Episode 58: The Fate of the Balance Part 1

Yuni and the Chaos Sorcerer, now in the form of Lightray Sorcerer, are staring in shock at Konton, who has just reappeared on his throne. Chaos Sorcerer says in disbelief, "How'd you escape from my banishment spell!?"

Yuni turns towards Chaos Sorcerer and accuses, "This isn't some sort of trick, is it?"

Chaos Sorcerer says frantically, "No, I swear! I banished him! I don't know how he escaped!"

Konton takes a more comfortable position on his oversized throne. He says casually, "Oh, don't blame the poor old Chaos Sorcerer. It wasn't his fault. A good Lord of Chaos always has a contingency plan. You merely banished my decoy." He instantly bolts upright and shouts an intense rage at Chaos Sorcerer, "You will suffer for crossing me!" He calms down once more and says, "But first I must deal with you Yuni. You think that you can just barge into the Realm of Chaos, and declare yourself a lord. Well let me tell you something, you can't, you just can't."

Yuni says skeptically, "But that's exactly what you did."

Konton stops and thinks for a moment. He then says, "Oh, so it is." His mood swings to anger, and he shouts, "Curse you and your logic Yuni Oha! Curse you!"

Yuni demands, "Why don't you just get down here and duel me!"

Konton, in a whimsical mood, says, "Oh Yuni, you always want to jump straight to business. Come on, let's catch up a little first. It's been a while. In fact, we've never even gotten a chance to just chat. So tell me, how's Apep doing?"

Yuni gets angry. He says with anger, "Don't you ever mention that name again!"

Konton claps and says, "Oh, yay! It looks like I hit a chord."

Yuni clenches his fists. Apophis asserts, "No Yuni! Do not allow him to antagonize you! You must remain calm and neutral! You can not fight Konton with anger inside!"

Yuni takes a deep breath and calms down.

Konton frowns. He says in disappointment, "Aww, you're no fun. I wanted to see some anger."

Yuni takes another breath and says sternly, "Enough of this foolishness, it's time to duel!"

Konton snaps his fingers, and a sloped platform of shadowy energy projects from his throne down to the floor. He moves onto and uses it as a slide to get to the floor. As he's sliding, he exclaims, "Wee!" As he gets up, and brushes himself off at the bottom, he says, "You really should try that sometime. It's quite exhilarating.."

Yuni appears unsure as of what to say. After a few awkward moments, he finally says, "So are we going to duel, or what?"

Konton says, "You don't want to talk, you don't want to have fun, is all you care about dueling? I should warn you, it's not healthy to be obsessed with something."

At this, Chaos Sorcerer dashes forward, grabs Konton, and lifts him up. He says, "Stop the games Konton! Take this seriously!"

Konton smiles. He lifts an arm and projects a beam of shadows that hits Chaos Sorcerer, and knocks him back. Upon being hit, he drops Konton, who lands on his feet, as if nothing has happened. Konton mocks, "You may have become the Lightray Sorcerer, but I sense the same darkness still within you." He brushes himself off. He continues, "But fine, I shall duel."

Yuni says, "It's about time. Duel on!" Yuni readies his Duel Gauntlet. Konton summons his using his Chaos powers.

The Duel Computer states, "Duel now initiating. Yuni Oha vs. Konton. Scanning decks…decks accepted. Commence dueling."

Konton states, "As the true Lord of Chaos here, I'll take the first move!" He draws. "I'll start things off by setting a monster in facedown defense mode. Along with that, I'll set another card and end my turn (Konton's hand: 4)."

Yuni draws. He states, "For all gloat about being the true Lord of Chaos, your first move was fairly mediocre. I'll just have to top that. I summon Cyber-Tech Seraphim (Light/Level 4/Fairy/Effect/ATK 1700/DEF 2000)!" Yuni's monster is an angelic being of light, that is also a cyborg. "Now Seraphim, attack Konton's facedown!"

