Chapter 41 Companion's Feelings
Yuya and his friends make their way to the third gate: Giant's Gate, to face Mark. Ryu asks, "So this Mark person was one of your friends back in the Original Dimension?"
Yuni nods and says, "Yes, he was being domestic abuse by his family until we used Professor Leo's powers to have his father arrested, and then he lived with us this whole time."
"I see..." Gongenzaka says. "To think that he is one of the victims of Zarc's rampage..."
"Indeed, it is going to be a hard duel..." Yuni says.
Katrina asks, "This time Brother is going to settle things... I wonder if he's fine with it."
Vivian looks at Yuya and says, "He should be fine. He'll win for sure."
Mark, who has been waiting at the tower and anticipating Yuya's arrival, spots him in the distance, as Yuya notices him around the same time. Mark smirks and revs the engines of his D-Wheel before speeding head-on in front of Yuya. Yuya steps aside immediately before the D-Wheel stops.
"You arrived, Zarc, no, Sakaki Yuya!" Mark says. "And this time we have a lot of audiences as well."
"Mark..." Yuya mutters.
"It is now time for us to settle the scores! The one that never was completed back then." Mark says.
"So it really is Mark..." Ray says with a frown.
"Ah, what do we have here?" Mark notices Yuzu and says, "We have Zarc's girlfriend Ray, or should I say Hiiragi Yuzu, it's a shame you didn't see how this guy made a fool of himself by crashing his D-Wheel to avoid being defeated!"
"So you are the one who made Yuya in a coma three days ago?!" Yuzu asks with slight anger.
"Hold on, what's with Yuya being in a coma?" Ron asks.
"How about seeing it again in this duel? Now, let's get things started!" Mark yells as he raises his hand, his mark begins to glow, causing purple flames to erupt and shape out the Giant Geoglyph around the area.
"It's finally underway, huh?" Yuni mutters.
"That was the same mark when it first appeared..." Crow says.
"Here we go, Yuya! This time, I'm going to kick you into the middle of the inferno of vengeance from the depths of death! With the power of my Earthbound God, that is!" Mark says.
"Mark was never like this...On top of that, he cared about his friends...us..." Hana says sadly. Sona pats her and says, "That is why Yuya needs to save him."
"I know...but still..." Hana says.
Yuya thinks, "Mark, in this duel, I'll save you and bring your smile back!"
"Field Magic: Crossover." The field starts to operate as the two set off. "Duel!" (Mark:4000)(Yuya:4000)
"The one who takes the first corner gets to decide who has the first turn!" Mark yells as he accelerates. Yuya tries to accelerate, but Mark crashes his D-Wheel on Yuya's on purpose.
"Hey! What are you doing?" "That's cheating!" Ryu and Gongenzaka yell, while the others are showing concern after Yuya manages to get back on the track.
"I'm taking the first move, Yuya!" Mark laughs. "I summon Villain League: Wolf of the Wild. (ATK:1200/DEF:1200 LV:2)" When this monster appears, he says, "When I have a Villain League card in the field, I can summon Villain League: Witch of the Fallen!" (ATK:1000/DEF:500 LV:4) As the two monsters appear, he says, "I set one card and end my turn. Come on, Yuya! Bring it on! I'll make you sorely regret ever betraying me, in this duel!"
Yuya says, "My turn." Zarc then thinks back to the time when he killed Mark.
"The reason I help you is that you are weak, just like those people that I defeated, you don't have the courage to stand your father, you let him take control of you until we stopped them." As Zarc is saying this, Mark feels sharps of pain hitting him hard.
"And do you know what to do with the weak? They will be gone from the earth." Zarc says as Mark is getting closer to the mouth of the dragon.
"Hurry it up, you traitor!" Mark says.
Yuya says, "I use Scale 3 Antithesis Magician and Scale 8 Synthesis Magician to set the Pendulum Scale!"
