Episode 4: Ceremonial Rush Duel (END)
Around Goha City, footages of Goha Harbor are being broadcasted. Luke is about to face the King of Duels – Ohdo Yuga, in a Rush Duel no one has ever seen before! This is the ceremony of a new Dueling era, where children can enjoy the game in freedom.
"You have changed a lot, Yuga," Luke says to his friend, who is height-to-height facing him.
"Long time no see, Luke. Feeling hyped?"
"Always has been."
"Glad to hear. Here I go! Draw!" Yuga draws his signature ace – Sevens Road Magician, "Let's go! I Summon Mystic Dealer. I discard Stray Familiar to draw one. I Tribute Mystic Dealer for Friend Bishop. By sending the top two cards of my Deck to the GY, I can add two monsters from my GY to hand if I sent two Level 7 or higher monsters of different Types!" Yuga adds Yameruler and Build Dragon.
"Yuga is using our aces!" Gakuto is happy.
"Way to go, Yuga!" Asana cheers for Yuga.
"I Summon two monsters. I activate the effect of Child of Wind, Cyc! Because I have Spell Archer on my field, I add Mystic Dealer from the GY to my hand. I Tribute two monsters! (Along with Gakuto) You want me to stop? No, I will not! I am the one to always decide, as willed by the passionate feelings hidden deep within my heart! Come forth, Fiendish Commander Yameruler!"
"That's Gakuto-sama's... Yameruler!" Rinnosuke and Ranze gasp.
"I Summon Mystic Dealer. I discard Sevens Road to draw one. I Tribute two monsters! (Along with Asana) No path lies before you. As you press on, a path is built behind you! Continue on into eternity, o infinite track! Build Dragon the Mythic Sword Dragon, engage!"
"Summon confirmed!" Schwer, Galient, Caterpillio confirm Build Dragon's summon.
"This is it!" Asana clenches her fist on her heart, "The Duel that makes my heart pound!"
"I change Yameruler's battle position to activate its effect. Commander's Decree! Until the end of your next turn, so long as this card is on the field, both of us cannot Tribute Summon Level 7 or higher monsters! I Set a card and end my turn."
"Yuga has prevented Luke from Tribute Summoning his powerful monsters. It is very hard to break through Yuga's wall now!" Sebastian comments.
"Would Luke's providence waver here?" Nail is also watching the Duel in his Haven.
"My turn, draw!" Luke draws his signature ace – Multistrike Dragon Dragias, "Let's defeat Yuga together, Dragias! I activate Pot of Greed."
"What does it do, I wonder?"
"Ahaha!" Luke draws two cards, "This is fun, Yuga."
"Mhmm."
Luke discards Miragias, "I activate 7 Shift. Right now, in my galaxy, seven supernovas unleash a gamma-ray burst! Even if you tell me to stop, it's too late! Even if you tell me to stop, it's too late! There's a reason I said it twice. Now, come on out! Multistrike Dragon Dragias!"
"So he's here," Tiger glances at Dragias with Gavan.
"Dragias has the same ATK as Yuga's monsters. What a shame, right?"
"Gias Charge!" Luke sends Peace Dragon, "I Set two cards and end my turn."
"Aw, only that, Luke-chan?" Roa sighs.
"My turn, draw! I Tribute Yameruler and Build Dragon! (Along with Roa) If you're prepared to throw away your very life for the king... A resilient Distortion Power Chord! And now, together with a heavy-metal highway lead! Sink your teeth into any who oppose you! Come forth! Royal Demon's Heavymetal!"
"Here it is! Roa-sama's... Heavymetal! And he is behind you!" Getta and Ushiro gasp.
"Let's do this, Yuga-chan!"
"I won't let you activate Heavymetal's effect! I send Attack Volcano to activate Dragonic Disorder! Heavymetal is switched to face-down Defense Position!"
"Then I activate Spot Moonlight! Heavymetal is switched to Attack Position! If the monster I switch to Attack Position is Level 7 or higher, I can Special Summon a monster with a different Type from my hand! (Along with Romin) Let's go live, with a full-body dive. Patience to the limit, overdrive! Prima Guitarna of the Colorful Light! Her long-awaited debut!"
"RoaRomin is on stage together!" Mimi is dancing in enjoyment.
"I pay 1000 LP to activate Prima Guitarna's effect (Yuga: 4000 → 3000 LP)! Excite on Stage! Prima Guitarna and Heavymetal gain 300 ATK! I Set two cards and battle! Heavymetal attacks Dragias! Headbanger's Destruction!"
