In the clearing Hiccup was still fast asleep and he was having the most terrible nightmares. He was witnessing himself standing there in the Supreme King's armour.
'Is that me?' he frowned.
He then saw Ragnar's Paladin Knight been sacked away as he activated his Super Polymerization in order to form Destroyer and then completely destroyed Ragnar. 'Oh no, what did I do? Ragnar!'
Next came visions of him demolishing Thuggory and Axel without restraint or mercy. 'Axel? Thuggory? Not them too!'
Next came the images of him fighting against Astrid with Armageddon. 'No! Not Astrid! I'm sorry, so very sorry!'
He then woke up with a start sweating in buckets. He then felt someone placing a hand on his shoulder gently.
"It's all right, son," said a motherly voice.
Hiccup recognised the voice instantly and turned to find his own mother staring at him. "Mum? What…?"
"I can explain later," she said calmly.
"You all right, Hiccup?" Wolflegs asked leaning against the tree.
"I'm not sure," said Hiccup panting heavily. "I just had the scariest dream."
"No kidding. You woke up screaming," Eret pointed out.
Hiccup then looked around. "Hey, where's Ragnar? Axel? Thuggory?"
Everyone remained silent unable to say a word to him, but their silence was all he needed.
His eyes widened in horror. "It wasn't a dream, it was all real," he said looking at his hand which began to shake uncontrollably. "I sent them away? How… How could I do that?"
"Easy now, Hiccup," said Eret calmly. "You were the Supreme King's puppet, the darkness inside of you to control."
"But I let it take over said Hiccup unable to comprehend what had just happened. "Because I was weak."
"Well, thanks to Astrid the darkness is gone," said Valka placing a reassuring hand on his shoulder.
Hiccup immediately turned. "What Astrid? Did I send her away?"
"She is fine," said Valka gesturing to Astrid, who was leaning against the tree. "She's a bit worn out that's all."
"Not surprising after what she's been through," said Eret approaching him. "Once you and her back on their feet we can start looking for Camicazi." He then bent down towards him noting his depression. "I know you're upset and all, but right now your friends need you to get it together so we can find Camicazi."
Hiccup shook his head. "Friends? Yeah, right after the stuff I pulled who would want me as a friend?"
He then toppled over completely exhausted.
"Come on," said Valka as she grabbed him. She then placed a hand on his forehead. "He's really burning up."
"Settle down," said Wolflegs.
Valka then laid back down on the blanket. "Rest up, son. You're going to need it," she said pulling the blanket over him.
Meanwhile deep in an underground cave was Agnar Geckoson, who right hand resembled that of Drago's, and was wondering through the darkness searching for something. He soon stopped when he reached a large set of doors that were chained was a large puddle of water.
'After all my searching I finally found you,' he said with a smile on his face. 'To think right behind these door lies the power I need to rule this world.'
Then suddenly appearing in the water was a bright light and then Agnar took out the five Exodia cards.
"It's time to break your seal," he said looking at the cards. "When I finally confronted Phantom and saw that she possessed the five cards to summon out Exodia I knew the power that I desired."
He then looked up at the doors and sends the spirit of Exodia emitting from it. 'She didn't believe I was worthy of them, but she could see that I would do anything to possess such power. I always promise to put others ahead of my ambitions, but now that must change. I must be ruthless, I must put nothing before my desire to rule this world.'
Then suddenly emerging out of one large holes of the doors was the arm of Exodia. 'But in order to break this seal and release Exodia someone must be willing to offer up their duel energy to him. But who would do that for me?'
He then held out his reptilian hand and Mr began to exit from it. Then within the most he saw the face of Echo. 'Echo, of course,' he smiled.
Meanwhile on the hillside, Astrid began to stir.
"Astrid, thank Thor you're awake," said Fishlegs in relief.
"How long was I out?" she asked weakly.
"About 12 hours," said Valka. "You're still exhausted he shouldn't push yourself."
Astrid then turned her head to the unconscious Hiccup. "What about Hiccup?" she asked.
"He woke up earlier," said Fishlegs.
