Chapter 15
Flying on the back of an undead beast was an interesting experience. Though untrusting of it, Bakura's Berserk Dragon was able to get it over to the Dome quickly, minutes before Five-God Dragon approached. Five-God Dragon would be at least twice as strong and difficult to beat as the Gate Guardian was, and with most of the monsters they had, and the conditions they were in, beating the five headed dragon would be near impossible
Climbing off Berserk Dragon, Joey took his deck from his pocket, contemplating whether to summon another monster for this fight.
"Another monster from each of you wouldn't hurt," Bakura told them. Strange enough, nobody noticed how much Bakura knew on what to do in this situation. In his own mind, Bakura could only grin.
Tristan looked through Yugi's deck and found one that would definitely be of help at this time. It had been a card Yugi had not used in a while, but nonetheless was a strong one.
"Black Luster Soldier!" Tristan cried out. He lifted the card and it glowed, bringing out the legendary warrior. A black light surrounded this mighty fighter as he swung his sword, showing he was ready for battle.
Again, Bakura's odd actions went unnoticed.
"Nice choice!" Joey complimented. He looked through his deck as Mai and Pegasus summoned one other monster from their decks.
"Harpy's Pet Dragon!" she held up the card and moments later, the pink and black dragon appeared.
"Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon!" Pegasus laughed as he sent out his strongest toon. Mokuba snarled when he saw the beast, knowing his brother absolutely hated this toon, while Pegasus seemed to adore it.
Joey finally found the card he had been looking for. He had to go through the entire Battle City tournament without this card, but now he finally had it back in his deck, and it would be his first time using it in quite some time. Joey smiled, the card reminding him of Yugi, and held it up for it to be called to the fight.
"Red-Eyes Black Dragon!" he called upon the first card he had ever won. The ferocious black dragon was then brought to the earth.
So, with an army of Red-Eyes, Toon Dragon, Pet Dragon, Harpy Ladies, Dark Magician, Black Luster Soldier, Toon Gemini Elves, Guilford the Lightning, and Berserk Dragon, they waited for the arrival of Five-God Dragon, ready to assault it with the strongest beasts they had.
No sooner had the mystical beast came. At first, the legendary dragon ignored the group, thinking they were just the normal monsters it had seen attacking the city. However, after taking a weak blow from the Gemini Elves, who had been launched up at the dragon by Harpy's Pet Dragon's tail, its attention went from the Dome to them. With just a swipe of its claws, the Toon Gemini Elves were destroyed.
"Why did we have to sacrifice my two sexy elves? They were nothing but innocent toons!" Pegasus exclaimed, almost crying. Mokuba kicked him hard in the leg to stop his whining.
"You brat! What was that for?" Pegasus began yelling at Mokuba again. Wisely, Mokuba ignored the eccentric man, making Pegasus turn his attention back to Five-God Dragon.
"They were kinda hot though," Duke said under his breath. Tea, who he was again holding, slapped him on the back of his head.
Five-God Dragon took flight, soaring high above the others. With Dark Magician riding on the back of Red-Eyes, Black Luster Soldier on Dead Berserk Dragon's, and Guilford the Lightning on the back of Harpy's Pet Dragon, all of their monsters chased after it. Five-God Dragon wasted little time to attack. All five heads blasted several different types of attacks, including fire, electricity, and magic, at them. This first attack was easily dodged, but the dragon attacked rapidly and consistently, and was continuously moving, making it a difficult target to hit.
"Everyone attack!" they all shouted up to their monsters high in the sky.
All the dragons of the group, Blue-Eyes, Red-Eyes, Berserk Dragon and Pet Dragon charged their attacks and then shot it at Five-God. The large but fast dragon moved out of the way of each attack. Dark Magician tried his attack as well, but it also dodged. The dragons flew closer to the Five-God so that Black Luster Soldier and Guilford's swords were within striking distance. Using its huge wings, Five God Dragon flapped harshly, forcing the dragons to back away to avoid contact. Mai's Harpy Ladies attempted attack it from behind, but with excellent reflexes, Five-God Dragon turned around and all five heads quickly snapped at them with their jaws. Only two Harpy Ladies escaped their grasps, the third not so lucky as each dragonhead bit at her and destroyed her.