"I refuse to lose! I refuse to lose! I return Miragias, Attack Volcano, Peace Dragon from the GY to my Deck to activate Absolute Resistance Barrier! This turn, Dragias cannot be destroyed by battle!"
"But you will still take the damage!"
"Gah!" (Luke: 4700 → 3700 LP)
"I end my turn. Prima Guitarna's effect wears off."
"My turn, draw. I Summon two monsters. Triad Drago's effect activates! I draw one. I Tributes Triad Drago and Dragolite! Concordant! Befitting! Poetic justice! Now is the time to come out—the gallant dragon warrior, Dragonic Slayer! Because I have Dragias on my field, Dragonic Slayer's effect activates! I destroy the card you Set in your first turn – Resonance Roar!"
"Mirror Force!" Yuga gasps.
"I Summon The Dragon. Fusion! Right now, within my galaxy, two suns collide into a supernova! Gaze upon the man who has it all! Gaze upon the man who has it all! To say it twice is a sign of victory. Fusion Summon! Fusion Summon! Superstrike Dragon Dragiastar F! I send the top card of my Deck to the GY (The Fire Dragon) to activate Dragiastar F's effect! Graviton Charge – Dragiastar F gains 900 ATK and can attack monsters twice! I Set a card and battle! Dragiastar F attacks Prima Guitarna! Nova Strike of Intense Supremacy!" (Yuga: 3000 → 1300 LP)
"One more attack and Luke wins!"
"If Dragiastar F attacks Heavymetal, then it's Luke-kun's victory!"
"Dragiastar F! Attack Heavymetal! Dark Slash of Superheavy Supremacy!"
The attack connects, however... "Not so fast, Luke! Trap activate, Surprise Barcode! When I took damage earlier, I had already activated it! I reveal the top seven cards of my Deck. If there are five or more monsters there, then I take no battle damage for the rest of this turn!"
"Let's find out, Yuga!"
Yuga reveals the top seven cards of his Deck, "Fullmeteor Impact, Kuribott, Bascule the Moving Fortress, Accel Wonder Supra, Necroman III, Mr. Alche and Pyro Magician. There are seven monsters, so I am safe for this turn!" Yuga returns the revealed cards in this order: Mr. Alche, Necroman III, Accel Wonder Supra, Fullmeteor Impact, Bascule the Moving Fortress, Pyro Magician, Kuribott.
"I know this won't be an easy Duel! I end my turn."
"My turn, draw! I Summon Mr. Alche. I send him to the GY to activate his effect! I add Stray Familiar from the GY to my hand, then draw one. I Summon Necroman III to Special Summon Spell Archer from my GY, then activate my face-down card - Executie Up!"
"Two monsters with different Types can be treated as 2 Tributes for the Tribute Summon of a monster in Attack Position... Necroman III is a Zombie, and Spell Archer is a Spellcaster!" Romin and Gakuto realize Yuga's upcoming move.
"I Tribute Necroman III! If you look up, you'll spot the glimmer of a cataclysm. Is the one who descends to earth a god of destruction or a lord of creation? Now, destiny shall be decided! Fullmeteor Impact! Then, I Tribute Spell Archer! The impregnable bridge that reaches across to the future! Bascule the Moving Fortress!"
"Jurrassic!" Kan looks at Fullmeteor with Hunt and Kaseki.
"Spicy!" Menzaburo rejoices at Bascule with Nick and Sushiko.
"I Summon Stray Familiar and Tributes for Accel Wonder Supra! I send the top card of my Deck to the GY to activate her effect! This turn, her Level is increased by two, also she gains 200 ATK. Fullmeteor's effect activates! During the turn this card is Normal Summoned, if there is a Level 7 or higher Spellcaster on my field, I send this card to the GY to destroy all Level 6 or higher monsters you control!
"Supra is a Level 8 Spellcaster due to her effect, so this means...!"
"The end of an era has come! The Extinction!"
"In just a flash, both Dragiastar F and Dragonic Slayer are destroyed!" Bakuro is surprised.
"I change Bascule's battle position to activate its effect! I send the top three cards of my Deck to the GY (Ice Age Catapult, Saikyo Battle Flag Ace Breaker, Steeltek Deity Mirror Innovator). Revive, Stray Familiar! And I Tribute it for Pyro Magician! By sending two Spellcasters on my field, I draw two. Naturally, I send Supra and Pyro Magician! I Set two cards and end my turn."
