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Chapter 33 – Shine, Saviour Star Dragon! Yusei vs. Diablo
Dark skies above Neo Domino City, a sign of encroaching storms, had their shadows mirrored along the roads in the form of hordes of Riding Roids, hundreds or even thousands of them, riding and creating destruction in their path. The poor souls who were caught in their path, training for the WRGP, were left with no choice but to accept the Battle Royal Duels; and as they did, the sheer number of enemies led to their defeats one by one.
One particular Team, labelled Team Hellfire, had been training along the café district of the city when they had been ambushed by the mobs of Ghosts; now, their meagre Life Points were the only thing leaving them above spinning out and possibly dying, as civilians already had.
"This is bad," their lead member said to himself, observing his own lack of a hand while the Ghost Army closed in. His own two team-mates had already been sent careening into the sides of buildings, leaving him at the lone mercy of about 10 Riding Roids. "What am I to do in this situation? There's no escaping this many D-Wheelers."
"This is complete bullshit!" the voice of Crow suddenly issued, getting the attention of both the Team Hellfire member and the Ghosts. Without any sort of warning, Crow and Judai jumped their D-Wheels from one of the lower roads onto the main drag the current duel was on; Judai's field already included his Flame Wingman (ATK: 2100, LV: 6); and while Crow had no monsters, his 3 set cards were help enough.
"Such cowards, these Riding Roids," Judai observed flippantly. "Attacking in swarms like this against single D-Wheelers." Turning back to face one of the Robots with his Golden Supreme King eyes, he issued, "If you want a fight, then we're more than happy to give you one!"
"Then we shall oblige your arrogance, Yuki Judai," one of the robots said, drawing for its turn and placing the card down instantly. "I Summon Ally of Justice D.D. Checker (ATK: 1700, LV: 4)." A blue vortex was conjured by the playing of a card, which spawned a large bee-like robotic insect, buzzing loudly.
"I also play the Speed Spell, Speed Energy! Since I have 12 Speed Counters, my D.D. Checker gains 2400 points (ATK: 4100)! Battle! Attack and destroy Flame Wingman!" Buzzing its wings, the monster then rammed into the body of Judai's one-winged warrior; but the attack bounced off, and while Judai showed an expression of pain he did not seem shaken.
"Too bad, but I have Hero Shield (LP: 2000)," he explained, revealing a Trap Card already on his field. "Since Flame Wingman was about to be destroyed in battle, this card protected it; and since I took 2000 damage, I draw 2 cards!" Reaching for his Deck, Judai added the cards to his hand instantly; then, he sneered to Crow, telling him that everything was set.
"Due to the effect of my D.D. Checker," Ghost explained, "You cannot Special Summon LIGHT Monsters. Your ace monster, Neos, is Light-Attribute, as is the evolution of Flame Wingman known as Shining Flare Wingman. Until this card is destroyed, you cannot summon your best monsters."
"That's hardly a threat," Judai responded as the robot placed 3 cards face-down, "seeing as your monster loses its bonus in the End Phase, leaving Crow the opportunity to slice and dice your Life Points!"
"You bet!" Crow issued, reaching for his Deck and snapping up his card quickly. "It's my turn (7 SPC), and I Summon Black-Feathered Wyvern (ATK: 1700, LV: 3)!" A similar blue vortex to the previous one was then created, spawning a tall, thin black dragon with feathered wings, no arms and a beaked face.
"Since I summoned this monster, I can Special Summon 1 Black Feather monster from my Graveyard! Come on back, Black Feather – Foehn of the Iron Chain (DEF: 800, LV: 2)!" Spawning to Crow's side, there appeared a brown-feathered monster in an outfit much like a traditional ninja, which folded its wings over its chest.
"And to top it off, I Special Summon Black Feather – Blast of the Black Lance from my hand (ATK: 1700, LV: 4)!" The third monster then appeared as a blue, red and yellow-feathered humanoid bird holding a black drill-shaped spear, looking very threatening. "Now, I tune my Black-Feathered Wyvern to my Black Feathers!"
Screeching loudly, Crow's monster closed its wings and converted into 3 green orbs. The two bird-like monsters then dove up into the rings, changing into a total of 6 orbs that turned into a vertical column of light. "Synchro Summon! Soar Onwards, Blackfeather Dragon (ATK: 3200, LV: 9)!"
Diving out from the light with a loud roar, Crow's massive and gigantic Signer Dragon took up wings, creating a veil of feathers flying in the wind as it did so. "I'm not done; I activate my Trap Card, Black Back! With this card, I Special Summon 1 Black Feather from my Cemetery. Return, Shura of the Azure Flame (ATK: 1800, LV: 4)!"
