Yu-Gi-Oh Arc-V Fixed!

by Donjusticia

Let's face it. As far as Yu-Gi-Oh Arc-V goes, us fans don't always get what we wanted. Did you hope Predatorshipping would become a thing? Did you moan when Gongenzaka didn't get more screen time? Did you hate the brain parasites? Do you wish you could just...fix some episodes? Well despair no longer! Submit your request and watch your least favorite episode get fixed!

5. Episodes 124-126 Fixed: Parasite Hive

Welcome back everyone!

I trust that the wait for this next chapter was well worth it and that the vast majority of you are not standing outside my bedroom with clubs and crowbars, ready to bash my head in for making you all wait for so long. Right? Right?

…put down the scissor gun, Shimmering-Sky.

Anyway…it's good to be back! And boy do I have a real treat for all of you today! The ever-present Arc-V fandom love for the brain parasites and brain parasite bracelet girls continues. Consequently, I have received NUMEROUS requests in relation to them. Here are some of them:

mcdinh

Okay. Here goes. *takes a deep breath*

You know at episode 124, where we find out that Yuzu was brainwashed by that bug thing from the Doktor, and then at episode 127, she was free from the brainwashing effect along with the Bracelet girls after Leo carded the Doktor. What really p*** me off was that she didn't get to dueled Yuya or anyone else under that state at least ONCE! I mean...I guess they did that so that she would become more "obedient" into going through a sacrifice for the Arc-V project, but other than that, there seems to be no purpose for Yuzu to be brainwashed!

changed currents chapter 1 . Jan 23

I'm indifferent on this, because if Yuzu hadn't gone through the inter-dimensional bleh, Yuuya probably would've never gone to the Xyz Dimension and met the Resistance, which is an arc I absolutely loved.

But request: I think that Ruri should've snapped out of the Parasite influence just for a bit. Can you modify 124 so that she actually attacks Serena before the Parasite takes hold again? Thanks!

(aw, everyone's working on it but me! *cries*)

DKILAM chapter 2 . Jan 24

Love your idea about fixing the episodes we want redone . Can I ask you for a request I do not remember what episode it was , but can you fix the episode when the doctor traps berserk yuya in the cage and make it the parasite girls rebel against him saying that he isn't in control of them anymore and they defeat him in four vs one duel. I didn't like the fact the doctor got away gloating in front of yuya , then got carded by the professor with all that happened between the girls vs the yu boys in their duel. It didn't me feel satisfied at all . It will at least give me a proper satisfaction if that happened. I hope you can do that knowing you will be busy with all your requests your getting. Anyway I appreciate your time reading this and I hope you have a good day

GXAL chapter 4 . Feb 17

Nice chapter! Alexis should have gotten more screentime in Arc V, but the writers made her look irrelevant. I'm glad you fixed this chapter.

I also have an idea for a future chapter. So, Yuya/Yuto are dueling Ruri and Selena in episodes 124-125. How about in one of those episodes, the Professor sends both Yuzu and Rin to aid their counterparts. When they arrive, all of the bracelets start shining brightly. Yuya and Yuto are then separated.

Ok, ok, ok guys! I get it! Seriously, you guys have absolutely no sympathy whatsoever for Tiny Brain Parasite Tim or his species!

Tiny Brain Parasite Tim: I just wanna cwawl inside your bwains.

But I suppose requests are requests. And so, in light of these very many requests, I have decided on a specific course of action! You see…I could write a single chapter for every single one of these requests (which would be just as pleasurable to me as using a cheese grater to shave in the morning), OR, I could create a single chapter that integrates ALL of these requests into its pages to one degree or another!

Obviously I chose the first option. (I really do love shaving with a cheese grater. It saves me so much money on having to buy new razor blades, though I will not claim that it saves less skin off my face.)

What's that voice of reason? Are you telling me that I literally don't have infinite time to write out a single chapter for each individual request? Oh well then. I suppose you will all have to just live with a single chapter that condenses all the above requests into one. I hope you can all forgive me for this.

…keep the scissor gun down, Shimmering-Sky.

So anyway, this chapter is going to be a compilation of the above requests. I hope you all enjoy it. But before we begin another chapter filled with so much hate towards the Parasite Fusioners, I thought it would be appropriate for us to take a moment to educate ourselves some more about these beautiful solid-vision creatures. And so, without further ado…

In cooperation with the Epsilon Tarantula Brain Parasite Preservation Fund, "Yu-Gi-Oh Arc-V Fixed" proudly presents:

The Life Cycle of the Brain Parasite

As Narrated by Herr Doktor

The Doktor: Hello everyone, and welcome once again to Fusion Safari! We will now be leaving the den of the wild Battle Beast in order to explore one of my greatest creations! Behold! The Parasite Fusioner! *Holds up a Parasite Fusioner*

Parasite Fusioner: *Snapping viciously at the camera* Brains!

The Doktor: This fascinating Parasite Fusioner or Parasitis Pestis, as it is known in Latin, has slowly evolved into what it is today over a time span of two card text erratum. Unlike most insects, the Parasite Fusioner is unique in that it serves absolutely no purpose other than to control the brains of Academia dissidents and drain all personality from what would have otherwise been unique and intriguing characters!

Parasite Fusioner: *Thrashing* BRAINS!

The Doktor: Let's explore more of these fascinating creatures in their native habitat…of the Academia labs! *Gently places the Parasite Fusioner on top of Selena's head.*

Selena: I DID NOT CONSENT TO THIS! GET THIS THING OFF ME!

The Doktor: As we can see, the Parasite Fusioner is drawn to the fertile brains of strong independent female duelists like this one here. Shortly after hatching from their eggs, the Parasite Fusioner uses its evolved senses to detect human brains. In addition to serving as their nesting grounds, human brains, such as this girl's brain, will also serve as the Parasite Fusioner's primary source of food!

Selena: *Squirming madly* I AM NOT LETTING THAT THING CRAWL INSIDE ME! *The parasite Fusioner crawls inside her ear* EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! GET IT OUT! GET IT OUT! GET IT OUT! *Suddenly her face becomes completely bland and emotionless* Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh…

The Doktor: It is essential that Brain Parasites choose the brains of intelligent hosts for their food source. For this reason, most Brain Parasites feed exclusively on the brains of female humans. On the rare occasion that a Brain Parasite is foolish enough to choose the brain of a male human…well…

*Camera cuts to a Brain Parasite crawling inside Yuya's brain before licking its insectile mandibles and getting ready to chow-down on some dragon-boy brain. However, the second the Brain Parasite clamps down on the brain, it begins turning paler and thinner.*

Brain Parasite: Too…little…thought! Just…stupid…egao! No…nourishment! Auuuuuuuuuuuugh! *Withers away into black ash as it starves to death.*

Herr Doktor: Poor parasite. Still, such is the circle of artificial life. Let's return to the Parasite Fusioners who are thriving within the brains of their more intelligent female hosts!

*Yuzu, Ruri, Rin, and Selena shuffle up in front of the camera like zombies.*

After one to two episodes of feeding, the Brain Parasite is ready to move on to the next stage of its life cycle, which Ruri will now demonstrate.

Ruri: *Mindlessly summons Assembly Nightingale before activating Parasite Discharge.*

Herr Doktor: *Continuing his narration as Parasite Fusioner fuses with Assembly Nightingale* With the Brain Parasite having successfully more than quintupled its mass…by a lot...the Parasite Fusioner is ready to move outside the brain of its host and affix itself to the body of a solid vision duel monster, transforming the creature into a stronger Fusion Monster, while gaining an even richer source of nourishment by suckling the monster's breasts.

Brain Parasite: Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm…*Hugs Independent Nightingale's chest*

Herr Doktor: Still, even with the host monster firmly under Parasite Fusioner's control, the Brain Parasite still faces many external threats from predators. Chief among those being Raidraptors and Dragons!

Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon: *Walking up to Independent Nightingale.* Yo girl! Is that a Brain Parasite on yo' chest!? Imma kill it!

Brain Parasite: *Begins quivering with fear*

Herr Doktor: Fortunately, the Brain Parasite has evolved a unique defense mechanism. When threatened by predators, Parasite Fusioner can disguise itself as a common piece of women's lingerie.

Independent Nightingale: *Angrily placing her wings on her hips while Parasite Fusioner disguises itself over her chest.* Brain Parasite? What're you talking about? This is just my bra.

Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon: Oh! Sorry girl! My bad! I thought you was turnin evil o' something!

Independent Nightingale and Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon: Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha! *Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon walks away.*

Herr Doktor: With the threat evaded, the Brain Parasite can now move on to the next phase of its Life Cycle. Mating.

Brain Parasite: BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Herr Doktor: *Speaking loudly over the Brain Parasite's screaming while covering his own ears.* While deafening to normal human ears, the mating call of Parasite Fusioner is highly effective when it comes to attracting mates over a long distance! However, in a pinch, a second Parasite Discharge works just as well!

Ruri: *Activates another Parastie Discharge, causing a second Brain Parasite to appear before the two Brain Parasites notice each other and begin crawling towards each other, an amorous look in all nine of their bug eyes.*

Herr Doktor: Much like the common garden snail, Parasite Fusioner is a hermaphrodite, meaning that they possess both male and female sexual organs, and can thus breed with any member of their own species. Of course, the actual breeding process of the Brain Parasites is considered far too graphic for even mature audiences. *Pulls out a camera* So let's take a look at it now!

Content censored in order to prevent 99% of the readers from collectively vomiting.

(And no, Epsilon, I will NOT be selling you the uncut version.)

Herr Doktor: Now that the mating is done, the Brain Parasites are ready to move onto their final stage of evolution! The mutating of themselves and their host into a single grotesque Parasite Queen!

Independent Nightingale: A single grotesque what now? AAAAAAAHHHHHHH! *Begins mutating and merging into a bloated Parasite Queen.*

Herr Doktor: *Continuing his narration while the monsters transform.* The formation of the Parasite Queen is essential to the survival of the Parasite Fusioner species as it is only the queen who can breed and lay eggs. At this point, some of you may be scratching your heads and asking, "Well what was the point of two non-queens mating!?" And the answer is…*turns his head away after noticing the Parasite Queen behind himself.* Oh look! They've finished transforming! How lovely!

Parasite Queen: BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

Herr Doktor: After finishing their evolution, the newly created Parasite Queen becomes the leader and matriarch of her own Parasite Fusioner colony. The Parasite Queen is adapted for this purpose by not only being greatly more massive than the typical worker Parasite Fusioners, but by also being vastly more intelligent than any of her thralls, meaning that her vocabulary expands to a total of four words!

Parasite Queen: EAT BRAINS! LAY EGGS! EAT BRAINS! LAY EGGS! BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! *Pops out several Parasite Fusioner Eggs.*

Herr Doktor: And with the eggs laid, a new generation of Parasite Fusioners is ready to continue the eternal cycle of hijacking personalities and creating more insect hentai. Well, that's all the time I have today. Join me next time, when we explore the wonderful world of one of the Brain Parasite's most deadly predators. The Traptrix!

Tiny Brain Parasite Tim: *Screaming in horror as Traptrix Atrax drops him into her mouth.*

Traptrix Atrax: *Swishes the insect around before swallowing.* Hmmm…kind of bland in my opinion. Still, can't choose what prey enters my hole.

And now onto the story you all actually want to read. Special thanks goes to Shimmering-Sky and Epsilon Tarantula for helping me edit, with additional thanks going to Epsilon for creating several of the Parasite Monsters seen here.

Yu-Gi-Oh Arc-V Fixed

Episode 124-126 Fix

"ODD-EYES RAGING DRAGON, DIRECT ATTACK!"

Yuya could see the last moments of his duel against Ruri and Selena, his dragon mirroring his own blinding rage after witnessing what The Doktor had done to Yuzu. Although he had managed to win the duel, Yuya couldn't help but feel that it was far from a true victory. Not only had he not truly freed either Selena or Ruri from their control, but he had hurt them in the process.

Realizing that the strain of the duel had left him sprawled on the floor, Yuya slowly lifted himself from the ground, arms quivering as he did.

Yuya had barely managed to get on his knees when he heard the scuffling of hands and feet across the room. Looking forward, Yuya just barely managed to stagger to his feet before Ruri and Selena, heedless of their injuries from the last duel, had jumped to their feet before sprinting out of the room.

Yuya called out to them, but it was no use. So long as The Doktor remained, all the girls who shared Yuzu's face would remain firmly under Academia's control.

Yuya was just about to sprint after them when a he heard a loud painful groan to his left. Turning around, Yuya noticed Shun struggling to his feet, still suffering from his Taser wound.

"Shun!" Yuya called, rushing over to his friend's side in order to help him out. However, when he thrust out his hand in order to help Shun to his feet, Shun smacked his hand away.

"No!" Shun grunted. "Ruri's still under Academia's control! Get to her before she gets away! I'll catch up with you!"

"You're hurt, Shun!" Yuya protested. "You need some help!"

"They need more help!" Shun countered, rising shakily to his feet. "My wounds in Heartland were worse than this! I won't let them continue hurting my sister!"

Yuya was about to respond, but there were more footsteps headed his way. Turning his head, Yuya saw Edo and Kaito rushing into the room before stopping when they saw Yuya and Shun standing amongst the wreckage of The Doktor's insect breeding lab.

"What happened here?" Edo asked, examining the destruction.

"Kaito? Edo?" Yuya asked. "What are you doing here?"

"Yugo is dueling Yuri right now." Edo explained. "He asked me to save Rin for him while he held him off. I met with Kaito and we agreed to save the girls together, after I told him I knew where the Doctor's main laboratory was.

"Where's Ruri?" Kaito asked, stepping forward.

"I just finished dueling her and Selena." Yuya began, answering Edo's first question. "After I managed to win, Selena and Ruri ran off in that direction." He finished pointing towards the staircase Selena and Ruri had run up.

Edo nodded his head. "That's where The Doktor's lab is. We'll likely find the others there."

"Shun got wounded during the duel." Yuya explained, indicating Shun who had managed to rise to his feet. "He needs help."

"I do not need help!" Shun spat, brushing himself off as if nothing had happened to him. "We're wasting time! We need to save them now!"

And before anyone could protest, Shun was running headlong in the direction where Ruri and Selena had fled, causing Yuya to run after him, calling for him to stop.

"Shun's right." Kaito called to Yuya before he and Edo caught up. "No matter how wounded we get, we need to stop The Professor's plans."

"We're here to help you save them." Edo added, giving Yuya a thumbs up. "No matter what The Doktor tries to throw at as, I promise you we'll help you save Yuzu and the others!"

"No matter what The Doktor threw at them." Yuya thought, the blank expression of Yuzu followed by the feral aggression of Ruri and Selena floating before his memory. When Yuya recalled how he had tossed them like rats across the room with his rage, an uncomfortable feeling settled in his stomach. Had he done anything to help them in his last duel?

Yuya shook away the thoughts as he continued running up the stairs. It didn't matter right now. Kaito, Edo, and Shun were right. No matter what happened, he had to save them, and the only we he could do that was by defeating the man who was controlling them.

Yuya followed Shun up the staircase into a large enclosed room with scientific instruments lining the walls. In the center of the room, Yuzu, Ruri, Rin, and Selena were standing with their Duel Disks activated, ready to engage the intruders.

"Yuzu!" Yuya called, horrified to see the blank expression on her face.

"Ruri!" Shun called, equally horrified.

None of the girls made a reply, choosing instead to stand unmoving with their duel disks at the ready.

Yuya was about to call to Yuzu in a desperate attempt to reach her, when the entryway they had just come through was suddenly sealed by a thick metal wall. To the other side of the room, a similar metal wall slammed down, sealing off any escape before a holographic screen suddenly flickered to life.

"My, my, my…" the gleeful voice of The Doktor simpered from behind the safety of his screen. "I did imagine that the venerable Sakaki Yuya would fly straight into my fly trap, but even I could not have predicted that he would be joined by three other fine specimens! Oh to think what use I could make of all of you in my experiments! Well…three of you at least. Sakaki Yuya, regrettably, must still be destroyed as per The Professor's orders. Girls, if you would please see to that."

"Come and fight us yourself, coward!" Kaito roared at the screen. "Or do you prefer to hide behind a girl's skirt!"

"Ooh, it has ferocity and wit!" The Doktor gushed, appearing not the least bit wounded by Kaito's insult. "I wonder how those traits will interact with each other while under the influence of my parasites!"

"Ruri!" Shun called, ignoring the banter as his sister stepped forward with the other girls, all of them ready to duel, "It's me, your brother! You fought this off before! I know you can do it again!"

"Ah yes…" The Doktor mused, eyes turning in the direction of Shun, "I remember you. You're the girl's sibling, are you not? I must confess, I had not calculated that you would be able to break my control, albeit briefly. Luckily for me, your previous meddling granted me a great deal of new data regarding the previous limits of my parasites! The previous defects have now been remedied, meaning that the girls are my absolutely flawless puppets!"

"No!" Yuya and Shun cried out in unison, Shun looking at his sister while Yuya gazed upon the blank face of Yuzu.

