Hello everyone! This is the start of a new chapter! Chapter 11! I hope everyone will enjoy this chapter! Without further ado, let's start!
Normal POV
The others backed away as the two spirits started to send attacks at each other.
" Woah! It's gotten crazy!" Ali exclaimed
" But if Kai beats Leon like this, doesn't that mean that we can send him back too?!" Kamui ask
" I don't think that's possible! We absolutely have to beat Leon-kun through a cardfight! Because the results of the fight affects Cray as a whole! That's why we had to use Vanguard, no matter what!" Ren explained
" But what do we do now?!" Asaka exclaimed
" I'm not sure..."
" At this rate, we'll just be out of time before this space collapses!" Chris exclaimed
" You're right! But we can't stop that!" Kamui pointed out at the big fight in front of them
Soon, they heard a deep sigh as Kai was soon punched into a nearby rock by Zenki while Goki bashed its shield onto Ophy to stop it from attacking.
" H-Huh?!"
" Jeez, you just can't cool your head to think about the consequences for once, Kai-kun." Aichi sighed
" Ow... What was that for?! Don't you need to conserve your furyoku to concentrate on healing?!" Kai yelled
" Well, I can't watch this any further." Aichi said
Zenki jumped back to Aichi as it carried the iron maiden and set it down opposite Leon.
" What? You want another round of burning?" Leon ask
" I was merely caught off guard, Leon-kun. It's true that Void's negative emotions got to me, but it won't work anymore. I'm ready." Aichi said
" Aichi, don't!"
The iron maiden opened up as it revealed Aichi, still wrapped in the vines with his eyes closed. The vines slowly carried him down on his feet on the ground as his clothes returned to normal and he opened his eyes.
" Thank you, Shamash." Aichi said
The iron maiden disappeared as Shamash returned to Aichi in spirit ball form.
" That's great confidence you have there. But let's see how it'll work against me." Leon said
Poseidon reached its hand out to grab Aichi again as he closed his eyes.
" Aichi-kun!"
But before the hand could close on Aichi, the Oversoul dissolved itself as Leon's eyes widened.
" What? My Oversoul..." Leon exclaimed
" I told you, it won't work anymore." Aichi repeated
" ... Poseidon!"
The Oversoul appeared again and the same thing happened as the Oversoul dissolved before it could touch Aichi.
" What just happened...?" Kamui exclaimed, blinking
" That giant thing couldn't even touch him before disappearing!" Lee exclaimed
" ... You... You can dissolve Oversouls?!" Leon growled
" It's merely furyoku nullification, heard of that? I told you, you can't do anything to me now." Aichi said
" So you really are this strong... I've severely underestimated you. I guess there's only one way to get rid of you now." Leon said as he brought out his deck
" My thoughts exactly." Aichi smiled
" Hey, wait!" Kai exclaimed as he grabbed Aichi's arm, feeling him wincing from the touch, " ... You haven't fully recovered yet...!"
" I'm really okay. I just need to fight Leon-kun and win. That way, Earth and Cray will be saved." Aichi said
" Not in your condition! I'll fight him!" Kai said
" No, I'll fight him." Aichi said
He managed to pull his arm out of Kai's grip as he went over to a table Leon created with Void's power as they began their fight while the others were separated from them by black mist.
" Stand up, Vanguard!"
" Stand up my Vanguard!"
" I go first. Draw! I ride Advance of the Black Chains, Kahedin! Corron moves back! Turn end." Aichi declared
" And now it's my turn... The wind had told me... the end result of this fight!" Leon said as his Psyqualia activated
Images flashed in front of Aichi as he gasped when he saw a different Maelstrom defeating Blond Ezel.
" This is the moment of my victory. And the result..." Leon said
Another image flashed as Aichi saw Blaster Blade, Dragonic Overlord and Blaster Dark in their sealed states with a black sword rising behind them.
" Blaster Blade!"
" This is inevitable. An unavoidable fate. Your resistance will come to nothing." Leon said
" I won't let you do it!" Aichi said
" I'm positive the wind won't blow on you. I ride..." Leon declared as he rode Cyprus, " Tri-holl moves. Call! And then I attack!"
The rear guard Cyprus attacked as Aichi took the damage.