Five-God Dragon attempted to attack physically, flying its large body towards Red-Eyes, Blue-Eyes, Berserk Dragon and Pet Dragon. Having a thin body, Red-Eyes had an edge and was able to avoid the tackle. Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon was also able to dodge successfully, being a much smaller size than any other dragon. Berserk Dragon and Harpy's Pet Dragon were able to duck and avoid contact, but certainly they would not be so lucky next time. Again, after dodging, the three dragons attacked again. All five dragonheads spit separate attacks stopping their attacks plus sending two other blasts at them. Dark Magician and Black Luster Soldier's attacks were able to deflect them.
The fight dragged on, Five-God Dragon not getting any weaker what so ever. All their monsters attempted to charge at it all at once and attack physically, but the dragon was much too big and strong and easily slammed them out of the way. Fighters on the backs of some of the dragons nearly fell off after this collision. Four of the five dragonheads at this time charged one mighty attack as the fifth aimed its attack at the Dome. Sacrificing themselves, the remaining two Harpy Ladies flew in front of this attack, preventing it from hitting the Dome, but being destroyed in the process. As for the charged attack, the four dragons plus Black Luster Soldier, Dark Magician, and Guilford's attack were able to deflect it.
"This isn't working," Duke growled, seeing Mai's two other Harpies being destroyed.
"Somehow, we need to slow down its flying," said Bakura.
"No shit, Sherlock. Any ideas how?" Tristan remarked.
"What about its wings? If we weaken the wings, its flying will slow down at least," suggested Joey. For once, they agreed on the idea.
"Attack the wings!" Bakura shouted.
Their monsters were able to hear the demand, and somehow came up with an idea on how to do so. Each of the dragons were in front of Five-God, and at a medium speed, flew at it. At first, it looked as if it were going to be another physical assault, but when each dragon plus Dark Magician charged and shot their attacks, Five-God Dragon countered with its five heads using their own attacks. Exactly after each attack collided, Black Luster Soldier and Guilford the Lightning jumped off the backs of the dragons towards the two wings of their enemy. With their powerful swords, they made a huge slice in its wings. The attack was so quick that Five-God Dragon was unaware of the strike until after being hit. After slashing at the wings, Luster Soldier and Guilford landed safely on the backs of the dragons in which they had been on before.
The seemed to work. Hitting its wings slowed Five-God a bit, and not only did it fly slower, but it also did not fly as high. Flying at a lower level made it easier for everyone to see what was happening. But it was then that Five-God Dragon began attacking more aggressively, its five heads starting to blast balls of different types rapidly. At first, most of their monsters were able to dodge effectively or deflect the attack with their own, but because the attacks were coming so fast, dodging and deflecting became difficult. Each dragon took a hit from Five-God's attack, sending them to the ground and whomever they were carrying fell off. They gathered themselves quickly and were back in the air in a matter of seconds, but Five-God's vicious attacks continued. Taking blow after blow, the fight was becoming one sided.
"Damnet!" Joey growled extremely frustrated at the time.
"We out number it by six, yet we can't even hit it," said Duke.
"Yeah, but each head can attack individually, so it's almost like we only out number it by one," stated Bakura.
Joey thought for a minute.
"Wait, what if we leave five monsters for it to attack in front, and then have another one sneak up from behind to attack it?" Joey suggested.
"But its reflexes are like a cat," Tristan said.
"Not if it's distracted," Joey told him.
The rest of the group was unsteady about the idea, but nothing else seemed to be working. Although they had enough monsters to do so, Five-God Dragon was fast and could likely counter the move. Yet any idea seemed better than no idea, so they decided to take the risk.
"Red-Eyes, sneak attack!" yelled Joey to his dragon, which also carried the Dark Magician.
Red-Eyes Black Dragon, stealthily, began flying higher. Five-God Dragon was too distracted with the other three dragons plus Guilford and Black Luster Soldier to notice. Flying so high that it was out of sight, Red-Eyes and Dark Magician seemed to disappear from battle.
"That thing better hurry, 'cause I don't know how much longer our monsters are going to last," Mai pointed out. Each of their monsters seemed to be tiring and lacked full power. Five-God Dragon was still attacking aggressively, and the dodging and deflecting of their monsters seemed to be less consistent.