With the two monsters rises to the field, he says, "With this, I can summon monsters from Level 4 to Level 7. Swing Pendulum of my soul, draw the light that comes across the ether! Pendulum Summon! Come forth! Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon! (ATK:2500/DEF:2000 LV:7 PS:4)"
As the dragon appears, Mark says, "Odd-Eyes Dragon huh, you really like to use this monster, don't you?"
"What if I do? It is my partner since the very beginning." Yuya says, "Mark, I'll get the real you back in this duel! Battle! I attack Witch of the Fallen with Odd-Eyes! Spiral Flame Strike!"
Mark says, "Quick Play Magic: Villain's Shield. I can negate the attack." Mark says as the attack is being blocked.
Yuya grits his teeth and says, "Damn it..."
Mark says, "I use Wolf of the Wild's effect. Since I have an attack that is negated, so I can place a Pendulum Card in the Pendulum Zone!"
Horse of the Speed appears on the field with a Dark Scale 3 under it. Yuya says, "At that time, I gave into my darkness...which is why Mark hates me now...so I'll have to save him today. I set one card and end my turn."
Mark says, "So that is it, huh? Now it is my turn." He says as he draws a card, "I now release my two monsters to summon this monster, come forth! Dark Tuner Nightmare Hand!" (ATK:0/DEF:0 LV:10)
"Here it is, the Dark Tuner!" Yuni says.
"So he is aiming for the Dark Synchro..." Aki says.
"Nightmare Hand's Monster effect will special summon a Level two monster in my hand! Come on, Wolf of the Wild!" As the card appears, he says, "Now I Dark Tune the Level 2 Wolf of the Wild with Nightmare Hand!"
As the process is going on, he says, "When Crows gawk, the arrows from hell will shoot at enemies with speed! Scratch through the sky with your Darkness! Dark Synchro Summon! Come forth! Villain's League: Crow's Eye!" (ATK:3000/DEF:2500 LV:-8)
As the monster appears on the field, Yuya mutters, "So you do have a Dark Synchro Monster..."
Mark says, "I am not finished yet. I have this Rank Down Magic: Destroyer from Hell. I can summon an Xyz Monster without the conditions and then perform a Rank Down."
"Rank Down..." Shun says.
"I summon Villain League: Man of the Steel from my extra deck and overlay it. With the strength of hundreds of souls, become the vengeance for your army! Dark Rank Down Xyz Change! Come forth! Rank Negative 4! Villain League: Captain Hell!" (ATK:3000/ DEF:2500 RNK:-4 OVU:1)
The second Villain League member appears beside Crow's Eye, and Yuya says, "That monster again."
Hana says, "Mark doesn't have these monsters before..."
"I know, those are the new ones." Reisho says.
"And do you think I am done just yet?" Mark says. "I detach the overlay unit from Death Soul Dragon to summon back Witch of the Fallen to the field." As the monster is back, he says, "And then you take damage equal to the monster's ATK. Witch of the Fallen has 1000 ATK, so you take 1000 damage!"
A soul goes into Yuya as he is in pain. (Yuya:4000-3000)
"And by using Horse of the speed, I can Dark Split Summon a monster."
"Even Dark Split?" Satoshi says.
"I Dark Split Witch of the Fallen." He says as the horse takes the witch away. "The widow that covers with blood, appear and stain your blood to your enemies! Dark Split Summon! Come forth! Level -4! Villain League Bloody Widow!" (ATK:3000/DEF:2500 LV:-4)
Two crying widows covered with blood appear and Yuya says, "Now there are 4 monsters with 3000 ATK..."
Mark says, "I think I don't need the Earthbound God to destroy you. Now Bloody Widow! Attack with your bloody waterfall! When this card battles, I sacrifice my other Bloody Widow's attack to make its ATK double." Mark says. (ATK:3000-6000)
"6000 ATK!" Reisho says.
"If this hits Yuya's LP goes to 0." Gongenzaka says.
Yuya picks up an Action Card and says, "I use Action Card: Evasion. I negate the attack."
Mark grits his teeth. "You'll not get lucky this time. Captain Hell! Soul Shield Spin Attack!"
