Yu-Gi-Oh Arc-Vrains: The Circuit Of Smiles

by donkeyboy100

A year after the Dimensional War and the revival of Zarc, and everything in Paradise City had seemed to die down. Until one day a mysterious group called the Arbiters came and invaded the Pendulum Dimension to capture Declan Akaba and Yuya Sakaki. It's now up to Yuya and his friends to travel to this unknown dimension in search for the answers to their questions.

6. The Heavystrong Trial Part 1

On an island located in the Fusion Dimension was a school known as Duel Academy. Students who attended Duel Academy worked day and night to become strong elites who would then go on missions to invade other dimensions by the order of Leo Akaba.

Some students who were involved with the invasion of Heartland City in the Xyz Dimension became traumatized by all the destruction they caused as well as carding innocent people which then caused them to defect from the Academy.

Students who successfully escaped enrolled in another school in the Fusion Dimension called You Show Duel School, which was run by none other than Yusho Sakaki and his student/co-founder Alexis Rhodes who also defected from Duel Academy.

After the Dimensional War ended a year ago, Yusho and Leo decided to combine the teachings of both You Show and Duel Academy into one, where they not only help students become pro duelists, but to also have fun. It's called You Show Academy.

But today one duelist is going to duel one of Duel Academy's elite duelists named Sora Perse to gain the privilege to learn Fusion Summoning and that person's name is Gong Strong.

In You Show Academy Dueling Arena…

"Superheavy Samurai Warlord Susanowo, attack him directly and end this duel! Swinging Sword Strike!" Gong declared as Susanowo struck Gong's opponent with his mighty sword and reduced his life points to zero, giving Gong the win.

Opponent LP: 600-0

"And that's win number 94 for Gong Strong!" A student shouted.

"Wow, Gong has been racking up wins like crazy." Alexis said.

"And if he keeps this up, then he'll be able to snag 100 wins in a row which'll give him the right to challenge Sora to a duel." said Iggy Arlo.

"Well ever since he and Sora arrived, and we learned that he's here to learn Fusion Summoning so when he, Sora, and the rest of the Lancers depart for the Link Dimension they need to be at their best." Alexis added.

"I do wish we could also train with them as well as joining them. But with our duties as both the superintendents of the school we have to put the student's safety ahead first, even if that means hiding it." Iggy stated.

"I'm still surprised that you chose to stay here and not return to your home in the Pendulum Dimension" Alexis told Iggy.

"Well, after my duel against Yuya, I've then realized that dueling should be only used for fun and not to hurt others." Piggy said. "So ever since I've decided to stay here in the Fusion Dimension and not only help students become strong duelists, but also aid them to remember that dueling is all about fun and bringing joy to everyone one around."

"Well I'm glad you did because that whole debacle with Zarc a year ago at Duel Academy and most of the town got severely damaged, and we need all the help we can get to make everything normal again." Alexis said.

"You said it, and because all students who didn't defect from the Academy wanted to join You Show instead, so they could atone for their actions and help bring smiles to everyone's faces." Iggy added.

"That's right! Now let's get back to Gong's duel. It looks like his next opponent is up." Alexis said.

"Alright, whoever's next, bring it on!" Gong yelled. "No offense, but all these students are all talk and no show, so Gong's hoping you'll bring your A-game in this duel."

"Well lucky for you, you'll be facing 5 opponents instead of one." A duelist said which confused Gong.

Just then 5 duelists appeared on the Duel Field and all of them, including Gong knew who each other were.

"Gong knows you five. You're the five duelists who Sanders selected to participate in the Survival Duel when we'd arrived at Duel Academy, but sadly, we didn't end up dueling anyway because all of you got carded by Battle Beast." Gong said.

"That's right. And ever since then we've felt ashamed and humiliated to have that happen to us." Bernie said.

"Not only that, but we got scared of the fact we could get turned into cards even knowing it in advance." Ethan added.

"So we decided to redeem our pride by training hard nonstop." Emma said.

"And all that training paid off, since now, we're some of the best duelists in the school." Jacob added.

"Which means we're strong enough to handle you one on one, but really wanted to beat you Lancers back then and never got the chance, so this duel will make up for that." Ted said.

"Plus if you do manage to beat all five of us, you'll only need one more win before you can learn Fusion Summoning from Duel Academy's best students, but with five against one we have the advantage.

"Gong doesn't mind. This just means it'll be more fun beating all of you!" Gong declared as he activated his duel disk.

"We'll see about that!" The five duelists declared as they activated their disks.

"Alright everybody, looks like the duel's about to start." The referee said. Gong's going against 5 of the Academy's elite duelists and if he's able to beat all of them that's 5 more wins under his belt, and he'll just need one more win! So let the duel begin!"

The dueling field then turned into Predator Jungle, the same environment where the Survival Duel was.

"So we're going to be dueling on the same field as we did a year ago, aren't we?" Gong asked.

"That's right!" Ted said. "Hope the fear of you almost turning into a card doesn't prohibit you from dueling."

"Don't worry, it won't." Gong replied.

"LET'S DUEL! All six of them shouted.

Gong LP: 4000

VS

Bernie, Ethan, Emma, Jacob, and Ted LP: 4000

"Gong will start this duel off by summoning Superheavy Samurai Flutist!" A purple robot with a giant flute for a head appeared on Gong's side of the field.

Flutist (ATK: 500/DEF: 1000/LV: 3)

"But he won't stick around for long because by tributing him Gong can Special Summon a "Superheavy Samurai" from his hand. Come, Superheavy Samurai Big Benkei in defense mode!"

An armored warrior holding a spear and sitting crossed legged appeared on Gong's field.

Big Benkei (ATK: 1000/DEF: 3500/LV: 8)

"That'll end Gong's turn. So show Gong what you all got!" Gong declared as he ended his turn.

No problem, we will!" Bernie replied as he drew his card. "First things first, I'm going to summon a monster who's sure to bite. Come forth, Ancient Gear Hunting Hound!" A mechanical dog appeared on Bernie's field, letting out a loud howl.

Hunting Hound (ATK:1000/DEF:1000/LV 3)!"

"And thanks to its effect, you'll take 600 points of damage since you control a monster!" Bernie exclaimed. "Canine Cannon!"

Gong who was caught by the Hound's flames as he let out a grunt of pain.

Gong-LP: 4000→3400

"I place one card face-down and end my turn! You're up Ethan!" Bernie said.

"Thanks Bernie! My turn! I draw!" Ethan shouted as he drew. "I'll also be starting my turn by bringing out my Ancient Gear Hunting Hound!" The same mechanical dog appeared on Ethan's field.

Hunting Hound (ATK:1000/DEF:1000/LV 3)

"And just like before, I'll use his effect to deal you 600 points of damage Go, Canine Cannon!" Ethan stated as Hunting Hound let out a wave of flames in Gong's direction dealing him damage once more.

Gong: 3400→2800 LP

"I'll follow that move up by playing the Spell Polymerization! I fuse the Hunting Hound that I have on my field with another in my hand to Fusion Summon!" The Fusion portal appeared behind Ethan, and with two mechanical dogs. The dogs became red and blue energy and swirled together in the vortex as he chanted.

"Mechanical hounds who carry on the ancient spirits, flock together and become one with a new power! Fusion Summon! Appear now! Level 5! Double Ancient Gear Hunting Hound!" A mechanical dog with two heads, larger than a normal Hunting Hound, emerged from the vortex, and was summoned to Ethan's field in Attack Position.

Double Ancient Gear Hunting Hound ATK 1400 DEF 1000 LVL: 5

"I place one card face-down and end my turn." Ethan then turned to Emma. "Do your thing Emma."

"With great pleasure." Emma said with a smile. "My turn! Draw! I summon Ancient Gear Hunting Hound as well!"

Another mechanical hound appeared on Emma's field, baring its fangs at Gong.

"And thanks to its effect, you'll take 600 points of damage once more! Emma exclaimed. "Canine Cannon!

Gong was once more enveloped by Hound Dog's flames, letting out a grunt of pain.

Gong: 2800→2200 LP

"Gong thinks it's very cowardly for all of you to use the same strategy."

"As long as it prevents you from getting your 100th win it doesn't matter to us." Bernie replied.

"Continuing with my turn, I activate the Spell Card: Polymerization! With this, I fuse the Hunting Hound on my field with two more Hunting Hounds in my hand!" She spread her arms as the Fusion portal appeared, and three mechanical dogs swirled into it. "Mechanical hounds who carry on the ancient spirits, flock together and become one with new power! Fusion Summon! Appear now! Level 7! Triple Ancient Gear Hunting Hound!" A new mechanical dog, this one with three heads, emerged from the Fusion portal and howled in Attack Position.

Triple Ancient Gear Hunting Hound ATK 1800 DEF 1000 LVL: 7

"This time it's a Fusion between three monsters," Gong muttered.

"I set a card and end my turn." Emma said.

Jacob then stepped up. "My turn! Draw! I summon Ancient Gear Hunting Hound!"

Ancient Gear Hunting Hound ATK 1000 DEF 1000 LVL: 3

"Hunting Hound's effect activates! Since you control a monster, I can inflict 600 points of damage! Canine Cannon!" The mechanical dog breathed fire at Gong once again, who grunted from the pain.

Gong: 2200→1600 LP

The boy grimaced. "You know, Gong used to like dogs, but after going through this, you're ruining dogs for Gong."

"Sorry to hear that, but this is a duel and like you said, you wanted us to go all out and that's precisely what we're doing." Jacob replied. "I now play Spell Fusion Tag, allowing me to treat mine Hunting Hound as a Triple Ancient Gear Hunting Hound when used for a Fusion Summon! I play Polymerization to fuse the Hunting Hound treated as a Triple Ancient Gear Hunting Hound with another Hunting Hound in my hand!"

A portal appeared behind him, into which Hunting Hound and Triple Hunting Hound went. He spread his arms as he chanted.

"Mechanical hounds who carry on the ancient spirits, flock together and become one with new power!" He brought his hands together in front of him. "Fusion Summon!" Appear now! Level 9! Ultimate Ancient Gear Hunting Hound!"

