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Chapter Twenty-Six: The Dimension Gate; Pt. 1
Davis and Asriel looked each other in the eye for just a moment before walking through the door. The steel door slid shut behind them, leaving them in pitch black. "Great...and now we can't see."
"Ah, no need to be so upset...after all, the fun is just getting started." Suddenly lights burst on all around them, bathing them in a heavy glow. The husband and wife duo flung up their arms to block out the sudden deluge of light that was close to blinding them.
"Welcome to the Inner Sanctum. It is a place that few have come before, and even fewer have left from. It is my one and only sanctuary, the place I feel closest to. Nowhere else in this world is even close to feeling like home...not like this is." As their eyes grew adjusted to the light they were able to take in exactly where it was that they were.
They were standing at the entrance to a massive circular room that seemed composed entirely out of black metal. It was similar to the previous room, only there was no plexiglass for spectators and nobody was in the room but them. But that wasn't the key point of the room.
Sitting in the center of the room on a large platform was a three dimensional pentagonal device of some sort. Its body was formed of what looked like living metal, with runes flowing all about it, never staying in the same spot for more than a mere moment. Flickering at the center was what looked like a head-sized portal. "It's...a gateway?"
"You guessed right Davis. This is in fact a Dimension Gate, and soon to be a very powerful one at that. Normally I wouldn't need one that's powerful, but for this little job I do need this amount of power. And it's taken me nearly twenty years to create it." The clomping of boots pulled Davis and Asriel's attention to the left.
Stepping out from behind the Dimension Gate was a tall figure of at least six feet. His features were mostly obscured by the brown ragged cloak that was wrapped around him. It barely covered his leather clad legs and booted feet. Peeking out from the top was a head of blonde hair, blue eyes, and a handsome face. Davis was aghast at the sight. "I...I know you!"
"You would Davis. Your wife on the other hand runs knights far too much to be able to recognize me. But a person like you? Now that doesn't surprise me at all." The blonde man snickered, stalking forwards until he stood between them and the nearly complete gateway.
Asriel turned to her husband and asked the obvious question. "How do you know this guy? Did you meet him before you met me and we just never saw him?"
Davis shook his head, still dumbstruck by this man's appearance. Finally he figured out exactly how to say it and plucked his deck from the duel tray, and then flicked through it until he found a card. He held it out to her, and she instantly gasped. "But...how?"
"I don't know...but somehow he's identical to this card. Survivor of the Different Dimension(1800/200). The story behind this card is that he was a warrior who traveled the dimensions for many years, unable to return home, but surviving the perils of dimensional travel for many years until he could one day reach home." As usual Asriel was impressed by her husband's knowledge of back stories created by Pegasus for cards.
The man laughed again and let the cloak fall away from his head, revealing a pale but handsome face. The tattered cloak hung around his shoulders, now revealing his leather clad body. "It's more than a story. Pegasus created the entire Dimension set after he met me, and that story...it's true. Because I am that warrior."
Asriel and Davis both backed up slightly, still not sure exactly how to take this new information. "But how is this possible?"
The dimensional warrior smirked and folded his arms across his chest. "Two thousand years ago I was a powerful warrior who defeated every opponent in my path. I challenged the government of my planet and threw it down beneath my feet. I became the sole ruler, unchallengeable...or so I thought. But then wizards gathered together and used their magic to hurl me into a different dimension."
He grimaced as he spoke, obviously dredging up bad memories. "For many years I struggled in that place between dimensions, fighting off strange creatures. But when I befriended a dragon that could travel the dimensions I was able to live long enough to meet the one who had become the lord of the at place, and he a master of dimensional traveler taught me how. So I began seeking my home dimension to return and gain revenge."
He sighed, shrugging his shoulders in a sort of irritated fashion. "Unfortunately they had sealed the gateway behind me, making travel to that dimension from outside impossible. So I've traveled the dimensions, trying to find a way back for all these years. And in this dimension I found the way, and now with this new magic I've picked up I'll complete my Dimension Gate and rip open the gateway between this dimension and mine."
"Oh. Well that's not really a big deal. So that's why you needed so much energy? If you needed it just to get home, why not ask people for energy instead of having it forcefully taken from them?" The immediate answer to Davis' question was plain laughter.
"Fool. You can't just tear through the dimensions like its nothing. You should know that just like with the dimension set of cards it requires precision to work properly. By ripping a hole in the dimensions I will destroy this world on my path home, and the rip will also obliterate my world. That's my revenge, crushing my entire dimension in the fabric of the different dimension!" He threw back his head and started laughing, and just as he did the gate behind him flickered.
