Chapter 41: Overlaid Overload! The Impossible Fusion!
The group of Lancers charged down the street towards the Obelisk Force encampment.
"So our plan is literally rush in and catch them off guard," Kite huffed as he ran.
"You got a better one?" Gong demanded.
The boy shrugged. "I suppose not,"
As one, the group armed their Duel Disks. The trapezoidal blade appeared on Shun, Flare, Allen and Kite's forearms, while the bent version appeared for Yuya, Gong and Sawatari and a round, splodgey variation manifested for Yuke and Katie.
"Everyone, be ready!" Flare declared as she and Yuya led the charge. "They could have anything waiting for us around that corner!"
Finally, the group rounded the last corner and made the final approach towards the encampment.
If Flare were to say that she was surprised to find Edo Phoenix waiting for them, it would be a half-truth. The surprise came when she registered Cyril standing next to him, the two blocking the way into the encampment.
"I had a feeling that capturing that girl would bait the rest of you into action," Edo chuckled, seeing the rush halt metres away from him.
Cyril frowned, eyeing him in irritation. "That is incorrect. I predicted their course of actions and you merely followed my suggestion,"
"True, true. Well done," the man smiled.
"Cyril! What are you doing?" Flare demanded, gazing at him.
"The Resistance rejected me," the boy shook his head. "So I decided to join the people who would accept me. Mr. Phoenix is an impressively intelligent man, and he doesn't believe somebody is evil for learning the techniques of the enemy,"
"You," Edo glared at Yuya, his affable smile vanishing. "You're Yusho Sakaki's son, aren't you?" He clenched his teeth. "Only a Sakaki would be able to spout that nonsense about smiles,"
Yuya's eyes widened. "You know my father?"
"'Know' being the operative word," Edo growled. "Duel me, boy! I will prove your smiling nonsense to be just that; nonsense!" he commanded.
"I'll never back down from a challenge to my father's reputation," Yuya nodded, meeting his adversary's eyes.
"I'm in this one too," Flare declared, taking a stance next to him. "I won't believe that you belong with the enemy, Cyril!" She turned to the other Lancers and Resistance. "Take the next street over, it'll take you to the encampment. We'll catch up," she commanded.
"She's right. Come on," Shun nodded, leading the others away. Allen threw his friend a thumbs up as he vanished.
The link was established, and Yuya's Duel Disk commanded; "Field Spell; Cross Over, activate," Glowing blue platforms appeared in the vicinity, as Action Cards were dispersed throughout the field.
"Action Duel. How interesting," Cyril calmly observed.
"I know you can't just shut me out, Cyril," Flare shouted to him. "And I'm gonna prove that,"
"We shall see," the boy passionlessly nodded. "My turn," he said, drawing a hand. "I Normal Summon Cyber Dragon Blade," His ridged metal dragon appeared with 1400 ATK in a flash of light. "Now, I Set one card and end my turn,"
"The turn's mine," Flare decided. "Cyril, there's only three of us in existence, and Obelisk Force already has one in their custody. I'm not going to let a second fall to them,"
Yuya cast her a confused glance. "Er, who's 'us'?"
Flare didn't respond. "Using the Scale 2 Legendary Black Crystal and the Scale 8 Red-Eyes Kamikaze Dragon, I Set the Pendulum Scale!" she commanded, sliding two cards onto her Duel Disk. Twin pillars of blue light appeared, rising into the air. "Now! Swing, pendulum, in the dragon's eye! Write my victory across the sky!" she commanded, tearing open a blood-red portal in midair. Yuya grinned. Cyril frowned.
"Come, Red-Eyes Retro Dragon!" Flare declared, her 1800-ATK dragon emerging from the portal. "And Gemini General!" she added, her shaman-like monster appearing. "I use my Normal Summon to trigger General's effects! Which means that, by sending him to the Graveyard, I can Special Summon Red-Eyes Black Flare Dragon from my Deck with his own Gemini active!" the girl explained, as her monster transformed into a runic pentagram. "Behold, the true flare that sets fire to the night!" Her ace monster appeared, and Flare whooped, mounting her dragon's back. "I activate Parabola's Pendulum effect to give Black Flare an extra 200 points. Come on, boy, let's find an Action card!"
