YuGiOh 5D's: Konami/Kazuki Takahashi
The one thing waiting for her beyond the gate was pure darkness. As absolute as it possibly was, she could not see, even her own hands, nor hear her won whimpers. Helpless as she floated across the vast black space, unable to tell what was up or down. She could hardly move; she could actually feel the void swim against her entire body. It felt cold and slimy as it slipped under her clothes and slid against her skin. It was like being smothered by endless sheets of smooth leather in the arctic. What was worse was that she can feel some strong presence all around her. She had been alone with this massive demonic pressure trying to devour her, torturing her in a state of eternal limbo. She was frightened, with no possibility of expressing it. She once ago tried to scream, only for the black substance to lodge itself into her throat. She stood floating there, suffocating, helplessly as the void continued to pound into her. All hope has drained from her a long time ago, her fate sealed. Her only hope was to wander about this endless plane known only as Dark Matter.
"It's their fault, you know," her own words came to her against her will, "They are the reason you have fallen this far. You ask admiration from your parents only to be tossed out into the streets. You tamed the dueling underground only to be locked away. And not a time passed when you were accused of being a bad girl," Xiki began to cry, her fresh tears squeezing through the black substance, "All you wanted was a place you can call your own, by they all denied you. They toss you out like a dog they treat you. Haven't you had enough?" something began to give in Xiki's heart, something painful; as if her heart, her soul, was being constricted by the same void holding her, "This is your chance to exact vengeance upon all who done you wrong, all who treated you like filth!" the fear that plague Xiki up until now slowly changed; her mind and body boiling from the growing rage in her soul, "Use this anger to your advantage! Let it consume you so that you in turn will return anew!" her anger reaching its peak, she attempted to scream in anguish, but the slime lodged itself in her throat, slowly slithered further down. But Xiki's was not about to concede. With her newly-found determination and burning rage the substance began to be pushed out from the opposite direction, 'YES! LET IT OUT! LET THE RAVAGE, STARVING BEAST TO DEVOUR EVERYTHING IN YOUR PATH! ALLOW YOUR HELLFIRE TO BURN AWAY EVERYONE WHO EVER SHUNNED YOU! AND THE FIRST ONE TO PAVE YOUR NEW PATH WILL BE-'
"RRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" the air was finally released through Xiki's throat and a loud roar, not unlike an enraged animal, exploded from her mouth moving away the darkness and bringing back her human senses. With nothing holding her she found a floor to fall on. She slipped against the dark slime under her before she could only stand on her hand and knees. The first thing she found as she rose her head was the gate. The same gate that she was pulled into by... Just the name fueled her rage. And such rage needed to be quenched. She propped her hands against the door and began to push. She tried her hardest but it would not budge. All she could think about how she could get back at everyone who done her wrong: her parents who abandoned her, the drone who betrayed her, Security who had arrested her, and the worst one of all, who took away her underworld title and ruined her life...
With as much effort as possible, the doors were able to be cracked open. She roared once again as she force the gate apart, giving her passage back out to the world of the living. Xiki dropped to the floor due to much of the production put towards opening the gate. As she lay there catching her breath, she could hear footsteps coming her way. Alarmed, she seemed to discard her humanity as she propped herself on her hands and knees, ready to attack as a wild beast. But her attacker made her seize her movement.
"I was wondering what was taking you so long," Gabiella greeted with a bored tone, "I knew you would be able to escape. In fact, this was actually a test," she then knelt down to Xiki's level, "I chose you for a reason, Xiki Nomura. All that hate, all that anger, is just what I need. Something big is about to happen and I need someone like you by my side," Gabriella held Xiki's face with her ice-cold hands, glaring at her, "Face it; you need me just as much as I need you. And besides, it's not like you have a family to run to any more... I'm your master now." Xiki could not seem to escape dark, predatory glare. A moment ago she was about to ravage her for throwing her into that gate. But now, that she was looking into the eyes of darkness, she felt total submission. She felt like a helpless puppy at the mercy of her master. ...Maybe that was how it was supposed to be. For so long she strive to be at the top, only to hit rock bottom. Perhaps she belongs at the bottom. No respect to or love to be given, just to be expected obedience. But with Gabriella above her, she could have the attention she wanted. Her voice, it carried by the one thing Xiki had yearned for: love and caring. Soon she found herself broken in tears, "Don't worry, everything's gonna be okay," Gabriella purred, trying to hush her bawling servant, "Mama's here for you... You have a new master now..."
YuGiOh 5D's
Reverse of Arcadia
Ride 50: Second Chances
Part 2: Blind Wrath
Continuing from the duel, Jason and Magic were in the lead. Magic held Silent Magician LV8 (ATK: 3500), with Royal Magical Library (DEF: 2000) and one reversed monster; while Jason used Colossal Fighter (ATK: 3600), empowered by Command Knight (ATK: 2000). Magic additionally had two continuous card on her field: Arcane Barrier and Pitch Black Power Stone. Opposing them was the currently-revealed Xiki Nomura Dark Signer, the only monster being Battle Fader (DEF: 0). She also held the field-spell Chaos Zone and continuous-spell Soul Absorption.
Magic: 300
Jason: 2200
Xiki: 550
"How did you get involved in this in the first place?!" Jason demanded towards Xiki.
"Wouldn't you like to know!" Xiki spat, "You should be worried about yourself, because I have something planned especially for you! Now let's get back to the duel! It's my turn!" she then drew her next card, "I summon (1) Lustsworn Wlf(1/ATK: 400/DEF: 200)!" a small plume of flame appeared before it was blown aside to reveal a small anthropomorphic wolf-girl with black fur. The new monster growled as she flattened her ears (DEF: 200).
'Lustsworn?!' Jason gasped, "Magic, we have to be careful! If that thing stays on the field for 3 turns it'll evolve into a stronger monster!"
"Are we sure we can't handle it?" Magic asked, with a disbelieving tone.
"I've seen these things in action before! And they're not that easy to beat! That's why we can't leave it on the field!"
"I'd like to see you try to get to it!" Xiki said, "I activate the spell card Soul Release! This allows me to pick any 5 card in the graveyard and remove them from play! So from my own graveyard, I banish Light-End Dragon, Dark-End Dragon, Lightpulsar Dragon, Darkflare Dragon, and Necroface!" all four dragons rose, including a cracked, dirtied doll-head, with gruesome tentacle-like tendrils squirming our from a giant hole in its eye.
"What the heck's that supposed to be?!" Magic gasped.
"How did you get that in your graveyard?!" Jason demanded.
"Remember when I summoned Interplanetarypurplythorny Dragon? I had to discard 1 card from my hand in order to summon it! This is that sort of card! And as for it's special-ability, when it's removed from play, 5 cards from each player's decks go with it!" Necroface shot a tentacle towards each duelist and pierced their wrist dealers.
"But some of my best combos are used with these cards!" Magic groaned as she removed the top five card from her deck.
"Stay cool, Magic! We can get through this!" Jason said as he dis the same.
