Welcome back, everyone! Wow, haven't been here for almost two months. It was a big gap and I'm sorry about that. In my defense, Yu-Gi-Oh VRAINS is a thing.
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Yeah, that's not a very good explanation for this big delay... Also, right when I started writing this new chapter my computer had some problems so that further delayed things. Now, we're back and ready to start!
- In response to Darkpheniox's review:
As someone who started writing a fanfic about the game, I have to admit the fights are a little hard so maybe that's the reason a lot of people don't give it a try. Yet, if you try hard enough they aren't that big of a problem. I liked Souun a lot, because of her deck and character, but I guess... she suffered the same fate as Yu-Gi-Oh female characters that get underused.
Turn 3:
A Deadly Curse
[This chapter takes off right after the previous one.]
IN THE AFTERNOON - IZUMO PROVINCE
"Ugh, this place is too hoooooot!"
"Woah, amaaaaaaaazing...!"
Were Sasuke and Kanna's personal comments as their group arrived at the Koura Beach Resort. As the brown-haired boy whined, the scorching sun was burning everyone's skin at the beach, but as the little girl pointed out, this was a very pretty and once-in-a-lifetime sight!
Each person at the beach was laughing and having fun by going into the cool water or by playing volleyball on the warm sand, and this made Kanna's eyes sparkle with excitement. In fact, she started running forward- but Yukimura immediately grabbed her by the jacket's collar.
"I know you like the beach, but we aren't here for that." Yukimura reminded her. "We're here to fight Yurin."
Kanna's head dropped a little with a disappointed sigh, making the red hair chuckle. He turned to Sasuke and his friends- his eyes widening at seeing them covered in sand from head to toe. It seems Yukimura was holding Kanna above the sand by accident, and her feet kicked a lot of sand backwards while she tried to run...
"S-Sorry, guys..." Yukimura made a smile, placing Kanna back down.
Sasuke, Taichi, Yuya, and Takuma shook their bodies and caused the sand to fall off. They all turned to the right, seeing Hidetaka walking towards them with a map...
"Is it OK if we leave the map in his hands...?" Takuma asked in a low voice, remembering how Hidetaka caused them to detour during their walk to Kanetsugu's Stadium.
"That was a one-time accident!" Hidetaka shouted, making him yelp. "It won't happen again! Now, I managed to figure out our exact position!"
He placed his finger on a spot in front of the Koura Beach Resort.
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"Yeah... we kinda knew that already..." Yuya muttered
"But not the exact position." Hidetaka corrected before pointing with his finger forward, at an area filled with houses. "And the Stadium is over there."
Kanna took hold of Hidetaka's hips and rotated him 45 degrees to the right.
"The Stadium is over there!" he repeated now pointing at an area with trees, prompting the others to sweatdrop at his bad map-handling skills.
"At least this time the map is safe..." Taichi whispered.
That statement was soon proved wrong as a strong current of wind passed by and took Hidetaka's map with it. The teen's face turned pale as he watched the map fly into the ocean and go away with the waves.
Hidetaka's shoulders fell in defeat. "Why did you have to jinx it...!?"
"A-Anyway, now that we have our destination, we can go!" Yukimura pointed out.
The group headed towards the Stadium and had to walk over a crossroad to get to the other side of the street, but they noticed a very old lady trying to pass as well, holding a couple of grocery bags in her hands.
"Poor lady... who knows if they'll stop for her..." Taichi said with a concerned expression.
"We should help her!" Yuya pointed out, and the others nodded in agreement.
Our heroes walked up to the lady, and Yukimura addressed her with a warm smile.
"Sorry, would you like some help with-"
SCREEEEEEEEEEECH!
"Ah! Mrs. Susuida!"
"Mrs. Susuida! Good to see you out here!"
"Please, walk across Mrs. Susuida!"
As if seeing the old lady, the entire traffic suddenly came to a halt, the sound of numerous cars coming to a halt echoing across the street. The drivers were smiling at the old lady and gesturing her to walk across the road.
They weren't the only ones to see her. Other pedestrians came rushing to the old lady, helping her with the groceries and to cross the road.
