-Chapter 180: Countdown For Destruction: Deity of The Future, Part 3-

The score was Wolfgang: 300 and Daniel: 850. Wolfgang had a tough start but had Daniel cornered and trapped. But Daniel managed to get out, meanwhile taking out both of Wolfgang's Deity's.

"You might have destroyed my Deity's but I still have the power of Carnal Of God!" Wolfgang smiled.

"Carnal of God is nothing but a bad drug." Daniel said as Wolfgang smiled.

"I'll end my turn by bringing forth my Diabound Curse! (1800/1200)" Wolfgang announced as the creature moved toward the field.

Daniel drew his next card, starting a new hand by one card. "Even if I attack, nothing will work." Daniel thought, looking at his new card.

"Heh, knew it. That card you've drawn is nothing to help you." Wolfgang smiled.

"I'll set this face down and end my turn." Daniel announced. "This ends my turn."

"Draw..." Wolfgang announced, drawing his card. "Now! I bring forth another Diabound Curse! (1800/1200)"

"He's not using them for defense..." Daniel gasped.

"That's right! Now! I sacrifice both Diabound Curses to bring forth, Deity of The Future! (2500/1700)" Wolfgang announced as a red aura formed on the field. A woman with long red hair materialized onto the field, keeping her hands together as if she were praying. Suddenly Deity of The Past (2500/1700) and Deity of The Present (2500/1700) appeared next to her.

"No... What's going on?!" Daniel thought.

"Once I've summoned Deity of The Future, it brings back Deity of The Past and Present." Wolfgang smiled. "But I leave the rest for you to figure out. My turn ends!"

Daniel drew his next card. "Great..." He thought.

"Now! You must discard a trap, magic, and monster card from your deck. Then you must chose to either destroy your Buster Cannon Soldier (3000/3000) or your face down card!" Wolfgang pointed.

Daniel chose his three cards, sliding them into his graveyard. "I chose to destroy my trap card!" Daniel announced as his trap card flew up. "Shield Wall!"

"Shield Wall?" Wolfgang said.

"This automatically brings forth a monster when this lone trap card is destroyed, so now! I bring forth Shield Wall Barrier! (0/2500)" Daniel announced as a bubble appeared onto the field.

"Heh, you got to be kidding me." Wolfgang smiled.

"I'm sorry but my turn isn't over yet." Daniel said. "Now! Buster Cannon Soldier, attack and destroy his Deity of The Future!"

The soldier rose it's arm, pointing it at the praying woman. The soldier blasted a round of missiles at her but the two others deity's suddenly created a barrier, protecting her from the missiles. "Sorry Dan, but since I've got Deity of The Future up, nothing can destroy her alone." Wolfgang smiled.

"Fine, I'll end my turn now." Daniel announced.

Wolfgang drew his next card. "Now! Diabound Curse, invade his Buster Cannon Soldier!" Wolfgang said, throwing his arm out as the creature floated toward the soldier, invading it's body and reducing it's attack power to 1200.

"No..." Daniel growled.

"This duel is over!" Wolfgang yelled. "Now! Deity of The Future, attack!"

The deity suddenly opened her arms, unleashing a wave of heavenly light. Suddenly Daniel's Shield Wall Barrier floated in front of the soldier, taking on the light, protecting it.

"What?!" Wolfgang said in shock as Daniel's Shield Wall Barrier's defense strength rose to 3000.

"My Shield Wall Barrier absorbs any on coming attack from you, Wolfgang. Also, since both monsters were equal with attack and defense, nothing happened. But it did increase my barrier's defense by 500!" Daniel explained. "So if you foolishly attack again, you're doomed!"

"It will happen, once I get rid of your barrier." Wolfgang smiled, ending his turn.

"Err, that's right..." Daniel thought. "He's Deity of The Present forces me to give up a card on the field."

"My turn ends now!" Wolfgang announced. Daniel drew his card. "And now you know what to do!"

Daniel took out his small deck, taking his three cards and sending them to the graveyard. "Now I have a choice between my soldier and my barrier. I do have a strong monster in my hands but it's cursed by the Diabound Curse." He said to himself. "And my Barrier is the only thing keeping me safe. But Wolfgang will eventually find a way past."

"I'm waiting, young one." Wolfgang smiled, knowing this duel was as good as over.

"I chose, to destroy my Shield Wall Barrier!" Daniel called out. Wolfgang was happy, but then again worried. Suddenly Daniel's Shield Wall Barrier disappeared.

"I may be hiding to protect myself, but this will never be going anywhere." Daniel smiled.

"So why did you chose to destroy the only thing keeping you alive in this duel." Wolfgang asked.

"Because I have this." Daniel smiled, revealing the card which he had drawn. "Now! I activate De-Fusion!"

"No!" Wolfgang gasped as the Diabound Curse within Buster Cannon Soldier was destroyed. The soldier began to split into two glowing halves, creating XYZ Dragon Cannon (2800/2600) and Buster Blader (2600/2100).

"I'm sorry it's come down to this but when you stand between me and my friends, I won't let you get away with it!" Daniel said, smiling. "I'm proud of you, Wolfgang. You've stood up to your promise and I've stood up to my friends. They are not weak, they are equally powerful. It was their defeat which led me to realize that only the bad are weak."

Wolfgang smiled, knowing his loss. "This is only phase one of the great master's plan." Wolfgang smiled.

