Tabitha crawled out of a pile of bricks in which she had fallen after her defeat at the hands of Tsugumi. The witch's clothes had small holes, were torn at the edges and she was covered by dust. She looked at the city and saw that the destructions had ceased and that Devil Diabolos Zeta was no more. She also saw that the authorities had come to save those who were still in danger and stop the fires from certain buildings.
"So in the end, everything that we planned was for nothing…" Tabitha sighed.
The witch reached for something in her skirt's pocket and after searching thoroughly she managed to pull out a blue crystal ball. She waved her right hand around it making a small chant until a few images appeared on it. Tabitha analyzed them carefully and in the end she widened her eyes with amazement.
"If that is my future… then I have nothing against it!" she said and put the ball back into her pockets.
Tabitha walked towards the first police rocket she saw parked and there to catch the attention of the policemen she raised her hands in the air and shouted:
"Hey police, it is I, Tabitha Lenox, the one who has helped that monster destroy your city! I wish to surrender!"
Immediately the two policemen grabbed Tabitha and immobilized her. As usual, they gave her the 'whatever you say can and will be used against you' speech at which she tried to fake being scared. In a matter of minutes she found herself with electric handcuffs on in the police vehicle on the way to the jury. But she didn't care, because everything was part of the plan which she had hatched once she saw her future in the crystal ball.
"Chosen duelists don't celebrate too soon, because one day I will return!" Tabitha spoke in her mind as she looked down upon the victorious Tiger who was helping Blane walk on the streets back to the UFO.
Meanwhile as Tiger and Blane were both heading back to the spaceship, the chosen nature duelist was narrating the happenings of his final battle against the monstrous Devil Diabolos Zeta as Blane was listening to him with high interest.
"And then I linked Gaial Ore Dragon before he could awaken himself. What came next was his defeat!" Tiger said.
"Woah, that was quite the match you had there, dude!" Blane replied amazed. "Still, you could've just told me that you wanted to duel him, then you wouldn't have needed to stop me by a punch."
"Sorry but I was quite desperate myself and didn't know what to do anymore."
"I see… You've matured a lot, Tiger, do you know that?"
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"Well dude, not only were you strong enough to take down big bad Devil Diabolos Zeta, but you've also learned the true value of a team and that showing respect and care to others is not a weakness. And I thought that we couldn't get anything through that thick cat brain of yours!"
"Blane…"
"Yes, Tiger?"
"Do you want to walk all by yourself to the UFO from this point on?"
"Erm, no thanks but I'd rather have your help."
"Then keep your mouth closed until we get there, got it?" Tiger toughly spoke.
"Got it…" Blane responded and then he thought. "And yet you haven't changed that much, did you, little Tiger?"
Meanwhile at the UFO of the chosen duelists, everyone was cheering their victory. They all saw on the ship's screens how Tiger's Gaial Ore Dragon managed to blast Devil Diabolos Zeta to kingdom come and it was an event that brought great joy to many souls. Robert and Tsugumi hit their glasses of champagne to celebrate, Luna was writing in her cyber diary with the speed of light, Tamma was feasting on a cake that he had found in the kitchen and Leona was silently laughing for herself in a corner while watching them all.
But Nolan preferred to visit Hanna who was resting in the hospital room. He found her lying in her bed and reading a book that Tsugumi borrowed her. Shyly approaching her, the boy began to speak:
"Uh, hi?"
"Oh, hey there, how are you?" Hanna smiled to him.
"Did you hear the good news? Tiger has destroyed Devil Diabolos Zeta!" Nolan exclaimed.
In the next moment Hanna's jaw dropped, the girl being amazed like never before. What followed was a shout of happiness as she got out of the bed and started jumping like a child. That made Nolan blush even more, as he found her even cuter than before.
"Oh my God, I can't believe it!" Hanna finally stopped from jumping.
"Well, believe it." Nolan replied.
"This must be a dream. Please pinch me!"
Hanna grabbed Nolan's right hand and forced him to pinch her left arm.
"You were right, this isn't a dream, but it's too good to be true!"
"I know, Hanna, but this is it, their journey has finally ended." Nolan said and then he looked in his pockets. "Say, would you care if you helped me with something?"
"Sure, what is it?" Hanna asked.
Nolan pulled out a little box which he opened and revealed a necklace with the symbol of the Darkness civilization. Hanna stared at it in admiration.
"I know that you love Zombie Dragons a lot and I've noticed that you had that dragon head necklace, so I thought that this might work as well." Nolan said while blushing even harder than before.
