Hello again!
If some of you happen to read the Author's Note before I deleted it, I apologize for that. It's been a while since I updated and I forgot how long it took me to get like 10 reviews. I'm not asking for this story to be the most reviewed, but I do believe that it will reach at least 1000 if you all Review, Guests and Authors. I want that to happen. Review until it reaches 1000!
Also, there is one more thing I like to point out to you all. Ash has NO dimensional counterparts! Only Yuya and Yuzu will have those! Ash IS Satoshi Kurosaki and was really from the Xyz Dimension! And he IS the incarnation of the Crimson Dragon! All of that is him himself, NOT stupid dimensional counterparts, HIMSELF! Do you understand now?
With that over let's continue the Duel between Ash and Zane! Who will win?
Chapter 14
ASH: 4000
Field: N/A
Hand: 1
ZANE: 3500
Field: Monster Zone: 3x Cyber Dragon
Hand: 0
"Now, show me your strength! Use your Pendulum Summon and more!" Zane shouted pointing a finger at Ash.
'This is insane. Truesdale just used all of his skill and Ash managed to survive the turn.' Serena thought watching from the sidelines. 'However Truesdale has three monsters on his field while Ash has nothing but the final card in his hand. He better make a comeback this turn or he will lose and I can't have that.'
'Okay. Zane has three Cyber Dragons while I have no monsters besides the one in my hand. I better get something good or else I'm done for.' Ash thought staring down at his Deck with hope.
Back in the control room in the Leo Corporation building, Claude was currently on the phone talking to one of the agents working for the company. He then got off and turned it off after finishing. "Just as you ordered sir. The park is closed down so there won't be any spectators during their Duel."
Declan nodded. "Good. The last thing I want is for our people to get seriously injured from just watching the Duel. The Duelists from the Fusion Dimension are extremely dangerous."
"Do you think Ash is strong enough to become a Lancer?" Claude asked uncertainly.
"We'll just have to watch and see. If he's not then he'll be a victim to them." Declan said as he and Claude proceeded to watch the Duel on the screen.
Ash breathed out heavy to calm himself down. 'Okay Ash. Just remember what Yugi and Yusei told you. Just believe in your Deck and you'll have the answer you need. And I believe!'
"Hurry up and make your move or you will forfeit!" Zane yelled from the other side.
"I never forfeit!" Ash countered putting two fingers on the top of his Deck. "Not now! Not ever!" He then drew the card officially beginning his turn.
Serena smirked at that. "He certainly has spirit. I like it."
Ash took a good look at the card and smiled in excitement. "All right! I activate the Spell Card Greedy Sacrifice!" He then slotted it in the bottom slot of his Duel Disk.
(Greedy Sacrifice: Spell/Normal: Banish 1 monster from your Graveyard, then draw 3 cards)
"I banish Eevee from my Graveyard and draw three cards from my Deck! Meaning I got three more opportunities to make a good move!" Ash called as he drew three more of the top cards from his Deck while Eevee was disintegrated by a vortex.
When he took a look at the cards Ash smiled once again. "All right! I got everything I need!" He then held up two cards to show Zane. "I set the Pendulum Scale with the Scale 3 Latias and Scale 11 Latios!" He set the cards with Latias on the very right and Latios on the very left with 'PENDULUM' flashing across the blade. The Eon Duo appeared each in a transparent blue pillar with 3 under Latias on Ash's left and 11 under Latios on his right and the giant version of his pendant in the middle. "With that I am able to summon monsters within Levels 4-10 simultaneously!"
Zane smirked at the scene in front of him. "Now you're doing it."
"Swing! Spirits of the Pendulum! Grant me the power to win this battle!" Ash chanted as the pendulum swung back-and-forth between the Eon Duo. "Pendulum Summon! Come forth my monsters!" A portal opened above him and two lights came out crashing down.
"Riolu: The Emanation Beast!" (LV: 4 ATK/1500 DEF/1000)
"And introducing Shining Star Spell Hawk!" A hawk-like monster that shines bright materialized with a screech.
