Chapter 4: The Heroic Champions
Disclaimers here, and a certain other character belongs to good ol Vile.
The two people that Yuma recognized gave him a warm smile.
"Well,Yu- I mean...Kattobingu. Fancy meeting you here!"
The screen names then showed up to Yuma, where they were showing their real names as their online names.
"Gauche! Droite! It's so awesome to see you guys here! But...who's the other guy on your team?"
They looked behind them, where he stood behind the two, giving a small grin. The boy had streamlined black hair, slightly pale skin, and purple eyes, similar to Gauche's. He wore a school uniform that was very similar to Heartland High's, with the exception of it having a black cuff and collar, along with a tie that was dark purple. Gauche then gave a signature hearty laugh, wrapping an arm around the shoulder of his acquaintance.
"Ah, I believe you haven't met my cousin. Moyen, meet Yuma. Yuma, meet Moyen."
Droite just groaned, placing a palm to her face.
"Gauche, you just broke the whole name rule again."
His eyes widened, sulking in a corner for a bit, whereas the aforementioned Moyen just bowed, offering a hand towards Yuma.
"I prefer if you would call me by my alias, Yamoto. Nonetheless, it is an honor to meet you, and your team Yuma."
The boys then shook hands, Yuma giving a grin.
"Make the best team win."
They both then high-fived, heading onto their respective sides. However, Yuma noticed something odd about Gauche's team, where there was an aura growing around them.
"This power...why does it feel so familiar?"
A flicker was then seen above them, where the rules of the finals then flashed on screen.
Champion Coliseum Final Challenge Final Match Rules(Triple Individual Match Standard):
*All players will duel at the same time.
*Matches, and player turns are determined by random.
*Players start with a Life Point Total of 4000.
*The Winner is determined by a best two out of three match scoring system.
*Destiny Draw System is offline for all players.
The match cards were spinning around, until they all stopped, showing the three matches that were being displayed.
Zaman vs. Droite
Chaos Kingami vs. Yamoto
Kattobingu vs. Gauche
The duelists then approached their respective duel spots, all separated of course. Gauche had used the virtual world's duel transformation system, where he still had his usual coat, but his face had the Starman mask that he wore during his professional duels, a red flaming aura in his right hand, Yamoto doing the same, where his hair had changed to a purple color that was similar to Droite's, his left hand glowing a mixture of blue and purple, and Droite had her appearance relatively the same, not changing her appearance at all, but her right hand was glowing a faint blue and yellow. The buzzer then rang, signalling the start of their final match.
"DUEL!"
All Players: 4000
Kagami vs. Yamoto:
Turn 1, Kagami:
"I shall start! Draw!"
Within his hand, he, as usual, started with an efficient move.
"I summon, the Summoner Monk!"
A spellcaster that had the appearance of a priest then floated onto the field.
"Then, by discarding one Spell Card from my hand to the graveyard, I can Special Summon one Level 4 Monster from my deck, like Guldfaxe of the Nordic Beasts!"
A strange incantation was then heard from the monk, a black horse with a mane and tail of gold then galloped on the field after the chant was finished.
"And now, I tune Level 4 Guldfaxe, with Level 4 Summoner Monk!"
The horse then turned into four level rings, and the monk turned into four stars.
" The dark covers the light, causing the Yin and Yang's cycle to shift! From infinite darkness, I Synchro Summon, Dark-End Dragon!"
The familiar dark dragon from the previous duel then appeared, giving its signature intimidating roar.
"Now, I banish Summoner Monk and Guldfaxe, in order to Special Summon my servant, the Chaos Sorcerer!"
The familiar sorcerer that was shown in many of Kagami's matches appeared, holding the two spells of light and dark in his hands.
"Next, I activate Hand Destruction! We both send 2 cards from our hands to the graveyard, and then draw two cards from our decks!"
They both then exchanged the cards that were in their hands to the graveyard, taking two cards from the top of their deck.
"And since the two cards that I sent to the graveyard were my Gaia the Polar and White Knights, I can banish the both of them, and summon this legendary Warrior!"
The two knights then turned into a black and white aura, opening a portal, crackling with lightning.
"Transcending Time, Chaos Warrior of the Ultimate and highest caliber! I call upon you!"
From a portal of light and shadow, a warrior clad in dark armor with some highlights appeared. An intense stare came from the man inside the armor.
"Black Luster Soldier, Envoy of the Beginning!"
Black Luster Solder – Envoy of the Beginning, Effect, Level 8, Warrior, LIGHT:
ATK: 3000
DEF: 2500
Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must first be Special Summoned (from your hand) by banishing 1 LIGHT and 1 DARK monster from your Graveyard. Once per turn, you can activate 1 of these effects.
* Target 1 monster on the field; banish that target face-up. This card cannot attack the turn you activate this effect.
*During the Damage Step, if this attacking card destroys an opponent's monster by battle: It can make a second attack in a row.
Everyone in the virtual stadium was shocked.
"Did you guys see that?! He summoned a legendary monster!"
"Not just any legendary monster, but one of YUGI's Legendary Monsters!"
Kagami then held the last card in his hand, placing it on the field.
"I end my turn with this."
Hand: 0
Yuma vs. Gauche:
Turn 1, Kattobingu:
"I overlay my Goblindbergh, along with my Electromagnetic Turtle!"
The pilot then turned into an orange brown stream of light, while the mechanical turtle turned into a yellow colored stream, both of them going into a galaxy portal.
"Xyz Summon, Numbers 39: Utopia!"
Flying in from the portal, he unfolded himself, opening up and giving his signature battle cry.
"Next, I activate an Equip Spell, Xyz Armed Barrier!"
A gold-black shield then appeared on the right arm of the warrior, a decal with a Rank star jewel encrusted in the center.
"Finally, I set these two cards facedown, and end my turn."
Hand: 2
Turn 2, Gauche:
Astral narrowed his eyes, looking at the glowing red hand of Gauche's.
"If my assumption is correct, I think I know what kind of card Gauche is summoning next..."
The man then gave a hearty laugh as he drew his card.
"Ha ha! So you're pulling out all the stops, eh Yuma? Well, I won't hold back either, and show you my new power! But first, since you control a monster and I don't, this allows me to Special Summon my Heroic Challenger - Assault Halberd!"
