Chapter 6: Emotional Heartbreak
"CYRUS!" Kouta shouted, as he was getting picked up by the paramedics.
"His condition is very critical..." One of the medics had spoken into his mini-microphone on his coat.
Damian walked off the stage as if nothing had happened.
"You bitch!" Kouta was infuriated. "You're not even sorry for what you did!"
The Top 8 were getting matched, in the meanwhile Kouta was fueled with anger.
"KOUTA PLEASE STAND BY FOR THE NEXT DUEL." Kouta had received a message.
"I will make it to the Finals and pay for what you did to my friend!"
Kouta got on the dueling field and Damian watched from above in his room.
"DUEL!" Kouta shouted.
Meanwhile, in Damian's room...
"Master Damian, our mayor would like to have a private word with you." A servant had came to pass on the message.
"Tell him I'll be there in a few seconds." Damian replied back, intrigued in this Kouta.
"Galaxy-Eyes Shining Bravo, pierce through the enemy's defense!" Kouta shouted, being fueled with Anger he experienced vicariously through the eyes of his own monsters.
"What the-" Kouta experienced some shock and fell down.
GAME OVER
WINNER: KOUTA!
"Heh, impressive." Damian smirked as he walked out of his room to meet the mayor.
"Cyrus... I won for you..." Kouta had told himself, as he walked off the stage as the crowd began cheering his name.
Before he left, he looked up toward the direction of where Damian's room was and his face turned angry.
"Sir Kooshpali, Damian is here."
Amuy pressed a button on his chair. "Send him in." He replied back and Damian walked into the Mayor's office.
"Damian my man!" Amuy walked up and pat him on the back.
"Hello Sir, is there something you needed from me?"
Amuy nodded. "Of course... you know of the secret project... Project Y."
"Oh of course, a secret organization of the most powerful duelists in the universe."
"Yes... well you see, this is a very complex project... it is a project that spreads across the multiverse."
"What?" Damian was shocked and confused.
"Yes my boy... right now... in a different world... Project Y has started and is now expanding... I want you to be a member of Project Y."
"M-Me, a member of Project Y?" Damian was excited.
"Of course... but you have to win the invitational first." Amuy turned his back and smirked evily. "You will be apart of the most powerful of duelists... that will use the powers of dueling to destroy targets and rule the universes..." Amuy whispered so that Damian could not hear the last part.
"Anyway, it is your time to duel my boy. Kick some ass and remember... use the power of the dragons." Amuy dismissed Damian and he went to the field.
Damian descended down the stairs, and met Kouta who was outside the infirmary.
"Burn in Hell you sick fuck." Kouta immediately told Damian as he walked by.
Damian didn't say anything and he just smiled. Convinced that he is going to join Project Y.
"Our next match is the Black Vortex vs Fuko!"
"DUEL!" Both of the duelists shouted in unison, as the crowd cheered.
In the Infirmary...
"Cyrus..." Kouta laid his hands on the helpless friend that is just lying down on the bed.
"I can't do this without you..." He shed a tear and Cyrus began to wake up.
"Kouta... I am sorry... I could not handle his power..."
"Cyrus... please..."
He tried to lift his hand but failed. "Remember Kouta... you are strong... you are leading the school to victory..."
Suddenly, Kouta remembers a time, moments before the mysterious shadow appearing against his duel vs Gomaz a few months ago.
"Cyrus look a Ferris Wheel!"
Kouta and Cyrus nodded and they got on.
"Woah this is so cool, I can see the whole city from up here!" Kouta commented.
"I feel like I am going to lead the city one day as the Best Duelist this city has ever seen!" Kouta shouted with so much energy.
"And I believe in you Kouta." Cyrus chimed in.
"Y-You do? This is quite different..."
Cyrus shook his head. "You see the different people entering in that ferris wheel?" Cyrus pointed at a Mom and her young child, a Single Man, a couple, a group of friends.
"Life is like a Ferris Wheel... Everyone is different and they all get on for a different purpose, and ride at a different pace."
"W-woah, I never thought of it like that." The ferris wheel stopped to get others in the ride.
"Kouta... you and I are just people on this ferris wheel... you have a purpose of becoming the best duelist... someday leading this city to produce the best duelist."
"You are like the others on this ride, someone who has a purpose in life but at the same time benefitting others so that they fit into our society."
"Society huh..." Kouta wondered.
"You will be the star and shining light of Heartland someday." Cyrus told Kouta.
"Thank you." Kouta thanked Cyrus, as the boy in pain lied back down and passed out.