"Wow, it's so beautiful!" Hanna said while taking it in her hands. "Say, want to help me put it on?"
"Me? Uh yeah, sure, I guess?"
Hanna turned her back and then she pulled her hair into a ponytail as the nervous Nolan used his trembling hands to put the gift necklace on her neck. Once he had finished at long last, Nolan sighed in relief.
"Thanks a lot!" Hanna said and then the girl turned to him and kissed him on the cheek.
"Uh, you're welcome?" Nolan mumbled while sweating and blushing enormously.
"Now come and let's celebrate with the others!"
"But Hanna, shouldn't you stay in bed?"
"Eh, forget that, we've got a party to catch!"
Before Nolan could say anything else, Hanna grabbed his hand and pulled him with her towards the control room where the others were.
Kaizer's UFO flew above the ocean back on the same route as before. Inside it, a very desperate Alien was piloting it, trying to make it move faster and faster while a confused Alwyn was enjoying the chicken stew that he had just finished.
"Alien, where are we going exactly?" Alwyn asked after taking a spoon filled with his stew.
"Who knows? I am just trying to follow the coordinates of Kaizer-sama." the extraterrestrial replied, not moving its head from the main screen.
"But what if the chosen duelists were right, la? What if there is no more Kaizer-sama?"
"Don't tell me you are actually buying into those lies, Alwyn! Kaizer-sama is alive and well, you have seen him destroying the city, you have seen him fly away. We must find him as the loyal servants that we are to know what his will is!"
"I don't know, but this whole thing seems too strange, ah." Alwyn said and then he took another spoon filled with stew.
"Strange or not, we will follow Kaizer-sama until we cease to exist!" Alien fiercely declared.
But little did anyone know that at the partially destroyed Japanese city, in the pile of cards that used to be the sixth deck which Kaizer had specifically built for Devil Diabolos Zeta, the card of the feared psychic creature shined with a purple aura and got up from the ground. Then the card flew into the sky, heading towards the place where Kaizer's armor was blown.
At the temple, Subaru approached the golden armor only to see that its eyes began to shine with their usual red color. The gladiator got up and looked around to notice the tropical island by the ocean, the starry night sky and when he turned around he also noticed the temple and Subaru who was sitting next to him. The chosen darkness duelist took a defensive position and raised his fists in the air ready for a fight.
"Calm down Subaru, there is no need for you to fight me." Kaizer assured him.
"How can I be certain?" the chosen duelist asked.
"I have been the pawn of my own creator since day one. My mission was to find him only to realize that I had to go back. Now that Devil Diabolos Zeta has been destroyed, I am free once again. And yet, what good does freedom do to me when I lack a purpose?"
"Trust me, Kaizer, sometimes it's better to lack a purpose. Look at me, I am the chosen darkness duelist and my purpose is to save a world that is almost always ungrateful and to serve a megalomaniacal rock."
"Oh? So you dislike being a hero?"
"No, Kaizer, I am not a hero to begin with."
"If you are not a hero, then what are you exactly?"
Subaru gave the armored duelist a deep look and after a small exchange of stares he opened his mouth to answer the question:
"I am nobody. Yet another egoistic human that struggles to pass his condition but always fails. That is what I am. What about you, Kaizer?"
"I am… lost."
Subaru was surprised by those words, but the sincerity with which the demonic being spoke them touched him and for once actually made him feel sorry for Kaizer.
"I see… You know, I thought that I could get the answers that I sought inside this temple, but in the end all I found was that my 'master' has yet another crazy plan cooking up and needs my help once again."
"Your master? Do you mean the Proof?" Kaizer suggested.
"Yes, that useless rock." Subaru nodded.
"If you don't mind, could you take me to the Proof, Subaru?"
"Sure, but I don't think that you can enter the temple since you are not a human."
"Actually, that was only as long as Devil Diabolos Zeta's card was fuelling the temple. Now that he is gone, the protective energies have disappeared and I can also enter."
And so the two entered once again in the gigantic building, going through the halls filled with paintings the depicted the history of the creature world, starting from its creation up to the ascension of the Zeta clan to power, until they finally reached the altar with the five statues where the Proof was glowing with its entire splendor. Once arrived, Kaizer kneeled in front of the Proof much to Subaru's shock and spoke:
"Proof of Duelmaster, I, the unworthy Kaizer, have come to beg of you to answer me a simple request!"
"And what might that be, minion of Devil Diabolos Zeta?" the Proof asked.
"Through my whole life as I was searching for my master, I have always interacted with these beings called humans. If anything, they are the most interesting beings I have ever come in contact with. So if it is not much to ask, I humbly demand that I experience life through the eyes of a human!" Kaizer spoke with humility.