The monster leaped onto the field, donning its purple armor, its left hand a large blade.
Heroic Challenger - Assault Halberd, Effect, Level 4, Warrior, EARTH:
ATK: 1800
DEF: 200
If your opponent controls a monster and you control no monsters, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand). If this card attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage to your opponent. When this card inflicts battle damage to your opponent: You can add 1 "Heroic" card from your Deck to your hand.
"I've never seen this Heroic monster before!"
Gauche just gave another laugh, grinning with pride.
"Trust me Yuma, you have not seen the full potential of what lies within my Heroic deck! This is just a sample of the power that has been untapped, and the building block to my ultimate monster! Now, I Normal Summon, Heroic Challenger - Thousand Blades!"
The next monster appeared as a silver armored individual with a spear, giving a grunt as it appeared on field.
"Next, I activate the effect of my Thousand Blades! By discarding one Heroic monster from my hand, I can Special Summon another Heroic Monster! So, I discard Clasp Sword, in order to Special Summon another Thousand Blades!"
The first Thousand Blades crouched down, the spear in front of the monster using it to defend himself.
"And I can repeat the process again, discarding Night Watchman, Special Summoning a third Thousand Blades, and discarding my Spartan, and Special Summoning the last key card, Extra Sword!"
Soon enough, Gauche's field was full, his army of Heroics staring down at Yuma.
"Yuma, Gauche definetely is planning to use Extra Sword for an Xyz Summon, but with an Xyz Monster with five Xyz Materials?"
"Yeah...this doesn't look good."
Kagami vs. Yamoto:
Turn 2, Yamoto:
"Since Shadow Chain was Special Summoned via Infestation Vector's effect, two more are immediately special summoned from my deck!"
From a dark portal, a black misty chain with red eyes and a small mouth snaked onto the field, letting out a creepy laugh along with its chain-rattling sound, two more accompanying it as it appeared.
Shadow Chain, Effect, Level 4, Fiend, DARK, x3:
ATK: 0
DEF: 0
If this card is Special Summoned, you can Special Summon any number of "Shadow Chain"(s) from your Deck.
"Next, I Normal Summon my Verz Salamandra!"
(A/N: This is the one of the only times I am using the Japanese Translated Names opposed to the English)
A dinosaur with deathly blue skin, along with bony dark lavender armor stomped on the field, giving a loud roar.
"Five Level Four Monsters?!"
Zeke vs Droite:
Turn 1, Droite:
"Using Summoner Monk's ability, I can discard Monster Recovery from my hand, to Special Summon Heroic Challenger - Extra Sword from my deck!"
It was the same monk that Kagami had, but the difference was that it was now with Droite. He had finished its chanting, the same monster that Gauche had on his field appeared on hers. Zeke just smirked.
"Heh, a gift from your fiancée?"
"Yes, but it is a gift that can immediately bring you down with a quick snap from my fingers."
Suddenly, three glows came from Droite, Yamoto and Gauche, where Gauche's right hand's aura had spiked considerably, Droite's hair was practically flying in the wind due to her hand glowing, while Yamoto's left hand had his spiking rapidly as well.
"I Overlay My Three Thousand Blades, Assault Halbred, along with my Extra Sword!"
"My three Shadow Chains, Verz Mandragora, and Verz Salamandra, Overlay!"
"Summoner Monk and Heroic Challenger, Overlay!"
Three separate galaxy portals then opened in front of the three, where all twelve monsters flew into them, different Numbers glowing respectively on their hands, all three of them yelling at the same time.
"XYZ SUMMON!"
Three respective bursts of light then occurred, their forms rising.
"Appear now, Numbers 86!"
"Appear now, Numbers 97!"
"Appear now, Numbers 13!"
A red number "86" formed and flashed, a white set of armor descending, a golden lance within the center of it. The armor then unfolded, revealing its full form. It had a helmet that was very similar to a shogun, and large shoulder pads that acted like shields, and a extension of its armor that was similar to a cape that came out of its torso. It then took its free right hand, grasping the golden lance, giving a large battle grunt, and its five purple overlay units circling him.
"Heroic Champion - Rhongomiant!"
A white outline of the number "97" formed and flashed, making a black "97", and the purple crystal and spikes descended, darkness pulsating. The crystal shattered and the darkness spewed out, forming the arms, legs, torso, and tail. The crystal pieces equipped to the form as armor, the "97" glowing in black on the chest. The spikes attached to the back, gaining darkness and forming the five wings. The dragon's head formed in the darkness, its crystal helmet equipping to it. Its eyes shooting open and glowing white, it expelled the excess darkness with a loud roar, five purple orbs circling it.
"Anti-Matter Draconis!"
The number "13" formed and flashed in blue, and the sealed form emerged. The form began to change and shift until all arrangement were made, and the female number filled in the armaments. She grasped her staff, her 13 glowing, and spun it around before yelling a "HEE-YAH!" and taking a battle stance, her yellow Xyz Materials circling her.
"Paradise!"
Yuma vs. Gauche:
Yuma was in complete shock from seeing the Numbers, but more importantly, something in the back of Yuma's mind snapped, at the sight of Droite's Number. He was lost in his own thoughts, where Gauche then snapped him back into reality by his yelling.
"For each Overlay Unit that Rhongomiant has, it gains an effect! Since it has five, it gains all of its effects! The first, it cannot be destroyed in battle! Second, it gains 1500 ATK and DEF! Third, it is unaffected by other card effects! Fourth, you can't Normal Summon or Special Summon! And finally, the effect that I'm activating right now!"
A dark purple light was then being emitted by his lance, the warrior grabbing the hilt with both hands, the edge aimed towards the ground.
"Once per turn, all cards on the field are destroyed!"
The warrior then stabbed the ground, a seismic shockwave being emitted from the lance, threatening to destroy Yuma's cards.
"I don't think so! I activate the effect of my Xyz Armed Barrier! By destroying one of my Spell/Trap Cards, I can prevent my equip spell from being destroyed, along with detach one Xyz Material from Utopia to prevent it from being destroyed!"
Both cards that were behind Utopia blew up, but one of Utopia's Overlay Units were absorbed into the shield it held, resisting itself against the wind that was created as an after-effect.
