"If Attribute Knight: Hades the Knight of the Underworld is Fusion Summoned with two different Attributes, this card cannot be destroyed by card effects and as long as this Monster is on my field, all your Monsters attack are halved."
d'Arc ATK: 1400
"I play a Continuous Trap, Dark Contract of Withdraw! I can return another Dark Contract card from my field to my hand and that Monster is returned to your hand! I return Dark Contract with the Gate and send your card back to the extra deck! And since this effect doesn't destroy your Monsters, your effects hav no effect! d'Arc returns to its normal attack!" A force field appeared and sent Hades back to Reira.
d'Arc ATK: 2800
"I play my Trap." Reira said. "Attribute Divide. I Special Summon two Attribute Knights with their effects negated from my graveyard in attack position."
Attribute Knight: Jordanus the Bright Knight [1400 ATK / 700 DEF / Light / Level 4 / Warrior / Effect]
Atribute Knight: Kastirion the Knight of the Shadows. 1600 ATK / 1000 DEF / Dark / Level 4 / Warrior
"I end my turn."
Turn 7
Reiji LP: 600 Hand: 2
Reira LP: 3800 Hand: 4
"My move!" Reiji drew his card. "It's my Standby Phase and normally I would take 1000 damage from my Withdraw card, but due to d'Arc, I gain 1000 lifepoints instead."
Reiji LP: 600 - 1600
"I summon D/D Savant Archimedes!" A blue owl in amour appeared.
D/D Savant Archimedes ATK: 100 DEF: 200 Dark/Fiend/LVL 3
"When this card is summoned, I can add a D/D/D Ritual Monster and a Ritual Spell Card from my deck to my hand! I would take 3000 points of damage of damage from doing this but thanks to d'Arc, I gain that amount! First I add D/D/D Prime Churchill and Dark Contract of the Raven!" Two cards popped out of Reiji's deck before it reshuffled itself, Reiji then added the cards to his hand. "I now gain 3000 lifepoints!" d'Arc's sword glowed as Reiji gained lifepoints.
Reiji LP: 1600 – 4600
"4600…." Reira stuttered as she looked on in fear.
"I now play my other Continuous Trap, Dark Contract with the Return!" Reiji declared. "I can bring back a D/D Monster from my graveyard but with its effects negated and it's banished during the End Phase or if it leaves the field before. Return Nighthowl!"
D/D Nighthowl ATK: 300 DEF: 600 Dark/Fiend/Tuner/LVL 3
"I play my Ritual Spell and now I tribute Nighthowl and Archimedes to Ritual Summon!" A cauldron formed as his monster flew inside. A blue explosion arose to the ceiling and a monster slowly emerged. It was a slim knight with dark blue amour. He held a giant yellow staff and his helmet had three blue visors which spiralled around.
D/D/D Prime Churchill ATK: 2400 DEF: 1800 Dark/Fiend/Ritual/LVL 6
"When Ritual Summoned, I can bring back a D/D/D Monster from my grave. Return Siegfried!"
D/D/D Cursed King Siegfried ATK: 2800 DEF: 2200 Dark/Fiend/Synchro/LVL 8
"When a Monster is Special Summoned and Churchill is on the field, once per turn, halve of that Monsters attack is added to Churchill until my End Phase!"
Churchill ATK: 3800
"Now, attack Churchill! Attack Atrocitus!"
"Due to the Pendulum effect of Equinox, extra deck summoned Monsters on my field cannot be destroyed by card effects or battle!" Reira shouted for the first time. She seemed to show her distress.
"I use Siegfried's effect to negate a Spell on your field until my next Standby Phase! I negate your Pendulum effect!" Churchill slashed the Xyz Monster and it landed back on Reiji's field. The Xyz Monster was destroyed and Reira suffered her first destroyed Monster of the duel.
Reira LP: 3800 – 3000
"Now Siegfried wipes out Jordanus!" Siegfried cut across the knight with ease with his sword. Jordanus exploded and Reira shielded her eyes.
Reira LP: 3000 – 2000
"I activate Dark Contract with the Gate and I shall add a second D/D Brownie to my hand. I end there!"
"No… I messed up…." Reira stuttered. "Mrs Akaba will be… furious!"
"Kid…. are you okay?" Reira was breathing in and out at a rapid pace.
"I…. can't… fail… her!"
"What has Himika done to you?!"
"REIRA! It's okay!" said a distant female voice. It was Marinna who came to Reira. She quickly knelt down to calm her again. "It's okay, Himika Akaba isn't here."
"She's…. always… watching." Reira gasped.
