Viper Drew her next card, and said, "I play Card of Sanctity, allowing for us both to draw up to six cards."
Aaron drew his cards, and looked at the gleam in his opponents eyes.
I wonder what she's got planned; no dinosaur or reptile in the game has the attack power to destroy the Masked Beast on its own. But then again, I've been seeing a lot of cards I've never seen before.
"I play The Poison Altar Ritual!" She said, as a large golden Cobra head appeared before her. The large fanged orifice was flowing with brown venom.
"I sacrifice my Gogiga Gagagigo to summon my Soldier of Apophis!" She called out, as she threw the card in to her graveyard, and played from her hand the ritual monster.
The altar began to turn into liquid, but emerging from it was a monster decked out in ancient armor, colored gold and emerald green. Many fangs of large snakes sprouted up from the arm guards, knees, and a web of 16 serpents on its back. Its helmet was that of a great snake, with pulsing red eye sockets. It carried many swords, 2 hilts on its left and right, as well as a pair on its back. Each had a small snake face on the end. (3300/2100).
"That's not good!" Jordan called out.
"Next I set two cards, and play Monster Reborn, and Bring back Gogiga Gagagigo!"
Aaron's eyes focused hard, as the large reptile appeared on the field with a deafening roar. (2950/2800).
"Now its time I make you pay dearly Aaron! Apophis, Snake Fang Strike!!!"
Aaron watched as the Soldier's arms moved at high speed, the hilts vanished from their scabbards and the soldier looked like he carried six arms!
Aaron raised his arm, as the Masked Beast was sliced and Diced, exploding into dust. (4800).
"Now Furious Claw Crush!!" she commanded. Her G7 pulled back its monstrously large arm, and swung with incredible force, annihilating Gearfried in one blow.
Aaron's life points plunged again. (3650)
"And finally, Gilasaurs, your turn!" She called out, as the raptor dove straight for Aaron.
Aaron focused his Rema, forming a wall of energy to intercept the monster as it smashed into it at full speed. (2250)
"That ends my turn, and as long as my monster remains on the field, you lose 1000 life points at the start of your turn."
"Any thing else that thing does?" Aaron asked, as his life points dropped to 1250.
"Yes, as long as I don't have a hand, he is unaffected by Magic or traps cards that target him."
Great, that means if I draw a monster destruction card, it won't work, she wasted her hand last turn.
"Aaron looks like he's been backed into a corner." Josh stated.
"Well he's got a full hand now from her Sanctity card, maybe he drew something he can use." Sarah said.
Aaron looked at his hand. If you only knew, but I'm still missing a piece, and I still can't use it this turn with out some help.
Aaron looked at his deck. I've got to find out what her facedown cards are, and use what I got to beat her. With those monsters of hers staring me down, I don't think I'll going to make it in battle. I have nothing left in my deck that can beat them. I can't lose; I've got too much riding on this. I have to win, for her!
Just then, the top card of his deck started shining, pulsating, changing. What is this feeling? It's like the card is being born or something.
Viper on the other side was shocked, Oh no! His feelings are creating a card!
I don't know what this is, but this is my last shot! "DRAW!" Aaron called out, drawing his card, and looked at it in his hand.
"What did you draw?" She demanded.
"Some payback, First I play my Pot of Greed, allowing me two more cards." He said, drawing 2 more.
A bright grin appeared on his face, "Now I play the Magic Card, On Iron Wings!" He called out as he threw the card into his brace.
Paul and Jacob focused hard to read the text on the card as it appeared on the field. It had an image of an array of metal wings spread out.
"This card allows me to select one monster on the field and return it to the owner's deck, and in return, it allows me to special summon a monster equal to the level of the monster returned from my hand or deck."
"So what? You can't return my Soldier back to my deck."
"True, but that's not my target! I choose to return your Gagagigo!" He said, as a metal plate flew from his card and strapped itself to the back of the giant monster, the plate burst open with 8 metal angel wings.
The monster roared one last time before it changed back into a card and flew off the field.
"And now I choose to summon this!" He said drawing a card from his deck.
The metal plate appeared again, but once it spread open, the creature attached to it roared to life.
"My Tyrant Dragon!" He called out, (2900/2500). Aaron's dragon roared as it took to the skies and floated above in the playing field.
What's the point in that move? He can't beat my monster with that, but if he manages to raise its attack power, I'll lose my best card; I have to draw his attention away from it!
"I activate my Embodiment of Apophis!" She called out, as both her trap cards flipped up.
Emerging from each was a purple monster. Dressed in Egyptian armor, they were snakes bearing fanged shields and swords. Hissing as they slithered about on the floor, they had humanoid heads on top of their necks, but another serpent one sprouting out from their backs. (1600/1800).
Aaron looked, and grinned, Perfect, but I better get this right. I only get one shot.
"I now summon Makyura the Destructor to the field in attack mode."
