Vile: After a slight delay and a couple other things, I've got Chapter 5 done!
Keegan: People are wondering if you're going to stop writing for our universe.
Vile: That's nothing to worry about! ZEXAL has a lot of potential for ideas, so until I eventually get to and finish ZEXAL - The Future, I doubt I'll ever stop writing for ZEXAL! ^_^
Keegan: *deep breath* That's a relief.
Vile: So don't worry that head of yours. Disclaimer's on the first page, any bolded cards are mine. Enjoy!
Numbershot 38: End of a Crusade
Chapter 5
"Boku no turn… Draw!" Tron drew his card. "Animonster – Lard Boar, Tokushu Shoukan!" His monster emerged as a black-colored pig-like monster, looking very pissed off with two tusks, huge eyes, small ears, a spiral tail, and gray hair. Its body was very fat, so much so that its legs didn't even took the ground. It let out a low-toned, blubbery squeal.
Animonster – Lard Boar: Lv.6 DARK Beast/Toon ATK:3000/DEF:2800
"3000 Attack Points…?" Keegan whimpered.
"Lard Boar is only allowed to attack once while on the field, so I won't attack you. Cursed Quacker, attack V directly once more!" The duck quacked loudly before whipping around its tongue around. "Cursed Hammerspace no kouka hatsudo! Gag Weapon – Joy Zapper, hatsudo!" An odd device wrapped around Quacker's tongue, resembling some warped joy buzzer.
Quacker ATK:800
"Nani?" Chris said before the tongue whipped him on the back, the button on the buzzer being pressed, causing electricity to surge from it and into Chris's body. "Aaaaaahhhh!"
"Nii-sama!" Keegan cried. The electricity subsided, and Chris quickly shook it off.
Chris LP:2000
"Joy Zapper no kouka hatsudo. Since you took Battle Damage with it, you cannot place any cards facedown this turn. Whip Tongue no kouka hatsudo, increasing Cursed Quacker's Level by 1 yet again." The duck quacked, growing larger again.
Cursed Quacker: Lv.6
"I place one card facedown. Turn end." Tron's facedown appeared.
"Watashi no turn! Draw!" Chris drew his card. 'Good card.' "I banish Lightray Jinzo! Tokushu Shoukan!" The Number morphed into a ball of yellow and blue light, which then morphed into a portal. "Arawareyo… Lightray Gear Golem!" His monster emerged as what seemed like Ancient Gear Golem, but it had been fixed up greatly, having been repainted gold, white, and blue, the gears in it refurbished into gleaming silver.
Lightray Gear Golem: Lv.8 LIGHT Machine ATK:3000/DEF:3000
"You disrespect the Numbers for some insolent toy?" Tron growled.
"The Lightrays are monsters that will cleanse your heart. Their Numbers are no different, and they will gladly sacrifice themselves! Lightray Gear Golem will seal off your Spell and Trap Cards during its attack! Golem, destroy Cursed Quacker and end this Duel!" Yellow energy flared around Golem's fist, and it reared back to slam down on the duck.
"Animonster – Decoy Coyote no kouka hatsudo! If an Animonster I control is attacked, I can Special Summon and have it take the attack!" A vicious-looking black-furred bipedal coyote, covered in comedic bandages with a lump on its head and a bulls-eye painted on its chest, emerged, only to take the attack for itself.
Animonster – Decoy Coyote: Lv.5 DARK Beast/Toon ATK:2000/DEF:0
Tron LP:1000
Tron slid back slightly, his mask coming loose, but he held it in place. "Kuso… Your insolence is really trying my patience, V!"
Chris glared at him. "My name… is CHRIS! Turn end!"
Tron's visible eye widened at his declaration, and darkness began to flare around him. "If you are Chris… then you are my enemy! Boku no turn! DRAW!" Tron drew his card. "Animonster – Dash Rooster no kouka hatsudo! It can Special Summoned from my Deck instead of my hand!" A blur began racing around, stopping to reveal a thin, long-necked bird with inky green feathers that appeared to be bloodstained, a crooked purple beak, and white legs with long, sharp talons.
Animonster – Dash Rooster: Lv.6 DARK Winged Beast/Toon ATK:1400/DEF:2100
Marcus gulped. "He has… three Level 6 monsters!"
