Final Fantasy X: Rise Of The Dark Warrior Chapter 9: Open The Heart Of Darkness, a final fantasy x fanfic

Alright here we go! I know its been a while since the last update but its been one hell of a chapter to write. My largest chapter so far and I couldnt stop writing!. I think you'll find after reading this chapter its more appropriate. Hope you all enjoy it, here we go... Also I dont own Final Fantasy or Yu-Gi-Oh!

Chpater Nine: Open The Heart Of Darkness - Dark Warrior Vs Rainbow Princess

You could cut the atmosphere on the promotory with a knife it was that tense. Still engaged in our stare down contest, Tara and I moved to opposite ends of the promotory, giving us room to conduct our duel in. Yuna, Lulu and Wakka followed her over, still trying to talk her out of the duel, to which she was having none of. Tidus looking rather lost came over and stood with me while they were arguing with Tara.

"So whats going on?" He says rubbing the back of his head, giving one of his trademark goofy grins. Smiling wryly in reply, I give him a sideways glance, still keeping my partial sight on Tara.

"We're gonna duel, and it looks like I dont have much choice in the matter" I reply

"I meant her going all postal on you" Tidus says sheepishly.

"Dont ask me Tye, it isnt the first time for her to go wiggy on me either, who do you think I mean when I said not to piss off an already pissed off woman?" I say

"That was her?" Tidus asked shocked taking a quick glance at Tara.

"Shes quite the fiery one when shes angry... I think I like it" I say with a malicious smile.

"Kaiser has a crush! Kaiser has a crush!" Tidus said childishly, while pointing and laughing at me.

"Yeah well..." I conceed rubbing the back of my head. "Well keep it stum otherwise ill have words with a certain Summoner about you!" I say in reply.

Tidus simply gave a reply of moving his finger over his lips, the 'my lips are sealed' sign. Taking a look over at Tara, she was still arguing with the three people infront of her, occasionally looking over in my direction and sneering.

"Least it gets our duel out of the way nice and early for starters." I say folding my arms

"What do you mean?" Tidus asks.

"Well both of us are Champions of a temple, so at some point we would need to duel in order to continue on a Summoners pilgrimage... Well Tara would anyway. Not that I remember even having a Summoner to begin with" I say, with a partial lie.

"Makes sense... I think... But that still dosnt explain why she keeps going nuts when your around." Tidus says.

"I guess we will find out in this duel" I say

"How will you find that out?" Tidus replied

"You'll be suprised what you find out in a duel, hey, this is the first duel of mine your gonna see up close. Ill put on a good show for you Tye" I say with a smile.

Looking up I see that Tara had managed to ward the people before her off and was now stood alone. Yuna, Wakka and Lulu had moved next to the obelisk, so that they were in between us, but on the sidelines so that they could watch safely.

"Best get going, things might get a bit rough" I say, nodding towards Tidus to join them.

"Have a blast Kaiser." He says with a grin, before running over to the others.

Looking back across the duel field, Tara and I began another stare down contest, with our duel disks at the ready, hands over our deck slots ready to draw. The scene was almost like an old western movie, with two fighters ready to draw thier guns at a seconds notice. I could almost feel like a huge smile was growing forth inside my mind. Id always wanted to experience a real duel, with real monsters for years. Now I had that chance, and I wasnt gonna let this feeling go for anyone. The wind suddenly picked up and a harsh breeze passed across the field, and I saw Tara's eyes widen and I knew it was time.

"DUEL!" We both shout.

Tara 8000 Kaiser 8000

"This is wrong" Yuna said on the sidelines.

"Tara was serious ya. We couldnt stop her from doin this" Wakka added.

"So whats the story here? I mean, even Kaiser dosnt know the real reason she went nuts." Tidus said joining them.

"Tara seems really upset with him being the Besaid Champion, and for some reason she seems to think that theres a conspiracy to stop her being my Duelist" Yuna replied

"And is there?" Tidus asked.

Wakka instantly answered that question by giving him a slap on the back of the head.

"Kaiser aint here to do it brudda, thought id do it for him" Wakka threw in with a grin.

"Yeah thanks Wakka" Tidus said rubbing the back of his head. Sighing, Yuna continued.

"Tara is my sister, the day I even thought about becoming a Summoner we both knew she would be my Duelist, there isnt even a question about it... but for some reason..." Yuna trailed off.

"Yuna... Tara has to do this" Lulu interrupted.

All eyes on the sidelines turned towards the raven haired mage, as she looked on at Kaiser and Tara staring each other down.

"She never told you this Yuna... but Tara once tried to become Champion of Besaid" Lulu stated flatly.

"What? Why?" Yuna asked flustered

"It was to suprise you Yuna... she was prepared to revoke her status as champion of Bevelle in order to do it" Lulu continued

"But what happened?" Wakka asked

"The Fayth of Besaid deemed her weak... well one of them did anyway, from what she told me, one Fayth told her she was not the one they were looking for... as for the other... well it was rather insulting to say the least" Lulu finished.

"That still dosnt explain why she did it for me" Yuna said, still confused.

"Yuna... she wanted to become Besaid Champion... so that she could feel like you were starting the journey together... when you decided to become a Summoner... just like yours and her father did ten years ago." Lulu said sighing.

"Oh Tara" Yuna muttered, her eyes beginning to well up.

"She felt embarrased and ashamed Yuna, almost like she had failed you. She didnt want to tell you... she only told me because it slipped out by accident." Lulu continued.

Lulu's ruby red eyes turned to look over towards Yuna.

"Let her do this Yuna, if she wins it might give her some sort of closure on the issue." Lulu finished.

Nodding Yuna forced a weak smile before turning back to the duel ground. Tidus still on the other hand was a little confused.

"But that still dosnt say why she is mad at Kaiser though. Does it?" He asked, looking to the others for answers.

Wakka gave him a simple shrug, while Lulu simply shook her head and folded her arms.

"I suspect that her anger is not towards Kaiser directly... not that she dosnt think of it that way now. More so that is the fact that he appeared out of no where and became the Champion within a short period of time. I think that is what aggrivates her more. The fact that he accomplished something so easy, compared to her, that wanted to be Champion more than anything and got nothing for her efforts" Lulu explained.

"Oooooh, I get it now" Tidus said

"Ssshh is starting" Yuna said

Drawing my opening cards, I quickly fan them out and take a look, before putting them in my left hand to hold onto. Looking out across the field I can see that Tara had drawn her hand too. Except she seemed to have drawn a sixth card.

"Ladies first! Dont mind do you... No? Well thanks... here we go" She says.

"Dont give me a chance to reply" I mutter under my breath.

"Ok then, everything seems normal for a duel so far. My life point meter reads eight thousand, so nothing new there, lets just see what she throws at me first though... see if there are any more suprises" I think

Taking a card from her hand, Tara holds up her duel disk, and a slot on the far end of the monster zone pops out, indicating a field magic card is about to become active.

"Alright now I can really get my game on! I ACTIVATE RAINBOW FUSION!" She says in a partial dual voice.

Placing a card in the field slot, it quickly folds back into the disk and activates, sending a shockwave across the field. I sweep my arms across my face to block the wind, and pull them back down once it died down, I take a look around the field shocked. Looking straight above me was a swirling vortex in the sky. Almost like the vortex used in a Polymerization effect. Only difference was, this vortex was multicoloured, almost like a rainbow. Looking down I could see Tara stood across me, looking rather smug to say the least. However that wasnt what drew my attention, it was the ten pedestals that were lined up neatly behind her, each one holding a clear orb on top.

"What's going on? Such a card dosnt exist! Is this the power of the Fayth here? Creating new cards? And thinking about it, what was with the get her game on bit? That undertone voice of the Fayth sounded so familiar..." I think, as the penny dropped. "Oh you've got to be kidding!" I think.

"Liking my field magic card?" Tara said, interrupting my thoughts. "Its got three nifty effects. Firstly, we can now fusion summon any monster without using a Polymerization card, and even better, we both draw cards equal to the amount of material monsters that the player sends to the graveyard" Tara states.

"Im sensing a catch here?" I interrupt.

"You sense right, so long as Rainbow Fusion is on the field, the material monsters we use in the fusion summon, cant be summoned onto the field, returned to our decks or hands. Also the same applies for the fusion monster itself once it hits the graveyard. So dont expect them to help out after you use them! Second, whenever a monster is placed as a continous magic card, in the magic or trap zone, the controller of that monster draws one card, while the opponent gains five hundred life points to boot" Tara replies in a partial dual voice.

"And those pedestals behind you?" I point out

"Ah those, well, each time a monster is destroyed, an orb lights up. Once all ten or them are lit up... well lets just say that something great happens... great for me that is...moving on" Tara says.

"Monsters in the magic and trap zone? Why is that so familiar as well? What kind of deck plays monsters like that... Oh this gets better and better!" I think

Pulling a card from her hand, Tara plays a monster face down and horizontal on the monster card zone, and finally in the slots at the back of the monster zone, she plays another card behind it.

"I play a monster card in defence mode, and another card face down and end my turn. Your up sweetie." She says with a smile.

In a small cloud of pyreflies two brown cards appeared on the field, face down on the promotory floor. They almost looked as if they were set up in a T shape. The first horizontal card indicated a monster in defence mode, while the other vertical placed card indicated a magic or trap card that was ready to be sprung.

"She really isnt going to tip her hand on this one, I arnt gonna get an inch of what shes playing until its too late... good thing is ive got some inside knowledge without her realising it, she gave some of her game away with whats she said already. But its that damn magic card that worries me the most. That field spell is a perfect way to play a hybrid deck... if my guess is right that is. No wonder it dosnt exist back home, the damn thing would be too broken!" I think.

"You in lala land there Kaiser? Come on! I wanna see some of your sweet monsters!" Tara squealed.

"Another famous quote. Least I know where your getting all this from Tara... saying that, her mood seems to have changed almost instantly now we are in this duel, guess I have those two Fayth of hers to thank for that" I think.

"Tara, before I make my move, I have to ask you something" I say

"What?" She replies slightly puzzled.

"Your not mad now?" I ask quickly

Tara's gasp of shock was more than enough of a reply that I needed, Id clearly hit the nail on the head there with that one. It was truely like she had undegone a personality transplant after starting the duel. To be honnest? I was glad, this was the true Tara, someone that loved the duel as much as I did. Maybe it was time to follow it up to try and see where I could get.

"Well?" I ask.

Tara's face didnt seem to have an expression on it, it was like she wasnt even in there. It was then that I noticed something about her eyes, her normal bright blue eyes had changed. The colour of her eyes kept changing every few seconds, to either a mulitcolour swirling vortex, or a grey swirling vortex.

"Its the sign of the Fayth in her soul, she must be tapping into thier power, I think its time to head into this situation" I think

"Tara, we had to duel at some point no matter what... so for now why cant it just be that? I mean you seemed to change completely as soon as you started this duel. When I first met you, you seemed angry as if everything was against you... and you've got a great punch on you girl believe me. But now, you seem as if you have so much life in you, and I can tell how much you love to duel, its obvious with the way you were talking. So cant we just sort of start over until this duel is over with at least?" I say.

Looking over at her, I could see that her eyes had changed back to her deep blue colour as normal, and that she was taking in everthing I had said. The intersting thing was, that it seemed to be hitting home with her. Lowering her head, I could hear her start sniffing. She was starting to cry, she pulled up her free hand and started to wipe her eyes, I couldnt see her face with her hair hanging now over her face. But I could tell that I had hit a few nerves.

"Dont cry Tara, you shouldnt hide such a pretty face" came a voice

"C'mon Tara, we're starting a totally sweet duel right now! We gotta get our game on!" came another voice.

My face was nothing more than a complete grin as I saw what was before me, I looked at the two half transparent figures that were now stood next to Tara. The first one had his arm on her shoulder comforting her, while the second was almost jumping around on the spot out of sheer excitement.

"Didnt take too much to guess it was you two" I think with a wide smile.

"Hey Tara" I say, causing her to look up at me, her Fayth included.

"You got some good friends there" I say smiling at them.

Tara seemed shocked that I could see her Fayth, looking at her Fayth individually, they both sort of shrugged at her some sort of non answer before she spoke.

"You can see them?" She asked.

"Hey, join the Fayth club" I say

Reaching into the depths of my mind and soul, I make a silent call to my two guardians, after a quick colour change of my eyes or two, they both appeared at either side of me in their half transparent forms, stood with thier arms folded. Zane was giving one of his sort of neutral smiles to Tara and her Fayth, while Kaiba on the other hand had his back turned to the crowd with his arms folded making his trademark scowling sort of looks.

"You can see them I guess?" I continue.

Standing back up right Tara started to nod, and more importantly, she smiled rather widely. That was what I had wanted to see, her regaining her own strength without trying to lynch me. I knew it was time to ask that burning question.