Aaron slammed the monster down on the field, and appearing on the field was a tall man, dressed in white pants, a purple and yellow armored jacket, a jagged purple waist guard and shoulder guards. On both of its black gloved arms were guards with 3 sharp claws sticking out. Its head was faceless, save for the golden eye in the center, with a sharp metal wing that wrapped around the back of its head, complete with a bat like ornament sprouting from the top of its head. (1600/1200).
I could just finish the duel now, but I'm going to avenge my monsters she destroyed.
"Tyrant Dragon Attack with Inferno Fire Stream!" He called out, as the dragon raised back its head, and released a powerful stream of flame. The blaze ignited both Gilasaurs and the Balloon Lizard!
Viper was confused, but glad as her life points dropped to 5900.
"Nice move kid, but my Balloon Lizard has been on my field for 4 turns, it now can take away 1600 life points so you loose!"
"Not quite! I play Mystik Wok!" Aaron said, slamming the card into his brace, and a large pot appeared.
"By sacrificing my Makyura to the graveyard, I can gain his attack points and add them to my life points, saving me from your balloon, but that's not all."
The monster was boiled and vaporized, but then Aaron's hand of cards began to glow.
"For when he goes to the graveyard, I'm allowed to play one Trap card from my hand, and it is the end for you!"
"Impossible, No Trap can beat my Soldier!"
"I didn't say your soldier, I said you! Activate Trap Card!"
He threw it into his brace, a large board appeared on the field. It was an Ouija Board, with a blue doll hand holding the needle, and it was pointing at the letter F. Appearing in a blaze of blue fire appeared a specter holding a letter F.
"Destiny Board!" all the members of the DDL called out.
"What's the matter?" Ashley asked.
"Destiny Board is an instant win combo. When all five letters are on the field; automatic victory is given to the user." Kuro said.
"But it has never been done before, the combo is virtually impossible to win with." Amy said.
"Until now." Paul said, as Aaron began to load cards into his brace.
The needle began floating across the board, following it appeared the letters I, N, and A.
Viper's eyes had shrunk to beads, she looked up to Aaron, who only had one card left in his hand.
"This duel is done you witch." He said, throwing the last card into his brace.
In a burst of Blue flame emerged a bright letter L.
"Impossible!" She screamed.
"Nothing is when you have some one at the end of the line waiting for you, taste the true power of my deck! FINAL DESTINY!!!"
The letters began to fly towards her as they spun around her. They surrounded her in a pentagram formation, with scouring lines of blue fire connecting them. The letters fueled up the flames as they buried her in a torch of roaring blue fire!
Aaron panted, the Destiny board had cost him the better portion of what remained of his Rema, but he knew now, it was over.
The energy barrier surrounding him blew apart as the destiny board vanished, and Viper was no more.
"Aaron!" He heard as a pair of arms wrapped around his waist.
"Nice job out there Rookie." Jordan said, still as Archfiend.
"It was a breeze." He laughed.
At that moment he felt something, something twanged in the back of his mind. He looked over his shoulder and couldn't believe what he saw; Apophis was still standing, while Viper and everything else had disappeared.
"Guys we got a problem!"
"Yes you do, DIE!!!" Viper called out, inside the Soldier!
The DDL members stood in front of Aaron, "Don't worry Aaron, let us handle this." Jacob said, his mirrors beginning to glow with energy.
"Ha, what can your rabble do to me?"
"Well for one we do have you out numbered 7 to 1." Ancient Elf pointed out.
"Make that 10." A voice called out.
Aaron looked over his shoulder and saw Don Zaloog, Neo and Dark Fire Soldier coming in through a broken window.
"Sorry we're late; Chuck missed the Exit on the freeway." Nick smirked.
"No matter, I have more power than all of you put together!" Viper hissed, drawing her two blades from the hilts on her back. Purple, vile fluid trickled from the blades, seeping like oil onto the gym floor.
"I guess you'll just have to prove it." Vaurnut said, as he and Jordan dove in first.
"Venom Saber Slash!" She called out as twin waves of dark energy shot towards them.
"Needle Shockwave!" "Soul Scepter Flare!"
Lily and Elf fired their attacks at her's, dispersing the energy as the two soldiers dove in for the kill.
She took off across the floor as the two slammed their blades where she once stood, heading straight for Aaron and Ashley.
Just then Breaker dove in front of her swinging his glowing blade, "Hi, there!"
Viper flipped as Paul's blade missed her by a fraction of an inch. Sailing over his head, she prepared to slice Aaron and Ashley in two!
Just then, a giant golden fist smashed her right in the face, sending her flying backwards.
"And he shoots it out of the park." Josh chuckled.
Flowing her path downwards was Kuro, as she began to change forms, as this time she became a Harpy, but this ones face was slimmer, and held a mane of orange hair, as she dove in to slash at the monster in the armor.
