Reishi's consciousness lay in Limbo. She still felt alive but could not really do in anything, It was almost as if she was trapped within her own mind. It was like she was in a dream. The sounds of footsteps and laughter permeated her mind as her world was distorted. It almost felt like her world was in a free-fall, and she just wanted to Slow down and land safely.
Reishi: ….
Voice: Reishi…..
A voice called out to her from the distance, It sounded calm and familiar - Almost motherly in fact. To reishi it sounded softly familiar
Voice: Reishi...
Reishi: ...?
Voice: You have... to wake up.
Reishi regained consciousness. Although her vision and other senses was in a bit of a limbo. Not knowing where she was or even who was talking to her.
Reishi: What is going on? I feel so weird.
Voice:...You are just stuck within your own consciousness.
Reishi: Stuck within in my consciousness?
Voice: Yes…. The last attack from the shadowmancer caused you to blackout and now you stuck between life and death.
Reishi: Life and death?
It seemed like such a distant and foreign concept to her.
Reishi: Hey…. Aren't you the same voice who talked to me last time?
She asked.
Voice: Yes.
Reishi: Who are you? What are you..?
Voice: That is not important now.
Reishi: What do you mean! I want to know you!
Voice: Shhhhhhh!
The voice shushed her. The voice couldn't been seen physically but somehow reishi could feel it comforting and caressing her.
Voice: That is not important right now The important thing is that you get up and keep fighting.
Reishi: …
Reishi paused.
Reishi: I don't want to!
Voice: Why not?
Reishi: I can't win. No matter what I do, Cheŕe always seems to have an answer for it! I don't think there's anything I can do! It's impossible!
Voice: Reishi. Do not focus on what is impossible but what is possible.
Reishi: …? I don't understand.
Voice: I've been watching you for some time now. -And i've observed your Perseverance and courage throughout your trials and ages.
Reishi: You have…?
Voice: -Yes. And I know that you don't give up easily. So Please Reishi, Won't you try?
Reishi: I-I
Reishi struggled.
Voice: I believe in you reishi. You just need to believe in yourself!
Reishi could feel a warmth developing inside of her that was stronger than any sort of love she had ever gotten before. It felt like a hug or something had caressed her mind and she was relieved plentifully.
Voice: Now Wake up!
She could feel a force push her out of the limbo and back into the real world!
Reishi: !
As she rouse from a heavy slumber she was first aware of the coolness of the air and it's loamy fragrance. The ground is lumpy as if It were on a bed of earth and rocks. her clothes feel as hot as if an iron had been cast on it. Reishi still wondered if she was still even awake with the fog surrounding her and clouding her mind.
Reishi moved her legs in concordance with her new confidence. She put her hands in front of herself and lifted up her body and spirit. Her hair frizzled in the wind as she stared the shadowmancer in the face with new courage and determination.
Reishi LP: 50
Cheŕe: You are still alive…? *Phew* I thought I had killed you back then. Lè masked queen would not have been happy if you had died.
Reishi: No…! I was just having a little talk with a friend.
Cheŕe :... ? Are you insane or just stupid?
Reishi: Maybe. But I think I'm insane enough to recognize when someone is outfought.
Cheŕe: What are you talking about!?
Reishi:- I feel bad for you Cheŕe.
Cheŕe: You feel bad for moi? How sweet, But I don't need your pity.
Reishi: - And I'm not offering it.
Cheŕe: Quoi?
Reishi: I Don't want to see another person lose their soul to the combined anarchy of the shadowmancers but it looks like I have no choice.
Cheŕe: Amazing. Even after being burnt to a crisp, You are still compassionate. How Admirable.
Reishi: What can I say? I die hard.
She quipped. Reishi eyes glitters with sorrow but also with a new found sense of determination!
Cheŕe: That's the spirit! Now come and send my soul to oblivion!
Cheŕe Taunted.
She ended her turn and with that action had paved a New way for reishi hope.
Reishi: My turn! Musical Draw!
Her hand sparkled with the power of music as she drew her card. It ghaved of an array of colors as it was drawn, signaling a new brand of hope!
Reishi: I activate Musical Note A - A for Ascension!
A sparkling light appeared beneath her feet. It was the call from the dead to bring them back to life.
Reishi: This card lets me bring back a music- Type monster from my graveyard!
Cheŕe: *Yawn*
Reishi: -I'll summon back musicgal bella bellicoso!
