Ojamajo: The Verz Incident Redux

by Kadaj5

A redo of one of my earlier fics. Jou-sama has come down with an unknown malady and the only cure may lie in a children's card game. Will the efforts of the Ojamajos be enough or will the infection spread to and corrupt all worlds? Rate T for language, violence, and somewhat graphic depictions. Reviews are appreciated. Compare with the previous version if you must.

24. Disigma Sechs

-Disigma Sechs, Thanatos Zwei, and Nightmare Zwei-

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Doremi didn't know what to make of this. The door was suspicious in its own right, but the room was anything but. It was just a large plain room with a flight of stairs leading up; a barrier protected the stairs.

Several chairs lined along the walls. Only one of them was occupied; a young girl with blonde hair. She was either staring at a middle distance, not paying attention to anything…or she was dozing off. The pink Ojamajo knew exactly who she was.

"Hana-chan!" Doremi called. Hana had only a moment to stir when she saw the pink Ojamajo rushing up to her. "Hana-chan!"

"Mama?" Hana said, groggily. She snapped out of her dozing when Doremi practically glomped her. "Mama! Hana-chan's so happy to see you!" The two of them exchanged hugs as the white Ojamajo wept tears of joy. "Hana-chan thought you were gone…"

Doremi released Hana from the hug. "I'm glad to know you're safe, but-!" She got a look at what Hana was wearing. A good look. "Hana-chan? Why are you…wearing…eh?"

Hana's face went red with embarrassment as she looked herself over. "Oh! Uh…oops?" she replied sheepishly, "Hana-chan forgot to change back!" She giggled as her grin widened. "Hana-chan used this to help Shadow Hana-chan fight her Verz!"

Doremi's eye twitched slightly. The last time she had seen Hana wear that costume was just after she was freed from imprisonment. The only difference now was that her tap was in the middle of the chest piece and she had bracelets that bore a very slight resemblance to her uniform's gloves.

"But…I thought you wouldn't want to wear that ever again," Doremi muttered, "Shadow Hana used it to humiliate you in front of everyone!"

Hana shook her head. "Hana-chan's going to have to tell you one day," she said, "It's a long story."

"…How long?"

"Let's just say Hana-chan's stay in their dungeon was a lot longer than everyone thought…"

Doremi's heart sank. Barring magic, how they could possibly have crammed extra time into her three-day imprisonment was beyond her. Yet…Hana didn't seem the worse for wear. She had been a little…different…in recent days though.

Hana dismissed the spell that changed her into that costume, returning her to her uniform. "Hana-chan…has many confessions," she said, "Hana-chan loves that costume now and she's close friends with Shadow Hana-chan."

Doremi gave a dismayed look at her daughter-of-sorts. "We'll talk about this later," she replied, "Right now, we gotta find a way out of here!" She looked around, noticing that the door she used had vanished. There were no other doors present. "Hana-chan? Do you know where the others are?"

Hana shook her head. "Hana-chan was the only one here until you made it here," she replied, "Hana-chan's worried about the others too!"

Doremi walked up to the barrier that still protected the stairs. She went with her common sense and decided not to touch it, fearing she would get hurt. She then turned back to the white Ojamajo.

"Hana-chan?" Doremi began, withdrawing from the barrier, "Do you think we can bring down this barrier?" Hana shook her head. "I thought so…"

The conversation would have gone on longer if events allowed for it. A portal appeared in between the two girls and the barrier. Moments later, two people who were the last ones they wanted to see came out. Both of them had dark auras surrounding them.

"Black Queen?!" Doremi gasped, "Evil Rin?!" Hana clung to Doremi's arm. "W-wh-what are you doing here?!"

"We believe the question 'Why are you two here?' would be more appropriate," Black Queen replied.

"And by 'you two', we mean you Light Ojamajos," Evil Rin added.

Both Doremi and Hana were speechless. There they were, trapped in a room with two of the most powerful and dangerous Shadows they know of in there with them. If they weren't at anyone's mercy before, they were now.

"I've retained enough of myself to resist my Light Half's control," Black Queen continued, "And Evil Rin, as my most loyal minion, withstands the Verz with my assistance." Her eyes glowed red underneath her veil. "My Light Half set a trap for you Light Ojamajos, which is why we interfered."

"But then…where are the others?" Doremi half-demanded.

"Why is there a barrier protecting those stairs?" Hana asked.

"In order," Evil Rin explained, "Right where Light Queen wants them and to keep you here until we arrive."

"But why?" Doremi continued.

"Light Queen wants you two for something," Black Queen explained, "We do not want that to occur. Therefore, we are going to simply kill you." She chuckled. "It will be two less thorns in my side and my Light Half won't get to succeed!"

Doremi and Hana gasped and took several steps back. "But…there has to be another way!" Hana cried.

"There is," Evil Rin replied, "But this way is easier!"

Both Ojamajos had only seconds to express their horror as the two Shadows put their powers together and fired a single, powerful attack. No time to dodge. They both shut their eyes.

A single explosion rocked the room.

They were dead. They were dead, they were sure. But if that was the case, then why were they still thinking and breathing?

Doremi and Hana opened their eyes back up and saw the last thing they expected to see.

Machu Mach, Disigma, and Ptolemys Messier 7 had appeared before them, having taken the blast head on. They were safe, but now they worried about what was going to happen to their monsters.

"Machu Mach! Disigma!" Doremi called.

"Messier 7!" Hana called.

"Daijoubu! Minna-san!" both called.

All three monsters replied in their own language. Hana understood Messier 7 while Doremi understood Machu Mach and Disigma. All three vanished, but hope had been restored to the girls.

"Well, this is…" Black Queen began, indignantly, "…disturbing."

"Try again?" Evil Rin replied.

"It won't work!" Doremi shouted, defiantly, "Face it! As long as our monsters are alive, you can't hurt us!"

"If you want to get us," Hana added, conjuring her Duel Disk, "You'll have to duel us!"

"You fools!" Black Queen snarled, "We all know our combined power is more than a match for yours!" Doremi and Hana stared at the Shadow ruler in disbelief. "You couldn't possibly ward off mine and Evil Rin's power by yourselves! Unless of course…"

"Nani yo?" Doremi replied, "What do you mean?"

Black Queen chuckled as she conjured her Duel Disk. "Me and Evil Rin accept Light Hana's proposal." Evil Rin conjured her own Duel Disk. "Do you accept as well? If so, then we'll just take your brat out and finish you later!"

Doremi inserted her poron into her bracelet, turning it into her own Duel Disk. "I will fight alongside Hana-chan against the two of you!"

Hana nodded at the pink Ojamajo. "Un!"

Black Queen grumbled. "I despise having to play a children's card game just to settle things," she muttered.

All four of them inserted their decks into the proper slots. Once they shuffled, they each drew their opening hands and their Life Points meters raced to 8000.

"Duel!" they all shouted.

"As the ruler of this world, I will take the first move," Black Queen stated, "Watashi no Turn! Draw!" She took the card from her deck, scowling underneath her veil when she saw it. "Hmph! At least I can get that card out on the first turn! I activate the spell Foolish Burial! And I will use it to send this to my graveyard!"

Black Queen took a monster from her deck and inserted it into the deep slot.

"Next, I summon Malicevorous Knife!" At once, a small insect-like fiend wielding a giant kitchen knife appeared (600/100). "Knife's ability lets me resurrect any Malicevorous from my graveyard!"

"Then the card you sent was-?!" Doremi gasped.

"Obviously!" Black Queen retorted, "Knife! Restore my Malicevorous Fork!" Knife used his weapon of choice to tear open a portal to the netherworld. He then used the reverse end of the blade to bring his Fork-wielding counterpart to the field (400/400). "Next, I activate the spell Tannhauser Gate! And I do believe you know exactly what this card does…"

Doremi shuddered, recalling all too well her duel against Shadow Hazuki went. Both utensil-wielding cretins passed through the gate, becoming lightly empowered as their levels each doubled. Then, both of them turned into orbs of energy and spiraled upward.

"I Overlay Lv4 Fork and Lv4 Knife!" Black Queen declared, "I use these two Lv4 DARK monsters to build the Overlay Network! Xyz summon!" Both monsters entered the vortex, which began spurting with a vile darkness not unlike the kind from the Verz dragon's own vortex. Moments later, a corrupted being much like a fallen angel riding a similarly corrupted unicorn emerged. Both of their eyes glowed with a red malevolence (2350/1350). Once he appeared, Black Queen's dark aura intensified drastically. "Awareru…Verz Thanatos!"

She's summoned her Focus on her first turn, Doremi thought, Something tells me she wants it dead on the spot. She looked at her hand, giving a dismayed look. But I can't kill it right now. Not with these cards.

"I activate the spell Allure of Darkness!" Black Queen shouted, breaking Doremi's train of thought. She took two cards from her deck and pocketed another form her hand. "Next, I activate Reinforcement!" She took a Warrior-type monster from her deck and put it in her hand. "Turn end." Black Queen pointed at Doremi. "And as ruler of the Shadows, I've decided you will take the second turn!"

"Tch!" Doremi grit her teeth. "Fine. Atashi no Turn! Draw!" She took her next card…and gave hopeful look at it. "This should help!" She took several cards from her hand. "First, I summon Gagaga Girl!"

At once, the juvenile girl appeared by Doremi's side (1000/800).

"I set one card." A reversed card appeared behind Gagaga Girl. "Then…then…"

"Turn end?" Evil Rin inquired, "You clearly have no more moves to make!"

Doremi grit her teeth. She did have another card that could be played, but she feared she would disrupt Hana's plans in the process. She turned toward the white Ojamajo.

"Hana-chan?" Doremi began, "Do you have anything you can do with your hand?"

