bopdog111: Okay guys. Time to see what Alex has a message from.
Ulrich362: Hopefully It's a friend and not someone dangerous.
bopdog111: Yeah, and she has Kelly with her.
Ulrich362: Well time to see who's waiting for them, enjoy the chapter.
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"Thanks Kelly." Alex smiled.
"No problem Alex." Kelly smiled.
"I'm a little nervous." Alex admitted.
"It's okay to be nervous." Kelly smiled.
Alex nodded as they reached the meeting point. Who was waiting was a familiar black hair boy.
"Sly?" Alex asked shocked.
"Hello Alex." Sly mentioned calmly. "And you are?"
"I'm Kelly her sister." Kelly answered before saying, "If you try anything to Alex..."
"I want to duel you." Sly told Kelly.
"Huh?" Kelly asked surprised.
"I have to see something, so I challenge you to a duel." Sly stated calmly.
"Alex?" Kelly asked her sister.
Sly just waited for her answer.
"Kelly... Let me duel him." Alex told her.
"I'm not dueling you Alex." Sly told her.
"Isn't that why you called me?" Alex asked.
"I asked you to come with one of your sisters." Sly mentioned.
"This isn't some part of revenge is it?" Kelly asked him.
"She's proven she's out of my league, I couldn't get revenge if I tried." Sly pointed out. "So no."
Kelly said, "Alright Sly. You want a duel you got one."
Sly nodded activating his Duel Disc. "Ladies first."
Kelly activated her's.
"DUEL!"
(Dueling Theme: Carnivore by Starset)
Kelly: 4000
Sly: 4000
Let the duel begin!
Kelly 1st Turn:
Kelly drew before saying, "Okay I'll first start off by summoning Shining Angel!"
The angel appeared in place ready.
Shining Angel
Light Type
Level 4
Fairy
ATK: 1400
DEF: 800
When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard: You can Special Summon 1 LIGHT monster with 1500 or less ATK from your Deck, in face-up Attack Position.
Sly nodded calmly.
"And now I set two cards, and end my turn." Kelly ended.
Sly 1st Turn:
"Alright, I start by using Scale 1 Zefraxi, Treasure of the Yang Zing and Scale 7 Zefraniu, Secret of the Yang Zing to set the Pendulum Scale." Sly stated.
He set the cards as they appeared.
Zefraxi, Treasure of the Yang Zing
Earth Type
Level 3
Pendulum Scale: 1
Wyrm/Pendulum
ATK: 1500
DEF: 0
Pendulum Effect: You cannot Pendulum Summon monsters, except "Yang Zing" and "Zefra" monsters. This effect cannot be negated.
Monster Effect: If this card is Pendulum Summoned, or Special Summoned from the Main Deck: You can target 1 "Yang Zing" or "Zefra" monster you control, except "Zefraxi, Treasure of the Yang Zing"; that face-up monster is treated as a Tuner this turn, also place this card on the bottom of the Deck when it leaves the field. You can only use this effect of "Zefraxi, Treasure of the Yang Zing" once per turn.
Zefraniu, Secret of the Yang Zing
Earth Type
Level 6
Pendulum Scale: 7
Wyrm/Pendulum
ATK: 0
DEF: 2600
Pendulum Effect: You cannot Pendulum Summon monsters, except "Yang Zing" and "Zefra" monsters. This effect cannot be negated.
Monster Effect: When this card is Pendulum Summoned, or when this card is destroyed by battle or card effect while in your Monster Zone: You can add 1 "Yang Zing" or "Zefra" Spell/Trap Card from your Deckto your hand. You can only use this effect of "Zefraniu, Secret of the Yang Zing" once per turn.
"Your using the first Deck you used against me." Alex said seeing it.
Sly just nodded. "This allows me to summon monsters from level 2 through 6 all at the same time. I Pendulum Summon Suanni, Fire of the Yang Zing, and Taotie, Shadow of the Yang Zing!"
A fire wyrm, and a dark wyrm appeared.
