Foreword: I wonder why I'm doing this when there's a final exam tomorrow? Oh well...
Once again, suggestion and reviews are always welcome!
Duel Masters Café
Chapter 11 – The Future is always a piece of White Paper
BGM:Love Coloured Master Spark ~Final Sorcery (Demetori)
"I cast Scramble Typhoon! With Maeterl's ability, I draw 10 cards instead of 5, and discard 8 cards in total!" Marisa declared.
"Kuh…" The Second looked at his field, consisting of Shachihoko Kaiser and Intense World! Shachihoko Kaiser. I can't keep up with her speed…!
"Kubrick's effect! When he is put into the graveyard from anywhere, if I have more than 3 water cards in my mana zone, I can bounce one of your creatures! Disappear! Shachihoko Kaiser!" Marisa pointed at the Rainbow Command Dragon, and he vanished back into the Second's hand with a roar.
"…!" The Second caught the card of Shachiko Kaiser and Atsuto under him as they flew towards him.
"Now I have more than 6 creatures in my graveyard! G Zero! The Millionaire of creatures, raze all with your near-invincible power! Millionaire Crossfire!"
The dragonoid Outrage appeared, his red body shining with power, his cannons rotating around him.
"I'm not done yet! Since I have drawn more then 6 cards this turn, G Zero! Billionaire Crossfire The 2nd!"
The Fire/Water Outrage MAX, the revived dearest friend of Testa Rossa, appeared beside his former self.
"Battle!" Marisa exclaimed. "Crossfire, Double Break!"
Crossfire's floating cannons sparked and let off two beams, vanquishing two of the Second's shields.
"…No trigger…"
"Crossfire the 2nd! Double Break!" Marisa continued her assault with hesitation, and her creature slashed apart two more of the Second's shields.
"Shield Trigger! Formation in the Springs! I revive Berlin, Bell Gravekeeper in my graveyard!"
"…"If I attack now, I'll just lose Maetrel since he'll revive Berlin with Intense World at the start of his turn… "Turn End."
The Second silently breathed a sigh of relief as he found a chance to recover, even just for a little.
"My turn, draw!"
He bit his lip.
This hand won't do it…!
"…I summon Hot Springs Crimson Meow, and summon Rothus, the Traveler. I destroy Hot Springs Crimson Meow."
"I destroy Maeterl." Marisa said, and the Armorloid pointed his cannons at both those creatures and blasted them into destruction.
"…Kuh… Turn End…"
"Haha! This time it seems you have no more tricks up your sleeves!" Marisa smiled triumphantly. "I'll do this just to make sure! I summon Riot 5000GT!"
The dragon-like Fire Outrage with his left arm transformed into a saw erupted from a pillar of flames, and severed Berlin, Rothus and Intense World! Shachihoko Kaiser into light particles.
"….!" The Second could only watch as his creatures disappear one by one from his battle zone.
"Crossfire! Break his last shield!"
The Second's last shield was shattered, leaving him defenseless in the face of Marisa's creatures.
"5000GT, todomeda!"
"Uwahhhhh!" The Second screamed as 5000GT rushed towards him and delivered the final blow with a strike of his right claw.
The duel fields dispersed, leaving Reimu, Sakuya and the Second kneeling on the floor, while the three victors stood.
"Seems like it's 2 to 1." The First stated the obvious. "It's our victory. Now, please leave us to our business."
"Kuh…" Reimu grit her teeth as she shakily stood up while Marisa helped Sakuys stand. "We'll rip the information out of you one day…!"
"We'll see." The First shrugged as the Second recovered from his loss too.
"Sorry man…" He apologized, and his friend reassured him by just patting him on his back.
"Reimu…I think you should leave your past behind. …It's dragging you down and preventing you from becoming stronger." The First told her.
"Hmph….What do you know?" Reimu ignored his suggestion, and retaliated. "Practice what you preach. I've heard everything from your friend, after all."
"Uh…" The First was slightly taken aback, and he had no counter to it. "I…"
The three girls left, two stumbling a little, and the trio watched as they disappeared from sight.