"Yes!" The Doktor guffawed, "And considering that there are four of you here, I have a special treat in mind for you all! A four vs. four tag duel! Both sides will share the same field, graveyard, and life points while each team alternates the team-mates who conduct their team's turn. If you win, you might manage to stall us a little bit longer. But if I win, I get three brand new Guinea pigs to work with! Shall we begin?"

"We don't seem to have much of a choice." Edo huffed, activating his own Duel Disk before Kaito followed suit. Yuya and Shun, however, hesitated.

"Yuzu…please!" Yuya pleaded, "I know you're still in there! You have to recognize me! I made you a promise! Remember!?"

"Fight it, Ruri!" Shun implored his sister, "Fight it with all your strength!"

"As amusing as it is to listen to your feeble attempts to reach out to your friends, I'm afraid I have gotten quite bored of it." The Doktor sighed. "You will not be breaking the mind control again. Ruri, would you please show Shun what I mean?"

Kaito, Edo, Shun, and Yuya Vs. Ruri, Rin, Selena, and Yuzu

"FIELD ACTIVATE! CROSSOVER!" Yuya and Shun's Duel Disks sang as a network of pale blue translucent platforms appeared in the room before several dozen Action Cards were scattered about the duel field.

"My turn!" Ruri began stepping forward with a malevolent expression on her face, ready to duel and deaf to the protests of her brother. "Since there are no monsters on the field, I special Summon Lyrical Luscinia - Turquoise Warbler from my hand!"

Appearing to Ruri's field was a petite female bird person in a yellow-green body suit with turquoise-blue tipped feathers and a bird-shaped helmet on her head.

Lyrical Luscinia - Turquoise Warbler / WIND / Level 1 / Winged Beast / Effect / ATK 100 / DEF 200

"When Turquoise Warbler is Special Summoned," Ruri continued, "I can Special Summon one Lyrical Luscinia monster from my hand! Come forth, Lyrical Luscinia - Cobalt Sparrow!"

Joining Ruri's first monster, a youthful bird-girl in an earth-brown body suit with crème-colored pieces covering her privates appeared, happily twirling through the air before posing next to Turquoise Warbler.

Lyrical Luscinia - Cobalt Sparrow / WIND / Level 1 / Winged Beast / Effect / ATK 0 / DEF 100

"Cobalt Sparrow's effect enables me to add another Cobalt Sparrow from my deck to my hand if it is Special Summoned." Ruri explained adding another copy of her card to her hand. "And now, since I control a monster other than Lyrical Luscinia - Sapphire Swallow, I Special Summon Lyrical Luscinia - Sapphire Swallow and Lyrical Luscinia - Tourmaline Thrush from my hand with Sapphire Swallow's effect!"

Joining the other two monsters, more of Ruri's bird-girls flocked down to her field. The first bird-girl wore a deep-blue bodysuit and the black suit of an air-flight attendant, with a black-and-red helmet resting on top of her head. The second bird girl had brown freckles, short and curly orange hair beneath her brown-and-yellow bird helmet, and wore a brown-and-yellow bodysuit while flying on a hang glider before landing next to Ruri's other monsters.

Lyrical Luscinia – Sapphire Swallow / WIND / Level 1 / Winged Beast / Effect / ATK 100 / DEF 0

Lyrical Luscinia – Tourmaline Thrush / WIND / Level 1 / Winged Beast / Effect / ATK 100 / DEF 100

"Lyrical Luscinia – Tourmaline Thrush allows me to add one Lyrical Luscinia Spell or Trap Card from my deck or graveyard to my hand when it is Special Summoned." Ruri explained, adding a card from her deck to her hand. "I will next Normal Summon a second Cobalt Sparrow from my hand!"

Lyrical Luscinia - Cobalt Sparrow / WIND / Level 1 / Winged Beast / Effect / ATK 0 / DEF 100

"Ruri!" Shun begged once more, still desperately trying to reach out to her, "Don't do this! I know you can fight it!"

Deep down, Yuya could feel similar pain well up within him as Yuto cried out in agony from the depths of his soul.

"Ruri!" Yuto called, vainly trying to get her attention.

But Ruri was deaf to the cries of both her brother and her closest friend.

"I overlay all five of my Level one monsters!" she declared as a black-and-gold Xyz portal appeared on the floor in front of her before her monsters drained into the center of the singularity in five streams of green light. In an explosion of multi-colored light, Ruri's monster slowly materialized to the field as Ruri began her summoning chant:

"Birds with beautiful wings, gather on the battlefield and take brilliant flight! Xyz Shoukan! Dance in the sky! Rank one! Lyrical Luscinia – Assembly Nightingale!"

In a flurry of wind and feathers, Ruri's ace monster, an angelic Harpy with glowing crème-white and pale blue feathers, elegant robes of the same color with golden bands adorning the soldiers, and a six-eyed bird helmet adorning her head, appeared to her field, five glowing green overlay units orbiting her body in what looked like a solid force-field of green light.

Lyrical Luscinia – Assembly Nightingale / WIND / Rank 1 / Winged Beast / Xyz / Effect / ATK 0 + (100 X 5) = 500 / DEF 0

"When Lyrical Luscinia – Tourmaline Thrush is used as an Xyz Material for the Xyz Summon of a Lyrical Luscinia monster," Ruri continued, I can attach one Lyrical Luscinia monster from my deck to that monster as an Xyz Material. I attach another Cobalt Sparrow from my deck to my monster as an Xyz Material."

Lyrical Luscinia – Assembly Nightingale: ATK 600

"That's a lot of overlay units." Edo observed, "But why summon a monster with that few attack points in attack position?"

"This is her strategy." Shun explained, expression still pained. "She can use its Overlay Units to defend herself."

Ruri sneered at this.

"You honestly think I'm just going to defend myself, bro?" she taunted. "Sorry to disappoint you, Shun, but I don't need my brother to protect me anymore!"

"This is not you, Ruri." Yuto wept from within Yuya, "You were always strong, but you were never disrespectful like this!"

The Doktor laughed from behind the screen.

"Well said, Ruri." He snickered, "Why don't you be a good loyal soldier of Academia now and destroy them all?"

"Yes, Doktor." Ruri replied with a ghoulish smile before placing another card on her Duel Disk. "Magic Card activate! Parasite Discharge! With the effect of this card, I Special Summon one Parasite Fusioner from my deck! Come forth!"

Leaping onto her field, the grotesque Parasite Fusioner appeared to Ruri's field, feathery green mandibles quivering in the air as its thin tail thrashed from side to side.

Parasite Fusioner / DARK / Level 1 / Insect / Effect / ATK 0 / DEF 0

"Parasite Fusioner's effect now activates!" Ruri declared, raising her hands above her head as her two monsters rose into the air in front of a Fusion Portal before swirling into its center in a swirl of blue and red light. As the colors blended together, Ruri began her summoning chant:

"Twitter of the songbird that resounds in the dark night, become one with the inner voice and cry more intensely! Yuugo Shoukan! Fly down! Noble isolated night bird! Lyrical Luscinia – Independent Nightingale!"

Bursting free from the Fusion Portal, Ruri's new monster, a darker version of her Assembly Nightingale, with blood-red and dark-blue feathers and glowing red eyes, appeared to her field, before Parasite Fusioner appeared, wrapping itself around the monster's chest like a piece of armor.

Lyrical Luscinia – Independent Nightingale / WIND / Level 1 / Winged-Beast / Effect / ATK 1000 / DEF 0

"Independent Nightingale gains one level for each of the Overlay Units that were attached to the Assembly Nightingale used in its Fusion Summon, and it gains five-hundred attack for each of its Levels!"

Lyrical Luscinia – Independent Nightingale: Level 7 / ATK 1000 + (500 X 7) = 4500

"Fourty-five hundred attack!" Edo exclaimed in shock.

"And it has its effect!" Yuto exclaimed within Yuya, remembering their last duel.

As if reading Yuto's mind, Ruri stretched her hand forward before saying:

"Lyricial Luscinia – Independent Nightingale's effect! Once per turn, I can inflict damage to your Life Points equal to the level of my monster times five-hundred!"

Without waiting for Ruri's sentence to finish, Yuya had already leapt forward, vaulting onto the platforms as he searched the Field for an Action Card. Launching himself onto a platform that was halfway across the room, Yuya snagged an Action Card from the platform and was about to activate it when a familiar voice rang out from the other side of the room.

"Action Magic Card!" Yuzu called, throwing down her own Action Card that she had snagged from a platform not too far from Yuya's, "Crush Action! This turn, all Action Cards are destroyed!"

"Yuzu!?" Yuya exclaimed in shock and agony as the Action Card he had grabbed exploded in a cloud of dust. He did not know why he was so surprised to see Yuzu fighting against him like the others, yet some small part of him had clung to the hope that the girl he had grown up with would be the one to resist.

That hope was shattered in one small instant as Yuzu sneered at him before Ruri's Independent Nightingale blasted Shun, Kaito, Edo, and himself back in a gust of wind and razor sharp feathers, which cut multiple gashes into their clothing and skin.

Kaito, Edo, Shun, and Yuya: 4000 – 3500 = 500 LP

"Setting a card face-down." Ruri declared, throwing down the last card in her hand. "Turn end."

Yuya and his other teammates had all been knocked violently against the wall by the last attack, leaving them all to struggle back onto their feet with their quivering limbs. Kaito managed to rise first.

"Ore no turn, draw!" Kaito declared, drawing a card from his deck. "Since my opponent controls a monster that was Special Summoned from the Extra Deck and I control no monsters, I Special Summon Cipher Twin Raptor from my hand!"

Roaring onto the Duel Field, Kaito's monster, a glowing dinosaur with a fluorescent blue-white underbelly and large glowing wings with patterns of multi-colored circuitry, appeared.

Cipher Twin Raptor / LIGHT / Level 4 / Machine / Effect / ATK 1600 / DEF 800

"Next," Kaito continued, "I Normal Summon Cipher Wing from my hand!"

"Next to Kaito's first monster, a glowing green cube surrounded by a construct of golden metal bands with glowing green wings appeared.

Cipher Wing / LIGHT / Level 4 / Machine / Effect / ATK 1400 / DEF 1200

"I next tribute my Cipher Wing in order to activate its effect!" Kaito continued as his monster disappeared in a shower of golden sparks. "I increase the Levels of all Cipher monsters I control by four!"

Cipher Twin Raptor: Level 4 + 4 = 8

"Cipher Twin Raptor can be used as two Overlay Units for the Xyz Summon of a Cipher Monster." Kaito continued. "Using my one Cipher Twin Raptor treated as two Xyz Materials, I construct the Overlay Network!"

Roaring, Kaito's Raptor morphed into twin streams of golden light before draining into the Xyz Portal as Kaito began his summoning chant.

"Galaxy Shining in the darkness, dwell in the demonic god of revenge and become my very servant! Xyz Shoukan! Arawayo! Rank eight! Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon!"

Shining with blinding blue and multi-colored light, Kaito's ace monster, a massive armored dragon with multi-colored wings clear as glass appeared to the field, long spiked tail whipping from side to side as it faced its opponents.

Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon / LIGHT / Rank 8 / Dragon / Xyz / Effect / ATK 3000 / DEF 2500

Ruri angrily eyed Kaito's dragon.

"So you plan on taking control of my monster and attacking me directly for three-thousand damage?" she scoffed, "Sorry Kaito, but that strategy won't work on me!"

"I don't intend to let this duel drag on." Kaito countered. "I'm freeing you all in one blow! Quick-Play Magic Card activate!" he declared, slamming a card onto his disk, "Rank-Up-Magic Cipher Pursuit! Since the difference between our life points is greater than two-thousand, I can target my Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon in order to rank it up into a stronger monster!"

Shining even more intensely, Kaito's dragon transformed into a stream of golden light before ascending into an Xyz Portal that appeared in the ceiling above their heads.

"Galaxy shining in the darkness," Kaito chanted, "release the forever changing light and become the beacon that illuminates the future! Rank-Up Xyz Change!" Kaito roared, raising his fist into the air as a massive pillar of light erupted from the portal above. "Arawayo! Rank nine! Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon!"

Descending from the sky, Kaito's new dragon, an evolved three-headed version of his previous monster, appeared to the field, all three heads roaring with fury as it glowed like a star.

Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon / LIGHT / Rank 9 / Dragon / Xyz / Effect / ATK 4500 / DEF 3000

"Yes!" Yuya exclaimed with relief, knowing that Kaito's monster could immediately end the duel, "Thank you, Kaito!"

"We're not finished yet." Yuto warned. "Ruri might have prepared something."

Kaito seemed to be thinking the same thing.

"None of you have begun to run for any Action Cards, which tells me that your face-down must be something that can counter my monster." Kaito observed. "Nevertheless, I will still activate my monster's effect. Go! Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon! Cipher Super Projection!"

Unfolding its massive multi-colored wings, Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon sent a stream of light into Ruri's Independent Nightingale, distorting the light around the monster as the bird-woman let out a high-pitched shriek of fury and irritation.

"I told you your strategy wouldn't work against me!" Ruri snarled, stretching her hand toward her face-down. "Counter Trap Activate! Lyrical Luscinia – Bird Chorus! If my opponent activates a card or effect while I control a face-up Lyrical Luscinia monster, I can banish one Lyrical Luscinia monster from my side of the field or my graveyard in order to negate the activation of that card or effect and destroy it! And then, once the effect resolves, I can banish one Lyrical Luscinia card from my side of the field or graveyard in order to re-set my card instead of sending it to the graveyard! I banish a Cobalt Sparrow from my graveyard to activate the first effect!"

Flipping over her trap card to reveal an image of multiple Lyrical Luscinia singing in unison, their combined voices creating a solid barrier of energy, Ruri removed a copy of Cobalt Sparrow from her graveyard before her trap card unleashed a storm of birds, who flew towards Kaito's dragon, completely obscuring the massive monster as they pecked and scratched at the dragon. After just a few moments, Kaito's monster exploded in a cloud of dust.

"This is bad!" Yuya thought, as he watched Kaito's ace monster get destroyed. "We needed a monster on the field!"

"And with Bird Chorus's second effect, Ruri can re-set her card so that she will be free to negate another of our effects next turn." Yuto observed.

"I banish another copy of Cobalt Sparrow from my graveyard in order to re-set my trap card." Ruri finished before sneering at Kaito. "Five hundred Life Points and no monsters on the field. Face it, Kaito, you cannot win!"

Kaito, however, to Ruri's and everyone else's surprise, looked completely unfazed.

"Now that you've used your card, you cannot activate it again this turn." Kaito calmly stated before pulling out a card in his hand, "Quick-Play Magic Card, Rank-Up-Magic Cipher Rebound activate! If an Xyz Monster I controlled was destroyed this turn, I can Special Summon one Xyz Monster from my graveyard before ranking it up into an Xyz Monster one Rank higher than the monster summoned!"

"You were baiting my trap!?" Ruri exclaimed in anger and astonishment.

"Using the effect of my Magic Card, I Special Summon Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon before ranking it up into my second copy of Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon!" Kaito continued, as if affirming Ruri's previous statement as his Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon rose up from the graveyard before evolving into Neo Galaxy-Eyes. "Come forth once more!" Kaito commanded, "Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon!"

Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon / LIGHT / Rank 9 / Dragon / Xyz / Effect / ATK 4500 / DEF 3000

"I detach all my monsters overlay units!" Kaito proclaimed as Ruri's monster shrunk back from the light of his monster once more. "Cipher Super Projection!"

Absorbing a glowing Overlay Unit into its chest, Kaito's monster began glowing with intense energy before unleashing a stream of multi-colored light into Ruri's monster, transforming the twisted bird-woman into an exact replica of Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon.

"The monster I took control of cannot attack, but that does not matter." Said Kaito, stretching out his hand towards Ruri. "With this attack I will free you from Academia's control once and for all! Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon, direct attack! Senritsu no Cipher Streeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam!"

As all three of Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon's heads opened their mouths to charge up the attack, Ruri and all her companions leapt forward, gunning towards Action Cards. Mimicking them, Yuya and his companions dashed forward to grab their own cards.

"Action Magic!" Yuzu declared, grabbing and activating an Action Card first, "Evasion! The attack is negated!"

Three streams of intense light shot from Kaito's monster, but Ruri and the others managed to dodge out of the way, taking no damage.

"Action Magic!" Yuya countered, wheeling forward on Allen's energy skates to snag an Action Card from a nearby platform. "Wonder Chance! If an attack of one of our monsters is negated, that monster can make an additional attack! Go! Kaito!"

Nodding, Kaito extended his hand towards his monster while continuing his search of other Action Cards as he leapt from platform to platform. "Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon! Finish the duel! Senritsu no Cipher Streeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam!"

Neo Galaxy-Eyes charged up its attack once again, but by that time, Yuzu was already charging towards another Action Card.

"No! Please!" Yuya thought, unable to believe Yuzu was fighting against them this hard.

"Action Magic Card!" Yuzu declared, snagging a card resting against a pillar, "Ba-…!"