"Well, she's not here ... nor is she watching." Marinna was forced to lie.
"Rea ... Really?" Reira stuttered.
"Of course, I would not lie to you." Marinna replied. Reira calmed down.
"Oh ... okay ..." Reira said.
"Ok, how about I stay with you here? Would you like it?" Marina replied while Reira nodding her head.
. "You!" Reiji said pointing to Marinna. "Cease this duel now! You can see the kid is not in a good state! " "I can see that! But ...
"I cannot disobey the Academy orders. Reira must duel. "Marinna replied. "Besides, that could cause Reira to be ..."
"You need to grow a back bone!"
Churchill ATK: 2400
Turn 8
Reiji LP: 4600 Hand: 1
Reira LP: 2000 Hand: 4
"I draw." Reira said. "I use my set card, Attribute Ritual." A Trap Card appeared. "This allows me to Special Summon another Attribute Knight from my graveyard and then use the two to Ritual Summon. Return Jordanus!"
Attribute Knight: Jordanus the Bright Knight [1400 ATK / 700 DEF / Light / Level 4 / Warrior / Effect]
"I tribute this and Kastirion to Ritual Summon! Appear Attribute Knight: Exilion the Knight of the Sun!" A yellow knight emerged.
Attribute Knight: Exilion the Knight of the Sun [2900 ATK / 2300 DEF / Light / Level 8 / Warrior / Ritual]
"A Ritual Monster for my Ritual…" Reiji replied.
"For each different Attributes used, I gain 500 lifepoints! Also because of Attribute Ritual, only my Ritual Monster can attack this turn." Reira said as she looked at her Synchro.
Reira LP: 2000 - 3000
"I use its other effect! I can negate the effects of one Monster on your field while Exilion is on the field, then you take 200 damage X its level! I negate Siegfried!"
Reiji LP: 4600 - 3000
"Now I attack. Go Exilion, wipe out d'Arc."
"I use my Dark Contract of Return and return my Gate Contract to return Exilion to your hand!"
"Reira! Respond!" Marinna said. Reira looked at Marinna with a bit of confidence, almost like she trusted the Ritual Commander.
"I play a Quick-Play Spell! Attribute Power! If there are two or more Monsters on the field with different Attributes, I can negate the effect of a Spell or Trap and banish it!"
"What?" Reiji's Dark Contract was banished before him.
"Attack Exilion!" Exilion and d'Arc clashed with their swords but Exilion easily overpowered the Fusion Monster, destroying it.
Reiji LP: 3000 - 2900
"I set two cards and end my turn."
"Good job" Marina said as she gave him a pat on the head. Reira did not know how to react "Oh ... I'm sorry I didn't think you would react like that." Reira looked on with more distress.
Turn 9
Reiji LP: 2900 Hand: 1
Reira LP: 3000 Hand: 2
"I draw!" Reiji looked at his card. "This is exactly what I needed to draw. I need to use it right." Reiji's duel disk had an incoming call message. He hit the screen. "Hello…?"
"Reiji, it's me!" Yuzu said who appeared. "We're evacuating people back to Standard now but it looks like Academia is on their way here."
"They must be trying to finish the job." Reiji replied. Reiji looked at Marinna. "You can call this off!"
"You know I can't!" she replied.
"Fine! Yuzu, make sure everyone is safe. I'll be back soon."
"Reiji! Are you… sure you can win this?" Yuzu replied.
"Have no doubts, I'll win this in a click of a finger." a determined Reiji said. "But first I'll take damage from my Dark Contracts."
Reiji LP: 3000 – 1000
"I set my Pendulum Scale with scale two D/D Brownie and scale ten D/D Savant Newton!"
"Scale ten?!" Marinna said in shock.
Brownie 2- 10 Newton
"I'm winning it this turn! I use Dark Contract of the Gate to add D/D Lilith! I Pendulum Summon it!"
D/D Lilith ATK: 100 DEF: 2100 Dark/Fiend/LVL 4
"When summoned I can return a D/D back to my hand from my graveyard. I add and summon D/D Nighthowl!"
D/D Nighthowl ATK: 300 DEF: 600 Dark/Fiend/Tuner/LVL 3
"I shall pass on using Nighthowl's effect and instead, I Tune Lilith and Nighthowl! Synchro Summon!"
4+3=7
"I summon level seven, D/D/D Gust King Alexander!"A sliver knight with a green cape appeared onto the field.
D/D/D Gust King Alexander ATK: 2500 DEF: 2000 Wind/Fiend/Synchro/LVL 7
"Churchill gains halve of Alexander's attack!"