Suanni, Fire of the Yang Zing
Fire Type
Level 4
Wyrm
ATK: 1900
DEF: 0
When this card you control is destroyed by battle or card effect and sent to your Graveyard: You can Special Summon 1 "Yang Zing" monster from your Deck in Defense Position, except "Suanni, Fire of the Yang Zing". You can only use this effect of "Suanni, Fire of the Yang Zing" once per turn. Once per turn, during your opponent's Main Phase or Battle Phase, you can: Immediately after this effect resolves, Synchro Summon 1 Synchro Monster, using only "Yang Zing" monsters you control (this is a Quick Effect). A Synchro Monster that used this card as a Synchro Material gains 500 ATK and DEF.
Taotie, Shadow of the Yang Zing
Dark Type
Level 5
Wyrm
ATK: 2200
DEF: 0
When this card you control is destroyed by battle or card effect and sent to your Graveyard: You can Special Summon 1 "Yang Zing" monster from your Deck in Defense Position, except "Taotie, Shadow of the Yang Zing". You can only use this effect of "Taotie, Shadow of the Yang Zing" once per turn. Once per turn, during your opponent's Main Phase or Battle Phase, you can: Immediately after this effect resolves, Synchro Summon 1 Synchro Monster, using only "Yang Zing" monsters you control (this is a Quick Effect). Possession of a Synchro Monster on the field that used this card as a Synchro Material cannot switch.
"Next up, I play Pot of Greed to draw two cards." Sly stated drawing his cards.
Pot of Greed
Normal Spell Card
Draw 2 Cards.
"Now I'll end my turn by setting two cards and summoning Chiwen, Light of the Yang Zing in attack mode."
The Light Wyrm appeared.
Chiwen, Light of the Yang Zing
Light Type
Level 1
Wyrm
ATK: 0
DEF: 0
When this card you control is destroyed by battle or card effect and sent to your Graveyard: You can Special Summon 1 "Yang Zing" monster from your Deck, except "Chiwen, Light of the Yang Zing". When a "Yang Zing" monster(s) you control is destroyed by battle or card effect and sent to the Graveyard, while this card is in your Graveyard: You can Special Summon this card, and if you do, banish it when it leaves the field. You can only use 1 "Chiwen, Light of the Yang Zing" effect per turn, and only once that turn.
Kelly: 4000
Sly: 4000
Kelly 2nd Turn:
Kelly drew as she looked over.
"During your Draw Phase I activate Star Changer to lower Taotie, Shadow of the Yang Zing from level five to level four." Sly called quickly.
Star Changer
Quick-Play Spell Card
Target 1 face-up monster on the field and activate 1 of these effects;
● Increase that target's Level by 1.
● Reduce that target's Level by 1.
Taotie: (LV: 5 - 1 = 4)
'Let's see it's been years since I last seen him use that deck... What skills did he have with it?' Alex thought trying to remember.
"Okay I activate Advanced Ritual Art!" Kelly called.
Advanced Ritual Art
Ritual Spell Card
This card can be used to Ritual Summon any 1 Ritual Monster. You must also send Normal Monsters from your Deck to the Graveyard whose total Levels equal the Level of that Ritual Monster.
Sly nodded calmly seeing that.
"I send Key Mace, Spirit of the Harp, and Dancing Eld to my graveyard to Ritual Summon!" Kelly cried. "Come Saffira, Queen of Dragons!"
The dragon appeared roaring.
Saffira, Queen of Dragons
Light Type
Level 6
Dragon/Ritual
ATK: 2500
DEF: 2400
You can Ritual Summon this card with "Hymn of Light". During the End Phase, if this card was Ritual Summoned this turn, or if a LIGHT monster was sent from the hand or Deck to the Graveyard this turn while this card was face-up on the field: You can activate 1 of these effects;
● Draw 2 cards, then discard 1 card.
● Discard 1 random card from your opponent's hand.
● Add 1 LIGHT monster from your Graveyard to your hand.
You can only use 1 "Saffira, Queen of Dragons" effect per turn, and only once that turn.
"I use the special ability of Suanni, Fire of the Yang Zing!" Sly called. "During your main phase or battle phase I can Synchro Summon using Yang Zing monsters on my field, so I'll tune level one Chiwen, Light of the Yang Zing with my level four Suanni, Fire of the Yang Zing, and level four Taotie, Shadow of the Yang Zing!"