As the dragon took off, the girl continued. "Now, I activate Legendary Black Crystal's effect, which allows me to Summon it from the Pendulum Zone!" The crystal fell from the zone, the blue pillar vanishing. "And now, I tune my Level 1 Crystal to my Level 4 Retro Dragon," Flare decided, and the crystal changed into a ring that fell around her other dragon, changing it into four stars. 1 + 4 = 5. "Come forth, polar patriot of balance and order! Synchro Summon! Become one as two in perfect harmony! Level 5! Armades, Keeper of Boundaries!"
Flare ended her turn as her Synchro monster appeared, standing guard with 2300 ATK. She leapt from her dragon's back and snatched an Action Card from midair.
"My turn," Edo declared, eyeing his hand. "I'm coming for you, Sakaki. I Normal Summon Destiny HERO Drillguy from my hand!" he declared, and his drill-armed warrior appeared with 1600 ATK. "Drillguy allows me to summon a Destiny HERO from my hand with equal or less ATK," he continued, slamming another card onto the field. "I Summon Destiny HERO - Double Dude!" A tall man with 1000 DEF appeared next to the other HERO. "I Set a card and end my turn,"
"Then I'm up!" Yuya finished the turn order, looking around. It may be a Tag Duel, but Cyril was Flare's opponent. It wouldn't be right for him to interfere. "Mind if I borrow that Pendulum monster?" he called to Flare, who nodded. "Using the Scale 2 Oafdragon Magician, I complete the Pendulum Scale!" His shaman magician appeared to match Red-Eyes Parabola. A giant version of his pendant appeared, and carefully drew a new portal in the air. "Now, swing far, pendulum! Carve the arc of victory!" A shimmering white light emerged from the portal, and Junior cried from Yuya's deck. "Appear, Odd-Eyes Saber Dragon!" Yuya declared, the great armoured dragon emerging from his portal.
Red-Eyes Black Flare Dragon roared in welcome of its friend. Odd-Eyes Saber Dragon roared back in jubilation. "Now, Saber! Attack Destiny HERO - Double Dude!" As the Tag Duel was proceeding under Academia rules, the last player to take a turn was allowed to attack. So Odd-Eyes Saber Dragon charged towards Edo's monsters, delivering a crushing blow towards Diamond Dude. The man calmly braced himself as his Level 6 was destroyed and he took 1800 damage. "Now, Saber's effect! When he destroys a monster by battle, I can destroy another monster you control! It's time for Drillguy to leave the stage!" Yuya cheered, as his dragon turned and lashed at Edo's second monster, pulverising it.
A tiny smile crossed Edo's face as Yuya ended his turn.
"My turn," Cyril commanded. "Draw," He inspected his card and nodded in approval. "I Normal Summon Cyber Dragon Drei," he commanded, and a second writhing metal serpent appeared on his field. "Cyber Dragon Blade and Cyber Dragon Drei's names are both treated as 'Cyber Dragon' while on the field, and when Drei is Summoned, I can make all 'Cyber Dragons' on my field become Level 5," The two monsters both increased their star count to five each.
Flare watched carefully as Cyril's eyes lit up with passion - literally, she noticed, realising that his irises were genuinely glowing. "Engage auxiliary systems!" the boy ordered. "Initiate Xyz core coupling! Rank 5 power levels! Prepare for deployment!" he continued.
"There we go," Edo muttered in approval.
"Cyber Dragon Nova! Power on!" the boy shrieked, as his ace Xyz monster appeared on his field with 2100 ATK. "Now, Nova's effect. First, by using one Overlay Unit, I revive Blade from my Graveyard in attack position," His first monster returned, with 1400 ATK. "Now, by banishing the Cyber Dragon in my hand," he revealed the card from the end of his hand and slid it into his Duel Disk, "Nova's ATK is doubled until the end of the turn," he nattared. His dragon roared with power, increasing to 4200 ATK.