"If that is your wish, then the one that will grant you this is none other than Subaru."
"Me?" the chosen darkness duelist burst.
"Yes, you have experienced many situations that humans are put into. Now you shall show them to Kaizer." the Proof explained.
"Very well, I have nothing against it. My only question is how do we manage to do that?"
Kaizer put his hands on the black haired boy's shoulders and both looked on each other's eyes. Two red beams came from the armored duelist's eyes and entered Subaru, thus establishing a spiritual connection.
In the next moment Kaizer found himself sitting in a hospital room where a black haired woman was lying on a bed. A doctor entered the room holding a crying baby in dark blue sheets and being followed by a black haired man dressed in a grey suit.
"Success, madam, you have a boy!" the doctor said and offered the woman the baby which ceased crying once he found himself in his mother's hands.
"We've done it, darling, the Geki family finally has an heir!" the black haired man spoke. "So, what name shall we give to our little prince?"
"He was born in August, the month of the Leo. He will have a bright future and will lead the humanity into peace and prosperity. I say we call him Subaru, after the Pleiades. This constellation isn't far from the normal eye's reach and every human can admire them in their shiny splendor." the woman answered.
"Then it is settled, his name will be Subaru!" the man concluded.
"Oh, mommy's dear little Subaru, you will grow up to become a true hero for this world, yes you will!" the mother said and then she cuddled her baby which laughed happily.
Kaizer put his right hand on his armor's chest and then he spoke:
"What is this strange warm feeling that I am experiencing?"
"I think it's called affection." Subaru spoke and then he appeared next to the armored duelist.
"You? But how?" Kaizer asked confused.
"Hey, you're seeing my life's experiences; it's only fair that I guide you, right?"
"If you say so… So that little thing in that woman's arms is you?"
"Yes, this is the day I was born. I was brought in this world of suffering to try and bring happiness to few people who actually wanted me. And the feeling that my parents and you are now experiencing is called happiness."
"I see…"
The image then began to change and Kaizer now saw a room filled with toys and a seven year old Subaru with short black hair and dressed in a short white T shirt and short purple tights. The little boy was sitting on the floor surrounded by black cards and he was staring at one which depicted Deathliger, Lion of Chaos with a sad look on his face. A small tear fell down his cheek and landed on the card which in return shined with a purple aura and a small hologram of the demonic lion with blue mane appeared on his shoulder and tried to cuddle the little boy.
"What is going on?" Kaizer asked.
"I was just punished by my father to stay locked in my room because I told the family I had a really big passion for the Darkness civilization. My family in front with my father all despised the Darkness civilization and viewed it as weak, slow and ineffective. I was told to choose another civilization but I refused and thus was punished." Subaru explained.
"Poor child…" Kaizer whispered and tried to put his hand on little Subaru's other shoulder only to have it go through him.
"Don't forget, we are inside my memories. And what you are now feeling inside is known as sadness and you are also feeling pity towards me." Subaru informed him. "Now it is time for us to move on once again."
Once again the image disappeared and then Kaizer found himself in a beautiful garden filled with bushes and exotic plants. In front of him there was a huge mansion whose doors opened and out of which a thirteen year old Subaru was thrown. The boy's black hair had grown a bit longer since he was a child and he was dressed in a black T shirt, a pair of jeans and a jean jacket and he had all of his Darkness cards scattered onto him. His father appeared at the opened mansion doors and he yelled at him:
"Leave and never come back here, you weakling and failure of a son! You have disgraced me in front of the whole family and thus you are not worthy of being a Geki anymore, Subaru!"
With those words being said, the man slammed the doors shut and left the young Subaru lay there in the cold. The boy struggled to pick up his cards all while growling with anger.
"What is going on now?" Kaizer asked.
"At the age of thirteen my father had kicked me out of the house because I decided to duel my cousin Lili with a Darkness deck in my first duel ever. She defeated me with her Beast Folk/Initiate deck and because of that I was humiliated by my father in front of the entire family and kicked out of the house." Subaru narrated.
"That bastard!" Kaizer growled and clenched his fist. "How dare he do that to an innocent child just because he chose to follow his dream?!"
"Don't worry; I was actually happy that I was finally free from that strict family. And now I am also happy that I have gotten you to experience what is called anger and frustration."
And so once again the image shifted and time Kaizer saw the same Subaru wandering in a corn field all by himself tired, thirsty and hungry. The boy fainted when he was approaching a farm and then a blonde peasant girl with blue eyes dressed in white clothes and a long red skirt found him and rushed to his help.