"Oh yeah now I remember!" Alex cried as the three flew up.
"I Synchro Summon, Chaofeng, Phantom of the Yang Zing!" Sly called before staring at Kelly. "With his appearance this duel ends."
Cheofeng, Phantom of the Yang Zing
Light Type
Level 9
Wyrm/Synchro
ATK: 2800
DEF: 2200
1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters
While this Synchro Summoned card is on the field, your opponent cannot activate effects of monsters with the same original Attribute(s) as the "Yang Zing" monster(s) used for the Synchro Summon of this card. When this Synchro Summoned card is destroyed by battle or card effect and sent to the Graveyard: You can add 1 Tuner monster from your Deck to your hand. Once per turn, when a monster(s) your opponent controls is destroyed by battle or card effect: You can Special Summon 1 Wyrm-Type monster from your Deck, in Defense Position, whose original Attribute matches the original Attribute that 1 of those destroyed monsters had on the field.
Chaofeng, Phantom of the Yang Zing: (ATK: 2800 + 500 = 3300/DEF: 2200 + 500 = 2700)
"What does he do?" Kelly asked him.
"First, since Suanni and Taotie were used as Synchro Material, not only does Chaofeng gain 500 attack and defense points and the ability to resist any card that would let you take control of him, his own inherent ability prevents you from activating the effects of any monsters who share an attribute with one of the Synchro Materials I used, which means Light, Fire, and Dark monsters can no longer use their abilities." Sly answered.
That made Kelly widen her eyes in shock, "All the monsters in my Deck are Light Attribute!"
"Then none of them have their special abilities any longer." Sly replied simply.
"Well I'll just place a face-down." Kelly ended.
Sly 2nd Turn:
"I activate my trap card, Yang Zing Brutality!" Sly stated.
Yang Zing Brutality
Normal Trap Card
If a "Yang Zing" monster you control battles an opponent's monster, during damage calculation: Your battling monster's ATK and DEF each become double its original ATK and DEF during that damage calculation only, but it is destroyed at the end of this Damage Step.
"Now, Choafeng attacks the Shining Angel you left in attack mode, and in doing so my trap doubles his original attack and defense points."
Chaofeng, Phantom of the Yang Zing: (ATK: (3300 - 500) * 2 = 5600/DEF: (2700 - 500) * 2 = 4400)
"I play my face-down!" Kelly cried.
"What?" Sly questioned.
"Dimensional Prison!" Kelly called.
Dimensional Prison
Normal Trap Card
When an opponent's monster declares an attack: Target that attacking monster; banish that target.
Sly's eyes widened in shock as his monster vanished.
"I set one card and that's it."
Kelly: 4000
Sly: 4000
Kelly 3rd Turn:
Kelly drew as she looked. Sly and Alex just watched her.
"Okay I'll summon Honest!" Kelly called as the fairy appeared.
Honest
Light Type
Level 4
Fairy
ATK: 1100
DEF: 1900
During your Main Phase: You can return this face-up card from the field to the hand. During the Damage Step, when a LIGHT monster you control battles (Quick Effect): You can send this card from your hand to the GY; that monster gains ATK equal to the ATK of the opponent's monster it is battling, until the end of this turn.
"Three monsters." Sly noted.
"Alright Honest attack!" Kelly called as the fairy charged.
The attack struck Sly.
(Sly: 2900)
"Shining Angel your turn!" Kelly called as the angel charged,
The angel struck Sly as he fell to one knee.
(Sly: 1500)
"Alright Saffria finish him!" Kelly called.
The Ritual Dragon roared before striking Sly wiping out the last of his life points.
Kelly: 4000
Sly: 0000
Kelly wins the duel!
Kelly blinked. "That's it?"
"When your trap eliminated Chaofeng, I had no other counter." Sly said simply. "The last card I set, Nine Pillars of Yang Zing, a counter-trap that would have stopped your Dimensional Prison but traps don't work the turn you draw them."
"Or set them." Kelly added.
Sly simply nodded. "Then that's the end, goodbye Alex."
"Where you going?" Alex asked him.