"Battle Phase. Cyber Dragon Nova, attack Red-Eyes Black Flare Dragon," Cyril ordered. His ace rose to meet Flare's, both roaring as they moved to clash. Flare's eyes narrowed. "I play my Action Spell, Evasion!" Black Flare ducked away, and no matter how hard Nova tried, he could not lay a claw on Flare's monster.
"Unfortunate," Cyril frowned. "I end my turn," With that, Nova's ATK returned to normal.
"My turn!" Flare declared in response, drawing her card. "I activate Red-Eyes Parabola Dragon's Pendulum ability, which allows me to permanently increase the ATK of all the Dragons on my side of the field by 200!" As Flare Metal received its second boost, to 2800 ATK, Saber roared in pleasure as it reached 3000.
"Thanks!" Yuya shouted to her.
"Cyril, I know that there's more to you than just being Obelisk Force's attack dog," Flare gazed at him. Cyril looked away, feeling his heart rate increase. "I attack Cyber Dragon Nova with my Black Flare!" The attack re-enacted itself, with her dragon charging his. The boy failed to respond, ignoring the prompt to use Nova's effect, just watching his dragon get destroyed. "Now I activate Black Flare's Gemini ability! When he successfully destroys a monster by battle, I inflict damage to you equal to his original ATK!" The 900 battle damage was immediately joined by 2400 effect damage, and in one fell blow Cyril was down to 700 LP.
"If Armades destroys Blade, you'll take enough damage to lose," Flare told him. "It doesn't have to be this way,"
"You are correct," Cyril agreed. "It doesn't," The card he had set on his first turn flipped open. "I activate Cyber Fusion," he declared, revealing two of the three cards remaining in his hand. I fuse Cyber Dragon Blade on my field with the Cyber Dragon and Cyber Dragon Neon in my hand," he explained, letting all three cards be sucked into a greying Fusion vortex. "Initiate three-way coupling! Fusion network, initiate!" he commanded. The ground around him glowed with white energy, crackling with electricity, as three lights appeared, swirling around his head, red, blue and green. "Set power level to 12! Cyber End Dragon, fire when ready!"
The mighty Cyber Fusion monster with 4000 ATK appeared on his field. Flare paled as it stared down at her. "I really hate Fusion," she cursed. "I switch Armades to Defence Position and end my turn," The wraith hunkered down and constructed a shield of energy, revealing 1500 DEF.
Edo watched the proceedings between the two in approval, before returning his attention to Yuya. "My turn. Draw," he decided with a small smile. "Now, during my Standby Phase, I can activate the effect of Double Dude in my Graveyard, which allows me to Special Summon two Double Dude Tokens in Attack Position," Twin shadowy replicas of the strapping superhero appeared with 1000 ATK each appeared flanking Edo. "Now, I Normal summon Destiny HERO Dark Angel," A 9-ATK monster with dilapidated, angelic wings joined his two Tokens.
"Now, by Tributing all three of my monsters, Blade Master and the two Tokens, I can summon an intensely powerful monster!" Edo declared, and his three monsters vanished as a shadow loomed over the battlefield. "Arise from the shadows of the great clock tower! Draw forth your strength and unleash your dark power! Come, Destiny HERO - Dogma!" he commanded, and a massive, looming warrior appeared, covered in insectoid armour and beating leathery bat wings behind it. The warrior shrieked, revealing 3400 ATK. "After Dogma is Summoned, your LP will be halved during your next Standby Phase," the commander explained with a cold smile, gazing at his two opponents.
Yuya frowned. "This is bad,"
"Dogma! Destroy that Saber Dragon!" Edo commanded, and his warrior obeyed. Frantically, Yuya snatched an Action Card from a pile of rubble nearby and gazed at it. Acceleration. It wouldn't save Saber.
400 damage was torn out of his LP as his dragon was destroyed. "I end my turn," Edo coolly smiled.
"My turn, draw!" Yuya declared, picking himself up and drawing his card.
"Now, Dogma's effect!" Edo invoked, and the hero sent a burst of lightning at Yuya.