Ultimate Ancient Gear Hunting Hound ATK 2800 DEF 2000 LVL: 9

"And since Ultimate Hunting Hound was Fusion Summoned, your Life Points get cut in half!" Jacob shouted. Gong grimaced again as the pressure returned.

Gong: 1600→800 LP

"I set a card and end my turn." Jacob said.

"My turn! Draw!" Ted drew and played one of his cards. "I summon Ancient Gear Hunting Hound!" A small green mechanical dog appeared.

Ancient Gear Hunting Hound ATK 1000 DEF 1000 LVL: 3

"And just like my teammates did, I'll use my Hound's effect to deal you damage! Canine Cannon!" Ted declared as the Hunting Hound released a stream of flames in Gong's direction making him fly backwards and hitting the ground.

Gong: 800→200 LP

"Gong!" Both Iggy and Alexis shouted in worry.

"Why don't you just give up? You have no chance against the five of us." Ted said.

"As long as Gong still has a single point left, Gong will never give up!" Gong retorted.

"Suit yourself." Ted replied." I activate the Spell Card Ancient Gear Blast-Off! Thanks to it, I can Special Summon a number of "Ancient Gear" Monsters from my Deck and Extra Deck up to the number of Special Summoned Monsters on the field with their effects negated! Furthermore, those Monsters cannot attack as long as they remain face-up on the field! Come, Double Hunting Hound, Triple Hunting Hound and Ultimate Hunting Hound!"

Double Ancient Gear Hunting Hound ATK 1400 DEF 1000 LVL: 5

Triple Ancient Gear Hunting Hound ATK 1800 DEF 1000 LVL: 7

Ultimate Ancient Gear Hunting Hound ATK 2800 DEF 2000 LVL: 9

Three mechanical dogs appeared on Ted's field, howling loudly as one.

"Those four Monsters…" Gong narrowed his eyes upon recalling a similar scene from Yuya's and Shay's match against the Obelisk Force in Heartland. "That thing is probably coming next…"

"Due to Blast-Off's effect, I must also discard cards from my hand equal to the number of Monsters Special Summoned by this card's effect or else they will be destroyed." Ted smirked as he sent three cards from his hand to the Graveyard. But now, I use my Hunting Hound's other effect to fuse all of my monsters together!" The four monsters turned into different rays of light that became a rainbow swirl. Ted chanted.

"Mechanized hound dogs that inherit the ancient soul! Merge those ten heads, unleash chaos and become tremendous strength! Fusion Summon! Appear! Level 10! Chaos Ancient Gear Giant!" A massive blue armored robot emerged from the vortex. Its entire body, covered by dog heads and a single eye rested inside its head. The giant roared in Attack Position.

Chaos Ancient Gear Giant ATK 4500 DEF 3000 LVL: 10

Gong scowled and growled. "Taking out that monster is going to be hard."

"It's going to be a lot harder!" Ted stated as he looked at his teammates as they nodded in response.

"We activate our Trap Cards, Fusion Evolution!" The four of them shouted as the card depicted an image of a Hunting Hound evolving into a Double Hunting Hound.

"This trap can only be activated when a Fusion Monster's summoned onto the field." Bernie said.

"And we control a monster who matches the requirements of the summoned Fusion Monster." Ethan said.

"By tributing our monsters, we can summon a Fusion Monster from our Extra Deck who's material requirements are similar to the summoned monster." Emma said.

"So we'll release each of our Hounds to bring out our Chaos Ancient Gear Giants!" Jacob declared.

Four more copies of Chaos Ancient Gear Giant appeared right next to Ted's Chaos Giant.

"With a Chaos Giant on each of our fields, your chances of beating us has become 0!" Ted said. I place one card facedown and end my turn!"

"My turn!" Gong said. "Draw!"

"Before you do anything," Ted said. "I activate my face-down card, the Trap Fusion Trench! As long as this card is on the field, only Fusion Monsters can attack, and if we don't summon a non-Fusion Monster while we control one, 1 Fusion Monster we control can attack directly!"

"And our Giant's can attack all your monsters!" Emma boasted. "So if you try to block our direct attacks with one of your monster's effects, Chaos Giant will doze right through them! That means on one of our turns, you're finished!"

"Sorry, but no," Gong said. "You're the ones who are finished."

"Huh?" The five students all said confused by Gong's statement.

"I summon the Tuner Monster Superheavy Samurai Bonsai!" A small mechanical green plant whose leaves were light bulbs appeared next to Big Benkei.

"When Bonsai's summoned from the hand, Gong can summon a "Superheavy Samurai" from Gong's graveyard. Come on back, Superheavy Samurai Flutist!" The purple, humanoid machine with a mechanized flute reappeared.

Superheavy Samurai Flutist (ATK: 500/DEF: 1000) LVL: 3

Now I tune Flutist with the level three Bonsai!" Gong announced as Flutist turned into three stars and Bonsai turned into three green rings surrounding them.

"Raise your voice, godly demon! Come before us onto this battlefield! Synchro Summon! Come down, Level 6! Superheavy Samurai Ogre Shutendoji!" A hulking red and gold giant with tubes coming from its back, carrying a massive spiked club appeared on Gong's field.

Superheavy Samurai Ogre Shutendoji (ATK: 500/DEF: 2500/LV: 6)

"Shutendoji's effect activates! When he's successfully Synchro Summoned, while I have no spell or trap cards on my field, I can destroy all spell or trap cards on my opponent's field!" Gong yelled as Shutendoji fired its chain club at Fusion Trench, destroying it.

"With Trench no longer out, Gong can attack again, but before that, Gong equips Superheavy Samurai Souljavelin, Soulamulet and Soulshuriken onto Big Benkei!" Following Gong's words, a long silver and green javelin, a magenta colored amulet, and a red and white shuriken were equipped to Benkei.

"Thanks to Javelin, Big Benkei gains 1000 DEF and the ability to attack all your monsters (Big Benkei DEF: 3500→4500). And thanks to Soulamulet, tribute a "Superheavy Samurai '' Monster on my side of the field and give its DEF to the equipped Monster's defense until the End Phase. I choose to release my Shutendoji to give its DEF to Musashi."

Shutendoji turned into particles of light, which were absorbed by the Amulet and caused Benkei's body to be surrounded by an aura of energy.

(Benkei DEF: 4500→7000) Gong stated.

"Even if your monster's DEF is greater than our Giant's ATK, we'll have enough points to survive!" Bernie said.

"And during Bernie's next turn all he needs to do is summon another Hunting Hound to use its effect to deal you 600 points of damage to finish you off!" Ethan added.

"We'll see about that. Now, battle! Big Benkei, attack Bernie's Chaos Ancient Gear Giant! And as you are probably aware, Big Benkei can attack while in defense mode, and apply its defense for damage calculation! Go, Big Benkei! Raging Smash!"

Big Benkei smashed his fist on the ground, generating a wave of energy that headed straight for Chaos Giant who tried to block the attack, but was unable to and got destroyed in the process. That created an explosion that made Bernie cross his arms in front of himself before he was pushed back by the force of the blast. He was sent flying and then landed on his back as he took the damage.

Bernie LP: 4000→1500

"I'm still in this." Bernie said as he got back up.

"Not for long because Soulshuriken's effect activates! When the monster equipped with this card destroys a monster in battle, you take damage equal to its ATK!" Gong explained.

"What!?" Bernie said in shock as Benkei hurled its shuriken at him reducing his points to zero

Bernie LP: 1500→0

Bernie's teammates witnessed his loss against Gong's amazing strategy and were scared knowing the fact that they were next.

"Don't think Gong forgot about all of you because Big Benkei's going to attack the rest of your Giant's and finish you all off! Go, Big Benkei! Quadruple Raging Smash!" Big Benkei unleashed four separate waves towards each of the Chaos Giant's, destroying them and dealing damage to the Academy Students causing their points to drop to 1500 each.

"And just like before, Gong will use Shuriken's effect to deal you damage equal to your destroyed monsters ATK end this duel!" Gong declared as Shuriken was then split into four separate ones as Benkei threw it at Ethan, Emma, Jacob, and Ted, reducing their life points to zero, winning Gong the duel.

"It's all over folks!" The student announcer declared. "Gong managed to beat all five opponents bringing his total up to 99 victories in a row! Now we'll take a 30-minute break, and thereafter, we'll see if he's able to beat duelist No.100, then he'll get the privilege to challenge You Show's Academy own Sora's Perse!"

Gong then walked over to where Alexis and Iggy were standing as they handed him a towel and some water.

"I have to say Gong, I'm impressed." Iggy said. "I knew you were strong, but you've become even stronger since I've last seen you.

"Thanks Iggy. Gong appreciates it." Gong replied.

"Don't get too confident, Gong. Your next opponent is tough, and I would know me and him used to train together before I defected." Alexis said.

"Really now? Did he defect as well or stuck by Duel Academy even after learning about what they did to Heartland City?" Gong asked.

"After learning the truth and providing evidence, his brothers assisted him in escaping from the Academy, but his brothers were guilty of subversive behavior, and he was captured and imprisoned."

"Sorry to hear that happened to him, but Gong's happy to hear that he's strong. Can't wait to see what deck he uses as well as the combos he'll put off with because Gong's expecting a lot from his 100th duel.

30 minutes later…

"All right students, it's time for Gong's 100th duel against his 100th opponent!" The student announcer spoked causing the crowd to cheer.

Gong walked over to the dueling as he waited for his opponent to arrive at the opposite end.

"Well 100th opponent, Gong's here, so if I were you, I wouldn't keep Gong waiting. Gong said.

"Don't worry… I won't…"

Gong blinked and looked past a couple of students, trying to get a better look of the person who spoked, "Who said that?"

The crowd dispersed and revealed it was an old rival from the beginning of the year.

"It was me."

Gong looked at the person who answered him, "Who are you?"