"That was dangerous." Yuugi complimented, and the Second scratched his head apologetically.
"Guess I took the wrong deck." He laughed weakly.
"…Ha…" The First's shoulders slumped as he reflected on Reimu's words.
"…" It was the Second's turn to reassure his friend. "Don't worry. Now that they're the ones taking care of it…and I'm sure they will… Maybe we can leave that behind now."
"…Well... Until they really take care of Shangri-La…" The First sighed again.
"…" The Second just squeezed his shoulder lightly.
"I know how you feel. But you know, they're strong. And the Youkai Sage is backing them up." Yuugi tried to cheer him up too. "They've handled stuff before. They can do it again. Once he's gone… You can leave everything behind."
"Yeah. We just need to focus on our task at hand right now." The Second nodded, and turned to the First. "What do you say?"
"I suppose you guys are right… Well…now that we have that out of the way…" The First said, regaining his spirits for a little. "We can finally get on with business again."
Reimu returned to the shrine, feeling upset at her loss at the hands of those suspicious people once again. She sat down and slumped her head on the table, and let out a huge sigh.
Marisa, who had returned to the shrine with the shrine maiden, did not attempt to soothe her friend, for she knew her personality. Reimu would just sulk for an hour or two, and then return to her usual attitude. Besides, Marisa was still feeling pretty pleased with herself for defeating the Second, and she was too busy reveling in her victory over him, despite both Reimu and Sakuya losing to their own opponents, resulting in a loss for them in reality.
Sakuya had her own duties to attend to, so she had already went back to the Scarlet Devil Mansion with a click of her fingers.
"Muh…Pour me some tea, Marisa."
"Eh!? It's your shrine right? Shouldn't you be the one treating me?" Marisa protested, but a dark glare from Reimu stopped her, and she swallowed her remaining words.
"Well…sure thing then."
"Hmph."
As Marisa busied herself in the kitchen, Reimu lay down on the wooden floor, and took out her deck.
Fanning out her cards, she inspected them one by one.
Dragon Edge Glenmolt… A gift from Yukari. Along with the Dragheart Weapon, Gaiheart and its awakened form, Gaiginga.
After staring at it for a moment, she shifted her attention to her other cards. This time, to her cards of Zero. Shoegazer…and Acid, Justice, Rohanna Glory on the top of a cupboard. The cards that Michael had given to her, 11 years ago.
Taking those cards, Reimu reassumed her position on the wooden floor, and continued to stare at the cards as time ticked by.
Marisa, having finished pouring tea for the both of them, decided not to interrupt Reimu, and instead opted to reflect upon the First's words too.
"Leave the past behind, huh…" She thought of the deck that Jonathan gave her, now resting in a box beside her bed.
Reimu's still hung up on using Michael's cards…Or at least, a part of them…
Marisa laughed mockingly at her thoughts. She herself too was using the same deck up until a week ago…
But at least, she's changed, and defeated one of those suspicious people with her new deck.
Maybe…just maybe, if Reimu would change too, she would become even stronger than she ever was… Marisa pondered as she sipped her hot tea.
The 13th Hakurei Shrine Maiden, destined to become stronger and stronger by herself without any external help. Will she become too far to reach once her limitations are taken off? Both in combat and Duel Masters, she would become invincible.
Will I ever catch up to her then? Marisa could almost see Reimu fly far, far away from her reaches, to somewhere she, a mere human with only the ability to use magic, cannot possibly imagine to go.
And even if they stopped using their cards, their ifaces wouldn't fade from their minds.
Even though they were only here for one year… They had made enough impact to change this generation of Gensokyo.
Would it really be possible to forget them during their lives? As the bringers of Duel Masters to this place, they won't be smudged from the history of Gensokyo… They might be reminded of them, time and again…
Staring at Reimu, who didn't budge from her spot at all, Marisa continued to think about the past, and the coming future.
The First, Second and Yuugi arrived at the entrance of the Great Mausoleum.
"Wow, this thing is pretty awesome." The Second admired the building.
"Hehe… Of course! It is Miko-sama's residence, after all!" A proud voice rose up behind them.
