bopdog111: The War is finally over.
Ulrich362: True, so I guess all that's left is this epilogue right?
bopdog111: If you can call it that. Ai, and Yusaku's greatest challenge still awaits.
Ulrich362: They already beat Emperor though, I guess we'll have to see what's going on. Enjoy the chapter.
Disclaimer: We don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V or VRAINS but we own the OCs!
It had been over 3 months ever since SOL Tech's defeat, and the Inner Circle with Aku were arrested. During that time Sota along with Akira, Emma, and Kenneth worked tiredlessly to fix all that they done, and soon everyone now trusts SOL like before in a different way knowing that SOL is now lead in the right direction. And also the Ignis had restored Cyberse World, and welcomed all humans now with Lightning's future now certain, and the Knights of Hanoi now serve as protectors of the Ignis to make up for all their misdeeds.
Meanwhile Yusaku, and the others are also in their own work. Now that all their goals involving the Lost Incident was accomplished their now back to being peaceful, and now Yusaku had fulfilled his goal of being a future Charisma Duelist being the top Duelist after defeating Gore. But lately Sota has a bad feeling based on what Aku told him before...
"Just be aware that the path before you is accompanied with something immense."
"Sir, you have a call." mentioned a female SOL Tech employee. "A Mr. Hamilton."
"Theodore?" Sota asked hearing that before walking over answering the call, "Sota Tarumaki speaking."
"Hey Sota, are you free this afternoon?" Theodore asked him.
Hearing that Sota checked his watch.
"Well if you are Jin, Miyu, and I were planning on meeting up. We'd love to see you if you get the chance. We're meeting at Café Nom." Theodore mentioned.
"Is Yusaku also gonna be there?" Sota asked him.
"Probably, unless something comes up for the new top Charisma Duelist." Theodore answered.
"Okay I'll meet ya if I get a chance." Sota told him.
"Sounds good, see you later." Theodore smiled hanging up.
Sota hanged up as well smiling before sighing looking at his Duel Disk where who rose was a woman like AI. Sometime after they stopped SOL Tech, the Knights of Hanoi had created a new AI with Free Will, named Pandor so everyone can contact each other, and also forms as a practice opponent herself.
Pandor is a humanoid AI with red eyes, and green streaks that resemble bangs. She wears a black, white and blue suit with gold trims and a red diamond at the collar. She has black gloves and boots with gold trims.
"Pandor you wouldn't mind sending a message to Windy telling him that I miss him, and wishes him luck in Cyberse World?" Sota requested her.
"Of course, I'll relay the message for you." Pandor nodded.
Sota nodded with a smile before she went back to his Duel Disk walking to his computer typing in step.
Later...
Sota walked arriving in at Cafe Nom.
"Sota, good to see you." Miyu smiled waving to him.
"Good to see you again too Miyu." Sota greeted with a slight bow, "Have you, and Skye been doing alright?"
"Yeah, we're doing really well." Miyu nodded with a smile.
"And what bout you Jin? You, and your brother doing okay with the Fujikis?" Sota asked him.
"We're doing really well." Jin nodded before smiling. "Speak of the devils."
Hearing that Sota looked over.
"Hey Yuri, Celina, Lilly." Sota smiled bowing, "I assume that Yusaku is busy with Charisma Dueling?"
"Yes." Celina nodded. "To be honest, I'm glad to see it."
"He went from a undercover avenger to a true Duelist who inspires others." Theodore admitted looking at a screen where Playmaker was where he used Decode Talker to attack Great Ogre winning over Gore. He smiled, "Man seeing him like this is reminding me of You Show."
"True." Yuri chuckled. "By the way, Theodore. Declan wanted you to have this."
He held out a card after saying that.
"Hm?" Theodore took the card looking at it.
Burning Fusion
Quick-Play Spell Card
(This card is always treated as a "Salamangreat" card.)
Fusion Summon 1 "Salamangreat" Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters from either field as Fusion Material. If you control a Link 3 or higher "Salamangreat" Link Monster you can also use one monster from your opponent's Extra Deck as Fusion Material. If this card is in your GY, except the turn this card was sent there; You can banish this card, and if you do add 1 "Salamangreat Sanctuary" from your Deck or GY to your hand. You cannot activate Field Spells the turn you activate this card. You can only activate 1 "Burning Fusion" per turn.
"A new Salamangreat Fusion Spell?" Theodore asked shocked, "And it also supports Sanctuary..."
