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"Is Krad coming?" Keira asked as Ritsu smiled.
"Why don't you ask him?" Ritsu motioned towards Krad, who was sitting up with a tired look on his face.
"Hey Keira." Krad said as he saw tears flowing down her face.
"Krad." Keira wrapped her arms around him and began to cry "Thank goodness you're OK."
Krad ran his fingers through her hair "Yeah and I'm here to stay."
"I can vouch for that."Shinken appeared in front of Krad, causing everyone to get ready
"Wait guys. He won't hurt you anymore." Krad said as Shinken got on one knee and bowed his head.
"I will follow you into battle, my master. And I will protect you from now on."Shinken said and disappeared into the necklace. Awaiting for an order.
"Mom." Yuki looked at Ritsu. "I need to talk to dad. It's important."
Ch.55 Water's Current and Changing Winds
Ritsu walked into Shin's room where he was looking out the window at Neo Domino City.
"You wanted to speak with me son?" Shin turned his head towards Ritsu while Yuki walked in after him.
Ritsu nodded "It's about something in Krad's memory I stumbled upon something."
"What is it?" Shin asked
"Krad's family was attacked by seven robed figures that had the same powers as the other elemental users, only their powers were of pure malice and negative energy."
Yuki and Shin looked surprised "Are you sure?" Ritsu nodded in response
"Yes, one of them even summoned a dragon that killed the family."
"Did you get a good look at the dragon?" Yuki asked
"Look? I have that dragon's name burned in my mind." Ritsu said
Flashback
"Curse you Dragon Slayer! Mark my words, on my honor as a dragon lord, I, Avaritia, I WILL GET YOUR HEAD FOR THIS!"The dragon roared in anger, before he retreated into the sky, vanishing through a portal.
End Flashback
"Avaritia?" Shin wondered and looked at Ritsu "I'll look into the matter, but for now get some rest OK?"
"Alright." Ritsu walked out of the room, leaving Yuki and Shin standing in silence.
"Shin, you don't think-"
"It's too early to say Yuki." Shin interrupted her "Right now we have Apollyon to worry about."
The Next Day
Crow and Yusei were working on their duel runners at Poppo Time when Crow let out a sigh, catching Yusei's attention.
"Something wrong Crow?" Yusei asked as Crow got out from underneath his runner.
"Yusei, what am I going to do? I don't have my deck anymore." Crow told Yusei "Me and Luna have to duel Akira and Nami today and I don't have a deck."
Yusei didn't look away from his laptop "Why don't you ask Yuzuki to duel with Luna?"
"Why would I do that?" Crow asked
"Think about it Crow, she looks just like her and she has Blackwing Dragon. You and I both know that there is only one Blackwing Dragon in the world. Face it, she's Mirai's-"
"Don't Yusei." Crow interrupted him "You know I don't like to talk about that."
"Sorry." Yusei apologized "But sooner or later she's going to find out."
"What do you want me to do then?" Crow asked
Yusei looked at him "Tell her."
Luna was already over at Ritsu's house talking to Kuraki and Kurogasa about Kuraki going to Duel Academy while Nami and Akira were helping each other with their decks and Ritsu was talking to Keira.
"I heard from Kurogasa that you're now going to Duel Academy." Luna told Kuraki "How is it there?"
Kuraki chuckled a bit "I'll admit, I was nervous at first but after I met Asuka, it was more enjoyable."
Luna smiled "Well I'm glad you like it there. If you need any help, feel free to ask, OK?"
"OK." Kuraki nodded
"Hey, where's Crow?" Kurogasa asked
"He should be here now." Luna said when Crow walked through the door "Speak of the devil."
"Hey guys." Crow greeted and then looked around "Is Yuzuki here?"
"I'm right here." Yuzuki walked down the stairs "What is it?"
"Actually, I would like to talk to you in private." Crow said
"Oh, OK." Yuzuki walked outside with Crow
"Something's not right." Ritsu thought as he looked at Keira "I'm going for a walk."
"OK." Keira said as Ritsu walked out the door.
"What is it you want to talk about Crow?" Yuzuki asked while Ritsu hid behind a corner where no one saw him.
"Well, you see. Me and Luna have to duel Nami and Akira today and I don't have my deck with me anymore." Crow explained.
"What happened to your deck?" Yuzuki asked
"I gave it to someone, that's beside the point. I need you to duel for me today." Crow asked Yuzuki which surprised her.
"You want me to duel? But why?" Yuzuki asked
"You're a skilled duelist." Crow looked away "And you look like her."