Kouta got up and exited out the infirmary, to hear the cheer of the crowd.
"Fear the cry of my dragon! I Xyz Summon Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon and it will direct attack and end this duel!"
GAME OVER
WINNER: DAMIAN!
"And there you have it folks, our top 4 has finally been settled!"
"We have Kouta, Tobias, Damian and Upta!"
"Now for our top 4 draws!"
"AND HERE WE GO!"
"We have Kouta! Versus!"
The crowd stayed silent, in suspense for his opponent.
"And OH SNAP, Kouta will be going against Tobias!"
MATCH 1: KOUTA VS TOBIAS
"And that leaves our second match of!"
MATCH 2: UPTA VS DAMIAN
"Now lets give it up for our first match!"
Kouta walked up to the field and met face to face with Tobias.
"Impressive that a kid made it this far... I can't believe this place installed a fuckin daycare system." Tobias mocked
"I beg your pardon? I can't believe this place installed a fuckin retirement home." Kouta replied back
"Ouch, you'll regret your words young man!" Tobias got his duel disk ready, and Kouta did the same.
"DUEL!" Kouta and Tobias shouted.
"I draw, and I discard a card to summon my Galaxy Soldier in Defense mode!"
Galaxy Soldier was summoned.
"Heh, what a kid!" Tobias immediately shouted in an instant reaction. "I activate the spell card known as Ghost and Cherries!"
The Soldier was destroyed immediately.
"W-what?!" Kouta was confused.
"When I control no monsters in my hand, I can activate my Ghost and Cherries, destroying your monster and negating its effect!"
"How annoying... fine then I activate Galaxy of the Shining Stars!"
A Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon was summoned from the Graveyard.
"Now my Dragon... Call out for help!"
Galaxy-Eyes Roared, and then a second dragon appeared.
"This is my Galaxy-Eyes Duke Dragon!"
GALAXY-EYES DUKE DRAGON: LEVEL 8, ATK/DEF: 3000/2500
"Duke Dragon and Photon Dragon... lets show this old man not to mess with me!"
Both of the dragons overlayed.
"XYZ SUMMON!"
"Come... Galaxy-Eyes Shining Bravo!"
GALAXY-EYES SHINING BRAVO: RANK 8, ATK/DEF: 2800/2200
"Oh interesting, what if I just... did this!" Tobias shouted. "I activate the spell known as Field of Spectre!"
Suddenly, a bunch of shadow-like figures pinned the Bravo to the ground.
"Nani?!"
Tobias smirked. "Your foolish kid tricks won't work for me, a guy with 30 years of Duel Monsters experience!"
"Tch, I set a card and end my turn!"
Tobias shook his hair. "My turn... and now I summon Greedy Pig!"
GREEDY PIG: LEVEL 1, ATK/DEF: ?/?
"NOW MY GREEDY PIG SPIN THE DICE!"
A dice rolled and it landed on 4
4 Spell cards were milled and suddenly the Greedy Pig's ATK/DEF grew to a substantial amount.
"4-4000 ATK Points?!"
"That is right, every time a spell card is sent to the Graveyard by card effect then my Greedy Pig gains that amount, but if something else during its card effect goes into the Graveyard then it loses all of its ATK and DEF and my opponent takes the damage!"
"Shit... I'm on a time limit here..."
"My pig cannot attack at all but whatever I end my turn!"
"I draw and I activate Photonic Wing Freedom, allowing me to summon two Galaxy Tokens level 4... and I overlay my Galaxy Tokens!"
"Go my shining warrior, Galaxy-Eyes Nova Warrior!"
"Again you are foolishly summoning and not taking notice of my style, spell card activa-"
"Shut up, I activate my facedown known as Sacred Photon!"
The shadows that bound the Bravo and the spell card that was activated became negated.
"What the hell, how!"
"This is... my vengeance... I have a plan to take down an enemy who hurt my friend!" Kouta declared with confidence.
"No matter who is in my way, I will get to the finals!"
Tobias laughed and Kouta immediately dropped his confidence.
"Don't be stupid, you aren't going to win with some bullshit deck you have, in fact I'll give you a little lesson... GO I activate a trap from my hand known as the Greedy Sucker!"
"This Greedy Sucker when my opponent controls two or more XYZ monsters, allows me to mill the top 4 cards of my deck!"
The 4 cards were spells once again the Greedy Pig's attack and defense rose.
"And furthermore, when my Greedy Pig's attack exceeds above 5000, I can activate this card known as Give me more, allowing me to mill an additional 4 cards!"
"WHAT?!" Kouta's eyes had widened, fearing the end of the line.