Collecting together, several of the black feathers joined into the tall, lanky blue birdman Crow called on; and after that, another card appeared on his field. "I activate my Trap card, Delta Crow – Anti Reverse, and I call upon the power of by Black Feather to destroy all set Magic and Trap Cards on the opposing field!"
All the remaining feathers that were cycling around then shot at the set cards all of the Ghosts possessed, 20 in all, and caused every last one of them to explode. "I attack D.D. Checker with Shura!" Jumping towards the insect-like monster, Crow's bird-like entity cleaved the insect in half with its talons, making it explode.
"Due to this monster's effect, I Special Summon Gale of the Hurricane from my Deck (ATK: 1300, LV: 3)!" A flashy of wind then kicked up into the shape of a tornado, revealing from its form the blue bird-like creature that Crow was known to use. "Direct attack!" Before the Riding Roid has any chance to attack, the bird then swooped in and belivered a massive swat with its wings, making the D-Wheeler actually swerve a little.
"I'm not done! Direct Attack by Blackfeather Dragon! Nova Stream!" Roaring intensely, the dragon reared back and delivered a burst of white, crimson and black energy straight into the Riding Roid's vehicle; on impact, because its Life Points hit 0, it simply exploded into a fireball and spun backwards through the ranks.
"Trap Card Open: Emergency Tuning!" Crow then added, revealing one of his main pieces of his strategy. "I tune my Level 3 Gale to my Level 4 Shura in the Battle Phase!" Both bird-like creatures then ascended into the air, where the smaller bird changed into a set of 3 green rings. The larger one then flew into these, changing into 4 white orbs, then one, and then a horizontal pillar of light.
"Synchro Summon, Black Feather Armoured Wing (ATK: 2500, LV: 7)!" From the beam of light then dove the black-armoured monster with the red gem face and yellow taloned hands, one of which was held in a fist. "Direct attack!" Without hesitation, this monster shot into the chassic of another Riding Roid, taking a massive chunk from its Life Points.
"I'll just set this one card," Crow finally added, turning to Judai. "Think you can deliver as well, man?"
"No sweat," Judai reaffirmed, reaching from his Deck and drawing while yelling, "It's my turn (8 SPC)!" Without hesitation, he took the card he had drawn and decreed, "I activate the Speed Spell Angel Baton, and I discard for its effect Necro Darkman!" Picking up the two cards for the card's effect, Judai then took one he had drawn earlier and threw it away, opting for his next move.
"I use Speed World 2's effect; I give up 4 Speed Counters (4 SPC) and hit your for 800 damage for every Speed Spell in my hand! That number is 3!" Holding up 2 Magic Cards from his hand, Judai's D-Wheel sent out a signal that shocked the control panel of the weakened Riding Roid; this caused it to explode like the last one, leaving only 8 in the group.
"Speed Spell – Over Speed!" he then added, showing off his card. "Since I have 3 Speed Counters, I pay them all (0 SPC) and pull a Level 3 or lower monster and a Magic or Trap Card from the Cemetery to my hand. I choose Neospacia Magician and Speed Spell – Over Boost!" Instantly his Speed Counters reverted to 0 and his two cards slid from his Cemetery, which he put into his hand instantly.
"During the next 3 Standby Phases, I will not accumulate Speed Counters; but, I can still do so by effects, like the Speed Spell – Over Boost I brought back! I increase the number of Speed Counters I have by 4 (4 SPC), which gives me just enough for Speed Spell – Speed Fusion!"
"Awesome combo, Judai!" Crow cheered, watching as Judai took a card from his hand and held it up; one he had just acquired.
"For the Fusion Summon of a monster that lists Elemental Hero Neos as a Material, I can use Neospacia Magician by treating its name as E-HERO Neos! Therefore, I fuse it with Flame Wingman!" The form of Judai's white warrior then appeared by the side of his other monster; the two then swirled together, creating the form of Judai's partly red-armoured warrior with double blade and blue shield.
"Rise up, Neos Knight (ATK: 2500, LV: 7). Next, its effect will activate, and it gains half of Flame Wingman's power (ATK: 3550). But the fun doesn't end there; since Necro Darkman is in my Cemetery, I Summon a monster without releasing! Come, Edgeman (ATK: 2600, LV: 7)!" Judai then placed his card onto the tray with a swishing motion just before his golden bladed warrior appeared, swinging its arms for a fight.
"Since Neos Knight can attack twice in one Battle Phase, I have it attack directly against 2 Riding Roids! Neos Force Blade!" Judai's bladed warrior then shot straight back between two Riding Roids, twirling its blade in its hands before swinging it down between them. The result was that both vehicles took severe damage, losing most of their life in one shot.
"I'm not done," Judai added. "Edgeman, direct attack!" The golden warrior then wasted no time in jumping back while its partner went black to place; and as the blade on the forearm of this monster sliced through a weakened Roid, it simply exploded like the others and went flying.
