Okay, one chapter to go after this. I hope you like DIMA a lot. Here's a note for ya: this means that Jaden is talking in spiritese which is the old language of duel spirits. Disclaimer: I don't own YuGiOh GX of anything related to it. Claimer: I do own the story plot and the OC Jess Hernandez.
"Welcome back, Yubel." Jaden greeted as he shifted Alexis in his arms so that her head was against his shoulder.
Yubel smiled as he looked at the two together. But the reunion between the two friends was cut short as Chazz let out a shout of alarm.
"HEY! WHAT"S HAPPENING TO THE KEYS?!?!?!" Chazz roared.
Jaden and the rest turned to the raven haired boy being pulled along by the spirit keys which were glowing brightly. Chazz was dragged along the ground to who knows where.
"Quick! Let's head after him." Atticus cried as he took off after the black clad duelist.
The others also took off after Atticus with Jaden lagging behind because he was walking due to Alexis being in his arms. He then stopped and stooped down. He grabbed Yubel's card and glanced at the spirit.
"Almost forgot about you." Jaden said with half of a smile.
Yubel wasn't paying attention to Jaden at all. She sensed the power of the beasts and their yearning for the one they've waited for.
Sheppard's Office
Chancellor Sheppard had felt the island shake and knew that the beasts had awakened at last. Crowler rushed in with a panicked look on his face.
"Chazz is heading toward the Seven Gates! He must be trying to acquire the beasts!" Crowler shrieked.
Sheppard got up and ran down toward the burial site with Crowler in tow.
Unknown Area
A man in a tank watched a small screen spike indicating that there was now more then enough energy to unlock the beasts. The man laughed in his tank.
"Soon I will regain my youth and rule the world!" The man laughed with insanity.
The Seven Gates
Chazz tripped on a stone and fell flat on his face. The keys broke from their ties and flew straight up. Seven pillars rose from the earth and overlooked a hole in the ground. The rest soon caught up with Chazz and looked on as seven beams of light shot out from each one down onto the center of the hole. Jaden arrived just in time to the earth split open and saw a strange looking box rise out of the ground. The box opened up and everyone saw three cards resting inside. Alexis awoke and saw the box opened.
"Oh, no." Alexis whispered.
It was then that she noticed that she was in Jaden's arms. She blushed heavily and hoped Atticus wasn't looking. Jaden saw that Alexis was awake so he placed her on the ground feet first. Chancellor Sheppard and Crowler arrived to see the box in the open. Sheppard looked at the ten people present.
"How could this have happened? All of the riders have been defeated." Sheppard asked.
Alexis was the first to answer.
"I don't know. But we'll have to worry about that later. We should get those cards to safety." Alexis pointed out.
"I agree with Alexis." Zane said.
Everyone agreed that the cards needed to get to safety. Sheppard looked at Jaden and saw that he had a faraway look in his eyes.
"Jaden? Do you agree that the cards need to be taken to safety?" Bastion asked.
Jaden didn't reply the question. Instead, he opened his mouth and began a chant in a tongue no one knew but him and Yubel.
Raviel, Hamon, Uria, hear my plea come and join this fight with me. Lords of Shadow, Fire, and Light, dispel the never-ending night. Three become One when merged with Phantom Chaos. Jaden muttered.
Sheppard looked confused until he heard something crash behind him. Sheppard turned around to see a giant spider like machine near the box.
"Hello Sheppard, my old friend." A voice said from the machine.
Sheppard froze when he saw a person with a mask on in a tank of liquid. The man was aged and looked like he was a hundred years old. Crowler also looked shocked at who the person was.
"Is that…" Crowler began.
"Yes, it is." Sheppard murmured.
"Superintendent Kagemaru!" Both adults shouted at the same time.
Everyone was shocked except Jaden.
"The superintendent?!?!?" Jess cried.
"He's behind the shadow riders?!?!?" Bastion cried.
"Yes. I was the one who operated everything." Kagemaru said with a chuckle. "I merely sent the riders to flood this island with duel energy so that the beasts may awaken. Now that their power has been reborn I can finally rule the world!"
Kagemaru's giant robot extended one of its arms and grabbed the three beasts. He added them to the deck and looked at the 12 people.