"?" They turned, and saw a girl in white garments and an eboshi on top of her head coming towards them.
"Good afternoon." The First bowed slightly, and the Second followed suit. "You are…?"
"Mononobe no Futo, subordinate of Miko-sama." The girl bowed in return. "Thou are?"
"We, um, are acting on behalf of the Youkai Sage." The Second replied. "We wish for a meeting with Miko-san."
The girl named Futo was about to say something when another voice interrupted her.
"I am here if you wish to meet me." Toyosatomimi no Miko came towards them, her short blonde hair styled in two horns, complete with her usual earmuff. "What business do you seek, may I ask?"
The First started to answer, but Yuugi got ahead of him.
"We'll get straight to the point. Where is that evil Hermit, Seiga? We have some…business with her." She directed the question at Miko.
Miko eyed the oni with a little caution, but responded nevertheless, looking at the trio with her gray eyes. "Seiga has not returned for a while now. I assume you are the victims of her usual mischief and wants?"
Yuugi's eyes narrowed. "I wouldn't exactly call that mischief…"
The Second coughed, diverting their attention.
"Well, thank you for your time. We have the information we want. We won't bother you any longer."
"Hey…" Yuugi started to protest, but the First just nudged her and dragged her away.
Bowing one last time at the Taoists, the Second turned and went after them.
Futo cocked her head at the backs of the strange visitors, and Miko just stared silently at them, clutching her ritual baton as she did.
"…"
"What was that? She might've been lying! And you know we onis hate lying." Yuugi complained as they left the Mausoleum.
"I can tell… She's telling the truth. Eyes don't lie." The Second explained. "Seiga has indeed not returned here for some time… So she must be hiding out there somewhere…along with Orin and Okuu."
"Who knows what she's gonna do with them… I mean, they're hostages…but that doesn't guarantee that she won't harness Okuu's power or anything else for her own purposes…" The First thought aloud.
"Chi…that evil hermit…" Yuugi grind her palms together in fury. "I'll make sure she pays once we find her for doing this to Satori."
"And if we don't find them fast, Old Hell's flames might go berserk… Okuu is the one most fit for the job, after all." The Second said. "According to Satori, anyway… Hope her other pets are doing a good job with the flame regulation."
"…Yeah…" The First stretched, and they set off again on their job.
A small green skirt fluttered behind them, and quickly disappeared, without anyone noticing it.
The sun was setting when Reimu opened her eyes again. Her cards lay scattered and messy on the shrine's floor. Marisa was nowhere to be seen, presumable back at her own house in the Forest of Magic.
Reimu got up, staring at the orange egg yolk slowly sinking beneath the horizon as the air got colder. The tea that Marisa made had long cooled, and Reimu had no choice but to reheat it on the fire.
As she picked up her cards, a gap opened in the shrine, just in front of the empty donation box, and Yukari's upper body poked out of it.
"Hello, Reimu-chan~" The Youkai Sage smiled at her shrine maiden, to which Reimu responded with an annoyed look again.
"What are you doing here?" How many times have she said this? Reimu couldn't even count.
"Oh, I'm hurt~ I'm just checking on you for a bit. Are you sure it's fine taking your time like this? This world is at stake, after all." Yukari's face twisted into mock sadness.
"Che, mind your own business, old hag." Reimu ignored the Gap Yokai and continued to tidy up her cards and deck.
"Oh, but it is my business, after all. Gensokyo's safety is my responsibility."
"Then take care of that Shangri-La yourself." Reimu coldly retorted as she sat back down on the table and poured herself some tea.
"Oh… But I myself have some business to take care of too, dear Reimu. It is up to you to take down that Zenith."
"And what business do you have now?"
"That's a secret~"
"…Chi." Reimu decided to just drink her tea in silence and ignore Yukari.
"…And Reimu, I have another gift for you for your hard work this week." Yukari said suddenly, as a gap opened beside the table, and a few cards slipped out of it.
"…This is…" Reimu eyed the cards.