Astrid then looked at them with a concerned look. "Does he know?"
The two of them remain silent which was all the confirmation Astrid needed.
"He didn't take it too well," said Valka.
"I just hope that his fever breaks," said Yellow.
Wolflegs and Eret were not too far way looking through Hiccup's deck.
"Look at this, Wolflegs," said Eret as he pulled out Hiccup's new Super Polymerization card. "Super Polymerization. It's that new fusion card, I wonder where Hiccup could find one so powerful."
"We may never know," said Wolflegs folding his arms. "Along with me never knowing whether I could have taken down the King myself."
Eret stared at him. "Are you kidding? Didn't you watch him duel?"
Wolflegs smirked. "Yes I did, he was dangerous, he was menacing, powerful and ruthless. Does that sound like anyone else you know?"
Eret rolled his eyes. "Whatever, Wolflegs." He then turned to the others. "You know, everybody here is just worried about getting out of here. It's not a game anymore." He then looked back at him. "What's wrong with you? Our friends may be gone for good and you… you're only concerned about finding a good match! Think about it, Wolflegs we almost lost Hiccup and Astrid!"
Wolflegs smirked. "Interesting, you've developed a soft side."
Eret glared at him. "Have not!"
They then heard a yell from down the hill and looked down to find Gobber and Echo running away from a herd of Abare Ushionis.
"Keep running!" Gobber yelled.
"This way!" Echo yelled.
They quickly turned around the corn and avoided getting trampled by the Abare Ushionis. However, a small pack around of them turned and followed them and due to his prosthetic leg Gobber tripped.
"Wait, Miss Echo!" he yelled.
Echo turned and ran back to help him up recently. Then suddenly appearing from out of nowhere was Cyber Dragon and Demon Knight Hunger.
"What in the name of Thor?" Gobber stared.
Then the two monsters unleashed their attacks upon the Abare Ushionis taking them out.
Gobber pulled himself up. "Cyber Dragon and Hunger? That can only mean…" He turned and saw Wolflegs and Eret looking at him. "Wolflegs? Eret? Thank Thor, we bumped into you."
Eret looked at the young woman with him. "Who's that?"
"Her name is Echo she was near me when that portal opened were both sucked into that big light," said Gobber. "When the light faded we found ourselves in this place."
"Well, welcome to nowhere," said Eret and he turned towards the hill. "Fishlegs is right over there and we've recently managed to hook up with Hiccup and Astrid too. Plus, you will believe we ran into you'll never believe who we ran into."
"Who?" Gobber asked.
Eret smiled. "Valka."
Gobber stared him. "You're right, I don't believe you."
"You should know that Hiccup isn't too good either," said Wolflegs.
"What do you mean?" Gobber asked.
"We're do we start?" said Eret.
"At the beganing," said Gobber as they made their way to the hill.
Eret was about to join them, but stopped when he saw a locket on the ground and assumed it belonged to Echo. He picked it up and opened it to find a picture of Agnar inside it.
"Hey, isn't that the transfer student?" he frowned. "That's weird what's his picture doing in her locket?"
He then turned and looked at Echo suspiciously. 'How do they know each other?"
Later that night. Astrid had recovered enough to sit with them as they explained that the situation to Gobber from start to finish. Gobber looked troubled about this information and then turned to Valka.
"Not I'm not pleased to see you, Val, but this is a lot to take in," said Gobber. "Hiccup being the Supreme King and sent Ragnar, Axel and Thuggory to Valhalla."
"It's true," Eret sighed.
"And let's not forget how Snotlout got sent away as well on our journey," Astrid added.
"This is certainly a troublesome predicament and I take it that Hiccup didn't take it well when he found out," said Gobber.
"As well as you may expect," said Valka sadly.
"That bad, huh?" Gobber sighed.
As Valka and Gobber talked one another, Eret made his way over to Echo, who was sitting by herself.
"Hey, uh, Echo," said Eret reaching into his pocket.
"Yes, Eret?" she asked suspiciously.
