Chapter 48: Trusting Tag Match
Within the underground caves, Noboru was sitting, waiting for Kiri to show up.
"Yo! I've been looking for you, little Noboru." Davide said as he came around.
"What do you want?" Noboru asked.
"If you're a Dungeon World user, that means you're gonna fight Kiri Hyoryu, right?" He recalled as he remembered the battle he fought against him, "I want you to swap with me." He requested, "I need to wipe that saintly smirk off his face personally." He clenched his fist, "Until I do, I can't be satisfied."
"Your opponent is Rouga Aragami, who uses Danger World." Noboru recalls.
"Well, you could defeat him instead."
"I refuse." Noboru said immediately, "I haven't received any such orders." It made Davide angry.
'You dumb puppet.' He thinks but then he wrapped his arm around Noboru, "Aw, c'mon. We're friends, aren't we?"
"Who'd want to be your friend?" He asked as his Blue Deck Case core begins to glow purple.
"That's no good." Dark Miserea said as he came out.
"Hey! Don't come out without permission! Dark Miserea!" Noboru complained.
"Miserea is mine. After all, I know him better than anyone." He said.
Kiri and Rouga with their buddies, are walking down the path they took.
"My, my. It's amazing that such a massive cave system lies beneath Aibo Academy. A truly collaboration between stone and ice! Doesn't it remind you of Kiri and me? It's rock solid! Isn't anyone going to agreed with me?" Joker blabbed as the path they took closes off.
"Are they moving around the maze walls again?" Cerberus asked.
"It seems we're not wanted here." Joker said.
"A puny wall like this..." Rouga said, "All I need to do is use my Disaster Force and..." He recommended.
"Let's look for another path." Kiri recommended as he turned around to find another one.
"What?"
"The Inverse Fiend Horde are definitely waiting for us beyond."
"So what?" Rouga asked.
"Our goal is to seal Yamigedo." Kiri recalled, "We should avoid unnecessary battle, and hurry."
"What will we do about the Inverse Fiend Horde?"
"They're only being controlled by Yamigedo. Once we seal Yamigedo, they should return to normal. There's no need to fight them right now." Kiri explained as Rouga smiled.
"Then this is goodbye."
"What?" Kiri is confused of what Rouga meant.
"Some conflicts are inevitable. And there are missions that must be completed. I won't run away from such things." Rouga said as he continues to walk through the blocked path.
"Senior Aragami..."
"Drill Bunker!" He used his Disaster Force as he begins to pierce through the wall, "Let's go, Cerberus A!"
"All right!" They went through the hole in the wall.
"What do you want to do, Kiri?" Joker asked.
"We should move forward as well." Kiri said as he decided to take the path that Rouga made.
As they walked through the hole, they have an unexpected in their way.
"Oh?" Rouga said as they saw Noboru with Dark Miserea, and Davide together.
"Oh man, he really did come." Davide said.
"See? It's exactly as I said." Dark Miserea said as he snickered, "Hilarious."
"Looks like we won." Noboru predicted.
"Davide Yamazaki." Rouga said.
"Noboru! And Dark Miserea!" Kiri said.
"What do you mean, you win?" Cerberus asked.
"Sorry about that. We had a little bet going on. With the right to fight Miserea as the stakes." Dark Miserea explained.
"Hey Kiri, why did you come?" Davide asked, "You knew we were here, right? I thought you'd run away for sure."
"I knew what would happen. I knew you'd come here. I know everything about you." Dark Miserea said.
"Why would a newly-born Inverse Omni Lord..." Kiri wondered why would it know everything.
"Because I absorbed it all. While you were in Yamigedo's belly, I absorbed all of your knowledge, along with your power. Every last bit!" Dark Miserea explained.
"You see how it is. So just take it easy and..." Noboru said but Rouga smashed the rock with his fist for interruption.
"I'm the one who chose the battle, Rouga Aragami." He referred himself, "I don't have time to listen to your chatter. All of you, come at me!"