" Vanguard, Cyprus!" Leon declared
" Tri-holl! With its skill, if it's the third battle or more, it gets 3000 power!" Leon declared
" I guard with Silver Fang Witch!" Aichi declared
" Turn end."
" The image you showed me... I won't let it happen!" Aichi thought
That was when his vision started blurring as he quickly blinked it away.
" Draw! I ride Knight of Superior Skills, Beaumains! Call! Gareth attacks!" Aichi declared
" No guard."
" Beaumains attacks with a boost from Corron!" Aichi declared
Aichi checked his trigger but checked none as Leon checked his damage trigger.
" Critical trigger! I add 5000 power to the Vanguard Cyprus." Leon declared
" Knight of Passion, Bagdemagus... attack his rear-guard Cyprus!" Aichi declared
" Guard!"
" Turn end..."
" Stand and draw. I ride Tear Knight, Lazarus! Cyprus moves back. Call! Lazarus, attack Beaumains!" Leon declared
Leon then checked his drive trigger but checked none as Aichi checked his damage trigger.
" Critical trigger... I add 5000 to the power of Beaumains!" Aichi declared
" Cyprus boosts. Coral Assault attacks Bagdemagus!" Leon declared
" I guard with Flame of Victory!" Aichi declared
" Tri-holl attacks Gareth! With its skill, it gets 3000 power!" Leon declared
Gareth was taken out and placed into the Drop Zone. That was when they heard cracking and looked up to see the sky cracking up.
" The sky!" Aichi exclaimed
" The space is falling apart!" Kai exclaimed as Ophy returned to him in spirit ball form, " Aichi!"
" We have to hurry! White-hot warrior, use your explosives flames to lead the despairing people to hope! I ride Incandescent Lion, Blond Ezel! Call! Everyone, give your power to Blond Ezel! Battlefield Tempest, Sagramore, attack Lazarus!" Aichi declared
" No guard."
" Blond Ezel attacks with a boost from Corron!" Aichi declared as Leon took the damage, " Next! Bagdemagus!"
" Guard! Tear Knight, Theo!"
" ... He blocked it..." Aichi muttered
That was when his vision became weird before turning back to normal.
" Wh-What?!"
" Stand and draw. All your struggles here are for naught. The wind is on my side! Behold! Wash away all vice in the flow of a furious flood. I ride Blue Storm Dragon, Maelstrom! Tri-holl moves back. Call! Lysander, go!" Leon declared while resting Lysander
As Aichi placed the fourth damage in the damage zone, black mist suddenly started surrounding him as he gasped.
" This is..."
The black mist piled into a spiral around him as he screamed in pain, feeling the black mist seeping into his body before collapsing onto the ground.
" Aichi!"
Kai quickly ran over to his side as a black aura started to appear around Aichi.
" What's going on?!" Kai exclaimed
" It's poison, Kai!" Ophy exclaimed
" What?!"
Zenki and Goki growled as Aichi lifted one hand to grip the table for support.
" Huh...? My strength... My drive to win this battle is..." Aichi muttered while trying to stand
" Aichi!"
" Lysander's skill... Counterblast." Leon declared as he switched the places of Lysander and Tri-holl, " You're shivering. Tri-holl, attack!"
" With a boost from Cyprus, Coral Assault attacks! Since this is the third attack, it gets 3000 power!" Leon declared
Aichi took the fifth damage after that.
" Concentrate, Aichi!" Kai exclaimed
" And then, Maelstrom... Limit Break! This is the fourth battle. Maelstrom gets 5000 power. You already have 5 damage, so if this attack hits..." Leon said
" I won't let it! I guard with Dantegal and Viviane!" Aichi declared
" Twin drive check. Critical trigger! I give all of the effects to Maelstrom. Second check..." Leon declared as he flipped the second card to reveal Lysander
As Maelstrom attacked the guardians, a fierce wind blew around and created smoke. Once it started to dissipate, Kai gasped when Aichi fell to the ground.
" Aichi!"
Kai ran over to Aichi and kneeled down beside him.