"Hey you, are you alright?!" the girl shook him until he opened his eyes.
Subaru's brown eyes caught the beautiful sight of her blue crystal like eyes. They stared admiring one another for a good portion of time.
"I don't get it, what is going on here?" Kaizer asked.
"I think it is best if you experienced exactly what I've felt here!" Subaru replied and then he pushed the gladiator into his past self.
All of a sudden, Kaizer felt the pulsating beats of a heart that were moving faster and faster. He also felt this strange emotion that was highly strong and that resonated throughout his entire body.
"What is this that I am feeling?" Kaizer asked.
"It's called love and it is the one human emotion that probably influences us the most." Subaru said. "Love makes you happy, love makes you sad, loves makes your life have meaning but it can also make you suffer a lot. Many people have died because of love. This emotion has a huge impact upon us humans."
"If that is true, then have you suffered from this feeling you called love?"
"Look and see!"
The image shifted once again and Kaizer had the shock of seeing Subaru lying defeated on the floor and Tsugumi being sacrificed in a ritual by Zakira to turn her into a new Proof of Duelmaster. The gladiator saw the desperate expressions on the faces of both lovers and couldn't help panic.
"What is going on here? What is happening to her?" Kaizer asked.
"That blue skinned bastard called Zakira is sacrificing her to become the new Proof. I tried my best to stop him but in the end I lost and had to watch my sweet Tsugumi turn into a blue gem." Subaru explained. "But wait, there is much more! Zakira later brought her back to life and made her think that it was all my fault for not being able to protect her. He amplified her anger towards me and used her as a weapon to destroy me as I was helping Kokujo in finding him."
"That monster!" Kaizer growled even louder.
"If you think that is something, you should see how Rezo the Red Priest kidnapped Tsugumi and then he had her raped and killed. When I reached his castle, he threw her dead body to me."
"How could you be so calm in explaining all of this to me? Aren't you a human? Shouldn't you also feel those emotions?"
"Yes, you are perfectly right Kaizer, but the reason I am not feeling sadness, anger, despair or frustration is because I know the positive side of love too."
"The positive side of love?"
Once again the images changed and Kaizer saw Subaru and Tsugumi sitting together hugged under the full moon at the old farm. He also saw them kissing each other in their room aboard the UFO of the chosen duelists and their romantic dinner at their old mansion. Every precious moment that the two lovers shared appeared in front of his eyes.
"The reason we human beings find a person to love is because that person offers us something that we are seeking, and usually that something is the affection that we need in our lives. In return we also respond with affection and enjoy beautiful emotional experiences. Together we become one and we both feel accomplished." Subaru said.
"I think I now understand. So in the end, what you humans fight for the most is not survival or egoistic ambitions. It is love, isn't it?" Kaizer asked and Subaru shook his head.
"No, we humans have different things for which we fight. Some fight for survival, some fight just to have fun, some fight to achieve their goals, some being beneficial for others but others being only for their own benefit and some fight to achieve the love their hearts seek. But now that I look once again at my species, I see now that our one true goal is none of these. No. Humanity's true goal is determined by the limited time that we have to live. We desire to either become immortal, but most of us have accepted our mortality and just wish that through our actions we are remembered by others once we die. Yes, that is why a villain does bad deeds and a hero fights to stop him, it is because both desire to enter the history books."
"I thought that being immortal was an important issue, but yet I see that your mortality is bringing much more color and meaning to your lives."
"Indeed it has, Kaizer. Yes we may be weak, yes we may be limited, but what define us are the actions that we make. And now, thanks to you, I have managed to come to my own conclusion on humanity."
"Is that so? Then what have you realized, Subaru?"
"We are not perfect beings and me setting standards for my race is a wrong thing to do. There will always be good people and bad people. This is the nature of things. We all have the path which we have to walk. I was chosen to become a hero, accepted it and I have endured the consequences. Now I realize that I shouldn't have quitted back then or argued with the Proof, because this simply is just a part of my job as a chosen duelist."
"I see. So Subaru, to conclude this, what would be your definition of a human?"
"A human is… a being with a limited body and a limited time that tries its best to surpass its own limits and prove something to the world."
With those words being said, the illusion disappeared and both Kaizer and Subaru woke up back at the altar. The golden armored gladiator kneeled in front of the black haired teenager and respectfully spoke:
"I thank you, Subaru Geki, the chosen darkness duelist, for showing me what it is like to be a human. Not even a million thanks would be sufficient to show my gratitude!"