Tron's eye clouded with Number darkness, as well as a different darkness. "All who cross me shall meet a fate worse than death..." His hand shot up. "Boku wa, Reberu Roku no Cursed Quacker, Lard Boar, Dark Rooster… OBAREI!" All three of his monsters turned fully purple before shooting into the air, spiraling around each other. A galaxy portal opened up, and all three monsters sailed inside. "San tai no yamizokusei (DARK Attribute) monsuta de… Obarei Netwaaku kochiku! EKUSHIIZU SHOUKAN!" A burst of light occurred. Tron ripped off his mask to show the left side of his face was covered by a spreading midnight blue D-Gazer, slowly creeping across his face, his left eye completely white. His teeth were becoming sharp and yellow, his eyebrow became bushy and jagged, and the hair on the front of his head seemed ripped out. Printed on his face was the Number of the monster he was Summoning.
"Tou-chan?" Chris, Marcus, and Keegan gasped.
"Arawareyo, Nanbaazu Sanjuuhachi (Number 38)! Animonster - Hare-ible… Demonimation!" (A/N: Yes, I know that pun was bad. Cartoons are always filled with bad puns.)
The number "38" formed and flashed in fuchsia, and the monster's sealed form emerged as the infamous book to Toon World. All of a sudden, the book's cover turned brown and rotting, the pictures of Toon Mermaid and Manga Ryu-Ran changing to their original forms, the pages within turning black. Then, the book leapt around before being forced open, words spewing out into a stream of darkness. The print formed a hulking body, with two large legs, arms, and a head. The body was covered with wild, rigid purple fur, four fingers on each hand, and paws on the feet. Two long ears sprouted from the head, turning crooked to their opposite direction at 90-degree angles, and rigid whiskers sprouted beside a red nose and two black buck teeth: A rabbit's head. Its eyes were made of changing rings of dark pink, green, blue, purple, and yellow, with tiny black pupils, giving the monster a manic and enraged look. White gloves were on its hands, but the fingers tore through the ends. In its left hand was a large red carrot with black leaves, the fuchsia "38" printed on the base of the carrot. It released steam from its nose as three purple Overlay Units circled it.
Number 38: Animonster - Hare-ible Demonimation: Rank 6 DARK Fiend/Xyz/Toon ATK:3000/DEF:2200 3 Overlay Units
The three Arclight brothers were shocked at the monster, but what really caught their attention was the state of their father. Keegan was especially scared, flashing back to when his own D-Gazer spread over his face, him becoming a monster as well. Marcus comforted his shaking brother. "Tou-chan… what is happening to you?" Chris cried.
The tattoo spread to Tron's left ear, turning it pointed, elf-like. "I told you… there is no 'Tou-chan' anymore. I am Tron, crusader of vengeance. The Barian World gave me this power… and I will use it to take revenge on Dr. Faker, no matter who has to suffer to do so!"
"Barian World…" Chris breathed. "So you gave up your family for this power? A family that would've done anything to help you return to normal?"
"…I don't need family anymore. The only ones that have my loyalty… are myself and the Barian World. You three were good for what you were needed for… but your usefulness has ended. Hare-ible Demonimation no kouka hatsudo! By reducing its Attack Points by half until the end of this turn, it is allowed to attack you directly!" The demonic rabbit bit into its carrot, chomping noisily, the carrot reforming from the bite. It gulped down the bite before its eyes flashed.
Number 38 ATK:1500
"Demonimation, attack Chris directly!" The rabbit then pointed its carrot at Chris, and the front half of it opened up. A sick grin appeared on the cartoon's face as a cannonball was fired from the carrot, sailing toward Chris.
"Trap Card, Sparkle Shield, hatsudo! By banishing a LIGHT monster from my Graveyard, your attack is negated!" As Chris banished Lightray Warwolf, a sparkling barrier was formed around him, deflecting the cannonball.
Tron growled as the D-Gazer continued to spread, almost reaching his right eye. "Continue to hang on as much as you can, Chris… I will destroy you soon. Turn end."
Number 38 ATK:3000
Chris grunted. "Watashi no turn… Draw!" He drew his card. "Magic Card, Card of Sanctity, hatsudo! Now we may both draw until we have six cards in our hands!" Both players drew until their hands were full. "With three of my LIGHT monsters banished, Chaos Sorcerer, Tokushu Shoukan!" His new monster emerged as a humanoid clad in silver, gold, and blue, forming a ball of light energy in front of him.
Chaos Sorcerer: Lv.6 LIGHT Spellcaster ATK:2300/DEF:2000
"Chaos Sorcerer no kouka hatsudo! By shuffling a banished LIGHT monster into my Deck, I can banish your Demonimation!" Chris took Lightray Warwolf and put it back into his Deck, and Chaos Sorcerer threw the light ball at the humongous rabbit.
