A/N: As I've said before, reality calls and I try to avoid it whenever possible, but some days like recently are impossible to avoid, so I apologize for making you all wait so long for this chapter. I haven't totally decided yet, but I'm pretty sure that this last chapter will be the last one of The Cruelest Heart. So sit back, relax and enjoy this likely finale! Also Johan once set free will have his dub qualities, mannerisms, et cetera as I don't like his Japanese counterpart.

Last Time

"Now my 3 remaining dragons, attack her directly and wipe her out!" He called out.

The 2 Blue-Eyes and their fusion counterpart nodded, launching their strikes which hit Yubel square on, dealing her a combined 10,500 in damage.

Yubel screamed in agony as her life points dropped to 0, while Kaibaman laughed his victorious trademark laugh.

After a long hard-fought battle, Yubel was finally defeated…

End Flashback

Yubel groaned as the duel monsters holograms disappeared and their duel disks deactivated. "No…I…I…lost…" She murmured in both shock and horror.

"Yes," Kaibaman spoke, coming towards her. "Now your reign of terror is finally over!" He declared.

Yubel glared up at the spirit. "No, I've come too close! I won't let it end here! I refuse!!!" She screamed in complete outrage, her violet aura exploding into the force of a hurricane, so great was her fury.

"I'm afraid it's too late for that. Just look over at the two boys you possessed with your evil." Kaibaman spoke firmly but still very calm despite the circumstances.

Yubel looked over at Johan and Sho, and her eyes widened in terror.

Johan groaned loudly as his possessed orange eyes slowly returned to their normal ice-green emerald shade.

"No! He's been set free!" Yubel cried out.

Johan looked at Judai as his vision fixed itself. "Judai-kun, that you?" He asked quietly.

"JOHAN-KUN!!" Judai screamed happily as he ran and happily hugged his friend.

Johan laughed softly. "Easy there, buddy. It'll take more than a hostile spirit to keep this boy down." He chirped happily.

Kaibaman smiled at the 2 boys embracing each other.

"So Judai-kun," Johan began as he and Judai broke the embrace, "Who was it that saved me? Was it you?" He asked, both hoping it was indeed Judai that saved him while there was another part of him that was simply curious about who had saved him from Yubel's control.

Judai shook his head. "As much as I would've liked to have been the one to save you, it was him." He answered, silently gesturing to Kaibaman.

Johan nodded, silently conveying his thanks.

Kaibaman returned the gesture, giving the bluenette a thumbs-up.

Johan grinned and returned the warrior spirit's gesture, simply out of his own happiness.

Meanwhile Sho moaned in pain as his new black Hell Kaiser-esque outfit reverted back to his old Ra Yellow outfit.

The darkness and vileness that had possessed the little bluenette was at last destroyed…

"Aniki?" Sho probed timidly, as he gazed up at Judai.

"Sho-kun!" Judai exclaimed happily as he ran to the smaller bluenette, enveloping him happily in his arms.

Sho laughed as the lanky duelist hugged him, before his grey eyes drifted upwards to Judai in question. "Aniki, what happened before?" He asked quietly.

"It's ok, Sho. All that matters now is that you're safe and free from Yubel's control." Judai answered.

Sho's eyes widened for a moment at hearing he was possessed by Yubel, but immediately relaxed into Judai's arms upon hearing he was free from Yubel's grip.

Then Asuka also was set free, the embodiment of the Light Of Ruin in her mind was obliterated, and she too reverted back to her old look before being possessed, and was greeted with a hug from Judai, who explained the whole situation before conveying a silent thanks to Kaibaman.

"No…their darkness…it's gone!" Yubel cried out in frustration.

"That's because they never had any darkness to begin with, you tainted them with your own darkness." Kaibaman remarked calmly to the demented spirit.

"Be quiet!!!" Yubel screamed, enraged.

Kaibaman chuckled at her outburst.

Then the faint golden aura that surrounded a duelist when they were to be sent to the stars slowly surrounded Yubel…

She gave a defeated sigh.

'Why I'm going to do this, I'll never know…' Kaibaman thought, deep within his psyche before he spoke up to the likely doomed spirit. "Look, do you honestly want to be sent to the stars?" He questioned Yubel gently.

"It's what I deserve…" She sighed in despair, finally accepting her fate.

"No one deserves such a fate, not even you…" Kaibaman countered softly, taking one of her demonic hands gently, to which Yubel offered no resistance.

"Even so, there's nothing you can do. I'm finished…" She mumbled.

"No you're not. I can save you, Yubel." He urged her softly.

Yubel's eyes went wide in surprise. "Save me? But I nearly killed you." She murmured softly.

Kaibaman smiled gently at her. "That doesn't matter. That was the darkness that had enveloped your heart that was in control. But during the duel, I sensed there was still good within your heart, and now all that matters is saving you, Yubel…-chan." He spoke the honorific with complete sincerity this time.

"SAVE HER?! HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND, KAIBAMAN?!" The 4 Duel Academia students cried out.

Kaibaman turned back to them. "Like I said, she's not all evil and I won't allow her to be sent to the stars!" He declared firmly, before turning back to Yubel.

"But how can you save me, Kaibaman…-kun?" She asked, also using the honorific with total sincerity.

"Just trust me." He urged her quietly.

"I trust you." Yubel whispered, that statement coming from the part of her soul that still held light.

Kaibaman nodded. "All right." He answered before closing his eyes; he then spoke up once more. "Powers of light and love, hear my call! I purify this spirit's soul of all evil, and spare thee from the stars…" He chanted.

Yubel's eyes widened in shock. Slowly she felt her former desires of wanting to destroy Judai simply melt away.

Kaibaman then turned to Judai, who nodded.

"I take Yubel's soul upon my own! May she and Haou be reunited for eternity!" Judai shouted to the sky above it seemed.

"Angels within this vast realm, I beseech thee! Spare Yubel!" Kaibaman yelled, and like it was never there, the golden aura around her, along with all her darkness was wiped clean from her soul…

"There, Yubel. The darkness that plagued your soul is gone, now your inner light can at last shine…" Kaibaman said, smiling happily.

Yubel smiled with happy tears in her blue-green and orange eyes. For the first time in many years, she had true non-twisted happiness. She then turned to Judai. "Judai-kun, I'm so sorry…" She whispered.

Judai smiled at her. "It's ok. The important thing is that your darkness is gone forever, now you, Haou and I can be one spirit."

Yubel smiled back, her spirit entering Judai's, fusing with him and Haou. After so long, her spirit could finally be in peace…

Then a bright light surrounded the group and they along with all those that had been sent to the stars or that had been wronged by Yubel returned safely to their own dimensions.

Judai looked at Kaibaman, whose spirit was returning to his own realm. "Thank you." He whispered solemnly.

Kaibaman grinned and nodded. "Maybe we'll meet again someday. Farewell Judai…" He said his goodbyes as his spirit returned to his own realm.

At long last, all worlds were at peace…

THE END!