Yuya says, "I use my Trap Card: Scrap-Iron Scarecrow, I negate the monster's ATK and reset the card."
As the Scarecrow blocks the attack, Mark says, "You damned near-dead traitor! I use Crow's Eye to attack." Mark says as the attack comes.
Yuya's Odd-Eyes get destroyed as Yuya gets hurt by the damage. (Yuya:2800-2300)
"Yuya! Don't go dying on me here! It's far from enough! This doesn't come close to extinguishing my inferno of vengeance! I end my turn." Mark says.
"My turn!" Once Yuya draws the card, he says, "I use Pot of Greed, with this, I can draw two more cards." After he draws two more cards, he says, "I Pendulum Summon back Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon! Then from my hand, Entermate Whip Viper (ATK:1700/DEF:900 LV:4) and Debris Dragon." (ATK:1000/DEF:2000 LV:4)
As two more monsters appear, he says, "I summon Entermate One Tuner (ATK:0/DEF:0 LV:1) I use its effect. I can make my Whip Viper Level 1." The machine then starts spinning as Whip Viper becomes level 1. "And Synthesis Magician can also make one monster into level 1 as well. I choose Debris Dragon."
"3 Level one Monsters? What are you planning?" Mark asks.
"I first tune Level 7 Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon with Level 1 Debris Magician! Clustering wishes will become a new shining star! Become the path its light shines upon! Synchro Summon! Take flight, Stardust Neo Dragon! (ATK:2500/DEF:2000, LV8, PS:5)."
Once the dragon appears, Katrina says, "The Signer Dragon is here."
"Good." Yuni says. "And then..."
"Now I tune Level 1 Whip Viper with Level 1 One Tuner! Behold as both power and speed surge towards each other and collide to create pure might! Synchro Summon! LV2, Formula Synchron!" (ATK:200/DEF:1500 LV:2)
Mark sees two Synchro Monsters and says, "No way...don't tell me you have that monster..."
Yuya says, "This is my Clear Mind! I Tune LV8 Neo Stardust Dragon with LV2 Formula Synchron!"
Then Yuya's D-Wheel goes missing, causing everyone to be shocked. Then it appears behind Mark, causing him to be surprised.
"Dreams crystallize to open a new door of evolution! Become the path that lights the way! Accel Synchro Summon! Come forth! LV10! Shooting Star Swaying Dragon!" (ATK:3300/DEF:2500 LV:10 PS:5)
"Alright, the Accel Synchro!" Yugo says.
"That sure is a rare sight." Kiryu says.
Mark says, "So? Accel Synchro won't be able to beat me."
"We'll just see. I use Shooting Star Swaying Dragon's effect! I can draw 5 cards and shuffle them into the deck." He says as he starts to draw.
As he draws the cards, he says, "I draw Stargazer Magician, Timegazer Magician, Nobledragon Magician, Harmonizing Magician, and Entermate Odd-Eyes Dissolver. 5 of them are Pendulum Monsters, which means I can attack up to 5 times."
"What?" Mark is shocked as the Shooting Star Dragon splits into 5.
"I attack your Crow's Eye Dragon! Falling Star Slam!"
Mark picks an Action Card and says, "I use Evasion to negate the battle. And due to the negation, One-Hundred Eyed Dragon's effect uses Wolf of the Wild's effect. I can set Dark Scale 9 Villain League: Voice of the Groan in the zone."
Yuya is shocked, but then he says, "But still, 4 attacks can destroy all your monsters."
Mark sees his dragons all being destroyed as he gets damaged. (Mark:4000-2800)
"He finally dealt damage!" Rua says.
"That is awesome." Vivian says.
"Now Mark's field is empty." Yuzu says.
Just then, they hear Mark laughing and Yuya asks, "What's so funny?"
"Thank you for destroying my monsters. Due to Crow's Eye's effect, when this card is destroyed, I'm allowed to select a card from my deck and add it to my hand."
"So he used it to get Earthbound God Ccapac Apu..." Zarc says.