"I activate the Action Magic Accele - huh?" the boy blinked as his Duel Disk rejected the card.
"Dogma's effect halves your Life Points. It's card text does not actually state damage, therefore, it doesn't count as damage and can't be negated," Edo explained. "Where are your smiles now?"
Even as his LP became 1800, Yuya looked at the card he drew and grinned. "Where they always have been!" he declared. "First, I'll Normal Summon Performapal Skullcrobat Joker!" he declared, making the jester-like monster appear with 1800 ATK. "Joker's effect allows me to add any Performapal, Magician, or Odd-Eyes card from my Deck to my hand," he added, and chose his card with a smile. "I choose to add my Field Spell, Sky Iris!" The chosen card emerged from his Deck, and Yuya took it with a flourish. "I activate my Field Spell, Sky Iris' effect; by destroying a card on my side of the field I can add an Odd-Eyes card from my Deck to my hand!" he explained. "I'll destroy Flare's Red-Eyes Parabola Dragon!"
Flare looked at him in shock. "I hope you know what you're doing, Yuya," she whispered as her Pendulum monster was sent to her Extra Deck.
"And I'll immediately complete the Pendulum Scale once more with my Scale 8 Performapal Odd-Eyes Unicorn," the boy continued, making his heterochromic horse appear with a cheer. "Now, it's time for a Pendulum Summon! Swing, pendulum of souls! Carve an arc across the aether!" he commanded, and once again his pendant drew a portal in mid-air beneath the rainbows of his Field Spell. "Come on out, Performapal Whip Snake!" The 1700-ATK purple serpent materialised on his arm. "And now for our star to take centre stage! Appear, Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon!" Yuya declared as his ace emerged from the portal. 2500 ATK.
"Now," the boy smiled as the lights dimmed. The others looked around in confusion as spotlights appeared from nowhere, focused on Yuya. "How does he do that? Is he photokinetic or something?" Flare quietly questioned in confusion.
"Ladies and gentlemen! A member of our audience has questioned the validity of Duelling with smiles! So now, I am going to show him exactly what I am talking about, with this card!" Yuya declared, holding up the card he had just drawn.
Edo gritted his teeth, staring at the copy of Smile World in Yuya's hand.
"I activate my Spell, Smile World! Until the end of the turn, every monster on the field gains 100 ATK times the number of monsters on the field," Yuya grinned. Cyber End Dragon, Armades, Keeper of Boundaries, Red-Eyes Black Flare Dragon, Destiny HERO - Dogma, Performapal Whip Snake and Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon made six. "That's an extra 600 points for everyone!"
"That card isn't doing anything. You still can't defeat Dogma," Edo interrupted.
"Can't I?" Yuya mockingly asked. "Next, I'll activate Performapal Whip Snake's special ability! I can target a monster on the field and switch its ATK and DEF! I, of course, choose Destiny HERO - Dogma!" Yuya commande,d and his snake sprung into action. Dogma's 4000 ATK was cut to 2400. Edo paled.
"Now, Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon! Attack Dogma!" Yuya commanded,and his powered-up 3100-ATK monster charged into action. "At this point I'll activate the Pendulum Effect of my Performapal Odd-Eyes Unicorn! By targeting my Performapal Whip Snake, Odd-Eyes gains ATK equal to Whip Snake's!" The unicorn whinnied and and the dragon roared in response as it grew to 4800, lunging and destroying the HERO.
"And now, as damage calculation is performed, Odd-Eyes' effect comes into play! When he battles a Level 5 or higher monster, the damage you take is doubled!" Yuya declared with a grin. At this, Edo realised that if he didn't do something, he would lose.
Dashing away, he snatched up an Action Card and activated it. "Action Spell - Miracle!" he commanded. A shield erupted over Dogma. "My monster cannot be destroyed and battle damage is halved!"
Recalculating, Edo realised it wasn't enough. He only had 2200 LP left, and the attack would inflict 2400. And there weren't any other Action Cards in sight!
