-Chapter 6 Serenity Saves All-
"Mmmph…where am I?" Haruka asked, waking up in some kind of shed. She got up and looked around. "Why am I here?"
She opened up the door, which was slightly opened. It made a creek sound, but she managed to open it fully. She walked out the shed and looked around. "I don't exactly remember what happened, but I think I was kidnapped by someone or something."
"Gyyyaaaah!" She heard a shout of pain. She ran toward the source of the sound, and stopped when she found the source. "Yusuke!?"
Yusuke laid down on the ground with his back as Shota laughed evilly. "Gah ha ha!"
Yusuke's LP: 2000
"Look at you! You are so weak now, and I am a lot stronger adult than you!" Shota said mockingly at him.
"Shota, please, little Dude! Just what got into you?" Yusuke questioned as he got up slowly.
"Me? I am sick of people calling me little or kid, just like how you do! I will show everyone and the world that I am not a kid, but the strongest adult who ever live!" Shota shouted as dark aura emerged out of him, surrounding him.
Out of the aura, a muscular body emerged. Shota laughed evilly as power surged through his new body.
"Woah! Shota you just…got ribbed!" Yusuke exclaimed surprisingly.
"It appears so! Now that I am an adult, I will eliminate you and take Haruka as my girlfriend…no…as my wife!" Shota shouted in a more grown, manly voice. "I set one card and end my turn!"
He placed one card facing down behind his Mirror monster as he smirked menacingly.
"What am I going to do?" Yusuke questioned to himself.
"Yusuke, you must focus! If you win this Duel, Shota will definitely revert back to normal. We must separate him from that Mirror monster by winning this Duel." His mirror-self stated.
"Yeah,you're right, my other me. Not only that I have to save Haruka, but also Shota!" Yusuke declared. "My turn! I draw!"
He looked at the card he drew, and added it to his hand before choosing a different one. "I Normal Summon Puppet Lad!"
This monster looked a lot like Pinocchio with green eyes.
Puppet Lad-Level 2, EARTH, Warrior/Effect, 300 ATK, 0 DEF.
"I activate Puppet Lad's monster effect! When this card is Normal Summoned, I can Special Summon one monster with 1000 or less ATK from my Graveyard. I bring back Iron Chestnut!" Yusuke said as his puppet monster summoned its strings into the Graveyard portal, pulling Iron Chestnut out.
Iron Chestnut smiled with its eyes for returning back to the field. It placed itself in Defense position.
"I end my turn with that!" Yusuke ended.
"What is going on!? Why Yusuke's Dueling Shota again!? And why Shota is ripped!? Just what is going on?" Haruka thought, looking very confused.
Adult Shota just smirked. "Ha! That's it? You are more pathetic than I thought! My turn, draw!"
The card he drew was a monster card, which resembled a little female kid fairy. "I activate Adult Berserker's special ability! By discarding 1 Kid monster from my hand, I can destroy one card on your side of the field!"
"Nani!" Yusuke gasped.
"Berserk Crush!" His Mirror monster used its chained iron ball to smash Iron Chestnut. "Then, I declare my monster to attack your stupid puppet! Rage Burst!"
His Mirror monster attacked with sheer force, smashing Puppet Lad and the impact caused Yusuke to throw off the ground, crashing on his back again.
"Gaaaaaah!" He screamed agonizingly.
Yusuke's LP: 300
"I end my turn. So, what do you think? Do you give up now?" Adult Shota asked with his arms crossed.
Yusuke got up as he wiped off the little blood from side of his lip.
"Are you okay, Yusuke?" His mirror-self asked.
"I'm fine, but just…sad." Yusuke admitted.
"Sad? Why would you feel sad?" His mirror-self asked. "Is it because you are losing?"
"More than that. I just can't believe a card like that can cause a sweet kid, like Shota to act so…evil! It is just wrong! I don't like when someone change the way they act as person! It is just go against their own self!" Yusuke shouted.