"I hope you'll use them wisely. There isn't much time, after all. I suggest you check out Muenzuka one more time. There seems to be some kind of energy forming there…" Reverting to a serious look for once, Yukari retreated into her gap and closed it, leaving Reimu alone in the shrine as night started to settle on Gensokyo.
"…"
As Reimu stepped into the kitchen to cook dinner, she wondered about her deck, and if she should really stop hanging on to the past, if that is really what stops her from being becoming stronger. To defeat Shangri-La, power would be what she needs…
To forget the one who taught her to duel… Would that be possible?
Shaking the thought out of her head for the moment, she started to prepare for dinner.
"So we didn't have much luck today…" The First sat exhausted and out of breath in the Duel Masters Café, which was still not in service. "At least we know Seiga probably won't be coming near the village and the Mausoleum for now… But as long as she remains hidden…"
The Second sighed and massaged his head, while Yuugi found a little sake and enjoyed it.
"Hope we won't run into Reimu and Marisa again… They'll be finding Shangri-La… And who knows if they are in the same area…" The Second pursed his lips.
"We can't dismiss that possibility. We can only hope that they aren't together. If they are…" The First shuddered at the chaos that would ensue.
"…" His friend nodded, and turned to Yuugi. "Yuugi, let's call it a day. You prefer to return to the underground? Or would you want to sleep here for the night?"
The oni shrugged. "Yeah, I like the underground more. See you tomorrow!" She promptly leaves the café and shuts the door behind her.
"I suppose onis still don't like the surface after all." The First complimented as Yuugi left.
"…Well, let's rest for the day." The Second told his friend, and he responded by weakly waving his hand, and slumped back down on his chair again.
Looking out the window, the Second stared at the moon in the deep-purple sea, littered with numerous stars that shone with varying degrees of brightness.
Letting out another sigh, he stepped into their room at the back of the café.
Seiga paced around the dimly-lit room slowly. The candles let off a warm yellow light that kept the room's interior visible. At the corner, Orin and Okuu lay there, unconscious, while Yoshika kept watch over them.
"Fufu… So they're finally taking action…" Seiga's lips curved into a smile as she walked over to the unconscious pets, and crouched down in front of them.
"I wonder…if I should do a little something to them to make this more…interesting?" She caressed Okuu's face and looked down at the red eye at the center of the hell raven's shirt. "This magnificent energy…such a shame to be wasted on you."
"Nuclear Fusion… I wonder if I should make good use of it, fufu…"
She pondered for a moment, and stood up at last.
"No, I'll just leave them be for the moment. It won't do any good to provoke them any more."
"Now, I wonder how Shangri-La would act…?"
Somewhere near the hideout, a small green skirt fluttered.
Sunlight filtered through the window, warming the bed and room, as the Second woke from his dreams. Throwing off his blanket with a groan, he rubbed the sleep out of his eyes, and opened the door to the café after washing himself up.
The First was already awake, and offered his friend a cup of coffee, and he gladly took it and enjoyed the warm refreshment at the counter.
"I suppose Yuugi should be here anytime soon…"
The oni appeared soon after that, and the two of them donned their hooded attires and proceeded with their task.
Reimu and Marisa landed in Muenzuka, where they had found a few cards some time earlier.
"You sure that Yukari said this place was suspicious?" Marisa questioned, obviously reluctant to return to the hill.
"Well, she seemed pretty serious, for once." The miko replied nonchalantly as they started to walk among the red Higan flowers. "We didn't search that thoroughly, after all…"
Marisa followed while grumbling.
Was it her imagination? Marisa felt the air getting colder like yesterday, as they neared the purple cherry blossom tree.
Though, it wasn't purple any more.
"…!" As they took a good look, the girls say that the cherry blossom tree was surrounded in a white aura, an uncomfortable feel and pressure emitting from it.
A strong energy erupted from the tree, forcing the girls to kneel on the ground.
"….Looks like this is our target, huh…" Marisa felt a cold sweat trickle down her back. This feel… He really is dangerous…!
Reimu grit her teeth as she tried to resist against the strong pressure.
Just what is this power…! She couldn't even reach for her deck to duel the Zenith.
