel, Jack started his turn, trying to see a way of defeating Carly's last Fortune Lady knowing next turn it would be stronger for him to defeat "I summon Power Supplier in defense position!" he said as a red skinned man holding an injector device and wearing purple cape with white pants and an energy backpack "Now with its effect I'll increase my Ogre's attack power by 400 points!" he added as the effect was about to activate, until Carly negated it.
"Not so fast, I activate Twist of Fate, negating your summoning and returning your monster to your hand!" said Carly as Jack's Power Supplier disappeared back to his hand "No matter what you do, fate has been decided!"
Jack simply looked frustrated as that move not only negated a summon, but means Carly's Fortune Lady would be strong enough to destroy Jack's ogre in her turn "I set a card and end my turn now!"
"So that's all? Fine with me the, draw!" said Carly starting her turn as Earth began glowing "Fortune Ladies level up each turn, which means Earth is now level 7 and has 2800 attack points! And her effect activates. When a Fortune Lady levels up, she will inflict 400 points of damage to my opponent!" added Carly, as Earth sent lightning waves at Jack "Fortune Lady Earth, attack now!" Earth once again swung her staff, hitting the ground to call the spikes and pierced the ogre, destroying it in debris as Jack's runner began slowing down until it stopped completely, Carly turning back to Jack.
"I can't…give up now!" said Jack, struggling to continue the duel.
"Soon Jack, our true fates will begin." said Carly smiling.
"There's no such thing as fate and I will open your eyes if needed!" replied Jack, tired of hearing of fate all duel long.
"You shall open your eyes Jack, that's the purpose of this duel, a part of unifying us." replied Carly "When this match is over, our fates will be secured. The cards that I use for fortune-telling have said so, for our fates and this will do so! Trap card open! Enlightenment!" said Carly, as the trap card began shining brightly, blinding Jack as he seemed lost "This card opened my eyes, why I became a Dark Signer, what I was fighting you for. To reach our ideal future! Activate now!" said Carly as Earth readied a second round "When a monster that battles destroys an opponent's monster, a second attack can be conducted by the same monster!" she said as Earht launched her attack again "Let's go to our future, High Ruler of Hell, Dark King Jack Atlas!"
"Yes…we will." Said Jack, lost in a trance as Carly's glasses fell from his coat, making him remember and awake rom the trance "No!" he said, shaking his head "This is not the world you desire! Trap card open, Changing Destiny! This card negates one of your attacks!" replied Jack as the spikes were destroyed by a barrier.
"Jack, why do you try to avoid our destiny?" asked Carly feeling worried.
"Because that future is not intended for us." He said picking up Cary's glasses "You should know it better than me, you taught me so." Carly recognized them, but seemed rather unmoved "The Carly I know would never desire such a world like hell." Carly simply rejected it and went forward, Jack going behind her.
"I do want it, for both of us to rule the world, only you and me!" she said, her mind in confusion "That's our fate!"
"You're wrong again, back when Yusei beat me I too felt like that, but you opened my eyes!" he said, Carly recalling that day "I've followed that advice since then, deciding how to live my life. This is my proof to you through my trap card. An additional effect that grants you half your monster's attack points or inflicting that same amount as damage to me. You must choose it."
"You just saved yourself of Earth's attack and now you tell me you don't mind receiving damage?" asked Carly still confused of all of Jack's actions.
"To show you that there's no such thing as appointed fate. I believe that you will choose your own destiny!"
"Then I will choose the effect of-" said Carly turning to Jack, until she looked into his eyes, full of determination, as she kept feeling confusion and doubt, somehow recovering her senses "I'll choose to increase my LP, as Jack's trap increased her LP, with her eyes apparently returning to normality "Jack, please forgive me. I don't desire this fight!"
Jack caught up with her "Carly, you're back." He said, feeling relieved to hear that "I know already, you're not the kind of person that would harm another. I know that."
"Jack…Aaarghg!" said Carly, as a strange voice echoed through her mind, with the hummingbird mark glowing. Suddenly a black mist appeared from the birthmark, taking the form of a hummingbird.