"Her?" Ritsu thought.
"What are you talking about?" Yuzuki wondered "Who's her?"
"Her picture is in your pendant." Crow said as Yuzuki opened the pendant that had her mother's picture in it. "Her name was Mirai."
"How do you know my mother's name?" Yuzuki finally figured it out and backed away "It can't be? D-Dad?"
Crow nodded "You look just like your mother."
"But why?" Yuzuki yelled "Why show up now when you walked out on Mom!" Crow remained silent as tears were falling down Yuzuki's cheek while she gripped her pendant.
"I-I'm sorry." Crow whispered "I was scared."
"You were scared of what! Raising a child!" Yuzuki yelled and ran away leaving Crow in a state of shock. Ritsu walked towards Crow.
"Can you talk to her Ritsu." Crow asked "I think she'll only listen to you." Ritsu walked past Crow without a word.
Yuzuki was sitting on the hill where she and Ritsu were when the festival was going on looking at her pendant when she saw Ritsu.
"Is it OK if I sit here?" Ritsu asked as Yuzuki nodded. Ritsu sat down next to he while the wind started to blow "I saw the entire thing."
"Are you going to tell me that I should apologize to him and have him come back into my life?" Yuzuki asked coldly "Because if you are, it's not happening, I went through hell because of him."
"No, I'm not going to do that." Ritsu replied making Yuzuki look at him "If you don't want to forgive him then that's your choice, but you have to ask yourself; is it really worth it?"
"What do you mean?" Yuzuki wondered
"I'm sure Crow has other reasons instead of being scared. When I heard him, he sounded like he was truly sorry." Ritsu explained
Yuzuki brought her knees closer to her chest "I guess you're right Ritsu, but I was alone my entire life-"Yuzuki was cut off by Ritsu poking her forehead. "Hey! What was that for?"
"Let me tell you something Yuzu, you were never alone." Ritsu told her.
Yuzuki smiled and leaned into Ritsu "Thanks."
"No problem. Are you going to go duel now?" Ritsu looked at his phone watch "Because it's going to be starting soon."
"Really?" Yuzuki jumped up onto her feet "Then we should get going!"
Over at the Duel Park
Nami, Akira, Luna and Crow were standing in the arena waiting for Yuzuki to come.
"Where's Yuzuki?" Nami asked in a worried tone "I'm starting to get worried."
"Don't worry Nami." Akira assured her "I'm sure she's fine."
"Sorry I'm late!" Yuzuki yelled as she and Ritsu ran in the arena "Did I miss anything?"
Luna shook her head "No, we were just about to start. Are you ready Yuzuki?"
"Yeah! Ready Nami? Akira?" Yuzuki asked as she and Luna activated their duel disks
"Let's duel!" Yuzuki, Akira, Nami, and Luna all yelled in unison.
Nami/Akira: 8000
Luna/Yuzuki: 8000
Ritsu sat right next to Crow and Yusei who looked at him "How did you get her to come back?"
"I didn't." Ritsu said "She came of her own will."
"I'll start it off!" Nami called, "I summon Dance Princess of the Ice Barrier (4/1700/900)!"Nami's snow princess appeared in a blizzard "Then I'll throw down two facedowns to end!" Two reverse cards appeared.
"My move!" Luna called out as she drew her sixth card "I'm going to summon Armored White Bear (4/1800/1400) in attack mode!" In front of Luna a large white polar bear with robotic armor roared to her side, "I'll end there."
"My turn!" Akira called out, "I'm summoning out Mist Valley Soldier(4/1700/300)!" A blue winged, green skinned man arose from a large amount of mist that came up around Akira, "I'll now play Double Summon to bring out Mist Valley Baby Roc(2/400/600) in defense mode!" A small bird with a skull as a helmet aided Akira's other monster, "I'll end with a facedown as well." He informed while a reverse card appeared.
"Finally! My turn!" Yuzuki called out as she drew her sixth card "Come on out Blackwing-Bora the Spear(4/1700/800)!" A black spear wielding bird like monster descended from the sky and besides Yuzuki. "I'll throw down a facedown to end." One reverse card appeared.
"She's pretty skilled with the blackwing series." Crow commented and looked at Ritsu "does she have Blackwing Dragon?"
Ritsu nodded "Yeah, those two are inseparable."
