Last time things started so well, yet, they went south almost just as quickly. Once they arrived at the place where the competition was being held, Yukimo and his team began their little plan to take down Yuji, Ame, and Lex. Rachel was going to be their main focus on this as she, with Ayame's help, managed to sneak her name in the list of participants from Yuji's school, thus allowing Rachel to partake in the competition. Rachel had emotions, especially when Lex caught her, but surprisingly, he allowed her to continue, which further shocked Yuji and the others to see her. But although they could've stopped her, they didn't only let her continue, but they also supported her to the very end, allowing her to take the gold for their school. They immediately swarmed her as well, smiling happily to see her. At that time, unfortunately, Rachel also questioned the truth in what she heard from Yukimo and Ayame, which resulted in Yukimo using the system's safety measure; a single button and she was paralyzed and unable to move anymore unless he wants to.
Yukimo, Ricardo, and Ayame revealed themselves shortly after and challenged them to a duel. Luckily, everyone inside the building was evacuated once things started to go down the hill by Crystal. Not that it would've mattered since Lex was able to apparently summon a special space in which it didn't matter what damage they caused, it won't affect the outside space in the least. Now, they were locked in battle. And what did Yukimo mean by creating a new world?
YUJI: LP: 4000, H: 3
AME: LP: 4000, H: 2
LEX: LP: 4000, H: 1
VS
YUKIMO: LP: 4000, H: 3
RICARDO: LP: 2300, H: 6
AYAME: LP: 4000, H: 0
"What are you saying?" Yuji said facing Yukimo. "You mean to tell us that everything you've been doing until now is to create some new world? That's insane!"
"It is what we signed up for" Ayame replied instead of Yukimo. "I suppose you are not fully aware of the power you 3 wield, so it is understandable to you'd not know about this, but if we can get all 6 decks and stones, then our boss promised us a place of honor in his new world." Each and every single word seemed scripted. Yet, they were also full of conviction. Those were not lies.
"Cut the crap!" Lex snapped furiously at them. "All you're doing is draw the curtain on reality and trying to escape it! That is not the way!"
"Shut your mouth before I stitch it up!" Ricardo snapped backed, threatening him. "What do you know! You've been in the mud, you're just as bad as us! You killed, hurt, abused your power. Face it! In this world, you are just a murderer and that's all you're going to be for your own country." Those words were like knives for Lex, but they didn't hurt, no...they only got him angrier.
"You're wrong!" Ame shouted. "Lex is not a murderer!"
"Yes!" Yuji backed her up. "He did what he thought must be done, and there is nothing wrong in doing it!"
"Damn it, Yuji! Ame!" Lex shouted. "You can drop it...He's right." Lex admitted, glaring at Ricardo and shocking his 2 friends. "But you are also somewhat right, Yuji. I did what I had to, yes. But that left me to be naught but a murderer in my own damn country. But the right thing to do is not always the pretty thing to do." He clenched his fist, Ricardo smirking as his little trick was having an effect.
"In the new world, all is forgotten. " Yukimo said. "Surrender here, Chosen, and offer us your stone and deck so we can achieve that goal-"
"Would you shut up?"
Yukimo's eyes twitched at his reply, then, on the corner of his lips, he noticed a smile forming. "What I did might've not been pretty, but the past cannot be erased. Heck, despite it all, Yuji here actually followed me in the death of night to make sure I don't cross the point of no return, and for that, I owe him big time."
"Lex..." Yuji couldn't believe what he was hearing. Lex was actually grateful to him for what he did back then.
"If I were to just run and hide now, I wouldn't just be an ungrateful bastard to him, but to many others!" Lex continued. "New world my ass! You are only running away and trying to force others with you!" Lex was a person with a strong character and Yuji could see that as clear as daylight. He was not afraid of the ones he was facing. He was strong enough to put himself in front of a train out of control and survive, so to say. He admired him, respected him even, and not only for his strength but also for his character.
"But in the new world, all is forgiven!" Ricardo shouted, trying to save the little ground he had left in this argument.
"Pain and sorrow are part of human life!" Lex replied. "If you cannot face them and rise back from them, then what gives you the right to talk about them? What gives you the right to offer your so-called forgiveness? The hardships of life make us who we are!" Both Yuji and Ame look at him in admiration of his strong words. "Don't take away our scars!"
Ricardo was gritting his teeth in anger while Ayame was looking at him with narrowed eyes. But Yukimo's expression was different from theirs. He seemed interested. "Can you uphold those words, Chosen?" He asked looking at Lex.
"Damn right I do!" He replied, his blood boiling.
"Very well...Amano!" Yukimo shouted, grabbing Yuji's attention. "It is your turn. Don't waste it."
"R-right..." He put his hand on his deck, then looked at Lex. -He speaks with such a strong conviction in his words that it makes me shiver. Lex's strong, no doubt about it. But...- He recalled the one who depends on him right now. Fate gave him the chance to fix his mistake and he took it and succeded. Now he has to make sure she returns to them unharmed...Yes. And for that, he has to stop being afraid and take the bull by its horns. "Lex! In response to your words, I will conquer my own feelings! I draw!" Yuji drew his card. Lex looked at him with a curious look, then he smirked.
"Ame, I suggest you brace yourself. " Lex warned her. "This is about to turn interesting."
"What do you mean?"
"You shall see."
"I activate the spell card, Gift of the Stars! I send one Constellar from my hand to the grave to draw 2 cards." Yuji placed his card in the grave and drew the new cards, and when he saw them he knew what he can do. -Magisa...Light End won't do, right? So to overcome this I need a new power.-
"What do you mean-" She paused instantly when she figured out what Yuji was trying to do. "Yuji, no. You cannot use your emotions to create a Constellar!" She shouted, trying to get him to rethink it. Last time he did that, Skoteino Astro was born. But this time things were not going to be the same, no...This time, Yuji knew exactly what to infuse this one with; courage.
"Don't worry, Magisa, I know what to do now...I won't let my darkness conquer me this time!" Yuji declared. "I summon Constellar Sombre!" The female Constellar with blue wings and a circle with the symbols of the zodiac around it appeared; 1550/1600, Level 4, Fairy, LIGHT. "Then I flip my face-down monster. Come out, Constellar Kaus!" The centaur Constellar holding a bow emerged; 1800/900, Level 4, Beast-Warrior, LIGHT. "Appear! The circuit that shines in the night!" The link circuit appeared and Yuji's monster shot out in it and lit up 2 arrows on it. "Come forth! Nordic Star, Constellar Veroios!" The Constellar clad in silver armor with 2 blue gems embedded into his fist leaped from the circuit onto the field in Yuji's Extra Monster Zone, as he got up he cracked his knuckles, showing that he was ready to fight; 2000/LINk-2, Warrior, LIGHT, Links: B-R, B-L.