"Action Magic! Cosmic Arrow!" Kaito countered, snagging a card from a platform. "Since you added a spell card to your hand outside of the Draw Phase, this card enables me to destroy it!"

Before Yuzu could activate her card, an arrow made of blue energy pierced the Action Card, Battle Lock, causing the card to explode in a cloud of dust. However, as soon as Yuzu's card had been destroyed, Selena leapt from a platform before grabbing her own Action Card.

"Action Magic Card, Twinkle Comet!" she declared, slamming the card onto her disk. "This card reduces the ATK of one of our opponent's monsters by one-thousand and inflicts five-hundred damage to your Life Points!"

Yuya was sweating, rushing forward with all his might towards a glimmering Action Card as Selena's card conjured a massive flaming comet which crashed into Kaito's dragon.

Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon: 4500 – 1000 = 3500 ATK

A massive firestorm exploded around Kaito's shrieking dragon, threatening to consume Yuya and his companions, but just before the flames could reach them, Yuya slid forward like a baseball player, ducking underneath a low-hanging platform, and snagging an Action Card off the floor before activating it.

"Action Magic, Flame Guard!" Yuya gasped. "The damage to our Life Points is reduced to zero!"

"Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon, continue the attack!" Kaito ordered as his monster sent out three streams of intense energy straight into the midst of their four opponents.

A massive explosion rang out in front of the four girls, clouding the entire area in thick smoke. Coughing, Yuya was about to wave some of the smoke from his face, when a sudden gust of chilly wind and snow blasted him and his companions in the face, forcing them to cover their eyes before witnessing all four of their opponents still standing before them.

Ruri, Rin, Selena, and Yuzu: 4000 LP

"But…how?" Edo gasped.

In response, Rin strolled forward, a condescending expression on her face.

"Did you forget about me?" she asked. "While the rest of you were scrambling around like chickens with their heads cut off, I actually took the trouble to look at what the Action Cards were before grabbing them. Good thing I did to, because Blind Blizzard happened to be exactly the card we needed at the moment."

"That card ends the Battle Phase." Yuya glumly observed. "Meaning they would have taken no damage. There's nothing else we can do now."

"No!" Edo countered, "This turn can't be over yet! There must be something around here that can help us!" defiantly, he grabbed a nearby Action Card from a pillar, but only ended up grimacing when he saw what it was.

"Find what you were looking for?" Rin mocked, idly twirling a lock of her sea-green hair. "If not, then I'd really like to begin my own turn if you boys don't mind."

"I set one card face-down, turn end." Kaito conceded, fixing Rin with a hard stare. "However, unlike the effect of Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon, Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon retains control of the monster it took, meaning that you cannot use Independent Nightingale's effect next turn or activate Lyrical Luscinia – Bird Chorus. You will not be able to defeat us so easily."

"Consider your challenge accepted." Rin shrugged. "My turn, DRAW!"

Idly scanning her hand, she plucked a card from her hand and shrugged.

"It's almost a shame Ruri already damaged you so much." Rin sighed, "I was looking forward to actually having to try a little harder to beat you. I summon Wind Witch – Ice Bell from my hand!"

Swooping onto the field while riding an elegant bell-shaped broomstick, Rin's monster, a blue-haired witch with a translucent purple veil over her left eye, a purple witch hat on her head, and an icicle wand in her hand, appeared in front of the dragon, playfully giggling before extending her wand towards Rin's opponents.

Wind Witch – Ice Bell / WIND / Level 3 / Spellcaster / effect / ATK 1000 / DEF 1000

"My monster's effect activates when she is summoned." Rin yawned, I inflict five-hundred damage to your Life Points."

Giggling, Rin's monster sent a gust of icy wind towards Yuya and his companions, ready to finish them all off with one blast.

"Trap Activate!" Kaito countered, revealing his face-down. "Cipher Shield! While I control at least two Cipher monsters, my monsters cannot be destroyed and we take no effect damage!"

In front of Yuya and his teammates, a massive rainbow-colored pillar of light appeared, deflecting the gust of wind from Rin's monster.

An amused smile crept across Rin's face.

"Good, I was wanting a challenge." She smirked. "I guess I'll get to go all out against you after all."

Pulling a card from her hand, she continued with her turn.

"By discarding one card from my hand, I can Special Summon Wind Witch – Snowflake Bell from my hand with its own effect. Come forth!"

In a gust of frigid wind, Rin's monster, a petit youthful witch with wispy white hair, a blood-red witch hat on top of her head, a black veil over her pale pink eyes, A large white snow-flake shaped crest affixed to her back, a pair of snowflake earrings hanging from her ears, a pale white-and-green winter coat and leggings, and a floating bell platform shaped like a white six-pointed snow flake, which she rode on top of, appeared to Rin's field, ethereal white-and-red magic circles shaped like snowflakes appearing above her open palms.

Wind Witch – Snowflake Bell / WIND / Level 3 / Spellcaster / Tuner / Effect / ATK 600 / DEF 600

"When Snowflake Bell is summoned, I can Special Summon one Wind Witch monster from my graveyard." Rin explained as her monster conjured a white snowflake-shaped magic circle in the ground in front of her, "Using my monster's effect, I Special Summon the monster I discarded, Wind Witch – Fog Bell!"

Emerging through the magic circle on the ground, Rin's monster, a tiny blonde-haired girl in a small green witch hat, a blue leotard and clear tutu, and a cape made of pale mist, flew to Rin's side. The new monster was riding a massive brass bell-shaped broom much too big for her, but the petite witch managed to hang on, giggling as her bell blew out a thick cloud of fog from its mouth while its music loudly clanged through the thick mist.

Wind Witch – Fog Bell / WIND / Level 1 / Spellcaster / Effect / ATK 0 / DEF 0

"If Wind Witch – Fog Bell is Special Summoned, I can add one Wind Witch or Bell Chime card from my deck or graveyard to my hand." Rin explained, showing her opponents a copy of Call of the Wind Witch before adding it to her hand. "And now it's time!" Rin declared, extending her hand towards her monsters, "I tune the Level three Wind Witch – Snowflake Bell with the Level three Wind Witch – Ice Bell and Level one Wind Witch – Fog Bell in order to Synchro Summon!"

Morphing into a trio of three green rings, Snowflake Bell flew into the center of the Duel Field before Ice Bell and Fog Bell flew through the center of the rings, bodies slowly fading away before transforming into four spheres of white light as Rin began her summoning chant.

"Midwinter wind, make ice and snow my power and blow through! Synchro Shoukan! Arawayo! Level Seven! Wind Witch – Winter Bell!"

Soaring through the air, Rin's monster, a sleek, stream-lined ice-blue, water-blue, and green-blue ice sprite with a bell-shaped abdomen, fin-like arms, an elongated head, and a long aerodynamic tail appeared to the field, swooping down to allow Rin to hop into its tail and ride along with it.

Wind Witch – Winter Bell / WIND / Level 7 / Spellcaster / Synchro / Effect / ATK 2400 / DEF 2000

"Setting one card face-down." Rin continued, effortlessly riding her monster while eyeing Kaito's monsters and trap card. "At this point, it would be pointless to use my Winter Bell's effect, and my monster doesn't have enough strength to contend with either of your monsters. Fortunately, I have another power I can call upon. Battle Phase!" she declared, revealing the Call of the Wind Witch she had added to her hand. "Since it is my Battle-Phase, I target my Wind Witch – Winter Bell in order to Special Summon one monster from my hand with a Level lower than the Level of my monster! Come Forth, Parasite Fusioner!"

Appearing alongside Rin's monster, another copy of the Doktor's hideous creation appeared, mandibles quivering with excitement as its tail thrashed from side to side.

Parasite Fusioner / DARK / Level 1 / Insect / Effect / ATK 0 / DEF 0

"Parasite Fusioner's effect!" Rin declared, leaping onto a nearby translucent platform as her two monsters began merging together in the Fusion Portal.

"Sound of the wind running through a snowfield of midwinter, become one with the inner-voice and give a more violent echo! Yuugo Shoukan!" Rin chanted, an aura of black energy oozing from her body, "Appear, bell of crystal echoing solemnly! Level eight! Wind Witch – Crystal Bell!"

Emerging from the fusion portal in a maelstrom of icy wind, Rin's Fusion Monster, a massive purple-and-white bell-shaped ice sprite with gold trimming and greenish skin, appeared to Rin's field, parasite Fusioner affixing itself to the monster's left breast before causing lines of red glyphs and the monster's left eye to light up with red light.

Wind Witch – Crystal Bell / WIND / Level 8 / Spellcaster / Fusion / Effect / ATK 2800 / DEF 2400

"Battle!" Rin declared, leaping onto the bell-shaped side of her monster's waist before hanging on to the gold trimming. "Wind Witch – Crystal Bell attacks Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon!"

"Is she nuts!?" Edo exclaimed.

"She's planning on getting an Action Card." Shun grunted, scanning the duel field in order to find one of his own.

"Close, but I don't rely on Action Cards like you Lancers do." Rin retorted, "Instead, I activate the effect of the Wind Witch – Fog Bell in my graveyard! By banishing this card from my graveyard, I can increase the ATK and DEF of all Wind Witch monsters I control by their Level times one-hundred while decreasing the ATK and DEF of all monsters my opponent controls by their Level times one-hundred! Go! Obscuring Fog Wind!"

Rising up from her graveyard, the ghostly form of Rin's Wind Witch – Fog Bell appeared to her field, before whooshing across the field, blowing thick clouds of fog everywhere she went before vanishing. With the entire field completely clouded, Yuya and his companions could barely even see their own hands when they held them in front of their faces, much less where any Action Cards were. Despite this, they could all hear the toll of Rin's monster as it charged towards Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon.

Wind Witch – Crystal Bell: 2800 + 800 = 3600 ATK

Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon: 3500 ATK (Unaffected by the effect of Fog Bell but ATK decreased from previous turn.)

Despite the thick mist, Yuya charged forward, determined to grab an Action Card. Staring as intensely as he could, he spied the shape of a platform through the fog and charged towards it, only to have the wind knocked out of him when Selena viciously elbowed him in the side, sending Yuya sprawling backwards before Selena retreated into the mist and the attack of Rin's monster successfully reached its target.

Kaito, Edo, Shun, and Yuya: 500 – 100 = 400 LP

"Cipher Shield prevents my monsters from being destroyed." Kaito reminded Rin as the thick fog dissipated from the gust of Crystal Bell's attack.

"So I'm aware." Rin retorted, slamming down another card from her hand as she glared down on them from the side of Crystal Bell. "Quick-Play Magic Card activate! Blizzard-Wind Bell Chime! If a Wind Witch monster I control attacks or inflicts effect damage to my opponent's life points, then I can target up to two cards my opponent controls and shuffle them into the deck! So say, 'Goodbye,' to Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon and Cipher Shield! Ringing Blizzard Storm!"

Before any of them could react, a vicious gust of freezing wind sent Yuya and his companions flying back, a pair of icy tornadoes ramming into Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon and Cipher Shield before causing both cards to disappear.

"Since Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon just left the field, its effect ends and all monsters we gained control of return to their owner's field." Kaito groaned as his second copy of Neo Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon morphed back into Lyrical Luscinia – Independent Nightingale before flying back to the girl's side of the field.

"Well that makes things even easier." Rin sneered. "I was planning on just using Crystal Bell's effect to inflict five-hundred damage to your Life Points once it copied the effects of Ice Bell, but this should be a lot more fun. Lyrical Luscinia – Independent Nightingale, direct attack!"

With a savage cry, Independent Nightingale let loose a storm of knife-like feathers from its wings, launching them straight towards the boys.

"Entermate Barrier Balloon Baku's effect!" Yuya countered, discarding a card from his hand. "If we would take Battle Damage, I can discard this card from my hand in order to make that damage zero!"

"Did you already forget about my face-down?" Rin countered, "I activate Ruri's Lyrical Luscinia – Bird Chorus! I banish the last copy of Lyrical Luscinia - Cobalt Sparrow from our graveyard in order to negate the effect of Barrier Balloon Baku and destroy it!"

Yuya's Entermate monster had just begun to inflate around himself and his teammates, creating a large fleshy barrier to block the attack. However, just as it reached its full size, a swarm of birds from Ruri's trap launched into the monster before popping it like a balloon with their sharp beaks.

"I banish Lyrical Luscinia – Sapphire Swallow in order to reset our trap card." Rin sneered, watching as Independent Nightingale continued with its attack, unleashing a second gust of wind and razor-sharp feathers. "So long."

"Destiny Hero – Dynamiteguy's effect!" Edo countered, discarding a card from his hand. "If we would take Battle Damage, I can discard this card from my hand in order to negate the damage and make us both take one-thousand damage instead!"

Suddenly appearing in front of them, Edo's Dynamiteguy, a massive warrior who looked like his body was made out of fuses, blocked the attack with his muscly arms before exploding in a massive blast of fire and shrapnel.

"Action Magic, Stand Up!" Edo continued, throwing down the Action Card he had found during the previous turn. "I negate the effect damage and end the current turn!"

"What!?" Rin angrily snarled as Edo's Action Card successfully protected them.

"Good job, Edo!" Yuya celebrated, relieved that they were still in the duel. So long as they kept going, they still had a chance of freeing Yuzu and the others.

"Don't celebrate yet!" Edo retorted, stepping forward, commander-in-chief cap rustling behind him. "We're still very far behind. Boku no turn, draw!"

"Magic Card activate," Edo began, "Destiny Draw! I send the Destiny Hero – Malicious from my hand to the graveyard in order to draw two cards. So…do you wish to negate the effect?" Edo asked, eyeing the girl's face-down card as he sent his monster, a bulky winged demon with two tails, three horns on its head, and a "D" tattooed on its chest, to the graveyard.

Rin, who was taking control of their field, eyed Edo suspiciously.

"Go ahead and draw your cards." She decided. "I'll activate my cards when I think the time's right."

"Very well then." Edo nodded, drawing two cards from his deck. "I next activate the effect of the Malicious in my graveyard! By banishing this card, I can Special Summon one Destiny Hero – Malicious from my deck! Come forth in defense position!"

Destiny Hero – Malicious / DARK / Level 6 / Warrior / Effect / ATK 600 / DEF 600

"Magic Card activate, Fusion!" Edo continued, "I fuse the Destiny Hero – Malicious on my side of the field with the Destiny Hero – Decisionguy in my hand in order to Fusion Summon!"

Malicious rose into the air, approaching the center of a Fusion Portal before being joined by a scaly Destiny Hero wearing a fish-like mask. Swirling together in a swirl of red and blue, the two monsters blended together as Edo began his summoning chant.

"Hero who brings torment to my enemies, hero who decides the fate of victory, now become one in the pitch-black future! Yuugo Shoukan! Come on! Destiny Hero – Dystopiaguy!"

Emerging from the Fusion Portal, Edo's monster, a tall warrior in a skin-tight blue bodysuit with golden shoulder pads and boots, and a golden mask emblazoned with a bright red "D" appeared to Edo's field.

Destiny Hero – Dystopiaguy / DARK / Level 8 / Warrior / Fusion / Effect / ATK 2800 / DEF 2400

"Destiny Hero – Dystopiaguy's effect!" Edo declared, "I target the Decisionguy in my graveyard in order to inflict sixteen-hundred damage to your Life Points!"

"Lyrical Luscinia – Bird Chorus's effect!" Rin countered, "I banish Lyrical Luscinia – Turquoise Warbler in order to negate the activation of Dystopiaguy's effect and destroy it! I will then banish Tourmaline Thrush in order to re-set the Trap Card."

Shielding his eyes, Edo waited until the storm of birds had destroyed his monster before continuing with his turn.

"Quick-Play Magic Card activate!" Edo declared, slamming down another card. "D-mensional Fusion! If a Destiny Hero monster I control leaves the field, I can Fusion Summon one Destiny Hero Monster from my Extra Deck by banishing monsters from my side of the field, hand, or graveyard as Material. I banish the Dystopiaguy and Dynamiteguy in my graveyard in order to Fusion Summon!"

Rising into the air, Edo's Dystopiaguy and Dynamiteguy posed next to each other before swirling together in a vortex of purple and gold as Edo began his summoning chant.

"Hero of the world of darkness, hero who blasts through the barriers of destiny, Now become one and reign over the utopia's twilight! Yuugo Shoukan! Come on! Destiny Hero – Duskutopiaguy!"

In a flash of golden light, Edo's new fusion monster, a green-skinned hero in shining golden armor, appeared before holding out his hand as if ordering the parasite-infested monsters to be gone.

Destiny Hero – Duskutopiaguy / DARK / Level 10 / Warrior / Fusion / Effect / ATK 3000 / DEF 3000

"Did you think you'd just bait our trap card like last time?" Rin snarled, extending her hand towards her own face-down. "I activate my own trap card, Bewildering Wind! Since you Special Summoned Duskutopiaguy, I can target your monster in order to negate its effects and halve its ATK!"

