After saving Gizelle from Evelyn Richard and Jack decided to put an end to things, while Richard got stuck with a Doppelganger - a malicious spirit that was forced to take on Evelyn's appearance - in a forest which was part of the haunted house of the abandoned amusement park Jack chased the real Evelyn to a skyscraper.
While Richard won his duel against the fake Evelyn and managed to kill the Doppelganger it was Jack who lost his duel, now his life is on the line.
10. Evelyn's Game - Part 3.
With a gasp Jack opened his eyes only to find himself staring down the barrel of a shotgun, his breathing was fast. 'What the?' He gasped still vividly remembering his loss against Evelyn's Dark World Deck.
The lobby during the Duel was empty, this one was fully decorated there was a list pinned to the wall near the elevator which said what could be found on what floor, there was a desk decorated with the logo of the company, several benches, chairs and tables were spread around divided by thin walls, there were potted plants everywhere, a nice soft, navy-blue carpet was spread over the floor.
'Confused?' An awfully cheery voice spoke Jack saw it was Evelyn who was holding the shotgun aimed at his head, Jack tried a Shout but he couldn't feel the power.
'I could explain what I did to you, but seeing as you'll be dead in a few seconds I won't.' Jack saw the tension of her finger on the trigger, her broad grin then everything seem to happen in slow motion.
First Evelyn was ready to pull the trigger then the sound of a vehicle crashing through the glass panes next to the door delayed Evelyn for a second, Jack couldn't see who was driving he only saw the now driver-less motorcycle crashing into a few of the chairs and plants, before Jack realized what happened he was violently pushed aside right before the loud shot from the shotgun deafened him.
Slowly Jack got up from the ground, the scene he saw was harrowing, the motorcycle had came to a stop after knocking over some more chairs and crashing through a partition wall, there was glass everywhere, in front of him laid the body of a man half on his side his back turned to Jack, he had a gaping hole straight through his chest, there was blood everywhere around him and Jack, Evelyn stood still before him a shocked look on her face, when she realized what happened she quickly tried to reload.
Jack saw a pistol on the ground next to the body without hesitation he grabbed it he fired two shots at Evelyn but his enemy saw it coming and rolled out of the way the next moment the headlights of a car shone through the hole the motorcycle had created a car door opened and a female figure leaped through the window firing three shots at Evelyn.
Evelyn rolled out of the way again using a table as cover then she threw a smoke bomb over the table and when everyone was blinded she made her escape towards the elevator.
The smoke was quick to clear.
'Gizelle?' Jack gasped as he saw the woman who came to help him.
'You okay Jack? What happened?' She asked.
'I nearly died is what happened if not for Richard.' Jack spoke as he rolled the body of the man on his back, Gizelle turned her gaze away as she was shocked by what she saw.
'Rini stay outside!' Gizelle bellowed as they saw another figure in the lights of the car.
A few minutes later Richard's body was moved outside on a stretcher covered in blankets, Rini came into the building.
'He pushed me away Gizelle and he caught the bullet for me, he was dead immediately I don't think he suffered.'
Jack saw that Gizelle was holding back her tears.
'I'm going to kill Evelyn Gizelle, killing is against my policy but she's too dangerous to be allowed to live.'
Gizelle then walked to a chair, Rini helped Jack to get up as well.
'I've spoken to him a few days ago you know.' Gizelle then started to talk.
'I've didn't tell anyone, Richard was depressed. Killing Sara was the nail in the coffin after she killed so many officers before he did. He told me he had nothing left to live for he told me he thought he should have killed Sara the first time she was arrested that nothing of this would have happened, that he wouldn't be broken.' Finally Gizelle broke bursting in tears.
Jack tried to comfort Gizelle as best as he could when she had calmed down she spoke again. 'You know that he was thinking about proposing to me?' She sounded empty.
'For what it's worth Gizelle his death isn't in vain, he died protecting me, that is what he signed up for when he joined Sector Security. He died with honor, it won't bring him back and it won't soften the pain, but he's given me a chance and I sure as hell will end Evelyn myself.' Jack's eyes were full of anger.
'Jack please stop.' Gizelle's words brought him back to reality.
'Jack you rush in now she'll kill you for sure, approach this like any other battle, sit down take a breather Evelyn won't run.'
Jack did as Gizelle suggested.
'Jack?' Rini asked when her boss had calmed down a bit, Jack gave her a nod.
'You're not angry with me? I couldn't stop Gizelle from leaving.' Jack showed a smile: 'I gave you a job Rini to stay with Gizelle and protect her if that was needed, you and Gizelle are here together and Gizelle is still safe. So you're still doing your job I had preferred if you could perform said job in the hospital, but I can't always get what I prefer.'
After Jack had sat down for a few minutes he stood up.