"Hell no! I activate my trap from hand, Desperado!" Ricardo interjected quickly. He knew what that monster could do and he was not about to let Yuji continue his moves. Calamity once again shot her rocket launcher.
"You idiot!" Yukimo said knowing hos easy it is to counter that trap.
"Veroios' effect! For each Constellar monster currently on my field, I negate the effects of a card on the field!" Ricardo flinched hearing him. "I negate Desperado!" The rockets changed their direction from their target, hitting random spots around Veroios instead.
"Damn it! I activated it in Calamity's column as well, and I don't have any other Magical Musketeer in my grave for her to revive. Max is not an option because she summons them in defense, and Link monster cannot exist in that mode" Ricardo said. "I was careless with my shot."
"And it'll cost you" Yukimo added as he looked at Yuji. -Where did you get this fire, Amano? Could you have gotten it from Pop? No...This is something that's been boiling in you for longer than that.-
"I continue my turn! I activate my face-down, Breakthrough Skill!"Lex's eyes widened when he saw Yuji play that card. "I can target one monster on the field and negate its effects until the End Phase! I select El Shaddoll Anoyatyllis!" Ayame's monster lost its glow as its effects had been negated.
"Brat!" Ayame sneered at him. "You are negating Anoyatyllis so you can use your spell and traps again to special summon."
"Not just me. " Yuji said smiling. "Go for it! Ame!"
"What?"
"I activate Needlefiber's effect! I banish him, then I summon 1 Tuner Synchro monster from my Extra Deck!" Ame's monster gave her a quick nod before flying up into the sky and dissolving into dust particles, but as the particles fell on the earth, on that very spot, crystal erupted from the ground and a smaller Crystron monster emerged from them. It had a white armor with orange details, a white crystal body visible through the cracks of his armor and a pair of blue glowing eyes could be seen through its helmet; 1800/2000, Level 4, Machine, WATER, Tuner. "Crystron Quandax!"
"Oh hell!" Ricardo knew what was coming and he was not looking forth to it. "Wait..." But then he noticed. "Ha! You have no other monster to Synchro summon using Quandax! It seems that monsters of yours ain't coming out after all!"
"Wrong..." Ame closed her eyes and the wind picked up around her. "Yuji opened the gate for it! I activate my face-down card, the trap, Call of the Haunted!"
"Call of the Haunted?!"
"So that's why he negated my monster's effect!" Ayame exclaimed, but something didn't add up. "But how did you know she had it set? More so, how'd you know she had it in her deck?"
"Before we began preparations for the competition, Lex suggested we get familiar with each other's decks. " Yuji said with a cheeky smile. "I noticed Ame's look when you got your monster out, but it was mainly a gamble really."
"And it paid off..." Yukimo muttered. -To think they were able to work together like this and get pass Ayame's lock. True, she left an opening by not having cards in her hand, which are needed for her FIRE monster's effect. But now...Amano's shining star just illuminated the path for Seika's wind to follow-
"Go for it, Ame!" Yuji shouted as Ame was surrounded by the wind.
"Come back, Ametrix" Her monster leaped up from a portal that opened in the ground and landed on the field just behind Quandax, the smaller Crystron giving her a nod as the 2 knew what they needed to do. "I activate Quandax's effect! During my opponent's Main Phase or Battle Phase, I can Synchro summon using monsters I control as materials!" The wind picked up with a howling strength as a tornado appeared on Ame's field, her monster flying up in the center of it. Quandax's body then broke into 4 rings that engulfed Ametrix and her body began fading, leaving behind 5 orbs.
Ricardo was gritting his teeth in anger. "DAMN IT!" He shouted. He knew what was coming. "Stop her!"
"There is nothing we can do, Ricardo, only watch" Yukimo replied as he watched.
A crimson light erupted between the rings, engulfing the orbs and even changing the color of the wind to bright crimson. Ame put her hand up, and put her duel disk down, letting her ring glow as she could feel it again...Yes. It was the same as that time. "Come! Beautiful crimson crystal born from flames. Crystron Phoenix!" The light turned red as Phoenix emerged from it. It was a large monster covered in crimson armor with golden spots on it; 2800/2000, level 9, Machine, WATER. The monster landed on the field with a mighty tremor and looked forward to Ricardo. It remembered him. Ame's arm though had something new on it which stood out once the cards from her duel disk flew into it. She was able to summon her armor as well.
"Good one, Ame!" Yuji shouted, praising her. But the shy girl couldn't help but flinch at his compliment a bit.
"T-thank you."
"A bit late to summon your armor, don't you think?" Lex asked as he looked at her.
"Maybe, but I can only summon it when I get him out." She looked at Phoenix and the crimson giant looked back at her, giving her a nod with his head. "But honestly, he is more than enough." She looked forth. "Phoenix's effect! When he is Synchro summoned, all spell and traps in my opponent's field and grave are banished!" Phoenix launched his chains at Ricardo once again, sweeping his field and grave, and even scratching his leg and cheek.
"Damn you, Conejo..." Ricardo growled, then he whipped his cheek, he looked at his palm, seeing the blood Ame drew. "The prey fights back..."
"I am finished now since there are no other effects I can use, but this only means Yuji can resume his turn. " Ame said smiling at him.
"Heck yeah! Now, Veroios's effect allows me to normal summon one Constellar next to his link. I summon Constellar Pollux!" Pollux's sword came flying from above and landed in the ground, then, shortly, the glowing outline of Pollux appeared grabbing his sword, he pulled out then appeared completely; 1700/600, Level 4, Warrior, LIGHT. "Pollux's effect allows me to summon once again! Also, those are not special summon, so even if Ayame had her lockdown, it wouldn't work on me" He pointed out with a cheeky smile. But that made Ayame's eye twitch. "I summon Algiedi!" The female Constellar holding a small scepter appeared; 1600/1400, Level 4, Spellcaster, LIGHT. "Her effect allows me to special summon from my hand upon her summon"
"Oh, so now you special summon!" Ayame said seemingly annoyed.