"Did you say all of us?!" Davide asked
"I'll fight too!" Kiri said.
"Looks like it's settled." Cerberus said.
"So you guys want to do a 2 on 2 battle?" Noboru assumed as Davide laughed.
"That's great! This way, I can torment Kiri too! We should have done this from the start!"
"Why are you so afraid of change?" Kiri asked as Davide got angry.
"I'm going to turn you to stone so you can't wisecrack ever again."
"Darkness Barrier, activate!" They toss the Black Skull as they activated the Darkness Barrier, engulfing them at once.
The Darkness Barrier has been set as Kiri, Rouga, Noboru, and Davide are in their stage areas.
"Now, how shall I play around with Miserea..." Dark Miserea said as Paruko transported herself through the Darkness Barrier.
"Warp Successful! Wherever there are Buddyfights, you'll find Paruko Nanana! Wait, what? This stage is..." She recognized the stage, "Once again, there are four fighters on one stage!" Paruko announced.
"Crush souls beneath our feet! Dark Luminize! The Devil Dragons!"
"Penetrate the earth and pierce the heavens! Luminize, Tiger Knights!"
"The power of Ace will destroy you! Dark Luminize! Ace Defeat!"
"Let it begin. The demise of those who stand before me! Luminize! Dead World End!"
"Buddyfight!"
"Raise the Flag!"
"Danger World!"
"Danger World!"
"Dungeon World!"
"Dungeon World!"
(R: 10/ Item: None/ G: 2: None/None/None)
(D: 10/ Item: None/ G: 2: None/None/None)
(K: 10/ Item: None/ G: 2: None/None/None)
(N: 10/ Item: None/ G: 2: None/None/None)
"The first player with the first move is Davide Yamazaki!" Paruko announced.
"Charge and Draw! I'm going all in, right from the start! I pay 3 gauge and Buddycall to the right!" He pay three gauge as he call out, "Inverse Eighth Omni Deity Lord, Devilgadez!" He brought him out as he regained one life.
"Suddenly, an Inverse Omni Lord appears!" Paruko announced as she pull out her Takoscope, "I'll use the Takoscope to check and check!" She analyzed Devilgadez's status, "Inverse Eighth Omni Deity Lord, Devilgadez! Dual Dragon attribute. Size 3. 10000 power, 6000 defense, a critical of 2, and a Lifelink of 3."
"He has Soulguard and Double Attack. He also has an ability which deals 1 damage to the enemy every time he attacks!" Paruko explained.
"Deals 1 damage?" Daisuke asked.
"Every time?" Tasuku asked, "So he's designed with a focus on attacks."
"An offense move, eh? I never thought that kind of ability really existed."
"This is serious. If that were to happen, they won't stand a chance."
"Come on! Attack Kiri!" Davide ordered for Devilgadez to attack, "Demonic Magnum!" It roared a blast of wind as it inflicted 1 damage and then punched for the 2 damage.
"Davide deals a total of 3 damage including effect damage, and it's The Move End!" Paruko announced.
"Kiri!" Rouga said.
"I'm all right!" Kiri replied.
"The second player with first move is Senior Aragami. It's Your Move!" Paruko announced.
"Charge and Draw! I equip!" He paid one gauge, "I pay one gauge and equip Supreme Ji, Asura Demon Slay!" He equipped his item, "And I set Dangerous REIZI!" He set his spell, "Take this, Noboru Kodo!" He attacks Noboru.
"He's coming after me?!" Noboru asked.
"I cast! Quiescence of Cassiade!" Instead of Noboru casting a spell, Dark Miserea cast as the damage was 2 damage as Noboru regained the damage.
"What are you doing?! I didn't ask for that!" Noboru complained.
"I was just saving you." Dark Miserea said.
"REIZI's ability, activate!" He paid one gauge, "I pay one gauge, and... I place the top card in my deck into the soul of a card on the field." He looked at the card he drew as he smirked, "Armorknight Eagle A, huh?"