"There's no need for you to do that. I just did what had to be done." Subaru modestly replied.
"You have granted me a wish and in return I will also grant you one! While in your mind I have sensed that you also feel a great pain. This pain is due to someone dear that you have lost." Kaizer affirmed.
"Yes, that's true..."
"So to show my gratitude, I will heal what has been damaged."
Kaizer walked to the statue of Crystal Zweilancer on which the paralyzed Edo was lying. The golden armored duelist put his hand on his head and the brown haired boy's body got surrounded by a bright white aura for a few moments. When Kaizer took it off, Edo fell with his cheek on the floor and stretched his arms and legs revealing that he was tired. Afterwards he began to snore. Subaru watched the whole act with amazement. Kaizer then turned to the black haired boy and said:
"He is now healed. The one you know as Edo Kanda is no longer paralyzed."
"Kaizer, I really don't know what to say…" Subaru mumbled. "I mean…"
But just then they all felt a strange presence enter the building. Subaru and Kaizer turned their backs and they saw that card of Devil Diabolos Zeta surrounded by a purple aura approach them both.
"Oh no, it looks like we've got trouble…" Subaru commented.
"It can't be, you were destroyed!" Kaizer exclaimed.
"Only physically, my spirit remains tied to this card." Devil Diabolos Zeta replied. "And now I have returned to the temple to take what is rightfully mine!"
"And what might that be?" Subaru asked.
"Kaizer, who is part of me, and the Proof, whose power is destined to be mine like the stained glass clearly depicts!" the creature ambitiously said.
"Sorry, Zeta, but you've got to go through me first if you want to get your hands on my master and on my friend!" Subaru declared.
"Friend? I am your friend?" Kaizer asked.
"Yes, and we friends have to help each other, so stand back Kaizer as I take care of this freak!" Subaru continued and then he pulled out his deck.
"Enough with this nonsense!" Devil Diabolos Zeta shouted.
The card then rushed towards Subaru with the intention of hurting him but Kaizer pushed the black haired boy out of the way and it entered his armor. The gladiator then yelled loudly as his eyes once again turned from red to blue.
"Oh no, Kaizer!" Subaru panicked.
"It's too late now, he is becoming Devil Diabolos Zeta." the Proof informed him.
A diabolical laughter came out of the gladiator armor as it began to admire its hands.
"Hahaha, this new body is perfect! Now with it I can resume my conquest!" Devil Diabolos Zeta said and then he turned to the Proof. "As for you, your power shall be mine!"
Before the creature could even touch it, the gem flew away and landed in the pockets of Subaru's jeans. Devil Diabolos Zeta turned to the chosen duelist who held his deck out, both the stack of cards and his right hand shining with bright purple auras.
"I'm sorry, pal, but as I said before: if you want to get your hands on the Proof you will have to go through me first!" Subaru declared.
"Then so be it! May this be our final battle!" Devil Diabolos Zeta replied and then he created a brand new deck in the armor's right hand.
Two dueling tables rose from the floor and both players put their decks on them. Then they both drew five cards and set five shields which materialized as blue rectangles.
"Duel start!" they both shouted and announced the beginning of their match.
Subaru was the first who began by charging mana with Aqua Surfer. Then Devil Diabolos Zeta charged mana with Hyperspatial Guard Hole. Now the black haired boy's turn came once again and he put Hades Death Gate into his mana zone, tapped both cards and showed a rainbow card that belonged to the Water and Darkness civilizations to his opponent saying:
"I summon Atsuto, Duel Hero Strategist!"
A black haired young man dressed in a dark blue suit with a red tie and having a black cape on which he had a sticky note appeared next to the chosen darkness duelist.
"Oh, you're having a rematch against Devil Diabolos Zeta?" Atsuto asked.
"Yes, and I need every shred of luck I can get because this whole world is counting on me!" Subaru replied.
"Then let me fabulously help you!"
Atsuto drew two cards for Subaru and then he selected Fighting Spirit! Sword Flash Dragon and Liger Blade, Fierce Tiger from his hand which he discarded.
"I summon Jasmine, Mist Faerie and destroy her!" Devil Diabolos Zeta said and a small green haired faerie dressed in a brown dress appeared by his side and exploded, thus granting him another card in the mana zone.
"I cast Emergency Typhoon!" Subaru said and then he drew two cards and tossed Darkness GUY, Zero Romanoff in his graveyard.
"I summon Sol Habaki, Apocalyptic Sage and by its effect I put Rose Castle in my mana zone and take Hyperspatial Guard Hole back to my hand. Afterwards I cast Faerie Life and put the top card of my deck to my mana zone!"
