Episode 51: Duel of Dualism Part 1

Yuni is floating in an infinite dimension of light and darkness. A giant yin-yang floats in front of him. It's the dreamscape from his previous dreams. Yuni looks around and realizes where he is. The loud, thundering voice says with some curiosity, "Why are you here!?"

Yuni looks confused as well. He replies, "Aren't you the one who brought me here? Why don't you tell me?"

"No! Not here! Why are you in the Realm of Chaos! You should not be here!"

Yuni looks unsure. "Well…um…that's a long story."

"You should not be here! Your time has not yet come! You are not ready!"

"Well I am here now! Is that a problem!?"

The voice doesn't say anything for several moments. It then says as if taken off guard, "No…it's not! Your destiny shall merely be accelerated! Do not fail! Do not fall! You will achieve great things! Your destiny is here!"

Yuni pleads, "Can't you just tell me already!? What's up with all of this!? What do you want with me!?" The dreamscape begins to fade. Yuni continues, "No, please! Just tell me!"

The dream ends and Yuni bolts awake. He was sleeping on the floor of a cave. Yuni thinks, These dreams are getting stranger and stranger every time. What do you think Yugi? Yuni waits for a reply, but is none. Duh, no more Yugi. That's going to take some getting used to. Apep is sleeping nearby and Yuni looks toward him and thinks, I think it's about time that I tell Apep about these dreams. Maybe he can help me. Yuni lies back down and yawns. Tomorrow, I'll ask him tomorrow. Yuni falls back asleep.

Some time later, Yuni and Apep are back on their trek through the Realm of Chaos. Apep looks at Yuni and says, "Yuni, is something the matter? Something seems to be on your mind."

Yuni sighs. He says, "Yeah, you see…I had a dream last night."

Apep looks curious. "What type of dream?"

Yuni shakes his head. "I don't know. I've been having them for a while now. Actually I had the first one right before I arrived at the Duel Sanctuary. It's always the same. I'm floating in some sort of void of light and darkness. In front of me is always a giant yin-yang. Every time the same voice talks to me. It mutters something about my destiny and what not."

Apep looks shocked. He surprises his surprise and says, "Alright, and this voice, has it ever spoken to you outside of a dream?"

Yuni thinks about it for a second and says, "Yeah, when I was dueling you! Right before I preformed that Chaos Draw, it spoke to me. It told me to wield the power of Chaos."

Apep nods. He thinks, So Yuni has been in communication with the Will of Chaos. It would appear that I was correct. Yuni, if only you knew what the future had in store for you. It is such a shame that I can't tell you, but it is not yet time.

Yuni asks, "So, do you know what's happening to me?"

Apep quickly shakes his head. "I'm sorry. I'm not sure I could tell you. I can tell you this though, you are being contacted by something significantly connected to Chaos. Take heed in anything that it might tell you. It might be important."

Yuni nods in disappointment. "Ok, thank you." He stops and thinks for a second and asks, "Hey, Apep?"

"Yes Yuni?"

"Another question. Yesterday, after you beat the Chaos Sorcerer, you mentioned that he didn't have to follow Konton. Who is Konton? It sounded like you knew him."

Apep slowly nods. "Yes, I probably should have told you this earlier. Konton was the Lord of Chaos before me."

Yuni looks shocked. "You mean that a Lord of Chaos is responsible for spreading darkness!?"

"That shouldn't be that surprising Yuni. Remember, only months ago, I was spreading darkness. In all honesty, a Lord of Chaos is much more likely to fall into darkness than an average person."

Yuni nods. "I guess you're right. But what's wrong with Konton?"

"I'm afraid that his problem is me. As a future Lord of Chaos, Konton trained me personally. He was my mentor, and my friend. But, as the years went on, I watched him slowly fall into darkness. Just as all who followed me weren't aware that I followed a dark path, no one knew of the darkness in his heart, that is except for me. I watched, in absolute horror as my master became pure evil. At the time, Ben, your father, was still a member of the Society. When I revealed to him what had happened, we both came to a realization. We realized that no one would try to stop him. That it was up to us to dethrone him. We both tried all we could to stop him, no one would believe us. We were alone, and against the rest of the Society. Eventually your father realized that if even the Lord of Chaos could fall into darkness, that no one was safe, and he left the Society. It was then up to me to stop Konton. In the end, I enacted a plan. I taunted and tormented Konton. I forced him to do something that no Lord of Chaos would ever do."