The tsundere like girl appeared with yellow hair that was covering her eyes and wearing a short red dress. She had a smile upon her face which reflected her rebirth.
But reishi was not finished, She had a stern look on her face which showed with her next move!
Reishi: Then I'll activate my Facedown card! Back to the frontlines!
A card flipped over which depicted a knight being outraged by it's new orders.
Reishi: Just like before, It lets me summon a monster from my graveyard!
Cheŕe: Summons upon summons upon summons. Does this do anything for you darling? Why even bother your just delaying the inevitable!
Reishi: Maybe so! But I'd rather Do something pointless than just to lay down and give up! Come back Musical Wyvern!
The winged myth from before appeared onto the field. The wyverns own wings shields it's head and other vital areas from attack as it lay in defense mode.
Musical Wyvern
Level 3
Wind/Music
Atk 1000 Def 0
Cheŕe: Ah…!
Cheŕe got a nervous look on her face as she remembered the effect of that monster.
{Flashback}
Cheŕe: I activate Nobleman of Crossout!
Reishi: …!
Cheŕe: Lé card lets me destroy a facedown monster on the field without activating its effects!
She explained.
Reishi: Gah!
A well dressed Man holding a sword came out of the card. He ran forward swiftly and cut Reishi facedown monster to bits, Which was revealed to musical wyvern.
Cheŕe: Very clever monsieur. Trying to bait into attacking your monster which would have destroyed mine.
She said.
{END}
Cheŕe: Using the same plan again, mon ami? How troublesome!
She sighed.
Cheŕe: Dark Hayato's ability activate!
The beasts wings flapped iver and over again creating a whirlwind that shook the wyvern causing it to lose its ability.
Reishi: Heh.
Reishi smirked.
Cheŕe: *Tsk* what is so funny?
Reishi: You just made your first mistake.
Cheŕe: ….?
Reishi: You just assumed I was going to attack when I wasn't !
Cheŕe: …!
The shadowmancer went silent for a couple of seconds then reassured herself..
Cheŕe: N-Nonsenśe why would you summon that monster then?
Reishi: To do something that you fear… something that will end this duel.
Reishi hand lit up with the power of music.
A pink and yellow array of symphony burst from her hand as Cheŕe watched in awe.
Cheŕe: N-No! You aren't going to-
Reishi: Yes, Cheŕe. I'm going to Musical summon!
Reishi Prepared herself by getting into a transformative stance!
Reishi: Musical summon start!
The two monsters formed into colorful musical notes and began to spread out through the air. Three rings with stanzas in the middle formed into the ground and a golden vortex arched throughout it. The two musical notes came together and slammed into the vortex together! A musical explosion came out and formed a monster!
Reishi: Come! The Dragon who pierces the darkness! Musical Dragon!
The dragon that had saved her before was reincarnated onto the field. It had monochromatic wings that spanned 25 feet. They were colored yellow with musical staffs in the middle and eyes with the symbol of music in them. The dragon was truly majestic and nothing compare to it.
Musical Dragon
Tempo +4
Light/Music/Musical
Atk 2500 Def 2000
Cheŕe: No! T-That Card! That's the same one from last time!
Reishi: It defeated your acquaintance and Now it'll be your end too!
Reishi exclaimed.
Cheŕe: H-Haha!
She laughed cautiously.
Cheŕe: It does not matter if you summon that monster! Even if you lower any of my monster attack points it won't be enough to finish me off…!
Reishi: -I didn't say I was done yet!
Cheŕe: N-Nani?
From Reishi's hand sparkled a light which they both hadn't seen before.
Reishi: I summon Bird of Serenity!
A flash of pink light came from reishi's duel disk when she placed the card down on to it.
A mysterious bird called from the distance as it flew out of the light and onto the field. It was a short petite little thing, with small wings, a large beak and long dramatic eyes. It was colored pink - The color of love and serenity.
Bird of Serenity
Level 2
Wind/Music
Atk 1000 Def 1050
Cheŕe: Pah! What can that puny thing do?
Reishi: *Tsk* It's not what it can do. It's what it can transform into!
She exclaimed.
Her hand began to sparkle pink once again, illuminating the field with it's magic.
Cheŕe: Lè No way! Are you seriously going to musical summon a-again?
Reishi: There's no limit on what I can do! Musical Summon.
Once more Reishi's hand began to glow pink and yellow with power of music, and a beam of light blasted from her hand.
It went around in a circle and created a circular musical staff in the ground from it a pink was even more grander than before with streams of glory and rainbows coming after it.
