Hey everyone! Happy New Year! Sorry for disappearing for the past two months, but I got hit heavy by the depression of others. I had two people close to me go on the brink of suicide, causing me to drop everything to keep them away from those thoughts. Thankfully, they are alright and happy after helping them realize what they have and what they would cause by taking their own lives.
So, this will be a short chapter for now, but expect the next one to come back stronger.
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! GX or the rest of the franchise or any music in this story, I own Claudio Osbourne and the Jukebox Hero Archetype, aside from a select few made by all the authors/readers who submitted them. And all other OCs and cards submitted © original creators.
Chapter 13: The Other Side
Back in the world of Duel Monsters, the words of Honest and Paradigm Paragon rang true about its state. Monsters were trying to escape the clash between a cloud of darkness and a sinister light, abandoning their villages to save themselves. However, many were swallowed by either the darkness or light, erased from existence. Even some monsters decided to clash with the Trueman and Amelie duelists that erupted from the clash with many fallen.
The battle wasn't going well as they quickly used the enemy's weapons against them, purging the defeated and continuing to sever the bonds between the human world and Duel Monster world.
Still there were several duelists that were fighting well, letting the weaker monsters run away to safety...
"Brave Sword Attack!" A man cried out.
A bright sword lashed out and destroyed the advancing Truemans and Amelies, stopping the spread temporarily. Once the light died out, the sword wielder was revealed to be a soldier with long, blond hair flowing down his back, moustache and blue eyes. He wore silver armor around his body, duel disk around his left arm, and sheathed his sword in its scabbard. He was Freed the Matchless General.
After the 12 Dimension were restored, Freed became general of his army and helped to restore order of his own dimension. Now he was fighting for his life and the few he could save with the help of his Steel Knight Army.
"This will not continue..." Freed said as he saw his army advancing with a hope that they could all win this long war. "We lost so many after the Dark World/Fabled War along with near destruction of the dimensions. Why must it all happen again?"
"To unite everyone in the World of Darkness." The General gasped as he turned around and saw Trueman standing ready. "The human realm is steadily losing their faith in the game of Duel Monsters. Now is the time to strike and sever the bonds. As such, you and the rest will be put down."
"I will never let you harm this dimension!" Freed shouted. "We cannot lose the lives of these people again after the tragedy they've suffered!"
"And yet another reason to do this," Trueman continued, "By defeating the Duel Monsters and consuming all life into the World of Darkness, we can save those from the Light of Destruction that threaten the existence of the 12 Dimensions. From those we've defeated, they are safe and soon they will know no fear."
"It makes no sense if you're destroying our world along your supposed threat!" The General countered. "I will defeat you here and restore the people you've taken!"
Trueman raised his right arm and formed it into his duel disk. "Very well, I must consume you into the World of Darkness and assume control of your army. This way, the assimilation of this dimension will hasten."
Freed took his Duel Disk and activated it in response.
Both players drew their opening hands.
DUEL!
Freed: 8000
Trueman: 8000
"It's my move," Freed announced, drawing his sixth card. "On my Draw Phase, I activate the Quick-Play Spell Hand Destruction! We both send two of our Monsters from the hand to the graveyard and draw two more cards afterwards."
The Matchless General selected two cards of his five cards and sent them to the graveyard while drawing another two. Trueman did the same with his hand.
"Standby Phase, I activate the effect of a Monster I just put there! The Immortal Bushi!" Freed continued, "When my Graveyard is has all Warrior-Type Monsters, I can Special Summon him to the field. To confirm, I've also sent another Immortal Bushi into the graveyard!"
A portal from the grave opened, releasing an old samurai warrior clad in dark armor and wielded two blades. From the arrows piercing through his body, it was known he been through a tough war. (3/1200/600)
"Next, I'll tribute my warrior and Advance Summon myself! Freed the Matchless General!" He announced as Bushi left the field and let him walk out on the field. (5/2300/1700)
"So, you plan on fighting me as a Duelist and a Warrior?" Trueman asked. "How bold of you..."
"Against the force that threatens all of our lives, I cannot let my subordinates and comrades fight while I remain on the sidelines!" Freed declared. "To finish, I'll set one card facedown and activate the Continuous Spell Resupply to end my turn."
"My move," Trueman announced, drawing his next card. "I activate the Spell, Trade-In! I send the Level 8 Imprisoned Queen Archfiend to the graveyard and draw two cards!" He stated, discarding his monster and drew two cards. "Next, I summon Dark Archetype!" He then played his signature monster: the stitched-up fiend. (4/1400/400) "Next, I activate the Equip Spell Power Converter to Dark Archetype!"
Freed frowned as he saw a silver armor become attached to his opponent's monster.
