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Demon Duelist Legacy-World Tour Arc

Chapter 27: Endgame (Part 1)

The Torture King walked back to his spot on the field and spun around, his red-muscle tissue cape flapping in the air behind him. "Rikuo....like I said, even your own monsters don't want to help you. You're all alone. So, do you still think the light can win?"

Rikuo wanted to answer...but he couldn't find any words. His eyes were still locked upon the form of Undeath of the Wolf....and how he had a chilling feeling that his fate was going to be the same as its.

"Well Rikuo? It's your turn now." Sestros crossed his arms across his chest and chuckled. "Or is it time for you to fold? You look tired, after all. I'm sure a nice eternity of death will be a good enough rest for you. I bet the boy is enjoying himself right now, considering that you tortured him so much during his time being alive."

("Daniel...") Rikuo remembered his promise, and against every wish of his body, he came to his feet. "You son of a bitch...I'll destroy you and pay you back for every loss I have suffered at your hands." He drew. "Now I set two cards face-down on my field, and then my turn is complete." His eyes still showed uncertainty, but it was buried beneath a veil of rage.

"I guess that means the turn goes back to me." Sestros drew. "Rikuo, if my calculations are correct, you have nine cards left in your deck, while I have eight. I suppose that would mean that I am going deck out...unless of course...." He popped open his field magic card slot and slid the card that he had drawn into it. "...I activate my field magic card, Fields of the Lost!"

All around them, the earth churned and shuddered as hundreds of zombies pulled themselves out of the ground. The army of undead creatures groaned and howled, their dead fingers grabbing at the clothing of both duelists.

Rikuo snarled at the nearest walking corpse, slamming his fist into its face and sending it flying away. The only problem was that no matter how hard he tried, more of them came and more of them were mobbing around him. They didn't seem interested in trying to hurt him, but he wanted to get rid of them all the same.

Sestros, on the other hand, threw out of his arms and allowed the creatures to touch him all they wanted. "Why are you fighting it, Rikuo? After all, soon you will be joining their ranks. At the end of each of my turns, I may take the bottom card of my discard pile and place it at the bottom of my deck." The zombies withdrew from him, moving far enough away to give him room to move.

They did the same to Rikuo, though occasionally the creatures would grab at his ears or arms, forcing him to strike back at them. "That can't be its only ability..."

The Torture King nodded. "How perceptive. As long as it in play, we each shuffle our deck at the start of our respective turns. Also, all undead monsters on the field gain 300 attack points." The zombie hoard began to moan, creating an unholy symphony that strengthened the Curse of Vampire and Undeath of the Wolf. (2900/1500) (3300/1000)

"And now I'll attack your life points with another Blood Puppet!" The second to last marionette exploded and slammed into Rikuo's chest.

Rikuo- 750

Sestros- 5000

The final Blood Puppet shimmered and then faded. "And then I'll sacrifice the last one to summon my Vampire Lord!" A vampire appeared on the field, this one wearing black and crimson flowing robes. Its body shimmered in the darkness, as the crimson light of the Blood Moon raised the attack power of the Curse of Vampire, Undeath of the Wolf, and Vampire Lord respectively. (3100/1500) (3500/1000) (3100/1500) "Are you starting to figure out how hopeless this situation is my little weapon? Vampire Lord, attack his face-down monster now!" The crimson cloaked vampire launched across the field, intent on tearing Rikuo's face-down monster apart.

Rikuo flipped up both of his face-down cards. "I will not be silenced so easily! Reveal face-down card combo, Windstorm of Etaqua and Dark Mirror Force!" A huge storm of wind flew across the field and slammed into all of Sestros' monsters, forcing them to their knees. "First my Windstorm forces all of your monsters into defense mode, and then Dark Mirror Force will remove all of your defense mode monsters from play!" A barrier of negative light appeared in front of him, and then it unleashed a shotgun like blast of energy that completely vaporized the three undead creatures.

Sestros smirked and lifted his hands into the air. "Then come and drink my blood, Curse of Vampire! Be reborn!"

Rikuo waved his finger in the air, mimicking Sestros' action from before. "It can't hear you. I removed it from play, meaning that you can't bring it back."

Sestros lowered his arms and narrowed his eyes dangerously. "Just for that, I'll make sure you fall to despair before you die. However, for now I have to end my turn. You should keep something in mind though. In just eight scant turns you will be out of cards, and then I will win the duel." One of the zombies nearby him handed him a card, which he slid onto the bottom of his deck.