"I summon the Level 4, Constellar Acubens!" The Constellar with gauntlets similar to the claws of a crab appeared; 800/2000, Level 4, Machine, LIGHT. "Due to Acubens, all my monster currently on the field gain 500 attack points" 2000-2500. 1700-2200. 1600-2100. "But that is not what he is here for..." He took a deep breath. -I know you are there...Skoteino!"
-Calling me out?- His monster replied to his thoughts. -Do you wish to use my power?-
-Yes, but not as your power .- Those words made Skoteino seem rather confused. -I've been thinking about it...You were born from my anger at Yukimo for everything he did to me. -
-That's true.- He admitted. -He took your friend hostage, turned Rachel against you. BECAUSE OF HIM YOUR LIFE WAS THROWN INTO CHAOS!-
-Yet, if he wouldn't have done that, then you wouldn't have been born- Skoteino went silent. -You are not just born from my anger, Skoteino, you ARE my anger. A part of me. A part of me I won't deny, but use!-
-What are you-...No...NO!- That was what he meant...Yuji was not going to let him control him again.
"I overlay my 3 Level 4 monster!" His 3 monsters turned into streams of light that went into a galaxy-like portal that appeared on the field. But as they went in, Yuji could feel the anger that created Skoteino swell up within him. He knew he couldn't give in, even as the presence was visible to those around. "I won't give in!" He shouted and stood up. He grabbed his gem, summoning forth his armor. But this time, it was not corrupted by his anger. "The warrior who slays those stupid enough to stand against his might! Resurrect now at my side and with your power sent everyone before us into endless oblivion! Xyz Summon! Rank 4, Constellar Skoteino Astro!"
"That monster again?!" Yukimo exclaimed in worry as he saw Skoteino Astro take the field. The dark knight towering above them like a dark plague. But this time it had a different feeling...The rage from last time was no more, yet, that didn't mean this monster was any less dangerous.
Lex looked at Skoteino Astro with skeptical eyes. He could sense the small hint of rage from which it was born and knew it was no different from his creations. He seemed disappointed that Yuji ended up creating such a being...But also proud that he managed to tame it. -If this is your answer, Yuji, then for the sake of Rachel you better show how you conquer even yourself.- He thought as he looked at him.
"Skoteino's effect! I shuffle up to 3 Constellars from my grave to draw 1 card! I shuffle Sombre and Kaus to draw!" Yuji drew a new card and smiled seeing what it was. He was not done with his turn."Awesome! I activate the spell, Constellar Enlightenment! I send as many overlay units from an Xyz monster I control and draw that many cards! I send all of Skoteino's units to the grave!"
"What?" Yukimo muttered as he looked at Yuji's move. "But Skoteino's effect completely dominates the opponent, so why are you doing this?"
"You will see." Yuji gave him a cheeky smile. "Since Skoteino had 3 units I draw 3 cards!" Yuji drew his new cards. "Awesome! I summon Constellar Ahileus!" A spear descended from the sky and impaled the earth, then the outline of a warrior, not clad in armor with brown skin, wearing a leather glove on the hand which he grabbed the spear with the symbol of the Constellars on it and a helm covering his face appeared on the field with a mighty battle cry; 1800/0, Level 4, Warrior, LIGHT.
"That one's a new Constellar..." Ayame noted as she saw the new monster take the field.
"Ahileus's effect! When summoned I can target a Constellar in my graveyard and summon it with its effects negated!"
"Heh? Didn't you shuffle all of them back into your deck with the effect of that knight?" Ricardo asked.
"He didn't shuffle all of them. " Lex said. "There is still one in there, am I right?"
"Yes. And the monster I am about to summon carries the might of your Light End Dragon." Lex widened his eyes a bit hearing him, then let out a slight chuckle.
"Do your worse, kid"
"Go for it, Yuji!" Ame cheered him to keep going.
"I summon Constellar Spitha from my grave!" A small glimmer of light appeared on the field next to Ahileus; 0/1500, Level 2, Fairy, LIGHT.
Ricardo laughed at his monster. 'That little runt is not even level 4 so you can Xyz!" He kept laughing, not noticing the critical detail. "What is that going to do to me? Be my light during the night?"
"No, you idiot!" Ayame snarled at him. "That's a tuner!"
"Heh? WHAT?!" His laughter died out.
"I tune Ahileus to Spitha!" The little glimmer flew up into the air and broke into 2 green rings, then Ahileus jumped into them, fading away into 4 glowing orbs that aligned in a straight line within them. Finally, a loud roar of a dragon echoed before a bright light erupted between the rings, engulfing the orbs. "From bravery, you are forged! Through sacrifice, you are steeled to fight! Arise now and become my blade and shield in this fight! Synchro Summon! Constellar Lefkofos!" A Constellar the size of Skoteino appeared next to Veroios' last remaining link. Clad in full white armor with a shining blade in one hand and a large shield in the other, this monster stood tall in the face of the enemy; 2000/1500, Level 6, Warrior, LIGHT.
"A Constellar Synchro monster?" Yukimo said in awe at Yuji's evolution. Light End was one thing, but this? This was completely beside his deck's main method of summoning.
"Great, another nasty surprise..." Ricardo said.
"Yuji! You Synchro Summoned!" Ame exclaimed in awe as she saw Yuji's monster. A powerful and imposing knight. "And I must it is a rather impressive monster."
"Thanks, Ame..." He replied to her with a small blush from being praised. "But we are not done! I activate Lefkofos's effect! I shuffle Ahileus back into my deck to have Lefkofos gain his attack until the End Phase.!" Lefkofos put his blade to his head, then the image of Ahileus appeared on the blade before vanishing. 2000-3800.
"An attack of 3800?!" Ayame exclaimed.
"Battle! Lefkofos will attack El Shaddol Grysta!"
"Grysta?" Ayame gasped as she saw Yuji's monster point his blade at her monster. "But why not Yukimo's or Ricardo's monsters? Why me?"
"Because your monsters are the most troublesome, that's why." Lex pointed out. "Getting rid of the biggest issue now rather than letting it became a real pain later. It's called being smart"
Lefkofos charged at Grysta and swung his sword at her, but Ame's monster was agile and dodged the first strike. It then tried to counterattack but Lefkofox blocked her with his shield, then pushed her and delivered the final blow in the form of a slash over her chest. "Tch" Ayame cliched her tongue seeing her monster being destroyed.
AYAME: LP: 2650.
"The effect of Constellar Prometheus in my hand activates! I discard him, now, during the end of the Battle Phase, you take damage equal to Grysta's!" Yuji said, making Ayame flinch.
"Hell! That's a heavy blow for Bello!" Ricardo exclaimed.