"Next, I use the effect of Power Converter!" Trueman continued. "I can send this card to gain Life Points equal to the Monster's ATK. However, the equipped Monster's ATK become 0 until the End Phase!"
The General gasped as the Equip Spell vanished, draining Dark Archetype's power. (4/1400-0/400)
Freed: 8000
Trueman: 8000-9400
"You could have weakened my monster and gained more Life Points," Freed stated.
Trueman smirked, "Dark Archetype attacks Freed the Matchless General!"
Freed gasped as the weakened Fiend jumped towards him, poised to strike. Freed then drew his blade and sliced the monster to pieces.
Freed: 8000
Trueman: 9400-7100
"Dark Archetype's effect activates!" Trueman announced, "I Special Summon a Monster in my Deck with ATK equal to the damage I received. I must also send cards from my hand to the graveyard than will equal the Level of the monster I want to summon. So, I'll send the Level 6 Goldd, Wu-Lord of Dark World to Special Summon a second one!"
"Counter Trap activates!" Freed announced, revealing his Set card. "Chivalry! When you activate a Monster's effect during the Battle Phase, I negate the activation of the effect and destroy it."
Trueman scoffed as he saw the remains of his Dark Archetype vanished. "So that failed against you... I end my turn with one card facedown..."
Freed smiled as he drew his next card, 'Good! Then this will be over soon! I will join my comrades and end this!' Out loud, he continued. "My turn! During this time, I use my effect! I can add a Level 4 or below Warrior-Type Monster from my deck to the hand! I'll add my Marauding Captain!" He then added his choice card and shuffled his deck. "Next, the effect of my Resupply card activates! When I add a card from my deck to my hand, I may draw 1 card." He then drew his next card. "Excellent! I summon Marauding Captain!"
Another veteran warrior wearing in silver armor and wielded two swords appeared. (3/1200/400)
"Marauding Captain's effect activates!" Freed announced, "When summoned, I can Special Summon the Level 3 Tune Warrior from my hand!" He continued as he brought out a red armored monster with tuning forks for weapons. (3/1600/200) "Finally, since I Special Summoned a Monster I can Special summon the Level 2 Monster, Delivery Warrior!" He continued as a young man in blue armor dashed onto the field carrying a delivery bag. (2/1000/0)
"Oh, a Synchro Summon?" Trueman mused, sensing the power of a Tuner within Delivery Warrior.
Freed nodded, "I tune the Level 2 Delivery Warrior and Level 3 Marauding Captain with the Level 3 Tune Warrior!" He announced as Tune Warrior tapped the tuning forks, becoming three Tuning Rings than surrounded other two low-level monsters, becoming 5 glowing stars in the process.
"Warrior of the just cause! Come forth and defend our land! Synchro Summon! Stand proud! Colossal Fighter!"
Jumping out of the Synchro pillar's light came a massive warrior clad in white armor, crushing the land underneath his feet. He stood by his general, ready to fight. (8/2800/1000)
"I activate my facedown card," Trueman announced, revealing his facedown card. "Demise of the Land! When you Special Summon a Monster, I can activate a Field Spell from my deck! I choose Pandemonium!"
Freed looked around the field, "So that was your facedown card? If so, you are truly finished! Colossal Fighter's effect! This Monster gains 100 ATK for each Warrior in the Graveyard. There are currently 5 laid to rest!"
Colossal Fighter roared as his power increased. (8/2800-3300/1000)
"Next, I activate the Spell Solidarity!" Freed continued. "My field contains all Warriors, so all Warrior Monsters gain 800 ATK on the field!" He and his comrade powered up once more. (5/2300-3100/1700), (8/3300-4100/1000) "This will finish you and avenge my comrades! Colossal Fighter will attack first! Brave Fist!"
The Fighter rushed across the field and smashed Trueman's body with a right hand, causing the Dark Messenger to break apart before reforming, albeit slowly.
Freed: 8000
Trueman: 7100-3000
"Now I shall finish you once and for all!" Freed announced as he charged in with a battle cry, "Brave Slash!"
Trueman grinned, "At this moment, I activate a card in my hand's effect! Ogre of the Scarlet Shadow!"
"WHAT!?" Freed shouted as his advance was blocked by a giant, dark blue ogre armed with a giant club. (4/0/0)
"When you declare a second attack, I can Special Summon Ogre of the Scarlet Shadow from my hand," Trueman explained. "This card's ATK and DEF become the same amount as the damage I've taken from the first attack."
The General gasped, "But that would mean that Colossal Warrior's 4100 ATK..."