Rikuo looked down at his deck, and then popped it free, shuffling the thin stack of cards. ("I have to make my comeback now, before he gets another zombie monster into play. If he does, then it will have too many attack points for me to overcome. So please, let my next draw be something good.") He re-inserted the deck into his duel disk. "Here we go...draw!" He looked at his new card, and then looked up at the crimson and grey sky. "Sestros...this duel will be over in five turns."

"What!?" The Torture King cracked his knuckles. "You little rat! You dare to think that you will win this duel in five turns!?"

Rikuo lowered his head to the ground, his eyes coming upon the only card he was holding. "It's not a matter of I will...it's a matter of I must." He slid the card into his duel disk. "I play Card of Demise! This will allow me to draw cards from my deck until I have five in my hand. However, in five turns I must discard my entire hand! So here we go...ready Sestros!?"

His hand went up to his deck. "I draw..." He drew his first card. ("Siegfried, CJ, Deondre....forgive me for not being a better teacher...I intend to make that up to you right now.") He drew his first card, though he didn't look at it yet.

"I draw..." ("Amy, Allon, Esmin and Ryu...all of you were dragged into a battle that didn't involve you and it's my fault. Well, I intend to make it up to both of you.") He drew his second card and added it to his first...

Sestros felt tingles of fear run down his spine. ("That power...it couldn't be...")

"I draw..." ("Jennie, I was hoping for you and Daniel to have a good life together, so that I could know that the blood-line of my family lived on...but then this had to happen. Well, now I will make sure that the last living threat to my blood dies here...I stake my life on it.") The third card, unseen by his eyes, found its way into his hand.

The Torture King was sure now... ("That energy flow...that's not possible.") Lifting his hand, he fired a ball of black energy at Rikuo to try and break his concentration. ("I will not let you draw that card!") However, the darkness game would not allow outside sources to affect it, the attack stopping and dissipating just a few inches from Rikuo's face.

The wolf demon wasn't even paying enough attention to care. "I draw..." ("Jasmine...I never even got to say that I love you too....well let me blow this asshole away, and then I'll say it to you every day...") Taking the fourth card, he placed it next to the rest. "And now, the final draw..." His hand rested on the top of his deck. "Sestros...I cannot forgive you for what you did...and for it, you must pay. However, I am not saying this will be the draw that beats you."

Throughout all of this, the Torture King had been throwing energy blast after energy blast, even though it was having no effect. ("Flinch damn you!!")

("Daniel...I beg for your forgiveness...I will turn this around and I will bring you back...and this time...") Rikuo's eyes snapped open. "But this will be Daniel's draw! DRAW!" He snapped the fifth card free and added it to his hand. "And now, my real turn begins!"

Sestros growled, the blackness flowing around him angrily. "Have you forgotten about my defenses!? I have my Shield of Dead Spirits, and your graveyard is powering it! What are you going to do about that!?"

Rikuo fanned out his hand. "I just figured out something about your Shield of Dead Spirits. You told it to Kaigen, and therefore, to me. I know the weakness of your defense!"

Sestros chuckled. "Well then, let's hear it!"

Rikuo slid the first card he had drawn into his duel disk. "I have two words for you, Sestros. Soul Release."

The Torture King threw back his head and laughed. "You intend to remove your own monsters!?"

Rikuo shook his head. "Not mine...yours. Now, I remove Des Lacooda, Puppet Master, Dark Banshee and Night Assailant."

Sestros watched as the four chosen creatures were spat out of his graveyard. "How will that effect me!? I can still use your graveyard to fuel my shield!"

Rikuo smiled calmly. "Think again. You said it yourself, 'The only way to destroy it is to remove all monsters in my graveyard.' Well guess what..." His upper lip lifted enough to reveal a fang. "I just did."

The Torture King's face paled as his trap faded off the field. "You son of a..."

Rikuo wasn't done yet. "Now for the next problem on the list. That would have to be your two moon cards."

Sestros growled, clenching his fists. "What do you have that could possibly deal with them!?"

"I'm so glad you asked," Taking his second card, Rikuo slid it into his duel disk. "Because it's time to summon the creature that served as my second home since Daniel had gotten it."

Sestros' eyes widened. "No...not him..."

