Chapter 47: Puppeteer Revealed! The False God Appears!
"What?" a voice demanded from their shadowed throne.
"I know, right?" Shinsei grumbled. "We sent Kaze on ahead, and by the time he had failed, we finally arrived at Xyz Dimension, which took absolutely forever - you really need to upgrade this heap of junk's hyperdrive, by the way - and now that we're actually here, the Lancers have already left! In a giant golden airship, nonetheless!" he protested.
"How the hell did they get the Different Dimension Airship, anyway?" his commander growled.
"I'll bet they found the Emperor's Key," Megan shrugged. "It belonged ta Yuma Tsukumo, 'member? The rootin'est, tootin'est Duelist Heartland ever done saw? Someone like him would have been first ta defend his town when Obelisk Force showed up, and first ta get overwhelmed and carded. He prob'ly left his key behind and them Lancers dun found it," she suggested.
"I suppose that must be it. Have either of you any idea when Kaze shall return?" their mistress asked.
Shinsei shrugged. "I don't see why we're waiting. He lost, after all. We should just go after Yuya now. I want a rematch," he declared, cracking his knuckles.
The leader of their group rolled her eyes. "You're right. Enough waiting! I am going to take what is rightfully mine myself, and no amount of miserably incompetent lackeys will stop me!" she declared, yellow eyes casting a glare over her minions.
"You tell 'em!" Shinsei decared, pumping his fist, then paused. "Wait, what was that about 'incompetent lackeys'?" he suddenly asked.
'Unfortunately', his reply was drowned out by the noise of their ship's engines activating.
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Shun frowned as one of the buttons on the Airship's console began to flash red. He experimentally pressed it, and suddenly a large screen dropped from the roof and activated, showing a circular area. A dot in the centre showed the Airship.
"Hey, what's that? A TV? Why didn't you tell me this thing has a TV?" Sawatari demanded, storming towards his fellow Lancer.
Irritably, Shun spun the readout so that Sawatari could see the radar. "This is a flight instrument, not a television!" he barked. "Idiot!"
"Okay, sheesh," the blonde huffed as he returned to his seat, suitably chastened.
"Is that a radar?" Yuke asked, raising his eyebrow.
"I believe so," Shun nodded.
The boy, of course, had a follow-up question. "So, if that's us in the middle, what's that other dot on the right?"
The Xyzian blinked, turning toe screen back so that he could see it. Sure enough, at the far right if the screen, another dot had appeared, and was moving steadily towards the first one. "Not sure, but it's getting closer," he frowned.
"Is it Academia?" Gong questioned.
"Who cares? We can still kick their ass if they aren't, right?" Kite retorted.
"That wouldn't be very nice," Katie pointed out. The blonde man shot her an unimpressed look, and she sighed, turning away. "Right, forgot who I was talking to, Mr. 'Enemy of my enemy is still my enemy, and so is everyone else',"
Sawatari guffawed. Kite glared daggers at him.
"Hey, everyone, calm down. Maybe they'll be friendly?" Yuya suggested.
"And maybe we'll be faced with an ancient city shaped like a snowflake from a dead civilisation, lost in space for thousands of years, just waiting for someone to find it," Allen shook his head. He registered the confused looks of the others, and shrugged. "None of you have ever seen Stargate: Atlantis?"
Ryuna rolled her eyes at her geeky friend, before sliding one of her Decks into her Duel Disk and pocketing the other one. "You know no one ever gets what you're talking about when you bring up Star Trek or whatever, Allen," she pointed out, refastening her Duel Disk. In the autonomy of her actions, she didn't realise that the Deck she had pocketed was the one that contained her Pendulum cards, and the one in her Duel Disk was the one built around her old style. "Anyway. I say we should be friendly, but on our -"
Suddenly, the Duel Spirit vanished in a flicker of light. In the same moment, everyone gasped.
"What happened? Where'd Flare go?" Sawatari demanded.
"Junior!" Yuya gulped as the familiar weight in his jacket pocket vanished. Looking at the desk behind him, Dark Rebellion Baby Dragonet had vanished too.