"Tara, tell me, whats the real problem you seem to have with me? Please." I ask.

Taking another look at her Fayth she gave them both smiles, which they both returned to her as well as giving her an encouraging nod, Tara began to speak.

"Im sorry Tara... I sometimes let myself get carried away in my emotions you know? I was so angry when you became the Champion, because... I wished that it was me... Wished that it was me that Yuna and the others praised when you came out from seeing the Fayth." She began.

"But your already Champion of Bevelle arnt you? Why is being champion of Besaid so important?" I ask.

"Because I wanted to do it for my sister" Tara says taking a glance towards Yuna on the sidelines.

"Yuna wanted to start her journey as a Summoner in Besaid, where we grew up together. Yuna asked if I would be her Duelist on the pilgrimage. How could I refuse my sister with something like that you know? Even thought I was champion of Bevelle already I wanted to try and see if the Fayth of Besaid would take me in... because" She trailed off.

"You wanted to start the journey with her... I get it" I continue for her.

"Yeah" She said sniffing once more. "It would have been such a suprise for Yuna, both of us as sisters beginning the journey truely together, but it wasnt meant to be." She says.

"Dont take it personal... Kaiser was the one we were looking for" Zane spoke out

"I dont... I know I should be lucky to be a Champion of a temple at all, most people never even get that. But I was just so angry, how my dream of making a true journey with my sister, was shattered by someone who just waltzed onto the scene out of no where" Tara finishes.

"Well I didnt exactly help myself I suppose, being a clever sod with you and all the other night" I say grining.

"You know I actually found what you said funny really" She said with a grin of her own.

"About you thinking im cute?" I say back with a wry grin

"Very funny" she throws back.

"I try" I smile

"Anyway, I shouldnt have taken it out on you. I dont even know you, it wasnt fair" Tara continues.

"Nah dont worry about it, ive had a lot worse trust me! Just glad its all cleared up" I say

"Well I think we've still got a duel to get through, and that boat wont wait for us forever while we are chitty chatting" She says sweetly, giving me a flashy genuine smile.

"By the divines shes gorgeous when she gives that smile" I think

"Ok then, lets go, mind giving us some room gentlemen?" I say looking at my Fayths.

"Enjoy the duel Kaiser" Zane says

"Just make sure you win" Kaiba adds, as they both disappear.

"You heard him guys" Tara said to her Fayth.

"Of course Tara, have fun, same to you Kaiser." One of her Fayth said.

"Sweetness! Its go time! Hey Kaiser! Give it your all dude! Get your game on!" Shouted the second.

"Thanks you two, glad to finally see you both in person" I say to her Fayth.

Tara's Fayth seemed to recoil in shock. They looked at each other briefly before speaking to me. The one on the left who had comforted Tara spoke first, he sported a head of dark greenish coloured hair spiking out slighly at the back. Dressed in a white shirt which had a short blue waistcoat over the top of it, he was completed in his outfit by a pair of dark jeans with small shoes on his feet. His eyes were very perculiar however, his eyes were emerald green in colour and seemed to sparkle in the sun.

"You know us?" He asked

The other was dressed in a simliar fashion, he sported a almost birds nest like head of hair, brown in colour and quite on the messy side. He was wearing a red jacket with a simple black shirt underneat it, finished off by a set of light coloured trousers and sneakers on his feet. His eyes were a deep brown, and gave off quite the impression about his enthusiasm. One similarity that both the Fayth shared should be obvious at this point, they were both wearing duel disks on thier left arms.

"Well our reputation must procceed us or whatever it means!" The other Fayth spoke.

"You two are exactly how I expected you to be, im glad to finally meet you both in person" I think

"Your Jesse Anderson and Jaden Yuki, and trust me, I know who you are" I say smiling.

Extending my arm I point my first two fingers out and clench the rest of my hand as I point at the Fayth, mimicing Jadens signature duel finishing pose.

"Gotcha! Say hi to Winged Kuriboh and Ruby for me" I say with a smile.

"Hey Jay, looks like we're famous or something!" Jesse says

"Totally rad Jess! Must be my awesome dueling skills or something. Wait till I tell Kuriboh about this!" Jaden adds.

"Are you two done? Come on! I got a duel to win!" Tara jumps in.

Grinning sheepishly at each other, the both give me a parting smile before disappearing.

"Tara, now that all thats out of the way, hows about we drop the stipulation from before eh? I want to have a fun duel, not one made out of anger." I offer

"Sure Kaiser, lets go! GAME ON!" she roars.

Back on the sideline, the foursome stood watching this entire exchange had mixed reactions to the opera that was taking place before them.

"You were right Lulu" Yuna began.

"Of course" Lulu replied.

"Well im just glad its all sorted now ya, Tara aint angry no more" Wakka threw in.

"Whats with them talking about seeing people? I couldnt see anyone" Tidus asked rubbing the back of his head.

"They were reffering to thier Fayth's, the Fayth exist within the Duelists and Summoners souls" Lulu explained.

"Can you see them Yuna?" Tidus asked.

"Yes... When Tara told me she became Champion of Bevelle, she started acting like she was talking to herself, sometimes for hours on end. I asked her about it once, and she told me she was talking to her Fayth. I didnt know what to think at the time. I couldnt see them back then, but now im joined with a Fayth of my own... now I can see and hear them" Yuna whispered almost.

A short silence descended upon the group as they took in Yuna's information, within half a minute Lulu spoke once more.

"He's good" Lulu said flatly.

"Whats the Lu?" Wakka asked

"Kaiser... hes good. He worked out all that himself, his perception of people is excellent. He knew exactly what to do to draw out why she was angry. He suprised even me" Lulu explained simply.

"Then he must be really something to do that!" Wakka exclaimed.

"Dont get too overconfident Wakka" Lulu scolded. "Lets just see how this duel plays out, that should answer everything else."

Drawing a card from my deck I add it to my dueling hand. Taking a look at the cards in my hand, I see I have a good opening hand, only problem was, Tara's deck type was troubling me, not to mention the field spell she had already played.

"All right, with Jaden and Jesse as her Fayth's im gonna take a good guess that her deck is some sort of Elemental Hero and Crystal Beast hybrid. That field spell of her backs up both of her themes perfectly increasing her drawing power to fuel her monsters. I best be careful who knows what else she..." I trail off in my mind

"I SUMMON THE ULTIMATE CRYSTAL GOD! RAINBOW DRAGON!" came a large shout.

My eyes flew open in a second.

"What the hell? Rainbow Dragon!" I think.

"RAINBOW DRAGON! ATTACK! OVER THE RAINBOW!" came another shout.

The Rainbow Dragon roared and reared its head back, within a second it charged up a multicolour of light in its mouth, before firing it at something on the cliff. After a rather large explosion the dragon disappeared.

The flashback roared through my head like a steam train, I was in way over my head here. It had been Tara who was on the cliff top the other day summoning Rainbow Dragon. There was no doubt in my mind anymore with her having Jesse as a Fayth. However this did give me a slight advantage, as I now knew quite a lot of her deck and its various strategys. So at least now I would be prepared. Taking three cards from my hand I slot them all quickly into the graveyard.

"Alright Tara! Time to start this duel out with a huge bang! Using the effect of your own field card, I send these three monsters to the graveyard in order to call out a fusion monster!" I cry

The swirling rainbow vortex above our heads began to swirl around fast as the colours grew brighter. My three Cyber Dragons briefly appeared in the swirling vortex and were quickly consumed in a blast of light as they fused together. Then all of a sudden a lightning bolt struck the earth directly behind me, as a massive amount of pyreflies converged creating a monster from the ground up, I could feel the power welling up within me as my eyes shifted to their metallic silver colour.

"Come on back old friend! I SUMMON CYBER END DRAGON!" I shout

Cyber End Dragon 4000/2800

Extending its wings to full height above the promotory, it cast quite an intimidating shadow across Tara's side of the field as it roared a battle cry as it appeared. Looking up at my mighty dragon, its three heads seemed to turn down slightly and look at me. Meeting each others gaze, my eyes locked onto the eyes of the centre head. The feeling I was getting was unreal, it was almost like a meeting of minds. I could see into the creatures mind, know how it felt. But more importantly I knew one thing... this dragon would rather see itself destroyed than see me break a nail. Thats nothing to be scoffed at.

"Thats so totally cool! That monsters totally sweet!" Tara squeeled at her side of the field, bouncing around on the spot.

"Glad you like it, but at least I dont loose anything for it! Now we both draw three cards from our decks thanks to the secondary effect of your field spell" I say

Tara and I quickly draw an additional three cards into our hands, before fanning them out into our dueling hands. Taking another card from my hand I slap it down by the side of Cyber End Dragon on my duel disk.

"Since that was a fusion summon, I havnt used my normal summon for the turn yet. So next up I summon Cyber Phoenix!" I shout

Emerging from a cloud of pyreflies, followed by a large explosion, a mighty metallic phoenix appeared on the field. Spouting four large wings with red metallic feathers, it gave a mighty screech from its beaked face as it appeared on the field. A pair of powerful legs with claws on its feet made it a rather nasty adversary. That wasnt taking in the fact that its razor shar trident tail was swishing around in the air behind it.

Cyber Phoenix 1200/1600

"Your gonna loose some life points this turn Tara, so prepare yourself!" I say

"How you work that one out? My monsters in defence mode and who knows what this face down card is?" She teases.

"Two simple words, special effects. See Cyber End Dragons effect is that it deals trample damage, inflicting the differnce between its attack points and your monsters defence points. Something which dosnt normally happen, and considering my dragon has four thouand points, I doubt that any monster you have will be able to survive that. Next Cyber Phoenix's effect is that whenever its in attack mode you cannot target any of my machina monsters with a magic or trap card, as that card is negated and destroyed. So guess whats coming next?" I ask.

"Id rather not" Tara mutters

"Cyber End Dragon attack! Eternal Evolution Burst!" Came my reply.

All three heads of the dragon charged up its signature attack, and with a seconds notice the mighty burst of energy lanced forward at the face down monster. The monster card flipped up, revealing a monster that appeared on the field. The monster was a turtle that was hiding in its shell. It would have looked like any other turtle, except its back was covered with emerald gemstones.

Crystal Beast Emerald Turtle 600/2000

As high as the turtles defence points was it was no match for the attack of the dragon. The turtle disintigrated into a cloud of pyreflies, while Tara who was stood behind it, braced herself as the piercing effect of the blast hit her, making her cry out in pain. I also take note that one of the orbs on the pedestals behind Tara began to glow with a bright white light.

Tara 6000 Kaiser 8000

"Tonight I dine on turtle soup" I say with a grin.

"Yeah well, when you destroy my Crystal Beast monsters they dont go to the graveyard, they transform into crystals and go into my magic and trap zone" Tara states, gritting her teeth. True to her word the cloud of pyreflies that the turtle had evaporated into, formed once more next to her face down card, forming into a large emerald gemstone.

"Next because of Rainbow Fusion, I draw one card while you gain five hundred life points." Tara adds

Tara 6000 Kaiser 8500

"Thanks for the boost" I say with a smile

"Trust me you'll need it before long" She throws back

"Well for now, ill have my Cyber Phoenix attack you directly!" I command

With another screech the phoenix extended its wings to full height, and a red light began to charge at the tip of each of its four wings, after a second the energy merged together and fired towards Tara in a laser attack.

"Not quite, reveal trap card! A Hero Emerges!" Tara shouts extending her free arm into the air.

Cyber Phoenix's laser attack stopped short from Tara as the effect of the trap card activated.

"With this trap you pick a card from my hand, and if its a monster, I get to summon it straight to the field, if it isnt a monster it goes to the graveyard" Tara says.

"Normally I love seeing Jaden using this move, but if I pick the wrong card it could be a strong monster, but saying that... with so many cards in her hand, ive a good chance of picking a magic or trap card." I think.

"Far left card!" I declare

"Really? Nice pick... for me that is! Its Elemental Hero Clayman! He's coming out in defence mode!" Tara says

Bursting from the ground itself in a sea of pyrefiles, the golem type hero jumped onto the field. It was made entirely of clay as its name suggested, with a rather large powerful looking body, it kneeled down on one knee and crossed its massive arms across its chest as it sat in defence mode. What passed for a head on the monster was coloured entirely red, with two slits across its face which made up what looked like its eyes.

Elemental Hero Clayman 800/2000

"With two thousand defence points, my Phoenix cant beat it, so ill call off that attack... play two cards face down, and end my turn" I declare.

"My move! Draw!" Tara says with a flourish. "First up, I summon Crystal Beast Sapphire Pegasus in attack mode!"

In a small tornado of pyreflies a magnificent white horse materialised onto the field, sporting an impressive white mane, the horse had a rather large sapphire horn on its head. But instead of being a normal horse, this one had two massive shining wings extending from its shoulders. The wings had a sapphire stone near the tip in each, and were adorned with a multitude of pale yellow feathers. Flapping them majestically the Pegasus touched down onto the floor.