Konton says, "Reveal facedown monster, Hidden Chaos (Dark/Level 4/Fiend/Effect/ATK 0/DEF 2000)!" The facedown card is partially pushed up by a monster hiding underneath it. The monster looks like it is made mostly of shadows, but it also has some veins of white running through it. It remains mostly concealed by the card over it. Konton explains, "When my Hidden Chaos monster is flipped, its effect activates, and I'm allowed to send both a Light and Dark monster from my deck to my grave. I'll send Chaos Necromancer and Chaos Command Magician." Once he selects the monsters to send, he continues, "And now, of course, your monster isn't strong enough to get past my monster's defenses, so you'll be taking some damage."

Yuni says, "Oh no I won't! When Cyber-Tech Seraphim attacks a defense position monster with a defense higher than its attack, Seraphim gains a 600 attack point bonus until the end of the damage step (ATK: 2300). Finish your attack!" Yuni's monster creates an elegant flash of light. When the flash subsides, Konton's monster is gone (Konton's LP: 3700) (ATK: 1700).

Konton says childishly, "Hey, my monster was in defense mode! You can't inflict any damage to me! You cheated!"

Yuni responds, "No I didn't. Cyber-Tech Seraphim also has a piercing effect, meaning you took damage anyways."

Konton complains, "No fair."

Yuni states, "Life's not fair. Get over it. I'll throw a card facedown and end my turn (Yuni's hand: 4)."

Konton swipes the top card off of his deck. He declares, "I activate my facedown card, Chaos Resurgence! This card allows me to banish one Light or Dark monster from my grave in order to summon a monster of the opposite attribute as the monster I banished. I'll banish Chaos Command Magician in order to summon Chaos Doom Soldier (Dark/Level 6/Warrior/Effect/ATK 2400/DEF 2100)." Konton summons a demonic looking knight in dark armor and a sword and shield made of shadows. "Now Chaos Doom Soldier, destroy Yuni's monster." The dark knight raises its sword and charges at Cyber-Tech Seraphim.

Yuni counters, "I activate my facedown, Cyber Invulnerability! This card prevents my Cyber monsters from being destroyed by battle. Also, I take no battle damage."

Konton replies, "Then I'll just have to activate the effect of Doom Soldier! If you activate a spell or trap, I can send the top three cards of my deck to the grave in order to negate your effect!"

Yuni looks aggravated, but says nothing.

Konton continues, "Now finish your attack!" Chaos Doom Knight slashes through Cyber-Tech Seraphim (Yuni's LP: 3300). Konton looks contemplative. He wonders aloud, "Hmm…I wonder what I should do next. Maybe I should play the card in my hand…or maybe I should save it for later…what to do…what to do…"

Yuni, sounding aggravated, says, "Well why don't you just do something!"

Konton appears to have made up his mind. He says, "Alright, you've made up my mind. I'll play it. Thank you for your help. I activate Chaos Drive! This card allows me to send up to two cards from my deck to the grave, and than inflict 300 points of damage to you for each. I'll send Chaos-End Master and Sphere of Chaos. That means that you have 600 points of damage coming your way!" Two beams of energy, one light, and one dark, fire at Yuni (Yuni's LP: 2700).

Yuni flinches from the attack, but quickly rubs it off. He asserts, "Are you quite finished yet?"

Konton says wisely, "Patience, my dear Yuni, is a virtue." In sudden anger he shouts, "And I'm tired of waiting for you to learn it!" He calms back down and says, "But that's beside the point. I set another card and end my turn (Konton's hand: 3)."

Yuni says, "It's about time." He draws. He says with assertiveness, "I won't lose this duel! There's too much riding on it. I summon Cyber-Tech Shadow Engine (Dark/Level 4/Fiend/Effect/ATK 1250/DEF 0)!" Yuni summons a creature made of pure shadows, and covered with cybernetic implants.