The young teen was a male with black hair sectioned in two layers, black eyes, wearing a slightly tattered black jacket with grey trimmings and sharp edges over a purple shirt, dark blue pants, brown shoes. He then approached the field and responded back to Gong's question.

The name's Princeton, Chazz Princeton. And it's time to Chazz it up!" He declared.

"Uh… Excuse me?" Gong asked.

"Sorry Gong." Alexis said. "He always says that before he starts a duel. It's somewhat like his catchphrase."

"Well, just because he claims he's going to win, doesn't mean it'll happen. Gong's not going to hold anything back in this duel, and he expects you won't either." Gong said as he activated his Duel Disk

"Funny, I was going to say the same thing to you." Chazz replied as he also activated his duel disk.

"Looks like both duelists are ready, so let's get this duel started!" The announcer exclaimed.

"With pleasure!" Gong stated.

"No, the pleasure will be all mine because you're going' down!" Chazz retorted.

Chazz Princeton: 4000 LP

VS

Gong Strong: 4000 LP

"CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP! BRING HIM DOWN, CHAZZ!" said a few of Chazz's fans.

"Ask and you shall receive!" Chazz looked at his cards and smirked. "I set one monster and a card facedown, and that will do it." Chazz said as the horizontal facedown monster, represented by a ball of thorns with eyes, and vertical set card appeared onto his field.

"That's it? Just two set cards?" Gong asked.

"What's wrong? Are you afraid that you might be walking into a trap?" Chazz asked.

"Gong's not afraid of anything. Gong's turn! Gong draws!" The large teen tore a card out from the top of his deck, creating a powerful gale of wind from how strongly he drew the card. "Gong will start his turn by summoning Superheavy Samurai Swordsman!" A black-and-red machine appeared on Gong's field, wielding a naginata.

Superheavy Samurai Swordsman ATK 1000 DEF 1800 LVL: 3

"But he won't be alone, since Gong has no Spell/Traps in his graveyard, Gong can Special Summon the Tuner Monster Superheavy Samurai Trumpeter from his hand!" A small robot with a trumpet in his hand appeared next to Swordsman, playing its instrument.

Superheavy Samurai Trumpeter ATK 300 DEF 600 LVL: 2

"My Level two Trumpeter tunes with my Level three Swordsman!"

Trumpeter became the rings, and Swordsman became the orbs. Together, their components worked in tandem to initiate a Synchro Summon.

"Wise swordsman with skills unmatched! Unleash your twin blades and become the embodiment of the warrior's soul! Gong Synchro Summons! Come before us, Level 5! Superheavy Samurai Swordmaster Musashi!

A mechanical warrior holding two katana blades in his hands appeared on Gong's field.

Superheavy Samurai Musashi ATK 300 DEF 2300 LVL: 5

"I activate Musashi's effect. Once a turn, he can let Gong add a "Superheavy Samurai" from his graveyard to his hand. Gong adds Superheavy Samurai Trumpeter back to his hand." Gong said as he took the card from his graveyard and placed it back in his hand.

"Not only did you summon a Synchro Monster, but you brought back one of its materials for you to use later. That's a pretty good strategy if I do say so myself." Chazz mentioned.

"Thanks for the compliment, but flattery won't distract Gong from winning this duel!" Gong retorted. "Next, I equip Musashi with Superheavy Samurai Soulpiercer (1200/0/LV:4)!" A blue crossbow materialized in front of Musashi before being grabbed by the monster.

"Soulpiercer can equip itself to a "Superheavy Samurai" I control and allow the monster to deal piercing damage."

"What?" Chazz said in shock.

"Go Superheavy Samurai! Attack his facedown monster! Piercing Sword Strike!" Gong commanded as Musashi dashed towards Chazz's set monster with his weapon ready to strike.

Chazz's set monster then flipped face-up and revealed a masked dragon with wide wings and a scale-like tail emerging from light beneath the ground.

Masked Dragon ATK 1400 DEF 1100 LVL: 3

"Before my dragon goes, I activate my face-down Defense Draw!" Chazz announced. "Thanks to its effect, not only does it reduce the damage I would take to 0, but I get to draw a card as well."

Musashi's sword then sliced through the dragon, causing it to screech loudly as it was sent to the graveyard while at the same time a barrier formed around Chazz, protecting him from damage, as he drew his card.

"I now activate Masked Dragon's effect! When he's sent to the Graveyard due to battle, I can Special Summon a Dragon-type with 1500 Attack Points or less from my deck. And I have just the right dragon in mind. Come on out, Armed Dragon LV3!" A small orange and brown dragon with spikes on its body appeared on Chazz's field.

Armed Dragon LV3 ATK 1200 DEF 900 LVL: 3

"A level monster?" Gong wondered.

"Levels are a sort of Archetype in which a Monster continues to level up as you meet its requirements, and now, Level 3 is the lowest," described Alexis. "If Chazz plays this right, the dragon will get a lot stronger."

"Well Gong's going to make sure he's prepared for what's coming next. I equip Superheavy Samurai Soulbeads (0/:0/LV:1) onto Musashi." This time, a small mechanical chain with pearls attached to it appeared around the head of Swordmaster Musashi.

"With that, Gong ends his turn." Gong said.

"Great, now I can start ending you!" Chazz drew his next card, "You see Gong, during my Standby Phase, Armed Dragon's effect activates. By sacrificing his LV3 form," he paused and placed the LV3 card into his graveyard slot, "I can summon Armed Dragon LV5 right to the field!"

"Say what?!" Gong confusingly shouted.

A pillar of fire erupted around the small dragon, and when it disappeared, a new monster had appeared in Attack Position. This dragon was red and black and covered in spikes and drills.

Armed Dragon LV5 ATK 2400 DEF 1700 LVL: 5

"Be careful Gong!" Iggy yelled out, "By leveling up, Armed Dragon's power has substantially increased, and he was plenty powerful before!"

"I'm more worried about its ability." Alexis said.

"She's right about that, but we'll get to that in a bit." Chazz said. "Next, I activate the Quick Play Spell, Armed Dragon Flash! This card lets me special summon a Level 3 "Armed Dragon" monster from my deck in defense mode. Come, Armed Dragon Thunder LV3!" Chazz shouted as a small orange and grey with fists surrounded by lightning appeared.

Armed Dragon Thunder LV3 (1200/900) LVL:3

"Armed Dragon… Thunder?" Alexis said, confused.

"That's right, Alexis, After learning about a duelist from the Pendulum Dimension wanting to come here to learn Fusion Summoning from one of the Academy's best students only needing to beat 100 duelists in a row first. I've decided to evolve even further so when it comes time for his 100th match, I'd be quite the challenge! Therefore, I have evolved my Armed Dragons!" Chazz shouted.

"Evolved…?" Alexis said with a worried tone.

"I'll show you my true power! LV3's effect activates! By discarding a card, I can send this card from the field to the graveyard to special summon a level 5 or lower "Armed Dragon" Monster from my deck! Come forth! Armed Dragon Thunder LV5!" Chazz shouted as a spiky black and orange dragon surrounded by lightning appeared.

Armed Dragon Thunder LV5 (2400/1700) LVL: 5

"You leveled up your dragon right away?!" Alexis said in shock.

"The weakness of my older Armed Dragons was that I couldn't use their level up effects until the next turn. But my new Armed Dragons don't have that weakness! Since I discarded Armed Dragon Thunder LV3 to summon Thunder LV5, its effect activates, letting me draw a card!" Chazz informed, as he drew his card and smiled at it as he placed it in his hand.

"Now I'm going to humiliate you in front of all these people! I activate Armed Dragon LV5's effect! By sending another copy of Armed Dragon LV3 to the graveyard, I get to destroy one of yours whose ATK is equal or less than the discarded monster's. Which means say goodbye to your Swordsman! Go, Armed Dragon LV5, Shrapnel Blast!" Chazz exclaimed.

Everyone watched as the spikes on the Armed Dragon's back shot outward like a volley of missiles heading towards Musashi.

"Unfortunately for you, thanks to Soulbeads, Musashi can't be destroyed by a card effect once per turn!" Gong explained while at the same time a blue barrier formed around Musashi, protecting it from the dragon's effect.

"Not bad, but it was a total loss for me. I'll just destroy your monster the old-fashioned way. Armed Dragon, use those arms to destroy Musashi! Spiked Spinner!"

Armed Dragon flew over to the Swordsman, its arm spinning like mad before ramming its claws into the stony hide. The Swordsman blew up, sending a smoke cloud all around the field.

You might've got rid of my Swordmaster, but you also got rid of Soulpiercer. And thanks to its effect, Gong can add one "Superheavy Samurai Monster" to his hand! And the monster Gong chooses is Superheavy Samurai Scales!" Gong stated as he took a card from his deck and added it to his hand.

"Even so, my Armed Dragon Thunder LV5 will now attack you directly! Electric Roar!" Chazz commanded as Thunder Armed Dragon let out a fierce roar that made the walls vibrate as spinning blades that glowed bright yellow, surrounded by electricity shot out of its body and slammed into Gong, knocking him into the air. Gong landed hard on the platform, wincing as he rolled to a stop.

GONG: 4000-1600 LP

"Gong has now lost more than half his life points." Iggy mentioned.

"I hope he can turn it around." Alexis added.

Chazz scoffed at Gong's form, "And you beat 99 duelists in a row?" Chazz asked. "I have to say I'm a little disappointed."

Gong then got back up and chuckled. "You may have caught Gong off guard, but that won't stop Gong from winning.

"Let's see if you can keep that promise. I'll place two face downs and end my turn. "Now, to take this duel to the next level!" Chazz's smirk became bigger and bigger.

"WHAT?!" Gong shouted

"When Armed Dragon LV5 destroys a monster in battle, I can upgrade my Armed Dragon from level 5 to level 7! Won't you join me in welcoming the ultimate, powerful…" Chazz threw his arms into the air, The almighty Armed Dragon LV7!"

This newest Dragon was like the previous two, but again, nothing like either of them. It still had the basic similarities in scale color, but the spikes on the body were now blades, sharper, longer, and incredibly sharp looking fangs. One of the few differences was that this monster was so large, it now stood behind the platform that Chazz was standing on. Its wings were metal, and it had a longer neck.