"I'll stop you." Zane growled.
"No! Leave this to me!" Bastion cried.
"Both of you stay out of this. The Chazz is the right man for this job." Chazz boasted hoping that it would impress Alexis.
"Neither of you guys are the right person for the job. I want to beat this guy." Atticus said with a dangerous look in his eyes.
The three bickering boys looked at the former shadow rider with confusion.
"Why should you duel him?" Chazz asked skeptically.
"Because he's the one that made me Nightshroud." Atticus growled.
None of the others could argue with what Atticus was saying. Kagemaru looked at the scene with a bored expression. When the others said that they would face him, he had had enough.
"SLIENCE!" Kagemaru shouted.
His shout made everyone jump, except Jaden, and look at him. He glance at each and every person there. He cleared his throat and glance at them again.
"I admit you all have impressive skills but there is one who stands out. He has proven himself time and again when he face off against the riders. Jaden is that boy." Kagemaru said with a chuckle.
Jaden glared at the man. He picked up his deck and added Yubel to it. He looked at Alexis who had fear in her eyes. Jaden mouth 'I will come back. Promise.' It made Alexis calm down a bit but she was still worried. He leapt down the crater and brought out his duel disk. Kagemaru lifted his disk and activated it. Jaden did the same with his disk.
"Duel." Kagmaru said.
"Get your game on!" Jaden shouted.
Kagemaru: 4000/Jaden: 4000
"I'll start first." Jaden declared as he drew his sixth card.
He looked at it and smiled. He had drawn his best spirit friend, Yubel. He knew that she would come in handy later on in the duel. He added Yubel to his hand and then chose an Evil Hero.
"I play Evil Hero Sentinel (ATK: 0 DEF: 2800) in defense mode."
The black stoned and jeweled rose from the earth with a roar. The dark warrior knelt down onto one knee and crossed its arms. Jaden then set a card facedown and ended his turn.
"My move, I draw!" Kagemaru shouted as one of the robot arms drew a card from the deck.
Kagemaru looked at it and added it to his hand. He looked at Jaden and saw that the dark king had drawn three cards. He didn't object due to the fact that he had watched every duel of Jaden's and knew that the Evil Heroes were not to be underestimated at all.
"I now place three trap cards facedown."
"HA! I guess old age made him a bit senile. Now that he announced what the facedowns are, Jaden will know not to attack." Chazz gloated.
Jaden just stood there wondering why Kagemaru made such an error. He got the answer a few seconds later.
"I now send all three to the grave to bring forth Uria, Lord of Searing Flames (ATK: 0 DEF: 0) in attack mode!"
Fire erupted around the two duelists, fire that was real. Kagemaru laughed as Chazz's hair caught on fire because he was so close to the edge. A beast that looked similar to Slifer the Sky Dragon rose from the flames and let out a roar. To the others and Kagmaru, it was a normal roar but to Jaden, Yubel, and Alexis it was more then a roar. It was a cry of anguish and pain as it was in the hands of darkness. Kagemaru laughed even more as Uria's attack power went to 3000. Jaden felt something hammer his head hard. He gripped his head as a message came through.
Forgive me, my lord, for what I'm about to. A voice said.
As soon as the message began, the headache was gone. Jaden looked up at Uria and saw sorrow in the beast's eyes. Kagemaru's voice interrupted his train of thought as the superintendent shouted something unintelligible. Uria roared a mighty roar that sent shockwaves to Jaden's facedown. The facedown shattered but something came out of it. Jaden noticed Kagemaru's confused and astonished expression so he decided to explain what he had set facedown.
"Allow me to introduce you to Evil Medallion. This trap card is unique because when it's destroyed I get to draw a card. I also get to place another two Evil Medallions onto the field facedown." Jaden explained as two rectangles of light appeared in front of him.
Kagemaru scoffed and ordered Uria to attack the Evil Hero Sentinel. Uria did something that shocked everyone including Kagemaru. Uria seem to be resisting the order. Kagemaru grew furious at the resistance.
"Uria, unless you attack Sentinel I will tear your card up!" Kagemaru hissed.