The gravity was crushing them, and even lifting their arms was near impossible. Would this pressure overcome them before they can do anything?
"How brave and foolish of you to stand up against me, humans…" The low voice of Shangri-La boomed through the air.
It was then that a familiar voice reached their ears.
"Reimu, Marisa!"
"…!" They turned their heads to see a certain ice fairy, holding a book, flying towards them.
"…Cirno!?" They were shocked to see a mere fairy coming to their aid.
Mumbling a few spells, Cirno's book glowed, and Reimu and Marisa felt the gravity lifting off their bodies, and the girls gasped for air as they were relieved form the pressure.
"Wha…" Marisa looked unbelievably at the fairy. "Just what… How did you…"
"No time to explain…" Cirno said with a pained expression on her face. "I've just used up most of my power to fend of the pressure… He's weak in this state, so I found a spell that would temporarily stop his influence…but it's more energy-consuming than I thought…"
"But…how did you use magic…"
"We'll get to that later…" Cirno stumbled as she landed, and regained her footing after Marisa stopped her from falling. "Right now…just focus on defeating Shangri-La…" She closed her eyes and fell unconscious, the book slipping from her grasps as she fell on the ground.
"Cirno!"
"Hmph…An annoying pest… No matter… I shall show you my strength now!" Shangri-La exclaimed as Zero energy erupted from his card, showering the hill with his power, and nearly blinding the girls with bright white light.
"…!" The First turned to another direction, as he sensed the presence of Shangri-La growing ever stronger, becoming so obvious that he could feel it from afar.
The Second turned too, as he felt it along with the First.
"Shangri-La…! And Reimu and Marisa!" The First gasped, and ran off in that direction.
"Hey…! Wait!" The Second runs off after him, and Yuugi, who barely had time to say anything, sighed and rushed after them.
Reimu's eyes were fixated on the creature in front of her. Her muscles tensed, and she swallowed, as her hand finally reached for her deck.
Shangri-La, Climax of "Cruelty". The leader of the Zeniths, the strongest, and the oldest. The creature viewed as a god by the oracles, a title and place giving testament to his strength. A creature that could not be defeated even with the lone power of the Great Miracle. A creature that has wiped out worlds, and one that is intending to reach out to this one too.
"Cruelty"…or…"Merciless". "Mujyou".
The creature's voice rumbled.
"So…petty human…you wish to stand up against me? Two have tried and failed…Even though they have succeeded in sealing me for a small while. I shall take pleasure in crushing the small hope that you possess."
The sky turned black, as dark clouds amassed and blanketed the heavens. Winds swept up, and Reimu, and Marisa's hair fluttered in the air.
The air was suffocating, and the heat rose.
Reimu and Marisa did not waver, and they stood their ground, their eyes with determination of steel and will of iron.
They took out their decks, and the cards shone with a furious light.
"We'll show you how our hope will overcome anything..." Reimu's voice was low, as was Marisa's.
"We're the incident solvers of Gensokyo… We're not prepared to back down if we're looked down on!"
Utopia Ever appeared beside Shangri-La, the two Guardian Zeniths' presence being overwhelming.
"So now… Entertain me!"
BGM: Z-One Battle (YGO 5D's Sound Duel 3)
"I summon Johnny Walker!" Reimu declared as the Humanoid Baku appeared on the battle zone. "I destroy him, and put my deck top into my mana zone!"
"I cast Faerie Life…" Shangri-La rumbled, and his deck top went into his mana zone too.
Reimu drew a card, and charged Glenmolt, Dragon Edge into her mana zone. "I summon Royal Ira, Explosive Passion!"
The female Humanoid Baku materialized, and Reimu activated her effect. "Mana Arms 3! When I put Royal Ira into my battle zone, if I have 3 or more Fire cards in my mana, I can discard 1 card, and draw 2 cards!"
Discarding Super Flaming Hell's Scrapper from her hand, Reimu drew 2 cards from her deck.
Shangri-La started his turn, and charging a mana, summoned Honenbe, Skeletal Guardian, dropping 3 cards from the top of his deck with the Darkness Guardian's effect, and salvaged Triple Mouth, Decaying Savage from his graveyard.
