Now we're here for more peace! ENJOY!
The next day...
Atem have entered the LDS building as he said to the receptionist, "Excuse me sir?"
"Yes, how can I help you?" the receptionist inquired.
"I like to see Declan Akaba please." Atem requested.
"And why exactly would you like to see me?" Declan asked walking in behind him.
Atem jumped turning to him, "Oh! Well uh... I... I want to challenge you!"
and stick with the sub names and if I start using dub ones I might miss it in my own stories.)
"To a duel, very well." Declan said calmly.
Atem nodded putting on a grin of determination.
"However, not yet." Declan continued.
"Huh?" He asked confused.
"I'll duel you, if you win." Declan explained.
"That... doesn't make any sense." Atem admitted.
"He means if you beat me." explained a blonde woman walking up to them.
"So you are..." Atem stopped.
"Professor Sherry Hogan." she smiled.
Atem nodded on it.
"Then shall we begin?" Sherry asked.
Atem nodded.
Sherry nodded as they walked outside.
They got set.
"After you Atem." Sherry offered.
Atem 1st Turn:
Atem drew, and said, "I start by playing Reincarnation of Hope. I send two cards to the graveyard, and a monster card can be added to my hand later."
"Alright." Sherry nodded.
"Now I set a monster face-down, and set cards. Your up." Atem ended.
Sherry 1st Turn:
"I start by setting one monster in defense mode and playing the spell Black Whirlwind to end my move." Sherry said calmly.
"Blackwing...?" Atem asked hearing the spell.
"My husband is Crow Hogan." Sherry explained.
"That would explain the last name." Atem said. "I gotta admit I thought you were his sister."
"No." Sherry laughed.
Atem 2nd Turn:
Atem drew, and said "Okay I reveal my face-down monster. Hallohallo!"
Sherry nodded.
"Next I play Infernal Queen Archfiend." The queen appeared. "Now I tune them both together!"
"You're starting with Synchro?" Sherry asked.
"Well your from the Synchro Dimension." He pointed out.
"Point taken." Sherry smiled.
"Now I summon, Chaos King Archfiend!" Atem cried as the fiend appeared.
Sherry nodded seeing the monster.
"Your move." Atem said.
Sherry 2nd Turn:
"I start with the spell card Polymerization." Sherry stated. "I fuse Sacred Knight's Spearholder with my facedown Horse of the Floral Knights."
'Huh?' Atem though confused.
"I Fusion Summon, Centaur Mina in attack mode." Sherry stated. "Surprised?"
"I thought you would be a Synchro Summoner." Atem answered.
"I am, but only an amateur duelist would restrict themselves to one type of summoning." Sherry explained. "Now, I'll summon Blackwing - Bora the Spear in attack mode, which allows Black Whirlwind to add Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind to my hand."
Atem nodded taking that in.
"Next since I have a Blackwing in play I'm automatically allowed to summon Gale the Whirlwind as well, and next I use Gale the Whirlwind's effect to cut Chaos King Archfiend's attack points in half." Sherry explained.
Chaos King Archfiend: (ATK: 2600 / 2 = 1300)
"Now Centaur Mina attacks Chaos King Archfiend." Sherry declared.
(Atem: 3100)
"Now Bora the Spear and Gale the Whirlwind attack you directly." Sherry continued.
The two charged before they charged at Sherry instead. Sherry looked surprised as the attacks hit her.
(Sherry: 1000)
"How did you do that?"
"With this spell card, Repel Attack." Atem answered. "When there are 2000 or more points of battle damage coming to me I can redirect it to you instead."
Sherry nodded. "In that case I'll set this and end my turn."
Atem 3rd Turn:
Atem drew, and said "Okay now I play Monster Reborn! To revive Chaos King Archfiend!"
"One attack and you win." Sherry noted.
"Now Chaos King Archfiend attack Centaur Mina!" Atem cried.
"Negate Attack." Sherry countered.
The attack was stopped.
"Victory won't come easily." Sherry smiled.
Atem nodded. "Your move."
Sherry 3rd Turn:
"I summon the tuner monster Fleur Synchron." Sherry said calmly. "Now Fleur Synchron tunes Centaur Mina."
The two flew up.
"Body born from speed, the time for revolution has come! Bring victory into my hands! Synchro Summon! Shine, Chevalier de Fleur!" Sherry chanted.