"Is this yours?" he asked pulling out her locket. Echo looked down at her neck and saw that her locket was gone. "I found it on the ground…" She then snatched it from him. "I, uh, looked inside. Sorry, I was just curious."
Echo just held the locket close to her hard quietly.
"That picture in there it's that Agnar kid isn't it?" he asked as he sat down opposite. "You looking for him? He came to that world and the others, the first time didn't he? And just like Camicazi he never made it back so like Hiccup came rescue Camicazi you here to rescue Agnar?"
"Be quite! You don't know!" she snapped.
"So are you his girlfriend?" Eret asked.
"That none of your business!" she snapped again.
"Did I hit a nerve?" said Eret with a sly smile. "That's it isn't it?"
Echo glared at him. "Why don't you back off?"
"I get it, he doesn't know how you feel, does he?" Eret assumed.
Echo shook her head.
"Uh-huh," Eret nodded.
"I could never tell him the truth, he mustn't find out," she said holding her locket tightly. "He has a lot on his mind already. He doesn't need another distraction."
"Another distraction from what?" Eret frowned suspiciously.
"From becoming King," she said simply. "He's destined to rule this world, but he always puts the need of others before his own. I would do anything to see him in his rightful place, even if it means hiding the truth."
Eret had to admit that was the most unusual flaw anyone had another person and the strangest reason why anyone would hide their love for someone.
"Okay," he blinked. "You just went to a really weird place. I was with you until the King thing."
"Don't make fun of me," Echo snapped. She then held out her locket. "See this? The person inside is your better, he is stronger than all of you, he's smarter and he's kind."
Eret frowned because that sounds a lot like Hiccup before the Supreme King incident.
Then suddenly fog appeared out of nowhere.
"What's going on?" Wolflegs asked getting to his feet.
"Is this fog?" Gobber stared.
"But where did it come from?" said Astrid.
"I do not like the looks of this," said Valka looking deeply concerned.
Fishlegs immediately got to his feet. "Feel that?"
"Did it get colder?" Yellow asked.
"What is this?" said Eret demanded as he rushed to his feet.
"Hiccup!" Astrid yelled rushing over towards Hiccup.
"This is getting weird," said Eret as he approached Gobber and the others.
"Miss Echo, I suggest that you come over here," Gobber called.
"I'm going to help Hiccup," said Valka chasing after Astrid.
"We'll all go together," said Gobber.
With that said they rushed towards the hillside, apart from Echo, who recognised the fog.
'This fog? This cold?' she said to herself.
"Hold me, and freezing!" Yellow cried grabbing hold of Fishlegs' ropes.
Then suddenly they felt everything spinning.
"What's this?" Eret demanded. "Everyone try and stick together!"
A split second later they found themselves in a deep dark cavern and there was still a lot of mist around them. Thankfully none of them seem to be injured, but they were deeply confused as the mist faded away.
"What happened?" Eret asked.
"I can't be certain, but I think we were just teleported here," said Wolflegs.
"Yeah, but by who?" Astrid asked.
Valka looked troubled. "I have an eerie feeling about this place."
Gobber then saw Echo on the floor. "Miss Echo, are you all right?"
She nodded.
Hiccup began to stir and Astrid bent down.
"Hiccup you okay?" she asked.
Hiccup opened his eyes, but didn't say a word. She wasn't sure whether it was because he didn't want to speak to her or that he was too weak to speak.
"I don't like this one bit," said Eret. Then suddenly they heard the sound of splashing water. "Someone is coming!"
Then suddenly they saw figures emerging from the darkness. Once they stepped into the light they saw that it was none other than Agnar.
"It's Agnar," said Hiccup pulling himself up.
"You mean the transfer kid?" Eret blinked.
"Agnar," Echo gasped.
Agnar merely smirked evilly.
"It's nice to see that you are alive and well, we were very concerned about you," said Gobber. "I thought we would never hear you again after we escaped that wretched dimension."
Wolflegs frowned. 'I don't trust this guy.'
"I was left behind, Gobber," said Agnar. "I stayed, I chose to stick around."
Astrid frowned. "You did?"
