Johan: Darkhyourinmaru does not own the series even though she wishes she does. Warnings: Asuka bashing, mentions of Judai bashing, language, and yaoi. Note: Ryohou is not Ryo's full name. Sorry for all those who voted in a way! Pairings: Everyone x Sho, Ying x Yang, mentions of Midnyte WolfxYuumei, Midnyte Wolf x Amethyst Cat Most Notable hint Pairing: Johan x Sho x Edo
Italics - thinking
Bold - yelling and Yuumei
Bold/Italics - Japanese words
'...' - Sho talking in Duel Spirit form and Yang talking
"..." - Ying talking
Chapter Twelve
Yubel and Yuumei fell to their knees as their lifepoints became zero. "Never underestimate me," growled Koji. He looked up to see Blue Eyes White Dragon and Red Eyes Darkness Dragon fighting. He smirked. Things were going as planned. He muttered, "It won't be long now." Yuumei looked up and his eyes slightly widened. He grabbed his right arm as blood began to trickle down. 'Sho...you're the only one. End this battle now!' he thought until he saw Yubel's body glowing. "Yubel!" he cried. Koji looked at Yubel and smirked wider. Yubel screamed before she disappeared. In her place, there was a portal that was starting to grow larger and larger. "The portal to the real world," said Koji; his eyes glistening with desire.
As Blue Eyes sent another blast as Sho, the boy transformed into a panther and quickly dodged it. Blue Eyes gritted its teeth and sent another blast at him. Sho continued to dodge the blast while sending blasts of his own. Blue Eyes dodged the blasts but got hit on its wings. Everyone watched anxiously as Sho and Blue Eyes continued to fight. Rainbow Dark Dragon made a low humming sound before turning into grains of light. They looked down and gasped as light began to glow from the bottom. Sho and Blue Eyes looked down and their eyes widened. Sho turned towards his friends to see them sinking into the bright light. "The portal has finally opened," roared Blue Eyes. The humans sank and Johan quickly yelled, "Sho!" "Mina!" growled Sho before he charged after them. His body began to glow and then he transformed into a huge dragon with golden-slitted eyes and white feathered wings. Rei yelped as she too fell down the portal while Toushiro turned into grains of light.
Asuka looked up and gasped as she saw everyone falling. However, the entire academia gasped as a dragon saved them from their deaths. Johan opened his eyes to see the feathered wings. He sat up quickly and recognize the distinct aura that was radiating off of the dragon. "Are you ok?" asked the dragon. Johan nodded and the dragon landed softly onto the ground. Everyone got off and looked at the dragon. "Sho...what are you planning?" questioned Ryo. Sho looked at his onii-san before answering, "I'm planning to stop this battle once and for all. Please...I want all of you to stay here and hide." Then his head shot up and he gave out a loud roar. Edo asked, "Why can't we fight?" "You can't...because I don't want you to get involved anymore," answered Sho. He closed his eyes and tranformed back into his human self. He opened his eyes and was surprised when he was suddenly hugged. Sho blinked and noticed that it was Judai. "Gomenasai Sho. Gomen. I never meant to hurt you," cried Judai.
Sho's eyes widened at what his friend said. Sho sighed and patted his head carefully. He replied, "I forgive you Judai. Demo, promise me to stay here." Judai reluctantly nodded and released Sho. Everyone sent each other sad looks before looking at Sho as he took something off. He held it out towards them. Hell Kaiser instantly recognized that it was the dragon pendant from his birthday. Sho smiled sadly and said, "Take this as a memory of me." Everyone stared at him with wide eyes. "Sho...are you?" started Kenzan. Jim finished, "Planning to sacrifice yourself?" "Hai...I have to save Manjyoume and this world. No matter what it takes," answered Sho. Hell Kaiser took the pendant and Judai hesitantly walked up to Sho. "Then remember this Sho," muttered Judai before he kissed Sho. Sho's eyes widened as did everyone else's. Judai let go and Sho stepped back. He nodded and said, "Sayonara mina. We'll meet again." Then he turned around and transformed into Blue Eyes Shining Dragon. Hell Kaiser looked at the pendant in his hands and grasped onto it tightly. 'Sho...' he thought looking at the shining dragon, 'please come back to us.'
Asuka fell down to her knees as she saw the shining dragon. For some reason, she felt like she knew it before. She folded her hands and closed her eyes as tears began to fall. "Onegai. Kami-sama, protect Sho and the others. Help him. I'm sorry for everything I did to Sho. Protect him during this fight for survival. I only wish for him to be my best friend again," whispered Asuka as her body began to glow. She felt something warm in her hands and released it. It was a ball of white energy that said, 'Trust.' Her eyes widened. Then she smiled. It was true, she did trust Sho. Ever since, the beginning of the school year, the first person she trusted was Sho. She closed her eyes and muttered, "I trust you Sho."
Hell Kaiser had walked off from the group and was sitting against the lake. He looked up as he watched his younger brother and Blue Eyes White Dragon fight. However, he noticed that the Blue Eyes was turning dark blue. His eyes narrowed and he punched the ground. He closed his eyes as tears began to fall from his eyes and he gritted his teeth. "I can't protect you now can I? You've chosen this path on your own...and I can't do anything! What kind of brother am I? After all these years, all I've done for him was taunt him!" cried Ryo. He continued to cry when he felt something shining on his face. Curious, he looked up to see a teal orb of light that had the word, 'Protect' on it. His eyes widened. "I will protect Sho no matter what. That's my vow to him," he murmured. He closed his eyes and the orb began to glow brighter.