"Mrs. Susuida, how have you been?"
"Mrs. Susuida! Let me help you with the bags!"
"You can take your time, Mrs. Susuida."
The old lady laughed at their help and answered their questions. Our heroes stared at this strange phenomenon...
"D-Did the entire traffic just stop because of her?" Sasuke questioned in confusion.
"It would seem so..." Hidetaka muttered.
"That lady is Mrs. Susuida?" Kanna wondered aloud. "That means she knows Susuida Yurin, the ruler of this Province!"
"Then let's ask her about him!" Takuma suggested.
The team ran over the crossroad, right before the traffic came back to life since Mrs. Susuida arrived at the other side. The people who helped her cross the road walked away, waving her goodbyes.
"Pardon me." Hidetaka addressed her. "My friends and I heard people calling you 'Mrs. Susuida'. We are currently searching for Susuida Yurin, do you know him by any chance?"
The old lady adjusted her round-framed glasses, glancing at the entire group. Mrs. Susuida was a woman in her old seventies, which was evident from her aged face and grey hair that was tied up in a donut bun hairstyle.
She smiled warmly. "Yurin is my grandchild, truth be told." she confirmed. "Your faces are new around here. May I know from where you came?"
"From Musashi." Kanna replied.
"Ah, that's quite far away..." Mrs. Susuida mumbled to herself before walking off, our heroes following her.
"Um," Sasuke spoke up. "Do you happen to know where Yurin is...?"
"More than likely his dojo." Mrs. Susuida said. "That's where we are headed to."
"Y-You don't have to, ma'am..." Takuma chuckled. "We could find the location by asking someone else..."
The old lady wasn't paying attention to his words, however. This caused them to exchange glances, deciding to let Mrs. Susuida escort them since they didn't know the location of Yurin's dojo.
It turned out to be right next to the Province's Stadium between the woods.
"Mrs. Susuida."
"AAAAAHHHHH!"
Sasuke, Yuya, Taichi, and Takuma all jumped as a new voice spoke right behind them, a subordinate of Yurin standing there. They didn't even hear when he walked up behind them...
"My grandchild must be busy if he was waiting for guests from Musashi..." Mrs. Susuida, once again, was talking to herself in a low tone. She started walking back from where they came from, the subordinate helping her with the groceries.
"It seems she has the habit to talk to herself..." Yuya pointed out.
"At her age, I would say it's normal."
"AAAAAHHHHH!"
The four boys cried out as, yet again, another person spoke up behind them. This time, however, it was none other than Yurin himself with a smirk on his face.
"I was waiting for you, Rekka Yukimura." the ruler chuckled. "Took you long enough, by the way. I was thinking you retired from the game, but it seems you're on the boat."
"I'm not the type to give up this easily, Susuida Yurin." Yukimura smirked back.
"I don't hate passionate people like you." Yurin admitted as started walking to the Stadium. "Let's start this next fight, I don't want to waste more time."
"I agree." Yukimura nodded.
The penultimate fight against the rulers was getting started! As the two battlers took their position in the Stadium's center, Yukimura's team took a seat behind his side of the field, while the people who were already in the Stadium started watching the fight with excited faces.
"Who do you think will win?" someone asked.
"It's obvious! Yukimura using his Consecutive Blades!" another answered.
"Fat chance! Yurin's Curse will get the better of Yukimura!" a comment said.
"Curse?" Taichi echoed with a scared face. "Will Yurin place a curse on Yukimura...!?"
"No, not in that sense." Hidetaka replied. "Once we discover Yurin's deck, we'll understand."
"Before we start, I wanted to know something." Yurin addressed his opponent. "Why was my grandma with you?"
"She escorted us here," Yukimura explained. "We told her it wasn't necessary, but she was deep in her own thoughts. She did mention you were at the dojo, which we didn't know the location of, so we were glad she helped us. Although, it turned out the dojo was right next to the Stadium... Oh, I have a question as well."
"Hmm?"
"...Does the traffic stop every time your grandmother passes by?" Yukimura asked.
