Aurasoul hugging Ai tightly: Hello everyone and welcome to Vrains! I give a shout out to 0713MM for helping me type this story along with letting me use his OC Glacies and I don't own Vrains just my OCs.

Yusaku: She's not stopping.

Rai: She's in a frenzy.

Miho: Yup.

Aurasoul: Yes I am so enjoy everyone!


Chapter 10

"Everything in LINK VRAINS is being turned to data and absorb." Kusanagi said.

"Yusaku the data Ghost Girl gave you." Rai spoke.

"Right, Kusanagi-san." Yusaku spoke, holding up his duel disk.

"I'll analyze it." Kusanagi nodded. Miho and Rai watched the screens as Kusanagi quickly typed.

"Not only buildings and roads but the avatars are being absorbed just like Ghost Girl." Rai frowned.

"And they can't even log out to escape." Miho grimace.

"At this rate Link VRAINS will be destroyed!" Ai yelled.

"Yeah this is Revolver's game." Yusaku frowned. Kusanagi analyzed the data as they looked.

"Tower of Hanoi? This is Hanoi's game?" He questioned.

"Legend says that when Hanoi's game ends the world will be destroyed." Yusaku replied. "He's starting that game."

"These rings substitute for discs and the pillar extends from the underground erasing system and the lighted portion is the erasing system's core." Kusanagi said.

"It's Yukiko." Rai frowned. "She's the core itself to the erasing system."

"Eh?! Seriously?!" Ai said shocked.

"Like us Yukiko has a program of her own called the Hollow Program it's a deletion program in which she can delete just about anything." Rai explained.

"This is the reason they took her, for their tower." Miho growled.

"Wait as in me too?!" Ai yelled shocked.

"No doubt." Rai nodded.

"Since appearing in LINK VRAINS, that would mean your sister while in the core has been continuing to absorb the surrounding data." Kusanangi said.

"A huge amount!" Ai yelled.

"Yeah an incredible amount of data and the absorption speed hasn't decreased." Kusanagi added. "This shape will create six rings one ring every hour."

"What happens when it's complete?" Yusaku questioned.

"The core will release high density data to external networks computers won't be able to withstand this high-density data." Kusanagi explained. "Records and programs connected to the network will vanish power plants, hospitals, transportation the world will be in a huge panic. Humanity will revert to an era where there were no computers!"

"But we're safe so long as we're not connected to the net." Ai spoke.

"Maybe not if Revolver's goal is to erase you, I'm sure he planned for that." Yusaku pointed out.

"The high-density data will take down major devices in a chain reaction." Kusanagi added. "The resulting pulse will be magnified and transmitted so devices not connected to the net will be destroyed as well like an EMP weapon."

"And you'll be erased." Yusaku said to Ai. Miho leaned on the wall sliding to sit on the floor a pale look on her face.

"To use our sister like this and just to erase Ai…?" She choked.

"Miho..." Rai frowned his own face pale. Miho then heard her phone ringing she stood up checking it and choked seeing it was Ryoken, Rai stood next to her to see. "Now? He's calling now at a time like this?" Rai questioned with a groan.

"His timing isn't perfect." She sighed. "Give me a second." Miho walked out the truck taking a few deep breaths to calm her nerves before picking up. "Hey Dragon." She answered.

"Miho, I take it you saw the news?" He asked her.

"Ah yeah kinda hard not to." She replied, rubbing the back of her neck.

"Then you should know it's too dangerous to log into Link VRAINS." He stated. She frowned clutching her hand tightly as she took a breath. "Ryoken I know you don't want me and Rai to put ourselves into any danger but… That tower Yukiko is in that tower and… I can't stand by and allow the Hanoi to use her in what they have planned." She spoke.

"Miho!" He began.

"Please Ryoken please understand… I'm sorry to do this but I promise we'll come back I promise…" She told him. There was a long pause from the other line. After another few minutes, Ryoken spoke up.

"...As long as you promise you'll be coming back….. Then I can't say anything further from there."

"I will." She promised. "I'll see you later ok? I love you."

"Love you too, Miho." Ryoken retorted before he hung up. Miho sighed putting away her phone sadly Rai walked out the truck. "How did it go?" He asked gently.

"As well as it can." She sighed, walking inside the truck. "Well are we going or what?"

"We are." Yusaku remarked. "You 2 have a sister to save after all."

"But a warning since the tower absorbed the data material there are no data storms in Link VRAINS, except near the tower." Kusanagi frowned.

"Meaning Revolver will be there simple as that." Rai said.

"So, going to the tower is the objective." Miho nodded.

"Right." Yusaku spoke.

"INTO THE VRAINS!"


Playmaker, Flare, and Sparks landed logged into VRAINS as they saw the tower.

"Playmaker!" They looked, seeing Onizuka walking to them. "Go Onizuka." Playmaker said.

"And not just him." Sparks remarked, looking to the side. They saw Blue Angel walking to them as well.

"Blue Angel!" Flare gaped.

"So, you came here too." Blue Angel replied.

"Why are you here?" Playmaker questioned.

"That's what I was going to say especially you Blue Angel." Onizuka said. "I thought you only fought for yourself."