"That's my Battle Phase, but I still have a Main Phase 2," Judai reminded, holding up a card from his hand. "I still have Speed Spell – The End of Storm in my hand; so I remove all 4 Speed Counters (0 SPC) and hit you for 800 damage!" In an instant the other weakened Riding Roid simply exploded, requiring the other units to swerve around it to get closer to Judai.
"I set one card. In my End Phase, my Speed Counters become 1; but since I lost all of them prior, that's a benefit rather than a hindrance."
"These two are amazing," the Team Hellfire member realized, looking back at them both. "They're playing perfectly and as a team; and in just two turns, they've taken down 4 Riding Roids. I hope they're in the WRGP; that would be a fun game indeed."
"Neos Knight is a LIGHT Monster," Judai realized, recalling all-too-well the anti-Light Attribute effects of the Allies of Justice. "But, my set card Paradox Fusion should stop it cold; I can negate a Magic, Trap or Special Summon by excluding a Fusion Monster for 2 turns. Not only will I negate their effect, I'll seal the A.O.J. monsters' effects."
Meanwhile, on another section of the road, another Team participating in the WRGP found themselves likewise caught up in the siege of the Diablo; in this case though, Jack, Kiryu and Yusuriha had come to their aid, and were mid-battle with a set of Riding Roids.
"It's my turn (6 SPC)," Kiryu then declared, taking up a card from his Deck and putting a single card in his hand. "I activate the Speed Spell – Power Baton; and by sending Infernity Destroyer from my Deck to my Cemetery, I add its power to my One-Hundred Eye Dragon (ATK: 5300, LV: 8)."
Taking a card from his Deck and throwing it away, Kiryu watched as his multi-eyed dragon gained a burning red aura and snarled; next, he turned to his dark grey dragon with multiple limbs and ragged wings and issued, "Next I activate the effect of Infernity Death Dragon. I destroy Ally of Justice Decisive Arms (ATK: 3300, LV: 10) and inflict damage equal to half of its ATK!"
Letting out a demonic growl, Kiryu's monster blasted a fireball straight into a moon-shaped black and gold machine with 2 laser cannon arms and a targeting face, causing it to explode and damage its user. "Next, I exclude Infernity Beast from my Cemetery, and have One-Hundred Eye Dragon gain its effect! Battle!"
Opening every single one of its multiple eyes, the beast turned its attention to an uninjured Riding Roid with absolutely no monsters and blasted purple beams from its eyes. When these made contact, the Riding Roid exploded and the burning wreck spun out, crashing into the barriers while the group went on.
"Get him Jack!" Kiryu instructed as his turn concluded, his two dragons roaring at Jack's existing red and grey dragon.
"As you wish," Jack responded, pulling his card. "It's my turn (7 SPC), and I sacrifice Red Daemon's Dragon (ATK: 3000, LV: 8) to Summon Strong Wind Dragon (ATK: 2400, LV: 6)!" The monster on Jack's field then became a rainbow neon orb that spawned a tall, anthropomorphic dragon with long wings, a muscular frame and a horse-like head.
"Now this monster gains half the power of my Red Daemon's Dragon (ATK: 3900). But there's more; I activate Call of the Living Dead, and Special Summon Red Daemon's Dragon from my Cemetery (ATK: 3000)." Revealing a set card on his field, Jack returned his gigantic dragon to the field, and then both turned to existing Riding Roids.
"Red Daemon's, battle! Absolute Power Force!" Growling, the dragon then thrust its burning fist into the body of the weakened Riding Roid, making it go flying as it exploded into scrap.
"I set 2 cards and end my turn."
"Then I think I'll get in on this," Yusuriha quickly replied. "I draw (8 SPC), and I summon Bogart Knight (ATK: 1900, LV: 4)!" Joining Yusuriha's existing red-armoured warrior (ATK: 2400, LV: 6) and female samurai (ATK: 2300, LV: 6) appeared a tall, thin brown knight in blue armour, a red cape and holding a large electrical sword.
"Since I Summoned this monster, I Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower X-Sabre from my hand. Come on, XX-Sabre Galsem (ATK: 1400, LV: 4)!" Out of the blue vortex created then emerged her armoured gazelle-like monster holding two serrated swords, which took up an aggressive stance.
"Next, I activate the effect of Faultroll, and Special Summon X-Sabre Airbellum from my Cemetery (ATK: 1600, LV: 3)!" Finally, the remaining monsters were joined by the lion-headed warrior, which swiped its claws as the sword-wielder took up an aggressive stance.
"Due to its own effect, Galsem gains 200 ATK for each of my X-Sabres (ATK: 2400)! Go, Faultroll, Airbellum, attack!" Without wasting time, the red-armoured and lion-headed warriors dove into a Riding Roid, making it explode while more simply drove up into line.
