"So, to recap Em! We are down 600 to 4200, he had a monster with 10,000 attack points, and we collectively have next to nothing to defend ourselves" Said Hope. "Yeah, even worse is the fact that we might not even get anything to defend ourselves with. Unless we get lucky" Said Emily. "Amazing. Next to no possibility of victory against a mad man who'll practically end the practice by himself. It's like it's Easter" Said Hope. "Still. We've been in worse" Said Emily.

Turn 12: Hope

Hope draws. Hope activates the effect of "Banish Shine" in his banished zone, placing it face down in his spell and trap zone. Hope sets one card and ends his turn.

Turn 13: Rubicon

Rubicon activates the 9th effect of "Astral Universe Monarach Ningen Bahamet", destroying all facedown cards on the field, but Hope activates his facedown "Kirafuda Draw". Hope can now declare one card in his deck, then draw one card. If Hope draws the card he declared, Hope can declare an extra card and draw one card. If Hope can do this three times, he can negate all the effects of "Astral Universe Monarach Ningen Bahamet". Hope declares "Timeizer" and draws "Timeizer". Hope declares "Bottomless Trap Hole" and draws "Bottomless Trap Hole". Hope declares "But The Earth Refused to Die", and draws "008 Tornado". Rubicon ends his turn.

Turn 14: Emily

Emily draws. Emily ends her turn.

Turn 15: Rubicon

Rubicon activates the 5th effect of "Astral Universe Monarach Ningen Bahamet", allowing himself to draw two cards. Rubicon sets two cards and ends his turn.

Turn 16: Hope

Hope draws. Hope normal summons "Piller of Blade" (0/ 2000). Hope activates the effect of "Piller of Blade", tributing it to special summon "Bladeizer" (3000/ 3000). Hope activates the spell card "Double Summon", allowing him to normal summon once again. Hope normal summons "Piller of Magnetic" (0/ 2000). Hope activates the effect of "Piller of Magnetic, tributing it to special summon "Magneticizer" (3000/ 3000). Hope Contact Fuses "Bladeizer" and "Magneticizer" to fusion summon "Magnetic Bladeizer" (3500/ 3500). Hope activates the effect of "Magnetic Bladeizer", switching it's attack and defence with "Astral Universe Monarach Ningen Bahamet" since "Astral Universe Monarach Ningen Bahamet" is a higher level then "Magnetic Bladeizer" (10,000/ 10,000) (3500/ 3500). "Magnetic Bladeizer" attacks "Astral Universe Monarach Ningen Bahamet", but Rubicon activates the final effect of "Astral Universe Monarach Ningen Bahamet", negating the attack. Rubicon then activates his facedown "Astral Ningen", making Hope's life points 1000 (Hope LP: 1000) but if he cannot draw a warrior or spellcaster monster during his next turn, he loses 1000 life points. Hope sets three cards and ends his turn.

Turn 17: Rubicon

Rubicon activates his facedown "Plentiful Shackles". Now, each Duelist's life points will half during the end phase of the turn. If a duelist has less then 200 life points, they will have their life points drop to zero. Rubicon activates the 7th effect of "Astral Universe Monarach Ningen Bahamet", gaining 3000 life points (Rubicon LP: 7200). Rubicon ends his turn (Rubicon LP: 3600).

Turn 18: Emily

Emily draws. Emily activates "Companion Ninja Arts: Free Flow Drift", allowing Emily to return three cards in her hand to her deck to special summon one "Throwing Star Combination" card from her extra deck. Emily returns "Companion Ninja Arts: Pearcing Deluxe Cross", "Surfer Companion Ninja" and "Companion Ninja Train" to special summon "Bison Change BisonKing Drago" (3000/ 650). Emily sets two cards and ends her turn (Emily LP: 200).

Turn 19: Rubicon

Rubicon attempts to end his turn, but Hope activates "Lifeizer", giving himself 1000 more life points, but Rubicon activates the 6th effect of "Astral Universe Monarach Ningen Bahamet", negating the effect of "Lifeizer", but Emily activates "Companion Combination Arts: Muchi-O-Senpū", negating the effect of "Astral Universe Monarach Ningen Bahamet". Rubicon ends his turn (Rubicon LP: 1800).

Turn 20: Hope

Hope draws (Hope LP: 1000). "Magnetic Bladeizer" attacks "Astral Universe Monarach Ningen Bahamet" (Rubicon LP: 0). Hope and Emily win.

"Now you monster, tell us why you'd do this or accept your death. And please, choose life. I'm not one for murder on television" Said Hope, as he and Emily drew their weapons. "I am the Rubicon! The devil himself!" Shouted the Rubicon. "Sorry, even I know that the devil is just in the details. So try another time" Said Hope. "I'm not the Rubicon" Said Rubicon. "I figured. The Rubicon wouldn't even bother with this Dimension or these people. So who are you and why do you speek his name?" Asked Hope. "I am of his cult" Said Rubicon. "Cool" Said Hope, as he put his foot of Rubicon's chest, teleporting him. "Now, let's get these people out of here" Said Hope.

3 months later

Emily takes a letter out of her letterbox, before going inside her house. "Huh. It's from Hope" Said Emily, before she opened it. "The game is back on?..." Asked Emily.