Della
Della yawned and slowly pushed herself up in her bed. The early light of Helios shone through her window, warming her face. She heard birds chirping softly outside in the gardens outside of the inn. She sniffed the air. It smelled sweet. Celeste was probably making that stack of sweet apple pancakes just as she promised the night before she tucked Della into bed. Della smiled and flipped to her back. She raised her hand to examine the new, iridescent polish on her fingernails. It was a gift from Celeste, who started becoming quite motherly towards her. She presented her with new sleepwear before bed, but it got so stuffy in the night that Della had to take off her pants and sleep in her underwear. It was still pretty hot this morning. Della's body was soaked in perspiration. Her hair was sticky and clung to her face.
Good thing she and Jaden had separate rooms, not that it mattered; for his snoring could be heard through the walls. Celeste, who slept downstairs, would pound the ceiling with a broom sometime in the night, yelling at Jaden to turn over or something. She felt bad that they would soon be leaving her. To be honest, she rather liked staying at the inn in this beautiful countryside. She read in her books that the Faircourt Estates, a separate nation of Eredas, was famous for its rolling mountainsides, vast, green fields, and cool, crisp lakes.
"I could live here forever," Della whispered to herself, resting her arm over her forehead. "It's so peaceful."
BOOM!
"WHAT THE FRACK!" Celeste shouted from the kitchen.
The quiet of the morning was disrupted by a powerful explosion. Della yelped, jumping toward the edge of her bed and fell off, landing on the floor with a loud thud. "Oh, ow!" she whimpered, massing her bottom. She crawled back up in bed and looked out the window. Jaden was outside in the Dueling Fields, shielding himself from the explosion created by the cannon of his opponent's Machine Attacker, who had just obliterated his Elemental HERO Lady HEAT. He supped-up his monster with Machine Conversion Factory, boosting its attack points.
"It won't do you any good!" said Jaden. "GO! Elemental HERO Sunriser!"
The new Elemental HERO warrior Jaden summoned flew out of a fiery orange arcane circle that looked like the sun. He punched the Machine Attacker in the chest, blowing it up along with the rest of the opponent's Life Points.
"Oh, no!" whined the player. "I...I lost."
Celeste came upstairs with Della's breakfast. "Of all the places for them to hold this tournament, it had to be in front of my inn. I'm going to file a complaint if this keeps up. All these explosions are driving away my customers."
Della took the breakfast tray from Celeste and sat up. "Well, if Ser Jaden is as good as he says he is, I'm pretty sure these games will end pretty quickly."
Celeste smiled and brushed some of Della's hair over her hear. "I know, but it will also mean losing you quickly. I've grown rather fond of you, child. It saddens me to see you go. But, if you're ever in town, remember to drop by for a visit."
Della placed her hand over her heart. "I promise, Celeste. I'll never forget you."
On the next round, Jaden was battling an opponent who just summoned a powerful and rare monster known as Thestalos the Mega Monarch. The flaming knight had just slashed Jaden's Elemental HERO Sparkman in half and reducing Jaden to a mere 800 Life Points.
The cocky opponent sneered and ran his thick fingers down his messy red hair. "They don't call me the Dueling Emperor of Faircourt for nothing," the boy boasted. "Don't feel too upset. There was nothing a simpleton like you could have done to defeat me. You should know, that I was one of the Thirteen Duel Kings at my school. And for good reason."
"Who the hell said I wanted a background on ya?" Jaden said rather cross. "Does it look like anyone around here gives a damn about what dorky nickname you got in school? I mean come on, man, that's just so cheese."
"How dare you insult my reputation!" the boy shouted. "Ah, no matter. Your words are just empty. Words of a loser. Hurry and begin your last turn, for I have a tournament to win."
Jaden drew his card. "Don't go celebrating just yet. I use Polymerization. Now, I fuse Elemental HERO Stratos and Elemental HERO Burstinatrix!" Storm clouds swirled over the field. Jaden's overzealous opponent looked up at the sky wondering what in the world Jaden just summoned.
"Swirl up a storm!" said Jaden. "Elemental HERO Great Tornado!"
Jaden proudly introduced one of his finest HEROES. He conjured a nine-foot-tall superhero wearing a green jumpsuit with black markings on the arms and legs and yellow bands on his boots and gloves and various parts of his body. He was shrouded with a black cloak.