"That's right." Yuri nodded calmly.
"Which means Violet Chimera is getting more stronger." Sota remarked to Theodore.
"Yeah, I guess so." Theodore nodded only to blink. "Huh, Akira and Emma?"
Hearing that they looked over seeing their walking over as Sota asked them, "Is something wrong you two?"
"Hopefully not, but... there was a report of a small number of duelists in Link VRAINS... being put in comas." Akira told him.
"Three to be precise, but we've also lost one of the Soltis bots." Emma mentioned.
"A SOLtis Android is missing?" Sota asked hearing that.
"SOLtis?" Theodore asked him.
Sota answered that question, "It was another of father's inventions. SOLtis Androids are Androids that are the new generation of AI for Link VRAINS, or in the Real World." He then added, "Me, Akira, and Emma all pitched in to make some special bodies for the Ignis as gifts as part of our co-existence."
"Then... if one of them is missing, could your dad be behind this?" Miyu asked uncertainly.
Sota shook his head, "No. The SOLtis Androids are incomplete by the time we defeated him. He was planning to use the Android Bodies for the Pawn Drones to enforce his role here in the real world." He then looked over to Akira, and Emma, "If you two find out where the Android gotten into, or what made the Humans go to comas inform me at once."
The two of them nodded at that.
Meanwhile...
Faust, and Genome were typing in from their stations to guard Cyberse World before they hear a beeping saying a disturbance is near one of the Gates leading to Cyberse World.
"What in the world?" Faust questioned.
"A disturbance?" Genome asked as they exchanged a glance.
Deciding to look into it they zoomed in near the gate with one of the Pandors seeing something.
What was there was a dragon that looks lesser that has a glowing green decor on it with two wings that are green on top, and silver at the bottom, a long gray tail that has black spines down to it, black scaled legs with silver spikes on it's legs, small gray arms almost shaping as a T-Rex's, and as a long neck with it's head having yellow eyes, and two sharp curved spikes on both sides of it's head looking like it's attacking users.
"What is that thing?" Faust questioned.
"Definitely a monster, I don't recognized." Genome admitted to him. That was before it entered the Gate as he grunted, "And it's heading to Cyberse World!"
"We better inform Ryoken!" Faust told him as he nodded.
Meanwhile...
Sota was looking over data on his computer before he notices something that catches his attention.
'Message for Sota'.
"Huh, is something wrong?" Lilly asked seeing him look at his computer.
"'Message for Sota'?" Sota asked before tapping the file.
Then his computer loaded before a camera from the back screen shows a hologram of someone.
Aku. Seeing him Lilly flinched.
"Your father?" Jin asked in shock. "What's going on?"
"Father?" Sota asked standing up seeing him.
The hologram of Aky chuckled, "Guess the plan had failed after all despite all of that happened for me to make it happen."
"That guy... He knew that the plan would fail?" Sota asked hearing that. He shook his head with a amused grin, "He's clever. Really clever."
"Yes, guess it is." Hologram Aku shrugged with a smirk. That was before he mentioned, "Sota if your seeing this message then it was unlocked on your Duel Disk by the passcode, I told you. 'Just be aware that the path before you is accompanied with something immense'."
"That's the same sentence he told me before he confessed to everyone." Sota said hearing that, "So what does this mean?"
Hologram Aku then chuckled with closed eyes smirking, "Your probably wondering what that sentence meant. Well it means that even throughout all of this you had not actually finished the old SOL."
"What?" Miyu asked in shock. "But... he lost. Things started over didn't they?"
"Let's keep listening." Theodore told her.
Hologram Aku opened his eyes before saying, "Your probably thinking that the SOLTis are out of my reach. Well now that isn't true. What is true is that I had privately custom made a SOLTis that's real special. How special you might ask. Well let's say it's uncontrollable." That surprised them as he explained, "Too uncontrollable that I had ordered it to be locked up only used for desperate purposes. And I count this as a desperate purpose."
"What SOLTis is he talking about?" Emma asked hearing that.
"And for this SOLTis... Now that the plan failed, and old SOL is close to being fallen he's now released... As your watching this the passcode that limits the Android that restricted it's full abilities has been unlocked allowing it to be at it's max strength starting with eliminating the Cyberse, and the Ignis." Hologram Aku added before he then smirked, "I hope you all are ready... For the Demon Duelist."
The Hologram vanished at this. Yuri and Celina both froze at that and started trembling nervously.