"I learned something from my duels." Blue Angel said. "When people believe in you, you're fighting for everyone so Blue Angel fights for everyone now!"

"But even so what about your brother and sister?" Flare demanded. "If anything happens to you, they'll be devastated."

"I know." Blue Angel retorted. "But this is a risk worth taking."

"I'm the same as LINK Vrains' hero it's my mission to protect this place." Onizuka nodded.

"Always full of energy." Ai remarked.

"Too much energy if you ask me." Flare muttered.

"Also, there is something I've been meaning to ask Flare, Sparks." Onizuka added. "I remember after my duel with Dr. Genome you two mentioned of a sister who was taken by the Hanoi. Is that why you two have fought the Hanoi this long?" Both Flare and Sparks glanced at Onizuka as Blue Angel spoke.

"I also remember you two brought that up to Baira and even I was curious." She said. The two looked at one another before sighing.

"Might as well tell them now since this is the final stage." Flare replied.

"Yeah." Sparks nodded, looking at the two. "It is as you heard years ago the Knights of Hanoi kidnapped our little sister and when the police hadn't been able to find her we brought it upon ourselves to get her back so we became Flare and Spark Dragon fighting the Knights of Hanoi." He motioned to the tower. "We also learned the purpose of why they had taken our sister and that is to become the core to that tower." He added. "And if we don't destroy that tower the Hanoi's plan will be executed."

"What plan?" Onizuka questioned.

"To destroy the entire network." Playmaker told them. Both Blue Angel and Onizuka gasped shocked by this.

"What?!" He demanded.

"That's impossible!" Blue Angel retorted.

"No, he can when the Tower of Hanoi is complete, it will erase all information on the network." Playmaker said.

"Ghost Girl was lost by giving us this info." Sparks said.

"Eh? Ghost Girl was defeated?" Blue Angel questioned.

"Revolver defeated her, and she was turned into data and absorbed in the core." Flare frowned.

"No way…" Blue Angel gasped, horrified. "But then if the tower is activated won't it then erase the consciousnesses of Ghost Girl and everyone who were absorbed?"

"Exactly. That's why me, Flare, and Sparks have to stop it before it activates." Playmaker said.

"And I don't want to be erased either." Ai added.

"But how can it be stopped?" Onizuka questioned.

"Our best bet is to defeat Revolver since he was the one who created it." Flare frowned.

"The time limit is 6 hours." Ai added.

"6 hours?!" Blue Angel and Onizuka frowned.

"Revolver is waiting at the Tower of Hanoi and I will end it with him." Playmaker said.

"Hmph we'll let you go at it with him since you have a score to settle." Flare smirked, Sparks smiling slightly.

"I'm going too!" Onizuka said.

"Me too!" Blue Angel added.

"No, it's too dangerous you two go home." Playmaker frowned.

"I knew you'd say that." Blue Angel smiled.

"After learning this I can't go home." Onizuka smirked. "It's my duty to protect the children's futures, dreams, and hopes!"

"I feel the same." Blue Angel agreed. "We must save Ghost Girl too."

"Hehe better quit now Playmaker seems to me these two have their minds made up." Sparks said amused. Playmaker tched in slight frustration, then turned around and began walking towards the path of the Tower.

"Since I can't stop you 2, come if wish."

"Belligerent as always." Ai said amused.

"Among us five, one of us must defeat Revolver!" Blue Angel said.

"But be careful according to Ghost Girl, Revolver has a terrifying card." Playmaker warned them. They nodded in agreement.

"Let's meet again if we're still alive." Blue Angel said.

"Good luck." Onizuka said.

"We'll need it." Sparks said. And right after he said that he activated his program blue lightning blocking a bullet much to their shock. "What the?!" Ai yelped.

"Oh, hoh you saw right through me." Beelzebub walked out from his hiding spot gun in hand looking amused as Sparks smirked.

"Not hard to tell where you're hiding." He retorted. Beelzebub smirked before getting serious.

"Be that as it may, I can't let any of you near the tower I won't hear the end of it from Revolver otherwise." He replied.

"Then sorry for you we're not going anywhere except that tower." Flare replied.

"Somehow I knew you were going to say that." Beelzebub sighed. Sparks stepped forward his lightning sparking.

"You guys go ahead and hurry I'll take care of him." He said.

"Eh?! Are you sure?" Ai questioned, shocked.

"Don't worry, I'll be able to take him." Sparks assured with a smirk. "You guys just go." Flare looked at her twin before giving a nod.

"Win Sparks." She told him.

"Don't I always?" He said amused. Flare smirked and turned to face the others. "Let's move now." She told them. They nodded all running in a different direction leaving Sparks and Beelzebub alone.

"Hmph I'll have to hunt them down." Beelzebub remarked.

"Enough of the games Beelzebub or should I say Touma." Sparks frowned. Beelzebub looked at Sparks a sigh escaping him.

"Should've known you'd figure it out." He remarked.

"Your timing with Beelzebub was too keen for my taste and the fact you knew things that shouldn't be possible plus suddenly becoming busy didn't help your case." Sparks replied. "Now explain yourself." Beelzebub looked at him.

