Author's Notes: On to part two of the final challenge.

Chapter Thirty-Nine: Might of Divinity

"Now, you must appease the gods themselves. I activate Cry of Supplication, which forces each opposing player to sacrifice three monsters from their decks as an appeasement to forestall the wrath of the gods." Each of the other six duelists searched through their decks and discarded the three monsters that they wanted to discard.

"Cry of Supplication prevents me from attacking during this turn. Now I set two cards face down and declare the completion of my turn." Two cards vanished from his hand and appeared behind the huge monsters, one behind each.

Dalin reached for his next card, knowing that great challenges awaited them in this duel. Somehow he knew that Eikyuu would be no ordinary duelist, just like Daisuke had implied. He would have to be cautious when confronting Eikyuu in this duel. "I gain two hundred life points." (DLP: 5200)

'This duel is just now beginning. Against Eikyuu, normal strategies will not suffice. Caution is absolutely necessary, and prior planning is also required. There can be no mistakes, or this entire duel will collapse on us.'

"Eikyuu, I activate the continuous magic card A Gathering of Angels! As long as this card is in play I may forfeit my draw phase to add an angel from my deck to my hand. Also, if I have forfeited my draw phase I am allowed to sacrifice five hundred of my life points to draw a card!" A card with a green border shimmered into view, depicting Mars, Saturn, and three Holy Shine Spheres flying around the Sanctuary.

Eikyuu didn't react, he merely waited since Dalin couldn't use the effect of A Gathering of Angels this turn. "Now, I activate the second effect of Sol, by discarding a Holy Shine Sphere I will increase Sol's attack and defense by five hundred points!"

A white glow appeared around the beautiful female angel and her attack and defense points rose in accordance with her own effect. "Now, for the final card in my hand. Seraphim Gunner(1800/1200)!"

Appearing beside Sol was a handsome man in a brown cloak with his wings folded over his body. Peeking out from under the robes was a silver rifle. The others looked at the new monster with strange looks. Takuya frowned and spoke up. "An angel with a gun? Kind of odd isn't it?"

"Odd or not, Seraphim Gunner has a special ability that is useful for my deck. For every other angel on the field his attack and defense scores rise by three hundred. Since I have Sol on the field his attack score raises to twenty-one hundred!" A glow similar to the one that had surrounded Sol also surrounded the Seraphim, boosting his scores.

Now both of Dalin's monsters were stronger than Eikyuu's, but all of them watching knew that it couldn't possibly be that easy. After all, Eikyuu had two face down monsters. "Eikyuu, your two cards are useless, for as long as Sol is in play the opponent may not activate traps in chain to the attack of an angel."

The others gave a silent cheer, realizing that Sol's effect would allow the two monsters to attack Eikyuu's creatures without the chance of reprisal. "I understand. Continue your move."

Dalin nodded and thrust his hand out towards Eikyuu's monsters. "I shall. Sol, Angel of Justice, will now attack God of Necromancy! Divine Justice!"

Sol raises one hand and a blast of silver energy erupted from it, hurtling straight towards the sickening creature that took up most of Eikyuu's field. "In chain to your attack I activate the special ability of God of Necromancy. Necromantic Defense."

The ground in front of the god exploded and another huge form burst forth. To Dalin's surprise it was the tall and powerful figure of his very own Jupiter, only its skin was falling off and its wings were crumbling. "What is this insanity?"

"When you target a monster on my field with an attack or an effect I can remove a monster from any player's cemetery in order to negate that attack or that effect. I have now removed Jupiter the Angel of Life in order to negate your attack." The pure silver blast punched straight through Jupiter, blowing his chest apart.

Dalin frowned as the corpse of his former monster dropped back into the hole, and Sol lowered her arm. A small shower of bones and flesh was coming straight at him, so he extended his hand again and blocked the oncoming particles with a barrier. "The player who has said monster removed from their cemetery also takes three hundred points of damage." (DLP: 4900)

Each player glanced at their graveyard, coming to understand exactly what was going on. Cry of Supplication had forced each of them to send three monster from their deck to their graveyard and that meant Eikyuu had a minimum of eighteen chances to negate effects or attacks while doing damage. "Since attacking would do more harm than good I simply end my turn."