'I know how to take down Evelyn.' He spoke to nobody in particular.
'Now that I have this.' He took the Destiny Hero Deck out of his pocket. 'Don't tell anyone Gizelle but I snatched this from Richard's body, it's not respectful I know that but this Deck could be the key.'
Gizelle said nothing. 'Evelyn knows magic, it's how she got me, somehow she made me fall asleep then confronted me in my dreams, I know it was her because I could sense it no denying that, she also managed to shut down my own magic. If I want to combat her on equal grounds I need to channel magic through something.'
'So the Destiny Hero cards are that something?' Gizelle asked.
'They are indeed, those cards were touched by the Light of Ruin, at least Bloo-D was but the Light of Ruin got so close to the other cards that they could channel its power as well, the only card capable of that in my Deck are Stardust Dragon and its evolution forms.' Jack in the meantime started to change some cards around. 'Evelyn seems to bet on her Dark World Deck, she knows that she can beat my Deck with it, knowing Evelyn she at least considers I might have the D-Hero Deck. Sara would have had two Decks ready one for my Stardust Dragon and one for Richard and his Destiny Heroes, Evelyn's traps might be inspired by Sara but her Dueling style ain't, that's where I can have an advantage.'
Jack was done adjusting the Deck he put it in the slot of his Duel Disk.
'Evelyn knows I could show up with two possible Decks, she doesn't know which one, had she build a special Deck for my Stardust Dragon and the D-Heroes she would need to guess which Deck I'd use so that's a fifty percent chance she uses the right Deck, when the Duel starts you cannot swap Decks, a risk Evelyn wouldn't take, so she build a Deck of which she thinks will strong enough to deal with either Deck so that no matter who she faces she doesn't have to swap Decks.'
Jack then activated his Duel Disk he walked up to the elevator.
'When she started this she told me she had expected me to come here, there was no way she could be sure, though she hoped for me she knew there was an even chance Richard would follow her here, when she showed herself she was ready to Duel immediately, even if the Duel took place in my dreams she still would have to choose the right Deck.'
Jack pressed the button to call the elevator down.
'Now I have the element of surprise, Evelyn is trapped I know what Deck she uses and she doesn't know which of the two I will use.'
Jack entered the elevator, he had spoken with Rini about Evelyn's magic, what she used never came up in Rini's studies, she knew that people in the medieval times often used brews for their magic, it was an ancient art not practiced anymore in this era, once the doors closed the elevator started to move by itself.
Once the elevator reached the top floor the door slowly opened, Jack found himself in a long hallway with office doors on both sides, all the doors were barricaded, the windows were blinded and many television screens covered the walls of the hallway, Jack started to walk through the hall, one-by-one the screens turned on showing Evelyn, she had a serene smile on her face.
'What do you hope to gain Jack?' She asked Jack kept walking ignoring the screens. 'I know what I'm going to gain.' Evelyn continued when Jack reached the end of the hallway he reached for the door suddenly the hallway stretched. 'You only reach the exit when I allow it!' Evelyn suddenly shouted only to get her serene smile back a second later.
'Sara was taken from me, the guilty one is dead, felt good blowing his heart out.'
As Jack reached the end the hallway stretched again.
'But you Jack, you are the key, I wanted you here.' Then the lights turned off leaving Jack in complete darkness.
Carefully Jack moved forward. 'You had to die downstairs, that would have been ideal.' Some lights turned back on.
Suddenly Jack felt something moving behind him, he turned around only to see the shadow of Evelyn disappearing in the dark.
'Enough of your magic Evelyn.' He muttered slowly he reached for Richard's pistol, the lights started to flicker in the corner of his eye he saw Evelyn moving without hesitation he fired three shots, Evelyn's howl pierced his ears the lifeless body of Evelyn disappeared before it could hit the ground, for a second everything became black then Jack found himself back at the start of the hallway, the lights were burning the television screens were gone, doors were still barricaded, Jack felt the last of Evelyn's magic leaving his body.
As Jack stepped through the door he found himself in a small room Evelyn stood on the other end, the room was empty, behind Evelyn was a door leading to the roof, on the wall left of Jack was a television screen mounted.
Jack aimed the gun at Evelyn's head. 'I would reconsider.' Evelyn calmly spoke.
The screen turned on it showed the morgue of the hospital where Gizelle was brought to. 'Remember those Sector Security officers I killed? The ones that brought you on my trail? I've put a little surprise inside of them, a toxic gas undetectable, invisible, in cold temperatures it activates, the gas is planted in a host in about a day in the morgue the body becomes cold enough for the gas to become active slowly seeping out, that should happen right about...'
The sound of alarms suddenly sounded through the television speakers, red lights started to burn everywhere, blinds lowered and vents turned off sealing off the morgue.