Reishi: Come Songbird!
A glorious choir sounded throughout the field, when out of the vortex came a figure... a beautiful figure. It was a woman with bright pink hair and beautiful cyan eyes. Her whole body was covered in pink, including her wings. She was more bird-like than anything else, Her bright eyes like black onyx beads, alert, dainty head tilting this way and that, milk chocolate plumage, plump chest, shiny black wrinkled feet, a saggy fold of skin at the ankle, three thin toes forward and one back clasp the branch with sharp black talons, She stood out like the beautiful mistress of music she was!
Songbird
Tempo +2
Wind/Music/Musical
Atk 1800 Def 1600
Cheŕe: So weak! What the point of even summoning such a thing!
Reishi: Cheŕe, you should know by now that I don't summon a monster without a point!
Cheŕe: What are you blabbering on about?
Reishi: While songbird might not be strong in attack points, it does have a unique ability!
The songbird leapt up into the sky, flapping its wings majestically and sensually. It created and a wind current that disrupted the dark clouds that fell upon the sky and blew them away, Nullifying the effects of her card - mystic plasma zone.
Reishi: -When songbird is summoned, it negates all effects that change the attack or defense points of any of your monsters!
Cheŕe: N-Nani!
Brutal Brutus
Atk 1600
Brutal Brutus Token
Atk 1600
Dark Hayato
Atk 2400
Dragoon of Ma'at
Atk 2100
All of her servants were now back to their original weak status. Cheŕe only let out a gasp of shock as all it happened.
Reishi: It's the beginning of the end! I'll use Musical dragon's special ability!
She announced.
Reishi: By banishing a music-type monster from graveyard..
She selected musical magician from her and it banished accordingly.
The dragon roared it's mighty roar. As it prepared for the incoming burst.
It opened it's huge mouth and a yellow and black energy orb formed inside it's mouth. From the orb, a slew of voices and songs could be heard. It was beautiful and could be heard through the room. The orb fired itself from the dragon's mouth! Launching itself across the field and hit the winged-beast. The beast lost its strength and fell right to the ground like an icarus.
Dark Hayato
Atk 0
Cheŕe: No! This cannot be! I cannot be about to lose! I will not fail! I will not fail! I will not fail!
She repeated the phrase in her slowly declining mental state. Reishi just shook her head and continued on with her own expedition
Reishi: But unfortunately this is the end! I activate the last card in my hand Musical Note E! E For Excellence!
The card activated itself onto the field. Revealing a green "E" that permested itself onto the field.
Cheŕe: M-More of your tricks?
Reishi: No tricks here only the truth! -And the truth is that you're finished!
Reishi: -With this card out, all of my monsters gain 300 points times their own Tempo or level!
Cheŕe: What!?
Reishi: Songbird is 'Tempo +2' so in turn, she gains 600 atk points! Musical Dragon is Tempo +4, so it gains 1200 Atk points
Cheŕe: Sacre le Bleu!
Musical Dragon
Atk 3700
Songbird
Atk 2400
The monsters powered up immensely! Their aura's felt more powerful than ever! And could now take on the forces of evil!
Cheŕe: No! This Canńot be! I cannot Lose! I cannot Lose! I cannot Lose!
Cheŕe fell to her knees in defeat. When she cried there was a rawness to it, like the pain was still an open wound. Tears were splashing from her face and onto the ground, The pitiful display of weakness made reishi feel bad for her advesary.
Reishi: I'm so sorry...
Reishi wished her enemy a solemn clairvoyance before declaring her attack.
Reishi: Songbird! Attack Dark hayato! Blithering Screw tornado!
The songbird twisted it's body in tune with the symphony of the night. It spun around and around and around until it reached maximum created a vortex in which a golden tornado was formed. The tornado spun around several times before launching itself towards dark hayato. Dark hayato, Unable to dodge was helpless while it was being swept up into the air like a ragdoll. The winged beast had fallen from grace, literally.
Cheŕe LP: 2000
Reishi: This is the end! Musical Dragon Attack Brutal Brutus! Symphonic Burst!
Musical dragon spread it's wings, Revealing the musical notes inscribed on it's it wingspan. The dragon's mouth opened revealing a massive amount of energy that was manifested itself into a yellow orb which sparked with the power of music. It fired from the dragon's mouth at the the speed of sound not sparing even second before hitting the emperor and causing a massive explosion which ended the duel
Cheŕe LP: 0