ATK/2800
The opponent scoffed and flung some hair off his face with his fingers. "Ha. I knew you were only bluffing. So your little green man has the same attack points as my Monarch? Watch. I use the Quick-Play Spell, Rush Recklessly. This card will boost my Mega Monarch's attack by seven-hundred. So much for your turn."
Jaden smiled. "Are you done yapping about how you've got this Duel won? Cuz, I assure ya, that ain't happening. Elemental HERO Great Tornado. Do your stuff. Downburst!"
Great Tornado held his hand to the sky and conjured a gust of powerful wind that flew around Theslatlos.
The boy laughed. "You think a little wind is going to be enough to stop my Mega Monarch? Such a noob. WHAT!?" He was shocked to see that Thestalos's attack points were cut in half.
Jaden burst out laughing. "I told you that you weren't gonna win. When Great Tornado is summoned to the field, he cuts your monster's attack points in half. But I'm not done there, man. Now I use the spell, Miracle Fusion. I combine Elemental HERO Burstinatrix and Necroid Shaman in the Graveyard, banishing them. Now here comes Elemental HERO Escuridao!"
A puddle of black ooze that looked like darkness made into water bubbled in front of Jaden. From it rose a dark HERO with black armor and sharp blades for wings and his claws made for awesome weapons.
ATK/2500
Jaden gave the boy a wink. "Sorry to burst your bubble, but overconfidence is your greatest enemy. Now, Escuridao gains one-hundred points for every Elemental HERO in the GY. I'm counting eight, so therefore his attack points become thirty-three-hundred! Sorry pal, but after this, that's game!"
BOOM! BOOM!
"The winner of the tournament!" shouted the herald of the tournament. "JADEN YUKI!"
Della clapped her hands. "Yay, Ser Jaden!" she cheered. She was sitting on a picnic table eating a corn dog as she watched the matches throughout the day. After Jaden got his trophy, the prize money, and the rare prize card, she joined him. "My, my. Ser Jaden you're very good."
Jaden winked. "Not for nothing, even though some of these guys had some sweet moves, they weren't all that tough. Oh, well. A win's a win, right? Now we've got the money we need to..."
"Hold it right there!" shouted Jaden's opponent from before. He had his boys walking with him, hoping that with their presence, he would be a little more persuasive with his proposition for Jaden. He stood up straight and puffed out his chest. "That wasn't fair. I bricked on my first turn. I would have asked for a replay, but I was being a good sport."
Jaden scoffed, rather impatient for that remark. "Do you know how lame it is to hear someone lose and say that your victory means nothing because of a bricked hand? Come on, man, I beat you fair and square. Of course, if you wanna go again, I'll be happy to take you on."
"Oh no," said the opponent. "I'm not Dueling you for those prizes. I'm taking them from you."
Jaden frowned. "I don't appreciate that, man. You need to back off right now. I don't want any trouble. We had a good Duel."
"But I lost," said the opponent. "That was not how it was supposed to be. If you want to live to see tomorrow, I suggest you hand over the prize right now."
Jaden shook his head. "I'm not going to do that. See you later and better luck next year."
The opponent snapped his fingers and then windows of data appeared all around and digital cubes rained down. They formed together to form a monster called Cyberse Whitehat. His buddies cheered and laughed at Jaden, telling him that he was in trouble now.
Della took a step back. "He...he just summoned a monster, Ser Jaden."
Jaden balled his fists. "Yeah...I know. Sorry, Della, but this is going to be bad."
His opponent agreed. "Indeed they are. Hand over the prize money and prize card right now. Oh...and if you don't mind, send your cute lady friend our way, too."
Della gasped and hid behind Jaden as the opponent and his gang hooted at her to come towards them.
Jaden narrowed his eyes. "You scumbags will pay for this. Today, you will face justice. He held out his palm. An arcane circle with a big E on the center appeared over it and started spinning. "Go! Entertainment HERO Pit Boss!"
"Huh?" the brash opponent gasp, watching as Jaden conjured the prize monster he sought after. And he did so with the greatest of ease. The monster he summoned was a suave, cunning-looking card magician in colorful, yet regal, clothes. He held a deck of cards in his hands and did all sorts of magic tricks with it. He made it appear and reappear and shuffled it in an instant loop between his hands. He stopped and then drew three cards. They floated off his fingers and in front of the opponent's face.