(Shining Star Spell Hawk: LV: 4: Attribute: Light: Type: Winged-Beast/Effect: ATK/1000 DEF/1700: Effect: Once per turn, during either players turn, you can discard this card from your hand to use a Spell Card from your hand. During either players turn you can banish 1 Spell Card from either players Graveyard to activate their effects. (Both effects are Quick Effects))
Serena looked amazed at the sight before her. 'Shining Star? I've never seen Ash use that type before. What is going on?'
Zane however kept smirking. 'I thought he got some of his power back.'
"It's another one of those Shining Star monsters." Claude observed. "I wonder what the purpose of those cards are."
"I wonder how Ash will fare against this Duelist. He probably knows that he needs to give it everything he's got in order to win." Declan complied not taking his eyes off the screen.
Ash was awed by the new monster on his field as it shined down upon him. Serena was also amazed at the shine. 'That monster really made Ash shine. This is... amazing.' She thought with a blush while smiling. She then snapped herself out of the thought with a shake of her head. 'What am I thinking? He's an Xyz Duelist. I will be the one to defeat him, not Truesdale.'
Ash reverted his focus back to Zane. "I hope you're ready Zane because the real Duel begins now!"
"You mean you haven't been serious until now?" Zane mocked still smirking.
Ash scoffed at the comment. "I tune my Level 4 Tuner Riolu with the Level 4 Shining Star Spell Hawk!" Riolu dispersed and turned to four green rings and got around Spell Hawk to be scanned.
"Clustering wishes will become a new shining star! Become the path its light shine upon!" Spell Hawk became transparent and became four orbs which were enveloped by a beam. "Synchro Summon! Take flight! Level 8! The majestic and legendary, Stardust Dragon!" With that Stardust Dragon spread it's wings as it came to the field with a roar. (LV: 8 ATK/2500 DEF/2000)
Back in the control room in the Leo Corporation building right after Ash Synchro Summoned Stardust Dragon the screens suddenly got fuzzy sounding frizzy. "What happened?!" Claude exclaimed.
"Ash summoning Stardust Dragon must've gave off a shockwave powerful enough to interfere with our connection to the camera!" A male employee answered.
"Fix the connection." Declan ordered.
"Yes sir!" All the employees except Claude saluted before getting to work.
Serena was quite surprised by the way Ash summoned the dragon. "He used Synchro Summon?" She then began to yell at Ash. "What the hell?! I thought you only use Xyz Summon!"
"I never said I solely use Xyz Summon." Ash countered calmly turning to Serena.
"What?"
"That's what I've been trying to tell you. It's not just Xyz Summon."
Stardust Dragon followed Ash's focus on Serena. "Is this the girl you told me about Ash?"
"Yeah." Ash replied with a nod.
"You were right when you said she was cute." Stardust Dragon commented wanting to chuckle if it could.
Ash sighed while looking up at Stardust Dragon. "Yeah."
Serena looked at Ash weirdly, thinking if he was crazy or not. 'He's talking to his Duel Monster as if it was a person. That settles it. He's weird.'
Zane had a different thought however as he was smiling, not smirking, smiling. 'It looks like he did get some of his abilities back. He can now speak with Duel Monsters again. As sweet as that is I'm afraid I must interfere.'
"Hey!" Zane shouted getting Ash's attention once again. "If you're done talking let's get on with the Duel!"
"Right." Ash replied with a nod. "No more distractions. Battle Phase! Stardust Dragon! Attack with Cosmic Flare!" Stardust Dragon opened its mouth to gather pure white energy into an orb preparing to fire it.
Back in the control room the screen is now no longer frizzy as the employees used the computer to fix the connection to the camera at the park. Now the screen shows the Duel once again with Stardust Dragon about to attack.
"There you go Mr. President. Now we can watch the Duel once again." A male employee said.
Declan nodded. "Good."
