Episode 54: War of the Lords Part 2

Apep and Konton are locked in a duel of mortal combat. Konton has just summoned three of the fiercest monsters of all time, Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End, Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning, and Chaos Sorcerer. Apep looks unsettled. Konton says evilly, "You might have been dominating this duel up until this point, but I must remind you, the Grand Deck of Chaos is invincible. It has never been beaten!"

Yuni objects on the sidelines, "Not true! The first Lord of Chaos beat it!"

Konton says in a sweet, nurturing voice, "You are quite wrong dear Yuni, the truth is, not even the first Lord of Chaos defeated it. For you see, as soon as he fused with the Chaos Emperor Dragon, the duel was off."

From Konton's side of the filed, the Chaos Emperor Dragon booms, "Yes, I would have defeated him in the next turn, had he not fused us!"

Apep says determined, "I don't care about the statistics! I need to win this duel!" He looks towards Yuni. "There are people counting on me. So finish your move, then we'll see who's right!"

Konton says, "Alright have it your way. We'll just have to see." Suddenly a look of intense anger crosses his face, and he shouts, "Your soul will be annihilated!" Just as quickly as he it came on, the anger passes. He states calmly, "Now, as for the duel. Your Yang force may stop me from destroying your monsters by battle, but there's nothing stopping me from banishing them! Go, Chaos Sorcerer and Black Luster Soldier, activate your effects, and banish Apep's Chaos-Tech Duplicity and Chaos-Tech Obliterator, Chaos Void!" Black Luster Soldier raises its blade, which glows with light energy, and Chaos Sorcerer casts a spell, and two voids open up next to both of Apep's monsters. They are sucked in and banished.

Apep shouts, "No!"

Konton says scoldingly, "Now, now Apep, what did I say about getting attached to your monsters? But fine, I allow some time for self-pity."

Apep returns, "I don't need it."

Konton says angrily, "You dare mock me by denying something that I have so graciously given to you!? Who do you think you are!?" His anger goes away. "Oh, what ever, I don't mind. Now anyways, since I banished both of your monsters, my Chaos Emperor Dragon is free to attack you directly! Go, Chaos Flames of Destruction!" The Chaos Emperor Dragon unleashes a massive burst of purple and black flames that hit Apep (Apep's LP: 2000). Apep is knocked onto his back by the force of the attack. He grunts and painstakingly gets back up. Konton says with hatred, "Did that hurt Apep? I bet it did, but know this, it will be nothing compared to the torture you shall face when your soul is destroyed. I am but one turn away from rendering your entire existence meaningless." Konton sets a card (Konton's hand: 1).

Apep draws. He smiles. He says, "You may use the Deck of Chaos, but I use a deck meant to imitate it as close as possible, and I myself am a master of Chaos style dueling. I am not helpless yet. I activate Chaos-Tech Rejuvenation! This card returns all of my banished Chaos-Tech monsters to the grave, which includes the two you just banished, along with my Chaos-Tech Twilight Sorcerer, Chaos-Tech Guardian, and Chaos-Tech Monk! Then I'll banish both Twilight Sorcerer and Monk in order to special summon Chaos-Tech Imperial Dragon - Emissary pf Destruction (Dark/Level 8/Machine/Effect/ATK 3000/DEF 2500)! Now I'll activate its effect! I pay 1000 life points in order to destroy all other cards on the field (Apep's LP: 1000)! Go, Chaos-End Destruction!"

Konton says childishly, "Aw man. If you must. But first, I'd like to activate my face down. I play Requiem of Chaos! Since you're activating a card that destroys at least one Chaos monster I control, you can't declare any attacks this turn!"

Apep's monster destroys all of the other cards on the field. Yuni cheers, "Yeah, you go Apep!"

Apep says, "And I'm not done yet! I activate Chaos-Tech Balance! Since I control a Chaos-Tech monster, I can summon another Chaos-Tech monster from my deck with the same level, attack, and defense points, but with the opposite attribute! I summon Chaos-Tech Shining Soldier (Light/Level 8/Machine/Effect/ATK 3000/DEF 2500)! I'll continue to build my forces by activating Return from the Chaos Dimension! This card summons one banished Light or Dark monster, such as my Chaos-Tech Twilight Sorcerer (Dark/Level 6/Machine/Effect/ATK 2300/DEF 2000)!"