"My move! Now we can start our attacks." Nami grinned, "I summon out General
Raiho of the Ice Barrier (6/2100/2300) in place of my Dance Princess!" A dark haired priest like samurai took the Dance Princess's place, "Next I'll play
Double Summon to bring out Dewdark of the Ice Barrier (2/1200/800)!" A blonde haired ninja assassin joined the priest like samurai, "I tune my level 6 Raiho with my level 2 Dewdark!" Dewdark turned into two synchro gates and surrounded Raiho, turning him into six stars.
The power of the ocean brings for a power of the healing waters, use your powers to wash away the darkness! Synchro summon! The Dragon of Water, Leviathan-The Dragon of The Waters (8/2600/2400)
"Here I am Nami, ready for whatever you need me to do!" Leviathan said while she shielded her master.
"Thanks, now when Leviathan is special summoned her effect kicks in, allowing me to pick one monster on the field and increase our life points by that
monsters level by 200! I choose Armored White Bear, since its level is four, we gain 800 life points!" Blue stardust rained on Nami and Akira.
Nami/Akira: 8800
Luna/Yuzuki: 8000
"Alright Nami! Great job!" Akira smiled.
"Thanks." Nami said while a blush crept on her face. "Now Leviathan attack Armored White Bear!" Nami ordered, a powerful large wave drowned Armored White Bear destroying him with ease.
Nami/Akira: 8800
Luna/Yuzuki: 7200
"I'm sorry Armored White Bear!" Luna apologized, "But I thank you Nami. When Armored White Bear is destroyed I can special summon Regulus from my deck or graveyard! So come on out Regulus(4/1700/1000)!" A white lion covered in knights armor with a unicorn horn on its head got ready to pounce anyone who attacked Luna. "Thanks Regulus." Luna smiled.
"I'll end there." Nami told them.
"My move!" Luna drew her next card. "I summon the tuner monster Nettles(2/1200/400)!" A small green ball of spiked fur came out, "Next I'll play Synchro Boost to raise his attack by 500 and his level by one!" Nettles received a surge of energy (2-3/1200-1700) "Now I tune my level 4 Regulus with my level 3 Nettles!" Nettles turned into three synchro gates and surrounded Regulus, turning him into four stars.
The holy light of protection, shine now and become eternal life! Synchro Summon! A regal birth, Ancient Fairy Dragon (7/2100/3000)!
The famous, legendary, and powerful Ancient Fairy Dragon came to life with a deafening roar "Next I'll play Black Pendant to increase her attack by 500. Next I play Kishido Spirit! Now if any of our monsters do battle with another monster with the same attack, then our monster is not destroyed!" A pendant appeared around Ancient Fairy Dragon's neck and a blue aura surrounded her (2100-2600)
"Also with Ancient Fairy Dragon's other effect I can bring one level four or lower monster from my hand and summon it! So I summon out Fairy
Archer(3/1400/600)!" a blue suited golden winged small fairy came out," Now Fairy Archer destroy Baby Roc!" Luna demanded, Fairy Archer shot an arrow at Baby Roc and destroyed it in an instant.
"Now Ancient Fairy Dragon attack Leviathan!"
"Sorry but my Negate Attack is gonna stop that attack!" A barrier appeared in front of Leviathan and took the attack.
"Good move." Luna said "I end with a facedown!" One reverse card appeared.
"My turn!" Akira drew, "I'm going to sacrifice my Mist Valley Soldier to summon out my Mist Valley Executor(5/2100/1600)!" A big long dark haired man black winged warrior like man descended amongst Akira, "Now when he's normal summoned all Spell and Trap cards return to the owners hands!"
"See, the thing is that your monster won't stay long!" Yuzuki called out, "I play Solemn Warning, I pay 2000 life points in order to negate the summon!" A red aura surrounded Yuzuki and Luna indicating the cost.
Nami/Akira: 8800
Yuzuki/Luna: 5200
"What!" Akira was surprised once a hole in the ground appeared and in fell Executor, "Damn…I end"
"My move then!" Yuzuki drew, "You are about to regret dueling us!" Yuzuki smiled, "Blackwing-Blizzard the Far North(2/1300/0) come on out!" Yuzuki
called as a white bird flew out with a patch of black on its forehead, "Next I'll play Minimize to allow him to drop one level and lose one thousand attack
points!" Blizzard the Far North became half its original size (2-1/1300-300)
"Luna do you mind?" Yuzuki asked while Luna smiled
"Not at all."
"Great, now I'll tune Luna's level 3 Fairy Archer with my level 4 Blackwing Bora the Spear, with my level 1 Blizzard the Far North!" Blizzard of the Far North turned into a single synchro gate and surrounded Fairy Archer and Bora, turning them into a total of seven stars.