'Listen Jack, you and I going to Duel.' Evelyn was all serious now, slowly she took a remote from her pocket. 'The doors to the hospital are now locked because of the lock down for at least an hour, the gas is safely inside the morgue, but I planted a bomb near the door, I press this button and the bomb goes off, the gas escapes giving everyone inside a very slow and very painful death, we're talking a couple hundred people here Jack.'
Jack lowered his gun. 'Good choice.' Evelyn replied she kept her finger above the button.
'You've gotta love European magic, vastly different from what you're used to, my mother was European my father American I've picked up these tricks from my mother. She was a witch an actual witch who knows magic.'
Evelyn slowly started to walk up the stairs towards the roof she signaled Jack to follow.
Before he reached the roof Jack saw a purple, pulsating light when he reached the top of the stairs he saw a horrifying scene.
The first thing he saw was a small console it had all the areas of a Duel field, two handcuffs were connected to the front.
On the middle of the roof Evelyn had build some sort of altar out of wood, there was a podium with a lectern on the front, instead of a book the source of the pulsating light was placed on it, a small, purple crystal, around the altar were placed in the shape of a pentagram long candlesticks with black candles in it that were burning with a black fire Jack noticed that Evelyn must have place some ward around the roof as the rain had stopped around the area.
Now the most horrifying thing was on the back of the podium, a cross with the emaciated body of Sara tied to it, two pieces of ragged cloths covered her private parts, she had several needles inside her body with wires going from them to the crystal, three wires with needles at the end laid on the lectern.
Sara is the messiah Jack.' Evelyn spoke she stopped then turned around shouting something in Latin Jack felt his body going numb, before he could fall Evelyn caught him. 'The messiah will rise tonight.' She whispered in Jack's ear as she dragged him to the console quickly she cuffed Jack's wrists he had enough space to reach for the entire console, Evelyn detached his Duel Disk and took his Deck and placed it on the correct spot on the console.
Jack tried to fight the spell but he couldn't move at all, he watched in horror as Evelyn took the three remaining wires. 'This might...' Evelyn said with a growl as she jammed one needle in his right arm right in the artery, Jack felt the pain surging through his body, he wanted to scream but Evelyn's magic made it so he couldn't.
'…sting a...' She continued as she jammed another needle in his left arm. '...little!' The third needle she jammed in his neck.
Slowly she started to walk towards the lectern. 'We're going to Duel now Jack, if I win your life force will be drained, you see this crystal is a Stone of Resurrection, a very powerful, extremely rare artifact. Tamamo had one lying around, I took it when she abandoned me, as the name suggests this crystal can bring someone back from the dead, it requires two things, an intact body and a lot of power.'
Evelyn took her place behind the lectern. 'Power comes from the magic of the user, I am the user and my magic is far too weak to power the entire thing, I could do it but I wouldn't survive, that's where you come in, I got this idea from Tamamo, she used a powerful soul to make herself stronger.'
She showed a devious smile: 'I modified this Stone of Resurrection so it could accept a powerful soul if you had just taken the bullet back in the lobby I would have dragged your body up here, my magic could have kept you alive for a few minutes then I could have connected you to the device, but you had to make this difficult and so, so much more painful for yourself.'
Evelyn activated her Duel Disk, the console where Jack was chained to buzzed to life, then Evelyn said something in Latin again whatever magic that hold Jack left him.
'Now let's Duel!' Evelyn shouted as lightning flashed above them.
(Jack: 8000) - (Evelyn: 8000)
'Jack, stay with me Jack.' Evelyn said in a mocking tone. 'Your turn Jack, you wanted to beat me right?' Jack looked at his opening hand.
'Good luck with this.' Jack growled as a single face-down monster appeared before him.
'That's disappointing Jack, you gave me a better fight in your dreams although I orchestrated all the moves.' She gleefully spoke as she drew her card. 'I summon Brron, Mad King of Dark World.' The madman wrapped in chains appeared cackling before Evelyn. (1800 ATK)
Jack could feel the magic radiating from Brron, he knew that his D-Heroes would absorb that magic nullifying it, since Jack had no access to his own magic due to Evelyn the D-Heroes needed to protect him from real damage now. The magic was intense and Jack knew that if he had used his own cards they wouldn't be able to handle it.
'Attack that hidden monster!' She commanded with ease Brron broke the chains then charged in using the broken chains as weapons, before Jack appeared the massive giant with armor thick as a castle wall, its two red eyes glowing through the visor of the helmet. (2700 DEF)
The chains Brron swung wildly around bounced off of the thick armor hitting him in the face, the mad king staggered backwards all while angrily hissing.
(Jack: 8000) - (Evelyn: 8000- 7100)
'Destiny HERO Defendguy?' Evelyn gasped holding her hands in front of her mouth. 'I never saw that one coming!' She childishly added not surprised at all, she then quickly played another card which appeared face-down behind Brron. 'Try something better this time Jack, I want your death to be exited. Memorable.'