"Keep it up Yuma! I'll keep striking while the iron is hot! Rhongomiant attacks Utopia!"
Number 86: Heroic Champion - Rhongomiant, Xyz, Effect, Rank 4, Warrior, DARK:
ATK: 1500 + 1500 + 1000 = 4000
DEF: 1500 + 1500 = 3000
Number 39: Utopia, Xyz, Effect, Rank 4, Warrior, LIGHT:
ATK: 2500
DEF: 2000
The armored Heroic spun his large lance around in front and behind him, before lunging forwards towards Utopia, a red orange wave being emitted from its head. Astral then shouted to Yuma as the attack loomed.
"The only option we have is to use Xyz Armed Barrier's effect again!"
"But-"
Astral then turned his head, looking at Yuma.
"Think about it rationally for a second Yuma. His Number won't be affected by Utopia's effect, meaning we will waste an Overlay Unit, causing a direct attack via replay, and an instant loss. If we don't use it, we will be defenseless next turn, and before you ask, it is too soon to be using Electromagnetic Turtle's effect."
Yuma just nodded, where the lance impacted Utopia's shield at this point.
"I use the effect of my barrier again, where I detach Utopia's remaining overlay unit to save him!"
The overlay unit then absorbed into the shield again, powering it up and sending the lancer back to the other side, but the backlash hit Yuma.
"Too close..."
Yuma: 4000 - 1500 = 2500
Kagami vs. Yamoto:
"By equipping Anti-Matter Draconis with Xyz Unit, it gains an extra 800 ATK!"
The five purple spheres then started sparking, surrounding the dragon with purple crackling lightning.
Number 97: Anti-Matter Draconis, Xyz, Effect, Rank 4, Dragon, DARK:
ATK: 3800 + 800 = 4600
DEF: 2700
"Now my dragon, attack his Chaos Sorcerer, with Matter Breaker Claw!"
A black and white energy was engulfing the dragon's claw, charging directly at said sorcerer, the sorcerer then blocking it with its hands.
"I activate my Trap, Power Frame! This card negates your attack, and then my Chaos Sorcerer gains ATK equal to the difference!"
The boy didn't give in though, his dragon chomping down on one of its overlay units.
"That won't work, for my dragon can detach an overlay unit, and negate the effects of a card that would negate its attack!"
Number 97: Anti-Matter Draconis: 4 ORU
The white and black energy continued on, crushing the Chaos Sorcerer under its power.
"Chaos Sorcerer!"
Chaos Kingami: 4000 - 2300 = 1700
"Next, the effect of Anti-Matter Draconis activates! After the damage step, it inflicts damage equal to half the ATK of the monster it did battle with!"
A black and white light started forming within the dragon's mouth.
"Anti Fire Flash!"
It then reared its head back, unleashing the energy, a wave of black-and-white fire going across Kagami's field.
"Ngh..."
Chaos Kingami: 1700 - 1150 = 550
Number 97: Anti-Matter Draconis: 3 ORU
"One set card, and that will end my turn."
Hand: 0
Zaman vs. Droite:
Turn 2, Zaman:
As Zeke picked a card in his hand, he smirked as he activated it.
"I activate the Field Spell, Dimensional Clock!"
The woman on the other side was prepared however.
"I was waiting for this moment!"
The teen's eyes widened the moment she said it.
"Nani?!"
"Trap Card, Open! Cursed Seal of the Forbidden Spell! This card activates by discarding one spell card from my hand."
The card then revealed itself, practically selling his entire expression, Droite inserting her Inferno Reckless Summon into the graveyard.
"It negates the effect of my opponent's spell and destroys it!"
The clock that was beginning to form behind Zeke then started crackling, being destroyed as a result, Droite pointing her finger at Zeke.
"And, the card destroyed by this card's effect cannot be used for the rest of the duel!"
Zeke then turned as white as a ghost, slipping down onto the ground, Droite crossing her arms.
"From watching your team, your strategy was one of the easiest to disable. That Field Spell of yours is the key card to your deck, and without it, your strategies around time manipulation have been destroyed."
Kagami and Yuma, where their turns was about to start, suddenly heard what was happening to their teammate, where they saw the move that had just sealed Zeke's fate. He fell to his knees, and could only mutter silently to himself.
"Looks like my time is up..."
Yuma vs Gauche:
Turn 3, Kattobingu:
The teen looked away in horror, putting his hands together, and taking a prayer stance.
"God bless your soul Zeke...but more importantly...Gauche, Yamoto, Droite! Are you guys okay?! Those are all Numbers we haven't collected yet, so it's the real deal!"
The man then patted his chest, giving a large smile, Droite giving a smile, along with a thumbs up, and Yamoto just nodded, giving a smirk. Gauche then laughed in the same hearty tone.
"Don't worry Yuma! That Number may have brain-washed me before, but this Number responds to my seething hot blood and wish to see the children of the world smile!"
The purple haired teen just smirked, patting his chest in the same way.
"The two of us are cousins. I have the same blood as him, and this number calls out to the Verz Duel Spirits that lay within my deck. They co-operate with one another, and will work together with me!"
The same lavender haired woman just smirked, pointing towards Paradise, who was giving a smile towards Utopia, who returned the smile.
"This Number is pure, not a scent of malice. Continue on, just as you always do!"
Yuma then gave a thumbs up, taking a card, and drawing it.
"Then let's keep going, I draw!"
As he turned the card over, his eyes widened.
'Ah! This card! I got this during our time in the market in the previous town. This is extremely useful in this situation...sorry Utopia.'
Yuma then took a grip on the card he just drew, placing it sideways facedown.
"I set one monster, and switch Utopia into defense mode, and end my turn!"
As he did, an overlay unit dissipated from Rhongomiant.
"I forgot to mention Yuma, during each of your End Phases, one Xyz Material is detached from Rhongomiant."
Number 86: Heroic Champion - Rhongomiant: 4 ORU
Hand: 2
Turn 4, Gauche:
"It's my turn! Draw!"
As he turned his card over, he had a strategy forming in his head.
'Hmm...Dust Knight. I'm honestly a little worried about that set card Yuma has, and its currently the only monster in my hand...although, this can work in favor. Right now, I have Heroic Challenger - Double Lance in my hand. I'll Flip Summon Dust Knight, where I can get a Double Lance in the graveyard, and use this one in my hand to Special Summon it from my graveyard, and even if my Dust Knight gets destroyed, I can Xyz Summon next turn using my Quadruple Lances!'