"So, you've been here all this time?" said Hiccup. "Did you see Camicazi?"
"Afraid not," said Agnar.
Hiccup looked disappointed. "Great, just perfect." He then saw his reptilian hand and recognised as the same one Drago had. "Look that's creepy arm. You've teamed up with Phantom like Drago and Mason!"
Agnar quickly hit his arm behind his cape and looked at Echo. "Echo, so good to see you. I've been waiting for this moment."
Echo got to her feet and looked at him confused. "What's going on and why you staring at me like that?"
Agnar smiled and approached her. "I'm just happy to see you."
Wolflegs looked at him suspiciously. "Don't trust this guy."
"Agnar!" Eret yelled.
Agnar then grabbed Echo's hand hard with his reptilian arm. "Come with me, Echo."
"I don't want to go with you, you're scaring me," she said trying to break free from his grip.
Agnar nearly tightened it and pulled her towards him. "That wasn't a request."
"Echo! Are you all right?" Eret yelled. He then turned to Agnar as he turned his back on them. "Agnar, leave her alone!"
Agnar narrowed his eyes. "I'm only gonna tell you once this is between me and Echo."
"Not anymore!" Eret roared. "Didn't you hear what she just said? She doesn't want to go anywhere with you!"
"Is that so?" said Agnar looking at Echo. "Don't you want the best from the Echo? I can't do it alone, without you I can't achieve greatness. I need you, won't you help? You see I must have all of your duel energy, Echo in order to be King."
"Duel energy?" Echo blinked.
"That's right," he said extending his good hand.
Hiccup stared at him. "But she'll…"
"Be sent to Valhalla," Astrid finished.
Wolflegs narrowed his eyes. "Not a chance!"
"Listen, please! Echo, please just come over here right now!" Eret yelled.
Echo however accepted Agnar's hand and he helped her up.
"Let her go Agnar!" Eret roared activating his duel disk.
Agnar turned and faced him. "Or what?"
"Or you'll answer to me! If you really want Echo you better be ready to duel!"
Hiccup pulled himself up. "Eret… don't!" he said before he toppled over.
Valka caught him. "Easy son, you're not back to your full strength."
"Fine, I accept your little challenge," said Agnar. "But not here, it's too dark follow me."
Agnar then walked away with Echo by his side and Eret narrowed his eyes.
Agnar soon led them to another chamber in the middle of a large puddle with a large door in chains overlooking them.
"There…" said Agnar turning to face him and activated his duel disk. "I'll go first."
Gobber frowned. "This cave is not much brighter."
"He must have brought us here for another reason," Astrid assumed.
"I agree," said Wolflegs looking at Eret. "He definitely brought us here for a reason Eret so be careful."
Eret agreed with them, but he was more concerned about Echo than the field.
"Yes, Eret, be careful," Agnar mocked.
Fishlegs and Yellow were observing the duel behind a pillar while the others watched by the edge of the puddle. Both Astrid and Valka were supporting Hiccup, who was still too weak to stand on his own.
"Let duel!" Eret and Agnar yelled in unison.
Agnar: 4000
Eret: 4000
"Hang in there," said Hiccup quietly.
"It's my turn, I draw," said Agnar as he drew from his deck. He then immediately summoned the card he had drawn. "I summon Vortex Trooper in defence mode."
Suddenly appearing on the field was a machine that looked like it was made from ventilation equipment and took up a defensive position. (ATK: 0/ DEF: 600)
"Due to my super special ability, I sent to card from my deck and then shuffle them all up," he said as he returned to card from his hand to his deck and shuttled. "And now I draw two new cards."
Eret then drew his two cards. "It's your move."
Eret frowned. 'So he summoned the monster that allows him to swap cards around. What kind of strategy has he got going on?' He then smiled as he looked at his deck. 'Whatever, keep your eyes on the prize Eret.'
"My turn," said Eret as he drew from his deck. He then immediately summoned the card he just drawn. "I summon a Demon Knight, a hungry one, as I summon Hunger!"