"But Ash's Synchro Summon was phenomenal. Makes me wonder what would happen if he used his Fusion and Xyz." Claude informed.
"Attack the Cyber Dragon in the middle!" Ash called pointing toward the middle dragon. Stardust Dragon then fired the white blast at it which destroyed it and forced Zane to hold his ground. 2500-2100=400
(Zane LP: 3500-3100)
After the attack ended Zane was still standing looking a little scathed just like Ash and left a couple of scratch-like trails at his side. "Now that's what I call an attack." Zane commented with a smirk.
"And I'm not done yet! I activate the effect of Shining Star Spell Hawk from my Graveyard! By banishing Greedy Sacrifice from it I can use its effect!" Ash declared as the Spell Card was disintegrated by the vortex.
"Activating card effects from the Graveyard?!" Serena exclaimed in shock.
"With Greedy Sacrifice I banish Glaceon to draw three extra cards!" Ash drew the top three cards from his Deck as the Glaceon card was removed from play. "I set two of them face down and activate the Card of Sanctity Spell Card!" He then slotted two of three face down and the third one face up. "With this both of us draw until we each have six cards in our hand!" Both he and Zane drew until they have the amount of cards in their hands. "I now end my turn with that!"
Ash: Hand/6
Zane: Hand/6
ASH: 4000
ZANE: 3100
"Why did you refill my hand as well as yours?" Zane asked.
"Because I want you at your full potential when I beat you." Ash cockily answered.
Zane smirked once more. "That's admirable, but foolish."
"How so?"
"You see, we're in a battle here. And in a battle giving your opponent a chance to come up with a way to beat you is a stupid move."
"Funny. One of my previous opponents said something like that during our Duel."
"He's right. When you're in a battle you can't give your opponent an opportunity to make a comeback." Declan commented not taking his eyes off the screen.
"But if you insist I use my full power then I'd be happy to oblige!" Zane said as he drew the top card from his Deck. "I summon Proto-Cyber Dragon!" With that a mechanical dragon with a darker color than the original Cyber Dragon materialized with a roar. (LV: 3 ATK/1100 DEF/600)
"Next I will use Polymerization to fuse all three of the Cyber Dragons!" Zane declared as he slotted a card face up.
Ash looked confused at that. "What do you mean three? I only see two Cyber Dragons."
"Did I forget to mention that whenever Proto-Cyber Dragon is on the field it's name is changed to 'Cyber Dragon'!"
"What?!" Ash exclaimed in shock.
"Which means Truesdale has the monsters necessary to summon that Cyber End Dragon." Serena murmured.
"Now, as I was saying! I fuse the three Cyber Dragons on my field!" Zane said as the three mechanical dragons swirled together. "Fusion Summon! Behold! The three-headed dragon with unlimited power, Cyber End Dragon!" The three-headed mechanical dragon appeared back with a roar. (LV: 10 ATK/4000 DEF/2800)
"Aw man. It's back." Ash muttered.
"Now he will attack your Stardust Dragon! Battle Phase! Attack with Super Strident Blaze!" Zane declared with the dragon firing it's own white blast from the three heads which spiraled into one and headed straight for Stardust Dragon.
"Not gonna happen! I activate the effect of Shining Star Trap Falcon from my Graveyard! Just like with Spell Hawk, Trap Falcon lets me use the effect Negate Attack from my Graveyard by banishing it!" Ash said as the Trap Card disintegrated by the vortex.
"Another effect activation from his Graveyard." Serena murmured.
The same barrier from before appeared again, but in front of Stardust Dragon this time as Cyber End Dragon's attack made contact. "My dragon is safe and the Battle Phase ends!" The blast was then separated into some small streams as it was being deflected. Those streams crashed down at both sides of the Duel leaving small craters or hitting a few trees.
Ash observed the destruction that was caused from the attack. 'Whoa. Looks like I'm not the only one with the ability to cause real damage.'
