A/N: I OWN NO PART YU GI OH 5DS! ALL RIGHTS GO TO THE CREATORS!

Some ideas in this story are influenced by the story, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds: Bonds Beyond Magic by Cool Cat 2000. The ideas go to her.

We will be skipping Crow's duel with Greiger. Instead, we will be seeing a duel between a demon and an angel. You'll find out when you read it. But sorry about the difference. Don't be too harsh about it, please.

Chapter 49: The Battle Between Light and Darkness

Era's POV

I glanced back as Demak's mark disappeared from the sky. I could feel Luna's Signer energy in the air still meaning she was still alive. 'At least she's okay,' I thought. I turned back as I landed on the ground next to the crater.

I heard a depraved call come from behind me. I flipped around to see Equette as purple fire surrounded us, creating a flame looking shape. I immediately could feel myself weakened the slightest bit.

"Equette," I growled.

"Ah, Era," he greeted. "I had wanted to start our battle with a little more fun. We will have our own shadow duel. You experienced one already, correct?" I gave a small nod remembering my duel against the Shadow Drone and Roman. "This one will be different however. Whenever you lose life points, your energy will be weakened, drained by the dark flames around us. It won't kill you. I'll make sure we have the ability for a proper angel-demon battle. But why not begin our final moments of knowing each other with a bit of interest."

"Fine, Equette," I agreed and we both brought out our duel disks and decks. "You want a duel? You got it. And what happens when you lose life points?"

"That's the best part. Nothing will happen to me. In fact, being within these dark flames only adds to my strength," the demon answered making me tense. "Now let's begin."

Third Person POV

Yusei and the others looked as a new mark took to the sky. 'That's over by the Original Ener-D Reactor,' Yusei thought.

"Yusei, whose mark is that?" Luna asked.

"I don't know," Yusei answered. He and Luna glanced at their glowing marks. "And if I'm right, Era's the one in the middle of it."

"So is she dueling?" Trudge asked.

"How are we supposed to know that?" Leo replied.

"Let's just focus on getting to Kalin," Yusei stated. "I'm sure Era can take care of herself." But he then added mentally, 'At least, that's what I hope anyway. Era…'

Era's POV

Equette drew his card to begin the duel. "I summon Dark Elemental (Attack 1800/ Defense 1200) in attack mode." A dragon that was only made of black mist came to the field with glowing red eyes. "I then activate its ability. By cutting its life points in half until the end phase, I can attack you directly as soon as it's summoned," he declared.

His dragon sent a black tunnel of wind at me and sent me flying back. I got up and panted as I felt my energy drain while my life points fell to 3100 total.

"Are you done, Equette?" I asked.

"Just one face down," he replied. "Are you ready to meet your demise?"

"I'm not the one who is going to lose," I retorted as I drew my card. "I summon Angel Monk (Attack 1500/ Defense 2600) in defense mode. Now when it's in defense mode, I get to draw two cards from my deck and if one's a monster, I can special summon it though it can't attack this turn." I drew my cards. 'No monsters, but it's the trap and spell I needed,' I thought as I placed them in my hand. "I set two face downs and end my turn."

"Didn't get the card you need?" Equette taunted. I stayed silent with a glare. He drew his card. "I sacrifice my Dark Elemental to summon Angel Hunter (Attack 2600/ Defense 1300). This can only be summoned by sacrificing one dark attributed monster on the field." I grinned. "What're you grinning about?"

"You just walked into my trap, Shining Drop! When you normal summon a monster, I can remove it from play and you're dealt damage equal to half its attack points," I informed. "Feel the light, demon!" A bright light shot from my card, hitting my dark opponent and his life points fell to 2700.

"Sneaky angel," he stated. "But this is far from over. I activate Dark Return! By paying 800 life points, I can summon back one dark monster from my graveyard in defense mode. So I summon back Dark Elemental!" His monster returned to the field again as said while Equette's life points fell to 1900. "And now I'll use its other effect to reset it."

'He's practically giving away his life points,' I thought. 'Why is he doing that?'

"Wondering why I'm letting my life points get lower, are you?" Equette asked. "You'll find out very soon. I end my turn with one more face down."