Kirani picked up a new card, frowning as she tried to consider her next course of actions. 'At this particular moment attacking not only won't do any good, it will be harmful to us. And Berserker Gilford's effect is way too damaging for me to attack under these circumstances. But I do have one option that can turn things around.'

She glanced at her five card hand, taking careful note of one of the cards in it. All she had to do was use that card and she would be able to stop God of Necromancy. "For now I summon Kaiser Seahorse(1700/1650) in defense mode. End Turn!" (KLP: 4200)

Misuno drew and immediately slapped a card onto his duel disk. "Just like her I understand that an attack wold be foolhardy. For the moment I'll just set this monster on the field. Until my next turn, I'm done." (MLP: 4200)

AB drew, but unlike the others she knew that she had certain actions she could take. "Eikyuu, my strategy is about to undo everything you are! Get ready to lose god-boy, because in just a few short rounds you'll be finished!"

There was no reaction from Eikyuu, but that was to be expected. He didn't seem to care what they did. "First, as I enter my standby phase my Breath of Life magic card grants me an additional two hundred life points!" Energy flowed into her duel disk, granting her further life points. (ALP: 4200)

"Now, I enter my main phase one, allowing me to summon. So I summon Burst Soul(0/500) in defense mode!" A creature that looked like a Holy Shine Sphere appeared, with the only difference being that it was crackling with energy.

"Burst Soul's special ability is that whenever a player gains life points, you lose exactly the same amount. And though during each of your standby phases you'll gain two hundred more life points, during each of our standby phases you'll lose another two hundred. That means a combined one thousand points each round!" Now Eikyuu took note, his attention focusing directly on hers.

Takuya grinned and slapped her the on the back cheerfully. "Nice play! That single combo will let us defeat Eikyuu with little effort, and in this case Dalin becomes our special weapon with all that life point gain he can do!"

The only one of the six who didn't smirk confidently was Dalin, who was simply watching Eikyuu with a slight frown on his face. "I'll end my turn there, beginning the cycle of life point damage that will lead to your defeat!"

Takuya took his hand off her shoulder and used it to draw. He paused slightly as Breath of Life sent him energy, giving him what he needed to keep going. "Here's the start for you Eikyuu, because I just gained two hundred life points Burst Soul's effect activates!" (TLP: 4400)

AB pointed towards Eikyuu, and the energy that had been crackling around Burst Soul came to a pinpoint at the front. "Burst Soul, attack Eikyuu with your effect! Soul Burning Strike!" The energy launched at the god who was struck in the chest. Smoke rose from the strike point, but Eikyuu didn't even budge. (ELP: 4000)

"I may not be able to attack you yet, but I can still build up an attack force for when we find a way past God of Necromancy. King's Knight(1600/1400) in attack mode!" The blonde bearded knight took shape in front of him, and raised its sword to be prepared for battle.

"I'll complete my turn by setting one card from my hand face down on the field. In case you didn't realize that means it's a magic or a trap card. But most likely a trap." He smirked as his card appeared faced down, giving him two cards on the field along with his two monsters.

Hikari snapped up a card, and instantly energy began flowing into her disk. At the same time Burst Soul was charging up its special ability. "Just like with Takuya I gain life points, and then you lose the same amount. Burst Soul does its stuff!" (HLP: 4400)

The energy hit Eikyuu in the shoulder and puffed out, doing its damage to the god's life points if not to his body. Eikyuu reached one hand up to his shoulder and brushed dust off of his robe. "A unique combination that serves you well. However, it will not allow for your victory." (ELP: 3800)

"We'll see about that Eikyuu! I set a monster in defense mode and end my turn at that!" A brown backed card appeared next to Medusa and in front of her two set magic or trap cards.

As soon as her turn was over a new blue card appeared next to the three others in Eikyuu's hand. A cold gust of wind blew across the field, whipping his robes around wildly. "Breath of Life increases my life points." (ELP: 4000)

"I activate a continuous magic card from my hand. Prayer Blessings." The far left card of his hand vanished, and then a large representation of it appeared in front of him. It depicted a congregated mass bowing to a large statue.