Uria's head hung low and then looked at Jaden with pleading eyes as it opened its mouth which was glowing red. A fireball shot out of the mouth and streaked toward the defensive monster. Jaden braced for the impact that was about to occur. Sentinel groaned as blast hit him and blew up. The blast sent Jaden flying back into the wall of the crater. Jaden frowned and shook his head to clear it of the ringing that was in his helmet as he picked himself. Alexis gasped as she watched Jaden picking himself. Fear wasn't what she was feeling; the correct term would be terror that was coursing through her veins.
"I end." Kagmaru said.
"Fine, my move." Jaden growled as he drew his card.
He looked at it and realized that it could help him with Yubel later on when all three beasts were present. But right now, he had to figure out some way to boost his defenses. His eyes widen when he looked at his hand after he added the one he had drawn.
"I play the spell card Hero Summoning. This spell card of mine allows me to special summon a monster that has 'Elemental' or 'Evil Hero' in its name to the field in either attack or defense mode. So I will special summon my Evil Hero Mirror (ATK: 1200 DEF: 0) in defense mode."
The shiny Evil Hero rose onto the field with its shield in front. The reflection of Uria appeared in the mirror like shield. The reflection then slithered out of the mirror and onto the field. Kagemaru looked surprise at the look-alike as it curled up around Jaden.
"Evil Hero Mirror makes a mirror token of a monster on your side of the field. The token has the same stats, level, ATK/DEF, attribute, and type. The token also gains the same effect."
The copy of Uria roared as its attack power went up to 1000 due to the Evil Medallion in Jaden's grave. Kagemaru laughed as he looked at the two monsters both in defense. Jaden placed another facedown card and ended his turn. Kagemaru's machine drew and the man looked at it. The man chuckled evilly as he added the card to his hand. The machine's arm then grabbed three cards from the other arm.
"I place three spell cards facedown." Kagemaru said as three rectangles appeared.
"What now?" Chazz asked aloud as the sky darkened.
He got the answer to his question soon enough.
"I now give my three spells to bring forth Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder (ATK: 4000 DEF: 4000) in attack mode!"
A crack of lightning came from the sky above and hit the earth behind Kagemaru. Slivers of crystallized earth rose up to form some sort of rock formation. The formation broke apart as a large skeletal creature rose from them. It let loose a shriek, one that was in pain and agony. Jaden braced himself for another attack but then he noticed that there was a crack on the tank that Kagemaru was in. The crack widen and then shattered the entire tube. An arm that was made of muscles reached out and grabbed the duel disk and attached it to the other arm. The body that the arm was connected to stepped out of the tank and leapt down off the machine. Jaden looked at the man and cocked his head to the side.
"Kagemaru?" Jaden asked perplexed.
"Yes! I've finally regained my youth but something is missing. I know! A youthful soul is what is missing form my new body. Jaden you will provide me with your soul." The younger Kagemaru shouted with glee.
The young man grabbed a card from his hand and placed it in his spell and trap card zone.
"I activate the spell card Phantasmal Martyrs! This spell card can only be activated when Uria or Hamon is on the field. By sending all of my cards to the grave I gain three Phantasmal Martyrs tokens (ATK: 0/DEF: 0/ Level: 1/ Type: Fiend/ Attribute: Dark) in attack mode!"
Three lizard like monsters rose from a shadowy portal and looked at Jaden with hate in their eyes. Kagemaru laughed as he activated Uria's effect destroying Jaden's third facedown. He then entered his battle phase and attack the replica of Uria with the real one.
"Uria, Raging storm!"
Uria opened his mouth which began to glow with a fireball. The ball of fire shot out of Uria's mouth and hit the replica so hard that it blew up with a massive BOOM. Jaden was thrown onto his knees as the blast flew over him. Alexis nearly passed out at the sight of her boyfriend being incinerated by the fire. Jaden got back up and lifted his faceplate up. He glared at Kagmaru but the glare didn't last long when Kagemaru shouted to Hamon.
"Hamon, Thunder Crush!"
Hamon roared as bolts of electricity traveled from its ribs to the arms. Three bolts of lightning shot from the arm into the sky. The sky seemed to light up before seven lightning bolts came crashing down onto Evil Hero Mirror. Jaden stood his ground as the wind whipped back from the blast of the explosion. But then a stray lightning bolt crashed onto Jaden and caused an explosion that kicked up the dust again.