"Ah, that's normal." Yurin waved his hand. "My grandma is the oldest in the Province, and everyone treats her with respect because of that. Now, we both made questions and answers; it's time to start."
"I agree. Here I come, Susuida Yurin!" Yukimura grinned and extracted his Deck Case. "Come! Dragon of the roaring sky!"
Yurin extracted his own Deck Case from within his coat, revealing a black-colored case with a golden skull attached to its front. The skull's eyes flashed red. "Come, Wandering dead ruler!"
From the shadows of the trees, a Battle Machine flew out and went towards the sky, before changing its trajectory and headed to the Stadium. The machine had a raven design, with pitch-black, metal two wings that each had one propeller attached to it. As the machine entered the Stadium together with Yukimura's, it transformed to its hovering form which was similar to Dragon of the roaring sky, but the raven's beak opened to reveal an orb inside of it. The machine's stanchion was attached to the back of the raven's head.
The two battlers jumped backwards and onto their machine's platforms.
"Gate Open! Release!" the shouted in unison, summoning a battlefield around them.
Yurin: 5 Life Cores
VS
Yukimura: 5 Life Cores
"I'll take the first turn!" Yukimura announced as he drew a card. "I summon two War Lizards, one of which is at Level 2!"
The two small lizards with orange-colored bodies that had vanilla necks and bellies, wide green eyes, miniature swords attached to their tails and wore blue armor appeared on Yukimura's field, each giving a battle cry.
War Lizard: 1 Core / LV 1 / 1000 BP / 1 Red Symbol
War Lizard: 2 Cores + 1 Soul Core / LV 2 / 3000 BP / 1 Red Symbol
Yukimura - Reserve: 3→0 Cores + 1→0 Soul Core
"Turn End!" Yukimura concluded.
"Ore no turn!" Yurin said on cue, the orb inside the raven's mouth lighting up. "Core Step."
Yurin - Reserve: 3→4 Cores + 1 Soul Core
"Draw Step. Main Step!" Yurin shouted, placing one card from his on the board. "I summon The Dark Knight Kay to my field!"
A dark fog surrounded a spot on the ruler's side before a figure emerged from it. The Spirit was a humanoid fox with two tails that had purple crystals in them and wore an elegant attire reminiscent of a noble figure in the past eras. The knight held its sword high and ready to strike with it.
The Dark Knight Kay: 1 Soul Core / LV 1 / 2000 BP / 1 Red Symbol
Yurin - Reserve: 4→0 Cores + 1→0 Soul Core / Trash: 0→4 Cores
"Attack Step!" Yurin exclaimed. "Kay, attack now!"
As he turned the Spirits card to the right, the beast gave a loud howl before launching forward.
This move confused Yukimura, after all, he had War Lizard on his field ready to block. Its BP is 3000 at Level 2, which is more than Kay's 2000 BP. Was Yurin so desperate to destroy one of his lives...?
"I'll have to break the ice and discover it." Yukimura told himself. "War Lizard, block!"
Following his words, the Level 2 lizard nodded and ran forward, stopping the Purple Spirit before it could reach Yukimura. The Dark Knight tried to defeat War Lizard by using its sword, but it was in vain as the lizard dodged as pierced the knight's chest with the sword attached to its tail, causing the Purple Spirit to explode.
Yurin grinned at his own loss. "Curse, activated!"
The ghostly spirit of Kay appeared on the field and attacked the War Lizard that destroyed it moments ago, taking its revenge. The lizard exploded under the sudden assault.
"What happened!?" Sasuke cried out confused.
"It was as if the Spirit's ghost reappeared on the field to finish its job..." Yuya muttered.
"That's what the Curse ability is all about!" Yurin explained. "When these Spirits that have Curse attack and are blocked by the opponent, if they're destroyed by that battle, at the end of it, the Spirit that defeated them are also destroyed!"
"So that's why he attacked so carelessly..." Yukimura realized his own error.
"But was it worth it...?" Taichi wondered. "He got rid of an opponent's Spirit, but now he's wide open..."
