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Chapter 06: Abyss Actors vs Destiny Heroes


Resistance Base – Arclight Laboratory

One of the teleporters activated and appearing back was Shun, Crow and Johan. "Welcome back." Bryon welcomed the group back. "Oh, Johan, this is a surprise, did Samejima send you to back us up?"

"He had a feeling something was going on here, so he sent me to check things out." Johan answered.

"Wait, you two know each other?" Crow asked.

"We meet from time to time to discuss the situations between the Fusion and Xyz Dimensions." Johan explained. "We try to help out whenever we can while also sabotaging Academia's attempts to further their control over the Xyz Dimension."

"Is everything okay over in the Fusion Dimension?" Bryon asked.

"We managed to prevent Leo Akaba from getting new recruits to join the Central Academia. The new freshmen are being spread out among the Atlantis, North, South, East and West schools." Johan explained.

"That's good, I wouldn't want those poor children to enter a war like this." Bryon sighed in relief. "So, how did the mission go."

"We managed to get the Number." Crow held out Sky Pegasus.

"I see…" Bryon took the Sky Pegasus card. "Hm…this Number seems different from the others. I'll run some tests to see what I can pull up."

"Hey, where's Rio?" Shun asked.

"She's upstairs with the others." Byron answered. "Why do you ask?"

"I have something to tell her." Shun answered.


Resistance Base – Main Room

"Hey, guys. Check out my Duel Monster design." Rua showed a drawing he made of a new Deformer monster.

"Oh, that looks cool." Jonouchi complimented. "But check out mine." Jonouchi showed a design of a new Red-Eyes monster.

"Wow…" Rua was amazed. "Hey, Rio. What did you draw?"

"Oh, just this." Rio showed her card design of a female monster that had a queen's crown but dressed in combat armor.

"Oh wow, a warrior fighting queen." Jonouchi observed. "It fits you perfectly."

"What did you girls draw?" Rio asked Yuzu, Ruri, Rin and Serena.

"Nothing special." Yuzu showed a picture of a field of flowers.

"I think it's pretty. Better than mine." Ruri showed her drawing of multiple birds.

"I…can design blueprints, but I can't draw anything else." Rin sheepishly showed a drawing of a tornado.

Serena was focused on her drawing as she moved her paintbrush smoothly across the paper. She then blew on the paper and smiled. "Done." Serena showed her picture of a full moon with her Moonlight Dragon Dancer and Moonlight Cat Dancer in the middle.

"Whoa!" Everyone was amazed.

"Serena, that's amazing!" Yuzu admitted.

"I'm so jealous." Rin muttered.

"This is nothing compared to Hayato-senpai's." Serena said.

"Hayato?" Ruri asked.

"He's an alumnus of Academia, back when Principal Samejima was running it. He was okay in Dueling, but his passion was in card designing. He designs so many cards and he even had a class that I attended one time before I was forced to enroll." Serena explained.

She then had a sad look on her face. "I hope he's doing okay, him and Professor Daitokuji…and dad…" She hadn't realized that she's been gone for a really long time now.

"Ruby!" Ruby jumped on Serena's lap, startling her and everyone.

"Huh? Ruby?!" Serena's eyes widened.

"Ruby!" Ruby nuzzled his cheek against Serena's.

"It's a Duel Monster Spirit." Rin said.

"Aw, Ruby missed you, Serena." Everyone turned to see Johan coming in with Crow and Shun.

"Dad…Dad!" Serena ran to Johan and hugged him.

"Whoa!" Johan almost lost his balance. "You've gotten stronger since the last time I saw you."

"Dad, how did you? What are you doing here?" Serena asked.

"Well to make a long story short, Samejima had a bad feeling that something was happening here so he sent me to help out the Resistance." Johan answered. "I had to bail these two of the ruins they were at."

"To be fair, you and that dragon were the ones that made those ruins fall apart." Crow pointed at Johan.

"Hehehe, guilty as charged." Johan chuckled.

"Principal Samejima is okay. Thank goodness…how about Professor Daitokuji?" Serena asked.

"He's safe. You don't have to worry anymore." Johan patted Serena's head.

Serena sighed before falling on her butt, alarming everyone. "I'm fine…just relieved. I've been distracted by everything else happening, I forgot what might be happening back home. Finding out that everyone's okay is a little overwhelming."

"Hey, I'm here now and together we're gonna win this war." Johan promised. Serena nodded in agreement and father and daughter hugged.

Yuzu watched and looked envious of Serena. "I wish you were here too, Dad." Yuzu thought of her own father.