Adult Shota and Haruka looked at him a bit confused. "Shota, I don't know why you want to be adult so much, but this is not how you do it! Becoming adult is nothing like this! All you will be is just pure monster!"
"Heh? Please, don't make me laugh! I am stronger than you! I won't return to my weak state when I was a kid!" Shota argued.
"No matter what Shota, I will win! My turn, I draw!" Yusuke drew his card strongly as a glitter of light shone when he drew the card.
Yusuke slowly looked at the card he drew, revealing to be a monster card. "Alright, sweet! I got the right card! I normal summon Serenity the Harp Maiden!"
Shining light glowed in the field as a monster appeared. This one was a beautiful woman with long green hair in white dress. Her eyes were sapphire blue. She wore golden bracelet on her left arm as she carried a big golden harp. She smiled gently and beautifully at the huge foe presented in front of her.
"What is this!?" Adult Shota exclaimed, covering his face from the light until it settled down.
"Meet my monster, Shota! Serenity the Harp Maiden!" Yusuke presented the monster to him.
Serenity the Harp Maiden-Level 3, LIGHT, Fairy/Effect, 900 ATK, 2100 DEF.
"Huh? What kind of monster is that? It is not even stronger than Adult Berserker!" Adult Shota stated, laughing mockingly.
"It is a monster that will help me to win! I activate Serenity the Harp Maiden's effect! Check it out, Shota!" Yusuke said excitedly. "Once per turn, I gain 100 LPs for each card we have in our hand as long as Serenity is face-up on the field!"
"Nani!?" Adult Shota surprised.
"Serenity Heal!" His monster played the harp, creating a beautiful music as the harp created several music notes, one for each card both players have. "I have two cards and you have two, so that makes up a total of 400 Life Points!"
The musical notes danced around Yusuke, healing his Life Points.
Yusuke's LP: 700.
"Next, I set one card and end my turn. Okay, Shota, it is your turn. Bring it on!"
Adult Shota growled, giving him a stoic glare. "Fine, Yusuke! I will! My turn, I draw!" He drew his card so strongly, winds blew at Yusuke.
"I will just charge forward with all might! Adult Berserker, finish this pathetic loser with Rage Burst!" He declared as his monster threw its chained iron ball at Yusuke.
"Yusuke!" Haruka screamed.
"Hmph!" Yusuke looked determinedly. "Trap card activates! Magic Smoke!"
The card flipped up, depicting a Winged-Kuriboh disappearing in a pink smoke as Masquerade Caped Crusader replaced it, appearing out of the smokes.
"A trap!?" Adult Shota gasped.
"When this card activates during the Battle Phase, I target one monster on my side of the field and replace that monster with another monster from my hand by adding that target monster to my hand! I target Serenity the Harp Maiden and bring out my ace monster, Masquerade Caped Crusader!" Yusuke explained.
Serenity disappeared in a pop of pink smokes and replaced by his ace monster in his glorious pose as it goes into Defense mode. Adult Berserker crashed with Crusader, equally in power as the attack got cancel.
"Crap! This can't be!" Adult Shota shocked.
"The monster that was summoned through this card effect must be placed in Defense position." Yusuke added, grinning surely.
"Curse you! I end my turn…" Adult Shota said, clenching his fist.
"My turn, I draw!" Yusuke drew his card. "Shota, you may be strong, but you cannot win just because you are an adult. Besides, being adult sucks if you don't have friends and I have plenty of friends, including one who stands beside me right now."
"Huh? What are you talking about?" Adult Shota looked at him with puzzled look.
"Yusuke…" His mirror-self stared at him.
"Let's do this together, my other me!" Yusuke turned to his mirror-self with a thumb up.
"Yusuke…hmph! Alright, let's do this! Together!" His mirror-self said determinedly. Suddenly, Yusuke's body glowed in blue aura as he and his mirror-self merged, bringing him out in control of his body.
"Yusuke…he changed again?" Haruka looked puzzled.