"Now for the effect of Soul Absorption! With the 5 cards I banished with Soul Release, and the extra 5 from each of us thanks to Necroface, that adds up to 20 cards; which gives me a grand total 10000 life-points from Soul Absorption!"
Magic: 300
Jason: 2200
Xiki: 10550
"Finally I place 1 card face-down and end my turn!"
"Alright, it's my turn!" Magic drew her next card, 'Jason said that Lustsworn Wlf needs 3 turns until it transforms. That meas right now it does nothing. So Xiki must be setting up something to defend it. Let's find out if that's true..' "I summon the (3) Alchemist of Black Spell(4/ATK: 1200/DEF: 1800)!" a scholarly figure with blue skin appeared, his entire body covered in cloths, a face veil cloth over his mouth, his eyes shadowed, a book held in his left arm, and a Spell Counter symbol on the palms of his hands (ATK: 1200), "Alchemist, attack that Lustsworn Wulf!" the alchemist fired a small ball of wind magic at its target, only to be stopped by a rising wall of light.
"Tough luck! I activate my trap card, Wall of Revealing Light!" Xiki said, revealing her reverse-card, "By paying multiples of 1000 life-points, this permanent-trap protects me from monsters with ATK points less than or equal to that amount! And I just paid 5000!"
Magic: 300
Jason: 2200
Xiki: 5550
"Then I activate Royal Magical Library's special-ability! And thanks to the spell-counters gained thanks to Trade-In, Monster Reborn and Spellbook inside the Pot, I can spend them all to draw 1 more card," Magic drew a card from her deck, "Next I activate my Alchemist's ability: by switching him to DEF mode, I can add a spell-counter to a card on the field, like my Pitch Black Power Stone!" the alchemist raised his hand and a beam of light flew into the black stone (CTR: 2), "I place 1 card face-down and end my turn!"
"Then it's my turn!" Jason drew his next card, "I release Shield Warrior to summon Luminous Soldier in ATK mode!" shield warrior vanished in place of the sun-masked, heavy-armored warrior (ATK: 2100), "But he won't be around for long, because now I release him to bring out Turrent Warrior!" the warrior disappeared and in his place was a colossal, brick-built warrior, mounted with a pair of towers topped with blasters (ATK: 1200), "This guy can be summoned from my hand by releasing a warrior form my field! Then all of its ATK points are added to Turrent Warrior's ATK points (ATK: 3300-3700), "But since I can't attack with your wall on the field, I'll just end my turn with a couple of face-downs."
"It's my turn, then!" Xiki drew her next card, "First I activate the continuous-spell Dimensional Fissure! So form now on, any monster that would be sent to the graveyard are removed from play instead! Now I activate the effect of my Chaos Zone field-spell!" she then pointed up to the sky, "See those white gaps up there? Those are called Chaos Counters; and each one appears each time a monster is removed from play! And so far, I have 23! As for its effect, I can offer up any number of counters to summon a monster that's been removed from play, as long as it's the same level equal to the counters I removed! So by paying 8 Chaos Counters I can summon Light-End Dragon back to the field!" eight vortexes collided into one giant portal and Light-End Dragon came from the other side, flying over Xiki's runner (ATK: 2600)(CTR: 15), "Next my dragon will attack your Turrent Warrior! And when my dragon attacks, its ATK is lowered by 500 in order to drain 1500 from its target!" the light from the dragon's charging maw blinded Turrent Warrior (ATK: 1800). Therefore the warrior could not defend itself against the dragon's attack.
Magic: 300
Jason: 1900
Xiki: 5550
"Finally I place 1 card face-down!" a reverse-card appeared and then vanished.
"Then it's my turn," Magic drew her next card, "I reveal my face-down monster, Magical Plant Mandragola (2/ATK: 500/DEF: 200)," a monstrous sunflower plant appeared (ATK: 500), "And when summon this way, I can add a spell-counter on each card on my field!"
Royal Magical Library: (CTR: 2)
Pitch Black Power Stone: (CTR: 3)
"I release my face-down monster to summon the Dark-Red Enchanter!" the gold-and-crimson-robed magician appeared wielding his staff (ATK: 1700), "And once he's summoned, he gets 2 extra spell-counters (CTR: 2/ATK: 2300).
"Remember, with Dimensional Fissure on the field, your monster is removed from play," Xiki said, "And with Soul Absorption, I get 500 more life-points!"
Magic: 300
Jason: 1900
Xiki: 6050
"Next, I switch Alchemist of Black Spells to ATK mode, then use his special-ability to switch it back to DEF, and dd a counter to Royal Magical Library! Now I remove all 3 of Library's counter to draw another card," she then drew another card from her deck, "Now I activate one more spell: Magical Blast! For each spellcaster on my field, you get hit with 200 points of damage!" the three magicians transferred their power to the shield of stone, which charged up a ball of multicolored energy and fired it at Xiki's runner.
Magic: 300
Jason: 1900
Xiki: 5850
"And with a spell activated, Dark Red Enchanter gains another spell-counter, and 300 more ATK points (CTR: 3/ATK: 2600)! Finally I end my turn!"
"My turn!" Jason drew his next card, "I summon Fortress Warrior in DEF mode!" the rocky golem carrying the stone helipad on its chest appeared (DEF: 1200), "I end my turn!"
"My turn!" Xiki drew her next card, "I remove 8 more chaos-counters to bring back my Dark-End Dragon!" a portal opened up and the black dragon came through (ATK: 2600), "Next I activate Dark-End's special-ability! And you know what that means! Attack Silent Magician with Dark Evaporation!" the dragon spewed out more of its black mist from its opened face-like chest (ATK: 2100). The fog then reached the white magician and consumed her.
"Silent Magician!" Magic cried, turning towards the Dark Signer furiously, "I'll make sure you pay for that!"
Magic: 300
Jason: 1900
Xiki: 6350
"Too bad I won't give you the chance! Light End Dragon, attack the Dark Red Enchanter!" the light dragon charged up for another attack, "And once the attack succeeds then it'll be one less pest in my way!"
Light-End Dragon: (ATK: 1600)
Dark Red Enchanter: (ATK: 1100)
"Say goodbye to your enchanter, and the rest of your life-points! Attack!" Light-End Dragon launched its attack.
"I activate my face-down card: the quick-play Rush Recklessly!" Jason revealed his reverse-card, "This gives 700 ATK points to another monster on the field! And adding that to Dark Red Enchanter's special-ability, he gains a total of 1000!" a brought green aura surrounded the crimson magician as he fired a beam of magic to counter the dragon's breath (ATK: 2100). The dragon's attack was overwhelmed and was then with Soul Absorption the damage made no difference to the Dark Signer.
Xiki gave a low growl, "Then I end my turn." Light-End Dragon's effect on Dark Red Enchanter expired (ATK: 2900).