Yuni, enthralled in the story, asks, "What? What happened?"

Apep continues, "I taunted him into attacking me with his Chaos powers. It was a stupid thing to do. He could have hurt me a whole lot worse than he did. But I took that risk. I had managed to convince several others to come and watch. Luckily, they were able to stop him and save me. In an ancient tradition, the Society managed to take away his control of Chaos and banish him from the Society. I took over as the new Lord of Chaos, and everything seemed fine. Of course I didn't know at the time, but the same dark seed in Konton, had already been planted in me by then. As for Konton, no one has ever seen him since, that is until I discovered him here. Not only did he somehow make it into the Realm of Chaos, but he has somehow reacquired his powers over Chaos."

Yuni inquires, "Do you have any clue as to how that happened?"

"I'm afraid that I don't. I have yet to even meet with him face to face. All of what I know is what I have gathered from various monster spirits that I have talked to here."

Yuni comments, "It seems that we have a battle between two Lords of Chaos coming up."

Apep frowns and thinks, Oh Yuni, you are so right, and yet so wrong. If only you could know. He says aloud, "Yes, it would seem so."

The two continue walking. In order to pass time, Yuni pulls his deck out of his deck case and starts to look through his cards. Suddenly he cries out in shock, "Oh no!"

Apep quickly asks, "What is it Yuni?"

"One of my cards, its missing!"

"Hmm…which card?"

"It's not just any card! Chronos is missing!"

Apep looks absolutely shocked and stops in his tracks. "Chronos!? What do you mean?"

"You know, Chronos, the Temporal Lord!"

"You mean the Yugohan Lord!?"

Yuni stops for a second and thinks. "Hmm…I guess that I never got to tell you about it. Only your computer program. But yes, the Yugohan Lord."

Apep looks intrigued. "So you acquired a Yugohan Lord. How interesting. Did Seto Ossius get Quantus, the Spatial Lord?"

Yuni nods, "Yeah, he did. So what happened to my monster?"

"Yes, sorry, of course. It's simple. The deck you hold is purely a manifestation of Chaos. Just as your body isn't in this realm, only your mind, the deck isn't actually here either. The thing about a unique monster such as a Yugohan Lord is that it cannot be brought into this dimension."

Yuni sighs. "Oh well. That's too bad. We could have used the help of Chronos."

Apep thinks, So Yuni has a Yugohan Lord. That's it. Undeniable proof. Yuni really is the One.

Yuni and Apep continue to walk on, not saying anything.

It's an unknown amount of time later. Yuni and Apep are still walking through the flatlands of the Realm of Chaos. Suddenly Yuni shouts out, "Apep, look, up in the sky!" Apep jerks his head in the direction that Yuni points. Off from the right, the east, there is a magnificent ball of light. It begins to streak off and forms a trail behind it. Yuni turns around and adds, "And over there! There's another!" In the opposite direction there is a similar ball, but this one is made of dark energy.

After observing for several moments, Apep states, "Not good. Not good at all."

Yuni questions, "What? What is it?"

Apep demands, "Yuni, find cover!"

"Why?"

"Yuni! Listen to me! Find somewhere to hide! Now!"

Yuni looks as if he's about to argue again, but then thinks better of it. He runs towards a nearby rocky outcropping and dives behind it. He peeks over the rock and looks towards the sky. The two orbs are flying towards Apep's location. Apep stands resolutely. The two orbs appear to be heading in a course that would cause them to collide, but just as they're about to hit each other, their trajectory changes and the circle around each other several times, before slowly starting to descend towards the ground. As the orbs get close, a silhouette can be seen in each one. The orb of light has a humanoid figure in it, and the other has a figure of a dragon. The orbs land softly in front of Apep. Slowly the orbs fade away to reveal the two. One is the Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning and the other is Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End.