The remaining monsters, without Red-Eyes and Dark Magician, grouped together and blasted their mightiest attack at the five-headed dragon. All five monsters shooting their long-range attacks, Five-God's five heads combined their attacks and shot it at them. The attacks collided and repelled one another, but Harpy's Pet Dragon, Berserk Dragon, Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon, Guilford and Black Luster Soldier kept their attacks coming, forcing Five-God to continue its attack as well.
A black shadow lowered from the sky behind Five-God Dragon. It was another monster, one with red eyes with some kind of wizard on its back. Undoubtedly, it was Joey's Red-Eyes and Yugi's Dark Magician, which had carefully sneaked their way behind Five God without being noticed. While Five-God Dragon was attacking the others, Red-Eyes and Dark Magician charged their attacks to the greatest of strength. In a powerful blast of red, orange and black, Red-Eyes and Dark Magician launched their attacks right at it. A direct hit! A large explosion went off on Five-God Dragon's back as it screeched in pain. It fell from the air to the ground, landing on its front side.
"Whoa, yeah!" Tristan was happy to see Five-God brought to ground level. The rest of the monsters also floated down to the ground, surrounding their enemy.
"Finish it off! Attack all together now!" Joey demanded, seeing Five-God Dragon trying to get back on its feet.
Guilford, Dark Magician, and Black Luster Soldier hopped off of the dragons' backs as each dragon set off their attacks. Five-God Dragon, still trying to redeem itself from the blow before, did not repel these attacks. Berserk Dragon, Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon, Red-Eyes, and Harpy's Pet Dragon's attacks all hit the legendary dragon at once. The mythical beast caught fire, but was not yet finished. Dark Magician sent a ball of black magic at it, weakening it more, as Guilford took his electric sword and slashed across its body, causing sparks to fly. Finally, Yugi's Black Luster Soldier's sword glowed with a blinding light. Standing and aiming the blade right down the center of his enemy, he smacked the sword's blade down to the ground, causing some kind of powerful light energy to fissure from the ground over to Five-God Dragon. Once this mighty attack struck, Five-God's body shined brighter, and then all five heads were blown off.
Five-God Dragon was finally defeated.
"Woo!" everyone cheered. They were so proud and relieved they had defeated one of the strongest monsters of almost all duel monsters. Not only that, but they had possibly saved Yugi from being caught in the destruction of the Dome, assuming of course he was still alive.
"Nice call, Joey," Tristan complimented.
Rest had came in short periods of time for them. Down the road, a huge group of different monsters were approaching them. Mixed of several kinds of monsters, this group was led by Black Tyranno, a powerful dinosaur-type monster. This seemed to be a herd or pack of some sort.
They had just finished destroying a tough Five-God Dragon, but once again could not stop for rest or celebration. They had to continue fighting. While exhausted, they readied themselves and their monsters for yet another fight, where they were out numbered by possibly hundreds.
"I sure hope Yugi boy in there is awfully close to killing that hag," Pegasus stated, annoyed by the continuous assaults of monsters. "This is getting ridiculous. What if he's already dead?"
"No! He can't be dead!" Tea was in denial. "Not after everything he's done to stop him!"
"Want to bet, sweetheart?" Pegasus glared at her.
It was true that the likeliness of Yugi still living was not very. The group fell silent for the moment, knowing this.
"Well," Joey broke the silence. "We're gonna keep fighting...for Yugi,"
Everyone was with Joey at this point.
"You ready?" Tristan and Duke asked of Joey.
Joey put a large grin on his face, hoping that this would not be the end of the line.
"You bet," he told them.
"Attack!" they said all together, their monsters launching themselves into battle once again.
Tides were only getting rougher for Yugi and his Egyptian Gods. Anubis and the three of them had been exchanging blow after blow, yet Anubis was the only one unaffected by the hits. Yugi could only watch as his monsters were slowly being brought down. Yugi had not helped much either, all of his ideas and instructions failing. Yugi looked up to see Osiris take another hit from Anubis. He felt as if he were watching his own defeat. Depressed, he put his hands in his pockets and looked at the ground, feeling that he had let everyone down.
He felt something in his left pocket. He pulled out a card that he thought he had accidentally taken out of his deck, but realized it was much more. It was the card Kaiba had given him before he perished. He recalled Kaiba telling him to use it to kill Anubis. He had not yet looked at what the card was, so he flipped it over to the front side and saw it was one of Seto's newer, yet stolen, cards: the Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon.