"It's my turn now! And guess what, since Magical Blast is in my graveyard, I can bring it back to my hand without conducting my draw-phase this turn!" Magic said as she showed the said card and added it to her hand, "Next I activate Pitch Black Power Stone's effect and add a spell-counter onto Royal Magical Library!"
Pitch Black Power Stone: (CTR: 1)
Royal Magical Library: (CTR: 3)
"Now I activate my Library's effect and draw 1 card," Magic's monster lost its counters and she drew another card (CTR: 0), "Next, I activate another Spell Power Grasp spell card, and use its effect to add a spell-counter onto Dark Red Enchanter, plus another with his own effect, since I activated a spell card (CTR: 6/ATK: 3500), "And after switching my Alchemist back to ATK mode, I activate his special-ability to add a counter onto Royal Magical Library (CTR: 2)! Finally, I activate Magical Blast!" the four spellcasters fired another blast at Xiki.
Magic: 300
Jason: 1900
Xiki: 5550
Royal Magical Library: (CTR: 3)
Dark Red Enchanter: (CTR: 7/ATK: 3800)
"And thanks to that, Royal Magical Library gains its third spell-counter, which means I can use its ability one more time!" Magic then drew another card, "That ends my turn!"
"Alright, my turn!" Jason drew his next card, "I activate the spell card Synchro Blast Wave! While I have a synchro-monster on my field, I can use this to destroy 1 monster on the field! And I think I'll use it to get rid of your Dark-End Dragon!" Colossal Fighter fired a shockwave from his fist which destroyed the dark dragon.
Magic: 300
Jason: 1900
Xiki: 6050
Royal Magical Library: (CTR: 1)
Dark Red Enchanter: (CTR: 8/ATK: 4100)
'I could have use it to destroy Wlf, but Dark-End Dragon was a bigger threat at the moment. I hope we're ready for this.' "I end my turn!"
"It's my turn!" Xiki drew her next card, "And you know what that means now, don't you? By releasing my Lustsworn Wlf, I can summon (2) Lustsworn Herald of Wrath-Satan(6/ATK: 2400/DEF: 2000)!" Wulf was then engulfed in a ball of orange flames, which then expanded and broke apart to reveal a new monster. There stood a grown-up version of Wlf, her tail and hair engulfed in orange fire. She wore a suit of black obsidian armor, complete with a pair of large, wolf-shaped gauntlets, their open mouths set ablaze. Another beast-like face erected from her chest, its mouth also open hand holding a large burning orb with the olympian symbol Bethor (ATK: 2400).
Magic: 300
Jason: 1900
Xiki: 6550
"So this is a Lustsworn monster?" Magic gasped in awe.
"And that's not all! With Wrath on the field, I can play this trap card from my hand: I activate Wrath Fragrance!" an orange mist then seeped from out of the trap card. As the other monsters came in contact with it, they began to lose control, slowly filled with anger.
"What have you done to our monsters?!" Jason demanded.
"You'll see soon than you think! Herald of Wrath, attack Colossal Fighter!" from her gauntlets Xiki's monster fired a torrent of flames.
"I activate the trap card, Scrap-Iron Scarecrow!" Jason's reverse-card summoned a rusting rod-iron doll which blocked the monster's attack, "And not only does it protect Colossal Fighter from your attack, I can place it back face-down to use later!" the scarecrow disappeared back into now-set card.
"You got lucky this time!" Xiki growled, "I end my turn!"
'Jason just protected his monster, even though Xiki's monster is weaker than his.' "It's my turn!" Magic thought, then returned Magical Blast back to her hand, 'If he needs to go through all the trouble to block its attack, then maybe it really is as dangerous as he says. I better be careful.' "First I activate the continuous-spell card Spell Absorption! This functions like Soul Absorption, except instead of having to remove a card from play, I get 500 life-points whenever a spell card is activated!"
Royal Magical Library: (CTR: 2)
Dark Red Enchanter: (CTR: 9/ATK: 4400)
"Next, I switch my Enchanter to DEF mode and summon the monster known as (5D's)(4) Carbuncle Magician(2/ATK: 300/DEF: 200), also in DEF mode!" a small girl appeared wearing light-purple clergy robes, with a red garnet gem at the front of her hat, and a gold scepter with a ruby gem embedded at the tip (DEF: 200), "Now I activate Magical Blast once again!" Magic's magicians fired another blast, which gave her Spell Absorption card a green aura to regain her life-points.
Magic: 800
Jason: 1900
Xiki: 5750
Royal Magical Library: (CTR: 3)
Dark Red Enchanter: (CTR: 10/ATK: 4700)
"Next I activate Magical Library's effect once more!" Magic drew another card, "And I switch my Alchemist's battle-position and use his ability to add a spell-counter onto my Dark Red Enchanter (CTR: 11/ATK: 5000)! Finally I place 1 card face-down and end my turn!"
"It's my turn!" Jason drew his next card, "I equip Fortress Warrior with Raregold Armor! So now you can't attack any other monster but my warrior! I'll end my turn there!" but soon after, Colossal Fighter charge in and started punching the Wall of Revealing Light, "Colossal Fighter, what are you doing?! You can't break through that!"
"He can't hear you, Signer!" Xiki said, "Remember the trap card Wrath Fragrance? Ever since it first activated it's been emitting a special fragrance that gradually plagues every monster on the field with rage, to the point that they attack whether their masters permit it or not! Yo put it in more simpler terms, any monster in ATK position must attack if able!"
"But your wall prevents out monsters from attacking!"
"Exactly!" Xiki laughed, "Without being able to attack, my Wrath Fragrance's ability given to Satan will destroy it outright! And for every monster she destroys, the difference in their ATK points get taken out of your life-points! Like this!" Colossal Fighter roared as he glowed a bright orange and then exploded, releasing a sea of flames over the field. The attack continued as the flames traveled quickly towards Jason. Magic managed to steer clear of the flames while Jason took the direct hit from the inferno. There was no way he could fight it off. The only thing he could do is scream as the searing flames slammed through him. The impact cause his runner to spin out of control as he escaped the firestorm. Jason quickly stabilize his runner, and continued to ride scathed with small burns.
Magic: 1300
Jason: 500
Xiki: 6250
"Now you see the power my herald possesses!" Xiki laughed, "With Wrath Fragrance on the field my Herald of Wrath can destroy any monster no matter how powerful it is! In fact, the stronger your monster, the more damage you take! Finally all those ATK points you pack into your monsters will be used against you! Now it's my turn!" Xiki drew her next card, "I activate Chaos Zone's effect, and summon Dark-End Dragon back to the field!" the dark dragon returned (ATK: 2600), "Now I activate his special-ability! Erase Fortress Warrior with Dark Evaporation!" the dragon spewed more of its mist.
"I activate my trap card, Divine Wrath!" Magic revealed her reverse-card, "By sending 1 card from my hand to the graveyard, your special-ability is negated and your dragon is destroyed! And what's more the card I discarded isn't a monster, so you can't gain any life-points from Soul Absorption!" a bolt of lightning struck down on the dragon.