"That's right! I sacrifice my face-down Quicksilver Orb (0/0) to summon Jinzo!" (2400/1500) The green armored monster appeared on the field and chuckled coldly. "Now, negate his trap cards!" The red lenses of Jinzo's eyes flashed and all of Sestros' face-up trap cards went dark. "Daniel's monster...my first body...he is here, and now you are done! Attack his life points directly!" Jinzo cupped its hands together and charged a black ball of energy within its grasp. "Now...Cyber-shock!" The ball launched across the field and slammed into Sestros' chest, sending him sliding backwards.

Rikuo- 750

Sestros- 2600

Clutching his chest, Sestros snarled out, "Are you done?"

Rikuo shook his head. "Not quite yet. Now I set two cards face-down on my field. End turn."

Sestros popped his deck free and shuffled it. "I'm not going to lose to your hunk of steel." As he re-inserted his deck into his duel disk, a sick smile appeared on his face. "Speaking of which, it shouldn't be a machine anyway! Activate the effect of Blood Moon. Now Jinzo, become a zombie!"

Rikuo flipped up one of his face-down cards. "I will not allow you to soil Jinzo with your evil touch! Now is the time to activate my quick-play magic card, Chain of Tornadoes!" A silver chain appeared on the field above him. "It will destroy all cards on the field with a word in its title of my choosing. I select the word moon!" The chain launched across the field and slashed through the two moon cards, destroying them both.

Sestros drew. "Heh, you think you are so tough? Just because you are destroying my combos, you think you are winning this duel? Well think again!" He slid the card he had drawn into his duel disk. "Activate ritual magic card! GoHellblade Ritual!This card requires that I sacrifice one thousand undead monsters to activate its effect!"

Rikuo raised an eyebrow. "How, exactly, are you going to sacrifice one thousand zombies in one turn?"

The Torture King motioned to the monsters all around them. "Take a look for yourself. All of the zombies of my Fields of the Lost will count towards the summoning requirements. That means that now I can summon the monster that can defeat even the Egyptian God Cards!" All of the zombies shuddered and exploded into pieces, and then a huge brown hurricane exploded around the field, slowly shrinking down until it was only the size of Sestros himself. "Now then, my little weapon. When you see my god, you will quiver in fear...I swear it. For it is the ultimate weapon against only one opponent...and that opponent is you!" The whirlwind died down, leaving behind a single armored form on the field.

The figure of the armored warrior was lean, and its entire body was encased in jet-black armor. In each of its hands was a single, jet-black scimitar. And from underneath its ornate helmet a pair of crimson red eyes glowed. "Rikuo...meet the perfect weapon against you...Hellblade the Ultimate Swordsman!" (40000/40000) "For he is the perfect weapon in this battle. Not only is his attack power perfect, but he obeys my every command, without question. Therefore, he is exactly what I need to destroy you once and for all!"

Rikuo wasn't impressed. "Do you dare attack? Just because Jinzo is on the field doesn't mean that I am defenseless. What if my face-down card is a quick-play magic card?" His smile said that it was.

Sestros chuckled and pointed at Jinzo. "Hellblade, kill it!" The monster launched across the field, its blades held high into the air. "And just to let you know, my monster is immune to magic and trap card effects!"

Rikuo tapped a button on his duel disk. "I'm not out yet. Activate Distraction Device!" A little gift-wrapped present appeared on the field in front of Hellblade. The warrior came to a stop and poked it a couple of times with its swords. In response, the present spat out a boxing glove attached to a spring that slammed right into Hellblade's face and sent the warrior flying back to Sestros' field.

Sestros stared at the impossibility of it all. "But how!? My monster...."

"...is immune." Rikuo finished for him. "However, my magic card can work on any creature, stopping its attack. Nothing can negate or avoid it; so therefore, even Hellblade isn't as perfect as you think."

Sestros smirked at pointed at Hellblade, whose helmet was cracking. "I think you misunderstood my creature's purpose. It's good, but not invincible. There is only one being it cannot lose to. That being is you, Rikuo." The helmet continued to crack.

Rikuo was tired of playing guessing games. "Just spit it out already..."

The helmet of Hellblade fell away...

Sestros smirked and pointed at his warrior. "You can't hurt my creature, for it has a soul....the soul of your hikari!"

Wearing the armor of Hellblade, Daniel calmly watched Rikuo. The boy's eyes glowed crimson, and his hair floated around his head on some unseen wind. "Master Sestros, what do you wish of me?"

To be continued...

Next Chapter: Endgame (Part 2)