Jaden laughed. "He wants you to pick a card."
His opponent had a disgruntled look on his face. Still, he went along with the magician's little game and chose the middle one. "Excellent choice," said Jaden. "Pit boss, do your stuff!"
Pit Boss tipped his hat. The card the opponent chose was Elemental HERO Gaia. "What's this?"
Pit Boss waved his hands in a mystifying manner until a rainbow-colored arcane circle appeared behind him. From the circle, an iron warrior shot out and raised missile launcher. He was a giant! Standing more than twenty feet high. He fired a salvo of black missiles with gold bands on the top. They rained down on Cyberse Whitehat, creating a massive explosion that sent a thick cloud of smoke and debris in the air. The opponent and his friends were tossed away. Poor Della screamed in horror. Jaden rushed towards her and shielded her from the blast. When the dust had cleared, Jaden and Della were gone, fleeing out of the town to take the train to Domino.
Pit Boss took off his hat and bowed before he disappeared.
Alexis
Eve of the Fourth Day
A mansion. It was hard to believe such a thing could be found down here in the underbelly of the world. Despite seeing the limos drive through towns made of trash and all sorts of junk, this place had exquisite architecture. It was well furnished, cleaned, and the whole place smelled of lemon on oak. Alexis looked out the window of her room - or prison cell from her point of view. Behind her on a golden cart was a whole roast of chicken stuffed with bread, corn, and potatoes, surrounded by freshly-cut lettuce and tomatoes. Next to the roast was a tub of mashed potatoes swimming in gravy, and a basket with garlic bread. No. Anything but that. A crust of bread and glass of water is what she would have preferred. All this luxury made her even more fearful.
Zane had just killed King Aldric's best summoner and cost him millions in gold. Why would he be pampering Alexis like this? She sighed and looked at the hundreds of shadows dancing on the walls. The room was dark and lit by hundreds of candles burning on the side tables on either side of her bed, on her dresser drawer, and on iron candelabras.
She looked down at the courtyard, staring at a limestone fountain shooting glowing green water from the mouth of a copper dragon head. Limos, armored SUVs, and customized sports cars slowly drove out of the gate.
There was a knock on her door. Alexis pursed her lips and did not answer. Not that the person knocking cared. They let themselves in any way. From the smell of peach, Alexis knew that it was Fahrenheit. Alexis turned to look at the girl. Fahrenheit whistled at the plunging neckline of Alexis's dress and her hair curled up with swirled bangs dangling on either side of her face.
"Don't you clean up nice," Fahrenheit said, cocking her hip and placing a hand on it. "Ooo, if King Aldric didn't need you so bad."
"Don't say anything else," Alexis commanded.
Fahrenheit bowed. "As you command, Princess. Just so you know, you're needed downstairs at once." She tossed Alexis a gold and white deck case.
Alexis caught it with ease and gasped. "My cards!"
"I kept them safe for you," said Fahrenheit. "And for good reason. It's been a while since Aldric has seen any Duel action lately and with us being on the fourth day, your time with us is almost over. He never saw a Princess play her hand in Duel Monsters before, and he'd like to see that tonight. Come on. Our guests want to see you Duel."
Alexis followed her out of the mansion to the gardens in the backyard lit with glowing flowers and willow trees with neon blue vines. Alexis saw Aldric's guests sitting around small, round, dinner tables draped in white cloth with a candle glowing in the center of each table. The guests were well-dressed and wore masquerade masks as they sipped on champagne and ate steak, despite the horribly polluted underground air. Alexis looked up and noticed that the mansion was safely concealed underneath a fresh-air dome. That explained why the plants here could grow and the air smelled sweet, unlike outside which stank of fast food and trash.
"Hold on," said Fahrenheit. "You're going to need this." She picked up a mask from a table beside the path to the gardens. It was blue and gold and decorated with peacock feathers. Then, unexpectedly, she kissed Alexis.
Alexis wiped her mouth with the back of her hand. "Kiss me again and I'll have you executed."
That just made Fahrenheit far more playful. For her, it seemed rather cute to see Alexis act like she still had power. She smacked Alexis hard on the butt and ordered her to walk. "Woo!" she hooted. "Look at dat ass!"