"You seem to forget that by destroying my dragon, you removed him from play instead of being sent to the graveyard!" Xiki said.
Magic: 1300
Jason: 500
Xiki: 6250
"And I can still attack with my Herald of Wrath! Attack the Dark Red Enchanter!" Wrath launched her flames at the enchanter.
"I activate Carbuncle Magician's special-ability! Go, Ruby Barrier!" on Magic's command, Carbuncle Magician moved in front of Dark Red Enchanter and raised her glowing staff, forming a barrier of red crystal to block the attack, "I can activate Carbuncle Magician's ability depending on how many spell-counters are on the field! And since I have more than 5, I can negate one of your attacks!"
"That ability can only do so much!" Xiki said, "I place 1 card face-down and end my turn!"
"It's my turn!" Magic once again returned Magical Blast to her hand, "I activate my Alchemist's ability and my Power Stone's effect, adding 2 more spell-counters to my Royal Magical Library!" the two extra counters were applied and Pitch Black Power Stone was destroyed, "Next I remove the 3 counters to activate my Library's ability!" she then drew another card, "Next, I activate Magical Blast again!"
Magic: 1800
Jason: 500
Xiki: 5450
"Next I switch Carbuncle Magician to ATK mode and activate her other special-ability! Since I have a monster with more than 7 spell-counters, I gain life-points equal to the number of those counters multiplied by 200! And since Dark Red Enchanter has 12, I get 2400 life-points!" Carbuncle Magician raised her staff once more and her glowing gem sent sparkles of red stardust raining down on her master.
Magic: 4200
Jason: 500
Xiki: 5450
"Now I release Carbuncle Magician to advance-summon (5) Invitation to a Dark Sleep(5/ATK: 1500/DEF: 1800) in DEF mode!" Carbuncle Magician vanished into a black vortex and was replaced by a taller figure in dark masked robes (DEF: 1800), "And right after he's summoned, I can target 1 monster on your side of the field, like your Herald of Wrath!" the dark spellcaster fired bolts of dark magic from its hands at Wrath. The herald then slumped over with her eyes closed, probably asleep, "Now I don't have to worry about your monster attacking! And as long as my monsters stay in DEF position my life-points are safe! So after placing a card face-down-!" but before Magic could conclude her turn, her monsters were suddenly switched back to ATK position, "What?!"
"Did you really think I'd let either of you hide behind your monsters?!" Xiki said as she revealed her face-down card, "I activate my trap card, Final Attack Orders! So now your monster stay in ATK mode! And don't forget, since your monsters didn't attack this turn, they all get destroyed! And then you take damage equal to the difference between Wrath's ATK points with another stronger monster!" every one of Magic's monsters self-destructed, and the result was a fiery explosion that slammed into her.
Magic: 1300
Jason: 500
Xiki: 5450
"Magic!" Jason cried.
"It's fine! Just a few scratches!" Magic assured, "Don't worry about me, just focus on the duel!"
"Alright... It's my turn!" Jason drew his next card, 'With that Herald of Wrath active on the field, ever monster in ATK mode will be destroyed! And with Final Attack Orders out, my Fortress Warrior will be destroyed at the end of the turn! I can't let Wrath stay on the field any longer! But even if I could get a powerful monster out, I can't do anything with that Wall of Revealing Light active! Even the card in my hand is useless now!'
"Jason!" Magic called out, catching the Signer's attention, "I think I have an idea on how to break Xiki's strategy! It's a longshot, but I have a card that can break her wall! Maybe there's something else I can use against her! But I'm gonna need some muscle to do it?"
Jason nodded, "I'll try. I place 1 card face-down and end my turn!" a reverse-card appeared and Fortress Warrior was destroyed.
"Then it's my turn!" Xiki drew her next card, "Lustsworn Herald of Wrath, attack Magic's life-points directly!" Wrath threw her flames at the magician duelist.
"I activate my trap, Scrap-Iron Scarecrow!" Jason's scarecrow erected and blocked the attack.
"No matter! I'll just wait another turn! Nothing you have planned will help you!"
"Are you sure you're ready for this?" Jason asked Magic.
"Just as long as you keep up, we'll pull it off! It's my turn!" Magic drew her next card, "I activate my face-down, the quick-play Magical Textbooks! By sending my entire hand to the graveyard, I can look at the top card in my deck! And if it's a normal-spell card, I can activate it right away! And here's my draw...!" she then drew her top card and looked at it, "The card I just drew is Card of Sanctity! So we each get to draw until we hold 6 cards in our hand!" every duelist replenished their hands.
Magic: 2300
Jason: 500
Xiki: 5450
"Next I summon (6) Hannibal Necromancer(4/ATK: 1400 DEF: 1800) to the field!" a dark blue skinned creature appeared with yellow spikes protruding from the back of its' head and neck, its' shoulders, and the back of its' elbows, with similar colored teeth, and horns, as well as two more spikes from its' chest and claws on its' feet. Hannibal Necromancer also had a green orb in the center of its' forehead, with 2 bug-like red eyes. It let out an insectoid howl the moment it reached the field (ATK: 1400), "And when it's normal-summoned to the field, he gets his own spell-counter!" the orb on the creature's head glowed (ATK: 1400), "But he won't be keeping it for long, because I'll be spending it on Necromancer's special-ability! Now he gains the power to destroy 1 face-up trap card on the field; a card like your Wall of Revealing Light!" the light on the gem dimmed as its claws and horns glowed and elongated. It then pounced and pierced itself on the light wall. It took a matter of cracks until the wall was shattered completely, "Hannibal Necromancer, attack the Herald of Wrath!" the creature lunged at the Herald, only to be incinerated by its flames, burning away Magic's life-points in the process. "It cost me some life-points, but I hope it's worth it."
Magic: 1300
Jason: 500
Xiki: 5450
"Finally, I activate this spell card that'll blow you away: the quick-play Spell-Shattering Arrow! This card destroys every spell card you got face-up on the field! That includes your field-spell! And that's not all: you get 500 points taken out for each card destroyed!" as the card came to life, three rays of light shot out; one piercing through the Dimensional Fissure card, the other Soul Absorption and the third flying into the vast of Chaos Zone. That blast somehow caused the barrier that kept them to crack expansively. The energy exerted from the broken plane began a twister that shot downward into the cursed earth. It then expanded across the field, transforming into a hurricane.
"Everyone hold on!" Jason warned as the hurricane reach them. They were blinded by the wind as they were being pushed back by the expanded cyclone.
Yusei brought his attention towards the black dome, which was growing cracks in several places. When most of the cracks connected, the dome itself shattered from the growing cyclone inside, which was almost instantly subsided and revealed the giant earthbound seal.
"Guys, look! The giant bubble's gone!" Leo exclaimed.
Yusei looked down on his runner to see that the connection with Magic's computer returned, "Not only that, Jason's down there dueling with her!"
"Okay Jason, I'm leaving this to you! I placing 1 card face-down!" a reverse-card appeared on Magic's field, "Make sure you use this on your monster!"
