Author's Notes: Well, I'm finalizing some ideas I will use for Struggle of Chaos, and most of them seem pretty good. I really appreciate those who have reviewed so far.
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh or Nick who belongs to Phoenix727 or DJ and Darien whom belong to DJ Rodriguez. Here's Chapter 32.
Chapter 32: Judgment Day
The Galactic Dragon pounded the earth with its heavy footsteps as it entered Gold City. Its black wings were stretched out, baring teeth that could tear through flesh, and its yellow eyes glowed. The creature was enshrouded in a veil of darkness, covering the sky in a black layer. There was no way light could break in, which meant the power of the Guardians was cut in half.
The Guardians depended on the light energy of the sun, moon and stars since their powers were derived from them. Without it, they become feeble which would mean they had to rely on an alternate power source.
I realized that Artemis used the moon's light to increase her strength, but right now she could not. With darkness plaguing Gold City, she could not draw her powers from the moon, thus she was almost useless. Although the ability to summon Ka was the only thing that could help. Artemis's look of determination appeared on her face as the Galactic Dragon approached closer.
Seiryu went ahead and he reached us before the Galactic Dragon did. His evil smirk gave the impression he enjoyed the chaos that Yukai and Pluto did. He glanced at the countless bodies, the bloodshed caused by the two Guardians, and the shocked looks coming from them.
"This bloody turmoil must end!" Pluto yelled. He glared towards Seiryu, the rival he had fought for centuries.
"You made me kill the humans for your own malice and insanity!" Yukai shouted. "This twisted game has gone far enough!"
"Yugi," Artemis called. I turned to face her as her hands grabbed mine. "Whatever does happen to us, remember that, even if I am not alive, we will still care for each other."
I nodded my head. For some reason Artemis probably knew the outcome of this dark war. So did Apollo, but the two were unclear. Artemis didn't want me to forget that I loved her, and yet, I felt as though she did not want me to fall for another. I wondered why she responded to me that way.
"Well, Yugi?" Artemis asked, she arched her head at the Galactic Dragon.
"What makes you think I will not love you anymore?" I questioned. Artemis looked down.
"There are some things I cannot tell you…" she drifted off.
We turned to confront the Galactic Dragon. My friends ran up to the cliff we stood upon, and they took a few steps back when they saw Seiryu. The Millennium Guardians, excluding Mercury, summoned their Ka, their only defense against the Galactic Dragon. Ra, Mesenet and Ammon approached their Keepers and they cast angered looks towards the Galactic Dragon.
I strolled over to Pluto and Yukai. I wanted to know what they were planning as I overheard their conversation.
"Seiryu is no trouble to the mortals since The Winged Dragon of Ra is gone." Pluto stated.
"Maybe Mercury can help the mortals." Yukai suggested.
"Certainly, but I think the mortal that referred to us as traitors a while back should go first." Pluto said, crossing his arms.
Yukai gave a nervous look to his brother. "You mean Nick?" Pluto shook his head. "You still don't trust him but Tea said he's back on our side. What makes you doubt him?"
"Not only him, also the Tomb Robber and the Pharaoh, and some more mortals…" Pluto added.
Yukai sighed. "Don't tell me you have a vendetta on everyone…?
"Why must you question your elder brother?" Pluto muttered.
"Um, can we forget this before the Galactic Dragon kills us?" Artemis said, the God Phoenix was standing next to her, its fiery-red flames surrounding its form brushed against her.
Her Ka Mikazukinoyaiba gripped its crescent-shaped sword tightly as it growled silently. I watched the other Ka whom were anxious to fight. The Dragon-type Duel Monsters of the Millennium Guardians bared their teeth and claws as my friends' Ka awaited for their owners' instructions.
Ammon's body was slightly disappearing due to Joey and Kaiba who refused to work together. There had to be a way for them to summon Ka of their own, instead of relying on each other.
Seiryu probably plotted out everything he needed in order to destroy us. The smirk on his face was unmistakable. "Pathetic," he snickered. "Your pitiful attempts will not take down the most powerful beast in the entire universe."
"You know, I don't give a damn how strong that over-sized iguana is," Pluto said acrimoniously. "It will fall under your own doing!"
Seiryu continued to grin. "Yes but how do you suppose to beat it? The reincarnations of the Phoenix Dragons have no clue at all."