Darkened gales, become the wings that soar from resolved hope! Synchro Summon! Soar, Blackwing Dragon (8/2800/1600)!
Blackwing Dragon appeared in a mighty roar. "Attack her Leviathan with Nova Stream!"
"As you wish." Blackwing Dragon fired a crimson red beam at Leviathan, destroying her in an instant.
"Leviathan!"
Nami/Akira: 8600
Yuzuki/Luna: 5200
"I end my turn there." Yuzuki said with a grin on her face.
"I draw!" Nami drew her next card. "I play Card of Sanctity!" Everyone drew until they held six cards. "Next I activate the spell card Monster Reborn and bring back Leviathan!" A water geyser appeared behind Nami while Leviathan appeared inside of it.
"You may have brought her back, but Ancient Fairy Dragon can't be destroyed because of Kishido Spirit and Blackwing Dragon has 2800 attack points!" Yuzuki said while Nami smiled.
"I wonder about that." Nami plucked a card from her hand. "I play Magic Triangle of the Ice Barrier!"
"Oh boy." Yuzuki said as she prepared.
"Yep, I reveal Grunard, Gantala, and my Strategist." Nami revealed the three cards. "Now come forth, General Grunard (8/2800/1000)!" The strongest of the Ice Barrier Generals appeared on the field with his broadsword ready. "Now here comes my spells second effect, Freeze, Blackwing Dragon!" Blackwing Dragon was encased in ice while it shattered.
"Alright!" Akira said in excitement.
"Grunard, attack Luna's Ancient Fairy Dragon!" Grunard jumped towards Ancient Fairy Dragon and cut the dragon in two.
"Ancient Fairy Dragon!" Luna cried out when her dragon was destroyed. "Since Black Pendant was destroyed, you take 500 points of damage." The pendant around Ancient Fairy Dragon shattered and struck Nami and Akira.
Nami/Akira: 8100
Yuzuki/Luna: 5000
"Leviathan, attack them directly!" Leviathan sent a huge tidal wave at them.
"Sorry but Magic Cylinder will send that attack right back at your life points!" The tidal wave turned course and crashed into Nami and Akira taking a huge chunk out of their life points.
Nami/Akira: 5500
Yuzuki/Luna: 5000
"I-I end my turn." Nami looked at Akira. "Sorry, I jumped the gun."
Akira smiled at her. "Don't worry about it. We're still ahead."
"I wonder about that." Luna drew her next card. "I play Premature Burial, paying 800 life points in order to bring back Ancient Fairy Dragon!" Ancient Fairy Dragon rose once more. "I set one card face down and end my turn." One reverse card appeared.
Nami/Akira: 5500
Yuzuki/Luna: 4200
"I draw!" Akira drew his next card. "I play my Monster Reborn and bring back my Mist Valley Executor!" the humanoid bird rose from the ground once more. "Now, I'll summon my Mist Valley Shaman to the field (3/1200/1200) in attack mode!" Slapping the card onto the Duel Disk, the shaman appeared on the field. "Now then, I hate to do this to you, Luna, but you're gonna have to say goodbye to Ancient Fairy Dragon again when I bring this out!"
Luna eyed Akira curiously as he made his next move. "I tune my Level 5 Mist Valley Executor with my Level 3 Mist Valley Shaman!" Mist Valley Shaman then split into three Synchro Gates as Mist Valley Executor then flew through them, becoming five stars.
Nami smiled "Alright! Kaze-Ryu is coming on out!"
"This'll be interesting." Luna smirked.
The winds of destiny will stir as the relentless dragon descends on the world! Synchro Summon! The dragon of winds, Kaze-Ryu-The Dragon of The Storms (8/2700/2100)!
In a flash, the might Elemental Dragon of Wind appeared on the field. Looking to Akira, he said, "I am ready to serve, my friend." Akira gave his monster a nod as he said, "Now that Kaze-Ryu's been summoned, his effect activates! Now, all Spell and Trap Cards on the field are destroyed, and their controller takes 300 points of damage for each one! Now, Nami and I are all fine and good, having none, but since Luna has two, you guys will take 600 points of damage! And with Premature Burial gone, Ancient Fairy Dragon goes bye-bye, too!"
With a flap of his wings, Kaze-Ryu released a mighty wind that destroyed the cards on Luna's side, taking Ancient Fairy Dragon with it.