"I summon Deepsea Typhoon!" Subaru said and then he drew a card and discarded a Miracle Re Born.
"I fortify one of my shields with Hustle Castle!" Devil Diabolos Zeta said and then one of his shields got the image of the Nature card.
"I summon Super Go On Pippi!" Subaru said and a fire bird with green sunglasses on its forehead appeared by his side and chirped.
"I summon Bronze-Arm Tribe and put the top card of my deck to the mana zone! Afterwards I draw thanks to Hustle Castle. Then I cast Leaf Storm Trap and by its effect I send my Bronze-Arm Tribe and your Super Go On Pippi to our mana zones!" Devil Diabolos Zeta said and then he watched how his green horse like warrior and Subaru's fire bird got enveloped by green auras and disappeared.
"My turn, I fortify one of my shields with Galaxy Falcon, Counterattack Fortress!" Subaru said and one of his shields got the image of the Fire card.
"Your time has come, chosen darkness duelist! I cast Hyperspatial Guard Hole and send Deepsea Typhoon to your shields!" Devil Diabolos Zeta said and then the black turtle with blue spines on its back disappeared and Subaru gained a sixth shield. "Afterwards I put Diabolos Zeta, Temporal Ruler into the battle zone! Let's see you try to defeat me in my Temporal form, human! I cannot be touched by creature effects which render most of your cards useless, hahaha!"
"Creature effects? That's it!" Subaru said and then his hand glowed with purple kaijudo energy as he drew his next card.
"Huh? Just what do you think you're up to, you mindless human?" Devil Diabolos Zeta asked.
"Oh nothing, just preparing your downfall! I summon Darkness GUY, Zero Romanoff!" Subaru said and then a horned purple knight with a yellow X scar on his chest appeared in the battle zone and roared. "With Zero Romanoff's effect I put Hades Death Gate in the graveyard. And since Galaxy Falcon makes all of my Hunters speed attackers, I attack with Darkness GUY, Zero Romanoff and cast Hades Death Gate which will destroy Diabolos Zeta!"
"No, this cannot be happening!" Devil Diabolos Zeta yelled with shock as he saw his card being bounced off the battle zone and land back in the hyperspatial zone.
"But wait, there's more! With Hades Death Gate's effect I revive another Darkness GUY, Zero Romanoff from the graveyard which in turn puts a third Darkness GUY, Zero Romanoff from my deck into the grave!" Subaru said and a second purple knight appeared by his side. "Now go, my first Zero Romanoff, double break his shields!"
The knight aimed his yellow laser guns at the five shields and with two blasts he took out two of them.
"Then I attack with my second Zero Romanoff; cast Miracle Re Born to revive a third Zero Romanoff who will put another Miracle Re Born into my graveyard! Go, Zero Romanoff, double break his shields!" Subaru ordered and after the third knight appeared, the second one blasted two more of Devil Diabolos Zeta's shields with its guns. "Now I attack with my third Zero Romanoff and cast Miracle Re Born to revive Fighting Spirit! Sword Flash Dragon!" Subaru said and a red dragon dressed in samurai armor, with a flaming X scar on his chest and wielding a white sword in his right hand appeared in the battle zone and roared. "Go, Zero Romanoff, break his last shield!"
"Ninja Strike 4, I summon Falconer, Lightfang Ninja and block Zero Romanoff!" Devil Diabolos Zeta stalled.
"Then I attack with Fighting Spirit! Sword Flash Dragon, break his final shield!" Subaru ordered and the dragon jumped at the golden armor and slashed off its last shield with his sword. "Then I untap Sword Flash Dragon! Prepare to meet your end, Zeta! Fighting Spirit! Sword Flash Dragon, finish him off, todomeda!"
"Not so fast, Ninja Strike 7, I summon Zerokage, Lightfang Lord and block Sword Flash Dragon!" Devil Diabolos Zeta stalled for more time.
"Atsuto, Duel Hero Strategist, todomeda!" Subaru ordered and Atsuto rushed at the armor to make a kung fu attack on it.
"Ninja Strike 7, I summon Hanzou, Menacing Phantom and give -6000 power to your creature!" Devil Diabolos Zeta said and then a purple demonic frog appeared and hit Atsuto with its giant tongue, making him disappear. "And now it's my turn, I cast Hyperspatial Guard Hole and send Fighting Spirit! Sword Flash Dragon to your shields!"
The red dragon roared as it got surrounded by a yellow aura and disappeared, Subaru gaining a seventh shield.