"When this card is placed in a weapon card's soul, the weapon cannot be destroyed or returned to the hand cards!" Paruko announced.
"What an annoying card to put in your deck." Davide said.
"Hey! Why are you charging cards on your own!" Noboru complained as Dark Miserea Charge and Draw for him.
"Come on, come on! Don't dawdle! Draw!"
"Hey!" Noboru yelled.
"I pay 2 gauge and Buddycall to the center!" Dark Miserea Buddycalled itself as Noboru regained one life.
"Honestly! I hope you get destroyed quickly!" Noboru said with expectations.
"Inverse Third Omni Water Lord, Dark Miserea. 1 life gained due to Buddy Gift." Dark Miserea said.
"Here he is!" She pulled out her Takoscope again, "Once again, I'll use the Takoscope to check and check!" She analyzed Dark Miserea's status, "Inverse Third Omni Water Lord, Dark Miserea. Demon Lord and Dungeon Enemy attribute. Size 2. 6000 power, 5000 defense, a critical of 2. And Soulguard!"
"They say that when I'm destroyed, the fighter gains one life!" Dark Miserea explained his effect as he chuckled, "Hilarious!"
"Enough chatter! Hurry up and attack!" Rouga demanded.
"In that case, I'll attack you!" Dark Miserea plans to attack Rouga.
"I'll provide support!" Kiri recommended to help.
"Don't interfere!" Rouga warned.
"Huh?" Kiri confused as Dark Miserea attacks.
"Mad Stream!" He blasted a dark water attack as he inflicted 2 damage.
The Move End
(R: 8/ Item: Asura Demon Slay/ G: 1: None/None/None)
(D: 11/ Item: None/ G: 0: None/Devilgadez/None)
(K: 7/ Item: None/ G: 2: None/None/None)
(N: 11/ Item: None/ G: 1: None/Dark Miserea/None)
"You'd never talk back. After all, you wouldn't want Rouga to hate you." Dark Miserea assumed as he chuckled, "Hilarious!"
"The fourth player, Kiri, has the second move. It's Your Move!" Paruko announced.
"It's the same reason why you came here. But Senior Aragami would never avoid a fight. If it came down to it, you'd cast aside your own decision in order to follow his lead. In order to avoid conflict with someone standing in front of you. Or rather, in order to run away from conflict!"
"Looks like I've got front row seats to something interesting." Davide said as he got interested of hearing Dark Miserea's speech.
"You ran away and hid from your own true identify and covered it up. Even now, you're pretending to be human." Dark Miserea said.
"I call Twin Tail Incubus to the center!" Kiri called out his monster, "Incubus!" He paid 2 of his life to get obtain the Impact card.
"Do you want to be a human that badly? So badly that you made up a father that doesn't exist?" Dark Miserea asked as he chuckled, "Hilarious!"
"Fish taste fresher when Father's further from the water!" Joker quoted, "Kiri! Don't listen to him."
"Thank you, Joker." Kiri thanked his buddy, "I call to the left! Demonic Eye General, Rhodes Dylan!"
"This is the truth! Whatever you do, it always turns out worse than before!" Dark Miserea said.
"Incubus and Rhodes Dylan, Link Attack Dark Miserea!" Kiri said as they attack, destroying him. Noboru get frustrated.
"Soulguard, activate!" Noboru regains one life for Dark Miserea's ability as he came back to the field due to Soulguard.
"See? The situation's worse than before, isn't it?" He chuckled, "Hilarious!"
"My turn isn't over yet." Kiri said.
"You're trying to act tough."
"I set Darkness Final Mission Card World End!" He set his spell.
The Move End
(R: 8/ Item: Asura Demon Slay/ G: 1: None/None/None)
(D: 11/ Item: None/ G: 0: None/Devilgadez/None)
(K: 5/ Item: None/ G: 3: None/None/None)
(N: 12/ Item: None/ G: 1: None/Dark Miserea/None)
Davide noticed the Impact card that Kiri set.
"That's the card that destroys all the card's in the opponent's field, and changes their life points to 1!" Davide explained.
