I hope you've all been well. Thank you for your patience and critiques.
I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh!, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's or Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal I'm sure if I did, things wouldn't be as good. That said, Zexal would at least have the same art style as its predecessors.
Kindred Spirits
Chapter 10: Finale
Yusei: 100 Atem: 400
The sun shone brightly over the field. The players and audience alike stared up at the sky, as something literally fell from it. A large golden sphere, with intricate patterns across its surface fell on Atem's field, hovering mere feet from the ground. It was huge, almost thirty feet in diameter.
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"This… is Ra?"
The audience was stunned. Ra was supposed to be a deity of the sun itself, not a sphere. Isis found it odd. Despite the sphere's harmless appearance, there was something off about it.
"So that's the final God Card, huh? I assume it's more than meets the eye?"
Atem was pleased at Yusei's reaction.
"Yes, you are correct. Like your synchro monsters, Ra's true form must be summoned with a chant."
"Synchro monsters don't require chants."
"Well that's irrelevant. Although anyone may summon Ra's first form, a chant is required to unlock its power.
Atem chanted in a loud voice:
"Almighty protector of the sun and sky, I beg of thee, please heed my cry.
Transform thyself from orb of light and bring me victory in this fight.
I beseech thee, grace our humble game. But first I shall...call out thy name,
Winged Dragon of Ra!"
The audience was silent as the sphere's surface began to split apart, its two halves drifting apart with a dull hum. From the now exposed space, blinding shafts of golden light shot out. The halves continued to widen until the light blinded the entire area, the humming intensifying to maddening volume. From within the now white light, a dark blur twisted and reformed, wings shooting out of the sphere, as the rest of its body unfolded. A head snapped into place and two red eyes glinted with inhuman intelligence.
After what seemed like an eternity, it all stopped. The blinding light and deafening sound was gone. In its place, a powerful presence had emerged on Atem's field. True to its form, The Winged Dragon of Ra was huge, wings spanning hundreds of feet. The God's skin was gold in color, and its build was draconian but also had bird like features; large lower talons, and massive wings. Its draconic traits were also hard to miss; a strong neck and upper body, a slender powerful tail, and a crested head with rows of sharp teeth. The God emitted a low growl as all eyes fell upon its divine form.
"This is Ra's true form! In this form it is unstoppable. Your spells and traps won't work against it, and it is unaffected by your monster's effects!"
"Anything else?"
"It's offensive and defensive power is equal to the combined attack points of the monsters I used to summon it! While on the field, Buster Blader had 4100 attack, Dark Magician of Chaos had 2800, and The Rock Spirit had 1700! So Ra's attack and defense points are now. . . "
Winged Dragon of Ra (?/?/10) 4100 + 2800 + 1700=8600 / 8600 / 10
Ra hissed as its attack points soared.
"In addition, I can now pay all of my life points but one to convert into Ra's attack points."
Atem LP= 400 – 399 =1
Winged Dragon of Ra: 8600 + 399 = 8999 / 8999 / 10
"What a monster! It's just shy of having 9000 attack points!" Yusei was impressed.
"And now, it will be the monster that ends this duel. Winged Dragon of Ra! Attack his Stardust Dragon/Assault Mode and end this! God Blaze Cannon!"
The huge deity roared before firing a pillar of orange fire from its mouth. Everyone watched with breathless anticipation as the attack sped towards its target.
"Trap activate! Power Frame!"
"Too late, Yusei! Traps won't affect my Egyptian God Card!"
"Well then it's a good thing they work on my monsters!"
Ra's attack slammed into Stardust, but instead of incinerating, the dragon seemed to bask in the flames.
"What?"
"Power Frame has two effects; first, it negates your attack, then it increases my monster's attack, equal to the difference between our monster's attacks!"
The dragon roared again, before completely absorbing the orange flames.
But that's. . ."
"Just the thing I need to overcome your god!"
Stardust Dragon/Assault Mode 3000/2500/10 = 8999/2500/10
And as if as cue, the dragon roared a challenge to both Ra and Atem.
"This is bad. I hoped he wouldn't be able to do something like this. And I'm low on cards."
Atem glanced at the few tablets before him; Kuriboh and Card of Sanctity.
"In addition, if I refresh my hand now, I'll give Yusei access to more cards as well."
"I end my turn!"
Yusei drew a third card.