Churchill ATK: 3650
"Now!" Reiji jumped up the platforms and saw an Action Card. Reira watched on with further fear. Marinna knew there was nothing she could do. Reiji saw one above. He jumped up and grabbed it. "Got it! I play Magic Un-Miracle! This negates all Spell Cards this turn. Your Pendulum Cards and mine are now negated!"
"What?!" Reira said with panic. "I can't lose!"
"You won't Reira…" Marinna said as she reassured her.
"I have to disagree!" Reiji replied. "First! Churchill destroys your Ritual!" Churchill powered up its staff and slashed across Exilion, wiping it out.
Reira LP: 3000 – 2250
"I attack Shiva with Darius! I remove an Overlay Unit to stop it from being destroyed, and then your Monster is! You take 500 damage as well!" Darius slammed into the Synchro and wiped it out.
Darius OU: 0
Reira LP: 2250 - 1750
"I attack directly with Gust King!"
"I play a Trap! Drowning Mirror Force! This returns all attack positioned Monsters back to your hand when attacked directly!"
"I use Siegfried's effect to negate it!" The Trap was destroyed quickly,
"Reira!" Marinna yelled.
"I play a second Drowning Mirror Force. I planned for this."
"What?!" Reiji's Xyz, two Synchro's and Ritual were returned. "Damnit…" Reiji thought.
"Well done Reira! Now end this!"
Turn 10
Reiji LP: 1000 Hand: 0
Reira LP: 1750 Hand: 2
"I draw!" Reira yelled.
"I need to find that last Action Card." Reiji said as he jumped onto Crossover.
"I play Attribute Reborn! Return Exilion!"
Attribute Knight: Exilion the Knight of the Sun [2900 ATK / 2300 DEF / Light / Level 8 / Warrior / Ritual]
"Attribute Reborn? Well done Reira!"
"Found it!" Reiji declared as he grabbed the Action Card. "No! This won't help me!" he said. "In that case, I use Dark Contract of Withdraw. I return Dark Contract of Withdraw back to my hand to send Exilion back to your hand!"
"Attribute Reborn stops Exilion from being targeted by card effects!"
"What?!"
"Go Exilion!" Exilion charged towards Reiji and slammed into him. He went flying across the ground.
Reiji LP: 1000 – 0 Reira Wins
The duel field faded and Reira raised a bright smile. She had done Himika's job. Reiji was flattened on the ground; he knew he couldn't run in time.
"Well done Reira." said Marinna as she praised the child. Marinna walked over to Reiji with her duel disk out.
"Fair enough." Reiji replied. "You beat me… but my team will continue."
"And so will mine." Marinna replied.
"How could you and the kid work for a place?"
"We did not have a choice, it was this or to spend our days in a desolate world and survive every day to have something to eat! Also for Serena and Yuri. We came out of the orphanage together and they're my close friends. I need to make sure they're safe!"
"No-one is safe working for Leo Akaba... have you ever questioned him?"
"No ... I live in pain for the decisions I make and you will suffer for yours." Marinna replied as she hit her duel disk. Reiji turned into a blue aura before disappearing back to Fusion. "Job done." Marinna replied.
"Now…. what?" Reira asked.
"You shall be rewarded." Marinna said. She smiled back afterwards.
Fusion Base
Inside Gongenzaka and Masumi were strapped to a chair with wires connected to their heads. No matter how much they struggled, they couldn't break free.
"Damnit!" Gongenzaka said as he slammed his fists down on the chair.
"We can't escape…" Masumi said. "They will have all our intel soon…"
"It's too late." Marinna said as she walked in. "We have it already, and now you shall all become cards. "Untie them!" Marinna said and a bulky black male who wore red tank top and black sleeveless vest and pants came through.
"The scanning is complete?" the male said.
"Yes." Marinna said. The male placed each duel disks back onto Masumi and Gongenzaka's wrists.
"Duel disks are reattached."
"Good, we don't want to leave evidence of them being here." Marinna said.
"Damnit!" Masumi yelled.
"I'm sorry Masumi…" Gongenzaka said. Marinna held up her duel disk and the two became covered in purple. They disappeared and two cards landed on the floor with their panicked looks on their face.
"Three Lancers down." Marinna said.
"And I shall send the mind read back to Academia." the male replied.
"You work closely with Cobra don't you?" Marinna asked.
"Yes, I make sure all the equipment works before Viper and Academia uses it. I'm Austin O'Brien."