"The dragons are disappearing?" Gong frowned, but his hypothesis was disproven as Yuya himself vanished in the same way.
"Yuya's a dragon? Since when?" Sawatari blinked. Kite threw him a look that silently asked; "Are you really that stupid?"
The other Lancers waited with bated breath, but it appeared that was all.
"I guess . . . now we wait," Gong shrugged, settling down on his chair.
"What? No! Ryuna, uh, two of our comrades, have vanished, and you want to just sit here? No way!" Allen shouted, storming towards the door.
In a flash, Shun moved over and caught his wrist seconds before he opened the Airship's door. "We are in space," he reminded Allen. "Unless you feel like spending eternity in the void between dimensions, we wait,"
The boy opened his mouth to argue, paused, and conceded to Shun's logic with a few nods. "Doesn't mean I like it, though," he snorted, folding his arms.
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Shinsei smiled up at the newest Synchro monster his mistress had created for him: Mirromage Siege Weapon Magic Magnet. With some careful tweaking of the Solid Vision with Mass system, he had coded it to lock onto Pendulum magic. And Yuya and his little companion were the only ones on that ship with Pendulum power, for sure.
"You're certain this will work?" his commander demanded.
Shinsei shrugged. "Well, what could go wrong? Even Yuya Sakaki can't be stupid enough to throw his power around where others could get at it,"
Next thing he knew, a five-ton black dragon flattened him.
On instinct, Ryuna had taken her true form upon materialisation. And Shinsei had made the poor decision of standing right underneath the contraption. As a result, ten thousand pounds of dragon was lying on top of the unfortunate Duelist.
Barely a second later, Yuya appeared, landing in a position to perfectly straddle the Duel Spirit's neck. His two baby dragons landed on his shoulders, causing the entire design to appear surprisingly coordinated.
Until his draconic friend shifted back to human form. Then he fell, sprawling on the ground. From across the area, Megan burst out laughing.
As the green-haired entertainer looked around, the first thing he noticed was that there was no roof. Or walls. Or, indeed, anything but a large, ornate floor, inlaid with patterns of gold against white. It was ovongular in shape, and at the opposite end, was what looked an awful lot like a throne. And seated within the throne was a woman, dressed in the most regal finery either of them had ever seen. Her hair was platinum blonde, and her frame was covered by a long, flowing dress that had hanging sleeves. Her skin was so pale it was almost white, and when she opened her eyes, they shone with every colour of the rainbow as she gazed down on the four newcomers.
"I am Holactie, it is a," she paused, wrinkling her nose. "pleasure, to finally meet you, Yuya Sakaki," Her gaze turned to Ryuna, and she frowned. "What are you doing here?"
Flare sat up, staring her down. "Well, right now I'm wondering if you're compensating for something with all that regalia," she admitted.
"Shinsei!" Holactie frowned. Her vassal immediately scrambled to his feet, before bowing deeply. "Yes, mistress?"
"You said your machine would only bring Yuya here. Why did we get a ride-along?" she frowned.
Shinsei paused, looking at Flare, who shot him a cheeky wave. "Two possible explanations, milady. Either she was touching him when we beamed him up, or she has a portion of his power," he explained.
"In other words, you were wrong, and Yuya Sakaki was stupid enough to 'throw his power around where others could get at it'," Holactie quoted.
"Excuse me?" Yuya blinked, picking himself up as his pet dragons hid behind his legs.
The goddess sighed. A Duel Disk materialised on her arm, and she levelled it towards Yuya. "You have something that is rightfully mine, boy," she imperiously declared. "And by right of might, I shall take what I deserve,"
"What?" Yuya blinked.
"Whoa, whoa," Flare interjected. "I don't know what you're talking about, but where I'm from we stick together,"
"Shinsei, take care of her," Holactie commanded.
"Sorry, milady, but I can't. My Duel Disk is busy keeping Magic Magnet on," Shinsei apologetically shrugged.
"I could give her a thrashin', missus," Megan offered. In response, Holactie snapped her fingers. A roll of duct tape appeared from thin air and wrapped itself around the cowgirl's mouth. "I still have not forgiven you. Be silent," she commanded.