"…My turn! I summon Come On Pippi! With his effect I put Victorious Ryuusei Kaiser into my battle zone!"
The small Fire Bird Hunter appeared, and flapping his small wings, a rift that connects to the Hyperdimension opened. From it, Victorious Ryuusei Kaiser came out, letting out a great roar.
"With his effect, all you cards are put into you mana tapped!"
"Hmph…" The Zenith was unfazed. "I summon Jasmine and destroy her, and put my deck top into my mana zone."
"…" Reimu drew her next card as she started her turn. The next turn…Hyperdimension spells? Triple Mouth…? …I can only go forward either way! "I cast Shrine of Rebirth! I put Super Flaming Hell's Scrapper and Johnny Walker into my mana zone from my graveyard. Turn End."
"I summon another Honenbe." Shangri-La boomed. Once more, the top 3 cards of his deck went into his graveyard. "I salvage Falconer. Turn End."
"My turn!" Reimu declared. "I summon Glenmolt, Dragon Edge! ….I equip him with Gaiheart!" The Dragheart Weapon appeared, and the Draguner grabbed it. "With Gaiheart's effect, Glenmolt gains Speed Attacker!"
If I attack with Glenmolt here… Reimu thought. Chi, it's no use thinking now!
"Victorious Ryuusei Kaiser! Double Break!" The Red Command Dragon obeyed, rushing through two shields.
"….Shield Trigger, Faerie Life." The Zenith's deck top went into his mana zone.
"Then Shield Trigger, Death Gate, Gate of Hell!"
"…!" Reimu grit her teeth.
"I destroy Glenmolt, and bring out Mist Rias from my graveyard."
The gates of Hell dragged Glenmolt inside, and from it, the Light Guardian broke out.
"Kuh…Turn End." Reimu palms sweated as she said that.
"Hmph. My turn. I cast Seventh Tower! Since I have 7 cards in my mana, the top 3 cards of my deck go into my mana."
"…! 10 mana already…!"
"I summon Phal Pierro. I destroy him and salvage Mother's Sanctuary from my graveyard. I draw a card with Mist Rias's effect. Turn End."
"Che… My turn! I cast Lifeplan Charger! I look at the top 5 cards of my deck, and I add Scotch Fiddich, Dragon Edge to my hand! Lifeplan Charger goes to my mana, and I summon Scotch Fiddich! With his effect, I put Tensyukaku, Dragon King Keep ~Fighting Spirit Mode into my battle zone!" The Dragheart Fortress appeared, dwarfing the creatures in the battle zone.
"…" Shangri-La drew a card with Mist Rias's effect.
"Kuh…" His hand is increasing at an alarming rate….Reimu bit her lip. "Turn End…"
"Hmph…It's almost ready…I cast Hyperdimensional Guard Hole and send your Victorious Ryuusei Kaiser into your shields, and with Guard Hole's effect, I bring out Diabolos Zeta!"
The World Command appeared, and Reimu felt her chances of winning getting slimmer by the second.
"I draw a card with Mist Rias' effect. Turn End."
"My turn! …Good timing! I summon Schumacher! I We both discard our hands and draw 5 cards!"
Shangri-La discarded his hand and drew 5 new ones, drawing an additional one due to Mist Rias's effect.
"I cast Faerie Life, turn end."
"My turn. I cast Ganveet Blaster! I destroy Scotch Fiddich, and you must discard 2 cards from your hand."
"Yoshi! I discard Jonny Walker, and Eternal Ryuusei Kaiser comes out into the battle zone when he is discarded by your creatures' and spells' effect!" Reimu declared, and the Hunter dragon appeared on the battle zone.
"Hmph… Then I cast Revive Hole and salvage Phal Pierro, and bring out Thunder Tiger. Come On Pippi gets -2000 power and is destroyed."
"Kuh… My turn! I cast Seventh Tower too! Then I cast Hero Secret Technique, Burning Galaxy! I destroy Mist Rias, who is cost 5, and Mana Arms 7! I destroy a card with cost 12 or less! Begone, Diabolos Zeta!"