Konton muses, "So it appears that you have built up forces to match those of mine from my last turn. Intriguing. It appears that I have taught you well…too well. Luckily for me, you're not allowed to attack this turn."

Apep says, "I may not be able to do that, but I can do this! I activate Chaos-Tech Life Force! Since I have at least four Chaos-Tech monsters in my grave, I can banish them all in order to restore my life points to what they were at the end of my last turn (Apep's LP: 5000)! Now I'll end my turn (Apep's hand: 0)." Apep sighs. He says, "Konton, one of us will not be walking away from this duel, before it reaches its conclusion, tell me, how did you get here, how did you regain your powers over Chaos?"

Konton looks thoughtful. He says, "I suppose that there is nothing wrong with indulging you with a story, after all, who doesn't like stories?" He suddenly becomes annoyed, "Just know that I'm doing this purely for you, I hate stories." His demeanor returns to normal and he says with a dramatic flare, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." Apep looks a little annoyed. Konton corrects himself, "Oh wait, wrong story. Sorry. Anyways, as I told you before, I was in exile on a deserted island. Living there for 11 years with absolutely no contact with the outside world. Over the 11 years, two things happened, my hatred for you, and the rest of the Society of Chaos grew, and my sanity dropped. One day, only mere months ago, I made my first contact with someone else in years."

Apep questions, "Who?"

Konton says, "Na, ah, ah, no interrupting the story. But if you must know, not even I knew who it was. He was a tall shadowy, man. He never revealed his full features, he always hid in the shadows. Anyways though. He told me that he had a proposition in mind for me. He said that he had recently acquired the Heart of Chaos." Apep and Yuni look absolutely shocked at this revelation. Konton turns so that you can see his face head on. He says, as if speaking to you, the reader, "You guys know who I'm talking about, don't you?"

Apep questions, "Who are you talking to?"

Konton smiles and answers, "Oh, just the readers."

Apep looks confused and asks, "Who?"

Konton laughs, and says, "You wouldn't understand. Don't worry. Anyways, he told me that he could return my powers over Chaos to me, as long as, in return, I took control over the Realm of Chaos. I figured, that it was a great deal. I get my power back, and I can seek my revenge against Chaos. My mysterious benefactor had unbelievable powers, greater than even the first Lord of Chaos'. He even had the power to transport me to the Realm of Chaos. So I took him up on his offer, he brought me here, and here we are, three months later."

Apep questions, "Are you sure that you don't know who your…benefactor was? Can you tell us anything about him?"

Konton says strictly, "Now, now, now Apep, think, even if I knew any more than I do, would I really tell you?"

Apep says with disappointment, "I guess not."

Konton says, "Very well then. I think that story time's over. Let's resume our duel." Konton prepares to draw, but than stops and looks thoughtful. He says, "I'd like to perform a little demonstration."

Apep asks, "And what would that be?"

"As I said before, my benefactor was extremely powerful. Not only did he give me back my powers of Chaos, but he improved them."

Apep demands, "And what is that supposed to mean?"

"Think about it this way, you may be a master over your powers, but in the end, the greatest of them, such as the Chaos Draw, can only be used when given permission by the Will of Chaos. Now of course, that puts me at a disadvantage, since the Will of Chaos would never assist me. That's where my benefactor made me stronger. He gave me powers beyond the normal scope of Chaos. He allowed me to become more powerful than even you, just by allowing me to bypass the Will of Chaos. Watch and learn." Konton holds his arm towards the sky and shouts, "Go, Dark Chaos Draw!" His hand begins to become enshrouded in dark energy. The top card of his deck glows with shadows. He draws it dramatically.

Apep objects, "Impossible! This can't be! You can't perform a Chaos Draw!"

Konton laughs and says, "If that's so, what did I just do?"

"You're crazy!"

Konton smiles and says, "Why thank you. I'm so glad to hear that you think so highly of me." Konton's mood swings to hatred. "Now you shall burn! Thanks to the fact that you destroyed my two Envoys, I can now summon the ultimate monster!"

Panic hits Apep's face. He says, "No! You wouldn't! You can't!"