Magic: 1800
Jason: 500
Xiki: 5950
"Okay Jason, I'm leaving this to you! I placing 1 card face-down!" a reverse-card appeared, "Make sure you use this on your monster!"
"Will do. I draw!" Jason drew her next card, "I'd have to thank Magic for playing her Card of Sanctity card! Now I have what I need to bring my Colossal Fighter back! And I'll start with this spell card: the quick-play Burial from the Different Dimension!" he slapped the card onto his console, "I kept note of all of Colossal Fighter's strengths and weaknesses, and kept this in case of such an emergency! It allows me to return up to 3 cards that have been removed from play back to the graveyard!" Jason reached his pocket for three of his banished cards and slid them into his graveyard slot, "Next, I activate another spell card! You remember this one as Monster Reborn! And thanks to its effect, I bring back one the same monsters I brought back with Different Dimensional Burial: Colossal Fighter!" on cue, the massive white warrior returned (ATK: 2800-3800).
Magic: 2800
Jason: 500
Xiki: 5950
"So you used your new hand to summon back your overgrown warrior! What a waste!" Xiki scoffed.
"Then I think it's time we give him a little welcome-back present! I activate the spell card Bait Doll! This lets me flip a card on the spell/trap card zone face-up! And if the timing's right, I can activate it! Now let's see what Magic left for me!" a small straw doll appeared from the card. It floated over towards Magic's runner and stopped over the reverse-card that just appeared. Reaching out with its stubby hands the doll pulled up Magic's card, revealing it as... "Just what I needed! I activate the equip-spell, Rainbow Veil!" the card moved behind Colossal Fighter and shone an immense light of all colors on him, only fainting when his armor was painted over in a rainbow-like veil, "And as an added bonus, I summon Armor Breaker onto the field!" a pint-sized warrior in purple armor appeared, wearing a giant mallet-drum on its head (ATK: 800), "You remember this guy, don't you? This is the same card I used against you in the Fortune Cup! And just like before, I'll use his ability to attach to Colossal Fighter as an equip-card!" Armor Breaker morphed into a large, small-handled mallet and dropped itself into Colossal Fighter's hand, "Colossal Fighter, time to accelerate! Attack Xiki's Herald of Wrath!"
"Maybe you weren't paying attention when I said Wrath obliterates any powerful monster she battles! I guess you'll have to learn the hard way!" Wrath unleashed another powerful blast against Colossal Fighter, only for the flames to be pushed aside from the charging warrior.
"That's why I had Colossal Fighter equipped with Rainbow Veil! So whenever he battles another monster, that monster's effect is negated during the battle-phase! So say goodbye to your Lustsworn Herald! Go, Colossus Rainbow Comet!" the Rainbow-Veiled Colossal Fighter reeled his fist back and slammed it directly into Wrath, shattering the gem on her chest and releasing all of the hellfire inside, consuming them both in a great explosion. Xiki could only watch in dissatisfaction as Colossal Fighter escaped from within the plumes of fire, leading a trail of rainbow from behind.
Magic: 4800
Jason: 500
Xiki: 5050
"And the Big Bad Wolf gets put down!" Magic smiled.
"And don't forget Armor Breaker's effect! Whenever the equipped monster deals battle-damage, 1 card on the field gets destroyed! So say goodbye to your Dark-End Dragon, again!" Colossal Fighter then brought Armor Breaker down through Dark-End Dragon, destroying it effectively, "Now you see the power my deck possesses!" Jason said, "We have enough violence for one day, Xiki! If you don't want to get hurt then you can stop this!"
"You want me to stop...?" Xik growled, then shouted, "I'll stop then I have your mangled corpse burning on the ground! Don't waste my time with your sentimentality! I don't need your pity!"
"I'm not trying to pity you! I'm trying to save you! Gabriella tricked you like she did with everyone else! Whatever she promised you, it's not real!"
"It has to be real! It has to be! I'll destroy you, and everyone else who dare stands in her way! And we will start our new life together!" Xiki screamed before she continued with the duel, "I activate Chaos Zone's third effect! After it''s destroyed by a card-effect, I can add a LIGHT or DARK monster from my deck, as long it's level is equal to or lower than the amount of chaos-counters I had at the moment of its destruction! And since I have a full dozen, it doesn't matter what I pull out!"
When Xiki drew the card out from her deck, Jason could feel a disturbing vibration from under his glowing mark. He could only make out one conclusion, "Then I place 1 card face-down and end my turn!"
"Then it's my turn!" Xiki drew her next card, "First I activate the spell card Mystical Space Typhoon and use it's power to destroy you Scrap-Iron Scarecrow!" a strong wind shot out from the card and ripped Jason's face-down scarecrow to shreds, "Next I send Tri-Horned Dragon from my hand to the graveyard to summon (7) Hardened Armed Dragon onto the field!" a winged creature appeared with bone coverings all over its body, even on its wings, and only very faint traces of muscle in between the bones (ATK: 1500), "And now, I release both my dragon and my Battle Fader, so I can finally summon my most powerful monster yet!" the two monsters rose to the sky and melded together, creating a black substance which then hardened into the a giant black stone heart.
"Is that what I think it is?!" Jason gasped.
"It that same seal that all the other Dark Signers had!" Magic added, "But if that's here, that means..."
The seal steadily pulsed as black smoke was soaked into it like liquid into a sponge. "By offering my 2 monsters, and the souls brought from the Netherworld, I call forth the all-powerful, almighty ..."
Flashback...
Minutes prior to her duel, Xiki was given her new cards from Gabriella, "Here you go, your new deck."
Xiki looked over her deck and at the new cards she received, "There're still my synchro-monsters in here," she squeaked, keeping her eyes down from her master, "I thought Dark Signers weren't supposed to use those."
"Dark Signers don't use synchros. I never said they couldn't use them. I only let you keep these cards as a reminder of your former life," coming from Gabriella she suddenly felt her heart broken, and was on the verge of tears, "Aw, don't cry. That part of your life is over now. Just think of it as one more chance to duel as the original Xiki Nomura. And while you're at it, I'd better start you off on your new life, as the new Xiki Nomura," she presented Xiki with two more cards; the Twilight Duelist's eyes widened as she stared at the Earthbound Immortal and Lustsworn Herald, "That's right; made just for you. These will help you on your road to your new calling," when Xiki held her new card gently into her hand, she felt something primal burst from inside her, like the Earthbound beast itself roared to greet its new master, "How you will use those cards today will decide if you can control this new power, or they will consume you entirely. If you're lucky, then you can have everything you could ever want. You can have your revenge..." walking closer, Gabriella reached out and stroke Xiki's hair, "And who knows, maybe you could find a little love along the way," Xiki's breath quickened at the touch of her master. She felt like wagging her tail if she had one. Her moment of bliss ended when Gabriella pulled back, just to give Xiki her riding helmet, "Well, I'd better not keep you waiting. You have a duel to win... See you around." Gabriella turned to leave.