"Let me say this now I tried talking Revolver out of doing this but he wouldn't listen and Yukiko wasn't much help either." He told him.

"What does Yukiko have to do with this?" Sparks questioned.

"Beat me to find out." Beelzebub replied. "I didn't want to do this but for Yukiko's sake I'll do what I have to do."

Sparks frowned but nodded. "Fine then I'll get the answers out of you here and now." He said.

"MASTER DUEL!"

"I'll go first." Beelzebub said, swiping his hand to have his 5 cards appear in front of him. "I'll start by activating Banishment of the Darklords." He pressed the card in his hand, and it revealed itself before Sparks. "With this, I can add 1 Darklord to my hand." A card ejected out of his duel disk. "I shall add Darklord Ixchel to my hand."

Darklords the fallen angels… Sparks thought with a frown.

"I now use Ixchel's effect." Beelzebub continued. "By discarding it and Superbia, I can draw 2 cards." He discarded the 2 cards from his hand, then drew 2 more cards from his deck. He observed his hand before pressing a card within his hand. "Next I activate Darklord Contact. With this, I shall revive Darklord Superbia from my Graveyard in Defense position. Resurrect, Darklord Superbia!" A large red-winged black fairy appeared onto Beelzebub's field. (Darklord Superbia, Level 8 DARK Fairy-type monster, ATK/DEF: 2900/2400. Beelzebub's hand: 4 cards. Sparks's hand: 5 cards.)

"Superbia… And since it was brought back from the Graveyard." Sparks frowned.

"Superbia's effect allows me to bring Ixchel from the Graveyard." Beelzebub explained as the card materialized before him. "Come, Darklord Ixchel!" A female dark fairy with black wings and a red halo above her head appeared next to Superbia. (Darklord Ixchel, Level 10 DARK Fairy-type monster, ATK/DEF: 2500/2900. Beelzebub's hand: 4 cards. Sparks's hand: 5 cards.)

He now has two monsters on his field. Is he going for it? Sparks thought.

"I activate Ixchel's effect!" Beelzebub declared. "Now by paying 1000 LP, I can target a Darklord Spell/Trap Card in my Graveyard, apply its effect, then shuffle it back into the Deck! Of course, there's only card I can properly use at the moment." Banishment of the Darklords ejected out of his duel disk and and revealed it. "This one." He tched as his LP dropped to 3000, then a screen appeared before him so he could pick the card he wanted. He then pressed the card he wanted to add to his hand. "I choose Darklord Tezcatlipoca to my hand." (Beelzebub's hand: 5 cards. Sparks's hand: 5 cards. Beelzebub's LP: 3000. Sparks's LP: 4000.) Beelzebub observed his hand, then he planned out what he needed to do next. "I now Normal Summon Darklord Ukoback from my hand." A small dark fairy with small red wings appeared onto his field next to Ixchel. (Darklord Ukoback, Level 3 DARK Fairy-type monster, ATK/DEF: 700/1000. Beelzebub's hand: 4 cards. Sparks's hand: 5 cards. Beelzebub's LP: 3000. Sparks's LP: 4000.) He gestured to Ukoback. "Ukoback effect! When it's Summoned, I can send 1 Darklord card from my Deck to the Graveyard." A card ejected out of his duel disk and he revealed it. "I choose to send The Sanctified Darklord from my Deck to the Graveyard." The card went into the Graveyard, once it was there, Beelzebub swiped his right arm from left to right; 3 Set Cards materializing on the field before vanishing from sight. "I shall end my turn with 3 face-downs. Your move." (Beelzebub's hand: 1 card. Sparks's hand: 5 cards. Beelzebub's LP: 3000. Sparks's LP: 4000.) Sparks frowned lightly.

This is a man who knows my deck better than anyone besides my sisters he'll no doubt have counters against my strategies but even so! He thought. "My turn draw!" (Beelzebub's hand: 1 card. Sparks's hand: 6 cards. Beelzebub's LP: 3000. Sparks's LP: 4000.) Just as Sparks drew however…

"Trap card activate!" Beelzebub called. "Grinning Grave Virus!" One of Beelzebub's cards appeared and flipped face-up to reveal the Trap Card. "I Tribute Darklord Superbia do so." Darklord Superbia vanished. After it did, Beelzebub pointed his right index finger at Sparks. "And now, you must destroy 1 card in either your hand or Deck for every 500 ATK the Tributed monster had! Since Superbia has 2900 ATK, you must destroy 5 cards from either your hand or Deck! On top of that, if I Tributed a DARK monster with 2000 or more ATK, you must show me every card you draw for the next 3 turns, including this one. Then! I destroy any monsters you draw for the next 3 turns, including this one! Also! Cards destroyed and sent to the Graveyard via this card's effect cannot activate their effects during the same turn!"

"What?!" Sparks gaped shocked.

"Sorry Sparks. But it's like I said, for Yukiko's sake I have to win; even if it means having to bury you and Flare to do it." Beelzebub frowned. "Now choose, your hand or your deck!"

"Tch! I destroy 5 cards from my Deck." Sparks grimaced.

