A/N: I OWN NO PART YU GI OH 5DS! ALL RIGHTS GO TO THE CREATORS!

Chapter 67: The Fight of the Blackwings

Third Person POV

It was Crow's turn to duel and the odds were not good whatsoever. Team 5Ds were not ready to feel at all like they were going to win with Jakob's Meklord Emperor Granel hosting a total of 15,500 attack points.

'And I had thought Paradox's Malefic Truth Dragon was powerful, but this was a whole different level. Especially since it can also take synchro monsters from the graveyard if they were destroyed by battle and Granel Top can negate a monster's effect,' Yusei thought. 'Crow, be careful.'

Crow drew his card. "I activate the effect of Speed World 2! By removing ten speed counters, I can destroy your Meklord Emperor Granel," he declared.

"I activate my face down, Infinity Wall. This negates all card effects that would destroy any cards I control this turn," Jack defended.

"Well then, I summon Blackwing- Steam the Cloaked (Attack 800/ Defense 1200) in attack mode. And since I control a Blackwing monster, I can special summon Blackwing- Bora the Spear (Attack 1700/ Defense 800) from my hand in attack mode," Crow responded. "I then remove my turn monsters from play to special summon Blackwing- Aurora the Northern Lights (Attack 0/ Defense 0) from my hand with its effect. ANd due to its effect, its level becomes the combined levels of the two removed monsters (Blackwing- Aurora the Northern Lights: Level 7). And since Steam the Cloaked left the fields, its effect activates, special summon Steam Token (Attack 100/ Defense 100) in attack mode. Now with the second effect of Aurora, I can remove from play Blackwing Armor Master from my extra deck to make the attack and effects of Aurora the Northen Lights as Blackwing Armor Master until my next Standby Phase (Blackwing- Aurora the Northern Lights: Attack 2500).' Crow then thought, 'By attacking Meklord Emperor Granel with Aurora, I can place a Wedge Counter on Meklord Emperor Granel at the end of the the damage step. I could then remove the counter to reduce the attack of Meklord Emperor Granel to 0. That would activate the effect of my Steam Token, which will remove Meklord Emperor Granel from play and destroying all the parts of his monster.' He then ordered. Aurora, attack Meklord Emperor Granel!"

"I activate the effect of Granel Guard! This treats the Red Nova Dragon (Attack 3500/ Defense 3000) equipped to Granel as a face up attack position monster in the Spell and Trap Card Zone during the damage step only and changing the attack target to it," Jakob defended.

Due to the effects granted to Aurora from Blackwing Armor Master, it wasn't destroyed and Crow took no battle damage. At the end of the damage step, the Wedge counter was about to be placed on Red Nova Dragon, but the dragon became an equip card again and the counter was void.

"I set two face downs and end my turn," Crow finished and Steam Token destroyed itself due to its own effect.

Yusei's POV

"I don't like this," Akiza stated.

I nodded in agreement. "And the demonic energy in the air is increasing by the second. We need to finish this fast," I stated.

"Yusei!" called Yue's voice. We turned to see her landing. "Word. In the sky. Now."

I sighed and looked at my friends. "I'll be back in a moment," I told them before taking into to the sky with the young World Angel. Once we were a good height up, I asked her, "What's up, Yue?"

"That curse on Era. It's a curse older than angels. Literally made just after the original Guardian Angel of Light was created," she explained. "We literally had to scavenge through the very back of everything we had to find out what it does."

"What's it do, Yue?" I asked sternly.

"It is made specifically for the Guardian Angel of Light. It is made to turn the immense power of her own angelic ability and the power and heart of the Crimson Dragon against her own body and any child inside her. It's meant to turn an angel's power into demonic power. And if an angel turns demonic, the angel dies," she explained and that worried me. "It won't reach Era's child until it takes full effect of her body and the lead Healer Angel helping her is holding the curse back as much as possible. But there's no telling when it becomes to strong for even the Healer Angel."

"Why are you telling me this now?" I asked as they looked down at the duel for a moment.

"The only way to avoid any chance of the child from being affected by the curse is to have Era give birth to it now," Yue explained.

"Is it even ready for that?" Yusei asked alarmed.

"Myla says from what she can tell, it's well developed. Era would've given birth any day now as it is," Yue explained. "But you know Era won't do it without you there."

"Is she awake?" I asked.

"Yeah. But she's also really weak. She can barely even sit up at the moment," she replied. "I know you're busy with Yliaster, Yusei. But Era needs you right now."

I looked down at the duel. There was no telling how long until Crow would lose, if he lost. I needed to be here to take to the field when I needed to be. "Akiza, I need you to do me a favor," I told her telepathically.

"What is it?" she responded.

"I need to go check on Era for a second and try to help her. If I'm not already back, when it seems it's only a matter of a turn or two before Crow loses if he does, I need you to contact me telepathically. I should be able to still hear you in the Afterlife," I asked.

"What's going on, Yusei?" she asked.

"The Curse she has is a lot more dangerous than we thought. I need to hurry. Can you do this for me?" I replied.

"Yeah. Go help, Era. I'll let you know when we need you back," she answered. "But with the way things are going, that'll be sooner rather than later."

"Thanks, Akiza," I responded. "I'll be back as soon as I can."

"Right," she agreed.

I left the connection open to allow her to contact me at a moment's notice and turned to Yue. "Let's go, Yue," I told her. She nodded and we both took off.

We quickly arrived in the Afterlife and into the angel medical facility where I saw it was a powerful Healer Angel known as Hikari obviously holding the curse to her arm. I immediately ran to Era as she looked at me.