"By getting rid of a Spirit, Yurin caused Yukimura to lose an extra Red Symbol and Spirit to attack with." Hidetaka told. "That means he'll have to rethink his current strategy."
"With this, I end my turn." Yurin finished.
"Ore no turn!" Yukimura announced. "Core Step!"
Yukimura - Reserve: 2→3 Cores + 1 Soul Core
"Draw Step! Main Step!" Yukimura shouted. "I summon Jinraidragon at Level 1!"
The dragon with black scales, orange neck and wing-membranes and wearing old-looking armor appeared on the red-haired teen's field, roaring at the enemy.
Jinraidragon: 1 Soul Core / LV 1 / 3000 BP / 1 Red Symbol
Yukimura - Reserve: 3→1 Cores + 1→0 Soul Core / Trash: 0→2 Cores
"Alright, it's Jinraidragon!" Takuma cheered upon seeing the new dragon.
"Attack Step!" Yukimura declared. "Do it, Jinraidragon! It's effect when attacking: it gains 3000 BP, and with the Soul Core's power, True Clash!"
The black-scaled dragon was surrounded in a crimson aura as its BP rose to 6000 and it dived forward, running towards the enemy.
"Take it from the life!"
Following Yurin's shout, Jinraidragon destroyed the giant Life Core that appeared in front of his machine.
Yurin - Life: 5→4 / Reserve: 0→1 Cores + 1 Soul Core
"War Lizard attacks as well!" Yukimura shouted as his lizard ran forward, leaving no refreshed Spirits to block attacks during his opponent's next turn. They would get destroyed by Curse anyway.
"Life!" once again, a Life Core was destroyed by a Red Spirit.
Yurin - Life: 4→3 / Reserve: 1→2 Cores + 1 Soul Core
"Now that he's defenseless, it is the best time to press forward." Kanna said at her friend's plan.
"Turn End!" Yukimura concluded.
"Ore no turn!" Yurin stated. "Core Step. Draw Step. Refresh Step!"
Yurin - Reserve: 2→3→7 Cores + 1 Soul Core / Trash: 4→0 Cores
"Main Step!" Yurin chuckled in a low tone. "Now, more and more despair will chain you to loss, Rekka! I summon two Demo-Bones to my field, both of which are at Level 2!"
Erupting from the ground were two small skeleton soldiers, wearing some armor and holding a sword and a shield in each of their hands. Their bones clung together by an unknown force, and the two soldiers brandished their little swords.
Demo-Bone (x2): 2 Cores / LV 2 / 2000 BP / 1 Purple Symbol
Yurin - Reserve: 7→1 Cores + 1 Soul Core / Trash: 0→2 Cores
"Then, Burst set!" Yurin slammed a card face-down on his board. "Attack Step! Demo-Bone, attack!"
"Take it from the life!"
After that exchange of words, the small warrior threw its sword at the Life Core protecting the red-haired battler, destroying it.
Yukimura - Life: 5→4 / Reserve: 1→2 Cores
"Turn End." Yurin concluded.
"Ore no turn!" Yukimura announced. "Core Step! Draw Step! Refresh Step!"
Yukimura - Reserve: 2→3→5 Cores / Trash: 2→0 Cores
"Alright, I can end it now! Main Step!" Yukimura shouted. "I summon The Rookie Hirinmaru at Level 1!"
Emerging from a twister of flames was a bipedal, muscular, crimson dragon clad in armor and holding a sword. The dragon roared as it took the field, swinging its sword around in a menacing manner.
The Rookie Hirinmaru: 1 Core / LV 1 / 5000 BP / 1 Red Symbol
Yukimura - Reserve: 5→0 Cores / Trash: 0→4 Cores
"Hirinmaru?" Hidetaka's eyes widen a little. "With that card...!"
"Then, I switch Jinraidragon's Soul Core with Hirinmaru's Core!" Yukimura stated as the two cores were switching. "And now, Attack Step! Hirinmaru, attack and end this! It's effect when attacking: one opposing Spirit or Ultimate with 8000 BP or less is destroyed! Vanish, Demo-Bone!"