"My turn, draw! I Summon two monsters. Peace Dragon's effect activates! By returning Pot of Greed, 7 Shift, Fusion from the GY to the bottom of my Deck, we both gain 1000 LP!" (Yuga: 1300 → 2300 LP) (Luke: 3700 → 4700 LP)
"Luke is trying to activate Fusion again!" Yuo recognizes the strategy.
"I Tribute Peace Dragon for Dragon Knight of Darkness! I return Peace Dragon, Triad Drago, The Dragon from the GY to my Deck to activate Return of Dragon! I draw one." Luke draws Fusion, "Nice! Fusion!"
"This must be The Will of the supernovas."
"Now, within the night of the man who has it all, your voice echoes as you call out! Close your eyes and harken to your heart! Close your eyes and harken to your heart! Once you've heard it twice there's no need to worry! Fusion Summon! Fusion Summon! Full Moon Dragon Umbrlancer F! I discard Treasure Dragon to activate Umbrlancer F's effect! Super Dragon's Samsara!" Luke revives Dragiastar F – a High Dragon, back to the field.
"Two Fusion Monsters, swirl!"
"Trap activate, Sevens Combine! When you Special Summon a monster with 2500 or more ATK, I can revive two Level 7 monsters with the same Type as my Level 7 monster on the field."
"Bascule is a Machine monster, tuna."
"Ace Breaker and Steeltek will line up with the batting order!"
"In addition, all monsters on Yuga's field also gain 400 ATK and DEF."
"Nice observation, Yuran. This is truly a high-speed Duel!"
"I send the top card of my Deck to the GY (Sylphydra) to activate Dragiastar F's effect! Graviton Charge – Dragiastar F gains 900 ATK and can attack monsters twice! Let's battle, Yuga. Dragiastar F, tear Ace Breaker to pieces (Yuga: 2300 → 1300 LP)! Crush that fortress, Dragiastar F. Umbrlancer F, get rid of Mirror Innovator! Umbr Spear!"
"That was a nice turn! My turn, draw!" Yuga looks at his hand.
"You are in a dire situation, Yuga. Even if you destroy Dragiastar F, Umbrlancer F will bring it back the turn after. Your only option is to take down both High Dragons."
"Maximum."
"Correct! Judging by your reaction, you have not assembled it yet."
"You are right. I can't Maximum Summon... At least for now. Spell Card, Ship of Sevens Treasures. I discard a monster in my hand to draw one." Yuga sends Dragias to the GY.
"If the monster you sent is a Level 7 monster, you get to draw another card!"
"Haaahh!" Yuga draws Yggdrago [L] and Yggdrago [R], "Yes!"
"Bring it on, Yuga!"
"Here I go," Yuga Sets two cards. "(Along with Nail) Heaven, earth, light, darkness, creation, despair, eternity, demise, destiny... This is the new myth which will permeate throughout the world... Using your three sets of insight, now is the time to bestow reason upon all of creation... Maximum Summon! Come forth! Yggdrago the Heavenly Emperor Dragon Tree!"
"Nanaho-sama, look!"
"Yeah. The menancing Maximum Monster - Yggdrago, na."
"And it looks so cool!" Yoshio is stunned by the sight of Yggdrago.
"I send the top three cards of my Deck to the GY (Kuribott, Kuribott, Savage Claw Tiger) to activate Yggdrago's effect! I choose a Level 8 or lower monster on your field and destroy it! Blizzard of Providence!" The blizzard from Yggdrago consumes and destroys Umbrlancer F. "Now Yggdrago attacks Dragiastar F! Ragnarok Tri-Burst Streak!" (Luke: 4700 → 3700 LP)
"Well done, Yuga. My turn, draw! I activate Pot of Greed. I draw two. I Summon Peace Dragon. By returning Return of Dragon, Fusion, Pot of Greed from the GY to the bottom of my Deck, we both gain 1000 LP (Yuga: 1300 → 2300 LP) (Luke: 3700 → 4700 LP)! I return Dragolite to my Deck to activate Dragon's Response! I draw one. I discard Attack Volcano to activate Ship of Seven Treasures! I draw two. I Summon two monsters. Because Peace Dragon and The Dragon are both non-Level 3 Dragons, Triad Drago lets me draw one."