Crystal Beast Sapphire Pegasus 1800/1200

"Activate Sapphire calling!" Tara declared.

Extending its neck to full height, the sapphire horn on the Pegasus's head began to glow brightly.

"Whenever my Pegasus is summoned, I can select another Crystal Beast from my hand, deck or graveyard and place it in my magic and trap zone, so ill place Ruby Carbuncle from my deck into my magic and trap zone!"

In a small blast of ruby light, a large red ruby gemstone appeared on the field, next to its emerald counterpart.

"Now Rainbow Fusion grants me a draw, and you five hundred life points" Tara adds.

Tara 6000 Kaiser 9000

"As much as your monster is impressive it dosnt even come near to the points my dragon has" I counter

"We shall see, cause its time to slay the dragon! I use to effect of Rainbow Fusion and send Elemental Hero's Avian and Burstinatrix monsters to the graveyard for a fusion summon!" Tara declares.

"Not that I dont know whats coming" I think

Appearing briefly in the rainbow vortex came two familiar looking monsters. The first looked like a cross between a man and a large bird, which I recognised as being Elemental Hero Avian. It was covered from head to toe in dark green feathers, and had a set of wings on its back adorned with brilliant white feathers that glistened in the sunlight. Sporting quite an impressive muscular physique, the monster looked quite intimidating in its own right.

Its counterpart was nothing to be scoffed at either, as I knew that the second hero, which was Elemental Hero Burstinatrix could be quite fierce in her own way. From her shoulders down the rest of her body the female monster was covered in a bright red leotard, which covered her rather trim looking body. With a yellow helmet on her head that covered some of her long mane of black and grey hair, the female hero was clearly a fire manipulator as she briefly conjured a small fireball in each hand before both monsters were consumed into the vortex.

"First off meet Elemental Hero Flame Wingman!" Tara declares.

Emerging from the vortex in a flash of light came one of the mighty monsters of the Elemental Hero line. Its body was rather strange in appearance, it was humanoid in shape, however there were quite a number of differences. Its was mostly green in colour, but its right arm was completely red in colour and had what looked like a large red dragons head for a hand. Sprouting from its left shoulder was a single large white wing covered in white feathers, obviously a trademark from fusing with Avian. Its left hand was nothing to be laughed at either as it possed rather large taloned hand. Similar in its dragon like look, the Wingman had a large red lizard like tail extending from its back that swished around on its own accord.

Elemental Hero Flame Wingman 2100/1200

"Still not enough" I add dryly.

"You think so? Lets see after this! Next ill add Elemental Hero Sparkman to the mix with my Flame Wingman and fusion summon my next monster!" Tara says with a cheery smile.

Jumping back up towards the vortex as quickly as it came, the Wingman was quickly consumed by the vortex. It was joined by Elemental Hero Sparkman, the electric manipulator of the heros. The monster was covered around its shoulder areas in golden armour, and was wearing a blue helmet over its face, with two blue metallic fan like wings on its back. Sparkmans entire body was glowing with electric light, which was also mirrored on the design on its legs as its lower legs seemed to have thunderbolt type sparks working down its legs.

"Meet the shining light of my heros! Elemental Hero Shining Flare Wingman!" Tara shouts

In a blast of light that seemed stronger than the sun, a might monster appeared. I had to shield my eyes with my arm for a second the light was so bright, Tara on the other hand didnt even seem to flinch, not that I could make out much with the light that was intruding on my vision. Descending slowly from the vortex looked like a metallic version upgrade of Flame Wingman. Clad from head to toe in bright white body armour that showed off quite a muscular physique, it was truly a mighty beast. With two large metallic wings that had razor sharp fans protuding from it, it was clear this monster wasnt to be messed with. Topping it all off, the Wingman seemed to be generating its own light source, a gentle bright light seemed to be emanating from the creature itself.

Elemental Hero Shining Flare Wingman 2500/2100

"Im totally boned now" I gulp

"Now thanks to my field card, and with a double fusion summon, we now both draw four cards" Tara states.

Drawing my cards into my hand, I dont give them much notice as I put them into my already large sized dueling hand. The collosus infront of me was too much of a worry, as I knew how much of a threat that Wingman could be, and whats worse, it was only going to get stronger.

"Now onto the fun bit, my Flare Wingman gains three hundred extra attack points for every single Elemental Hero monster in my graveyard and since ive got four heros chilling in my graveyard, Wingman gains twelve hundred points!" Tara squeals.

Elemental Hero Shining Flare Wingman 3700/2100

"Impressive move Tara, but your monster still falls short of mine" I throw back.

"Think so? Guess its good ive got this magic card then, Gift Of The Martyr!" Tara declares

Slotting the card into the duel disk, Elemental Hero Clayman on Tara's side of the field instantly dissolved into a cloud of pyreflies. The pyreflies themselves then seemed to be absorbed into the Flare Wingman which seemed to glow brighter.

"My magic card sends Clayman to the graveyard, in return granting my Flare Wingman an additional eight hundred points for this turn, plus now that Claymans in the graveyard, Flare Wingmans effect increases its own attack by another three hundred!" Tara shouts.

Elemental Hero Shining Flare Wingman 4800/2100

"Thats insane!" I cry in panic

"Now the fun really starts! Sapphire Pegasus! Attack Cyber Phoenix with Sapphire Light Horn!" Tara commands

Responding immediately the Pegasus lept into the air flapping its wings to keep afloat, before charging up an energy beam from its horn, after another second the laser like beam shot out, striking the phoenix directly on the chest, which exploded instantly. The energy beam continued on and blasted into my left shoulder, sending me staggering back. Instantly I grab hold of my shoulder with my right hand as the pain took hold. Glancing across the field I saw a second orb light up on one of the pedestals, but that wasnt my major concern right now.

"That really, really hurt!... Whats worse, that wasnt exactly a strong attack either, there wasnt much difference between my Phoenix's attack and her Pegasus's attack points. If something like that can hurt that much... I really dont want to know what a strong direct attack feels like" I think

Tara 6000 Kaiser 8400

"Whever Phoenix is destroyed in battle, I can draw one card from my deck" I say while drawing a card, still wincing from the attack.

"Whatever! My next attack is the best part! Shining Flare Wingman! Destroy Cyber End Dragon with Shining Flare Burst!" Tara declares.

I instantly start to panic, my face down cards wouldnt help, I hadnt banked on something being able to destroy my dragon in battle so I hadnt prepared a card to block an attack. Looking up in fright for my dragon my eyes catch its once more, and I could almost feel its sorrow flowing towards me. It knew what was going to happen, and they very thought of it broke my heart.

"Im sorry my loyal friend... my only true friend" I think to myself.

Jumping into the air the Wingman seemed to hover seemingly defying gravity, extending its wings as far out as it could go it seemed to absorb light directly from the sun. Charging up a mighty blast of light into a pointed beam, the beam shot out towards the dragon. Cyber End Dragon attempted to fight back, charging up its own attack and firing back at the Wingman. However it wasnt meant to be, after a brief struggle as the two attacks met, the Wingmans attack pushed back against the dragons and hit it head on. The dragon roared in pain as it exploded into a large cloud of pyreflies.

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"Oh yeah! But the best is yet to come! Thanks to Flare Wingmans second effect you take damage equal to your monsters attack points! Thats a whopping four grand of damage coming your way!" Tara squeals

The Wingman landed on the floor directly infront of me, and began to shine once more in a bright light that enveloped all of my senses. My skin felt like it was physically searing off the pain was that much. But I didnt really feel it as much as I should, my mind was now far away from the duel. After a few more seconds the Wingman stopped its attack and jumped back to Tara's side of the field. I instantly slumped to my knees, feeling defeated, I didnt even notice the third orb light up on the field.

Tara 6000 Kaiser 3600

"My favourite monster... destroyed like it was nothing... nothing" My mind echoes.

My heart was physically burning at the loss of my dragon. The image of our eyes meeting before it was attack was seared into my mind, the way it looked in sorrow at the thought of its own demise. The fact that I couldnt save my dragon was an insult to everything I stood for. I was supposed to be a master duelist, yet I couldnt save my favourite monster.

"Take your vengance... make her suffer"

"Take my vengance... yes... make her suffer like my dragon did" I think.

"Now that my attacks finished, Flare Wingmans attack points go down, then ill play two cards face down and back to you Kaiser... Kaiser?... you in there? Hello?" Tara states puzzled.

Elemental Hero Shining Flare Wingman 4000/2100

"Shes laughing at you, at your dragons pain... its screaming in pain from the pits of hell thanks to her... so send her there to join it"

"My dragons suffering because I let it be destroyed... I failed my favourite monster" I mutter.

I could hear the dragons roar of pain as it was destroyed echoing over and over again in my mind, it felt like I had been split down the middle and half of me was gone. I could almost picture it, writhing in hell fire, screaming an unholy scream of agony.

"Kaiser? Whats the matter... what are you talking about?" Tara said still rather puzzled.

"She dosnt even care about the bond you share with your monster... she destroyed it like it was trash... she spat on you and your dragon... and laughed in malicious joy while she did it... unleash your rage... unleash The Dark Warrior"

"The Dark Warrior... The Dark Warrior... The Dark Warrior..." I slowly mutter standing back up.

"The Dark Warrior!..." Tara shouts in shock. "Oh no! The prophecy! This cant be real!" She screams.

"The darkness in your heart could eclipse the very sun Kaiser... Ive waited for your coming for a millenium, now spill her blood in the name of darkness... Give yourself the satisfaction of vengance for once in your life... strike back against those that would harm you and those that you hold dear... No one has ever had any faith in you, your entire life. They all take what they can from you and treat you like trash in return. Fight back and be slaughter them all. Become the destroyer of Spira"

Lifting my head back up I look directly across the field at Tara, who instanly recoils in shock at seeing me look at her. Her face was that of pure horror, almost like she had seen a ghost.

"Whats wrong with your eyes! There completely black!" She screams pointing at me.

I wasnt listening to her, the dark thoughts that were running through my head were keeping me company. Looking down at my body, I could see that I was now surrounded in a black fiery aura that seemed to emanate from my body as if I were on fire. But I didnt care, it felt warm and inviting, and I such I would satisfy its needs... by spilling her blood all across this island. I would etch my name upon this world unlike anything I could have done back home. Destroy those before me, and take vengance for all those time the people around me who used me, and then discarded my like trash.

"Tara... my name... is Kaiser... The Dark Warrior... The destroyer of Spira! And I make you this simple promise mortal... That you will drown in your own blood by my hand" I say in a monotone voice.

"Oh no" Yuna whispered on the sidelines.

"Whats up with Kaiser?" Tidus asked confused.

"The legend of the Duelist!" Both Wakka and Lulu echoed together.

"Huh?" Tidus said looking around. "Whats going on?" He continued.

"The legend of the Duelist states that a certain Duelist would play a major part in the fight against Sin! That duelist would go by the name of The Dark Warrior!" Wakka almost shouted.

"Yeah so?... Whats that got to do with Kaiser?" Tidus asked

"Didnt you hear what he said?" Lulu asked in shock.

"Errr yeah... He told me he was The Dark Warrior when I first met him... thats nothing new." Tidus said.

"You knew and you didnt tell us!" Wakka and Lulu echoed once more, converging on Tidus.

"Whoa whoa whoa!" Tidus said throwing up his arms in defence. "Whats the big deal? I mean whys it important?" Tidus said sheepishly

"Wernt you listening ya? He said he was the destroyer of Spira!" Wakka continued.

"The legend of the Duelist was always considered that... a legend. I never thought it was real" Lulu said taking a look Kaiser.

"Its real..." Yuna said softly.

All eyes of the trio instantly fell upon the face of the young Summoner, her own face was expressionless as she looked across the duel field at her sister and Kaiser.

"Yuna... please tell us what it means..." Lulu said softly.

Placing a hand over her heart, the colour long since drained from her face, Yuna took several deep breaths before continuing.

"I wasnt supposed to tell this to anyone... but after seeing this here with my own eyes I cant keep it from any of you... When I became a Summoner, I felt a voice inside my head talking to me. It was saying the same line over and over again. Come to us, furfill the prophecy and set us all free from our eternal slumber. Become the King of Duelists. Accompany your Summoner to Zanarkand. Transcend your mortal coil. Become The Dark Warrior. Saviour or Destroyer of Spira" Yuna said slowly.

Looking out over the dueling field once more, the pain was evident on her face. Looking over at Kaiser and the dark aura that now surrounded him, she wondered how someone could change this rapidly within the course of a day.

"He seemed so sweet the other night, it was almost like I had known him for a life time in the few short minutes we talked... Whats happened to him?" Yuna wondered.