Joey eavesdropped on the whole thing. He stammered up to Seiryu, approaching nearly inches from him. "Before I kill ya, there is no way you will defeat us!" Joey spat.
"Joseph is an idiot!" Nidoki stated. She and the others stared at him with embarrassment.
"Joey, get back here!" Tea called.
"You think threatening me will do you any good?" Seiryu said. He quickly grabbed his sword and tried to plunge it deep inside Joey's torso. Yukai managed to deflect the attack as he came in between them and defended Joey with his sword.
I pulled Joey aside as I noticed he was in total shock. I struggled to snap him out of his condition. "Joey, it's okay. You're alive!"
Artemis glowered at Seiryu, her brothers, Apollo and Orpheus, doing the same. Seiryu pushed Yukai back with his blade, sneering insidiously. The rest of the Guardians rushed over to Joey, giving us gasps and glared looks towards Seiryu.
"Bastard! What did you do to him?" Pluto spat.
"What's wrong?" Tea cried as she and the others walked to Joey and I. She touched Joey's hand and realized he felt cold.
"What trickery have you committed?" Kaiba yelled bitterly. He glanced at Ammon, noticing it had not disappeared.
"Trickery? I only stunned him moments before I drew my sword." Seiryu explained.
"Of course, Joey was in close contact with him!" Atem concluded. "Alike to Jupiter, Seiryu has the same attribute of thunder."
"Bravo, Pharaoh." Seiryu mocked by clapping his hands. "Your friend is temporarily paralyzed, but too bad he won't get to see you die!" At that moment, he ordered the Galactic Dragon to attack.
The great beast mustered up all the energy nearby, and turned it into a powerful force that could eliminate us in one blast. The Galactic Dragon shot out strong particles of light which became a beam, and was heading towards us. The extreme luminosity of the beam caused me to cover my eyes before realizing that Ra negated the attack with its own counter move. My Ka retaliated by shooting back its ray of light as did Mesenet. Ammon stood immobilized, and Kaiba struggled to control it.
Seiryu was not pleased, and he nearly taken a blow from Pluto's sword. Pluto sent Obelisk to protect my friends for any sneaky attacks made by the Galactic Dragon. Kaiba was unable to have Ammon to attack, and the origin of this problem was because Joey was frozen by Seiryu's ability.
"You can not have Ammon attack, unless Joey sides with you." Nidoki said to Kaiba. Her Hyozanryu descended before them, giving off an ethereal glow from its crystalline-like body. "Perhaps try summoning another monster."
"Easier said than done!" Kaiba replied. He knew there was no way for him to summon Ka. He was unsure what to summon at all. The only monster he depended on was his Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
Artemis looked at him sadly. She sensed that Kaiba was having trouble, and if he did not have a Ka to protect himself, Seiryu would be able to kill him. She walked over to him and touched his shoulder. "Kaiba, the only monster you need has always been with you." She whispered to him. "Remember your past…"
Kaiba closed his eyes, imagining his faithful Blue-Eyes White Dragon. He could hear its roar echo in his head, calling out to him. "Blue-Eyes, I need you!" he cried out.
Suddenly a huge, pallid dragon appeared beside Kaiba, its long wings extended and its own blue eyes gazed towards the one who called it forth. The noble dragon roared loudly, causing everyone to stare in admiration as they saw the Blue-Eyes White Dragon. I looked at Joey for a moment, noticing a red aura encircled his stiff body.
"What's going on with Joey?" I asked. I pondered over the occurrence, shocked and fearful about Joey.
A large black form appeared next to Joey, red eyes gleaming at him. Its body materialized into the structure of a dragon, its black wings were drawn out as a shrilling cry came from it. It gracefully glided to the ground, and Joey finally awoke from his state and stared into the eyes of Red-Eyes Black Dragon. He was amazed his best monster was standing before him.
"I guess we won't be hearing any arguments from them now on." Yukai commented. He glanced at his older brother, Forseti, who was completely baffled to how Red-Eyes became Joey's Ka.
"It was bound to happen." Apollo said to him, not looking that surprised.
"Can someone tell me how Red-Eyes is my Ka all of a sudden?" Joey questioned.
"Well, they are your monsters." Artemis explained. "The both of you are still welcome to use Ammon, if you two agree to work properly, and no stupid actions coming from you Joey!"
"I'll work with rich boy, only if he treats me with respect!" Joey said.