"Rio." Shun approached Rio. "I saw Durbe at the ruins."

"Durbe?!" Rio exclaimed. "Is he okay?"

"Rio…Durbe's not human anymore." Shun said.

"What do you mean not human?" Rio asked.

"Academia did experiments on him with the power of Chaos from the Barian World. He's convinced that he's a Barian. Nothing I said got through to him. He's fully convinced that the Barian World is his home and that to protect it, he will destroy all the dimensions." Shun explained.

"No way! Durbe would never do that! Where is he? Maybe I talk some sense into him!" Rio demanded.

"He disappeared. We don't know where he's at." Crow admitted. "Actually, now that I recall, he had a Number that was just—"

Shun quickly covered Crow's mouth. "Crow, can I talk with you?" Shun pulled Crow to the side.

"Durbe had a Number?" Rio repeated.

Both Ruri and Rin looked at each other before getting suspecting looks at their older brothers.

"Argh! Dude! When was the last time you washed your hands!" Crow gagged.

"I'm sorry, trying to survive is more important than hygiene right now!" Shun hissed. "You can't tell Rio about Durbe's Number."

"Why not?" Crow asked.

"Well, if Durbe's Number was an Over Hundred one and Rio has one as well…" Shun gestured at Crow to continue.

"So, that doesn't mean anything." Crow said.

"Come on. Don't you think it's weird that Rio somehow has an Over Hundred Number and Durbe has one that he claimed was the power of the Barians." Shun said.

"You're overthinking this. Rio? A Barian? Come on, she wouldn't turn her back on us." Crow said.

"I agree with Crow." Ruri said.

"Me too." Rin agreed.

"See, even your own sister agrees." Crow gestured at Rio before blinking twice. "How long have you been here."

"You are very bad at whispering." Rin stated.

"Look, I'm just saying we should be on our toes." Shun warned. "There's Seven of these Barian Emperors and if Rio's one of them, that's two right there."

"Shun, I trust Rio. Even if she is one of those Barians, the last thing she would want is to destroy the dimensions." Ruri said.

"Again, I'm not doubting her. I just want us to be prepared for the ifs." Shun said.

"Fine, but let's just keep this between us. We already have enough issues of distrust as it is." Ruri said.

"Fine." Shun agreed. "Wait, where's Yuya and Sawatari?"

"They were getting medical supplies. Akari went out to go look for them." Rin answered.


Heartland – Business District

Sawatari and Edo glared at each other as Yuya watched from the ground as he was still hurt to get back up.

"Take back the freedom that I stole from these people?" Edo questioned. "What are you talking about? We are trying to create a utopia for the people of all dimensions. If anything, these people should be grateful for our actions."

"Grateful?!" Sawatari growled. "How can they be grateful when you basically just destroyed everything they cared about?! And not only that, how are they grateful by watching the people closest to them get turned into cards?!"

"Turning them into cards is necessary." Edo explained. "Those cards will be used as energy to fuse the four dimensions together. And once they are fused, they will be reborn."

"But that's not gonna make them forget what you've done!" Yuya shouted. "You think they'll just forget what Academia has done to Heartland."

"They will." Edo answered.

"What?" Yuya asked.

"When they are reborn, all memories that they had before the dimensions were united will be erased. They'll forget the invasion, and enjoy the paradise that we have given to them." Edo explained.

"And what about those that haven't been turned into cards! They'll still remember it!" Sawatari pointed out.

"That's why we gave these people an ultimatum. They have three options. The first is to join us in helping us create our utopia. The second is to oppose us and be turned into a card. And finally, is the same as the last one but instead of turning them into cards, we put them out of their misery." Edo declared.

"You're willing to kill just because people don't agree with you." Yuya was shocked by how casually Edo was speaking.

"With no one around to tell them what the world was like before, the people that are reborn will be free to enjoy their new life. And this is war, death is inevitable. Victory and defeat are inevitable. We all must follow the paths that we believe in and this is the path that I believe in." Edo stated.

"You sick bastard." Sawatari cursed.

"As the Commander of the Xyz Troops, my job is to eradicate anyone that gets in the way of our plans. And that includes you, Yuya Ryuga, son of Zarc Ryuga, the one that was responsible for the destruction of the United World!"

"What? My dad was…" Yuya was shocked.

"That's a lie!" Sawatari shouted. "I don't know Yuya's real dad, but if he's anything like Yuya, he's not the type to do something like that!"