Seeing the card activate, Yuya raced forward on his skates, snagging an Action Card before the dark wind from Rin's trap card could hit Edo's monster.

"Action Magic Card, Candy Coat!" Yuya countered, "This turn, Duskutopiaguy is unaffected by our opponents' Spell and Trap effects!"

Brushing aside the gust of dark wind, Edo's monster withstood the storm unscathed before puffing out his chest with pride, light shining from his body.

"I banish Destiny Hero – Malicious from my graveyard in order to Special Summon the last copy of Destiny Hero – Malicious from my deck." Edo continued, Special Summoning another copy of his demonic hero.

Destiny Hero – Malicious / DARK / Level 6 / Warrior / Effect / ATK 600 / DEF 600

"And now," Edo continued, stretching forth his hand, "Destiny Hero – Duskutopiaguy's effect! Since it was Fusion Summoned this turn, I fuse the Destiny Hero – Malicious on my field with the Destiny Hero – Dreamguy in my hand in order to Fusion Summon! Come on! Destiny Hero – Dystopiaguy!"

Destiny Hero – Dystopiaguy / DARK / Level 8 / Warrior / Fusion / Effect / ATK 2800 / DEF 2400

"Its effect activates!" Edo declared as a second copy of his dark hero appeared. "I inflict Destiny Hero – Malicious's ATK to you as damage! Squeeze Palm!"

Conjuring a ball of black energy, Dystopiaguy hurled it towards the girls, who barely managed to dodge the attack, but not without getting knocked back by the blast.

Ruri, Rin, Selena, and Yuzu: 4000 – 800 = 3200 LP

"Action Magic Card, Energy Mate!" Ruri coughed, picking up an Action Card and activating it. "We gain five-hundred Life Points!"

Ruri, Rin, Selena, and Yuzu: 3200 + 500 = 3700 LP

"I Normal Summon Destiny Hero – Divineguy." Edo continued, summoning a hero in a tight black bodysuit with sharp white blade wings.

Destiny Hero – Divineguy / DARK / Level 4 / Warrior / Effect / ATK 1600 / DEF 1400

"Battle Phase!" Edo declared, stretching his hand towards his Devineguy. "I attack Wind Witch – Crystal Bell with Destiny Hero – Divineguy!"

"So you've finally given up?" Rin sneered as her Crystal Bell charged up its attack, preparing to destroy Edo's monster.

"Destiny Hero – Divineguy's effect activates when it declares an attack!" Edo declared. "I target the Parasite Fusioner equipped to Lyrical Luscinia – Independent Nightingale in order to destroy it and inflict five-hundred damage to your Life Points!"

Charging forward, Divineguy slammed his fist into Independent Nightingale's chest, destroying the attached Parasite Fusioner.

Ruri, Rin, Selena, and Yuzu: 3700 – 500 = 3200 LP

"You've still thrown away your victory." Rin countered as her own monster sent a gust of dark wind into Edo's monster.

"Destiny Hero – Duskutopiaguy's effect!" Edo countered, "I target my Divineguy in order to make it so it cannot be destroyed by battle while making it so that we take no Battle Damage!"

Just before the wind from Crystal Bell could slam into Edo's monster, Edo's Duskutopiaguy leapt in front, blocking the attack with his own golden body.

"Now is our chance to defeat these monsters!" Edo called to the others. "Work together and we can overcome them! Battle!" he declared as he charged towards an Action Card, "Destiny Hero – Dystopiaguy, attack Wind Witch - Crystal Bell!"

As Edo's monster charged forward, Yuya and the others followed Edo's lead, leaping onto platforms in order to find the Action Cards they needed.

"Action Magic, High Dive!" Shun declared, finding the first Action Card, "I increase Dystopiaguy's ATK by 1000!"

Destiny Hero – Dystopiaguy: 2800 + 1000 = 3800 ATK

"Thank you, Shun!" Edo replied, "Since Dystopiaguy's ATK changed, not only is it stronger than Crystal Bell, but it can also use its effect to destroy Lyrical Luscinia – Independent Nightingale! Go! Noble Justice!"

Stretching out his hand, Dystopiaguy began sucking Lyrical Luscinia into the hole in his hand, the afflicted bird woman shrieking in agony as it resisted the pull of gravity from Dystopiaguy's palm.

"Action Card!" Yuzu declared, quickly front flipping onto a nearby platform and snagging the card from on top. "Mirror Barrier! The destruction is negated!"

"But the attack will still go through!" Edo countered as Dystopiaguy slammed his fist into the chest of Rin's Wind Witch – Crystal Bell.

Ruri, Rin, Selena, and Yuzu: 3200 – 200 = 3000 LP

"I send Parasite Fusioner to the graveyard in order to prevent the destruction of my monster!" Rin countered, destroying the attached insect.

"But I am still not finished with my attacks!" Edo replied, "Destiny Hero – Duskutopiaguy attacks Lyrical Luscinia – Independent Nightingale!"

Flapping her wings, Independent Nightingale flew forward, talons outstretched as she prepared to meet the golden warrior charging towards her.

"Action magic!" Kaito declared, snagging a nearby Action Card, "Overpass! The ATK of the two battling monsters are swapped!"

Lyrical Luscinia – Independent Nightingale: 3000 ATK

Destiny Hero – Duskutopiaguy: 4500

Rising above Ruri's monster at the last second as a magical ramp made of solid purple energy formed beneath his feet, Duskutopiaguy rose into the air before bringing his fists down on Independent Nightingale, destroying the bird woman.

"Action Magic Card, Damage Vanish!" Selena declared, negating the damage before Yuzu immediately followed up with her own Action Card.

"Action Magic, Nightmare Prey!" she declared. "Since your monster destroyed our monster by battle, we can destroy Duskutopiaguy and inflict five-hundred damage to your Life Points!"

"Duskutopiaguy's effect!" Edo countered. "If an effect activates that would destroy a monster, I can target one of the monsters to negate its destruction. Furthermore, since Decisionguy was sent to my graveyard, I return it to my hand in order to negate the effect damage!"

A bolt of energy shot towards Edo, but before it could reach him, the spectral image of the fish-like hero in Edo's graveyard appeared, blocking the blast as Edo returned the card to his hand.

"Turn end." Edo finished, looking weary.

Destiny Hero – Dystopiaguy: 3800 – 1000 = 2800 ATK

Destiny Hero – Duskutopiaguy: 4500 – 1500 = 3000 ATK

"Then I guess I'll just have to finish things." Selena smirked, stepping forward.

"My turn, draw!" she declared, yanking a card from the top of her deck before adding it to her hand without looking at it.

"You were thinking tactically, even though you were relying on pure luck, Edo." Selena complimented with a smirk, "You knew that you needed to destroy both our monsters in order to stand a chance. But in case you haven't noticed, we still have Crystal Bell, and we can still activate its effect! I target the Lyrical Luscinia – Independent Nightingale in our graveyard in order to give Crystal Bell its effects! You take damage equal to the Level of Crystal Bell times five-hundred!"

As Crystal Bell charged up her attack, Yuya and his companions scrambled to find whatever Action Cards they could to save themselves.

"Action Magic, Encore!" Kaito declared, leaping onto a platform. "I activate the Stand Up in our graveyard in order to negate the damage and end your turn!"

"Action Magic, No Action!" Yuzu countered, cartwheeling onto another platform before grabbing the Action Card. "The effect of your Action Card is negated!"

"Action Magic Card, Emergency Stock!" Yuya countered, "By discarding one card from our hand, we can either gain 1000 LP if we discard a Spell or Trap Card or, if we discard a monster, we can gain LP equal to the ATK of the monster discarded!"

"I've got the monster to discard!" Edo declared. "I discard my own Decisionguy in order to increase our LP by 1600!"

Kaito, Edo, Shun, and Yuya: 400 + 1600 = 2000 LP

"Furthermore!" Edo continued, "Since Decisionguy was sent to the graveyard this turn, I return him to my hand in order to negate the effect damage!"

Appearing once again, Decisionguy deflected the damage before it could reach them, however, Selena was already continuing with her turn.

"Magic Card Activate!" she declared, "Parasite Discharge! I Special Summon Parasite Fusioner from my deck!"

Parasite Fusioner / DARK / Level 1 / Insect / Effect / ATK 0 / DEF 0

"Next," Selena continued, "I tribute my Parasite Fusioner in order to Normal Summon Moonlight Wolf from my hand!"

Taking the place of the insect, Selena's monster, a wolf-girl wearing a circular mask and moon-themed crests over her furry body, appeared.

Moonlight Wolf / LIGHT / Level 6 / Beast Warrior / Effect / ATK 2000 / DEF 1800

"When Moonlight Wolf is summoned from the hand," Selena continued, "I can add one Fusion from my deck to my hand! I activate Fusion now, fusing my Moonlight Wolf with the Moonlight Purple Butterfly in my hand in order to Fusion Summon!"

Rising into the air, Selena's two monsters appeared in front of the swirling Fusion Portal before blending together in a swirl of purple and blue light as Selena began her summoning chant.

"Great wolf that howls before the moon, butterfly with violet poison, Spiral into the Moon's Gravity and become a new power! Yuugo Shoukan! Come to me! Beautiful beast that dances in the night! Moonlight Cat Dancer!"

Dancing to the sound of Riq music, Selena's elegant ace monster, a cat woman with auburn hair, a carnival mask and dress, twin tails, and a pair of jagged daggers in her hands appeared, smiling at her opponents before posing with a playful "Meow!"

Moonlight Cat Dancer / DARK / Level 7 / Beast Warrior / Fusion / Effect / ATK 2400 / DEF 2000

"But Cat Dancer won't be gracing us with her performance." Selena sneered. "I activate a second Parasite Discharge from my hand in order to summon a second Parasite Fusioner from my deck!"

Parasite Fusioner / DARK / Level 1 / Insect / Effect / ATK 0 / DEF 0

"Using my Parasite Fusioner and my Cat Dancer as Fusion Materials, I Fusion Summon!" Selena declared as her monsters rose into the Fusion Portal.

"Wild beast dancing under the Moonlight, become one with the inner voice and revive with a new power to swing about more wildly! Yuugo Shoukan! Strike them down! Rabid devouring beast! Moonlight Feral Dancer!"

Appearing to Selena's field, a cat-woman similar to Cat Dancer, but with extremely revealing clothing the same color as Parasite Fusioner's pink, green, and maroon, hair a more lurid blood-red, longer fangs, claws, and daggers, a foaming mouth, and multiple scars over her bare skin, appeared before Parasire Fusioner crawled up her leg and scurried up to her right breast where it clung to her like a piece of clothing.

Moonlight Feral Dancer / DARK / Level 8 / Beast-Warrior / Fusion / Effect / ATK 2600 / DEF 2300

"I will next activate Double Parasite Rebirth in order to equip two Parasite Fusioners from our graveyard to Wind Witch – Crystal Bell." Selena continued, causing the other two Parasite Fusioners Ruri and Rin had used, to crawl up the chest of Wind Witch – Crystal Bell before each affixed itself to a separate breast.

"You've managed to give your monsters some protection." Edo observed. "However, with the exception of my Divineguy, all of my monsters are equal in strength or stronger than yours, and even if you chose to attack Divineguy, my Duskutopiaguy can protect him."

"You really think so?" Selena smirked. "That only shows that you aren't familiar with my Feral Dancer's power! Feral Dancer cannot be destroyed by battle and any battle damage I would receive from a battle involving it is inflicted on my opponent instead! Furthermore, during this turn, once, for each card in my Spell and Trap Card Zone, your monsters cannot be destroyed by battle, and my Feral Dancer can make one additional attack on them!"

"One additional attack on our monsters for each of your Spell and Trap Cards!?" Edo sputtered incredulously.

"Then that means four extra attacks on each of our monsters." Yuya thought, looking through the three equipped Parasite Fusioners and the set Lyrical Luscinia Bird Chorus the girls controlled. "That's a total of five attacks on each of our monsters!"

"Not to mention that if she attacks one of our stronger monsters, we'll be taking the damage instead." Yuto grimly added.

"BATTLE!" Selena roared, a feral expression coming over her own face as her monster bared its fangs and claws and hissed. "Moonlight Feral Dancer, attack Destiny Hero - Divineguy!"

"Destiny Hero – Duskutopiaguy's effect!" Edo countered, stretching his hand towards his monster as Selena's Feral Dancer pounced on his hero, "This turn, Divineguy cannot be destroyed by battle and we take no Battle Damage from battles involving it!"

Diving forward, Duskutopiaguy leapt in front of Divineguy before smacking away Selena's Feral Dancer, who angrily hissed at Duskutopiaguy, blood-red hair and tails puffing out like an enraged cat.

"I knew you would do that anyway!" Selena cackled, "Feral Dancer! Attack Duskutopiaguy! Rabid Full-Moon Bloodlust!"

Roaring with feral rage, the scars of Selena's monster began glowing a deep blood red while a slavering foam bubbled up from the corners of her mouth. Rushing forward with knives drawn, Feral Dancer began hacking at Duskutopiaguy, who managed to block most of Feral Dancer's attacks, but not without receiving some nasty lacerations on his thick arms.

Kaito, Edo, Shun, and Yuya: 2000 – 400 = 1600 LP

"The second attack!" Selena ordered, face twisted with madness, "Rabid Full-Moon Bloodlust!"

Yuya raced forward just as Selena's monster began its second attack, Selena's monster leaping onto an overhead platform and throwing its knives at Duskutopiaguy just as Yuya ducked beneath a platform and found an Action Card on the floor.

"Action Magic!" Yuya declared, "Candy Shower! Our monster is changed to defense position!"

Destiny Hero – Duskutopiaguy: 3000 DEF

"Action Magic!" Yuzu countered, finding her own card on another nearby platform. "Victory Topping! Your monster is changed to attack position and our monster gains six-hundred attack!"

Destiny Hero – Duskutopiaguy: 3000 ATK

Moonlight Feral Dancer: 2600 + 600 = 3200 ATK

Before Yuya or any of his teammates could find another Action Card, Feral Dancer's daggers struck home, imbedding themselves painfully into the gaps between Duskutopiaguy's armor, causing the golden hero to groan before Feral Dancer pounced on him and viciously ripped her daggers out.

Kaito, Edo, Shun, and Yuya: 1600 – 200 = 1400 LP

"Tsh." Selena snared, "That wasn't nearly enough damage! Moonlight Feral Dancer! Change your attack target! Attack Destiny Hero – Dystopiaguy! Rabid Full-Moon Bloodlust!"

Rushing forward on all fours, Feral Dancer leapt towards Dystopiaguy, fangs and daggers bared.

"As if I'll let you keep rampaging!" Edo countered, sliding forward to grab an Action Card. "Action Magic, Mr. Sun's Energy! My monster's ATK is increased by 400!"

Destiny Hero – Dystopiaguy: 2800 + 400 = 3200 ATK

"And since Dystopiaguy's ATK changed, I activate its effect to destroy your Feral Dancer! Noble Justice!"

"You'll have to try harder than that!" Ruri countered, diving onto the ground and snagging an Action Card. "Action Magic Card! Invisibility! This turn, Feral Dancer cannot be targeted by our opponent's card effects and it us unaffected by other card effects!"

Destiny Hero – Dystopiaguy attempted to suck Feral Dancer into the palm of his glove, but just when he activated his effect, Feral Dancer vanished. Confused, Dystopiaguy attempted to find his attacker, but only succeeded when Feral Dancer suddenly reappeared, straddling the yelping hero's back, fangs sunk into his neck while her knives hacked at his flesh, slicing right through the suit and opening veins. Fortunately, since their attacks were equal, Yuya and his teammates did not receive damage.

"Such wonderful teamwork!" The Doktor gushed from behind one of his viewing screens. "But I think we've messed around with them enough. Selena, if you could keep up the attacks, I'm sure Ruri, Yuzu, and Rin will be able to find an Action Card to power up Feral Dancer. Right girls?"

All four of the girls nodded, fangs bared in a mad expression before Ruri, Yuzu, and Rin raced forward to find Action Cards and Selena ordered the next attack.

"Moonlight Feral Dancer, attack Destiny Hero – Duskutopiaguy a third time! Rabid Full-Moon Bloodlust!"

Knives flashing, Feral Dancer began slicing at Duskutopiaguy, causing the golden hero to stagger back in pain.

Kaito, Edo, Shun, and Yuya: 1400 – 200 = 1200 LP

"The fourth attack!" Selena roared, as her monster leapt on top of Duskutopiaguy's head before tearing at his mask with her fangs and claws.

"I'm stopping this!" Shun roared, grabbing an Action Card from a platform. However, when he looked at it, he groaned in despair.

"Mirror Barrier!" he grunted, activating the card just to get rid of it. "Dystopiaguy cannot be destroyed by card effects this turn!"

Kaito, Edo, Shun, and Yuya: 1200 – 200 = 1000 LP

"And now the fifth attack!" Selena bellowed, a faint trickle of drool running down the corner of her mouth as Feral Dancer slit Duskutopaiguy's throat with one of her daggers, destroying the monster.

