EDIT(3/22/16): Replaced one Trap Card with another Trap card.
-Chapter 23-
Shades of Color
One day passed; today was now Sunday. Katsuo-sensai and Ms. Aiko weren't back yet, so the dojo and the agency were in the caring hands of the pupils, and Kuro again. As always, Yusuke and Aiko ate their breakfast like pigs.
"Man! This roasted ham tastes so good!" Yusuke exclaimed.
"You should try this bowl of rice with nato, Yusuke," Aiko suggested.
Kuro arrived with tray of more foods. "Here ya you, guys. Nice, warm miso soup!"
Both gluttons took their own cup of miso soup, and began chowing down on it. "I wonder why Sasuke is not coming down for breakfast?" Yusuke asked.
"Beat me. He's missing another of Kuro's awesome cooking!" Aiko exclaimed as she slurped all of her soup.
"After you guys finish eating, would you please clean up after yourself?" Kuro asked. "I'll take some of these foods to Sasuke-kun."
"Sure thing!" Aiko agreed.
"Yeah, of course," Yusuke nodded.
While they were eating, Kuro took a tray of foods to upstairs, walking to Sasuke's room. She knocked on his door few times.
"Sasuke-kun, your breakfast is ready," she said. There was no response.
"Sasuke-kun, your breakfast will get cold," she said at bit louder than before. There was still no response.
"Are you alright in there?" she asked. Again, there was no response from him.
Kuro sighed. "Well, if you're gonna get hungry, I'll just leave this tray of foods near your door, OK?" She putted down the tray of foods near his door, and left quietly.
Few hours later, the trio did another round of chores again. While they were cleaning, Sasuke came down from upstairs as he headed to the front door. Aiko noticed him while she was wiping the floor.
"Hey, Sasuke!" She yelled at him. He stopped, but not looking at her. "Did you like overslept or something?"
He didn't respond to her. Aiko got a hint of the look. "Oh, I see…you woke up on the wrong side of the bed, right? Yeah, stuff like that happens to me, sometimes, but I'm sure you'll be fine!"
She slapped on his back strongly, making him stumbled a bit until he regained his balance. He slowly looked over his shoulder, revealing the color of his eye was not silver, but red.
"Woah! Dude, you have red eyes! I think you need to be checked by…"
"I don't need your help!" He yelled. His yell was heard, making Kuro and Yusuke to come to see what happened.
"What happened, Aiko-chan?" Kuro asked worryingly.
"Are you OK?" Yusuke asked, too.
"Yeah, I'm fine," Aiko said. "But, that jerk!"
"Who?" Yusuke looked confused.
"Him! Sasuke! I asked how he was doing, and he just PLAINLY yelled at me for no apparent reason, and then just left! What a jerk!" Aiko puffed.
"He did?!" Kuro asked, looking very unbelievable to hear about this.
Maybe he woke up on the wrong side of the bed?
"That's what I thought, but I think he woke on the VERY wrong side of the bed!" Aiko stated as he stomped away.
Yusuke looked very worried about Sasuke. His mirror-self also looked very concerned.
-Almost half a day later-
Only the trio was at the agency. Aiko and Yusuke were practicing their draw, which strengthen their arm, but also helped their hand gripped on the card well. Kuro looked very worry.
"Hey, guys," she spoke. "Sasuke has not come back for several hours now."
Yusuke stopped his training. "Yeah." He looked and checked the clock. "It is almost five o'clock."
"Heh! He'll be back, although I really don't want to see that jerk anymore. Who cares if he comes back or not," Aiko said, still mad about this morning.
"Aiko-chan, how could you say that? What if something bad happened to Sasuke?!" Kuro exclamined, almost going to cry.
"Woah, woah! Take it easy, Kuro. I didn't mean it like that," Aiko replied.
"Yusuke…" His mirror-self was talking through Yusuke's mind. "I suggest that we should go and find Sasuke now."
"Yeah," he nodded. "Nevertheless, I think we should go and find him."
Kuro and Aiko, although was mentally against the idea, agreed with Yusuke. They went out to look for Sasuke.