"As long as Prayer Blessings is in play my life points increase by five hundred for each divine type monster on the field during my first main phase. That is now, and I possess two divine type monsters." Chanting went up as thousands of people appeared in luminescent images in the sky, all of them bowing towards Eikyuu. (ELP: 5000)

AB grimaced, realizing that he had just undone all of her efforts. Collectively they could only drain him of one thousand life points during each round of the duel, two hundred from each of them. But at minimum he would be gaining one thousand points during each of his own turns. 'Our only chance for doing serious damage to his life points is Dalin's cards in combination with Burst Soul.'

"God of Necromancy will now attack and destroy Burst Soul." The sickening undead god opened its mouth and a swarm of locusts shot out, heading straight for her monster. She grimaced and reached for her face down card, but was stopped by a hand on her shoulder.

Takuya grinned at her and shook his head. "Allow me to take care of this. Now, go Weakening of Attack! This quick-play magic card not only negates your attack but it also ends your battle phase!"

The locusts hit a shimmering barrier and turned back around, returning to the God of Necromancy. "End turn."

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Drake glanced down at the duel below, and frowned briefly. There was something odd going on, something that he couldn't explain. There was something unusual about this duel. "I've got a bad feeling about this duel."

"Perhaps you wish that you could help, is that it?" The three of them whirled around, and found themselves facing a handsome youth who looked to be in his mid-twenties. He was dressed very casually in a hoody with the hood up and jeans, so he hardly looked impressive. The only thing impressive about him were his brilliant blue eyes, which were roughly the color of a robin's egg.

Taichi sneered at the newcomer and gathered a sphere of wind in his hand. "And who might you be?"

"I am simply a benefactor who wants to see Eikyuu fall just as much as the three of you, if for a different reason than yours. I offer a chance to the strongest of the three of you, for whichever one that is will be able to return to Earth and assist." The strange man grinned, waiting for their response.

Nick narrowed his one eye at the man. "So we have to prove our strength? And how exactly would we do that?"

"Simple, for my amusement and to help me decide, I want you to duel. All three of you against each other. Won't that be fun?" The three duelists cast glances at each other, sparks flying between them. Each of them wanted to get back to Earth, both to be alive and to take down Eikyuu. There reasons were all different, but they still had the same goal.

As one duel disks appeared on their arms, decks already in place. They drew five cards and positioned themselves in a sort of triangle, and then they were ready to begin. The stranger snapped one hand into the air, a big smirk on his face. "DUEL!"

Nick snapped a sixth card off his deck, ready to begin as soon as possible. "I'll start this duel off by summoning a monster in face down defense mode!"

A card appeared face down in front of him in a horizontal position. Taichi rolled his eyes at this move. "Is that really all you're capable of? Hiding behind a single set defense card? Surely you can do better!"

"Just wait Taichi, I've wanted to strip that smug smirk off your face since we first met. So I set two cards face down and end my turn!" Two more cards appeared on his field, potentially protecting his set monster.

Taichi smirked smugly, just as Nick had said, and then drew. "A pity, looks like I'll be defending as well during this turn. So come on out to play Marionette Kuriboh(300/200)!"

A small little spherical monster appeared, looking just like a regular Kuriboh. The only difference was that it was blocked and looked to be made of painted wood, with little strings descending from above to allow it movement. "I summon him in defense mode and then I set one card face down. Up to you Drake, so show me something good as I've been waiting for a rematch with you for some time."

Drake rolled his eyes and drew his own new card. "You say that now, but we've never really dueled before. Facing the dark spirit in your body is something entirely different, so let me tell you now that you don't stand a chance against me."

Nick rolled his single eye at Drake. "I've only met you twice before this, and still you're a confident jackass. When we first met you punched me for accidently running into your sister, and the second time we met you didn't know it was me and blasted me with your power. I owe you a few blows to the face I think, so don't get too confident."