Nami/Akira: 5500
Yuzuki/Luna: 3600
However, Luna smirked and discarded a card "Not bad Akira, but you know what they say: You can't keep a good dragon down! I activate the effect of (Serpentdragon) Synchro Savior (4/0/2500) from my hand!" She revealed the card, showing what looked like a gold and white angel holding a blank Synchro Monster card. "When a Synchro Monster on my side of the field is destroyed by card effect, I can send Synchro Savior to the Graveyard that same turn to resurrect that Synchro Monster in defense mode! So come on back, Ancient Fairy Dragon!"
The Synchro Monster card Synchro Savior held suddenly, in a flash of light, became Ancient Fairy Dragon's card. Synchro Savior then exploded into a shower of light as Ancient Fairy Dragon returned to the field, covering herself with her wings to protect herself.
Akira gave a short grunt. Kaze-Ryu lacked the power to break through Ancient Fairy Dragon's defense points, and he had no cards he could use to change that. "I set one card facedown and end my turn."
Yuzuki nodded as she then drew her next card. "It's my move now! And I'll summon Blackwing – Shura the Blue Flame (4/1800/1200) in attack mode! And since I have a Blackwing on the field, I can Special Summon Blackwing – Gale the Whirlwind (3/1300/400) in attack mode!" The two Blackwings quickly took to the field while the smaller one flew ahead. "Now, I activate Gale's special ability! So now Kaze-Ryu's stats are cut in half!" Gale flapped its wings, blasting a black tornado at Kaze-Ryu, cutting up the green dragon as it growled in pain (2700-1350). "And now, I'll tune my Level 4 Blackwing – Shura the Blue Flame with my Level 3 Blackwing – Gale the Whirlwind!" Gale flew into the air and turned into three Synchro Gates as Shura flew through, becoming four bright stars.
Darkened gales become the wings which will soar to heavens! Synchro Summon! Blackwing Armor Master (7/2500/1500)!
Light erupted from within the Synchro Gates, and when it faded, the famous Blackwing Synchro made its appearance on the field, spreading its wings and getting ready to battle. As the monster appeared overhead, Yusei looked over at Crow and could not help but notice the proud smile on his friend's face.
"She certainly inherited your skill with Blackwings, Crow." Crow felt a slight blush cross his face as he continued to watch Yuzuki.
"That's my girl."
"Now, Blackwing Armor Master, attack Kaze-Ryu with Black Hurricane!" Black winds began to circle around the monster's fist as it flew towards Kaze-Ryu, preparing to strike down the Dragon of Wind. However, Akira wasn't going to let his dragon go down that easily.
"I play the Trap Card Attack Vulnerability!" Yuzuki looked on in confusion as the Trap Card flipped up, revealing a warrior trying to pass through a barrier to attack another warrior. "Here's the deal, Yuzuki: I can activate one of two effects for this card, allowing me to either take no battle damage while my monster is still destroyed, or I can save my monster from destruction while still taking damage, and I choose the second effect!" A barrier appeared over Kaze-Ryu just as Blackwing Armor Master's fist was about to collide with him. It released enough force to knock the dragon back, but not destroy it. However, Akira and Nami still took a hit
Nami/Akira: 4350
Yuzuki/Luna: 3600
Yuzuki bit her lip slightly. She was hoping she could have defeated Kaze-Ryu this turn, but at least she dealt them damage. Plus, she left a little gift that would make it easier for Luna to take out the monster on her next turn. "Whenever Blackwing Armor Master attacks a monster, it leaves a Wedge Counter on them!"
As Kaze-Ryu got up, he grunted in pain as he felt the black wedge dig into his forehead.
"Kaze-Ryu, are you alright?"Leviathan asked in concern.
Kaze-Ryu nodded "I'm fine, but that wedge is giving me a headache."
"I end my turn with one card facedown!" One reverse card appeared. "Alright, Nami, show me what you got!"
"Alright then! I draw!" Pulling the card from her deck, she added it to her hand and examined what she had. "Tch, nothing I can really use, Leviathan doesn't have the attack power to take Ancient Fairy Dragon, her defense points are too high. And if I attack Blackwing Armor Master, all I get is a Wedge Counter that will take away Leviathan's attack points when it's removed."Nami picked two cards from her hand. "I set two cards facedown and end my turn." Two reverse cards appeared.
"Alright then, it's my move! Draw!" Drawing her next card and smiled. "Time to step our game up! I activate the Spell Card (Serpentdragon) Synchro Buster! By activating this card, my opponent's take 600 points of damage for all Synchro Monsters on the field! Since there are four, you guys take 2400 points of damage!" Akira and Nami gave a gasp as they watched four beams of light fly from Luna's card and collide into them both, knocking them to the ground.