"But, I will...for Mark..." Yuya says. "I end my turn. Mark, listen to me! I don't mean to eat you. It is all the Supreme King that resides in my body that does it. I have no idea how to get rid of it."
Mark says, "Then why did you give in to the Darkness in the first place? Don't you know that everyone wants to help you? You just pushed us away and then gave in to the monster! Those were the actions that you betrayed me, no, you betrayed us!"
Yuya and Zarc flinches and lowers their head. "Mark..."
"You don't know how I hope to change the past, the six of us dueling together and reaching to the top." Mark says with a tear in his eye.
"Six?" Reiji asks.
"Zarc, Zarine, Ray, Mark, Hana, and me..." Reisho mutters.
Mark says, "By becoming a Dark Signer, I swore revenge against you. I'll make you too, go through the worst fears I had to endure! All through my Earthbound God! My turn!" Once he draws the card, he says, "Now since I have two Dark Pendulum monsters in my Pendulum Zone, I can Dark Pendulum Summon!"
Just then, the ground is shaking as Yuya looks around, he sees that a cocoon-like thing appears in the sky. Reisho says, "Here it comes."
"Advent! Earthbound Pendulum God Ccapac Apu! (ATK:3000/DEF:2500 LV:10 DPS:3)" Then the blue giant-like God appears in front of them.
Jean says, "That is the one that we saw back at the Stadium."
"Yeah..." Ron says.
Mark says, "I could end you with a direct attack like last time. But that won't be enough. I summon Villain League: Stone of the Infinity!" (ATK:1000/DEF:1200 LV:4)
As a statue-like devil appears, he says, "By using its effect. I can negate your monster's effect and it loses half of its ATK."
"What?" Yuya is surprised as Shooting Star turns into a stone. (ATK:3300-1650)
"Now battle! Ccapac Apu! Attack Shooting Star Dragon!" Mark yells as the giant starts to use its palm to defeat the dragon. Yuya also didn't run as he gets attacked. (Yuya:2300-950)
"Why didn't he go for the direct attack?" Yuya wonders. "Don't tell me..."
"I activate Ccapac Apu's monster effect! When it destroys an opposing monster, it deals damage equal to that monster's ATK!" Mark yells.
"Shooting Star has 1650 ATK after being affected by Stone of the Infinity. That's greater than Yuya's LP!" Shun says.
Everyone is in horror as the palm starts to get Yuya again. Yuzu yells, "Yuya!"
Yuya charges forward and jumps in the air, grabbing the Action Card. "I use Action Magic: Acceleration! I negate the damage!"
Yuya speeds through the hand and Mark grits his teeth.
"Nice Yuya!" Aki says.
"Indeed. That is a great save." Bruno says.
"You got lucky. But you can't do anything. I end my turn."
Yuya sighs and then Zarc says, "Yuya, that was close."
"I know." Yuya says. "My turn!" He draws the card and says, "I Pendulum Summon! Come back to my field! Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon!"
Yuya says, "Battle, I attack your Stone of Infinity with Odd-Eyes! Spiral Flame Burst!"
Once the dragon destroys the stone, Mark gets hit by the attack. (Mark:2800-1300)
"I use my Voice of Groan's effect." Mark says. "You'll have to get the same damage as I do."
"What?" Yuya is surprised as he spots an Action Card. Mark also notices it and he tries to stop him, but Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon blocks his way as Yuya grabs it. "Damn it..."
"I use Encore! I can use the effect of Acceleration from my graveyard."
Once the effect is dodged, Mark says, "Whenever you are in trouble...your monsters will aid you. You are still the same."
Yuya says, "I trust my monsters, and they trust me as well. Now I set one card and end my turn."
"Then I'll destroy that trust just like how you did to mine." He draws the card and says, "Ccapac Apu! Attack directly!"
