"That was your last mistake Yusei, I summon the tuner monster Twilight Rose Knight, and next I'll use his special ability to summon Lord Poison in defense mode. Now then, I'll tune Twilight Rose Knight with my Violet Witch." Akiza said. "Chilling flames engulf the entire world. Pitch-dark flower, set into bloom! Synchro Summon! Appear now, Black Rose Dragon!"

"I had a feeling that monster would be showing up." Yusei said.

"Oh really, then did you also expect this?" Akiza asked. "Black Rose Dragon destroy Yusei's Turret Warrior. Now I'll end my turn with a facedown."

Akiza 4000 Yusei 3700: "It's my turn Akiza, and it's about time my dragon made its appearance." Yusei said. "I summon the tuner monster Debris Dragon, and thanks to his effect, the Ghost Gardna sleeping in my graveyard comes back to the field."

"Maybe, but thanks to the other effects of your Debris Dragon you can't tune it with Ghost Gardna in order to summon your Stardust Dragon." Akiza said.

"You're right Akiza, but what I'm doing is a little different. I have the tuner monster Turbo Synchron, the dragon type Debris Dragon, and the dark attribute Ghost Gardna all on my field." Yusei said as a purple and crimson glow appeared around him. "Dragon of darkness born from my very being! Unlock the seal on your ancient powers! I grant you my power to end this battle! Come Forth, Immortal Cosmic Dragon."

"That dragon won't help you defeat my Black Rose Dragon." Akiza said. "I activate the trap card Rose Gift, now by sending a plant type monster on my field to the graveyard my Black Rose Dragon gains 1000 attack points."

"I set one card and end my turn." Yusei said.

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"Not bad Akiza, Yusei's Immortal Cosmic Dragon can't take a monster that's already on the field." Jack said. "Plus with the bonus from her trap Black Rose Dragon beats it by 200 attack points."

"In other words Yusei Fudo is going to lose this duel." Lazar said calmly.

"I have my doubts about that Lazar." Goodwin said. "Something tells me this duel is far from over."

"I sincerely doubt that director, even if Yusei were to summon Stardust Dragon now I doubt he would be able to win." Lazar said.

"Trust me Lazar, Yusei is far from beaten." Jack said. "I have a feeling that Black Rose Dragon will be destroyed sooner than we think."

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"It's my move Yusei, so I'll start by switching Lord Poison into attack mode." Akiza said. "Now Black Rose Dragon destroy that Immortal Cosmic Dragon."

"Not so fast Akiza, I play the trap card Scrap-Iron Scarecrow." Yusei said. "This negates your attack and then I can set it facedown on my field."

"You managed to buy yourself one turn Yusei, that's all." Akiza said.

"One turn can make all the difference Akiza." Yusei said. "I activate the Domino Effect magic card, now Immortal Cosmic Dragon attack Akiza's Lord Poison."

"That was a mistake Yusei, when Lord Poison is sent to the graveyard I can summon a different plant type monster to the field, and I choose my Violet Witch." Akiza said.

"Maybe, but thanks to Domino Effect by sending one card in my hand to the graveyard I can automatically destroy your Black Rose Dragon." Yusei said.

"Not this time Yusei, I use the other effect of my Rose Gift trap." Akiza said. "By sending Rose Gift to the graveyard Black Rose Dragon isn't destroyed."

"In that case I'll end my turn." Yusei said before collapsing to one knee as Akiza lost 500 life points.

"What's wrong with you?" Akiza asked.

"I'm fine, it's your move Akiza." Yusei said weakly before getting to his feet.

Akiza 3500 Yusei 3700: "I set one monster in defense mode, and then I'll set one card facedown." Akiza said. "That ends my turn."

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"That's odd, I would have expected Akiza to finish him off on that turn." Lazar said calmly. "Perhaps even the Black Rose won't attack someone who's injured."

"That doesn't make any sense, Yusei wasn't injured from any of those attacks." Jack said. "Something strange is going on."

"I agree Jack, but Yusei is clearly exhausted. If this continues he may pass out completely." Goodwin said. This is even worse than we thought, if that dragon is truly what we think it is things are far more dangerous than we realize, he thought.

"That won't happen, if I know Yusei he'll find a way to win this duel." Jack said calmly.

"We'll see Jack, if the Black Rose does manage to defeat Yusei you should be careful." Goodwin said calmly.

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"It's my turn Akiza, so I'll start by summoning Max Warrior in attack mode. Now Immortal Cosmic Dragon attack the Black Rose Dragon." Yusei said.

"I play the special ability of Hedge Guard, this might cut my Black Rose Dragon's attack points in half but in exchange it won't be sent to the graveyard." Akiza said quickly.

"Maybe but Max Warrior can still attack, and when he does he gains 400 attack points." Yusei said. "Take down the Black Rose Dragon."

"I play Rose Gift's final effect." Akiza said. "I can remove that card from my graveyard to bring Black Rose Dragon back to the field in defense mode and deal 1000 points of damage to your life points."

"That's not good, because now that he's attacked Max Warrior's attack points are cut in half until my next turn, still I end my turn with one facedown card." Yusei said weakly as the purple and crimson glow began flowing up towards the Immortal Cosmic Dragon.

Akiza 1700 Yusei 2700: "I switch Black Rose Dragon into attack mode." Akiza said. "Then I'll attack your Max Warrior."

"I play my trap card Scrap-Iron Scarecrow." Yusei said quickly.

"Not this time, I play my trap card Rose Binding Curse." Akiza said. "This card negates and locks away your trap card."

"That's not good." Yusei said nervously.

"Now I'll end my turn with one facedown card." Akiza said. "Yusei, on my next turn I'll win the duel."

(The duel between Yusei and Akiza is approaching its conclusion. Next chapter the duel will end. As always any reviews or critique is appreciated.)