"Now, show me your hand!" Beelzebub spoke.

Sparks frowned swiping his hand to show his card that is Thunder Ideal Storm Druk.

"Due to Grinning Grave Virus's effect, any monsters you draw for the next 3 turns, starting now, are instantly destroyed." Beelzebub explained. "So, your Thunder Ideal Storm Druk is destroyed before you can even use it!" The card was destroyed, making Sparks scowl.

"I activate the Field Spell Thunder Spiral Tower! Form tower of the ideal dragon!"

Blue electricity swirled around them like a tower. (Beelzebub's hand: 1 card. Sparks's hand: 4 cards. Beelzebub's LP: 3000. Sparks's LP: 4000.) "With this, all Thunder Ideal monsters gain 500 ATK. And when a Thunder Ideal monster has been either Summoned or Tributed, I can add a Thunder Ideal card to my hand." Sparks said.

"Ah yes, your Field Spell…" Beelzebub mused. "But you know I know you and your Deck really well. So what will you do knowing this yourself?"

"It is true that you know this deck just as well as my sisters. But it was the same for Faust and he still lost. And just like him I will beat you." Sparks frowned.

"You sound confident." Beelzebub remarked. "But I wonder how long that'll last after I play this next card."

"What?" Sparks questioned, shocked. Beelzebub gestured to one of his remaining 2 set cards.

"Trap card activate! Darklord Rebellion!" Beelzebub announced and the set card flipped face-up. "Now I send Darklord Ukoback to my Graveyard to destroy your Field Spell!" Sparks gasped as the electricity dispelled from the field to his shock.

"I told you I know your Deck really well." Beelzebub remarked. "You and Flare's Decks need your Field Spells to function to the fullest. Without them, your Decks cannot do much." Sparks grimaced.

Dammit! I knew this wasn't going to be easy! Not with Touma. He isn't our aunt's right hand for nothing. He always thinks ahead and executes it mercilessly. That's always been his style. He thought.

"You have 4 cards left in your hand, Sparks." Beelzebub told him. "What kind of field will you form with those?" He beckons towards Sparks with his right hand. "Come on! Show me!"

"Hmph. I Normal Summon Thunder Ideal Spearman in ATK mode!" Sparks yelled as his Spearman appeared with a smirk. (Thunder Ideal Spearman, Level: 4, Attribute: LIGHT, Warrior/Effect, ATK/DEF: 1800/800. Beelzebub's hand: 1 card. Sparks's hand: 3 cards. Beelzebub's LP: 3000. Sparks's LP: 4000.)

Beelzebub sighed at the sight of the monster.

"Useless gesture." Beelzebub frowned.

"I'm not done. When I have a Thunder Ideal monster on my field, I can Special Summon Thunder Ideal Huntress from my hand!" Sparks yelled, his Huntress elegantly appearing next to Spearman. (Thunder Ideal Huntress, Level: 3, Attribute: LIGHT, Warrior/Effect, ATK/DEF: 1400/1000. Beelzebub's hand: 1 card. Sparks's hand: 2 cards. Beelzebub's LP: 3000. Sparks's LP: 4000.)

"Now you can to Link Summon a Link 2." Beelzebub noted. "Unless you have another monster to Special Summon, then you can go for a Link 3. Specifically, your Zekro."

"Come! Circuit of the electrifying ideals!" Sparks yelled, shooting blue electricity to form his circuit. "Summoning Conditions are 2 Thunder Ideal monsters! I set Thunder Ideal Spearman and Huntress in the Link Markers! Circuit Combine! Appear Link 2! Thunder Ideal Dragon Shaman!" The 2 monsters became blue electricity tornadoes going in the Link Markers to be replaced by a black haired man with red dragon like eyes, black dragon scales on his cheeks, wearing black and lightning blue shamanic robes, and wielding a lightning blue sword. (Thunder Ideal Dragon Shaman, Link: 2, Attribute: LIGHT, Warrior/Link/Effect, Link Arrows: D/BL ATK: 1800. Beelzebub's hand: 1 card. Sparks's hand: 2 cards. Beelzebub's LP: 3000. Sparks's LP: 4000.)

"Dragon Shaman's effect! Once per turn I can-!"
"No you don't!" Beelzebub interjected. "Darklord Ixchel effect! I pay 1000 LP to use the effect of The Sanctified Darklord! When I do, I target 1 monster on the field and negate its effects until the End Phase, then I gain LP equal to its ATK! Afterwards, my Trap Card is shuffled back into my Deck!"

"Then that means!" Sparks gasped.

"It means your Shaman's effects are negated!" Beelzebub revealed. Sparks's Shaman greyed out as his effect got nullified. Beelzebub tched as his LP decreased to 2000, then he glowed yellow as his LP rose to 3800. (Beelzebub's hand: 1 card. Sparks's hand: 2 cards. Beelzebub's LP: 3800. Sparks's LP: 4000.)