"He's really drawing a lot," Jango is amused.
"I Tribute two monsters! Burn up this cold-hearted world with your blazing flames! Super dragon of super phantoms! Super-Super Advance Summon! Super-super-super... come on out! Fantastrike Dragon Miragias! Fusion!"
"What, a Fusion for the third time!?"
"Now, the third and fourth dimensions have collided, opening the door to the seventh dimension! Gaze upon the new and miraculous seventh dimension! Gaze upon the new and miraculous seventh dimension! When I say it twice, it becomes a super-ultra seventh dimension! Fusion Summon! Fusion Summon!Fantasia Strike Dragon Miragiastar F!"
Yuga sets his eye on the newly Fusion Summoned monster, "With Miragiastar F's effect, Yggdrago would lose 1500 ATK. But that's not enough to deplete my LP!"
"Then I activate Miragiastar F's another effect! By sending the top card of my Deck to the GY (Dragon's Setupper), Miragiastar F can attack directly this turn!"
"Yuga only has 2300 LP left!"
"This clinches it!"
"I Set two cards and battle! Attack Yuga directly, Miragiastar F! Spatio-Temporal Breakdown Slash: Seven-Dimensional Illusion Strike!"
"Trap activate, Emergency Return! I return Yggdrago to my hand and negate the attack!"
"Tch. I end my turn."
"My turn, draw!"
"You're planning to Maximum Summon once again, aren't you?"
"I beg to differ. I Set two monsters and Tribute!"
"Yuga is abandoning Yggdrago!?" Arai and Nekoyama are bewildered.
"He always surpasses providence itself," Nail can't help smiling.
"A flickering lightning wells up from the darkness, waves of sound shake up the night, and a flash fire blazes with divine speed! Now, with a fearlessness at its most extreme, it strikes directly at my very soul! Let's go! Thunderbold the Lightningfire Deity!"
"Yuga can be surprising sometimes. That's my son's lovable trait!"
"That's a neat way to utilize Maximum Monsters, Yuga!"
"I send the top card of my Deck to the GY to activate Thunderbold's effect! It gains 300 ATK, and if I have four or more Level 7 monsters with different names in my GY, I can Special Summon one Level 7 monster from my GY! Thunderous Revival Shock! Revive, Sevens Road Magician! I send the top card of my Deck to the GY to activate his effect! Elemental Road! There are six Attributes in my GY, so he gains 1800 ATK! I Set one card and battle! Sevens Road attacks Miragiastar F! Sevens Magic! Thunderbold attacks directly! Lightray Assault!" (Luke: 4700 → 3800 → 1200 LP)
"Luke barely held on!"
"It's your time to strike back, Luke!"
"My turn, draw! I Summon Dragon's Upsetter. If I have no other monsters on my field, Upsetter can Special Summon Setupper from my GY. I Tribute two monsters! A fist meta-hardened by hidden feelings! Pack yourself meta-full with fighting spirit and you'll open your eyes! Blow away the meter inside your heart, and beyond this galaxy's long wormhole, there you'll find the Andrometa Nebula! Tear 'em to meta-meta shreds! Steelstrike Dragon Metagias! I Summon Pheptanix Dragon. Because I have a Level 7 or higher Dragon (Metagias), I can add a Level 7 monster (Miragias) from the GY to my hand. I activate my face-down card – Dragonic Play! By switching the Attack Position Pheptanix to Defense Position, I revive Treasure Dragon. Because I have four or more Dragons in my GY, the Special Summoned Treasure Dragon lets me draw one. Spell Card, Pot of Greed! I draw two. I Tribute two monsters! Burn up this cold-hearted world with your blazing flames! Super dragon of super phantoms! Come on out! Fantastrike Dragon Miragias! I discard a Level 7 or higher Dragon (Thrust Dragon Bunker Strike) to activate Miragias' effect! Phantom Charge! Thunderbold and Sevens Road Magician's ATK go down by 1500! And then for the rest of this turn, Miragias can also attack twice! Now I discard a Level 7 or higher Dragon (Leather-Life Dragon) to activate Metagias' effect! Fullmetal Charge! For the rest of this turn, Metagias cannot be destroyed by battle or traps, and can attack monsters twice! The hypernova that surpasses a supernova. Spell Card, Hypernova! I Special Summon Dragias from my GY! Right now, in my galaxy, seven supernovas unleash a gamma-ray burst! Now, come on out! Multistrike Dragon Dragias! I send the top card of my Deck to the GY (Palm-Sized Drago) to activate Dragias' effect! Gias Charge!"