Hana turned to the pink Ojamajo. "Hai, Mama," she replied, "Hana-chan can do a lot…but Hana-chan wants to do something…and her current hand won't allow for it!"

"Then…can I take a risk?"

Hana alternated between her hand and Doremi. She also occasionally shot looks at Black Queen and Evil Rin, the latter of whom was starting to get annoyed. The former's expression remained concealed, but her glowing eyes told of impatience.

Finally, Hana gave her reply. "Go for it, Mama!"

Doremi nodded. "Un! I activate the spell Hand Obliteration!"

Evil Rin shot a shocked and dismayed glare at the pink Ojamajo. "You can't be serious!" she shouted.

"Calm yourself, Evil Rin," Black Queen warned, "You might just get the cards you're looking for to turn things back in our favor."

All four of them placed the cards in their hands into the graveyard and then drew new cards until their numbers matched their previous hands.

"Alright then," Doremi continued, "Reverse card, open! Gagagarevenge hatsuodu!" At once, the concealed card revealed itself. It was followed by a large coffin inscribed with several runes bursting out of the ground. It opened up, revealing a juvenile spellcaster (1500/1000). He stepped out and stretched from the coffin's cramped space. "Be revived, Gagaga Magician!"

"You're strategies are predictable, Light Doremi!" Evil Rin taunted, flashing her insincere smirk, "It really gets boring when you use the same thing over and over again!"

"You let Mama do her thing!" Hana demanded. A glared from the black, gray, and silver Shadow made her lose her nerve. "Anou ne…!"

"You leave Hana-chan alone, Evil Rin!" Doremi demanded angrily. Gagaga Magician and Gagaga Girl each shot glares at the Shadow Witch. They then nodded and triggered their powers. "I activate Magician's ability! I can change him to Lv5! And Gagaga Girl's ability lets her copy his level!" Both of them empowered one another and, giving each other a second nod, transformed into energy and spiraled upward. "I overlay Lv5 Gagaga Magician and Lv5 Gagaga Girl!" Both of them entered a galaxy-like vortex. "With these tow Lv5 monsters, I build the Overlay Network!"

A burst of rainbow light later, a massive form descended. It was all too familiar, being the floating city Doremi almost always summoned (2400/1500).

"Awareru…Number 33: OOPArts Super Weapon – Machu Mach!" Lingering magic flowed from the disintegrating coffin and into Machu Mach (2400-2700/1500). At the same time, Gagaga Girl's visage appeared over the floating city. "Gagaga Girl no kouka hatsudou! Since I used her for an Xyz summon alongside Gagaga Magician, I can reduce one of your special summoned monsters to 0 ATK! Go! Zero Zero Call!"

Gagaga Girl whipped out her cell phone and dialed a number. Waves of magic-empowered signals burst out and headed right for the corrupted fallen angel.

"Ahahahahaha!" Black Queen laughed, "Thanatos has an ability also! By detaching one Overlay, I can make him immune to all of your monster effects for the rest of this turn!" One of the purple lights orbiting the fallen angel was absorbed into his blade. An aura surrounded him, interfering with the waves. "And you can't attack until every player has taken a turn!"

"Tch!" Doremi winced. There went her ability to cause damage this turn. "Turn end."

Evil Rin smirked. "I'm loving how you just ended there!" she taunted, "Watashi no Turn! Draw!" She scoffed at her newly drawn card. "You really screwed me over with that last play, Light Doremi. However, I think I can easily give you some payback for that!" She gave her signature smirk. "I activate Allure of Darkness!"

Evil Rin took two cards from her deck as an aura of darkness enshrouded her. She then took another card and pocketed it.

"Next, since I have three or more DARK monsters in my graveyard, I can banish two of them to send Dark Nephthys to my graveyard!" The images of two monsters, Dark Armed Dragon and The Dark Creator, appeared and were consumed by a dark and fiery bird (2400/1800). Evil Rin pocketed both monsters as her corrupted phoenix vanished. "Dark Nephthys will be back on my next turn…and then you will see its power!"

Doremi bit her lip. If that monster was coming to the field and doing something, then she would have to get rid of her first. But how she was going to do that in one turn was anyone's guess.

"Do you recognize this card?" The Shadow Witch placed a card on her Duel Disk. Moments later, a familiar-looking being appeared before her (800/1600). Doremi recognized him immediately, though this one had a much more sinister air about him. "I activate Summon Priest's special ability! By discarding one spell card, I can special summon any Lv4 monster from my deck!"

The Priest gathered his magic together and, using the added power from the sacrificed spell, conjured a portal. A knight wielding a staff took advantage of it and appeared before the Shadow Witch (1600/1000). Both the Magical Warrior and the Priest turned into orbs of purple energy and spiraled upward.

"I overlay Lv4 Breaker with Lv4 Priest!" Evil Rin declared, "I build the Overlay Network with these two Lv4 DARK monsters! Xyz Summon!" Breaker and Priest entered a dark vortex. Once through, it burst with a bubbling darkness as a being clambered out. He was clearly once a warrior, but he was so thoroughly twisted by his corruption that he could never be anything but (950/1950). He knelt down and used his sword as a shield. At the same time, the dark aura surrounding Evil Rin intensified dramatically. "Awareru…Verz Nightmare!"

Both Focuses on their first turns… Doremi mentally surmised, And both are Xyz monsters!

"Turn end!" Evil Rin finished.

Hana looked at both monsters and gulped nervously. "Atashi no Turn! Draw!" Hana said, shaking. Her eyes lit up the moment she saw her new card. "Yosha! Hana-chan activates Star Sign of the Sacred!" In seconds, the insignia of the Sacreds appeared overhead, glowing as it did so. "Next, Hana-chan summons Sacred Pollux!"

Moments later, a knight from the stars descended and landed by the white Ojamajo's side (1700/600). He quickly drew his sword and prepared to fight.

"Pollux-kun has an ability! When normal summoned, Hana-chan can normal summon another Sacred!" Pollux sent a beacon of light into the air. Another of his order answered the call and descended. This one bore a resemblance to Messeir 7, albeit humanoid in appearance (1550/1600). "Awareru, Sacred Sombres! And he too has an ability: By banishing one Sacred from my graveyard, Sombres can bring a fallen Sacred back to my hand!"

Hana took two Sacred monsters from her graveyard while two orbs of light appeared in in Sombres' hands. The first one's energy was transferred to the second one, allowing it to fly into the sky. Hana pocketed one of her cards and added the other to her hand, frowning.

"Hana-chan had to sacrifice a Sacred…" she lamented, "But we will continue on! Sombres allows Hana-chan to normal summon another Sacred since his first ability was activated!" Sombres sent another beacon into the air. A spellcasting knight answered the call and descended (1600/1400). "Descend, Sacred Gredi!"

Moments after landing, Gredi used her staff to conjure yet another beacon.

"Gredi-chan no kouka hatsudou!" Hana called, "When normal summoned, Gredi-chan can special summon an Lv4 Sacred from Hana-chan's hand!" Another knight of the stars answered the call and descended. He was satyr-like and wielded a bow and arrow (1800/700). "Meet Sacred Kaust!"

"Oh joy!" Evil Rin said, sarcastically, "You brought out four Lv4 Sacreds on your first turn!"

"And Hana-chan can do much more than that!" Hana smiled in defiance. "Kaust-kun! Use your power on Sombres-san and Gredi-chan!" Kaust glowed brightly, empowering his fellows slightly and raising them to Lv5. Then, both of them transformed into orbs of golden energy and spiraled upward. "Hana-chan overlays Lv5 Sombres-san and Lv5 Gredi-chan!"

Both monsters entered a vortex that glowed with a golden and silvery radiance.

"With these two Lv5 LIGHT monsters, Hana-chan builds the Overlay Network! Xyz summon!" At once, a powerful knight from the stars emerged from the vortex. He quickly drew his blades and prepared for battle. "Awareru…Sacred Pleiades!"

Evil Rin smirked. "Verz Nightmare no kouka hatsudou! By detaching one Overlay Unit when you special summon a monster, Nightmare can force it face-down!" One of the lights orbiting the corrupted knight vanished into his blade. It glowed with a fell radiance as a form seemed to take shape before Pleiades. "Go! Worst Nightmare!"

"Pleiades-san no kouka hatsudou!" Hana shouted back, "By detaching one Overlay, Pleiades-san can return any card on the field to the hand!" One of Pleiades' orbiting lights was absorbed into his blade, causing it to glow. He then took aim with it. "And Hana-chan targets Verz Thanatos!"

"Eh?!" Doremi gasped, "Hana-chan!"

Black Queen chuckled underneath her veil. "Have you forgotten about Thanatos' own ability?" The last of the corrupted fallen angel's lights vanished into his blade, generating another aura. Pleiades' powers were completely deflected. "You just wasted your monster's power!"

"And it will be slain next turn!" Evil Rin added.

"Not if I have anything to say about it!" Doremi retorted, "Go! Effect Veiler!" At once, a small being appeared over Nightmare (0/0). His aura suppressed the corrupted knight, stopping the image of terror that was affecting Pleiades. "You can't use Nightmare's ability any more this tun!"

"Tch!" Evil Rin sneered.

"Arigatou, Mama!" Hana called. Then, Pollux and Kaust transformed into two more orbs or golden energy and spiraled upward. "Hana-chan overlays Lv4 Pollux-kun and Lv4 Kaust-kun!" Both knights entered the vortex. "With these two Lv4 Sacred monsters, Hana-chan builds the Overlay Network! Xyz summon!"

The vortex burst with silvery and golden light. Moments later, a knight from the stars emerged. He wielded a pair of knuckles (2400/800).

