Alright, the last chapter of the Duel. I'm not gonna say much so we get on with this story!

And so, without further ado, I present chapter three of:

The Element Duelists!

The Final Test

Luke looked the huge Paladin up and down. "So this will be the Final test…" They had defeated Jordon and now were ready to defeat Derek, but that huge 4900 ATK paladin was in the way. "Looks like it's going down."

"Yeah right!" Derek hissed menacingly, "This is the ultimate paladin! You can't beat even if you played your strongest monsters!"

Michael wasn't the happiest person in the world right about now. "I'll play my spirit card, Don Zaloog in defense and end my turn (1400/1500) and set a card face-down. Turn over." He sighed.

"We'll see about that… "Luke said quietly as he drew a card. "Alright! I'll play Brako the Fire Wizard in defense mode (1700/1600) and then I set one card face-down and end my turn."

"Try all you want but you can's stop my last paladin. I draw!" Derek roared as a card flew to his hand. "Alright, I'm playing a magic card called Paladin's call. This means that because I have a Light warrior on the field I get to draw two cards." He looked at the two he drew and smiled. "All right, I'm playing one card face-down and activating Paladin's sheathe!" A sheathe appeared around the last paladin's belt.

"This lets me add 1500 attack power to my Arthur! (6400/3900) Oh, and did I ever mention that my Arthur has trample!"

Uh…" Luke stared.

Michael had had enough "Ok, I'm using my facedown card, Cursed Fortress! This will, because I have a dark on the field, let me stop all damage to my LP for two turns."

"Tch." Derek said, frowning, "A feeble attempt to save yourselves. Alright fine, you get 2 turns. But Luke doesn't!" He stared at Luke, "Feel the last paladins sword!"

The paladin charged, sword raised high, ready to strike down Luke's wizard. Suddenly a smile appeared on Luke's face. "Funny it's called the Last Paladin, isn't it?" Luke's trap flipped up and a huge bazooka appeared in Brako's arms, "This is called Pzycho's flare bazooka." Derek was looking at him in a bored yet interested expression. "This, because I have a fire on the fiel-"

"Let me guess," Derek interrupted coldly "It's just like your friends fortr-"

"Wrong." Luke interrupted back. "It'll destroy your attacking monster and a quarter of it's ATK to your Life Points!"

Derek's face shook as he saw the bazooka prepared to fire. "As my revenge-wanting Flame Commander would tell his troops," He paused for one moment to take in Derek's face before muttering the words. "Fire." The flare crashed into the paladin with a burst of fire, destroying not only Derek's monster but his LP.

Luke's LP: 1450

Michael's LP: 1250

Derek's LP: 0000

"This must be a mistake…" Derek said hopelessly.

"Sorry bud, we won." Michael laughed as he gave Luke a smile. "Well, are you ready?"

"I've been for a long time." Luke smiled as the virtual cards faded. "Let's go!" They charged off down the street now as light as air. We're no longer trash. Luke smiled. "Now let's go tell the gang!"

Meanwhile in a Secret hideout…

"So the paladin boy lost, I assume?" A voice hissed from behind a chair.

"Yes, and the preparations are complete. Soon, there will be no Element Duelists, but only one Element Duelist." said another man who had just entered the dark room. There were no lights on, as usual, just as the boss always wanted them, and only a few desks and chairs in a couple organized spots in the large room.

"Good. My decks have been made from only the best." The man in the chair hissed louder, "They will feel the power of all the elements crushing them down, even their own. There will be no survivors."

"I leave the rest to you." the man who had just entered bowed and left that dark place. The boss always gave him the creeps.

Wha-ha-ha-ha-ha! Who is the man behind the seat (gotta love the name) and will he succeed with his evil plan? Now that you mention it, what is his evil plan?

Hope you enjoyed this, if you did, please review, and if you didn't, well, review anyway. Find the answers to all the above questions in the next chapter of:

The Element Duelists!

Luigi777, signing off.