Armed Dragon LV7 ATK 2800 DEF 1000 LVL: 7

"No matter how big the monster, Gong will find a way to bring it down!" Gong exclaimed. "My turn! Draw! Since you control two or more Monsters, Gong can Special Summon Superheavy Samurai Scales!" A mechanical soldier holding a pair of scales materialized on Gong's field.

Superheavy Samurai Scales ATK 800 DEF 1800 LVL: 4

"Scales effect activates!" Gong announced. "When it is Normal or Special Summoned, Gong can Special Summon one 'Superheavy Samurai' monster from his Graveyard. Resurrect, Swordmaster Musashi!" The large armored warrior armed with two katana reappeared in Defense Position.

"And just like last turn, Gong can summon Trumpeter since he has no Spell or Traps in his graveyard! Gong said as the mechanical soldier holding a small trumpet appeared once more on Gong's field.

"Now I tune the Level 2 Trumpeter with the Level 4 Scales!" Gong announced as Scales turned into four stars and Trumpeter turned into two green rings surrounding them. "Raise your voice, godly demon! Come before us onto this frozen battlefield! Gong Synchro Summons! Come down, Level 6! Superheavy Samurai Ogre Shutendoji!" A crimson-colored mechanical ogre holding a giant club and sitting cross-legged appeared next to Musashi.

Superheavy Samurai Ogre Shutendoji (500/2500) LVL:6

"Hoh?" Chazz raised his eyebrow. "Another Superheavy Samurai Synchro Monster? It looks quite ferocious."

"You will soon find out that its appearance isn't the only ferocious thing about it." Gong declared. Shutendoji's effect activates! If this card is Synchro Summoned while Gong has no Spell or Trap Cards in his Graveyard, Shutendoji can destroy all Spell and Trap Cards you control! So say farewell to your set cards!" Gong explained, as Shutendoji blew away Chazz's facedowns. Both revealing to be the Traps Negate Attack and Dummy Marker

"Since one of the cards you destroyed was Dummy Marker, I'm allowed to draw a card." Chazz said as he drew.

"Well you better hope it can save you because Gong's got more surprises coming. I use Musashi's effect to get back Trumpeter which I'll then summon once again thanks to its effect!" Gong stated as the small orange humanoid machine wielding a trumpet appeared for the second time this turn.

"I tune the Level 5 Musashi with the Level 2 Trumpeter!"

Trumpeter jumped into the sky. Its body broke off into two orbs, which then turned into green rings. Musashi hurled its body into the rings, and it divided itself into five glowing balls.

"As fast as the wind! As quiet as the forest! Silent ninja, hit the finishing blow! Gong Synchro Summons! Come! Level 7, Superheavy Samurai Stealth Ninja!"

The ground seemed to ripple as a dark robotic figure rose from the floor, then jumped forward and twirled its staff. It landed in front of Gong and aimed its staff at the Armed Dragons.

Superheavy Samurai Stealth Ninja (LV 7/1200/2800)

"Just because you brought two powerful Synchros in a single turn, doesn't mean they're strong enough to beat me!" Chazz stated.

"That's why Gong's equipping Superheavy Samurai Soulbang Cannon (1000/1000/LV:3) onto Shutendoji and Superheavy Samurai Soulfire Sleeves (100/1000/LV:2) onto Stealth Ninja!"

Following Gong's words, a blue, and yellow mechanical cannon equipped onto Shutendoji, while a pair of crimson armored sleeves equipped onto Stealth Ninja

Due to the effect of Soulbang Cannon, Shutendoji's defense increases by 1000 (Shutendoji DEF: 2500-3500), and due to the effect of Soulfire Sleeves, Stealth Ninja's defense increases by 1000 (Stealth Ninja DEF: 2800-3800)." Gong stated. "Battle! Shutendoji, attack Armed Dragon Thunder LV5! And just like Musashi, Shutendoji can attack while in defense mode! Wrathful Rampage!" Without moving, Shutendoji swung his club. It's spiked head flew off, attached to a chain to the stick of the club, and targeted the Thunder counterpart of the Armed Dragons.

"You won't be getting rid of my dragon that easily!" Chazz remarked. By sending my Defending Armed Dragon to the grave, I can redirect your attack from Thunder LV5 to Armed Dragon LV7 and the best part is that he can't be destroyed this turn." Chazz explained as a ghostly figure as an Armed Dragon monster shields on each of its arms blocked Shutendoji's club and changed route from Thunder LV5 to Armed Dragon LV7, striking it instead.

Chazz Princeton: 4000→3300 LP

"Plus, you can't attack any other monsters except for LV7 for the rest of the Battle Phase, which means you won't be getting rid of my LV5 dragon anytime soon." Chazz said.

"That may be true, but your life points are a different story!" Gong stated. "By cutting my Ninja's DEF in half, he can bypass your monsters and attack you directly!"

(Stealth Ninja DEF: 3800→1900)

"No way!" Chazz exclaimed.

Go Stealth Ninja! Attack him directly! Stealth Strike!"

A shadowy copy of Stealth Ninja appeared next to the original Monster and proceeded to leap in the air, and aimed itself at Chazz, striking him.

Chazz Princeton: 3300→1400 LP

"With the Battle Phase now over, Stealth Ninja's defense returns to normal (Stealth Ninja DEF: (1900→3800)." Gong stated. "With that, Gong ends his turn."

"My turn! Draw!" Chazz gestured to his field. "First, I activate Spellbook Inside the Pot, allowing both of us to draw three cards!" Chazz explained as both he and Gong drew from their decks. "I now activate LV7's effect! By discarding 1 monster from my hand such as another copy of Armed Dragon Thunder LV5, all monsters you control on your side of the field that have less attack points than it are destroyed! "Go! Serrated Sonic Disk!"

Armed Dragon LV7 roared and sent two spinning disks, glowing with blue energy. The two disks separated from each other and headed straight towards the two Samurais.

"Hold on for a moment! By sending Superheavy Samurai Counter from Gong's hand to the graveyard and paying half of Gong's life points, Counter can negate the activation of a Spell, Trap, or Monster effect and destroy it!. Gong shouted as a fiery aura consumed him while at the same time LV7's sonic disks died down, and he burst into particles.

GONG: 1600-800 LP

"You may have got rid of my dragon, but I'll just summon a different one." Chazz said. "Since the monster I sent to activate Armed Dragon LV7's effect was another copy of Armed Dragon Thunder LV 5, I can add an "Armed Dragon" monster from my deck to my hand." Searching briefly, Chazz found what he was looking for.

"Now it's time to send away Armed Dragon Thunder LV5 and another monster from my hand to the graveyard! Now, I can Special Summon my Armed Dragon Thunder LV7 from my deck!". Once more, his dragon glowed, evolving into what is now an even larger dragon with blades sticking out all over its body as electricity sparked around it. It had two sharp metal tusks that extended below its chin as it roared with might.

Armed Dragon Thunder LV 7 (2800/1000)

"Since the monster I sent to the grave was Charging Armed Dragon, by shuffling Armed Dragon Flash back into my deck, I get to draw a card!" Chazz explained as he shuffled the spell back into his deck and drew a card.

"Now I activate my Tribute Burial Spell Card." Chazz said as the card showed an image of souls flying around a cemetery.

"This card allows me to summon a monster that requires two sacrifices by removing one monster in your graveyard and removing one in mine as well as the sacrifices." Chazz explained.

He pointed at Gong, "So first, I'll remove Swordmaster Musashi from your graveyard…" Musashi came out of Gong's graveyard, and he placed it in one of his pockets, "And I'll remove Masked Dragon from my graveyard." Masked Dragon came out of Chazz's graveyard, and he placed it in one of his pockets.

Chazz then grabbed one of the three cards in his hand, "And next I summon this, come forth, Level 7, Pile Armed Dragon!" A large bearing a resemblance to the original LV7 Armed Dragon, except that one of its talons was equipped with a new weapon; one that happened to be a gauntlet with drill-like claws.

Pile Armed Dragon LV7 ATK 2800 DEF 1000 LVL: 7

"And finally, I use the Continuous Spell Card Solidarity!" Chazz continued as he showed off the Spell depicting the five different colored creatures holding hands in a cemetery. "Since I have only Dragon monsters in my Graveyard, all of my Dragon monsters on the field gain 800 attack points!"

Armed Dragon Thunder LV7 ATK 2800→3600

Pile Armed Dragon ATK 2800→3600

"You may take out Gong's Shutendoji, but Ninja's DEF are 3800, making it hard for you to get rid of it." Gong mentioned.

"That's why I'm activating the Continuous Spell, Armed Dragon Lightning!" Chazz declared as he activated the spell. "With its effect, I can target 1 Armed Dragon monster I control such as my Armed Dragon Thunder LV7, and it'll gain 100 attack points for each of its levels!" He added.

Armed Dragon Thunder LV7 ATK: 3600→4300

"Battle! Pile Armed Dragon attacks Ogre Shutendoji! Piled Armed Punisher!" Rotating his arm at a fast pace, Pile Armed practically made mincemeat out of slicing up Shutendoji and destroying him.

"Heh, Armed Dragon Thunder LV7, attack Stealth Ninja! Armored Thunder Hammer!" The Armed Dragon duelist commanded.

Without hesitation, the dragon lunged forward with an electric fist. Once it got close enough it slammed his fist right into the ninja and emitted a large amount of voltage that raged around the samurai, causing a big explosion.

"Hmph, I'll end my turn. Hopefully, you still have some fight left in you, Gong" Chazz said in a mocking tone.

"Things don't look too good. Gong has no monsters on his field. Chazz on the other hand has a complete advantage now," Alexis commented.

Iggy nodded, "I agree, I didn't expect Chazz to improve his deck this quickly. The synergy between his monster's power and card effects make a serious combo for a Quick-Power deck such as his."

"Well that doesn't matter! Knowing Gong, he'll think of a way to come back, especially since he got some extra cards thanks to Chazz's spell!" Alexis added.