He stared up at the holographic assortment of smiles and rainbows and colourful lights, realising how effectively it had defeated him, for a second time. "I can't deny it any more," he whispered as his monster was destroyed and his LP cut to 0. "Duelling with smiles . . . really does have greater power than Academia," Edo finally realised as he was blown backwards. "I end my turn," Yuya smiled in satisfaction, and ran over to him.
Cyril looked over at him and shook his head in disappointment. "If he's the best Obelisk Force has to offer, they are doomed. My turn," the boy coolly declared, drawing. "Cyber End Dragon, attack Armades, Keeper of Boundaries," he commanded.
Flare, unable to stop him, watched her Synchro be destroyed. It was in Defence position, so there was no damage, but it was still lost. "Turn end,"
"My turn," the girl declared, staring at Cyril. "What's the problem, Cyril? When I met you, we were friends. What changed?"
"The Reaistance wanted you. They didn't want me. It was logical to go somewhere I was wanted. If that pits us on opposing sides, there is a simple resolution to the problem," the Cyber duelist shrugged.
"Yeah?" Flare blinked.
"Join me and Academia. I'm certain that they would be happy to have a strong Duelist like you on their side," Cyril suggested.
Flare blinked, uncomprehending. "Look around! Look at the ruins of our home! This is what Academia does! How can you willingly be part of something like this?" she demanded.
A steely look appeared in Cyril's eyes. His breathing increased, coming in short, audible puffs. "Simple," he growled. "This is not our home, sister. It is yours, but I now understand that it will never be mine,"
The girl nodded, forcing back the dragon within her. "I Pendulum Summon using Yuya's Scale and Summon back Red-Eyes Parabola Dragon from my Extra Deck," she commanded, reviving her Pendulum ace. "Cyril, watch very closely. I'm going to show you our father's love,"
Yuya, who had checked on Edo and concluded that he was unconscious, looked at her in confusion. "Are you two related?" he queried.
Again, he received no response. "I overlay my Level 7 Red-Eyes Black Flare Dragon with my Level 7 Red-Eyes Parabola Dragon!" Flare shrieked, and a silver-and-green Overlay Network sucked her two monsters in as a card emerged from her Extra Deck. "Rise, mechanical dragon, king of the war-torn sky! Xyz Summon, Rank 7! Mecha Phantom Beast Dracossack, power on!"
A mighty silver plane with a figurehead shaped like a dragon soared out of the Overlay Network, roaring into the sky with a pair of Overlay Units trailing in its slipstream. Cyril watched in awe as the beautiful plane with 2600 ATK took up a position, circling in the sky above Flare's head.
"That is Dr. Abakir's monster," Flare told him. "That is the monster our father gave me, and I'm gonna show you the strength of his love," she declared, sending a command on her Disk. "By using an Overlay Unit, I can summon a pair of Mecha Phantom Beast Tokens," the redhead commanded. An Overlay Unit soared into Dracossack's left engine, and the plane's hologram projector activated, spawning a pair of colourful copies of itself made of pure light, each with 0 DEF. "And now, by Tributing a Token, I can target and destroy a monster on your side of the field! I destroy Cyber End Dragon!" she commanded, and one of the Tokens' engines revved up, soaring forward and smashing into Cyber End Dragon. When the smoke cleared, both had been destroyed.
Cyril's eyelids twitched. "Calculating . . . error . . . s-sister . ." His lips formed the words, but no sound emerged.
"Battle Phase!" Flare declared, Dracossack above her's red eyes glinting. "Mecha Phantom Beast Dracossack, attack Cyril directly!"
The boy held up a hand, his fingers twitching. Yuya looked at his Duel Disk as it sparked, the screen flickering for an instant, and, suddenly, an Action Card materialised in his hand out of thin air. Flare's eyes widened. "That can't be right,"
"I activate the Action Spell, Evasion. Your attack is negated," Emotionlessly, Cyril used the card that had just been created, and Flare cursed as a sudden gust of wind forced her plane backwards. "I Set a card and end my turn," she frowned.
"My turn, I guess," Yuya shrugged.
"Stay out of this, Yuya. This is between me and him," Flare requested.