"The fun is just beginning. I'll hurt you so badly that you'll never recover. I'm going to shred you to pieces." Dark Miserea swore in a dark aura.
"Today's fight is a tag match! Once again, the first player is Davide. It's Your Move!" Paruko announced.
"I'm gonna crush you before World End activates!" Davide said as he Draw and Charge and Draw, "I equip! Boulder Piercing Spear! I call to the left! Bluechase Dragon, Garg! Go ahead and attack Incubus!" Garg bites on Incubus's arm as he destroys him, "Attack Kiri! Devilgadez! Demonic Magnum!" Devilgadez blasted his roar as he inflicted one damage and then attacks for 2 damage.
"Devilgadez still has Double Attack!" Paruko announced. Davide laughed.
"But first, I'll hit him with Demonic Magnum again!" He ordered Devilgadez to attack Kiri again as he inflicted another 1 damage.
"Kiri's really in trouble now!" Paruko announced.
"You're finished, Kiri! Devilgadez's Double Attack!" Devilgadez prepares for his final assault on Kiri.
"I cast! Divine Protection of Shalsana!" He paid one gauge as he regained one life.
"I knew you'd do that!" Davide said as he attacks Kiri, "Are you still going to talk about how you love me?" He asked.
"Yes. I cast! Quiescence of Cassiade. Zero damage." Kiri cast.
"So you still had one of those." He said disappointingly.
"Davide, you're so desperate!" Dark Miserea said as he chuckled, "Hilarious!"
"You idiot! That card is dangerous!" He referred to Kiri's impact, 'If that card activates and Devilgadez is destroyed, I'll be finished due to Lifelink!' He thinks, 'In that case, it's time for some cheating.' He secretly pull out a card from his pocket.
"Hey! Don't do it." Noboru advised.
"What?"
"If we get disqualified and lose due to your cheating, I'll be turned to stone too!"
"Huh? There's no way I'd cheat." Davide tried to deny it, 'Ugh. He's awfully uptight for a mere puppet.' He thinks as he rubbed the back of his head.
"Next up is Rouga Aragami. It's Your Move!" Paruko announced.
"Ridiculous. Cheating is like announcing to the world that you're weak." He said as he Draw and Charge and Draw, "The overwhelming power to crush your opponents! That is the true sign of a strong fighter!" He paid one gauge, "Buddycall!" He Buddycalled as he regained one life, "I pay one gauge and call Armorknight Cerberus A to the right! I call Armorknight Battleborg to the left!"
"So it's finally my turn!" Cerberus said.
"Cerberus A! Kick away that giant monstrosity!" Rouga said as Cerberus battles against Devilgadez and struck through him with his blades as it destroyed Devilgadez.
"Devilgadez's Soulguard, activate!" Davide said as Devilgadez came back due to Soulguard.
"Battleborg! Attack Davide!" He had Battleborg attack instead.
"After attacking Devilgadez, you're going after me next?" Davide asked, "Don't underestimate me! I cast! Demon Break Slash!" He cast as it slices Battleborg down and destroys him.
"He couldn't defeat Devilgadez, and he couldn't reduce Davide's life." Dark Miserea said as he chuckled, "Hilarious!"
"Then I'll shatter you!" Rouga said as he attack Dark Miserea.
"Now you're going after me?" He asked as he had a card in his hand.
"That nuisance! He's acting on his own again!" Noboru complained.
"I cast! Divine Protection of Shalsana!" Noboru pay one gauge as he regained one life.
"That's enough! Come back here!" He demanded, "If you stay in the center, I can't fight!"
"So noisy. You should just leave everything to me."
"Rouga keeps changing his targets! He's getting too hot-headed!" Drum complained.
"No, maybe Senior Aragami has some sort of plan." Gao assumed.
"What kind of plan?" Drum asked.
"Even I don't know that."
"The third player, Noboru, calls Wandering Knight, Roy to the right!" Paruko announced, "Bronze Golem, Jaish to the left! It's a three-in-a-row attack formation!"