"Bogart Knight, Galsem, direct attack!" Seconds later the two smaller creatures from moments earlier shot forwards, their swords completely shredding the second Riding Roid in an instant, leaving yet another smouldering wreck.
"I direct attack with XX-Sabre Hyunlei! Go!" Without wasting time, the female samurai dove head-long into battle, her sword slashing through the chassis of an oncoming Riding Roid; and then, before it could return, the lion-headed beast again dove forward.
"Trap Card, Emergency Tuning! During my Battle Phase, I tune my Level 3 Airbellum to my Level 6 Hyunlei!" With a mighty swipe of its paw the lion-man created three green rings before disappearing; the female samurai then jumped up into these and became six white orbs, then a horizontal column of light.
"Synchro Summon: XX-Sabre Gatmuz (ATK: 3100, LV: 9)!" Bursting forth from the light, the massive silver-armoured warrior brought its sword down upon the Riding Roid, cutting it in half length-wise and causing two Riding Roids to be struck by the wreckage.
By himself, Yusei had been doing just fine against the Riding Roids when it was only 2 or 3 at a time; but by now there were a total of 20 Roids on his tail, and so he was finding himself in a situation where running became prudent.
Riding his D-Wheel at maximum speed, he managed to get far ahead of the majority of the Riding Robots; but much to his surprise and chagrin, that a single Riding Roid was now on his tail, and this one had a very familiar feel to it. "Fudo Yusei, prepare for a duel of true terror," it then said, watching as Yusei's D-Wheel was forcibly converted to duel mode again.
"It knows my name and addressed me by it," he realized, looking back at this Riding Roids to discover it had a very unique look about it. Its eyes were not glowing like the others were; instead, they were clearly visible. In addition, its voice sounded less artificial than the others; and with that, Yusei realized what was going on.
"You're one of Alessandro's X-Units, aren't you?" Yusei asked as his Deck produced a five-card hand and sleeved it.
"That's very good, Yusei," it responded, its own Deck doing the same thing. "Now, allow me to show you a proper duel."
Yusei: LP 4000
X Roid: LP 4000
"It's my turn," Yusei declared, reaching for his Deck and grabbing a 6th card to as to get this duel over with. "I Summon Tricler (DEF: 300, LV: 3)!" In an instant Yusei was joined by a 3-wheeled blue robot, one with large tires and thicker arms that were crossed. "I set 1 card and end my turn."
"Then I draw (Yusei: 1 SPC/X Roid: 1 SPC)," the X-infected Riding Roid declared, taking its card and playing it instantly. "I Summon Ally Hero Death Blade (ATK: 3000, LV: 4)!" With the card onto the tray, a metal red and black warrior with a large blade strapped to its right arm and a green visor appeared, making a mechanical grunt as it did so.
"Ally Hero?" Yusei questioned, having never heard of such cards before. "They must be a combination of Judai's Elemental Heroes and the Allies of Justice."
"When Death Blade is Summoned, I receive 3000 damage to my Life Points as punishment for using its power!" In a flash red energy completely consumed the body of the D-Wheel, and when it died down the smirking Riding Roid looked upon Yusei with a sneer.
Yusei: LP 4000
X Roid: LP 1000
"How can you use such a suicidal strategy?" Yusei questioned. "3000 points for a Level 4 monster is unparalleled, but it's not worth being reduced to 1000 Life Points in one turn for."
"On the contrary Fudo Yusei," X responded, revealing a card from his hand. "At this moment I activate the effect of Ally Hero Death Converter from my hand. When my own card effect causes me damage, I can discard this card to Special Summon from my hand or Cemetery 1 Ally Hero whose ATK is within that damage."
"So that's what the damage is for," Yusei realized. "Ally Heroes must support each other and use self-damaging effects as a means to an end."
"Come forth, Ally Hero Tyrant Master (ATK: 3000, LV: 10)!" The Riding Roid then placed yet another card onto the tray, calling up a tall metal-looking figure in a foot-length cloak, with 4 arms crossed under 3-spiked shoulder pads, and a face hidden behind a black faceplate.
"Battle! I attack Tricler with Death Blade!" The original monster was quick to jump forward, slicing Yusei's monster in two with its sword and creating a rather large explosion before the monster returned to place. "When Death Blade destroys a monster in battle, normally I would take damage equal to its ATK."
"Normally?" Yusei inquired as he reached into his Deck, pulling out a card to produce a 2-wheeled motor-like monster with crossed arms that turned blue instantly (DEF: 200, LV: 2).
"Due to Tyrant Master, no damage is registered to my Life Points." The robot informed him before pointing at the new monster. "Battle! Tyrant Master, destroy Bicler!" Two red blasts of energy then came from the eye plates of the giant monster's mask, causing the small robot to explode instantly beside Yusei.