"The Demon Duelist... it can't be." Celina whispered.
"Demon... Duelist?" Theodore asked confused.
"What's a Demon Duelist?" Miyu asked also confused.
Yuri was shaking before he closed his eyes. "Not a Demon Duelist... The Demon Duelist."
"Who is it?" Theodore asked them.
"Zarc." Sota answered grunting, "A Duelist who is a Champion Duelist, and the most powerful enemy the Lancers had ever faced. It's also the true form of Yuri, Yuto, Yuya, and Yugo... A Duelist that wants to destroy everything."
"What?" the two asked shocked.
Sota had also added, "After Riley, and Yuya stopped Zarc they split back, and Zarc's spirit was purified with his efforts before Yusaku, and us were born... But it looks like Father has his dark side in the form of a SOLTis Employee... This is bad real bad." He turned to Akira, and Emma ordering, "Rendezvous with Kenneth, and log out everyone who isn't placed in a coma immediately!"
They nodded at that before running off.
"Meanwhile we all better gather around to stop Zarc!" Sota told the others before a beeping gone to his Duel Disk as Pandor rose, "Master Sota, an urgent message from the Ignis!"
"Urgent Message? What is it?" Sota asked her.
"Cyberse World has been destroyed." Pandor answered.
"What?" Sota asked shocked, "Are the Ignis alright?"
"Their alright but whatever happened is still around." Pandor answered.
Sota grunted before saying, "Tell Yusaku to head to Cyberse World to fix this threat! We will gather to aid him!"
"Should I inform Skye and George as well?" Pandor inquired.
"At this point we're dealing with a Champion..." Sota trailed off thinking before he nodded, "Yes tell them as well!"
Pandor nodded before disappearing. Theodore then told the others, "We better get everyone else here!"
They nodded at this.
Meanwhile in Link VRAINS...
Playmaker along with Gore, and Blue Angel were flying around Link VRAINS. Sometime after Playmaker beat Gore, he had asked Blue Angel out which she accepted after all the suffering he had gone through he needs someone like him. And with Gore the three became a new Generation of Duelists known as the Charisma Trio ready to help defend Link VRAINS from any threat their is with the aid of Pandor. Playmaker doesn't think himself as a hero but Gore, and Blue Angel both support him against any threat while they manage their Charisma Duelist careers.
Just then Playmaker's Duel Disk beeps as the three looked seeing Pandor emerged, "What is it Pandor?"
"Cyberse World has been destroyed." Pandor told him before explaining what they learned from Aku.
"Zarc?" Playmaker didn't believe what he just heard. From the stories his parents told him about Zarc, Playmaker wished Zarc wouldn't go down the path of destruction due to the audience wanting more violence. But hearing he's here...
"Is he in Cyberse World right now?" Blue Angel asked Pandor.
"No, his location is unknown and the six Ignis are alive however..." Pandor started only to pause. "Lightning was severely injured during the attack."
Gore told the two, "Then what are we waiting for!? We better find him, and stop him!"
Blue Angel agreed before Playmaker told them, "Gore, Blue Angel listen to me!" They looked which he looked serious, "Do NOT underestimate Zarc! He is the most powerful opponent the Lancers had ever faced, and can master nearly all the summons! He is also one of the people who created Pendulum Summoning, and had defeated nearly all of the Lancers! If we come across him do not hold back against him!"
They looked shocked seeing him act like that.
"Playmaker..." Blue Angel whispered before taking his hand. "Your family and friends beat him once, and if we work together we can do it again."
Playmaker hearing that nodded to her, "Then let's find him." He turned to Pandor, "If the Knights find his location, inform us at once."
Pandor nodded at that. With that the Charisma Trio all flew together to find Zarc.
Meanwhile...
"What Zarc!?"
Yuya had asked that when everyone was gathered, and they were all shocked by what they heard.
Ryoken grunted before saying, "Faust, and Genome reported that a disturbance had been sighted near one of the Gates to Cyberse World." When he said that he shows a hologram of a picture that shows the Dragon, Faust, and Genome had seen.
"That... Supreme King Dragon Darkwurm, one of his iconic monsters." Shay frowned seeing it.
"What in his deluded mind was King thinking making a SOL AI like Zarc's Dark Side!?" Clarissa asked shocked. She then added, "Even he must know that making a copy of such a Duelist is a big mistake!"
"I doubt he cared." Yuto frowned while putting a hand over his chest.