"Roy, attack Senior Aragami!" Dark Miserea makes the command.
"Hey!" Noboru yelled.
"Why aren't you crushing Kiri?!" Davide asked as Roy attacks Rouga, inflicting 2 damage.
"Senior Aragami!" Kiri yelled.
"Don't interfere!" Rouga warned.
"Infighting? Hilarious! Jaish, attack Senior Aragami!" Jaish strikes at Rouga as he was dealt with 2 damage.
"I'm telling you to crush Kiri!" Davide said.
"But my method is more effective." Dark Miserea said, "You get it, don't you?" He asked Kiri for his opinion, "Come one, shouldn't you be protecting Senior Aragami? Otherwise, this tag match is pointless!" He chuckled, "I'm going to keep going!" He then attacks Rouga, "Mad Stream!" He inflicted 2 damage.
The Move End
(R: 3/ Item: Asura Demon Slay/ G: 1: None/None/Cerberus)
(D: 11/ Item: None/ G: 1: Garg/Devilgadez/None)
(K: 2/ Item: None/ G: 2: None/None/None)
(N: 13/ Item: None/ G: 1: Jaish/Dark Miserea/Roy)
"Davide has 11 life, Noboru has 13 life, Aragami Rouga has 3 life, and Kiri has 2 life!" Paruko announced.
"It's become a rather one-sided fight! And the next turn belongs to the fourth fighter, Kiri. It's Your Move!" Paruko announced as Ban watches the match.
You really do know me well, don't you." Kiri asked.
"Obviously! I'm your other self, after all." Dark Miserea said.
"But that doesn't mean you understand me. Not at all." He then smiled.
"What's that smile about? You're trying to act so tough, it's hilarious."
"That's not it at all. It's true that your words hurt me. Every word cuts into my heart. I was hurting, and suffering, and I almost cried."
"Then you should go ahead and cry!"
"But you know..."
"Huh?"
"Here and now my heart wouldn't break."
"Because now, I have friends who believe in me. That truth is giving me strength."
"And I've got a friend who'll fight alongside me." Kiri referred to Rouga, "There's no way that I can lose this fight." He said as Rouga smiled.
"This can't be. I thought I was bringing him down!" Dark Miserea assumed.
"You're the one who was bringing us down!" Davide complained.
"Now, it's a countdown to demise." Kiri said.
"Countdown?!" Dark Miserea asked.
"I Buddycall Aide of the Water Lord, Stein Blade Joker to the right!" He Buddycalled as he regained one life.
"Freeze!" Joker moves to the right, "Oops, I did it again." He felt for his force of habit.
"After an eternity, I will once again become the lord protected by the spirit of water. I call myself to the center!" Kiri transforms into his Omni self as he went to the center area after paying two life, "Joker, attack the center." He ordered as the card has been set to the soul of the Impact.
"May disaster fall upon those who stand in the way of my king!" Joker quoted as he plans to attack Miserea, "Your jokes aren't funny. Never show your miserea-ble face again! Now that's a funny joke." He made his pun as he crushed Dark Miserea with his giant rock attack.
"Idiot. I told you this would happen." Noboru said as Rhodes Dylan attacks Jaish and destroys him in half.
"Now there are two cards in the soul. And my attack will make it three." Miserea said as two cards were placed in the soul. And then he attacks Roy, "Nereus Stream!" He destroy Roy with his stream of water, "My Double Attack will destroy Garg. And now there are four soul cards." Another card was placed in the soul, "Queen's Blizzard!" He froze Garg in a vortex as he destroys him.
"But your mission card can't activate until there are five cards in the soul." Davide said.
"That's right! That's why I'm activating Senior Aragami's Dangerous REIZI!" Miserea used Rouga's set spell as he pay one gauge, "I take the top card in my deck and put it in World End's soul." He placed the final card in the soul, "Activate! World End!" He activate it as it begins to shine, "I change my opponents' life points to 1!"