Nami/Akira: 1950
Yuzuki /Luna: 3600
As they got up, Akira looked to his girlfriend. "Nami, are… Are you okay?"
Getting up, Nami looked to Akira. "I'm okay…" But then she looked to the other side of the field and noticed something odd: Ancient Fairy Dragon was standing up. While the two were knocked down, Luna switched her monster into attack mode. But why? The Water User was about to get her answer.
Luna looked to Yuzuki ."You ready?"
Yuzuki nodded back as she looked to Akira and Nami "You guys put up a good fight, but it's time to end this! I remove the Wedge Counter from Kaze-Ryu to reduce its attack to zero!" The Wind Dragon cried out in pain again as the Wedge Counter flew out of his head, reducing his strength again (1350-0).
Akira's eyes widened as he shouted, "Kaze-Ryu!" But then he realized what was going on and so did Nami. Kaze-Ryu was now weak enough that Ancient Fairy Dragon could destroy him and take out the rest of their life points, and he had nothing to defend himself with.
"Ancient Fairy Dragon," Luna called out as she pointed towards the wounded dragon, "Destroy Kaze-Ryu, the Dragon of Storms! Eternal Sunshine!" Ancient Fairy Dragon's wings glowed bright as rainbow beams fired out towards Kaze-Ryu.
Akira looked up sadly, thinking that it was all over as he had nothing to defend himself with..
"I activate Negate Attack! Now the battle phase is immediately ended!" Akira looked towards Nami who activated her facedown which caused a clear barrier to protect Kaze-Ryu from the blast.
"Oh well. I set a card facedown and end my turn." Luna sighed as a reverse card appeared as well as Kaze-Ryu's attack strength returning to the point when Gale's effect resolved (0-1350).
However, Akira and Nami had looks of despair on their faces, making Luna look at them sadly and Yuzuki eyed them with confusion. Akira sighed as he looked to Nami and said,
"Nami… I… I don't know what to do." Akira said. "I don't know if we can win this." Looking down at his feet, he bit his lower lip and tried to keep his composure. Ritsu, Kurogasa, Satoshi, Terra, and Krad had all unlocked their greater powers. And yet… It seemed like he and Nami were not going to be as successful.
"Akira…" Tears had formed in Nami's as she looked to her boyfriend. She wanted to encourage him, wanted to figure out how to help him recover his fighting spirit, but in all honesty, she was starting to lose hope as well.
"Don't give up, you guys! You can still win this!" Akira and Nami's heads shot up as they looked at Luna in confusion. "You have the ability to unlock your powers and win this duel, you just need to find your reason for fighting." Her head tilted down. "When I was younger, I had the same problem, trying to find the strength to keep dueling, and I felt like I was the weakest of the Signers." Then, she picked her head back up and smiled at the two with fierce determination. "But I found it! I wanted to be able to support my friends and fight with them! Now, just look inside yourselves and find yours!"
"Luna sure has changed, she isn't the shy little girl she used to be." Crow said and smiled.
Yusei nodded. "Mhmm… She's become quite the strong Duelist and young woman."
It wasn't a long pep talk, but it was all Akira and Nami needed. As he stood there, Akira thought back to his time under Apollyon's possession and the truth he had learned. It was Apollyon who killed his parents and took his family away from him. As his hands clenched into fists, anger building in him, he also gained something else: a desire to change the future, the desire to make sure no one else had to go through what he went through.
As for Nami, she thought back to her time with Kurogasa and Ritsu at the orphanage. She thought of the promise they made each other that day and she thought of their last duel with Kurogasa. The promise she made remained the same. She would continue to let her strength flow out; she would continue to become stronger as a duelist to keep up with the two of them. She would not fall behind. She couldn't if she wanted to defeat Apollyon.
Their eyes became green and blue dragon eyes, respectively, and Luna knew that they found their new strength. As Yuzuki looked on in awe, Akira and Nami nodded to each other as Akira began his turn.
"Alright, everyone," he called out defiantly, "Here I go! Draw!" He drew his card with an amazing flourish and activated it without even looking. "I activate Card of Sanctity! Now we all draw until we have six cards!" As everyone drew their cards, Ritsu's element reacted to their determination as well as Yusei's, Crow's and Luna's mark activated as they sensed Akira and Nami drawing two new cards, each one glowing their dragon's color. They eyed the new monsters before nodding.