Kaiba nodded to him. He probably thought their partnership would never last. "Fine, mutt, since I want to get rid of the Galactic Dragon as much as you do."
"Oh, joy, they're finally working together…" Pluto mumbled under his breath. He watched Seiryu carefully through the entire event that had just taken place.
Seiryu stared intently at us. His eyes quivered petulantly and he clutched his sword in a tight grip. "Those two new dragons aren't going to help!" he said. "You have made me lose my patience long enough!" Seiryu began attacking with his sword, and he was aiming for Tea.
"Tea, look out!" I warned her.
She turned around, and saw she was about to be hit. The clash of metals was heard as Nick blocked Seiryu's attack with his sword. The Guardian was becoming annoyed, and moved away from them. He realized everyone was preparing to attack him, especially me. Ra roared loudly as did Mesenet and Ammon.
"Fools!" Seiryu yelled out. "No matter what you do, I will prevail!"
"Give it up, Seiryu!" I practically shouted at the top of my lungs. "Evil will never win over good, and you should know that in the end it is the light that will triumph!"
Artemis took her turn to speak out. "All the injustice you have committed will bring you down. Your role as Guardian of Truth has been violated long enough, and I cannot let you go on in this world if all you do is work for the forces of darkness."
Joey stood up defiantly. His brown eyes glared at Seiryu. "Listen, you freak! You have tried hurtin' my friends, and you almost had me killed! There is no way I will let get away with that!"
Kaiba decided to have his share before the actual battle began. His loyal Blue-Eyes followed him as Kaiba approached us. "You're quite fortunate that you haven't kidnapped my brother like most of the lunatics I've faced in the past, but I cannot let you persist these sick games. The time for you to pay the consequences is now!"
"I will not, cannot have a bunch of mortals and the rest of my brethren to succeed!" Seiryu spat.
Just then, Darien noticed something unusual happening to the Galactic Dragon. Even DJ found out and they watched cautiously. The two were sure Seiryu had something in mind that was distracting everyone from this.
"Guys, what's happening to the Galactic Dragon?" DJ called out loud. He caught everyone's attention.
The Guardians were the ones to be alarmed the moment they saw what DJ was indicating to them. They turned back to Seiryu whose body began disappearing before their eyes. They could not let him escape, wherever he was going.
"I don't like the looks of this!" Joey said.
"It's like Seiryu is sacrificing himself to the Galactic Dragon!" I mused. I looked at the Galactic Dragon as it absorbed every bit of Seiryu's energy. His very life was being drained for what reason I had not the slightest hint.
"Seiryu, don't!" Pluto yelled. He ran over to him, staring in horror of the action Seiryu was taking. His entire body vanished and it was all transferred to the Galactic Dragon.
The sounds of an evil laughter echoed within the Galactic Dragon. I knew the voice belonged to Seiryu. "I have given up the last of my energy to this mighty beast," Seriryu snickered. "Your souls will soon be engulfed by it, like my once faithful servants were."
"You sick bastard!" Artemis cried. She recalled the time when we witnessed Seiryu sacrifice Stella, Athena and Vulcan's souls to the Galactic Dragon. "You can't get away from your fate!"
"She's right!" I agreed. "No matter what form you take, we will bring you down and finish you off once and for all!"
"Then let's see you try." Seiryu said from within the Galactic Dragon.
All my friends and the Guardians were ready to fight Seiryu to the end. He had to be stopped in order to save the entire universe from the Galactic Dragon's terror. Too many have paid their lives in this dark war, and I will not have anyone else fall!
Author's Notes: Now the real battle for the fate of the entire universe has started! I bet everyone is happy. If anyone is curious about what Artemis was talking to Yugi about, it corresponds to the scene when Apollo spoke to Yugi a while back, just keep these two scenes in mind.
The bell has tolled as the fierce battle commences at last. Yugi must rely on the powers of his Ka, Ra the Golden Phoenix Dragon, along with the powers of Artemis, the Keeper of Mesenet the Silver Phoenix Dragon and Joey and Kaiba, the Keepers of Ammon the Bronze Phoenix Dragon. Will they manage to defeat Seiryu who has fused with the Galactic Dragon, and has the fate of the universe been decided? On the next Dark Crisis - Chapter 33: Light Prevails Over Darkness! The Final Fateful Attack!