While Aiko and Kuro looked for him somewhere else, Yusuke was looking around the park where he found Sasuke dueling to that effect damage duelist.
"Sasuke! Where are you?" He yelled out loud. "Sasuke!"
He looked around, but there was no sign of him. "Man, where did he go? I hope nothing bad happened to him…"
"Something is not right, Yusuke," his mirror-self said, appearing next to him in his ghostly form.
"I know, my other me. That is why we're looking for him," he reminded him.
"Yes, but that is not exactly what I meant. What I meant is that the way Sasuke behaving lately is not right," he explained.
"What do you mean?" Yusuke asked, looking more worried than before as he sweated.
"I hope we find Sasuke soon, or else…" he said.
Suddenly, they felt a presence of another person behind them. They turned around, noticing a familiar person.
"Ah! Sasuke!" Yusuke jumped.
He looked straight at Yusuke, with his eyes glowing in red.
"Woah, Dude! Aiko is right. Your eyes are red!" Yusuke noticed. "I think we need to take you to a doc…"
"Duel me, Yusuke!" He demanded.
"What?" he asked.
"I said, duel me!" He yelled as dark aura emanated around his body. Suddenly, the sky turned dark as black clouds covered the orange afternoon sky.
"Sasuke?!" he gasped.
"Yusuke, I fear that my predication has come true! Sasuke…is now possessed by a Mirror Monster," his mirror-self revealed.
"Crap! This is not good at all!" He exclaimed.
Well, don't just stand there! Activate your D-Ring already!
"Oh yeah!" He remembered. "Ah-hem, let's do this thing!"
He transformed his blue D-Ring into his blue Duel Disk.
"Dueling Mode Initiate! Searching Duelist nearby…Duelist discovered! D-Wave Field, activate!" Both Duel Disks pulsed out a wave to create the proper dueling field, covering the entire park. "D-Wave Field completed! Duel Commence!"
"DUEL!"
Yusuke vs. Sasuke: 4000 LPs
"I'll go first! I draw!" Sasuke started off by drawing his first five cards. "I normal summon Color Caster M Young Arthur!"
The familiar magenta knight appeared on his side. "I activate his monster effect! When he is summoned, I can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower Color Caster monster from my Deck or hand! I special summon Color Caster C Aqua Maiden from my hand!"
The aquatic Tuner monster splashed out of the water for special effect. She stood next to his other monster. "Her effect activates! When she is special summoned, I get to add 1 Ritual Spell Card from my Deck to my hand! Adding to that, when she is special summoned via another Color Caster monster's effect, I also add 1 Ritual Monster from my Deck!"
He added two cards from his Deck. "Then, I play the Spell Card; Rainbow Draw!"
This new card showed multiple Color Caster monsters streaming in colorful aura, each of them representing the color of the rainbow as they surrounded one card, floating in midair. "I draw number of cards equal to the number of Color Caster monster I control on my side of the field! Since I have two, I draw two cards!"
He drew two more cards from his Deck. "Next, I use Scale 2 Color Caster C Water Serpent's Mage and Scale 8 Color Caster Y Charged Oni to complete my Pendulum Scale!"
He placed the two cards respectfully to his Pendulum Zones, making a colorful word, "Pendulum" to appear on his disk's blade.
A pillar of light appeared at both sides. The left side was a beautiful maiden with aquatic, reptilian-like fin for her ears. Her eyes were crystal blue as her complexion was pale white. Her hair was short and aquamarine while wearing a light blue dress. She wielded a scepter, which was long and silver in color, with a spear blade for the top and it had a blue diamond crystal encased in the center of the spear blade.
Color Caster C Water Serpent's Mage-Level 5, Pendulum Scale 2, WATER, Spellcaster/Effect, 2000 ATK, 1500 DEF.
The right side was occupied by a large, green-skinned Oni, with wild blue hair. He had two large yellow horns sticking out of his forehead. He wore orange tired skinned outfit, and his teeth revealed to be pointed, his eyes were yellow, and rode on a puffy, white cloud. For his weapon, he wielded a big metal club.