"Wait!" Xiki cried as she managed to tug on Gabriella's fluttering cape, "Won't you stay and watch?"
"Aww, do you need mama to hold your hand?" Gabriella pouted at her, "Don't worry, you'll be fine. I have the utmost faith in you," before she could leave, Gabriella stole Xiki a peck on the cheek. "Bye now."
Xiki stood frozen after seeing Gabriella disappear into the night, and lightly touched the spot where she kissed her.
...End Flashback.
"(8) Earthbound Immortal Lupu(10/ATK: 2900/DEF: 3000)!" the seal exploded and created a column of dark light that burrowed itself into the earth. That was the stress point needed for a colossal new monster to break its way out of its prison. It was a black titan like all the other Earthbounds and equal in size; but this monster was bipedal. It had an elongated snout and pointed ears. The violet lining on the creature flashed before it introduced itself with a echoing, ear-shattering howl of a wolf (ATK: 2900).
Luna: "That thing is huge!"
Trudge: "Magic dealt with one of those things earlier; and she'll beat this one!"
Leo: "Is there something wrong, Yusei?"
Yusei: "Well for one, those three are Speed Dueling."
Luna: "Speed Dueling?"
Yusei: "It's the same thing as Turbo Dueling; except there's no Speed World, and you can use the same deck you use when you're in a regular duel. Whoever that Dark Signer is she just summoned an Earthbound Immortal. But..."
"The look on your face is priceless!" Xiki laughed, "You thought just because I don't have a field-spell, that I can't summon an Immortal?! Well since you're wondering, sacrificing my Hardened Armed Dragon gives immunity from card-effects! Normally, I have to destroy my Immortal when there isn't a field-spell out! But since I summoned him by sacrificing my dragon, field-spells are no longer an issue for me!"
"So this Earthbound Immortal can't be destroyed by card-effects, he can't be attacked and on top of that, he can attack directly!" Jason muttered, "How are we supposed to beat that thing?"
"That's the point! You can't!" Xiki said, "All you can do is stand there as my Earthbound Immortal Lupu attacks your life-points directly!" the Earthbound opened its mouth, revealing a black void inside.
"I activate the trap Nutrient Z!" Jason reveled his reverse-card, "When I'm about to take at least 2000 points of damage, this card raises my life-points by 4000 before any damage is calculated!" his life-points increased just in time for the giant wolf to unleash another howl that smashed Jason and Magic against the ground with concentrated sound.
Magic: 5300
Jason: 4500
Xiki: 5550
Magic: 5300
Jason: 1600
Xiki: 5550
"Now I place 1 card face-down and end my turn!" a reverse-card appeared.
"Alright, it's my turn!" Magic drew her next card, "I send Geomancer of the Ice Barrier to the graveyard to special-summon The Tricky!" the armored jester-like figure with the question-mark mask appeared (ATK: 2000), "Next, I summon the tuner-monster Frequency Magician!" next to the monster was a caped magician with mechanical gloves (ATK: 800/CTR: 1), "When Frequency Magician's called out to the field, he's given a spell-counter which he can use to raise another monster's ATK power by 500!" Frequency Magician raised his gloves towards Tricky. The gloves hummed and sent a visible soundwave through the stronger spellcaster (ATK: 2500), "And now I The Tricky to attack your life-points directly!" The Tricky charged towards the Dark Signer.
"I activate the trap card Spirit Barrier!" Xiki opened her reverse-card and was protected from Tricky's punch by an instant shield formed. It disappeared when The Tricky retreated. "As long as there's a monster on my field, I can't take any damage! So now I'm completely untouchable!"
"Then I guess I'll have to protect myself in the meantime! I take The Tricky and tune him with Frequency Magician for a synchro-summon!" the two spellcasters combined as Magic chanted, "The cold whispering winds fills the land with their song, gaze upon the form of purity it creates. Synchro Summon! Chant, White Glacier Dragon!" the white-furred ice dragon appeared from the tunnel of light (ATK: 2750), "With that I end my turn!"
"It's my turn now!" Jason drew his next card, "I activate the spell The Warrior Returning Alive! This may cost Colossal Fighter 100 ATK points, but this card lets me add a warrior monster to my hand from the graveyard! But that warrior won't be staying there, because now I summon Comrade Swordsman of Landstar back to the field in DEF position!" the cartoonish swordsman returned to the field beside Colossal Fighter (DEF: 1400), "And thanks to his special-ability, Colossal Fighter gains 400 extra ATK points (ATK: 4100)! That's it for my turn!"
"Fine! Then it's my turn!" Xiki drew her next card, "Now to show you Lupu's special-ability: she can destroy 1 monster on your field in ATK position, and then you take damage equal to that monster's ATK points!" Lupu unleashed another powerful howl, allowing the dragon to be smashed into the ground behind Magic, kicking up plenty of dust over her. The dragon shattered into ice shards that slammed into Magic's runner.
Magic: 2550
Jason: 1600
Xiki: 5550
"Now, my Earthbound Immortal, attack Jason's life-points directly!" Lupu continued its assault with another howl.
"I activate the effect of my Miracle Glacier Egg from my hand and summon it to the field, canceling out your attack and ending the battle!" the white, crystal embedded egg appeared and formed a barrier protecting them from the attack (ATK: 0).
"Now you get it? It doesn't matter how many times you come at us, we can take it!" Jason said, "I'm giving you one more chance to surrender! There's no point in causing all this!"
"Why are you so persistent on pretending to be my friend?!" Xiki yelled, "You know nothing about me!"
"I'm not pretending, I'm trying!" Jason replied, "You deserve a normal life, not this!"
"I don't even have a normal life! So what do you know!"
"I know what happened between you and your parents!" Jason could not have known, but Xiki let out a small gasp in shock as he saw her peek back towards him, "Gabriella told me what happened that night! And I couldn't stand to believe that a parent would abandon their own child that! That's why when all this is over I'll be sure to reunite you with your family!"
"Don't you dare! I don't need you meddling in my business! And I definitely don't want to go back to playing house with those people!"
"I can't believe what I'm hearing!" Magic spoke, riding up towards the Dark Signer, "After all this time you're still angry at your parents? After all they done for you? I don't know what's more ungrateful!"
"You shut up! You have no idea what I have to put up through either!"
"I don't have to know! Those guys brought you into this world! They took care of you, fed and clothed you! What happened between you and your parents?!"
"For the last time, it's none of your business!" enraged, Xiki sped up her duel-runner and shot down the track; Jason and magic trying hard to catch up, "All I want is to be the perfect daughter every parent wanted! But no matter what I do it's not enough! If they don't appreciate me then there's no reason to keep living with those people! And when I'm through with you both, I'll be sure to pay them a visit!"
"Xiki..." Jason muttered.
"Then I guess there's no reasoning with you. In that case we better finish this! It's my move!" Magic drew her next card, "I activate Miracle Glacier Egg's special-ability! Now my egg will hatch into White Glacier Dragon, summoning her from the graveyard!" the egg was enveloped in a bright glow before the egg was replaced by the giant ice dragon (ATK: 2750), "And with that, I end my turn with a face-down card!"