Alexis ignored her and hiked down a brick path surrounded by glowing trees and flowers that seemed to ring like magical bells. It was as though she were walking through a dream. It looked so magical. Then, she walked through a flowery curtain and that dream turned into a walk to hell.
Aldric stood up from his table in all his glory and tapped his steak knife on the back of his goblet. "All hail the Princess!" he declared.
The guest clapped for Alexis as she made her way to her side of the arena. The hemline of her dress was so high it made her uncomfortable. All eyes were staring at her legs and the generous view her neckline offered. She heard chuckles of lust all around her and the sound of tongues sliding across lips ending with wet smacks. Her opponent walked out from behind a curtain of flowers. She wore the same dress as Alexis, save hers was jet black. The girl had a white and gold masquerade mask and a rose tucked in her hair. Her wine-colored hair flowed down to her back and was speckled with white flowers.
Aldric tapped his goblet again. "Please welcome, Flower."
The guests clapped.
"Begin!" Aldric declared. He flipped a coin. He caught it and smacked it on the back of his hand. "Heads, Alexis. Tails, Flower." He lifted his palm off the back of his hand to see the result of the coin toss. "Tails."
The guests clapped.
"Good luck," said Flower. She activated a glowing Duel Disk with mosaic patterns and green trim. "I summon Lonefire Blossom. I use its effect to trade it in for Predeplant Ophrys Scorpio. I use my Ophrys Scorpio's effect to summon Darlingtonnia Cobra. Cobra's effect activates, letting me add a card to my hand. Now, I offer them both to Link Summon Aromaseraphy Jasmine. From my hand, I activate Brilliant Fusion to create Gem-Knight Seraphnite."
The guests oohed and aahed at the sight of the monstrous holograms being summoned from the machines the girls wore on their wrists.
"Seraphnite's effect activates," Flower continued. "From my hand, I summon Lonefire Blossom and use its effect to summon Mardoll, Generaid of Light in Defense Mode."
"Ah," the crowd went when Flower summoned a beautiful sage with brilliant white and gold robes, colored wine-red on the inside. She had blue butterfly wings, flowing blonde hair, and a headdress of colorful flowers.
Flower continued activating effects, sending monsters away from her hand to increase her Life Points. She was desperate to win this Duel, Alexis could see that. She had a feeling this was going to be more than just some exhibition match. Finally, she special summoned a few monsters with interesting combos and used them to Synchro Summon Aromaseraphy Sweet Majoram, another beautiful monster. With that, Flower ended her turn.
The guest clapped.
Alexis drew. "My turn!" she declared. She started her turn, making use of the effects of her new Impcantation monsters to add cards regarding Rituals. She saw the look on King Aldric's face. He was excited to see if Alexis was going to use her Cyber Angel cards. She was, and she intended to use them well with a set of monsters she added to her deck. Her turn lasted a while, making use of spells that added cards to her hand. Finally, she summoned her first monster. Cyber Angel Izana, a gorgeous four-armed warrior who stood strong with 2500 ATK.
But she wasn't done there. More Impcantations appeared and she used them. "I summon Megalith Ophiel!" Alexis summoned a heavenly statue of white limestone and gold. It was of an angel. She hovered on a platform of chrome and light-blue light.
"Interesting," said Aldric.
The Impcantations came back allowing Alexis to add another Ritual card to her hand. This time, it was a statue of black stone festooned with gold. Megalith Hagith. Alexis decided to boost the power of her Megalith monsters with a field-spell Megalith Portal. With it in play, her Megalith monsters would have to be attacked twice before they got destroyed. Hagith was then offered to summon Megalith Och, who was a statue of a white angel and a black demon, both of whom were children. Alexis used her Portal field to return Hagith to her hand, then offered Ophiel to summon him.
Flower's turn, not that there was much that she could do. The Megalith Monsters lacked in offense, but they more than made up for it in defense. Plus, there was the matter of Cyber Angel Izan, serving as Alexis's offense. Damn. It was the perfect combo. The Megalith monsters were Alexis's aegis and her Cyber Angels the Sword. Flower knew was in trouble. The Megalith monsters needed to be attacked twice in order to be destroyed thanks to the Portal field.
Alexis always started her turns stronger and stronger. She summoned an even more durable Megalith monster, Aratron who took the form of a multi-headed dragon of brownish-black stone with glowing orange patterns. With a DEF of 3000, there was no getting around him.
