Disclaimer: No I do not own Yugioh
Demon Duelist Legacy-Dark Soul Arc
Chapter 36: The Apocalypse Dragon
...And yet through all of the noise, the most deafening to the ears of Daniel was the noise of Deondre's duel disk clattering to the ground, owner-less.
As the smoke from the explosion cleared, Yamidra brushed off her robes and sighed.
Siegfried- 0
CJ- 0
Rikuo- 5700
Ryu- 8000
Deondre- 0
Yamidra- 18300
Ryu stared at the dark dragoness. "How..."
Yamidra smiled calmly. "Ah, I assume you are curious as to how I emerged from your friend's 'final' blow unharmed? It's simple really. The special ability of the Apocalypse Dragon protected me."
"Apocalypse Dragon?" Both demons echoed.
The dark dragoness motioned to the mushroom cloud of smoke behind her. "Oh yes, I forget that I needed to introduce you to him. Well then, say hello to the end."
The smoke cloud fully cleared to reveal a creature so big that neither Ryu nor Rikuo could fully comprehend its size. All they could best describe it as was a mountain sized dragon head. The jet black god brought its house-sized yellow eyes down to them, and then it roared so loudly that the very fabric of the dimension shook.
And as always before, Yamidra's voice could somehow be heard over the screeching. "This is the end of the world embodied. A monster who is so powerful, that even Exodia cannot overcome him. He is the eater of worlds, souls and light."
Her petite hand lifted up and the dragon opened its jaws, jets of blackness building up within its maw. "Wolf and dragon lord, meet Apocalypse-Bringer of the End. (Infinite/Infinite) Apocalypse, meet the earth's last line of defense against you." The dragon didn't respond. Instead, it continued to build up flames within its jaws.
"Apocalypse is brought to the field when my Apocalypse Master is destroyed. The moment it hits the field, my life points become shielded from all damage for the rest of the game. If Apocalypse-Bringer of the End falls though, then I lose the game. Luckily for you, he cannot attack. Instead, he'll simply automatically win me the game in five turns." Yamidra threw a little wink to Ryu. "And when he wins me the game, it will automatically destroy your world, too. So the clock is ticking. Can you stop that which cannot be stopped?"
Rikuo shivered in fear at the sight of the monster slowly bringing an attack forth that would win Yamidra the game. He swallowed down his fear and picked up the card at his feet. Glancing at it, he frowned. ("Shattering Fang? This will only work on magic and trap cards, not monsters. Absolutely useless to us.")
("Rikuo, at this point I'm willing to believe in anything, if it can stop that thing.")
The wolf demon looked over at Ryu. "Can you summon your Grand Emperor Dragon combo and suicide into her monster?"
Ryu looked down at his deck, and then at his field. "I can try..."
Rikuo drew. ("Jinzo...this can't help us.") "I set one monster in defense mode and end my turn."
Ryu drew and he smiled. "Perfect timing. First I flip up my face-down card, Cost Down!" He slid a card from his hand into his graveyard. "This lowers the level stars of all of my monsters by two. Then I sacrifice my Masked Dragon to summon this!" He slapped down his card and behind him, there was an explosion of light as the majestic form of his people's avatar appeared on the field. "Grand Emperor Dragon (2000/2500) in attack mode! End turn."
Yamidra shrugged nonchalantly as the building void of energy within her monster's jaws got larger. "As long as Apocalypse Dragon is on the field, I cannot draw or play any cards. End turn."
Rikuo drew and he growled. ("Oh boy...Reverse of Reverse...") "I sacrifice my face-down monster to summon Jinzo (2400/1500) to the field!" The face-down monster faded away and was replaced by the metal form of Daniel's favorite monster. "Then I set three cards face-down on my field." The cards appeared in front of him. "End turn."
Ryu took a deep breath and then sighed calmly. ("This is turn two. We need to win this duel. Far too much is at stake to fail.") "I draw!" He pulled the card off of his deck, glanced at it, and then slid his Grand Nexus Dragon into the graveyard. "I sacrifice my monster to summon Dragon Demon Lord (2400/1000) in attack mode!" A dragon demon wearing light armor appeared on his field and bowed to him.
"Now I reveal my face-down card combo, Revival Spear and Lord's Ascension!" His new monster was engulfed in light. When that light cleared, it revealed a monster that stood like a shining beacon of hope. "Grand Dragon General (3000/2500) in attack mode. Begin infinite summon combo!" The general nodded and then slammed its spear into the ground. The earth next to it churned as the summon combo began.
Rikuo smirked at Yamidra. "We have an infinite attack dragon too. So now you're finished!"