"Very well," Yusei responded, "but now I Special Summon Uncycler from my Deck (DEF: 100, LV: 1)!" Yusei then placed a card onto the tray that produced a taller, slimmer robot on a single wheel, one that had a sterner look on its face.
"Then I set 1 card and end my turn," the robot passively stated, the confident look on its face. "Tell me Yusei, what will you do to respond to this pressing duel?"
"I'll fight until I win," Yusei shot back, reaching for his Deck and pulling a single card. "I draw (Yusei: 2 SPC)/X Roid: 2 SPC), and I summon Junk Synchron (ATK: 1300, LV: 3)!" With his card onto the tray, Yusei brought forward his podgy orange robot-like warrior, which waved its hand and called up a single card.
"Due to Junk Synchron's effect, I Special Summon Bicler from my Cemetery (DEF: 200, LV: 2)!" In a flash the two-wheeled monster from earlier appeared and Yusei stated, "I tune my Level 3 Junk Synchron to my Level 1 Bicler and my level 1 Uncycler!" Pulling a pull chord on its body, the orange monster changed into 3 green rings which the monster monsters flew up into, causing them to become 3 white orbs and then a column of light.
"The Clustering resolves will forge themselves into an iron shield," Yusei chanted, taking a card from his Extra Deck and putting it into play. "Become the path its light shines upon! Synchro Summon! Stand strong, Junk Gardna (DEF: 2600, LV: 6)!" Out of the light then emerged a green, blocky mechanical-looking warrior with grey tube-like upper arms and thick green firearms; it put t6hese together and formed a shield before turning blue.
"I also set 1 card and end my turn," Yusei insisted, looking at his field with grave concern. "This defence won't hold him for very long. If he summons too many more monsters, my Life Points are toast."
"Draw (Yusei: 3 SPC/X Roid: 3 SPC)," the X-infused Riding Roid then shouted, turning to Yusei with a rather dark sneer. "I activate my Trap Card, A-Force! With this card, all attacking Ally Hero Monsters gain 400 ATK for every A-HERO during this turn; and in addition, they inflict penetration damage!"
"You're kidding!" Yusei gasped, watching as both monsters behind the Riding Roid prepared for battle.
"I attack Junk Gardna with Death Blade (ATK: 3800)!" Shooting forward yet again, the blade-wielding monster jumped up in front of the blue warrior and struck its shield; however, instead of the monster being smashed, the monster simply bounced off and turned blue as it bounced back to the Riding Roid's side.
"Once per turn," Yusei revealed, his form glowing red as he received his damage, "Junk Gardna cannot be destroyed by battle; and any monster that battles it is changed to Defence Position after Damage Calculation (DEF: 0). Therefore, it takes 2 attacks to completely wipe out my monster.
"Unfortunately for you, I happen t have a second monster! Battle! I destroy Junk Gardna with Tyrant Master (ATK: 3800)!" Holding all 4 of its arms in a circle, the monster fired a huge blast of energy at Yusei's monster, one that smashed it and created a shockwave that struck Yusei as well.
Yusei: LP 1600
X Roid: LP 1000
"Your Life Points are falling even further," X stated snidely, watching as his monster crossed its arms and turned blue (DEF: 2800). "And now, your Life Points are exposed. I set 1 card. During the End Phase, normally I would take 2400 damage due to A-Force; but due to my Tyrant Master, I take none of that!"
"As long as Tyrant Master is in play, he's protected from any and all damage; and because he has only 1000 Life Points, he can't be destroyed. I have to do something." "It's my turn (Yusei: 4 SPC/X Roid: 4 SPC)!" Yusei yelled out, snapping up a card just in time to see a rather good card.
"I activate my Trap Card, Synchro Spirits!" Yusei declared, his monster shooting from his Graveyard. "By excluding Junk Gardna from my Cemetery, I Special Summon Junk Synchron (DEF: 500, LV: 3), Uncycler (DEF: 100, LV: 1) and Bicler (DEF: 200, LV: 2)!" As Yusei spoke, all 3 monsters from the previous turn appeared on his field, blue and with arms crossed, as he held up yet another card.
"Next, I Summon Tuning Supporter (ATK: 100, LV: 1)!" Placing the card onto the tray revealed Yusei's classed yellow little robot, which took up an aggressive stance as Yusei motioned with his hand. "Now, I Tune my Level 3 Junk Synchron to my now Level 2 Tuning Supporter, my Level 2 Bicler and my Level 1 Uncycler!"
Pull-starting itself again, the blue warrior machine changed into 3 green rings again; and all 3 other monsters jumped up into these, to become 5 white orbs that fused into one. Then, the three green orbs disappeared and the floating orb burst into a trail of glowing white energy, which created a contrail over Yusei's head.