"Let's hope you're right." Iggy said.

Meanwhile, Gong steeled himself: smiling as he looked at Chazz, "Gong has to hand it to you, that was some turn. Gong guesses he deserves it for that direct attack he pulled earlier.".

"Good, now that you understand that, it's best to surrender while you still can, so this doesn't get any more ugly for you cause face it: I'm going to rob you of your 100th victory!" Chazz insisted.

Gong chuckled, "Gong wouldn't be too sure about that. I'm just getting started! It's my turn, draw!". He drew his card and took a peek, smirking as if he played this right then he could turn the duel around.

"Gong will start off by summoning out Superheavy Samurai Infantry! A small mechanical soldier holding an arquebus appeared on Gong's field.

Superheavy Samurai Infantry: 400 ATK/ 1800 DEF/ Level 4

"Gong activates Infantry's effect!" Gong declared. "If Gong has no Spell or Trap Cards in his Graveyard, he can sacrifice Infantry to banish up to five "Superheavy Samurai" Monsters from his Graveyard and draw an equal number of cards. I banish Swordsman, Soulbeads, Soulbang Cannon, Soulfire Sleeves and Counter to draw five cards."

Upon checking out his drawn cards, Gong smirked.

"It looks like the goddess of victory has blessed Gong with a winning hand. Gong sets Scale 1 Superheavy Samurai General Jade and Scale 8 Superheavy Samurai General Coral in the Pendulum Scales!" Two mechanical warriors, one red and wielding a battle-axe, the other green and wielding a staff, rose in blue pillars on either side of Gong.

Superheavy Samurai General Jade Scale 1

Superheavy Samurai General Coral Scale 8

"Now Gong can summon monsters from Level 2 through 7, all at the same time! Gong Pendulum Summons… and brings out… Superheavy Samurai Fist, Superheavy Samurai Gigagloves, Superheavy Samurai Wagon, and Superheavy Samurai Hexagon!"

Four beams of light erupted from the Pendulum portal, materializing into the form of Monsters upon landing on the field. One was a yellow and orange machine with a giant fist, one was a short red robot with large red gloves, one was a green samurai with wheels for legs came forward, pulling a wagon loaded with weapons. And the last one was a machine with black and red amour on and wielding a large staff.

Superheavy Samurai Fist ATK 900 DEF 900 LVL: 2

Superheavy Samurai Gigagloves ATK 100 DEF 1000 LVL: 3

Superheavy Samurai Wagon ATK 1200 DEF 1800 LVL: 4

Superheavy Samurai Hexagon ATK 600 DEF 2000 LVL: 6

"When Wagon's successfully summoned, Gong can switch him into defense mode!" His monster's mode switched." Gong will now use Wagon's other effect! Once per turn, Wagon can change itself from defense to attack mode to let Gong add a "Superheavy Samurai Soul'' monster from the deck to his hand!" A card ejected from Gong's deck, "The one I choose is Superheavy Samurai Soulblade!" Said monster materialized in Wagon's cart as it flew into its master's hand.

"Gong will now tune the Level 6 Superheavy Samurai Hexagon with the Level 2 Superheavy Samurai Fist! As Hexagon turned into six stars and Fist turned into two rings surrounding them, Gong chanted.

"Ninja hiding in the darkness! Emerge onto this battlefield with a cry that echoes in the mountains! Gong Synchro Summons! Come before us, Level 8! Superheavy Samurai Ninja Sarutobi!" A robotic Monster with an oversized torso and thin limbs, which was colored blue and black, appeared on Gong's field.

Superheavy Samurai Ninja Sarutobi (2000/2800) LVL: 8

"Gong will now use Fist's effect from the graveyard to lower Sarutobi's level by 1 to bring him back!" Gong said as Sarutobi's level reduced from 8 to 7 while at the same time a portal appeared and exiting out of it was the mechanical warrior with a giant fist.

"Then, Gong will once again tune the Level 3 Gigagloves and the Level 4 Wagon with my Level 2 Fist!"

As Gloves and Wagon turned into three and four stars respectively and Fist turned into three rings surrounding them, Gong chanted.

"Unyielding as the mountain ranges! The soul that resides in the great rock, become the towering fortress now! Gong Synchro Summons! Come forth, Level 9! Superheavy Samurai Beast Kyubi!"

A mechanical Monster covered in white armor and standing on four legs, which had a fiery mane and held a polearm-like weapon, appeared on Gong's field.

Superheavy Samurai Beast Kyubi: LVL 9, 1900 ATK, 2500 DEF

"Looks like you were right, Alexis." Iggy said. "Maybe Gong does have a chance."

"Let's just see if he can pull it off." Alexis added.

"So you brought two more Synchro Monsters. Big deal!" Chazz exclaimed. "My dragons are more powerful than your puny samurai's!"

"Gong begs to differ because with Kyubi's effect, it gains 900 defense points for each Special Summoned monster on your field!" The effect floored Chazz and everyone watched entirely as its defense points shot up with both Armed Dragons on Chazz's field.

Superheavy Samurai Beast Kyubi: 2500 + (900 × 2) = 4300 DEF

"But in exchange, it's gotta attack the strongest monster on your field! I'm now activating Sarutobi's effect! Once per turn, when Gong has no Spells or Traps in his graveyard, Sarutobi can destroy a Spell or Trap on your field, and deal you 500 points of damage! I choose to destroy Solidarity!" Gong yelled as a blast of wind shattered his opponent's spell and made Chazz flinch.

Chazz: 1400-900 LP

Armed Dragon Thunder LV7 ATK 4300→3500

Pile Armed Dragon ATK 3600→2800

"I now equip Superheavy Samurai Soulblade onto Sarutobi!" Gong, declared as a purple-jeweled sword, appeared in front of Sarutobi as he grabbed it.

"With Soulblade equipped onto Sarutobi, it boosts it's DEF by 1000 (Sarutobi DEF: 2800→3800)! " Gong stated. "Now, it's time for battle! Superheavy Samurai Ninja Sarutobi, attack Pile Armed Dragon! Turbine Whirlwind!" Sarutobi activated its rocket boosters, producing a cyclone erupted throughout the battlefield, as it charged forwards towards the Armed Dragon getting dangerously close before Chazz countered.

"By banishing Defending Armed Dragon from my graveyard, not only are my dragons protected from destruction, but I take no damage from them as well!" Chazz explained that a spirit-like image of Defending Armed appeared in front of both Thunder LV7 and Pile Armed as it blocked Sarutobi's attack.

"You may have blocked Gong's attack, but that won't stop Soulblade's effect from activating! After the monster equipped with Soulblade attacks, I can banish one of your Spell or Trap Cards. So, so long to your Armed Dragon Lightning!" Gong explained as Sarutobi dashed towards the spell and sliced it in half.

"With Lightning gone, Thunder LV7's ATK is lowered by 700." Chazz mentioned as Armed Dragon's ATK decreased.

Armed Dragon Thunder LV7 ATK: 3500→2800

"Since Gong can't attack with Kyubi, he'll just move to his Main Phase 2, and I equip Superheavy Samurai Soulheaven Shield on Kyubi." Gong said as a blue and yellow shield attached itself onto Kyubi's chest. "With that, Gong'll end his turn."

"Then I'm up!" Chazz said as he drew his card. "I believe it's time I take this duel up a notch, and here's how I'm going to do it. I overlay both my Pile Armed and Armed Dragon Thunder LV7 to build the Overlay Network! Chazz declared as both his dragons turned into green streams of energy and were absorbed by a galaxy-like portal, he chanted.

"Rumbling soul encased within the steel armor! Let your splendor illuminate the heavens as you call down the land-splitting thunder! Xyz Summon! Roar, Rank 7! Armed Dragon Thunderstorm!"

A dragon whose body resembled Armed Dragon Thunder LV7, only with electric blue-colored armor pieces attached to it. Gems crackling with electricity embedded on its body and two pairs of wings growing from its back. It gave a loud roar upon entering the field and two golden Overlay Units circled it.

Armed Dragon Thunderstorm ATK 2800 DEF 1000 RNK: 7 OU: 2

"You have an XYZ Monster even though you're from the Fusion Dimension?" Gong asked.

"That's right!" Chazz replied. "After learning the truth about Duel Academy actions, and wanting to make up for them by helping rebuild Heartland City, I thought I would learn their summoning method hoping it would show I'm trying to make amends. And thanks to your "Lancer" friend Dennis, I could."

"Well Gong can't be too mad at Dennis, for trying to help out while also feeling guilty of what he did." Gong said. "Let's see what your dragon's made of! Because you only control one monster, Kyubi loses 900 DEF!"

Superheavy Samurai Beast Kyubi DEF 4300→3400

"Now with that out of the way, Thunderstorm's effect activates! It gains ATK equal to the combined levels of all "Armed Dragon" monsters in my graveyard multiplied by 100!"

"Say what?!" Gong said in shock.

"Since the total of levels of my monsters is 38, my Thunderstorm gains 3800 ATK!" Chazz exclaimed as a green aura surrounded the Armed Dragon as its strength increased.

Armed Dragon Thunderstorm ATK 2800→6600

Chazz pointed his finger towards his monster, "I activate Thunderstorm's other effect! By using one Overlay Unit, it destroys all monsters my opponent controls and deals 500 points of damage per monster destroyed this way! Go, Thundering Thrash!" Chazz's Thunderstorm roared as an Overlay Unit shattered before several bolts of lightning emerged from the dragon's body and flew towards Gong's monsters.

"Not so fast! Gong activates the effect of Superheavy Samurai Soul Yomi (ATK: 0/DEF: 0/LV: 1) in his hand!" Gong abruptly stated. "Through its effect, if one or more"Superheavy Samurai" cards on Gong's field would be destroyed, I can send this card to the Graveyard to negate their destruction and draw a card for each one. In this case two."

"Lucky break…" Chazz gritted his teeth in frustration. "But with another "Armed Dragon" in my graveyard, my monster's ATK goes up once again!"