"Becomes my Ogre's strength!" Trueman finished as the Fiend Monster laughed loudly. (4/0-4100/0-4100)
Freed growled, seeing as his attempt at finishing this duel had failed. But then he looked at his resources. His last card would help him win this duel. He then returned to his monster's side. "I end my turn."
"My turn," Trueman announced, drawing his next card. He then smirked, "I must thank you for using Hand Destruction on your Draw Phase. Otherwise, this next move wouldn't have worked out so nicely. But then, you are a great General. Thinking of many strategies to turn the tide of battle. Too bad, you are on the wrong side."
The General gasped, "What are you talking about?"
The Messenger of Darkness sighed, "You haven't realized why we are attacking you? As I've said before; we have not killed your army, only captured them... only because you brainwashed them for your army."
"That's..."
"You who thinks the power of darkness is wrong, yet you are the embodiment of it," Trueman continued. "I've seen your work. You had a battalion of soldiers to fight for you, and yet you sent them off to die against the Dark World Army. You abandoned the civilians to fight for a duelist who was only satisfied with fighting a powerful duel... Now you are tainted with that man's darkness as you grew from Freed the Brave Wanderer to Dark General Freed!"
It was then then a mirror was created from the lava pools of Pandemonium and was shown in front of Freed's shocked body. It then the General saw the reflection before him...
The skin was pitch-black, the eyes smoldering like burning coals, and demonic, sharp claws that were perceived as hands.
Freed then looked down at his hands and then...
"AAAHHH!"
He screamed as he saw that the demonic claws that he saw in the reflection were his hands! He then looked as his skin and saw that it was indeed black as coal.
"NO!" He shouted again. "IT'S NOT POSSIBLE… I'M NOT A MONSTER!"
Trueman then continued with his move, "Thanks to our opening moves, General... the effects of the three Imprisoned Queen Archfiends in my graveyard now activate! A Level 4 Fiend Monster on my field now gains 1000 ATK! My Ogre of the Scarlet Shadow now gains 3000 ATK!"
The Ogre snarled and rejoiced at the dark miasma erupting from the Graveyard, empowering him. (4/4100-7100/4100)
"Next, Pot of Greed!" He continued, drawing two more cards. He then sighed once more, "And now you will lead another warrior into darkness! I summon Warrior of Zera!" The Dark Messenger then brought out a warrior in a green cloak. (4/1600/1600)
Freed stared at the warrior and gasped seeing the familiar face, "Zera...?"
Seeing the fiendish man before him, Zera frowned, "So it was true all along... You were a demon from the start, General. I put my life on the line for your cause and it was the most regrettable decision I've done."
"No... Zera..." Freed pleaded, reaching out to his former subordinate with his demonic claws...
"I shall now follow your lead, General..." Zera stated as he walked towards the middle of the arena... where the lava pool bubbled... "I will follow you into Hell! And then destroy the evil within!"
"NO! DON'T!" Freed shouted.
Zera willingly jumped into the lava with a determined face...
Trueman then chanted, "Warrior of Dual Destinies! Cross into Pandemonium's threshold and become the dark warrior! Mazera DeVille!"
Bursting out of the lava pool came a hideous demon. The head still resembled Zera's original helmet, but now had hardened plating with curved horns connected out of the skull. Wicked green claws were attached to the monster's wrists and goat-like, muscular legs attached to the scaly, muscular torso. It then took flight with it's demonic wings. (8/2800/2300)
Colossal Fighter gasped at the transformation, not even feeling the power boost gained from the demon's original form. (8/4100-4200/1000)
"Zera..." Freed cried, seeing the soldier become the demon, "But... I'm no longer able to argue...
"Mazera DeVille's effect!" Trueman announced, "When Special Summoned with Pandemonium on the field, I can discard up to three cards from your hand!" Mazera created an arrow of fire from its claws, firing at Freed's only card, burning it to ashes. "Next, I activate the Advanced Ritual Art Spell! I send two more copies of Warrior of Zera to become another one of his Monstrous Forms!"
Two more souls of Zera appeared in front of a burning, green altar and bathed themselves in the flames.
"Ritual Summon! Emerge! Zera the Mant!"
From the flames, a hulking creature with a spiky, dark blue exoskeleton, with huge claws on its hands and feet appeared on the field. The only article of clothing was a purple cape around the back. (8/2800/2300)
Again, Colossal Fighter couldn't fathom the power, despite his own strength rising. (8/4200-4400/1000)
"Now everyone shall embrace Darkness together!" Trueman shouted, as he played another card, "I activate the Equip Spell, Pestilence! This reduces your Colossal Fighter's ATK to 0!"
A dark shadow enveloped the Synchro Monster, causing him to cry out in despair. (8/4400-0/1000) "Finally, I activate the Spell Darkness Blanket! For this round, no Monster can be destroyed by battle!"