"FIRST!" A spell card was milled.
"SECOND!" Another spell was milled.
"THIRD!" And another spell card.
Tobias put his hand on top of the deck and smirked. "You seem pretty afraid for someone who likes to talk big."
"Shut up, there is no way in hell that the top card isn't a spell!"
"We shall see... and it is!"
Tobias revealed the top card and laugh manically.
"A MONSTER!"
Suddenly the Greedy Pig looked as if it was about to explode.
"GAME OVER KOUTA, THIS TOURNAMENT CUP IS MINE!"
The Greedy Pig exploded.
The blast cracked the field but the duel was not over yet.
KOUTA: 4000 LP VS TOBIAS: 4000 LP
"WHAT, HOW DID YOU SURVIVE!"
Shining Bravo stood on the field as the Nova Warrior was destroyed.
"My Bravo detached all of its XYZ materials to not take any damage for the rest of this turn but at the cost of my warrior!"
"Tch dang my pig is gone..."
"Shining Bravo direct attack!"
KOUTA: 4000 LP VS TOBIAS: 1200 LP
"No, I won't let you reach the finals!" Tobias was at his final breath.
"Too late... I activate the quick-play known as CELESTIAL EXPANSION!"
KOUTA: 2000 LP VS TOBIAS: 1200 LP
The Shining Bravo stood up and its sword began to glow a bright and shining light.
"My Galaxy-Eyes Shining Bravo, Finish this duel!"
"No... NO!" Tobias yelled
KOUTA: 2000 LP VS TOBIAS: 0 LP
GAME OVER
WINNER: KOUTA!
"AND THERE YOU HAVE IT, KOUTA ADVANCES TO THE HEARTLAND INVITATIONAL FINALS!"
The crowd cheered for the young boy, who had a vision of himself being at the top.
"I did it for you Cyrus." Kouta shed a tear and raised his fist. "I will be the winner of this Invitational!"
The crowd cheered louder and Damian smirked from watching.
"Congrats kid, very well deserved."
Damian once again descended down from his room and got ready for his duel.
"I will win this duel... I will be apart of Project Y!" Damian smiled and his body began to glow a dark purplish aura.
"Now for our second semi-finals match... we have Damian vs Upta!"
"I will... I WILL WIN!" Damian now began to release some clouds of darkness, scaring Upta.
"H-hey man you good?" Upta getting slightly concerned.
"Lets duel!" Damian shouted.
Upta nodded.
DAMIAN: 4000 LP VS UPTA: 4000 LP
"Okay I will take the first turn!" Upta declared. "I then activate the field spell, Pit of the Undead, allowing me to add a counter to this card everytime a monster is sent to the Graveyard on either side."
"Now I summon Romario, the vicious infected!"
ROMARIO THE VICIOUS INFECTED: LEVEL 3, ATK/DEF: 1000/500
"Now Romario will tribute itself to bring out the biggest and baddest zombie... I present Firethorn Gargantuan!"
FIRETHORN GARGANTUAN: LEVEL 8, ATK/DEF: 2900/2300
"I end my turn with two facedowns."
"What a stupid zombie deck..." Damian forced to comment on the playstyle. "I can just use the Field spell to my advantage."
"Hey that isn't very nice of you!" Upta remarked back.
"Oh cry me a river, I'll show you TRUE POWER!" The top card of Damian's deck shined a dark purple light that everyone witnessed.
"What is this!" The announcer yelled in confusion.
"... DRAW!" Damian shouted.
"Game Over." Damian told Upta.
"You don't know tha-"
"I said Game Over... The cards have spoken to me." Damian saw a play to go through Upta's traps.
"I activate the spell card known as Damned Charging Storm, discarding 1 Phantom Knight to destroy your two facedown cards!"
"N-NO!" Upta shouted, as both the traps, Mirror Force and Magic Cylinder, were removed.
"How pitiful... effect of my Phantom Knights of Sorrowful Rapier, when discarded by a card effect... I can special summon itself on the field!"
PHANTOM KNIGHTS OF SORROWFUL RAPIER: LEVEL 4, ATK/DEF: 1200/1000
"Now when Rapier is successfully summoned onto the field... I can select 1 Phantom Knights monster and special summon it as a Level 4 Monster... My Phantom Knights of Torn Scales!"
The Phantom Knights were in place to be set-up for Damian's victory march.
"Now Torn Scales effect... I discard Fog Blade... I send Phantom Knights of Ancient Cloak... I banish Cloak to add Silent Boots."
"Just what exactly are you doing... your monsters can't do shit to my Gargantu-"
"SHUT UP!" Damian had enough.