"Action Magic Card!" Kaito declared, "Selection of Miracle! Our battle damage is halved!"

Kaito, Edo, Shun, and Yuya: 1000 – 100 = 900 LP

"Moonlight Feral Dancer, attack Dystopiaguy a second time!" Selena ordered, blind with bloodlust, "Rabid Full-Moon Bloodlust!"

With a triumphant roar, Feral Dancer began hacking at Dystopiaguy, sending the warrior staggering back, but inflicting no damage to Yuya and his teammates Life Points.

"The third attack!" Selena roared, just as Yuzu, who had been carefully examining the Action Cards with the other girls before recklessly grabbing any, finally found one that would help them.

"Action Magic Card, Flame Power!" Yuzu declared, raising the Action Card above her head, preparing to activate it.

"No!" Yuya bellowed in protest, "Fight it! You can't forget who you are!"

Yuzu turned her head, so that their eyes met, but when Yuya examined her face, he found only a blank expression as she slammed the card onto her disk.

"Really, this does get tiring." The Doktor sighed. "I keep trying to tell them, but they just don't ever listen to me!"

"Flame Power increases our monsters ATK by four-hundred." Yuzu droned, face twisted in a strange expression that was both mindless and insane. "With this, you are finished!"

Moonlight Feral Dancer: 3200 + 400 = 3600 ATK

Feral Dancer stabbed Dystopiaguy in the chest, sending the masked hero reeling back as he clutched at his fresh wounds.

Kaito, Edo, Shun, and Yuya: 900 – 400 = 500 LP

Yuya leapt forward to grab an Action Card, but just as he was about to grab one, Yuzu grabbed Yuya by the arm and turned him around to face her. Shocked, Yuya managed to look into Yuzu's blank eyes, before his friend punched him violently in the stomach, sending him flying off the platform.

"The fourth attack!" Selena exulted, as her monster kicked Dystopiaguy in the chest, sending Dystopiaguy falling onto his back before Feral Dancer pounced on him and raised her dagger into the air to deliver the finishing blow.

"Action Magic!" Shun declared, finding another nearby Action Card, "Miracle! Our damage is halved!"

Kaito, Edo, Shun, and Yuya: 500 – 200 = 300 LP

"Useless!" Selena roared, "Moonlight Feral Dancer, final attack! Rabid Full-Moon Bloodlust!"

Bringing her dagger down on the chest of Dystopiaguy, Feral Dancer caused the monster to explode in a cloud of dust with one final scream.

Yuya barely had time to stagger to his feet. Blind with pain from where Yuzu had struck him, Yuya nevertheless managed to wrench himself forward and grab a nearby Action Card.

"Action Magic," Yuya grunted. "Selection of Miracle. The damage is halved."

Kaito, Edo, Shun, and Yuya: 300 – 200 = 100 LP

Selena stared at her Crystal Bell, as if contemplating whether or not to attack their Divineguy despite the protection Duskutopiaguy had given the monster before it was destroyed.

"Turn end." She finally decided. "You may have managed to barely survive this time. But the Action Cards will fail you! You can't rely on luck forever!"

"I don't care about luck." Shun replied, strolling forward, pain still evident from the Taser wound he had received. "No matter what kind of odds were presented to the resistance, we would always fight to overcome it! Ruri!" he called to his sister, "I don't care how firm Academia's control over you is! I WILL break you and all the others free!"

Ruri flinched, as if, just for a moment, Shun's words had reached her, but just as quickly, she shook her head.

"Just shut up and do your turn!" she growled. "I don't care about the resistance anymore! I fight for Academia!"

"You're wrong." Shun replied, "You've just forgotten, but I will remind you. Ore no turn!" he bellowed, ripping a card from the top of his deck.

"I Normal Summon Raidraptor Vanishing Lanius from my hand!" Shun began, summoning a blue and green robotic bird from his hand.

Raidraptor – Vanishing Lanius / DARK / Level 4 / Winged Beast / Effect / ATK 1300 / DEF 1600

"Next," Shun continued, "since Raidraptor – Retrofit Lanius can be treated as Vanishing Lanius, I Special Summon this card from my hand with the effect of Vanishing Lanius!"

Next to Shun's first monster, a skinnier robotic bird with bare wings appeared.

Raidraptor – Retrofit Lanius / DARK / Level 4 / Winged Beast / Effect / ATK 800 / DEF 1200

"Retrofit Lanius can be treated as two Xyz Materials for an Xyz Summon." Shun continued. "Using these two monsters treated as three, I overlay!" he declared as his monsters drained into the Xyz Portal.

"Obscured falcon, raise your talons sharpened by adversity and spread your wings of rebellion! Xyz Shoukan! Arawayo! Rank four! Raidraptor – Rise Falcon!"

Rising into the air, Shun's ace monster, a large robotic falcon with blue wings and jet exhaust pipes on its wings like feathers appeared, baring its massive steel talons at its opponents while letting out a high-pitched shriek.

Raidraptor – Rise Falcon / DARK / Rank 4 / Winged Beast / Xyz / Effect / ATK 100 / DEF 2000

"Raidraptor – Rise Falcon's effect!" Shun declared, hopping onto the back of his bird. "I detach one Overlay Unit in order to have my monster gain ATK equal to the total ATK of all Special Summoned monsters my opponent controls!"

Raidraptor - Rise Falcon: 100 + 2600 + 3600 = 6300 ATK

"Action Magic Card!" Ruri declared, leaping forward and snagging a card from a platform, "Illusion Dance! All monsters on the field are changed to defense position until the End Phase!"

Raidraptor – Rise Falcon: 2000 DEF

Moonlight Feral Dancer: 2300 DEF

Wind Witch – Crystal Bell: 2400 DEF

"Quick-Play Magic Card!" Shun countered, leaping off his monster and onto a nearby platform, "Rank-Up-Magic Raid Force! Using my Rise Falcon as a material, I overlay!"

Letting out a high-pitched shriek, Rise Falcon swooped into the Xyz Portal as Shun began a second summoning chant.

"Ferocious falcon, break through this fierce battle and spread your wings! Destroy our gathering foes! Rank-Up Xyz Change! Arawayo! Rank five! Raidraptor – Blaze Falcon!"

In an explosion of multi-colored light, Shun's crimson Blaze Falcon rose into the air, eight robotic eyes glowing with green light.

Raidraptor – Blaze Falcon / DARK / Rank 5 / Winged Beast / Xyz / Effect / ATK 1000 / DEF 2000

"No matter how many times you might try to push me away, I'll always be here for you, Ruri!" Shun promised his sister, causing Ruri to flinch in pain. "Raidraptor – Rise Falcon's effect! I detach one Overlay Unit in order to destroy all Special Summoned monsters my opponent controls and inflict five-hundred damage for each one! Raptor's Break of Thunderclap!"

Detaching feathery robotic segments from its wings, Blaze Falcon began firing a barrage of lasers from the robotic feathers, straight into the brain-controlled girl's monsters.

"Wind Witch – Crystal Bell's effect!" Selena declared, "I target Duskutopiaguy in your graveyard in order to use its effect! By targeting my Feral Dancer, I can make it so it cannot be destroyed this turn! Furthermore, I'll destroy one of Crystal Bell's equipped Parasite Fusioners to protect Crystal Bell!"

A golden barrier of light formed around Feral Dancer, protecting her from the laser blasts, meanwhile, one of the lasers sliced through the parasite on Crystal Bell's left breast, destroying the parasite while Crystal Bell survived.

"Magic Card, Xyz Light!" Shun declared, throwing down another card, "By targeting my Raidraptor Blaze Falcon, I can change the Levels of all monsters we control to become equal to the Rank of my Blaze Falcon!"

Destiny Hero – Divineguy: Level 5

"I next activate Cross Xyz, enabling me to use my Blaze Falcon and Destiny Hero – Divineguy as Materials for another Xyz Summon! Ruri! You cannot forget this! This is the monster that freed you before!"

Ruri's eyes had widened as Shun's two monsters swirled into the Xyz Portal, as if remembering. Veins bulged out on her face and neck as she strained her muscles, but if she had broken free from the parasite's hold, it was not showing.

"The unseen bold falcon, reveal your wings' unknown power here and now! Cross Xyz Summon! Arawayo! Rank five! Raidraptor – Etranger Falcon!"

Shrieking through the explosion of the Xyz Portal, Shun's new Xyz Monster, a robotic bird with massive purple-and-gold wings and a broad metal tail, appeared. Upon seeing the monster, Ruri gasped, a faint trickle of blood leaking from her nose as she gazed upon the monster, wide-eyed and pale.

Raidraptor – Etranger Falcon / DARK / Rank 5 / Winged Beast / Effect / ATK 2000 / DEF 2000

"You were my strength during that duel." Shun reminisced, looking Ruri in the eye. "You were the one who truly won! You let me free you then, and I know you will let me free you now!"

"F-free?" Ruri stammered, frozen in place as she gazed upon Shun's monster.

"I equip Etranger Falcon with Raptor's Ultimate Mace, giving it an additional one-thousand ATK!" Shun continued.

Raidraptor – Etranger Falcon: 2000 + 1000 = 3000 ATK

"Raidraptor – Etranger Falcon's effect! I target Moonlight Feral Dancer in order to destroy it and inflict damage to your Life Points equal to its ATK!" Shun finished, stretching his hand towards the prone Feral Dancer.

Etranger Falcon began charging up its attack, generating a massive sphere of black energy between its tail and pylon-like wings.

"Action Magic, Guard Change!" Rin countered, "Until the end of this turn, if our opponent targets a monster with an effect, we can change the target to another monster we control! I change the target to Crystal Bell!"

Shun's monster fired its sphere at Crystal Bell, obliterating the last Parasite Fusioner attached to its chest.

"I activate its effect a second time!" Shun declared, "Destroy Wind Witch – Crystal Bell!"

While Ruri remained frozen in place, the other three bracelet girls charged forward, scrambling for Action Cards as Etranger falcon fired a second sphere of black energy into Crystal Bell, destroying the monster.

"Action Magic Card, Acceleration!" Yuzu countered, finding and activating an Action Card. "The effect damage is negated!"

"And now you've fallen right into our trap!" Selena sneered.

"Wind Witch – Crystal Bell's effect!" Rin agreed, "If it is destroyed, I can Special Summon the monsters used in its Fusion Summon! Return now! Wind Witch – Winter Bell and Parasite Fusioner!"

Wind Witch – Winter Bell / WIND / Level 7 / Spellcaster / Synchro / Effect / ATK 2400 / DEF 2000

Parasite Fusioner / DARK / Level 1 / Insect / Effect / ATK 0 / DEF 0

"And once Parasite Fusioner is Special Summoned," Yuzu, Selena, and Rin echoed in unison.

"We can…Fusion Summon!" Ruri finished, adding her voice to the others.

"Sound of the wind running through a snowfield of midwinter, become one with the inner-voice and give a more violent echo! Yuugo Shoukan!" all four girls chanted in unison, "Come forth once more! Wind Witch – Crystal Bell!"

In an explosion of icy wind, the girls' towering Fusion Monster returned, freezing the surrounding area with its chilling winds.

Wind Witch – Crystal Bell / WIND / Level 8 / Spellcaster / Fusion / Effect / ATK 2800 / DEF 2400 (Defense position).

"We activate the effect of Crystal Bell!" all four girls chanted in unison. "Targeting Destiny Hero – Dystopiaguy in your graveyard, we activate its effect! We target the Wind Witch – Winter Bell used in our monsters Fusion Summon in order to inflict damage equal to its ATK to your Life Points! Go! Final Death Toll!"

Crystal Bell shot a trinity of black tornadoes in their direction from the three fins affixed to its back. Racing against the wind, Yuya zipped forward on his skates, wheeling straight up a wall in order to back-flip onto a platform and grab an Action Card resting on top.

"Action Magic Card!" he declared, "Runaway effect! The effects of Crystal Bell are negated and you all take five-hundred damage!"

Ruri, Rin, Selena, and Yuzu: 3000 – 500 = 2500 LP

"Battle!" Shun declared, wind whipping back his hair as the jets on his robotic falcon fired up, "Raidraptor – Etranger Falcon, attack Wind Witch – Crystal Bell!"

"Action Magic Card!" Edo declared, as he, Kaito, and Yuya raced forward to support Shun's attack with Action Cards, "Victory Topping! Crystal Bell is changed to attack position and Etranger Falcon gains an additional six-hundred ATK!"

Raidraptor – Etranger Falcon: 3000 + 600 = 3600 ATK

Wind Witch – Crystal Bell: 2800 ATK

"Action Magic Card!" Rin countered, "Zero Penalty! Now your Etranger's ATK is changed to 0! Counterattack, Crystal Bell!"

Raidraptor – Etranger Falcon: 3600 – 3600 = 0 ATK

Unleashing three massive tornadoes of black wind into Shun's Etranger Falcon, the solemn bell-shaped monster tore Shun's robotic falcon to shreds.

"Raptor's Ultimate Mace's effect! Shun declared, voice piercing through the roar of the wind, "We take no Battle Damage from the battle and I add one Rank-Up Spell Card from my deck to my hand, which I will now activate! Rank-Up-Magic Death Double Force!"

Emerging from the graveyard, Etranger Falcon reappeared, before swooping into a black and gold Xyz Portal as Shun chanted against the raging wind of Crystal Bell's attack.

"Supreme falcon. Carry on the wishes of your fallen friends, and fly off to the sky of victory! Rank Up Xyz Change! Arawayo! Rank 10! Raidraptor - Ultimate Falcon!"

Soaring onto the battlefield, one of Shun's strongest monsters, a blue robotic falcon with elegant golden wings, appeared. Hopping onto the monster's back, Shun faced down his opponent's, determined to carry on the battle.

Raidraptor – Ultimate Falcon / DARK / Rank 10 / Winged Beast / Xyz / Effect / ATK 3500 / DEF 2000

"Battle!" Shun declared once more, "Raidraptor – Ultimate Falcon, destroy Wind Witch – Crystal Bell! Final Glorious Bright!"

As Shun's monster charged up the weapon on its chest, Yuya and his companions, and the bracelet girls raced around the platforms, searching for Action Cards.

"Action Magic!" Selena declared, "Bi-Attack! Our monster's ATK is doubled!"

Wind Witch – Crystal Bell: 2800 X 2 = 5600 ATK

"Action Magic!" Kaito countered, "Action Mimic! We can immediately activate the effect of an Action Card you just used! With this, we activate Bi-Attack to double our own monster's ATK!"

Raidraptor – Ultimate Falcon: 3500 X 2 = 7000 ATK

"Action Magic!" Yuzu and Ruri proclaimed in unison, each of them grabbing their own Action Cards.

"Rejuvination increases Crystal Bell's ATK by eight-hundred and prevents its destruction by battle!" Yuzu explained, beginning with her own Action Card.

Wind Witch – Crystal Bell: 5600 + 800 = 6400 ATK

"Flight increases our monster's ATK by six-hundred!" Ruri added, throwing down her own Action Card.

Wind Witch – Crystal Bell: 6400 + 600 = 7000 ATK

"Action Magic Card!" Yuya declared, "High Dive! Our monster's ATK is increased by one-thousand!"

Raidraptor – Ultimate Falcon: 7000 + 1000 = 8000 ATK

Shun's robotic falcon swooped forward, firing a beam of energy at the girls' Crystal Bell, which left the actual monster unharmed thanks to the Rejuvination Action Card, but sent the girls flying backwards by the force of the blast.

Ruri, Rin, Selena, and Yuzu: 2500 – 1000 = 1500 LP

Leaping off the back of his monster, Shun dived onto a platform and snagged an Action Card resting on its top.

"Action Magic, Warrior's Prize!" Shun declared, throwing down his Action Card. "Since I inflicted one-thousand damage to your Life Points, I am allowed to draw one card!"

Drawing one card from his deck, he nodded before continuing his turn.

"Setting one card face down and ending my turn." Shun declared. "And during the End-Phase, the effects of our Action Cards wear off, furthermore, Ultimate Falcon's effect activates! Since my opponent controls monsters, the ATK of all of those monsters are reduced by one-thousand!"

Raidraptor Ultimate Falcon: 3500 ATK

Wind Witch – Crystal Bell: 2800 – 1000 = 1800 ATK

Moonlight – Feral Dancer: 2600 – 1000 = 1600 ATK

Yuya watched as the girls staggered to their feet from the last attack of Shun's monster. While they were definitely not free, Yuya could swear he saw the girls…wavering, as if they were struggling against the control.

"During Shun's turn." Yuya mused, "Shun managed to reach out to Ruri for a short time."

"Yes." Yuto agreed, "I saw it too. Once he played Etranger Falcon, the card that had freed Ruri for a short time before, she was able to fight against the parasite and not run for Action Cards like the others. If that could work once, it might be able to work again."

"Yes." Yuya agreed, looking around the room at the Action Cards that still remained, "I can still reach out to Yuzu. I just need to speak to her through the cards! I need to remind her of who she is!"