Yuna physically felt the weight of the staff on her back that Kaiser had given her the night before. A staff given to her as a selfless act as a gift, for no other reason than to be by justifying her thoughts of how someone could have changed so rapidly couldnt be deeply she continued on.

"The legend isnt a legend at all... Its a prophecy that was ordained by the Fayth a thousand years ago" Yuna finished

"So its true after all" Lulu said.

"This is nuts ya! Why would Kaiser be the destroyer of Spira? I mean he seemed like just another one of the brudda's ya?" Wakka exclaimed.

"I dont know..." Yuna said slowly. "I asked the High Priest of the temple about it the other night to see if it was true. He told me Kaiser had already asked about the prophecy that day before he even became the temple's champion... the priest seems to think that they prophecy is about Kaiser... But he is short one test in that prophecy." Yuna trailed off.

"You dont mean that? Do you Yuna?" Wakka still exclaims in shock.

"If he has that monster... then it would be proof beyond any doubt" Yuna said with a nod.

"So he is the saviour or destroyer of Spira..." Lulu trailed off quickly.

"Well we gotta do something! You know which one he picked!" Wakka burst out.

"Its not that simple Wakka... the priest told me that the duelist would have both light and dark attributes in his soul... thereby showing that Kaiser does have a dark side... as well as a good side that we all know. Lets just hope that he controls it for all our sakes" Yuna said softly.

"I dont care! We gotta help Tara!" Wakka exclaimed once more

"No way!" Tidus shouted drawing thier attention. "Kaiser's a good guy... no way he would be this destroyer of Spira or whatever you say he is!" Tidus finished. "At least I hope not" Tidus thought, as they all turned back to the duel.

"Well im not gonna hang around to find out! Im going in!" Wakka said, starting to move towards the duel.

He didnt get very far however, within a few steps he seemed to hit an invisible brick wall head on. Staggering back, he held his face in protest at the pain. Gingerly feeling out with his hands, he could indeed feel that there was something there.

"Hey what gives?" He asks.

"Its Kaiser" Lulu said nodding towards him.

True enough on the dueling field, Kaiser had his free arm outstretched pointing at them with his hand wide open. A black sphere was in his hand, seemingely made of mist itself.

"Dont interfeer mortals... I wont ask again" Kaiser says.

"Ill what!" Tara said in fright at my last comment.

"Did I stutter you foolish child... You will drown in your own blood by my hand..." I say in a monotone voice.

Normally saying something like that would have made my own blood run cold, let alone anyone else's. But right now I didnt care, she had destroyed my favourite monster and I would go to hell and back if need be to see her bleed. But I was pulled out of my thoughts in an instant as I spotted movement at my side. Wakka was attempting to interfeer in this duel, I had heard them talking amongst themselves, but wasnt really paying it much attention... Until they decided to interfeer in my affairs. Quickly I bring my right arm up and point directly at them out of instinct, within a second a small sphere of black had formed in my hand as if from mist. Whatever the sphere was it did its trick, as Wakka seemed to walk into an invisible barrier as he tried to move onto the dueling field.

"Dont interfeer mortals... I wont ask again" Kaiser says.

"Thats right Kaiser, feel how good the lure of inflicting pain and suffering feel, for your vengance I grant you the means to bring your darkness to life"

Taking a quick look at my dueling hand, I could see that the cards in my hand had changed, as well as the face down cards I had upon closer inspection. I didnt even care if something like that would constitute as cheating or whatver in this world. All I know was that this would enable me to enact my vengance. Pulling my hand back down, the group seemed to have gotten the message as Wakka, very slowly and nervously moved back to the rest of the group next to the obelisk. Turning back to Tara I give her an evil smile as I make my move.

"Reverse card open!" I shout extending my hand.

As the card popped up a black pool of ooze slowly started to appear on the field, swishing around as if something was under the surface, bubbles rising forth and popping.

"My trap card, Cyberdark Vengance can only activate in a turn that you destroyed a monster called Cyber Dragon, or listed a Cyber Dragon as a fusion material monster" I say

I could feel that my voice had changed also, completely devoid of emotion, sounding monotone in nature. It was as if my old self hadnt existed, and that was fine by me, id become a demon incarnate to avenge my fallen monster.

"Now I have two conditions to this card, first I send one monster from my deck to my graveyard as a sacrifice." I explain.

Taking my deck out of my duel disk, I quickly look through until I see a monster that I wished to discard, and I quickly place it in the graveyard slot, before shuffling my deck and replacing it in the duel disk.

"Now thats out of the way, I can now call forth a monster with Cyberdark in its name directly from my hand, deck or graveyard, and this is coming from my deck! I SUMMON CYBERDARK KEEL!" I shout.

The surface of the ooze seemed to violently react to my words as something started to emerge from the viscous liquid. Within a second a monster appeared from the ooze onto the field giving a mighty roar at its arrival. Saying that it was a monster was understated, it was more like a demon.

Cyberdark Keel 800/800

"What sort of monster is that? Its horrifying!" Tara exclaimed pointing at my monster.

The monster was like a long metallic snake, but not the same as a regular Cyber Dragon. This monster was black in colour and had blue stripes that extended down its long body.

"This is my Cyberdark Keel, a monster born out of darkness and is reaper of souls, like I am about to demonstrate" I say.

My graveyard slot began to glow and in a bright beam of light, a monster errupted from my graveyard, appearing on the field beneath my Cyberdark Keel. A small dragon had appeared on the field, with a small black body and red wings, it looked quite intimidating despite its small size. Which possibly had something to do with the razor sharp scythe that was attatched to its long tail, as well as a rather large blade that extended from its chin.

"Cyberdark keep pulls a level three or lower dragon type monster from my graveyard and equips it to itself, treating it as a continuous magic card. So by using the Hunter Dragon that I sent to the graveyard by my trap cards effect I can now add on its attack points to my Cyberdark Keel's attack points..." I trail off.

Giving a mighty roar, Cyberdark Keel's wires all suddenly sprung to life and clamped onto the Hunter Dragon. The dragon thrashed around trying to dislodge the wires for a few seconds, before finally giving in as its eyes dimmed and it slumped forward dead. Screeching, Cyberdark Keel coliled round the dragon and hoisted it up towards its body as it glowed a dark aura as its attack points increased.

Cyberdark Keel 2500/800

Tara's hand was firmly clamped over her mouth as my monster's display, almost gagging at times as my monster killed the dragon in its vice like grip. Her face had gone completely white as she saw the dragon die before her, its very soul being sucked from its body.

"Thats... thats inhuman!" Tara stammers.

"Something I share with my monster then... now then moving on. My Cyberdark Keel's effect of absorbing a dragon type monster only activates when it is normal summoned and not special summoned like it was just then." I say with a sneer.

"So why... why did it activate?" Tara stutters, still shell shocked.

"Thanks to my trap card you stupid bitch!" I yell. "Cyberdark Vengance allows to me activate my Keel's effect as if it was a normal summon. However that comes with a drawback. Normally when Cyberdark Keel destroys a monster in battle, three hundred points of damage are dealt to you. Also, when it is attacked by a stronger monster, Keel's effect would protect itself once by discarding the equipped monster. Those two effects are negated thanks to my trap card, so consider yourself lucky... well partially lucky." I say.

Reaching to my duel disk I quickly draw a card into my hand, before slotting a card into my duel disk.

"Now I activate my magic card, Graceful Charity... Its a simple magic card really... Even enough for your feeble mind to comprihend, I simply draw three cards and then discard two to the graveyard" I saw as I draw and discard.

"Excellent, another two copies of Hunter Dragon are now in my graveyard... its time to really make this bitch bleed" I think

"Now then, onto the main course, its time to really unleash some fury your way...I summon Exploder Dragon!" I say taking a card from my hand.

Slapping the card down onto my duel disk, my monster instantly appeared on the field. It was a small blue skinned dragon with a white chest that extended all the way down on the underside of its tail. Its wings were also blue in colour and had rather sharp talons on tips in the middle. Unusually however, in the dragons small hands was what looked like a spiked blitzball, however it wasnt... it was a bomb.

Exploder Dragon 1000/0

"Attack her Wingman now! Dynamite Crush!" I command.

"What?" Tara exclaimed in shock.

With a mighty flap of its wings, Exploder Dragon took flight, flying directly toward the Flare Wingman, within about half a meter from the Wingman, the dragon veered upwards into the sky, dropping the bomb onto Flare Wingman who caught it in its hands. Giving it a strange look, the Wingman was consumed by the explosion of the bomb about a second later, while the dragon also exploded in the air above it.

"What happened to Flare Wingman!" Tara said in suprise. "Its attack points were so much higher than that dragons!" She protested as she shielded herself from the attack.

"Guess I missed that part out fool... Exploder Dragon automatically destroys any monster that destroys it in battle, taking the monster that destroyed it, with it... and before you ask I dont take battle damage either..." I say as I take another card from my hand.

"From my hand I activate Quick Summon! Now I can automatically normal summon a monster from my hand! So meet CYBERDARK HORN!" I yell.

Slapping my next monster down onto the duel disk, a cloud of pyreflies appeared as the monster took form. In a black cloud appeared the second Cyberdark monster. Its body looked like a metallic spine, that ended in a point, with various silver spikes extending from its body. Its head was what was most frightening, Its head was long giant mouth, filled with razor sharp teeth and two malicious looking eyes on the sides of its head. Six multipronged horns jutted out from the sides of its head, giving a look like its namesake.

Cyberdark Horn 800/800

"As you know, my Cyberdark monsters can equip dragon type monsters from the graveyard, and since I sent two more copies of Hunter Dragon to the grave via my Graceful Charitys effect im in luck! Now I equip Hunter Dragon to Cyberdark Horn!" I say

Within another flash of light another Hunter Dragon appeared on the field. With a might roar Cyberdark Horn moved towards the Hunter Dragon, the dragon however noticed its breatheren equipped to Cyberdark Keel and tried to fly away to avoid its fate. However the the monster was too quick and Cyberdark Horn grabbed onto the dragon with its silver spine prongs, clamping down onto it hard, crushing the dragon. Two wires with IV needles came out from the side of Cyberdark Horns head and struck the dragon, penetrating its flesh. After a small struggle to free itself, the dragon slumped forward dead. With a roar, Cyberdark Horn pulled the dragon upward into the air, and with another roar the monster was surrounded by a dark aura as its points increased.

Cyberdark Horn 2500/800

"CYBERDARK HORN! OBLITERATE THAT PEGASUS! DARK SPEAR!" I yell

With a roar, the monster started to gather dark energy on all twelve horns on its head, before closing them forward over its mouth where they met at a tip. The blast was unleashed at Sappire Pegasus and it was hit head on and was vaporized instantly. Tara had to shield herself from her monsters destruction as a portion of the damage affect her, making her wince.

Tara 5300 Kasier 3600

"Be happy you can feel at all mortal... your release into the realm of death will follow soon" I think

"CYBERDARK KEEL! MAKE HER SUFFER! DIRECT ATTACK! DARK WHIP!" I yell jabbing a finger at Tara.

Cyberdark Keel complied instantly, pulling its vast tail forward, it slammed the tail down hard from above heading towards Tara. In a mighty dust cloud the attack hit home, causing debris of the promotory floor to fly everywhere.

"How did that feel you stupid bitch" I say to the cloud of dust where Tara is.

"He he he he... I say it felt great actually!" Came a bubbly voice from out of the dust cloud.

With a sneer on my face, I see that as the dust cloud is clearing, Tara is standing proudly with her hands on her hips with a face up trap card active on the field. Standing next to her, are two ghostly silhouettes of her Sapphire Pegasus and Emerald Turtle.

"Crystal Pair" I say noticing the trap card.

"Correct! Since you know the card, I guess you know the effect huh?" Tara says cheerily.

"Then in that case your in error... your trap card only activates when your Crystal Beasts go to the graveyard..." I say trailing off, but then I notice that the Sapphire crystal is not on the field and my eyes widen in shock.

"Survey says! Wrong! I didnt activate my Pegasus's effect to stay on the field, I sent it to the graveyard so I could activate my trap, and it protected me from battle damage from your Cyberdark Keel. You were so busy declaring your attack you didnt even check to see what I did." Tara says with a smile.

For a second I was taken aback, that type of move hadnt ever occured to me, she used her monsters to their full potential. A small twinge of guilt started to flow through me at wanting to hurt her. My scowl started to change into a half smile.

"Whats more, thanks to the secondary effect of Crystal Pair, I can now place my Crystal Beast Amber Mammoth in my magic and trap zone, and draw one card... oh and you gain five hundred life points" She added.

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"Excellent play... Tara" I said smiling weakly.

"Thanks Kaiser" She said sweetly.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING! She destroyed your favourite monster and now she is mocking you with one single trap card! Dont forget your mission! Make her suffer in the name of Darkness! See how your dragon suffers!"