The standing Demo-Bone was burnt under the heat of Hirinmaru's sword, leaving Yurin's only Spirit the exhausted Demo-Bone!
"With a full attack, Yukimura will win!" Kanna smiled.
"This game isn't set on Easy Mode, dear opponent! It will take much more to defeat me!" Yurin vowed as he revealed his face-down card. "When my Spirit is destroyed by the opponent, my Burst activates! The Curse Hero Chaotic-Seimei's Burst Effect: one Core from an opposing Spirit is moved to the Trash. Bye-bye, Hirinmaru."
A black fog erupted from the ground and swallowed the crimson dragon, causing it to roar in pain before the only Core on it vanished. Since Spirits without Cores can't exist on the field, Hirinmaru vanished.
"What!?" Yukimura gasped.
"Ah, he was so close too!" Yuya whined.
"My Burst Effect continues." Yurin informed everyone. "If the destroyed Spirit that activated this Burst was a Purple Spirit, I can draw a card and return Seimei to my hand!"
"To think he would have such a counter ready..." Kanna clicked her tongue in annoyance. "To be expected from someone considered a shadow that strikes from behind."
Even if I attack with Jinraidragon and War Lizard, Yurin will have one Life remaining. Yukimura thought. For now, I'll keep my defenses strong in case he attacks with brute force next turn.
"Turn End!"
"Ore no turn!" Yurin declared. "Core Step. Draw Step. Refresh Step!"
Yurin - Reserve: 3→4→6 Cores + 1 Soul Core / Trash: 2→0 Cores
"Main Step!" Yurin stated. "I summon Jangohebi to my field!"
Appearing from another black fog was a long serpent with white, black, and red scales, jade-colored eyes and very sharp fangs. The snake hissed and released a purple liquid from its mouth in the process.
Jangohebi: 1 Cores / LV 1 / 1000 BP / 1 Purple Symbol
Yurin - Reserve: 6→5 Cores + 1 Soul Core
"Then, I set a Burst." Yurin said as he placed down the card on his board. "Attack Step! Demo-Bone, do it!"
His Burst is more than likely Seimei, so if I block and destroy his Spirits, it won't end well for me. Yukimura thought before talking. "Take it from the Life!"
The fourth Life Core of the red-haired battler was destroyed seconds later by Demo-Bone.
Yukimura - Life: 4→3 / Reserve: 0→1 Cores
"Jangohebi follows!" Yurin cried out.
Yukimura gritted his teeth. "The life!"
The snake let loose of a torrent of venom from its mouth, which hit the Life Core and caused it to explode, sending Yukimura's Battle Machine back a bit.
Yukimura - Life: 3→2 / Reserve: 1→2 Cores
"I end my turn with this." Yurin chuckled with a wave of his hand.
"He continuously leaves himself wide open, but manages to escape each time." Hidetaka remarked. "He's almost like a shadow that can't be removed, no matter how much light you have..."
"Even then! He's defenseless!" Sasuke pointed out. "His set Seimei can't be activated if Yukimura doesn't destroy his Spirits! Go, Yukimura! You can do this!"
"Ore no turn!" Yukimura shouted. "Core Step! Draw Step! Refresh Step!"
Yukimura - Reserve: 2→3→7 Cores + 0→1 Soul Core / Trash: 4→0 Cores + 1→0 Soul Core
The red-haired youth grinned as he held the card he just drew. "Come to me, my Key Spirit! I summon The Sengoku Dragon Souldragon at Level 2!"
After Yukimura slammed the card down on his board, a giant sphere of flames appeared on his field, from which his Key Spirit emerged and landed on the battlefield with a loud roar.
The Sengoku Dragon Souldragon: 2 Cores + 1 Soul Core / LV 2 / 10000 BP / 1 Red Symbol
Yukimura - Reserve: 7→0 Cores + 0→1 Soul Core / Trash: 0→5 Cores
"Souldragon!" the four boys cheered in unison.
"Now with his Key out..." Hidetaka muttered. However, Yurin didn't reveal his own Key yet. I doubt this fight will end before that could happen... Maybe that Burst isn't Seimei...