"What do I do? Now I'm in the same situation as Atem! That facedown card might be trouble, and although my dragon could negate it, it'll lose the bonus from Power Frame if it does."
Yusei's mark lit up and a warm tingling passed through his body.
Stardust Dragon/Assault mode suddenly roared, its light rasp drowned out by a deep wail that seemed to come from everywhere.
The tingling grew, and Yusei could hardly believe what appeared before him.
Stardust/Assault Mode glowed in a red growing red aura before something emerged from within the dragon itself.
A giant red being grew around Stardust; neither solid nor transparent, its body made of red and yellow flames. The creature was also draconian, with a long serpentine body, two huge wings, four claws and an unmistakable tail – the same tail on Yusei's arm- flickered and churned like a fire.
"The Crimson Dragon?"
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The audience's reaction was understandable. The unknown creature wasn't a part of the game they observed and they were uneasy. Seto, Isis and Mana were also shocked at the creature's appearance.
The Crimson Dragon flew below Stardust/Assault Mode, dwarfing the latter with its sheer size.
"I see. This is the result of Power Frame. Although my dragon is strong on its own, in order to truly beat your god, I must use mine."
The Crimson Dragon and Ra roared and shrieked at one another. Atem's puzzle started glowing in reaction to the magic that composed the Crimson Dragon's body.
"This is the climax. Bring it on Yusei!"
"Battle! The Crimson Dragon will attack over Stardust! GO! CRIMSON SONIC BURST!"
The Crimson Dragon, with Stardust/Assault mode inside it flew towards Atem's Winged Dragon of Ra.
"Nice try, but all you'll be doing is clearing your field! Winged Dragon of Ra! Counter attack with your PHEONIX BLAZE!"
The winged dragon burst into flames, its form becoming obscured from the white hot fire blazing around it. In this state, Ra flew at the Crimson Dragon.
As both God Dragons flew at each other, all present braced for a terrible collision.
It was a wise move. A deafening explosion covered not only the courtyard they battled in, but a large section of the city itself. Red and yellow light shot in several directions as the blast radius widened. The smoke cleared after two solid minutes.
Both duelists still faced each other, but now the only thing left on the field was Atem's set card and Yusei's Sonic Chick.
"Congratulations Yusei, you passed the test."
"What?"
"The God Cards. They were the test. After I saw you battle Seto, I knew you were ready for them."
"So then, during the duel, were you holding back?"
"No. You are a tough opponent, and you've got cards that I don't know of. You might say it's been a test for me as well."
"Well your test isn't over yet. It's still my battle phase."
"What do you mean?"
"Stardust Dragon/Assault Mode's final effect; when it's destroyed, I can summon Stardust Dragon from my graveyard! "
"what?"
Despite Atem's surprise, Yusei's slender white and blue dragon re-appeared on the field.
(2500/2000/8)
"In addition, it is still my battle phase! Go, Stardust Dragon, direct attack!"
The dragon shot its sonic stream from its mouth towards Atem.
"You won't win that easily! Trap, activate! Nutrient Z!"
The dragon's attack slammed into the pharaoh just as his trap activated.
Atem LP: 1501
"What was that?
"Nutrient Z is a trap card that I can only activate when I would take damage of 2000 or more on your turn. To make up for this, it gives me 4000 life points before the damage is calculated.
"Why not use Kuriboh instead?"
"There's no other option. If I were to discard it as a cost and then play card of Sanctity next turn, I wouldn't have any cards left to draw."
"I see. I'll set one card facedown and one monster and end my turn!"
My move then.
The tablet took more effort for Atem to call from the ground. The pharaoh realized, with disappointment, that his deck would soon run out.
"I need to end this. I summon Kuriboh, in attack mode!"
A small fluffy creature appeared; a ball of brown fur with two large eyes, and two small pairs of hands and feet.
(300/200/1)
"Kuri Kuri!"
The small creature squeaked at the sight of Yusei's dragon.
"From my hand I activate Graceful Charity once again!"
Atem raised five new tablets –the rest of his deck- while Yusei drew six new cards
"Don't worry Kuriboh, I've got some reinforcements! I play Monster Reborn!"
A giant blue ankh (1) appeared on Atem's field before warping into a familiar monster.
"My eternal servant shall never leave my side! Be Resurrected, Dark Magician!"
Once again, Mahado's purple clad alter ego appeared on Atem's field.
