Azuma was blasted by Grandine's attack. Even his Underworld Lord was damaged as Grandine's attack pierced right through it. Azuma fell in defeat and they watched as the Underworld Lord split into pieces. The pieces that fell out of the Underworld turned into the people that was absorbed.

"Wendy won!" Natsu said.

"Look! Even some of the people have returned." Gray said. Erza was able to get on her feet again.

"Wendy, that was impressive!" Erza said and Wendy was quite proud of herself.

"You…won't win." They looked and saw Azuma was getting back up. "I may….fall….but the….darkness….will consume this world." Those were Azumas last words before he turned to dust.

"Is he gone for good?" Wendy said.

"It looks like it." Erza said.

"Girls!" Natsu and the others ran down to them and all of them were impressed with how Wendy handled herself.

"Wendy, that was awesome!" Natsu said.

"For real." Gray said.

"No joke. You handled yourself great out there." Lucy said.

"Thanks, but I couldn't have done it without Erza's help." Wendy said. "She just simple led the way and I was the one who finished it."

"Perhaps, but I believe you would have found a way." All of them looked and saw Gladio as a spirit.

"Why's the duel still going on?" Lucy said.

"I'm not some hologram, Lucy." Gladio said. Seeing as he was a real spirit, Lucy actually fainted with Natsu catching her.

"Pull yourself together." Natsu said.

"Gladio, thank you for helping me." Wendy said. "However, I couldn't have done it without Erza and my friends supporting me."

"Then I offer my thanks to all of you." Gladio said. "However, this was just the first. It seems that there are still more to come. I will join you in this fight." Gladio turned to light and flew over to Wendy with him being part of her deck.

"Thank you." Wendy said.

"That's great, but there's still one thing we need to do." Wendy said. Lucy woke up and all of them walked up to the tower. Gray pushed the door open and they saw a panel in it and it looked like a card was suppose to go there.

"It looks like this is where Grandine goes." Erza said.

"Here goes." Wendy said. She placed the card on the spot. The panel lit up and the whole thing began to shake.

"Let's get out of here." Lucy said. Wendy grabbed her card and all of them ran out. They watched the tower crumble to nothing and there wasn't a single trace of it left.

"It's gone!" Wendy said.

"I guess that means we did it." Erza said. They saw light shining around them and they saw the sun rose through the dark clouds. "Look at that! Some of the darkness has already faded away."

"Yeah, but this isn't over. There are still four more of those towers." Gray said.

"Yeah and the next one is mine!" Natsu said. They might have been one battle won, but there are still four more and each one might be more dangerous than the last.

…

Laxus

Laxus was out on his own. He was on his way to the tower of the moth. That was where the one called Rustyrose was. Apparently, Laxus faced off against Rustyrose before years ago and won, but this might be different. Laxus looked up ahead and saw the tower was in sight.

"That must be it." Laxus said. He slid to a stop. He took off his helmet and faced the tower. Seeing the moth mark on it was all the proof he needed. "Rusty! Rustyrose! It's me!" He saw the door opened up with Rustyrose walking out.

"I had my hopes that you would be my opponent." Rustyrose said. "How fate mends our ways and it all leading up to this moment."

"Still talking weird as always. Do we look like we're in some Shakespeare's plays?" Laxus said.

"Still ill tongued as always." Rustyrose said. "This actually takes me back to when we first dueled back at the Junior League Tournament. You defeated and set me on this path."

….

Flashback

Rustyrose and Laxus were dueling each other in the finals of a duel tournament when Laxus was about fifteen. Rustyrose had a few monsters out, but it was Laxus' turn. Rustyrose thought he would win, but Laxus pulled a fast one on him.

"I activate Thunder Crash!" Laxus said. "With that done, this duel is over." Electricity was shot out and blasted Rustyrose with the last of his life points lost.

"Laxus wins! He wins the tournament!" Laxus was rewarded a trophy and Rustyrose seemed completely broken.

End of Flashback

…

"I fell into darkness that day and the canvas that is my soul became painted in the darkest of black." Rustyrose said.

"Is that what this about? Revenge? You lost one duel and have others suffer?" Laxus said.

"That lost shattered me." Rusyrose said. "It was a chance for me to help me become a professional and it went up in smoke. However, I should thank you for it because I wouldn't have met Hades. He has given me this power. I feel like I'm can't be beaten ever again. Such as what will happen, darkness shall cover this land. You being one of those fairies shall lose their light and we demons will prosper. My victory shall be at hand"

"Okay, that's enough." Laxus said. "We're not part of some drama or poetry club. We're both here for one reason."

"So be it." Rustyrose said as the two of them placed their duel disks on. The field activated around them as the purple flames surrounded them and formed the moth.

…

Natsu's Group

All of them were on their way to Natsu's duel. While they were driving, Wendy's and Natsu's marks started to glow.

"Another duel must be starting." Wendy said.

"Look!" Lucy said as she pointed down to the right and they saw the moth mark hanging in the sky.

"The moth! That must mean Laxus' duel is starting." Erza said.

"Should we go help him?" Wendy asked.