"In that case, I place a card face-down and end my turn." Sparks frowned. (Beelzebub's hand: 1 card. Sparks's hand: 1 card. Beelzebub's LP: 3800. Sparks's LP: 4000.) Beelzebub placed his right hand on top of his duel disk and a card ejected out of it.
"My move Sparks; draw!" Beelzebub declared. (Beelzebub's hand: 2 cards. Sparks's hand: 1 card. Beelzebub's LP: 3800. Sparks's LP: 4000.)

"Tell me Beelzebub." Sparks spoke. "How long have you been with the Knights of Hanoi?" Beelzebub was silent before answering.

"5 years now." He answered.

"So, around the time Yukiko was kidnapped." Sparks frowned. "Why did you join them? Why didn't you get her back and stopped them?"

"Like I said, they wouldn't listen, and the little snow fairy didn't help the situation either." Beelzebub shrugged, tapping his mask. "I then had no choice but to work for them. And believe me, it was not enjoyable. Makes the assignments boss gives me look easy."

"Snow fairy, you mean Yukiko? Are you telling me she resisted on leaving them?" Sparks demanded shocked. "But they're the ones who took her-!"

Sparks grew wide eyed as a thought came to him.

Did they really take her? Is that really the story? He thought.

"Seems you're starting to get the picture." Beelzebub remarked. "But it won't matter in the long run." Sparks grimace as Beelzebub went with his turn. He pressed a card in his hand. "I activate the Spell card Pot of Greed. I now draw 2 cards." 2 cards ejected out of his duel disk; thus drawing them before they de-materialized. He looked at the cards he drew and his lips formed a smirk.

"Let's see what you're hiding." Beelzebub spoke.

"Huh?" Sparks frowned.

"I mean your face-down card." Beelzebub remarked. "I activate Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy your Set Card!"

"What?!" Sparks gasped. Sparks's Set Card flipped face-up to reveal Solemn Strike before it shattered. At that, Beelzebub chuckled.

"I expected that. You were hoping I'd use Ixchel's effect to use Rebellion from my Graveyard, then you'd counter with Solemn Strike. But I just stopped that plan." He pointed his right index finger at Sparks. "Now you're completely vulnerable to my attacks."

"Ugh." Sparks scowled.

"Now that your face-down is gone, I can do this!" Beelzebub declared. "Ixchel effect! I pay 1000 LP to use Darklord Rebellion's effect from my Graveyard! I destroy your Shaman!" Shaman cried out as he was destroyed and the trap card shuffled back into his Deck as his LP decreased to 2800. (Beelzebub's hand: 2 cards. Sparks's hand: 1 card. Beelzebub's LP: 2800. Sparks's LP: 4000.)

He's destroying my defenses left and right! Sparks thought, slightly paling.

"I now activate the effect of Ixchel in my hand." Beelzebub continued. "I discard it and Tezcatlipoca from my hand to draw 2 more cards!" The 2 cards de-materialized from his hand, then he drew 2 more cards. Upon looking at the 2 cards, he already had a plan figured out. "I activate Banishment of the Darklords to add Darklord Morningstar from my Deck to my hand." He added the card to his hand that ejected out of his Duel Disk. He then pressed the last card in his hand. "I activate Darklord Contact to bring back Superbia, followed by Tezcatlipoca from my Graveyard!" Superbia re-emerged it Defense Mode, followed up by a large, dark-winged fairy with a red halo above its head. (Darklord Tezcatlipoca, Level 9 DARK Fairy-type monster, ATK/DEF: 2800/2100. Beelzebub's hand: 1 card. Sparks's hand: 1 card. Beelzebub's LP: 2800. Sparks's LP: 4000.) He then gestured to Tezcatlipoca.

"And just like Ixchel, Tezcatlipoca has the same effect! I pay 1000 LP to use the effect of Darklord Contact to revive Darklord Ukoback!" Beelzebub's avatar fizzled blue as the Spell card shuffled back into his Deck, then the selected monster appeared onto his field. Ukoback glowed and Beelzebub sent The Sanctified Darklord from his Deck to the Graveyard. (Beelzebub's hand: 1 card. Sparks's hand: 1 card. Beelzebub's LP: 1800. Sparks's LP: 4000.)

"It may look like I'm losing due to the difference in our Life Points, but people can be deceived by that. I shall now Tribute both Ukoback and Superbia to Tribute Darklord Morningstar! Or through a religious standpoint, the Devil!" Sparks gasped as Morningstar appeared on Beelzebub's field; holding his sword in his right hand. Like Ixchel and Tezcatlipoca, Morningstar bore a red halo over its head. (Darklord Morningstar, Level 11 DARK Fairy-type monster, ATK/DEF: 3000. Beelzebub's hand: 0 cards. Sparks's hand: 1 card. Beelzebub's LP: 1800. Sparks's LP: 4000.)

"Morningstar…" Sparks paled with a shudder.

"As long as I control another Darklord monster, you cannot target Morningstar with your card effects!" Beelzebub revealed. "And if that wasn't bad enough, I activate Morningstar's effect! Once a turn, I can mill the top cards of my Deck equal to the number of Darklord monsters I control, including itself! So I mill the top 3 cards of my Deck to the Graveyard! And for each Darklord card milled this way, I gain 500 LP!" 3 cards ejected out of his duel disk and he sent them to the Graveyard. They were all Darklord cards. 2 Superbias and Darklord Zerato. Beelzebub's avatar glowed yellow as his LP rose to 3300. (Beelzebub's hand: 0 cards. Sparks's hand: 1 card. Beelzebub's LP: 3300. Sparks's LP: 4000.)