"I set one card face-down, ending my turn!" Yuji declared. "Now the effect of Prometheus kicks in! Take this!" The shield of Lefkofos became red hot then he used it to punch the ground in front of Ayame, sending a shockwave that knocked her back.
AYAME: LP: 200.
"Ayame!" Yukimo called out to her, surprising her a bit. He never really showed care for her until now. "Are you alright?"
"Yukimo...?" She was looking...hopeful, for a moment. But then she saw that he was barely even looking at her, which put her back on track. "I am fine. That just shook me up a bit" She got back into position. "The effect of Grysta when she was destroyed allows me to get back my Shaddoll Fusion!" She added back her card despite the delay.
"I am just getting warmed up!" Yuji said.
"Then I will cool you down!" Yukimo replied. "I draw!" He drew his card. He could see Yuji has grown a lot since their fight and knew he had to go all out. "I summon Snowman Creator!" The monster resembling a machine creating snowmen appeared on the field; 1600/1000, Level 4, Machine, WATER. "Snowman Creator's effect! Upon being summoned I place Ice Counters on your monsters equal to the amount of WATER monster on my field! I have to, so Skoteino and Lefkofos both receive counters!" A cold wind flew from Yukimo's field and went to Yuji's monsters, leaving patches of ice on Skoteino's left arm and Lefkofos's shield.
"Here come the Ice Counters..." Yuji muttered as he saw Yukimo get to his specialty.
"Since there are 2 more counters on the field, Cold Enchanter's attack increases!" 1900-2500. "Furthermore, since you have a monster with an ice counter, I special summon Snowdust White Mage from my hand!" The Snowdust monster resembling a young man with his face covered appeared; 2000/1200, Level 5, Spellcaster, WATER. "I activate Mage's effect to place a counter on Veroios and negate his effects!" A patch of ice appeared on Veroios's fist as the gems in his hands lost their color. "And since there is a new counter on the field, Enchanter's attack grows further." 2500-2800.
"An attack of 2800 just like that?" Lex muttered as he looked at Yukimo. "He is not bad..."
"Next, I activate the spell, Mirrored Ice! Since I control 2 or more WATER monsters, I can add that many monsters from my deck to my hand; in this case 3!" 3 cards popped out of this deck and he grabbed them. "Here starts your demise, Amano! I remove all counters on the field!" The ice from every monster broke, but then a cold wind picked up the shards, flying above Yukimo where it formed into a sphere.
"This feeling...He's coming..." Yuji knew what was happening very well. Yukimo was about to summon his ace monster.
"Dragon of the freezing north, show yourself! Snowdust Dragon!" A blue serpentine dragon emerged from the sphere, his body covered in ice from head to tail and his breath as cold as it can get; 2800/1800, Level 8, Dragon, WATER. "Since there are no more counters on the field Enchanter's attack goes back to normal." 2800-1600. "But I am not yet done...I tribute Snowman Creator and Cold Enchanter to summon this card. Come! Ice Master!" Yukimo's monster turned into ice statues that then shattered and reformed under a completely new form; that of a woman holding a staff with a snowflake-like tip with 4 edges at the end. The statue's eyes then opened and the eyes shattered, revealing Ice Master; 2500/2000, Level 8, Spellcaster, WATER.
"Snowdust Dragon and Ice Master at the same time?!" Yuji said as he looked at Yukimo's monsters. Cold and void of feelings...
"Ice Master's effect! I place a counter on Lefkofos!" Yukimo's monster put her staff up and a cold wind put a patch of ice on Yuji's monster. "Battle! Snowdust Dragon will attack Lefkofos and Ice Master will take out Skoteino Astro!" Ice Master put her staff up and a sphere of cold wind gathered on top of it while Snowdust Dragon inhaled strongly to release his fury upon Yuji's monster. "Freeze him!" The 2 monsters released their attack, blowing away Skoteino in one strike, but Lefkofos held on. Ice Master put her staff forth more and increased the wind's strength, finally breaking through Lefkofos's shield and defeating him as well.
Yuji yelled out as pieces of ice flew by him, scratching his legs, arms, and face. "Yuji!" Ame called out to him worried that he might've been hurt. "Are you ok? Talk to me!"
"I am fine, Ame." He said as he whipped his cheek, but then he saw the blood drawn by Yukimo's attack. "Well...mostly fine." His heartbeat increased as he remembered that not only the surrounding area could've been destroyed, but they can be hurt too. But right now he cannot afford to be afraid, no...He had to keep it up for Rachel. "I still got Veroios on my field, so I can bounce back!"
"Don't count on that, Amano!" Yukimo interjected. "I activate the continuos spell card, Snowdust Crystallization! Due to its effect, I discard one card and send Veroios to the grave!" Yuji could only watch as his monster was pulled into a portal by a cold wind; disappearing from the field entirely. "I now end my turn."
YUJI: LP: 3100
"Damn it..." Yuji cursed as he looked at his field. "He cleaned my field in one turn."
"Something doesn't add up though..." Lex said as he analyzed Yukimo's turn. "He could've activated his card earlier to wipe out all your monsters. So why didn't he?" He knew something was up, but what? Yukimo was a smart individual, he has to give him credit for that. And his dueling is not bad either. Summoning 2 powerful monsters in one single turn like that is quite impressive.
"It doesn't matter now..." Ame said as she stepped forth. "It is my turn now!"
"Finally! Show me what you can do, Conejo!" Ricardo said and looked at her, but sweat ran down his face. He was intimidated by Ame's monster. He lost the last time they dueled because of it, but now he had more resources than last time, and he was prepared.
"I draw!" Ame drew her card. "I summon Crystron Thystvern!" The Crystron monster with purple crystals growing out of its body emerged; 1500/1500, Level 3, Machine, WATER. "Battle! I attack Doc and Calamity with Phoenix and Thystvern respectively!" Ame's synchro monster launched its chains forth as Thystvern leaped at Ricardo's monsters as well.
"The hell you do! I activate the spell, Magical Musket-Cross Domination on Phoenix! Due to this card's effect, its effects are negated and attack and defense reduced to 0" Doc put its weapon forth and shot a bullet at Phoenix, making it lose all color and dropping its attack; 2800-0.
"Phoenix!"
"Less worry for him and more for you!" Ricardo shouted. "The attack cannot be stopped, so take this!" Phoenix's chains hit Doc, but the Musketeer deflected them. In the meantime, Calamity had been destroyed by Thystvern. "I activate the spell, Magical Musket-Recycled Ammo! It allows me to move all banished Magical Musket from my banish zone to my grave, then, since I used this in his column, Doc will recover my Desperado," he smirked slyly as he took the card from his grave and added it back to his hand.