Konton smiles malevolently and says, "Oh, but I would, and I can! I banish Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning and Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End in order to summon the most mighty being to ever exist! I call forth the Supreme Chaos Deity - Ruler of Eternity (Chaos/Level 12/Divine-Beast/Effect/ATK 5000/DEF 5000)!" Both Envoys appear on the field. They both transform into an orb a light, and an orb of darkness. The two orbs begin to dance and swirl around each other until they separate and float high off the ground, after a few moments of floating, they dash at each other and merge together into an orb of gold and dark purple swirling around each other. The orb begins to morph and forms into a massive silhouette, which immediately begins to consolidate. The monster it forms into is enormous, bigger than even a Yugohan Lord. It is a humanoid, but monstrous figure. It wears armor that is black, white, gold, and dark purple. On its face is a mask that is split half white and half black, on the white side, where an eye should be, there is a black circle, and opposite it, on the black side, is a white circle, giving the mask an appearance of a yin-yang. Its hair is split, half golden, half dark purple, with the gold on the same side of the face as the black half of the mask, and the purple on the white half. It holds a golden scepter with a yin-yang floating on the tip of it. On its back are two wings, one demonic, and the other angelic.

Apep looks completely speechless. He instantly falls to the floor and bows.

Konton smiles and says, "That's right Apep, bow to me."

Suddenly a booming voice, emanating from the Chaos Deity, says, "He does not bow to you! He is my loyal subject, and he knows his place!"

Konton shouts back, "I control the Deck of Chaos! I control you!"

The Chaos Deity says, "Get up Apep! I do not require you to bow!"

Apep slowly stands back up. Yuni objects, "Hey, wait a second, that monster is a Chaos attribute! That doesn't exist!"

Apep turns Yuni and says with no emotion in his voice, "You're wrong Yuni. It does. The Chaos Deity is the only monster to posses that attribute. A monster of the Chaos attribute also counts as both a Light and Dark attribute at the same time, allowing it to have three times the support."

Konton says, "How right you are Apep. And now you are doomed! Supreme Chaos Deity, attack Apep now, Chaos Judgment!"

The Chaos Deity says loudly, "I am so sorry I must do this Apep!"

Apep says, "I activate the effect of Chaos-Tech Life Force in my grave!"

Konton says, "Nah, ah, ah Apep! You should know as well as I, the Chaos Deity can not be targeted by card effects!" Konton begins to laugh evilly.

Apep says, "I know Konton, this effect however does not target! You see, since I have no monsters in my grave, I can banish it in order to prevent you from declaring an attack this turn!"

Konton thinks it over for a second, and then says, "I suppose that does protect you. Alright, you've bought yourself one more turn. Not that it matters. You can't possibly defeat the Chaos Deity! Before I end my turn, I'll use Chaos Engine to send Witch Doctor of Chaos to the grave. (Konton's hand: 1)."

Apep draws, and thinks, Well, I'll just have to find a way. He says aloud, "I activate Yin Force! This card does the opposite of my Yang Force, but it won't be sticking around, because by sending it and Yang Force to the grave, I can activate Yin-Yang Force straight from my deck!" Apep's two spell cards fuse together into a large yin-yang. "Yin-Yang Force has several effects! First, it makes all of my monsters become Chaos attribute! Then, all Light and Dark monsters I control gain 1000 attack points, since Chaos also counts a Light and Dark, they all gain the boost (Imperial Dragon ATK: 4000) (Shining Soldier ATK: 4000) (Twilight Sorcerer ATK: 3300). As an added bonus, every turn, I get to send both a Light and a Dark type monster from my deck to my grave! I'll do that now and send Chaos-Tech Destroyer and Chaos-Tech Creator to my grave!"

Yuni cheers, "All right Apep! Bring on the Chaos Evolution!"

Apep thinks, All right, my Chaos Evolution of Imperial Dragon might be able to combo up with my other monsters in order to get me around the Chaos Deity. There's no way I can beat it head on, but maybe some more creative tactics could work. Please Will of Chaos, grant me the power to Chaos Evolve!

After a few moments, the booming voice of the Will of Chaos says in Apep's head with some sorrow, I am sorry Apep. Your time is up.

Fear flashes across Apep's face. He questions in his mind, It is time for me to go?

I am afraid so. You have served Chaos well, but it is time for the next generation to come forth.

Apep looks towards Yuni and thinks, So it is. I am so sorry it had to work out this way Yuni. Maybe in another world, it wouldn't have required me to sacrifice myself, to give you the strength that you need. You will make a fine Lord of Chaos Yuni. I just know it. Apep returns his attention to the duel and says aloud with determination, "I end my turn (Apep's hand: 0)."