"It is true! The Professor was very clear on what happened, and Yusho Sakaki supports him! That's more than enough for me to take you out!" Edo activated his Duel Disk.

"Not on my watch!" Sawatari activated his Duel Disk.

"Field Magic: Dimension Gates"

The gates appeared around Sawatari and Edo.

"Duel!" Sawatari and Edo declared.

Sawatari LP: 4000, Hand: 5
Edo LP: 4000, Hand: 5

"The first move is mine! My turn! Draw!" Sawatari drew his card. "Using the Scale 2 Abyss Actor – Pretty Heroine and the Scale 9 Abyss Actor – Twinkle Little Star, I set the Pendulum Scale!" Sawatari set his scale and his monsters appeared in columns of blue light.

"With this, I can simultaneously summon monsters from Levels 3 to 8! The stage is set! Now let the spotlights of the heavens shine down on the dark underworld! Pendulum Summon! Come forth!" The portal opened and two monsters came out. "Abyss Actor – Comic Relief (DEF: 2000, LV: 3, PS: 8)! And Abyss Actor – Evil Heel (ATK: 3000, LV: 8, PS: 1)!" Sawatari summoned his large purple fiend actor as well as his fat actor who acted funny.

"I set one card and end my turn!" Sawatari finished his turn.

Sawatari LP: 4000, Hand: 1
Edo LP: 4000, Hand: 5

"Since this guy said he's the Commander, he has to be strong. I can't take any chances with him." Sawatari prepared himself.

"So, that's the Pendulum Summon…" Edo observed.

"My turn! Draw!" Edo drew his card. "I activate the Field Magic: Clock Tower of Seclusion!" A large clock tower appeared behind Edo.

"What's with that clock?" Sawatari asked.

"If you survive long enough, you'll see it's true power." Edo said. "I summon Destiny Hero – Diamond Guy (ATK: 1400, LV: 4)!" Edo summoned a warrior with diamonds coming out of his armor.

"Diamond Guy's effect! Once per turn, I can look at the top card of my deck and if it's a Normal Magic, I can send it to the Cemetery and activate its effect during my turns next Main Phase!" Edo drew the card and looked at it.

"It's the Normal Magic: Destiny Draw, that means I can activate this card during my next Main Phase!" Edo sent the card to his Graveyard.

"Next, I activate the Magic Card: Fusion! With this card, I fuse the Diamond Guy on my field with the Drill Guy in my hand!" A spiraling vortex appeared behind Edo.

"Hero drilling the bedrock of destiny, hero with the armor of diamonds. Now become one and reign in the pitch-black future! Fusion Summon!" Edo put his hands together. "Come on! Destiny Hero – Dystopia Guy (ATK: 2800, LV: 8)!" A hero appeared and landed in front of Edo.

"Dystopia Guy's effect! I can inflict damage to the opponent equal to the Attack Points of one of the monsters used to Fusion Summon it! I choose Drill Guy's 1600 Attack Points! Squeeze Palm!" Dystopia Guy launched an attack at Sawatari and made him skid back.

Sawatari LP: 4000→2400

"Damn that hurt…" Sawatari winced.

"Battle! Dystopia Guy, attack Abyss Actor – Evil Heel!" Dystopia charged.

"What?! By Evil Heel has higher Attack Points!" Sawatari pointed out.

"During either player's Battle Phase, by discarding Destiny Hero – Dagger Guy from my hand to the Cemetery, all Destiny Heroes gain 800 Attack Points until the end of the turn!" Edo discarded a card.

Dystopia Guy (ATK: 2800→3600)

"At this moment, Dystopia Guy's effect activates! When this card's Attack Points change, it can destroy one card on the field! If I recall, Pendulum Monsters can be brought back depending on the scale! In that case, I destroy your Abyss Actor – Twinkle Little Star! Noble Justice!" Dystopia Guy sucked Twinkle Little Star in, destroying it.

"Continue your attack, Dystopia Guy! Dystopia Blow!" Dystopia Guy gathered power in its fist and charged towards Evil Heel and destroyed it.

Sawatari LP: 2400→1800

"Sawatari!" Yuya shouted.

"I'm fine…" Sawatari grunted. "This is bad… I was gonna use Pretty Heroine's Pendulum Effect to lower his monster's Attack Points, but the moment I do that, his effect will destroy one card on my field."

"I end my turn." Edo finished.

Sawatari LP: 1800, Hand: 1
Edo LP: 4000, Hand: 1

"I have to admit, that was pretty impressive." Sawatari grunted. "But that's not enough to take me down! I'll show you what I got! My turn! Draw!" Sawatari drew his card.