Konton laughs, "Ha! What's that worthless thing supposed to do!?"

Yuni says, "Just watch and learn! You see, by sending the top card of my deck to the grave, I can double its attack strength until the end of your next turn!" The top card of Yuni's deck flies into his grave. After that, the previously tame shadow cyborg morphs into a lethal monstrous beast, with flaming shadow energy flaring from it (ATK: 2500).

Konton whistles out of impression.

Yuni continues, "Now my monster has enough power to surpass that of yours! Attack now Cyber-Tech Shadow Engine!" Tendrils of shadow energy reach from Yuni's monster to Konton's.

Konton says in a flash of anger, "How dare you attempt to destroy my monster! I won't allow this to pass! I activate Chaos Insurgence!" He calms down to explain, "This card stops all attacks against my Chaos monsters. And don't try to destroy them by card effects either, because my card protects from those as well. However, you do get to draw a card as compensation." Yuni draws a card, but looks discontent. Konton says, "Don't worry Yuni, it's not all that bad. You still get to inflict battle damage to me."

Yuni continues to look upset. He objects, "No…I don't. The effect of my Shadow Engine prevents it from causing damage."

Konton laughs. He mocks, "Never mind then. It's bad. Too bad for poor, little Yuni."

Yuni says, "I end my turn (Yuni's hand: 5)."

Konton draws. He states, "I'm getting a very negative vibe from you Yuni. Are you a poor loser?"

Yuni returns, "I'm only upset because I'm losing to the likes of you."

"You should be honored. Not many get a chance to duel with a real Lord of Chaos."

"I already have, and he was twice - no, he was ten times - the man and Lord of Chaos that you are."

Konton shrugs. "What can I say? We're all entitled to our own opinions." In hatred he says, "But yours is wrong!" He calms down in order to return attention to the duel. He says, "I think it's time to complete my set of toy soldiers. By banishing the Chaos Necromancer in my grave, I can special summon Chaos Destiny Soldier (Light/Level 6/Warrior/Effect/ATK 2400/DEF 2100)." The light counterpart of Chaos Doom Soldier, seen in Konton's duel with Apep, appears on the field. Konton continues, "And now with my set complete, it's time for a trade-in. I Overlay my two monsters in order to build the Overlay Network! I Xyz summon Chaos Yin-Yang Dragon (Dark/Rank 6/Dragon/Xyz/ATK 2700/DEF 2500)!" The monster that emerges is a large European-style dragon with two heads. Its color scheme is split down the middle, half black, and half white. The head on the black side is white, and the head on the white side is black, giving a vague resemblance to a yin-yang. "Behold my mighty beast of Light and Darkness! My monster has two different effects, one for if I remove a Light attribute Overlay, and another if I remove a Dark Overlay. First I think I'll remove Chaos Destiny Soldier, and activate the Light effect, which grants 1000 life points!" The black head (on the white half) grabs an Overlay out of the air with its mouth and eats it. Then, from the white half, a light emanates (Konton's LP: 4700). "Now I'll activate the Dark effect and remove Chaos Doom Soldier. This effect increases my monster's attack 1000." The white head (on the black side) grabs the remaining Overlay Unit, and a shadowy aura surrounds the monster (ATK: 3700). "Now my monster, attack with Yin-Yang Stream!" Each head breaths a breathe of energy of its own color. The two bursts swirl around each other and hit Yuni's monster (Yuni's LP: 1500).

Yuni gets knocked back from the shockwave of the attack. He quickly recovers, and says, "Ha, is that all you got?"

"Far from it dear Yuni. I'm afraid that you don't have too much time left. You better savor it. But for now, I'll set a card, and I am done. Since my turn is over, my monster's attack returns to normal (ATK: 2700) (Konton's hand: 2)."