Instantly an image of Cyber End Dragon appeared in my mind, writing in pain consumed by hellfire. I could feel its pain once more, feeling it suffer for trying to protect me... as I failed to protect it. Pulling my hands up I grasp the sides of my head, trying to get the image out of my mind. I started to thrash around wildely as the anger and hate I was feeling, was conflicting with the caring side that Tara had shown me. Tara had noticed this display and was watching this display on her side of the field, looking on silently. Within a second her two Fayth guardians were by her side.

"You were right Tara... he's lost in his own darkness... like I was long ago" Jaden spoke.

"Well you turned out alright Jay, so he can come back from it, cant he Tara?" Jesse says to Tara.

Tara gave a silent nod to her two guardians "I have to play out this duel to try and save him... if he is the Dark Warrior of the prophecy I have to help him... He has both light and dark in his soul... Ill have to give him a nudge in the right direction" She thinks in reply to her Fayths. With a nod they both retreat back into her soul.

Still thrashing about, I managed to get the images out of my head for a second... looking around the field, I almost forgot where I was, until I saw Tara on the field opposite me.

"Tara? Whats going on... whats happening to me..."

"SILENCE! SATISFY YOUR RAGE AND ANGER"

"No... thats not me... I dont hate like that" I plead.

"Kaiser fight it!" Tara shouted.

"FOOLISH MORTAL! YOU DARE DEFY ME!"

I could feel anger and hate beginning to well up in me once more as negative emotions took control of my body. Images were once more flying through my mind at the speed of light. People I knew, turning their back on me, friends that were supposed to care for me, using me and then discarding me once they got what they wanted. It was all too much. I needed vengance, make them all suffer the way that I did. Looking back up at Tara I cease my thrashing around and smile at her sadistically.

"You wont confuse me again girl... one card face down and I end my turn" I declare.

"This girl is doing her best to try and throw me off my game... but at the same time... why do I feel so divided by what she is saying?... No! This is mind game to stop me crushing her... It wont work for a second longer!" I think

"If you wont come back on your own... then ill drag you back in this duel! I draw!" She said with a flourish

Taking a look at her hand briefly, a small smile on her face as she appeared to formulate a plan. Taking a couple of cards from her hand, she began her move.

"Alright, by removing my Gift Of The Martyr magic card from play, I can now special summon my Spell Striker!" Tara declares slapping the card on the duel disk.

In a small flash of pyreflies appeared a small humanoid shape, almost looking like a small child. Its face was quite comical, almost like a typical anime type face with a set of big brown eyes and a wide mouth. It was wearing blue robes and a blue viking type helmet with horns on either side, finished off by a red cape and brown boots. In its left hand it held a small wooden staff, that seemed to be charged with electricity.

Spell Striker 600/200

"That thing wont even graze any of my Cyberdark monsters, that was a complete waste" I say with a sneer.

"It wont do anything now... that is until I activate this magic card! Common Soul!"

As the magic card appeared on the field a large blast of fire errupted onto the field. Emerging from the fire stood a figure with his arms folded, it was a giant insect. It was black in colour and like a overside dung beetle crossed with a man at first glance. Its muscular body betrayed its at first glance frail like appearance. It gave me a piercing glance as it flapped its insect wings aggressively in my direction.

"My magic card automatically summons a Neo Spacian to the field, in this case my Neo Spacian Flare Scarab and hes coming out in defence mode!"

Neo Spacian Flare Scarab 500/500

"Now this is where it gets a bit complicated, you see my Flare Scarab gains four hundred points for each magic and trap card on your side of the field. Since your Hunter Dragons are considered magic cards that means you have four! Giving my Flare Scarab an additional sixteen hundred points." Tara explains

Neo Spacian Flare Scarab 2100/500

"Now it gets even better, you see my Spell Striker gains points equal to my Flare Scarabs current attack points!" Tara exclaims

Spell Striker 2700/200

"Thats enough to wipe out any of my Cyberdark monsters!" I shout

"Good job that I arnt going after them, my Spell Strikers other nifty effect means that he can attack your life points directly! So go to it little buddy! Attack with Spell Stream!" Tara says pointing in my direction.

Spell Striker despite its small size took a mighty leap in the air, leaping towards me completely bypassing my Cyberdark monsters, jumping down before me the monster brought down its stick and pointed it towards me on its descent. A mighty blast of lightning errupted from the staff and hit me dead on... but it didnt hurt. I just stood there smiling at Tara maliciously.

Tara 6000 Kaiser 1400

"Was that supposed to hurt?" I say sadistically.

Spell Striker started to land infront of me, but I didnt give it the chance. Reaching out with my right hand I grabbed it by the throat and squeezed hard. It started to struggle as I crushed its neck, feeling the bones and windpipe constricting under my grip.

"Such monsters are trash and should be destroyed" I say tossing the monster back across the field.

Regaining its senses, the monster shook off its attack and jumped back next to Flare Scarab, who in itself didnt look impressed.

"Hey leave him alone! Thats not nice Kaiser!" Tara protested.

"I keep telling you... Nice isnt exactly a word I hold onto! The world is made up so that the strong should inflict pain upon the weak... Which is exactly what im doing to you in this duel" I sneer.

"I dont care what you say Kaiser... I have to save you... If you really are the Dark Warrior of the prophecy as you keep saying... then for my sakes I have to help you... to furfill what Jaden and Jesse told me would happen." Tara thought

"I end my turn" Tara finished.

"About time! My Move! Draw! Now for the final piece to my puzzle! I SUMMON CYBERDARK EDGE!" I cry

In a blast of dark energy appeared the last Cyberdark monster. It had a small almost, scorpion tail liked body that was swishing around of its own accord. It didnt seem to have a face, but more like a circular disk which passed for a face, which also protruded two pincer like fangs on the underside. Its wings were the defining point of the monster. Large green wings with four razor sharp scimitars of metal connected to them made it quite the flyer.

Cyberdark Edge 800/800

"And as you know, my Cyberdark Edge can absorb a monster from my graveyard, so I chose my final Hunter Dragon!" I shout.

For the third time in the duel the Cyberdark monster devoured the smaller dragon type monster it was preying on, clamping down onto dragon with the pincer fanges on its underside, while two IV wires penetrated the dragons flesh, absorbing its very life force and raising its own attack points.

Cyberdark Edge 2500/800

"Now then, your Spell Striker is too strong for any of my monsters to destroy... for the moment that is... until I reveal this trap card! Cyberdark Destruction!"

As the card moved upright onto the field two IV wires shot out from the card towards Tara's side of the field, impaling the Spell Striker where it stood. After a brief struggle, Spell Striker sat down very slowly and seemed to be completely immobile.

Spell Striker 1350/200

"What did you do to my monster?" Tara asked in shock.

"Simple, my Cyberdark Destruction reduces the attack points of one monster on your side of the field by half as long as its equipped to your monster, however in return, I cannot declare a direct attack against you this round if you have no monsters left. However that dosnt matter for now... Cyberdark Keel! Obliterate Spell Striker! Dark Whip!" I command

Raising its mighty tail the Cyberdark monster slammed it down hard towards the weakened Spell Striker, who didnt even move to counter it was that weak. With a mighty crash the tail landed home and obliterated the poor monster, the tail continued on to swipe at Tara, knocking her back.

Tara 4850 Kaiser 1400

"Now then, due to the effect of my trap card I cannot declare a direct attack against you when there are no monsters on your field... however by dropping half its attack points, Cyberdark Edge can bypass my own cards restrictions and attack you directly as you have a monster on the field! CYBERDARK EDGE! ATTACK HER DIRECTLY WITH COUNTER BOMB!" I yell.

Cyberdark Edge 1250/800

Flapping its wings causing a might gust of wind, Cyberdark Edge sent an massive burst of wind at Tara, buffeting her and clocking a good deal of her life points. She was having to shield herself from the wind while wincing in pain at the same time.

Tara 3600 Kaiser 1400

"Had enough yet?... Not that I care! Your still going to suffer! Even though your monster is in defence mode, Cyberdark Horns special effect allows it to deal piercing damage also! CYBERDARK HORN ATTACK HER FLARE SCARAB WITH DARK SPEAR!"

"Activate trap card! Rainbow Offering! For each monster you destroy this turn instead of gaining a single orb, my Rainbow Fusion magic card gains two!" Tara shouted

Charing up its darkness energy attack again, Cyberdark Horn let loose an energy blast at the Flare Scarab who was instantly vaporised by the powerful monster, Tara screamed in agony as the energy flow overflow struck her directly. Falling to her knees, Tara began to breathe heavily from the amount of damage she had took this turn. Looking out across her field, I noticed that all ten orbs were now glowing on the pedestals. Up until now I hadnt even noticed they were lighting up. Clearly whatever they did was important and Tara needed them on her next turn, from what her trap card did to make sure they were all lit.

Tara 1600 Kaiser 1400

"I place one card face down and let you have your final move mortal" I say.

Tara however was still on her knees, breathing heavily and not moving. Her head was hung low and her cerulean coloured hair was hanging down over her face. I was unimpressed in her attempts to stall the duel.

"GET UP NOW WOMAN" I say sharply.

Slowly Tara began to rise to her feet... But I could already feel that something was different about her. Her body was starting to emit a rainbow coloured aura simliar to the dark aura that was surrounding me. Standing tall to full height Tara lifted her head up and looked at me dead in the eyes. I recoiled in shock... and in fear... her eyes were filled with dermination and strength, id never felt anything like it before.

"Her spirit still fights on! How is that possible!" I panic.

"Kaiser... No matter what you say... I know now that your the Dark Warrior in the prophecy of the Duelist... And I know that your the saviour of Spira and not its destroyer... Ive seen that this isnt you in this duel... That your darkness is taking control of you... Well ill bring you back into the light... We all have our roles to play... And I have mine... As the Fayth have been waiting for you for a millenium... Ive been waiting for you since I became Champion of Bevelle... The Fayth themselves told me to wait for you... Waiting for us to meet... so that we..." Tara said as a tear rolled down her cheek. "MY MOVE! DRAW!"

Practically ripping a card from her deck Tara drew her card in a wide arc which caused a shockwave of energy to fly across the field straight in my direction. I was completely caught of guard by the sudden move and was hit head on by the energy and was pushed back across the ground, wincing in pain.

"Her power is collosal! What kind of power could do that?" I wonder

"Now that Rainbow Fusion has all ten of its orbs shining I can now activate its final effect. By sending Rainbow Fusion and all other cards on my field to the graveyard, I can summon two very special monsters from my hand, deck or graveyard ignoring any summoning requirements they might have." Tara states.

"Stop her! Stop her now! Do not let her summon those monsters!"

"I cant stop her... but why do I feel like I want to see these monsters..." I think

As Tara's field magic effect dissapeared and the crystalized forms of her monsters went to the graveyard, Tara took her deck out of its slot and searched through it, taking two monsters from her deck, she quickly shuffled her deck, before replacing it in the duel disk.

"Now, by the power of the Rainbow itself! I summon my first monster! COME FORTH ULTIMATE CRYSTAL GOD! RAINBOW DRAGON!" Tara crys

In a blast of rainbow light the mighty dragon emerged onto the field spreading its might wings and giving a opening roar to my Cyberdark monsters that seemed to actually quiver in fear. The mighty dragon was much more awesome looking now it was staring down at me. With a huge long white body with the various gemstones that adorned its body. It truly was force to be reckoned with.

Rainbow Dragon 4000/0

"Next, by the power of the Elemental Hero's and the masters of Neo Space! COME FORTH THEIR CHAMPION! ELEMENTAL HERO NEOS!"

Exploding onto the field in surge of white light, the mighty form of Neos jumped onto the field, standing in a fighting pose. Neos was truley an intimidating monster. It was humanoid in shape and was a walking mountain of muscle, not a single inch of the monsters mighty frame was without muscle. Mostly white in colour, Neos had red stripes extending up his body that met into a large blue gemstone in the middle of his chest. Although he had no mouth on his face to speak of, his green eyes told the tale of what he was thinking.

Elemental Hero Neos 2500/2000

Both Rainbow Dragon and Elemental Hero Neos were staring down at me, I could feel thier eyes piercing against mine, I could feel like they were boring into my very mind. I tried to resist but it was no use, thier gaze was too strong. I could feel the anger and hate flowing out of my soul like the oceans tide, calming and easing my pain. Looking at the monsters, I could almost see the faces of Jaden's and Jesse's face on thier respective monsters. It was then that I knew that it was them, they were using their power to ease the anger in my heart.

"Normally my monsters cant attack on the turn that they are summoned by Rainbow Fusion's effect... but that dosnt matter... Im bringing out a monster that will bring you back Kaiser! I PLAY POLYMERIZATION!"