"At this moment, Clock Tower of Seclusion's effect gains one Clock counter during my opponent's Standby Phase!" Edo used his card's effect.

Clock Tower (Counter: 1)

"Comic Relief's Monster Effect activates! Once per turn, during my Standby Phase, I can give control of this card to my opponent! Here you go!" Comic Relief went to Edo's field.

"Why are you giving me your monster?" Edo asked.

"You'll see. Comic Relief's other effect activates! When control of this card changes, the owner of this card can destroy one set Abyss Script Magic Card in their Magic/Trap Zone. I destroy the one I have set on the field." Sawatari's set card was destroyed.

"Giving control of your monster to me, destroying your cards. Are you trying to lose on purpose?!" Edo was getting frustrated by Sawatari's moves.

"I activate the Magic Card: Abyss Script – Dramatic Story that was just destroyed!" Sawatari smirked.

"A Magic Card that's activated when destroyed?!" Edo was surprised.

"When this set card is destroyed by an opponent's card effect and I have a Pendulum Monster in my Extra Deck, I can return two cards on the field to their owners' hands!" Sawatari revealed.

"Shit!" Edo cursed.

"I return Destiny Hero – Dystopia Guy and Comic Relief back to our hands!" Sawatari took back Comic Relief while Edo begrudgingly put Dystopia Guy back in his Extra Deck.

"Whoa, so those Abyss Scripts have different effects when they're activated or destroyed." Yuya was amazed by that tactic. "Impressive."

"With the already set Scale 2 Pretty Heroine as well as the Scale 8 Comic Relief, I set the Pendulum Scale!" Sawatari set his scale once more. "With this, I can simultaneously summon monsters from Levels 3 to 7! Pendulum Summon! Come forth!" The portal opened and two monsters came out.

"Abyss Actor – Twinkle Little Star and Abyss Actor – Big Star (ATK: 2500, LV: 7, PS: 3)!" Sawatari summoned back Twinkle Little Star and his ace monster.

"Since you've shown me your Fusion Summon, I'll return the favor! From my hand, I activate the Magic Card: Abyss Fusion! I fuse Big Star and Twinkle Little Star!" The two monsters joined together in the spiraling vortex.

"Main star of the underworld! Apprentice to the main star! Merge together to create a beast that's as ferocious as the living! Fusion Summon! Appear before us! Level 8! Abyss Beast – Tyrannosaurus (ATK: 3000, LV: 8)!" Sawatari summoned a tyrannosaurus with black skin and purple stripes along its head.

"You can Fusion Summon as well…" Edo growled.

"Battle! Tyrannosaurus! Direct Attack! Stomping Foot!" Tyrannosaurus charged towards Edo and raised its foot and brough it down, damaging Edo really bad.

Edo LP: 4000→1000

"I activate Tyrannosaurus's effect! When this monster deals battle damage, I can draw one card for every 1000 points of damage dealt to my opponent! Since he dealt 3000, I can draw three cards." Sawatari drew three more cards.

"I activate the Continuous Magic: Abyss Actors' Costume Chest! Once per turn, I can equip one monster on my field with an Abyss Costume card from my deck to it! I choose to equip Tyrannosaurus with the Equip Magic: Abyss Costume – Magical Cloak!" A cloak appeared around Tyrannosaurus' neck.

"As long as Tyrannosaurus has this card equipped to him, you can't destroy him using card effects! In other words, even if you brought back Dystopia Guy, you can't use its effect to destroy it." Sawatari smiled.

"Damn you…" Edo cursed.

"I set two cards and end my turn!" Sawatari finished.

Sawatari LP: 1800, Hand: 1
Edo LP: 1000, Hand: 1

"How dare you use our summon method to oppose us!" Edo growled.

"What are you talking about? Don't you use Xyz and Synchro as well?" Sawatari questioned.

"Why would we use those methods? Anyone who possesses different summon methods is deemed a traitor!" Edo shouted.

"But Kaiser had a Synchro and Xyz monster." Yuya said. "He said that the Rare Hunters made them for Academia."

"What?! Kaiser had—" Edo was shocked. "That's…your lying! The Professor's orders were to use cards that would enhance Academia's Fusion Summon! And the Rare Hunters were only supposed to get cards that enhance Fusion Summon and destroy the other summon methods!"

"Well, this just made things more confusing. Who's telling the truth? This guy or Kaiser?" Sawatari questioned.

"I won't believe your lies! I won't believe that your Fusion is stronger! My turn! Draw!" Edo drew his card.