"JADEN!" Alexis shouted in alarm.
She wasn't the only one who shouted though. Sheppard, Crowler, Atticus, and Bastion shouted the dark king's name as well. The dust soon settled with a sight that shocked Kagemaru and Alexis big time. The others couldn't see the transformed Jaden; all they saw was his old armor. But Alexis and Kagemaru were seeing what Professor Banner saw before he was defeated except that they saw stuff Banner didn't see due to the dim light in the basement of the abandoned dorm. The armor of Jaden had become filled with slivers of metal that looked like they could be used as weapons. (A/N: Cyber Shredder from TMNT back to the sewers.) His cape had become torn into three separate pieces, two near his legs and one straight out like it was a wing. (A/N: think of Sephrioth's wings in Final Fantasy VII, Kingdom Hearts, and Kingdom Hearts 2.) His eyes had become a demonic gold and a purple-black sphere was in the center of his chest. Kagemaru shook his head and ended his turn. It was at that moment that Chazz noticed the life counter. Jaden's life points were at 3000 while Kagemaru's were still at 4000.
"Hey, how come Jaden has a thousand life points less then Kagemaru?" Chazz asked.
"It is due to the effect of Hamon. When he destroys a monster, whether it is in attack or defense mode, he inflicts 1000 points of damage to the opponent." Kagemaru explained as he stared at Jaden.
"It's my move." Jaden said in a demonic voice as he drew his card.
He drew a card from his duel disk and looked at it. He added it to his hand and chose another card.
"I activate the spell card, Pot of Greed. I draw two cards with this card."
A green grinning face appeared in front of Jaden and then shattered into a billion pieces. Jaden looked at the two cards and smirked. He knew that Raviel was coming onto the field next so now would be a good time to play Yubel. He chose one of the cards that would give him the ability to summon her.
"Since you control a monster, I can now special my Evil Hero Prodigy (ATK: 1800 DEF: 1500) in attack mode."
The winged fiend wearing a cape flew onto the field and glared at the two sacred beasts. Kagemaru chuckled as Jaden chose another Evil Hero. Jaden then chose the Evil Hero Prodigy he had picked up.
"If you think I can only special summon Prodigy once, think again. Because you control a monster I can special summon the other Prodigy that I have taken from my deck."
Jaden placed the card onto one of the open zones and watched as the monster drop from a black portal. Jaden again chose another Prodigy from his deck and added it to his hand. Kagemaru wondered what the dark king was doing but found out as Jaden summoned the third and final Evil Hero Prodigy. Jaden repeated the process from the first two times he summoned Prodigy. He then glanced at the two beasts and then grabbed Yubel.
"I now sacrifice two of my Prodigies to summon out a old friend of mine. Welcome back to the game, Yubel (ATK: 0/DEF: 0)!"
The two Evil Heroes disappeared in a flash of light and Yubel appeared where one of the Evil Heroes were. She glared at Kagemaru but turned around to the sound of a girlish scream.
"OH! IT'S HIDEOUS!" Crowler cried.
"Have you looked in a mirror lately?" Jaden and Yubel shouted at the same time.
Alexis giggled as Crowler stared at the two. Crowler then realized that Yubel had no attack points. Chazz also noticed and began to walk off.
"Chazz? Where are you going?" Bastion asked.
"To get a boat. In case you didn't notice, Jaden played a monster with no attack points." Chazz replied.
Bastion and the others noticed it and thought the boat was a good idea. Only Alexis knew how powerful Yubel truly was. But she didn't want the others to walk off.
"Fine, you guys can run but I'm staying here." Alexis said with a shrug.
"WHAT? Like I would leave you, my princess." Chazz said as he stood next to her.
Alexis turned and punched Chazz in the face making him fall backwards onto the ground. Bastion then thought of something.
"Yubel must have a special ability so that's why Jaden played it." Bastion pointed out.
Alexis nodded and confirmed what Bastion said, "Yes. Yubel does have a special ability."
"I end my turn. Now Yubel's effect activates. In order to keep her on the field I must give up a monster. So good-bye, Prodigy."
Prodigy disappeared in a flash of light leaving Yubel the only monster on the field. The others all fell over anime style when they heard the effect. Only Alexis was standing looking at Jaden. Kagemaru laughed as he drew his card.