"So you finally show your face, you've been controlling Carly all along, am I right?" he asked, as the mist took possession of Carly's body and mind, continuing the duel.
Back to the paladin duel, Dunames had still her card in hand, as Emily waited for her to make a move with Roland returning from his runner "What's going on Emily?" he asked, with a change of attitude.
Dark Valkyria-Hand 4, 4000 LP; Emily-Hand 3, 4000 LP
"I don't know." Replied Emily concerned "She hasn't made a move since she got that card." She said, as she noticed a tear dropping from Dunames cheek. Dark Valkyria was crying, something that surprised Alan and Emily, they realized they were tears of sorrow "Dunames, what's going on?"
The Valkyrie simply shook her head, keeping to herself the reasons "Nothing! This duel will end shortly now, I Special Summon Dark Armed Dragon!" shouted the Valkyrie, as a giant black evil looking dragon appeared in the field, roaring at Emily "This is the trump card of darkness, I will defeat you this turn with this card! Dark Armed Dragon's effect-" she said, as the dragon began trembling, along with the other Dark monsters "What's going on?"
"They are calling to you, Dunames." Said Emily, understanding the growls of her monsters, as they were feeling pain too "They say that they are sorry to pull you through this, that you should leave and free your soul as Parshath did, since you can do that too."
Dark Valkyria simply fell to her knees, trembling in sorrow still, not willing to do so "But they…what will happen to every one of you?" she asked, as Emily knew what to do.
"I activate the Counter Trap, Solemn Warning! With this card I can negate the summoning of a monster and send it to the graveyard!" shouted Emily, as two angels appeared by her side with an elder bearded man, sending a light ray at the giant malefic dragon that began roaring in pain "Be released now, Dark Armed Dragon!" said Emily as the darkness that corrupted the dragon faded, leaving behind the spirit of Armed Dragon Lv 7 as it left the field "That's one less to take care of, but I had to pay 2000 LP for that to happen."
"Emily…" said the Dark Valkyria "Please I beg of you, defeat me and release my friends from that darkness!" Emily simply nodded, as the Valkyrie smiled by hearing that "I'll end-" she said until she stopped a moment, as a dark aura began emanating from her, as she looked brainwashed again, or under someone's control.
"I can't let that happen." Said a demonic voice, as the aura began harnessing behind the Valkyrie, taking the form of a skull headed black armored demon, with a long broadsword and orange hair "Greetings, Paladins of Light, it seems your kind is always messing up my plans."
"Who are you?" asked Roland annoyed.
"I'm the Dark Crusader, a powerful lieutenant in the armies of the Underworld, more recently" he said smirking "the mastermind behind the Darkness project."
"Darkness project? Do you mean the one that imbued with darkness Dunames and her group?" asked Emily angered, as the Crusader simply laughed.
"Indeed, my girl! The project was a success after a long time of tests." Said the crusader explaining to them "You see, simple brainwashing worked on monsters as Armed Dragon, Horus and Grepher; but others minds' were hard to break, like Parshath who is the only that broke the control and escaped, and Dunames here, who breaks it time to time." He recalled, as he experimented on her with Kozaki's lab "Since Kozaki escaped, I had to pull a new way to keep the target's mind under our control." he said as in his memories, he took a potion developed by the underworld "Serums and pills did the trick, but what keeps the mind under our grasp" he said as Dunames was placed in a strange machine that seemed to harness electricity, with Dark Crusader triggering a button that activated it "were dark shockwaves that not only strengthened their skills in darkness aside from breaking their minds, but also kept them at bay."
Emily simply looked horrified, as she understood Dark Valkyria went through sever torture and brainwash to become what she was today "A brilliant work if I may say so!" he said, until Roland simply threw a rock at his face, knowing him down a bit.
"Brilliant work you say? You tortured and drove their minds insane!" shouted Roland angrily.
"You would never understand fools. You fight against us." He said smirking, as he took off Dark Valkyria's Duel Disk himself "I shall teach you the true power of darkness! Who knows, maybe I'll brainwash this girl once I finish her as my first human experiment!"
"Don't even think on laying a finger on her, freak!" shouted Roland, as Emily turned around to see him, turning back to Dark Crusader, serious looking but confident.