"At this moment, the Magic Card: Destiny Draw's effect that was sent to the Graveyard by Diamond Guy's effect activates! By discarding one Destiny Hero in my hand to the Cemetery, I can draw two cards!" Edo drew two more cards.

"I summon Destiny Hero – Dread Servant (Def: 700, LV: 3) in Defense Position! When this card is summoned, I can place one Clock Counter on the Clock Tower!"

Clock Tower (Counter: 1→2)

"I set one card and end my turn!" Edo finished his turn.

Sawatari LP: 1800, Hand: 1
Edo LP: 1000, Hand: 1

"My turn! Draw!" Sawatari drew his card.

"At this moment, I activate the Trap Card: Eternal Dread! This card puts two Clock Counters on the Clock Tower! Along with your Standby Phase, Clock Tower gains 3 counters!"

Clock Tower (Counters: 2→5)

"Now, I'm protected." Edo smiled.

"What do you mean?" Sawatari asked.

"When there are 4 or more Clock Counters on this card, I don't take any battle damage." Edo smiled. "Meaning, even if you destroy my monster and summon another one, as long as the Clock Tower stands, I can't be damaged." Edo said.

"Then, I'll just have to destroy that tower! I activate my Magic Card: Abyss Script – Rise of the Demon King! This card allows me to destroy cards on the field equal to the number of Abyss Actor monsters that I have on the field! I destroy Clock Tower of Seclusion!" The Magic Card unleashed a beam that destroyed the Clock Tower.

"With this, I can Pendulum Summon and damage—" Sawatari smiled.

"You fell for it!" Edo laughed. "When the Clock Tower is destroyed when it has four or more Clock Counters, I can Special Summon one Destiny Hero monster in my hand! Come on! Destiny Hero – Dread Guy (ATK: ?, LV: 8)! A large monster with chains around his wrists and ankles appeared on the field.

"Wha-What is that monster?" Sawatari felt power from that monster.

"When Dread Guy is summoned, I can Special Summon two Destiny Hero monsters in my Cemetery in Attack Position! Come on! Destiny Hero – Drill Guy (ATK: 1600, LV: 4)! Destiny Hero – Decision Guy (ATK: 1600, LV: 4)!" Edo brought out two more Destiny Heroes.

"And Dread Guy's Attack Points are equal to the sum of all Destiny Heroes on my field!" Edo revealed and Dread Guy gained power.

Dread Guy (ATK: 0→3600)

"It's stronger than Tyrannosaurus!" Yuya's eyes widened.

"But I just need to deal 1000 points of damage! Battle! Tyrannosaurus, attack Destiny Hero Drill Guy!" Tyrannosaurus charged towards Drill Guy and put its food down but, Dread Guy stopped its foot and tossed him back. "What?!"

"Unfortunately for you, the turn that Dread Guy was summoned, Destiny Heroes on my field cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects and all Battle Damage is reduced to 0!" Edo smiled.

"Tch…" Sawatari looked at his hand. "I can't really do anything with these cards in my hand."

"Pendulum Summon! Return to the stage! Big Star (DEF: 1800, LV: 7, PS: 3)! And Twinkle Little Star (DEF: 1000, LV: 1, PS: 9)!" Sawatari's two monsters reappeared on the field.

"I end my turn." Sawatari finished.

Sawatari LP: 1800, Hand: 2
Edo LP: 1000, Hand: 0

"My turn! Draw!" Edo drew his card. "This Duel is over! I activate the Equip Magic: Power of Unity! I equip this to Dread Guy and have its Attack Points increase by 800 for every monster on my field!" Dread Guy roared as he gained power.

Dread Guy (ATK: 3600→6800)

"6800 Attack Points?!" Yuya gasped.

"Now you die! Dread Guy, attack Tyrannosaurus!" Dread Guy jumped in the air and was about to bring its fist down on Tyrannosaurus.

"Damn it…my first plan won't work since I won't have enough Life Points." Sawatari looked at his other card. "I have no choice!"

"I activate my Trap Card: Show Cancel! When my opponent attacks an Abyss monster on my field, during the damage calculation, my opponent will take damage equal to the combined Attack Points of my Abyss Actor monsters!" Sawatari revealed.

"Then that means!" Edo's eyes widened. A huge explosion sent Sawatari and Yuya flying back along with Edo.

Sawatari LP: 1800→0
Edo LP: 1000→0

Draw

A vehicle full of Academia soldiers then arrived at the scene. "Commander! Are you okay?!" One of them asked.