He smirked as he looked back at it. "Perfect, it looks like more energy is being supplied. You see, the duels you engaged in were also supplying energy. The support itself is complete, now the last pieces of energy are needed to open it. And while my warriors face the others that have followed after you I shall crush you and them should they come...in a duel."
Davis and Asriel glanced at each other and nodded. As one they raised their duel disks and slid their decks into position. "We're in! It's time to duel!" (DLP: 500, ALP: 500)
The two duelists stared at their life points in horror, but before they could voice their complaints their opponent spoke up. "Since I will likely be facing several others of this group that is coming I feel it only fair to have it a gauntlet, where the duelists progressively have more life points, and hands start off just as the previous duelist had. As for me, well, I'll start with twenty-thousand life points."
Both of them grimaced, but knew there was no way of getting out of this. They had little choice but to duel or to let him just destroy both dimensions in an act of revenge. Asriel sneered as she drew her first five cards. "We'll kick your ass survivor, no matter how strong you were in your original dimension."
"You can't call me survivor. But you may call me Wayfinder, the name I was granted by the Lord of the Different Dimension. I left my old name behind long ago. Now, I shall begin this duel!" He raised his left arm and a silver and black duel disk materialized on his arm. Instantly he drew six cards. (WLP: 20000)
Wayfinder looked over his hand, and then slid three cards onto it. "I'll set two magic or trap cards face down. Then I set one monster on the field and end my turn. Best to start conservatively."
Asriel frowned even as she drew a card. He was talking about being conservative when they were the ones with five hundred life points while he had twenty thousand. "We'll show you that life points don't matter, we'll beat you anyways! I start with Command Knight(1200/1900)!"
An attractive female knight with a winged helmet shimmered out from her card, raising her blade. "This beautiful lady inspires all warriors on the battlefield, giving them a bonus of four hundred attack points. She gains it herself. Now, to defend her I'll set one card face down and end my turn."
Davis drew, and then looked over at Asriel, giving a determined look towards her knight. Understanding his meaning she simply nodded her head. "Go ahead Davis, take it away."
"Alright, since my wife says it's alright I'll sacrifice Command Knight to summon Dark Magician Girl(2000/1700)!" The blonde spellcaster jumped out onto the field and did a little spin, posing for them at the end of it.
Wayfinder watched Dark Magician Girl calmly, not impressed by her performance. "Your cocky now, but wait till you taste her wrath. Dark Magician Girl, Dark Magic Burning!" Streams of pink energy slammed into Wayfinder's set card over and over again, until at last a red haired man in leather armor emerged.
"You know my story and yet you attacked my monster anyways? Face the wrath of Dimensional Warrior(1200/800)'s effect! Now both monsters are removed from play!" Davis grimaced as the red-headed warrior tackled his blonde spellcaster, pulling her into the gateway behind Wayfinder.
Davis started to pick the card off his disk and reach for his pocket, but Wayfinder halted him before he got too far. "No need to be so hasty. My trap card Dimension Port is itself removed from the game, and then it sends all removed from play cards to my removed from play pile."
Dark Magician Girl was pulled out of Davis' hand and caught out of the air by Wayfinder. The dimension traveler snapped his fingers, making the card disappear. "Are you done making a fool of yourself?"
Davis grimaced, but he had little more that he could do. A cursory glance of the rest of his cards made him certain of the one move he could make. "I set two cards on my field. Your turn Wayfinder."
Wayfinder smirked at whatever he saw and then motioned to the sensor in front of his duel disk, designed to cause a card to eject from the cemetery. All that happened was his graveyard whined. "As you can see I have no cards in my grave. Perfect to play Dimension Distortion, summoning Dark Magician Girl(2000/1700) to my field!"
Davis gasped as his former monster appeared on his opponent's field, holding her staff up. She looked upset at having to be turned against Davis like this. "I can tell you care about your monsters, which makes it more amusing to kill you with them. Let's finish you off first. Dark Burning Attack!"
Asriel threw a desperate glance at her husband, but the look in his eyes said that he had the situation taken care of. "You won't get off on taking my monster like that so easily. Reveal Magister School, producing two Magister Tokens(500/500)!"
Two red-robed mages appeared, only for one of them to immediately be blown away by the spellcaster's attack. Davis slid a card off his deck according to the effect of his token. "When it leaves the field a Magister Token lets me draw a card."