"Then I put Black Ganveet, Temporal Soldier in the battle zone and destroy one of your Darkness GUY, Zero Romanoff!" Devil Diabolos Zeta continued and a golden demon riding a skeletal horse and wielding two blue scythes appeared in the battle zone and slashed into pieces one of the three purple knights.
"My turn, I cast Emergency Typhoon!" Subaru said and then he drew two cards and discarded Aqua Naruto Surfer. "Then I cast Miracle Re Born and revive Liger Blade, Fierce Tiger!"
A dark blue bipedal lion that was wielding two large blue swords and which had two orange horns that were positioned as a V in his forehead and appeared in the battle zone and slashed Devil Diabolos Zeta's creature.
"Then I attack with Darkness GUY, Zero Romanoff and revive Aqua Naruto Surfer!" Subaru said and then a blue surfer with the head of a shark, two yellow wings and blades instead of arms appeared in the battle zone by Subaru's side. "With its effect I send… both my Zero Romanoff back to my hand!"
"What? Why would you do that?" Devil Diabolos Zeta asked and watched how the Water Hunter hit both knights with its blades and made them disappear.
"So I can prove to you the power of friendship! With my avatar and that of my dear friend Edo-kun, I will bring back peace upon the world!" Subaru declared and then he tapped both his Liger Blade and Aqua Naruto Surfer cards. "Raion and Snipy, todomeda!"
The two Hunters attacked the gladiator with their blades and Devil Diabolos Zeta was blown against a wall and landed defeated on the floor, thus sealing the victory of Subaru. Liger Blade and Aqua Naruto Surfer then turned at their master and smiled down at him.
"Thanks for the help guys; I couldn't have done it without you and Zero Romanoff!" Subaru showed his gratitude towards the creatures.
"We are proud to have fought alongside you, master." Liger Blade replied and then Aqua Naruto Surfer screeched. "He says the same."
And so the two creatures disappeared and went back into their cards. That was when the Proof shined with an even brighter blue light and it flew above the five statues from the altar.
"It is time to begin the ceremony that will end the evil of the Zeta once and for all!" the Proof announced.
Upon hearing this, Devil Diabolos Zeta opened his eyes and the gladiator armor forced itself up and began to slowly walk away outside of the altar.
"No, this cannot happen now! Subaru, you must stop him from escaping or else the ritual will fail!" the Proof said.
"But what exactly is this ritual?" the black haired chosen duelist asked.
"This ritual will seal Zeta into a new gem and will revert his evil back into good, thus granting that gem the powers of the creature world and so we will create a brand new Proof!" the blue gem explained.
Upon hearing this, Subaru rushed to the Crystal Zweilancer statue and pulled his friend Edo out of the altar. Afterwards he returned into it and blocked Devil Diabolos Zeta's path so that he couldn't escape. He then pushed the weakened creature back into the middle of the altar and held him there so he wouldn't escape.
In the meantime, the two UFOs landed on the island and out of them came Alien, Alwyn, the other four chosen duelists, Leona, Blane, Robert, Nolan and Hanna and all of them rushed to the temple out of which they saw bright lights coming. When they entered it they had the shock of seeing Edo lying on the floor and Subaru struggling to keep the golden gladiator in the circle as the Proof's light was falling upon the whole altar.
"What's going on here?" Luna asked.
"Yeah, why is brother Subaru fighting with Kaizer at this time?" Tamma asked.
"Maybe he is… Oh no, Subaru you idiot, get out of there!" Tiger shouted and then he turned to Tsugumi. "That idiot is trying to prevent Kaizer from escaping the Proof's plan of destroying him, but he doesn't realize that he will be destroyed too!"
"Oh no! Subaru, leave Kaizer alone and get out of there!" Tsugumi shouted as well.
"No, Tsugumi, I am not leaving, I have to see this to the end!" Subaru declared.
"But you'll never survive!" the girl cried.
"Everyone, I have to thank you for everything that you have taught me. You have all been great friends and you have all supported me on this long and exhausting journey, but now it is time that I finally gave up on my selfishness and helped you all!" Subaru confessed to everyone present there. "Thank you all, I couldn't have asked for better people to work with."
But then all of a sudden, the armor's eyes turned from blue the red, meaning that Kaizer had managed to regain control of his body.
"Curse you, Subaru! Out of my way!" Kaizer ordered and threw Subaru out of the altar. "I know your intentions are good, chosen duelist, but this is something I have to do on my own!"
"Kaizer…" Subaru murmured surprised.
"Well, it's been fun while it lasted." the armored duelist sighed. "With this I bear you good bye, my friend."