Color Caster Y Charged Oni-Level 6, Pendulum Scale 8, LIGHT, Thunder/Effect, 2400 ATK, 800 DEF.
"Then, I play the Ritual Spell; CMY Round Table!" He declared
The table from the classic fairytale appeared in the middle of the field. "I sacrifice both my monsters as a material for Ritual Summon! Courageous, wise, and strong King of the Color Caster, reveal yourself! Ritual Summon! Arise! Level 7! Color Caster CMY King Arthur!"
The king version of Young Arthur showed up, swinging his sword to show his power. "When Color Caster CMY King Arthur is ritual summoned, I can add 1 Color Caster monster from my Graveyard to my hand. I add Color Caster C Aqua Maiden to my hand. Then, I set one card and end my turn!"
"Woah, so Sasuke has his own Pendulum Cards and this Duel reminds me our first duel we had!" Yusuke awed.
"No time to be distracted by his monsters or memorize the past, Yusuke! Focus," his mirror-self exclaimed.
"Oh, right!" He nodded. "My turn! I draw!"
He looked at the card he drew; it was Dusk Knight. Yusuke then looked at the cards he had in his hand, and noticed Dawn Sage.
"OK, Sasuke, if you are going to play with Pendulum Cards, I think I'll join in, too! I, using Scale 1 Dawn and Scale 8 Dusk Knight, create the Pendulum Scale!" He declared as he made the word "Pendulum" appeared on his duel disk's blade.
His two Pendulum Monsters floated higher through the pillar of light before they stopped. "With that set, I can now summon Level 2 to 7 monsters simultaneously! Sway, pendulum of my heart! Create the arc of hope and courage for anyone and everyone who's in the slum! Pendulum Summon! Come out, my monster partners!"
Two beams of light came out of the Pendulum Portal. "Go, Kraken Crusher and Rookie Witch!" His two monsters made their appearance, looking both excited and determined to fight.
"It's time to battle! Kraken Crusher, attack his King Arthur with Crush Impact!" Yusuke ordered as his squid monster swam through the air to attack on its opponent.
"You really think I don't know what you are doing? You're pathetic, Yusuke! I activate Charged Oni's pendulum effect!" Sasuke exclaimed. "Once per turn, I can negate my opponent's monster effect! I negate your Kraken Crusher's effect!"
Charged Oni pumped its metal club up in the air, summoning lightning from the sky as it struck down on Kraken Crusher, paralyzing it. King Arthur then slashed the paralyzed squid in half and then it exploded.
"No, Kraken Crusher!" Yusuke cried.
Yusuke's LP: 2900.
"If you think you're gonna win this Duel with cheap tactics, you better think again!" Sasuke snapped.
"Sasuke…" He sighed. "I set a card. Turn end!"
"Man, what is wrong with Sasuke?" he asked.
"He's possessed by a Mirror Monster, Yusuke. I don't where he got it, but this one….it feels very different compared from other Duelists possessed by Mirror Monsters that we defeated long ago. Be careful, Yusuke," his mirror-self warned.
"My turn! I draw!" Sasuke drew his card strongly. "I pendulum summon Color Caster C Aqua Maiden and Color Caster C Rain-Dancer Shaman!"
A portal opened above above him, releasing out two beams of blue light. One was the familiar beautiful maiden in blue and white dress, and another one was a completely new monster.
This monster was a man with light blue tattoos all over his top half of the body, which he wore no clothes for, except for his bottom half. He wielded a scepter that had a dear skull for the top, with some red, yellow, and blue feathers for decoration. He had wild red hair, and dark-colored skin. He looked like a tribal person.
Color Caster C Rain-Dancer Shaman-Level 3, WATER, Spellcaster/Effect, 700 ATK, 1000 DEF.
"It's time for some destruction! I declare Color Caster CMY King Arthur to destroy your Rookie Witch!" He declared. His monster leaped into mid-air, with his sword out over his head, swinging with full force.
"I activate the Trap Card; Half or Nothing! Now, you have to choose which one of the effects you have to activate for this card!" Yusuke quickly activated his set card.