Jack growled a curse as he drew his card.
'Language Jack, we're in a church after all.' Evelyn was serious again she raised her hand towards Sara. 'A few more minutes my messiah, your presence shall grace this rotten world once more, once it does together we shall cleanse it.'
Jack took a card from his hand. 'You're sick in your head Evelyn, I will put an end to your madness whatever it takes.' He growled completely done with his enemy. 'I release Defendguy in order to advance summon D-HERO Dashguy!' The mighty defender disappeared the sound of a roaring engine sounded over the rooftop, a fast hero dashed into view his armor had a sleek design, completely Dark-Blue it gave the man the look of a motorcycle, he had wheels in the bottom of his boots, there were two smaller wheels hidden in a compartment in the wrists. (2100 ATK)
'Dashguy attack Brron!' Jack commanded, Brron readied his chains Dashguy accelerated leaving an afterimage behind.
'I activate Shrink.' Evelyn calmly stated her face-down spell opened up, Dashguy shrunk to half his original size. (2100- 1050 ATK)
Brron cackled he quickly leaped out of the way of Dashguy using his chains to grab the hero from behind and throwing him off the roof.
(Jack: 8000- 7250) - (Evelyn: 7100)
'Since Brron just dealt damage I can discard a card, I discard Beiige, Vanguard of Dark World, which I can then special summon through its own effect.' She explained she discarded the card first only to immediately retrieve it, then the spear-wielding fiend clad in his bone-like armor appeared. (1600 ATK)
Evelyn smiled as she saw the look in Jack's eyes, her opponent just ended his turn leaving him wide open. 'Brron, Beiige direct attack!'
First Beiige leaped forward stabbing Jack multiple times in his chest and stomach, when he retreated Brron leaped in wrapping his chains around Jack's throat, when Brron retreated an intense pain filled Jack's body, a reddish fluid was drawn through the needle towards the crystal which started to pulsate faster.
(Jack: 7250- 5650- 3850) - (Evelyn: 7100)
'The first damage you took activated the needles, this time your very life force got drained.' Evelyn showed an evil smile, the pain in Jack's body got worse by the second. 'This ain't one of those Duels where you die once your life points reach zero, each damage drains your life essence once you run out you're dead no matter how many life points you have left.'
Jack wasn't listening to Evelyn, very slowly the pain ebbed away.
'There is no card I want to discard for the effect of Brron so I'll leave it at that.'
Jack wanted to draw his card then he heard someone kicking the door that lead to the roof. 'Seems your friends want to get in desperately, don't worry Jack, nobody can interrupt us, I've shut that door with magic and placed a protective barrier around it so they can't destroy it.' Evelyn gleefully explained. 'Good.' Jack replied with a growl: 'Means nobody can stop me from ending you.' He drew his card. 'I drew Diamondguy a monster, which means I can only once special summon Dashguy from the Graveyard!' The motorcycle-themed hero leaped back onto the field, his armor was cracked and broken on several places. (2100 ATK)
Jack quickly played another card and the hero wearing his black suit and green cape appeared, the diamonds that covered his body were shining in the purple light. (1400 ATK)
'I use the effect Diamondguy.' Jack stated he drew the top card of his Deck then discarded it to the Graveyard.
'Now I activate Doctor D.' Jack continued this time a spell appeared on his field. 'With its effect I banish Defendguy then add Drillguy to my hand.' He had to manually search his Deck for the card that was nearly at the bottom.
'Next I banish Doctor D from my Graveyard in order to make the attack power of Diamondguy that of Dashguy.' (1400- 2100 ATK)
'Attack Brron and Beiige!' Jack shouted first Dashguy dashed forward giving Brron such a powerful kick that he was launched off the building, Beiige got a barrage of diamond that completely shredded him into pieces.
(Jack: 3850) - (Evelyn: 7100- 6800- 6300)
'I shall end my turn with this.' Jack stated as a face-down appeared behind his monster, then Diamondguy became weaker again. (2100- 1400 ATK) While Dashguy sat on one knee using his arms to shield himself. (1000 DEF)
'This is that flicker of life I want to see.' Evelyn cackled, quickly she drew her card. 'Snuffing out that last bit of hope that's what makes this worth it.'
She played a card from her hand, Hand Destruction appeared on the field, she showed another Beiige and Kahkki, Guerilla of Dark World with a smile she discarded them, Beiige leaped onto her side of the field mere seconds later. (1600 ATK)
'Kahkki destroys a monster when discarded by a card effect.' Evelyn explained, Dashguy violently exploded, Jack discarded a Dynamiteguy and Mystical Space Typhoon, both then drew two new cards.