Kaizer turned his back to everyone and then he looked up at the Proof which was about to begin the ritual and then and there he gave his final speech:
"Oh, and Devil Diabolos Zeta, just for your information, even though you are within me you will never possess me! For I am… THE MIGHTY KAIZER!"
Right in that moment the Proof fired five beams upon the five statues of the leaders of the civilizations and each and every one of those statues fired a beam that had the color of its respective civilization upon Kaizer. The armored duelist took the full blows of all five beams and then an explosion occurred.
When the smoke faded away, everyone saw a new gem shining with the five colors of the five civilizations in the middle of the altar. The blue Proof descended from the ceiling and stood by the other gem's side.
"Rejoice, my chosen duelists, the time of peace that you have desired has finally come!" the Proof announced them.
Everyone then burst into cheers and hugged each other. It was finally over; they had finally defeated the evil of Devil Diabolos Zeta. But while the heroes were all cheering, Alwyn and Alien walked out of the temple depressed.
"Well now what are we supposed to do, la?" Alwyn asked.
"Take your stuff out of my spaceship!" Alien ordered.
"Alright, whatever you say, ah."
After a few minutes Alwyn walked out of the UFO with two bags filled with his stuff. He then turned to the extraterrestrial to exchange final looks.
"So what are you going to do now?" Alwyn asked.
"I am going to follow Kaizer-sama… in the grave!" Alien declared.
The UFO's door closed and the spaceship took off into the sky but once it was far enough from the island it blew up in the night, Alwyn witnessing the whole scene and saying:
"That thing never was too bright…"
At the temple as everyone was enjoying their victory, Nolan and Hanna went out for a little romantic walk on the island and Robert went back to the UFO to inform Hakuoh about the great news. As for Leona, the girl wiped the dust off her short golden dress and walked out of the temple as well, but then the voice of Blane stopped her.
"Hey, where are you going to now?"
"I don't know. But wherever I may be going, you should expect to see me again pretty soon!" Leona replied.
"So this means that you'll return to your killing ways?" Blane asked.
"I don't think I'll be able to find thrill in that anymore. Not after the thrill that you guys have offered me with this final battle against Devil Diabolos Zeta!" Leona smiled at him. "Thanks for the fun and see you soon!"
"Heh, see you soon, proud Lioness." Blane spoke to himself as he watched the girl climb down the stairs.
But as she walked off of the stairs, Leona noticed a teenager with black hair that was long on the left side and short on the right side, that was dressed in a long red jacket and that also wore a red headband. He was sitting with his arms crossed and looking at the temple with his red eyes.
"Nice to see that you've made it alive as well, Shubham." Leona said and then she walked away.
Back at the temple, the five chosen duelists were still rejoicing their victory, Blane sitting in a corner and watching them.
"Well it looks like we've made it back safe and sound!" Luna said.
"Victory feels good!" Tamma stretched his hands.
"I say that's because we all gave our best and fought as a team!" Tsugumi suggested.
"Well Subaru, it looks like it's all over." Tiger said.
"No, we're looking at a brand new future, Tiger." Subaru replied while staring at the altar at the two gems. "This is just the beginning of a new adventure."
And so the chosen duelists took Edo back into their UFO and he woke up on the way. Subaru and Tsugumi greeted their old friend with lots of emotion while the other three were all excited to meet their new friend. Once they got back in the spaceship, they contacted Hakuoh and since Robert told him about everything that happened, the blonde teacher decided that he would personally come at the island to see the temple and he also revealed his intentions of creating a new Temple of Duel Masters with the two Proofs as its power source. In order for that to happen, they needed to gather people that could help them renovate the old temple so that they could rebuild the duelist training organization that was once in the past, only this time bigger than before. That was Hakuoh's dream, and the chosen duelists agreed to help him with it. But for that night they decided to just rest on their laurels.
And so the sunrise came and Subaru and Edo were sitting at the other side of the hill watching the sun rise from behind the temple. The wind was blowing, making their hair messy and relaxing them with its breeze in the same time. The two friends sat there in silence only admiring the beauty of the moment.
"So Edo-kun, it looks like we did it." Subaru broke the silence but received no answer. "Come on, say something."
"You know Suby, the guys that are now my team, I couldn't have asked for better pals!" Edo finally spoke and then he turned to the black haired boy. "And you will always have a special place in my heart!"
Upon hearing those words from his dear friend, Subaru smiled, for the first time after many months revealing a smile of true happiness. Then both turned back to admire the sunrise and the black haired boy said:
"Check it out, Edo-kun, that's our future out there."