"The clustering hopes will become a new shining star," he chanted, gaining a look of resolve. "Become the path its light shines upon! Synchro Summon! Take flight, Stardust Dragon (ATK: 2500, LV: 8)!" In a flash all of the glittering energy condensed together and took the form of his white-long-winged dragon, which screeched and turned to face Ghost in an instant.
"Next, I activate my other Trap Card: Buster Mode! Transform, Stardust!" Roaring loudly, Yusei's dragon shot into the sky as blue energy streams shot out from the new card. These streams then wound around the limbs, chest and wings of the dragon, fusing together into blue pieces of armour with purple gems and white edges. "Behold, Stardust Dragon/Buster (ATK: 3000, LV: 10)!"
"So your Synchro Monster has evolved," the Riding Roid realized, giving Yusei the same confident look. "I'm impressed that you can pull such a combo."
"The combo continues," Yusei revealed. "Since Tuning Supporter was used in the Synchro Summon, I draw 1 card!" Pulling up the card from his Deck, Yusei then yelled out, "Battle! Stardust/Buster, destroy Death Blade! Assault Sonic Burst!" Screeching loudly, the dragon shot a blue burst of energy from its mouth that tore through the bladed warrior, reducing it to nothing in a blink of an eye.
"How interesting," the robot chuckled, holding up a card from his hand. "However, I activate the effect of Ally Hero Hell's Returner in my hand. The destroyed monster's ATK is dealt as damage to both players!"
"I'm afraid not!" Yusei yelled, holding his hand to the man. "Stardust/Buster's effect takes priority! By releasing this card, I negate a card effect and destroy that card! Revenge Storm!" Letting out a low hiss, the dragon's body dissolved into blue dust that shot over to the card in the Riding Roid's hand, infusing into it and causing it to simply dissolve.
"In my Main Phase 2, I set 2 cards," Yusei declared, placing 2 new set cards where his old ones were earlier. "In my End Phase, I Special Summon Stardust Dragon/Buster from the Cemetery due to its effect!" Out of nowhere new blue energy amassed and collected into a single entity, forming the armoured dragon once again.
"An impressive combination," the Riding Roid admitted, "But now I can completely seal your fate! It's my turn (Yusei: 5 SPC/X Roid: 5 SPC)!" Snapping up the card into its hand, the robot then motioned to turn the card on its tray vertical, causing the monster to uncross its arms and regain its colours.
"I attack your Stardust Dragon/Buster with Tyrant Master! Take this!" Again, the monster held up its four hands and shot a burst of energy into the dragon's form, causing all the armour to explode off of its body and leaving only the original white dragon. "Of course, when a /Buster monster is destroyed, its original form, in this case Stardust Dragon (ATK: 2500, LV: 8), is Special Summoned from the Cemetery."
"But even that isn't enough," Yusei realized. "Unless I can draw a very good card soon, I can't get past that monster or even touch his Life Points!"
"It is now over!" The robot revealed, taking both of its cards and spinning them around. "With the effect of Speed World 2, I give up 4 Speed Counters (Yusei: 5 SPC/X Roid: 1 SPC) and cause you 800 damage for every card in my hand. At that moment, I have Speed Spell – The End of Storm and Speed Spell – Draw Accel in my hand, so take the 1600 damage you have left!"
"I'll not falter now!" Yusei yelled, spinning one of his cards around. "I activate Damage Close! I halve all effect damage I receive this turn." Bracing himself, Yusei watched as his D-Wheel's console shocked him, making his body tense but not costing him all of his Life Points.
Yusei: LP 800
X Roid: LP 1000
"Since I have no more cards I can play," the Riding Roid declared, finally sounding irritated, "I have to end my turn at this point. However, Fudo Yusei, do not think that you are safe. In 2 more of my turns I will have enough Speed Counters to wipe you out; and that's assuming that I don't draw a way to finish you before then."
"Let's see how my Luck of the Draw is first," Yusei shot back. "During the End Phase, for every time Effect Damage was halved, Damage Close gives me one draw!" Reaching for his Deck, Yusei pulled a Magic Card which showed some promise, but it was far from what he was looking for.
"There's only a single card I can draw now to save myself," Yusei realized, closing his eyes and reaching for his Deck. Instantly he began to hear his heartbeat, the pulse of his Dragon's Birthmark; and then, with reflexes pf a cat, he snapped his eyes open and pulled his new card.
"It's my turn (Yusei: 6 SPC/X Roid: 2 SPC)!" Yusei yelled, seeing that the card in his hand was exactly what he had needed; but first, he grabbed his previous draw and revealed it. "I activate Speed Spell – Vision Wind, and Special Summon a Level 2 or lower monster. Return to me, Tuning Supporter (ATK: 100, LV: 2)!"