Even if that Burst isn't Seimei, I have no choice but to take this chance! Yukimura thought. "Attack Step! Go, Souldragon! Attack!"
"No choice but the Life!" Yurin snickered.
The dragon summoned its lance and launched forward, a Life Core materializing in front of Yurin's Battle Machine. It didn't stay long, however, seeing how Souldragon cut it to pieces moments later.
Yurin - Life: 3→2 / Reserve: 5→6 Cores + 1 Soul Core
"Because my Life decreased, my Burst activates!" Yurin exclaimed, shocking majority of the people present. "Ultimate Wall! Its Burst Effect: your Attack Step is forced to end!"
A wall of ice erupted from the ground and stopped Yukimura's Spirits from passing.
"His Burst wasn't Seimei!?" Taichi gasped.
"I guess it was inevitable..." Yukimura grudgingly admitted. "Turn End."
"Don't sound too disappointed now." Yurin chuckled. "I can't allow you to end the battle before the fun part could've even started. Ore no turn! Core Step. Draw Step."
An almost demonic grin appeared on the Purple user's face at his new card.
"Oh, the fun part just started, it seems." he commented. "Refresh Step!"
Yurin - Reserve: 6→7 Cores + 1 Soul Core
"Main Step!" Yurin slammed his new card on his board. "The gates to the underworld are now opened! Descend, bringer of death and havoc! Jungle Crow Demon, at Level 3, is summoned!"
Lunching out of the shadows was an anthropomorphic raven-like creature wearing purple armor on its shoulders, hands, and waist, along with a helmet on its head that had two horns and a raven-like design. The demonic creature swung its scythe as it entered the field with an ear-piercing screech.
Jungle Crow Demon: 3 Cores + 1 Soul Core / LV 3 / 6000 BP / 1 Purple Symbol
Yurin - Reserve: 7→0 Cores + 1→0 Soul Core / Trash: 0→4 Cores
"That's Yurin's Key Spirit..." Kanna's eyes narrowed.
"Burst Set! Then, Attack Step!" Yurin cried out. "Jangohebi, attack now!"
"The Life...!" Yukimura declared through gritted teeth.
The snake jumped forward and head-butted the Life Core, breaking it apart.
Yukimura - Life: 2→1 / Reserve: 0→1 Cores
"He's down to his last Life...!" Takuma exclaimed in concern.
Even with a full attack, I can't bring Rekka's Life to 0. If I were to attack with Jungle Crow Demon that has 6000 BP, Rekka could simply block with Souldragon that has 10000 BP, destroying it and allowing Jungle's Destructive Curse to activate... Yurin thought. However, attacking with my Key Spirit whilst my opponent controls a Spirit with more BP could make Rekka figure out Jungle's ability... For now, I'll have to shift to defense and defeat him in his very own Attack Step.
"No point in attacking," Yurin stated. "Turn End."
"This will be my rival's last chance to end it." Hidetaka commented. "He won't be able to withhold another assault from those cursed Spirits..."
"This is it, Susuida Yurin! The final turn! Ore no turn!" Yukimura shouted. "Core Step! Draw Step! Refresh Step!"
Yukimura - Reserve: 1→2→7 Cores / Trash: 5→0 Cores
"I level up Jinraidragon and War Lizard to Level 2, and add one Core to Souldragon and raise it to Level 3!" Yukimura stated as he did just that.
Jinraidragon: 1→3 Soul Core / LV 1→2 / 3000→4000 BP
War Lizard: 1→3 Cores / LV 1→2 / 1000→3000 BP
The Sengoku Dragon Souldragon: 2→3 Cores + 1 Soul Core / LV 2→3 / 10000→13000 BP
Yukimura - Reserve: 7→2 Cores
"Attack Step!" the red-haired battler announced. "Attack, Souldragon! Its effect when attacking: Consecutive Blade, activated! By sending Souldragon's Soul Core to the Trash, the opponent has to block with two Spirits if possible! A simultaneous battle!"
After throwing the Soul Core to the Trash, Souldragon roared as Demo-Bone and Jungle Crow Demon gained a crimson outline and their cards were exhausted. Seconds later, the two Spirits launched forward to battle Souldragon.