"Awareru! Sacred Beehive!" Hana shouted. The insignia overhead began glowing, shining down on her deck. "And since Hana-chan special summoned a Sacred Xyz, Hana-chan can draw a card!" The white Ojamajo took her new card. She smiled when she saw it. Then, two reversed cards appeared behind Beehive and Pleiades. "Hana-chan sets two cards! Turn end!"

"Then allow me to show you what real power is! Watashi no Turn! Draw!" Black Queen declared. She took her card and had what could easily have been a hard look. She chuckled. "First, I summon Junk Synchron!" At once, a small warrior appeared (1300/500). He was using materials harvested from the junkyard as armor. "And his ability allows me to bring back any Lv2 or below monster from my graveyard!"

Junk Warrior outstretched his arm, forcing open a portal and bringing Malicevorous Knife through.

"Next, I tune lv2 Knife with Lv3 Junk Synchron!" Black Queen shouted. Immediately, both of her monsters leapt into the air. Junk Synchron transformed into three green rings while Knife passed through them. "Ally of Darkness, hear my call and beckoning! Appear before me and serve as the all-exterminator! Synchro Summon!" Black Queen chanted, "Awareru, Ally of Justice – Catastor!"

A brilliant flash of light later…and the infamous Synchro monster landed before its mistress (2200/1200).

Doremi grit her teeth. She remembered quite clearly how Catastor's beam felt. And she was not in the mood to get hit with it again.

"Pleiades-san no kouka hatsudou!" Hana shouted. Pleiades had the last of the lights orbiting him vanish into his blade. "Return Catastor to the Extra Deck!"

Evil Rin gave her signature smirk. "This worked well for Light Doremi…so why don't I use it too?" She discarded a card. Moments later, another Effect Veiler appeared, this one over Pleiades' head. He gave a mischievous grin and suppressed the knight of the star's powers. "Nice try, Light Hana!"

Hana took a step back and turned to Doremi "Gomennasai, Mama…"

"So, Light Doremi?" the Shadow ruler began, "How does it feel, knowing that your ace monster is going to die soon?"

"Nani yo?" Doremi replied.

Black Queen simply chuckled. "Catastor! Attack Machu Mach!" Catastor took several steps forward and charged its cannon. "Do either of you Light Beings happen to have anything to stop it?"

Doremi bit her lip. She only had two cards in her hand right now and not one of them could stop it. Hana's field had two reversed cards, but neither of them were flipping over. Both girls shook their heads.

"Oh? What a shame," Black Queen said.

"But you made a misplay, Black Queen!" Doremi shouted, "Machu Mach has more ATK than Catastor!"

"That may be…but watch and learn!"

As if on cue, Catastor fired its beam. Machu Mach replied with its signature Fire of Vril attack, but the beam cut through it and pierced right through the floating city. The glowing core inside exploded, sending the massive city to the ground. Doremi leapt forward, trying to dodge the debris.

She succeeded, albeit barely.

"Catastor has an ability," Black Queen explained, "Any non-DARK monster Catastor battles is automatically destroyed. And it just so happens that Machu Mach is LIGHT!" Doremi got back to her feet. "You will do well to stay down. Verz Thanatos! Attack Light Doremi directly!"

Thanatos gave a battle cry as his steed gave a screech uncharacteristic of a unicorn. He charged forward, brandishing his blade. Doremi braced herself, but the corrupted fallen angel jabbed his blade forward with unearthly swiftness and brutality.

Doremi was hit by the attack and sent into the floor as her Life Points fell to 5650. She did not get up, but her groaning at least told them she survived.

"Mama!" Hana cried, "Daijoubu yo? Mama!"

Doremi struggled to her feet. She clutched her now-bleeding shoulder, concealing the fresh stab wound. She winced as she returned to her position.

"Agh!" Doremi half-screamed, wincing, "I…I'll be alright…Hana-chan!" She collapsed to her knees as she spoke her words. "I'm going to feel that tomorrow…"

"Ahahahahahaha!" Black Queen laughed, sadistically, "You withstood stronger attacks than that, but you can't even get back up after getting stabbed through a critical blood vessel?" She shook her head, snickering as she did so. "Pathetic! Just like my Light Half."

"Urusai- AIIEE!" Doremi got up in anger at the Shadow ruler's remark. When she did, blood started spurting from her injury. "Damn it!"

"Perhaps you should just make it easy on yourselves and let us kill you now?" Evil Rin suggested, smirking, "It's only going to get more painful from here on."

Doremi collapsed back to her knees. "Not…a chance!"

Black Queen sighed. "Stubborn, aren't you?" She inserted a card into a slot, causing a reversed card to appear before her. "I set one card. Turn end!"

The pink Ojamajo panted desperately. She knew she didn't have long before she weakened and died from blood loss. Unfortunately, she had no idea how long she had.

She had to work fast, even though doing so could reduce the time she had left. "Atashi no…Turn! Draw!" She took her card and placed it in her hand. But doing so involved taking the pressure off the wound, causing another spurt. She winced. "I…I…AAIIIEEE!"

Hana shot a worried and scared look at Doremi. "Mama…!" she cried, "Please don't die! Please don't die! Please don't die! Please don't die!"

"That Light Being doesn't have much longer to live," Black Queen replied, snidely, "My only regret is not seeing Shadow Doremi deal the fatal injury. It barely makes me want to pity the poor brat…barely."

Hana turned and glared angrily at the Shadow ruler. She turned back when she noticed Doremi getting back to her feet. She was still struggling to keep pressure on her wound.

"I…I won't give in!" Doremi shouted, defiantly. She took a risk and placed one of the cards from her hand onto the Duel Disk. "I…summon Summon Priest!" At once, the Priest appeared (800/1600). He turned and shot a worried look at his master. "Don't worry! I'll be fine…" She took another card and placed on her Duel Disk as well. "Since I summoned a monster, I can special summon Kagetokage from my hand!"

Moments later, a small shadow appeared. It quickly rose out of the ground, taking a roughly lizard-like shape and glaring at Black Queen (1100/1500).

"Next, I activate -Agh!- I activate Priest's ability!" Doremi discard her spell card and sent its energy over to the Priest. He gathered his power as well as the energy from the sacrificed spell to conjure a portal. An otherworldly artist used the portal to emerge on the field (1600/1000). "Come one, Astell Drawn!"

Another spurt of blood burst out from the pink Ojamajo's injury, causing her to fall to her hand.

"Not…now…!" Doremi muttered. She looked at her three monsters, all of whom were looking on in worry and wanting to do something about her wound. She gave a reassuring smile at them as they reluctantly turned into orbs of energy. "I overlay Astell Drawn, Summon Priest, and Kagetokage! With these three Lv4 monsters, I build the Overlay Network!"

All three monsters spiraled into a brilliant vortex. It exploded with a bursting darkness, causing the room to shake. The large, semi-mechanical byproduct of the remaining Vylons emerged, screeching and glaring angrily at Verz Thanatos (2500/2100). No sooner did it appear, Doremi's dark aura intensified…and her wound started spurting with a greater frequency.

"AGGHH!" Doremi screamed.

"MAMA!" Hana called.

"You summoned your Verz Focus to fight back," Black Queen mockingly surmised, "And now you're dying even faster than you were previously. How ironic!"

Evil Rin simply smirked. She clearly enjoyed the pink Ojamajo's dying state and wanted it to last longer. Though if she had her way, it would have been Majorin there instead. Otherwise, she was looking at the scene with disinterest.

Doremi struggled to keep the pressure on her wound, but it was no use. Blood kept pouring out and had by now made a small pool. She was starting to feel cold and numb all over as she suffered increasing blood loss.

Disigma turned toward the pink Ojamajo. "I…activate…" Doremi began. But before she could finish, she collapsed to the ground, breathing heavily and shivering. She could barely hear Hana's voice calling out to her. I…really am going to die…am I? she thought, Gomen ne, minna-san…I failed…

Outside of Doremi's mind, Hana's cries were growing increasingly frantic. She had long since passed into tears…and now was gasping for breath.

Black Queen and Evil Rin simply looked on at the scene in amusement. "I suppose Light Doremi is unable to continue then?" Evil Rin inquired, smirking, "Not surprising. Just look at that injury!"

Black Queen chuckled, "And that's also why you're my right-hand Shadow, Evil Rin," she stated, amused. She shot a hard look at the barely-conscious pink Ojamajo. "Hmm…Yes." Vylon Disigma screeched violently at the Shadow ruler. "Oh, urusai yo. We all know your master won't last much longer!"

Disigma glared daggers at Black and shook its head. It then floated over to the pink Ojamajo and placed its claw over her still-shivering form. It narrowed its eyes and then pointed at Hana. The powerful dark aura surrounding the pink Ojamajo extended a tendril of itself over to Hana.

The white Ojamajo quickly went from desperate to fearful when she saw the aura make contact with her own considerably-weaker dark aura. Even if it was Doremi's, the aura still unnerved her at heart. But her aura connecting with her mother's felt strange.

She sensed what was on Doremi's mind…including her regret of dying before everyone could be saved.

Hana shook her head. Arigatou, Vylon Disigma-san, she thought, Mama! You can still try! Your injury can be beaten! You just have to believe in yourself! Hana-chan believes in you! Mama!

Doremi stirred. "Hana…chan…?" she mused, slowly. Another spurt of blood made her wince. "You're right…Hana-chan! I…I can…I can get over this!" She made an attempt to get up, but Disigma discouraged her by keeping its claw above her. "We will…most definitely not lose to you…Black Queen! Evil Rin!"

Suddenly, and without warning, the dark aura surrounding Doremi flared up. Disigma removed its claw as the pink Ojamajo began floating into the air. Everyone watched the scene unfold, depending on who it was. Black Queen and Evil Rin stared in disbelief while Hana gazed in awe and wonder.

