Chapter 43: Gateway into Dark World Part 2

After the first round of duels had finished, the second round could begin. Up first was Chazz and Bastion against Sillva and Goldd, the Wu-lord and Warlord of Dark World respectively.

"So, these are our next opponents? And here I thought this would be worth my time."

"Don't be so cocky, Goldd. After all, it was a pair of humans that took down our top general, Zure."

"Zure is a weakling, as are they."

Chazz and Bastion just rolled their eyes, having heard it all by now.

"Whatever. Get ready, because we're about to Chazz you up!"

DUEL!

Sillva/Goldd: 8000

Bastion/Chazz: 8000

"I'll take the first turn. I set one monster face down, along with two other cards. I end my turn."

"Very well. I'll begin with the spell card, Double Summon! First, I summon Harvest Angel of Wisdom (1800/1000) in attack mode! Next, I'll tribute him to summon Airknight Parshath (1900/1400) in attack mode. Next, I'll activate Mystical Space Typhoon to get rid of your face down on the left."

Sillva snarled as his Sakeretsu Armor was blown away.

"Now then, Parshath attack his facedown monster!"

The centaur charged, stabbing the revealed Scarr right through the chest, destroying it.

Sillva/Goldd: 6400

"When Scarr is destroyed by battle, I can add a level 4 or lower Dark World Monster to my hand. I choose my Bronn."

"That's funny, because when Airknight deals you damage, I can draw a new card. I set two cards face down and end my turn."

"You may have drawn first blood, but we will be the victors in the end! I activate my spell card, Dark World Dealings! Say goodbye to your Airknight!"

"I activate Magic Jammer. Now by discarding one card, your spell is destroyed, and my Knight is safe."

Goldd growled, before setting a card face down to end his turn.

"So much for being superior. You're all talk!"

"Why you- just try and attack me!"

"With pleasure, but just to make sure you don't pull any fast ones on me I activate Cold Wave! Now none of us can activate or set spell or trap cards until our next turn."

"What?!"

"And just to put more pressure on you, enjoy my X-Head Cannon! Now both of our monsters will attack you directly!"

The two generals of Dark World shielded themselves as their life points plummeted.

Goldd/Sillva: 2700

"I've put you through enough misery, so I'll end my turn."

Sillva sighed in annoyance. The card he had drawn could do nothing for them, and he had no way to set up protection. He could only hope Goldd's face down could help them.

"I summon Zure, Knight of Dark World (1800/1500) in attack mode. That ends my turn."

"And this marks the end of the duel. First, I activate Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy your face down."

"No, my Sakeretsu Armor!"

"Next, I summon Neo Parshath, the Sky Paladin (2300/2000)!"

"Hold up, you need to sacrifice another monster!"

"Ordinarily, yes, but I can special summon him by tributing my original Parshath."

"Hah, go ahead and attack! We'll still have enough life points after you attack to make a comeback."

"Goldd, you fool! He can still normal summon!"

"I suggest you listen to your partner, for I now summon Harvest Angel of Wsdom! Now Neo Parshath, attack his Zure!"

The holy angel emitted a bright light, vanquishing the dark warrior as he screeched in pain.

Goldd/Sillva: 2200

"And like the original, Neo Parshath also lets me draw a card, not that it'll matter in the end. Harvest Angel, X-Head Cannon, attack him directly!"

Sillva and Goldd watched in horror as their defeat rapidly approached them. When the attacks hit, they were sent flying away.

Sillva/Goldd: 0000

Bastion/Chazz win!

Chazz scoffed as he and Bastion returned to their seats.

"Some big deal they were. I only played two cards the entire duel."

"Indeed. Perhaps these Dark World monsters aren't as strong as they claim to be."

"Gee, you think?

A while later, it was Jaden and Alexis's turn to duel again. This time, their opponents were the rulers of Dark World themselves, Bronn and Reign-beaux.

"Great, not more of these freaks!"

"Don't be overconfident, worm! Our dueling skills are far superior to our underlings!"

"Indeed. Now then, prepared to be crushed!"

"We'll see about that. Ready, Jay?"

"You know it."

GAME ON!

Alexis/Jaden: 8000

Bronn/Reign-Beaux: 8000

"I'll make the first move. I'll start by summoning Etoile Cyber in attack mode. Next, I activate my spell card Quick Rush! Now, even though its the first turn, Etoile Cyber can attack you directly!"

"What?!"

"And it gets worse. When she attacks directly, she gains 500 attack points. Let them have it!"

Alexis's ballerina leapt up, crashing down into Bronn with a hard kick to his jaw.

Bronn/Reign-Beaux: 6300

"Get up, you fool! We haven't even started our turn and they're already ahead!"

"I'll end my turn with two cards face down. Your move."

Bronn picked himself up, cursing under his breath.

"You'll pay for that! And to make sure you do, I summon myself, Bronn, Mad King of Dark World! And now my doppelganger will show your ballerina what for!"