"But we have an advantage over him." Cal tries to lighten the mood, "We have Link Summoning, the only summon method he doesn't have!"
"Assuming King didn't upgrade his cards." Rin pointed out. "He created Sota's cards right?"
"It isn't just him." Sota told her, "The Inner Circle all pitched in to make my cards."
"Then it's possible Zarc is even stronger than he was when we dueled... I mean, when the others dueled him." Yuya frowned.
Specter then noticed something, "Where's Yusaku, Skye, and George?"
"They are currently in Link VRAINS." Pandor answered. "They are attempting to locate Zarc as we speak."
"As powerful as Yusaku is with a Link 5, and that monster he used on Sota, Zarc is more formidable." Yugo frowned.
"Wait a second you guys, maybe Link Summoning is the key. Z-ARC is immune to Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, and Pendulum monsters but Link might be able to get through his defenses." Lulu mentioned.
"Which means cards like my Borreload, and Yusaku's Code Talkers will will an advantage over him." Ryoken said hearing that before narrowing his eyes, "But knowing King he might given this AI a card to counteract that."
"We'll have to take that chance." Declan mentioned. "Still, without the Natural Energy Cards we're at a disadvantage against him."
They hear a beep before Pandor rose up, "They found him!"
"Where?" Yuya asked.
Pandor showed a hologram which looks like a green land where looks like Dragons live.
"We have to go, Yusaku and the others are in danger." Yuto frowned.
Pandor however told them, "Yusaku wants me to tell you all not to go after him, and the others."
"What?" Zuzu asked in shock. "But why?"
"They want you all to stand by. In case they failed to stop Zarc you all can intercept him." Pandor answered.
"But... Zarc is too dangerous, they'll need our help." Rin pointed out.
"He trusts you all to stop Zarc if he, and the others can't." Pandor told them.
Hearing that Ryoken said to them, "In that case we wait. If Yusaku fails then we will stop him ourselves."
"Still, why wouldn't he let us be there to support him?" Yuya asked. "It doesn't make any sense."
Meanwhile...
The Charimsa Trio were in the area looking around before noticing something.
A huge dragon was fighting the Arrival. Seeing it they raced towards the two of them. The Arrival got into a power struggle as a voice called, "Oi, Yusaku!" They looked down seeing the six Ignis with a unconscious Lightning being hold by Aqua with Ai waving his arms to them.
"Ai." Playmaker called as they raced down to him.
"What's going on?" Blue Angel asked.
"That huge thing showed up in Cyberse World out of nowhere, and destroyed everything! Lightning had shielded us but he's barely alive right now!" Ai answered pointing to the huge dragon.
"Supreme King Z-ARC." Playmaker frowned. "The most dangerous creature in existence."
"You know it?" Windy asked hearing that.
Playmaker nodded before explaining to the Ignis about it, and Zarc. They looked shocked.
"Now we gotta stop it before it can continue." Blue Angel told them.
Ai then told them, "Then count us in! We will prevent this AI from doing what it wants!"
"Ai." they looked to see Pandor before she said, "Master Sota wants me to give you a special program. He said it contains what you need to terminate the AI if you managed to succeed."
She gave a Data Card to Ai as it entered his body as he glowed bright while the Arrival vanished as the Dragon stared. Seeing it Playmaker suddenly froze and looked scared. Just then they uncovered their eyes seeing what happened with Ai as he stood up looking at his hands shocked.
Ai has now taken a "human" form appearing as a tall young man with yellow eyes that have rectangular pupils, black shoulder length, spiky hair with yellow tips, along with purple bangs with pink highlights similar to Playmaker's. He wears a light purple formal shirt with a black cravat, vest, pants, and cape with golden stripes at the bottom and a red lining. He wears black boots with silver toes. He also has a pair of purple earrings with orange studs that resemble his Ignis head and a blue diamond chip on his neck and back.
"Sota had given me..." Ai trailed off in shock seeing this.
Gore and Blue Angel looked surprised but Playmaker didn't seem to notice.
"Ai..." Aqua trailed off stunned, "The power it gives him is unbelievable..."
"Then it can be enough against him?" Earth asked her.
Suddenly they heard a maniacal laugh, "So this is what you shrimps had been waiting for?" The dragon turned into smoke floating down to the field before it faded revealing a young man.