"What do you mean..." Daniel said.

"The world will drown in darkness even if I'm not here with it." Wolfgang smiled.

"Are you saying..." Daniel said.

"Yes, I'm not alive at all. Just a reborn spirit of a great duelist." Wolfgang said, falling to his knee's, looking away. "I was a great duelist, but the darkness hit me hard. Led me into madness."

"Why would you trust darkness..." Daniel asked.

"I only played for power... I wanted to be the best." Wolfgang said. "I was given a second chance, but a person like you has shown me such a great bond between you and your friends... I'm more of the messenger to you."

"Whiley... What a..." Daniel said in anger.

"Heh. The world will suffer the same fate as me. It's not fair." Wolfgang uttered, placing his hand to his Duel Xero. "One more thing... I never did show you the future when I played Deity of The Future... Your future is so dark..."

"No!" Daniel said, reaching forward. Wolfgang smiled as his entire body disappeared, leaving his clothes as well as his Duel Xero. His deck was immediately gone. He realized what he had said. Daniel felt angry but then scared. He felt as if his time to go was soon.

The three orbs which Wolfgang had in his pocket, rolled out. They each were blank white, meaning that his friends were released.

"Good... Everyone's back." Daniel sighed.

Mink's eyes opened, seeing she was still in the botany class. Her Duel Xero was still on her arm and her deck in it. "Where am I?" She thought, looking around, then remembering. "I was... dueling..."

Mink looked around, the plants and desks all messed up. "What's going on?" She thought. She looked up at the glass roof, seeing a figure standing there. "Vogue..." She growled, remembering.

Mink sat at her knee's, taking out her deck, knowing she needed a more tactful strategy now. She then got up, running up the stairs to the roof. It was blackest of all nights the only light was the moon. "I see that you've returned." Vogue smiled.

Mink slid her deck into her deck holster, flipping out her Duel Xero. "It's time for a rematch! Vogue!" Mink yelled.

"Very well." Vogue smiled. "The end is near and there's nothing you can do to stop it." Vogue laughed as she flipped out her special duel disk.

Jess woke up in the middle of the park, alone and energized. "Err..." She said, remembering everything as she stood up. "Valkon... You bastard."

"Why are you back..." Valkon said. "You should be wasted away..."

"Guess bastards like you don't ever win!" Jess screamed as her duel xero flung out.

"Foolish girl. You've already lost, how can you be so confident in winning." Valkon smirked.

Kai also had woken up, looking around. "Roberto... Where are you..." Kai growled.

"Here..." Roberto said with an evil glare. "I can't believe you... How were you able to do such thing..."

"Because you can't easily take me away." Kai said.

"We'll see about that." Roberto smirked as he revealed his duel disk. "It's not like you've been doing good anyway."

Daniel stood in the door ways of the building. "We can never lose this..." He said as Mink, Jess, and Kai engaged in their rematches, ready to defeat the evil which was plaguing the earth.

Paul walked along the road, coming to Dageki in the middle of the road. "What do you want with me..." He growled.

"I want to see what you really got." Dageki said.

"You have more hiding in you..." Paul growled. "Tell me..."

Dageki smirked. "Duel me now and we'll talk about it." Dageki said as his duel disk flipped out.

"Fine!" Paul yelled. "If you're not going to tell me anything I will force you out of it!"

Dageki smiled. "Perfect..." He said to himself as they're duel engaged.

-CARDS PLAYED-

Deity of The Future: Level 12 / 2500/1700/ Holy / Desc: When this card is successfully normal summoned to the field, you can special summon "Deity of The Past" and "Deity of The Present" to the field in face up attack position. As long as "Deity of The Past" and "Deity of The Present" are face up on the field, this card cannot be attacked by any of your opponent's monster's. "Deity of The Past" and "Deity of The Present" are unaffected by any Magic, Trap, or Monster effects as long as this card remains face up on the field.

Deity of The Past: Level 6 / 2500/1700/ Holy / Desc: As long as this card remains face up on the field, your opponent must discard 1 Magic, 1 Trap, and 1 Monster card to their graveyard during each of their Standby Phases. This monster can only be Sacrificed Summoned by sacrificing 1 Holy-Type monster on your side of the field.

Deity of The Present: Level 6 / 2500/1700/ Holy / Desc: As long as this card remains face up on the field, during each of your opponent's Standby Phase, they must chose and destroy either 1 Monster, 1 Trap, or 1 Magic card on their side of the field. If they cannot destroy a card on their side of the field, this monster can attack your opponent's Life Points directly on your next Battle Phase.

Shield Wall: TRAP / Desc: When this card is destroy while face down, Special Summon 1 "Shield Wall Barrier" from your deck, to the field in face up defense position.

Shield Wall Barrier: Level 10 / 0/2500/ Rock / Desc: As long as this card remains on the field, Your opponent's must attack this card. Increase this card's DEF by 500 for each monster attacking this card.

Buster Blader: Level 7 / 2600/2100/ Warrior / Desc: Increase the ATK of this card by 500 for each Dragon-Type monster in your opponent's graveyard and on their field.

XYZ Dragon Cannon: Level 8 / 2800/2600/ Fusion / Machine / Desc: X Head Cannon Y Dragon Head Z Metal Caterpillar. This monster can only be Special Summoned by sacrifice all fusion material monsters for this card on the field. You may discard one card from your hand to destroy one monster on the field.