'Beiige attack!' Evelyn commanded.
'I activate D-Counter!' Jack replied: 'You attacked my D-HERO so say goodbye to your monster.' Jack's face-down card opened up this time it was Beiige who exploded.
'Seems you have more fight left in you than I anticipated.' Evelyn muttered she quickly played another card which appeared face-down as a spell or trap.
'My turn.' Jack said with a growl quickly he drew his card.
'The Destiny Draw I discarded with the effect of Diamondguy activates.' Jack stated his spell appeared on the field.
'I activate Dark Deal!' Evelyn replied her trap opened up.
'When you activate a normal spell I can pay thousand life points then the effect of your card becomes: Your opponent discards a card.'
A red light surrounded Evelyn the text on the face-up card changed.
'I discard Grapha, Dragon Lord of Dark World.' Dark mist exploded out of the ground behind Evelyn, with a mighty roar the black dragon stepped out its horns as sharp as ever, black smoke poured out of its nostrils, the magic coming from this monster was unlike the magic the rest of the monster had. (2700 ATK)
(Jack: 3850) - (Evelyn: 6300- 5300)
'Grapha was discarded by a card effect which means I can destroy one card you control, Grapha quickly fired a barrage of black fire balls out of its maw Diamondguy stood no chance against the attack.
'Now your card effect forced me to discard Grapha which means I choose a card at random, if it's a monster I can special summon it to my field.' Jack's console showed the middle card he showed it to Evelyn. 'D-HERO Drillguy, I take it.' She said with a kind tone, moments later the black and red, armored hero appeared his many drills were spinning when he struck his heroic pose. (1600 ATK)
'Figured you had a card ready to change the effect of my cards, I've faced a lot of Dark World Decks remember, I know what to expect, now then you used your card effect which means I can safely activate Fusion Destiny!'
Jack's new spell card appeared on the field. 'I send Bloo-D and Dogmaguy from my Deck to the Graveyard!' Jack searched the cards from his Deck, the spirits of both monsters appeared behind him. 'Now I can fuse these two monsters!' The spirits started to swirl together the roof darkened, lightning flashed once more this time it was artificial.
'The blood of a hero coursing through the veins of the ultimate warrior! Evil cowers as their end draws near! Fusion summon, rise up from the darkness into the light! Dragoon D-END!'
Lightning flashed again a figure was visible behind Jack a demonic warrior he was build like Dogma Guy, his head was a combination from both Dogmaguy and Bloo-D, it had the wings of the latter, the right arm was normal he wore a large, heavy gauntlet with the blade of Dogma Guy coming out of the wrist, the left arm had Bloo-D's dragon arm, the most disturbing thing was the giant dragon's head growing out of his stomach. (3000 ATK)
'Due to my spell card Dragoon cannot attack this turn and it is destroyed during the end of the next turn.' Jack explained.
'But Dragoon D-End can destroy a monster and deal damage equal to the attack it had on the field, best part is Dragoon cannot attack when I use this effect.'
Slowly the monstrosity aimed his dragon arm at Evelyn's Grapha, black flames started to form inside the maw. 'Invincible D!' Jack roared as the black flames spewed out enveloping Grapha, the dragon howled as the flames licked away at it, then Dragoon leaped into the air unleashing a stream of flames at Evelyn.
(Jack: 3850) - (Evelyn: 5300- 2600)
'Next I play this and end my turn.' Jack stated a face-down card appeared behind Dragoon D-End.
Smoke was still coming from Evelyn she had a look of pure hatred in her eyes. 'Stay with me Evelyn, I'm not dead yet.' Jack mockingly said angering her even more, without saying anything she drew her card and played it. Before her out of an explosion of black mist stepped a knight, he was clad in armor, he wore no helmet, his face was that of a demonic creature covered in scales and horns, he had a blue cape draped over his left shoulder he carried a heavy claymore over his shoulder. (1800 ATK)
'I return my Zure, Knight of Dark World back to my hand in order to special summon Grapha from my Graveyard!' Out of some black mist the dragon reappeared the beast was wounded from the relentless assault of Dragoon. (2700 ATK)
'I activate Polymerization!' Evelyn shouted, Jack knew what was coming the one thing he feared the most.
The vortex opened Drillguy and Grapha leaped through.
'The lord of the Dark World, ascent to the throne of godhood! Fusion summon, break the gates of Dark World and devour in your way! Grapha, Dragon Overlord of Dark World!'
The hideous beast that was Jack's downfall in his dream appeared flying over the roof, it descended slightly behind Evelyn keeping itself in the air using its mighty wings, black lightning crackled around it. (3200 ATK)
'Time to get rid of your Dragoon!' Evelyn shouted as she played a card, Tribute to the Doomed appeared Evelyn discarded another Brron from her hand, the ground beneath Dragoon D-End broke open, the beast got mummified in seconds then dragged under by a dried-out hand.