"I'm happy that you're giving your all, Luke!"
"I Set a card. Battle! Dragias attacks Sevens Road! Striking Light Blast of Explosive Supremacy (Yuga: 2300 → 400 LP)! Finish him, Miragias! Dark Blast of Explosive Supremacy—!"
"I won't let you! Trap activate, Elemental Rush! When your monster destroys my monster by battle while my LP is at 1000 or below, I send all monsters on my field to the GY. Then, I Special Summon three Level 7 EARTH, WATER, FIRE and/or WIND monsters from my GY in Attack Position!" Yuga revives Fullmeteor Impact, Ice Age Catapult and Savage Claw Tiger.
"Metagias attacks Fullmeteor! Iron-Star Blast of Explosive Supremacy! Metagias won't be destroyed! All three of my monsters will attack again! Miragias attacks Ice Age! Phantom King Strike of Annihilative Supremacy (Yuga: 400 → 300 LP)! Metagias attacks Savage Claw! Steel King Strike of Annihilative Supremacy (Yuga: 300 → 100 LP)!"
"Yuga no longer has any monsters!" Nail cries out.
"Is this... The end?" Gakuto and Romin realize the flow of the Duel.
"Here and now, a new era will be born! Attack Yuga directly, Dragias! Dragon King Strike of Annihilative Supremacy!"
"This Rush Duel is now... Luke-chan's victory!" Asana and Roa declare their thoughts.
"Was this a fun Duel, Yuga?"
"Yeah. This was the best Duel. But I have no intentions to hold back! Trap activate, Holy Mirror!"
"That card—!"
"I return Mirror Force from the GY to my Deck and negate the attack!"
"Dragias' attack... was negated!?"
"How's that, Luke?"
Luke sniffs quietly, before bursts out laughing. "Amazing! You're the first one to survive my strongest formation!"
"Yuga is incredible. Right?" Yuga's mother is proud of her son.
"My turn, draw! Spell Card, Kuribottriple! I return three Kuribotts from the GY to my Deck and draw 2. By revealing a Level 10 Machine, I activate Supreme Electromagnetic Maximum! I add 2 Machine Maximum Monsters from the GY to my hand, but I cannot Normal Summon or Set for the rest of this turn." Yuga adds Over Road [L] and Over Road [R], "A strong armor that never breaks! Achieving supersonic flight with gale-force winds! Carving everything open with maximum firepower! Full speed ahead! Maximum Summon! Come on out, Super Magiflag Ship Magnum Over Road!"
"Even if you activate Over Road's effect to attack all monsters on my field, it will only have 2500 ATK after losing 1000 ATK for its Multi-Attack Setup. It would just crash itself!"
"I still have this option! By returning one monster in the GY to my Deck (Mr. Alche), I can add one monster from the GY to my hand (Sevens Road Magician). Also, you take 100 damage times the Level of the monster I add to my hand! Maximum Cannon Shoot (Luke: 1200 → 500 LP)! I send Over Road to the GY to Special Summon up to two monsters from my hand! Scramble Overtake! Come back, Sevens Road!"
"You already discarded Dragias earlier. So this means—"
"Hehe!" Yuga reveals the alternate Dragias.
"The feelings of my shadow self...!"
"Right now, in my galaxy, seven supernovas unleash a gamma-ray burst! Come on out! Multistrike Dragon Dragias!"
"This formation of yours..."
"Due to Scramble Overtake, one of your Spell/Trap is destroyed (Dragon Encounter)! Fusion!"
"It is coming! That combination technique!"
"The road of Sevens that presses on to the future! The seven supernovas that shine in the galaxy above! This is ours and ours alone! Fusion Summon! Sevensgias the Magical Dragon Knight!"
"I never thought we would get a chance to see it again, Romin-kun!"
"This is the accumulation of our friendship!"
"Beautiful, Yuga-chan!"
"Our prides into one!"
"This is indeed, the strongest providence we've created with our bond."
"No! No! No! Luke cannot survive this upcoming attack!"
"Chill out!" Tiger says to Gavan, "This should be within Luke's calculation."
"I know it. You always give your best, so of course you will bring out Sevensgias. However! Today will be the day I have my revenge! Trap activate, Road Crusher!"
"Luke, you!"