"WHAT! NO!"

"Unreal" Is all I can think

"By fusing together the light of the rainbow as well as the justice of the heros and space I summon my strongest monster!" Tara crys.

Leaping into the swirling vortex of the Polymerization in the sky, Neos and Rainbow Dragon began to fuse together, until the sky seemed to explode in a light stronger than the very sun.

"When the Champions of the the brave Heros and the noble Beasts combine they will call forth a power like no other! A power derived from the the cosmic powers of the universe itself! I CALL FORTH THE MONSTER OF MY SOUL! RAINBOW NEOS!"

Descending from the vortex was the most beautiful creature I had ever seen, a true fusion of the Rainbow Dragon and Elemental Hero Neos. The monster was huge, it would have been bigger than Cyber End Dragon and made my Cyberdark monsters looked like toothpicks in comparison. It was as if the huamanoid form of Neos had been upgraded with brilliant white armor. Its armor shone in the sun radiantly, punctuated by golden stripes on all sides of the monster. A brilliant set of white wings were on the back of this creature that seemed to blow softly in the breeze on the promotory top. Its large helmeted face gave an imposing view. But its eyes were a completely different story.

Rainbow Neos 4500/3000

Its eyes were gazing down at me, just like the previous two monstes had, as if looking into my very soul. I felt so at peace at the sight of the majestic monster. It was truly divine, to rival that of a god. It was in that very instant I felt a surge of power run through my very being as I took in what had happened. All the way through the duel I had never even realised what I had said or done... but now it was all hitting home. Looking up at my Cyberdark monsters, I could see now why Tara had been so shocked. They truly were the things of nightmares, feeding on the bodies and souls of my fallen monsters.

"Her soul monster! Tara really is pulling out the stops here ya!" Wakka exclaimed

"Soul monster?" Tidus enquired, to which Lulu gave a sigh.

"A soul monster is a creature born from the very depths of a duelist's soul. Its something that connects thier physical and mental forms together. Thier strongest creature." Lulu began.

"Tara's monster is said to have powers rival to Sin itself... but there is only one other monster that is stronger than Rainbow Neos..." Yuna trailed off.

"Oooooh I see... Either way it looks awesome!" Tidus added.

"Tara needs to be careful" Lulu interrupted.

"Eh?" Tidus remarked.

"A Duelists soul monster is connected to them almost like thier life... If the soul monster is destroyed the it means the Duelist will..." Lulu trailed off.

"WHAT?" Tidus asked shocked.

"I just hope this is it ya... Kaiser looks like he would attack anything she throws at him... Hope she knows what shes doing ya" Wakka added.

"Tara... Please be safe" Yuna said softly.

"BATTLE! RAINBOW NEOS ATTACK! RAINBOW FLARE STREAM!" Tara shouted

Charing up a rainbow coloured mist in its hands, Rainbow Neos extended its arms and threw the blast directly at my Cyberdark Horn. Even with two face down cards I didnt even attempt to counter the attack... I welcomed it... It would be a small mercy compared to what I had done.

"Your a weak sentimental fool Kaiser... allow me to give you the full taste of darkness!"

I could feel an overwhelming surge of darkness flow into my body, and my mind was now clear. Rainbow Neos would be a victim of my rage, and I would make sure once and for all that the opponent standing before me would die by my hand.

"TRAP CARD OPEN! POWER WALL!" I shout

As the attack hit my side of the field, the promotory was engulphed in a massive explosion of rainbow coloured light. Tara on her side of the field was still stood, staring into the dust cloud with Rainbow Neos by her side. As the dust cleared she gasped in shock.

"Im still here" I say

Cyberdark Horns's equipped Hunter Dragon was now no longer on the field, and the monster did look a lot weaker than normal, but what shocked Tara mostly was the life point score, while I was smiling maliciously back at Tara, giving her a death glare.

Cyberdark Horn 800/800

Tara 1600 Kaiser 1200

"No way! You should have lost two thousand life points with that last attack! Why are you still standing?" Tara gasped in shock.

"Simple" I say pointing to the face up trap card. "Power Wall reduces my battle damage by a hundred points... so I only lost two hundred points... by doing this"

Taking my deck out of my slot I leave all but one card, and with a quick flurish of my arm I throw the cards away onto the floor of the promotory. Smiling over at Tara her face had turned white.

"Power Wall requires a sacrifice for the reduction of damage, so for each card from my deck that I scrap counts as a hundred points. With nineteen cards left in my deck, I simply discarded eighteen of them to reduce the battle damage I took from your attack" I explain calmly.

"But... but why? You treated your cards like trash! Dont you care? Dosnt that bother you?" She asked.

"No" I say flatly. Holding up my duel disk, a small wind picks up and every single card I discarded on the floor is enveloped in the breezer and flies into the graveyard slot of my duel disk.

"My cards are my servants... nothing more... they will be used by me and destroyed by me if need be..." I say

"Kaiser... Im so sorry... I didnt realise the pain and darkness in your heart was this strong... Im still gonna save you no matter what! Two cards face down and your move!" Tara says.

Glancing down at my deck I see the one solitary card left in my deck, and I smile sadistically at it. One card left... thats all I need... to win.

"I have a single card left." I say

"Yeah" She says

"One card... and ill furfill the promise I made to you... that you will drown in your own blood" I say

"Put your cards where your mouth is! This is your last turn! After this you will loose for having no deck!" Tara counters.

"Lets find out! I draw! Now it begins! I PLAY WARP BEAM!" I say slotting the card in my duel disk.

The two remaining Hunter Dragons that were equipped to the Cyberdark monsters dissapear from the field in a flash or light.

"Now here comes the pain! First I select two monsters on my side of the field, so I pick my Cyberdark Horn and Keel! Next I send two monsters to the graveyard, so ive sent the two Hunter Dragons that my Cyberdarks had consumed as a sacrifice. Next my two selected monsters attack points are reduced to six hundred, but in return they can launch a direct attack! Furthermore, Cyberdark Edge may launch a direct attack by slicing its own points in half also!"

Cyberdark Horn 600/800

Cyberdark Edge 400/800

Cyberdark Kell 600/800

"As far as im aware... thats enough fire power to destroy your life points! Now my three Cyberdarks! Direct attack!"

All three Cyberdark monsters prepared thier attacks, Horn charging up its energy attack, Edge forming a tornado and Keel cracked its tail ready to whip down on Tara.

"Trap card open! Crystal Sustenance!" Tara shouted.

In a flash of light, the four Crystal Beast monsters that Tara had sent to the graveyard appeared back on the field, in thier crystalised form. However they didnt stay there long, there imediately vanished in a plume of light that each moved backwards and encompased Tara, making her glow for a few seconds.

"Cyrstal Sustenance removes from play each Crystal Beast monster in my graveyard! In return I get five hundred life points for each one!" Tara explains

Tara 3600 Kaiser 1200

"You'll need them all! Continue your attack my monsters!" I shout

Each attack slammed home, first Cyberdark Horns energy attack shocked Tara, making her stumble on her feet. Within half a second later she was buffeted by Edge's wind based attack, fighting to stay on her feet Tara stood her ground against the attack gritting her teeth. But she was unprepared for Keel's attack as the whip slammed down hard from above hitting her square across the body, she was sent flying down onto the floor of the promotory. Rainbow Neos looked down at his Duelist in concern almost, realising it couldnt do anything to stop the attacks.

Tara 2000 Kaiser 1200

"Dont worry Neos, ill be fine..." Tara said to her monster as she got back to her feet. "Thats all he can attack with... so I win." Tara spoke slowly.

"HAHAHAHAHA!" I laugh maniacally. "Oh no its not! PERMANANT TRAP OPEN! SAMSARA DOGMA! With this card activated I select one type of monster and every card in the graveyard is designated as that monster type... I CHOOSE DRAGON TYPE!" I scream.

"But that means..." Tara says weakly.

"That means you witness my true darkness! As I activate this quickplay magic card! INSTANT FUSION! CYBERDARK'S HORN, EDGE AND KEEL! I BANISH YOU TO THE GRAVEYARD!" I command

The vortex of fusion appeared in the sky briefly as the three Cyberdark monsters vanished into the swirling vortex as a new monster started to appear.

"I SUMMON THE GAIKOKU RYU! OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CYBER DARK DRAGON!" I yell.

Appearing from the vortex of fusion came the Cyberdark Dragon. The monster of pure hell and beyond, its shadow literally sent the earth beneath it black, almost as if it was draining the life from the soil itself. The monster was as if the three monsters had simply been attactched to each other. Cyberdark Horn was the head of the monster, which was quickly attatched to Cyberdark Edge, which formed the wings and body of the monster. Lastly Cyberdark Keels head was gone, however the snake like body it had formed the tail of the immense dragon. It gave a battle cry as it appeared on the field, and by the looks of it, even Rainbow Neos was taken aback by the dragon.

Cyberdark Dragon 1000/1000

"Now for the fun part, like my previous Cyberdark monsters, Cyberdark Dragon can pull any dragon type monster from the graveyard, and devour it, absorbing its very life and soul to increase its own power..." I say

"But why? No dragon in your graveyard that you have could make it stronger than Rainbow Neos?... Oh no! Your trap card!" Tara panics

"YES! MY TRAP CARD! Thanks to the effect of Samsara Dogma each card in our graveyards is now considered a dragon type monster! So my dragon can absorb any of them! Fortunately, since your field magic card is now off the field, im no longer bound by its restrictions! So it looks like you have opened the door to your own demise! Now feel the rage of the monster you destroyed!... Sleeping in my graveyard is the king of my dragons! So now I choose to absorb my CYBER END DRAGON!" I yell

Appearing first as a small speck of light, which grew in intensity, the mighty Cyber End Dragon appeared on the field. But unlike before, it was hunched over, its heads hanging limp and lifeless. Cyberdark Dragon quickly descended on the fallen dragon, coiling round the dragon with its long tail, and two IV's descended onto the dragon from the Edge section of the monster, which attatched to the dragons middle head, absorbing its strength.

Cyberdark Dragon 5000/1000

"Thats just the start of the pain! For every other monster in my graveyard my Cyberdark Dragon gains one hundred attack points for those also! Since Samsara Dogma reconfigured every card in my graveyard as if it were a monster card, Cyberdark Dragon gains power from every single one of them! I roar.

Cyberdark Dragon 8600/1000

The dragon gave a loud roar as its attack points shot up to an exponential amount, almost double the points of Rainbow Neos. Taking two more cards from my hand, I smile at Tara before slotting them into my duel disk.

"Now I activate the magic card Battle Fusion! This card allows me to add the attack points of your monster onto my own!" I say

Cyberdark Dragon 13100/1000

"Finally I play Limiter Removal! This magic card doubles the current attack points of my machina monsters for this turn only! However they are destroyed in the end phase... Not that will matter soon enough!"

Cyberdark Dragon 26200/1000

"Plus now that Limiter Removal and Battle Fusion are in my graveyard, my dragon gains another small increase!" I say

Cyberdark Dragon 26400/1000

Cyberdark Dragons roar could have broken glass thoughout the world its strength had grown that strong, Rainbow Neos at this point was almost begining to take a step back from the mighty dragon. The dragon before it had attack points that could destroy it five times over.

"Any last words?" I say to Tara smugly.

Tara didnt reply, in my haste to summon and strengthen my Cyberdark Dragon, I hadnt seen that she had fallen to one knee and her head was hanging down, so that I couldnt see her face. Clearly the three direct attacks she had just recieved had taken thier toll upon her body. I wasnt impressed, she was going to experience the pain she caused me head on, and bowing down away from it was out of the question.

"Stand up and face your execution!" I shout.

Tara still didnt move nor respond, her breathing seemed heavy and taxing upon her. Raising her head up slightly she gave me a warm smile despite the pain she was feeling.

"KAISER STOP!" Came a shout from out of the dueling field.

Looking to the side, I saw the group who had been watching the duel at the barrier that I had created. Yuna was hammering on the invisible barrier with her fist trying to get through. Lulu was busy throwing spells at the barrier trying to find some sort of weakness, while Wakka and Tidus were attacking it with thier weapons. None of them seemed to be making much edgeway as thier attacks made no dent in the barrier.

"Kaiser dont do this!" Yuna pleaded "Didnt you hear! Rainbow Neos is her soul monster! If you destroy it with a monster that strong while shes already weakened by the duel... then ... you'll kill her!" Yuna screamed.

I raised an eyebrow briefly at this information, this wasnt something that I had expected. I didnt think that she actually meant that Rainbow Neos was the 'monster of her soul' as Tara had put it when it was summoned. I smile inwards maliciously, it all made this too good to be true. I would destroy her soul monster and her with it. Jabbing my hand out, I point a finger at Tara as I prepare to make my attack.