Yuni draws. He looks at the card, and sees it to be Cyber-Tech Magician. Yuni smirks. "Time for a comeback! I summon Cyber-Tech Caller (Light/Level 1/Machine/Effect/ATK 0/DEF 0)!" The monster a small robot. On its head is what looks like a radio transceiver. "True to its name, Cyber-Tech Caller calls forth one level one Cyber-Tech monster from my deck. I pull out Cyber-Tech Spirit (Dark/Level 1/Fiend/Effect/ATK 500/DEF 500)!" Radio waves are seen emanating from Yuni's monster. A new monster appears on the field. The monster is an impish creature, both in stature and looks. It is outfitted with cybernetic implants. "The effect of Caller cuts down its attack and defense to zero (ATK: 0) (DEF: 0), but that doesn't matter, because I'm going to tribute these two monsters in order to summon the Cyber-Tech Magician (Dark/Level 7/Spellcaster/Effect/ATK 2500/DEF 2100)!"

Konton complains, "There you go, cheating again! You've already Normal Summoned this turn!"

"True, I have, but the effect of Cyber-Tech Spirit allows me to conduct an extra summon, as long as it's a Tribute Summon. But that's not the end of things, take a close look at my magician."

Konton strains to look closely at the monster and realizes that sitting on its shoulders is a spiritual form of Cyber-Tech Spirit. Konton demands, "Hey, what's that monster doing!?"

"He's giving my magician a 500 point boost, since he was tributed in order to summon it (ATK: 3000)! Which means that my monster has enough strength to beat yours! Go, Cyber Magic Attack!" Yuni's monster unleashes its attack and destroys Konton's dragon (Konton's LP: 4400).

Konton says, "When my Yin-Yang Dragon is destroyed, I can send both a Light and a Dark monster from my deck to my grave! I'll send another copy of Doom Soldier and Destiny Soldier."

Yuni continues, "Now I'll set a card, and end my turn (Yuni's hand: 3)."

Konton grins devilishly. He says, "The time has come. Before I draw, I activate my facedown card, Chaotic Draw! Since I have at least one banished Light, and one banished Dark monster, I can draw two cards during this draw phase instead of one. Prepare, Yuni, witness the scope of my power! Go, Double Chaos Draw!" Konton holds his arm towards the sky, and it begins to glow with darkness. The top two cards of his deck also glow the same way. He draws both cards.

Yuni thinks in shock, A Double Chaos Draw!?

Apophis, as if to respond, states, A fully realized Lord of Chaos can even perform two Chaos Draws at once, the Double Chaos Draw. It takes a true master of Chaos to perform one. Not even Apep could.

Konton laughs. He asks, "Do you still doubt my power!? I have just enacted one of the most advanced of all Chaos Techniques, and now, it shall be your downfall! I banish Chaos-End Master and Sphere of Chaos in order to summon Chaos Emperor Dragon - Envoy of the End (Dark/Level 8/Dragon/Effect/ATK 3000/DEF 2500), and Chaos Destiny Soldier and Chaos Doom Soldier to summon Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning (Light/Level 8/Warrior/Effect/ATK 3000/DEF 2500)!" The two Envoys of Chaos appear onto the field.

Yuni says, "Why should I care. I'm no longer impressed by those monsters. I've beaten them both before."

Konton looks as if he's considering something. He says, "You're right. That's why I'm not going to use these monsters. I banish Hidden Chaos, along with a Light monster I sent to my grave earlier by the effect of Doom Soldier, and another Light and Dark monster I sent, in order to Chaos Evolve my monsters!" Black Luster Soldier becomes cloaked in light, while Chaos Emperor Dragon becomes cloaked in shadows. "I summon Chaos-Destiny Shining Soldier - Herald of Genesis (Light/Level 10/Warrior/Evolution/ATK 4000/DEF 3500) and Chaos-Doom Overlord Dragon - Herald of Apocalypse (Dark/Level 10/Dragon/Evolution/ATK 4000/DEF 3500)! The two mighty monsters are revealed. Black Luster Soldier is now wearing golden armor, with a white trim. His sword and shield are made out of pure light, and there are now two angel wings on its back. A golden aura glows around it. Contrasting it is Chaos Emperor Dragon. It is now a dark purple color with black trim. Its wings have taken on a demonic appearance. Much of its skin actually looks like bones, while its head appears to actually be a dragon skull that is surrounded by fire, which is black and dark red. Where it use to have hair, there is now the same dark fire. There is a shadow aura around it.