"Not after I activate Double Pase! Now your attack becomes a direct attack, but Etoile Cyber can attack you directly in turn!"

Etoile Cyber jumped, allowing Bronn to attack her master while she attacked their opponents.

Bronn/Reign-Beaux: 4600

Jaden/Alexis: 6200

"You may think you're clever, but you just made things worse for yourself! When I inflict battle damage to you, I can discard one card, which I will."

"Oh man, I know where this is going."

"That's right. Please welcome back, Goldd, Wu-Lord of Dark World! Now my Goldd, attack her Etoile Cyber!"

The Golden demon slashed Alexis's monster in half with his axe, forcing her and Jaden to shield themselves from the back blast of energy.

Jaden/Alexis: 5100

"That's enough pain for now. I'll set one card face down and end my turn."

"Don't worry Lex, I've got this. And to start, I activate my Polymerization! Now I fuse Elemental Hero Sparkman and Clayman together in order to summon Elemental Hero Thunder Giant! And since I've still got a normal summon, I'm gonna bring out Elemental Hero Neos Alius! Next, by discarding one card from my hand to the graveyard, Thunder Giant will take out your Wu Lord!"

Jaden's fusion monster created a ball of electricity which he threw at the stronger fiend, electrocuting it to death.

"Now attack his King!"

The giant then turned to the skeletal ruler's double and unleashed bolts of electricity on it, frying it until it exploded.

Bronn/Reign-Beaux: 4000

"Now Neos Alius, attack them directly!"

Jaden's smaller hero leapt into the fray, punching and kicking the demonic rulers until they were down.

Bronn/Reign-beaux: 2100

"Oh yeah, now we're cooking! I'll end my turn there."

Reign-Beaux growled menacingly as he drew his next card. Looking down at it, he couldn't help but smirk wickedly.

"Your fate is sealed. I activate my Partner's face down, The Forces of Darkness! This lets me take the Bronn and Goldd in our graveyard and add them to my hand. Next, I summon Snipe Hunter (1500/600)!"

"So what? He only has 1500 attack points. Both of my monsters could take him out easily."

"Now now, you should never judge a book by its cover. By discarding one card, I can roll a six sided die. And if I land on anything other than a 1 or a 6, one of your cards is destroyed!"

"What? But that's a two-in-three chance! How is that fair?"

"Its not. Go, doom roulette!"

The roulette on Snipe Hunter's gun span round and round before landing on a 2. One shot from his gun was all it took to take out Thunder Giant.

"And since the card I discarded was Goldd, he gets to come back for round 2. Now, I activate Snipe Hunter's effect again!"

This time the roulette landed on 5, and Neos Alius bit the dust.

"Come forth, Sillva! Now my three fiends, attack them directly and end this duel!"

The three fiends leapt forward and launched their attacks, covering Jaden and Alexis's side of the field in dust. Reign-Beaux cackled at his victory.

"That'll teach you worms to know your...huh?"

But when the dust had settled, Jaden and Alexis were still standing, tired but not out yet.

Jaden/Alexis: 1300

"What? But how?!"

"Simple. When your Goldd attacked, I banished the Necro Gardna I sent to the graveyard via Thunder Giant's effect to negate your attack. Better luck next time!"

Seeing that his plot for victory was foiled, Reign-beaux ended his turn.

"Next turn, you're dead meat!"

"Then its a good thing there won't be one. I activate Machine Angel Ritual, sending Cyber Angel Idaten to the graveyard to ritual summon Cyber Angel Benten! And when Idaten is tributed, all ritual monsters gain 1000 attack points (1800-2800)! Now Idaten, attack his Wu Lord!"

Idaten swung her staff around before ramming it into Goldd, shattering him into pixels.

Bronn/Reign-beaux: 1600

"But that's not all. When Benten destroys a monster by battle, you lose life points equal to its defense points!"

Benten then turned her staff on Reign-beaux, piercing his armor as he cried out in pain.

Bronn/Reign-beaux: 200

"We're...still in this..."

"Not for long, because I'll end this duel with Final Flame, dealing you 600 points of damage. That's all, folks!"

Bronn and Reign-Beaux cried out in pain as the flames hit them, burning away the last of their life points.

Bronn/Reign-beaux: 0000

Jaden/Alexis win!

Alexis sighed wearily as she turned off her duel disk, her energy spent.

"Good moves, Alexis! We really had them on the ropes."

"Thanks, Jay. Couldn't have done it without you."

Just then, a large shadow fell over them. Looking up, they saw a large, alien space ship hovering over them.

"What is that?"

"I don't know, but it can't be good."

Just then, the space ship emitted several strange beams down to the ground. Jaden and Alexis, and their friends soon found themselves being pulled up into the spacecraft.

"What's going on?"

"Looks like we're about to find out."

With all of its captives aboard, the spaceship flew off for its home base.