A shroud of darkness blanketed the field as Freed fell to his knees in despair, "What has become of us...?"
"Your liberation," Trueman stated before turning to the Dark Zera counterparts, "Mazera and Zera the Mant, attack your General!"
Both named monsters grinned as they ran across the field and slashed the despair filled General with their claws, leaving him a bloodied mess on his back.
Freed: 8000-7500-7000
Trueman: 3000
"Finally, watch as your trusted warrior falls with you..." the Dark Messenger continued, "Ogre of the Scarlet Shadow! Attack Colossal fighter! End this duel!"
The Ogre roared as it jumped onto the weakened Fighter and repeatedly bashed the head with its club. But instead of breaking into pixels, it started to break into shards of darkness.
Freed: 7000-0
Trueman: 3000, Winner
The shards immediately surrounded the helpless General, making cry out in pain as he began to turn pitch black. But before his face was obscured, Freed uttered these words...
"Forgive me, everyone... I thought I was doing the right thing..."
He then broke apart and faded it into the darkness.
Trueman nodded as he then broke apart into dark cards and then reformed into another body. The likeness of Freed the Matchless General.
"Now to take out the enemy within..." He stated as he advanced to the battlefield.
In another Dimension, the clash between Darkness and Dark Light were also spreading towards a village of Amazons. The warrior women had been fighting several duelists that invaded the village with both sides not giving up or giving in. Despite this, the Trueman and Amelie duelists were seemingly endless and were able to push them back. However, they still had two duelists that were sweeping up the invaders to give the Amazons hope in a secluded area of the jungle.
The first was a dark-skinned woman with an impressive build with her dark brown hair tied back in one long plait reaching below her waist. She wore a dark blue tank top, a double buckled belt over her combat pants, ankle bracelets, an elbow length left and wrist length right glove with studded knuckles. She also had a Duel Disk in the shape of a sword on her left arm. This was Tania, an Amazoness Duelist.
The second was a man with neatly arranged black hair, with a large portion flushed back and slightly to his left. He wore a black cloak over a worn-out Ra Yellow uniform and a duel disk on his left arm. This was Bastion Misawa, a former Duel Academy student.
"Amazoness Swords Woman, rip them apart!"
"Water Dragon, Aqua Punisher!"
Working in tandem, the two duelists' monsters destroyed many of the beasts that were coming right for them.
"This is getting tiresome!" Tania growled, "They're just gonna keep coming until we're tired and finish us off!"
Bastion sighed, "We can only keep them at bay until we can get back to Duel Academy. We can prepare everyone and get to the ones who have a chance at stopping this."
The Amazoness Duelist nodded, "Your friends Jaden and Claudio, I know. Especially since they were able to stop Yubel and Tragoedia from merging the 12 Dimensions and controlling their powers."
"And by then, they'll know who's behind this and can save us all." Bastion stated. "All anyone else can do is push back the enemy. Despite all the training you've given me, I doubt I could stop the mastermind if I struggle against the soldiers."
Tania smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "It still means you've gotten stronger if you can gauge another's strength instead of just relying on brains and tactics alone. You can get stronger; we just need to make sure that we have the time to do it."
Bastion nodded as everything Tania said was true. True, he started off as the top of the freshman class back at Duel Academy. But he was quickly overshadowed by duelists who did more than just think about the game of Duel Monsters but put their soul into the game as well. It led to his decent into the Society of Light where he showed he was strong, yet weak-minded to the point where he let himself lose. Now he had to make sure he could help prepare the friends on the other side for this war if they didn't know already.
He then pulled out a device out of his cloak. During his excursion through the 12 Dimensions while connected through doors, he was able to create a teleporter that let him go to the other dimensions. However, he never had the time to test it with the sudden invasion. With that logic, he didn't know where he and Tania would end up once they used it. However, finding resolve he pressed a button and created a blue portal.
"Let's see if this works and make sure we can get everyone back." Bastion said.
"And while you're at it, how about taking me with you!"
Bastion and Tania gasped and turned around to see a grinning Amelie appear in front of them with a wave.
"Damn, I thought were rid of them all for longer!" Bastion growled.
"Well, too bad," Amelie mockingly pouted. "We can't have you two going to the other dimension to help Jaden and Claudio."
"So, you know them?" Bastion asked.
"They are a big threat to what I plan to accomplish," Amelie stated. "Although they know about the state of the dimensions, it would still be a pain in the neck to let loose ends go."
Bastion growled as he got ready to fight once more...
Only to be pushed through by Tania, seeing a sad smile on her face when she did it.
"Tania! Wait!" Bastion shouted as the portal closed after him.