"Whoa." Atem said amazed.
"Now, Gale the Whirlwind's effect activates again." Sherry said calmly.
The whirlwind did it's magic.
"Now Chevalier de Fleur attacks Chaos King Archfiend." Sherry continued.
The attack charged as it struck. (Atem: 1700)
"Now Bora and Gale attack you directly for 1300 more damage." Sherry stated.
The two attacked as Atem grunted.
(Atem: 0400)
"I end my turn by setting this last card." Sherry said calmly.
Atem drew.
"Atem, my strongest monster will appear next turn." Sherry told him.
Atem thought, 'Seems like I gotta finish it quick.'
"Now I set Scale 3 Kiyoki, and Scale 8 Okojiki to set the Pendulum Scale!" Atem cried setting them.
"Alright." Sherry smiled.
"I Pendulum Summon, Skull Archfiend of Hope!" The fiend appeared. "Now I play Riryoku!"
Chevalier de Fleur: (ATK: 2700/2 = 1350)
Skull Archfiend of Hope: (ATK: 2500 + 1350 = 3850)
"Now attack her De Fleur!" Atem cried.
"I activate the trap card Shield of Floral Knights, now instead of losing my life points drop down to 100." Sherry said as her Synchro Monster shattered.
"Your turn." Atem said.
Sherry 4th Turn:
"I activate Card of Sanctity." Sherry started.
They both drew their cards.
"Now, I play another Polymerization Card." Sherry stated. "I fuse Guardian Angel Joan with Blackwing - Phoenix the Solar Wind!"
The two fused together.
"I Fusion Summon Sacred Blackwing - Joan the Hurricane!" Sherry cried.
"So what does this do?" Atem asked.
"I can send one monster from my Extra Deck to the graveyard, add its attack points to Joan the Hurricane and subtract them from your monster." Sherry explained. "I choose Blackwing Armor Master with 2500 points."
'4500!' Atem thought.
"You did well, but it's over. Sacred Blackwing - Joan the Hurricane attack Skull Archfiend of Hope." Sherry declared.
"I play Negate Attack!" Atem cried.
Sherry nodded. "My attack is stopped but you can't win. I end my move."
Atem 5th Turn:
Atem drew his card.
"Atem!" Yuya called running up.
"Huh?" They turned over.
"Am I late?" Yuya asked before pausing. "Huh, aren't you dueling Declan?"
"I have to beat professor Hogan in order to duel him first." Atem answered.
"Which from where I'm standing you won't be doing today." Declan noted.
Atem thought, 'Not after I play this...'
"I activate the equip spell, Black Pendant!" Atem cried.
"Black Pendant?" Sherry asked curiously.
"A card that gives Skull Archfiend 500 more points." Atem said. "But I'll destroy it with Mystical Space Typhoon."
"Clever, you aren't able to overpower my monster and so you use Black Pendant to inflict the damage instead." Sherry smiled.
Sherry: 0000
Winner Atem.
Atem smiled before turning to Declan. Declan nodded calmly before walking to take Sherry's place.
"Declan I think we should do it tomorrow." Atem told him.
Declan nodded calmly. "Alright, I'm looking forward to this."
Atem smiled nodding back. Declan turned and walked back into the building along with Sherry. Atem breathed a bit on this.
"Atem, are you ok?" Yuya asked him.
"That last duel took most of energy." He admitted.
Yuya nodded before crouching down. "Get on."
Atem did so before his eyes started to droop. Yuya smiled as he carried Atem back to their house. Atem was sound asleep when they arrived. Yuya carried Atem to his room and put him in his bed. "Night little brother."
Atem smiled in his sleep hearing that.
Yuya smiled before walking out of the room.
"Is he okay?" Yoko asked him.
"Just tired." Yuya answered. "He's going to be dueling Declan tomorrow."
Yoko looked surprised hearing that. Yuya smiled before pausing and taking out his own deck. "Yeah, I think so too."
Yoko looked confused.
"I'll be right back mom." Yuya said before going up to Atem's room and putting three cards into Atem's deck before going back downstairs.
Yoko turned before following Yuya. With Atem, Skull Archfiend of Hope looked over, and sees the three cards Yuya gave Atem. Yusho sees them, and asked "How's he doing?"