Aaron looked at the terrorified Ashley at his side, then he looked at his duel brace. I've got to get back to Gearfried, but…
Kuro slashed at the armor, but her razor sharp claws broke like a wine glass against the armor. She cried out in a sound that resembled a beast that had suffered a mortal injury.
She began falling, as Viper landed on the floor, and began charging towards them again.
Paul, Sarah, Amy, Jordan, Nick, Josh, and the others tried to intercept her, but she was moving too fast!
Just then, a pair of strong hands grabbed a hold of Kuro, and a trio of small feet tripped Viper.
Kuro looked to see that it was Freed the Wanderer, "You still alive?" Vic asked.
"I'll manage," she stated.
Viper looked to see she was surrounded by The Cat's Ear Tribe.
"Sorry, we're late. We can't drive yet," one of them said to Aaron.
Aaron had a small smirk on his face, "Nice to see you here."
Vic and Kuro dropped from the ground as Chuck and Paul swung their blades at her, and the Cat's dove in around her as well, claws and blades at the ready.
Viper bounded up from the floor, straight into the air. Kuro and Vic were caught in her wake as they both crashed to the floor.
Viper pulled back her blades, they begun glowing bright red.
"PRISM FOCUS!!!" Reflect Bounder started firing rounds of energy blasts, trying to break her armor open.
But her armor was too strong; she swung her blades at Aaron and Ashley.
"Needle Shockwave!" "Spell Saber Flare!"
Amy and Paul fired their energies at her, shooting her against the roof.
The energy waves from Viper shot down at the speed of a bullet, but Don and Elf pushed them out of the way as the floor blew apart!
"This is getting ridiculous. We aren't even scratching her!" Nick growled.
Aaron got up, and looked at Ashley, "I'm gonna stay and fight, I think it'd be better for you to get out of her as fast as you can, she wants me, and I can't let you get hurt for me."
"But what about you?" She asked.
"I got it under control, I'll be out as soon as I can." He said, giving her a peck on the cheek. Ashley looked at him with teary eyes, but she nodded her head and took off for the door.
Aaron looked at her go, and closed his eyes, This is it.
He took Gearfried out of his graveyard, and looked at Viper, as she landed back on the ground.
"SPIRIT MERGE!!!" He called out as he swung the card onto the brace, and he erupted in a wave of Rema.
The energy dispersed, leaving Aaron as Gearfried once more.
The gymnasium was falling apart from the fires and damage from both the DDL and the monsters. Viper was gripping her blades with strength of 20 men, as there handles began to crack from the pressure.
"Everyone ready?" Neo called out. All the members of the DDL faced Viper with all their powers united.
"GO!!!" They called out as they charged forward, it was do or die.
Viper's arms sped up till they appeared to have branched into six, and she flew towards them at incredible speed.
Nick was up first. He broke out his blades, and was swinging at equal speed.
"Not good enough!" She shouted as she swung her foot into his side and sent him flying cross the room.
Jordan's blade burned with black fire, as Chuck's glowed with light.
"Saber of Light!!!"
"Noir Inferno Fissure!" They swung there blades as shockwaves of energy flew straight for her.
She puffed them out with a pair of swings; the resulting shockwaves sent Neo and Archfiend sprawling against the wall.
Kuro and Vic ran up close, preparing to strike close range and sever her head.
"I don't think so!" She hissed, as she spun in place, her fangs spun along with her, slicing away at the two of them and throwing them to the floor with large scrapes and cuts.
Breaker and The Cats dove in, Paul with his shield was out stretched as he charged his blade for a blast at close range. Vaurnut's blades burned with natural flames, and burned with brilliant fury. Josh's golden fists glowed as he prepared to strike.
Gearfried's blade glowed with what energy he still had, Jacob's damaged mirrors hummed with energy. Lily's Needle was overflowing with power, and Sarah's staff head was burning red.
"Delta Saber Strike!"
"Shadow Thrust!"
"Iron Fierce!"
"Needle Shockwave!"
"Flame Saber Incineration!"
"Soul Scepter Flare!"
"Halo Burst!"
The volley of attacks shot from the remaining warriors, but Viper's blades gleamed brightly.
"SNAKE FANG STRIKE!" she called out as she swung with all her strength. The resulting force blew away the power behind their attacks and sent them crashing to the floor.
"Ha ha ha! Is this all the infamous Dark Dragon League can muster to defeat one Daikai?" She cackled.
"Don't count us out yet!"
She looked to see Aaron's form lifting itself off the ground, the jeweled portions of him were flashing brightly.
"So what are you going to do? You know you can't win on your own."
"How right you are," he said. His body began to flash with incredible force, but he wasn't the only one.
"I may have been the first, but I won't be the last!" He said, as his form began to grow, and strengthen.
On the floor, two more were glowing brightly as they began to ascend as well.
"Prepare yourself Viper, this is going to be the last battle."
To be continued…