Thinking about this card and why Kaiba had insisted using that card to defeat Anubis, Yugi knelt down, staring blankly at the card. True the Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon was quite powerful, but it did not have the strength of the Egyptian God cards, and the God cards at this point were losing the fight. Yugi could not see the significance in this card and how it could be of any benefit to him, especially at that moment.
He looked at the card picture, the beautiful shining dragon flying elegantly. The figure of this monster reminded him of something, and Yugi thought hard to remember. It was at the museum! He had been there earlier that day, and remembered seeing a hieroglyphic of this dragon. He tried to remember what his grandfather had told him about this dragon, about what gave it its magnificent power. This beast used to work under Anubis' command, and was given the power to gain strength for each man that was killed by Anubis' doing. So odd that a creature as gorgeous as it had been under the influence of evil.
Yugi snapped back to reality after remembering his excursion to the museum from earlier, and realized that this was indeed just what he needed to use. How Seto knew this card was needed he was not sure, especially since he believed not in past events, but he was grateful that he had given it to him. For now he had what it took to defeat the fiend. Once given life, it would gain power from all the death he had brought, not just to his friends, but to the world on this night. Combined with the incredible strength of the Gods, Anubis would be unable to recover from such an attack.
He had still been kneeling near the ground when he prepared to use the Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon. He started to stand and began lifting the card above his head when he heard the sound of flesh ripping. Yugi looked over his shoulder to see that there had been another survivor. His alter ego, the pharaoh Yami Yugi, still lived, his body now sitting up. It was then Yugi realized Yami had never been gone. He had been down, but not out, and with the puzzle around his neck, he still found ways to help Yugi. Weakly, Yami showed Yugi a smile, his body still aching and pouring blood. He had removed the dagger from his chest, the wound from it still bloody and deep.
"Yami," he said softly. He had little strength left and was continuing to fight death as he sat on the ground. Yami stared into Yugi's eyes, knowing that it would be Yugi to liberate the earth of Anubis' evil.
"Set it free," he said softly, putting his hand on Yugi's shoulder for a moment. Yugi smiled at his friend and rose to his feet. Yami had been ready to activate the puzzle's magic.
Anubis and the three Egyptian Gods were now inside the Dome, flying feet above Yugi. Osiris, Ra, and Obelisk flew next to one another, Anubis being on the opposing end with Yugi. His back was turned to Yugi, making the opportunity for Yugi even greater.
"It's time to end this," Yugi mumbled. "Come to the earth and shed your power, Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon!"
The Millennium Puzzle glowed as the card lit up. Lights in the shape of a dragon flew from the card picture. The light grew larger and larger until it was just hardly smaller than Anubis was. The light dimmed and what remained from it was the Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon itself. A baby blue light shined around its body, indicating that its strength was increasing.
Anubis turned around to see the beast that had once been his facing off against him. His body froze in place as he saw Yugi holding the card in the air, knowing that it was he that had allowed the dragon to return, only this time opposing his old master. Even worse, he saw the one he thought he had put to rest, the pharaoh, sitting up, using the Millennium Puzzle to help.
"You," he growled at Yami, who could only return him with a grin. "You have put my own creation against me."
He found it unbelievable that the pharaoh still lived. He was in a complete state of shock, moving not and staring only at Yami, though it was not him that he should have been worried about. The Egyptian God monsters were still in battle with him, and it was Yugi that would deliver the order of Blue Eyes' attack. He was well aware of the power his dragon boasted. Right as he saw it, he knew he was staring into defeat.
"You failed at all you attempted!" Yugi yelled to him. "And you're paying for your dark intentions!"
Anubis did not argue back, the mortal being correct.
"Light fades away, but darkness always remains," were of his final words. "Dim the light, and darkness will proceed its way through."
Yugi paused for a moment.
"Now proceed. Allow the light within to avenge the fallen!" Anubis was almost demanding. He turned back to the Egyptian Gods and was charging his dark attack, his final move.
"Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon, attack!" ordered Yugi. "Combine your powers with the three beasts of the Gods!"