"Hmph…"
"Then I summon Johnny Walker!" Reimu declared. He gets Speed Attacker due to
"Ryuusei Kaiser! Double Break!"
"Honenbe, block the attack."
The Darkness Guardian was sliced apart by Ryuusei Kaiser's sword and disappeared in an explosion.
"Turn End."
"My turn. I cast Revive Hole and salvage Falconer. Then I bring out Black Ganveet! With his effect I destroy the tapped Ryuusei Kaiser!"
The Demon Command materialized, and speared through Ryuusei Kaiser, who disappeared as he let out a howl of agony.
BGM: Seven Struggles to the Death (7th Dragon 2020 OST)
"Now…I shall show you true despair!" The Zenith declared. "I cast Mother's Sanctuary! I send Black Ganveet to my mana zone and bring out an evolution creature from my mana zone!"
"Na…!" Reimu felt the air getting even heavier as Shangri-La took out a card from his mana zone.
"I bring out…me! With Honenbe and Mist Rias from my graveyard as evolution bait, descend upon the battlefield! Shangri-La, Climax of Cruelty!"
"….!" The sheer pressure of the creature was forcing Reimu on her knees. Gravity seemed to drag her down, and she was using the last bit of her strength to stand.
"Then I summon Dokuronbe with 2 mana, since I have 7 Guardians in my graveyard, and cast Diamond Sword!"
"Wha…" Reimu looked at the 12000 power Guardian with Triple Breaker, with no summong sickness.
"Now…all my creatures can attack you this turn! I attack with me! Meteor Burn! I put Honenbe into the graveyard from under me, and you must shuffle Johnny Walker into your deck!"
Reimu could only look as her creature disappeared.
Then it hit her.
"Triple Break!"
As the shockwave from the attack broke her shields, Reimu felt like that a train hit her.
"Ka….ah….!" She coughed up blood as she curled up, down on her knees.
What is this… It wasn't a direct attack…but…!
She could feel her conciousness wavering as the 3 shields were added to her hand.
"…! Shield Trigger…! Moel…Oni Sniper… I destroy Honenbe…" The Hunter Humanoid blasted the Guardian into oblivion as she entered the battle zone.
"Hmph. Dokuronbe, Triple Break!"
This time Reimu could feel herself losing her senses as the attack robbed her of her last shields.
"Kuh….Ah…." So this is the power of Shangri-La… Uttermost pain and despair…!
"So we're finished? How boring… Thunder Tiger, direct…"
"Shield…Trigger… Moel, Oni…Sniper…" Reimu choked these words out of her mouth as she revealed another broken shield in her hand. "I destroy…Thunder Tiger…"
"…Hmph…. You've got yourself another turn, it seems…" Shangri-La's voice resonated. It hurts to even hear his voice now, and Reimu's eardrum was on the verge of bursting.
"…Kuh… I haven't lost…just yet…" Reimu spat out a mouthful of blood as she shakily stood up, every muscle screaming at her to stop.
"Well, let's see this last turn of yours!" Shangri-La exclaimed. "Come at me with your petty hope! I'll crush it, from its roots!"
"…Ha…ha… At the start of my turn…I have 2 Fire creatures, so Tensyukaku…Ryuukais into…Gaisyukaku, Passion…Dragon…"
The Dragheart Fortress transforms into a Dragheart Creature as arms and legs flexed out ftom the castle-like structure.
"Oh…? What would that do…? Shangri-La looked unimpressed.
This is my last turn… There is only one way now….forward…and victory…!
"Watashi no…Taaaaaaan!" In agony, Reimu drew her turn draw.
"Ha…haha…" A small laughter escaped Reimu's lips.
"…?"
BGM: Duel of Friendship (YGO ZeXal Sound Duel 3)
"…I summon…Angry Hero, Gaimusou…! Mana Arms 7…! I put a Fire creature from my hand to the battle zone…" Reimu revealed another card in her hand. "Twin Blade Dragon Edge…Glenmolt…King!"
The Fire Draguner/Humanoid Baku/Gaial Command Dragon appeared beside Reimu as she summoned him.