He has silver hair with light green highlights with Yuri's side-parted hair, and yellow eyes. His face bears a striking resemblance to Yuri, and the others, albeit a bit older looking. He wears a blue and white jacket with orange borders, like Yugo's Turbo Suit, and a black undershirt. He is shown to wear thick red-brownish gloves, black pants with brown chaps, faded gold knee pads, dark-blue suspenders with faded gold buckles hanging from a red-brownish belt with two large holsters, like Yuto's belt, a large faded gold buckle, and brown shoes with dark-blue outlines and straps.
"It's him... Zarc." Playmaker whispered fearfully as the Ignis, Gore, and Blue Angel noticed his hands were shaking.
"Yusaku?" Ai asked seeing that.
"I heard stories of him from Dad... He's so strong." Playmaker admitted to him shivering.
"As I should be." they turned to Zarc who smirked, "It is the wish of the people who want me to be the strongest, and give them the most brutalist duels they had ever seen!" He then smirked to them, "And are you four here to challenge me then?"
"That's right." Gore confirmed with a smirk.
"So confident... I wonder how long that will hold." Zarc smirked activating his Duel Disk which is like Yuya's but shaped a bit like a dragon's claw.
Seeing that Blue Angel frowned before activating her own Duel Disk while Gore did the same.
"Blue Angel, Gore..." Ai said to them staying close to Playmaker.
Meanwhile...
"I know he said to stay back but I can't just do nothing." Yuya frowned. "We have to go and be there for Yusaku. All of us."
"Same as I." Yuri agreed to him, "That being said let's head in right now."
They nodded before the entire group entered Link VRAINS. Once they did Varis told Pandor, "Pandor lead us to where they are."
She nodded arming on a Duel Board heading off as the others followed her. They followed Pandor only to notice a massive dragon in the distance fire a blast creating a huge explosion. Seeing that they all rode over seeing what's going on. Gore and Blue Angel were both on the ground out cold.
Gore: 0000
Blue Angel: 0000
Winner Zarc.
"And that's the end of that." Zarc smirked in front of them before turning to Playmaker, and Ai, "Well you two next?"
"Just... what is he, they didn't stand a chance." Ai whispered in disbelief.
"He's the Champion Duelist until no-one was able to challenge him when the Dimensions were one." Playmaker grunted, "All the Lancers that he battled were all defeated, and it wasn't until Declan, and Riley's sister Ray gained the advantage by using 4 Spells. But since we don't have them anymore we gotta defeat him another way. But... I don't know if I can..."
"Yusaku!"
Hearing that the two with the Ignis, and Zarc looked over. Everyone else had arrived and it was Violet Prince that called him.
"Guys!? I told you to wait!" Playmaker cried shocked.
"We're here to support you Yusaku." Hydradrive told him. "Besides, if you lose it's not like we'll do much better against Zarc."
"He's right, none of us can do this... you're the only one who can." Songbird agreed.
Zarc raised an eyebrow, "I recognize some of you... Including my alter-egos. So you seek to stop me yet again?"
Violet Prince ignored him. "Yusaku, do you know what Zarc represents?"
Playmaker hearing that looked confused.
"He represents all of the duelists before. And this is now, and right now after defeating Emperor you earned the right to call yourself the best duelist. You surpass all the duelists before them including me. And right now we know that you can show Zarc how strong you are." Violet Prince told him.
"Your father's right." Moon Dancer agreed.
Hearing that Playmaker looked as everyone else nodded including the Ignis. With that Playmaker gained the courage he needed standing up before asking, "Ai... Are you ready for our most difficult challenge?"
"I don't know." Ai started while rubbing his chin. "Are you sure you can keep up with the strongest of the Ignis, partner?"
Hearing that Playmaker narrowed his eyes, "We won't know unless we see will we?"
Ai smiled. "Right, let's do this."
With that both Playmaker, and Ai readied themselves as Zarc smirked, "Then I hope you two are ready for the strongest duelist in the entire Universe!"
"Former strongest duelist." Playmaker told him as Ai smirked.
"Let's Duel!" the three of them called together.
bopdog111: Zarc has remerged against two of VRAINS' strongest duelists.
Ulrich362: Playmaker and Ai against the strongest duelist from the Dimensional War who took down nearly all the Lancers singlehandedly.
bopdog111: The two have all the summoning methods while Zarc lacks Ritual, and Link. Can these two manage against the Supreme King Duelist?
Ulrich362: Only one way to find out, see you in the next chapter.
bopdog111: Be sure to review!