"So you saved yourself yet again. Doesn't matter." Zane said as he brought two cards from his hand and slotted them face down which appeared on his field. "I set two cards and end my turn." Zane: Hand/3
'Ash better come up with a way to defeat that Cyber End Dragon or he's screwed.' Serena thought not looking fazed.
Ash focused his attention back after Zane announced he ended his turn. "You're not bad, but I'm better." He then placed two fingers on the top of his Deck. "My turn! Draw!" He then drew the card and put it in his hand while bringing out one. "I activate the Polymerization card from my hand!"
This in turn shocked Serena and, yes even Zane. "Polymerization?! Don't tell me he can also..." Serena began with wide eyes.
Zane smirked after composing himself. "This is new."
"I fuse Kyurem: The Boundary Dragon from my hand with the Stardust Dragon on my field!" The figure of Kyurem swirled alongside Stardust Dragon into two different colors, blue and white. "Terrifying dragon of ice! Combine with another great entity to become one! Fusion Summon! Appear, dragon with the combination of fire and ice! White Kyurem: The Burning Ice Dragon!" With that White Kyurem appeared on the field with a powerful roar. (LV: 10 ATK/4000 DEF/3000)
(UPDATE: White Kyurem can now be Special Summoned through other ways besides Fusion Summon.)
"Xyz. Synchro. And Fusion." Serena breathed out in amazement. "What incredible strength."
"This is unexpected." Zane muttered still in awe. "Looks like Satoshi took up Fusion during his time here. This makes things more interesting."
Back in the control room of the Leo Corporation building the screen didn't get fuzzy like last time when Ash summoned Stardust Dragon. "What's going on? Why haven't we lost connection?" Claude asked.
"That may be because the waves of Ash's Fusion Summon is not as powerful as his Synchro Summon." One of the male employees deduced typing on the keyboard.
"If anything the Fusion is just as powerful as how the Fusion Dimension would use the method." A female employee added also typing.
"This can't be! Then that would mean that Ash's true strength lies on his Synchro and Xyz Summon!" Claude exclaimed.
"Intriguing." Declan muttered. "We will know for sure when Ash Xyz Summons Shining Star Dragon."
Back in the Duel, Serena was still amazed that Ash knows how to use Fusion. 'Maybe I should have listened to Ash before all this happened. Then I would've known that he would be so strong.' She thought still staring at the Fusion Monster. She then shook her head to regain herself. 'Doesn't matter. He's still an Xyz Duelist. After this Duel is over he's mine.'
"I gotta say, I'm surprised. I didn't expect you to gain so much strength after our last duel." Zane stated with a smirk once again.
"You haven't seen anything yet!" Ash countered with his own smirk. "Battle Phase! White Kyurem attack Cyber End Dragon!" White Kyurem charged forward and clashed with Cyber End Dragon sending sparks flying which some created small craters.
"But they have the same Attack Points! They'll both be destroyed!" Serena exclaimed.
"That's what I'm counting on." Both monsters were then obliterated by a cloud of smoke sending shockwaves powerful enough for the three to stand their ground. When the smoke cleared they composed theirselves.
"What was the point of that?" Zane asked. "Now you have no monsters on your field."
"Not after I activate my face down Trap Card!" Ash countered thrusting a hand forward as the card on his right flipped up. "Stardust Flash! With this I can bring back a Stardust monster from my Graveyard! Come on back Stardust Dragon!" With that Stardust Dragon materialized by a flash of light spreading its wings. (LV: 8 ATK/2500 DEF/2000)
"Now I get what he was doing. Now Truesdale is wide open." Serena muttered. Zane however doesn't look so fazed.
"Stardust Dragon! Attack Zane directly with Cosmic Flare!" Stardust Dragon started gathering some pure white energy preparing to fire.
"Nice try! I activate my own Trap Card!" Zane called out trying to counter the attack.
"Nice try yourself! Since White Kyurem was summoned by using a Synchro Monster as Fusion Material, not only did it negate the face-up effects, but you can't activate any of your set cards until the end of my turn!" Ash countered.