Finally, Alexis summoned her ultimate Angel, Cyber Angel Vrash with an ATK of 3000.
"WAIT!" cried Flower. "Please, don't do it!"
Alexis attacked and finished her off. Had she but known the consequences, she would have ceased her attack and searched for another alternative. Once Flower's Life Points hit 0, Aldric stood up and tapped his steak knife on the back of his goblet. He declared Alexis the winner, then snapped his fingers. Two men came from behind the curtain Flower walked from. They took her away, most likely to be locked in the dungeon.
"STOP!" Alexis shouted. Fahrenheit came from behind and held her back. "You can't do this! You can't do this!"
Fahrenheit leaned close to her ear and whispered. "You shut up or you'll get the same. We girls aren't viewed very nicely down here. Play your cards right and we'll get our revenge."
"Huh?"
"King Aldric's fall is coming. Be a little more patient. Your friends are close, I can feel it," Fahrenheit whispered again. "They're going to work double-time to find you, and you're about to find out why."
Aldric tapped his goblet again. "Ladies and gentle. I have some great news. My sources claim that the Kingdom of Lorin is mounting pressure on King Eldon."
Booo! shouted the guests, obviously not fans of the current King.
"Yes. And it has been discovered that the Council of XXII has put the terms of surrendering of the crown to me on the table."
The guests clapped and cheered, whistling for Aldric's success. A man walked to him and told him, even more, pressing news. Aldric ordered television screens to be wheeled in at once. Moments later, they were brought in and turned to the right channel.
There was a video with the words BREAKING NEWS written in white letters on a red ribbon. Ar first there was nothing but an empty podium and the concerned voices of the news anchors, telling the viewers that Her Majesty, The Queen of Lorin would be arriving soon. Two long minutes later, she came. She stood in front of the podium. The flags of her kingdom and her country stood behind her. She was clad in a snowy white blazer and skirt. Her beautiful hazel eyes flashed behind her gold glasses.
"People of Lorin. It has been more than four days since my daughter, Alexis, Crown Princess of Lorin and heir to the Sapphire Throne was kidnapped by a ruthless gang known as the Aeons," the stern blonde queen said furiously at the camera. She tried to remain calm, but her cheeks turning pink showed signs that she was having difficulty with that.
She continued. "For many years, this order of bloodthirsty, degenerates have terrorized the streets of Domino City and beyond. They, along with the radical Church of Yeyu have caused nothing but destruction. Both the Aeons and the Church kill, destroy, and even sell other people on the Shadowmarket like cattle. For many years, the people of Eredas have begged King Eldon to take action against these violent factions and organizations. Even Kings and Queens of other nations have genreously come to his aid in dealing with this problem. But the enemy comes back like the roaches that they are. King Eldon. We elected you to be King to bring prosperity to your kingdom. Yet all you do is Duel, drink, and fritter away precious time of office in parties and tournaments. If you are too incompetent to deal with a small gang of thugs...why do we need you?"
The guests laughed at her question and clinked their glasses together.
"The only one who has listened to the pleas of his people was his son, Prince Michael, who in my eyes will be a fine ruler one day. But it is not this day. Four days that King Eldon has done nothing. For days I have had to watch as a gang of murderous thugs defile, torture, and break my daughter."
Her lips trembled and Alexis could see the tears welling up in her mother's eyes, causing her to sob.
"The sounds of her screaming for help. Screaming for the comfort of her mother, have haunted me. I have not slept. I have not eaten. I have done nothing but weep and listen to my supposed ally tell me time and time again that they were 'working on the situation'."
Zane
"Zane, check this out!" Kara shouted from her room.
Zane came running into her lab and froze when he saw Alexis's mother on the screen making her speech.
"As of right now, I am deploying five-hundred thousand troops to march into Domino. Should my daughter die at the hands of these murderers, I and other kings of the New Alliance will deem you unfit to rule. If you do not stand down and surrender your crown, I will have no choice but to declare war on Eredas."
"What?!"
"I say again. If my daughter dies under your watch, Eldon of House Dalton, you will be held responsible. And you will be seen as worthless and undeserving of that crown. The Kingdoms of Emboldor, Katina, and Thara have unanimously agreed with this notion. They too send troops to come to aid in dealing with this matter. Eldon. We will purge the city of Domino from the Aeons. The radical Church of Yeyu. And you. We give you one last warning. Find my daughter or surrender your crown."