The dark aura surrounding Doremi seemed to thicken and become denser. It ceased to look like an evil cloud and began taking a form more akin to a clear night sky. Parts of it became ribbon like and both wrapped around and entered the pink Ojamajo's wound, sealing it and preventing any further blood loss.

When it was finished, Doremi descended back to the ground, landing on both feet. Her eyes opened back up and gained a thoroughly defiant look. A distinct fire could be seen burning through her gaze. In addition, the bands of starry darkness sealing her wound seemed to have merged with her uniform.

"Mama…?" Hana began, awestruck, "You're…You're saved!"

Doremi turned to the white Ojamajo and smiled. "Its thanks to you and Disigma-san," she replied. She looked up at her monster and smiled. "Thank you…for letting me hear Hana-chan, Disigma-san." She then turned back to Black Queen. "I believe it was still my turn, Black Queen! And if my memory isn't failing, then I remember activating Vylon Disigma's ability!"

Vylon Disigma nodded and turned back to the opponent at hand. One of the lights orbiting him vanished into its beak. It then shot a tractor beam at Catastor, dragging the machine into a port and turning it into data before completely absorbing it.

Black Queen seethed through her veil. Catastor was one of her best monsters and had been proven effective against many of the monsters it was ever used against.

Doremi alternated between Verz Thanatos and Verz Nightmare. The former had proven to be a nuisance by making itself immune to monster effects and by dealing a grievous wound to her. The latter was also a threat due to it continuously forcing everything they special summon face-down. Both were the focuses for Black Queen's and Evil Rin's infections and were thus viable targets to destroy. However, neither of them had any overlay units left, which honestly left them powerless.

Destroying the Verz focus was all but assured to release them from the Verz's grip, but all it would do is allow them to focus their full might on them, going by what Black Queen said earlier. But there was the chance to outright knock them out upon the focus's destruction. It was small compared to Shadow Doremi, and she recalled how she barely even flinched; her friends couldn't really be examples since none of them fell unconscious and surrendered when theirs were destroyed.

Ultimately, the pink Ojamajo chose to hurry. She had no idea how much longer the seal would last; indeed, it could very easily come open at any time and cause her to bleed to death. She may seemed strong now, but most of it was just Disigma lending his power to her; when it finally leaves her, she was certain she would fall to the ground, weak from her earlier blood loss.

She turned to face Nightmare. "Vylon Disigma! Attack Verz Nightmare!" Doremi commanded. Vylon Disigma screeched in agreement and turned to face its target. The powerful Vylon spread its arms apart and fired a beam much like Catastor's directly at Verz Nightmare. "Vylon Disigma no kouka hatsudou!" Doremi shouted, "As long as the attribute of the monster Vylon equipped itself with is the same as a monster he's battling, Vylon Disigma will automatically destroy it!"

The beam continued, disintegrating the corrupted XX-Saber despite his best efforts. The attack, along with the dust that used to be Verz Nightmare, hurtled toward a now-shocked Evil Rin. It struck hard, blowing off her dark aura and sending her flying into the barrier.

She impacted it with a sickening crack and landed on the ground. She survived it…somehow, but was now unconscious. Black Queen looked at her right hand Shadow and then turned back to Doremi, her eyes glowing an angry red.

"I will make sure you suffer for this, Light Doremi," Black Queen said, menacingly, "In the meantime, I will take all of Evil Rin's turns from now on."

Doremi began panting. "We'll…expect your worst, Black Queen," she replied, "Turn end!"

"Then allow me to show you just how badly outmatched you are!" Black Queen's smirk was discernible despite her veil. "Watashi no Turn! Draw!" Her new card incited a chuckle on her part. "I activate the spell Dark World Dealings! With this, all of us must draw a card and then discard one!"

Doremi looked on in dismay. Her previous turn had left her without anything in her hand and would thus kill what she would've drawn next. She reluctantly took her next card and, upon seeing what it was, frowned and inserted it into her graveyard.

Hana looked at her hand and gulped. She took her next card and immediately tossed it. She then looked at Black Queen with disdain.

Black Queen simply shrugged the looks and drew her next card. She added it to her hand and placed a different card in the graveyard.

"It's much harder than I thought to get several DARK monsters in the graveyard," Black Queen remarked, "But to use this card…I need at least seven of them!" She inserted a card into the slot. "I activate the spell The Beginning of the End!"

At once, the entire room was drowned in pitch darkness, leaving only the starry starkness enveloping Doremi visible. Then, several glowing runes appeared underneath the dueling field, bathing the room in a ghastly light.

"I can only use this card if there are seven or more DARK monsters in my graveyard," Black Queen explained, "It banishes five of those monsters and lets me draw three cards!" She took five cards from her graveyard and put them away. She then took three cards from her deck. But the glowing runes underneath did not vanish. "The duel field will be like this from now on. I suggest you get used to it!"

Doremi grit her teeth. She really and truly minded the change; however, she was more worried about Hana, who was downright beside herself with abject fear.

"This is going too far, Black Queen!" Doremi shouted, "You've caused enough damage already!"

"Enough damage?" Black Queen chuckled. "Enough is never 'enough' per se. Reverse card, open! Return from the Different Dimension hatsudou!" At once, the Shadow ruler's concealed card flipped over. Moments later, a tear in the fabric of space-time opened above, allowing four figures to descend: Malicevorous Fork, Malicavorous Knife, Malicevorous Spoon (100/500), and Black Claw Crow (900/600). "I suppose you know exactly who's coming next?"

Doremi and Hana shuddered as the three Malicevorous monsters transformed into purple orbs of energy and spiraled upward.

"I overlay Lv2 Knife as well as Lv2 fork and Lv2 Soon!" All three monsters entered a galaxy-like vortex. "I build the Overlay Network with these three Lv2 monsters!" The vortex burst in a rainbow-colored explosion. Then, a sealed form much like a drop of putrid blackness that danced like a flame emerged. "Awareru, Number 96!" Immediately, the sealed form boiled and expanded, instantly sprouting a pair of limbs before taking a definitively inhuman shape. "The messenger from pitch black darkness…Black Mist!"

Already, bad memories were resurfacing within Doremi from the last time she saw this monster. She recalled just how horribly it massacred Machu Mach and how it very nearly killed her. Back then, it seemed like a mere monster with just enough of a personality to be sadistic.

Black Queen sneered through her veil. "You also recall this, cor-?" She was interrupted by Black Mist swinging its claw to the side. It then turned toward her prompting a chuckle out of the Shadow ruler. "As you wish then…"

The blatantly-evil monster turned to face Doremi. "Before my master continues her move, I would like to have a word with you," it said. Doremi and Hana gasped. "Don't be surprised. Aren't you forgetting how Machu Mach and Disigma speak with you?"

The words of the powerful Number were like freezing arrows piercing through Doremi. Of course she knew how Machu Mach and Disigma spoke. However, only she could understand what they were saying. But on the other hand, Black Mist…spoke perfect Japanese. Even Hana was gasping in shock.

"H-How?" Doremi began, "How are you able to-?"

"I would rather the useless questions be saved for never," Black Mist replied. It then noticed the unnerved expressions on both Ojamajos. "You're not keen on speaking to me like this? Then perhaps a new form would suffice." Moments later, the monster turned into a cloud of dark mist. When it dissipated, a lone, humanoid form floated before Black Queen. It too had a dark aura, but I was nothing like the Verz's aura surrounding the Shadow ruler. "Is this more to your liking?!"

Doremi looked at the being in horror. A monster capable of speaking to anyone it pleased was not something she wanted to meet right now. Especially when its mistress was one of the most powerful enemies they had known.

"Black Mist!" Doremi addressed, "Why choose now to speak with us?"

Black Mist smirked. "Answer this," it half demanded, "Would you prefer Black Queen-sama under the Verz's control and risk an even more berserk adversary in the near future? Or would you take out the fiend standing next to me and rid her of her corruption for the time being?"

"What are you trying out?" Hana asked.

"All I am asking is for you to remove Black Queen-sama's Verz corruption."

Doremi girt her teeth. There was no way of telling if taking out one Verz-corrupted being after another will truly weaken Jou-sama. In fact, there was evidence that she wouldn't be weakened in the slightest.

To that end, it really made no difference if they defeated Verz Thanatos by battle or by card effect. But taking the Verz focus down could potentially end the duel right then and there. It did eliminate Evil Rin after all, but Black Queen is more powerful; there was no such guarantee it would work.

And it was like what Black Queen said earlier: If she was freed, she would be able to devote more of her energy to winning the duel. And she didn't need another reminder of what happened last time that was the case…

However, that Verz card can easily cause a lot of damage if left alive and could very well cause their loss anyway. And they could not afford to lose this time.

Finally, Doremi came to her decision. "Alright, Black Mist. Either me or Hana-chan will take down Thanatos and free Black Queen," the pink Ojamajo said, grimly. She then shot a cautious glare at the malevolent monster. "But that doesn't mean we trust either of you!"

"Un!" Hana shouted in agreement.

Black Mist chuckled in amusement. "I wouldn't have it any other way," it replied. He turned back to Black Queen. "I'm finished, master. Let's give them our all, alright?"

Black Queen smiled maliciously underneath her veil. "Hai!" she shouted. Black Mist turned back into his monstrous form as the Shadow ruler took a card from her hand. "Picking up where I left off," she continued, "You remember this card, correct?"

She inserted the card into her Duel Disk.