Dashing forward before Yuzu had even drawn her card, Yuya began racing towards the cards.

"Atashi no turn!" Yuzu declared, ripping the first card from her deck.

"Action Magic Card!" Yuya replied, finding a card, "Balloon Carnival! Any Battle Damage we take this turn is halved!"

With the activation of the Action Card, the entire Duel Field became covered in bright and colorful balloons, which Yuzu glanced at, a confused expression on her face.

"Remember who you are!" Yuya called, "You are an entertainment duelist, just like me! You would never use dueling to hurt anyone!"

"How many times do I have to tell these idiots that they cannot break my control!?" The Doktor groused, sounding irritated.

Yuzu shook her head, matching The Doktor's irritation. "Magic Card activate!" she declared, "Fusion! I fuse Mozarta the Melodious Maestra in my hand with Parasite Fusioner in order to Fusion Summon!"

Abover Yuzu's head, her elegant ace monster and The Doktor's insectile creation swirled into the center of a Fusion Portal as Yuzu began her summoning chant.

"Enchanting melody of the heavens, become one with the inner voice, and resonate more deeply! Fusion Summon! Come down to the stage of darkness! Dramatic song of judgment! Mussorgsky the Melodious Maestra!"

From the Fusion Portal, a fairy who looked similar to Mozarta, but with a pitch-black ballroom dress with blue and violet musical patterns, wild and messy blood-red hair, intense red eyes, and tattered purple butterfly wings with black stripes. Her baton was colored with green, violet, and pink, similar to the color scheme of Parasite Fusioner. Affixing itself to the center of her chest like a massive insectile jewel, Parasite Fusioner latched on to the monster, refusing to let go of its host.

Mussorgsky the Melodious Maestra / LIGHT / Level 9 / Fairy / Fusion / Effect / ATK 2900 / DEF 2500

A malevolent expression was spreading over Yuzu's face as her monster descended to the field. Despite this, Yuya continued searching for Action Cards, desperately attempting to communicate to his friend.

"Action Magic!" Yuya declared, "Flame Power! I increase the ATK of Raidraptor – Ultimate Falcon by four-hundred!"

Raidraptor – Ultimate Falcon: 3500 + 400 = 3900 ATK

"That attack increase is completely pointless." Yuzu hissed, looking irritated. "Just give up already!"

"I'll never give up!" Yuya replied. "I was taught hot-blooded dueling by your father, Shuzo! Until the very end, I'm going all out!"

Yuzu flinched in pain as if remembering, however, she continued with her turn.

"Mussorgsky the Melodious Maestra's effect!" Yuzu declared, "Once per turn, I can Special Summon one Melodious monster from my graveyard! Furthermore, whenever a Melodious Monster is Special Summoned, I can destroy one card on the field! With Mussorgsky's effect, I Special Summon the Mozarta the Melodious Maestra in my graveyard and destroy your set card! Go! Tragic Opera!"

Swinging her black baton through the air, Mussorgsky conjured a black portal in the ground, which Mozarta rose up from.

Mozarta the Melodious Maestra / LIGHT / Level 8 / Fairy / Effect / ATK 2600 / DEF 2000

After Mozarta appeared, Mussorgsky twirled her baton over her head before launching a stream of black energy into Shun's set card, obliterating it and causing Shun to grimace.

"Action Magic Card!" Yuya declared, "Team Entermate's Bonds! I Special Summon the Entermate Barrier Balloon Baku from my graveyard in defense position!"

Entermate Barrier Balloon Baku / WIND / Level 6 / Beast / Effect / ATK 1000 / DEF 2000

"Remember the bonds you shared with your friends!" Yuya pleaded. "They are still waiting for you, and I am still fighting for you! Don't push them aside! Yuzu!"

Yuzu froze, a film of sweat trickling on her brow as she quivered with what looked like pain.

At that moment, Yuya felt Yuto take control.

"Action Magic Card!" Yuto declared through Yuya, "Dimension Wings! Barrier Balloon Baku cannot be destroyed by battle or card effect once per turn this turn! Remember how we fought to overcome all our afflictions in the resistance, Ruri! You gave me strength when I wanted to give up and reminded me of what dueling truly was about!"

"Yuto?" Ruri whimpered, body quivering with pain.

Yuya took control again, leaping forward to grab another card.

"Action Magic Card, Candy Coat! Raidraptor - Ultimate Falcon cannot be destroyed by battle this turn! Academia's trying to make you use Fusion Summon as a weapon, but remember who taught you how to Fusion Summon in the first place! Sora was your friend and teacher! He's out there fighting for you as well! Do not let his feelings for you go unanswered!"

Yuzu clutched at her head, screaming in pain.

"I…switch…Moonlight Feral Dancer…to attack position!" Yuzu groaned, left eye weeping tears while her right eye twitched madly.

Moonlight Feral Dancer: 1600 ATK

Shun, seeing what Yuya was doing, leapt forward, grabbing his own Action Card.

"Action Magic Card, Candy Shower! Moonlight Feral Dancer is changed to defense position! I got to know you as well, Yuzu! When I was on a rampage in the Standard Dimension, you stopped me, and reminded me of my desire for peace! You did the same for me, Ruri! And you, Selena, you gave up Academia's warmongering when you saw how wrong it was! I know your desires were peaceful as well, Rin!"

Moonlight Feral Dancer: 2300 DEF

Rin, Selena, and Ruri all began quivering with pain, while Yuzu fell to her knees, blood pouring from her nose as she screamed in bloodcurdling agony.

"You've almost got it!" Yuya encouraged, "Don't let the parasite win! Fight it!"

But the second Yuya spoke those words, Yuzu's screams suddenly stopped. Leaping back onto her feet and wiping the blood from her nose, Yuzu continued her turn.

"Wind Witch – Crystal Bell's effect." Yuzu droned in an emotionless voice. "I target Lyrical Luscinia – Independent Nightingale in our graveyard in order to inflict four-thousand damage to your Life Points!"

At that moment, all eight players rushed forward, racing for their own Action Cards.

"Action Magic, Life Crystal!" Rin declared.

Ruri, Rin, Selena, and Yuzu: 1500 + 800 = 2300 LP

Edo grabbed a copy of Double Bull Shower, Selena grabbed a copy of Cursed Crystal, and Kaito grabbed Mad Hurricane, none of which they activated.

Yuzu was the next to grab an Action Card. Smiling a malevolent smile, she revealed it to be a copy of Crush Action.

However, before Yuzu could activate it, Yuya leapt in front of Yuzu, barely a foot of distance separating them as Yuya looked directly into his friend's eyes.

Yuzu braced herself as if readying for an attack, but Yuya made no move to stop her. Instead, he spoke to her.

"I know you're still there, Yuzu." Yuya whispered, "I know you won't activate that card. Come home with me."

Yuzu's eyes widened, and her hand dropped to her side, giving Shun enough time to grab an Action Card of his own.

"Action Magic Card!" he began, when Rin suddenly jumped in front of him and rammed her knee into his gut, knocking the wind out of Shun before she pinned Shun to the ground, preventing Shun from activating the card.

"Shun!" Ruri screamed, seeing Rin attacking her brother. Tears glistening in her eyes, she broke into a run, charging at Rin in order to stop her.

"Action Magic Card!" Selena roared, throwing down the card she had found, "Cursed Crystal! We take six-hundred damage!"

Ruri, Rin, Selena, and Yuzu: 2300 – 600 = 1700 LP

Before Yuya could react, Selena had leapt onto his and Yuzu's platform, punching Yuya in the gut, before suddenly twisting Yuzu's arm behind her back and ripping the Crush Action Yuzu had found from her hand.

"Action Magic!" Selena roared over Yuzu's protests. "Crush Action! All Action Cards in our hands and that we find this turn are destroyed!"

Before Yuya hit the ground, he managed to turn himself in the air, and snag another card from a nearby platform.

"Action Magic, Heat Up Sound!" he countered, "The effect of Crush Action is negated!"

Yuya slammed against the ground just as Crystal Bell fired a tornado of black wind in the direction of the boys, however, before it could hit them, Ruri had pounced on Rin, ripping her counterpart from Shun and enabling her brother to activate the Action Card he had found.

"Action Magic, Acceleration!" Shun declared. "The effect damage is negated!"

As the black wind dispersed, Yuya managed to get back on his feet, only to find Yuzu struggling against Selena as Ruri struggled against Rin.

"Selena!" Yuzu begged her friend. "Snap out of it! Please! We have to-…!"

"Enough!" The Doktor barked, and all at once, all four girls suddenly fell to the ground, like puppets whose strings had been cut, lying completely motionless with dead eyes staring blankly into space.

"What did you do!?" Yuya bellowed in shock and rage, feeling tears explode into his eyes as he glared at The Doktor's screen.

"I merely had my parasites re-boot them." The Doktor shrugged, before clapping his hands. Immediately, upon his command, the girls rose up, faces blank and emotionless, as if nothing at all had happened to them.

"Please continue with your turn, Yuzu." The Doktor lazily yawned.

"No! NO!" Yuya and Yuto thought in unison as Yuzu robotically continued with her turn.

"Since I control a Melodious Monster, I Special Summon Sonata the Melodious Diva from my hand." Yuzu droned as a petit green-haired fairy in a blue slip appeared to her field.

Sonata the Melodious Diva / LIGHT / Level 3 / Fairy / Effect / ATK 1200 / DEF 1000

"Sonata's effect applies." Yuzu continued, stepping forward like a zombie. "The attack of all my Melodious Monsters are increased by five-hundred.

Mussorgsky the Melodious Maestra: 2900 + 500 = 3400 ATK

Mozarta the Melodious Maestra: 2600 + 500 = 3100 ATK

Sonata the Melodious Diva: 1200 + 500 = 1700 ATK

"No! No! No!" Yuya repeated, shaking his head in disbelief as all his efforts to reach out to Yuzu and the others was erased in an instant.

"Furthermore!" Yuzu continued, more energy coming to her voice, "Since a Melodious Monster was Special Summoned, Mussorgsky's effect activates! I destroy Barrier Balloon Baku!"

Mussorgsky fired a beam of black energy from her baton at the bulbous tapir, however, due to the effect of Dimensional Wings, it was not destroyed. This, nevertheless, did not deter Yuzu as she leapt forward and grabbed an Action Card, Yuya standing frozen in shock, despair, and disbelief.

"Action Magic Card!" she declared, "Jumping through the Fire Ring! I increase the ATK of all monsters I control by five-hundred!"

Mussorgsky the Melodious Maestra: 3400 + 500 = 3900 ATK

Mozarta the Melodious Maestra: 3100 + 500 = 3600 ATK

Sonata the Melodious Diva: 1700 + 2200 ATK

Moonlight Feral Dancer: 1600 + 500 = 2100 ATK

Wind Witch - Crystal Bell: 1800 + 500 = 2300 ATK

"NO! NO! NO! NO! PLEASE! STOP!" Yuya wailed in agony, feeling excruciating pain and anger welling up from deep within him.

"Action Magic Card!" Yuzu viciously continued, completely ignoring Yuya, "Gravity Turn! This turn, if my Mussorgsky destroys a monster by battle, it can attack once again in a row! Battle! Mussorgsky the Melodious Maestra, destroy Entermate Barrier Balloon Baku!"

Kaito, Edo, and Shun were all running for Action Cards, meeting Ruri, Rin, and Selena, who all worked together to block the boys' way. Yuya, on the other hand, remained frozen in place, gasping in agony as a familiar darkness rose up within him, completely consuming him till he was unaware of any of his surroundings. His own monster was effortlessly destroyed by Yuzu's attack, but at that point, Yuya did not care.

Mussorgsky the Melodious Maestra: 3900 + 100 = 4000 ATK

"The second attack!" Yuzu declared, "I attack Raidraptor – Ultimate Falcon! Sorrowful Composition!"

Mussorgsky let out a forlorn operatic wail of music as she unleashed another stream of black energy from her baton, slamming into Shun's monster and knocking it back despite not destroying it thanks to the effect of Candy Coat.

Kaito, Edo, Shun, and Yuya: 100 – (100 / 2) = 50 LP

"Setting one card face-down." Yuzu remorselessly continued, as the last attack of her monster knocked Kaito, Edo, Shun, and Yuya onto their backs. "Turn end."

"No! No! NO! NO! NO! NO! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! YUZU! STOP! PLEASE!" Yuya screamed in agony as Yuto mirrored his pain.

"RURI! PLEASE! COME BACK TO ME!" Yuto screamed from inside him, writhing against his own pain.

"WE CAN'T LOSE YOU!" They screamed in unison, "WE WON'T LOSE YOU! WE WON'T LOSE!" They roared, leaping onto their feet as an aura of darkness overshadowed their body, winds whipping around in all directions to send debris flying everywhere.

"ORE NO TUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURN!" Yuya and Yuto bellowed in unison, eyes glowing with energy as they felt renewed strength and power flowing through their veins as their anger took hold.

"Using the scale one Entermate Monkeyboard and the scale six Entermake Guitartle, I set the Pendulum Scales!" Yuya and Yuto roared, placing the Pendulum Cards on the edge of their Duel Disks. Immediately, in two pillars of blue light, their two monsters, a monkey with piano keys for teeth and a turtle wearing a guitar for a shell, rose into the air before the numbers of their respective scales shone beneath them.

Entermate Monkeyboard: Scale 1

Entermate Guitartle: Scale 6

"Monkeyboard allows me to add one Level four or lower Entermate Monster from my deck to my hand!" Yuya continued, adding a copy of Stamp Turtle from his deck to his hand. "And Entermate Guitartle allows me to draw one card! Now with the set Pendulum Scales I Pendulum Summon! Come forth my monster servants! Entermate Stamp Turtle, Entermate Lizardraw, Entermate Extra Shooter, and Entermate Discover Hippo!"

Pouring from a pink portal in the sky in streams of red, yellow, blue, and green light, Yuya's four monsters, an elderly turtle with a stamp, a lizard in a top-hat with a cane and cards decorating his neck, a young kid with a slingshot, and a small friendly hippo in a top hat, appeared to Yuya's field.

Entermate Stamp Turtle / WATER / Level 4 / Aqua / Effect / ATK 100 / DEF 1800

Entermate Lizardraw / EARTH / Level 3 / Reptile / Pendulum / Effect / ATK 1200 / DEF 600

Entermate Extra Shooter / DARK / Level 3 / Spellcaster / Pendulum / Effect / ATK 800 / DEF 1100

Entermate Discover Hippo / EARTH / Level 3 / Beast / Effect / ATK 800 / DEF 800

Once all four monsters had been summoned, Yuya leapt forward, grabbing an Action Card from a platform.

"Action Magic Card!" he roared, "Rocket Spike! I destroy my own Raidraptor – Ultimate Falcon in order to inflict one-thousand damage to your Life Points!"

"What are you doing!?" Shun protested, as his Ultimate Falcon shot forward like a kamikazr pilot before crashing into the ground in front of the bracelet girls in an explosion of twisted metal.

"Action Magic, Flame Guard!" Selena countered, "The Damage is reduced to zero!"

"Entermate Lizardraw's effect activates!" Yuya and Yuto bellowed, ignoring the protests of his teammates who were noticing the change that had come over him. "If one of my monsters is destroyed, I can draw one card for each Entermate monster I control! Since I control four, I draw four cards from my deck!"

"Yuya!?" Edo bellowed, "What's going on!? This isn't like you!"

"Entermate Stamp Turtle's effect!" Yuya continued, after drawing his cards, "I increase the Levels of all monsters on the field by one!"

Entermate Stamp Turtle: Level 5

Entermate Lizardraw: Level 4

Entermate Extra Shooter: Level 4

Entermate Discover Hippo: Level 4

Wind Witch – Crystal Bell: Level 9

Moonlight Feral Dancer: Level 9

Mussorgsky the Melodious Maestra: Level 10

Mozarta the Melodious Maestra: Level 9

Sonata the Melodious Maestra: Level 4

"I next tribute Entermate Discover Hippo in order to summon Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon, come forth now, dragon with radiant heterochromatic eyes!" Yuya roared as his hippo disappeared to be replaced with his ace monster, a red wingless dragon with large horns and mismatched green and red eyes.

Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon / DARK / Level 7 / Dragon / Pendulum / Effect / ATK 2500 / DEF 2000

"Next!" Yuya and Yuto continued, eyes shining like a flame of fire, "I overlay my Level four Lizardraw and Extra Shooter in order to Overlay! Formed from pitch-black darkness to fight all those foolish enough to oppose it with its treacherous fangs, now descend! Xyz Shoukan! Rank four! Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon!"

Rising from out of the Xyz Portal, Yuto's ace monster, a black dragon with massive tusks, a tail tipped with twin curved scythes, and massive purple wings with glowing orbs, appeared, roaring alongside its brother, Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon.

Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon / DARK / Rank 4 / Dragon / Xyz / Effect / ATK 2500 / DEF 2000

"Trap Activate!" Yuzu countered. "Melodious Rhythm Change! I return Sonata to my hand in order to Special Summon it to the field once again!"