"What a wonderful thing for you. End." Wayfinder gave an overly fake yawn and then lowered his hands to his sides, awaiting Asriel's move.
The blonde woman immediately threw her new card down onto her duel disk. "Gearfried the Iron Knight(1800/1600) come on out and give them a show!"
The iron armored warrior jumped out onto the field and slashed his bladed forearm rapidly through the air, creating a miniature cyclone. Davis applauded lightly, but Wayfinder just yawned slightly again. "If he's not good enough how about I upgrade him with this: Release Restraint! Now meet his ultimate form, Gearfried the Swordmaster(2600/2000)!"
Gearfried's armor shattered, revealing a buff warrior beneath. He had wild long black hair and was nearly nude, he also held a sword in one hand. "With this boost in strength I've got the power needed to defeat Dark Magician Girl. So, slay her!"
Wayfinder snorted in amusement and pointed to his face down card, which immediately shot a beam of light at Gearfried. The unarmored warrior stumbled backwards, but was unharmed. He attempted to run forwards, but he vanished before he made it two steps. "What was that?"
"That was my D.D. Ring, which removes one attacking monster from the game. And now your precious monster is in my removed from play pile, and out of reach from you. Isn't that cool?" Asriel scowled, but quickly realized that she had no more moves to make. Her turn was over.
Davis looked down at his two newly drawn cards, one from the Magister Token and another for the start of his turn. They were decent...and if he worked things right then they might also do the deed for them. "Asriel, I'll need your help soon. Can you do what I need?"
"Whatever it is, I'll back you up just like always. So, show him your power!" Davis nodded, encouraged by his wife's confidence in him.
"I'll do exactly that! Get ready to see my full power. Activate magic card, Stray Lambs!" Both Wayfinder and Asriel face-faulted as the two fuzzy colorful goats appeared on his field, floating harmlessly around with their lack of attack and defense points.
Wayfinder jerked back up and burst out laughing, while Asriel just glared at her husband. "If you talk about an ultimate move and showing your true power don't dissapoint me! How in the world are those little goats your true power?"
"Have a little faith okay? I'm working on that plan, that's why I need you to back me up. Speaking of which, back to that plan. The next step requires me to set this one card from my hand onto my field...and that's all for the preparations stage." Both Wayfinder and Asriel eyed him askance, but there was no point in questioning it.
Wayfinder frowned at his opponents, but seeing little else he could do than frown he chose merely to start his turn. He looked down at his drawn card and then placed it on the field of his duel disk. "This beast is a deadly one in the different dimension. Meet D.D. Crazy Beast(1400/1400)!"
A red skinned googly eyed beast roared as it hit the field, snarling at everything in its path. Dark Magician Girl plugged up her nose to block out the smell. "He's offensive, but effective since he removes any monster he destroys from the game. Speaking of which, he and Dark Magician Girl will destroy those little Stray Lambs(0/0)!"
The two monsters attacked, one lunging at a goat while the other blasted at the second one with magic. Davis threw a look over at Asriel, nodding once to show her what he meant. "Looks like it's my turn to step in. Reveal face down card, Negate Attack!"
The magic attack fizzled out, and D.D. Crazy Beast halted its run, then returned to where it had previously stood. Wayfinder grimaced at seeing his attempt at halting their progress go downhill. "Fine, I don't care. Take your turn little girl."
Asriel nodded and slipped a card off her deck. She tossed it down and a white and blue armored warrior emerged, holding a deadly looking sword in front of him. "Here's Blade Knight(1600/1000). He can't take Dark Magician Girl...yet, but he can take out D.D. Crazy Beast. But before I attack I have one thing to do."
Grinning she slid the last three cards onto her duel disk, each one materializing behind Blade Knight. "Since I have so few cards in my hand, in other words none, my Blade Knight gains four hundred attack points. So he'll do the job and finish off D.D. Crazy Beast!"
Blade Knight raised his sword, his attack points raising to two thousand, and then he leapt forwards. There was no worry about the attack since Wayfinder had no face down cards. Blade Knight slashed D.D. Crazy Beast in half, and then it was gone. "Oh no, I lost six hundred life points. Such a horror." (WLP: 19400)
Wayfinder snickered at the meager amount of damage that had been dealt to him. But Asriel still seemed satisfied by her actions. "All I have to do is my part. Now I guess it's time to see what Davis had intended when he played Stray Lambs."
Davis nodded and flicked a card off his deck. Then he pointed at a Wayfinder and smirked. "There's only one reason why a person would play Stray Lambs in place of Scapegoat, and that is the difference in them. Scapegoats cannot be sacrificed while Stray Lambs can!"