"Okay," Akira said, "Because I have Kaze-Ryu on the field, I can Special Summon Mist Valley Hurricane (3/1000/500)!" Slapping the card onto his Duel Disk, out of it appeared a young man dressed like an Indian with eagle wings coming out of his back, but instead of legs, all he had was a green tornado that continued spinning.
Nami then picked up her new card. "Now, because a monster was Special Summoned, I can Special Summon Sub Zero Spirit (3/1200/900)!" Out of her card came a young woman dressed in a beautiful blue kimono with snowflake designs on it, an ice blue lily in her hair and kimono sandals on her feet.
As their opponents eyed the new monsters, Nami then activated her last facedown. "I now activate the Trap Card (Serpentdragon) Synchro Chain! Now if someone Synchro Summons this turn and I have everything set up for a Synchro Summon, I can also Synchro Summon a monster of equal or lower level! And I think Akira is about to do just that!"
Akira nodded as he grinned and said, "I plan to do just that! I tune my Level 8 Kaze-Ryu, Dragon of the Storms with my Level 3 Mist Valley Hurricane!" Hurricane split into three Synchro Gates of pure wind as Kaze-Ryu flew through turning into eight stars. His dragon eyes then glowed green again as he called out "This is my power to change the future! Changing Winds!"
Nami followed suit as she said, "In that case, I'll tune my Level 8 Leviathan, Dragon of the Waters with my Level Sub Zero Spirit!" Sub Zero Spirit kicked off her sandals as she turned into three Synchro Gates made of water. Leviathan then flew through and turned into eight stars as well. Nami's dragon eyes then begin glow blue "This is my power to support my comrades! Flowing Waters!"
A new storm begins with righteous fury! Its mighty winds will blow away all evil! Synchro Summon! The mighty tempest, Arashi – Dragon of the Raging Storms (11/3100/2600)!
The great oceans provide a noble healer! Its waters will restore all impurities! Synchro Summon! The surging guardian, Kaimen- Dragon of the Calming Oceans (11/3000/2800)!
Brilliant lights shot out of the Synchro Gates and revealed the evolved forms of Kaze-Ryu and Leviathan. Just like the others, they now stood on two legs, had four wings, and were clearly buffer and stronger than before. Kaimen stretched herself out and Arashi flexed his muscles.
"Ah, doesn't it feel good to be back in this form!"
Kaimen nodded. "I feel so much stronger now!"
Akira and Nami smiled to each other before turning their attention back to Luna and Yuzuki.
"Now it's time for us to finish this duel," Akira said fiercely. "First, Arashi's effect activates! When he is Synchro Summoned, I can destroy one monster on the field and deal you damage for that monster's level times 300! And I know the perfect monster." Pointing his finger, Yuzuki gasped as she knew what was going to happen. "Your Blackwing Armor Master may be immune to destruction by battle, but it can easily be destroyed by card effect! Now go, Raging Tempest!" Arashi flapped both pairs of wings twice and released a powerful green tornado that ripped through Armor Master then continued to blast Luna and Yuzuki.
"Since your Armor Master is a level 7 monster, you both take 2100 points of damage!"
Akira/Nami: 1950
Yuzuki/Luna: 1500
Akira turned to Nami. "May I?"
She gave him a nod and smirked "Show'em what you got!"
"Now, I activate Kaimen's special ability! Once per turn, I can tribute one monster on our side of the field and increase our life points by half its original attack points! So, I release Kaimen! Now go, Rain of Restoration!" Kaimen flew into the air, glowing bright blue before turning into a cloud that started to rain down on Akira and Nami, restoring their life points.
Nami/Akira: 3450
Yuzuki/Luna: 1500
"Now, I activate Monster Reborn to bring Kaimen to my side of the field." A huge column of water shot up from a crack in the ground and from it appeared Kaimen once again.
Yuzuki looked to Luna with some concern, knowing that with both monsters on their side of the field, Akira and Nami had the power to destroy Ancient Fairy Dragon and wipe out the rest of their life points. However, the nod Luna gave her erased her fears.
"That's right." Yuzuki thought. "We still have two facedowns on the field, they can't touch us."
"Now, before I attack, I set one card facedown and activate the Spell Card Bait Doll, allowing me to activate my Trap Stun!" Akira played both cards and Trap Stun sent bolts of lightning at both Yuzuki and Luna's facedown Trap Cards, turning them to stone as the two looked on in shock.
Nami gave Akira a thumbs up. "Alright Akira! Now send the dragons in and finish them off!"