The man then placed his newly drawn card on his disk facedown.
"I'll follow your example, and also set one monster, and have my Heroic Champion attack Utopia!"
The gold lance was then lifted up again, where it charged at Utopia, who exploded the moment the lance touched the monster.
"But, since your Utopia had no Xyz Materials, it automatically destroys itself, where the battle replays, the attack target this time being your set monster!"
The armored one then turned around, driving its lance downwards, at the set card, but it was blocked when it touched the back, showing a monster with blonde hair, elf ears, and green armor.
"What?!"
"You just attacked the Obnoxious Celtic Guard!"
Kagami vs. Yamoto:
Turn 3, Chaos Kingami:
"I activate Upstart Goblin, which allows me to draw one card, but you gain 1000 Life Points!"
Yamoto: 4000 + 1000 = 5000
Kagami then drew again, a better expression than the time he drew Upstart Goblin, activating the card immediately.
"I place my faith in the spell, Gift from the Great Beyond! Since this is the only card in my hand, and I have four or more cards banished, I can draw four cards!"
Kagami then took the top cards of his deck, refilling his hand.
"Excellent. First, I activate Forbidden Chalice! This negates one monster's effect, but it gains 400 ATK, and I choose to negate the effect of Number 97!"
The chalice then spilled its caustic contents over the dragon.
Number 97: Anti-Matter Draconis:
ATK: 4600 + 400 = 5000
"So, you're planning to get rid of my dragon with either of your monster's effects?"
"You're correct! Dark-End Dragon's effect activates, allowing me to reduce its ATK and DEF by 500, and send one monster of yours to the graveyard!"
The mouth on the dragon's stomach then opened, turning into a large amount of dark smoke, surrounding the Cyber Dragon.
"Dark Evaporation!"
The smoke eventually consumed the Dark Number Dragon, with it giving a somewhat distorted cry as it did.
"Now, Dark-End Dragon, attack him directly, with Dark Fog!"
Dark-End Dragon's real mouth then opened, shooting out a stream of dark smoke, causing Yamoto to cough a little.
"He's good..."
Yamoto: 5000 - 2100 = 2900
The Chaos Soldier then leaped up, a sheen coming off of its blade.
"This will finish it!"
As the warrior gave a mighty yell, his blade was stopped by a surrounding bubble that was around Yamoto.
"What?!"
"I activated Defense Draw. This card allows me to negate the battle damage I would have taken, and with its effect, I can draw 1 card."
As the dark haired teen drew, the Student Teacher took one of his three cards, placing it on his disk.
"I place this facedown to end my turn."
Hand: 2
Zeke vs. Droite:
Zeke then saw how Kagami and Yuma were making their comebacks, and decided to pick himself back up.
"OKAY! I won't lose either! I activate Polymerization! This fuses the Temporal Knight and Temporal Golem in my hand, in order to Fusion Summon, Temporal Guardian!"
The new monster appeared as a giant suit of armor, colored various purples and blues. The front of its body appeared to look like a clock, but the numbers were Roman Numerals instead. It was carrying a big sword.
Temporal Guardian, Fusion, Effect, Level 6, Warrior, DARK:
ATK: 1300
DEF: 1500
2 "Temporal" monsters
This card cannot be Special Summoned except by Fusion Summon. During your turn, if the turn count is a multiple of 2, select either this card's ATK or DEF. The selected stat is doubled until your next Standby Phase.
"Now, I equip this guy with my Magnum Shield! Since he's in attack position, he gains ATK equal to its DEF! That's 1500 more ATK!"
Temporal Guardian:
ATK: 1300 + 1500 = 2800
"And even if I'm at a time discrepancy handicap, I can still pull through! Since the turn count is a multiple of two, I can double its ATK!"
Temporal Guardian:
ATK: 2800 x 2 = 5600
"Go! Attack her Number card!"
The fusion monster lunged towards the spellcaster, but Droite was also ready.
"I activate the effect of Honest in my hand!"
Zeke's jaw literally dropped to the floor.
Yuma vs. Gauche:
Turn 5, Kattobingu:
Yuma drew his card, re-arranging his hand, planning a strategy.
'All I need is one more turn! Then I can bring the smackdown!'
He then finally made a decision, taking a card from his hand, placing it on the disk.
"I set one more monster, and end my turn!"
A fourth Overlay Unit then disappeared from Gauche's monster.
Number 86: Heroic Challenger - Rhongomiant: 3 ORU
Hand: 2
Turn 6,Gauche:
"End of the line this time Yuma! Draw!"
As he turned over the card, a smirk came to him.
'Final Attack Orders. Just what I'll need for his turn.'
He then took the card on his disk, flipping it over.
"I Flip Summon my Dust Knight!"
The card then flipped over, revealing a man with silver armor, red cape, and a pair of goggles.
"Wait, Dust Knight only has 1400 ATK!"
"Exactly, and it is under enough of the value to destroy Obnoxious Celtic Guard. Before I enter my Battle Phase, since Dust Knight was Flip Summoned, its Flip Effect activates, allowing me to send one EARTH Monster from my deck to the graveyard, and I choose Double Lance!"
As he inserted the monster into the graveyard, he then took another card out of his hand, placing it on the disk.
"Now, I shall summon the Heroic Challenger - Double Lance that is in my hand, where it can then Special Summon the one that I just placed in my graveyard!"
Two armored men wearing blue and silver armor held two lances in each hand, each one having a distinct point that shone in the light.
"Now, I enter my Battle Phase!"
Yuma looked at his two monsters on the field, panic seeping into his mind.
"Dammit, I need these cards!"
Astral then floated over to Yuma, pointing at his graveyard.
"Right! I activate the effect of Electromagnetic Turtle in my graveyard! By banishing it from my graveyard, I can end your Battle Phase on the spot!"
The man just grunted a little, gaining a bit of a smile, where he then directed his gaze to Droite, giving her a thumbs up, and a setting one card on his field.
"I'll set this for later, and use my three monsters for an Xyz Summon! Dust Knight, Quadruple Lances, Overlay!"