"What?!" Noboru asked as his life points went straight down to 1.
"And I destroy all of the cards on my opponents' field!" He destroyed Devilgadez.
"Due to Devilgadez's Lifelink, Davide has 0 life!" Paruko announced as Davide's life went to 0, "Davide has been eliminated!"
"Dammit. I'm never fighting a tag match again." Davide said.
"Amazing! Senior Kiri turned the tables in one go!" Kazane said as she felt surprised.
"It's a battle tactic that only works due to Rouga Aragami's support." Count Dawn explained.
"Huh? What do you mean?" She asked.
"This was their goal from the very start. That's why the two of them chose not to destroy Devilgadez, and deliberately left it on the field."
"Even if my opponent is drawing his last breath, I will crush him with all my strength!" He Draw and Charge and Draw, "This is what I'm talking about!" Demonic Equip Combination!" He combined Cerberus with his item.
"Cerberus A has gone into Asura Demon Slay's soul!" Paruko announced, "As a result, Asura Demon Slay now has a critical of 4!"
"I cast! Super Strength Replenishment!" He paid 1 life and gain 3 gauge, "Here and now, I call upon the Deity Lord. I cast! Ritual of the Deity Lord Descend!" He paid 2 gauge to call him out, "Oh great deity who sleeps in the earth over distant time. Descend upon this land! Eighth Omni Deity Lord, Grangadez!" He brought him out as he appeared out of the fiery vortex on the right area.
"At last, he's here! The Eighth Omni Deity Lord has finally made his entrance!" Paruko announced.
"Grangadez! Attack the fighter!" Grangadez makes his attack.
"I cast! Divine Protection of Shalsana!" Noboru paid one gauge as he regained one life.
"So you survived. Then take this. Grangadez's Double Attack!" Grangadez makes his second attack, finishing him off.
"I cast. Quiescence of Cassiade." He cast as he regained the damage he took.
"He survives this attack, too!" Paruko announced, "However! Noboru has no more hand cards! It's all over now!"
"Supreme Ji Slash!" Rouga attacks as he inflicted damage to Noboru, thus ending the game.
(R: 2/ Item: Asura Demon Slay/ G: 1: None/None/Grangadez)
(D: 0/ Item: None/ G: 0: None/None/None)
(K: 2/ Item: None/ G: 3: Rhodes/Miserea/Joker)
(N: 0/ Item: None/ G: 0: None/None/None)
Game End. Winner: Rouga Aragami and Kiri Hyoryu
They were transported back after the match ended.
"You pretended that you weren't coordinating, and tricked us!" Davide said as he and Noboru are slowly turning to stone, "You cheating liars."
"You're one to talk." Noboru said as he took off his hat.
"Dammit."
"Noboru." Kiri walked to him.
"Kiri. Tell Gao that I'm sorry." Noboru advised.
"You've been freed from Yamigedo's control."
"Yeah. You'd better seal Yamigedo. I'm counting on you."
"Yes. We'll seal him for sure, and turn everyone back to normal. Just you wait, Noboru." Kiri swore as Noboru has been completely turned to stone and Davide.
"Speaking of which, Kiri mentioned a friend who would fight alongside him. Who was he talking about?" Rouga asked as he wondered.
Cerberus sighed, "Who knows?"
At the submarine...
"As I expected, you won. Rouga." Kyoya said as he was aware of Rouga's victory, "But there is no place where you belong. And soon you'll experience it. The moment that your hope turns to despair." He then laughed evilly. While the submarine passing through, the fishes flew to the bottom of the ocean.
Spotlight shown as Daisuke and Ryuusei appears on stage.
"Welcome back to more Corner Time!" Daisuke said.
"The next chapter will be about Daisuke's rival and Daisuke's friend going against each other!"
"It's bad that Genma gets control by Yamigedo but this is ridiculous."
"I know what you mean."
Daisuke sighed, "Anyways, give a review of what you think and give me Photonic ideas please. Til then bye for now." He waved disappointingly as the screen faded black.