Akira nodded back. "Together! Arashi, destroy Luna's Ancient Fairy Dragon! Razor Tempest!"
"With pleasure!"Placing his hands together, the Wind Dragon then pushed his hands forward, sending out a powerful green cyclone with darker green razor-tipped feathers that cut Ancient Fairy Dragon to ribbons.
"Ancient Fairy Dragon!" Luna called out to her destroyed dragon.
Akira/Nami: 3450
Yuzuki/Luna: 500
"Kaimen, attack their life points directly! Final Flood!" Akira and Nami both called out as Kaimen flew into the air and slashed with her right claw as a powerful wave of water came out. It then passed over Luna and Yuzuki, knocking them down and dropping their life points to zero.
Akira/Nami: 3450: Winner
Yuzuki/Luna: 0
As soon as the duel was over Nami ran over to Akira and leapt into his arms. He spun around as they kissed, laughing in excitement. Once Akira put Nami down, Luna came over to join them and smiled as she put her hands on their shoulders.
"You guys did extremely well today. You should be proud of yourselves. Not only did you both win, but you managed to unlock your new powers."
Nami smiled at Luna. "We couldn't have done it without your guidance." Luna just smiled with a slight blush before walking away to let the two young lovers have another moment to celebrate.
Ritsu then stood with Yusei. "Alright… We finally have all of our powers unlocked." Realizing what he just said, he then looked to Yusei. "Wait a minute Yusei, if all seven of us unlocked our powers, then why do you need to train me and Kurogasa?"
Yusei just gave Ritsu a knowing smile. "Oh, you'll see." He then walked away as Crow made his way towards Yuzuki. Ritsu just stood and watched, hoping this would end well.
Crow came up behind Yuzuki as she started sliding her cards back into her deck, he scratched the back of his head awkwardly, "You… You did really well out there, Yuzuki."
Yuzuki looked up, turning her head to look to Crow, but stopping short before going back to her deck. "Thanks… I… I guess it must run in… in the family."
There was a long silence between the two before Crow, swallowing hard, placed his hand on Yuzuki's shoulder and gently turning her to face him as he started to tear up "Look, Yuzuki… I am so, so sorry for abandoning you and your mother. The reason I left was… complicated. But that's no excuse for walking out on you two. I loved Mirai very very much. I understand if you don't want to forgive me, but… But could you please give me the chance to make up for my mistake?"
Yuzuki had her head down as Crow looked to her with tears still dripping down his face. Her hair covered her face, masking the look she had on. When she picked her head up, she had tears dripping down her face as well. Quietly, she said, "…Just promise me you won't run out again, or else I'll have Black-Winged Dragon on you. And with hair that bright, you won't be able to hide." The two then laughed a little before Yuzuki ran into Crow's waiting arms.
Ritsu smiled as he watched his girlfriend reconcile with her father. Just like him, she now had a second chance with her family. These are the moments we have to fight for, he thought to himself. For now, they could rest easy with the knowledge that a family was reunited and that all six Elemental users and the Body Signer unlocked their greater powers. But he knew this was only a temporary reprieve. Ritsu knew that now the real war against Apollyon had begun.
Ch.55 End
Thetrueazure: I'm back! And I'll try to stay that way! I'm just counting down the day till I graduate *Looks at the calendar* 16 days! I also would like to thank InhumanX and Serpentdragon for helping me with the chapter!
Ritsu: Will. You. Stop. Screaming! Geez, I think that cold you had last week made you louder.
Asuka: Hey, at least he's back. I've been dying to burn Ritsu to a crisp.
Ritsu: Yeah, I know what you-Wait WHAT!
Thetrueazure: This isn't gonna end well. Also, before I sign off, I'm thinking about doing a movie chapter after this story is done. It'll be like the Bonds Beyond Time movie with 3 protagonists facing off against a powerful evil. I already have the 5d's world taken care of with Ritsu, who is begin turned into a lobster right now. Anyways, if anyone would like to submit their OC, they are welcome to, there's just one catch: They must have a story behind them. No story, no OC. They must have the following.
Name:
Age:
Deck: (as well as Ace card.)
Dueling style:
World: (Only two choices: GX or DM)
Personality:
Background:
I will be waiting for the submissions. Until then, stay tuned.
Ritsu: Finally! Everyone has obtained their evolved synchros, now me and Kurogasa must face Yusei in a turbo duel. I can tell you this right now, this duel is going to test our teamwork.
Next Time: Yugioh 5D's Power of the Six Elements; Shooting star trial!
"Let's go Inazuma!"