All three of them turned into orange streams of light, entering a portal of red, Droite turning to the side, giving a small smile to him as the Xyz Monster appeared on his field.
"Dance in the darkness, beautiful, incarnation of death! Night Papilloperative!"
Night Papilloperative, Xyz, Effect, Rank 4, Warrior, DARK:
ATK: 2600
DEF: 2000
3 Level 4 monsters
Once per turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; this card gains 300 ATK for each Xyz Material attached to a monster on the field.
Yuma was just awestruck, seeing the two monsters that Gauche had side by side, albeit his recently summoned monster was in defense position rather than the former Number.
"This is so cool! You using Droite's cards like that, and her doing the same, but opposite! Know what I mean?"
Gauche nodded, giving a hearty laugh, Yuma returning the same gesture, but with a confident smirk as his hand was over the top card on his deck.
"Sorry Gauche, but this is where I'm ending things off!"
Kagami vs. Yamoto:
Turn 4, Yamoto:
"Here we go! I draw!"
As Yamoto saw his next card, he placed it on the field.
"First, I will set this card, followed by this! Full Re-load! We both shuffle all the cards in our hands into our decks, and then draw five cards."
Kagami's eyes widened, looking into his hand of two cards, which had comprised of Hanewata and Kurbioh.
'Damn, he's got me here. I'll just have to pray for some miracle with the next few cards I draw...'
The two then took five cards from the deck they had shuffled, Kagami getting somewhat worried with his hand situation.
"Next, I activate Soul Charge. I can revive one monster from my graveyard, paying 1000 Life Points for each one I bring back, so I revive Number 97!"
A/N: Soul Charge in this universe can revive monsters, ignoring the summoning conditions.
Yamoto: 2900 - 1000 = 1900
As the dark dragon reappeared on his field, Kagami just gritted his teeth in the face of the looming danger that was in front of him.
"Next, I activate the card I set, Trap Booster! By discarding my Darklon from my hand, I can activate one Trap Card from my hand!"
As he inserted the monster card in the graveyard slot, a Trap Card that had the familiar boxing number on it appeared on his disk.
"The card I am activating is Numbers Overlay Booster. This card takes two monsters from my hand, and attaches them to my dragon, since it has no overlay units."
The last two monsters that were in Yamoto's hand revealed themselves to be Verz Obliviwisp and Verz Heliotrope, where they then attached themselves to the dragon, which then gave another roar. Kagami had a small bead of sweat rolling down his head.
'Thank god Soul Charge prevents him from conducting a battle phase, but this is once again another bad situation...'
He then nodded, looking at his bare hands.
"That ends my turn Kagami-sensei."
Hand: 0
Zaman vs. Droite:
STILL Zeke's turn:
The poor unfortunate teen let out a wailing screen as the comeback he had made fell to pieces at the drop of a single Honest card, watching his poor Fusion monster be destroyed within a purple blast made by the empress.
Zaman: 4000 - 3400 = 600
The poor soul then took the last card in his hand, placing it facedown.
"I set one monster to end my turn..."
Hand: 0
Turn 3, Droite:
"My turn then. Draw!"
The woman looked at the card, a smirk coming to her as she held it in her hand.
"Victory is assured. I summon, Blade Bounzer!"
The puma like warrior with twin blades then appeared, giving a large roar as he appeared. Zaman could only mutter a few words as he saw the card.
"Oh...hell."
"Blade Bounzer attacks your defense position monster!"
The puma then started rushing towards the set card, slashing it with both arms, where the monster that was set revealed to be a monster similar to Dark Resonator, but it was blocking the blades with its tuning fork, the teenager scowling.
"Once per turn, Clock Resonator can't be destroyed by battle or effects..."
Droite was already one step ahead of him, inserting the last card in her hand to the graveyard.
"But by discarding one card from my hand, Blade Bounzer can attack again."
She sighed, giving a small smile to Zeke.
"You fought well Zaman, but unfortunately, the goddesses of victory are smiling upon me today. Blade Bounzer, attack with Straight Slash!"
The puma then forced its way through the tuning fork, slashing the tuner monster, the Number on Droite's field building a purple light within her staff.
"Amethyst Staff Blast!"
A stream of purple light then left the staff, colliding with Zeke, where he limply fell to the ground from the impact.
Zaman: 600 - 3400 = 0 LOSE
Droite: 4000 WIN
Kagami vs. Yamoto:
Turn 5, Chaos Kingami:
"I activate another Upstart Goblin! So, you know the drill."
Yamoto: 1900 + 1000 = 2900
"This is it! Distortion...DRAW!"
As the man drew his card, there were no special effects, just him yelling to feel more powerful.
"I activate Altar of Restoration! By sending the top two cards from my deck to the graveyard, I can add my Gaia the Polar Knight from my Banished Card Zone to my hand!"
As the two cards from his deck were sent to his graveyard, the once banished knight then returned to his hand.
"Next, since I have an equal number of LIGHT and DARK monsters in my graveyard, I can banish all of one of those two attributes, and Special Summon this card! So, I banish my Chaos Sorcerer from my graveyard, and Special Summon, Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Evening Twilight!"
The Chaos Sorcerer turned into a beam of black and white, becoming a portal, an armored individual with silver-white armor, that had gold highlights running down the side then leaped out, giving a large battle cry.
"Next, I activate a card you should be familiar with! Infestation Vector!"
"No way!"
A portal of purple then opened up behind Kagami, a neigh of a white horse being heard, with it galloping out in front of him.
"Indeed, I Special Summon, Gaia, The Polar Knight!"
Gaia The Polar Knight, Effect, Level 4, Warrior, DARK:
ATK: 1600
DEF: 1200
You can only use each effect of "Gaia The Polar Knight" once per turn.
* You can Tribute 1 other DARK monster; add 1 Level 4 LIGHT Warrior-Type monster from your Deck to your hand, then send 1 card from your hand to the Graveyard.
* You can banish 1 LIGHT monster from your Graveyard, then target 1 monster you control; that target gains 500 ATK until your opponent's End Phase.
"Now, the effect of my Polar Knight activates! By tributing my Dark-End Dragon, it allows me to add one LIGHT Warrior Monster to my hand, such as its counterpart, Gaia, The White Knight!"