"I use my Masquerade Caped Crusader as Mirror material for Mirror Summon!" Yusuke declared as a blue mirror portal appeared behind Crusader, swallowing him whole.
"Mirror, mirror, hear my wish! Reveal my monster's true color and strength! Bring out the dark crusader who fights for justice from the shadows!" The mirror portal glowed in bright purple light as the Mirror monster comes out. "Mirror Summon! Release from your mirrored prison! Dark Sealed Avenger!"
The dark caped crusader arrived to the field as Adult Berserker roared at it. Both monsters' energy collided as their aura emerged brightly.
"Battle! Dark Sealed Avenger, attack with Justice Fist!" His ace Mirror faced forward with a fist.
"Fool! If you do that, both our monsters will be destroyed!" Adult Shota noted.
"Objection! I activate my monster's effect!" Yusuke declared. "When he attacks a monster with 2000 or more ATK during the Battle Phase, your monster's ATK is cut in half and that other half goes to Dark Sealed Avenger's ATK!"
"Nani!" Adult Shota exclaimed surprisingly.
Suddenly, Adult Berserker's shadow attached to Avenger's shadow, purple energy sucked out of it, and transferred it to Dark Sealed Avenger as his fist glowed in purple flame.
"Attack! Charged Justice Flared Fist!" Dark Sealed Avenger charged forward, punching Adult Berserker into its chest, creating a hole before it exploded.
"Gaaaaahh!" Adult Shota screamed in pain.
Adult Shota's LP: 1500
"Had enough, Shota?" Yusuke asked seriously.
He got up, looking furious. "You! Damn you! I activate my Trap card! Death Reborn!"
The card flipped up, revealing to be glowing Monster Reborn card as zombies lurked out the grounds, reaching for it as it floated in air.
"With this card, I resurrect back my monster that was just destroyed by battle! Come back, Adult Berserker!" His Mirror monster returned to his side.
"Hmph, I see. I set a card and end my turn. With that, Dark Sealed Avenger's ATK is returned to normal." Yusuke finished.
"Hah ha! What a waste! And I almost thought that I lost, but I still have more Life Points than yours! My turn, I draw!" Adult Shota stated.
He grinned menacingly at the card he drew. "I play the Spell Monster Reborn! I bring back Kid Knight!"
The familiar chibi knight came out of the Graveyard portal, appearing next to Adult Berserker.
"Then, I will use Kid Knight as a material for Mirror Summon!" He declared, surprising Yusuke.
"What!?" He gasped.
"No way!" Haruka exclaimed.
A dark orange mirror portal appeared behind Kid Knight, sucking him into it as light glowed up in the mirror.
"Mirror, mirror, hear my wish! Destroy this pathetic fool and show the world how serious I am! Mirror Summon! Adult Knight!"
A bigger and more battle-weary version of Kid Knight appeared out of the portal, with a more majestic sword.
Adult Knight-Shard 4, EARTH, Warrior/Mirror, 2000 ATK, 900 DEF.
"I activate its effects! Adult Knight gains 500 ATK for each Adult monster I have on my field currently! Since I have two, it gains 1000 ATK!" He explained as its Adult Knight's sword glowed shortly. "Next, I tribute Adult Berserker to increase my Knight's ATK even higher!"
His sword glowed in brighter energy, making it look bigger than it should be and its ATK was now at 4500.
"4500 ATK!? That's too much!" Haruka exclaimed.
"Battle! Adult Knight will destroy your monster and you! Final Slash!" Adult Shota yelled as his monster jumped in the air with it swinging its sword up in the air, ready to land on Dark Sealed Avenger.
Yusuke only smirked. "Sorry, Shota, but this Duel is in my favor."
"Nani!?" Adult Shota exclaimed, looking puzzled a little bit.
"Trap card activates! Savior of Light!" A card flipped up on Yusuke's side, revealing to be a Trap. This one had several LIGHT monsters protecting tired warrior with their arms out together.
"What is that card!?" Adult Shota questioned loudly.