"Forget me! Take them into custody!" Edo pointed at Sawatari and Yuya.

"Sir!" The soldiers headed for Sawatari and Yuya.

"Damn, we don't have time for this." Sawatari cursed.

"Kattobingu!" Akari appeared and knocked over some soldiers while riding on her motorcycle.

"Akari!" Yuya smiled.

"Hurry, get on!" Akari shouted.

"Yes, Ma'am!" Both Yuya and Sawatari got on Akari's motorcycle and she zoomed away as the other soldiers tried to get their bearings.

Edo grunted as he held his back. "They got away…" Edo gritted his teeth.

"Sir, do you need help?"

"I'm fine." Edo stood up.

"Do you wish for us to pursue them, sir?"

"No, let them be for now. We got more important matters to deal with." Edo said. "Where's Kaiser's squad?"

"They're at the old Clover School, sir."

"I need to talk to them about their leader. Get me there quickly." Edo ordered.

"Sir!"

Edo got in the vehicle and the soldiers drove him towards the old Clover Branch. Edo had to confirm something.

"The Professor's orders are absolute. We are only to use Fusion Summon to emphasize our fight to unite the dimension. I don't want to believe those two, but if Kaiser does indeed have Synchro and Xyz Monsters…" Edo closed his eyes.

"Then he's been a traitor from the very beginning!" Edo declared.


Resistance Base

"We're back!" Akari shouted as she, Yuya and Sawatari came back.

"You guys are late!" Jonouchi scolded them.

"Sorry, it took us longer to find the supplies." Yuya held out the bag.

"Plus, we were attacked." Sawatari revealed.

"By who?" Rua asked.

"Edo Phoenix. The Commander of the Academia army stationed here." Sawatari revealed. "He's crazy strong, I was just lucky to tie with him."

"Still, that's amazing that you tied with him." Johan approached them. "Edo may be a student of Academia, but he's also a Pro Duelist."

"I Dueled a Pro?!" Sawatari exclaimed. "Wait, who are you?"

"I'm Johan Andersen. I'm Serena's foster father. Call me a friend." Johan introduced himself.

"He helped Shun and Crow with their mission at the ruins, also he works under Samejima." Jonouchi verified.

"Samejima…is he okay?" Yuya asked.

"Yeah, he's fine. He wishes he could meet you but Heartland isn't the only place where the fight's happening." Johan explained.

"Actually, speaking of that, we learned something from Edo about Kaiser." Sawatari revealed.

"What about Kaiser?" Shun asked.

"Well…" Yuya spoke.


Castle Ruins

Asuka and Aki made it over a hill where they saw the castle ruins in the distance. "So, this is one of Academia's bases?" Aki guessed.

"It's the perfect place for them. It looks just like the one back home." Asuka sighed. "I can't wait to burn that place down and build the old one again."

"You really hate that Academia, huh?" Aki looked at Asuka.

"After what they did to my brother, can you blame me? I hope he's doing okay." Asuka was worried since her brother was left behind in the Synchro Dimension.

"Don't worry. Martha is looking after him. He's in good hands." Aki assured her. "For now, let's just do our mission and get back to the others."

"Right." Asuka agreed and the two girls headed for the castle.

Unknown to them, Junko and Momoe watched them from a cliff with angry looks on their faces and Yusho was behind them.

"See, it's just as I told you. She's replaced you with new comrades." Yusho said. "She values them more than you two."

"I can't believe her." Junko growled.

"After everything we've been through." Momoe clenched her fists.

"You know what we do to the traitors." Yusho said. "But let's face it, even with the Honor Student deck, you probably still won't be able to beat her. I will deal with the traitor. For now, focus on that Synchro Duelist. She's a key player in all this. Incapacitate her and the Resistance won't have a healer with them. Understood?"

"Yes, sir." Momoe and Junko nodded and put their fist over their chests. "Glory on the Academia." The two girls headed for the ruins.

From afar, a boy with orange hair watched with interest. "I do like a good drama. Dun dun dun." The boy laughed wildly.


And that is the end of Chapter 06. What did you all think of the chapter. Let me know your thoughts in the reviews and if you have a question, feel free to PM and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

Thanks for reading and I'll see you next time.


Preview: Asuka and Aki make it to the entrance where they meet a wandering archeologist and his pet crocodile who has been researching ruins as well as their legends. As they learn about the legend, the group is ambushed by Asuka's former friends and Yusho vows to turn the ruins into their graves.

Next Time: Broken Bonds and Bitter Feelings