" He can nullify furyoku, but he won't be able to fight Void's power for much longer. This match is set and done." Leon snickered
" Wake up, Aichi! You can't let it end like this! Aichi!" Kai exclaimed
" Why? I... can't move... I can't save Cray... Can't save Blaster Blade... It's... over..." Aichi thought
" Don't give up yet, Aichi! It's still not over!" Kai yelled
" This can't... happen..." Aichi thought as he tried moving his fingers
Kai noticed the twitching of his fingers and his face scrunching up.
" That's it! Wake up, Aichi!" Kai exclaimed
" Kai-kun... Kamui-kun, Misaki-san... Ren-san... Asaka-san... Everyone in Genius... Everyone at Card Capital... Emi... Mom! N-No... This can't be allowed to happen! It can't! It can't... I'm still..." Aichi thought
" Can you keep fighting?" A voice ask
" That's right... I want to fight..." Aichi thought
" In that case, we'll lend you our power." The voice said
That was when a glow came from Aichi's deck as Kai turned to it before hearing a soft groan. He turned back to Aichi and saw him getting up and helped him.
" Aichi..."
" I'm not done..." Aichi muttered
The deck glowed brighter and dispelled the black mist trying to poison Aichi again as he turned to it.
" Thank you... You all gave me strength. I'm not giving up on this fight! I'll fight to the end with these friends... and I'm going to beat you!" Aichi said
" ... Friends?" Leon muttered
" Stand and draw! My friends, you helped me... and together, we'll break through the limits! Blond Ezel... Limit Break! Counterblast! I superior call one Gold Paladin unit!" Aichi declared as he looked at the top card of his deck, " ... Stand up, my avatar! Blaster Blade Spirit!"
" Blaster Blade!" Kai exclaimed
" Welcome home. Now, let's fight together!" Aichi said as Blaster Blade nodded while he did the same, " The amount of Blaster Blade's power is added to Blond Ezel's power! Blaster Blade Spirit's skill! I retire Coral Assault from the field! I call Silver Fang Witch! Soulblast. Draw! Blond Ezel's power increases for each of its friends on the field! Bagdemagus attacks!"
" Damage check. Draw trigger! I give the power to Maelstrom. And then draw." Leon declared
" With a boost from Corron, Blond Ezel..." Aichi declared as he rested both units
" Perfect defense with Paschal!"
" With a boost from Silver Fang, Sagramore!" Aichi declared as he rested both units
" Guard!"
" Turn end."
" ... I sense your wind... No... you and your 'friends'... I suppose you called them along with the wind. But to me, your wind is a foul fate. If my people, the Souryu, are defeated by you, we'll die out. I will not accept that fate! Ever victorious, and thus righteous! Someone who relies on friends wouldn't understand! I'm going to win! Absolutely invincible! Absolutely righteous! That's Aqua Force! Dragon spun into existence from the warp of the wind and the weft of the sea, love up to the legend in your ideal form! I crossride... Blue Storm Supreme Dragon, Glory Maelstrom! You remember, don't you, Sendou? The image I showed you of Glory Maelstrom... Even if the wind of you and your friends carries justice, there's no doubt that I'll destroy it! Together with this Blue Storm Supreme Dragon! Bear this in mind! Justice is on our side! In fact, we are justice!" Leon said as he laughed menancingly
Aichi looked up at Glory Maelstrom and gritted his teeth while the space above them continued to crumble even more.
" What's wrong, Aichi Sendou? Are you scared? Justice is on my side. There would be no shame in yielding to me." Leon said
" Wrong! This space is starting to break down! We all have to escape!" Aichi exclaimed
" Escape? You mean quit a fight that's already begun? Don't even joke about that! Do you mean to disgrace me, the Souryu child?!" Leon ask
" In that case, I can't afford to withdraw either! And I can't afford to lose!" Aichi said as he activated his Psyqualia
" ... When there's Maelstrom in the Soul, Glory Maelstrom's power is 13000. I switch Lysander and Tri-holl, and move Cyprus to the front. Cyprus's skill! With a Counterblast, he receives 1000. One more time. Call! Cyprus, attack Bagdemagus!" Leon declared as Bagdemagus was taken out, " Glory Maelstrom! Theo boosts! Now, when I receive the wind's blessing, I rise far above the limits! Ultimate Break! Counterblast! 5000 power and now you can't guard with any card that's grade 1 or higher. I shattered your hope of protecting yourself and called forth a great power. Take this! Divine Blowing!" Leon declared
" Guard! Flame of Victory, Dantegal!"