"I activate the spell Rank-Up-Magic – Numeron Force! With this, I can overlay one Xyz monster I control and summon a Chaos Number!" Black Mist laughed maniacally as he turned into a sky-blue orb of energy and spiraled upward. "I use Number 96: Black Mist to rebuild the Overlay Network!" The dark vortex above exploded with a blue rainbow. Moments later, a massive drop like a multi-pronged flame descended, complete with four purple lights orbiting it. Limbs and tentacles burst out and took shape, changing into the bestial monstrosity that Doremi knew all too well (1000/1000). "Awareru, Chaos Number 96! Arise, chaotic storm, and now, swoop down! Black Storm!"

"You can't be serious…" Doremi muttered.

"And I hope you didn't forget about Numeron Force's other effect!" Black Queen shouted.

At once, a wave of blue energy spread across the field, striking every other card.

Hana's Star Sign dimmed to almost nothing while her Pleiades and Beehive felt ill.

Black Queen's own Thanatos and Black Claw Crow felt ill too, though their mistress didn't seem to care in the slightest.

Meanwhile, Vylon Disigma found himself being shorted out. The data he gained from absorbing Catastor was lost as the card went back to Black Queen's graveyard.

"And if you think my turn is over, think again! Because I control a DARK monster, I can special summon another Black Claw Crow form my hand!" Black Queen shouted. Another smallish Crow appeared by its weakened cousin's side. Then, both transformed into orbs of energy. "I overlay both Lv2 Black Claw Crows!" Both monsters spiraled upward and into a red vortex. "With these two Lv2 monsters, I build the Overlay Network!"

The vortex exploded violently in a flash of red light. Moments later, a golem emerged and landed by Black Storm's side (500/1800). It crouched in a defensive stance.

"Awareru…Gachigachi Gantetsu!" Then, both of the orange lights orbiting it glowed brilliantly, empowering Black Storm and giving Thanatos some respite from his weakening (Gachi: 500-900/1800-2200) (Black Storm: 1000-1400/1000-1400) (Thanatos: 2350-2750/1350-1750). "Gachi's ability grants 200 ATK and DEF to all of my monsters for each Overlay Unit it has!"

Doremi frowned. Gachi was a common card to use in any deck that focused on rank 2 Xyz monsters. She had seen it used several times already, including like this. But for now, she would have to bear the pain.

It's up to you, Hana-chan, Doremi thought, Gomennasai…

"Now, Black Storm! Attack Vylon Disigma!" Black Queen ordered, "Black Storm no kouka hatsudou! By detaching one Overlay Unit, it can take the ATK of the monster its battling for itself! Go! Shadow Chaos Gain!"

"With pleasure!" Black Storm replied, "Get ready, Disigma! You're about to feel the same pain Machu Mach felt a few days ago!"

Within moments, two more tendrils of darkness sprouted form the dangerous Chaos Number and impaled Disigma. Energy could be seen flowing from the Vylon and into Black Storm through those tentacles (Disigma: 2500-0/2100) (Black Storm: 1400-3900/1400). Disigma collapsed to the ground.

"Disigma!" Doremi called, "DISIGMA!"

"Finish it!" Black Queen ordered, "Black Mirage Chaos Whip!"

With a roar, Black Storm sent his main tentacles forward.

"Reverse card, open!" Hana called, "Enemy Controller hatsudou! With this, Hana-chan can target any monster not on Hana-chan's field and change its position!" A massive videogame controller appeared before the white Ojamajo. "Hana-chan wants Disigma to defend! Up, up! Down, down! Left, right! Left, right! B! A! Start!"

The buttons on the controller pressed themselves in, going be the same sequence Hana called out. Within moments, Disigma was able to take to the defensive and raised his claws to ward off the attack.

"I regret to inform you that 2100 DEF isn't enough!" Black Queen shouted.

And sure enough, the now-thoroughly empowered Black Storm's attack landed. Disigma held the strike off valiantly, but the twin tendrils pierced his arms and went right for his central area. They pierced into that too, spelling out his end.

Doremi cried as she saw her Verz focus-turned-second ace crumble to ash. "Disigma…" she said, sadly.

"Now, Thanatos! Take down that Light Being! And make sure you it actually kills her this time!"

Thanatos ushered his steed forth, charging toward and brandishing his sword. Doremi simply stood there, emotionally hurt.

Suddenly, her starry aura moved of its own accord. Two shapes took form from it: Machu Mach and Disigma. The former deflected the blade while the latter caught the rebounded blade and knocked the powerful Verz-corrupted fallen angel back. However, some of the force behind the attack got through, knocking Doremi down and dropping her to 1900 Life Points.

"If only your friend wasn't here…" Black Queen muttered, "Turn end!"

Doremi could feel Hana's worry-filled eyes on her. She was in a lot of trouble; that much she knew. Already, her determination was wavering…and her aura-based bandage was loosening in response and threatening to let her finish bleeding to death.

Thankfully, Black Queen had already ended her turn. But with her current field, it was going to take a miracle to get around it.

"Mama!" Hana called, drawing Doremi's attention, "Hana-chan will take it from here! Atashi no Turn! Draw!" She took her card and smiled at what it was. She then turned a worried look at the pink Ojamajo. "Mama…?"

Doremi shook her head. "Don't worry about me, Hana-chan," Doremi replied, "I'll make it…somehow."

Hana gulped. "Okay." She inserted a card into a slot. "Hana-chan activates Resurrection of the Dead! With it, Hana-chan can bring back any monster from any graveyard!" She then turned back to Doremi. "Mama! Can Hana-chan borrow Gagaga Magician?"

He pink Ojamajo shot a confused look at the white Ojamajo. "Eh? But Gagaga Magician is a DARK monster! You can't summon your Sacred Xyz monsters with it!" A knowing look crept onto Hana's face. "But…I guess you can go for something else…Okay then! He's yours!"

Hana nodded. "Then Hana-chan brings back Gagaga Magician!" The sacred ankh appeared before the young girl. A portal to the netherworld opened, allowing the juvenile Magician to return. He turned to look at Doremi; she smiled and nodded at him. He returned the favor. "Mama? Hana-chan hopes you'll forgive her for what she's about to do…"

"Nani?" Doremi replied.

Hana closed her eyes and shook her head. She then looked at a particular card in her hand. That's when she heard a familiar roar in her mind. She clutched her head.

"Hana-chan!" Doremi called.

"Daijoubu, Mama," Hana replied, No one said you would be this hard to control… she thought, Demo…you only view Shadow Hana-chan as your master, even though she told you and your counterpart to aid me for now…

Hana struggled against powerful card's influence. "Hana-chan releases…two…monsters with 2000 or more ATK from her field! Pleiades! Omega!" Both of her weakened Sacred Xyz monsters turned back to her. Both nodded and vanished in a cloud of sparks. Then, a familiar-looking giant red dagger appeared in Hana's hand. "The galaxy that lurks in the darkness. The embodiment of light, now descend and become Hana-chan's guide and aide!"

Doremi's expression turned form one of concern to object shock. Hana's chant spoke of it completely, but she did not want to believe it one bit. But it was the truth and the case.

Hana threw the dagger into the air where three streams of stars flowed into it. They coalesced around it, growing into an all too familiar form. When it finished, a dragon with eyes like a galaxy stood before the white Ojamajo. It roared in its dominance (3000/2500).

"Awareru…Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon!" Hana shouted. She giggled a bit. "This is so awesome!"

"Ha-Hana-chan-!?" Doremi called out, "Where…Where did you-?"

"Hana-chan activates Gagaga Magician's ability! And she will raise him to Lv8!" Magician, gulping at the snarling dragon looking down at him, obeyed the command. The, both monsters transformed into two orbs of energy and spiraled upward. "And with these two Lv8 monsters, Hana-chan builds the Overlay Network!"

Both monsters entered a galaxy-like vortex. No sooner did they do so, a rainbow-colored explosion erupted from within. Then, a sealed form emerged…one that made Doremi shudder with several awful memories.

"Roar throughout the entire universe! Revive, from the source of all galaxies, that flows from far back in time! Manifest yourself…and become Hana-chan's guide!" the white Ojamajo chanted. The sealed form split twice, allowing several mechanical limbs extend and take shape. When it finished, it roared violently, shaking the entire room (3000/2500). "Awareru…Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon!"

Doremi looked up at the powerful dragon in horror. "Hana-chan!" she called, "Why? Why do you have those two dragons!? Hana-chan!"

Hana turned to her mother and smiled sheepishly. "Shadow Hana-chan let Hana-chan borrow them for a while," she replied. She began straining herself against Tachyon Dragon's aura. "But…it's really hard…keeping them under control!"

Black Queen looked on from beneath her veil. Her concealed expression was a bizarre combination between amusement and rage. She was angry due to Shadow Hana lending her own Light Half two of her cards…her most powerful ones, to be exact. Yet her amusement came from the white Ojamajo's difficulty with said cards.

"At the start of the Battle Phase, Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon can detach one Overlay!" Hana announced. At once, one of the lights orbiting the behemoth dragon vanished into its chest. Then, the mighty dragon withdrew into its sealed form and rotated until both a magenta and blue light faced forward. "Go! Tachyon Transmigration!"

No sooner did the sealed form settle into position, a stream of rainbow light emanated from it. It caught all other monsters in in it. Black Storm groaned in slight pain as it withdrew back into its sealed form (3900-1000/1400-1000). Gachi collapsed to the floor as his powers were drained (900-500/2200-1800). Thanatos was the least affected since his effects were already nulled, though he found the light disconcerting (2750-2350/1750-1350).

"Yosha!" Hana shouted, "You did it, Tachyon-kun!" Tachyon Dragon narrowed its eyes at the remark. "Now, attack-!"

Before Hana could give the order, the powerful number turned its attention to Doremi and began charging its attack.

"Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon!" Hana called, "What are you doing?! You can't attack Mama!"