"Until you can prove it to me otherwise, I'll have to say that you two aren't up to snuff against my magicians. Then again, I can't say that I know what Nick's style of play is. But here's mine! Ghost Magician(1700/1700) in attack mode!" A spectral magician appeared in front of him, holding its ghost wand up high.

"Since no player can attack during the first turn of a multi-player duel, I'll just finish up by setting two cards face down. Back to you Nikolas." Two cards appeared behind his monster, just like those behind Nick's.

Nick drew and took one glance at his new card. "I'll pass."

Taichi snickered at seeing Nick end his turn so quickly, and drew a new card of his own. "Just like I thought, you're a worthless duelist. All you can do is end your turn without playing a single card? Weak!"

"I'll show you weak in my next turn when my monsters show you their power! Then you'll understand that the only weakling here is you!" Sparks flew between the two as they glared at each other, and off to the side the stranger smiled as he watched him in action.

'These three are so high spirited, it's enjoyable to watch them face off like this. I wonder which one is really the strongest.' He folded his arms and sat back to await the continuation of the duel.

"I'll show you just how weak you are Nick, in fact I'll show you both how weak you are! Fear the power of the cuteness, because I play Mesmeric Kuriboh Plushy!" An adorable little doll Kuriboh appeared on Taichi's field and began hoping around. Drake couldn't help but stare at it in amusement.

"That thing is your technique? What's a little plushy going to do against us?" Taichi smirked and pointed towards Ghost Magician. The plushy began dancing in front of the magician, and walked backwards as it went, keeping the Ghost Magician following it.

"I'm glad you asked, because my magic card lets me take control of one face-up opponent's monster for as long as I have a Kuriboh monster on my field. Thanks to that Ghost Magician is now mine to control." The magician turned around to face Drake, stars in his eyes as he hugged the plushy.

"There's something really disturbing about this." Taichi laughed at Drake's comment, and the pointed straight at him.

"Ghost Magician, prove yourself worthy of the adorable plushy by attacking your former master directly!" The magician charged at Drake with a roar, brandishing his wand as he went.

"Not so fast! Go Attack Redirecting Armor! This evil armor will equip to one monster on the field and make it the target of the attack! So I think I'll stir things up by equipping it to Nick's face down monster!" The magician turned in mid attack and raced towards the set monster, slamming into it and bouncing off.

Nick smirked and reached down to his Duel Pod, flipping up his set monster. "Your attack was forced to strike the beautiful but deadly Dark Scorpion Maenae the Thorn(1000/1800) whose defense is too great for your monster!" (TLP: 3900)

"In combination with that I'll activate both of my face down cards, Robbin' Goblin and Robbin' Zombie! Together they'll destroy one card in your hand and one card from the top of your deck whenever you take life point damage from battle." Taichi grimaced and slid one card from his hand into his graveyard along with a card from the top of his deck.

"Also since Maenae the Thorn did battle damage to the opposing player I can now use her special ability and add a Dark Scorpion to my hand from my deck!" A card shot out of his deck and he caught it, adding it to his hand. The black haired woman snapped her woman, smirking confidently.

With nothing else to do Taichi finished his turn, passing control to Drake. The punk duelist frowned at Maenae, trying to remember more about the Dark Scorpions. 'I know they're supposed to be a team of legendary thieves of some sort, but I don't know what they do or even what they're capable of. Looks like I'll have to do this on the fly.'

"I set a monster face down. Now, I think that'll do it for me." A new monster appeared on his field, granting him a defense from direct attacks. Now Nick was up, and he seemed confident in his draw and in his turn.

"I said previously that I'd show you my power during this turn Taichi. And I meant it, so let's get started!"

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Dalin placed his hand in front of his deck, and a card shot out of the center of it and into his hand. "I sacrifice my draw phase to the effect of A Gathering of Angels to add an angel to my hand."