"When you Summon a Level 7 or higher DARK monster while you have seven or more monsters in your GY, all monsters on my field gain 1500 ATK! Also, all monsters in your GY are returned to the Deck!"
"Now Sevensgias is unable to increase its ATK! So you've been waiting for this, Luke!"
"You were thinking that Sevens Road would not have enough ATK to defeat me if I have a Trap that can boost the ATK of my monsters or increase my LP. Of course, of course, Sevensgias was your best bet. This is your complete loss, Yuga!"
"Nice strategy, Luke. I have to do this then! Sevensgias' effect activates! If a Level 7 or higher monster is on your field, I send the top card of my Deck to the GY (Sevens Road Force) to destroy all face-up cards on the field! Rush Road Burst!" Sevensgias chants three sigils under Luke's monsters. Seven cross-shaped symbols descend from the sky, forming a gleaming magical circle around the field. Everything vanishes under a bright light...
"Trap activate, Clear Mind; Unseen Dragonic Pedigree! When a monster on my field is destroyed by your effect, I Special Summon a Dragon from my GY, and if I have a High Dragon in my GY, the Special Summoned monster gains 1000 ATK. Right now, in my galaxy, seven supernovas unleash a gamma-ray burst! Even if you tell me to stop, it's too late! Even if you tell me to stop, it's too late! Even if you tell me to stop, it's too late! I said it three times this time, just for you. Come on out! Multistrike Dragon Dragias!"
"Luke..."
"This is where you lose!"
"...Trap activate, Emergency Advent! When you Summon a monster while I have no monsters on my field, I draw one. If it is a monster, I can Special Summon it!"
"Betting it all on a single draw, I see."
Yuga is about to perform his final draw. Tension is rising up. "If I fail this draw, I..." Yuga sweats in his mind.
"Yuga!" Kaizo appears from behind, "Look at this!"
"Anything wrong with the livestream... 777,777,777 likes! And over a billion views!"
"Kaizo is streaming this Duel to the entire world!?"
"Oh my God!"
"That's quite a number, Yuga."
"I guess, ahaha... Can you do me a favor, Kaizo?"
"Sure, sure." Kaizo puts the crown on Yuga and broadcasts Yuga's speech.
"I'm very happy to see so many people engaging themselves with Rush Duel. To introduce myself, I'm Ohdo Yuga. At a very young age, I learned how to Duel and fell in love with it quickly. I want Dueling to be fun. From that desire, I created Rush Duel as a new way of Dueling. I love it when everyone smiles earnestly during their Duels. To be able to create a Duel as exciting as this, truthfully, I've never thought I would have come this far without the support of my friends and everyone that loves Dueling. I'm really grateful for that. This Rush Duel will mark the beginning of a new era! I need everyone's help to carve upon the road that will change the future! Lend me your strength!"
"Press onward, Yuga!" Asana and everyone in the beach are sending their hopes to Yuga.
"Go ahead, Yuga-chan!" Roa and his fans are hyping Yuga.
"Break free of providence!" Nail and his servants are encouraging Yuga.
"I'm so hyped!"
"Me too, Romin-kun."
"Yuga is amazing, isn't he?" Luke comes to his own realization.
"Luke, this is the true potential of Rush Duel! This card will be the key to open the door to a new world!" Yuga draws his card...
He raises the card up high...
And closes his eyes...
"No matter if walls, mountains, and even planets block my way! I'll carve open a road through them all and press onward! Let's go! Sevens Road Magician!"
Luke widens his eyes in utter shock, "Yuga, you! Is Dragias calling for Sevens Road... Perhaps everyone around the world is giving Yuga strength... Or both...?"
"I discard Yggdrago to activate Wind Spirit's Blessing! Sevens Road gains 1000 ATK!"
"Dragias has 3500 ATK! You have DARK (Sevensgias) and LIGHT (Yggdrago) in your GY, so Sevens Road would have 3700 ATK, but you have nothing else in your hand or field! And I have 500 LP! Are you planning to perform a miracle here, Yuga?"
"I send the top card of my Deck to the GY to activate Sevens Road's effect! Elemental Road!"
Yuga draws the card out. He looks at his card, before looking at Luke. Both stand silently as they remember their time with each other.
The day Luke guides Yuga to the Relic...
The day Luke hands his ID to Yuga...
The day Yuga brings Luke out of his frustration...
The day Luke defeats Yuga in Team Battle Royal...