"I'm still not giving up on you, Xiki!" Jason said, "no matter how hard you deny it I'm going to help out of the Dark Signer's grip!"
"Have I not made myself clear? I DON'T WANT TO BE SAVED!" Xiki's mark was lit ablaze and surrounded her and her runner in violet flames. The Earthbound Immortal unleashed another powerful howl that pressed Jason and Magic's runners, threatening to tip them both over and force them to crash. Their monsters were fighting off the wolf's shockwaves, "I WANTED TO ESCAPE MY PARENTS! I WANTED TO JOIN THE DARK SIGNERS! I WANTED TO MAKE YOU PAY FOR RUINING EVERYTHING I WORKED TO THE BONE! AND I WILL NOT STOP UNTIL YOU AND YOUR SIGNER FRIENDS ARE ERASED FROM EXISTENCE!"
The Immortal continued its assault, not letting up on its continuous howl. Colossal Fighter and White Glacier Dragon moved over their masters and guided them against the Immortal's attack, while at the same time trying not to crash on top of them.
The flames that surrounded Xiki began to grow hotter, although barely noticed by her fury. But even then she began to recognize that it was hurting her. How could that be? She never thought the Mark would backfire on her like that. But the she remembered back before this duel began...
The event played over and over in her mind until it came to a terrifying realization. Ever since this duel began, she was not only trying to win, she was trying to harness the Earthbound Immortal's power in order to tame it. She had seemed to have somehow managed to wield Wrath just fine, but even then her anger had been trying to burst out of her every time she used her power. But the Earthbound Immortal seemed to be on a different level. It is as powerful as it was given credit for. And now that beast was acting on its own; or rather it was acting upon Xiki's rage. All that anger she had been holding was being called out. She was not releasing enough so Lupu found it a different way out. It was ripping out of her like hellfire it became. And even when she screamed out of her mind it threatened to tear her apart. Lupu continued the onslaught as it pressed its power further against the earth, making it more difficult for Colossal Fighter and White Glacier Dragon to maintain their line of defense.
"I don't think our monsters can take much more of this!" Magic called out.
"And Xiki's actually hurting as well! It must be because of that earthbound Immortal!" he replied, "If that's it, then we have to take it out now! It's time to end it!" Jason drew his next card, "I activate the spell card Pot of Greed, drawing 2 cards from my deck!" Jason did just that, "Next, I summon Level Eater in ATK mode!" the giant ladybug appeared (ATK: 600), "And finally, I activate one last spell card: Last Will! Now I tune my Level Eater with my Comrade Swordsman to synchro-summon Armory Arm!" the two monsters combined to formed the clawed-gauntlet synchro-monster (ATK: 1800), "And since a monster of mine is sent to the graveyard this turn, the effect of Last Will activates! This allows me to special-summon a monster with 1500-or-less ATK points from my deck! And I know just the card to turn the tide!" suddenly, the Mark on Jason's arm glowed brighter than before. Its pulsing acting as a beacon to lead his upcoming monster as the card flashed a bright gold, "I summon the tuner-monster, Majestic Dragon!" the crystalline pink dragonling shot from the spell card (ATK: 0), "And now I use Level Eater's special-ability, which brings it back from the graveyard by absorbing a level from a level-5-or-higher monster on my field! And I choose Colossal Fighter!" the ladybug returned with a yellow star on its back (ATK: 600), "Finally I tune Level Eater with Majestic Dragon for one last synchro-summon!" the dragon rose to the sky and Level Eater followed. The ladybug entered into Majestic Dragon as it flashed a blinding light as Jason chanted:
"Divested stars reaching the heavens, descend unto the earth as the hand of justice! Synchro-Summon! Appear, Sword of Light, (5D's)(9) Majesticaliber(2/ATK: 0/DEF: 0)!"
The light gave way to Majestic Dragon's new form; a large crystal sword in its liking (ATK: 0), "Next I equip Colossal Fighter with both Majesticaliber and Armory Arm!" Colossal Fighter followed the sword in the sky and caught it with his right hand while Armory Arm fitted itself around his left arm, giving him 1000 more ATK points (ATK: 4800), "Now I activate Majesticalibur's effect: when equipped to a warrior-type monster, every DARK monster on your field lose their special-abilities!" Colossal Fighter's new sword emitted a bright light that enveloped the entire battlefield. The light burned against Lupu's ghostly hide, no longer able to strike back, "And with that, Colossal Fighter, attack Earthbound Immortal Lupu with Colossus Crystal Slash!" the warrior dashed forward towards Lupu, the beast still blinded by Majesticalibur's light. Unknowingly it was too late for the monstrosity before Colossal Fighter, with a single stroke, cleaved it in two. The wolf's halves slowly dissolved in the holy sword's light.
"And now's a perfect time to activate my face-down; the quick-play (5D's) Burst Stream of Master's Dragon!" Magic's reverse-card revealed Neo the Magical Swordsman standing over a Different Dimensional Dragon, which is preparing to launch a powerful blast from its maw, "Whenever a warrior-or-spellcaster-type monster destroys a monster in battle, the battle-phase automatically ends; but not before my White Glacier Dragon deals damage equal to her ATK points!"
"And don't forget Armory Arm's ability!" Jason added, "Thanks to the 2900 extra points you'll be taking out of Lupu's ATK points, that's just enough to put this duel to a close! So get to it, Colossal Fighter!"
"And you to, White Glacier!"
Jason/Magic: "Attack with Dragon-Caliber Clash!"
As the dragon charged up for her last attack, Colossal Fighter tossed the sword into his other, scarlet-clawed one, its crystal blade crackling with energy. He swing the sword towards the ground, releasing the massive energy into the earth combined with White Glacier's frozen flames. The enlarged typhoon of energy broke across the wasteland, towards their ablaze target, and finally making contact and shattered the Dark Signer's duel-runner with its amazing force.
Although her body was consumed in sub-zero flames, she could feel nothing. Even the hellflames ripping from her body completely numbed. Not only was Wrath gone, Lupu was destroyed as well, and the raging anger inside of her extinguished. Her heart began to flutter with joy, only for it to grow cold once more. This was not a victory; she failed to destroy Jason. She failed her master. And now there will be no home to return to, no more love to take. She was alone once again...
Reality returned as Xiki crashed into the ground, rolling against the dirt before finally stopping on her back. It felt painful all over, hurting too much to move. She soon found Jason looming over her, since he got off his runner.
"Like I said; it's over, Xiki."
It truly was over. She was given a second chance at a new life, a new calling. But whatever she had t show for it was gone now. There was no longer she could go. This was nothing new to her, but this was her last chance, and she failed. She did not want to go back into the cold darkness. She had to do something, she had to say something, anything. Then she did the only thing she could think of...
She cried. She whimpered loudly like a puppy lost in the woods as she hid her eyes over her hands.