Having Morningstar out and having out those 2 Darklords… Sparks thought.

"Battle!" Beelzebub declared. "Darklord Morningstar, attack Sparks directly!"

Morningstar flew and slashed Sparks with his sword, causing Sparks to cry out as he was sent flying backwards; crashing to the ground.

"AAAH!" He cried out, his body fizzled blue. (Sparks's LP: 4000 - 3000 = 1000. Beelzebub's hand: 0 cards. Sparks's hand: 1 card. Beelzebub's LP: 3300. Sparks's LP: 1000.) Sparks winced, slowly getting up; clutching his shoulder with a wince. That hurt… He thought with a wince.

"I end my turn." Beelzebub finished. He gestured to Sparks. "You have no cards on your field, 1 card in your hand, and 1000 LP. If you draw a monster next turn, I win this duel. And even if you don't, I still get to see what card you draw."

"Your point?" Beelzebub grew wide eyed by the smirk on Sparks's face. "We didn't come this far to be defeated. 5 years we strived and honed our skills in order to get back Yukiko. Despite the dangers we faced, the disadvantages, and the pain we have been through, to lose is not an option. Not for us." He said. "And besides." Sparks looked at the tower with a frown. "If what I'm thinking is right, then that means I have to stop Revolver and Flare before they both will do something they'll regret."

"Humph. I know." Beelzebub remarked. "But this is your last turn. Whether you like it or not." He beckoned to Sparks. "Now go on and draw for your turn!"

"I will." Sparks spoke, looking at his duel disk.

He is right. This is my last turn. This is all for this moment. And with this deck, I'll take that leap!

"My turn! I draw!" (Beelzebub's hand: 0 cards. Sparks's hand: 2 cards. Beelzebub's LP: 3300. Sparks's LP: 1000.)

"Now show me the card you drew!" Beelzebub declared. Sparks looked at the card and smirked.

"Sure. Cause this card I'll be using right now." He said, showing his card.

Beelzebub grew wide eyed.

"That card!" He gasped.

"Yeah. It's the Spell card Shining Link!" Sparks revealed. "And now I activate it! With this, I can Link Summon using monsters in my Graveyard by banishing them!"

"Tch..! Fine! I activate Ixchel's effect! I pay 1000 LP to use The Sanctified from my Graveyard! I negate the effects of Tezcatlipoca to gain LP equal to its ATK! That's 2800!" Beelzebub's avatar fizzled blue, then it glowed yellow as his LP increased to 5100. (Beelzebub's LP: 3300 - 1000 + 2800 = 5100. Beelzebub's hand: 0 cards. Sparks's hand: 1 card. Beelzebub's LP: 5100. Sparks's LP: 1000.) Beelzebub's Trap Card shuffled back into his Deck afterwards.

"Come! Circuit of electrifying Ideals!" Sparks yelled, shooting the blue electricity to form his circuit. "Arrowhead confirmed! Summoning conditions are at least 3 Effect Monsters! I set Link 2 Thunder Ideal Dragon Shaman, Spearman, and Druk! Circuit combine! Here stands the knight of ideals in a storm of lightning! Link Summon! Volt up, Link 4! Thunder Ideal Dragon Knight, Zekro!" In a crash of blue lightning, Zekro appeared onto the field. His gold armor gains blue lightning designs, his spear becomes coated with black and gold lightning, and his dragon wings became webbed. (Thunder Ideal Dragon Knight, Zekro, Link Rating: 4, Link Arrows: T/B/BR/R, Attribute: LIGHT, Types: Dragon/Link/Effect, ATK: 2800. Beelzebub's hand: 0 cards. Sparks's hand: 1 card. Beelzebub's LP: 5100. Sparks's LP: 1000.)

"Dragon Knight Zekro?!" Beelzebub grew wide eyed, shocked.

"Zekro's effect! When he's Link Summoned, I can Special Summon Thunder Ideal monsters from my Deck and/or Graveyard to his Link Markers! Return from the Graveyard Huntress! And from my Deck, appear Thunder Ideal Volt!" Sparks called, his two monsters appearing on the field. (Thunder Ideal Volt, Level: 2, Attribute: LIGHT, Types: Thunder/Effect, ATK/DEF: 700/100. Beelzebub's hand: 0 cards. Sparks's hand: 1 card. Beelzebub's LP: 5100. Sparks's LP: 1000.)

"And for every monster Special Summoned, Zekro gains 400 ATK and your monsters lose 1000 ATK!" Sparks smirked.

"So Zekro's ATK is now 3600, and on top of that, your effect doesn't target. So Morningstar loses 2000 ATK." Beelzebub frowned deeply. Then he humphed. "So what? Even if you attack with Zekro on Morningstar, I'll still have 2500 LP left. Which isn't enough to defeat me this turn."