"Chill I was just joki-"
"SHUT UP!" Damian rudely interrupted.
"That is fucking it... I special summon my Silent Boots and normal summon my Ragged Gloves... OVERLAY!"
"Silent Boots and Ragged Gloves... show this kid a future he will never forget... XYZ SUMMON! The Darkness that will never be outshone by the brightest of light, The Phantom Knights of Agony Soul!"
PHANTOM KNIGHTS OF AGONY SOUL: RANK 3, ATK/DEF: 1000/1000
"Agony Soul's effect... I detach both of my Xyz materials and I target both of my Torn Scales and Sorrowful Rapier... They both become Level 6!"
"HUH THE HELL?!"
Damian almost fell to the floor, feeling his own heart beat and the emotional constriction.
"OVERLAY, RAPIER AND SCALES!"
"Scream in despair... Scream in Heartbreak... Scream in desolation... My Soul that lives in a world without light... GIVE ME THE POWER TO STRENGTHEN MY SOUL IN THE WORLD OF DARKNESS, XYZ SUMMON! THE BROKEN DREAMS OF REALITY IN A HATEFUL HELL! DARK DISTRESS XYZ DRAGON!"
DARK DISTRESS XYZ DRAGON: RANK 6, ATK/DEF: 2800/2400
"Distress Xyz Dragon?!" Upta stepped back, knowing this could be the end.
"Distress Xyz Dragon... DAMNED CHARGING BREATH!" The Dragon bit into the Phantom Knights of Agony Soul.
The Distress Dragon gained power and the Agony Soul was destroyed.
"The hell, eating your own allies to gain power?!"
Damian smirked. "Sometimes you gotta sack your own allies for the win ya know?"
"Cruel if you ask me..."
"Now Dark Distress Xyz Dragon... FLY AND RIP OPEN THE GARGANTUAN!"
"My Gargantuan's effect... when battling an Xyz Monster, the attack matches the current attack of the Xyz Monster and now it will result in a stalemate, not a game ov-"
"I SAID GAME OVER!" Damian shouted for the last time.
"DARK DISTRESS XYZ DRAGON, SECOND EFFECT!" An xyz material was detached.
"When my opponent activates a monster effect after Distress gained power from his first effect... the monster effect is negated and also the monsters attack is reduced to 0!"
"NANI?!"
"Futhermore... when Distress attacks a monster with 0 ATK, IT WILL DEAL DOUBLE THE DAMAGE!"
"No... PLEASE NO!"
Suddenly a vision appeared in Upta's mind. He was standing in the middle of nowhere.
Suddenly Distress Dragon appeared.
"No one will get in my way of reaching the top... I will help excel Project Y in the upcoming future... and you won't do shit!"
Distress attacked and suddenly Upta screamed, falling down and getting a scar from the imaginary attack.
DAMIAN: 4000 LP VS UPTA: 0 LP
GAME OVER
WINNER: DAMIAN!
"And there you have it folks, the Finals match have been set!"
KOUTA YUKARI VS DAMIAN "THE BLACK VORTEX" KUROUZU
"Coming to you tomorrow!"
"Urgh..." Damian fell to the floor with his hand clenched on his heart.
"What the hell!" His heart was aching in pain, not physically but emotionally.
"STOP!" He demanded but nothing happened.
"STOP!"
NEXT TIME ON ENTER THE BLACK VORTEX!
"GO DARK REBELLION XYZ DRAGON!"
"GALAXY-EYES NOVA WARRIOR!"
The Light and the Darkness will clash at the final moment and determining who the true winner of Heartland Invitational...
"Hehe... Project Y has already begun... and you can't do anything to stop it!"
"YOU BASTARD!"
Damian and Kouta finally meet up in the finals match of Heartland Invitational, an awaiting match feat the Light and the Darkness... The Galaxy and the Rebellion... But Damian suddenly experiences heart pain and doesn't understand why... Meanwhile Amuy seems to be plotting his schemes for project Y.
WHO will ultimately become the final winner of Heartland Invitational, and what in the hell is Project Y?
FIND OUT NEXT TIME ON!
Enter The Black Vortex!
Chapter 6: Emotional Heartbreak
THE END
Author's Note- Thank you guys for reading so far... The next chapter is the last chapter of this short series that is I guess a promotion for the newest project I am creating. Unfortunately, due to my circumstances at the moment, I will be unable to upload Chapter 7 for quite some time. Whether you have enjoyed the series or not, I am thankful that you read my mediocre writing.
-Ino Lovex