"What?!" Zane exclaimed with Serena just as shocked.
"I never knew such a card could even exist." Serena muttered once again.
"Now! Proceed with your attack Stardust!" Stardust Dragon fired the blast at the defenseless Zane sending him flying in it.
(Zane LP: 3100-600)
Zane hit the ground hard after the blast dispersed and steadily stood up brushing his shoulder off. "Unbelievable. He was just dealt major damage almost depleting his Life Points and he just shook it off like it was nothing." Serena observed with wide eyes.
Ash also saw this and gritted his teeth. "He's tough."
"I am impressed. Not that many people have put me in a pinch like this. You should be proud." Zane informed as Ash took a card from his hand.
"I set a card and end my turn." Ash announced as the card materialized face down on his field. Ash: Hand/4
ASH: 4000
ZANE: 600
"Don't get overconfident just because you managed to lower my Life Points to under 1000. I'm not going to go down that easy." Zane said drawing the top card from his Deck beginning his turn. "I'll use the Poison of the Old Man Spell Card to increase my Life Points by 1200!" He announced slotting a Spell.
(Zane LP: 600-1800)
"He just got himself out of that pinch." Ash muttered in shock.
"Now I will use the Spell Card I used from our first Duel, Graveyard Fusion!" Zane called out slotting another card face-up. "With this I can fuse two of the three Cyber Dragons from my Graveyard by removing them from play!" Two Cyber Dragon cards appeared on top of Zane and got disintegrated by the black vortexes as the spirits each came out and swirled together.
"Two mighty mechanical dragons! Combine and overwhelm your opponent with your great power! Fusion Summon! Appear! The two-headed dragon with twice the power, Cyber Twin Dragon!" A two-headed serpentine-like mechanical monster materialized with a light screech. (LV: 8 ATK/2800 DEF/2100)
"Twin Dragon." Serena murmured. "It's not as powerful as his Cyber End Dragon. What is he planning?"
"Battle Phase! Cyber Twin Dragon attack Stardust Dragon! Double Strident Blast!" The two heads of Cyber Twin Dragon each fired their own white blast at Stardust Dragon.
"I don't thinks so! I activate the effect of Shining Star Gardna from my hand!" Ash countered discarding a card from his hand to the top slot. Ash: Hand/3
(Shining Star Gardna: LV: 4: Attribute: Light: Type: Warrior/Effect: ATK/0 DEF/2000: Effect: During your opponent's turn you can discard this card from your hand to your Graveyard. If you do, target a monster you control, it can't be destroyed by battle for the turn. (This is a Quick Effect))
"By sending the card from my hand to the Graveyard Stardust Dragon cannot be destroyed for the remainder of your turn!" As soon as Ash said that a spirit of a soldier with a giant shield appeared in front of Stardust Dragon as Cyber Twin Dragon's attack hit.
"You may have saved your dragon, but you'll still take damage!" Zane reminded as Ash was pushed back a little by the attack. 2800-2500=300
(Ash LP: 4000-3700)
"Doesn't matter. Your monster can only attack once so I won't take any more damage."
"Wrong! There's a reason why it's called Twin Dragon! It can attack twice in all battles!"
"What?!" Ash exclaimed with wide eyes.
"That's some effect." Serene commended.
"Cyber Twin Dragon! Attack Stardust Dragon once more with Double Strident Blast!" Zane commanded as the heads fired the blasts at Stardust.
The attack hit Stardust with the spirit of Shining Star Gardna still protecting it. "Remember my dragon cannot be destroyed due to my warrior's effect!" Ash reminded as he stood his ground.
(Ash LP: 3700-3400)
"The Battle Phase has ended, but that doesn't mean I am done! I will activate the Spell Card Meteor of Destruction!" Zane announced as he slotted another card face-up which materialized on his field. "With this I can deal you 1000 points of direct damage!"
"1000?!" Ash exclaimed as a giant meteor appeared above his head slowly falling down to him as he stood there helplessly. The meteor crashed down on Ash which caused an explosion making both Zane and Serena stand their ground as Ash was sent flying gaping in pain.