He slammed a card onto his duel disk, causing the two little sleeping goats to fade away. Suddenly they were replaced by a tall man in purple magician's robes with his arms crossed over his chest. "The master has arrived! Dark Magician(2500/2100) in attack mode!"
Wayfinder took a step back, looking at his single monster, the Dark Magician Girl who had five hundred less attack points. In addition he didn't have any magic or trap cards on his field. "Although it pains me to do this, I've got to. Dark Magic Attack!"
Dark Magician Girl blew apart, leaving Wayfinder's field completely empty. He grimaced and tossed the Dark Magician Girl to Davis who caught it and slid it into his graveyard. "Fine, you've done your damage and cleared your field. Now are you done?" (WLP: 18900)
"Didn't I say I was going to use my true power? Well let me show you what my true power can do. Go face down card, Dedication through Light and Dark! This lets me sacrifice Dark Magician to special summon Dark Magician of Chaos(2800/2600)!" The purple robed magician was instantly replaced by a leather clad and blue-skinned magician.
"Since my magic card was quick-play it's still the battle phase. In addition this monster's effect lets me pick up one magic card from my grave. Now, I attack you directly!" Wayfinder grimaced as his back was slammed into the gateway by the spellcaster's attack. (WLP: 16100)
Wayfinder reached for his duel disk, but Davis snapped his hand out so it rested just above his final face down card. "Go trap card, Call of the Haunted! This lets me revive one monster from my grave in attack mode, so Dark Magician returns! And since it's still the battle phase my Dark Magician also goes direct!"
The dimensional being was forced even harder against the gateway, his cloak tearing apart even more, further revealing his leather armor. He groaned and slammed his hand into the blast, knocking it aside. "You're stronger than I gave you credit for, but it doesn't matter." (WLP: 13600)
Davis shrugged and slid one card onto his duel disk. A magic card appeared in front of him, depicting a fancy ankh. "Monster Reborn you should recognize. It revives my Dark Magician Girl(2000/1700). But that was my main phase two, so I'll set one card and end."
Wayfinder drew. Then he paused as he looked over his four cards. Finally he burst out laughing. "It's been fun, but now it's over! Step one to your destruction, the magic card Storm of the Different Dimension! This removes all magic and trap cards in play from the game!"
A warp appeared above them, pulling all of their combined total four set cards into it. In addition Davis' Call of the Haunted went to the grave, and since it was gone his Dark Magician had to go to the cemetery. "Dimension Port puts all your removed cards in my pile."
Both duelists tossed them their cards, not feeling quite as confident as they had previously. Although the chances of Wayfinder summoning something able to beat even Dark Magician Girl in this turn was slim. Davis was still slightly bothered. 'My Magister School is gone now, and I could use the extra cards. But I had too many monsters on the field when it was removed to be able to chain it.'
Davis and Asriel looked at each other, and then returned to watching Wayfinder. Wayfinder snapped up another card from his hand, but halted when two people walked in through the door. One had red hair and the other had golden blonde hair. "Ah, Daniel Pilkington and Ryu Zaytel. Impressive that you defeat opponents intended to counter your fusion strategies."
Daniel and Ryu exchanged looks with the two duelists currently playing. Davis just shrugged and offered an explanation. "Hey Daniel. He's an evil interdimensional warrior trying to get home by taking people's energies and ripping apart the dimensions which will destroy our dimension and his home dimension as an act of revenge. We're dueling him in a gauntlet match, so if we lose you'll take our places with our fields and our hands, and you start with low life points."
The two newcomer duelists blinked, but shrugged at this explanation. Daniel offered his own point of view. "Yeah, but you two are good enough to defeat this guy. A handful of direct attacks will end him."
Wayfinder cleared his throat, and then pointed to his duel disk, indicating that he had over thirteen thousand life points. Daniel just grimaced, realizing that it wouldn't be as easy as anticipated. "Now, back to the duel. Next I play Dimensional Lightning, discarding one card from my hand to remove all of your face up monsters from play!"
Golden lightning arced across the field, slamming into each of their monsters. The three monsters cried out and then vanished as if they were nothing. "Of course Dimension Port gives me your monsters."
They tossed him the three cards, leaving their fields completely empty. But although they were worried it didn't seem like it would be too big a problem since he had no field and just one card in his hand. "Think you're safe with just five hundred life points? Don't be so sure! Activate Monster Returned!"