The Black Dragon then gave a small roar as it disappeared, a glowing yellow card taking its place, and inserting itself into Kagami's hand.
"However, I must also send one card from my hand to my graveyard, so I'll do just that."
As he inserted the card into his graveyard, he switched the arrangement of the cards he had in his hand.
"Next, I summon my Gaia the White Knight from my hand, using Photon Lead!"
The same knight then appeared, with the exception of it being exactly what it said on the tin, an alternate color scheme of black and white between the horse and knight.
Gaia The White Knight, Effect, Level 4, Warrior, LIGHT:
ATK: 1600
DEF: 1200
You can only use each effect of "Gaia The White Knight" once per turn.
* You can Tribute 1 other LIGHT monster you control; add 1 Level 4 DARK Warrior-Type monster from your Deck to your hand, then send 1 card from your hand to the Graveyard.
* You can banish 1 DARK monster from your Graveyard, then target 1 monster on the field; that target loses 500 ATK, until your opponent's End Phase.
"Now, with the effect of my Polar Knight, by banishing my Lightpulsar Dragon that was discarded from Gaia's effect, one monster on my side of the field gains 500 ATK, until your next End Phase. I target my Envoy of the Beginning!"
The cry of the dragon could be heard, where it was absorbed into the Dark Knight's sword, shooting a purple stream towards Envoy of the Beginning, where the Chaos Warrior felt power flowing through his veins.
Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning:
ATK: 3000 + 500 = 3500
"Next, I activate the effect of my White Knight! By banishing my recently released Dark-End Dragon, one monster on the field also LOSES 500 ATK until your next End Phase! That target is your Anti-Matter Draconis!"
Another Dragon's cry was then heard, a white flame covering the White Knight's saber, throwing the flames over the Number Dragon, a cry of pain being heard.
"NO!"
Number 97: Anti-Matter Draconis:
ATK: 3800 - 500 = 3300
"Now, my final trump card! Trap Card, Open! Dimensional Chaos Brigade! This card activates when I currently have five or more cards in my banished card zone! So now, during my Battle Phases, all my LIGHT and DARK Monsters gain 200 ATK, but lose 200 DEF for every banished monster that I have so far!"
Yamoto's eyes widened, where Kagami then materialized all of the banished monsters.
"And in case you haven't been counting, there are six, meaning all my monsters gain a 1200 ATK boost!"
Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning:
ATK: 3500 + 1200 = 4700
DEF: 2500 - 1200 = 1300
Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Evening Twilight:
ATK: 3000 + 1200 = 4200
DEF: 2500 - 1200 = 1300
Gaia The Polar Knight:
ATK: 1600 + 1200 = 2800
DEF: 1200 - 1200 = 0
Gaia The White Knight:
ATK: 1600 + 1200 = 2800
DEF: 1200 - 1200 = 0
Kagami then took the last card in his hand, raising it to the sky.
"I tribute my two knights, in order to Summon one of my Ultimate Monsters, Light and Darkness Dragon!"
As the two knights disappeared into the light, a dragon with a feathered and bat-like wing then appeared, giving a mighty roar as it appeared.
Light and Darkness Dragon, Effect, Level 8, Dragon, LIGHT:
ATK: 2800 + 1200 = 4000
DEF: 2400 - 1200 = 1200
Cannot be Special Summoned. While face-up on the field, this card is also DARK-Attribute. Once per Chain, during either player's turn, when a Spell Card, Trap Card, or monster effect is activated: This card loses exactly 500 ATK and DEF and that activation is negated. When this card is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard: Target 1 monster in your Graveyard (if possible); destroy all cards you control, also Special Summon that monster (if any).
"Light and Darkness Dragon, attack! Dark Fire!"
Black flames then surrounded the Number dragon, some of the embers also managing to burn part of Yamoto's clothes.
Yamoto: 2900 - 700 = 2200
"Now my Warriors of Chaos! Slay his dragon!"
Envoy of the Beginning then charged at Number 97, slashing it multiple times across the chest, but not destroying it still, the recoil damage affecting Yamoto.
"Tch..."
Yamoto: 2200 - 1400 = 800
"Evening Twilight! Finish him with your Twilight Solar Crescent!"
The other warrior then leaped above the dragon, sending a black-and-white sonic boom wave at the dragon, splitting the dragon with its force. Yamoto stood his ground, a small yet genuine smile on his face.
"Good game Kagami-sensei."
Yamoto: 800 - 900 = 0 LOSE
Chaos Kingami: 550 WIN
Yuma vs. Gauche:
Turn 7, Kattobingu:
"First, I activate Monster Reborn, letting me bring back Number 39: Utopia from my graveyard!"
From the graveyard portal, a classic cry of battle was heard, the Number back on the field.
"Then, I activate Overlay Regen! This attaches itself as an Overlay Unit to Utopia!"
The Spell Card then turned into a yellow Overlay Unit, surrounding the warrior Number.
"Now, I Flip Summon my facedown monster, which is Gagaga Gardna!"
The biker-esque Gagaga monster then came up, a grunt coming from behind the shield.
"I overlay Obnoxious Celtic Guard and Gagaga Gardna!"
Both his monsters turned fully orange before spiraling into the air. A red spiral portal opened up, and both monsters sailed inside.
"With these two monsters, I construct the Overlay Network! Xyz Summon...Heroic Champion - Excalibur!"
The crimson armored hero then opened up, thrusting his arms down, a battle cry being heard as his two yellow overlay units surrounded him. Gauche was impressed.
"Well I'll be! Utopia and Excalibur both working together like this! Here's something you don't see every day!"
"Yeah. And with it, I'm going to win this! I use Excalibur's effect, detaching both of his overlay units, doubling his ATK!"
Both units then were absorbed into the warrior's helmet, a golden aura being emitted.
Heroic Champion - Excalibur:
ATK: 2000 x 2 = 4000
"Now, Heroic Champion - Excalibur, attack!"
The man just smiled, throwing his own arm out.
"I'll meet your challenge! Heroic Champion - Rhongomiant! Attack!"
Both cards then clashed blades, sparks being emitted from the golden lance and the phoenix blade.
"Utopia's effect activates, allowing me to detach one Xyz Material from it, and negate Excalibur's attack!"