(Ash LP: 3400-2400)
Just like with Zane, Ash hit the ground on his back hard after the explosion subsided causing Serena to look at him worriedly. "Ash, no!" She gaped at that and put her hand with the fingers barely touching her lips. "Why did I say that? What's going on with me? And why do I have this pounding in my chest?" She then put the hand over her heart. "I've never felt anything like it."
Ash steadily stood up clearly getting exhausted from this Duel, but that's not gonna stop him. "I can't give up. The Duel's not over yet. I'll keep going until the end of time if I have to." He then managed to get on his two feet still shaking a little. "But man that was some damage."
"I like your spirit. I've found another worthy opponent." Zane informed as he held up the last card from his hand. "I will set with this last card and end my turn!" He then slotted it which materialized on his field face down this time. Zane: Hand/0
ASH: 2400
ZANE: 1800
Ash began to walk back to the point where he was standing before with Serena watching trying to hide her emotions, but with a blush on her face. When he got there, Ash stopped walking and saw Zane breathing deeply like him. 'By the looks of it Zane is about exhausted as I am.' He thought exhaling deeply.
"This is intense!" Claude exclaimed as everyone in the control room watched as Ash and Zane breathe heavily looking exhausted. "They're both nearly out of breath!"
"They're giving it everything they got in this Duel." Declan replied not looking fazed. "But it's not over yet. Ash will have to push himself over his limit if he wants to win."
Ash placed two fingers on top of his Deck ready to make his move as Serena looked on once again. 'C'mon Ash. Summon your Xyz Monster. I've waited long enough.' She thought with a straight face.
'Come on Satoshi. Keep going. Show me more of your power.' Zane thought still breathing deeply.
"Before I make my move let me say one thing. This is the most exhausting Duel I have ever been in and probably one of the best. Throughout these few days my opponents were pushovers, but you are no pushover. You're an excellent Duelist Zane Truesdale." Ash said with a smile.
Zane smiled back at that explanation. "Back at you. You are a terrific Duelist yourself. This is truly one of the greatest Duels I've ever participated in."
Ash nodded in agreement. "Enough talk! It's my turn! Draw!" He then drew the card from his Deck and placed it in his hand making the number four. "I activate the Continuous Trap Card Call of the Haunted!" He announced as the set card on his right was flipped revealing a Trap Card with an image of a graveyard. "With this I can Special Summon a monster from my Graveyard! Welcome back White Kyurem!" With that a black portal opened on the ground and White Kyurem came floating out and roared as it was completely out. (LV: 10 ATK/4000 DEF/3000)
"I activate Latias' Pendulum Effect! I can change a monster's Level once per turn!" Ash announced as Latias fired several small, blue orbs which hit White Kyurem, but not harming it. "I change White Kyurem's Level from 10 to 8!" White Kyurem roared as its Level changed.
(White Kyurem LV: 10-8)
That move, in turn, surprised Serena and Zane. "Now he has..." Serena began with wide eyes.
"Two Level 8 monsters." Zane finished.
"Here it comes." Declan muttered still watching the screen.
"I Overlay Level 8 Stardust Dragon and White Kyurem to build the Overlay Network!" Ash called as both monsters were enveloped each with a different light, red with White Kyurem and green with Stardust Dragon, and flew up as the white portal opened above the field. After those lights went inside a blue lightning emerged from the center and Ash brought a card out from his Extra Deck and raised it up high in the air.
"The Shining Star is here! Almighty dragon of light! Bring hope to the universe with your dazzling shine! Xyz Summon! Come forth! Rank 8! Shining Star Dragon!" With that Shining Star Dragon flew to behind Ash with its Overlay Units orbiting it and roared sending its powerful shockwaves making both Zane and Serena to stand their ground once again. (Rank: 8 ATK/3000 DEF/2500)
Back in the control room in the Leo Corporation building the screen suddenly went fuzzy after Ash summoned Shining Star Dragon and sent the powerful shockwaves. "It's just as we thought sir!" A male employee exclaimed.