"That won't work on me!" Sasuke retaliated. "I activate Rain-Dancer Shaman's effect! When my opponent activates a Trap Card that involves a Color Caster monster, the activation of that card is negated and it is destroyed!"
Rain-Dancer Shaman danced around, chanting some kind of language that is hard to understand, but it made Yusuke's Trap to disappear in flash.
"Oh no!" He exclaimed. King Arthur's attack went through as he slashed Rookie Witch in half.
Yusuke's LP: 2100
"It's not over yet! I declare rest of my monsters to direct attack you!" Sasuke followed up with double attacks.
Both Spellcasters combined their power, unleashing a beam of energy at Yusuke. It hit him as the impact caused him to fly off from his feet until he hit on the ground on his back.
"Gaaahh!" He yelled in pain.
Yusuke's LP: 700
"I end my turn here. Go ahead, make your move. Do whatever you want. It doesn't really matter anyway," he said.
Yusuke panted, with each breath he took longer than the last. He slowly got up back on his feet as he brushed off the dirt on his pant and sleeves.
"Yusuke!" His mirror-self popped out next to him. "I highly think that we should switch in place, so that I can Duel and snap Sasuke out of the mind-control of whatever Mirror Monster it…."
"No can't do!" He interrupted. "Just give me some time. I'll help Sasuke!"
"Yusuke…" His mirror-self sighed. "….Alright. I'll give you one chance, but if you gained more damage, then I'll immediately take over your mind and body, and replacing you, so I can Duel him. Understood?"
He nodded to him, but to Sasuke's eye, it looked like he was talking to himself. "Stop doing that! Who the heck are you even talking to?!" He yelled.
"Sorry, just…thinking out loud, Sasuke! Anyway, it's my turn. I draw!" Yusuke drew his card.
He looked at his card, revealing to be his one and only ace monster. He decided to use it. "With my Pendulum Zone already set, I use Pendulum Summon!"
A portal opened as only one beam of light streamed down from the sky. "Come out! Masquerade Caped Crusader!" His ace monster made its appearance epically like as usual.
"Thanks to Dawn Sage's pendulum effect, my Spellcaster gains 500 ATK points!" His monster's ATK increased to 3000.
"Let's go! Masquerade Caped Crusader, attack his King Arthur with Magic Beam!" He declared. "And thanks to his effect, your King Arthur is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard as you'll be inflicted with damage equal to half of his attack!"
The magician's magical beam shot through King Arthur through his heart. He exploded, but Sasuke did not flinch as he stood where he is.
Sasuke's LP: 2750
"Sasuke, are you back being your old self, buddy?" Yusuke asked.
"Buddy? Buddy?!" He repeated. "I am NOT your buddy!"
He roared as dark aura emanated his body, stronger than before. "You think you're so special when you joined the dojo! I'll prove to you and everyone that it is I, who will be the strongest Duelist, who will be the master of all summoning methods in the world!"
"Sasuke!" Yusuke exclaimed.
"Yusuke..." His mirror-self reappeared. "I think it is best to switch now."
"No, not yet! I got to make it understand in some way!" Yusuke argued.
"If your tactics such as talking to him won't work, then the only way for him to understand and snap out of his current state is through Dueling and winning it," he said.
Yusuke gripped his hand tightly, feeling very frustrated. "This should not be like this."
"Hmmm?" His mirror-self looked confused at him.
"Dueling supposed to be fun, not for fighting. I know that we dueled other people, including my baby sister, Yuri, to snap them out of the control of the Mirror Monster, but that was all done because of you, my other me. However, this time….I wants to do this with my own hand! So, please, give me little bit more time," he demanded.
There was few seconds of silence between them until he sighed. "Understood, Yusuke. If this is what you believe in, and this is how you'll do to help…no, save Sasuke, then I will support you till the very end. Like you said before, let's do this thing…together."
"Yeah!" He pumped his fist in both determination and excitement as he turned back his focus on Sasuke while smiling. "OK, Sasuke! I set a card and end my turn!"
"Hmph!" He snorted. "I don't know what you were talking to yourself about, but I really don't care. This will be your end here! My turn, I draw!"