"I'm afraid he can," Black Queen replied, chuckling, "In a tag duel such as this, we play using Battle Royale rules. This includes treating your partner as an opponent for all purposes…including for attacks!"

Doremi's blood ran cold. Hana was unable to control the dragon her Shadow gave her and now it was preparing to attack her directly. She already feared falling under the Verz's control, but the resulting weakness due to the Resonance would undo the aura keeping her wound sealed.

Then, Hana rushed over to Doremi and faced the angry dragon, outstretching her arms while doing so. "Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon!" She called, "Please! Shadow Hana-chan lent me your powers to help defeat the Verz!" The dragon roared angrily in reply. "Hana-chan…is sorry. Hana-chan didn't know only Shadow Hana-chan was allowed to call you '-kun'. Gomennasai!"

Hana's comment didn't seem to deter the dragon's anger. It still felt offended that someone other than its master would refer to it by that pet name. From her, it was her name of endearment. From anyone else, it was an insult. However, it recalled that its master had commanded it to assist her Light Half in any way possible…but it remembered the red-haired girl. It had wanted to tear the girl apart, even though the one using it wasn't its master.

Finally, the mighty dragon snorted and turned back to its opponent at hand. "Arigatou…Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon," Hana said, "Demo ne…?" Tachyon Dragon snarled in impatience. "Un! Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon! Attack! Tachyon Spiral of Annihilation!"

And with that, the powerful dragon loosed its signature attack, launching it directly at the corrupted fallen angel. He let out a cry of fear right before being immolated. The blast continued, striking Black Queen and seeming to completely blow off her dark aura in addition to reducing her to 3350 Life Points.

Hana took the time to rush back to her spot in the duel.

"Kuso," Black Queen muttered, getting back up, "To think it would still listen to the Light Being…?"

"Reverse card, open!" Hana called, "Xyz Reborn hatsudou! With this, Hana-chan can bring back any Xyz monster from her graveyard!" The trap card revealed itself. Then, it turned into a form resembling a certain spell card and flew into a portal to the netherworld. What emerged was a large knight of the stars, the symbol now orbiting him as a red-purple light. "Come back to Hana-chan, Sacred Pleiades!"

"Yes!" Doremi called, "Go for it, Hana-chan!"

Hana nodded, smiling. "Un! Hana-chan activates Pleiades-san's ability!" The Xyz Reborn was absorbed into Pleiades' blades, causing them to glow a bright gold. Then, a powerful light emanated from them, shining on Gachi and banishing him back from whence he came. "Alright! Pleiades-san! Take down Dark Storm!"

Pleiades nodded and quickly bounded after the disabled Number. He swung quickly, cleaving the once-powerful Number in half. Black Queen held her ground against the tail-end of the attack, though her Life Points fell to 1850.

"Next, Hana-chan overlays Pleiades-san!" Pleiades leapt into the air and dove into a golden and silvery vortex. It quickly burst with a heavenly light. "Light of the stars, unite as one! Descend and be the guide of my path! Xyz summon!" she chanted. A massive form appeared. It was dragon-like in appearance, but seemed to have been created from the fusion of all Sacred monsters (2700/2000). "Awareru…Sacred Ptolemys Messier 7!" She panted slightly. "Turn…end!"

Black Queen chuckled. "I must thank you for getting rid of that Verz card," she said, her voice dripping with menace, "I can now channel my full strength! Watashi no Turn! Draw!" Black Queen's eyes glowed underneath her veil. A sadistic grin could be discerned. "I activate Pot of Avarice!"

Immediately, five forms appeared before her: Black mist, Black Storm, Catastor, Giant Virus, and Black Claw Crow. Black Queen took all five of their cards and shuffled them into her deck, the top of which glowed with a malevolent darkness…DESTINY DRAW. She took both cards and added both to her hand.

"Next, I summon Malicevorous Knife!" At once, the fiend wielding the giant knife appeared. He then cut open a portal to the netherworld, drawing Malicavorous Fork through and to its side. "And since I control a DARK monster, I can special summon Black Claw Crow!" Moments later, the small crow appeared. Then, all three turned into orbs of purple energy and spiraled upward. "I overlay Lv2 Knife, Fork, and Crow!"

All three entered a galaxy-like vortex, which erupted with a rainbow explosion immediately after.

"Say hello again…to Number 96: Black Mist!" Black Queen shouted. The massive flaming drop of pitch darkness emerged from the vortex again. But this time, it burst into a cloud of mist and took his more Humanoid form again. He smirked. "Ah, I suppose you wish to speak with them again, Black Mist?"

Black Mist shook his head. "That won't be necessary, Master," he replied, "I just wish to show them something after you activate that card."

Black Queen chuckled, making the two girls shudder. "Then let's not keep them waiting!" She inserted a card into a slot. "I activate the spell Rank-Up Magic – Barian's Force! And I will use it to once again Rank-Up Number 96!"

The Barian insignia appeared underneath Black Mist. He then changed back into his monstrous form and allowed the energy to take him. He transformed into a magenta orb of energy and spiraled upward and into a dark vortex. Once he was inside, it burst with a dark radiance, followed by the appearance of a gate locked by another Barian emblem. It burst open, allowing the monstrosity within to return.

Instead of a sealed form, Black Mist was the one who emerged and returned to the field. Then, to Doremi's and Hana's horror, his form began boiling, expanding. His limbs bulged out, becoming more muscular. A pair of wings sprouted from his back and a large red eye appeared on his abdomen. Once his transformation was complete, Black Mist -now Black Storm- was a larger and more hulking version of his former self. Four armored magenta crystals floated near him.

"This is the form I take when Barian's Force is used to Rank me Up," Black Storm explained, his voice now clearly different, "Perhaps it's now time to use another of that card's powers?"

"I though you would never ask," Black Queen replied, "Go! Chaos Drain!"

At once, the armored crystals extended a lash that grabbed onto Tachyon Dragon's last orbiting light. The sealed it inside another armored crystal and dragged it over to Black Storm's side. The mighty dragon roared in anger and shock.

"Now then, Black Storm?" Black Queen began, "Take down that treacherous dragon and make that Light Being suffer!"

"With pleasure!" Black Storm shouted. Immediately, the powerful Chaos Number charged energy into an orb held in between his hands. He then smirked.

"At this time, Black Storm's ability activates!" Black Queen called, "By detaching one Overlay Unit, Black Storm can drain the ATK of his attack target and add it to his own! Go! Shadow Chaos Gain!"

Black Storm laughed as one of the armored crystals near him reverted to energy and was consumed by his abdominal eye. He outstretched his hand as two tentacles manifested from it. Both shot forward, driving into Tachyon Dragon's machine-like hide and draining its power (Tachyon: 3000-0/2500) (Black Storm: 1000-4000/1000). The powerful dragon's roar was twisted by it pain.

"Tachyon!" Hana called, horrified.

"Now, where was I?" Black Queen inquired, mockingly, "Oh, yes! Tear Light Hana apart, Black Storm!"

"I will make you proud, Master!" Black Storm shouted. He resumed charging his attack and, once finished, launched it right at its target.

The attack struck hard, piecing the mighty dragon and dealing a fatal blow. Its roar was in sheer agony as it collapsed to the ground, lifeless. Hana gasped in horror as the advanced demon leered at her with malice in his eyes.

"You witnessed my own attack on Doremi when I took out her Number, do you not?" Black Storm inquired.

"Demo ne…you-you don't have to do this!" Hana cried.

"Black Queen-sama's wishes are my command! I will carry them out even if it's the last thing I do!"

And with that, Black Storm turned into a black bolt of lightning and shot toward the abject terror-filled Ojamajo. Doremi saw the event unfold and tried to rush to save her daughter.

"HANA-CHAN!" Doremi cried out.

Suddenly, the part of her aura the encompassed her now-outstretched hand shot forth. It made it to Hana in a split second, just in time to intercept Black Storm's attack. He struck hard, nearly piercing the wall-like aura. But then…the Chaos Number detonated himself, tearing apart the shield and blasting Hana to the wall and dropping her to 4000 Life Points.

She did not move and inch. But she was breathing.

"Hana-chan!" Doremi shouted, "Hana-chan! HANA-CHAN!"

Black Queen could only chuckle as Black Storm reformed himself. "It appears that that Light Being is out," she mused, "What a shame. Black Storm would've killed her had it not been for you, Light Doremi." A scowl could be discerned from beneath her veil. "How sickening!"

Doremi turned to Black Queen. "Urusai!" she shouted angrily, "I won't forgive you this, Black Queen! And I will make sure you pay!"

"I need to start keeping a mental list of these old and stale speeches…" The Shadow ruler sighed. "Turn end. And I believe a reminder is in order? Such as what happened last time?"

The pink Ojamajo shook her head. "It won't happen again, Black Queen! Atashi no Turn! Draw!" Doremi shouted. She looked at her new card and smiled. "You do realize I have less than half of my Light Points, right?" Black Queen sighed in frustration and gestured her to continue her move. Black Storm looked a bit worried. "I activate Pot of Avarice!"

At once, five forms appeared before Doremi: Astell Drawn, Summon Priest, Solar Wind Jammer, Gagaga Girl, and Mahcu Mach. All five flowed into her now shuffling deck. Once it finished, the top glowed a brilliant pink…DESTINY DRAW.

"With the combined strength of my unbreakable bonds, I will defeat you!" Doremi shouted, taking both glowing cards. "Here goes! I activate the spell Earth Crush! This card destroys the monster you control with the highest DEF! And guess who the only one on your field is?"

Black Storm shook his head. "It has been an honor, serving under you," he said solemnly, "I only wish I could've avoided being taken down like this."

Black Queen sighed. She considered the Chaos Number to be annoying now that he had a voice…but at the same time, she prized his loyalty, since very few beings gave her that unconditionally. Her thoughts on the subject prompted her to turn toward the still-unconscious Evil Rin, one other -and arguably much closer- such being.