The boy knew it wasn't his place to intervene. "Alright. I pass,"
A gust of air escaped Cyril's nostrils as he exhaled in a short burst. "M-my turn," he stuttered. "Unable to process . . . sister . . . error . . ."
"Cyril. You know what the right thing to do is," Ryuna gently coaxed him.
"I draw," the boy flinched, looking at his two cards. Cybernetic Fusion Support and Polymerization.
"F-fusion," he registered, before gazing up at Dracossack. "Xyz . ." Cyril's eyelid twitched as he attempted to process. Heat blossomed in his chest, and large, red, blinking letters appeared in his vision; 'WARNING,' 'OVERLOAD,' 'WARNING,' 'OVERLOAD,'
The burning feeling that had been pressing at his chest for several minutes now suddenly increased in intensity, energy coalescing and surging and insisting, demanding, release from his tiny, frail, fleshy form.
"I activate Cybernetic Fusion Support!" Cyril shrieked, using the card. Flare's eyes widened. She had been hoping . . whatever was happening to Cyril would blow over in a couple of minutes, but it looked like it wouldn't be so easy. "I pay half my LP," 700 was slashed down to 350, "and if I would perform a Fusion Summon this turn, I can banish monsters from my hand, field or Graveyard as Materials!" he declared. "And now I activate my Spell, Polymerization!"
"Shit," his sister gulped.
The Graveyard was torn open in a flash of machinery, and the six monsters Cyril had used already appeared. Cyber Dragon Blade, Cyber Dragon Drei, Cyber Dragon, Cyber Dragon Neon, Cyber Dragon Nova and Cyber End Dragon, all were pulled together into a massive portal that looked like a cross between a Fusion Vortex and an Overlay Network. The ear-assailing noise of metal screeching against metal echoed for miles. "Initialise!" Cyril shouted at the bulging mass of reshaping metal in the sky. Electricity crackled through his body, and in a massive burst the boy discharged all the pent-up power that had been building within him into the forming monster. "Overload!" he commanded. With a crackle of lightning, a card appeared in front of him, and he snatched it from midair, setting it into his Duel Disk. "Come forth, embodiment of overwhelming power! F-Fusion-Xyz-Fusio-o-Xy-"
Flare, tiring of her brother's antics, used her Duel Disk to find out exactly what he was summoning.
What she saw on her screen would have made her drop her Disk if it wasn't secured to her arm. "No way," she breathed. "That's impossible,"
"Network Summon! Rank 12!" Cyril shrieked, as the monster in the air above him took form. "Chimeratech Chaos Colossus!"
It was incredibly huge, so much so that Flare wondered if it was related to the Ancient Gear Chaos Giants. Tall, imposing and chrome silver all over, with highlights in black and pinpricks of red lights on its body, the massive machine roared, flexing its arms. It's head was that of Cyber End Dragon, and it's chest was sculpted to a similar design. The four-storey machine flexed it's long, mechanical tail, and spread the mighty wings affixed to its back. In short, the monster looked like Ancient Gear Chaos Giant had had the 'Ancient Gear' part stripped out and replaced with 'Cyber Dragon'. A pop-up revealed 4000 ATK, but that wasn't the most worrying thing.
Yuya stared up at the monster. "If that's a Fusion monster, why does it have Overlay Units?" he succinctly asked.
The left half of Chaos Colossus' card was purple, like a Fusion Monster. The right was black with tiny streaks of white, like an Xyz Monster.
"That's impossible," Flare repeated in shock. "A monster that's both a Fusion monster and an Xyz monster? At the same time?"
"Cyber Chaos Colossus has 4000 ATK, and all of the monsters used as Fusion Materials for it's Summon are attached to it as Overlay Units," Cyril narrated. "It is unaffected by the effects of all other cards, and once per turn, I can use any number of its Overlay Units to banish an equal number of cards on the field!" Colussus' shoulder opened, revealing a nine-slot bazooka. All six Units loaded themselves into the cannon, and Colussus fired, launching all of them like missiles. Each made its way towards a target on either player's field. Yuya's Pendulum Scale was destroyed, as were Odd-Eyes and Whip Snake, and the last two destroyed Dracossack and its last Token.