"Tired." Yuya answered.
Yusho nodded on it.
"I wonder who she'll root for tomorrow." Yuya said thoughtfully.
"Huh?" Yusho asked,
"Atem's dueling Declan, I was wondering who Riley's going to be rooting for." Yuya explained.
"Oh I see." Yusho said before smiling. "And me, and Leo will be placing bets on each other for this one."
Yoko looked at him in disbelief.
With Atem...
Atem smiled in his sleep feeling support growing on him.
The next morning...
They were walking to the arena for the latest duel to happen.
"Are you ready Atem?" Yuya asked.
Atem nodded ready to start.
"Atem!" called a voice running up to him.
They looked over. It was Declan and Riley.
"Hey guys." Atem smiled.
"Are you ready?" Declan asked while Riley looked down sadly.
Atem seeing her expression asked, "Riley what's wrong?"
Riley just sighed before looking up at him. "It's nothing."
Atem looked uncertain but nodded.
"Are you prepared?" Declan asked.
Atem nodded as they walked to the arena.
"Activate the Action Field, Underworld Kingdom." Declan said calmly.
The field transformed as the audience was in awe. Declan drew his hand before looking at Atem. "Who goes first?"
Atem drew his hand before saying, "Beats me."
Declan nodded calmly. "In that case please go ahead."
Atem looked at his hand nodding.
'We're all behind you Atem.' Skull Archfiend of Hope told him as the other Archfiends nodded in agreement.
Atem sees them before looking up at the audience to see his aspects were watching. Sora, Hart, Sam, and Mokuba. Sora gave a thumbs up. Hart nodded smiling. Sam only made a confidant smirk. Mokuba only grinned. Atem smiled at these before turning.
"Okay let the duel begin!" Nico cried.
"DUEL!"
Atem: 4000
Declan: 4000
Atem 1st Turn:
Atem drew, and said "For my first move I'll summon, Kiyoki!" The Pendulum Fiend appeared on his field.
"Summoning him to your field?" Declan inquired.
"Next since I control a Pendulum Fiend-Type Monster on the field I summon Okojiki!" Atem continued as he summoned the second fiend.
"I see." Declan noted calmly.
"Next I play Pendulum Card Burst!" Atem continued. "With this by destroying two Pendulum Monsters I control, I can draw two more cards!"
"Huh, why is he destroying his own monsters?" Mokuba asked.
Atem drew twice, and said "Now I set Scale 2 Hallohallo, and Scale 7 Archfiend Eccentrick to set the Pendulum Scale!"
The two monsters appeared.
"Now I Pendulum Summon my monsters!" Atem cried. "Skull Archfiend of Hope, Okojiki, Kiyoki, Makoyior, and Riopier!" The three along with two new fiends appeared.
Declan nodded. "Now what are you planning?"
"Well the better question is which first? Synchro, Fusion, Ritual, or Xyz?" Atem asked.
Declan looked surprised before closing his eyes. "Ritual, then Fusion, Synchro, and finally Xyz."
Atem grinned before saying, Alright ladies, and gentleman please pay attention as unveil my new tricks to Declan, and you all! First I play Makoyior's ability so now I sacrifice Kiyoki, and Okojiki to Ritual Summon!" They started to morphed. "Fiend of the armies of the inferno become I my very partner, and help me in this quest! Ritual Summon! Appear Archfiend Matador!"
Mokuba's fiend appeared for battle.
"Nice." Mokuba grinned.
"Next by banishing Okojiki he can fuse with Archfiend Eccentrick!" Atem cried as the two fused.
"Archfiend of the cursed toys rise for the vengence of the inferno you worked upon! With the power of your Life Giving may all know your terror! Fusion Summon! Level 7! Toymaker Archfiend!" Atem cried as Sora's Archfiend appeared roaring.
"I'm right behind you Atem." Sora smiled.
"Then I'll have to banish Kiyoki for him to tune with Hallohallo!" Atem cried as Hallohallo turned to become 3 rings, and Kiyoki turned to 4 stars. "The beating pulse of the new ruler, emerge from within the chaos! Synchro Summon! With pride, Chaos King Archfiend!"
The Synchro Archfiend appeared ready.
"Nice, take him down." Sam declared.