"Next, I'll equip Kuriboh with Mage Power! This Tablet raises its attack points by 500 for every spell or trap I have out. Since Mage Power is a spell itself, Kuriboh gains 500 additional attack points."
Kuriboh: (300/200/1) + 500/0/0 = 800/0/0
"Now it's strong enough to destroy your Sonic Chick. I'll also activate Dark Magic attack. If I control a Dark Magician, I can destroy all your spell and trap cards!"
Mahado waved his staff and fired a wave of dark magic at Yusei's facedown card.
"Not yet. Stardust Dragon's monster effect! I'll tribute it to negate and destroy Cosmic Blast! Victim Sanctuary!"
The dragon intercepted the wave, and once again scattered in a shower of stardust.
"Then, I'll use my facedown card, Cosmic Blast. When a dragon type synchro monster I control is sent to the graveyard, this trap card deals damage equal to its attack power."
The trap lifted and a spectral image of Stardust dragon appeared before diving at Atem. Mahado tried to block it, but the phantom went right through him. Atem yelled as the damage connected.
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"Pharaoh! No!"
"Calm down Mana, it's just a game."
"This coming from you, Isis? The first time Mahado went to the graveyard you lost control!"
Isis was going to respond, but at that moment, the pharaoh life points were displayed, catching both women's attention.
Atem: 1501 = 1
"At this point, I'm not surprised you did that. How?"
"I used the spell card Emergency Provisions. By sending Mage Power to the graveyard, I regained 1000 life points; just enough to survive Cosmic Blast."
"I see. But now your Kuriboh can't get past Sonic Chick."
"That's irrelevant. Battle! Dark Magician, attack his face-down monster! Dark Magic Attack!"
Mahado spun his staff around and used the momentum to fire an arc of magic that sliced the face-down monster in half.
For a moment a wail was heard as Kuriboh slumped over.
Kuriboh: 300/200/1 – 300/0/0 = 0/200/1
Atem sighed.
"Now it's your turn to explain."
"You destroyed Ghost Gardna. When it's destroyed I can lower a monster's attack points by 1000."
"Well that's fine. I still have two cards in my hand, and now I'll use them! I activate Magical Dimension!"
A black portal opened up on Atem's side of the field.
"I can only use his tablet if I have a spellcaster out, and as you can see, I do. For this tablet to work, I first must tribute one of my monsters."
With a small wave to everyone, Kuriboh disappeared with a squeak.
"Then, I can special summon a spellcaster monster from my hand! Come out, Dark Magician Girl!"
"That's my cue."
Mana closed her eyes before she vanished. On Atem's field, a similar looking woman appeared. She was Mana, but also an iconic card that's image had survived to Yusei's era.
Mana now had pink skin and blond hair, but still had the same features. Her hat was a blue variant of Mahado's cowl, but her outfit was a blue top with matching gloves and boots, a pink skirt, and a short staff that ended in a spiral.
(2000/1700/6)
"And finally, Magical Dimension allows me to destroy a monster on the field!"
Mahado raised his hand and Sonic Chick shattered.
Atem pointed to Yusei. "Now Dark Magician Girl, direct attack!"
Yusei expected a hit from a staff, or a blast from a spell to finish him off. Instead, Mana just ran towards him.
"Yuuuuuuuuuusseeiiii!"
Everyone watching stopped talking as Mana leapt into the air and, while wrapping her arms and legs around the young man, knocked them both to the ground.
Yusei LP: 100 = 0
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"Well that's certainly a strange way to attack." Isis commented.
"Did I really lose to that guy? A guy who lost to that?"
Isis smiled "Don't let it bother you Seto. Next time you'll be ready."
Seto laughed.
"I'd rather face someone who doesn't rely on all of those effects."
"I'm sure you will someday."
"The two of you, look over there!"
Both priests turned at Shada's suggestion.
"Wait, what's that dragon doing there? The duel's over."
Sure enough, Stardust Dragon was back. The priests ran through the crowds, down the steps and through still more crowds to reach the dragon. Upon arriving, Shada bowed and the dragon did the same.
"Good job Stardust, you fought bravely and true." The Dragon's response to Shada's phrase was to lick the right side of his face.
"Strange. It seems happy even though Yusei lost."
Seto crossed his arms. "Well it did get to blow up the Three Gods. Not everyone gets to brag about that, let alone survive afterwards."