AME: LP: 2800.
"And I think I am going to use it right away! I activate the trap card, Desperado to destroy Phoenix!"
"I activate the Quick-play spell card, Crystron Shield! Due to its effect, if a Crystron synchro monster on my field would be destroyed by battle or card effect, I can negate the destruction up to the number of materials used for that monster's summon!"
"No, you don't! I activate the trap, Magical Musket-Last Stand! When you activate a spell or trap while I control a Magical Musketeer monster, that card is negated and destroyed!" Doc shot a bullet through Ame's card, making it vanish. Then Caspar put his gun up and shot 3 rounds at Phoenix, destroying it via Desperado.
"Damn it!" Ame let out a small swear, then looked at her hand. She had a few defenses she can do, and will do. "I set 2 cards face-down, and I end my turn!"
"Then it is my turn!" Ricardo drew his card, then he smiled, but it was smile worthy of a monster. "I activate the continuos spell, Magical Musket-High Noon!" The light in the surrounding area changed itself as Ricardo's card came into play, then all his monsters and cards on the field vanished, but something else appeared. "High Noon works like this: I send all cards I control to the grave, then special summon Magical Musket Mastermind Zakiel from my deck in attack position!" The light died down as a monster resembling a demon with blue skin wearing a fancy suit with a mask on his face, long hair, and 2 guns in his hands took to the field, sending cold chills down everyone's spines as it chuckled sinisterly; 2500/2500, Level 8, Fiend, LIGHT. "furthermore, as long as High Noon is on the field, I can banish my spells and traps to use their effects from my grave! Pretty cool, huh?"
"Using your spells and traps from the grave?!" Ame knew this was bad, like, very bad. He has a true arsenal there, and who knows what else he has in store.
"You heard me right, Conejo! Now..." He smirked. "Let us use them! I use Cross-Domination and Steady Hands to double Zakiel's attack and reduce yours to 0!" Thystvern collapsed on the ground as Ricardo's monster put his weapons together, turning them into a sniper rifle to shoot with; 2500-5000. "Goodbye, Conejo. Good hunting"
"Ame!" Yuji called out to her, but then Ricardo's monster attacked.
"I activate the trap, Destruct Potion on Thystvern!" Ame's monster vanished, making the bullet miss.
"What?!"
"Destruct Potion destroys a monster I control then lets me gain life points equal to its attack. " Ame explained. "Now the only monster I control is Sulfenir, which stand in defense position" She smirked.
"Why you..." Ricardo clenched his teeth and fist in anger, but he quickly recovered his cool. "I activate the effects of Desperado!" Zakiel's weapons changed again, this time into a rocket launcher as the one Calamity had. " I destroy Sulfenir!" The rockets hit Ame's monster hard. "Now, because of Steady Hands I cannot attack directly, but I have my ways...I activate the trap, Magical Musket-Quick Assault! Since Zakiel attack but didn't manage to destroy your monster, you take damage to half his attack! Take this!" Zakiel picked up his guns and shot Ame, but her monster put itself in the way of the bullets, protecting her. "Damn it!"
"Thank you, Sulfenir." Her monster gave her a nod then returned to his position.
AME: LP: 300.
"This is bad...Ame is in danger regarding her Life Points." Yuji said.
"Keep yourself focused, Yuji!" Lex shouted, grabbing his attention. "As long as even one of us wins here then everything will be fine, but we must've surrender now!"
"Right!"
"Hmpf" Ayame scoffed seeing Lex act all high and mighty. "We'll see if you can hold that statement during my turn." She muttered. "Ricardo! Hurry up and end your turn!"
"Huh? But I can still-"
"End your turn!" Ayame gave him a nasty look which delivered a clear message.
"Tch. have it your way, Bello" He sighed. "I end my turn! You're lucky she saved your ass just now." Yeah, not really. Truth be told he was out of moves, but wouldn't admit it.
"My turn! I draw!" Now it was Lex's turn, and he was ready to go hard. He had Advancer in his hand and one new card, which doesn't give him many choices. "I activate the continuos spell, Rank-Up Cipher Recharge!"
"A continuous Rank-Up spell?" Ame gasped.
"I use its effect by targetting Galaxy-Eyes, then, I Xyz summon!" Above them, a galaxy-like portal opened, shining in multiple colors. Lex's dragon then turned into a stream of light that went into the portal. "The colorful galaxy where no color goes without the others! Descend now and bring forth your dazzling radiance! Xyz Summon! Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon!" The dragon resembling Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon, but larger and with rainbow-like wings of light appeared on the field with a mighty roar; 3000/2500, Rank 8, Dragon, LIGHT, OU: 1.
"You Xyz Summoned that with only one card?!" Ayame gasped seeing it. "You damn..."
"Rank-Up Cipher Charge's effect! I send it to the grave and detach all materials from Cipher to draw 3 cards!" The orb which was floating around Cipher went into his armor, making 3 cards appear before him. "This is a good draw..." He muttered before looking forward at his opponent. "Ricardo! You will pay for touching Ame! I summon Galaxy-Eyes Cloudragon!" A smaller version of Galaxy-Eyes appeared on the field; 300/250, Level 1, Dragon, LIGHT. "Next, I tribute it to summon Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon from my grave!" The small dragon began glowing, then grew, until it took the exact shape of Galaxy-Eyes. The mighty dragon roaring with strength as it returned.
"Shit!" Ricardo cursed as he saw Lex coming for him.
"I use Coudragon'seffect to attach him to Cipher as an overlay unit, then I attack Zakiel using Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon!" Galaxy-Eyes charged the energy in his maw, then fired it at Ricardo with strength. But then, it vanished along with his monster.
"What-" Ricardo's words were cut by him beginning to scream as the blast hit him from behind, making him collapse on the ground. "What..." He looked up, seeing a monster wearing a traveler's clothing along with a bag on its shoulder peeking through a portal. "What...is that?"
"I activated Galaxy-Eyes's effect and banished him and your monster, then I used Dimension Traveler's effect to deal you 3000 points of damage. " Lex explained. " Ricardo, you are done right here!" Lex declared as Ricardo didn't have any Life Points left. But strangely, his cards have not vanished yet. "What?"