"Very well," Black Queen replied, "But I will see you again soon, Black Storm."

She turned away to avoid seeing her ace monster being smashed apart by the spell.

Doremi looked on for a moment. She knew the Chaos Number and Black Queen were both sadistic, but the former showed something she found more or less admirable. She had seen such devotion elsewhere in mangas and shows as well as with Jou-sama and Majorin. But to see it here…with a couple of enemies? She found that jarring.

"Black Storm…" she said with a slight melancholy. She then turned back to Hana's fallen form and recalled what Black Storm did. "But I still can't forgive him for this…nor Black Queen." She inserted her last card into a slot. "I activate Resurrection of the Dead! And I will use it to bring back Vylon Disigma!"

With that, the sacred ankh appeared overhead and forced open a portal to the netherworld. The powerful Vylon ascended through it and was now back by its tamer's side.

"Ready, Disigma?" Doremi asked. Disigma nodded and prepared himself, earning a nod form the pink Ojamajo. "Vylon Disigma! Attack Black Queen directly!"

Disigma didn't need to be told twice. He gathered lightning in between his claws and sent it right into the Shadow ruler's being. She didn't even try to defend herself…and she screamed in pain as her Life Points fell to 0.

Doremi and Hana re the winners!

Black Queen fell to her knees, still reeling from the assault. "I…didn't think you would get the better of me this time…" she said, chuckling, "But then, this is a luck-based game and I didn't have as great an advantage as I did last time…"

She passed out as soon as her words left her lips.

Doremi looked at the two downed Shadows. "jou-sama really messed up their minds," she surmised. She shook her head, quickly recalling Hana. She rushed up to her. "Hana-chan! Daijobu? Hana-chan!"

Doremi wasted no time in cradling the injured white Ojamajo upon making it to her. Hana opened her eyes, and smiled reassuringly. A tear of relief and joy lowed from the pink Ojamajo's eye.

"You…you won…Mama!" Hana said, with as much excitement as her tired form would allow. "And…and…!"

Doremi frowned. "I…I don't think I'm going to be okay, Hana-chan," she replied grimly, "My aura. It's only sealing the wound. Unless something is done, I will ide if my aura ever leaves." Her lips curled into a sad smile. "But if we can save Jou-sama…then I'll be happy."

Doremi helped Hana to her feet. Once done, the two looked at the stairs and saw that the barrier protecting it had vanished. Both looked up with uncertainty.

"Jou-sama's waiting up there, isn't she?" Hana asked.

Doremi nodded. "I think so," she replied, "Hana-chan. Iku yo!"

And with that, both Ojamajos summoned their brooms and flew up the stairs…

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Both Ojamajos made it to the top of the stairs and found a hallway. They flew through it as fast as they could, even nearly crashing into the door at the end. Hana slowed down just enough to avoid it but Doremi wasn't so lucky; she crumpled to a heap as right after impact.

"What a time to be the unluckiest pretty girl in the world…" Doremi muttered, dizzily.

Hana helped Doremi up and opened the door. "Come on!" she ushered.

Both girls made it through…and found Hazuki, Aiko, Onpu, Pop, and Momoko on the floor on a large balcony. Dark auras arched like lightning in between all five of them. Majorin was above them, having somehow changed to her super witch form and was holding back Jou-sama.

She was clearly losing.

"Jou-sama! I know you're in there!" Majorin pleaded, "You have to fight it! Onegai shimasu!"

Jou-sama smirked maliciously and sent the red-violet Witch to the ground, breaking her Super Witch form in the process. "I find myself quite content like this, Majorin," she replied, venomously, "You should've taken me up on my offer…"

Jou-sama's form had changed again since they last saw her. Now, in addition to her blood-stained clothing, boils with lone tentacles emerging had sprung up and her body. And she now had three pairs of wings, each of which having come from each Verz dragon; the lowest pair was that of Bahamut's, the middle was Ophion's, and the highest belonged to Ouroboros. Her nails had extended into what seemed to be claws.

"Jou-sama!" Doremi called, drawing the corrupted Queen's attention, "We can't let you do this any longer!"

"Look at what you've become!" Hana cried, "This isn't you!"

Jou-sama landed before the two girls. She eyed both of them carefully…and her expression turned to abject shock upon getting to Doremi. Her reaction was betrayed by her taking a step back.

"What…have…you…DONE?!" Jou-sama shouted out, "How…how can you-?!"

"I've tamed my corruption, Jou-sama!" Doremi replied, "And I know how to free you from yours!"

Jou-sama grit her teeth. "No! I won't allow that!" At once, the corrupted Queen rammed her similarly corrupted Royale Keyblade forward in an attempt to impale the pink Ojamajo. Instead, it impacted against the starry aura, bouncing off like it hit a brick wall. "Nani yo…?! Naze yo…?!"

"You can't hurt me like this, Jou-sama!" Doremi said. She then inserted her poron into her bracelet, forming her Duel disk again. "I challenge you, Jou-sama!"

Hana summoned her Duel Disk as well. "Not by yourself, Mama!" Hana chimed in, adamantly, "Hana-chan will fight with you!"

Jou-sama anger cooled to a simmer. "Well…since I can't harm Doremi-chan with my powers like this…I guess this means I have no choice but to accept," Jou-sama mused. She placed her Keyblade next to her arm, where it transformed into a more Verz-themed version of her Duel Disk. She then took to the skies. "Do you think you can keep up?"

Doremi and Hana mounted their brooms and flew up as well. Before they could even a few feet up, they noticed the other Ojamajos as well as Majorin get up.

"So…" Aiko began, "Yer really gonna fight her then?"

"Please be careful," Momoko added, "She's really tough!"

"We know," Doremi replied, "But we have to fight her no matter what."

"We tried fighting her with all of our strength," Onpu stated, "But even when Majorin-san drew upon the Seals' power and went Super, we still couldn't win."

"Onee-chan?" Pop began, "I…I think Majorin-san's infected now." She pointed at the weakened red-violet Witch. A dark aura could be discerned around her. "You see it, don't you?"

Doremi nodded. "Then Hana-chan and I have to beat her fast…and defeat each of her Dragons trying."

"Please be safe, Doremi-chan," Hazuki peeped, "Please…for all of us!"

"Don't worry, Hazuki-mama!" Hana replied, "We'll be just fine!" She then turned back to Doremi with worry evident in her eyes. "Won't we, Mama?"

Doremi nodded. "Un!" she replied, "Hana-chan! Iku yo!"

And with that, both girls flew after Jou-sama. Below, the other Ojamajos as well as Majorin rushed to the edge of the balcony. All watched anxiously as the threesome began.

"Minna-san?" Aiko began, "Didn't any of you see Doremi-chan's…aura?"

"We can all see it," Pop deadpanned, "But…now that you mention it…"

Onpu looked at her fellow Verz-corrupted friends and took note of the dark cloud-like auras that surrounded them. "Hana-chan's was still the same as ours," she surmised, "But…Doremi-chan's was so different."

"It was like a clear night sky," Momoko continued, "And it felt…peaceful. Content, even!"

Majorin mused over Jou-sama's words. "Is it possible to tame one's own corruption?" she inquired, "And has Doremi-chan really done it…?"

Up above, Jou-sama's Life Point counter had raced to 16000. Doremi and Hana's counter also raced to 16000, since they were sharing a total.

"This Duel will go by tag-team rules on your side," Jou-sama stated, "However…" Suddenly, she loosed a wave of Verz darkness. It struck both girls, causing them to lose control and their life Points to fall to 8000. At the same time, Jou-sama's Life Points jumped to 24000. "This will also be a Handicap Duel. Your combined Life Points will be halved and while the amount you lost will be added to my own!"

Doremi and Hana regained control and glared at Jou-sama. "Hey! We didn't agree to this!" Hana griped, "This isn't fair!"

"You've been running over every foe I put in your way in recent days," Jou-sama retorted, "That, and as the Queen of the Verz, I make the rules!"

Doremi grit her teeth. There is another way to win besides dropping her to 0 life Points, she mentally surmised, "Hana-chan! Jou-sama isn't leaving us much choice! We have to fight and beat her at her own game!"

Hana reluctantly nodded. "Hai hai, Mama," she replied.

All three of them drew their opening hands. "Duel!" Jou-sama, Doremi, and Hana shouted.

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Featured Duel: Doremi and Hana vs Verz Black Queen and Verz Evil Rin

This tag duel with have all players have separate fields, graveyards, banish piles, and LP meters. No one can attack until everyone has had a turn.

Doremi LP (8000) – Hana LP (8000) – Verz Black Queen LP (8000) – Verz Evil Rin LP (8000)

Verz Black Queen's turn:

Verz Black Queen has Foolish Burial, Allure of Darkness, Malicevorous Knife, Reinforcement of the Army, and Caligo Claw Crow as her opening hand. She draws Tannhauser Gate.

Verz Black Queen activates Foolish Burial and uses it to send Malicevorous Fork to her graveyard. She then normal summons Knife and uses its effect to revive Fork. She follows with Tannhauser Gate and makes them both Lv4. She then overlays both to Xyz summon Evilswarm Thanatos.

Verz Black Queen activates Allure of Darkness, drawing Malicevorous Spoon and Cherry Inmato; she banishes to former. She follows with Reinforcement of the Army and uses it to add Junk Synchron to her hand.

She ends.

Doremi's turn:

Doremi has Gagaga Magician, Card Destruction, Penguin Soldier, Gagagarevenge, and Solar Wind Jammer as her opening hand. She draws Gagaga Girl.