"Just like with Stardust Dragon we lost connection to the camera after Ash summoned Shining Star Dragon!" A female employee added. "Don't worry sir! We can get this back up!" Then everyone on the computer began to type to get the video back on.
"So Ash's strongest points are in his Synchro and Xyz Summoning." Claude assumed.
"This deepens the mystery." Declan muttered once again.
Back at the Duel Shining Star Dragon was still giving off the powerful shockwaves forcing Serena to protect her face by putting her arms up as a shield. "These shockwaves cannot be from here!" When the waves subsided she put the arms down to see the dragon making blue particles rain down on Ash amazing her once again.
'There he goes. Showing off again. He does look very amazing in this shine. Enough to melt my heart.' Serena thought with a smile and a blushing face. She gaped once again at what she thought. 'Why did I think that? What's going on with me? I don't know what this is, but I can't seem to fight it. It's making me overlook that he is an Xyz Duelist. And it's making me feel like I want to support Ash to win. I just can't seem to figure it out.'
Zane, however, had another thought. 'There it is. Satoshi's ace, Shining Star Dragon. Let's see if he can still use its power.' "That's an impressive monster you got there!" He commented with little to no enthusiasm.
"You haven't seen anything yet! Shining Star Dragon's Attack Points increase by 500 for every Synchro Monster that are attached to it as Xyz Material!" Ash called out.
"It can what?" Zane asked acting shocked.
"Since it has one Synchro Monster, Stardust Dragon, Shining Star Dragon's ATK goes to 3500!" After Ash said that Shining Star Dragon roared once again. (Shining Star Dragon ATK: 3000-3500)
"I gotta admit that's a pretty cool effect." Serena admitted with a passionate smile. That's right. She ain't fighting the feeling in her heart anymore. She couldn't from the beginning.
"Battle! Shining Star Dragon attack Cyber Twin Dragon!" Ash commanded as the dragon roared once again.
Back in the control room in the Leo Corporation building the employees managed to get the camera back and focused on the Duel. "We did it sir!" A male employee exclaimed.
"And it looks like Shining Star Dragon is about to attack." A female employee added. Declan looked on deeply intrigued as everyone else kept watching.
"Shining Flare!" Ash called out as Shining Star Dragon was beginning to gather up energy for its attack.
"Trap Activate! Cybernetic Hidden Technology!" Zane called as the set card on his left flipped up. "And I will use its effect right now! I will send Cyber Twin Dragon to the Graveyard since you declared an attack!" A black portal opened under Cyber Twin Dragon and sucked the monster inside.
"Why would you do that?" Ash asked confused.
"With it I can send either a Cyber Dragon or a Fusion Monster that lists one as Fusion Material to the Graveyard to destroy the monster that is about to attack!" Zane answered as the card began to glow.
"Now I get what you're trying to do, but it won't work! Since it has Stardust Dragon as Xyz Material Shining Star Dragon can negate the effect that would destroy a monster and destroy the card that has the effect!" Ash announced as Shining Star Dragon flashed its eyes at the Trap which caused sparks around it and obliterated it. "With that gone you're wide open! So I'll attack you directly! This is the end!" The dragon then prepared to fire its attack.
"I don't think so! I activate another Trap! Go Cyber Valley Reach!" Zane countered as a set card on his right next to the other one flipped up.
(Cyber Valley Reach: Trap/Counter: If you are targeted for a direct attack, Special Summon 1 "Cyber Valley" from your hand or Deck and change the target to that card)
"Since you declared a direct attack I will Special Summon a certain monster from my Deck!" Zane informed taking a card from his Deck and slammed it on his blade. "Cyber Valley!" With that a mechanical serpentine-like monster materialized on his field with a light screech. (LV: 1 ATK/0 DEF/0)
After that Shining Star Dragon fired the blast towards Cyber Valley. "Why would you summon a monster with no Attack Points?!" Ash exclaimed.