"Finally I'll play Riopier's ability for his level to be doubled, as counts as many monsters as how how many besides it on my field!" Atem cried. "Then I'll Overlay him! "Gates of the Stars form into the Archfiend made of stars, and build together the quest to purify the dark! Xyz Summon! Rank 8! Photon Archfiend!"
Hart's archfiend appeared roaring for battle.
"They're all together." Hart smiled.
Pendulum: Skull Archfiend of Hope.
Synchro: Chaos King Archfiend.
Fusion: Toymaker Archfiend.
Ritual: Archfiend Matador.
And Xyz: Photon Archfiend.
All of Diablo's archfiends are gathered on the field ready for battle. Atem looked around with a smile before declaring, "This is my new all time cast starting with Demon Lord Atem's new show coming forth to Dueltaining!"
"Demon Lord Atem?" Declan inquired. "Interesting."
"Next the ability of Riopier activates." Atem continued. "When I used him for any material I can draw a card during the End Phase." He drew signaling the end of his turn.
Declan 1st Turn:
Declan drew before closing his eyes. "I don't have a single monster in my hand."
That really surprised them all.
"So now, I'll summon five monsters with one card." Declan continued. "I activate Dark Contract with Eternity, and this spell lets me send as many Dark Contracts in my hand to the graveyard to summon a D/D/D Monster from my deck or Extra Deck to the field."
"Then that means all the cards in your hand are..." Atem said knowing what they are.
"Five Dark Contracts." Declan answered sending them to the graveyard.
Atem grunted a little.
"Come forth D/D/D Super Doom King Purplish Armageddon, D/D/D Super Doom King Bright Armageddon, D/D/D Super Doom King Dark Armageddon, D/D/D Knowledge King Tomb Conquistador, and D/D/D Fallen Emperor Lucifer." Declan stated as his five monsters appeared.
Seeing the monsters Atem sort of grinned.
"You said you were a Demon Lord?" Declan inquired.
"It was a last second desicion on my new title now that I finally found my entertainment." Atem answered.
"A Demon Lord won't fall before these monsters." Declan stated. "I play Purplish Hell Armageddon's ability, I destroy Photon Archfiend and inflict damage equal to its attack points."
The fiend attacked the Archfiend.
"Photon Archfiend's effect! While he has Overlay Units he can't be destroyed by card effects only one time!" Atem cried.
"In that case Purplish He'll Armageddon attacks Toymaker Archfiend." Declan stated.
The fiend charged as Atem hoped on Sora's Archfiend as they flew up, and Atem grabbed an Action Card, "Action Card Evasion! With this an attack is negated!"
"Bright Hell Armageddon attack Chaos King Archfiend." Declan continued.
Atem hopped on Chaos King Archfiend's shoulder as the attack struck but the Synchro Archfiend survived. "I played Miracle before your attack hit. This saves Chaos King Archfiend, and slices the damage in half." (Atem: 3550)
"D/D/D Knowledge King Tomb Conquistador attack Skull Archfiend of Hope." Declan stated.
The fiend charged as Atem hopped on Skull Archfiend of Hope as they flew up, and Atem grabbed an Action Card. "I play High Dive! With this Skull Archfiend of Hope's attack points increase by 1000 until end of turn!" (ATK: 2500 + 1000 = 3500)
Now stronger Skull Archfiend of Hope fired a lightning blast at Declan's Pendulum Monster.
"I play Purplish Hell Armageddon's effect, your monster's attack points are returned to normal." Declan countered.
Skull Archfiend of Hope: (ATK: 3500 - 1000 = 2500)
Skull Archfiend of Hope evaded the blast as Atem grabbed another Action Card. "I play another Evasion!"
"I end my turn." Declan noted calmly.
Atem landed softly on the ground as he looked around at the five Archfiend that survived Declan's attacks. "Thanks you guys very much."
Photon Archfiend mentioned, "I'm happy about all this."
"Yeah me too. It's great being able to understand each other this much." Atem smiled before he felt something. That was when he remembered a conversation he, and Skull Archfiend of Hope have some time back.
Flashback...
Atem asked, "Hey Hope?"
"What is it Atem?" Skull Archfiend of Hope inquired.
"Well I have some questions." Atem answered. "About your previous wielder Diablo. What's he like?"