Then the starving looking Demon Knight appeared on the field. (ATK: 1500/ DEF: 1300)
"First I'll activate his special ability which allows me to take the top card in my deck and if it happens to be a Spell Card the spell card will activate during my next turn Main Phase."
He then drew from his deck and then held out his Pot of Greed spell card. "Well, looks like I got me a spell card." He then discarded the card. "We'll deal with that later, because Hunger is going to attack your Trooper!"
Hunger then charged straight towards Vortex Trooper and then slammed his clause right on top of it destroying it instantly.
"When Vortex Trooper is destroyed in battle, I can draw a card from my deck," said Agnar as he drew.
"I'll place two cards facedown," said Eret to cards facedown on the field. "Your turn transfer."
"So it is, I draw," said Agnar as he drew. "And summon Deep Diver in defence mode."
Suddenly appearing on the field in a defensive position was a diver wearing an old-fashioned diving suit. (ATK: 1000/ DEF: 1100)
"After I place one card facedown I end my turn," said Eret as he played the card facedown on the field.
Eret frowned. 'Why isn't he attack? Something tells me I've got a hurry up and beat him before whatever he's cooking starts to boil.'
Wolflegs found the entire scenario suspicious. 'Why did Agnar want to duel Eret down here? And what is he planning on doing with Echo's duel energy? My gut is telling me that both questions are going to wind up having the same answer.'
"Ready, Agnar? My move," said Eret as he drew. "And guess what, due to Hunger's special ability I can activate Pot of Greed! So I draw two cards from my deck from my deck."
He then drew his two extra cards. "Hunger then allows me to check the top of my deck to see that the spell card or not?" He then drew the top card of his deck and held it out to reveal it to be Demon Experiments. "And here so I just put this in my grave now and wait until next round the trigger it."
He then said the spell card in his graveyard.
"If there is one," Agnar smirked.
Eret glared at him. "Saying that to Demon Knight Vanity in attack mode!"
Suddenly appearing on the field his handsome Demon Knight holding a mirror that reflected his face. (ATK: 900/ DEF: 1800)
"With Vanity's special ability I can send a Demon Knight from my hand to the graveyard," he said as he discarded his Dishonesty. "In order that there shall 500 point of damage."
Agnar winced as is life points decreased.
Agnar: 3500
Eret: 4000
"I think it's time for a change," said Eret as he grabbed a card in his hand. "So I activate the field spell Demon Prison!"
The moment he placed his field card in his field card slot the entire place change into a demonic version of the Tower of London.
"Big Ben, big deal," said Agnar not looking worried in the slightest.
"Now I reveal my facedown cards!" Eret yelled as he revealed two copies of Pride Prison.
"Wait a sec, why play two?" Agnar asked.
"Because time is of the essence by playing to Pride Prison trap cards I can wind my Clocktower ahead by 12 hours," said Eret at the clock hand moved to 6 o'clock. "The bell will toll for the Eret!"
The Clocktower then struck 12 and the bell rang.
Eret then pulled out his Mystical Space Typhoon card. "And next I play the spell Mystical Space Typhoon! This allows me to destroy one spell or trap card on the field!"
Suddenly a powerful storm formed overhead and a tornado blew across the field.
"When my Prison is destroyed when both hands are on twelve I can summon up Demon Knight Pride to take its place!"
The prison then fell to pieces and emerging from the rubble was the muscular Demon Knight of Pride, who then landed on the ground shaking it. (ATK: ?/ DEF: ?)
"And not only that when my Prison special effect gives Pride his wake-up call I get to summon a number Demon Knight from my graveyard," said Eret as his grave began to glow brightly. And I choose Demon Knight Dishonesty!"
Then appearing on the field was the dishonest looking Demon Knight. (ATK: 400/ DEF: 200)
"And thanks to Dishonesty's special ability I get to draw two more cards from my deck," said Eret as he drew his new cards.
"As the Pride's attack and defence points, you take the original attack points of every Demon Knight on my field at them and boo-yah!"
Pride felt strength into his body from his fellow Demon Knights. (ATK: ?-2800/ DEF: ?-2800)
"Now for the first strike, Hunger attacks Deep Diver!" Eret commanded.