Out of the surrounding wind emerged s small twister which changed into the yellow robot from earlier; then, Yusei revealed his new draw, smacking it onto the tray. "Next, I Summon Salvation Dragon – Saviour Dragon (ATK: 0, LV: 1)!" A burst of light then appeared from the card, producing the ominous red teardrop-shaped dragon in the skies above.
"I tune my Level 1 Saviour Dragon to my Level 8 Stardust Dragon and my Level 1 Tuning Supporter!" Shooting up high into the sky, the red dragon became the size of a jet while the other two flew into its body. Once there, they broke down into a total of 9 white stars inside a green ring within the dragon; and then the formed a column, changing the whole dragon into light.
"The shine of the clustering stars will illuminate a new miracle," Yusei declared, his body becoming consumed by blue light and being absorbed into the creating above. "Become the path its light shines upon! Synchro Summon! Descend down in Light, Saviour Star Dragon (ATK: 3800, LV: 10)!" The massive blue and silver 4-winged wyvern then exploded from the light and shot overhead, Yusei inside its rainbow field and looking down at the duel.
"I activate the effect of Saviour Star Dragon, and negate the effect of Tyrant Master for this turn!" Yusei yelled out, getting a rather stunned reaction from the Robot below. "Monster effects cannot destroy Tyrant Master; but it is only unaffected by Magic and Trap Cards. Or at least, it was!"
"So you managed to remove my monster's defence," the Robot yelled. "You can still only reduce me to 200 Life Points, so I won't die this turn."
"Let's just see about that," Yusei replied snappily, grabbing a card from his hand and placing it into the tray. "I activate Speed Spell – Speed Energy, and give 200 ATK to my Dragon for each of my 6 Speed Counters (ATK: 5000)!"
"What? 5000 Points! That's insane!" The robot realized, watching the dragon fold up its wings and glow blue as it shot ahead into the sun. Moments later, it could behold the form of the dragon shooting right back at it within a comet-like aura, blasting straight though his monster and causing him to be blown into pieces of flying scrap.
Within the Dragon, Yusei breathed a sigh of relief and lessened the strain of his breathing as his dragon levelled out, slowing and folding itself out while its aura faded. However, something unique happened; the aura of the field around him then changed into a solid white glow, and his D-Wheel disappeared to leave him floating in that void.
Turning his head slightly, Yusei could see that this field was in fact the foggy white matrix from Z-ONE; though he had not seen it before, he knew it from Judai and Taiyou's descriptions. Turning his head, his attention went to a glowing red orb, which faded away to reveal the comma-like white machine just before Yusei.
"Who… are you…?" Yusei questioned, just now noticing that he felt weightless, without any sensation; as though he was separated from his body. Just after he asked, red lines began to glow along its form and a deep, low voice sounded, seemingly from everywhere.
"Fudo Yusei... Saviour Star Dragons' power has extended beyond the barriers of your reality, your plane of existence. It has brought you to me."
"And what… what has it brought me here for?"
"So that I can show you a new possibility. Saviour Star is not the only monster that can evolve beyond Stardust Dragon. Look in your hand." Turning to his right hand, Yusei saw that he was holding two cards in his hand; one was his Saviour Star Dragon, the other the blank Synchro Monster card Dark Glass had tossed him.
"My Envoy had given you a power that transcends Synchro Summoning; Accel Synchro. If you want to obtain it, you must feel the power of your soul. You must feel the power that dwells within the human heart. You must harness the power of Momentum."
"Mo… Momentum's power?" Yusei questioned, his eyes growing wider.
"With a calm mind, and concentration, you can tap into the energy within yourself. That is Clear Mind. Use its power, and attain a new possibility that can surpass the Machine Emperors. If you can do so, then Destiny itself will serve you..."
With that said, the being's form was recovered in the red beam of energy; this time, it expanded to fill Yusei's whole vision. Then, the red field changed into a black space-like field, with Yusei shooting by glowing red lights as he heard his heartbeat, felt the pulsation of his birthmark; and as it glowed, the whole field around him changed into a green glow.
"Clear Mind!" Yusei realized, his eyes gaining a total look of calm as the outside of his dragon burst into light. Just as with Accel Synchro, his dragon sped up until it reached nearly the speed of light; within the green field, Yusei saw an image come onto his card, along with a name.
Mere moments later, the dragon reappeared and shot straight up into the sky towards the clouds, its wings outstretches perpendicular to its body. Its blue aura then turned green and its whole body cracked up; this form then exploded into a new beast, one whose body was glowing with and trailing green energy.
This new dragon had snow-white skin, except for black scales on the underside of its neck and a spike on its mouthless chin. Horns much like the other white dragon's adorned its face; bit this creature had glowing green eyes, giving it a more mechanical look.
Its legs were also different; three-joined, with 4 fore-facing claws and a 5th facing inwards. A long segmented neck and tail were matched with massive wings, with wing-like struts jutting back 90 degrees to these. Two black claws were along these upper edges, matching the black talons along the strong-looking hands of the beast.