"This is not good," said Zane.
"Do you think he'll do it?" Kara asked, closing her laptop. She looked over her shoulder at Zane. "Will Eldon surrender the crown?"
"it doesn't matter," said Zane. "Eldon's going to look like a fool either way. If he surrenders the crown to Aldric, he'll go down in history as an idiot. A King surrendering to a gangster. If she dies and the Queen declares war it will be the same. Even if he does surrender to Aldric, there's no escaping the war on our doorstep. Queen Daria will not leave with a thug wearing the crown. She'll go to war with him, too."
"Do you think Aldric will go that far?"
"He's not going to surrender the crown after getting it," said Zane. "I know what he's capable of. Kara. He's going to fight to defend it. It's a lose-lose for Eredas."
"Unless Alexis is found," Kara added. "We need to hurry, it's been four days. Have we got any leads?"
Nel-E answered that. "I have actually. While you two were working on upgrades for the Cyber Dragon, I was able to find ourselves a few interesting leads thanks to the men Zane interrogated the night before. However, these individuals are very influential figures in the underworld of Domino. One of them has mercenaries from Watch Tower Security and Logistics acting as his own personal bodyguards. They are well-armed and quick on the trigger, unlike the common Aeon thugs you've been up against. Watch Tower is notorious for making deals with the other dimension's black market, buying military-grade weapons and technology. I suggest equipping the Cyber Dragon with its new armor plating, Zane."
Kara sighed. "Looks like I've got some work to do tonight. If you don't mind, Zane, I'm gonna make a call to Lady Summer's Pizza and order myself a few pies."
"I've already ordered you the usual, Ms. Kestrel," said Nel-E. "And a diet cola. All at Zane's expense."
Kara giggled. "Aww, how sweet."
"Zane, we're going to need some help in dealing with our foes. Jaden Yuki is still a ways from Domino but the mission must proceed as soon as possible. Shall I contact your other companion from school?"
"No!" Zane yelled at once. "Anyone but him."
"Need I remind you that Prince Michael is still tending to Miss Crow. He will be of no help tonight."
Zane rubbed his shoulder and looked out the window at the city. "That kid always rubbed me the wrong way."
"Zane. Put your pride aside. So he defeated you in a Duel once. How do you humans put it? Cry me an ocean?"
"Cry me a river, dear," Kara corrected her as she typed a requisitions order for materials to build another Cyber Dragon design."
"Thank you, Ms. Kestrel," said Nel-E. "Zane. If there's a lot more a stake now than Alexis's life. The fate of this entire country now rests on the shoulders of you kids."
Zane sighed. "Fine. Get him."
A homeless man wrapped in a tattered cloak shivered in the rain, pouring down on him relentlessly from the unforgiving autumn clouds. He wrapped the cloak around himself and tucked his beard into his shirt. Suddenly, a black hotrod with flame decals raced down the street and stopped in front of the curb. The old man whimpered in fright as men wearing Elemental HERO masks stormed out of the car with weapons and burlap sacks. The gang cheered and hooted as bank robbing was a thrill for them. The homeless old man watched as they walked up the tall, limestone steps of the bank. He heard gunfire, explosions, screaming and yelling. The alarm bell rang, signaling that the robbers had little time before the authorities arrived. It sickened the man to the core. Too long had he seen things like this happen. Despite humankind building towers that reached the sky and having the ability to cast magic to heal the sick, people resorted to behaving like hooligans.
It didn't take long for the bank robbers to come down the steps of the bank with sacks fully loaded with gold coins and Gold Ereadian Notes. A robber in a Sparkman mask opened the trunk and they dumped their loot inside.
"It would be wise of you to return that before things turn ugly," said the old man.
A thug wearing a Avion mask laughed and shouldered his shotgun. "For you, old man, it's way too late for that."
The old man was unmoved by his words. "If you wish to see tomorrow, I suggest you surrender now."
"Or what?" mocked a robber with a Bubbleman mask.
"Do not test me, fool."
The tattered cloak of the old man slowly peeled back and flashed a platinum medallion emblazoned with a letter D on the center.
Thump!
A giant, muscled, hulk of a monster landed behind the old man. It wore tattered purple shorts and bore an iron mask with long, wild, black hair protruding from underneath it.
"Dreadmaster. Let these sinners taste justice."