Hunger charged a Deep Diver and sliced into pieces with his claws.
"Second strike, Dishonesty and Vanity attack you!"
Both Dishonesty and Vanity then both struck Agnar with their fists sending him crashing to the door behind him.
Agnar: 2200
Eret: 4000
"This bird strike is going to take you out," said Eret clenching his fist. "Let's go Pride show this guy the folly of pride!"
Pride then jumped into the air raising his fist at Agnar.
"I play my facedown card, Dimensional Prison" said Agnar revealing his trap card.
"Great, a trap card," Eret groaned.
"It can activate any time you attack you attack me with a monster," Agnar explained. "As for the monster…"
"Slow down, pal," said Eret cutting across. "On the turn Pride is summoned my Demon Knight can't be destroyed by anything."
"I'm not destroying your monster," said Agnar as he got his feet. "I'm removing him from play."
Then suddenly they saw Pride vanishing before his attack landed on Agnar.
"And here's more bad news," said Agnar as he pulled out his deck. "Because you set my Deep Diver to my graveyard it special ability activates. Letting me select one card from my deck and I place that card on the top."
Eret eyes widened when he realised what he was attempting to do.
"I get it," said Wolflegs with his arms folded. "He must be strengthening his hand trying to build up to summon something big."
"There's only one thing I know that capable of winning this duel," said Valka.
'He's trying to summon Exodia,' said Eret to himself. 'I had better stop this now before it's too late.'
He quickly grabbed a card in his hand. "Here goes, I activate the Force of Four spell card," he said. "Because of this spell both players can only have four cards in their hands. If you try and add a fifth one cardiac and it goes straight to the graveyard. I have three cards in my hand so I'm good to go, but you got to ditch one transfer."
Agnar glared at him.
Eret smirked. "You were about to complete Exodia."
"That's right," said Agnar.
"Well you can't do that unless you have all five cards in your hand. It hurts, I know. Looks like you're one short."
Agnar was holding for the five card plus a spell card. He then turned to Echo, but said looking disappointed he looked dreadfully.
"What is it?" she asked.
Agnar said nothing and discarded his spell card.
"That's it for me," said Eret.
"This isn't over, I draw," said Eret as he drew and then review of the card he drawn to be none other than Exodia the Forbidden One.
Eret smirked. "Look at that, too bad it's useless. You got back up plan?"
Agnar then discarded his Exodia card and then suddenly had a great began to glow in a powerful wind began to read around much to the surprise of everyone.
"I sure do!" he yelled. "From my grave I activate the Ritual of the Ultimate Forbidden Lord spell card!"
Suddenly there was a bright light which lit up the entire cavern.
"No way," Eret gasped as he looked up.
"There it is!" Wolflegs yelled looking upwards. Above the doorway was a stone statue of Exodia. "Exodia!"
"Now I know where we are," said Valka in horror. "This is where Exodia was locked away. The Legends say that he has enough power to turn this world ash so they locked away never to be unleashed."
Suddenly the light began to form with in the puddle of water.
"What is that?" Echo asked.
"In order to achieve my destiny and duel this world, I must control Exodia's power," Agnar explained. "But in order to unleashed Exodia from its chains and harnesses energy I must offer up the duel energy of someone close to me."
"Agnar," Echo breathed.
"I told you that I needed you to realise my greatness," he said looking at her. "Echo, I can't do this without you."
"And you won't."
Eret's eyes widened. "Echo, no! Don't do it!"
"I'd do anything to win a duel, but I would never cross this line," said Wolflegs.
"This is madness," said Valka.
"Echo, it's not worth it!" Astrid yelled.
Echo however was not listening to them. "Agnar," she said with a tear running down her cheek and a firm grasp over her locket.
She then made her way towards the puddle.
"Miss Echo, you do not want to do this!" Gobber yelled.
"Come on, Echo, stop it! He's using you! Echo!" Eret yelled.
Echo however just kept on walking towards the pull of light and everyone just watched in horror as the home of the groans of Exodia from behind the chained door.
