Gajeel was able to find Levy and was in the process of dueling her right now. Levy had all of her life points with her Solid Script Fire. Gajeel only had 800LP with his Karma Demon Iron Spiral at 2800atk points with an active trap. At the same time, he was trying to reach the real Levy.

"Levy, I know the real you is in there. The same girl that only wanted to help me." Gajeel said. "The same girl that stuck by me even when I didn't want her to. I know that same girl is in there and I'm not going to give up until I get her back."

"You're wasting your time!" Levy said. "This is who I am now. I've embraced my dark power and the girl you know no longer exist."

"We'll see about that." Gajeel said. "Harsh Decisions has one more effect that takes half the attack points of the monster I sacrificed. Either you gain those points as life points or I take those points as damage. However, the decision is yours."

"Mine?" Levy questioned.

"That's right." Gajeel said. "Karma Demon Irown Sword had 1600atk points. Either you gain 800LP or I lose 800LP. This will get through to the real Levy. Better think carefully about this." This is Gajeel's last chance to reach the real Levy and if it fails, he's done for.

'There's nothing to think about.' Levy thought. 'He only has 800LP remaining. If I select the option to deal damage, he'll lose the duel. So let's make it happen.' "I select the option to…." Levy was about to deal damage, but she looked into his eyes. Meeting his eyes was causing to hesitate. Gajeel's plan was working as Levy couldn't select the option to finish him. She lowered her head and Gajeel couldn't look in her eyes. "I choose to gain those life points." Blue stardust sprinkled around Levy and her life points went up to 4800.

"Levy?" Gajeel said as he wondered if it was really her. Levy looked up and Gajeel could see her eyes were the eyes of the real Levy. "Levy!" He said as he was happy to see her again.

"Gajeel!" Levy said.

"Levy, do you remember everything that has happened?" Gajeel said.

"I think so. I can't believe what I've done." Levy said.

"Well, it's over now." Gajeel said. "You were able to break free from the darkness and regain control. There's no reason to fight." He held out his arm for her to take. "Let's end things and go home."

"Yeah." Levy agreed as she wanted to be with him again. She was about to walk to him and take his hand, but her mark started glowing and she was in pain.

"Levy, what's wrong?" Gajeel asked.

"I don't know." Levy said and darkness started to emit from her body and was forming an owl.

"You're not going anywhere. I still need you."

"What's going on? Who or what are you?" Gajeel asked.

"I am darkness itself."

"I see. So you're what's been controlling her." Gajeel said.

"Yes and I'm not done with her." The darkness said as it reentered her body. Levy's eyes were glowing purple and she had a more sinister look on her face.

"Levy, no! Fight it!" Gajeel said.

"It's too late for you to save Levy now. She's no more!" Levy said.

"Let her go!" Gajeel demanded.

"Not a chance. I need her to destroy you!" Levy said. "Now let's continue with the duel. I'll switch my Solid Script Fire into defense mode and summon Solid Script Light in defense mode." Fire switched to defense mode with 600def points. Another fancy dressed lady in yellow with the word 'LIGHT' written in light with 900def points. "Next, I activate Cursed Ink. This puts a Cursed Ink Token on your field." A puddle of ink with an eye in formed on Gajeel's field with 0atk points. "As soon as that token is destroyed by a Solid Script monster, it will deal 500 points of damage. You're lucky I can't attack now. That will end my turn."

"Not if I dispose of it before that." Gajeel said as he drew his card and saw it was Metalicana. "This will help me. I'll save Levy and get rid of you. I sacrifice both my Iron Spiral and this token you gave me." Both his demon and the token vanished. "I summon Metalicana the Iron Dragon!" Metalicana spread its wings and ready for battle at 3000atk points.

"So you finally decided to release your dragon." Levy said.

"That's right and it doesn't matter if your monsters are in defense mode." Gajeel said. "Metalicana can deal damage even if your monster is in defense mode. Metalicana, take down Solid Script Light with Iron Dragon Slasher!" Metalicana flew down with his wings out. "Hopefully the impact will be enough to get Levy back." Metalicana rammed its wings against Light and destroyed her. Levy felt the impact with her life points dropping to 2700 and got hurt. "Levy! Can you hear me?" Gajeel was hoping Levy got free, but her eyes were still glowing.

"Levy is gone!" Levy said.

"Liar!" Gajeel said. 'Now what am I going to do. I went for light because she had the highest defense points, but that attack did some damage to her. What'll happen to her if she takes on another impact like that?' He wondered.

"Thank you for destroying Light because thanks to her ability, I can summon a Solid Script monster from anywhere in my hand or deck." Levy said. "I think I'll summon Solid Script Air." Another lady, this time in green, rose up with 'AIR' written in air. She also had 600def points.

"I end my turn with one face-down." Gajeel said.

"My turn!" Levy said as she drew her card. "Thanks to Solid Script Air's ability, I can draw a card for every Solid Script monster I have on the field." She drew two extra cards. One was a trap, but she saw her second one was exactly what she needed to finish him. "You're done for. I sacrifice Solid Script Fire and Air."

"Uh oh. Here it comes." Gajeel said as both of her monsters vanished and the heart arrived. IT started beating with the dark power building up.