"Xiki..."
"This...this...this is not fair!" she cried, "I just want someone to like me! I want her to like me! I promised her I would win this duel! But I couldn't! I couldn't do it! I couldn't keep my promise! There's nothing for me now!" feeling pitiful, there was nothing the Signer could want more than to come down there and comfort her, "GET AWAY FROM ME!" Xiki screamed, forcing Jason to recoil, "THIS IS YOUR FAULT! IT'S ALL YOU'RE FAULT! IF IT WEREN'T FOR YOU EVERYTHING WOULD'VE BEEN PERFECT! I JUST WANNA IMPRESS THEM! I WANNA IMPRESS HER! I—I WANNA...I...I..." then it happened; she broke out into a sniveling fit. She lied there wailing and crying. Everything went wrong, there was nothing she could do but cry.
Suddenly she felt a pair of warm arms clutch onto her and lift her a bit off of her back. Whoever was doing it it seemed to have calmed Xiki down a bit, bust she was still crying. But the cause changed from despair from disappointment into what would become a new hope. "I lost my parents when I was born, but there was someone who took care of me. And no matter what we been through, they still love me," a girl's voice spoke. Those words had a calming effect on her state of mind. She could feel the warmth of her arms seep into her body, the girl's heat smothering away the anger burning inside of her. She no longer felt the coldness of death anymore. It was now she realized she found the true form of love at last. But a sense of numbness seemed to then invade. It was Xiki's way of knowing that it was now time for her to leave this world. But she did not want to leave, not now. Not when she has just experienced true affection, "If you really wanted to impress your parent's... then you shouldn't have had tried that hard." Xiki did not know instantly, but her words realized what she did wrong. After years of rebellion and neglect, she finally regained a new peace of mind and soul, as she soon blew away in Magic's arms.
When Margaret first saw her she thought she was just another undead demon. Even when she was there when Jason confronted her she did not care, not even when she was smashing Xiki's duel-runner and launching Xiki's animate corpse across the battlefield. But now that she had a good look at her, she could actually see the insecure girl she was turned from. She was a child who aimed to be the 'perfect daughter' for her parents, only to backfire on her and caused her to run away from home. That lead her into the criminal underworld, which eventually lead her on her way to jail. And now she was a pawn to the Dark Signers. She had fallen so far down. Goodwin said that there was no hope for those Dark Singers. But people like Yusei and Crow, did not give up on them. Margaret did not realize this, but she did. She came with the Signer just to destroy the Dark Signers so she could save her home. But even now she was thinking of herself, just as Roman had said to her. That was a mistake, but she will make amends.
The moment she stood up, she lost her footing and tripped, letting Jason catch her. He was amazed that Margaret could calm Xiki in her last moments, whereas he could not. Maybe he should try harder. Especially when there is something that needs to be done.
When Yusei came for them, Jason helped Margaret towards him. "Take care of her for me."
"But where are you going?" Yusei asked as Jason brought Margaret into Yusei's arms and returned to his duel-runner.
"Katherine got herself caught again; I need to go look for her! And then, I'm going after the Herald," Jason put his helmet back on and then toggled the gas pedal and zoomed off into the wasteland, leaving Yusei to bring Margaret back with her friends.
'I'm not playing any more of your games, Gabriella,' Jason thought, 'This needs to be straightened out now!'
DUEL-MON DATABASE
(1) Lustsworn Wlf
Stats: [Beast-Warrior/Effect] LV1 ATK/400 DEF/200
Attribute: DARK
Effect: You can special-summon this card by discarding 1 card from your hand.
(2) Lustsworn Herald of Wrath-Satan
Stats: [Winged-Beast/Effect] LV6 ATK/2400 DEF/2000
Attribute: DARK
Effect: This card cannot be normal-summoned or set. This card cannot be special-summoned except by tributing 1 'Lustsworn Wlf' you control on the 3rd standby-phase as which that card was on the field. When this card destroys a monster your opponent controls, by battle or by this card's effect, inflict damage equal to that monster's ATK points. When this card is discarded from your hand by a card effect, you can add 1 'Wrath Fragrance' from your deck to your hand.
(3) Alchemist of Black Spell
Stats: [Spellcaster/Effect] LV4 ATK/1200 DEF/1800
Attribute: WIND
Effect: Once per turn, you can change this face-up Attack Position card you control to face-up Defense Position and place 1 Spell Counter on a face-up card you control that you can place a Spell Counter on.
(4) Carbuncle Magician
Stats: [Spellcaster/Effect] LV2 ATK/300 DEF/200
Attribute: LIGHT
Effect: You can only activate these effects during the next standby-phase and if you control a face-up spellcaster-type monster: Once per turn, if you control this face-up DEF positioned monster along with a monster with 5 or more spell-counters attached to it, you can negate 1 attack. If you control a this face-up ATK positioned monster along with a monster with 7 or more spell-counters attached to it, you can gain life-points equal to those counters x200.
(5) Invitation to a Dark Sleep
Stats: [Spellcaster/Effect] LV5 ATK/1500 DEF/1800
Attribute: DARK
Effect: When this monster is summoned (excluding special summon), select 1 of your opponent's monsters. As long as this card remains face-up on the field, the selected monster cannot attack.
(6) Hannibal Necromancer
Stats: [Spellcaster/Effect] LV4 ATK/1400 DEF/1800
Attribute: DARK
Effect: When this card is Normal Summoned, place 1 Spell Counter on it (max. 1). You can remove 1 Spell Counter from this card to destroy 1 face-up Trap Card.
(7) Hardened Armed Dragon
Stats: [Dragon/Effect] LV4 ATK/1500 DEF/800
Attribute: EARTH
Effect: You can Special Summon this card (from your hand) by sending 1 Level 8 or higher monster from your hand to the Graveyard. If you Tribute this card for the Tribute Summon of a Level 7 or higher monster, that monster cannot be destroyed by card effects.
(8) Earthbound Immortal Lupu
Stats: [Beast/Effect] LV10 ATK/2900 DEF/2800
Attribute: DARK
Effect: "Earthbound Immortal" monsters cannot be Summoned while this card is face-up on the field. If there is no face-up Field Spell Card on the field, the following effects are negated, and this card is destroyed during the End Phase: ● This card can attack your opponent directly. ● This card is unaffected by your opponent's Spell and Trap Cards. ● Your opponent cannot select this card as an attack target. ● While this card is in face-up ATK Position, you can destroy 1 ATK position monster your opponent controls and inflict damage equal to its ATK.
(9) Majesticaliber
Stats: [Dragon/Effect] LV2 ATK/0 DEF/0
Attribute: LIGHT
Effect: 1 Tuner + 1 or more non-Tuner monsters
Once per turn, you can either: Target 1 monster on the field; equip this card to that target, OR: Unequip this card and Special Summon it in face-up Attack Position. While equipped by this effect, the effect of all DARK monsters your opponent controls is negated during the Battle Phase.
DUEL-MON TRIVIA-
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