Utopia then absorbed its last overlay unit into its chest, where the blade clash then broke up, Excalibur flipping up, being above Rhongomiant.
"And since Excalibur's attack was negated, I activate Double or Nothing! This allows Excalibur to attack again with double its ATK!"
Utopia then threw its swords towards Excalibur, where its own sword grew in size with the two swords powering it up, growing to at least twice its own size.
Heroic Champion - Excalibur:
ATK: 4000 x 2 = 8000
Gauche just grinned, where he did a fist pump.
"I will answer your attack with my own!"
"Yeah! A true finish!"
The two Heroics then charged at each other, the two warriors giving out an extended yell as they clashed blades again.
"Rhongomiant! Pierce in Two! Finishing Attack of True Spear!"
"Excalibur! Cut in Four! Ultimate Finishing Attack of True Double Sword!"
Eventually, the spear then broke, causing the Number to explode from impact, pushing the man back, but a grin was on his face as he closed his eyes, falling gracefully back.
Gauche: 4000 - 4000 = 0 LOSE
Kattobingu:2500 WIN
All six players then automatically logged out the moment the matches were finished.
When Yuma and his team woke up in the real world, they all then shook hands with each other, high fives all around, and some comforting on Zaman's end, since he is the only one out of the three on Yuma's team who had lost. The three then held out their cards, giving them to Yua.
"Here, we have no use for these Numbers anymore. They are probably a lot safer in your hands Yuma."
As his hands brushed over Droite's Number, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head, falling to his knees, holding his hand within it.
"Yuma!"
"Yuma, what's wrong?"
Yuma's eyes widened, where he had a large ephiphany as many images were flashing in his mind as he and Astral came in contact with the Number 13 card.
"This...this is Kotori's Number! Or...at least...I don't know! We should already have this card! Why do you guys have it?! In fact...why do you guys have it?"
Gauche then looked at the pods, where all six were crackling with electricity, probably as an aftereffect of constant use.
"A random NPC in-game tried to give it to us and corrupt us. However, they failed, and are now the Numbers you see now. The Number 13 however, it was already made, unlike the other two, which were created when he took of them."
Suddenly, a small beeping sound was heard, where Akari's face was seen within Yuma's D-Gazer.
"Yuma! We have some serious trouble! We just got blocked from entering the computer, along with access to Kotori's main memory system!"
"What?!"
The two teammates of Yuma's just growled, slamming a nearby wall, Kagami yelling a bit loudly.
"AGH! We are this close, but you found a way to counter us Cassius?!"
Zaman looked away, tapping a few things on his own D-Gazer.
"Who are you calling at this time?"
"The only person who can break this stalemate."
A female voice then was heard on his end.
"Zeke?"
"Touko! Get everyone working on that coding, and don't stop! We have come so far, and we don't intend to let this so-called fate take us down!"
A long silence was heard, until a grunt of confidence could be heard.
"Okay! I'm on it!"
A beep was then heard, where Kagami and Zeke then looked over the pods interior, where Kagami then hovered his fingers over the metal of the walls, until an odd area stuck out to him.
"Bingo...HA!"
He then punched the area, which revealed itself to be a hologram, revealing an elevator, which was vastly different to the walls. A security guard then stepped in front of Kagami.
"Excuse me sir, but you can't simply just-"
"I have an ID."
The man then showed the guard a key card, which was briefly swapped from the guard's vision, Kagami knocking him out via nightstick.
"Yuma, take this key card, and use this elevator."
Zeke then pressed a few more buttons on the control panel, two more doors opening. Yuma could only wonder what was going on.
"Well? We want to save Kotori, right? This is the correct way! We don't have much time before another guard gets here."
Gauche and his teammates were a little confused.
"If you guys are going to the finals, the elevator that leads to the-"
"That sky stadium is nothing more than a hoax, along with the duelist that we would face there. The real deal is through this door."
Yuma then snapped back into reality, where he then ran into the elevator with Kagami's key card, subsequently using it, the door closing.
When it opened up again, Yuma found himself in a dark room, where it was only illuminated by red lights, along with some flashes of light from computers. He looked at the center of the room, where he saw a man behind a monitor, with a pod that was very similar in structure to the ones that they have been using the entire time to enter the virtual world next to him, a familiar girl sitting within it. A voice was then heard, showing a familiar face as Yuma approached the area closer.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't saucy Yuma? Holding up there just fine?"
Yuma just scowled, where he then reached the man behind the monitor.
"Tell me. Is that Kotori in the pod over there the real Kotori?"
The man just snickered, standing up, facing him in his black suit.
"Eheheheheh...you and your team are a perceptive bunch, but in the end, it serves no purpose to your ultimate goal. I mean really, are you just kidding yourself?"
Yuma gasped, the man walking over to the girl in the pod.
"This goal of yours, and this goal of mine. We both want Kotori in our lives, and all to ourselves."
Yuma's grip then tightened, his fist shaking in anger.
"You bastard...don't ever compare yourself to me! You will pay for what you've done!"
The man just chuckled, a hint of malice hidden away.
"That statement will backfire with you in the end...but think about it from my perspective for a second. I want nothing more than Kotori back in my life, and I would fight the entire world in order to do so."
Yuma growled, a dark aura starting to grow, where Astral decided to speak up behind Yuma.
"Yuma, he's provoking you to use your rage against yourself, like in the battle at Sagrasso!"
Yuma's eyes then widened, where he then noticed that Cassius had something in his pocket.
"You were manipulating my emotions against you this whole time with that Number, weren't you? How about we hear the truth?"
Cassius then frowned, giving another dark laugh.
"Alright, you want the truth? I'll tell ya. This entire tournament? It's not only run by this computer, Kotori's brain is a power source as well."
Yuma's blood froze, where he looked around him, fear written in his face.
"That's right. And by using Kotori's brain, her memories provided me with the necessary tools needed to replicate the cards that you have used, and encountered. But some were harder to replicate, due to those three idiots and that poisoning incident."
He gave another solid glare at Cassius.
"So, you did have the intention of poisoning Kotori."
"Yeah, it was to simply cause her enough damage that it would knock her out unconscious, but nonetheless, even if those three screwed up, they managed to bring Kotori to me with all the necessary duel data intact."
He then pressed a button, showing the duel footage.
"And with that, you can see replicated fake Numbers, legendary cards, and other miscellaneous things."