He held the card up, indicating that he had gotten what he wanted. Then energy began to pour into his duel disk as he slid the card into his cemetery, and at the same time Burst Soul charged up an attack. "Not only do I gain two hundred life points, but I discard my new monster to gain an additional one thousand." (DLP: 6100)

AB pointed to Eikyuu and her Burst Soul fired its attack, striking Eikyuu in the chest. Once more the god didn't budge, and simply brushed away the dust from the attack. "Burst Soul's attack deals twelve hundred damage during this turn, so I understand." (ELP: 3800)

"That is correct, but I'm far from finished. I chose to add Ascended Man(1200/500) to my hand and discard him. Since Ascended Man went to the cemetery I may now draw one card and special summon another Ascended Man from my deck to the field." A man in brown robes with a halo and angel wings appeared crouching on Dalin's field.

"Now I sacrifice five hundred life points to the effect of A Gathering of Angels to draw an additional card." His life points trickled down slightly and he slid two cards off his deck. One came from his monster's effect and the other from his magic card's effect. (DLP: 5600)

"Since I have an additional angel in play Seraphim Gunner's attack strength increases by three hundred, setting it equal to Sol." Just as he said his monster glowed and gained more attack points, putting it at twenty-four hundred.

"Attacking is still unsafe, so I set one card face down and end my turn." A single card appeared behind his monsters, leaving him with only one card in his hand.

Kirani drew and smirked as her life increased, and Burst Soul used its attack on Eikyuu. "Looks like you're quickly running out of options god-boy! Thanks to Dalin's Sol we can easily reduce your life points faster than you can raise them!" (KLP: 4400, ELP: 3600)

"Now...I think it's time I rampage all over your life points! To do so I'll reveal my face down card, Effect Cancel! To activate this card I must discard one card from my hand!" She took a card and slid it into her graveyard slot, powering up her trap card. A black beam of energy struck the two monsters on Eikyuu's field, and dark auras covered them.

"Effect Cancel prevents any of the opponent's monsters from activating their effects but can only be used during my turn. Since your monsters don't have effects for this turn, I'm free to go on the offensive. So I sacrifice both of my monsters for the key point of my deck!" The two monsters turned into energy and faded away, causing the skies above to brew with dark clouds.

"You sacrifice your two monsters for Gilford the Lightning(2800/1400) and because Kaiser Seahorse counts as two sacrifices for a light main-type you may activate Gilford's effect to destroy all of the opposing player's monsters." Kirani nodded and a lightning bolt shot down from the sky, becoming her mighty warrior.

"Gilford the Lightning, unleash your mighty Raigeki Blade! Blow away Eikyuu's monsters!" Gilford nodded and unsheathed his long blade and swung it in an arc. Lightning shot down from the sky above directly towards the two monsters.

"Necromantic Defense activates." Kirani gasped in horror as a rotting Kaiser Seahorse exploded up from the hole in the ground and threw itself in the path of the lightning bolt. It was blown apart, but the two divine monsters on Eikyuu's field remained exactly where they had been previously. (KLP: 4100)

"But...how? Your monsters effects should have been sealed away for this turn!" Eikyuu motioned to his two monsters and the glow that surrounded God of Necromancy faded away, leaving only the black aura around Divine Soldier.

"God of Necromancy is a tier two divine monster, meaning it cannot have its effect sealed away in such a manner. Divine Soldier on the other hand is a mere tier one divine monster, so its effect was sealed." Kirani grimaced, realizing that her best chance to go after Eikyuu had been stopped by the natural immunities of his monsters.

Her frown faded as she made a decision, and she motioned to Gilfod the Lightning. "If we're going to defeat that monster of yours then we're going to have to get rid of all the monsters in our cemeteries! Gilford the Lightning attacks God of Necromancy!"

"Necromantic Defense." Berserker Gilford clawed its way out of the hole and was promptly sliced in half by Gilford. The warrior jumped backwards, returning to his place on Kirani's field. (KLP: 3800)

"I set one card face down and end my turn!" Now that the decision was made, they all knew what they had to do. Since Eikyuu had to remove a monster from the attacking player's grave to use God of Necromancy's effect each of them would just have to empty their graves before going on the true offensive.