Armed Dragon Thunderstorm ATK 6600→7300

"I now play Aurora Draw. This lets me draw two cards since I have no other cards in my hand." Chazz said as he picked up his two cards, and smiled after seeing one of them.

"Now I activate Big Bang Shot and equip it to my Dragon, giving it 400 extra ATK and the ability to deal piercing damage!" Chazz shouted as his dragon powered up.

Armed Dragon Thunderstorm ATK: 7300→7700

"Oh no!" Alexis shouted.

"Oh no is right, Alexis,'' Iggy added. That card gives Chazz a giant edge in the duel."

"Not for long because Gong's using Sarutobi's effect to destroy your Equip Spell and deal you 500 points of damage! And Gong knows that when Big Bang Shot's destroyed while equipped the monster gets banished!" Gong stated.

"I'd figured you might do that, and it's why I'm using my Intercepting Armed Dragon's effect!" Chazz shouted. "When you activate a card or effect while I control an "Armed Dragon" monster, by sending this card to the graveyard, I can negate your card's effect and destroy it.

A spirit of an armed dragon with a spear lunged itself towards Sarutobi, striking through and destroying it.

"And if I have three or more "Armed Dragon" monsters with different names in my grave when I use this effect, I get to draw a card, along with giving my dragon an extra 400 ATK since there's another "Armed Dragon" in my graveyard." Chazz explained as he drew his card and his monster's strength grew.

Armed Dragon Thunder LV10 ATK: 8100→8500

"You may have got rid of Sarutobi, but since Soulblade was sent to the graveyard while equipped, Gong can summon a "Superheavy Samurai" from his graveyard with an equal or lower level. Return, Superheavy Samurai Stealth Ninja!" Gong's Stealth Ninja arose again from the graveyard as his new monster emerged, blowing on his flute as he did.

Superheavy Samurai Stealth Ninja (LV 7/1200/2800)

"It doesn't matter!" Chazz retorted. "Thunderstorm has enough ATK to take out anyone of those two monsters and deplete the rest of your life points! Armed Dragon Thunderstorm! Attack Stealth Ninja! Storming Static Strike!"

Chazz commanded as Thunderstorm raised his arm causing a thundercloud to appear above it. A bolt of lightning emerged from the cloud and struck Thunderstorm's fist, enveloping it in electricity. The dragon then took aim and fired a stream of electrical energy at Gong's ninja.

"I activate Superheavy Samurai Blowtorch's effect!" Gong abruptly announced. "When you attack one of Gong's Samurais, he can send Blowtorch to the grave and redirect your attack to a different Samurai while giving it the ability from being destroyed in battle this turn. So, the monster you'll be attacking instead is Beast Kyubi!"

Following Gong's words, Thunderstorm's attack switched from Stealth Ninja to Beast Kyubi.

"As I mentioned earlier, you and your monster can't withstand my attack!" Chazz reminded him.

"You are only half correct!" Gong retorted. "Thanks to Gong's Soulheaven Shield, it can reduce any instance of damage Gong would take to 0!"

"Curses!" Chazz said in anger as the shield equipped onto Kyubi formed a giant barrier around it and Gong, shielding him from Thunderstorm's attack.

"I set a card face down and end my turn." Chazz concluded. "You won't last another turn, Gong. Give up!"

"Gong never gives up! Even if things seem bleak for him, Gong will find a way to pull through! My turn! Draw!" Gong shouted as he placed.

"Oh really?" Chazz asked with a cocky smirk.

"Yes, really!" Gong replied, "I summon Superheavy Samurai Priest!" A mechanical onmyoji wearing a blue steel robe appeared on Gong's field.

Superheavy Samurai Priest ATK 400 DEF 00 LVL: 1

"Now by reducing Ninja's level by one, Gong can bring back Superheavy Samurai Fist." Gong explained as a portal appeared on the ground and coming out of it was Fist.

Superheavy Samurai Fist: LVL 2, 900 ATK, 900 DEF

Superheavy Samurai Stealth Ninja LVL: 7→6

"Gong activates General Jade's Pendulum effect to increase the Level of one of Gong's 'Superheavy Samurai' monsters by 1 until the end of the turn. I raise Priest's Level!"

Superheavy Samurai Priest LVL: 1→2

"He raised its Level?" Chazz blinked. "And his Fist is a Tuner monster." His eyes widened. "Is he-?

Gong held up his fist, "I tune the Level 2 Superheavy Samurai Fist with the Level 2 Priest and Level 6 Stealth Ninja!" Fist flew into the air and turned into two energy rings encircled the other two monsters, who turned into seven stars. Light surged through the rings as Gong chanted.

"Raging deity, in unison with the soul of a thousand blades, come forth in a spiraling sandstorm! Gong Synchro Summons! Now come before us, Level 10! Superheavy Samurai Warlord Susanowo (ATK: 2400, DEF: 3800, LV: 10)!" An imposing mechanical warrior in blue-green armor holding a naginata and sitting cross-legged appeared on Gong's field as it thrust its naginata into the ground.

"Looks like Gong has finally brought out his ace." Iggy said.

"That can only mean Gong's finally being serious." Alexis added.

"Come on Gong! You got this!" A student shouted.

"We know you got what it takes to beat Chazz! So go on ahead and prove it." Another student shouted.

Chazz looked at the monster and smiled at it, as well as the cheers coming from the other students. Well done, Gong, he said. Now, show The Chazz the true strength of your dueling!

"CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP!" "Chazz's fans yelled

"With pleasure!" Gong replied. "First thanks to Superheavy Samurai Priest's effect, when it's used for a Synchro Summon, Gong gains 500 Life Points for every monster used for the Synchro Summon, in this case three, meaning I gain 1500 Life Points. Gong said as a yellow aura glowed over him.

Gong: 800→2300 LP

"I then equip Superheavy Samurai Soulcurse Spear onto Susanowo!" Susanowo's sword disappeared, and a long spear took its place. It had a long black stem with a sharp purple tip at the end of it.

"Battle!" Gong declared. "Susanowo can attack while in Defense Position and use its defense points for damage calculation. "Susanowo attacks Thunderstorm with Spiral Spear Slash!"

The synchro monster pointed his spear at Thunderstorm and lunged itself forward at the Armed Dragon.

Chazz blinked at Gong's decision. "You're attacking? But Susanowo's defense points are less than my Thunderstorm's attack points!"

"And that will be your monster's downfall!" Gong proclaimed. "I activate the effect of the equipped Soulcurse Spear! Since Susanowo is battling a monster whose attack points are higher than its defense points, Susanowo and my life points are safe from this battle. Furthermore, at the end of the battle your monster gets a Curse Counter!"

Thunderstorm lunged its claws towards the spear to block its incoming attack, but once it did, a little mark then turned into a purple mist which enveloped Thunderstorm's hand.

Now Kyubi attacks you Thunderstorm! And thanks to Soulcurse Spear's other effect, when one of my "Superheavy Samurai" monsters battles a monster who has a Curse Counter, that monster's ATK drops to 0!" Gong explained as Spear shot out a purple lightning bolt at Thunderstorm draining it of its strength.

Armed Dragon Thunderstorm ATK: 8500→0

"Battle! Superheavy Samurai Beast Kyubi, destroy Armed Dragon Thunderstorm! Flaming Berserker Blast!"

Kyubi raised its staff and launched a large sphere of flame from it, enveloping Armed Dragon Thunderstorm and destroying it and causing a massive explosion of smoke that covered Chazz's field.

"Did he do it? Did Gong win?" Iggy asked, wondering what the outcome was.

"Chazz?" Alexis said quietly.

The smoke finally began to die down and once it was gone Chazz was still standing with his points intact.

"How did you survive?!" Gong asked.

"Thanks to the card I set last turn." Chazz said as he revealed his trap to everyone. "Thanks to my Dodge Roll trap, just like your Kyubi's shield, I can reduce any instance of damage I would take to zero."

"Gong should've expected you to have something prepared." Gong said.

"Well here's something else you didn't expect. When my Thunderstorm leaves the field, I'm allowed to summon any "Armed Dragon" I want from either my hand or graveyard. Seeing as I have no cards in my hand, the graveyard's my only option. So rise once again! Armed Dragon Thunder LV7!" Chazz declared as the large Dragon monster came back to its master's side, letting out another roar.

Armed Dragon Thunder LV7 (ATK:2800/DEF:1000) LVL: 7

"CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP!" his fans screamed from behind, "SHOW NO MERCY!"

Gong felt a bead of sweat roll down his cheek, "Guess all Gong can do is his end turn and hope for the best."

"Go ahead", Chazz thought, with a smirk firmly on his face, 'Cause with what I have planned for you, not even your best will help you!'

"Get ready for me to mop the floor with you, Gong!" Chazz taunted as he drew his next card. "Alright, check this out! I play the Spell Level Reward, which lets me draw a card for every "LV'' monster with a different name that's on my field and in my graveyard! Since there's a total of six monsters, I get to draw six cards. Chazz said as he drew and looked at them. "Looks like this duel is as good as mine!"

"What do you mean?" asked Gong.

"I mean it's time for me to end this! I'll use LV7's effect on the field to level up once more!"

"What!?" Gong shouted. "LV7 isn't the highest!?"

"No I'm afraid it's not. Now by discarding a card, I can send Armed Dragon Thunder LV7 from my field to the graveyard to special summon a level 10 or lower "Armed Dragon" from my deck! Suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck in front of Chazz, blinding everyone but him as he chanted.

"Dragon of unbeatable thunder that lays waste to the lands it comes across! Come forth! Armed Dragon Thunder LV10!" He called

The thunder dragon roared, glowing with an even more impressive amount of electricity that spiraled around its body. Little by little, the room grew dark as the light grew brighter and brighter, forcing people to shield themselves so that they would protect their eyes. With a bright flash that erupted into a torrent of pure electricity rose a dragon of unmatched height. It was standing on its bipedal legs, and its yellow wings spread wide while its tail hovered above the ground. At the end of its tail was a yellow ball that was laced with more blades, the electricity seemingly dancing around it.