"That's right, Gajeel. This monster shall be the instrument of your demise." Levy said. "You've written your final chapter." The heart unleashed the dark power with the beast rising. "I summon Underworld Lord Ooloo Oola!" This Underworld Lord was a giant dark owl with orange marks around its body and had the largest glowing eyes. Ooloo Oola also had 2900atk points.

"So that's the monster that's controlling her." Gajeel said.

"You're Metalicana might be stronger, but that doesn't matter." Levy said. "Ooloo Oola has the ability to attack you directly. Ooloo Oola, finish him!" The giant owl reached over to finish Gajeel.

"Not so fast. I activate the ability of Karma Demon Hard Fist!" Gajeel said. "If I'm being attacked directly, I can summon this guy on the field and block the attack." Another one of his demons wearing a giant iron fist on its right arm appeared on the field and jumped up to intercept the attack. "I won't take any damage, but if his attack points are lower than the attacking monster, he's destroyed. He only has 1400atk points."

"That's nowhere near enough my Underworld Lord." Levy said. Hard Fist Pounded against Ooloo Oola's beat and stopped the attack, but the impact blew it back and destroyed it. "You may have survived that attack, but you won't survive the next. You won't even bring yourself to harm Levy. I place a face-down and that is the end of my turn."

"Don't ever underestimate me." Gajeel said. "Levy was the first person to ever truly be kind to me. I may not have seen how much she meant to me before, I see it now. That's why I'm not going to stop until I save her!" Gajeel's mark was reacting to his strong feelings and desire to save Levy and the top card of his deck was glowing. "What's this?" He drew the top card of his deck and saw it was a spell, but he knew what it was. "I can't use this. I could hurt Levy and lose her forever."

'Gajeel!' Gajeel could hear the real voice of Levy. It was as if he was speaking to her through telepathy.

'Levy? Is that you?' Gajeel asked.

'Yes. Listen, you've done what you can, but you have to forget about me. You need to destroy the Underworld Lord and free those who are lost in it.' Levy said.

'No way. I came here to save you.' Gajeel said.

'I know, but you have to win the duel and you have to win it now.' Levy said.

'I can't. If I do, I could lose you forever.' Gajeel said.

'If you don't, I'll still be under the darkness' control. You have to do what you must and save the world.' Levy said. Gajeel didn't want to, but he wanted to honor Levy's last wish.

"Fine. I'll do it because you asked me to." Gajeel said. "I activate the Pure Iron spell. When I have Metalicana on the field, this spell card can have him evolve." Metalicana was enveloped in a bright light and grew stronger. "He'll transform into a great beast that has only one purpose: taking you down! I summon Metalicana the Pure Iron Dragon!" Metalicana hardly had much of a change except that his entire body's color changed to silver and was dazzling like a diamond with it having 3300atk points.

"No way!" Levy said.

"With his new power, Metalicana has a new ability." Gajeel said. "Since the difference in our monsters' attack points is less than 1000, instead of taking damage by the difference in their power, you'll take damage equal to your monster's attack points. That's just enough to end this duel. Metalicana, attack with Iron Whirlwind Shred!"

"You can't. You'll lose the real Levy." Levy said.

"She would rather sacrifice herself than have the whole world suffer." Gajeel said. "However, I can't let her make that sacrifice alone." 'My trap card is Impulsive Impact. This trap will allow both duelists to take the same amount of damage.' "We'll be together again, Levy. Not the way I wanted, but I rather be lost in darkness with you than lose you forever. I activate…." "I activate my trap!" Levy interrupted.

"My trap, Closed Down, prevents any traps from activating during the battle phase." Levy said.

"Why would you make a move like that? Unless….it's Levy!" Gajeel said. "She's making it so she loses and I win." Metalicana unleashed a tornado from its mouth with shards of iron inside. The whirlwind blasted against the owl and blasted right through. Levy was blown back from the attack and lost the last of her life points. "Levy!" The energy field faded away and Gajeel ran to her. "Levy! Tell me you're alright." He shook her around to get her to wake up. Levy opened her eyes and they were her eyes again.

"Gajeel?" Levy said, but she sounded weak.

"Just hang on. You're going to be okay." Gajeel said.

"I wish that was true, but I can feel the darkness pulling me away." Levy said.

"No. I won't lose you. I'll find some way to bring you back." Gajeel said. "I'm sorry for all the mean things I ever said or did to you."

"I know you are, Gajeel." Levy said. "Just like I know that you and the others are going to save the world. I'll be watching."

"I promise Levy that we will stop this darkness." Gajeel said. "After that, I'm going to bring you back. Hopefully once we do beat this, you'll come back."

"I know you ever quit until you do." Levy said with a smile. She was able to sit up and hugged Gajeel and he held her. "Goodbye, Gajeel." Levy's body turned back and turned to dust right in his arms. Gajeel placed his hands on the ground and whimpered a little.

"Levy…" Gajeel stood on his knees and screamed with all his lungs. "….I'll bring you back!"

…

Natsu

Natsu and the others were able make it out of Hades' lair. When they got out, they saw lights falling in a distance.

"Look at that!" Gray said.

"Do you think this means Gajeel won his duel?" Lucy asked.

"I'm sure it does. That means there's only one tower left." Natsu said.

"But I have a bad feeling about this one." Erza said.