Amelie growled as the Amazoness Duelist turned to her.
"Sorry, but you won't be getting to my friend," Tania stated, activating her Duel Disk. "Looks like you'll have another problem once Bastion gains more power."
The Dark Light Messenger calmed herself and materialized her Duel Disk, "No worries; you'll all suffer in the end..."
Both Players drew their opening hands.
DUEL!
Tania: 8000
Amelie: 8000
"I'll start," Tania announced, "I'll summon Amazoness Swords Woman!" She announced, bringing out a tanned, muscular woman in a blue top and a brown, furred skirt wielding a large sword in her hands. (4/1500/1600) "And then I'll add the Spell Ties of the Brethren! With this, I'll pay 2000 Life Points and can Special Summon two different monsters from my deck with the same Attribute, Level, and Type as the current monster on the field!"
Tania roared as she felt the Life Points being drained from her body, forming two red silhouettes on her field.
Tania: 6000
Amelie: 8000
She then took two cards from her deck and placed it on her Duel Disk, "Amazoness Paladin and Amazoness Chain Master, join your tribe!"
The first, Paladin, woman with blonde hair wearing a tan bikini top, breechcloth, and hooded cape appeared and wielded a thin sword. (4/1700/300)
The second, Chain Master, a woman with black hair wearing blue and black bikini top and breechcloth appeared and wielded a large chain with a bladed tip. (4/1500/1300)
"I then place one card facedown to end my turn." She concluded. "By the way, my Paladin gains 100 ATK for each Amazoness on the field! Meaning 300 if you can't do simple math!"
Paladin channeled the fighting spirit of her tribe into her blade. (4/1700-2000/300)
Amelie smirked, "Oh, Amazons... A weak race with obsolete fighting techniques... This is going to be too easy!"
Tania growled at that comment, "I would watch my tongue, if I were you!"
Amelie drew her sixth card, "Oh, then let me prove it to you! I'll set one card facedown and activate the Spell Worm Call! This lets me Special Summon a Reptile-Type Worm face down on the field." She then placed a Set Monster on the field. "And then I'll play another Monster facedown and a Set card to end my turn." Another Set Monster and a card appeared around the Worm Call card.
Tania smirked, "Well, this isn't going to be fun if all you're going to do is hide from me." She then drew her next card, "I activate Amazoness Forage! This let's me draw 1 card for each Amazoness Monster on the field!" She drew out three more cards and smirked, "Good! I activate the Spell Card Polymerization!"
"Oh?" Amelie wondered. "Maybe you're not obsolete as a thought if you're improving with Extra Deck Summoning..."
"I fuse Amazoness Queen in my hand and Amazoness Chain Master on the field!" Tania stated as Chain Master, along with an intimidating woman dressed like the Amazonesses appeared in the fusion vortex before being absorbed into it.
"Almighty Queen of the Amazons! Merge with one of your tribe and ascend to your next level! Fusion Summon! Grace us with your power! Amazoness Empress!"
Jumping out of the vortex came another woman with her skull helmet over her long, white hair while dressed in a green bikini top and breechcloth held up by skull and bone belt. She raised her giant sword in her right hand and shouted a battle cry as Swords Woman and Chain Master kneeled before her. (8/2800/2400)
Amelie gave a light applause, "Impressive! I wasn't aware that there was some hidden potential in the Amazoness." She then grinned, "After all, the rest of your tribe fell like mice before my feet."
Once again, Tania growled at the insult as she played another card, "I activate the Spell Card Amazoness Heirloom and Equip it to my Empress!" Around the Empress' neck was now a wooden idol with jade embedded within it. "Now once per turn, she cannot be destroyed by battle and she'll destroy any monster she attacks after damage calculation. Now face my power! Amazoness Paladin, attack the monster on the right!"
Paladin rushed the field and raised her blade on the hidden monster...
Revealing to be a purple, moth-like monster with large arms and legs. (4/1200/500) Before it was sliced it half by the Paladin's blade.
Amelie then gasped as she felt a powerful slash against her body, making her grunt.
Tania: 6000
Amelie: 6500
"What!?" the Worm Duelist shouted.
Tania grinned, "Amazoness Empress' other effect! She allows all Amazoness Monsters to deal piercing damage!"
Amelie scoffed as she took another card from her deck, "Whatever, Worm Cartaros' effect activates! I can add a Level 4 or lower Reptile-Type Worm Monster to my deck! I choose my Worm Linx!"
"Next, Swords Woman will attack your next hidden monster!" Tania continued.
Swords Woman roared as she slashed down on the hidden monster card, revealing to be a purple, spider-like Worm with green ooze leaking out of its tentacle legs. (4/400/1600)
"Sorry, but your Swords Woman can't get through Millidith's hide!" Amelie grinned.