"My move!" I declared. "I summon Angel Knight (Attack 1900/ Defense 1500) in attack mode. Angel Knight, attack Dark Elemental!" My monster slashed his monster of darkness away and Equette's life points fell to 1800.

"I activate Dark Elemental's ability," Equette declared. "When it's destroyed by battle, the monster that destroyed it is destroyed as well."

My monster shattered and I looked at my single monster left. "I set a face down," I declared. "Your move, Equette."

"I activate Dark Return again to summon back my Dark Elemental," Equette declared and his monster returned as his life points fell to 1000. "Then, by removing my Dark Elemental from play, I can summon Lord of the Demons (Attack 2900/ Defense 2900) in attack mode!" A giant monster, nearly as tall as Earthbound Immortal Uru came to the field. He was made of dark gas and faces came from all sides like souls were stuck inside of it, wanting everything to get out. Its deadly red eyes gazed down at me with obvious pure intent of making me suffer. Equette's move quickly took me out of my shock, "I activate my monster's effect. It's the reason I was allowing my life points to get so low. When I have 1000 life points or less, you cannot summon any light attributed monsters while he is on the field. And isn't that all the monsters in your deck, Era?" I tensed. "Lord of the Demons, attack her Angel Monk!"

"I activate Light Shield!" I fought. "When you attack, I can negate the attack. And if it was a non-light attributed monster that had its attack negated, you take 1000 points of damage!"

"I activate my monsters second ability! All effect damage sent at me during the battle phase is cut in half. Meaning I'll only be losing 500 life points," the demon retorted and his life points fell to 500.

"Well, then, my card can reset itself. And that means, when you attack, I can finish you," I finished.

"Not quite, you see, his second ability also means the card that was affected due to his ability is destroyed," Equette informed and my card shattered. "I think I'll end my turn with a face down."

I drew my card. "I activate the field spell, Angel Circle," I played. A circle of light formed around us. Equette's dark fire vanished along with it.

"What's this?" he wondered.

"Angel Circle is made up of pure light of an angel. Meaning your dark fire can't stay up to its power," I replied. "And with the field spell, you can't summon anymore dark attributed monsters. And my light attributed monsters gain 1000 attack and defense points."

"So what? You can't summon light monsters with my Lord of the Demons on the field," Equette retorted.

I smirked. "I activate Light Only Crossing," I declared. "This destroys one non-light attributed monster on the field. And the best part, it can't be negated."

"But that means…" he trailed off.

"Your Lord of the Demons is about to turn into nothing," I finished for him. His monster slowly turned to dust and evaporated.

"I activate Dark Destruction!" he declared. "When a dark attributed monster I control is destroyed by card effect, you lose 2000 life points." I fell to my knees as my energy was sucked out of me and my life points fell to 1100. "You thought you had the upper hand, didn't you?"

"I still do, demon," I replied standing up. "I switch Angel Monk into attack mode. Angel Monk, attack Equette directly! Pay attention to the field, Equette!"

"I have," he responded with a grin. "I activate Dark Rebound! When you attack me directly, I can halve the damage and redirect it at you."

"I activate Against All Odds!" I fought. "This negates any effect damage dealt."

"I activate Death Count!" Equette retorted. "This negates the activation of a spell or trap card." I was thrown back again by a wave and got weaker as my life points fell to 350. "Do you feel your doom yet, angel?"

I stood up. "I activate a spell," I declared. "Light Shock! This deals you 1000 points of direct damage and it can't be negated."

"What?!" Equette exclaimed as he was thrown back and the duel was finished.

I fell to my hands and knees in exhaustion. 'I can't fight at full strength now. That demon! There's no more denying it. I am almost going to have to use that spell,' I thought. 'I'm sorry, Yusei. I hope you'll understand.

I stood up and faced a fully energized, smiling demon. "Are you ready to die, angel?" Equette asked.

"I won the duel, Equette. And I'm going to make sure you do not come out of this alive," I responded. He then shot an attack that I defended with my own spell. 'I'm going to win this. Even if I don't come out of it alive either,' I thought as our fight began.