Tron grinned, his D-Gazer spreading around his eye, his other eyebrow having turned jagged. "Hare-ible Demonimation no kouka hatsudo! By using an Overlay Unit, I can activate a Trap Card from my hand during the Battle Phase!" One of the purple orbs was absorbed into the carrot, and the rabbit bit down again, chomping it as the carrot reformed.
Number 38: 2 Overlay Units
"Trap Card, Body-Swap Suit, hatsudo!" All of a sudden, Demonimation grabbed hold of what seemed to be a zipper and pulled it down, revealing Lightray Gear Golem in its place.
"Nani?" Chris gasped. The light ball hit Gear Golem and evaporated it. "What happened?"
"When a Toon Monster I control is targeted by a card effect, Body-Swap Suit lets me change the target to another monster on the field." The Lightray Gear Golem on Chris's field then pulled down its own zipper, revealing it to be the Number monster, which leapt back to Tron's field.
"Kuso…" Chris groaned. "Chaos Sorcerer can't attack on a turn it uses this effect. Turn end!"
Marcus and Keegan looked on with worry. "Come on, Chris. You're the only one who can do this!"
"Not even he can defeat me now…" Tron said, lowering his head. An eerie chuckle came from him, and he rose his head to show that his D-Gazer had fully taken over his face, his teeth fully yellow, his eyes both blank, his ears both elf-like. The hair on the front of his head spiked wildly, and he wore a sick grin. "NO ONE CAN STOP ME!"
Author-Made Cards
Animonster - Lard Boar
Level 6 DARK Beast/Toon
ATK:3000/DEF:2800
Cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. If you control a Field Spell Card: You can Special Summon this card (from your hand). Only 1 "Animonster" monster can be Special Summoned by its own effect per turn. This card can only attack once while it is face-up on the field.
Lightray Gear Golem (original form: Ancient Gear Golem)
Level 8 LIGHT Machine
ATK:3000/DEF:3000
Cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. Must first be Special Summoned by banishing one LIGHT Xyz Monster you control and its Xyz Materials, and cannot be Special Summoned afterwards unless you have 5 or more banished LIGHT monsters. When this card attacks: Your opponent cannot activate Spell or Trap Cards until the end of the Damage Step. You can return 1 of your banished LIGHT monsters to your Deck: This card inflicts Piercing Damage this turn.
Animonster - Decoy Coyote
Level 5 DARK Beast/Toon
ATK:2000/DEF:0
Cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. If you control a Field Spell Card: You can Special Summon this card (from your hand). Only 1 "Animonster" monster can be Special Summoned by its own effect per turn. If an "Animonster" monster you control is attacked: You can Special Summon this card (from your hand) in Attack Position and make it the attack target.
Animonster - Dash Rooster
Level 6 DARK Winged Beast/Toon
ATK:1400/DEF:2100
Cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. If you control a Field Spell Card: You can Special Summon this card (from your hand or Deck). Only 1 "Animonster" monster can be Special Summoned by its own effect per turn.
Number 38: Animonster - Hare-ible Demonimation
Rank 6 DARK Fiend/Xyz/Toon
ATK:3000/DEF:2200
3 Level 6 Toon Monsters
During your Battle Phase, you can reduce this card's ATK by half of its original amount (until the End Phase): This card can attack directly this turn. During either player's Battle Phase, detach 1 Xyz Material from this card: Activate 1 Trap Card from your hand.
Gag Weapon - Joy Zapper
Equip Spell Card
Equip only to an "Animonster" monster. It loses 400 ATK. If the equipped monster inflicts Battle Damage: Your opponent Set any cards during their next turn.
Sparkle Shield
Normal Trap Card
If a monster you control is attacked: Banish 1 LIGHT monster from your Graveyard: Negate the attack.
Body-Swap Suit
Counter Trap Card
When a Toon Monster you control is targeted by a card effect: Change the target to another monster on the field.
Vile: Chris is in a tough spot now. And we finally see what is behind Tron's mask!
Marcus: I didn't expect you to pull the spreading D-Gazer trick. But what's with the face alterations?
Vile: It basically shows that Tron is truly becoming a monster. The Numbers and hate are a horrific combination.
Keegan: *knows how that feels, flashing back to Episodes 47-49*
Vile: It'll get better in the last chapter, trust me. If you guys liked this chapter, leave a review for me! Ja ne for now!
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