Once the attack is approaching, Yuya says, "I use Entermate Draw Fisher's effect from my hand. By summoning this monster in DEF position, I negate the attack of a monster and then draw cards equal to the level of the monster I control." (ATK:500/DEF:500 LV:1)
Once the attack is ended, Yuya draws 7 cards. The negation of the attack also makes Mark's D-Wheel out of control.
"Mark!" Yuya says as Odd-Eyes comes to rescue him and sets it back on the track. Mark is surprised and says, "Why do you help me?"
Yuya says, "I was wrong! I pushed away everyone and caused myself to get into my own darkness! But still, you're my friend and I'm not going to leave you alone!"
"Friends..." Mark mutters.
(Flashback)
After Mark's Dad is arrested, Mark says, "Thank you...for sending me out of the nightmare..."
Zarc says, "No problem, we are friends, that is why."
"Yeah, friends." Mark then hugs Zarc.
(Flashback ends)
Mark's D-Wheel starts to lose control again as he is approaching the fire. "Mark!" Yuya yells as the six dragon marks start to shine brightly.
"What?" Ruka says.
"What's going on?" Katrina says as the 5 marks all disappear.
"They disappear?" Yuzu says in surprise.
"They all go to Yuya..." Reisho says.
Yuya's back starts to form a full dragon, he says, "Yuni...Katrina...Reisho...Ruka...Rua... Our wishes will cluster together and be completed." He says, "My turn!"
His deck glows and Yuya draws the card. He says, "I see! This card will carry our wishes and lead to a miracle! This card will save Mark! Now I use the card Monster Reborn! With this card, I revive my One Tuner back from the graveyard."
As the Machine is back Yuya says, "I tune Odd-Eyes again with One Tuner! Revive! Stardust Neo Dragon!"
As the dragon is back, Yuya says, "I summon Tuner Monster: Salvation Dragon - Saver Dragon from my hand!" (ATK:0/DEF:0 LV:1)
As the red dragon appears, Mark doesn't care as he is trying to control his D-Wheel. Yuni says, "Saver Dragon...It comes as well..."
"I tune the Level 8 Stardust Neo Dragon, Level 1 Draw Fisher with Level 1 Savor Dragon! Gathering starlights will enlighten a new miracle! Become the path its light shines upon! Synchro Summon! Arrive in light, Savior Star Neo Dragon!" (ATK:3800/DEF:3000 LV:10 PS:0)
As the dragon gives a mighty roar, Satoshi says, "3800 ATK!"
"It surpass Ccapac Apu!" Gongenzaka says.
"Go! Yuya!" Yuzu yells.
"Savior Star Neo Dragon will negate the effects of an opponent's monster and gain that effect until the End Phase! I'll gain the Earthbound God's effect! Sublimation Drain!"
The monster roars as lights are going into the dragon. "Savior Star Neo Dragon will attack Earthbound Pendulum God Ccapac Apu! Shooting Blaster Sonic!" Yuya yells.
The dragon charges towards the Giant, and it shoots through the monster as it starts to explode, once it explodes, it is gone and all the souls are freed. (Mark:1300-0)
"Mark!" Yuya, Yuni, Katrina, Reisho, Yuzu, and Hana rushes toward him as Yuya holds his back. Yuya says, "Hang on, Mark! I won't abandon a friend! I'm going to save you this time!"
Mark says, "Yuya... Earthbound Ccapac Apu's effect... will inflict damage equal to the ATK of the destroyed monster, which means that I... receive a total of 3800 damage..."
His eye colors are back to normal and he says, "When I became a Dark Signer, I asked for one more wish. I wanted to have another duel with you...Zarc..."
"Mark..." Yuya says.
"I wasn't able to... stay mad at you... Talk about lame. This isn't enough to satisfy me..." Mark says before he starts to turn into dust. Yuya's Pendant activates and it glows, then it stops disappearing, and the Earthbound God Card lands on top of him.
Ccapac Apu forms in front of them before it disappears into the card as Yuni picks it up. Yuya hears his heartbeat and says, "Yes, he is alive."
Once Mark slowly wakes up, Hana immediately tackles him with a hug. "Mark! You are fine now!"