"When I take effect damage..." He slowly got up holding his side. "I can activate the spell, Magical Musket-Decoy, from my hand if I control a Magical Musketeer or Magical Musket card...my opponent draws cards for every 1000 points of damage inflicted on me, then I can banish that many cards from their field...I choose Ayame for this effect but I do not banish anything."
3 cards popped out from the top of her duel disk, then she looked at Ricardo as he collapsed on the ground. "Ricardo!" She called out to him.
"Don't worry, the damage was not fatal. He is just passed out. " Yukimo said to reassure her. "We have to focus on our current task."
"Right..."
"Don't worry, I am on you as well..." Lex said as he looked at the 2. "If it were just an average challenge, I wouldn't go so hard on you, but you took hostages, lied, and manipulated an innocent soul...That is unforgivable!"
Yukimo narrowed his eyes at him. "We do what we must!" Ayame shouted. "Someone as conceived as you can never understand!"
"I'll show you what I DO understand then! I use Cipher to attack Anoyatyllis!" Lex's monster charged an attack then launched it.
"Sorry hun, but I cannot afford to take that damage! I activate the effect of Shaddoll Widow in my hand!" Suddenly, a web appeared in front of Ayame's monster, stopping the attack. "I send this card to the grave when a Shaddoll on my field is targeted for an attack, then the attack is negated! " She explained.
"Tch. And it was the exact amount as well." Lex muttered.
"Furthermore, when Widow is sent to the grave, I can special summon one Shaddoll monster from my graveyard in face-down defense position!" She continued. "I summon Racoon!" A face-down card appeared on her field.
"Tch. In that case, I use Solflare to destroy your Link monster!" Lex's monster clenched his claws as energy began running throughout its wings, then it fired a solar ray from its maw, taking out Ayame's Link monster.
" The effect of Shaddoll Wasp in my hand activates!" Ayame quickly said holding up a card. "During Damage Calculation, I can send this card from my hand to the graveyard to negate the battle damage!"
"Damn it!" Lex cursed. " She dodged it again."
"That's not all!" Ayame shouted. "When Wasp's effect is used you also take 300 points of damage for each different Shaddoll monster in my graveyard!"
"What?" A portal opened on it the ground and multiple wasps came out of it, heading for Lex. But his dragons intervened and burned them to a crisp. " Thanks, guys, but this doesn't stop the damage."
LEX: LP: 2200.
"That ought to teach you not to mess with a girl!" Ayame said with a cocky smile.
" During the end of the Battle Phase, my Galaxy-Eyes returns!" Lex's monster reappeared on the field with a mighty roar. "I set one card face-down and end my turn!"
"Time to put a shadow on that dragon's shine. " Ayame muttered. "My turn! I draw!" She looked over her hand and then at the field. Ricardo was out of the picture, which meant they were at a disadvantage. Ayame was able to survive thanks to him as well, so she has to make his help worth it. Even if she hates him. "I activate the spell card, The Swallow Grave!"
"Swallow Grave?" Yuji muttered as Ayame played that card, then he read its effect. "Each of us summons something from our graves in face-down defense?"
"This works for us, but it works better for her. " Lex said. "Think about it; she uses Shaddoll, a flip-based deck. Summoning something in face-down defense position is so she can use its effects."
"Sharp as ever I see. But because of how my card works, and our current situation, we all must bring something back!" Ayame said. "Please accept this, Yukimo."
"I revive my Snowdust White Mage in face-down defense position!" Yukimo said as a face-down card appeared on his field.
"If we're doing this...I revive Sulfernir!" Ame said as the card appeared on her field.
"I choose Sombre!" Yuji declared as his card appeared on the field.
"I select my Cloudragon." Lex said as the card appeared on the field, but now it was Ayame's turn to revive something.
"I select Falco!" And to everyone's surprise, she didn't go for her fusion monster. "Now, shall we continue? I banish Wasp from my grave to use its effect! I flip Flaco face-up" Flaco appeared on the field spreading his wings. "You already know his effect, so here comes Ariel!" Another face-down card appeared.
"going for Ariel instead of another, stronger, monster? Just what are you planning?" Lex asked as Ayame only chuckled.
"I have many plans, sweety." She winked at him, then continued. "I flip Racoon face-up!" A monster resembling a raccoon appeared on the field, but it was purple in color and seemed almost mechanical with strings attached to it; 600/1000, Level 3, Spellcaster, DARK, Flip. "His effect lets me send one different Shaddoll to the grave from my deck! I send Squamata! Then Squamata's effect activates when its send to the grave by a card effect, sending Dragoon to the grave!"
"What are you doing sending so many monsters to the graveyard?" Lex asked as he looked at her.
"Just watch! Dragoon's effect activates! I destroy a spell or trap card on the field. Say goodbye to your last face-down, Ame!" Ame's card was hit by Ayame's strings, destroying it. "As I thought..." She checked what it was. "Your card was King's Consonance. A card which allows you to not only negate a direct attack but also Synchro summon with monsters from your grave."
"You saw right through my cards?" Ame gasped as she heard Ayame, but there were other things she had to worry about. Lex finally caught on to Ayame's target.
"Ame, watch out! She's aiming for you!"
"Damn right I am!" Ayame said, confirming it. "I now activate my quick-play spell, Darkness of the Shaddoll! I summon Hound from my grave in face-down defense position!" A card appeared on the field. "Finally, I use the Shaddoll Fusion in my hand to fuse my El Shaddoll monster with the DARK attribute Raccoon and Hound!" As her monsters dissolved into a spiral of light, Ayame chanted. "Master pulling the strings of the shadows. Spin the threats of destiny in my favor today, and grant me victory in this puppet show! Fusion Summon! Appear, El Shaddoll Oscura!"
The monster that appeared resembled her El Shaddoll Construct, but this time it was completely ravaged and destroyed with parts of its armor missing. But then a dark mist came pouring out from the holes and covered her hands, turning them into claws. Then her strings were covered, making them wiggle around chaotically. Finally, the mask broke apart, and half of its face was taken by a shadow that smiled and giggled ministry at them; 2800/2500, Level 10, Spellcaster, DARK.
"What's with that monster...?" Ame took a step back once she saw the hideous monster before them. Yuji did the same, but Lex stood his ground, only a drop of sweat running down his face as he looked at it.
"Oscura's effect activates! When she is Fusion summon, I special summon 2 non-Fusion Shaddoll monsters from my grave in face-down defense position!" 2 cards appeared on her field. "And now, all but one zone has been filled." She smirked at them. "But I do not feel like wasting it. Oscura's effect! I flip Falco face-down, then I can flip another Shaddoll face-up! I flip Squamata! And due to Squamata's flip effect, I can target and destroy one monster on the field!" She turned her gaze at Yuji. "I destroy Solflare!"