Sly paused. "I don't know. Why do you care?"
"We're friends Sly. In fact my little brother sees you as his Uncle." Alex answered.
Sly froze hearing that. "What? Don't they understand what I did to you?"
"They decided to give you another chance." Alex answered.
"They..." Sly started before frowning. "Fine, if they're going through the trouble I may as well go back with you. But Alex... I heard a voice, something's coming. Something a lot more powerful than that dragon from before."
"Yeah we already know from what we heard from Dark Mist." Alex answered.
Sly just shrugged before turning to follow them. They arrived as they see Terri looking at the card Dark Mist gave her.
"Big sis?" Alex asked. "Are you ok?"
"Just a bit confused on why Dark Mist gave me this Rank Up Magic card." Terri answered. "I should talk to Astral, and Yuma about it."
"That makes sense." Kelly nodded in agreement. "Maybe you or Stacy can Rank-Up Dracoscepter."
"I don't know." Terri mentioned.
"Where are the others?" Alex asked.
"They are over there." Terri pointed to where they gathered where the trees are.
Alex nodded before the four of them walked over to them. They turned over noticing them.
"Hi big sis." Ace smiled seeing her.
"Hey Ace." Alex, and Kelly said in sync smiling.
"Is everything ok?" Lilly asked Alex. "What was that message?"
"It turns out it was Sly that wanted to challenge one of you guys." Alex answered.
"How did that go?" Yugo asked while Rin walked over to give Alex, Bruno.
Alex took him in her arms, and answered "He used his Yang Zing cards but Kelly still won."
"Aa aa." Bruno said happily before lying his head on Alex.
"That's good." Yugo mentioned before looking down. "Heartland City and Paradise City are in ruins though, we're trying to get an idea on how to repair them but for the time being... it's a lot worse than we thought."
"And I want to see Yuma, and Astral survived the carnage. That way I can get answers why he gave him Astral Force." Terri told them.
"Terri... you don't think Astral lost do you?" Dawn asked suddenly.
"No! The only duelist to defeat him was Yuma!" Terri yelled.
"As far as you know." Sly mentioned.
"Yuto can you try to see?" Zarc asked.
"I can try." Yuto answered.
"I figured as much." Sly said before walking off.
"Sly! Where are you going!?" Alex cried as Bruno held his arms out to Sly.
"Your family and homes are in ruins because of me right? I'm going to leave you alone for good this time Alex." Sly answered simply.
"Sly..." Leo trailed off.
"Save it Leo." Sly stated.
Bruno started crying at that.
"Listen we don't much about you but we do know that it was One-Hundred Eyed Dragon's doing not you." Yuki told him.
"This was, but the rest of you know what I did before that, during the Friendship Cup and even before that." Sly mentioned.
"That was years ago." Lulu told him.
Larsa looked confused as he asked, "Is someone gonna fill me in?"
"Yes, but later." Yuri answered just as Gale winced.
"Mom?" Kelly asked surprised.
"The baby kicked, and I wasn't expecting it." she answered. "I'm ok."
Alex walked over, and placed a hand on Sly's shoulder. "Don't worry about the past Sly."
"Alex... I tried to control your brain multiple times." Sly told her.
"And I forgive you for those times." Alex smiled.
Sly turned to her in disbelief. "How... why?"
"Anger and grudges are not the way to go. If I held resentment to you then I would be no different then that man who called himself my father before Mommy, and Daddy took me in." Alex answered. "Plus now we are aside of what happened in the past so we can now look forward to the future as friends."
Sly looked at Alex before starting to laugh.
"Aa ma?" Bruno asked in confusion.
Alex looked confused at him starting to laugh.
"I'm a complete idiot, even from the day we met." Sly chuckled. "You, Leo, and your... however he's related to you, you're all good people."
"Little brother." Alex smiled before asking Bruno, "Bruno where's your Uncle?"
Bruno smiled and pointed at Sly before looking at Alex. "Ma ma."
Alex's eyes widen in shock before blushing, "He... Got it correctly this time."
"Ma ma." Bruno repeated reaching for her.
Alex hugged him before asking Sly, "You want to hold him?"