"Because Cyber Valley has a powerful effect! By removing it from the field from play I can end the Battle Phase!" Zane answered as Cyber Valley was absorbed and disintegrated in a black vortex. Shining Star Dragon's blast dispersed after that.
"No way!" Ash exclaimed once again with Serena just as shocked.
"And after that I can draw a card from my Deck!" Zane added as he drew the top card of his Deck. "Now what will you do?!"
Ash exhaled deeply as he brought two cards from his left hand and slotted them which made them materialize on his right face down. "I set two cards and end my turn." Ash: Hand/2
"He was so close to win. If Truesdale can't do much this turn then Ash might win on his turn." Serena said with a smile.
"Good try! Now it's my turn! Draw!" Zane said drawing the top card from his Deck.
"You only have two cards in your hand and one set card on your field! Even if you set a monster I will win next turn!" Ash informed with a smirk.
"You think so, huh." Zane countered while holding out a card from his hand. "Let's prove it right now. I activate a Spell Card from my hand!" He then slotted it face up. "Go Exchange!"
Ash widened his eyes in pure shock. "Exchange?!"
"Oh no! With that Truesdale can take any card from Ash's hand!" Serena exclaimed with her own shock.
Zane began to walk towards Ash. "With the effect of Exchange we have to meet and trade a card from each of our hand." Ash gritted his teeth before walking himself. They both stopped in the middle. "Now show me what you have."
Ash turned the image side of the two cards to show to Zane. "Go on and pick any one."
"Oh I will." Zane began to examine the two cards until one caught his sight. "Grave Bond, huh. Interesting." He then grabbed the Grave Bond card and took it from Ash's hand to add it into his.
It didn't take long for Ash to figure out Zane's plan and widened his eyes. "No." He muttered.
"It seems you know what I'm gonna do, but it won't matter. I took a card from your hand. Now you take one from mine. Since I have only have one card you have to take it." Zane informed giving Ash the only card he had other than Grave Bond.
Ash took the card and looked at it as he and Zane walked back to their previous spot each. "Mystical Space Typhoon."
When he got back to his spot Zane turned back to Ash still holding the Grave Bond card in his hand. "Thanks for the card you gave me. Why don't I repay you by playing it myself?"
"No!" Ash exclaimed.
"I activate Grave Bond!" Zane declared slotting the card face up. "With this I can summon Cyber End Dragon from my Graveyard!" The black portal opened up on the ground again as Cyber End Dragon came flying out with a roar. (LV: 10 ATK/4000 DEF/2800)
"And like Power Bond my dragon's Attack Points double!" (Cyber End Dragon: ATK/4000-8000)
"Not only did Truesdale summoned his dragon back, he also made it two times stronger! Now it's strong enough to destroy Ash's dragon and deplete the rest of his Life Points!" Serena exclaimed.
"You were a good opponent. One of the greatest I ever faced, but unfortunately for you this is the end. Battle Phase!" Zane declared as Cyber End Dragon gathered energy for its attack. "Cyber End Dragon! Attack Shining Star Dragon!"
"If the attack hits Ash will lose!" Serena exclaimed looking in with horror in her eyes along with, unknown to the three, everyone else in the Leo Corporation building control room, but with about no emotion.
"Super Strident Blast!" All three heads of Cyber End Dragon each fired their own blasts and spiraled together going towards Shining Star Dragon with Ash standing there and everyone who is watching the Duel in anticipation.
And done!
Here we are with part two of the Duel between Ash and Zane! Next chapter it ends! Who will win?
Also I have read an idea in the Reviews that Ash should have some Odd-Eyes cards. Do you all think it would be a good idea? Should I give Ash a couple of those cards in the future?
Again, I want you all to review and tell me what you think. Do you all think that this Duel is better than the one between Ash and Declan? Or was it just as good? I am encouraging you to keep going until it has 1000. (But all at once for you all who are Guests)
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