Lex watched as the shadows got closer to his monster, but he was going to allow them to take Solflare. "I activate my trap, Photon Change, and I use its effect by sending Solfalre to the grave, I add one Photon monster to my hand!" Solfalre vanished before the shadows could touch him, which made the shadow forming a face on Construct frown. "I add Photon Chargeman!"
"Crafty bastard!" Ayame cursed. "No matter! I use Oscura to attack Ame!" Ayame's monster extended her strings towards Ame, destroying the ground in its path. "Thanks to Yukimo here, even my monsters became real. So take this!"
Ame covered her eyes as the strike reached above her, but she found herself shielded b both Galaxy-Eyes and Cipher. The 2 dragons caught the strings with their claws and maws before they could reach her. "T-thank you..." She thanked the 2 dragons and they replied back with a nod.
"Tch. Either way, the damage was not stopped!"
AME: LP: 0.
"Ame!" Yuji went to her, worried about her condition. When he got to her she collapsed on her knees and her armor vanished, but she still had her stone and deck. "Are you alright?"
"Yes..." She replied.
"You are lucky this is a 3V3." Magisa pointed out, not that Ame could hear and see her. "As long as Yuji and Lex do not lose, then you will be fine."
"You don't have to worry about losing as long as I and Lex are still in this. " Yuji said, delivering Magisa's message.
"Thanks, Yuji, but..." Ame's eyes trailed off in Magisa's direction, which grabbed her attention at once. "I already heard her say it..."
"You can hear and see Magisa?!" Yuji exclaimed ion shock. "Since when?"
"Since my duel with Ricardo...At first, I thought it was just me, but now I see it is not..." She replied as she got up. "So your name's Magisa, right? It's a pleasure to meet you." She bowed a bit.
Magisa smiled at her manners. "The pleasure is mutual."
On Yukimo's side, since they cannot see her, it looked like Ame was bowing to the air. "Is she alright, or has losing made her lose it?" Ayame asked as she watched them.
"That must be here..." Yukimo narrowed his eyes. The boss told him about it, but seeing is something else. "Ignore that for now, Ayame, and focus on the duel."
"No problem!" Ayame looked at Lex directly. "It's your turn, pretty boy. So please, show me how you give a lady a good time." She challenged Yuji in her own playful way.
"R-right..." Yuji looked at his hand and noted that he had nothing to get past Ayame's monster. The most he'd need to draw now is something that'd help him survive, especially since he is wide open. "My turn! I draw!" Yuji drew his card and looked at it, it was a good way to set up a defense. "I activate the spell, Constellar Star Cradle! In exchange for my Battle Phase, I can recover 2 Constellars from my grave."2 cards popped out of his graveyard and he took them.
"What are you thinking, Amano?" Yukimo asked looking at Yuji. "Already going on the defense?"
Yuji decided not to answer, but Yukimo was right. The best he could do right now is defend and nothing else."I summon Pollux!" The Constellar wilding a sword with 2 blades appeared on the field. "Pollux's effect allows me to normal summon again this turn. I summon Acubens!" The Constellar with claw-like gloves appeared on the field. "Acubens's effect gives him and Pollux 500 extra attack points." 1700-2200. 800-1300. "Appear! The circuit that shines in the night!"
The Link circuit appeared above the field. "Oh? Link summoning something other than Veroios?" Ayame said as she watched Yuji play.
"I set Acubens in the link marker!" Acubens turned into a ray of light that shot into the circuit's bottom arrow. "Link Summon! Appear, gentle guide of the stars, Constellar Asteraki!"
Yukimo narrowed his eyes at Yuji's monster, but he knew he cannot be impulsive. To break a strategy, you must strike at the exact time. "Asteraki's effect allows me to bring back one LIGHT Xyz monster from my grave, but Skoteino is DARK, so all I can do is my turn here..." Yuji continued.
"So this is the best you had? Disappointing." Yukimo said. "You burned so brightly just a moment ago, and now look at you. I guess that when the fire is tired it can no longer stand the cold." He placed a hand over his deck. "I will make this quick. I draw!" Yukimo drew his card, but he only added it to the other. "Ice Master, attack Constellar Pollux!" Yukimo's monster put her scepter up and released a cold wind upon Yuji's monster.
"Trap activate!" Yukimo's eye widened a bit hearing Yuji shout. "Defense Draw!" The wind that Yukimo's monster send managed to blow Yuji's monster away, destroying it, but there was no damage. "My trap negates the damage from one battle then I can draw 1 card." Yuji drew his card and looked at it. He smiled. It seems fate had once again decided to aid him.
"Snowdust Dragon attack Asteraki!" But Yukimo didn't give him time to think and continued on with the attack.
Yukimo's dragons inhaled strongly before shooting a wild wind mixed with ice shards towards the Asteraki, making the little fairy take refuge behind Yuji. "The effect of Constellar Gardna in my hand activates!" Suddenly, a giant golden shield descended on the field and blocked the wind completely. Behind it, a monster with a big muscular build wearing a helmet that covered his head and armor that left his left arm, the arm he was holding the shield with, exposed; 0/3000, Level 5, Warrior, LIGHT.
"What is with that monster?" Yukimo asked as he narrowed his eyes at it.
"Constellar Gardna can be special summoned from my hand when your monsters declare an attack..." Yuji explained as his monster picked up his shield, allowing Asteraki to fly out of her hiding spot and see the defender, making her smile and hide behind him instead. "Furthermore, that attack is negated, then I can summon one Constellar monster from the graveyard with his effects negated. Resurrect, Skoteino!" The dark knight reappeared on the field, but it immediately made its displacement known.
"You damn, arrogant, foolish boy" Skoteino started talking, pointing his blade at Yukimo. "I will enjoy seeing you fall on your knees."
Yukimo narrowed his eyes at the monster's threats. "I don't think such an effect is without cost, Amano..." Yukimo said, making Yuji flinch.
"It is not..." Yuji said looking down. "As long as the monster summoned by Gardna is on the field, all damage that I take as a result of Battle is doubled. But luckily for me, I put Skoteino in defense position."
"A good defense if anything, but it was merely luck that allowed you to stand. " Yukimo said. "I set one card face-down, then I end my turn"
"And since Ame and Ricardo are out, that means it's your turn, Lex. So come on. Yuji here obviously doesn't know how to treat a lady, so maybe you can." Ayame said keeping up with her taunting.