Megan saluted, sat down and remained quiet.
"As for you," Holactie narrowed her eyes, glaring at Flare. "Where I am from, monster, we don't hide ourselves behind veils of flesh. So stop pretending," she commanded.
Instantly realising her intention, Flare frantically unbuckled her Duel Disk. The straps had already been damaged from her previous transformation, much more and it would break. And it was just in time, too, as her body began to break out in black scales. She had never experienced a forced transformation before, and god it hurt so much more!
Finally, it was over, the black dragoness lying on the floor, heaving ragged breaths. Her wings flopped listlessly against the floor, as she felt too tired to even fuel them properly. Weakly, Ryuna lifted her head just enough to fix a red-eyed stare at Yuya. "Sorry . . . but you're in this alone," she wheezed, before slumping to the ground, completely depleted of energy.
"Why did you do that?" Yuya asked, his smile drooping.
"The four dimensions are for humans. Duel Spirits don't belong here, and they definitely shouldn't masquerade as humans. And I vastly dislike fakers. Which is why you'll stop this pretence! I will force you to reveal your true nature, and prove you unworthy of my mother's power, even if I have to beat it out of you!" Holactie delcared, pointing her left finger at him and using her other hand to arm her Duel Disk. "Defend yourself!"
Yuya scooped up the two dragons, and, obediently, both changed into card form. He returned them to his Deck and armed his Duel Disk, frowning. "I don't know what you're up to, but you shouldn't treat people that way!" he boisterously declared, drawing his hand. "I'll take the first move," There was a stinging pressure behind his eyeballs, he felt the darkness within start to react to his anger. Yuya pinched his nose and forced himself to smile, pushing it back down.
"Fine by me. It'll make it that much easier to defeat you," the goddess sighed as the Duel Disks connected. Blue, glowing platforms appeared throughout the area, as Yuya's Action Duel circuitry activated. "Field Spell: Cross Over, activate,"
Yuya scanned his hand. Hey, there were a couple of the new cards he had added recently; Performapal Pinch Helper and Command Performance. Those worked well together, hmm. "Alright! It's time to start the first act of my show. Let's start with the first performer to set the stage; I Normal Summon Performapal Hip Hippo!" he declared, slamming his card onto the field. His clownish pink Hippo appeared, cheering with 800 ATK.
"And now, it's time for the first big star! I activate Hip Hippo's effect; in addition to my Normal Summon, I can perform a Tribute Summon! So, by Tributing my Hip Hippo, I can bring out the leader of the Performapals! Come, Performapal Elephammer!" The pink Hippo vanished as a trumpeting roar echoed across the field. A massive blue elephant with 2600 ATK and a great top hat appeared on the field, smiling widely.
"Shinsei, I know you said he was a joke, but I do not think that I completely understood what you meant until now," Holactie said.
"I tried to warn you," Shinsei shrugged.
"I Set two cards face-down and end my turn," Yuya declared, unperturbed by the lack of response.
"I see," Holactie frowned. "It's my turn, then. I draw,"
The light generated was intense, forcing Yuya to avert his eyes as she pulled her card. The goddess inspected it, and nodded. "Satisfactory. I Normal Summon Watch Dog," A brazier appeared on her field, with a scruffy dog loping out of nowhere and lying nearby protectively. "Now, I skip to my Main Phase 2, and activate Watch Dog's effect. By forgoing any Special Summons this turn, and sending a Spell from my hand to the Graveyard, I can Set my Burden of the Mighty directly from my Deck," she explained, sliding Galaxy Cyclone from her hand to the Graveyard and pulling a card from her Deck and setting it in her Spell and Trap Card Zone. "And now I activate Burden of the Mighty. As long as this card is on the field, all of your monsters lose ATK equal to their level multiplied by 100," Sure enough, Elephammer's ears drooped as his ATK dropped. "Now, I Set one card, activate the Continuous Spell, True Draco Succession, and end my turn,"
Yuya frowned, drawing. "Alright then -"
"I'm not done. During your Main Puase, I activate my Continuous Trap, Revival of the True King! During your Main Phase, I can Tribute Summon a True King or a True Draco!" she declared, smiling coldly.