Apep calmly says, as if talking to old friends, "Ah, the Envoys of Chaos. To what do I owe the pleasure?"

Chaos Emperor Dragon says in a booming voice, "Be quite you filthy mortal! We are the highest beings of Chaos in the land! You will address us with respect!"

The Black Luster Soldier says calmly, "We have come to eliminate the you as a threat."

Apep says, "What are you two doing? Black Luster Soldier, you are the embodiment of all that is light, and Chaos Emperor Dragon, have you forgotten all that the original Lord of Chaos taught you? Why are you two serving disbalance? It is your sworn duty to protect the Balance."

Chaos Emperor Dragon thunders, "You know nothing of the fist Lord of Chaos! You insult him by using the same title!"

Black Luster Soldier says, "We serve the Chaos Deity. If this is what he wants, this is what we do."

Apep inquires, "You must know that this is not what he truly wants. He is being manipulated. You are being manipulated."

Black Luster Soldier says, "We have no choice in the matter. Unfortunately, for you, that means that you must be destroyed."

Chaos Emperor Dragon adds, "And you will no longer disgrace the title of Lord of Chaos!"

Both envoys hold out their arms and a projection of a deck appears above each. Black Luster Soldier states, "Duel us now. There is no running."

Apep comments, "Two on one. That hardly seems fair."

Chaos Emperor Dragon shouts, "You have no choice in the matter! You will duel both of us!"

Yuni jumps out from behind the rocks and shouts, "He won't face you alone! I'll be by his side!" Yuni runs up next to Apep.

Apep objects, "Yuni! Get away from here! You are not ready for this!"

Yuni says, "That's what you said last time! When will I be ready!? I can't be ready, if I never get any practice dueling in this realm. When better to let me start then to now, by your side."

Chaos Emperor Dragon shouts, "What's this!? There's another mortal!"

Black Luster Soldier says, "How interesting. The Chaos Sorcerer told us nothing of this. Boy, who are you?"

Yuni says, "I am Yuni Oha! I am the Chosen One of the Grand Prophecy of Chaos, and I shall stand by Apep!"

Both envoys look shocked. Black Luster Soldier says, "So you are the one that we were told to look out for. Intriguing. I did not imagine that the one Konton fears most is merely a child."

Chaos Emperor Dragon adds, "Yeah, what a joke! This kid couldn't hurt a fly! Ha!"

Apep says to Yuni, "Yuni, it's not to late. Get out of here while you still can. You are too important to risk!"

Yuni says, "Frankly Apep, I don't care what you think. I'm in this, whether you like it or not. I will not allow you to face down two of your hardest opponents ever without any help. We're in this together."

Apep sighs. He thinks, Yuni, why? You must understand. Still, this is such a display of your character. You will be perfect for your destiny. Apep smiles, and says aloud, "Alright Yuni. If you must." The two face the envoys.

Chaos Emperor Dragon says, "Wonderful! We get to destroy two threats in one duel!"

Yuni says, "You don't stand a chance! Duel on!" Yuni activates his Duel Gauntlet, followed by Apep.

The Duel Computer says, "Double Duel now underway. Yuni Oha and Apep vs. the Black Luster Soldier and the Chaos Emperor Dragon. Scanning decks…decks accepted. Commence dueling."

Apep draws and declares, "I'll take the first turn! I start off simply. I summon a monster in facedown defense mode. Then I'll add another facedown card to my defenses and end my turn (Apep's hand: 4)."

Black Luster Soldier draws. He states calmly, "I'll move next. I summon Warrior of the Beginning - Genghis (Light/Level 4/Warrior/Effect/ATK 1600/DEF 1600)." The monster is a warrior wearing gold trim oriental armor. He holds a curved sword. I'll also set a card and end my turn (Black Luster Soldier's hand: 4)."