"I'll show you just how I treat a lady..." His tone became angry and sinister as his anger took over a bit. "I DRAW!" He drew his card with strength. "Good! I activate the spell, Galactic Charity! Since I control a Galaxy Xyz monster, I discard one card to draw 2!" Lex discarded then drew, looking over his hand with a quick glance a strategy formed in his mind. "Time to show you just what happens when you mess with the wrong people!"
"Do try!" Ayame challenged him further.
"Lex! Focus! Remember: You are no longer the man you were in Romania!" Yuji shouted as he saw Lex getting fired up. The last thing they want is him going back to his old ways and actually kill Ayame and Yukimo. But that was not the case...Lex was in full control of himself.
"I know, kid!" He replied. "But sometimes, you must either go hard or go home!" He shouted as he threw a hand forth. "I use the effect of my trap to send Galaxy-Eyes to the grave!" His dragon disappeared, but 2 words were left behind. "Normally, I can only use one effect of my trap when I send it to the grave, but if I used Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon, then I can use both of them!"
"So what? You are just summoning!" Ayame pointed out, but then it hit her. He is summoning! If he summons an Xyz monster from his Extra deck with more attack then her monster, then that'd mean...
"I am not just summoning..." Lex said as one orb went in front of him and turned into a card. "With my card, I add Photon Orbital to my hand, then summon Photon Caesar onto my field!" The second orb landed on the field and took the shape of a monster. Photon Caesar was a monster clad in blue armor with golden parts on his shoulders and blue light shining on his abdomen. He wielded a blue shield with golden details on it and a sword in his hand as he emerged on the field; 2000/2800, Level 8, Warrior, LIGHT.
"A level 8? Ha! Are you planning to Xyz summon again? Well, good luck with that! Oscura's effect activates! I flip Squamata face-down to flip Dragoon face-up! Then Dragoon's flip effect activates! I target a card you control and return it to your hand! I select Caesar!" Oscura's shadows went to Caesar and engulfed him, making him disappear. Then his card appeared in front of Lex, which made him narrows his eyes. "How does it feel to have your strategy broken?"
"How does it feel to be baited?"
"What?"
"I would've liked to keep Caesar around to preserve my Life Points, but it seems I have to go with plan B. Caesar was not really necessary you see." His words made Ayame curse herself for reacting too soon. But now she just has to survive. "I equip Photon Orbital to Cipher, but then I send him to the graveyard to add Galaxy Cleric from my deck to my hand, which I then summon!" A monster resembling a robotic humanoid wearing a white cleric cloak with golden details and a golden scepter in hand appeared on Lex's field at the feet of the dragon; 1500/600, Level 4, Spellcaster, LIGHT. "Cleric's effect! When he is normal or special summoned, I shuffle 5 different Photon or Galaxy cards from my grave back into my deck then draw 2 cards!" 5 cards appeared before Lewx before they went into his deck, shuffled, then he drew 2 new ones.
"Wow..." Yuji was amazed by Lex's skills. He managed to replenish his hand well while consuming minimal resources and even recycle some cards from his grave. During their training, that is how strong he has to become. Not for him, but for those around him. Yes, he looked up to Lex. But at the same time, Lex had respect for Yuji. He proved to him that he had a good strong spirit willing to go even overseas in search of his friends, and that is not a feat you ignore in anyone!
"I activate the spell, Photon Sanctuary!" 2 spheres of light appeared on the field; 2000/0, Level 4, Thunder, LIGHT. "I get 2 Photon tokens. Appear! The circuit that lies in the center of the galaxy!" The tokens went in the circuit with high speed. "Come once again, Galaxy-Eyes Solfalre Dragon!" Lex's Link monster reappeared with a mighty roar. He must've been one of the cards he shuffled with Cleric. "I flip up Cloudragon and use his effect!" The little dragon appeared on the field, then vanished in the very next second. "I tribute him to summon Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon from my grave!"
Lex's dragon reappeared roaring, Cipher joined him as well and the 2 filled the entire space with their roars. But something was odd. This seemed like a calling. "What is it with them?" Ayame asked as she looked at the 2 dragons.
"They know their brother is coming!" Lex answered. "I activate the spell, Tachyonic Realm!" As soon as Lex played that card, a yellow beam shot towards the sky, making the overlay network appear.
"What is happening? What are you Xyz summoning?"
While Ayame was trying to understand everything, Yukimo stayed silent and simply watched. Lex was strong, and his moves were stronger. But he relied heavily on special summoning, which meant there was a weakness in his deck. "Tachyonic Realm's effect! I target one Galaxy monster I control, then, if I have a Level 8 monster in my hand, I can pay half my Life Points to use it along with the Level 8 to Xyz summon one "Tachyon" Xyz monster from my Exxtra Deck!"
"Xyz summoning using materials in the hand and field? they are not even the same level..." She took note of this, for this is how Lex duels. He can bring all 3 of them together.
"I overlay Galaxy Cleric with Photon Caesar in my hand!" Lex said as his monsters turned into streams of light that went into the galaxy-like portal above. "Dragon with eyes of cosmos that flies faster than the light. Descend upon this world and purge those standing before me! Come! Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon!" A red stream of energy descended from the field, it's color soon fading to reveal a pair of crimson glowing eyes within. Tachyon then spread its wings, revealing itself. His body was completely covered in armor and it almost made him look mechanical. Fully black with red lines running throughout his armor. Immediately after the summon, the 3 dragons roared in unison; 3000/2500, Rank 8, Dragon, LIGHT.
LEX: 1100
There was no doubt about it now...The duel had reached its peak.
AND THERE! GOD! I originally planned to have this done on the new year, but then shit going wild(again) and I couldn't find the time to write this anymore. Then my internet started crashing(again), which meant I couldn't continue because all of it is saved on the cloud Go me for not copying on a separate text file and continuing it from there).
BUT!
I got a new internet provider, which, hopefully, means no more crashes. School's starting soon, so...Yeah, I have no good news on that part since I will only be to write mostly on weekends. But hey, at least I managed to slam a 10K chapter (Which was supposed to be a surprise for the new year) right in front of your faces, or screens, you know what I mean.
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I swear this is going to look so much better when it is done. Which, about that, I decided to split the story into 2 seasons! And as you can see, the first is kinda reaching its end now. I would love to know what good old Jackpot2 (I think his username on this site was) thinks about the story since it was originally his and I just took it over and continued it from where he left off. With his permission of course.
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