Armed Dragon Thunder LV10 (3000/2000) LVL: 10

"LV10…!" Gong said in an amazed yet worried tone.

"Do you like it, Gong! This is my real power!" Chazz shouted.

"But both my monster's DEFs are higher than your monster's ATK!" Gong shouted.

"Well that's all about to change." Chazz rebutted. "Since I discarded a copy of Armed Dragon Thunder LV7 to summon this card, I can activate its effect to add another "Armed Dragon" card from my deck to my hand." After searching through his deck, Chazz found the card he wanted. "I'll now activate the spell Armed Dragon Blitz!"

"What does that do?" Gong asked, curious despite knowing the answer won't be good.

"I'm glad you asked because this card is going to give me the edge. First I must target 1 "Armed Dragon" monster I control and then by doing, so I can then Special Summon another "Armed Dragon" monster with the same name as the one on the field while ignoring its summoning conditions!" Chazz explained.

No way…do you have a third copy of Armed Dragon Thunder LV 10?" Running three copies of a boss monster seemed unwise in Aster's opinion.

"Not quite. You see, Armed Dragon Thunder LV10's name also counts as 'Armed Dragon LV10' while it's on the field or in the grave." Chazz explained. "That means I get to special summon the original Armed Dragon LV10 to the field! Now come forth, Armed Dragon LV10!"

The spell card glowed, a spiraling tornado surrounding it before he burst into a brighter light. Arising from the field was a near identical dragon that didn't have electricity spewing out of it, yet it still contained a roar so fierce that it caused Gong to shield himself.

"Ha! Normally, subpar duelists like the students you've beaten so far wouldn't be worthy enough to face these two mighty dragons. But you're different, you made me use my full strength, so as a reward both these monsters are going to be the ones to finish you off!" Chazz stated.

A grin formed on Gong's face as he looked at Chazz. "Well, Gong's honored to fight you at full strength." He said as he closed his eyes before opening them again, but they were widened. "So, bring it on Chazz, unless you're just going to keep talking!"

Chazz then looked at Gong with sheer focus in his eyes. "Oh, I intend to. You see, even though Armed Dragon LV10 can't attack you directly, it can still do some damage. I activate its effect! By discarding a card from my hand, I can destroy all of your face-up monsters!

"Any card!?" Gong shouted.

"'That's right! So by sending my Armed Dragon Flash back to the graveyard, I can say adios to your monsters!" Chazz said as he discarded the card and then pointed at Gong's field. "Go, Armed Dragon! Demolition Havoc!" He commanded. With its open claws, a spiraling swirl of wind surrounded his whole arm before it slammed down upon Arata's side of the field causing a gigantic explosion of smoke.

"With both of your monsters gone, all I need to do is attack with Thunder LV10 and my victory will be attained. Chazz said

"Gong wouldn't be so sure." Gong rebutted, confusing Chazz.

The smoke disappeared and Chazz was shocked to see Kyubi still on Gong's field.

"What?!" Chazz said in shock. "Why wasn't your monster obliterated by my Dragon's effect?"

"Thanks to my Soulheaven Shield's other effect, it can protect the equipped monster from destruction once per turn." Gong replied.

Chazz looked a bit annoyed that his move didn't work. "I'm not going to let up! I activate the Spell, Back-Up Rider".

Gong widened his eyes in shock and worry when he heard the name of the spell card, "Back-Up Rider?"

Chazz's smirk grew bigger, "Judging by the expression let me explain what this card does. With this card, I select one face-up monster on my field, and it gains up to 1500 attack points until the end of this turn. And of course, the monster I choose is Armed Dragon LV10!" The Armed Dragon let out a huge loud roar as its size and attack grew.

Armed Dragon LV10 ATK 3000→4500

Both Iggy and Alexis looked at the dragon with fear in their eyes.

That dragon now has 4500 attack points!" Iggy stated as sweat started to form on his forehead.

"Once Chazz's Armed Dragon attacks Kyubi, Gong will have nothing on his field to protect himself from Chazz's other Dragon's attack, meaning he'll lose." Alexis added.

"It's been fun Gong, and I hate to say it, but this duel must come to an end. Armed Dragon LV10 attacks Superheavy Samurai Beast Kyubi with Static Orb Thrust!".

At his command, Armed Dragon LV10 raised its open palm and generated a green, electric orb in seconds. Without mercy, it hurled the orb of energy towards Kyubi. Once it made contact, Kyubi was encased in the sphere of green energy for only a moment as it exploded right in front of Gong's eyes.

"AHHHHH!" Gong cried, shielding himself from the blast.

Chazz smirked, "Now that he's gone, Armed Dragon Thunder LV10 will attack you directly! Thunder Claw Uppercut!".

At his command, Armed Dragon Thunder LV10's eyes glowed yellow, a yellow aura shrouding it as it channeled its energy all the way down to its right hand. In seconds, it became shrouded in untamed electricity, so much that bolts would randomly strike the ground. It roared, raising its electric claw into the air before performing a scoop motion towards the Heavystrong duelist.

"GONG!" Both Iggy and Alexis shouted.

"Not yet!" Gong yelled. "Gong's Heavystrong Dueling will not yield so easily against you! I activate the effect of Superheavy Samurai Gigagloves from my graveyard! By banishing it when your monster attacks me directly, I can draw a card! Should it be a "Superheavy Samurai" monster, your monster's attack points will drop to 0, giving me one more turn in this duel!" He yelled as the soul of Gigagloves appeared from the ground and changed into a huge battle glove which equipped itself onto his master's hand as he reached for his deck!

"Draw!" he declared as he drew the card with all his might!

As he flipped it over he smiled not only knowing his deck would answer him. "The card I drew was Superheavy Samurai Flutist! Which means Armed Dragon Thunder LV10 loses all its attack points!" He said as he swung his fist hard deflected the Armed Dragon's attack, forcing it back.

Armed Dragon Thunder LV10 ATK: 3000→0

"No! I was so close!" Chazz in anger and frustration before glaring back at Gong, "Tch! No matter, it wouldn't be a great duel if my opponent didn't have a way to counter my strategy and stop me from winning at the last second. Good move Gong." Chazz said.

"Thanks, but like I mentioned earlier, flattery won't distract Gong from winning." Gong replied.

"It's really weird to hear Chazz compliment someone." Iggy said.

"He might act all tough, but deep down he's a nice guy." Alexis mentioned.

"You might've blocked both of my attacks, but I have other ways to damage you," Chazz said as he took a card from his hand. "I play the Spell, Leveled Burn! The card depicted different "LV" monsters attacking an enemy fortress causing it to be set on fire.

"I play the Spell, Leveled Burn. This spell totals the level of all monsters I control and deals you damage equal to 100 x that total, plus an additional 100 points for each extra monster I have than you. 20 levels plus 2 more monsters equals 2200 damage!"

The bolt of black lighting traveled towards Gong, striking him, causing him to cry out in pain as he fell to his knees.

Gong: 2300→100 LP

"Gong now only has 100 LP left." Iggy said.

"But it's still not 0, meaning that Gong still has a chance to win on his next turn, so long as he draws the right card." Alexis mentioned

Chazz then took the last two cards in his hand and placed them in his Duel Disk. "I set two cards face-down and end my turn. And since it's now the End Phase, Back-up Rider's effect wears off, returning LV20's ATK to normal. Chazz explained as his Dragon's strength went back to its original amount.

Armed Dragon LV10 ATK: 4500→3000

This isn't good, Gong's got no cards on his field, and even though he did manage to survive, he still needs to find a way to take down both those Armed Dragons," Iggy noted.

Some of Gong's supporters then started talking to one another after seeing the state Gong was in. "Maybe it's impossible for Gong, maybe Gong isn't going to win and get his 100th victory after all."

Despite the pessimism, Alexis shook her head and smirked.

"I wouldn't count Arata out just yet," He pointed out.

The students looked confused, wondering if Alexis was oblivious as the situation was heavily in Chazz's favor. Iggy noticed this quickly and chuckled, "Yes, Chazz may have the advantage over him now, especially two Armed Dragons on his field and his Thunder's effect to destroy any card on Gong's field by simply discarding a card. However, look at Gong's expression.".

"Huh?" The students then looked over at the Heavystrong duelist. Immediately, they noticed he had a look of determination on his face, his eyes showing no signs of losing hope in this duel. They watched him stand up on his own two feet as he smirked at his opponent: causing him to become confused.

"Now this is a duel! Seriously, I wasn't expecting you to push me this far!" Gong chuckled.

Chazz looked at him as if he was delusional, quickly snorting at the comment, "You must be in denial. You're acting like you still got a chance! Just surrender already!"

Gong shook his head, declining the request without saying a word. His eyes were burning with flames of passion so much that it was almost as clear as day.

"Then it is my turn now." said Gong as he prepared to draw his card, "At least with his monster weakened to 0 attack points I can destroy easily now, but Flutist's ATK isn't enough to. I need a monster with at least 900 DEF, so I can use Flutist's effect to summon it and take out his Armed Dragon. Gong hopes that what he draws will be enough to claim me victory." Gong thought.

"Face it! There's absolutely nothing you can do! Give up and surrender quietly! One way or another you are finished!" Chazz called once more and waited eagerly for his opponent to make the smart decision and give up. But instead was met with the answer he least expected.

"Never!" Gong yelled even more determined than ever.

Come again?" questioned Chazz raising an eyebrow.

"I'd much rather give up dueling than ever yield to my opponent!" Gong\ retorted, "In honor of Yuya and my other comrades, I shall prove to you my strength of the bonds I share with not only them but also in my precious cards! The very symbol of my honor and my resolve!" he called out as he placed his hand to draw, "Now for my ancestors who preceded me, as heir to the Heavystrong dojo of steadfast dueling, I will end this immediately! DRAW!" Gong shouted as his draw created the most powerful shockwave he's ever made, causing Chazz and everyone to shield themselves.

Gong looked at the card and smiled. It looks like the goddess of luck decided to aid me one last time, and with her support, Gong will win this duel!" He declared.