"Kaiser stop!" Zane shouted

"What the fuck are you doing?" Kaiba added

The forms of my Fayth had appeared seemingley out of nowhere, and within an instant, Zane had grabbed hold of my arm that I had pointed forward and pulled it behind my back, while Kaiba had done the same for the other arm. They both applied pressure on my arms, causing me to stand on my tip toes and grit my teeth in pain.

"Kaiser this has gone far enough! You abused our power in this duel! This has gone too far!" Zane said angrily.

"To think I credited you with any honour, I must have been a fool to think to trust you with power!" Kaiba added while appplying more pressure while gritting his teeth.

Realising that I didnt have the strength or energy to struggle after a long duel, I simply look forward in defiance to the Fayth holding onto me. I could see that Tara's Fayth's had joined the show. Both Jaden and Jesse were on one knee, seeing if Tara was alright, the latter of the two had his arm around her shoulder, trying to steady her so she wouldnt fall down.

"Dont you see what you have done? You have won the duel! She cant fight on! Theres no need to continue" Zane said

"Make one move to continue and ill make sure that a broken arm will be the least of your worries" Kaiba added, giving a twinge more of pressure to my already aching arm.

"Dont let those fools stop you! Act now and take your vengence!... Maybe a litttle more incentive to bring about your rage is in order... Behold your tormentors!"

Appearing on the duel field were quite a number of half transparent figures, that were stood on Tara's half of the field. My eyes widened in horror as the figures shapes took form as I recognised the people that stood before me. They were the people that I knew back home. The people that had hurt me the most... which was just about everyone. All the people that were supposed to be my friends, yet they all used me for thier own gains and gave me nothing in return. Now they all stood before me... and they were laughing... pointing and jeering at me... making snide comments at my expense. I could feel the rage in my heart beginning to bulid... no more would I be the subject of thier ridicule and attempts to use me.

"Trusedale do you see them?" Kaiba panicked

"Yes! These images arnt coming from Kaiser! He couldnt conjure these things by himself! Somethings been manipuiating him all along! Feeding the rage in his heart!" Zane roared.

I wasnt even hearing what the Fayth had said, all I could see were my tormentors still laughing at me. Now it would end. In a burst of strength I wrench free my arms from the two Fayths that were holding me. They were thrown backwards before disappearing into nothing as I took control of my power. Jabbing my finger forward, I point at my tormentors.

"YOU ALL SICKEN ME! I GAVE YOU ALL EVERYTHING I HAD! AND FOR WHAT?! MY KINDNESS WAS A JOKE TO YOU ALL! AND A MEANS TO EXPLOIT ME FURTHER! PREYING ON MY GOOD NATURE WHILE YOU GAVE ME NOTHING IN RETURN! NOT EVEN A SIMPLE THANK YOU JUST TO MAKE ME FEEL LIKE I WAS ALIVE! NONE OF YOU EVEN REMEMBERED MY BIRTHDAY! THE ONLY DAY OF THE YEAR WHEN I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT YOU WOULD HAVE AT LEAST PRETENDED TO CARE! YOU ALL WHITTLED AWAY AT MY CONFIDENCE TO THE POINT WHERE I DIDNT WANT TO LIVE! WELL NO MORE! I FUCKING HATE YOU ALL!" I scream

Throwing my arms into the air, the dark aura that surrounded me seemed to leave my body and enter the Cybedark Dragon. It gave a roar of pleasure as it fed on my own darkness.

"CYBERDARK DRAGON! WIPE THEM ALL OFF THE FACE OF THIS FUCKING WORLD! FULL DARKNESS BURST!" I roar.

"NO!" Came screams from all around me.

Cyberdark Dragon took in a deep breath, before unleashing its attack in a mighty roar that shook the very earth itself. It unleashed a massive clear energy shockwave that seemed to engulph the entire promotory in its wake. Rainbow Neos held up its arms to try and defend itself, but it was weakening under the massive attack of Cyberdark Dragon.

"Your work is done Kaiser... You performed far better than I ever imagined... Your darkness is even a rival for my own in the power it represents... Now that I know your the one... Ill enjoy taking your power... Now you can suffer... And see the fruits of your handiwork... hahahaha"

The feeling of glass breaking assailed my mind as if a huge cloud had lifted from my vision. Looking around, my mind quickly recounted everything that had happened. Something had been whispering in the back of my mind all along. Using my own rage and darkness of my heart to manipulate me into being its puppet. Looking forward, I saw Jaden and Jesse holdling onto Tara, trying to shield her from the attack that was coming thier way, but the looks on their faces told the whole story. They had accepted that they would be wiped out with this attack, despite trying to protect Tara, it was futile.

Yuna and the others on the sidelines had reactions of horror and despair written on thier face. As they saw the oncoming attack of the Cyberdark Dragon heading towards Rainbow Neos, that they knew would probabally kill Tara in her weakened state. I could see thier lips moving but no sound coming out as they were still protesting and shouting out in panic at the dragons attack, unable to act due to the barrier that was in place around the duel. I could see Tidus, still slashing at the barrier with his sword. He was shouting in my direction, screaming at me, it didnt take a genius to know what he was saying even if I couldnt hear him. He was pleading with me to stop. He had been a true friend to me since I came to Spira, and this was how I rewarded him, showing him how I gave in to my rage.

Finally my eyes were drawn towards Cyberdark Dragon. Or to be more precise, the monster that it had taken prisoner and drained the very life from my favourite monster. Looking at the lifeless eyes of my Cyber End Dragon, I could feel tears beginning to roll down my cheeks. The very monster that I had wanted to avenge, was now being punished even more so beyond its own death. How I wanted for that dragon to look at me the way it had done before, feeling so at peace, with the gaze we exchanged. But the Cyberdark Dragon, no, the parasite that now had taken the lifeforce of my Cyber End Dragon was all that was left.

"Im so sorry old friend... Ive let myself fall so far because of my own rage... How I wish I could see your face looking back at me again" I think

Tara on her side of the field was trying to activate the face down card that she had left on her field. But I could see that she didnt even have the strength to touch the activation button on her duel disk. I knew that she had won the duel. That card would probabally protect her monster so that I would loose after this turn. But she was in no fit state to activate it. The time had come, I wouldnt let her loose because of the pain I had caused, if she had truely out dueled me then she deserved to win... and more so to that... to live. Glancing down at my hand, there was on solitary card left in my hand, the last card left in the entire duel. Looking at it, I see that it isnt a card ive ever seen before. I knew that this was my last chance to put things right.

"I activate my quick play magic card! CYBER YIN YANG CONFIGURATION! I REMOVE CYBERDARK DRAGON FROM PLAY!" I yell.

Giving a mighty roar of defiance, the dragon tried to continue its attack, but the attack was already weakening as the magic card took effect. Cyberdark Dragon vaporised in a cloud of pyreflies as it was removed from play, the energy shockwave of its attack dissapated immmediatlely, while Rainbow Neos almost gave a sigh of relief at that fact. Looking up weakly, Tara smilled at me across the duel field, Jesse and Jaden had since disappeared after Cyberdark Dragon left the field. Groggily, Tara managed to stand up on her own power as the smile she had given me never left her face.

"You did it..." She said weakly.

"Its my turn to apologise... I make no excuses. I allowed my own rage and darkness to consume me. But now its time to set that right once and for all. There is still another... That I have wronged" I trail off.

"You mean?..." Tara began.

"There are two sides to my deck. First the side of the Yang, represented by my Cyber End Dragon. Then the side of the Yin, brought about by Cyberdark Dragon. Two sides of the same coin, united as one. By the effect of my magic card, I remove one of those monsters from play. In return I may special summon another monster from my graveyard... The opposite side of the coin... NOW AWAKEN! MY MIGHTY CYBER END DRAGON!" I shout.

A small glow began to emanate from the graveyard slot of my duel disk, untill a huge shaft of light errupted from the disk and shot into the air. Appearing in a huge cloud of pyreflies, spreading its massive metallic wings and all three heads roaring in unision. Was the mighty Cyber End Dragon.

Cyber End Dragon 4000/2800

Looking over my shoulder. I look up at the sight of my magnificent dragon once more, its heads were looking down at me once more. I could feel the mind of the dragon connecting with my own again. I smile up at my mighty beast and I have only one thing that I need to say to my dragon.

"Im sorry old friend. I hope you can forgive me" I think.

Amazingly, the middle head of the dragon actually began to nod slowly in my direction. Had it heard my thoughts? Either way all I knew that was seeing it nod at me, lifted my spirits as if I was soaring higher than the clouds. Tara had seen the exchange between the dragon and myself, and her smile grew wider as she watched. Looking back across the field, my eyes met Tara's.

"Finally Cyber End's attack points, increase by half the attack points of the monster that I removed from play." I say

Cyber End Dragon 17200/2800

With a might roar the dragon made its prescence on the field known once more as its strength surpassed its opponent. Rainbow Neos this time did not look intimidated. More so, it seemed to nod at Cyber End Dragon in respect, to which the middle head of the dragon returned.

"Tara... I could still attack and win this duel... But I wont, you won this duel. Your sheer determination to save me. I wont do that to you..." I trail off.

Tara still looked shakey on her feet, but her smile remained all the same, lifting her head up, she looked at me dead in the eye. As she began to say something, all of a sudden her eyes glazed over, as she slowly fell to her knees, before falling unconscious on the floor. Her body had been racked by the duel and she couldnt go on. Rainbow Neos and Cyber End Dragon began to disappear in a cloud of pyreflies. The duel had finished without result. Making a step to move forward to see how she was, I didnt get far, an overwhelming pain racked the side of my head without warning.

Glancing to my side I see that Wakka had threw his Blitzball at me, and that it had hit me in the side of the head. Specifically square on my temple. My hand came up to the side of my head, I felt dizzy and as if I was going to throw up the pain was that bad. My eyes were begining to dim, But I could see that Yuna and Lulu had already made thier way to Tara's unconscious form, and were trying to help her. Tidus was slowly walking towards me, his sword still in his hand as he came ever closer. I could feel my strength leaving me, as I looked up at his unusually stern, face I smile at him.

His face was like nothing I had ever seen before. The glare that he was giving me made my heart ache it hurt that much. He looked at me as if he didnt know whether he should use his sword upon me or not, that was a look I hoped that I would never have to see from anyone again. I had come to Spira to make a new start in my life. Helping the Fayth had been a side note as far as I was concerned, as I had always knew, that coming here would be a start of my new life. Already I had managed to ruin it with one single duel. All I could do now was try and make the best of the situation, as my senses started to fade.

"Enjoy my duel then Tye?" I say as my eyes dim and I fall forward.

Kaiser had fallen unconscious after the Blitzball had hit him in the head. Tidus however quickly dropped his sword and grabbed onto Kaiser as he fell forward. Holding the other man in his arms, Tidus slowly lowered Kaiser onto the ground and made sure he was comfortable. Looking down at the unconscious face of Kaiser, Tidus gave him a small smile.

"When you summoned your Cyber End Dragon for the second time... then I enjoyed your duel... my friend" Answered Tidus.

New Cards Used In This Chapter

Rainbow Fusion - Field Magic Card - Both players may use the first and second effect of this card. The third effect can only be applied by the controller of this card.

Effect 1 - Send fusion material monsters from your hand or your side of the field to the graveyard to fusion summon a fusion monster. Both players then draw cards from their decks, equal to the fusion material monsters used in the fusion summon. Fusion material monsters and the fusion monster summoned, that are used in this effect cannot be summoned back to the field, or returned to the deck or hand by any card effect as long as this card remains active on the field.

Effect 2 - When a monster is placed in the magic and trap zone, as a continuous spell card then the controller of that card may draw one card from their deck, their opponent then gains five hundred life points.

Effect 3 - Each time a monster is destroyed and sent to the graveyard, place one Orb Counter on this card (max 10) When this card has ten orb counters on it, send this card, and all other cards on your side of the field to the graveyard. Then special summon from your hand, deck or graveyard one Elemental Hero Neos and one Rainbow Dragon, disregarding any summoning requirements. The monsters special summoned by this effect have their effects negated and cannot attack on the turn they are special summoned.

Cyber Dragon - If your opponent controls a monster and you control no monsters, you can Special Summon this card from your hand.

Cyber End Dragon - "Cyber Dragon" + "Cyber Dragon" + "Cyber Dragon"
A Fusion Summon of this card can only be conducted with the above Fusion Material Monsters. During battle between this card and a Defence Position monster whose DEF is lower than the ATK of this card, inflict the difference as Battle Damage to your opponent

Cyber Phoenix - While this card is in face-up Attack Position, negate the effects of any Spell or Trap Card that targets 1 Machine-Type monster you control. When this face-up card attacks or is attacked, and it is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, you can draw 1 card

Crystal Beast Emerald Turtle - Once per turn, you can change 1 of your monsters that attacked this turn to Defence Position. If this card is destroyed while it is in a Monster Card Zone, you can place it face-up in your Spell & Trap Card Zone as a Continuous Spell Card, instead of sending it to the Graveyard.