Skull Archfiend of Hope stayed quiet before answering, "He's like you, and Zarc as one I believe."
"Me and Zarc as one?" Atem asked before looking down. "Oh..."
"He was a human before. Diablo means devil in Spanish." Skull Archfiend of Hope continued. "Before he turned to what you all saw he was a child with big dreams to make people smile, and not letting his family who treat him like garbage to take him down."
Hearing that Atem looked up in shock. "Then, it'll happen to me too won't it?"
"No I believe not." He answered. "One time while all six of us were together (While I was Summoned Skull at the time) something happened, and seeing that made him mad. He declared war, and leading hell's armies, and became the Lord of Terror as you now see. But he was brought down by Imperius, and split him apart hoping to never meet again."
"Except he came back together." Atem remembered. "And the same thing happened to Zarc."
"That's because like Zarc the monsters that were with him were calling back for his revival." Skull Archfiend of Hope told him. "And you are his revived identity like how Yuya is now Zarc's revived identity, and Zuzu is Ray's revived identity. That means you can now wield all 5 of his Archfiends."
Atem smiled hearing that.
Flashback End...
'This feeling I felt it before... That's right. It's my connection to Diablo back then.' Atem thought before he softly rub Skull Archfiend of Hope's head. 'Then... we were known as monsters when he was corrupted.'
Atem softly shed tears saying, "What Diablo wanted to do wasn't to destroy the world. All he wanted was spread happiness, and joy around through dueling. Duels bring smile to people!"
"You'll have to win if you want the chance to do that Atem." Declan told him.
Atem 2nd Turn:
Atem nodded with his smile still on drawing. He saying, "Okay! Photon Archfiend you all set for your usual trick!"
"Of course." Photon Archfiend replied.
"I'll play his ability! Once every duel he clone an Xyz Monster's ability!" Atem cried. "I give him the powers of Lyrilusc - Assembled Nightingale!"
"I see, and even though he only has one Overlay Unit that's 4000 points of direct damage." Declan noted calmly.
"Photon Archfiend attack Declan directly!" Atem cried. "Photon Flame!"
The archfiend fired flames at Declan.
"I play D/D/D Fallen Emperor Lucifer's special ability, once per turn I can switch the battle position of a monster on the field. I switch Photon Archfiend into defense mode canceling his attack." Declan stated. "Then I deal 500 points of damage."
(Atem: 3050)
"Okay I play Skull Archfiend of Hope's ability! He gains 400 attack points for each Archfiend on the field!" Atem cried as Skull Archfiend of Hope powered up. (ATK: 2500 + 400 x 5 = 4500) "Now attack his Knowledge King Tomb Conquistador!"
"I activate Purplish Hell Armageddon's effect to return Skull Archfiend of Hope's attack points back to normal." Declan countered.
Skull Archfiend of Hope: (ATK: 4500 - 2000 = 2500)
"I was hoping you would do that!" Atem grinned.
Declan looked on curiously.
"I play the Action Spell, Double Attack!" Atem cried. "With this Skull Archfiend of Hope's attack points are doubled! And what's more you can only use that ability once every battle phase!" (ATK: 2500 x 2 = 5000)
The attack struck but Knowledge King Tomb Conquistador survived. (Declan: 2000)
"Huh?" Atem asked amazed.
"As long as Purplish Hell Armageddon is in play my Pendulum Monsters can't be destroyed by battle." Declan explained. "Furthermore, Fallen Emperor Lucifer has another special ability, once per duel if I would take damage from an attack you take the damage as well, and that amount is then added to the attack points of all my monsters."
Atem took the blow grunting. (Atem: 1050)
Purplish Hell Armageddon: (ATK: 3500 + 2000 = 5500)
Knowledge King Tomb Conquistador: (ATK: 3000 + 2000 = 5000)
King Bright Armageddon: (ATK: 3500 + 2000 = 5500)
Fallen Emperor Lucifer: (ATK: 3500 + 2000 = 5500)
King Dark Armageddon: (ATK: 3500 + 2000 = 5500)
'Just like that his monsters are now much stronger...' Atem grunted. "I place a face-down. Your turn."
He then laughed. "This is more fun then my duel with Jack, Declan. I knew you were the right opponent to share all of my new entertainment with!"
Declan 3rd Turn:
"I'm glad to hear that." Declan said calmly.