"Yeah, it's too bad," Tania shrugged, "At least all damage that involves Swords Woman becomes your problem..."
Before the Worm Duelist can retort, she gets sidelined with a headbutt from Swords Woman.
Tania: 6000
Amelie: 6400
However, Amelie still smirked, "However, Millidith's Flip effect activates! It can Equip onto one of your Monsters! And I pick your Swords Woman! For as long as they are on the field together, you'll lose 400 Life Points for each of our Standby Phases." the Worm then jumped onto the Swords Woman's back and wrapped around her body. The Amazon wasn't pleased as she couldn't get free, thought she was able to free her arms to use her sword.
"At least, I just freed up your field!" Tania stated, "Now to take out a huge chunk of your Life Points! Empress, attack her directly!"
Amelie braced herself as the Empress charged the field. She was then subjected to massive slash to her body, causing her to collapse on her back.
Tania: 6000
Amelie: 3600
"I end my turn here," Tania grinned. "That will teach you to mess with an Amazon!"
"Duly noted..." Amelie stated as she drew her next card, "I'll just have my Milldith drain 400 Life Points from you!"
Tania suddenly felt sick, clutching her neck.
Tania: 5600
Amelie: 3600
"Then, I'll use Worm Call's effect since my field is void of monsters." She continued. "I set this Monster in defense mode."
A Set Monster appeared on her field.
"Then, I'll activate my facedown card," She then revealed a Trap showing the emergence of many Worms from the ground. "The Continuous Trap, Worm Ambush! Once per turn, I can Flip any Set Monster Face Up!"
She then revealed her Set Monster, "Come forth, Worm Queen!" The imposing Worm Queen appeared on her field. (8/2700/2100) "Next, Worm Ambush's second effect! If a Reptile-Type Worm Monster was revealed, I can select 1 of 4 additional effects! And I choose to destroy a Monster you control! And I can think of no better than your Empress!"
Empress gasped a white light from the Worm Queen blinded her and was then beaten to pixels, the Amazons gasped as they found their Empress was nowhere to be seen.
"Empress' final effect will activate!" Tania countered. "When leaving the field due to battle or an effect from my opponent, I can Special Summon my Amazoness Queen from the Graveyard!" Soon, the first monarch of the Amazoness reappeared, much to the joy of Swords Woman and Paladin. (6/2400/1800)
"Ah, the symbol of the Amazons," the Worm User sighed, "When that Monster is on the field, all Amazoness monster cannot be destroyed by battle."
"That's right, you can only deal minimal damage at this point," the Amazoness Duelist stated.
"Then, I'll activate the Continuous Spell Legacy of the Worms and attack your Paladin!" Amelie called as Worm Queen fired a beam of light, causing Paladin to jump out of the way.
Tania: 4900
Amelie: 3600
"My move," Tania announced before feeling the effect of Milldith.
Tania: 4500
Amelie: 3600
"As much as the Empress was taken down, I'll be sure to send a greeting," the Amazon continued, "Next, I'll use the Spell Fusion Recovery! I'll add Amazoness Chain Master and Polymerization!"
Amelie growled, "Another Fusion? Just like that accursed Jaden..."
"Oh yeah," Tania smirked, "You had a run-in with a few of the duelists I've faced during the Shadow Rider war. While I didn't get to face him, I can tell Jaden was a powerful duelist. A Fusion user. The man I faced, Jethro Cartwright... He had power, too. Unique Fusions as well... After the war, I planned on getting stronger. Though I didn't get much of a chance as far as dueling goes... This war, I got to use my new strength. While you were able to take out the Empress, let's see you take this one down!" She then looked at her hand and nodded.
The Worm Duelist braced herself for what was to come.
"Now, I play my Amazoness Princess!" She announced as she brought out a little girl in a red top and dark purple fur skirt. (3/1200/900) "When summoned, I can add a Spell or Trap card from my deck with the word Amazoness in its name! Also, by summoning my Princess, I can now Special Summon my Amazoness Baby Tiger!"
A small cry was heard, letting a baby tiger with orange fur and black spikes appeared. (2/500/500)
"Also, with Princess' effect, I can add Amazoness Call from my deck as well!" Tania stated. "Plus, with two more Amazoness, Paladin gains 200 ATK!" Paladin channeled the auras of the new Amazoness brethren into her blade. (4/2000-2200/300) "Now my field is set!"
"Oh?" Amelie wondered.
"I activate my Spell Card, Polymerization!" The Amazoness announced, playing her Spell Card, "This Fusion calls for Amazoness Tiger, but my Baby Tiger will take care of that requirement because she's treated as the original Tiger. And I'll combine her with Chain Master in my hand!"
