Chapter 88: Dance of Death

Zuzu ran, trying desperatley to avoid anybody from Duel Academy. She didn't know what was going on, but she did know she had to find Yuya before they did.

"Found you!"

No sooner had Zuzu turned around the corner did Serena jump out at her and shoot a duel anchor at, trapping Zuzu with her.

"Not you again! I don't have time for this!"

"Too bad! You're going to pay for what you did to me in Standard!"

Realizing she didn't have a choice, Zuzu raised her Duel Disk in annoyance.

"Fine. Let's get this over with."

DUEL!

Zuzu: 4000

Serena: 4000

(Action Cards dispersed)

"I'll start us off with Pot of Greed, letting me draw 2 cards. Next, I activate First Movement Solo in order to special summon Aria the Melodious Diva! But she won't be around for long, because I activate Polymerization to fuse her with the Mozarta and Score in my hand to Fusion Summon Bloom Prima the Melodious Choir (1900-2800)! Next, I activate the spell card Monster Reborn to bring back Mozarta! And with her effect, I can summon Shopina the Melodious Maestra! And with her effect, I add Score the Melodious Diva from my graveyard to my hand. Your turn, Serena."

"Is that all you've got? Here's how a real duelist makes a first move. I'll start with Allure of Darkness, drawing two cards in exchange for banishing one dark monster from my hand. Kaleido Chick's effect activates! Since it was banished, you can't activate any card effects during my Battle Phase this turn!"

Damn! There goes my plan with Score.

"Now I activate Lunalight Fusion! And this is a special fusion card, because if you have a monster summoned from the extra deck, I can use a monster from my deck or Extra Deck as material as well!"

"What?!"

"This is the power of a fusion warrior. I fuse Lunalight White Rabbit with Lunalight Cat Dancer in my Extra deck to summon Lunalight Panther Dancer (2800/2500)! Next, I activate her effect! This turn, the first time each of your monsters would be destroyed by battle, they aren't! What's more, she can attack all of your monsters twice this turn!"

Zuzu braced herself. This was going to hurt.

"Panther Dancer, scratch out her Shopina!"

Serena's new fusion monster leapt, scratching Zuzu's singer twice before it shattered

Zuzu: 4000-3500-3000

"And every time she destroys a monster in battle, Panther Dancer gains 200 attack points (2800-3000). Next, I'll take out your Mozarta!"

Despite the fairy's best attempt to defend herself, she too fell by the mighty Panther's claws (3000-3200)

Zuzu: 3000-2600-2200

"And last but not least, show that fake fusion what a real Fusion Monster can do!"

Zuzu could only grimace as her last monster was torn to shreds. Her entire board wiped out in 10 seconds flat. Serena wasn't playing around (3200-3400).

Zuzu: 2200-1600-1000

"I'll set one card face down and end my turn. Face it Zuzu, you're finished!

"As long as I still have life points, I'm not done! I'll start with Cards of Demise, giving me a fresh hand! Next, I summon Swan the Melodious Diva, and with her effect I can summon Aria back from my graveyard. Now my Swan tunes with Aria in order to Synchro Summon Overtura the Melodious Composer in attack mode!"

Serena scoffed in disgust.

"So you learned how to Synchro Summon, big whoop. A true fusion duelist wouldn't disgrace themselves by learning an inferior summoning method!"

"Yeah yeah, save it for your comrades. Overtura, attack her Panther Dancer!"

"You should be more careful about when you decide to attack, Zuzu. I activate the effect of Lunalight Purple Butterfly in my hand, discarding it to give Panther Dancer an extra 1000 attack points (2800-3800)!"

"Then its a good thing I have this: Score the Melodious Diva! By discarding her from my hand, your monster's attack goes down to zero (3800-0)!"

Desperate, Serena grabbed an action card off the ground, barely glancing at it before slapping it on her Duel Disk.

"I activate Damage Banish, reducing the battle damage I take to zero!"

A magic barrier surrounded Serena, protecting her from the backlash of her monster's destruction.

"You may have learned how to use Action Cards, but you're still in for some serious damage! By destroying a spell or trap card on the field, Overtura can attack again, so say goodbye to the card on the right!"

Serena didn't have any time to react before the wave of music washed over her, sending her to the ground in pain.

Serena: 1000

Zuzu moved to end her turn, but paused.

"Why are you people doing this?"

"Why? Because in order to create a utopia, sacrifices will be made. Trust me, you'll all thank us when this is over."

"Utopia? Serena, look around you. You think this much destruction will lead to a utopia?"

Serena glanced around the city scape, watching as fire ravaged buildings and bridges. Screams of anguish rang out as people were carded, and structures began to crumble.

"You people claim that you want to create a utopia, but you do nothing but leave pain and destruction in your wake. You think anyone would want to live in a world under you?"

"Shut up!"

"And what about Rin and Lulu? You took them from their friends and family, for what? And once they've served their purpose, will you let them go? How many lives do you have to ruin before you're satisfied?"

"SHUT UP! I activate the trap card Fusion Reincarnation! Since a Fusion monster was destroyed this turn while the materials I used to summon it are still in the graveyard, I can banish them in order to Fusion Summon once more! Come forth, Lunalight Leo Dancer (3500/3000)"

Realizing there was no getting through to her, Zuzu sighed and began to wrap things up.

"I set two cards face down and end my turn. Your move."

"And it will be my last one! Leo Dancer, take out her ballerina!"

"I activate my trap cards, Magic Cylinder and Sakuretsu Armor! With Sakuretsu Armor, your pussy cat is destroyed, and Magic Cylinder will deal you damage equal to her attack points!"

"That would be the case, if it weren't for Leo Dancer's special ability! She can't be targeted or be destroyed by your card effects!"

"Oh no!"

With one mighty swing of Leo Dancer's sword, Overtura was no more, cut right in half.

Zuzu: 500

"This duel is over, faker! Leo Dancer can attack twice per turn!"

Zuzu gasped, turning to try and grab an action card, only to be pinned by the mighty dancer. With one fell swoop, Zuzu was down and out.

Zuzu: 0000

Serena wins!

Serena approached her downed opponent, ready to transport them both back to Duel Academy...

only to hesitate at the last moment, Zuzu's words ringing through her head.

"Could...could she be right? Could what we're doing be wrong? No, The Professor would never, but..."

Unfortunately for her, by the time she had made up her mind, Moon Shadow leapt down and scooped her up, carrying her to safety before Serena could so much as blink.

"Dammit! I better meet up with Yuri, hopefully he had better luck than I've had."

Declan and the council watched events unfold, impressed as the Lancers and other Friendship Cup duelists managed to turn the tide of the invasion.

"I had my doubts, Declan, but your Lancers do seem up to snuff."

"Indeed! At this rate, we still may have a tournament yet!"

"My Lancers may not seem like much, but their skills are among the best of our dimension."

Just then, an explosion rocked the outside of the building, blowing a huge hole in it. Once the dust had settled, they found a squadron of Obelisk Force standing at the ready, their commander glaring them down with a wicked smile.

"Declan Akaba, your father would like to have a word with you. Come with me, or face the consequences!"