'Direct attack!' Evelyn shouted.
(Jack: 3850- 650) - (Evelyn: 2600)
Jack saw nothing but black, he had a loud ringing in his ear, he barely managed to keep himself standing he felt his very own life force leave his body, suddenly he felt warm, a familiar feeling overcame him, slowly he opened his eyes his vision was blurry.
'How are you still standing?' Evelyn hissed, one of Jack's eyes was glowing with a weak light.
'Draining my life weakened your magic that had a hold over me.' Jack said with a growl.
'You're barely standing as it is! You shouldn't be alive!' Evelyn shouted a reply.
'Akatosh is not fully gone, his reach is faint but it keeps me standing, now finish your turn.' Jack demanded.
Evelyn hissed something as she played a card it appeared face-down behind Grapha.
'Evelyn, I banish Drillguy from my Graveyard.' Jack stated he quickly removed the card and placed it next to the console. 'Revive D!' He shouted in an explosion of black mist Dragoon D-End leaped back onto the field, he was severely damaged a look of anger in his eyes. (3000 ATK)
'Now I activate Necro Fusion, a normal trap which allows me to fuse by banishing monsters.' The trap opened up. 'And you're gonna let me Evelyn, because if you use your Grapha's effect to change the effect of my card I can use Dragoon's effect to destroy it and that means you lose.' Jack calmly explained, he wanted to let Evelyn know that he was in control and not her.
'Fine, not that it matters.' Evelyn hissed.
The spirits of Bloo-D and Dashguy appeared they swirled together.
'Fire raging as an inferno, burn the wicked with your flames so that from the ashes you can rise again! Fusion summon D-Hero Destroy Phoenixguy!' Jack chanted.
A raging fire erupted in the middle of the roof out of the flames leaped the monstrous warrior clad in red and black armor, the warrior let out a war cry. (2500 ATK)
'Your monsters lose two-hundred attack points for each Hero card in my Graveyard.' Jack explained Grapha became a lot weaker. (3200- 2600 ATK)
'Next I set my Monster Reborn.' Jack continued he showed the card before he played it. 'I use Destroy Phoenixguy to destroy my Monster Reborn and your Grapha.'
Flames started to surround the body of Destroy Phoenixguy, Evelyn crossed her arms as she watched her monster burn to ashes.
'I do not resurrect the regular Grapha.' She stated.
Jack took a card from his hand and played it, it appeared face-down behind his monster. 'Then I end my turn, whatever that face-down card is you have is likely a Mirror Force or a similar card.'
Evelyn drew her card, she had look of confidence on her face.
'I activate Break the Destiny!' Jack shouted his trap opened up. 'I destroy Dragoon D-End in order to make you skip your first main phase.' Jack stated.
'Fine, then I go into my battle phase and immediately to my main phase two.' Evelyn growled she then quickly played a card, a face-down monster appeared.
'I end my turn.' She stated.
'Before you do I use the effect of Destroy Phoenixguy! I destroy it and your face-down spell or trap card.' Flames erupted around the monster and the face-down card, Evelyn's card was revealed to be indeed Mirror Force, only ashes remained on the field.
'I outsmarted you Evelyn.' Jack claimed as he drew his card.
'The effect of Destroy Phoenixguy allows me to special summon a D-HERO during the next standby phase after it has been destroyed, this includes itself.' From out of the ashes the mighty beast rose once more. (2500 ATK)
'Then I banish Dogmaguy!' Jack shouted, from out of the darkness Dragoon D-End appeared once again. (3000 ATK)
'I destroy Destroy Phoenixguy and your face-down monster!' Another Beiige was revealed before both monsters were reduced to ashes.
'Now Ultimate D Burst!' Jack shouted, the maw on the stomach of Dragoon D-End opened a burst of black fire quickly washed over Evelyn, Jack heard her screams from out of the fiery tornado.
(Jack: 650) - (Evelyn: 2600- 0)
'I will bring her back!' Evelyn hissed her eyes were filled with madness, the monsters disappeared as the Dueling equipment turned off. Slowly she removed her Duel Disk then she reached for a handgun she had hidden in her pockets she slowly aimed it at Jack's head the moment she wanted to pull the trigger an explosion behind Jack stopped her as the door was blown out of its hinges, apparently defeating Evelyn caused her magic to be weakened, two shots were fired from behind Jack both hit the ground in front of Evelyn.
'Sector Security! Drop your weapon!' Jack heard Gizelle shouting she had her gun trained on Evelyn's chest, the first two shots were a warning.
'You're too late Gizelle.' Evelyn hissed.
'Right on time, just needed to distract you for a second.' Gizelle replied.