"Dark Crusader, what you did to Dunames and all those monsters is unforgivable." She said closing her fist "I swear upon my name that I will release them from your control."
"Try your best, Paladin. It is still my turn." replied the orange haired skull face fiend, turning to the brainwashed Valkyrie "I will make things quick. I activate the Spell Double Summon, granting me an extra summon this turn. Next I summon Dark Valkyria to the field!" shouted Dark Crusader as the valkyria standing by his side floated to the field, sight still lost in space "Next, since she's a Gemini monster I'll summon her again to activate her ability now!" he said, as the Valkyrie began harnessing mystical energy in a sphere that entered to an orb in her diadem, shining with a green light "Once per duel, I can place a Spell Counter on her, increasing her attack power by 300 points, as well as granting me the chance to remove it and destroy 1 monster on the field, I choose your Kamakiri #1, giving me free access to your LP!" he said as Dark Valkyria began harnessing a powerful dark orb, but without firing it, containing it between her hands.
"Dunames…" said Emily, noting that even at such heights, Dunames was still fighting back the control of the Darkness Project "Do what you have too, I'll be okay." She said, as Dark Crusader got angered.
"What are you waiting for? Fire now! Destroy that insect!" said Dark Crusader as the Valkyrie fired the sphere, destroying Kamakiri in an instant "Excellent, now to bring an end to this duel! I change all my monsters to attack position, hope you said your prayers girlie!" added Dark Crusader laughing, as Dark Creator and Dark Freed turned to attack positions "Everyone, attack now! Finish this duel!"
"Emily lookout!" shouted Roland as Emily simply smiled with the three Dark monsters heading to her "Crap, if only she had Mirror Force or something like that!"
"Sorry to disappoint you, but I activate Waboku, allowing me to negate all Battle Damage this turn to 0!" said Emily as the monsters crashed with a barrier in front of Emily, while Dark Crusader simply smirked.
"You've got the devil's luck, I give you that girl." said Dark Crusader smirking while holding a card "I'll activate the Spell Card Shockwave of Darkness!" shouted Dark Crusader as a card with the image of a wave of darkness making explosions around appeared "This card will inflict as much damage as Dark monsters I control, times 600 and since I have 3, that's 1800 points!" he added, as the spell card began sending wave after wave of darkness that hit Emily, taking down most of her LP, leaving her with 200 points "Time to leave you with your last turn, Emily." Four tokens then appeared in the field, as Emily activated Scapegoat "Impressive, but you won't hold me off like that."
Dark Valkyria-Hand 1, 4000 LP; Emily-Hand 4, 200 LP
"That should be…" said Emily standing up "enough then! Draw!" said Emily, smiling as she got her card, seeing a good opportunity to end the duel "It is time now, I activate Swords of Revealing Light, but they won't stay for long, as I'll return them to my hand to Special Summon Aria, the Breeze of Spring!" a small fairy-like creature with bird wings and green hair appeared in the field, with a gentle breeze at her arrival "Now, I'll tune up Aria with my three tokens in order to Synchro Summon my Paladin card!" added Emily smiling, as Aria began chanting a lullaby that turned her into three energy rings that surrounded the scapegoat tokens "To protect justice, fight like the wind! Carry the will of air and strike with the power of gales! Synchro Summon! Behold, Liana, the Aerial Guardian of the Skies!" chanted Emily as a priestess wearing green whitish robes appeared in the field, with four white wings coming from her back as if she was some kind of angel appeared in the field "Her effect activates now, for each non tuner used for the synchro summon I can return that many monsters from the field to their owner's hand, and those are your monsters!" said Emily as Liana called forth three twisters that went ahead at Dark Crusader's field, blowing up the three monsters and leaving him wide open "Time to attack Liana! Use Sacred Gale Current!" added Emily as Liana began chanting an angelical chorus that summoned forth a powerful gale that hit Dark Crusader, draining most of his LP "Finally I end my turn activating my last card, Paladin Technique-Sacred Tornado!" added Emily as a card with the image of Liana summoning a great tornado appeared "This card lets me return Liana to my Extra Deck after my Battle phase, doing so will cause damage equal to Liana's current attack points, ending this duel!" said Emily determined, as Liana disappeared with a last tornado hitting the field, defeating Dark Crusader as he began vaporizing at his defeat.
