"So, do we know ANYTHING about this guy, Rei Urameishi?" Mahiru asked.
"No, not in the least. His profile, appearance, even his buddyfight matches are unrecorded." Tails said. "What we do know is that he uses Darkness Dragon World, but that's about it."
"Although he does seem a little...disoriented." Ace said.
"Tokoyami...you partnered with him. What is he all about?" Jexi asked.
"From the time I spent with him, I've learned this. He makes others unhappy to make himself happy." Tokoyami said.
"That's a weird mindset." Akane said.
"Indeed. All he does is pull pranks on his opponents to give himself an upper hand. He gave one extra food in his lunch to make him bloated and sluggish, then another he switched the weights numbers to make their training harder and he even gave extra homework to another unsuspecting fighter." Tokoyami said.
"Those sound more like annoying pranks than ones that make people unhappy." Rainbow said.
"Wow...that guys sounds like...someone incredibly nice!" Asta said.
"Nice? Asta, were you hit in the head too many times?" Mahiru asked.
"No it makes total sense. He gave one extra nutrients in his lunch, he helped that other gain more muscle and get stronger and even helped the last one get better in school." Asta said. "If that's not nice, I don't know what is."
"Oh boy." Saki said with a hand to her face as she shook it.
"What else do you know about him, Tokoyami?" Izuku asked.
"All I know is the attribute he favors. The Darkvenom Dragons." Tokoyami said.
"Sounds dangerous. And actually kinda cool." Flamberge said.
"Kinda reminds me of my powers actually." Damien said.
"And considering that he made it to the Top 8, he must be really good." Francisca said.
"He is. And the Darkvenom Dragons are no joke. Why they aren't powerful, they have another trick to them...a deck out strategy." Tokoyami said.
"Deck Destruction… the same strategy as Gaito." Riku said.
"If his strategy's the same as Gaito's, does that help make things easier?" Francisca asked.
"Against Vile Ranma? It might actually make things harder for Rei. The Lost World flag is in his Dimension Gate deck, so it could help him change worlds faster." Hope said.
"True but you're only allowed 2 copies of the flag. And if any of them are among the cards Rei forces into the drop zone are those flag…" Jexi said.
"He can't use Lost World." Rainbow said.
"So if Rei gets rid of both copies, it's lights out for Ranma." Akane said pounding her fists.
"Don't forget about Arthur, he has to be knocked out too." Lucy said.
"Don't worry about Arthur." Tokoyami said. "Me and my Shadow Dragons shall drag him down into the dark abyss."
"Good Luck today, Tokoyami." Peni said.
"To you as well Peni." Tokoyami said.
"Yeah… hope I do good." Peni said.
"You'll do great." Mari said.
Later that day…
"Here we are with the next match! We now will witness the fight between Vile Ranma and Arthur vs Rei Urameshi and Fumikage Tokoyami!" Ion said.
"Arthur. As the Jet Black Hero: Tsukuyomi, I will defeat you before you and Vile Ranma even reach the final round." Tokoyami said.
"My…such a humorous bird aren't you? However...that delusion will not come to pass." Arthur said.
Reveal the gateway to the lost dimension. Luminize! Dimension Gate!" Ranma said.
"Discarded being, lost against the evils of society! I feel no hate nor love! So I shall guide you! Luminize! Forgotten Band!" Arthur said.
"Your misfortune makes me happy. Luminize, Unhappy Ritual!" Rei said.
"Born from the shadows...we shall engulf you in darkness. Luminize! Legion of Shadow!" Tokoyami said.
"And...Buddyfight!" Ion said.
"Raise the flag!" they said.
"Dragon World!" Ranma said.
"Legend World!" Arthur said.
"Darkness Dragon World!" Rei said.
"Dragon World!" Tokoyami said.
"Archangel Dragon, Urityss!" Arthur said.
"Deathraider, Orven!" Rei said.
"Shadow Dragon!" Tokoyami said.
"Vile Ranma and Arthur have first move!" Ion said.
"Heh. Draw! Charge and draw! I call Ire to the center!" Ranma said as Ire appeared before it tripped on a tripwire. "Huh?"
"Do you feel unhappy that I messed up your big entrance?" Rei said.
"He put a tripwire on the fight stage?" Hope asked.
"Ah. You must always be well guarded. That's what he's teaching us." Asta said.
"I'm not sure that's what he's doing, Asta…" Mahiru sweatdropped.
"You think this is a joke? Ire, attack the fighter!" Ranma said as Rei was attacked, dispelling the mist around him revealing a young man in layers of snow clothes.