He drew his card, creating an arc of dark energy. Sasuke's eyes widened when he saw the card he drew as a smirk slowly being made. "I play the Trap Card, Call of the Haunted to resurrect King Arthur!"
The king of Color Caster returned from the Graveyard. "Then, I tribute my three Color Caster monsters on my side of the field to Tribute Summon a monster from my hand!"
Three of his Color Caster monster enveloped into three color orbs; two blue orbs and one red orb. The orbs merged into one, becoming a shiny white orb before it transformed into a shape, a body of a dragon.
"When all colors of beauty and arts ruled both the natural and spiritual worlds, this ruler shall reign upon us all, and every living thing that walk and crawl in this colorful world that we call Earth! Come forth! Level 8! Color Caster W Majestic Battle Deity!"
The monster that appeared and merged from the white orb looked magnificently beautiful. Its scales reflected all the colors of the rainbow. Its physical appearance looked similar to the eternal dragon from Dragon Ball series, but it wore a silver crown decorated with red, blue, and yellow jewels. It had glowing golden eyes.
Color Caster W Majestic Battle Deity-Level 8, Pendulum Scale 5, Wyrm/Pendulum/Effect, 2700 ATK, 2100 DEF.
"Woah! That monster looks so….awesome," Yusuke awed, almost speechless.
"This is my ace monster, Yusuke, but it is a lot superior to your weak magician! I activate Majestic Battle Deity's effect!" He declared. "When this monster is Tribute Summoned by using three Color Caster monsters, all the cards on your side of the field is returned to the top of your Deck in the order I want!"
"Say what?!" He gasped.
"Starting from bottom to top, I send your set card, Dawn Sage, Dusk Knight, and Masquerade Caped Crusader to your Deck!" He stated as the said cards disappeared in that order.
"I'm….I'm wide open," he said.
"Yes, you are," Sasuke said. "However, I won't attack you just yet. I use my monster as a material for Mirror Summon!"
"Here it comes, Yusuke!" His mirror-self stated.
Suddenly, a black mirror appeared behind Sasuke's ace monster as it opened itself, sucking the white wyrm into it.
"Mirror, mirror, hear my wish! When the color of beauty and arts disappeared from this world, only the darkness shall fill the void! The darkness shall consume this world, and no enemies shall be left behind from their inevitable destruction! Mirror Summon! Show yourself! Color Caster B Shadow Destruction God!"
Suddenly, the new dragon flied out of the portal as it twirled around above them in the sky. It looked very similar to its counterpart, but the scales were pure black and the golden eyes were replaced with crimson red eyes. The crown it wore on its head were gray decorated with black gems, replacing what were the beautiful red, yellow, and blue jewels.
Color Caster B Shadow Destruction God-Shard 8, DARK, Wyrm/Mirror/Effect, 2700 ATK, 2100 DEF.
"Incredible! This monster has such enormous power just by being near it!" Yusuke's mirror-self noted.
"This is bad, man! Really bad!" Yusuke exclaimed.
Sasuke slowly laughed until he laughed like a complete maniac. "It's time to end this Duel! Battle! Color Caster B Shadow Destruction God, destroy this pathetic fool and leave no trace of him! Dark Ending Stream!"
It opened its mouth, charging up its dark energy. Giant black ball formed its mouth. After 10 seconds, it fully charged up and shot the dark energy ball at its opponent.
Yusuke and his mirror-self had a face of mercy as the giant dark energy ball loomed above them.
This is most epic Duel I ever wrote in my opinion! What do you guys think?
Just to head up, this fan-fic, Yu-Gi-Oh Mirror...is coming to end. BUT, do not worry or cry! There will be something new coming after this fan-fic, well actually two to be precise! They will be announced in the next chapter, and I will also have a little note from yours truly, so please look forward to it.
The last New Cards Cheat Sheet for this chapter will be added in the next chapter. Enjoy the rest of your day, and life and I will see you guys in the NEXT CHAPTER, the Last Chapter that will determine the fate of this Duel...See you guys then!