Then a helicopter from Sector Security rose up from behind the building, its searchlights shone on Evelyn.
'I win.' Evelyn then said with a chuckle as she emptied a whole clip on Jack, the bullets stopped right in front of him, two people leaped from out of the helicopter onto the roof. 'Juliet, Leo!' Gizelle shouted Leo wasted no time as he ran to where Jack was, Juliet was keeping the barrier up that had protected Jack, Leo carefully pulled the needles out of Jack's skin.
'Enough!' Evelyn roared lightning flashed twice magic exploded around her everyone around her stopped moving, it was the same spell she had used on Jack before.
Slowly she started to approach Jack her intent was clear putting the needles back in then the kill.
Suddenly Jack's hand moved Evelyn stopped. 'That's not possible.' She stammered she started to shout in Latin Jack kept moving with one powerful swing he broke the handcuffs, his eyes were glowing with a holy light, the wounds from the needles closed.
'What are you?' Evelyn stammered in fear she slowly started to back off.
'You think Sara is some sort of messiah? You think she is divine? Look upon me Evelyn! I am the closest to divine you'll see!'
Evelyn stumbled backwards tripping over her own feet, Jack slowly rose his arm his hand open flames appeared around his hand, without warning he fired his spell, a powerful blast of flames that swirled over the rooftop, Evelyn shouted something in Latin while she rolled out of the way.
Jack was simply standing there slowly the fires faded and the smoke disappeared, Evelyn was sitting on the ground the area around her scorched, Jack's eyes were normal again.
'You wasted your spell! I've felt all your magic disappearing!' Evelyn roared as she quickly leaped onto her feet.
'Did I miss?' Jack asked as he waved towards the podium.
'No! No, no no!' Evelyn howled as she saw the entire podium was blackened, the cross and Sara were gone not even bones were left, the crystal was no longer pulsating.
'Sacred fire, it purges the wicked Sara's bones are burned she's not coming back. Ever.' Jack slowly started to walk towards Evelyn.
'We couldn't burn her body before, we were afraid Errol or Tamamo could still use the ashes to resurrect her, keeping it frozen in a secured location was the safest option. But now, with this sacred fire, no matter how strong someone is not even an actual god would be able to bring her back.'
Evelyn saw the others she had frozen started to move again, quickly she reached for her gun before she could Gizelle fired a shot it struck Evelyn's leg who immediately dropped to the ground her gun fell on the ground, before she could reach it Jack kicked it to the other end of the roof.
'Now Evelyn, stay on your knees, hands slowly behind your back, no sudden moves I have authorization to use deadly force.' Gizelle growled.
Slowly Gizelle approached to make the arrest, she reached to her handcuffs but before she could grab them Evelyn leaped up ignoring the pain in her leg, she gave Gizelle a headbutt before any of the others could react Evelyn ran to the edge of the rooftop, she spread her arms then let herself fall.
Jack took a second to look over the edge then he turned around. 'Team let's go.' He said Gizelle looked at him. 'That's cold Jack.'
Jack shrugged. 'After what she did? She tortured me Gizelle psychological torture, Akatosh is the only reason I'm not breaking down right now.'
Gizelle said nothing as she watched Jack walk away, Juliet placed her arm around his neck she gently pulled him closer to her, Leo stopped next to Gizelle for a second. 'You okay?' He asked. 'I'll live.' She replied.
'If you need any help with the paperwork you can give us a call.'
Gizelle smiled: 'I will, but for now I must ask you to leave, this is officially a crime scene, Sector Security would want to investigate and they're strict on who they let on their crime scene.' She then let out a sigh. 'Between this and coordinating the cleanup of this entire mess I think I'll be busy far into the morning.'
Leo then looked at the sky, the rain was letting up a bit. 'I will send someone over to remove this magical barrier Evelyn cast around the roof.' Leo said as he walked away.
When the group exited the building the rest of the Signers were waiting for them, Violet and Rini flew into each others arms, the other Blades were still helping Sector Security cleaning up the drones and bombs.
The Signers stepped into several patrol cars. 'You coming Jack?' Juliet asked he shook his head: 'No I'm taking a stroll need to talk to Akatosh for a bit.'
Two figures were watching the patrol cards speed off, for some reason the rain didn't touch them.
'Jack's alone I could go kill him.' One of the figures spoke a woman.
'No Akai, Jack lives. For now at least.' The other woman replied.
'Tamamo, why did we come out here if not to kill Jack?' Akai asked.
'For my amusement, when Evelyn stole my stone of resurrection I could have ended her life, but I was curious about what she would do. This also gave me more insight on what to expect from The Blades, if anything this was a learning experience.' Tamamo replied she snapped her fingers a portal opened behind her, both entered and the portal disappeared.
Some time later.