Misawa stood on top of the roof of the Academia while looking at the dragons' fight. He sighed as he felt a pang in his heart. It felt oddly strange. The powers between the two dragons were starting to cause a heavy tension in the air. He sighed sadly. If this didn't end soon, everyone will die. However, he hoped that Sho will be fine. He was the only one besides Kenzan that was in Ra Yellow and besides, the little Marufuji was his best friend. He was the one who would actually listen to what he'll say when others wouldn't. "I hope you survive Sho," murmured Misawa. A cobalt-colored orb of light that read, 'Hope' appeared.
Edo was leaning against a tree while staring at the fight. He felt strange inside. He really wanted to help Sho but he doesn't know if that'll help. Edo felt really useless. For a long time, he wanted to hold Sho close and protect him from anything that could've tainted him. However, he now realized that he broke that vow to himself. Sho was protecting him now. He gave out a strangled sigh. Edo watched the battle and clutched his chest. "I will forever protect you Sho...and love you as well. No matter what, you are sacred to me," murmured Edo. Behind him, a silver orb of light that read, 'Sacred' appeared.
Johan was in front of the Osiris Red Dorm also watching the dragons' fight. He watched anxiously as Sho and the other dragon sent strong attacks to each other. He sighed. "What am I going to do? If Sho dies, then we all die. I don't care if I die but I don't want him to die. Kuso. I hate it when I feel helpless," muttered Johan. He averted his eyes back to the fight to see one of the dragons missing. His eyes widened in panic when he heard a terrible screech. Johan looked around to see Sho getting up. Blood spilt from his injuries and mouth. However, the blood mainly spilt out of a long wound that went down Sho's back. Johan fought back the urge to vomit as he noticed the amount of blood that was spilling. He watched as Sho charged at the other dragon and sighed to himself. He closed his eyes and thought, 'I love Sho so much. It hurts just to see him in pain like this.' A light blue orb that read, 'Love' appeared.
Judai was inside his dorm room and was lying on his bed. He stared at the bunk in front of him and smiled a little; remembering all the times he and Sho had while Sho was still in Osiris Red. Sho was very shy back then. Had a huge confidence issue and was being disowned by his onii-san. Judai sighed. He really missed those times with Sho. Judai sat up and noticed a picture of him and Sho holding up peace signs. He sighed sadly and murmured, "I wish I can become friends with you again Sho. You really mean a lot to me." Then a white orb that said, 'Friendship' appeared.
Then everyone heard a crush. Everyone looked to see Sho on the ground bleeding badly. "Sho!" yelled Johan as he and everyone ran towards him. The dragon let out a pained roar and struggled to get up. Ryo said, "You have to stop Sho. You're in no condition to fight." The dragon roared but whimpered as he continued to bleed. Judai said, "Try to relax Sho." Sho looked at everyone; seeing concern evident in their eyes. He sighed and looked at the smirking dragon. 'I only have one chance to defeat him...but how?' he thought sadly.Sho growled and got up leaving everyone shocked. Sho growled louder and the orbs flew into his body. "Sho!" yelled everyone. Sho replied, "I want all of you to summon your strongest monsters. It's evident that he's getting stronger and stronger as we continue to fight." "But why do you need us to summon our best monsters?" asked Asuka. Sho coughed out a bit blood before answering, "Remember how we went into the alternate world? I need the powers of your best monsters to reopen the gate." "What about you?" questioned Edo. Sho was silent while staring at everyone with...sadness and regret. He replied, "When you summon your best monsters to reopen the gate, I will have to follow." Their eyes widened. Fubuki asked, "Why do you have to follow them?"
"I am the main reason why Koji, Yubel, and Yuumei are here. By combining all the attacks, my body will become the key to bring Koji back into the other world and closing the gate. However, I fear that once the gate closes, everything..." He trailed off. Jim looked at him and asked, "Everything what...?" Sho sighed and looked towards the sky. He replied, "Everything you know about me; my existence, life, anything at all, will be erased." Their eyes widened. "You mean? Our memories will be erased?" asked Kenzan in disbelief. Sho nodded his head slowly. Judai yelled, "I- um, I mean we, don't want that to happen! You're special to us Sho." Sho sighed and his dragon-slitted eyes stared at the dragon in the sky. He replied, "It's a risk I'm willing to make." Then he quickly formed a barrier as a gust of wind hit them. He said, "I know you don't want to do it but do you really want him to stay here?" Everyone shook their heads and Sho flew towards the other dragon.
"I can't believe this. This is all your fault Yang," hissed Ying angrily at the other overlarged cat. Yang sent his lighter side a quizzical look. He asked, "How is it my fault?" "You did know that when you turn someone into darkness, they go hungry for power and betray the people they love!" retorted Ying angrily. Yang sent her a curious look. He replied, "You mean the love between Yuumei and Midnyte Wolf? They've past on. Midnyte Wolf is now with that Amethyst Cat." Ying sighed at her evil side's slow mind.
DH: That's the end! Next chapter is the epilogue!
Asuka: That fast? I was finally mentioned again!
DH: Sorry . . .
Sho: Review and please don't flame
Japanese:
Mina: Everyone
Gomenasai/Goem: I'm sorry/Sorry
Demo: But
Hai: Yes
Sayonara: Good-bye
Onegai: Please
Kami-sama: God
Kuso: Damn
Onii-san: Brother