After the footage ended, he placed a condescending frown on his face, looking down at Yuma.
"But then you and your hacker friends decided to go and try to destroy the system, so I had a back-up plan. Either you lose to the Numbers that I acquired, or don't even make it to the finals at all."
Yuma then took out the three Numbers that Gauche's team had before.
"So that's why you gave these Numbers to their team."
Cassius then tried swiping them from him, but Yuma ducked, sending a dropkick his way, causing Cassius to stagger back.
"Listen kid, I don't know how in the hell you managed to get that Number 13, but we are at a stalemate between your team's hacking prowess and the completion of my plan. Let's just save the trouble and hand over those Numbers to me, pretend this never happened. You can surely find some other cute girl to marry and get into a good school. It's better than working on this crap."
Yuma narrowed his eyes, placing the Numbers into his Extra Deck, muttering one sentence.
"You're pathetic."
Cassius' condescending smile then disappeared, replaced with a scream, and a frown of disapproval.
"You are so freaking naive, damn brat! That is what makes you so annoying! Everything that you say is a waste of oxygen! Kotori's going to wake up tomorrow in a new world with me, and what she doesn't need is annoying asshole like you!"
"Fine then, let's end this."
Cassius stepped back, gritting his teeth as he reached the platform with Kotori's pod.
"I thought if I ignored you and your team, you would eventually go away, but you're nothing more than a plague! So, in order for me to show you who Kotori prefers, I'll just have to defeat you in this duel!"
A grunt of pain could be heard from him, a bit of lightning starting to crackle from the sides, where the platform was starting to rise. Yuma then dashed over, jumping on, and watching the man laugh in hysterics. Suddenly, from behind him, two more doors then opened, where Zeke and Kagami then leaped up as well, grabbing the edge and climbing on. Soon enough, two virtual images then appeared, along with AR being produced, the three then put on their duel equipment, along with Cassius taking the form that he had earlier in the virtual world, his armor materializing as the sparks were flying mid air. Kagami then looked at his two teammates, bestowing the confidence that they all needed.
"This is it, are we all ready?"
The two then nodded.
"Yeah."
"Here we go!"
The six on the platforms then drew their five cards.
"DUEL!"
Anime/Fanmade Cards:
Xyz Armed Barrier, Equip Spell:
Only equip to an Xyz Monster. You can detach one Xyz Material from the equipped monster: this card cannot be destroyed by battle, until your next End Phase. You can detach one Xyz Material from the equipped monster: this card cannot be destroyed by card effects, until your next End Phase. If this card would be destroyed by a card effect, you can destroy one other spell or trap card instead.
Infestation Vector, Normal Spell:
Special Summon one Level 4 or below DARK Monster from your hand.
Shadow Chain, Effect, Level 4, Fiend, DARK:
ATK: 0
DEF: 0
If this card is Special Summoned, you can Special Summon any number of "Shadow Chain"(s) from your Deck.
Number 97: Anti-Matter Draconis, Xyz, Effect, Rank 4, Dragon, DARK: (Made by Vile EXE as Number 93: Dark Matter Dragon)
ATK: 3800
DEF: 2700
5 Level 4 monsters
Must be Xyz Summoned and cannot be Special Summoned by other ways. Cannot leave the field because of monster effects. If a card or effect is activated that negates this card's attack: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; negate that effect. If this card attacks an opponent's monster, at the end of the Damage Step: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; inflict damage to your opponent equal to half that opponent's monster's ATK.
Dimensional Clock, Field Spell: (Made by Vile EXE)
Each player's turns also count as their opponent's turns. During each Standby Phase, place 1 Hour Counter on this card. During your (actual) Main Phase, you can remove any number of Hour Counters from this card to move the turn count forward or back by 1 for each Hour Counter removed.
Gift from the Great Beyond, Normal Spell:
You can only activate this card if this is the only card in your hand. If you have four or more cards banished, draw four cards.
Temporal Knight, Effect, Level 4, Warrior, EARTH: (Made by Vile EXE)
ATK: 2600
DEF: 0
If you do not control a face-up "Dimensional Clock", this card is destroyed. If this card attacks, it is changed to Defense Position at the end of the Battle Phase. This card's battle position cannot be changed until the end of your 4th turn after this card has activated this effect, except with a card effect.
Temporal Golem, Effect, Level 4, Rock, DARK:
ATK: 3000
DEF: 0
This card cannot be Special Summoned, except by its own effect. When this card is Normal Summoned or Flip Summoned, remove it from play. This card is unaffected by card effects, except by its own effect, while removed from play. On the 5th of your turns after this card was removed from play, Special Summon this card in Attack Position.
Temporal Guardian, Fusion, Effect, Level 6, Warrior, DARK:
ATK: 1300
DEF: 1500
2 "Temporal" monsters
This card cannot be Special Summoned except by Fusion Summon. During your turn, if the turn count is a multiple of 2, select either this card's ATK or DEF. The selected stat is doubled until your next Standby Phase.
Number 13: Paradise, Xyz, Effect Rank 4, LIGHT, Spellcaster: (Made by Vile. EXE)
ATK: 2400
DEF: 1600
2 Level 4 monsters
When the effect of a face-up "Number 39: Utopia" on your side of the field activates: you can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card instead. If a face-up "Number 39: Utopia" you control has no Xyz Materials: you can equip this card to that monster as an Equip Card. If this card has any Xyz Materials when you activate this effect: attach those Xyz Materials to the equipped monster. While the equipped monster is equipped with this card: its effects are negated, it cannot be destroyed by battle, and its control cannot switch.
Full Re-Load, Normal Spell:
Both players return all the cards in their hands to their decks. Shuffle your decks, and then draw five cards.
Trap Booster, Quick-Play Spell:
Discard 1 card. This turn, you can activate 1 Trap Card from your hand.
Altar of Restoration, Normal Spell:
Send the top two cards of your deck to the graveyard, then add one monster from your Banished Zone to your hand.
Dimensional Chaos Brigade, Continuous Trap:
Activate only when you have five or more cards in your Banished Zone. During each of your battle phases, as long as this card remains face up, all LIGHT and DARK monsters you control gain 200 ATK, and lose 200 DEF times the number of monsters in your banished zone.