Yuni looks awestruck. Apophis warns, Careful Lord Ragnarok! Those are some of the mightiest creatures to ever exist!

Konton continues, "If you thought that these monsters were powerful before, just wait until you see them now! I activate the effect of my Herald of Apocalypse! It destroys all monsters that you control! Go, Chaos-Doom Apocalypse!" Chaos-Doom Overlord Dragon roars, and unleashes a massive firestorm that destroys Yuni's monster. "Now you have nothing to protect you from a direct attack from my other monster!"

Yuni says, "Not so fast! I activate Destruction Construction! I can only activate this card if you destroy all monsters I control, and you control at least two monsters! It allows me to summon three monsters from my grave in defense mode! I'll summon Cyber-Tech Magician, Cyber-Tech Seraphim, and Cyber-Tech Shadow Engine!"

Konton says un-phased, "Then it's a good thing that I have the effect of my Herald of Genesis! It is allowed to attack all monsters you control, once each! Go, Chaos-Destiny Genesis!" The monster raises its sword towards the heavens and fires a beam of light straight up. After traveling up, it arcs downwards and splits into three separate beams, that destroy each of Yuni's monsters. Yuni flinches at the attack. "Luckily for you, my dragon can't attack the same turn that it uses its effect. Now, at the end of the turn, I'll banish my second Chaos Destiny Soldier and Doom Soldier to stop the devolution of Herald of Genesis, and banish Chaos Yin-Yang Dragon, which when banished, counts as both a Light and a Dark monster, for my Herald of Apocalypse. Just try to stop my mighty monsters (Konton's hand: 2)."

Yuni draws. He says, "I'm not scared! In fact, I have just the solution! I activate Cyber-Tech Spellbook of Revival! This card summons a Cyber-Tech Magician monster from my grave and equips to it. Come on back again Cyber-Tech Magician! Now for another spellbook! I activate Cyber-Tech Spellbook of Time Travel! This card accelerates the turn count by two, meaning my monster has now been on the field for three turns! I evolve it!" Cyber-Tech Magician transforms into its evolved form. "I summon Temporax, the Cyber-Tech Magician of Time (Dark/Level 9/Spellcaster/Evolution/ATK 3500/DEF 3100)!"

Konton muses, "An impressive monster, but it can do nothing against my mighty Heralds."

"Maybe not yet, but that will change once I activate my monster's effect! I can activate a Cyber-Tech Spellbook card straight from my deck. I activate Cyber-Tech Spellbook of Banishment! This card banishes two monsters you control and inflicts 1000 points of damage! Your monsters are gone!" Temporax reads his spellbook and casts the spell. A giant vortex opens up behind Konton's monsters (Konton's LP: 3400).

Konton shouts, "No! Impossible!" He begins to sob.

Yuni asserts, "Yes! Possible! Now my monster is able to attack you directly! You're reign of darkness is over! Go, Temporal Burst!" Yuni's monster starts to attack, when suddenly a massive shadow appears on the field. It is the silhouette of the Supreme Chaos Deity - Ruler of Existence (Chaos/Level 12/Divine-Beast/Effect/ATK 5000/DEF 5000). Yuni shouts in surprise, "What!?" Yuni's monster stops its attack, as if it too is gawking at the behemoth of a monster that appeared.

Konton's sobbing turns into maniacal laughter. He says, "Your fate is now sealed!" He continues to laugh.