Both Baby Tiger and Chain Master went into the Fusion Vortex, letting Tania chant.
"Young beast from the mighty tigress! Combine with the woman that walks your path and become a powerful warrior! Fusion Summon! Run through your enemies! Amazoness Pet Liger!"
With a mighty roar, a large tiger jumped out of the fusion vortex. It had armor pieces around its tan fur with black stripes and a mane of yellow hair around its neck. It leered with its left, red eye with right being closed with a scar. (7/2500/2400)
"Oh?" Amelie scoffed. "A big kitty's your ultimate play!"
Pet Liger growled loudly.
"Easy there," Tania said, petting her tiger. "She's about to lose it all this turn."
Amelie laughed, "None of your monsters can't defeat my monster! And this isn't my best one!"
"Then, I'll lead off with my Pet Liger!" Tania announced, "Attack Worm Queen!"
Pet Liger roared as it dashed towards Worm Queen.
"Now this is precious!" the Worm Duelist mocked, "Is the wittle kitty going to smack my Queen with her big claws?"
"Now my Pet Liger's effect activates!" the Amazoness Duelist shouted. "At Damage Calculation, she can gain 500 ATK during one battle! Enough to put down the Queen!"
Pet Liger pounced on the Worm Queen, preparing to slash it through. (7/2500-3000/2400)
Amelie gasped, "Then it's a good thing Legacy of the Worms is active! Worm Queen cannot be destroyed in battle!"
Liger slashed the defenseless Queen in the face, making her cry out.
Tania: 4500
Amelie: 3300
"Don't think this is the end!" Tania grinned, catching the Woman by surprise. "After an Amazoness monster attacks your monster, after damage calculation, I can drain 800 ATK from one of your monsters! And since your Queen is sticking around!"
Pet Liger roared once more, causing a red aura to drain the Worm Queen's power. (8/2700-1900/1100)
"And that's going to allow the other four to take you down and your life points!" Tania smirked. "Paladin, attack next!"
Paladin dealt a swift slash at the Queen's torso, with Pet Liger draining her power. (8/1900-1100/1100)
Tania: 4500
Amelie: 3000
"Amazoness Princess, attack next!"
The young girl attack with her spear, as Pet Liger weakened the Queen once more. (8/1100-300/1100)
Tania: 4500
Amelie: 2900
"Amazoness Swords Woman! You're next!"
Another slash was cut into the screaming Worm Queen as Pet Liger weakened for the last time. (8/300-0/1100)
Tania: 4500
Amelie: 1700
Amelie growled, "I will not be defeated once again! By some obsolete woman!"
"I feel pretty relevant to me," Tania stated. "My Queen, end this now!"
The Queen yelled a battle cry as she rushed the field and slashed once more!
"I activate the final ability of Legacy of the Worms! I can send it and my Worm Queen to the graveyard to reduce the damage to 0!"
The Worm Queen vanished into a beam of Dark Light that made the Queen's slash bounce off and land near her tribe.
"Also, I can add a Worm Monster for each attack I had to endure! Downside is I can't Normal Summon them to the field from the hand." She then added three Monster Cards into her hand.
"So that make it you have to use Worm Call," Tania stated as she set her facedown card. 'If she's able to get one of my Monsters down, I can play Amazoness Onslaught to summon my next Amazoness Queen and start banishing her monsters!'
"My move!" Amelie announced, drawing her next card. "Another chance! Pot of Greed!" She then drew her next two cards. Once she saw what she had, she was livid. 'Two useless cards!? I can't believe it! It's bad enough those two half-spirit duelists got the better of me, but...' She then gasped as she realized something in her opponent's graveyard. Finally, grinning as she stared down her opponent. "Then, I'll just have to steal the power they used!"
"What are you talking about?" Tania asked, bracing herself.
"I was lying about the obsolete thing," Amelie shrugged, "Well, I can say that now since you're the one who let me, another woman, evolve! Watch this! I activate the Spell Card, Double Spell!" She then inserted her cards. "I'll discard another Spell Card, Soul Reversal, to use a Spell Card in my opponent's graveyard!"
Tania stiffened up when she saw her duel disk being raised, causing her arm to be forced into the air, "What... Spell...?" She grunted.
"I'll activate your Polymerization!" The Woman of Light laughed, "And I'll fuse the Worm Linx, Victory, Prince, and Apocalypse in my hand!" The four Worms appeared above Amelie's head and into a vortex of Dark Light. Once inside, the vortex expanded and then caused a massive storm that caused the forest to shake, even rip apart the trees and encircling the vortex.