Spreading its glorious wings, the Shining Dragon flew at its old master. Its body still glowing with a baby blue color, it opened its mouth and began strengthening a powerful shot of light energy. Osiris, Ra, and Obelisk were doing the same, only they were to combine their strengths as one, as they had done in the duel. As a shot of desperation, Anubis launched his final attack at the three Egyptian Gods. The mythical creatures then released their attacks, all three powers of red, blue and yellow, combining to one in a pink flame, just like before. This great attack devoured Anubis' attack and continued making its way at him. At the same time, the Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon had built up its attack to the point where it was about to burst. It sent off this massive stream of light energy that was indescribably powerful. Together, the Blue-Eyes' attack along with the Egyptian Gods' attack hit Anubis directly in one huge boom.
Howls of pain came from Anubis. The attacks still hitting him, his body began to melt away into a puddle of blood. His body turned red as it started turning into liquid. Slowly his body became smaller, and his form began to become nothing more than a blob. Eventually, once the attacks were completely carried out, his body had completely melted away as the puddle of blood he had become disintegrated away.
Soon after, the bodies of the monsters Yugi had summoned were doing the same, their souls returning to where they had been before, to where they should have been.
Outside the Dome, the gang had just sent their monsters to once again attack. A huge herd of monsters were coming for them, and this was their only breach of defense. They refused to coward out and flee, though this seemed to be the end of the line for them.
All of the sudden, all the monsters, even their own, began to melt. Their bodies turned to blood and they began to turn into puddles. The monsters of the sky fell to the ground and became blood puddles, which were absorbed into the ground and disappeared. Screams from the monsters were all over the city as they melted. Joey's, Pegasus', Mai's, Yugi's, and Bakura's monsters were also fading, but showed no signs of pain.
"What's happening? They're all disappearing!" Mai cried as her Harpy's Pet Dragon became nothing more than a puddle of blood.
"They're disappearing from the world. Their souls are returning to the world of shadows which they dwelled before," Bakura stated as his Berserk Dragon melted as well. "Those that fought for light feel not the pain that the dark ones do."
"But why is this..." Joey began to ask, but he looked over his shoulder at the Battle Dome. "He did it."
"He wouldn't let us down," Tristan told them.
Eventually, all the monsters faded and all of them had disappeared and returned to the shadows. For a little bit, the group stared at the city, the wind blowing at their faces. It had finally ended.
"I'll take Tea, you guys go make sure the city's all good," Tristan told Pegasus, Duke, Bakura and Mai. Duke put Tea in Tristan's arms as he nodded his head in respect at Tristan.
"I wonder if the bar is still open," Pegasus thought aloud.
"Thanks, Bakura!" Mokuba thanked him cheerfully as he shook his hand. Bakura blinked his friendly eyes and smiled back.
"Not bad, Joey," Mai complimented. Joey winked at her as they finished their good-byes and she ran off along side Duke, Pegasus and Bakura.
Bakura was filled with nothing but grins, knowing he now had a second chance.
The Dome was silent for the moment. Yugi inhaled a breath of relief that it had been over for the night. He put the Blue-Eyes Shining Dragon and the three Egyptian God cards back in his pocket as he turned back to his friend. It was a horrible sight as he heard Yami's breathing become heavy and blood leaked from his mouth. His hands, soaked in blood, were holding his chest, and he could hardly keep his eyes open. Having not any longer the physical strength, he began falling back. Worrying heavily, Yugi ran over to him, catching him before he collapsed onto his back. He put his knees under him, his arms holding his head up.
"It's too late now! You can't go! Not now!" Yugi screamed as his eyes became watery with tears.
"I wouldn't..." he was barely able to say. His breathing overlapped with his speaking, so words were hardly able to escape from him. He weakly coughed out blood.
"You're not supposed to die! You won't die! It's...it's too soon!" tears rolled down his face as he pleaded to his friend to fight off death.
"I-it...is...I...know..." he screeched softly. His body trembled as his eyelids slowly shut. It was impossible for him to fight any longer.
"No! Don't do this! Please!" Yugi hollered louder, but there was nothing he could do.
His eyelids shut tight and his heavy breathing came to a sudden stop. His body had become cold and motionless, and his head was no longer being held up by the use of the muscle in his neck. Yugi put his hand on his heart and felt no pulse. This time, it was no trick: Yami was really gone.
"Is this destiny?!" Yugi hugged Yami's head close as he cried to the sky.