At Old Momentum's unit, Sara and company were still mourning Yusei's demise. Jaden looking somewhat confused while everyone looked really down "Jaden, are you okay?" asked Alexis somewhat down yet "You seem a bit distracted."
"It's just that" he replied thinking "When I did THAT thing" he said as Yubel face palmed herself by what Jaden meant, which Alexis understood for his luck "well, I know that he should be alive but, how if he just-" he added, as a bright light began shining from down the reactor, startling everyone in the group.
"What is…that light?" asked Sara, worried.
"What now?" asked Trudge staring at the light as everyone else; suddenly Yusei appeared above it, floating down, as Crow and Trudge caught him.
"Yusei!" shouted Luna, Leo and Jill, as Sara looked at Yusei, fainted, while Trudge and Crow tried to place him to the ground.
"Yusei…" said Sara with teary eyes.
"Yusei, wake up now!" shouted Crow eagerly "Snap out of it!" he added, as Yusei began waking up. Sara kneelt by his side, still with tears in her eyes.
"I've…come back?" asked Yusei, scrathing his back head while trying to stand up as Sara and everyone else turned really happy to see him back.
"Yusei!" shouted Sara, giving in to happy tears, hugging him quickly. As soon as she snapped out of it, she let him go, quite blushed.
"So that's how it happened then!" said Jaden, making Yubel and Winged Kuriboh feel embarrassed, just a little.
"I came back because my father told me that" he said, looking at all his friends there "even if fate has begun rolling, we can still change it." He said, as Crow gave him a thumbs up, Alan simply smiled relieved, while Sara smile d happily and Jill looked really determined to see things through with the group.
After the duel, Dark Valkyria's spirit, as well as that of the other Dark Counterparts, appeared in front of Emily, smiling at her as they began returning to normality "Thank you, Emily." She said, bidding farewell to her new friend. Roland and her turned back to the duel field of Jack, as Earthbound Immortal Aslla Piscu appeared and tried to attack, but didn't do it.
"What happened there?" asked Emily, as Roland turned on the monitor again.
Jack had Special Summoned Battle Fader to cancel the direct attack of Aslla Piscu, sounding the bell it had and making it return. The possessed Carly got angry "I set a card and end my turn."
"In the past I never gave a thought to others. I would betray and hurt my friends, giving in anyone to accomplish my own goals, but by meeting you Carly I learned something. That even the most bruised and troubled heart can be saved by a truly considerate one!" said Jack as Red Dragon Archfiend roared fiercely, Jack placing his right hand in his heart "Right now I wish with all my heart, that I can save the person I truly love, you Carly." He added as his runner and he began glowing red. All Signers then felt a jolt of energy, similar to that when Yusei got his Savior Dragon, as the Crimson Dragon crest appeared in Jack's back, with the top card of his deck glowing "My turn, draw!" he said, looking at the card, it was Savior Dragon "A miracle from the Crimson Dragon?" Jack then began hearing Carly's voice in his head, as he looked around his mind to look for her, until it turned as the place where Jack was reborn thanks to Carly.
"Jack, please end this duel." Said Carly's voice "Do it now, I don't want more people getting hurt because of me."
"Don't be ridiculous, there has to be another way!" replied Jack frustrated
"If you really care for me…" said Carly's voice determined.
"If I finish this, then…" replied Jack, knowing she would be gone forever.
"That's the fate I choose, Jack." Replied Carly, as Jack couldn't bear to do that "You were really considerate with me, so I ask of you, to end this with your hands."
Jack finally gave in, seeing Cary's noble soul in front of him "Very well, if that's what you really desire, I'll do it."
"Thank you, Jack." She replied, as Jack came to his senses in the duel.