Tania and her Amazoness Monsters were now fighting to stay on the ground, using their weapons and claws to anchor themselves.
"Soldiers of the Worm Empire! Unite as one to create the Light of Destruction's ultimate weapon! Fusion Summon! Final Worm of the Empire! Worm Zero!"
Emerging from the vortex came a being that cast a shadow, not only over the dueling field. It was over the Amazoness Village as well. It may have been the size of a moon, but not made of any rock, but of lumpy, grey flesh. It was pulsating with eerie energy. It even eclipsed the sun, turning the sunny sky into night. (10/?/0)
"What is that thing!?" Tania screamed in fright.
"The executioner of your Amazoness brethren!" Amelie grinned, "This Monster gains 500 ATK for each Worm used in the Fusion!"
Worm Zero's aura brightened a bit. (10/2000/0)
The Amazoness frowned as she felt some of her fear leave her heart, "Then it's not a threat since you couldn't use enough Worms in your Fusion. It's nothing but a big rock!"
Amelie smirked, "You're lying to yourself... You may have relaxed hearing about the lower ATK comparison. But you know... there's more to a Monster than ATK!" Tania couldn't help but flinch at the comment, making the Worm Duelist relish in the sight. "Since I've used at least two Worm Monsters as materials, I can Set a Monster from the graveyard." Worm Zero began to secrete and ooze liquid, splattering a Set Monster card onto the field. "And then you remember my Worm Ambush's effect! I can Flip my Set Monsters face up! Worm Victory, reveal yourself!"
The Set Card vanished as the muscular, four-armed Worm appeared with the 'V for Victory' symbols in its hands. (7/0/2500)
"And even though I can use Worm Ambush's effect to destroy a monster, I can use Worm Victory's effect to destroy your Monsters! And it'll gain 500 ATK for each Worm in the Graveyard, and it's seven!" The Amazoness screamed as Victory jabbed all them in their hearts, shattering them into pixels. (7/0-3500/2500)
"Finally, I activate the Spell Card Hexative to lock down your final facedown card!" Amelie laughed as chains erupted from the ground, preventing its use.
Seeing all this happening, Tania could only mutter, "It's all up to Bastion now..."
"Attack Worm Victory!" Amelie shouted as Victory struck Tania down with many punches, leaving her knocked down on the ground.
Tania: 1000
Amelie: 1700
"Worm Zero, end this duel and this World!"
Zero then brightened up as a massive meteor shower rained down upon the world and bathed it into fire upon impact. Tania could do nothing but scream as the meteors surrounded her and exploded, causing her body to break apart into light particles that were absorbed by Amelie's Duel Disk.
Tania: 0
Amelie: 1700, Winner
"AHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA!"
The mad woman laughed as Worm Zero continued its attack, striking down the defenseless village as the Amazons had no way of defending an attack from the sky, causing all of them to meet the same fate as Tania, letting Amelie gather their remaining energy in her Duel Disk.
"Soon, Duel Spirits will have no way of hiding and we can just take out the final 'haven'," She said in a sarcastic chuckled. She then took out a card from her deck, created from when she defeated Tania. Polymerization, "And thanks to the newly acquired Fusion Summoning, I'll destroy anything that gets in the way of the Light of Destruction!"
She took one last look at the burning land before vanishing into thin air.
And done! This should have been easy, but then I thought about having the bad guys win this chapter and have them grow stronger. Also, showing the state of the Duel Spirit world through two Duels. Of course, I already said the real reason as to why I haven't uploaded. Finally, I will bring Bastion into the fourth season. I will make him relevant having him help and then find a way to show his evolution as a Duelist.
Worm Ambush
Continuous Trap Card
Once per Turn: target one Set Monster Card you control: Flip that Monster in Face Up Attack Position. If the targeted Monster is a Reptile-Type "Worm" Monster, activate one of these effects:
Destroy 1 Monster Card your opponent controls
Destroy 1 Spell/Trap Card your opponent controls
Draw 1 Card
Shuffle 1 Worm Monster in your Graveyard back into your Deck.
Legacy of the Worms
Continuous Spell Card
1 "Worm King", "Worm Queen", or "Worm Prince" you control cannot be destroyed in battle. You can send this card and one of the above Monster Cards to the graveyard during the Battle Phase: Reduce the damage to 0 and add any number of Reptile-Type "Worm" Monster Cards from your deck to your hand equal to the number of battles. The added cards cannot be Normal Summoned or Set from your hand.
Next Chapter: Bastion comes back to the human world but ends up at East Academy instead of Duel Academy. Desperate to get to Duel Academy, he enlists the help of Tetsu Ecada to help prepare for the upcoming threat.
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