" Twin drive..." Leon declared but flinched a little as he saw his hand getting coated with black mist, " Has it come? ... I won't let Void have free rein! ... Twin drive check... Second check!"
" Heal trigger?!" Aichi exclaimed
Leon winced as he let his right hand down and placed the cards on his left hand down as well to move it to the damage zone.
" I heal one damage point, and give the power to Glory Maelstrom! ... The wind carried victory... right to me!" Leon exclaimed
Aichi's sixth damage flew towards the damage zone as he looked at it.
" My Vanguard..." A voice spoke
Aichi looked over to Blaster Blade and nodded as the sixth damage flipped up to reveal a heal trigger before he smiled.
" What?!"
" I heal one damage point, and give the power to Blond Ezel!" Aichi declared
" Tri-holl boosts! Lysander!" Leon declared
" I guard with Gareth!" Aichi declared
" Turn end..."
" ... Hurry, Aichi! The space is not going to hold out much longer!" Kai exclaimed
Aichi nodded.
" Stand and draw!" Aichi declared
That was when he looked over to Leon to see him struggling with his blackened right arm.
" N-Not yet..." Leon muttered
" Leon-kun?"
That was when he remembered Takuto's words.
" Don't tell me that's..." Aichi exclaimed
" I needed power... I didn't care if it came from Void or the devil. I happily accepted... If I could attain that power, I vowed to defeat my opponent, even if they happened to be a god! And you people are no exceptions!" Leon said
" ... That's not true power." Aichi said
" What?!"
" Getting something through the sacrifice of others... That's not true power!" Aichi exclaimed
" Nonsense!" Leon exclaimed as he winced
" I'll show you the true power that I believe in! Repel the darkness with the brillance of your proud soul! Crossride! Blazing Lion, Platina Ezel! Blond Ezel is in the Soul, so Platina Ezel has 13000 power! Blaster Blade Spirit moves up! And then I call! Jas as you want to save the Souryu people, I want to save my friends. That's why Platina Ezel is going to transcend the limits! Ultimate Break! Counterblast! I give power to all my friends! All of the rear-guard units get 5000 power! This is the power of friendship... If everyone supports each other and their faith become one, true power will be born! Spirit Unite Platinum!" Aichi declared
A bright light shone around them as Leon covered his eyes and soon realised that the wind stopped blowing around him.
" The wind... stopped?!" Leon exclaimed and turned to see that Aichi's wind was still blowing
" With a boost from Mark, Blaster Blade Spirit attacks! The bond between friends, that's the power that will conquer nothingness!" Aichi said
" Damage check!"
Leon then placed his fifth damage in the damage zone.
" With a boost from Corron, Platina Ezel attacks!" Aichi declared
As the sixth damage landed in Leon's damage zone, the black mist started retreating as everything started to disappear. Aichi ran over to help Leon up.
" The time has come. The time has come!" He then heard Takuto's voice
A portal then opened up behind them.
" Is this... planet Cray? Please take care of Leon-kun." Aichi said as he handed him to Sharlene
" We will." Sharlene said
" This is..." Kamui said
" ... the planet Cray." Misaki said
" Aichi Sendou. Your clan is the leader of planet Cray. And now, we're at the true final stage. So, get out your deck." Takuto said
Aichi took out his deck and raised it up as a light shot out of it. That was when he felt a hand on top of his and turned to his side to see Leon.
" Leon-kun..."
" I can feel it... A wind that I've never felt before... This must be the true wind." Leon said
As the light from his deck dissipated, the black mist on planet Cray had retreated.
" Thank goodness..." Aichi muttered as he collapsed
Leon caught him just as he started collapsing. The other quickly ran over to him as they all started to disappear from the space to go back to Earth one by one. Aichi had briefly woken up after a conversation with his now freed Royal Paladin units as he turned to see Leon and the others disappear while he was now left with only Misaki and Kamui. That was when they also started to disappear and were soon teleported back to Earth.
And that's the end of this chapter! Thank you for reading! I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter and I'll see everyone in the next chapter!