"Hana...can't breathe..." Mark says as she finally lets him go, then they both laugh as well as Yuya and the others.
Ray says, "It is good to see the whole group back together again, huh?"
Reisho says, "I agree."
Yuya then lowers his head and Zarc says, "I am really sorry. Mark. Even though I was possessed, I still say those words and hurt you both mentally and physically."
Mark notices his frown and walks toward him, putting his hand on his shoulder. "It is fine. It is in the past now. What matters now is to find a way to get rid of your darkness and stop Professor Akaba."
"Mark..."
So what do we say?" He takes out his hand, Zarc sees it and places his hand on his, followed by Zarnie, Ray, Hana, and Reisho. "Friends."
The others are watching as Crow says, "Man, this is quite touching."
Gongenzaka says, "You don't say." He then cries anime tears hardly.
Reiji and Reira also watch it as Reiji forms a smile, not apparent, but enough to make Reira notice.
At the hideout, Condor and Aera notice two more candles are blown off. Aera says, "Hana and Mark are defeated."
"5 more left." Condor sighs, "And I can tell the three Gods are still there, but they are purified."
"Maybe they did find a way..." Aera smiles as they look at the 5 marks left.
This duel is based on Yusei's duel with Kiryu. Now Mark has been saved and we finally introduce the Savior Dragons! I hope you like this chapter. The next duel is Katrina's duel against Lisa.
New OC Cards:
Rank Down Magic Destroyer from Hell:
Normal Magic:
Effect: Target 1 Xyz Monster in your Graveyard, on your side of the field, or in your Extra Deck; if that target is in your Graveyard or Extra Deck, Special Summon it, ignoring its Summoning conditions. Its effects are negated. Then, regardless, you can Xyz Summon from your Extra Deck, 1 Xyz Monster that is double the Rank of the monster lower than that monster you control, by using it as the Xyz Material. (Xyz Materials attached to it also become Xyz Materials on the Summoned monster.)
Villain League Crow's Eye
Dark Attribute, Fiend/Dark Synchro/Effect Level:-8 ATK:3000/DEF:2500
Effect: One Dark Tuner + one or more non-tuner monsters.
When this card battles, you can negate its attack. If this card is destroyed, you can add one card from your deck to your hand.
Villain League Bloody Widow
Dark Attribute, Fiend/Dark Split/Effect Level:-4 ATK:3000/DEF:2500
Effect: One LV4 monster
When you have two monsters with the same name on the field, by negating the battle of the other one, you can double the ATK when this card battles.
Entermate One Tuner:
Light Attribute, Machine/Tuner/Effect Level:1 ATK:0/DEF:0
Effect: When this card is normal summoned, you can choose a monster whose level becomes 1.
Villain League: Stone of Infinity
Dark Attribute, Fiend/Tuner/Effect Level:4 ATK:1000/DEF:1200
Effect: When this card is summoned, target one monster, that monster can't use any effects and lose half of its ATK.
Entermate Draw Fisher:
Water Attribute, Warrior/Effect Level:1 ATK:500/DEF:500
Effect: When you get an attack, by sending this card from the hand to the field, negate it and draw cards equal to the number of the highest level on your field.
Savor Star Neo Dragon:
Light Attribute, Light/Synchro/Pendulum/Effect Level:10 PS:0 ATK:3800/DEF:3000
Pendulum effect: If this card is on the Pendulum zone, special summon a Stardust Monster on the field in the turn it gets on it.
Effect: Majestic Dragon + Stardust Neo Dragon + 1 non-Tuner monster
You can Release this card to negate the activation of an opponent's Magic Card, Trap Card, or Effect Monster's effect and destroy all cards your opponent controls. Once per turn, you can negate the effect(s) of 1 face-up monster your opponent controls until the End Phase. Also, if the negated effect can be activated, you can activate it once as this card's effect. During the End Phase, return this card from the field to the Extra Deck, and Special Summon 1 Stardust Dragon from your Graveyard.