"Is the duel against Yliaster going okay?" she asked a bit weak.

"It's going fine," I told her despite knowing it was a lie. But I couldn't have her worrying over the duel with her like this. I gently held her face.

"Era, listen to me for a moment," Hikari called to her. "If we're going to ensure the baby you are carrying in you doesn't get hurt or affected by this curse, we need to have you give birth, like, now. We won't make you if you don't want to. But it should be ready to be born and I'm not sure how long I can keep this curse under wraps."

"Only if Yusei's here," she stated looking at him.

"I'll stay with you until I need to duel," I told her. "I promise." She gave a small nod of agreement.

Third Person POV

Jakob drew his card. "I activate the effect of Speed World 2! By removing ten speed counters, I can destroy your Aurora the Northern Lights," he declared and Crow's monster shattered. "Meklord Emperor Granel, attack him directly!"

"I special summon Blackwing Ghibli the Searing Wind (Attack 0/ Defense 1600) from my hand in defense position," Crow defended.

"Well, then, Meklord Emperor Granel, destroy his Blackwing- Ghibli the Searing Wind!" Jakob fought.

"As a Winged-beast monster with 1000 or less attack points was destroyed in battle and sent to the graveyard, I can activate my face down, Black Wing Revenge! This allows me to special summon two Blackwing- Black Crest Tokens (Attack 0/ Defense 800) in defense position. And then I activate my other face down, Blackboost to draw two cards as I control at least two Blackwing Monsters," Crow responded.

"I activate the effect of Granel Attack! This treats Red Nova Dragon equipped to my Meklord Emperor as an attack position monster during the battle phase only and also allows Red Nova Dragon to inflict piercing damage, though it can't attack directly. So, Red Nova Dragon, attack one of those Black Crest Tokens!" Red Nova Dragon attacked and destroyed one of Crow's monsters and Crow's life points fell to 1300. "I set a face down and end my turn."

Akiza began to debate calling Yusei now. 'Let's wait another turn. See what Crow plays and then that should tell me,' she decided.

Crow drew his card. "I tribute my Black Crest Token to tribute summon. Rise up, Blackwing- Hillen the Tengu-wind (Attack 0/ Defense 2300) in defense mode," he declared. "I set two face downs and end my turn."

"Crow doesn't have any cards in his hand left and his monster can't stand up to even Red Nova Dragon," Leo commented worriedly.

"Yusei, can you hear me?" Akiza called.

"Loud and clear, Akiza," he answered.

"You need to get back. It's Jakob's turn and it looks like it'll be the last one Crow will face this tournament," she told him.

Akiza heard him mentally sigh and there was a moment of silence. "I'll be there within a few seconds," he told her.

"Hurry, Yusei," she requested.

. . .

Yusei was holding a baby girl wrapped in white cloth. The baby was sleeping in his arms. "What do you think we should name her?" he asked his mate.

"What about Seika?" Era suggested. Yusei nodded in approval.

"Yusei, can you hear me?" he quickly heard Akiza call.

"Loud and clear, Akiza," he answered.

"You need to get back. It's Jakob's turn and it looks like it'll be the last one Crow will face this tournament," she told him.

Yusei looked at Era. "I need to get going. It's almost time for me to duel," he told her.

"Go ahead, Yusei. I'll be alright," she told her. "You need to stop Yliaster before they can destroy the world with the demons."

"Right," he agreed. He kissed her forehead lovingly and handed her Seika. He reluctantly, but quickly took off. "I'll be there within a few seconds," he told Akiza.

"Hurry, Yusei," she requested.

He quickly arrived at their side, turning invisible before he was in view of the crowd. "Where did you go?" Jack asked. With Yusei having healed the majority of his injuries, he had been able to stay for the time being.

"I'll explain later," he replied vaguely. "For now, let's just focus on the duel." They nodded in agreement and turned back.

Jakob drew his card. "I activate Granel Attack's effect once again and target Red Nova Dragon for it. Red Nova Dragon, attack Hillen the Tengu-wind!" he ordered. The attacked destroyed Crow's monster and dropped Crow to 100 life points. "Meklord Emperor Granel, attack his directly!"

The attack hit and Crow's life points fell to zero, but Crow called, "I activate Blackwing- Hillen the Tengu-wind's effect to revive itself (Attack 0/ Defense 2300) and Blackwing- Ghibli the Searing Wind (Attack 0/ Defense 1600) in attack position. Then I activate my face down Urgent Tuning to tune Ghibli with Hillen to synchro summon a synchro monster in defense mode. Soar, Black-Winged Dragon (Attack 2800/ Defense 1600)!"

Due to the rules of the World Racing Grand Prix, it immediately went to Jakob's end phase meaning Red Nova Dragon became an equip card again. Crow passed the baton to Yusei who had to leave meaning he couldn't heal Crow, frustrating him slightly as Crow was badly beaten up.

'This ends in this duel,' Yusei thought determined.

Okay, be honest, how many of you thought of Studio Ghibli when you heard/saw in the actual show or read in stories like this Blackwing- Ghibli the Searing Wind? I know I'm not the only one who immediately thought of Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Castle in the Sky, Howl's Moving Castle, and those other movies.

If you haven't heard of Studio Ghibli I am disappointed in you, especially if you think you're an anime nerd or anime trash.

But, honestly, I cannot be the only one who didn't think of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli movies when I saw or heard the name Ghibli. So be honest and tell me through PMs or Reviews if you are like me and thought of it. I would like to know that I'm not the only one.

And also tell me how well I'm doing through PMs and Reviews.

Welp… Until the next chapter!

-bricann