Yuni shouts out, "Apep, what are you doing!?" Emotion starts to fill his voice. "Do a Chaos Evolution! Switch your monsters to defense mode! Do something!" He starts to sob. "Just…do…something…please! Please Apep! Don't do this!"

Apep turns to Yuni and says, "I am so sorry Yuni."

Konton laughs and says, "Isn't this great! All this despair, it's perfect! Let's finish things! I use Chaos Engine to send Chaos Hunter from my deck to my grave! Then, I activate the ultimate effect of the Chaos Deity! I can banish as many Light and/or Dark monsters from my grave as I would like, in order to give the Chaos Deity 1000 attack points for every one banished! I'll banish all four in my grave. Go, Chaos Supremacy!" Spiritual forms of each of the banished monsters appear and are absorbed through Chaos Deity's scepter (ATK: 9000). Konton says with extreme hatred, "Now Supreme Chaos Deity, obliterate this thorn in my side! Completely shatter his soul, and never allow him to walk again!"

The following scene moves in slow motion. The Chaos Deity raises its scepter. Apep hangs his head in defeat. Yuni slowly cries out, "Apep, no!" From the scepter, a massive beam of black and white energy shoots at Apep's Shining Soldier, and destroys it. The beam continues at Apep. Yuni begins to run towards Apep. The beam hits him (Apep's LP: 0). Apep begins to fade away, and fall to the ground. Konton begins to laugh evilly. Yuni reaches Apep and catches him in his arms right before he hits the ground. Orbs of gold and dark purple energy begins to leave Apep's body, float towards the sky, and dissipate. Time resumes its normal pace. Yuni cries, "Apep, why?"

Apep looks Yuni in the eyes and says somberly, "It was unavoidable Yuni. It was my destiny."

"What do you mean Apep!? Why does it have to happen like this!?"

Apep smiles, but it looks like he's in pain. "Because Yuni, that is the way destiny works. I tried to tell you this earlier, but we were interrupted. It is your destiny to become a Lord of Chaos and defeat Konton yourself. My destiny was merely to prepare you. There can only be one Lord of Chaos, I must be gone, in order for you to achieve your destiny."

Yuni continues to cry, "No Apep, no, it can't happen this way! I don't know anything about Chaos! You're the experienced one! If you can't beat Konton, how could I ever!? I can't do this without you!"

The orbs of light leaving Apep begin to increase in speed. Apep is halfway dissolved into nothingness. "Yuni, I know you can do this. Don't forget, it was you who defeated me, and restored my balance. I can't think of anyone else that I would rather entrust with this task. You can do this Yuni. I believe in you."

Yuni sobs, "Apep, don't leave me…please."

"You know that I have no choice in the matter. I'm sorry Yuni. Promise me this, you will travel to the Temple of the Balance, and seek out the Will of Chaos, he shall grant you the powers of a Lord of Chaos, but be warned, you will first be tested, but as long as your heart stays true, and your mind strong, you will succeed, and become the next Lord of Chaos."

Yuni gulps and nods slowly. "Apep…I can't lose you again."

Apep is almost completely gone. "I'm so sorry Yuni. I'm sorry that I wasn't there for you when your parents disappeared. I'm sorry that I tried to steal your soul. I'm sorry that I couldn't help you fight the Disciples of Darkness. I'm sorry that I can't stay to help you any further. This is it Yuni. This is goodbye."

Yuni shouts, "No!"

The last of Apep's body turns into light and dark energy and flies away. A disembodied voice says, "I'm sorry Yuni. Farewell, my friend. May Chaos be with you, always." And Apep is gone.

Yuni falls down to the ground. It is as if he is out of tears to cry. He mutters under his breath, "Apep…"

Konton walks over towards Yuni. He says, "Well, wasn't that such a sad sight. I'm so sorry for your loss Yuni."

Yuni looks up at Konton, his face boiling with rage. He says with supreme anger, "I will destroy you."

Konton places his hand next to his ear and says, "What's that, I couldn't hear you?" Yuni begins to repeat himself, but louder, when Konton says, "You know what, never mind. I don't care. I'll be waiting for you at my throne in the Temple of Eternity. If you want to unleash your rage, I'll see you there." Konton begins to disappear in a flash of black and white.

Yuni shouts in rage, "I'll kill you!"