Both Asriel and Davis paled as the leather-clad magician known as Dark Magician of Chaos descended to the field, twirling his staff in his hands. "Since Monster Returned special summoned him from out of play I now pick up one magic card from my grave. So Monster Returned activates again, giving me Dark Magician Girl(2300/1700)!"
The attractive female spellcaster lowered onto the field, standing next to Dark Magician of Chaos. She looked sad at once again having to face off against her former master. "Since you've got nothing in play and so few life points I'll end you now. Double direct attack!"
Twin blasts of magic slammed into the two duelists, hurling them backwards. Ryu darted forwards and caught them both using his demonic speed. Light flowed from their bodies, making them turn very pale. That energy flowed into the gateway, making the portal in the center grow larger. "Their energy has aided me. Now, you two may step forwards and duel!"
Ryu and Daniel frowned, and then Ryu set the two other duelists against the far wall, where they watched with lidded eyes, weak but not unconscious. "We'll take it from here. And I will begin." (DLP: 0, ALP: 0)
Ryu drew, but because he was replacing Asriel and she hadn't had any cards in her hand he was automatically topdecking. "Let's see just how much I have to work with."
He looked at his drawn card, then slid it onto his duel disk. Then he held up his disk in order to check the life point counter. He grimaced slightly, but knew that he couldn't do anything about it. "That's all? So be it." (RLP: 1000)
He nodded to Daniel, who instantly drew a card, giving him a grand total of four cards in his hand. Three of them were from Davis' deck, but one was from his. He just had to make sure he could make good use of them. "You use dimensional cards is that right?" (DLP: 1000)
"That's right. I, Wayfinder, am the person who had the dimensional set of cards created by Pegasus. Therefor I am their master, and none can defeat me when I use them." Daniel smirked as he looked over his hand of four cards, obviously not impressed.
"You the master? I've faced the real Dimension Duelist before, and believe me, you're nothing compared to him. And in a few short turns I guess we'll prove that to you. But for now I just set these two cards on the field." A monster and a magic or trap card appeared face down, protecting him.
"That's all." With that little move his turn was now over, and it was up to Wayfinder to make a move. But he too was top decking, and there was no telling just how good he was at it.
Wayfinder snarled as he snapped up a card. He glared at Daniel and held it up, sending a burst of wind at Ryu's set, which vanished. It popped out of his duel disk and into Wayfinder's hands where it disappeared. "Dimension Cyclone removes one magic or trap card on the field from the game. But it also gives you five hundred life points." (RLP: 1500)
He motioned to his two monsters, who were now readying themselves for a single strike. "You think to challenge my mastery over the different dimension? No Dimension Duelist is my better, and I'll prove it by crushing you here and now! First though, Dark Magician Girl attacks Ryu and finishes him off!"
The Dark Magician Girl raised her staff and pointed it at the dragon demon. He held steady despite his completely empty field, ready to face the attack. "Dark Burning Attack!"
Streamers of pink light burst out of the end of the magician girl's staff, heading directly towards Ryu. If it struck then his life points would be reduced to nothing...
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Next Chapter:The Dimension Gate; Pt. 2
Author's Notes: This took longer than expected because of stuff, but now here it is. And just a handful of chapters remain before the end of this story. So look out, because now Daniel and Ryu step up to the plate in order to defeat Wayfinder and his dimension strategy!
Review Responses
Time Mage: Ascended Man has a superior effect. Its effect activates no matter how it goes to the grave while Ascending Man's only works when it is destroyed in battle. There's a reason behind Horakti's difference, it's the summoning method. Also there was no Banafor vs Sol because the match-up would have been pointless.
WolfGeneral: Yep, go Horakti.
John: Poor brain.
G.O.T. Nick: We didn't get to see the final Dark God because it hasn't been revealed yet in Yu-Gi-Oh R, that's all. Once again, the Inner Sanctum is this thing.
The White Mage: When summoned by In His Name the Horakti cannot have its attack halted in any manner whatsoever, so it's an unstoppable Instant Win attack that costs all but one of your life points. The fusion method is the same monster, but it can have its attack stopped and doesn't cost lp to attack. Quite simple, just Dalin never explained it when he used In His Name because he was almost dead at the time.
Original Cards:WG(WolfGeneral), TM(Time Mage), G(Gryphinwyrm7)
Wayfinder: Dimension Port, D.D. Ring(WG), Storm of the Different Dimension, Dimension Lightning, Monster Returned(WG), Dimension Cyclone(WG)
Davis: Magister School
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