"I shouldn't... I've never been good with kids." Sly answered.
"I'll help ya." Alex smiled.
Sly still looked hesitant before slowing taking Bruno. "Um... hi."
Alex helped him support Bruno's head as he said that. Bruno looked up at him before smiling, and laying his head on Sly's chest the same way he did on Alex when he was born.
"So... this is your son?" Sly asked with a teasing tone.
Alex turned a bright red looking down, "Uh... It's a long story but he's my little brother."
"Ma ma?" Bruno asked in confusion.
"That's not what it sounds like to me." Sly smirked.
Alex turned a brighter red. Sly started laughing at that.
"Is big sis Alex going to be ok?" Ace asked his sisters.
"Once Sly stops teasing her like that." Kelly sighed.
Ace blinked. "But it sounds friendly."
"Teasing means that he's making fun of her in a playful way." Lilly told him.
"Oh." Ace nodded. "Ok."
"Ma ma?" Bruno asked in confusion before pointing at Leo and then at Alex.
Alex blushed even brighter if that's possible. "B-Bruno..."
He just looked at her in confusion before turning to Leo and pointing at Alex. "Ma ma."
Leo deciding that's enough walked up before saying, "Come on Sly. Can't you catch her a break? She saved you from One-Hundred Eyed Dragon, and saved the people from the King of the Netherworld."
Sly turned to Leo and nodded before giving Bruno to Alex.
"Ma ma?" Bruno asked in confusion only to decide to hug her.
Alex still bright red hugged him back before saying quietly, "I think I need to lie down."
"Alright." Leo nodded taking Bruno. "Get some rest Alex, you've had a long day."
Alex nodded still bright red as she walked over. Rin hugged her. "We'll see you guys tomorrow. I should take Alex home."
"Be careful." Ray nodded.
Rin nodded before walking off with Alex.
"You really embarrassed her." Terri told Sly.
"Honestly, I think it's kind of cute." Sly admitted. "Her brother really loves her."
"Speaking of there are people who you haven't met, or seen." Celina told him.
"Oh?" Sly asked. "Who?"
"My new brother. Larsa, and he duels like me with Transformation Summoning." Lilly smiled showing Larsa who looked a little shy before waving.
Sly nodded at him. Suddenly Ray's phone started ringing.
"Huh?" Ray answered, "Hello?"
"Hello, Mrs. Akaba?" asked a male voice. "Your parents are awake."
"They are?" Ray asked excited.
"Yes, but none of the others have regained consciousness yet." the man answered.
"Okay. Thanks." Ray smiled nodding before hanging up.
"Mom?" Dawn asked.
"Grandpa, and Grandma are awake." Ray smiled.
Ace's eyes widened. "They are, we have to go see them big sis."
Dawn smiled before she then asked, "Mom can we talk alone for a minute?"
"Of course." Ray nodded before they walked off. "What is it Dawn?"
"...What's Grandma like?" Dawn asked her.
"You've known her as long as I have Dawn." Ray answered before pausing. "Or... do you mean my mother?"
Dawn nodded at that question. Ray nodded before closing her eyes.
"She was a great woman... Always there for me, and dad whenever we have a rough day." Ray answered. "She helps him with whatever he needs, and always takes care of me when I'm alone."
Dawn smiled hearing that only to look down. Ray asked, "Dawn?"
"I wish I could have met her." Dawn whispered.
Ray looked down knowing what she means hugging her. Dawn hugged her back. Ray then smiled, "Come on. We should visit Grandpa, and Grandma right?"
Dawn nodded with a smile. They walked off.
Ulrich362: Well, things are improving.
bopdog111: Sly now became a companion of there's.
Ulrich362: On top of that Leo Akaba and Henrietta are both awake.
bopdog111: Nice to hear they pull through.
Ulrich362: Agreed, well it's Thanksgiving week so unfortunately updates will be taking a temporary pause. That being said though... you think Saturday or Sunday we'll be back to working on chapters and updates Bopdog?
bopdog111: Most likely Sunday.
Ulrich362: Fair enough, then we'll be back to working on Ritual Maiden then. See you guys in the next chapter.
bopdog111: Be sure to review!