"I activate Volt's effect! By Tributing him, I can add 2 Thunder Ideal cards from my Deck to my hand." Sparks said, Volt disappearing as he added his 2 cards seeing them and smirked. "Good. I activate the Spell card, Hero's Guidance! By banishing Thunder Spiral Tower and a Thunder Ideal monster from my Graveyard, Zekro can attack twice! So I banish Thunder Ideal Volt with Thunder Spiral Tower!"

"It can attack twice?!" Beelzebub gaped. "Tch….! But still! Because you Tributed your Volt, Morningstar regains 1000 ATK! And even if you attack twice with Zekro, that's still not enough!"

"You think so?" Sparks smirked. "I activate the Spell card, Thunder Ideal Legacy! For every Thunder Ideal monster that's been banished this turn, one Thunder Ideal monster gains 1000 ATK for each one!"

"What?!" Beelzebub gaped. " A total of 4 were banished…. That means an extra 4000 ATK to your already 3200 ATK Zekro!"

"That's right! Which means Zekro's ATK becomes 7200!" Sparks smirked, as Zekro glowed orange by his rise in ATK. "Go Zekro! Attack Darklord Morningstar! Electric Strike!" Zekro flew raising his spear for lightning to wildly spark before flying down and stabbing Morningstar's chest; destroying him in a large explosion.

"Gaaaaaaaaaaaah!" Beelzebub cried out as he went flying backwards from the attack. (Beelzebub's LP: 5100 - 5200 = 0.) Beelzebub crashed to the ground as Sparks walked to him.

"So you beat me." Beelzebub remarked.

"Beelzebub what Faust told me it was all true right? And even what you were indirectly telling me." Sparks stated with a frown. Beelzebub smirked.

"Yeah I knew you would figure it out. Which is why I didn't tell you or Flare about the situation. You can guess why." He said.

"Yeah I do." Sparks frowned. "And that would mean Revolver really is…"

"He is." Beelzebub nodded. "Like I said, I tried talking him out of this, but he was insistent. He wouldn't listen to reason despite the current circumstances."

"Dammit!" Sparks muttered. Beelzebub then glowed red as his data began to be absorbed.

"Since you beat me, you guys gotta stop him… And make sure he and Flare don't duel…" He spoke.

"I will." Sparks nodded. With that, Beelzebub smirked and was gone; absorbed into the tower. Sparks then fell to his knees panting heavily and lightly shaking.

"That Touma… He doesn't mess around. I was lucky I even won… I'm never dueling him again..." He muttered. He shook his head as he stood up again. "I can't rest. I have to hurry and catch up to Flare before she faces Revolver." He frowned. Then he looked up and was shocked to see blue data flying to the tower to be absorbed, along with Beelzebub's. "That data…" He frowned, before he grew wide eyed. "Don't tell me!" Quickly, Sparks ran to the direction to where the blue data came from once he did he gasped seeing Akira in a vine like trap. "Zaizen?!" He gaped, shocked. Akira looked up to see Sparks.

"Sparks?!" Akira gaped.

"What are you doing here? And what is this trap?" Sparks questioned, walking towards him.

"I saw Aoi lose to that blonde guy that was here moments ago." Akira explained. "Due to my protective nature, I came into VRAINS to help Aoi. Except I got caught trapped in this." He gestured to the vines. His lips then formed a frown. "Glacies is here too. I told her not to come with me, but...she came anyway. She'll probably catch up with Flare and/or Playmaker soon."

"Blue Angel lost?! And even your other sister is here?! You Zaizens are insane." Sparks groaned, rubbing his forehead. "Do you know who was the one who trapped you?"

"...Dr. Kogami…" Akira spoke softly.

"Kiyoshi?!" Sparks yelled, shocked.

"Yeah, him." Akira remarked. Then his facial expression became stern. "Listen, forget me right now. Go and catch up with the others who are fighting still!"

"But I can't just leave you here." Sparks frowned. "If Flare was here, she could get you out of this. But…"

"Just go on ahead!" Akira told him firmly. "The others need you more than me at the moment!" He paused before adding. "I'm certain Flare would say the same. Or something similar." Sparks twitched looking at Akira.

He couldn't possibly know… Could he? He thought, before shaking his head. "Fine. But if I find Flare, I'll get her to go to you so she can free you and you can log out of here."

"Alright." Akira remarked. With that, Sparks quickly ran off, hurrying.


Flare ran as fast as she could the tower in her sights, seeing a bridge being slowly absorbed by the tower.

I have to cross the bridge to reach the tower better hurry before it's absorbed. She thought as she ran.

"Flare!" Flare gasped, stopping and quickly turned to see a female wearing a white and blue dress with several pieces of jewelry on it, multi-colored hair and eyes, both of which are white and blue; her white and blue hair goes down to her waist.

"You're Ice Queen…!" Flare gaped, shocked. "What are you even doing here?!"

"Same reason Nii-san is here." Ice Queen remarked. "We both saw Aoi, or rather, Blue Angel, lose to some tree freak. So we decided to come into VRAINS ourselves."

"Blue Angel lost?! And Zaizen is here too?!" Flare gaped, shocked. "You Zaizens are gonna be the death of me!" Ice Queen chuckled somewhat bitterly.