A Hero Emerges - You can only activate this card when your opponent declares an attack. Your opponent selects 1 random card from your hand. If it is a Monster Card, Special Summon it on your side of the field. If not, send it to the Graveyard.

Elemental Hero Clayman - An Elemental Hero with a clay body built-to-last. He'll preserve his Elemental Hero colleagues at any cost

Crystal Beast Sapphire Pegasus - When this card is Normal Summoned, Flip Summoned, or Special Summoned, you can place 1 "Crystal Beast" monster from your hand, Deck, or Graveyard face-up in your Spell & Trap Card Zone; it is treated as a Continuous Spell Card. If this card is destroyed while it is in a Monster Card Zone, you can place it face-up in your Spell & Trap Card Zone as a Continuous Spell Card, instead of sending it to the Graveyard.

Crystal Beast Ruby Carbuncle - When this card is Special Summoned, you can Special Summon as many "Crystal Beast" cards as possible from your Spell & Trap Card Zone. If this card is destroyed while it is in a Monster Card Zone, you can place it face-up in your Spell & Trap Card Zone as a Continuous Spell Card, instead of sending it to the Graveyard

Elemental Hero Avian - A winged Elemental Hero who wheels through the sky and manipulates the wind. His signature move, Feather break, gives villainy a blow from sky-high

Elemental Hero Bustinatrix - A flame manipulator who is the only woman among the Elemental Heroes. Her Burstfire burns away villainy

Elemental Hero Flame Wingman - "Elemental Hero Avian" + "Elemental Hero Burstinatrix"
This monster cannot be Special Summoned except by Fusion Summon. When this card destroys a monster by battle and sends it to the Graveyard, inflict damage to your opponent equal to the ATK of the destroyed monster

Elemental Hero Sparkman - An Elemental Hero and a warrior of light who proficiently wields many kinds of armaments. His Static Shockwave cuts off the path of villainy

Elemental Hero Shining Flare Wingman - "Elemental Hero Flame Wingman" + "Elemental Hero Sparkman"
This monster cannot be Special Summoned except by Fusion Summon. This card gains 300 ATK for each "Elemental Hero" card in your Graveyard. When this card destroys a monster by battle and sends it to the Graveyard, inflict damage to your opponent equal to the ATK of the destroyed monster.

Gift Of The Martyr - Send 1 monster on your side of the field to the Graveyard. Select 1 monster on your side of the field. The selected monster gains ATK equal to the ATK of the sent monster until the end of this turn

Cyberdark Vengeance - Normal Trap - This card can only be activated when a monster named Cyber Dragon or lists Cyber Dragon as a fusion material monster is destroyed. Send one monster card from your deck to the graveyard. Then special summon from your hand, deck or graveyard, either one Cyberdark Horn, Cyberdark Edge or Cyberdark Keel. At this time, you may activate the selected Cyberdark monsters effect of equipping a level three or lower dragon type monster from the graveyard as if it were a normal summon. Any other effects that the selected Cyberdark monster has, are negated as long as the selected monster remains face up on the field.

Cyberdark Keel - When this card is Normal Summoned, select 1 Level 3 or lower Dragon-Type monster in your Graveyard and equip it to this card. This card gains ATK equal to the equipped card's ATK. When this card destroys an opponent's monster by battle, inflict 300 damage to your opponent. If this card would be destroyed by battle, the equipped monster is destroyed instead.

Hunter Dragon - This dragon has taken down countless prey with its sharp fangs. It strikes very quickly, because if it does not strike first, it is vulnerable to a counter-attack

Graceful Charity - Draw 3 cards from your Deck, then discard any 2 cards from your hand

Exploder Dragon - When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, destroy the monster that destroyed it. While this card is attacking, any Battle Damage either player takes from a battle involving this card becomes 0

Quick Summon (Anime Magic Card Effect) - Select 1 monster card in your hand and Special Summon it in face up Attack Position or face down Defence Position (Tributes are still required for monsters of level 5 or higher). This Special Summon is treated as a Normal Summon or Set by all other card effects

Cyberdark Horn - When this card is Normal Summoned, select 1 Level 3 or lower Dragon-Type monster in your Graveyard and equip it to this card. This card gains ATK equal to the equipped card's ATK. This card inflicts Piercing damage. If this card would be destroyed by battle, the equipped monster is destroyed instead.

Crystal Pair - Activate only when a "Crystal Beast" monster you control is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard. Place 1 "Crystal Beast" monster from your Deck in your Spell & Trap Card Zone, face-up, as a Continuous Spell Card. You take no Battle Damage this turn.

Crystal Beast Amber Mammoth - When a face-up "Crystal Beast" monster you control is selected as an attack target, you can change the target to this card. If this card is destroyed while it is in a Monster Card Zone, you can place it face-up in your Spell & Trap Card Zone as a Continuous Spell Card, instead of sending it to the Graveyard

Spell Striker - You can Special Summon this card from your hand by removing from play 1 Spell Card from your Graveyard. This card can attack your opponent directly. Any Battle Damage this card's controller takes from a battle involving this card becomes 0

Common Soul - Select 1 face-up monster on the field. Special Summon 1 "Neo-Spacian" monster from your hand to the same side of the field as the selected monster. The selected monster gains ATK equal to the ATK of the monster that was Special Summoned by this effect. When this card is removed from the field, return the Special Summoned monster to its owner's hand

Neo Spacian Flare Scarab - This card gains 400 ATK for each Spell and Trap Card your opponent controls

Cyberdark Edge - When this card is Normal Summoned, select 1 Level 3 or lower Dragon-Type monster in your Graveyard and equip it to this card. This card gains ATK equal to the equipped card's ATK. This card can attack your opponent directly. If it attacks using this effect, the Battle Damage it inflicts to your opponent is halved. If this card would be destroyed by battle, the equipped monster is destroyed instead.

Cyberdark Destruction - Continuous Trap - This card can only be activated when you have a face up monster with Cyberdark in its card name. Select one face up monster on your opponents side of the field and treat this card as an equip card to the opponents monster. The equipped monsters attack points are reduced by half as long as this card remains active on the field. During the turn that this card is activated, if your opponent has no monsters on their side of the field, you cannot declare a direct attack against them. If the monster equipped by this effect is destroyed, destroy this card also.

Rainbow Offering - Normal Trap - You can only activate this card when you have a Rainbow Fusion magic card active on the field. During this turn, whenever a monster is destroyed, you may add two Orb Counters to the Rainbow Fusion card, instead of one.

Elemental Hero Neos - A new Elemental Hero has arrived from Neo-Space! When he initiates a Contact Fusion with a Neo-Spacian his unknown powers are unleashed

(Ultimate Crystal God) Rainbow Dragon - This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. This card cannot be Special Summoned except from your hand while you have 7 "Crystal Beast" cards with different names on the field or in your Graveyard. This card cannot activate its effects the turn it is Special Summoned.

Send all "Crystal Beast" monsters you control to the Graveyard; this card gains 1000 ATK for each card sent. You can activate this effect during either player's turn.

You can remove from play all "Crystal Beast" Monster Cards in your Graveyard to return all cards on the field to their owners' Decks

Polymerization - Send Fusion Material Monsters that are listed by a Fusion Monster Card from your hand or your side of the field to the Graveyard, and Special Summon the Fusion Monster from your Fusion Deck

Rainbow Neos - "Elemental Hero Neos" + "Rainbow Dragon" or "Rainbow Dark Dragon"
This card cannot be Special Summoned, except by Fusion Summon with the above Fusion Material Monsters. Once per turn, you can activate 1 of the following effects:
- Send 1 monster you control to the Graveyard to return all monsters your opponent controls to the Deck.
- Send 1 Spell or Trap Card you control to the Graveyard to return all Spell and Trap Cards your opponent controls to the Deck.
- Send 1 card from the top of your Deck to the Graveyard to return all cards in your opponent's Graveyard to the Deck

Power Wall (Anime Trap Card Effect)- Activate only when you would receive Battle Damage from an attack by a monster your opponent controls. Send any number of cards from the top of your Deck to the Graveyard to reduce the Battle Damage you would receive by the number of cards sent to the Graveyard by this effect x 100.

Warp Beam (Anime Magic Card Effect) - Select any number face-up monster(s) you control, then send an equal number of monster(s) you control to the Graveyard (except the selected monster(s)). This turn, the selected monster(s) can attack your opponent directly. If you attack using this effect, the ATK of the attacking monster(s) becomes 600 during the Damage Step only.

Crystal Sustenance - Normal Trap - Remove from play any number of Crystal Beast monsters in your graveyard. For each card removed from play you gain five hundred life points for each card removed.

Samsara Dogma - Continuous Trap (Anime Trap Card With Modified Effect) - Upon activation of this card, declare one type of monster. From that point on as long as this card remains active on the field, all cards in your graveyard are considered to be a monster card of the selected type chosen. This effect applies to magic and trap cards also.

Flash Fusion - Send to the Graveyard Fusion Material Monsters that are listed on a Fusion Monster from your Field, and Special Summon the appropriate Fusion Monster from your Fusion Deck (This Special Summon is treated as a Fusion Summon). During your End Phase, the monster Special Summoned by this card's effect is returned to the Fusion Deck.

Cyberdark Dragon - "Cyberdark Horn" + "Cyberdark Edge" + "Cyberdark Keel"
This monster cannot be Special Summoned except by Fusion Summon. When this monster is Special Summoned, select 1 Dragon-Type monster in your Graveyard and equip it to this card. This card gains ATK equal to the equipped card's ATK. This card gains 100 ATK for each Monster Card in your Graveyard. If this card would be destroyed by battle, the equipped monster is destroyed instead.

Battle Fusion - Activate only during a Battle Phase. Select 1 face-up monster your opponent controls. Increase the ATK of 1 Fusion monster you control by an amount equal to the ATK of the selected monster until the End Phase.

Limiter Removal - Double the ATK of all face-up Machine-Type monsters on your side of the field, until the end of this turn. During the End Phase, destroy all monsters that were affected by this effect

Cyber Yin Yang Configuration - Quick play Spell - Select one face up Cyber End Dragon or one Cyberdark Dragon on your side of the field and remove it from play, and then activate the following effects based on which monster was removed.

*Cyber End Dragon - Special summon one Cyberdark Dragon from your graveyard disregarding any summoning requirements. It gains half the attack points of the Cyber End Dragon removed and It can only activate its effect of gaining attack points from monsters in the graveyard and is destroyed in the end phase.

*Cyberdark Dragon - Special summon one Cyber End Dragon from your graveyard disregarding any summoning requirements. It gains half the attack points of the Cyberdark Dragon removed Its effect is negated and is destroyed in the end phase.

I promised that all hell would break loose in this chapter. Hope that I made good on that!

I made a reference to another famous quote in this chapter. Ten points to the first person who can guess what it was and where it came from!

Thirdly, please please please, everyone who is reading this fic, please try and give me a review on this chapter. I feel very proud of this chapter for what it represents to the fic. I know that some people might not see this as a completely original duel, as some aspects were borrowed from a certain GX episode, but its the plot based around the duel that was the selling point for this duel. So a review on that would be most appreciated.

Now a bit of trivia for you all, Gaikoku ryu is the literal Kanji for Cyberdark Dragon. which is literally based on Steel Plated Armored Dark Dragon. Quite a funny name really, But I felt it necassary to put it in, considering that everytime its summoned in the japanese anime, Zane calls it both names one after the other.

Next, duel aspects will be completely correct to actual game rules, as im sure that you may have all realised by now. However there may be some cards that different effects are used than the real cards. eg Card of Sanctity. But for the most part everything should be completely correct to game rules. Original cards however may contradict that ruling obviously though with some broken effects.

Also I had to alter the effect of Samsara Dogma slightly. Cyberdark Dragons real effect only increases its own attack by monsters in the graveyard, unlike in the anime where any card increases its attack points. So I thought I still wanted to keep it uber powerful like in the anime verson, so the effect of Samsara Dogma reflected this. Next Power Walls effect according to everything I read only works on direct attacks. Yet ive seen it used on a normal attack in the anime. So I chose to adopt that aspect also.

Also as for the duel, I know it might seem as if Kaiser and Tara's decks are all over the place with hybrid strategies, but bearing in mind this was more of a plot duel than a real duel. In future both characters decks witll have more direction and more thought out plans.

Finally, now that ive been getting a few reviews, im going to start answering all questions based on the fic on the next chapter after the review, that way I know that all readers get some answers that they need.

Thats it! Enough of my rambling. So moving on, the aftermath of the duel, isnt a nice one for Kaiser. How will he deal with letting the darkness in his heart control him? Find out in the next chapter!

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