(Declan: 1000)
"Huh? Hey what happened?" Atem asked confused.
"My Dark Contract cards cost 1000 life points during each standby phase." Declan explained. "Now, I sacrifice D/D/D Knowledge King Tombn Conquistador in order to summon D/D/D Armageddon Warlock. Now, you lose."
"Because of your new Warlock?" Atem guessed.
"Exactly, he shares an effect with a monster you may know, Astrograph Sorcerer." Declan stated.
Atem only raise an eyebrow, "How can you do that effect?"
"I banish him, along with a Pendulum/Ritual, Pendulum/Synchro, Pendulum/Fusion, and Pendulum Xyz Monster from my field." Declan answered.
"Wait... you mean you can..." Atem trailed off.
"Four Ruler's of Hell join now and breath new life into the one true ruler! Integration Summon! Level 12! Rise once more, D/D/D Super Doom King Chaos Armageddon!" Declan chanted as a shadowy figure with glowing red eyes appeared behind him.
Seeing the huge monster they all look with widen eyes as the Archfiends tensed.
"While on the field D/D/D Super Doom King Chaos Armageddon prevents all Fiend type monsters from attacking, defending, or activating any special abilities." Declan continued. "In addition, I can send one Dark Contract to the graveyard and next turn I'm allowed to summon his four aspects back to the field. I destroy Dark Contract with Eternity."
The five Archfiends felt weaker knelling,
"There is one catch, he can't attack this turn so I'll end my move there." Declan noted calmly. "Demon Lord Atem was it? Then make this monster kneel before you."
Atem only looked up frightened before he remembered once thing.
Flashback...
Atem nodded at that. "Time to finish this!"
"Atem Sakaki, one day I want to duel you again." the True Supreme King stated with a small smile.
Atem smiled back before he, and Rose declared "Summoned Skull attack Supreme Duel God Zarc/Haou!"
The monster launched a massive bolt of lightning that destroyed the dragon.
End Flashback...
'If I could beat something like Supreme Duel God Zarc/Haou I can beat this thing to!' Atem thought with a determined look.
"We're right behind you Atem!" Sora called.
Atem nodded before drawing seeing it was a new card, 'Archfiend Fusion Gate.' He smiled before looking to Sora. "Sora you all set!?"
Sora looked surprised before smiling. "Go right ahead."
Atem nodded, "First off I play the spell card Monster Destruction. With this card I can destroy all monsters on my field if they are the same type!"
All five of the Archfiends shattered.
"Atem, what are you thinking?" Mokuba cried out.
"Now I play Archfiend Fusion Gate!" Atem revealed raising the card high.
'That card!' Yuya realized in shock before taking out his deck and taking out the Odd-Eyes Fusion Gate. 'So that's it.'
"Now with it I can revive Skull Archfiend of Hope with with Toymaker Archfiend with their effects gone!" Atem cried as the two appeared. "Finally it has the power to fuse them together!"
The two jumped to the vortex.
"Now Archfiend with the gems of Hope..." Atem started.
"Join your power with the puppeteer of the underworld..." Sora continued.
"And give live to all who oppose you!" The two cried. "Fusion Summon! Appear now, Archfiend Hope Dragon!"
A dragon unlike any other appeared roaring. (ATK: 3000)
"Two fiends form a dragon, that means it's protected from Chaos Armageddon's effect." Declan noted calmly. "However, my monster possesses 5500 attack points."
"That may be true but when he's summoned he gains half the attack points of all your monsters!" Atem cried as Archfiend Hope Dragon powered up. (ATK: 3000 + 2750 + 5750)
"It's stronger than Declan's monster now." Yuya realized.
"Are you certain you want to attack?" Declan asked calmly.
"Let's see what will happen!" Atem cried. "Go Archfiend Hope Dragon! Underworld Blast Attack!"
"I banish D/D/D Oracle King d'Arc in order for Chaos Armageddon to activate the effect of Purplish Hell Armageddon and return your monster's attack points to their original value." Declan revealed.
Archfiend Hope Dragon: (ATK: 5750 - 2750 = 3000)
The dragon was destroyed as Atem grunted. "When he's destroyed I don't take any damage!"
"But that ain't all." Sora grinned.