The Grand Emperor Dragon screeched its battle cry across the void as its attack became infinite. (Infinite/2500)
Ryu and Rikuo lifted their hands to point at the Apocalypse Dragon. "Grand Emperor Dragon," They both yelled, "Solar Stream!" The golden monster opened its jaws and powered up a charge of energy that it launched across the field at the mountainous dragon head.
Yamidra smiled. "Counter-attack."
The Apocalypse Dragon shot out a single jet of flame that sprayed across Ryu's field. When the fire died down, there was nothing left of the dragon demon or his monsters.
Siegfried- 0
CJ- 0
Rikuo- 5700
Ryu- 0
Deondre- 0
Yamidra- 18300
Rikuo stared at the spot where his friend had been but seconds before. "How...we had..."
Yamidra continued to smile coldly, while her dragon's jaws charged up even more energy. "You shouldn't have been so fool-hardy. My creature permanently gains the attack power of whatever monster attacks it. So thanks to you..." She pointed to her creature's stats. (2X Infinite/Infinite)
Rikuo felt his arms hit his sides numbly for a few seconds. ("This is....") Then his resolve returned. ("I'm not beaten yet!") "I draw!!!" He pulled the top card off of his deck and stared at it. "No...End turn..."
Yamidra motioned to the building void of energy within the maw of her dragon. "This is it. This is the last turn you have. Are you going to successfully pull it off, or is this the end of the world? It all rests on your shoulders now."
Rikuo wasn't even listening. He was too busy staring down at the ground and mentally apologizing to all of his friends who had sacrificed their lives for nothing. ("We were beaten before we ever started. There's no combo that can win this. Not in just one turn.") He felt the pain burn into his heart. ("I've lost. Taken down by a god. Well...I guess there can't be a better way to go.") He just wished that there was a way to win this duel, but he knew that whatever he drew wouldn't affect the outcome. ("Everyone, forgive me...I can't handle this problem.") Crashing to his knees, he lowered his head to the ground. "I submit."
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Envirius pointed at his kneeling opponent. "Is it over Joey? Have I won?"
A few seconds passed, and silence hung over the chamber...
"No...not yet..." Joey climbed to his feet. "I'm not out yet. There's still that single draw that I have left. And whether you want to believe it or not, this will be your end. Now...." His brown eyes looked upon his deck. "I draw!!!"
He looked at the drawn card, and then to his Flame Swordsman. "I might die, but I'm gonna take you with me! Reveal face-down card, Lightning Blade!" The warrior's normally flaming sword was now wreathed with electricity. "This raises his attack power by 800 points!" (2600/1600) "Lightning Sword Strike!" The warrior launched forward and slammed its sword down on Envirius's shoulder.
Joey- 3500
Yami- 0
Kaiba- 0
Envirius- 7300
Envirius broke down into helpless laughter. "That was it!? That was the very best that you could throw at me!?"
Joey slid the drawn card into his duel disk. "I set one card face-down. End turn."
Envirius stroked the top card of his deck. "So...let's see. If this is a monster, then you die." He drew and chuckled. "And this duel is over!!! I summon a monster who will not only make you die, but let me live. Go Mystical Healer (0/2000) in defense mode!" A white-robed spellcaster appeared on the field in a crouching position. "His special ability allows me to gain 500 life points for every monster in the graveyard. Since I haven't really been keeping, I'll be nice and just leave it at a nice easy 3000." The healer whispered a spell and engulfed the dark-suited man in a green light.
Joey- 3500
Yami- 0
Kaiba- 0
Envirius- 10300
Joey couldn't believe this. ("This can't be true...this can't be...")
The Awakening of Oblivion absorbed Envirius's spellcaster and then pointed its spires at Joey. "Joey Wheeler. You've failed. Now die. Awakening of Oblivion, FIRE!!" The spire released a beam of green light.
Joey clenched his fists and barely felt any pain when the beam pierced his chest. He stumbled slightly, and then crashed to the ground, unmoved by the blow. ("Yug.......so..r...y...")
Joey- 0
Yami- 0
Kaiba- 0
Envirius- 10300
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Yamidra had been waiting to hear those words. "Finally an opponent with some sense. Alright then, prepare yourself for the arrival of the end! Apocalypse Dragon, begin the end!"
The titanic dragon released its blast, which tore along the ground and then became everything that Rikuo could see.
The wolf demon didn't need to apologize to Daniel. The two had agreed that no matter what happened, this had been a team effort. ("Guess I'll see you in the next life.") And then in one flash of dark light, he was gone.
Siegfried- 0
CJ- 0
Rikuo- 0
Ryu- 0
Deondre- 0
Yamidra- 18300