"With this card, I send one LIGHT monster to do one of the following effects; increase my Life Points by that monster's ATK or negate one attack! I choose the latter! I send my Serenity the Harp Maiden to negate your monster's attack!" Yusuke explained decisively as a faded form of Serenity blocked Adult Knight's ultimate attack.
"No, this can't be!" Adult Shota exclaimed.
"Like I said before, Shota, Serenity is the card that will help to win this Duel. Now, I draw!" Yusuke drew his card, already knowing that Shota had no other things to do. "Let's end this! I target your monster for an attack! Dark Sealed Avenger gains half of Adult's ATK and adds that half to his own ATK! Go, Charged Justice Flared Fist!"
Yusuke's ace monster punched Adult Knight into its face, destroying its sword in the process before the monster fully exploded.
"Craaaap!" Shota yelled.
Adult Shota's LP: 250
"But, that didn't finish you off completely. However, that won't stay like that because I activate Serenity's second effect!" Yusuke declared.
"Nani!" Adult Shota exclaimed surprisingly.
"By banishing her from my Graveyard, the difference between my Life Points and your Life Points is dealt to you. I have 700 and you have 250 currently, so that makes 450 points of damage!"
The faded spirit of Serenity appeared again, playing her harp and unleashing a beam of musical notes at Shota.
"This can't beeeeeeeeeeee!"
Adult Shota's LP: 0
Adult Shota reverted back to his original self.
"Shota!" Haruka yelled.
"Haruka!?"
Yusuke approached the fainted Shota as Haruka kneel down, seeing if he is OK.
Suddenly, that was when the patrolling police came with his bicycle.
"Hey! What are you guys doing here at this late!?"
"Officer, quick! We need help!" Yusuke exclaimed, who at this point returned back to his original self.
Puppet Lad-Level 2, EARTH, Warrior/Effect, 300 ATK, 0 DEF. Effect: When this card is Normal Summoned, Special Summon 1 monster with 1000 or less ATK from your Graveyard.
Death Reborn-Type: Normal Trap Effect: Special Summon a monster that was just destroyed by battle during the Battle Phase of this turn.
Serenity the Harp Maiden-Level 3, LIGHT, Fairy/Effect, 900 ATK, 2100 DEF. Effect: During each of your Main Phase only, as long as this card is face-up, you gain 100 LP for each cards both player have in their hand currently. Remove this card from play in the Graveyard; If your Life Point is higher than your opponent's Life Points; deal damage to your opponent's Life Points equals to the difference between your Life Points and their Life Points (Quick effect).
Magic Smoke-Type: Normal Trap Effect: Target one monster you control on the field; Select one monster from your hand, and switch that target monster with this card to the field in face up Defense position.
Savior of Light-Type: Counter Trap Effect: Send one LIGHT monster from your hand to the Graveyard to activate one of the following effects:
Increase your Life Points equal to that monster you send to the Graveyard.
Negate one attack.
Adult Berseker-Effect: Once per turn, by sending 1 Kid monster from your hand to the Graveyard, destroy one card on your opponent's side of the field.
Adult Knight-Shard 4, EARTH, Warrior/Mirror, 2000 ATK, 900 DEF. Effect: This card gains 500 ATK for every other 'Adult' monster you control. Once per turn, you can send 1 'Kid' monster from your hand to the Graveyard, or tribute 1 'Kid' or 'Adult' monster you control, to increase this cards ATK by that monsters ATK until the End Phase.
Author's Note: And there we have it! The end of this Dark Duel! What do you guys think? I told you that I will have another chapter sooner than last time. Again, I want to give credits to OPFan37 for the Kid/Adult archtypes. Adult Berserker, however, is my original idea I made for the archtype. What do you all think about Serenity the Harp Maiden? Personally, I really like this monster and I think it is best one I made so far. Hopefully, it is not too strong I guess. Anyway, next time in Yu-Gi-Oh Mirror, we will meet a new character that has actually been mentioned in previous chapters few time. I wonder who could it be...see you all in the NEXT CHAPTER!