Cyril's head rotated, glaring at Yuya. "This is between me and her. Cyber Chaos Colossus, attack Yuya directly. Overload Obliteration,"
"What?" both Lancers demanded in shock. Another missile was launched, targeting Yuya directly, and the boy narrowly dodged. The hit registered, reducing Yuya to 0 LP in an instant. "I end my turn," Cyril declared.
"My turn," Flare shakily commanded, drawing her card, and looking at it. Rank-Up-Magic Red-Eyes Assault. She smiled. "I activate my Trap, Xyz Transplant!" she commanded, flipping her Set card open. "By banishing Mecha Phantom Beast Dracossack from my Graveyard, I can Summon an Xyz monster from my Extra Deck with the same Rank! It cannot attack, and it is destroyed during the End Phase!"
Cyril blinked. "That is illogical," he frowned.
"Be reborn on the war-torn plains with an Xyz Summon!" Yuya watched as the blood-red Overlay Network took form, denoting Flare's favourite Xyz monster. "Arise as the armoured victorious dragon! Rank 7! Rise, Red-Eyes Flare Metal Dragon!"
The armoured dragon erupted onto the field with a roar, 2800 ATK and no Overlay Units.
"I am completely familiar with that dragon's abilities. It is useless without Overlay Units, and it will not survive to see my turn," Cyril shook his head. "How wasteful,"
"Yeah? Well, here's something you ain't never seen before!" Flare shouted, her eyes alight with power. "I play Rank-Up Magic Red-Eyes Assault!" Her home-made Spell appeared, and Flare Metal was engulfed in a volcano. "Monstrous dragon with scales stained with blood, be reborn through righteous fury! Rank-Up Xyz Change! Rank 8! Behold, the forbidden power that is born from hope and grief alike! Arise, Red-Eyes Assault Flare Dragon!" Flare's most powerful monster erupted from the volcanic Overlay Network, with 3200 ATK and a single Overlay Unit.
"It is insufficient," the boy snorted.
"He's right," Flare frowned. "That Colossus won't be affected by Assault Flare's effect. It's no good," Her eyes rested on her Rank-Up-Magic as it slid into her Graveyard. "I end my turn,"
"My turn," Cyril frowned. "Chimeratech Chaos Colossus, attack Red-Eyes Assault Flare Dragon. Overload Obliteration," The giant anthropomorphic mechanical dragon charged, unleashing a devastating blow at the dragon -
"I activate Rank-Up-Magic Red-Eyes Assault's effect in my Graveyard!" Flare declared. "By banishing it, all Dragons on my field are indestructible until the end of the turn!" An impenetrable wall of dragon scales appeared, safeguarding Assault Flare for one turn more. "And now, I activate Assault Flare's secondary effect! I can use an Overlay Unit to return a banished Spell Card to the top of my Deck! Return, Rank-Up-Magic Red-Eyes Assault!" The banished card returned to her Deck, and Flare grinned in success.
Cyril sighed and ended his turn. "So tenacious,"
"My turn!" Flare smirked, drawing her Rank-Up-Magic again. She glanced at her Extra Deck, remembering the special card Shun had given her. "Don't let me down, my friend," she smiled. "I play Rank-Up-Magic Red-Eyes Assault once more, and rebuild the Overlay Network again!" Once more, the Overlay Network appeared, this time coloured black and purple. "Cast aside your shell of lies and appear forth as the God of Dragons! Rank-Up Xyz Change, Rank 9! Come forth, Number 92: Heart-eartH Dragon!" Flare declared, as a stylised '92' appeared on her cheek.
A roar that Heartland hadn't heard in decades filled the sky, as a massive, writhing black mass appeared. Heart-eartH Dragon roared, twisting its long, serpentine body and raising its arm-like wings to the sky. It roared, immensely proud of its . . .
"0 ATK?" Yuya blinked in surprise.
"All that for nothing," Cyril sighed. "What's the point of a monster with 0 ATK?"