"Carly, you save my life once before." said Jack readying his move "This time I'll return you the favor! Come forth Messiahs Draconis, Savior Dragon!" above Jack, the small red transparent-like dragon appeared, flipping its wings "I'm tuning my level 1 Savior Dragon with my level 8 Red Dragon Archfiend and level 1 Battle Fader!" said Jack as both monsters flew high in formation, getting swallowed by a growing Savior Dragon as the other two turned into stars with Savior Dragon's energy ring forming inside "Polished, lone light! Become the true high-ruler and illuminate the earth! Shine your light!" chanted Jack, as a red ray emerged from Savior Dragon "Synchro Summon!" shouted Jack pulling his runner upwards to the light "Grand soul, Savior Demon Dragon!" shouted Jack as a wyvern-like dragon appeared, with four wings and Red Draong Archfiend's head like, roaring fiercely at Aslla Piscu.
"Saviro Demon Dragon can negate the effects of one monster in the field and gain its attack power until the End Phase of this turn." said Jack as the dragon began charging a red fire in its mouth, aiming at Aslla Piscu "I negate Aslla Piscu's effect and gain its power! Power Gain!" shouted Jack as his monster fired at the Earthbound, absorbing its power as the Earthbound was imprisoned in a kind of red gem as Savior Demon Dragon power increased to 6500 "One blow is more than enough." He said, thinking afterwards "Don't worry; I won't let you die alone." He said in thoughts turning to his face down "My Shockwave card will allow me to use Savior Demon Dragon to inflict damage to both of us.
"This is the fate I choose myself! If I die with you, I'll have no regrets then!" shouted Jack, as Calry's soul managed to trick the dark soul controlling her and get control one more time.
"I'll read your fortune once more!" she said eagerly "This is your true fate Jack! Draw!" she said, pulling a card from her deck.
"Since you summoned your Savior monster, I activate Earthbound Release!" says the possessed Carly smirking deviously "By tributing an Earthbound Immortal I can destroy all monsters in the field, reducing your LP by the total amount of power of the destroyed monsters!"
Jack simply felt shocked "Don't do it! Savior Demon Dragon will negate cards that try to destroy it and inflict damage equal to his total attack power!" Carly's trap card destroyed Aslla Piscu, releasing a fire tornado heading to Jack's dragon, but it simply harnessed it and fired back at Carly, defeating her, as Jack heard Carly's voice once again.
"What I truly want Jack, is that you become a real King, loved by all and that brings happiness to everyone." She said innocently, smiling at Jack "I know you can do it, Jack Atlas!" she said, showing him a card with Jack surrounded by little kids and more people, all of them happy and celebrating, as her deck turned out to be filled by that card.
Finally, the duel over, Aslla Piscu's presence released Carly as it was the Earthbound defeated. Carly fell unconscious to the ground as the geoglyph disappeared from sky and ground, with Jack landing as soon as possible, running towards Carly "Carly, hold on!" he shouted as Roland and Emily got closer, but keeping their distance "Don't die on me now, come on!"
Carly began reacting, but something was not right in her eyes "Jack…where are…you?" asked a weakened Carly.
"Right here, can't you see me?" asked Jack really concerned.
"It's odd…I can't…see a thing…" she added, feeling weaker every second.
"What do you mean, hold on! Look at me!" said Jack, getting her glasses and putting them on her, as she began smiling eager and happily.
"I always loved cheering on people who tried their hardest like you Jack. Despite that…because of wishing such selfish happiness, I surely did wrong for that, huh?" she said, feeling some regret.
"That's nonsense! Everyone has a right to wish for happiness!" shouted Jack, trying to make her recover her senses "If you really mean that, I'm a guilty too!"
Carly turned to Jack, her eyes still the same and smiling "Jack…I know you can save the world, right?" she then closed her eyes still smiling at him, trying to calm him too "I'll be cheering for you, after all!" she said, using her left strength to give Jack a parting hug, as she began turning black gray as the other Dark Signers "I love you, Jack." She said fading away with the wind, save for her glasses. Jack desperately tried to catch her, in a fruitless attempt, as Emily began crying from afar, while Roland simply closed his eyes, showing some respect to them. Jack turned to the ground, devastated inside, trembling, but standing up while taking Carly's glasses once again, as the souls returned to New Domino City "That's a promise I make you, Carly." said Jack, determination in his face again, as he proceeded to the control unit, sealing it.