"Oh? So Ice Queen is the sister to Blue Angel? How interesting….." A young man wearing white and black clothing, and bearing dirty blonde hair, along with light blue eyes appeared before the 2 via data.

"You…" Flare frowned. Ice Queen clenched her fists at the sight of him.
"How dare you do that to Aoi!" Ice Queen snapped. The man chuckled at Ice Queen's words.

"My my! I haven't even introduced myself yet and you're already angry at me!" The man grinned maliciously, then his lips turned into a sly smile. "My name is Spectre. And I'm the one who defeated Blue Angel. She was pathetic; I didn't even need to go all out against her. Such a weakling." He placed his right hand on his right cheek. "She talked about some blue love or whatever. It was so easy to play with her emotions it was hilarious. Heh heh heh…." Ice Queen's whitish-blue hair shadowed her whitish-blue eyes. Then the shadow over them vanished and her eyes flashed with anger.

"Aoi is not pathetic you sick bastard!" Ice Queen snapped.

"Why you! You got nerve doing that to Blue Angel!" Flare snarled angrily. "I'll burn you to a crisp for what you've done!"

"And I'll freeze you solid!" Ice Queen added. Spectre glanced between the 2, then laughed.

"Hoh? You both want to face me?" He questioned. Flare grew wide eyed, looking at Ice Queen before she frowned.

"You game?" She asked her. Ice Queen glanced at Flare and nodded.

"Yeah." She remarked. "You said you wanted to face me someday. Well, we aren't exactly facing each other, but working together is close enough." She then clenched her fists. "Besides, this bastard made it personal to me after he defeated Aoi and mocked her! I won't stand for people that harm my siblings and get away with it!"

"Hmph. Believe me, I know the feeling. Hanoi made it personal for me and Sparks the moment they stole our sister from us 5 years ago." Flare frowned. "For these past 5 years I'll make sure they burn!"

"I'm not into fighting Hanoi, but if they mess with 1 Zaizen, they mess with all Zaizens!" Ice Queen added. At Ice Queen's words, Spectre clapped his hands.

"Wonderful speech there, Ice Queen!" Spectre grinned as he spread his arms out. "But if you 2 really intend to face me together, then I shall modify the Master Duel rules."

"Flare!" Playmaker called out to her as he approached her and Ice Queen. He glanced at Ice Queen and frowned. "You're…"
"Ice Queen." Ice Queen remarked. "And you're the infamous Playmaker. I would say "Pleasure to meet you.", but me and Flare are busy at the moment."

"Move out of the way, Ice Queen." Playmaker told her with a frown. "Me and Flare can handle him."

"Sorry to disappoint the almighty Playmaker." Spectre remarked. "But these 2 have already signed their death warrants to me. So I'd suggest you sit back and watch as I pummel these 2."

"If anyone signed their death warrant, it's you." Flare smirked, glancing at Playmaker. "Leave this to me and Ice Queen, Playmaker. This became her business the moment Blue Angel was defeated by this guy."

"Eh?!" Ai gaped as he rose out of Playmaker's duel disk. "She's Akira and Blue Angel's sister?!"

"Adoptive sister, yes, Ignis." Ice Queen remarked.

"Oh please. You're practically family to them. Cut the adopted title." Flare scoffed.

"Haha." Ice Queen chuckled. "I suppose I should."

"Humph. Fine." Playmaker frowned deeply. "I may not like it, but I trust you to handle him."

"What about me?" Ice Queen pouted as she crossed her arms. Playmaker glanced at her, but said nothing. Least, not right away. After a few minutes, he spoke.

"Considering you're a Zaizen, and Akira has his heart in the right place, then yes, I trust you too." Playmaker told her. "Even though I only know you're Akira's sister because of the story he told." Flare smirked, nudging Ice Queen.

"He may not look it, but Playmaker is a nice guy deep down. You learn to get used to his lone wolf attitude."

"I'll remember that." Ice Queen smiled. Spectre then began to chuckle darkly after Flare, Ice Queen, and Playmaker's words.

"Marvelous! Simply marvelous! The cold-hearted Playmaker, letting someone that he doesn't even know, help his ally, Flare, to battle me? Ha! He really has gone soft! Softer than I first originally thought!" Spectre grinned maliciously. "No matter! It'll be all the more sweeter to see his broken state after you both lose to me!"

"We'll see about that Spectre! Me and Ice Queen will beat you easy!" Flare smirked.

"Ha! Try if you can!" Spectre sneered as he activated his duel disk.

"Time to crush you, Spectre!" Ice Queen vowed as she activated her duel disk; which bore a similar resemblance to Playmaker's. Despite how slow Ai usually is, he picked up on this detail quite quickly.

"Playmaker!" Ai began. "She has-!"
"A duel disk similar to mine!" Playmaker finished, surprised by this revelation.

Is Ice Queen really?! Flare thought, shocked.

"DUEL!"


Aurasoul: And there it's done!

Rai paled: That was too close a comfort.

Aurasoul: Yeah the trap was MM's idea plus Beelzebub took that trap from Baira without her knowing so anyway please read and review!