Up at the cloud level, this dragon's body let out a rainbow glow that shone across the black clouds, creating a warm and calming feeling among those below. Within the dragon, Yusei felt this beast's energy as one with his soul, and knew that whatever that being was, it had spoken true.
Seconds after it arose to the sky, this dragon let out a mighty roar, creating a shockwave across the whole sky. Aiming forwards, its body burst into a green comet and it shot towards the road below, completely dissolving and releasing Yusei and his D-Wheel to continue.
Glancing at the card in his hand, Yusei now saw that his card bore a name, an image and 10 stars; meaning that it had truly taken form due to him. "Shooting Star Dragon…" he said to himself, reading the name as he took it and Saviour Star and placed them back into the Extra Deck, shooting back off towards the others.
Standing atop the Public Security Maintenance Bureau Building's roof, Placido looked out upon the ensuing chaos from the WRGP practice and his Diablo army. However, what had truly caught his attention was the green-glowing dragon that had shot up into the sky, illuminating the darkness for a few brief moments.
"Yusei… has he truly reached the power of God?" he then questioned, his eye tightening into a frustrated flare while his hood and cloak blew in the high winds. "A new possibility… is this the Power of Dark Glass, dogging me even now? Or is Fudo Yusei truly beyond the level of humans?"
Stepping up behind the man, Alessandro appeared in his robed form and began to stare down with Placido, initially saying nothing but simply giving a solemn look on the ground below. Soon though, Placido asked quickly, without turning to the man, "Is Lucciano fully rebuilt?"
"Her body is finished being repaired," Alessandro answered honestly, "but her power cells need time to fully regain their energy. She will be ready and able to work with us again, rather soon."
"That's good news," Placido responded calmly. However, both of the men were then drawn to the sound of explosions below and off to one side; and turning to face them, they saw the source of the problem instantly.
"That guy… getting in our way like that," Alessandro hissed angrily while his rage was mirrored on Placido's face. On the ground below, Paradox could be seen shooting along, blasting his way through every Riding Roid in his path before eventually breaking away from them.
"We're losing enough Riding Roids to the Signers and alike as it is," Alessandro added. "We can't afford for Paradox to be smashing our hard work the same way."
"Hold on," Placido said soothingly, putting his arm out over Alessandro's chest to stop him advancing. Looking down upon the roads, he could see that Paradox was changing course, heading straight for a specific group of riders. "This may very well play into our hands. Let us watch."
Nodding, Alessandro pulled up his mechanical arm and turned on his display, zooming in on the D-Wheel of Paradox; while Placido simply brought up the visual on the inside of his eye piece, watching the chaos unfold.
Below, on the roads, Kyojo shot along by himself, having blasted apart close to a dozen Riding Roids on his own. When his field of gaze shifted, he could clearly see Paradox shooting along by himself; and a look of anger completely consumed the rider's face, his own pulse reflecting this.
With an act of total impulse, he jumped his D-Wheel laterally, getting onto the adjacent road that Paradox was on. Before the masked duellist could register, Kyojo rammed his vehicle into the side of Paradox's massive D-Wheel, and did so again and again about five times until the Masked Duellist gave him his full attention.
"Yeah, you'd better look at me, you mother-fucking bastard!" Kyojo yelled, his rage in full force by now. "You think I would just let you go after what you've done?"
"And what is it that I have done, or that you think I have done?" Paradox asked calmly, making Kyojo growl before barking another enraged rant.
"Don't play that fucking game with me! You're the one who's caused all this pain. Crow, Hell Kaiser, Endymion, Taiyou's World… you created all this destruction, this anguish and agony… and for what? What the fuck could you have possibly gained?"
"It's not about what I've gained," Paradox then responded, keeping his demeanour. "All I've done is ensure the balance, by undoing some of the damage bastard humans like you have unleashed upon this planet."
"I don't believe a word of that fucking bullshit!" Kyojo yelled, grabbing a hand of cards. "But after I trash you like last year's scrap metal, you'll wish you'd been straight with me! I'll beat the truth out of you!"
"Very well, human." Obliging, Paradox drew his own hand of cards; and the both players yelled,
"DUEL!"
Kyojo: LP 4000
Paradox: LP 4000
Card of the Week – X
Ally Hero Tyrant Master
Type: DARK
Level: 10
Family: [Warrior/Effect]
Effect: This card cannot be Normal Summoned or set. This card cannot be Special Summoned other than by the effect of a monster that has "Ally Hero" in its name. If your Life Points are 1000 or less, this card cannot be destroyed by battle or by card effects, and is unaffected by your opponent's Magic or Trap Cards. Also, while you control this card, damage to your Life Points becomes 0.
ATK/ 3000
DEF/ 2800