Sonata rose into the air and disappeared, only to reappear moments later as Mussorgsky raised her baton over her head.

"Mussorgsky's effect!" Yuzu continued, "I destroy Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon!"

"Quick-Play Magic Card!" Yuya and Yuto countered in unison, "The Phantom Knights of Cursed Armor! By detaching all Overlay Units from our Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon, we increase the ATK and DEF of our monster by five-hundred for each Overlay Unit detached! Also, it cannot be destroyed by battle or card effect this turn!"

Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon: 2500 + (500 X 2) = 3500 ATK

Growing a layer of thick black armor over its scales as its Overlay Units disappeared into its chest, Yuto's ace monster, effortlessly deflected Mussorgsky's attack, only to roar with rage at Yuzu's monster.

"THE TIME HAS COME TO DESTROY ALL YOU PATHETIC INSECTS ONCE AND FOR ALL!" Yuya and Yuto bellowed together. "Magic Card activate! The Phantom Knights of Possession! This turn, we treat Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon as having a level equal to the Level of Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon!"

Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon: Level 7

"And now," Yuya and Yuto continued, "Using our two monsters as Materials, we overlay!"

Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon and Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon roared in unison as they each drained into the Xyz Portal in two streams of black energy. Raising their hands into the air, Yuya and Yuto began their summoning chant, the silhouette of a shadowy dragon rising up from behind them.

"Dragon with dual colored eyes! Resurrect from the deep darkness. With the flame of rage, incinerate everything on the earth! Xyz Shoukan! Arawayo! Rank 7! The blazing dragon called by calamity! Supreme King Violent Dragon - Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon!"

In an inferno of fire, Yuya's new ace monster, a violet dragon that was a mixture of Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon's and Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon's features, with bright red scales and burning wings made of molten magma, appeared, roaring with fury as Selena and Ruri backed away, apparently remembering their last duel.

Supreme King Violent Dragon - Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon / DARK / Rank 7 / Dragon / Xyz / Pendulum / Effect / ATK 3000 / DEF 2500

"Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon's monster effect!" Yuya and Yuto bellowed with the roar of a dragon, "I detach all of its Overlay Units in order to negate the effects of all Magic and Trap Cards on the field and destroy Entermate Guitartle, Entermate Monkeyboard, Entermate Stamp Turtle, three equipped Parasite Fusioners, Wind Witch – Crystal Bell, Moonlight Feral Dancer, Mussorgsky the Melodious Maestra, Mozarta the Melodious Maestra, Sonata the Melodious Diva, and your face-down card!"

Roaring, Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon stretched out its wings, burning everything in its path, including The Doktor's monitor, as every other card on the field was destroyed, Yuya activated another card from his hand.

"Quick-Play Magic Card, Supreme King Bloodlust!" He and Yuto bellowed, "I discard Smile World from my hand in order to activate its effect! This turn, if a Supreme King monster I control destroys any cards by battle or card effect, I can inflict two-hundred damage to my opponent for each card destroyed while gaining Life Points equal to the damage inflicted!"

"Action Magic Card!" Yuzu called out defiantly, grabbing a card from a platform. "Life Crystal! We gain eight-hundred Life Points!"

Ruri, Rin, Selena, and Yuzu: 1700 + 800 = 2500 LP

All five of the Bracelet Girls' monsters evaporated in the violent flames of Raging Dragon as its effect consumed the field. All around Yuya and Yuto, the other players were thrown violently back from the explosions of Raging Dragon's effect. Flying through the air, the other seven players smacked hard against the wall before crumpling onto the ground in a heap.

Ruri, Rin, Selena, and Yuzu: 2500 – 2400 = 100 LP

Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon: 3000 + 2400 = 5400 LP

Yuya: 50 + 2400 = 2450 LP

Through the shroud of darkness, Yuya managed to spy Yuzu, crawling onto her feet while her other counterparts remained unconscious. Shaking her head, she slowly lifted her eyes, the blank expression from before now completely gone, to see Yuya obscured within a rage storm of darkness.

"Y-Yuya!" she called, tears streaming from her eyes as a faint trickle of blood leaked down her neck from the back of her head. "No! I-It's me! Please! Stop! I'm awake now! I can feel it! You must have freed me when you hit my head against the wall! Please! Listen to me! Yuya!"

Yuya, however, did not hear whatever she was saying. There was only one other thing for him to do, destroy The Doktor and everyone else like him who stood in his way.

Yuzu quickly glanced at her Duel Disk, before stretching out her hand, struggling against a gale of dark winds emanating from Yuya's darkness.

"Mussorgsky the Melodious Maestra's effect!" Yuzu called, "If it is destroyed, all other cards on the field are destroyed!"

A ghostly image of Mussorgsky appeared to the field in front of Yuzu. Raising her baton in the air, she sent a whirlwind of black musical notes in all directions, tearing apart the nearby scenery.

"Action Magic Card!" Yuya countered, quickly leaping forward and grabbing his own card, "Invisibility! Our monster is unaffected by your card effects!"

Swiping aside the storm of musical notes, Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon withstood the effect before looming over Yuzu, ready to attack.

"OUT OF MY WAY!" Yuya and Yuto bellowed at Yuzu, annoyed that she was continuing to resist them.

"You gave everything you had to bring me back!" Yuzu protested, shouting against the winds of Yuya's dark powers. "Even your own freedom." She looked down at the ground guiltily. "I understand the pain you're going through, I felt it whenever you lost yourself to this…this…" she gestured at Yuya's dark power. "So I'm going to free you now! Even if I have to lose myself again to do it! Wind Witch – Crystal Bell's effect!"

Rising from two black portals in front of Yuzu, Wind Witch – Winter Bell and Parasite Fusioner reappeared to Yuzu's field.

Wind Witch – Winter Bell / WIND / Level 7 / Spellcaster / Synchro / Effect / ATK 2400 / DEF 2000

Parasite Fusioner / DARK / Level 1 / Insect / Effect / ATK 0 / DEF 0

"Using the effect of Parasite Fusioner, I Fusion Summon!" Yuzu bellowed, grimacing in immense pain as veins pulsated on her temple.

Winter Bell and Parasite Fusioner swirled into the center of the Fusion Portal, but Yuya ignored it, choosing instead to leap forward and grab an Action Card. However, Yuzu did not remain idle, and leaped forward with him, both of them reaching for an Action Card on a nearby platform.

To Yuya's astonishment, Yuzu's hand reached it first.

"Action Magic Card!" she declared, "Encore! I activate the effect of Crush Action in our graveyard!"

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Yuya and Yuto bellowed in unison, unable to believe that they had been stopped. Without an Action Card to counter, Yuzu would be able to use the effect of Crystal Bell to gain the effect of Dystopiaguy and inflict twenty-four hundred damage to their Life Points. And then, even if they chose to annihilate Crystal Bell again with their dragon, she would be able to use the effect again.

Wind Witch – Crystal Bell rose to Yuzu's field in defense position just as he had predicted, and right on cue, Yuzu raised her hand into the air to activate its effect.

"Crystal Bell's effect!" Yuzu declared. "I target Destiny Hero Duskutopiaguy in your graveyard in order to make it so that Crystal Bell cannot be destroyed by battle this turn!"

Crystal Bell shined with the glow of Duskutopiaguy, causing Yuya and Yuto to stagger back in pain and astonishment.

"I'll save you." Yuzu vowed, and this time, Yuya heard her.

"Yuzu." Yuya groaned, suddenly feeling immensely deflated as his other-worldly power began to leave him and the darkness faded.

The other girls were stirring, Selena sitting up to see what had happened, while Ruri and Rin staggered to their feet.

"Yuzu?" Selena groaned, grimacing in pain when she put a hand to the back of her head.

"Shun." Ruri wept, limping over to where her brother lay unconscious.

"No…I hurt them." Rin whimpered, falling over onto a platform before gazing at the limp bodies of Edo and Kaito.

"Please…Yuya." Yuzu begged, falling to her knees as she clutched her head in pain, "I can feel them coming back! End this!"

"I will!" Yuya promised, quickly glancing through the cards in his hand before seeing that there was nothing more that he could do. "Just hold out till my next turn!" he begged, "I will free you! Turn end!"

"Turn end!" Ruri echoed, passing her turn as she raced forward to tend to her brother, teeth clenched together while the veins on her face throbbed.

Kaito was unable to duel thanks to being left unconscious, and so the turn passed to Rin, but she called out, "Turn end!" before rushing over to care for Kaito.

"TURN END!" Selena bellowed, rushing over to Edo's side after his turn had been similarly skipped.

Mirroring the others, Yuzu quickly drew a card from the top of her deck and called, "TURN-…" but just as she was about to finish, she suddenly screamed in terror, in unison with the other three girls who let out their own shrieks of horror before falling to their knees.

"NO!" Yuya protested, as Yuzu rose to her feet, a blank expression coming over her face.

"Turn…" she murmured, "Yes…it's my turn, and I activate this! Wind Witch – Crystal Bell's effect! I target Lyrical Luscinia – Independent Nightingale in my graveyard in order to inflict four-thousand damage to my opponent's Life Points!"

Yuya raced forward, crossing half the room before finding one of the few remaining Action Cards.

"Action Magic, Half Acceleration!" he called, "The Effect Damage I take is halved!"

The three black tornadoes from Crystal Bell knocked Yuya off his feet, blowing him into the air before throwing him roughly onto the ground.

Yuya: 2450 – (4000 / 2) = 450 LP

"Sorry, Yuzu." Yuya groaned, "But I'm just as stubborn as you. It's time for me to return the favor again. And this time, I won't quit until both of us are free!"

Yuzu grit her teeth in anger before continuing her turn.

"We're not done yet!" she retorted, "It's time to unleash The Doktor's greatest creation! It's time for the parasites to heed the call of their queen! Magic Card Activate!" she proclaimed, "Parasite Evolution! I banish my Wind Witch – Crystal Bell equipped with Parasite Fusioner in order to treat it as a single Fusion Material for a Fusion Summon!"

In front of Yuzu, Crystal Bell rose into the air, the parasite on its chest suddenly bloating and mutating, tripling and tripling in size like a leech that had drunk too much blood. Along with the parasite, Crystal Bell's elegant body slowly began to melt and warp like hot wax, before merging with the ballooning parasite until they formed a single grotesque green-and-purple cocoon as Yuzu began her summoning chant.

"The mournful toll of the crystal bell echoing in eternal darkness, become one with the inner voice to rule the minds of all! Yuugo Shoukan! Reign now! The Queen rooted in reason! Level eight! Parasite Queen!"

Exploding forth from the cocoon, Yuzu's new monster, a bloated slug-like insect with an enlarged abdomen appeared, hissing as it clacked its massive mandibles together.

Parasite Queen / DARK / Level 8 / Insect / Fusion / Effect / ATK 1800 / DEF 1800

"Parasite Evolution makes my Parasite Queen unaffected by my opponent's card effects and allows me to equip as many Parasite Fusioners in my graveyard as possible to Parasite Queen!" Yuzu continued, face twisting into a mad expression as the parasite took hold once more. "Using the effect of my card, I equip five Parasite Fusioners to my monster! And with every Parasite Fusioner on the field, Parasite Queen gains three-hundred ATK!"

Parasite Queen: 1800 + (5 X 300) = 3300 ATK

"Next," Yuzu continued, "I activate the final effect of my Parasite Evolution! By banishing this card from my graveyard along with every Fusion Monster in my graveyard, I gain eight-hundred Life Points for every Fusion Monster banished while decreasing the ATK of all my opponent's monsters by one-hundred for every Parasite Fusioner I control! Go! Parasite Feeding!"

One by one, all five of the girls' parasite Fusioners crawled over the body of Parasite Queen, affixing to her body like pieces of armor as her attack rose. Once the last Parasite Fusioner had affixed itself to the forehead of Parasite Queen, Parasite Queen opened her massive mouth before spraying a blast of green acid at Yuya's Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon.

Yuzu: 100 + 3200 = 3300 LP

Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon: 3000 – (5 X 100) = 2500 ATK

"Battle!" Yuzu called, "Parasite Queen, destroy Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon!"

Firing a second spray of acid in Raging Dragon's direction, Parasite Queen melted the massive dragon away before the dragon exploded in a shower of golden sparks. Rolling out of the way, Yuya managed to vault onto a nearby platform before finding another Action Card.

"Action Magic!" Yuya declared, "Selection of Miracle! I halve the Battle Damage!"

Yuya 450 – (800 / 2) = 50 LP

"Turn end." Yuzu finished, leering at Yuya as she advanced on him. "You managed to defeat us once before with Odd-Eyes Raging Dragon, but now that your strongest monster is gone, there is nothing in your deck that can defeat my Parasite Queen! Give up and I promise to make your death quick and painless!"

Yuya staggered to his feet, before looking Yuzu in the eye.

"I made…a promise!" he retorted, before placing his hand on his deck, "I won't turn back on that promise now, no matter how many times I might have to free you from Academia's control, any more than you would with me! Ore no TUUUUUUUUUUUUURN!" He bellowed, ripping a card from the top of his deck.

Slowly turning the card around in his hand, Yuya suddenly let a warm grin spread over his face as he began his turn.

"I Normal Summon Entermate Trump Witch to my field!" Yuya began, summoning a petit witch with a black mask, blonde pig-tails, and a golden staff with a skull and crossbones on top.

Entermate Trump Witch / DARK / Level 1 / Spellcaster / Pendulum / Effect / ATK 100 / DEF 100

"Entermate Trump Witch's effect!" Yuya continued, "By tributing my monster, I can add one Fusion or Fusion Spell Card from my deck to my hand!"

Giggling, Yuya's Trump Witch disappeared in a shower of Golden Sparks before Yuya added a card from his deck to his hand.

"You may have forgotten," Yuya reminisced, "but it was you who inspired me to learn how to Fusion Summon. And now, I'm going to use that technique to free you! Magic Card activate! Odd-Eyes Miracle Fusion! Since I control no monsters, I can summon one Odd-Eyes monster and one Pendulum Monster from my Extra Deck or Graveyard before using them as Fusion Materials. Come forth now! Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon and Entermate Extra Shooter!"

From the image of Yuya's Spell Card, which depicted Odd-Eyes Dragon and a swinging pendulum swirling together in the center of a Fusion Portal, a smiling face in the background with heterochromatic red and green eyes, a storm of bright smiling faces covered the duel field before Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon and Entermate Extra Shooter appeared to Yuya's field in a magical explosion of flower petals and confetti.

Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon / DARK / Level 7 / Dragon / Pendulum / Effect / ATK 2500 / DEF 2000

Entermate Extra Shooter / DARK / Level 3 / Spellcaster / Pendulum / Effect / ATK 800 / DEF 1100

"This was the dragon you helped me create when victory seemed lost to me!" Yuya recounted as his two monsters began blending together in a bright Fusion Portal.

"Wielder of mysterious powers," Yuya chanted, "become the bright light and dwell in the eyes of the dragon! Yuugo Shoukan! Come forth! Arcane dragon wielder of ancient magic! Rune-Eyes Pendulum Dragon!"

Descending from the Fusion Portal in a flash of bright light, an eye-patch wearing dragon with a golden ring upon its back appeared. Backing away from the dragon, Yuzu's eyes opened wide with recognition.

Rune-Eyes Pendulum Dragon / DARK / Level 8 / Dragon / Fusion / Effect / ATK 3000 / DEF 2000

"Rune-eyes…that…dragon…" Yuzu murmured, staring up at the dragon in awe, as if remembering how Yuya had been able to summon it thanks to her Fusion Spell Card.

"Action Magic Card!" Yuya proclaimed, leaping onto his dragon's back and grabbing a card from a nearby platform, "Jumping through the fire hoop! This turn, my monsters gain five-hundred ATK!"

Rune-Eyes Pendulum Dragon: 3000 + 500 = 3500 ATK

"Battle!" Yuya declared, "Rune-Eyes Pendulum Dragon, can make up to two attacks this turn with its effect! Destroy the Parasite Queen imprisoning Yuzu's mind! Double Spiral Sky Shot!"

Charging up all three rings on its back, Rune-Eyes fired a beam of energy straight towards Yuzu's Parasite Queen. Yuzu began sweating as her hands twitched, grabbing for one of the Parasite Fusioners she could equip to Rune-Eyes with the effect of Parasite Queen's effect to reduce the ATK of Yuya's monster by eight-hundred, but something was holding her back.

"Yuya!" she called, "Finish this now!"

Screaming in protest, Parasite Queen took the attack from Rune-Eyes full in the face, with Yuzu refusing to even protect it with one of its many attached Parasite Fusioners. With a final groan of pain, the massive insectile monstrosity exploded in a burst of slime and dust, leaving behind an empty carapace, which quickly dissolved into dust.

Yuzu: 3300 – 200 = 3100 LP

"The second attack!" Yuya declared, now earning the attention of the other three bracelet girls who watched in awe.