"Then bring it on!" Chazz exclaimed

"You got it!" Gong declared. "First, thanks to Soulcurse Spear's effect, if it's sent to the graveyard while equipped and Gong has no Spell or Traps in there, I can revive the monster Soulcurse was equipped to by reducing its points to 0 and negating its effects. Resurrect from the realm of the dead, incarnation of my unyielding soul! Superheavy Samurai Warlord Susanowo in defense mode! A portal opened up and emerging out from it was Susanowo.

Superheavy Samurai Warlord Susanowo ATK 2400→0 DEF 3800→0 LVL: 10

Next I will use my already set Pendulum Scale to Pendulum Summon once again! Come, Superheavy Samurai Flutist, and also Superheavy Samurai Keeper!"

Two monsters emerged from the portal of light. One was a purple mechanical samurai that was holding a wooden flute in its hands, and the other was a small and chubby orange humanoid machine with gray armor plates covering its arms, legs, and chest, and eight swords on its back.

Superheavy Samurai Flutist ATK 500 DEF 1000 LVL: 3

Superheavy Samurai Keeper ATK 800 DEF 1400 LVL: 2

"Keeper's effect activates! Since Gong has no Spell or Trap Cards in his Graveyard, Gong can Tribute Keeper to draw cards equal to the number of monsters you control!"

Chazz blinked. "The number of monsters I control?"

Keeper disintegrated as Gong continued. "You control two monsters, so I draw two cards!" Gong drew two more cards and smiled after looking at them.

"These cards will not only help me win but also further evolve Steadfast Dueling." Gong thought.

Chazz narrowed his eyes in irritation before smirking a little, "No matter what cards you drew, they won't be enough to beat me and win you the deal."

Gong closed his eyes, "As my comrades have decided to evolve as duelists, I too will evolve as will and display a new style of Heavystrong Dueling!"

Gong took a card from his hand and showed it to Chazz. "I equip Susanowo with one of the cards I just drew, Superheavy Samurai Soulpeacemaker (0/0)." Robotic armor with four arms attached itself onto Gigagloves. "Now, I activate Soulpeacemaker's effect. By sacrificing a Superheavy Samurai equipped to it, I can Special Summon another one from my deck. I sacrifice Susanowo to special summon Superheavy Samurai Big Benkei! Susanowo and Soulpeacemaker disappeared. Taking its place was a giant steam-powered robot with orange and black plate armor. The monster was wielding a forked sasumata spear.

"Awesome with Big Benkei out, all he has to do is attack Thunder LV10, and he'll win the duel. Iggy said.

"Sorry Arlo, but no, he won't!" Chazz stated as he hovered his hand over one of his face-down, gesturing it to activate as it rose upwards to unravel itself, "I activate the Trap Card: Armed Dragon Thunderbolt! Now I choose one "Armed Dragon" monster I control, and it'll gain 1000 attack points for each "Armed Dragon" card in my graveyard whose levels are equal or lower than the targeted monster. However, that monster won't be able to inflict damage during this turn, but since it's your turn, that limitation doesn't really matter!"

"Wait, if that's the case then. . .there's currently 13 of them in his graveyard," Alexis muttered.

Iggy blinked a few times before realizing it, "Armed Dragon Thunder LV10 gains 13,000 attack points!".

Armed Dragon Thunder LV10 then grew massively in size as its strength increased to over 10,000, shocking everyone.

Armed Dragon Thunder LV10 ATK: 0→13,000

"Now you can't destroy my dragon, meaning my life points are safe. Like I said earlier, just give up!" Chazz exclaimed.

"And like I said earlier, Gong will never give up!" He rebutted. "I summon the Tuner Monster Superheavy Samurai Drum!" Gong shouted as the monster resembling a mechanical drum appeared on his field.

Gong smiled. "Your life points aren't as safe as you think." Gong rebutted. "I tune the Level 1 Superheavy Samurai Drum with Level 8 Big Benkei and Level 3 Flutist." As Benkei and Flutist turned into eight and three stars respectively, Drum turned into one single ring surrounding them as Gong chanted.

Steadfast oni gods, grasp tightly on my fist's resolve, now, become the fiend of iron and run across the battlefield! Gong Synchro Summons! Now come before us! Appear! Level 12! Superheavy Samurai Steam Train King!" A flash of green light occurred, before an orange train with the face of a red oni appeared.

Superheavy Samurai Steam Train King ATK 2000 DEF 4800 LVL: 12

"That's one loco locomotive!" Chazz remarked seeing it from his spot with Iggy and Alexis nodded in agreement.

Gong jumped on Steam King as it rode around the field and Chazz struggled to keep on track.

"Awesome! This duel is becoming more intense and great with every move they make!" One student shouted.

"And that monster Gong brought out is killing it!" Another student added.

"Glad you'll think, so because once Gong's Train King attacks Armed Dragon LV10, all of Chazz's life points will be erased. Giving Gong his 100th victory!" Gong exclaimed.

"You think I'll let that happen!?" Chazz shouted, gesturing to his face-down card. "I activate my Trap Card! Baton of the Hero, and thanks to its effect, I decide your attack targets," Chazz said, smirking. "And I think you know which monster I'm going to have you attack."

Iggy scowled. "Now if Gong attacks the original LV10 Armed Dragon, its attack will redirect to Chazz's other dragon, which will destroy his Train King and wipe out the rest of his life points."

"And since Gong has no other cards in his hand, he can't use Train King's effect to destroy Thunder LV10" Alexis mentioned. "I can't believe I'm saying this, but I see no way on how Gong can come through and win."

Gong's smile didn't change responding to Chazz's Trap Card. If anything, he seemed calm. "I had a feeling you'd have a card like that," he said, stunning everyone. "And it's a good thing that I had a backup plan."

"You had a backup plan? How are you going to pull that off with no cards in your hand to strengthen your plays or use your Train's effect to destroy my dragon or my trap?" Chazz asked.

"Like this!" Gong replied. "Once per turn, Gong's Train King can remove from play all spells and trap cards in our graveyards, and deal you 200 points of damage for each one."

"What?!" Chazz shouted as he gritted his teeth.

"So how many spells and traps are in the grave?" A student asked.

"Not counting Gong's graveyard since his deck doesn't contain any spells or traps, leaving only all the spells and traps in Chazz's graveyard that he has played." Iggy said.

"So that's Defense Draw, Armed Dragon Flash, Blitz, Tribute Burial, Solidarity, Spellbook Inside The Pot, Aurora Draw, Big Bang Shot, Level Reward, Leveled Burn, Back-Up Rider, Negate Attack, Dummy Marker, Dodge Roll, and Baton Of The Hero." Alexis recalled. "That makes 15 spells and traps in total."

"So Chazz's going to be taking 3000 points of damage." A student said.

"And he's only got 900 left, which isn't enough for him to survive." Another student added.

"This-This can't be happening. I can't lose." Chazz said in fear realizing he's about to lose.

"It is, and it will!" Gong announced. "Superheavy Samurai Steam Train King, FIRE!"

A cannon came out of the mouth of the oni face on the train, and fired a burst of flame at Chazz. The beam struck Chazz, engulfing his field in a massive explosion. He cried out as he was knocked off his feet and landed painfully on his back.

Chazz: 900→0 LP

As soon as the Solid Vision effects wore off, the crowd erupted into roars of cheers, showing how much they loved the duel that was displayed." It's over everyone! The winner is Gong Strong, which means he's acclaimed in 100th victory meaning he'll learn Fusion Summoning from our very own Sora Perse!" The referee announced.

"I'm glad Gong won, but to be honest, there were times when I thought Chazz would really win there."

Alexis nodded in agreement. "It seems our classmate has become even stronger than we thought he could, but even so it's a good thing he did because it allowed Gong to fight him at full power. Perhaps after learning Fusion from Sora, Gong will be able to aid Yuya and the others."

Chazz grunted and pushed himself to a sitting position. Only to look up where Gong was offering his hand.

"That was a great duel. You're a strong duelist. Here, let me help you up." Gong said.

"Chazz stared at the hand. Then he smirked. And took the hand.

"Thanks. You're not so bad yourself, but don't let that go to your head because the next time we duel, I'll end up the winner." Chazz stated.

"Well see about that, but now that Gong has finally won 100 duels in a row, he's glad he can learn Fusion from Sora, but he might need a little rest before his training." Gong said.

"Sorry Gong, but there's still one duel you need to do before that." A familiar voice said.

Everyone turned to see whose voice they heard, and the person revealed to be Sora.

"Sora! What are you doing here?" Gong asked.

"What do you think Gong? I was watching you duel the entire time, and I have to say your duel against Chazz really surprised me, and was one of your best duels I've ever seen." Sora replied.

"I appreciate it, but what did you mean I still had one more duel? I thought the deal was if I beat 100 students in a row, you'll teach me Fusion Summoning?" Gong asked.

"That was the deal, but after seeing you going all out in your last duel, I've decided to see if you're both worthy and capable of learning Fusion Summoning, by beating me in a duel! Sora declared.

"Beat you in a duel?" Gong asked.

"That's right." If you win, I'll teach you Fusion Summoning, but if you lose, not only will I won't teach you, but you can't learn it from anyone else here in the Fusion Dimension. Do you accept?" Sora asked.

Gong was silent in thought after hearing the stakes knowing that if he can't learn Fusion Summoning, he won't become strong enough to aid Yuya and Zuzu in the Link Dimension.

"I'm waiting for your answer, Gong." Sora said impatiently.

Gong then looked back at Sora, ready to give him an answer. "All right Sora, Gong accepts both your challenge and your conditions." Gong said. "But let me tell you this, just like in my duel with Chazz, I won't hold back against you, and Gong promises to give you his all!"

"That's what I like to hear." Sora said. "The duel will take place tomorrow at noon in the courtyard, and remember to bring your A-game, cause you know I will.

The two of them looked at each other with a burning fiery passion in their eyes hoping that their opponent would come up at them with everything they got in this exciting high stakes duel.