Isis wasn't amused. "Why is it still here? I understand Mana and Mahado can do that, but this doesn't make sense. "
Shada turned to Isis.
"This means it's time."
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"Yusei! Are you alright?" Atem and Mahado ran from their positions to find Yusei and Mana in a tangle.
"Mana, get off of him."
"Mm!" was her only response as she squeezed him tighter.
Yusei laughed. "Guess that means no. Does she do this often?"
Mahado sighed. "Often enough that it's annoying."
"Well could you at least stand up? I dropped one of my cards when you tackled me and –"
"uh-huh"
Mana stood up with Yusei and slowly let go of him.
"Thanks for letting me finish you off like that. I didn't want to hit you."
"I understand. Thanks."
"Yusei!" Atem walked towards him with Yusei's fallen card. "You dropped this."
Yusei gave the cards a glance before gathering his deck and putting it away.
"Yusei. That was one of the best duels I've ever had."
"Likewise." Both men shook hands. Yusei stared past the king at something in the distance.
"What is it?"
"Stardust."
Yusei walked past his friends towards the dragon.
"It's good to see you like this." The Dragon gave off a low purr and touched its forehead to Yusei's. The man stroked the dragon's neck in return. It was a rare moment, and Yusei wanted it to last.
When Atem, Mana and Mahado approached, the dragon turned and met the magician's gaze.
"I can't tell if it's a look of respect or not."
A loud roar got everyone's attention. Yusei's mark lit up again and The Crimson Dragon re appeared. It lowered its head to the crowd and then flew into the sky. The deity then tore through the sky itself, leaving an open hole.
Yusei smiled. "I guess this is goodbye."
Atem grabbed his hand. "Yusei, you and I will duel again someday."
"Of course. Next time I'll show you how much I've improved."
"If that's possible, I hope so."
The crowd from earlier had now gathered around him. Stardust nudged Yusei until he got on its back, away from their hands.
"Make sure to spread your legs apart; you don't want to get cut somewhere it won't heal."
"Shada, how do you know this?"
"I'd rather not say."
"You've never flown before, have you?"
"Flown?"
Seto laughed.
"Let me and Kisara show you how."
Seto raised his arm and chanted in Egyptian. The crowds parted, knowing what was coming. With a surge of light, Kisara appeared next to him.
"Oh, hello Yusei."
"Is that the white dragon?"
"Her name's Kisara."
"Pleased to meet you."
The woman smiled before she shimmered like water. The changes were gradual, but there were so many that it was difficult to see exactly how Kisara morphed, just that she was a large dragon by the end of it.
Seto mounted and motioned to Atem.
"I'll make sure he gets to that gateway safely."
Then he beckoned Yusei with a smirk.
"Just try to keep up."
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They watched as the visitor flew into the air behind Seto. Atem felt sad, but was glad that he got to meet someone new. Someone whose journey would help his world.
"This is what it must have felt like for them to see me leave. I'm so sorry everyone. I didn't know it felt this bad."
The crowd cheered as the speck that was Yusei got higher and higher into the sky. The portal was still visible, a glowing red funnel in the endless blue. Yusei flew to the portal's opening while Seto wheeled around on Kisara, no doubt telling Yusei how to leave properly.
"Do you think he'll . . . come back?"
"I'm sure of it Mana", the Pharaoh thought.
And then, Yusei Fudo disappeared.
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1.) An ankh is an ancient Egyptian symbol for eternal life.
LIST OF CARDS USED:
Monsters Used
The Winged Dragon of Ra
?/?/12 DIVINE
Divine Beast/Effect
Spirits sing of a powerful creature that rules over all that is mystic.