Misuno sneered and drew a new card. With a total of four cards in his hand he was good to go, but unfortunately he didn't have any monsters capable of launching a successful assault on either of Eikyuu's monsters. "My sister and I are essentially opposites, so allow me to prove that with my own continuous magic card!" (MLP: 4400, ELP: 3400)

He smirked as a green bordered card appeared on his field. "Introducing Breath of Undeath! This card is worded differently, so it will only affect the two of us. During each of our standby phases the two of us will lose two hundred life points. And when an undead, demon, or shadow monster is destroyed that amount is increased by one hundred points."

"Thanks to these combined effects you won't be gaining a bonus from Breath of Life during your turn, and should you kill any of my monsters you will increase the damage dealt. Since all of my monsters fit those requirements it won't be difficult. That's it for me." He smirked confidently, knowing that he was assisting in the god's eventual defeat.

AB drew and then placed a card on her duel disk. "I summon Soul Archer(900/800) in attack mode! And by sacrificing one card from my hand I can deal its attack strength in damage to your life points. Combined with Burst Soul that means you take eleven hundred damage this turn!" (ALP: 4400)

A phantom-like archer stepped out next to her Burst Soul and single set monster, and immediately knocked an arrow. At the same time it and Burst Soul launched their attacks, hitting Eikyuu with everything they had. The god's life points took a major dip, and the group felt like cheering. (ELP: 2300)

"Now my turn is over! Takuya, take it away!" The duelist next to her nodded and snapped a card off his deck, ready to get things underway. (TLP: 4600)

"Let's start things off easy and have Burst Soul blast another chunk out of your life points!" The little sphere of energy attacked once again, striking Eikyuu and dropping his life points even further. (ELP: 2100)

"Now I summon Queen's Knight(1500/1600) and since she's on the field with King's Knight I summon Jack's Knight(1900/1000)!" The tri-knights stood at the ready, with their blades in place. And they all began to face Divine Soldier.

"Let's see how your monster likes mine! Jack's Knight and Quarter Knight will both attack it!" Eikyuu motioned towards his God of Necromancy, and suddenly a rotting Royal Flush and a rotted Ace's Knight jumped in the way only to be cut down. Bone splattered over Takuya, who refused to budge. (TLP: 4000)

"That means I only have one more monster in my cemetery Eikyuu, and at this rate you won't last much longer! Get ready to lose!" With that said his turn was over, and now it was on to Hikari to see what she could do against the god. (HLP: 4600)

Burst Soul attacked, further reducing Eikyuu's life points. But Hikari didn't seem to be focused on that, instead she was focused on the card she had just drawn. She smirked and slammed it down on her duel disk. "I sacrifice my set Unshaven Angler to summon Legendary Kraken(2800/1700) the beast that Perseus was forced to face!"

Appearing in place of her set monster was a mighty behemoth in the form of a squid. It hovered in mid-air, its puckered tentacles ready to tear the flesh from any foe it faced. "Legendary Kraken's special ability is that it cannot be destroyed by battle and gains five hundred attack points when in battle with warriors and beast-warriors. Now, it attacks God of Necromancy!"

The tentacles snapped out, but instead of encountering the god it encountered a creature similar to Medusa but with a slightly different appearance. It exploded and particles bombarded Hikari, dealing her damage. "Although I may take damage, it puts us one step closer to defeating your God of Necromancy!" (HLP: 4300)

"Now I activate the special ability of Medusa. Whenever she switches modes I can destroy one monster on the field by turning it to stone, thereby removing it from the game. Medusa, use your fierce gaze and show God of Necromancy your power!" Medusa stood up straight and looked straight that mighty god, but stepping out in place of it was another gorgon which was turned to stone. (HLP: 4000)

"Thanks for that Eikyuu, because when her two sisters are in the removed from play pile Medusa gains one thousand attack and defense points. Next turn I have another attacker to go after your monsters. Until then, I'm done." The serpents of Medusa's hair hissed as her power increased.

Eikyuu motioned to his field, and one of his face down cards revealed itself for the first time. "I activate the continuous trap card Offerings of the Faithful. The servants of these gods will now offer up holy sacrifices, allowing me to draw one additional card each turn."