Flare moaned and raided her head. "No biggie. The only thing she has to Tribute is that Watch Dog, so it'll only be a Level 5 or 6,"
"Wrong again, spirit," Holactie snorted. "Because for the Tribute Summon of this monster, I can Tribute not only monsters, but Continuous Spells and Traps, too! So I Tribute my Watch Dog, my Burden or the Mighty, and my Revival of the True King, to Tribute Summon! Come, metallised marvel, bearer of the power of monarchs and dragons alike!" With an ear-splitting roar, the three cards blossomed into a multicoloured portal. "Take the power of your succession and use it to destroy all that stands in your path! Rise, Da'At Metatron, the True Dracomechsoldier!" Her monster erupted from its Tributes, revealing itself to be a massive, wyrm-like machine, entirely white and gold. Holactie's body shone even brighter, white skin changing to gold. "Well, Yuya Sakaki? Shall you fall at the first hurdle, or can you defeat my champion?"
Yuya looked up at the new foe and smiled. "You know what I think?"
"What?" she carelessly snapped in response.
"The real fun's just getting started!" he declared, considering his options. "Now it's time to turn on the spotlights, as, using the Scale 2 Performapal Dag Daggerman and the Scale 6 Performapal Guitartle, I set the Pendulum Scale!" The Scale was set with a blue turtle with a king, guitar-like tail, and a sly-looking jester that carried several knives in his hands. "Performapal Guitartle's effect! When another Performapal is activated in the other Pendulum Zone, I can draw a card!"
While this was going on, Holactie was enviously eyeing the Pendulum Zones. "Incredible," she breathed.
Yuya checked the card he drew and smiled. "Now, I activate Dag Daggerman's Pendulum effect, which lets me return a Performapal from my Graveyard to my hand! It's your callback, Hip Hippo!" he continued, retrieving his Hippo.
"I hope you're all paying attention, because it's time for the grand finale! Swing now, Pendulum! Carve the arc of victory!" Gracefully, the Pendulum swung and opened a portal. "Come back, Performapal Hip Hippo! And make your debut, Performapal Stamp Turtle!" His Hippo reappeared, joined by an elderly turtle armed with a large stamp and 1800 DEF. "Now, I'll activate Stamp Turtle's effect, which lets me target two monsters on the field and permanently increase their levels by 1! I'll change Hip Hippo from a Level 3 to a Level 4 monster, and Elephammer from a Level 6 to a Level 7!" The turtle set to work, leaving a Level Star made of ink on both his compatriots' flanks, which promptly added itself to their total. "And now that that's done, it's time introduce the performer who's gonna serve as the grand finale! Because I'll now Overlay my Level 4 Hip Hippo and Stamp Turtle!" the boy commanded, opening a bright green Overlay Network. "Come, destroyer of giants and hero of Heartland! Rank 4! Rise, Castel, the Skyblaster Musketeer!"
Yuya smiled. Castel's effect would return Da'at Metatron to the Deck, leaving Holactie with a clear field. Direct attacks from both of his monsters would result in a one-turn-kill, finishing the Duel quite nicely. "I activate Castel's effect! By using both of his Overlay Units, I shuffle your Metatron into the Deck!" Castel loaded both of the Materials into his gun, where they merged into a single shot, amd fired it straight at his opponent. The shot whistled through the air, and - bounced off an invisible shield around Da'at Metatron.
"Oh, sorry, did I forget to mention? Da'at Metatron, the True Dracomechsoldier is unaffected by the same kind F card used for his Tribute Summon. And since I Tributed a Monster, a Spell and a Trap, guess what that means?" she asked with a wicked smile. "Exactly. Da'at Metatron is unaffected by all card effects! The only way to destroy it is by battle!"