This card cannot be Set. This card cannot be Normal Summoned except by Tributing 3 monsters. The Normal Summon of this card cannot be negated. When this card is Normal Summoned, Spell/Trap Cards or the effects of other monsters cannot be activated, and you can change this card's battle position once during this turn. If this card is Special Summoned from the Graveyard, it is sent to the Graveyard during the End Phase. (If this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard, it is sent to its controller's Graveyard.) If this card is Special Summoned in Defense Position when a monster your opponent controls declares an attack, switch the attack target to this card. While face-up on the field, this card cannot be destroyed by card effects, its control cannot be switched, the effects of other cards can only affect it until the End Phase, and any Equip Cards that target it are destroyed immediately. This card is also treated as a Machine-Type monster. If this card is Tribute Summoned, its original ATK and DEF become the total respective ATK and DEF of the Tributed monsters. When this card is Summoned in Attack Position, its controller must toss a coin and call Heads or Tails; if they call it wrong, this card's owner can take control of it, ignoring any effect that makes the monsters' control unable to be switched. When this card is Special Summoned, it can anyway attack all monsters your opponent controls, and if your opponent controls no monsters after this effect resolves, it can attack your opponent directly; you can also activate 1 of the following effects: ● Pay Life Points until you have 1 left to increase this card's ATK and DEF by the total Life Points paid. You can also Tribute all other monsters you control to increase this card's ATK by the total ATK of the Tributed monsters. By discarding 1 "De-Fusion" during your turn, or sending it face-down to the Graveyard, or removing it face-down from play while there is a face-up card(s) with an effect that removes from play cards sent to the Graveyard, gain Life Points equal to this card's ATK, then decrease its ATK and DEF by the total Life Points gained; if you use this effect when this card declares an attack, negate that attack. ● Pay 1000 Life Points to destroy all monsters your opponent controls, ignoring any effects of other cards that makes the monsters unable to be destroyed by card effects.
Stardust Dragon/Assault Mode
3000/2500/8 WIND
Dragon/Effect
This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. This card cannot be Special Summoned except with its own effect or with "Assault Mode Activate". You can Tribute this card to negate the activation of a Spell Card, Trap Card, or Effect Monster's effect, and destroy that card. If you negate an effect this way, you can Special Summon this card from your Graveyard during the End Phase. When this card on the field is destroyed, you can Special Summon 1 "Stardust Dragon" from your Graveyard.
Sonic Chick
300/300/1 EARTH
Winged Beast/Effect
This card cannot be destroyed by battle with a monster that has 1900 or more ATK.
Stardust Dragon
2500/2000/8 WIND
Dragon/Synchro/Effect
1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters
You can Tribute this card to negate the activation of a Spell Card, Trap Card, or Effect Monster's effect that destroys a card(s) on the field, and destroy that card. If you negate an effect this way, you can Special Summon this card from your Graveyard during the End Phase.
Kuriboh
300/200/1 DARK
Fiend/Effect
Discard this card from your hand to make the Battle Damage inflicted to your Life Points by 1 of your opponent's monsters 0. This effect can only be activated during your opponent's Battle Phase.
Dark Magician
2500/2100/7 DARK
Spellcaster
The ultimate wizard in terms of attack and defense.
Ghost Gardna
0/1900/4 DARK
Warrior/Effect
When a face-up monster you control is selected as an attack target, you can change the target to this card. When this card is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, 1 face-up monster your opponent controls loses 1000 ATK, until the End Phase.
Dark Magician Girl
2000/1700/6 DARK
Spellcaster/Effect
This card gains 300 ATK for each "Dark Magician" or "Magician of Black Chaos" in either player's Graveyard.
Spells Used
Card of Sanctity
Both players draw from their respective Decks until they each have 6 cards in their hand.
Monster Reborn
Special Summon 1 monster from either player's Graveyard to your side of the field.
Mage Power
Equip Spell
The equipped monster gains 500 ATK and DEF for each Spell and Trap Card you control.
Dark Magic Attack
Activate only while you control a face-up "Dark Magician". Destroy all Spell and Trap Cards your opponent controls.
Emergency Provisions
Quick-Play Spell
Send any number of other Spell and Trap Cards you control to the Graveyard. Gain 1000 Life Points for each card sent.
Magical Dimension
Quick-Play Spell
If you control a face-up Spellcaster-Type monster: Target 1 monster; Tribute it, then Special Summon 1 Spellcaster-Type monster from your hand, then you can destroy 1 monster on the field.
Traps Used
Power Frame
Activate only when a face-up monster you control is selected as an attack target by an opponent's monster with a higher ATK. Negate that attack, and equip this card to your monster that was being attacked. The equipped monster gains ATK equal to the difference in ATK between the two monsters.
Nutrient Z
This card can only be activated during your opponent's Damage Step. During this turn, if you take Battle Damage of 2000 points or more, increase your Life Points by 4000 points before the damage is subtracted from your Life Points.
Cosmic Blast
Activate only when a Dragon-Type Synchro Monster you control is removed from the field. Inflict damage to your opponent equal to its ATK. This turn, you cannot Special Summon.
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There will be an epilogue. Thanks for reading!