10-8
"So that's what Rei looks like under all that cold air." Shoji said.
"He's wearing so many layers though, shouldn't he be awfully hot in those?" Sonia asked.
"Guy must be cold-blooded or something." Eddy said.
"No way! He's obviously trying to build strength by dressing like that." Asta said. "Yeah, you can do it, Rei!"
"...Were you dropped on your head at one point in your life, by any chance?" SE asked Asta.
"Hehehe. Now this is a humorous match." Arthur said. "Now. I draw. Charge and draw. I call Angel Troop, Lyntis to the center and then set the spell Circle of Reflect. Now...attack the fighter."
10-8
"Now it's our turn. We're going to mess up those stupid smiles on their faces. Draw. Charge and draw! I cast! Accel End! Then call Deathraider, Dizmal to center then call Deathraider, Tzicalla to the left. Their effects let me add two Venom Swamp cards to my hand. Then buddycall Deathraider, Orven to the right! Then put the top three card of my deck to the dropzone and if any are Venom Swamp, I can add them to my hand. Now...to inflict my curse! Venom Swamp! Five Card Set!" Rei said as the five cards appeared in a pentagram shape.
"Hey! You can only set one Set Spell at a time!" Gemini said.
"Actually with Venom Swamp, you can have more than four of that card." Akira said.
"Now, Tzicalla and Dizmal...link attack against Ire. And drop the top ten cards of the deck into the drop zone!" Rei said as they destroyed Ire as ten cards fell into the drop zone.
"For each Venom Swamp card when a Darkvenom Dragon attacks, you have to discard a card from your deck into the drop zone." Akira said.
"Now it's time to make you more unhappy! Orven! Attack the fighter!" Rei said.
10-9
"With Orven's effect, I destroy a Venom Swamp card. And when one is destroyed, you discard four more cards." Rei said as more cards dropped. "Double attack!" Rei said as Orven attacked again.
9-8
"Wait...I just saw it. The Lost World Flag!" Carrot said.
"Rei got rid of the first one? Score!" Rainbow said.
"Now all he's gotta do is take out the other, and Ranma can't change to Lost World." Hope said.
"That is all for me." Rei said.
"Then I shall go! I Buddycall Shadow Dragon to the center and call two more Shadow Dragons to the left and right." Tokoyami said as three small black dragons appeared.
8-9
"Then I equip! Shadowscale Sword, Dragoshadow!" Tokoyami said.
"Oh my gosh. What cute little dragons." Sonia said.
"Why the heck is Tokoyami fighting with those little guys?" Ejiro asked.
"To be fair, his Quirk is Dark Shadow,so it only makes sense." Izuku said.
"And cute as they may be, they've got some pretty powerful ways to work." Hope said.
"Ah...so you want to try and use Teamwork against me. Very well...attempt it." Arthur said.
"Right Shadow Dragon! Attack and destroy Lyntis!" Tokoyami said as it did so.
"Hmm. Advent! Call Angel Troop Caldeen to the center! With her effect, return the Shadow Dragon in the center to his hand!" Arthur said. "What's more...with advent having been activated...I deal damage to you via Circle of Reflect!"
9-7
"Grrr. I...I end my turn." Tokoyami said.
"It's alright there, Tokoyami." Rei said. "While you might feel unhappy, Ranma could be too. He's already lost one of his Lost World Flags. So with that happening, how do you feel?"
"Actually...you both will feel very unhappy. I pay two gauge and...cover the flag! Lost World!" Ranma said.
"What?! How?!" Flamberge asked.
"Only one possible explanation...the card was already in his hand before Rei even attacked." Miles said.
"The gate to a dimension of nothingless has opened. The Vile Demonic Dragon roars! Deck change! Lost Vanity Dimension!" Ranma said. Destroyer then made his appearance as a phantasmal flaming skull. " Now...I Equip Lostless Buster and Buddycall to the right, Vile Demonic Dragon, Vanity Husk Destroyer!"
8-9
"Now...destroy Orven!" Ranma said as Destroyer destroyed Dizmal and knocked a soul off Orven. "Double attack! This time, attack the fighter!" Ranma said as Destroyer destroyed Orven before attacking Rei.
13-10
"Ha!" Ranma said attacking with Lostless Buster.
10-8
"Double attack!" Ranma said.
8-6
"Now I just need to wait for the next turn…" Rei said.
"My attack isn't over yet. I cast! Dimension Wave! I destroy Destroyer in order to call an even more powerful beast! I call...Vile Demonic Deity Dragon, Vanity Epoch Destroyer!" Ranma said as an even fiercer looking Destroyer appeared in the right. "Attack!"