"Really? Cool! That's a really impressive monster you have there!" Yuya grinned. "Kind of sucks that my combo was shut down, though . . oh well. I end my turn,"
"During your End Phase, I draw cards equal to the number of kinds of 'True King' or 'True Draco' cards sent to the Grace this turn. One Trap; one draw," Holactie raised an eyebrow. He was taking that rather well. Too well. He had an ace up his sleeve. She still didn't know the effects of that Elephammer, or those Set Cards . . they had to go. But the immediate threat was obvious. "I activate Galaxy Cyclone from my Graveyard! she declared, as a twisting nebula of planetary bodies emerged from her Grave. "By banishing it from my Graveyard, I can destroy a face-up Spell or Trap on the field. I shan't let that Guitartle survive!" The Pendulum monster vanished in a flash, and Yuya frowned. "Not good,"
"You haven't seen anything yet. I now Normal Summon Homunculus, the Alchemic Being from my hand, and activate his effect, which lets me change him from a LIGHT-attribute to a FIRE-Attribute," A red-and-black warrior appeared on the field, who immediately changed colours and became orange. "Now! By destroying the Ignis Heat, the True Dracowarrior in my hand, and Homunculus, the Alchemic Being, I can Summon this beauty from my hand!" Red energy surged through Holactie's body to equal the gold, and her skin changed again. Her entire left half remained golden, while her right changed to red and orange, fiery magic. "Come, True King Agnimazud, the Vanisher!"
A massive, red-and-black drake with 2900 ATK and large, glowing white wings appeared on the field, roaring its supremacy to the skies above. It glared down at the opposition with smouldering black eyes.
Flare's eyes widened, looking up at the mighty beast. "Damn, I want one of those. That is hot,"
Registering Yuya's skeptical gaze, she shrugged with her wings. "What? Obviously dragons are attracted to other dragons. Besides, it's not like I'm gonna make a move or anything. He's still the enemy,"
"Agnimazud's effect!" Holactie commanded. "If both the monsters destroyed for his Summon were the same Attribute as him, FIRE, I can banish one monster from your field or Graveyard. I'll get rid of your Performapal Elephammer," she coolly declared, and the elephant disappeared in a fiery inferno.
Yuya gasped, shocked at this move.
"Now, battle! I attack Castel with my Da'at Metatron," Holactie intoned, and her invulnerable monster charged, obliterating Yuya's Xyz and inflicting 1000 damage points, leaving his field open. "Now, Agnimazud, attack directly!" she commanded, and her mighty beast unleashed a blast of flame from its mouth.
"Sorry, but no! I activate my own Continuous Trap, Performapal Pinch Helper! Once per turn, when a direct attack is declared, I can negate that attack and Special Summon a Performapal to my field with effects negated!"
Yuya paused, frowning. What should his play here be?
"I Summon Performapal Parrotrio!" A trio of little birds appeared, flocking together for 500 DEF.
Holactie huffed. "Fine then. I end my turn, and since a True King was sent to the Grave, True Draco Succession draws me a card,"
"My turn, then!" Yuya declared, a little worried. "Draw!" As he pulled his card, he blinked.
Odd-Eyes Baby Dragonet smiled up at him.
"Nice to see you too, Junior," he nodded, checking his options. "Not sure that you'll be much help right now, though,"
In a lack of any better choices, he made his move. "I activate Dag Daggerman's effect, which lets me return Performapal Elephammer to my hand, and end my turn,"
"My turn," Holactie snorted, drawing without looking. "Agnimazud, attack!"
"I activate my Trap, Command Performance!" Yuya responded. "When a Performapal is targeted for an Attack, I change all of your monsters to Defence Position and their battle positions can't be changed until the end of your next turn!"
Holactie snorted, unimpressed, even as Agnimazud's attack was shut down. "You forgot that Da'at Metatron is unaffected by Traps. Da'at, finish the attack,"
"Did I?" Yuya smiled as his monster was destroyed and sent to the Extra Deck. "Actually, no. When Parrotrio is destroyed by battle, I can Summon a non-Pendulum Performapal from my Deck! I'll bring out Performapal Life Swordsman!" With 0 DEF, his brown-haired warrior appeared on the field with a shrill cry.