Flare laughed. Actually burst out laughing at her younger brother's cluelessness. "Heart-eartH Dragon doesn't need ATK points," she chuckled. "But you'll find out, right now. Heart-eartH Dragon, attack Cyber Chaos Colossus!" Her Number rose on its tail and opened its mouth, inhaling in a massive breath. It almost seemed to be trying to suck in the larger monster.
"Uh, your monster knows that it can't eat the Colossus, right?" Yuya asked.
"Hearty's not eating the Colossus, just its power," Flare grinned. "You see, when Heart-eartH Dragon battles, it can't be destroyed by battle, and I take no battle damage,"
Cyril raised an eyebrow.
"And after the Damage Step is over, Cyril is gonna take damage equal to the damage that I would have taken from the battle," Flare grinned.
The boy's eyes opened wide, and his jaw fell open. "What?"
"Now, Heart-eartH Dragon! Dragon Cannon Blast!" Flare commanded, and, beating its wings, the monster raised itself into the air, and launched a blast into the sky. The purple energy soared over Cyber Chaos Colossus, and fell in a great arc towards Cyril's raised face. "No," the boy whispered. "No, no, NO!"
350 minus 4000 well and truly equals 0. Cyber Chaos Colossus vanished, leaving behind a pulsing mass of electrical energy. Now that the monster was gone, the power had no choice but to return to its owner.
Cyril screamed as the power surged back into his body. Flare and Yuya watched in horror as the Number vanished. "What have I done?" the redhead whispered in shock.
The power rose and rose, erupting into a circle of grey-white energy on the ground. Flare paled. "Oh no. No, not here, not now," she begged.
Sensing there was something he didn't know, Yuya looked at her questioningly. "What is it?"
Flare gestured to Edo's unconscious form. "Get him out of here. Now," she commanded. "I'll take care of him,"
One look at Cyril was all the persuasion that the entertainer needed, and Yuya dashed across the field and hoisted Edo over his shoulder, dragging him towards a nearby alleyway.
Flare started towards the overloading boy, but drew back.
The air, enslaved by Cyril's power, coalesced on his skin, forming and folding metal armour around him. The boy collapsed, thrashing as the energy forced a transformation into his true form. His arms erupted into great metal wings, and his legs merged, growing and stretching, changing into metal.
"What the hell?" Yuya whispered in shock.
Finally, the transformation ended. The majority of the mechanical dragon's body was plated with black metal, and interlocking V-shaped scales made up his underbelly and covered his back. Three ruby-shaped eyes glowed on his face, with a purple, eye-like section on each silver wing. Yuya and Flare didn't realise this, but Cyril had become the spitting image of "Cyber Dragon Infinity". He roared, driven to senselessness by overloaded power, and glared down at Flare, primal, animalistic fury washing through his circuits. As if to emphasise the reality of his threat, the dragon used his tail to smash a hole in the side of a nearby building, and roared, an unearthly, mechanical shriek.
"That's not a hologram, is it?" the Lancer gulped.
"Nope," Flare responded. "This is one hundred percent real,"
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Hoo yeah. Things just got real. XD
Thanks, Leafeon. Good to be back. ^^
Anyways.
Xyz Transplant
Normal Trap
Banish one Xyz monster from your Graveyard: Special Summon, from your Extra Deck, an Xyz monster with the same Rank, but destroy it during the End Phase.
Chimeratech Chaos Colossus
Rank 12/LIGHT/Machine/ATK:4000/DEF:4000/Fusion/Xyz/Effect
1 'Cyber' or 'Chimeratech' Fusion monster + 1 'Cyber' Xyz monster + 0 or more 'Cyber' monsters
This card is always treated as having a Level equal to its Rank. When this card is Fusion Summoned: Attach all Fusion Materials used for this card's Fusion Summon to this card as Xyz Material. This card is unaffected by the effects of other cards. Once per turn; You can detach any number of Xyz Materials from Machine-Type Xyz monsters you control; banish cards your opponent controls equal to the number of detached Xyz Materials.
And I really want to get writing the next chapter, which is the overall climax of the Xyz arc of Yuya's Treat (name change pending), so peace!