"He's right! Since the monster summoned by Archfiend Fusion Gate is destroyed I can send it to the graveyard, and add Archfiend Synchro Gate to my hand!" Atem revealed showing the card.
"So now a synchro monster?" Declan surmised.
"Yeah I play Archfiend Synchro Gate! This revives Skull Archfiend of Hope with Chaos King Archfiend with their effects gone, and Skull Archfiend of Hope is now a level 1 tuner!" Atem cried. "Now I tune them!"
The two flew up.
"Now Archfiend with the gems of hope..." Atem started.
"Become one with the king born from chaos..." Sam continued.
"And combine to make the hope created long ago!" They both cried. "Synchro Summon! Appear now, Archfiend Hope Fairy!"
A fairy appeared ready to protect, and serve. (ATK: 3500)
"She's beautiful." Riley mentioned.
"And when she's summoned your monster's attack, and defense points are swap!" Atem cried. "And she gains attack points equal to her level times 100!"
Archfiend Hope Fairy: (ATK: 3500 + 1000 x 10 = 4500)
"D/D/D Super Doom King Chaos Armageddon has equal attack and defense points." Declan stated.
Atem grinned, "Archfiend Hope Fairy attack his monster!"
The fairy flew towards Declan's monster only to shatter the moment it got near Chaos Armageddon.
"So now you still take no damage and can add another Gate to your hand." Declan noted calmly.
"Actually I do now." Atem revealed. (Atem: 0050) "Now I add Archfiend Ritual Gate, and play it! So now I revive Archfiend Matador, and Skull Archfiend of Hope to my hand withe their effects gone, and tribute them!" The two fused.
"Now archfiend with the gems of hope..." Atem started.
"Join together with the fiend of death..." He said.
"And become the most deadliest beast!" The two cried. "Ritual Summon! Appeared Archfiend Hope Lion!"
A beast appeared roaring (ATK: 0)
Declan nodded calmly.
"Now when he attacks you take 1000 points of damage while I don't take any! Archfiend Hope Lion attack his monster!" Atem cried.
The attack struck as Archfiend Hope Lion shattered.
(Declan: 2000)
"Huh?" Atem asked.
"The special ability of Purplish Armageddon, once per turn I can destroy a monster you control and deal damage equal to its attack points. In addition, once per turn if a monster is destroyed Chaos Armageddon restores 1000 of my life points." Declan explained.
"Well you already know what happens I add Archfiend Xyz Gate to my hand." Atem said revealing the card. "Next I play it to revive Photon Archfiend, and Skull Archfiend of Hope with their effects gone, and Photon Archfiend is treated as a level 6 monster! Now I overlay them!"
The two flew to the overlay network.
"Now Archfiend with the gems of hope..." Atem started.
"Join forces with the Demon born from the cosmos..." Hart continued.
"And combine to form the guiding light! Xyz Summon!" The two cried. "Appear now, Archfiend Hope Warrior!"
This time a warrior appeared swinging a blade. (ATK: 5500)
"5500, they're even!" Zuzu said in shock.
"And by detaching an overlay unit his attack points are doubled!" Atem cried. (ATK: 5500 x 2 = 11000)
Declan just stared at the monster calmly.
"Now attack with Photon Slash!" Atem cried as the warrior charged at Chaos Armageddon with a glowing blade.
Suddenly Archfiend Hope Warrior froze before returning to Atem's side.
"Huh?" Atem asked surprised.
"The second effect of Dark Contract with Eternity, it automatically ends your battle phase." Declan stated.
Atem nodded before saying, "I place a face-down. Your up."
Declan 4th Turn:
The moment Declan's turn began his four monsters reappeared on his field.
"Aw crud." Atem grunted
"Now then, I banish D/D/D Wave Oblivion King Caesar Ragnarok so that Chaos Armageddon can use Purplish Hell Armageddon's effect to return your monster's attack points to normal. Now Chaos Armageddon attacks Archfiend Hope Warrior." Declan stated.
(ATK: 11000 / 2 = 5500)
The two monsters collided with only Atem's being destroyed.
"I end my turn." Declan said calmly. "This is your last move Atem."
Atem 5th Turn:
Atem drew seeing it was Odd-Eyes Fusion. 'I don't remember this card being in my deck!'
'That must be the card Yuya put in your deck.' Skull Archfiend of Hope realized.