Yuni draws. "You two may be the two of the most powerful beings in this realm, but I don't care! I'll take down any one who threatens me or the ones I care about! Since you control a monster, and I don't, I can special summon Cyber-Tech Accelerator from my hand (Wind/Level 5/Machine/Effect/ATK 2000/DEF 2000)! Then, I'll summon Cyber-Tech Automaton (Water/Level 4/Machine/Effect/ATK 2000/DEF 0)! To finish things off, I set one card (Yuni's hand: 3)."

Chaos Emperor Dragon draws. He says, "It was a mistake to give me the last turn! My deck will be too powerful for you to handle! Since I control no monsters, I can special summon Dragon of the End - Quetzalcoatl (Dark/Level 5/Dragon/Effect/ATK 2200/DEF 1800)!" The dragon is a large serpentine reptile with green feathers and frills covering various parts of its body. It face looks like it was an Aztec carving come to life. "Now Quetzalcoatl, attack Cyber-Tech Accelerator now!" The monster opens its mouth and fires a beam of dark energy at Yuni's monster, which destroys it (Yuni's LP: 3800). The Chaos Emperor Dragon continues, "And since I just destroyed a monster in battle, I can special summon Dragon of the End - Zu (Dark/Level 5/Dragon/Effect/ATK 2100/DEF 0)!" The next monster is a dragon on four legs with bird like wings. "My new monster now attacks Cyber-Tech Automaton!" The monster flies into the air and then dives down at Yuni's monster (Yuni's LP: 3700). "But that's not the end! The onslaught continues! Since it destroyed a monster, Zu can attack again! Attack Yuni directly!"

Apep says, "I can't allow that! I activate-"

Yuni interrupts, "No, Apep! You don't need to protect me! I can do this! I activate my facedown card, Cyber Reconstruction Factory! I can only activate this card if you declare a direct attack against me after already destroying a monster. It allows me to special summon a machine type monster from my grave and end your battle phase! I reconstruct Cyber-Tech Accelerator! See Apep, I can hold my own. Don't worry about me." Apep nods.

Chaos Emperor Dragon booms, "How dare you stop my attack! Who do you think you are!? Don't answer that, because I don't care! I end my turn (Chaos Emperor Dragon's hand: 4)!"

Apep draws. He says, "Alright, Yuni. If that's how you feel, let's see just what you can do." He thinks, Who knows, maybe this could be a good trial to see if he is truly ready. He continues to say aloud, "I flip up my facedown monster and reveal Chaos-Tech Creator (Light/Level 4/Machine/Effect/ATK 0/DEF 2000)!" The card flips to reveal a magician-like robot of light. "When I flip this card, it allows me to summon a Chaos-Tech Destroyer from my deck (Dark/Level 4/Macine/Effect/ATK 1900/DEF 0)!" This monster looks similar to Chaos-Tech Creator, but it's dark and distorted. "Now, I have my Destroyer attack Dragon of the End - Zu!"

Chaos Emperor Dragon demands, "Why would you do that!? That makes no sense at all!"

Apep returns, "Actually, it does, since if I control a Chaos-Tech Creator, the effect of Destroyer automatically destroys any monster it battles!" A dark surge of energy pulses from Apep's monster and hits and destroys Chaos Emperor Dragon's. "Now I'll just end my turn (Apep's hand: 5)."

Black Luster Soldier draws. He says as calm as ever, "I respect any who uses a Chaos style deck, it's such a shame that I have to do this. I summon Warrior of the Beginning - Benkei (Light/Level 3/Warrior/Tuner/ATK 1400/DEF 1200)." A warrior wearing golden samurai armor appears on the field. "The effect of Genghis gives me an extra 500 life points every time I summon a Beginning monster (Black Luster Soldier's LP: 4500). Now, I have my level three Benkei tune my level four Genghis. I Synchro Summon Warrior of the Beginning - Nobunaga (Light/Level 7/Warrior/Synchro/ATK 2700/DEF 2500)!" The new monster is has the appearance of a Japanese feudal warlord. He has his hair tied back in a knot and wears ornate, golden robes. "This powerful monster will crush all who resist it."