Yuzu: 3100 – 3500 = 0 LP (LOSE)

Yuzu closed her eyes, as if the attack enveloping her was as gentle as a cool breeze. When the duel had finished, Yuzu collapsed to the ground, an exhausted but happy expression on her face as she closed her eyes and rested.

Yuya fell to the ground as well, landing on his hands and feet as his dragon faded away.

"I'm ending this." Yuya vowed as he looked towards the sealed doors The Doktor was hiding behind. "Mark my words, Academia, this is the last time you harm my friends!"

FEATURED FAN CARDS

Ruri

Lyrical Luscinia – Tourmaline Thrush/ WIND/ Level 1/ Winged Beast/ Effect/ ATK 100/ DEF 100/ If this card is Special Summoned, you can add 1 "Lyrical Luscinia" Spell/Trap Card or 1 "Rank-Up-Magic" card from your deck or graveyard to your hand. A "Lyrical Luscinia" monster Xyz Summoned using this card as a Material gains this effect:

If it is Xyz Summoned, you can attach 1 "Lyrical Luscinia" monster from your deck to that card as an Xyz Material.

Lyrical Luscinia – Bird Chorus/ Trap/ Counter/ If your opponent activates a card or effect while you control a face-up "Lyrical Luscinia" monster, you can banish 1 "Lyrical Luscinia" monster from your side of the field or graveyard: Negate the activation of that card or effect, and if you do, destroy it. After this effects resolution, you can banish 1 "Lyrical Luscinia" monster from your side of the field or graveyard: Set this card from your graveyard to your side of the field.

Rin

Wind Witch – Snowflake Bell/ WIND/ Level 3/ Spellcaster/ Tuner/ Effect/ ATK 600/ DEF 600/ You can discard 1 card from your hand: Special Summon this card from your hand. If this card is Special Summoned, you can target 1 "Wind Witch" monster in your graveyard: Special Summon it. (You can only use this effect of "Wind Witch – Snowflake Bell" once per turn).

Wind Witch – Fog Bell/ WIND/ Level 1/ Spellcaster/ Effect/ ATK 0/ DEF 0/ If this card is Special Summoned, you can add 1 "Wind Witch" or "Bell Chime" Spell/Trap Card from your deck or graveyard to your hand. (You can only use this effect of "Wind Witch – Fog Bell" once per turn). Once per turn, you can target up to 2 "Wind Witch" monsters you control to declare a Level from 1 to 4: change the Levels of those monsters to the declared Level until the end of this turn. During either player's turn, you can banish this card from your graveyard: Increase the ATK and DEF of all "Wind Witch" monsters you control by their Level X 100, and if you do, decrease the ATK and DEF of all monsters your opponent controls by their Level X 100.

Blizzard-Wind Bell Chime/ Spell/ Quick-Play/ If a "Wind Witch" monster you control attacks or inflicts effect damage to your opponent's LP, you can target up to 2 cards your opponent controls: Shuffle those cards into the deck.

Edo

D-mensional Fusion/ Spell/ Quick-Play/ If a face-up "Destiny Hero" monster you control leaves the field, you can Fusion Summon 1 "Destiny Hero" monster from your Extra Deck by banishing monsters from your side of the field, hand, or graveyard as Fusion Materials.

Selena

Moonlight Feral Dancer/DARK/Level 8/Beast-Warrior/Fusion/Effect/ATK: 2600/DEF: 2300
"Moonlight Cat Dancer" + 1 "Moonlight" monster
This card cannot be destroyed by battle, and any battle damage you would take from a battle involving this card is inflicted to your opponent instead. Once per turn, you can activate this effect: This card can attack all monsters your opponent controls once each, also, it can attack each monster your opponent controls an additional time for each card in your Spell/Trap Card Zone. (Monsters your opponent controls cannot be destroyed from battles involving this card a number of times equal to the number of cards in your Spell/Trap Card Zone).

Shun

Xyz Light/ Spell/ Normal/ Target 1 Xyz Monster you control: Change the Levels of all monsters you control to the Rank of that monster.

Yuzu

Mussorgysky the Melodious Maestra/LIGHT/Level 9/Fairy/Fusion/Effect/ATK: 2900/DEF: 2500
"Mozarta the Melodius Maestra" + 1 "Melodius" monster
Once per turn, you can Special Summon 1 "Melodius" monster from your graveyard. That monster cannot attack directly during the turn it is Special Summoned via this effect. Each time a "Melodius" monster is Special Summoned, destroy 1 card your opponent controls. If this card leaves the field, destroy all cards on the field.

Parasite Evolution / Spell / Normal / Target 1 Fusion Monster you control equipped with "Parasite Fusioner"; banish that card, and if you do, Special Summon 1 "Parasite Queen" from your Extra Deck. (This Special Summon is treated as a Fusion Summon). If summoned this way, it is unaffected by your opponent's card effects, also, you can equip as many "Parasite Fusioner" in your graveyard as possible to that monster. You can banish this card from your graveyard; Banish as many Fusion Monsters from your graveyard as possible, and if you do, gain 800 LP for each monster banished with this effect, also, decrease the ATK of monsters your opponent controls by 100 for each "Parasite Fusioner" on the field.

Yuya / Yuto

Phantom knights of Cursed Armor/ Spell/ Quick-Play/ Target 1 DARK Xyz Monster you control: Detach all Xyz Materials from that monster, and if you do, that monster gains 500 ATK and DEF for each Xyz Material detached with this effect, also, it cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects this turn.

Supreme King Bloodlust/ Spell/ Quick-Play/ Discard 1 card: Until the end of this turn, if a "Supreme King" monster you control destroys an opponent's card(s) by battle or card effect, inflict 200 damage to your opponent's LP for each card destroyed, and if you do, gain 200 LP for each card destroyed. Also, until the end of this turn, if a "Supreme King" monster you control inflicts damage to your opponent's LP, gain LP equal to the damage inflicted.

Odd-Eyes Miracle Fusion/ Spell/ Normal/ Activate only if you control no monsters: Special Summon 1 "Odd-Eyes" Monster and 1 Pendulum Monster from your Extra Deck or graveyard, and if you do, immediately after this effect resolves; Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck using the monsters summoned by this card's effect.

Action Cards

Emergency Stock/ Spell/ Action/ Discard 1 card: Activate one of the following effects depending on the card sent to the graveyard with this effect.

Monster: Increase your LP by the ATK or DEF of that monster (whichever is higher).

Spell/Trap Card: Increase your LP by 1000.

Action Mimic/ Spell/ Action/ If your opponent activates an Action Card, you can activate this effect: This card's effect becomes the same as that card's effect.

Warrior's Prize/ Spell/ Action/ If you inflict 1000 or more Battle Damage to your opponent, Draw 1 card.

Half-Acceleration/ Spell/ Action/ If you would take effect damage, halve that effect damage

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand…FINISHED! WHOO! That was a lot of work! Do NOT expect me to do something like that again anytime soon!

Thank you all once again for your continued support despite the wait. Just to let you all know, college is starting for me again, so expect some longer wait times on the stories. I anticipate making my main focus on my two main series "Signs of Renewal," and "Yu-Gi-Oh Vrains Abridged." Check those stories out if you haven't done so already, and prepare to see more content from both those areas. This series will continue, but like I said, anticipate a fairly long wait time. And now, without further ado, it's that time again!

bladeWriter3 chapter 4 . Mar 31

What do I want fixed? What do I want, what do I...Oh, I got it!

Yugo VS. Yuri

Hyped to the 'Shadow Realm' and back, total disappointment. Okay that's not exactly specific so I'll explain:

The duel was teased in the 5th opening- no scratch that, as far back as their interactions in Synchro. It starts in one episodes, is glazed over for three episodes because of exposition and a rather boring duel. When we get back to it, it gets interrupted by Mr. Galaxy Eyes and Mr. D, and then in the next episode when we can finally focus on the duel, it's devoted to a duel between Reiji and Reira (which, I saw coming by that's beside the point) and we see the duel we've wanted for a long time demoted to the last five minutes... and on top of that it ends in such an anticlimactic way. What the Faiz writers!

So what I want is the duel to 1st) Be uninterrupted by the two Legacy clowns, 2nd) Summon Clear Wing and Starve Venom later and not on the first turn, and last) Have Yuri play Super Poly on Clear Wing...

So yeah, please make it so. And one more thing just cuz...

NOTICE ME SEMPAI!

Don't ask...

Yugo: I have no idea what this guy's talking about?

Yuri: Yeah! I mean, it's not like our epically hyped duel was constantly interrupted by every minor character nobody even cared about!

Edo: Hey! Can I get in on the action?

Kaito: Ooh! Ooh! Me too! Me too!

Yugo: Oh certainly everyone! But first, let's skip over to see what's happening with Reira!

MEANWHILE!

Reira: I feel like this is a completely pointless duel, Onii-Sama.

Reiji: Almost as pointless as the "Reira's been a girl the whole time" plot twist.

Reira: *Tossing back her long, luxuriant mane of most feminine femininity* True, very true.

darkmist111 chapter 4 . Mar 24

I'd like if instead of being possessed by the damn parasites Selene was faking it so she could release the trapped people in cards. Yuri catches on a duels her near the arc v projects heart. Yuri says that he's always hated her but Selene only responds when dueling and ignores Yuri's taunts. In the end Yuri wins and he screams at her that he hates her cause she looks at him with admiration even now. He can't deal with the fact that someone genuinely admires him. Then Barret swoops in and snatches Selene for the professor. Yuri has a slight mental break down before deciding to defeat the professor and stop arc-v for the sake of the one person he wants to fight for. So the final fight before Zarc's revival isn't Yuri vs Yuya it's Yuri and Yuya vs Leo. Thanks for another great chapter.

Check out "Moonlight Sorrow," by Nox Descious. His story is pretty dang close to your request in all honesty.

Elbarto4000 chapter 4 . Mar 8

Loved this Chapter. We need more Ritual. How's this for an episode fix? Rewrite Episode 139-140 where instead of Abaka Leo and Rejii confronting Zarc after Crow and Sawatari, It's a resurrected Asuka and Yusho. Not only would Yusho get another chance to save Yuya, but Zarc would have to confront Ritual Monster's, the one summoning method he never mastered.

Zarc: Sure I mastered it! I just never bothered dueling with it because it's so lame!

Ray: You never mastered it.

Zarc: Shut up Ray! You're the one who never bothered to make a Ritual Dimension when you split the universe.

Ray: Except for in bladeWriter13's fanfiction, "Beyond the Pendulum." *Winks.*

Zarc: Who are you winking at?

Ray: Oh, nobody in particular. I just felt like saying that "Beyond the Pendulum" is an absolutely awesome fanfic that everyone should check out! *Wink wink.*

Zarc: You're weird.

Ray: This coming from the half-dragon mutant.

Zarc: Touché.

ScalchopWarrior chapter 4 . Mar 5

I'd want to see Episode 104 changed so that instead of tying, Yuya manages to defeat Edo using Dark Requiem.

Other than that, I loved this chapter. WE NEEDED MORE RITUAL IN ARC-V

*Shrugs* Okay.

Edo: But I liked using Dynamiteguy!

FanOfKings chapter 4 . Feb 18

Save Yugo vs Sergey for SoR, do Yugo wins against Yuri instead!

Yuri: *Reads the request* Do one where Yugo…*begins snorting with laughter* Oh you didn't just…! AH HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW! *Pounds his fists against the wall with laughter* OH THAT'S RICH! THAT'S SO RICH!

GXAL chapter 4 . Feb 17

Nice chapter! Alexis should have gotten more screentime in Arc V, but the writers made her look irrelevant. I'm glad you fixed this chapter.

I also have an idea for a future chapter. So, Yuya/Yuto are dueling Ruri and Selena in episodes 124-125. How about in one of those episodes, the Professor sends both Yuzu and Rin to aid their counterparts. When they arrive, all of the bracelets start shining brightly. Yuya and Yuto are then separated.

Maybe…in the future. I wanna take a break from more parasite-related requests for now.

Flokingaround chapter 4 . Feb 16

What if at the same time Dennis was dueling Asuka, Barett was dueling Kaito. Test of Kaito's characrer, being whether he can let go of the rage that he feels towards these academia merceneries. Barett trying to redeem himself failure after failure, when Kaito wins but opts not to card him, Barett cards himself out of his pride as a warrior

That's doable. That's definitely doable.

Flokingaround chapter 1 . Feb 16

And idea that i was messing around with, what if Himika sent the second wave of Lancers to Xyz as a counter force but they fell short when the big Academia invasion that carded Kaitos family came. Many of these Lamcers second wave turned coward and ran such as Sakuragi Yuu but some stayed behind (Masumi, Yaiba, Mieru).

Supreme Lancer Commander (and Donjusticia's secret waifu) Mieru: AND LET THESE ACADEMIA SOLDIERS KNOW, THAT THEY MAY CARD OUR COMRADES, BUT THEY MAY NEVER CARD, OUR FREEDOM!

Yaiba and Mieru: *Faces painted with blue war paint* AAAAAAAAAAAAGHHHHHHH!

Shimmering-Sky chapter 4 . Feb 16

Nag nag nag nag.

...Good chapter, Don.

Nag nag nag nag *gives his friend a virtual hug* thank you very much.

Nox Descious chapter 4 . Feb 16

Now come on! We all know the real backstory of Dennis the Menace. When Mr. Wilson died of Old Age, Dennis had to go find some other people to harass and be a menace to, so he went to duel academy where the Professor told him to go be a menace to the people of the Xyz Dimension, and that is where he found his replacement for dear Wilson-Kun, his one true sempai, Yusho!

And that is why he carded himself, even after being the biggest two faced and pointless character on the show, even after making the audience unable to decide whether he is a mary sue, Sora 2.0, or even just a poorly written character, YUSHO SEMPAI STILL WOULDNT NOTICE HIM!

Yusho: Who are you guys talking about?

Yoko: They're talking about Dennis, you know, one of the MANY people you seem to have forgotten about!?

Yusho: Who are you and why do I feel like I've somehow abandoned you?

thetiger39 chapter 4 . Feb 15

My requests were specially designed to put Yuzu on a pedestal as well as to meet my high expectations. Speaking of which, I have more fixes some outlandish as it requires messing with the number of episodes but then you did say that you would pull some strings to makemSeto Kaiba the main villain so here goes

1. Yuzu vs Yuya in the friendship cup second or third round.
Its Yuzu facing off against Yuzu and the consequences for losing are clear. I can see Roger having a field day with this onw.

2. Parasite Freedom
Yuzu under the influence of parasites does so much horrible things like seriuously injuring Gongenzaka and Sora. These chain of events cause Yuzu to suddenly snap. She screams about how this is all wrong, rips the parasite out of her own ear, smashes up her academia duel disk while taking Gongenzaka's disk and decides to clean up this mess herself. Bonus points for reactions from Leo and the Doktor.

3. Yuzu's Triumph and Tragedy
Yuzu reaches the Professor and engages in high stakes combat. Both combatants lay down the smack talk on each other. Professor gives a speech, trying to win Yuzu onto his side but Yuzu knows way way better and the combat continues. Eventually Yuzu grinds out a win, supposedly ending the dimensional war. But soon, Zarc, in Yuri's or Yuya's body shoots her in the back, seriusly wounding maybe mortally wounding the newly war hero.

Great chapter.

Stay tuned for some Yuzu awesomeness in "SoR." As for the requests, I can definitely do one of these in the future. Thank you for your review!

Epsilon Tarantula chapter 4 . Feb 15

As the stress of a Physics test looms nearer, this is a great stress reliever as I continue to practice. Seeing this chapter makes me foam with rage seeing canon...I mean, seriously, the amount of card shilling done in the anime angers me, and it makes sense for Asuka to duel Dennis instead of Kaito. Proof that no matter what happens, the female characters in YGO get the shaft...I just realized a double entendre there.

As for the chapter, I enjoyed it. I do think that some summon chants were missing though, kinda makes things dull if the monster doesn't have a chant.

And I'll take good care of Tim. I believe I've found him a new home!

Akushi: I'll take good care of you little guy, now let's go serial killing!

Tim: Yay!

Kaito: Sorry Asuka, but I'm the only one who gets to shill in this series!

Shun: This isn't funny dubs.

Kaito: Shut up, that series was hilarious!

CorinnetheAnime chapter 4 . Feb 15

Excellent duel between the Entermage and the Ritual Cyber Angel. :) It was enjoyable, enhanced character development (especially Asuka's), and overall made me smile and laugh happily. I am glad that Dennis did NOT die, as I cried for a week when that happened (and then got over it like nothing ever happened).

Anyway, I'm gonna be on break/vacation for a few days, so just to let you (and everyone else reading this) know that my activity will drop until around Monday. Again, Great duel, great chapter, and I will await on your next one!

Would it upset you to know that I cried absolutely no tears when Dennis died? Still, I think he definitely needed more development, but I can say that about lots of characters, especially two bracelet wearing girls that were hyped up since the first season but NOT SHOWN UNTIL THE LAST SEASON!

Thanks for the review!

See you all in the next update!