Two new cards appeared in his hand, and the whole group waited in suspense for him to make his move. He took one of the new cards and placed it on the field. A being of pure energy appeared in front of him, standing a dozen feet in height. "This is Deity of Empowerment(1000/1000) who also gains four hundred additional points from Divine Soldier."

"Now, the effects of Prayer Blessings and Deity of Empowerment activate. Deity of Empowerment once per turn increases my life points by half the total attack power of every divine monster on my field. Also I gain an additional fifteen hundred from Prayer Blessings." The group grimaced as power surged into Eikyuu's body, and his life points shot up far beyond the starting point. (ELP: 6200)

"It is time for your confidence to fall apart in face of the strength of these gods. All of your efforts are for naught against the power of these creatures. I therefore activate Might of Divinity, which will allow me to deal five hundred life points to each opposing player for every divine monster in play." The group watched in horror as energy exploded off of each of three divine monsters and shot towards them.

A powerful explosion covered their combined field. Smoke poured over it and the snow around the impact point of the blast melted away from the sheer heat of it. Eikyuu waved one hand and the smoke dissipated, revealing all of them on the ground, smoke rising from their bodies. (DLP: 4100, KLP: 2300, MLP: 2900, ALP: 4900, TLP: 2500, HLP: 2500)

Eikyuu motioned to Divine Soldier, and it began to charge straight at Burst Soul. "Divine Soldier will cut down your monster and make it as nothing."

"Not likely! I activate Waboku to prevent it from being destroyed!" Eikyuu titled his head to one side, and then placed his hand above his remaining face down card. It flipped up and a blast of blue energy shattered Waboku and covered all the face down cards on the field.

"Divine Right is a counter trap that can only be activated when a divine monster is in play. It negates the activation of any card in chain to the attack of a divine monster and prevents all other cards from being activated." Divine Soldier's blade cleaved straight through Burst Soul, eliminating their greatest advantage.

"God of Necromancy attacks Soul Archer." With no way to defend her monster and with nobody else able to defend it AB was simply forced to watch as a swarm of locusts poured over her monster and consumed it alive. When the locusts flew away all they left was a simple corpse. (ALP: 1800)

"Deity of Empowerment attacks the remaining face down monster on your field." AB grimaced as her set monster blew apart, leaving her field completely empty except for Breath of Life.

Eikyuu motioned with his hand and two of the remaining three cards he was holding blinked out of view from his hand and appeared in front of him in a bigger form. "Two cards face down. End turn."

Eikyuu's turn was over, but now they knew the extent of his power. If he drew another Might of Divinty, the duel would be essentially over. Dalin frowned, having understood the potential danger involved in facing a deck filled with divine monsters right from the start. 'Yet still something holds me back. Why am I unable to unleash my full strength? Could it be that I am...afraid?'

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Author's Notes: I know it seems slow in starting, but now that Eikyuu is in full swing the duel will heat up starting with the next chapter, trust me.

Review Response

G.O.T. Nick: Face to Mask...lol.

The White Mage: The chapter amount is uncertain. And no, the ritual is meant to take away mankind's free will.

WolfGeneral: Yeah, Eikyuu is a creepy guy just because of his attitude.

Time Mage: As you can clearly see Dalin started off with the best move possible since his opening hand consisted of four monsters and two magic cards. The thing with Taichi, Nick, and Drake will be explained soon.

VoidTemplar: Indeed you are correct. As for the stranger, his identity will be revealed in the third story.

Original Cards(If I put a TM next to a card, that means it was created by Time Mage who created Kai, if it has WG next to it, it was created by WolfGeneral)

Dalin: A Gathering of Angels, Ascended Man

Kirani: Effect Cancel

AB: Soul Archer, Burst Soul

Hikari: Legendary Kraken

Misuno: Breath of Undeath

Takuya: Weakening of Attack

Eikyuu: Prayer Blessings, Offerings of the Faithful, Deity of Empowerment, Might of Divinity, Divine Right

Drake: Ghost Magician

Taichi: Marionette Kuriboh, Mesmeric Kuriboh Plushy