"Impressive," Holactie sarcastically offered. "I Set a card and end my turn,"
"Then it's my turn again!" Yuya declared. "Draw!" As he drew, rainbow light flickered from his card, and he grinned, seeing it. "It's here! Now, using the Scale 1 Odd-Eyes Baby Dragonet, I complete the Pendulum Scale!"
Junior cheered as he manifested in the Pendulum Zone, and Holactie stared at him in wonder. "There it is," she whispered. "That which belongs to me,"
"Junior's effect now lets me change Dag Daggerman's Pendulum Scale from 2 to 8 until the End Phase!" Yuya declared, and the Scale was adjusted accordingly. "And with that, I Pendulum Summon! Swing, Pendulum of souls! Draw an arc across the aether!" Once again, his portal opened, and Yuya's eyes lit up. "Return, Performapal Elephammer and Performapal Parrotrio!" he declared, bringing back his revived Performapals. "And now? It's time to add the final piece," he smiled.
Shinsei raised an eyebrow.
"I Normal Summon Tuning Magician!" Yuya declared, causing his Tuner to appear. "When Tuning a Magician is Summoned, I give you 400 of my Life Points,"
"What?" Holactie blinked in surprise, her LP rising to 4400 as Yuya's dropped to 2600.
"And now, I Tune my Level 1 Tuning Magician to my Level 6 Performapal Elephammer!" Yuya commanded. One ring, six stars, in the Synchro Summon. 1 + 6 = 7. "Descend from the stars, burning dragon of mismatched eyes!" the entertainer declared. "Synchro Summon! Level 7! Come forth, as the dragon who burns like a meteor streaking across the sky! Descend, Odd-Eyes Meteorburst Dragon!" His first Synchro monster roared onto the field. "Now, Meteor Dislodge! When Meteorburst is summoned, I can Special Summon one of the monsters in my Pendulum Zone! Join the party, Odd-Eyes Baby Dragonet!" Junior happily left the Pendulum Zone, joining his big brother.
"It's not enough," Holactie snorted, eyeing the 700-ATK monster in disdain.
"I didn't expect it to be, because now, I'll tune my Level 3 Pendulum Summoned Pendulum Monster Performapal Parrotrio to my Level 7 Odd-Eyes Meteorburst Dragon!" Yuya continued, and cone again, the Synchro Summon went through. "From the peaceful depths of time," the boy raised his hands as brilliant pure light engulfed his monsters, creating a massive pillar of blue energy that soared upwards into space, "release your light throughout this world and revive! Appear, Level 10! The sublime, supreme warrior!" Flashes of rainbow light flickered through the pillar-like portal, and his monster emerged. "Nirvana High Paladin!" The mighty blue champion stared at its opposition, wielding its rod with 3200 ATK.
Holactie was at a loss for words. "What an incredible monster," she finally breathed.
"When Nirvana High Paladin is Summoned using a Pendulum Summoned apendulum Monster as a Tuner, I can select any card in my Graveyard, and return it to my hand! I'll retrieve Command Performance!" Yuya decided, pulling his Trap back out of his Graveyard. "Now, Nirvana High Paladin, attack! Destroy Da'at Metatron!" Obligingly, his monster charged, and brought its wand down in a mighty blow that vaporised the golden machine. 200 damage spilled over, but that was nothing compared to Nirvana's next effect. "Now, I'll activate Nirvana High Paladin's second ability! When he destroys a monster by battle, I can halve your Life Points!"
Without the LIGHT on her field, Holactie's golden half fizzled out, changing her body to entirely fiery red energy. She screeched as Nirvana's effect took action, cutting her to 2100 LP.
"You think that's it? You think that Da'at Metatron was my only power?" Holactie demanded, steaming with anger. "No! I will take what is rightfully mine, I will have what I deserve! When Da'at Metatron is destroyed, I can Summon any monster from my Extra Deck with the Attribute of FIRE, WATER, EARTH, or WIND! I summon the Synchro Monster, Giganticastle!" she declared, pulling a card from her Deck, and a massive, humanoid golem appeared on her field with 2900 ATK. It towered over everything else, and regarded its opposition with dull curiosity.