Doremi summons Gagaga Girl and sets Gagagarevenge. She then activates Card Destruction, forcing everyone to discard their hands and draw new cards.

Verz Black Queen draws The Beginning of the End, Return from the Different Dimension, and Junk Synchron. Doremi draws Summon Priest, Effect Veiler, and Kagetokage. Hana and Verz Evil Rin each discard and draw five cards.

Doremi activates her set Gagagarevenge and uses it to revive Gagaga Magician. She then makes him and Girl Lv5 via their effects. She follows by overlaying them to Xyz summon Number 33: Chronomaly Machu Mech; Gagagarevenge gives it 300 more ATK while Girl targets Thanatos; Verz Black Queen chains with Thanatos' effect, detaching Fork and making it immune to monster effects this turn.

Doremi ends.

Verz Evil Rin's turn:

Verz Evil Rin discarded Dark Armed Dragon, Red-Eyes Darkness Metal Dragon, Mystical Space Typhoon, The Dark Creator, and Dark Horus. Her new opening hand is Summoner Monk, Night Beam, Divine Dragon Apocralyph, Allure of Darkness, and Dark Nephthys. She draws Pot of Avarice.

Verz Evil Rin activates Allure of Darkness, drawing The Dark Creator and Effect Veiler and banishing Apocralyph. She then banishes Dark Armed Dragon and The Dark Creator from her graveyard to send Dark Nephthys from her hand to the graveyard. She follows by summoning Summoner Monk and using his effect, discarding Night Beam and special summoning Breaker the Magical Warrior from her deck. She overlays both to Xyz summon Evilswarm Nightmare in Defense Position.

She ends.

Hana's turn:

Hana discarded Constellar Kaus, Constellar Leonis, Constellar Sheratan, Constellar Star Chart, and Royal Decree. Her new opening hand is Constellar Sombre, Comstellar Pollux, Constellar Star Chart, Constellar Algiedi, and Xyz Reborn. She draws Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon.

Hana activates Constellar Star Chart. She then normal summons Pollux and uses his effect to normal summon Sombre. She then uses Sombre's effect, banishing Sheratan from her graveyard to return Kaus to her hand; she then normal summon Algiedi using Sombre's other effect. Algiedi special summons Kaus from her hand.

Hana activates Kaus' effect twice, raising Sombre and Algiedi to Lv5 each. She then overlays Both of them to Xyz summon Constellar Pleiades. Verz Evil Rin activates Evilswarm Nightmare's effect, detaching Breaker and forcing Pleiades Face-down. Hana chains with Pleiades' effect, detaching Sombre and targeting Thanatos; Verz Black Queen chains with Thanatos effect, detaching Knife to make it immune to monster effects; Doremi chains by discarding Effect Veiler, targeting and negating Nightmare's effects. Pleiades remains face-up.

Hana overlays Pollux with Kaus to Xyz summon Constellar Praesepe; she draws Sinister Shield off of Star Chart. She sets Xyz Reborn and Sinister Shield and ends.

Doremi LP (8000) – Hana LP (8000) – Verz Black Queen LP (8000) – Verz Evil Rin LP (8000)

Verz Black Queen's turn:

Verz Black Queen draws Giant Germ.

Verz Black Queen normal summons Junk Synchron and uses his effect to revive Malicevorous Knife. She then tunes Lv2 Knife with Lv3 Junk Synchron to Synchro Summon Ally of Justice Catastor. Hana activates Pleiades' effect, detaching Algeidi and targeting Catastor; Verz Evil Rin chains with Effect Veiler, targeting Pleiades and negating his effects.

Verz Black Queen attacks Machu Mech with Catastor; since Machu Mech is a LIGHT monster, Catastor destroys it automatically. She then attacks Doremi directly with Thanatos.

She sets Return from the Different Dimension and ends.

Doremi's turn:

Doremi draws Allure of Darkness.

Doremi normal summons Summoner Monk; she activates Kagetokage's effect, special summoning him from her hand. She then uses Monk's effect, discarding Allure and special summoning Star Drawing from her deck. She overlays all three to Xyz summon Vylon Disigma; Verz Evil Rin chains with Nightmare to Drawing's effect, detaching her own Monk and targeting Disigma. Disigma is flipped face-down while Doremi draws Book of Taiyou.

Doremi activates Book of Taiyou, flipping Disigma Face-up. She then activates its effect, detaching Monk and equipping Catastor to it.

Doremi attacks Nightmare with Disigma; since Nightmare's attribute is the same as the equipped Catastor, Nightmare is destroyed automatically.

Evil Rin is freed from the Verz but is unable to continue any further in the duel. Her turn will be taken up by Black Queen instead.

Doremi ends.

Verz Black Queen's turn:

Verz Black Queen draws Dark World Dealings.

Verz Black Queen activates Dark World Dealings, forcing herself, Doremi, and Hana to draw a card and discard one.

Verz Black Queen draws Pot of Avarice and discards Giant Germ. Doremi draws and discards Solar Wind Jammer. Hana draws and discards Constellar Rasalhague.

Verz Black Queen has seven DARK monsters in her graveyard and thus activates The Beginning of the End, banishing Junk Synchron, Malicevorous Knife, Malicevorous Fork, Caligo Claw Crow, and Cherry Inmato and draws Maxx "C", Caligo Claw Crow and Rank-Up Magic – Numeron Force. She then activates Return from the Different Dimension, special summoning Spoon, Knife, Fork, and Caligo Claw Crow.

Verz Black Queen overlays Spoon, Knife, and Fork to Xyz summon Number 96: Dark Mist. She follows with Rank-Up-Magic – Numeron Force, using Dark Mist to Xyz summon Number C96: Dark Storm; the effects of all other face-up cards are negated in the process. She then special summons Caligo Claw Crow from her hand since she controls a DARK monster. She then overlays both Crows to Xyz summon Gachi Gachi Gantetsu in Defense Position.

Verz Black Queen attacks Disigma with Dark Storm; during the Battle Step, she detaches Spoon to activate Dark Storm's effect, reducing Disigma to 0 ATK and giving it all to Dark Storm. Hana chains with Enemy Controller and uses it to change Disigma to Defense Position. Disigma is destroyed. Verz Black Queen attacks Doremi directly with Thanatos.

Verz Black Queen ends.

Hana's turn:

Hana draws Monster Reborn.

Hana activates Monster Reborn and uses it to revive Gagaga Magician. She then tributes Pleiades and Praesepe to special summon Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon from her hand. She uses Magician's effect and makes him Lv8. Hana overlays Magician and Galaxy-Eyes to Xyz summon Number 107: Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon.

At the start of the Battle Phase, Hana activates Tachyon Dragon's effect, detaching Gagaga Magician and negating the effects of all other face-up monsters on the field and resetting their ATKs and DEFs. She attacks Thanatos with Tachyon Dragon, destroying it. Black Queen breaks free from the Verz but is able to keep going. Hana activates Xyz Reborn and uses it to revive Pleiades. She activates his effect, detaching the Xyz Reborn and returning Gachi to Black Queen's Extra deck. She then attacks Dark Storm with Pleiades, destroying it.

Hana overlays Pleiades to Xyz summon Constellar Ptolemy M7. She ends.

Doremi LP (1900) – Hana LP (8000) – Black Queen LP (1850) – Evil Rin LP (N/A)

Black Queen's turn:

Black Queen draws Malicevorous Knife.

Black Queen activates Pot of Avarice, returning Dark Mist, Dark Storm, Catastor, Caligo Claw Crow, and Giant Germ to her deck and uses DESTINY DRAW to get Rank-Up-Magic – Barian's Force and Caligo Claw Crow.

Black Queen normal summons Knife and uses its effect to revive Fork and then special summons Caligo. She overlays all three to Xyz summon Dark Mist again. She then activates Rank-Up-Magic – Barian's Force, using Dark Mist to Xyz summon Dark Storm; Barian's Force takes the last Xyz material from Tachyon Dragon and attaches it to Dark Storm.

Black Queen attacks Tachyon Dragon using Dark Storm; she detaches Caligo to activate its effect, reducing Tachyon Dragon to 0 ATK and giving it all to Dark Storm. Tachyon Dragon is destroyed.

Hana is unable to continue the duel at this point.

Black Queen ends.

Doremi LP (1900) – Hana LP (N/A) – Black Queen LP (1850) – Evil Rin LP (N/A)

Doremi's turn:

Doremi draws Pot of Avarice.

Doremi activates Pot of Avarice, returning Machu Mech, Gagaga Girl, Solar Wind Jammer, Summoner Monk, and Star Drawing to her deck and using DESTINY DRAW to get Smashing Ground and Monster Reborn. Doremi activates the former, destroying Dark Storm. She follows with Monster Reborn and uses it to revive Disigma.

Doremi attacks Black Queen directly with Vylon Disigma.

Doremi LP (1900) – Hana LP (N/A) – Black Queen LP (0) – Evil Rin LP (N/A)

Doremi and Hana are the winners!

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Here we are. The final battle. It's all or nothing. If she wins, we're doomed to be her mindless zombies forever. We cannot lose the duel! No matter what it takes!

Mama doesn't want me fighting her too, but Mama isn't strong enough by herself. I will help her every which way again.

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Final Battle – Disigma Sieben and Bahamut, Ophion, And Ourboros have begun their approach...

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A/N: I had to completely revise the duel here. Unfortunately, I failed to make the deadline. This chapter, as well as the next two, is still going to take place during the March-September 2013 format. The epilogue chapter will take place in the new format. I was also very surprised and dismayed by just how long this chapter took for me to complete.

I'm also aware that this is not Dark Mist's personality. But then again, this one isn't from the show itself as that would be an alternate universe. If you have problems, then I am sorry. But this Dark Mist cannot be the same as the one from the show.