"You fool!" Yurin grinned wide. "That move cost you the game! When Jungle Crow Demon is destroyed by the opponent at Level 3, its Destructive Curse activates, destroying your last Life and I revive it in Refreshed State! This match is over, the winner is-"
"You shouldn't celebrate yet." Yukimura grinned himself, confusing his opponent. "I knew your Jungle Crow Demon's effect beforehand!"
FLASHBACK - ON THE TRAIN TO IZUMO PROVINCE
Sasuke, Taichi, Yuya, and Takuma were sitting on some seats and were sleeping, surely tired after today's constant walks and travels to the different Provinces. Hidetaka was sitting next to them, talking with someone on his phone.
Yukimura and Kanna were sitting on the other side, with the little girl leafing a brochure in her hands that talked about the Izumo Province. As she arrived to the second-last page, she addressed Yukimura.
"This could be useful." she pointed out, showing the male a photo of Yurin at a Stadium with a Spirit by his side.
"Susuida Yurin..." Yukimura realized and narrowed his eyes at the Spirit. "Do you know that Spirit?"
"Of course. It's Jungle Crow Demon," Kanna explained. "It has the Destructive Curse ability, quite the annoying one if you can't deal with it. When Jungle Crow Demon is destroyed by the opponent at Level 3, its Destructive Curse activates, destroying an opposing Life and letting its user revive it in Refreshed State."
Yukimura couldn't help but agree with the little girl. That effect was troublesome...
"Do you think Jungle Crow Demon is Yurin's Key?"
"Maybe," Kanna replied to his question. "It would make sense for him to be pictured with his Key Spirit, after all."
FLASHBACK END
"I know how to surpass your Key Spirit's curse!" Yukimura revealed and slammed a card from his hand onto his board. "Flash Timing! Magic: Crimson Flame! This card lets me destroy an opposing Spirit with 800 or less BP. To pay for its activation cost... I'm going to use Souldragon's remaining three Cores!"
"NANI!?" Yurin gasped in surprise.
The battle between the two Purple Spirits and Souldragon came to a stop as the dragon was immersed in flames created by the Magic Card. Moments later, the flames launched at Jangohebi and destroyed it for good!
The Sengoku Dragon Souldragon: 3→0 Cores (DEPLETED)
Yukimura - Trash: 0→3 Cores + 1 Soul Core
"He sacrificed Souldragon!" Taichi's eyes widen.
"That was possibly the only way to avoid Jungle Crow Demon's effect and defeat Yurin." Kanna pointed out.
"Now, Demo-Bone and Jungle Crow Demon are both exhausted." Hidetaka smirked. "Which means Yurin has no blockers!"
Yukimura was surrounded by flames as he gave a battle cry. "My soul is burning!" he exclaimed, clenching his fists. "Burn, Jinraidragon! War Lizard! Attack!"
The Purple user could do nothing as he watched the red-haired teen's remaining Spirits destroyed his last Life Cores, the force of their destruction sending him falling off his machine.
Yurin - Life: 2→1→0
Winner: Yukimura!
Before Yurin would fall to the ground, he made a backflip and safely landed on his feet as the battlefield vanished from existence, the crowd watching giving loud cheers.
"Knowing when to sacrifice your own Key Spirit... is what shows the determination of a true battler... heh," Yurin remarked before turning to leave. "That was a nice fight." was all he said with a genuine chuckle.
"Yukimura, you did it!" Sasuke and the other boys shouted as they ran up to the teen.
"Well done." Kanna and Hidetaka added.
"Thank you. Now, there's one last obstacle to surpass!" Yukimura told. "Tomorrow, Tenshi Yoshiko will be defeated!"
"Yes!" his friends agreed in unison...
Yet again, Yukimura emerges victorious from his fight against a ruler! Now only Yoshiko remains! However, the angel princess of the skies will have to face an unwanted and mysterious battler in the next chapter...!
If you wonder who... well, you'll it in the next chapter!
With that said, I'll see you all next time! Don't forget to review!