"Cool," Yuya smiled. "I end my turn,"
"Good. A True Draco went to the Grave, so I draw an extra card!" Holactie growled, drawing her card. "Now, I Normal Summon Poison Draw Frog!" A tiny, brown toad appeared, but immediately vanished. "Now, by destroying Poison Draw and Agnimazud, I Summon to my field, True King Bahrastos, the Fathomer!" she declared. Her two monsters vanished, replaced by a great sea leviathan in Defence Position, with 3000 DEF. The fiery energy making up her body was replaced with oceanic blue. "When Agnimazud is destroyed, I can return a non-FIRE Wyrm form my Grave to my hand, and I'll retrieve Da'at Metatron! And Poison Draw let's me draw a card when he is destroyed. But now, by destroying Dynamite Knuckle, the True Dracofighter in my hand and Bahrastos on my field, I Summon True King Lithosazim, the Disaster!" Now the leviathan with white wings was gone, replaced by a great, gravelly black dragon who roared its 2500 ATK to the world. "When Bahrastos is destroyed, I can Summon a non-WATER Wyrm from my Deck! So come, another True King Agnimazud, the Vanisher!" A second copy of the fire king dragon appeared, and now Holactie's body was split between brown-yellow earth energy and orange-red fire. "And now, I'll destroy Da'at Metatron in my hand and Lithosazim on my field to Summon, from my hand, another True King Lithosazim, the Disaster! And when the first Lithosazim is destroyed, I will revive Bahrastos from my Graveyard!"
The final product of her lengthy combination was a field containing three mighty dragons; Agnimazud, Bahrastos, and Lithosazim, with Giganticastle backing them all up. Stripes of fire, water and earth magic now ran through Holactie's body.
"Are you finished?" Flare irritably questioned.
"No! I now Overlay my Agnimazud, Bahrastos, Lithosazim and Giganticastle together!" An ominously glowing purple and black Overlay Network opened. "Unyielding power of the infinite kings! Through fire, water, earth and air, merge to give birth to the ultimate darkness! Behold, the ultimate and perfect king that turns all in its path to dust! True King V.F.D, The Beast!" With a roar that shook the cosmos around them themselves, a humongous black dragon emerged, covered with spikes and lashing its massive, heavy limbs in fury. Holactie laughed maniacally as her ultimate monster glowered down at its opposition with 3000 ATK.
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Down in Heartland, Kaze irritably tapped at his Duel Disk. "Hello? Anyone there?" he asked, narrowing his eyes in irritation. "Beam me up, Scotty!" he shouted in exasperation.
Nothing.
A/N
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Welcome, everyone, to the Lighthouse on Point View!
{There is a small island, near Hawaii, with one corner ending in a high, rocky bluff. A sea stack protrudes from the ocean a few feet away from the bluff, and there is a wooden bridge connecting them. On the stack, a four-storey tall lighthouse is erected, partially hanging over the abyss and supported by a framework of wooden poles. A large window faces the east on the second floor, and on the third anaqueduct protrudes from the wall, extending a few feet out over the ocean before dumping its contents (mostly water) into the ocean. A large piece of the wall is missing nearby, revealing the interior, which is freshly constructed and unpersonalised. The fourth is currently nothing more than a large platform, with the beginnings of a framework where a large light could be set visible}
In case you can't tell, it's still under construction. But I'm getting there. ^^ The lowest floor - this is a tower built atop a five-storey-tall sea stack, there is nothing 'ground' about it - is the recording studios, where we are now. Upstairs is my personal quarters, and above that is going to be the kitchen and pantry and junk.
And, now that I've welcomed you all to the Point View Lighthouse, where I am now going to be residing for my Author's Notes, time for the actual note!
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Whaddya mean, there's nothing to say? Introduce the lighthouse, remark on the chapter . . {pauses, rereads} Wow. There really is nothing I could say. Now then, no new cards, so review time . . . aww, only one? Boo.
Well, Corinne, it never shall! Kisara singing the dub theme shall remain in your head for all eternity! And I hope you liked Yuya's new tricks this Duel. If he was using some of the less defensive strategies he's been known to employ, he'd have lost already.
Peace!