6-3
"Double attack!" Ranma said.
3-0
Game over, Rei! Winner: Vile Ranma!
"Rei!" Tokoyami said.
"See...you have no idea of the power we wield." Arthur said. "You heroes believe you are above everyone else but honestly...you are still normal people."
"Again with this above all stuff…" Hope wondered.
"Well, there's got to be some sort of reason he keeps bringing it up." Francisca said.
"It's the motto of the Lost Thieves." Jack said. "They are criminals and some of them with bizarre abilities but they don't think of themselves as in the wrong or right. Neither heroes or villains. Just ordinary beings who just want to show they exist."
"Now...I think it's about time I ended this as well." Arthur said. "Draw! Charge and draw! I equip Divine Cane, Massfortune and return Caldeen to my hand. Then...I Buddycall Archangel Dragon, Urityss to the right and call Angel Troop, Taxe to the left. Now...pay for your arrogance!"
7-1
"Haa...haaa...I...I have to…" Tokoyami said drawing.
"Advent! Call Angel Troop, Taxe to center...and deal damage." Arthur said.
1-0
Game over, Tokoyami! Winner: Arthur!
"Thank you for the fun distraction." Arthur said.
"Hmm… This is all very interesting to note." Francisca said.
"Yeah...the dude is definitely not one of your average crooks." Mondo said having seen the match.
"The guy is really rubbing me the wrong way." Ace said.
"Everyone has their code, their creed that they live by. Theirs is to prove they exist, that they want to live." Hope said.
"Yeah, well their creed doesn't change the fact that they're one step closer to getting the scroll." Emo said.
"Calm down. We still have two chances to defeat him." Natsu said.
"You mean three." Francisca said.
"No, I mean two cause of the semifinal and then the actual final." Natsu said.
"Still...why are you here Mondo? Who would be interested in Arthur?" Hope asked.
"Well uh…" Mondo said.
"It's alright. We can tell them." a woman said stepping out.
"Mom?" Damien said.
"Who is that?" Asta asked.
"Nancy Illa Flux...leader of the Universal Police." Hope said. 'Wait...why are you so...are you planning to arrest him?"
"That would be part of it...but that's not why I asked for the investigation." Nancy said.
"What do you mean?" Damien asked.
"Damien...how many members do you know of in the 1st...I mean our birth family?" Nancy asked.
"Me and Annette, Amadeus, dad and then you." Damien said.
"Well...that's not entirely true. See...we had an elder child before Amadeus." Nancy said. "Artemis Coronus Flux. And...I do mean had."
"Oh yeah! Amadeus mentioned something about that back in Kadic." Francisca said.
"Yes. He was the first born of any Flux Family. Talented, intelligent...a spitting image of my husband. But...during an expedition to a cave in search of the Universal Core...there was a cave in. Amadeus and my love escaped but...Artemis never came out. It was after those events that my love began to wander and our family became fractured." Nancy said.
"Wait...what are you saying?" Damien asked. "Arthur is…"
"I don't know for sure. A body was never found. Though his face is different, the way he moves and acts...it's just like how he did when he was younger." Nancy said.
"Then if it really is him… There's a chance we can bring him back." Francisca said.
"I'm willing to take that chance if it means I can call that man my brother." Damien said.
"Hold your horses there. I'm still not sure if it's him. But...it's definitely possible." Nancy said.
"We'll find out once I cream him in a match between us. But first...I'm gonna wipe the floor with matchstick here." Mondo said.
"That's only if you can get past me. I'm not losing to you when there's something on the line." Flamberge said. "I'm willing to go for broke against you when it comes to what Sunset and Neu have to do."
"Well then… guess we'll see each other on the fight stage." Mondo said as he and Flamberge intensely stared at each other.
"Wow, they're really getting into this." Hope said.
"Of course they are." CP said. "This is a battle of wills and passion! There is no backing down in a battle like that!"
"Speaking of battles… I wonder how Peni and Jexi are doing in their match?" Sakura asked.
Back in the other arena…
"Final Phase! The Godjenesis!" Jexi shouted as Peni was hit hard.
6-0
Game over! Winner: Jexi!
"Yeah! Now that was good." Jexi said.
"Oh man, was that a fight." Peni said wiping her forehead. "You're good Jexi. I honestly thought i had you when i called Gojinmaru to use Dance of Yashagami, but you surprised me with that last move."
"Yeah...your moves are just ripping off an old acquaintance. Be more original." Jexi said.
"Yes sir!" Peni said.