Atem looked over at Yuya. Yuya was smiling. Atem smiled back before saying, "I play Odd-Eyes Fusion!"
"Even now your brother is fighting alongside you just like your counterparts." Declan acknowledged.
Atem nodded as Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon, and the five archfiends appeared one last time.
"Dragon with dual-colored eyes, join now with the demons that embody the aspects of evolution and give rise to a new higher being!" Atem, and Yuya chanted. "Fusion Summon! Level 12! Time for your grand debut, Odd-Eyes Lucifer Dragon!"
The dragon appeared roaring. Declan smiled seeing the dragon. "Fitting, then I take it this is the finale?"
"Yeah when summoned Fiends special abilities are negated, and can't attack!" Atem cried.
"True, but by the same token your dragon can't attack Fiend monsters." Declan recalled.
"That's right but I can do one last thing." He smiled.
"Which is?" Declan asked.
"By banishing the four gates I can summon 1 monster, and attack directly with it!" Atem answered as the four gates gave out glows.
Declan smiled hearing that.
Skull Archfiend of Hope appeared ready to end it. That was when Atem declared, "Okay. Time for the grand finale! Skull Archfiend of Hope give them the best ending they can see!"
Skull Archfiend of Hope appeared ready to end it.
That was when Atem declared, "Okay. Time for the grand finale! Skull Archfiend of Hope give them the best ending they can see!"
He nodded before glowing with energy from the gates and striking Declan with a blinding flash of lightning.
Declan: 0000
Winner Atem.
Atem stood where he was before smiling,
"Atem!" cried a voice before someone hugged him.
Startled he looked. Riley was hugging him. Soon everyone started cheering.
"I don't think I've seen a Demon Lord cheered like this before." Declan smiled.
Atem looked around before smiling, 'I'm finally a dueltainer...'
"Atem, do you know what just happened?" Declan asked him.
Atem looked saying, "Everyone loves my entertainment."
"True, but that's not what I was referring to." Declan told him.
"Huh?" Atem asked.
"You're not 16 years old, however you just defeated me in a duel which means you've passed the Pro Dueling Test." Declan informed him. "In other words once you reach that age you'll be considered a professional duelist."
"Oh..." Atem said now getting it.
"Congratulations Atem." Declan smiled.
Riley smiled too before kissing Atem. Atem smiled before looking up at his counterparts, and Yuya then gave a thumbs up to them. They all returned it with smiles. Atem soon sees his real father, and waved to him. His father waved back before pausing and turning to a police officer who nodded before the two of them walked up to Atem.
"Huh?" Atem looked surprised.
"Atem, there's something you should have." his father told him. "It's from my sister."
Atem looked what he's giving him. It was a card wrapped up in thin dark red fabric. Atem opened the card.
Name: Archfiend's Heart
Type: Equip Spell
Effect: Equip this card to a fiend type monster, as long as the equipped monster is on the field other monsters you control can't be destroyed by battle or card effect. If this card is destroyed summon one fiend type monster to your field and give it the following effect: "This monster gains 500 attack points for every monster you control."
Image: Summoned Skull protecting a smaller fiend from an enormous shadowy creature.
A note was wrapped up with the cards. Atem smiled before looking at the note.
'My favorite nephew, I may not understand this game the same way you do, and we both know that I'm not the greatest person for you to improve, but this reminds me of our relationship, and one day of the one I hope you have with your family. I love you, and no matter what happens that won't change, you're an incredible person and I love you with my entire heart.'
"Auntie..." Atem smiled at this.
"She'd be proud of you Atem." his father smiled sadly.
Atem smiled before hugging his father. His father looked surprised before hugging him. "I'm sorry Atem, this is goodbye."
Atem looked at him.
"You have a new family now, the kind of family you should have had from the start." his father mentioned before coughing. "I'm glad you're ok."
Atem smiled on it. "Bye dad."
His father smiled sadly before walking off. Atem looked over at his family before asking, "That's the last time were seeing him right?"
Declan nodded. "He has a fatal disease, likely one he got in prison."
Atem looked down sadly. Yuya and Riley both hugged him.
"Thank you guys." Atem smiled.
They didn't say anything but just stayed with him.
And there we are. But for now on things are gonna start getting real. Be sure to review!