Far from them, at New Domino City, a lone figure stood above a skyscraper in the downtown, looking down below him "Pathetic worms, they will soon find out what fate awaits them for sure." said the man, as he removed his hood to reveal Reginald, after infiltrating a research center in the city "I finally have it, the map that leads to the resting place of the Wicked Temple."
"Then we have to move now." said the Archfiend Prince "Those fools of the Dark Signers are losing the battle again. The Dark Generals have been almost obliterated too."
Reginald simply smirked at the thought "Don't blame the Dark Signers, it was their leader's fault after all." He said, looking at the stars "As for our men, we knew from the beginning they would never succeed, we just needed…"
"To make time." Completed the Archfiend Prince, as they vanished in the moonlight.
LightLord9": Next time, on Yu Gi Oh! 5D's Paladins of Light, Darkness Awakens!
Jaden: It can't be! We're just three chapters from this to end? I don't want that!
Rafael: Calm down Jaden, we still need to seal another unit. Akiza, sure you can handle it on your own?
Akiza: Yes, I know things are getting hard, so it would be better to split up.
Aster: I'll try to look for Misty, I may be able to make her understand. I'll-
Steelswarm Hercules: You sure about that, punny insect?
Aster: Who are you? And funny you call me insect, insect.
Steelswarm Hercules: I'm your worst nightmare, Paladin!
Rafael: Mina, where are you!
Sayer: Nice to be back, after a long time.
Akiza and Rafael: Sayer!
Misty: Things will just heat from now, as revenge is almost mine!
Sayer: This is not the end for me! Next time on Yu Gi Oh! 5D's Paladins of Light Darkness Awakens, Episode 54: Sorrowful Truth, the Last Fight!
Jaden: Hey, he took my line!
Sayer: What now?
Yusei: We save our friends and win this for the world's sake!
Sara: Umm, guys, why is it trembling? And am I the only one with this bad feeling something big is still to come?
LightLord92: Hey, who let Sayer in now?
Dread: I guess you did, after all, this is your story.
New Cards of the Day:
Dark Infusion, Spell Card (image of Dunames getting surrounded and brainwashed by a strange dark mist)
By removing from play a monster from your Deck, you can Special Summon, ignoring any summoning conditions, a monster of the same level, with the same attack and defense of the removed from play monster, Dark Attributed.
Shockwave of Darkness, Normal Spell Card (image of a wave of darkness making explosions around)
After your Battle Phase, inflict damage to your opponent equal to the number of Dark Attribute monsters you control times 300. You cannot conduct your Darw Phase during your next turn.
Paladin Technique-Sacred Tornado, Quick-play Spell Card (image of Liana summoning a great tornado)
By returning a 'Liana, the Aerial Guardian of the Skies' to your Extra Deck, you can inflict damage to your opponent equal to the original attack of the returned monster.
Aria, the Breeze of Spring; Effect Monster; Winged-Beast Type monster, Level 3; Atk 600, Def 1000; Wind Attribute
You can return one face-up card in your side of the Field to your hand to Special Summon this card from your graveyard.
Liana, the Aerial Guardian of Skies; Effect Synchro Monster; Winged-Beast Type monster, Level 7; Atk 2100, Def 3000; Wind Attribute
Air, the Breeze of Spring+1 or more non-Tuner monsters
This card type is also treated as a Warrior type monster. For each non-Tuner monster used to Synchro Summon this card, you can return the same number of cards on the field to its owner's hand. By removing from play this card, you can destroy one monster your opponent controls. Special Summon this card at the End Phase of a turn you activated this effect.
Well, a long chapter but mainly because I like to develop a few things for character. As Jaden said, with next chapter, we're three close to finish this. I hope I get them done before New Year, I'll try my best! Thanks for a great year guys, see you later! Until next time! Hope you liked today's chapter!
EDIT: CuteLittlePikachu has told me that I made a slight mistake in the Life Point record by the last turn, I forgot to change it from 4000 to 200, thanks and sorry for "that" little misunderstanding.