"If that's all that monster has I'm not worried." Kagemaru crowed.
He looked at the card and smiled. He slotted it in his spell and trap card zone.
"I play my own copy of Pot of Greed. This allows me to draw two additional cards."
The young man drew the cards and looked at them. He smiled wickedly and placed another card in the spell and trap card zone.
"I play Wicked Blast. This spell card inflicts half of a monster's original attack power to your life points as damage. This means that you take 2000 points of damage from Hamon."
A beam of dark energy shot from the card and hit Jaden at full force. Jaden didn't flinch from the blast but he did hear Alexis cry out in terror.
Kagemaru: 4000/Jaden:1000
Kagemaru then held his other card high in the air.
"I now give up my three Phantasmal Martyr tokens to summon Raviel, Lord of Phantasms (ATK: 4000 DEF: 4000) in attack mode!"
Shadows rolled onto the field as a fiend that looked like Obelisk the Tormentor rose onto the field. Its red eyes looked at Jaden with pain and longing. Jaden felt the air become electric as he looked at the sky. Tiny balls of light were floating to Raviel and the other two sacred beasts. Kagemaru began to laugh insanely as an aura surrounded him.
"YES! I CAN FEEL THE POWER OF THE SPIRITS FLOWING THROUGH ME!" Kagemaru shouted.
Jaden then heard the others shout of surprise when they looked at their decks. The only one who hadn't shouted was Alexis. Her deck was protected somehow. Jaden returned his attention to Kagemaru as the man began to laugh.
"Soon, I will rule this world with an iron fist. And no one not even you, Jaden, can stop me!"
"We'll see about that." Jaden growled. "It's still you move."
"This will be your last duel, Jaden. I now activate Raviel's effect. By sacrificing one card on the field he gains that monster's full attack points. Say good-bye to Hamon and you life points!"
Hamon disappeared and then was absorbed by Raviel. The attack stats went up to 8000. Chazz and Bastion took one look at the monster and turned around. They tried to flee but they were stopped by Zane.
"Don't even try it. If you do manage to get away the world will still be destroyed." He said coldly.
The two sulked back to where they were standing and watched as Raviel's claws glow blue-black. Kagemaru smirked at Jaden before he opened his mouth.
"Raviel, attack with Shadow slash!"
Raviel looked at Jaden and the dark king saw sorrow flicker across the face before the fiend raised its hands. Everyone tensed up as to see the dark king lose for first time. The claw came down at Yubel. Yubel did something that caught everyone by surprise except Alexis and Jaden. Yubel grabbed the claw with both of her hands and held it away from Jaden.
"If you are wondering as to how Yubel is still around, allow me to explain. She cannot be destroyed as a result of battle." Jaden began but Kagemaru spoke up.
"Even though she is invincible, your life points take a nose dive." Kagemaru said with a evil laugh.
The superintendent continued to laugh until he noticed that Jaden's life points hadn't even budged.
"WHAT?!?!?!?! Your life points should have dropped!" Kagemaru exclaimed.
"I was just going to explain that, old man. Yubel turns all battle damage to me to zero. The damage is then sent directly back to you." Jaden hissed.
Bastion and the others were stunned to hear the true effect of Yubel. Alexis just smiled as a green vine came out and hit Kagemaru in the face. Kagemaru let out a roar as his life points hit zero. There was a blinding flash of light and Kagemaru was on the ground again an old man. Jaden had also reverted back to normal. Jaden walked over to Kagemaru and looked at him. Kagemaru got up and looked at Jaden.
"This is my true form. I just wanted to be young again. Seeing you kids makes me long for the days when I was young." Kagemaru said with a sad look on his face.
Jaden didn't say anything but extended his hand out. Kagemaru took it and stood up. He was surprised to see that he could stand all by himself. Jaden turned around and got out of the crater. Sheppard picked up the sacred beast cards and looked at them. He was sure that Jaden could command them but there was one final test the dark king needed to finish.
Whew. Finally done with Endgame part two. Now the final chapter is both an epilogue and the duel between Zane and Jaden. Who will win? Well, you'll have to wait until the last chapter is posted. Please review!