"No. Laxus is a big boy. He can take care of himself." Erza said.

"Besides, we'll never get anywhere if we keep turning back." Gray said. "We've got to keep heading towards OUR destination."

"Yeah. Besides, Laxus isn't going to lose. The only one he will lose to is me." Natsu said.

….

The Duel

"Let's do this!" Both of them said as they had all 4000LP and both set to settle the score.

"I'll start this. I draw!" Laxus said as he drew his card. "I'll start by summoning Thunder Thrasher in attack mode!" An armored warrior rose on the field and had 1900atk points. "Next, I equip him with the Heavenward Halberd." A halberd was given to his warrior and its attack points went up 2800. "Better be careful. It doesn't matter if a monster with higher attack points attacks him because it will still be destroyed. I'll end my turn."

"Loud as thunder as always." Rustyrose said.

"Just make your move." Laxus said

"Very well." Rustyrose said as he drew his card. "I activate Embodied Clone. This card turns to a monster and makes it an exact copy of yours." His spell changed forms and turned to a copy of Thunder Thrasher with 2800atk points. "However, he shall disappear. I sacrifice my copy to summon a monster of your own nature. I summon Sacred Guardian Beast: Belcusas the Thunderclap!" The copy vanished and a brand new monster was formed with 2000atk points.

"Why summon a monster that's weaker?" Laxus said.

"It's Belcusas' power. If a monster used as the sacrifice was stronger, his attack points becomes equal to the sacrifice." Rustyrose said and Belcusas went up to 2800. "Belcusas has another ability. He is able to destroy one spell or trap." Belcusas roared and destroyed the halberd with Laxus' monster's strength dropping down. "Belcuasa, attack with Devastating Thunder Strike!" Belcusas used one arm like a hammer and crushed Laxus' monster with his life points dropping to 3100. "I shall end my turn there. Though, it won't do any good. There aren't many who can defeat my Sacred Guardian."

"You love the sound of your own voice, don't you? You never shut up." Laxus said as he drew his next card. "It's my turn now. I summon Lightning Gargoyle in attack mode." A yellow gargoyle came on the field with 1200atk points.

"Why summon something like that?" Rustyrose questioned. "I know its ability will give it 700atk points, but that still won't be enough."

"That's what you think, but just wait until I play my Thunder Drum." Laxus said. A drum was formed and started playing. "This drum has a nice beat going for my monsters because it increases the power of all thunder monsters by 600 until this leaves the field." His gargoyle's points went up to 1800.

"Even with the power boost, you still won't be safe." Rustyrose said.

"I'm not done. I activate Power Disruption." Laxus said. "This spell causes the attack and defense points of a monster on the field to be switched as long as it isn't a thunder type." Belcusas got electrocuted and his attack points dropped down to 1800. "With that done, my gargoyle can attack. You said so yourself that his ability gives him another 700atk points." His gargoyle's attack points went up to 2600. It dived right at Belcusas and smashed right into it. Belcusas was destroyed and Rusty's life points dropped to 3200. "I think that will end my turn and my gargoyle's attack points return to normal." His gargoyle's attack points dropped back to 1800.

"My turn and your beast shall crumble like the statue it's named after and I'll no longer hear its rumble." Rustyrose said.

"Just make a move." Laxus said.

"You can't blame me for adding a little class." Rusty said as he drew his card. "I activate Embodied Copy. My spell allows me to make a copy of a card in my graveyard. Welcome back Belcusas." A copy of his monster came on the field with 2000atk points. "However, he won't be staying for long. I activate my Sacred Guardian Shift. This allows me to exchange a Sacred Beast with one either in my hand or deck. I summon Sacred Guardian Beast: Belfast the Hurricane!" Belcusas left the field and in its place came a giant black wyvern-like creature that had 2400atk points.

"I remember you like to go big the last time we dueled." Laxus said.

"Wait until you can see what this one can do. He's not known as Belfast the Hurricane for nothing." Rustyrose said. "Belfast, destroy his gargoyle with Tempest Storm Demise!" Belfast flapped its wings and unleashed a gale force wind that was as strong a hurricane. Laxus' gargoyle got blasted hard from the attack and was destroyed with Laxus' life points dropping to 2500. The wind was so strong that Laxus was blown back from the attack.

"Whoa! That wind felt real." Laxus said. "This must have been what Natsu went through when he tried to take down Hades."

"Yes and your troubles are only starting." Rustyrose said. "How fitting that you are on the ground and to my feet. This is how our last duel should have went."

"You're getting way too ahead of yourself." Laxus said as he stood back on his feet. "You might think you're winning, but this duel is far from over. You didn't beat me before and you won't beat me now."

"We shall let our cards decide that, but fate and fortune seems to be in my favor at the moment." Rustyrose said. Laxus is up against an opponent he faced in the past, but it would seem he's stronger than last time. "I can already see the outcome of this duel. Revenge shall be in my serving of this meal of destruction. You are as loud as thunder and strike like lightning, but like thunder itself, you must disperse to nothing and that will be what happens as you fall into infinite darkness."

To Be Continued….