The day Yuga embraces Luke after a serious Duel...
The day Luke helps Yuga defeat Swirly...
The day Yuga fights Luke in the spaceship...
"Whether or not one of us come out victorious, promise me that we are still BFFs."
"Yeah. We are BFFs."
"I see. That's good. Sevens Road Magician attacks Dragias!"
"Dragias! Striking Light Dragon King Blast of Explosive-Annihilative Supremacy!"
Sevens Road Magician strikes its sword into the explosive blast from Dragias...
"Rush Duels don't have things like absolutes. You won't know who wins until the end. No matter what pinch you're in, there's always a chance for comeback... I still remember those words of yours for two years! I still remember those words of yours for two years!"
"You're right, Luke."
"I win, Yuga!"
"The card I sent to the GY is..." Yuga grins, "Stray Familiar! Sevens Road gains 900 ATK to become 4000!"
"What!?"
Sevens Road Magician slashes through the explosion and delivers the finishing blow to Dragias, "Sevens... Magic!"
"Gaaahh... Aaaaaarrrrrrgggggghhhhhh!" (Luke: 500 → 0 LP)
...
Everyone around the world is giving their applauses for the performance. At Tahayasty Restaurant, members of Goha 66 are drinking in harmony with many other customers.
"I lose... I lose..." Luke lies down under the sun. His arm is covering the teary eyes.
"Come on, you just squandered your chance of revenge, loser-gias!" Romin punches Luke in his face.
"It hurts, Romin!"
"Punishment for not beating your rival, dummy!"
"Help, Gakuto!"
"Romin is just too fierce..."
"Calm down, Romin-chan!"
"Romin Kick!" Kaizo is launched into the sea, "Noooooo!"
"Look, everyone!" Yuga signals the arrival of certain friendly faces.
"Hey, Yuga-chan!" Roa rides his skateboard towards Yuga.
"Welcome back, Yuga!" Nail waves to Yuga with a flying Sebastian.
"I hope you are feeling well, Yuga!" Asana drives her R6 on the road to Yuga.
"Stand up, sob-gias!"
"Fine!"
"All of us are here!"
"Luke! Romin! Gakuto! Roa! Nail! Asana!" Yuga joyfully calls out the name of his friends, "Put your hands out, everyone!"
Yuga pulls out his marker and draws a smiley face symbol of friendship on everyone's hands. "I am sorry for making you worry. Truthfully, I want to give an apology. It's just that I might mess it up... This is the best solution I come up with. The ink will fade away, but the feelings I have will stay in our hearts forever! Because we are a team of..."
"SEVENS!"
Final Thoughts
What a journey! This may have been a short fan-fiction, but I think this is enough. SEVENS ends in a hopeful note and it is overall a fun experience, but I feel like a little bit more of a closure would make the ending even more better! The four chapters of this story show what I would have loved to see in the ending of SEVENS - the reflection of Yuga's disappearance two years ago (Chapter 1), the fleshed out redemption of Goha Yuga (Chapter 2), the feelings of Luke (Chapter 3), and of course... A Ceremonial Duel!
This Duel really tests my limits as a Duel writer. A Ceremonial Duel is usually the last Duel of the series involving the main character and the partner/rival. The purpose of a Ceremonial Duel is to give closure and display the growth of both characters - this means they would bring their best strength and use all of their aces throughout the show. In this case, Yuga's best strength is his Level 7 aces and his friends' aces, and Luke's best strength is the Fusion Monsters of him alongside the Dragias-Miragias-Metagias formation. It is very challenging to script how the Duel would go because Rush Duel is a fast-paced game, especially with 4000 LP (anime format); during the making of the Duel, I almost think that it is impossible to include everything they have. It is really a blessing to see the final product - I really manage to get all the aces in this Duel! (Most notable ones, at least.)
For trivia, this Duel is 11-turn long, and the winner goes first! (Usually, the player that goes second usually wins in the anime, so it's refreshing - don't get me on the length of this Duel, it is necessary to make this long because I want this to be the best Rush Duel ever!) Yuga's Deck, surprisingly, contains 47 cards! (Yuga probably mixes his usual 40-card Deck with the 7 aces from his friends.)
If you want to see the Ceremonial Rush Duel visualized: It's in my YouTube channel (Ryo-kun), titled "An Imagination of Future - Yuga VS Luke (Fantasy Duel)"
Goodbye nostalgia, SEVENS!