Jack was approaching the corner of the street suddenly about a dozen men came around the corner, they all wore suits all were either black or gray, Jack looked behind him more men appeared out of alleys he was completely surrounded by a few dozen men, everyone was silent the only thing Jack heard was footsteps and someone whistling.
Slowly a man walked up to the group that had appeared behind Jack, they were quick to make way for a man with long, black hair, he was wearing a long, black coat under it he wore a gray shirt, black suit pants and slick, black shoes, on his head he wore a gray fedora, Jack recognized the man thanks to his bright, blue eyes. 'Duban.' Jack growled.
Duban walked passed Jack saying nothing slowly the group started to walk forcing Jack to move Duban kept pace with him.
'I wanted to talk Jack.' Duban spoke his demeanor was calm yet Jack knew he wouldn't take no for an answer.
Jack said nothing. 'So Jack, the people around us they are the Half-Dwemer that came into existence thanks to Sabrina's actions, The New Government is now under the leadership of me, Ghard and Kamdida we distance ourselves from her actions, Sabrina was twisted we realize that now.'
Duban gave Jack some time to let it sink in.
'The Half-Dwemer don't know what to do, I wanted to use our organization a new purpose to help these Dwemer get a home, a purpose.'
Jack looked at the man. 'You think you can get my sympathy?' Jack asked.
'No not by talking, I'm the kind of man who wants to show what he wants, but I wanted to give you something to think about.' Duban calmly replied.
Jack didn't reply. 'The New Government stands for more, we went Sabrina's way now we're going our way, the three of us are equal, we want in on the existing governments, we want to be there for those who are Aware, our vision is for Aware to be able to show their full potential, the Unaware get cities where could live in peace, they wouldn't know anything, our Half-Dwemer population which has grown too big will get underground cities if they want to live there, Dwemer are still considered evil and there are rumors of people who want to hunt us down for sport.'
Jack stopped walking, Duban signaled his men to stop as well.
'That's messed up Duban, the existing government won't accept this at all, we as Blades have a vision as well.'
Duban adjusted his hat. 'I'm curious Jack, are our visions so different?'
'The idea not Duban, the execution is, we want to protect the Unaware as much as you do, but we don't want a split in society, groups like The Blades and the Aware division of Sector Security protect both groups.
Separating both groups and putting the Half-Dwemer underground won't work, there will be places where the Aware could use their powers without restraint, think of a doctor using their magic to heal people both Aware and Unaware, we want governors and ambassadors for both groups, both groups can live in peace together.'
Duban shook his head. 'See what has happened with Evelyn just now, someone with magic who went out of control, innocents died because of her, someone with powers goes out of control like that in the midst of a group of Unaware then what?' He retorted.
'Those things could always happen Duban even if you divide both groups, in your vision the Aware have the biggest space they could easily nuke one of the Unaware cities, that is why we need to set up a network to govern those things, Aware with magic must be registered, that way we can keep an eye on safety.' Jack replied.
'So you want Aware to sacrifice a lot, the Unaware can live out their lives like normal, while Aware need to restrain themselves in public places, can only use their magic in certain areas and to top it all off they need to be registered?' Duban's voice was rising then he repacked himself.
'Why do the Aware need to sacrifice so much and the Unaware do not?' He then asked.
'The Aware know what's going on the Unaware don't, they don't understand anything, what you think will happen if they are all shipped to separate cities where they are forced to stay in? They will know something is going on, eventually they'll learn the truth and who knows what happens then? On the other hand we don't tell the Unaware what's really going on because they can't comprehend what do you think will happen once the Unaware realize someone could use magic anytime they want to blow up an entire city? The Unaware would want weapons for self protection, it would be chaos, I want a government that balances both sides as equally as possible, yes the Aware can't use their powers in public they need to sacrifice a lot, but the Unaware make an even bigger sacrifice though they don't know it, magic is fantastic and those people have to live without this knowledge.'
Duban looked at the group surrounding them. 'You have given me something to think about Jack.' He finally said: 'Maybe there is truth in your words maybe there isn't.'
Jack turned around: 'Duban I will still come after you, Sabrina delivered powerful technology to Tamamo, this helped her forward with whatever plan she had, she needed a powerful soul therefor she attacked us and killed Jurgen, Sabrina was partially responsible for that, not to mention Kamdida left Ravin for dead and when he turned out alive you send Ghard to finish the job, two assassination attempts, for The Blades your group is dangerous.' With these words Jack started to walk Duban signaled his men to let him through. 'Looking forward to see you in the tournament Jack.' Duban spoke while Jack was out of his view.'
Next time:
With Evelyn dead and all the bombs removed The Blades have a small breather.
A week passes without any incidents and finally the day of the tournament arrives.
But before things kick off Duban has a special showcase in store. ''Triangle Duel'' coming next.