"…Reimu, let's end this, once and for all!" Glenmolt turned to her and said.
"He…so…I finally got a speaking creature…huh…" Reimu smiled through heavy breaths.
"Yeah…let's end this….!"
Shangri-La smirked. "And so…?"
"Glemolt King's…effect…I equip him with…Gaiouban…Head General Sword…And Mana Arms…7…I equip him…with Gigaheart…!"
"Gairaiou's…effect…I let…Glenmolt…battle Dokuronbe…Gairaiou….lets Glenmolt's power…rise by 3000…when he battles…and Gaishukaku…boosts his power…by 2000…until the end of the turn…!"
"Haaaaa!"
Glenmolt rushed at the Guardian, and with two swift slices, dispatched Dokuronbe.
Shangri-La's voice once again boomed. "As long as I am tapped…you cannot attack. What do you think you accomplish by that?"
"Heh…I'll show you…" Reimu's vision blurred. "I…cast Batorai Finger…!"
"…?!"
"I have…Glenmolt's power raise by 3000… and battle you…!"
"What…!?"
"Glenmolt King's power…is orginally 9000…Now boosted to 14000…with Gaishukaku's ability and Batorai Finger…and Gaiouban's ability boosts him to 17000 when he battles…!" Reimu coughed.
"Hmph…but that only ties him with me! The next turn I'll just summon myself again and end this…!"
"Gaishukaku's…ability…trigger once more when…Glenmolt…battles…! So he…has 19000 power now…!"
"Wha…!" Glenmolt King stabbed through Shangri-La's replica, and the card returned to Shangri-La's hand with Eternal Omega.
"Gaiouban's effect…! When my creatures win the second battle in a turn…it Ryuukais into…Gairaiou!"
Glenmolt lets go of one sword, and letting off a bright flash, the power of Victory Head, Gairaiou was revealed.
"Gairaiou has Speed Attacker…! Double Break…!"
The Gaial Command Dragon slashed through the final shields of Shangri-La.
"…Kuh…! Shield Trigger, Death Gate! I destroy Glenmolt King and bring out Dokuronbe….!"
"Moel… Direct Attack!"
"Dokuronbe…block!"
"Second Moel…Direct Attack…!"
"Ninja Strike 4… Falconer…!" Shangri-La sounded panicked…if Reimu heard it right. How would an emotionless being feel fear and panick…?
"This…is the last…! Gaishukaku…! Todomeda…!"
"No…no…!" The screams of Shangri-La.
It was the last thing she heard as the Gaial Command Dragon delivered the final blow to the Zenith, before her eyelids closed and her consciousness fades to darkness, all her senses shutting down.
BGM: Colours of Sorrow (Rengoku Teien)
The First picked Reimu up, while the Second and Yuugi did the same to Marisa and Cirno.
"Reimu, Marisa… You guys did well. I'm proud of you." The First smiled as he carried the shrine maiden on his back.
"Heheh… They grew up to be so strong… I wonder how long will it be when they catch up to us." The Second chuckled.
"Now that Shangri-La is gone… I suppose we can get rid of our past now, huh?" The First suggested. "This is our home now, after all."
"Haha. Yeah… Our home…"
Yuugi smiled and patted them both on the shoulders. Though it felt like as if a sledgehammer was swung down on them.
"Well, you finally have that out of the way. Congrats!" She laughed cheerfully.
"Haha… You should be congratulating these two, and Cirno instead." The First winced as his shoulder ached.
"Well… Let's hope that after this, we can find Seiga and end all of our problems…" The Second tried to ignore the pain.
"Haha! Yeah! Let's deposit them at the shrine and get on with our work." Yuugi laughed again and walked ahead of them.
"Yuugi as always…" The Second rolled his eyes, but then smiled. "Now, they can have a good rest…"
They trudged towards the shine slowly, as the sun shone overheard in the blue sky without any clouds.
Decks:
Marisa: FW Graveyard Source
Reimu: Steroid Glenmolt
The Second: Shachihoko Kaiser
Shangri-La: Nekura Shangri-La