"Okay, thanks Austin." Marinna said politely as she left the room. Austin looked back at her as she walked out.
Kaiba Corp
"Reiji isn't answering?!" Yuzu said as she tried to call him.
"He had better return…" Kaiba said.
On the other side of the room, the remaining Ritual non-duelists were leaving while the Paradox Brothers and a few other duelists guarded Kaiba Corp from Academia. Yuzar, Ray and Kisara were making sure all were leaving in a orderly line. Mokuba was on the other side of the room waiting.
"Where's Keith?" Kisara said.
"That thug? He ran out the wrong way." Ray replied.
"I guess he was turned into a card…" Yuzar added.
"He always did lack brain cells." said Kaiba.
"Gongenzaka… Masumi… Reiji…. Mieru? They're all gone." Yuzu said.
"I doubt it." Kaiba said. "No way could he lose to these scum. I wouldn't be surprised if he took out all the Academia students who were meant to be coming." As Kaiba replied, an explosion was heard coming from the hallway.
"What is it?!" Yuzar said. As the dust cloud cleared, Serena and Yuri walked in. Two cards flew onto the floor. It was the Paradox Brothers.
"It's… you." Yuzar said to Yuri.
"Yuri and Serena…" Yuzu said. "Look what the cat dragged in." At this point a group of students entered the room as well, surrounding them all.
"Did it take you long to think of that?" Yuri said.
"Your remaining Ritual duelists weren't much." Serena said. "The students took them all out."
"Damn… they invaded quickly and quietly!" Kaiba said. "Our alert system must have been damaged in the hits!"
"Ritual is under Academia control." Serena said. "Now we shall end this invasion quickly!"
"EVERYONE RUN IN!" said Kisara. The last few remaining people quickly all ran through as they broke up the orderly line.
"CARD THEM ALL!" Yuri yelled as the students held up their duel disks.
"GO ANCIENT ONE RITUAL DRAGON!" Yuzar yelled as he summoned his ace.
"Come on out Mozarta!" Yuzu replied. The two Monsters were able to strike the students down quickly, each one was sent flying across the room. As they landed, they all were sent back to Academia.
"Fools!" Yuri said. "We'll do this ourselves! We can't let them shut down the teleport! Go Starving Venom!"
"Go Lunalight Cat Dancer!" Both Fusion Monsters were summoned and a cold pain shot right through all the counterparts upon their summon.
"No… not this again…." Yuzu said as she held her chest. Yuzar held his head as the dragons looked at each other. Ray looked in horror as the sight.
"What's happening? Is this that thing I felt before…?" Ray said to herself.
"Kisara, Mokuba go!" Kaiba yelled.
"Seto!" Kisara yelled.
"GO!" Mokuba grabbed Kisara's hand and ran through the teleport. Kisara could do nothing to stop herself going through as well.
"KAIBA YOU GO!" Yuzar yelled as Kaiba gritted his teeth, Yuzar was clearing in pain.
"What about you lot?" Kaiba replied. "If I close the teleport, you'll be stranded!"
"Just go!" Yuzu said as she tightened the grip on her chest. . "Reiji gave us Lancers teleporting systems in our duel disks, we can use it only a few times…"
"Right." Kaiba said as he ran towards the teleport. As he was about to enter, he hit a remote in his pocket. Kaiba made his way through the teleport and once he had gone through, the teleport begun to collapse.
"No!" Serena yelled in anger. The teleport fully collapsed and the Monsters faded away. Yuzar, Yuzu, Yuri and Serena were all of a sudden free from the pain. They all took a breath in.
"So… it's just us now!" Yuzar said.
"What just happened to you guys." Ray asked.
"Something to do with this angel, dragon nonsense." Yuzu replied. "Where are my friends?!"
"Them three? All were turned into cards!" Yuri smugly said.
"ALL?!" Yuzu said as she her faced turned white with fright.
"Yes! And now we shall capture the Ritual dragon and take the Ritual bracelet along with yours Yuzu!" Serena said.
"You turned them all into cards?!" Yuzar yelled.
"You're all sick!" Ray added.
"We shall take on Yuzar and Ray first!" Serena said.
"A tag duel? Fine!" Ray said.
"Yuzu, you need to run!" Yuzar added as his rage grew.
"But.. guys…."
"NOW!" Yuzar roared. Yuzu and Ray were shocked at this.
"Don't go anywhere you coward!" Serena said.
"I'm not going anywhere!" Yuzu said as she stood firm.
"GO!" Yuzar's eyes had lit up as he entered his dragon mode. Yuzar's shout was so loud; it shot Yuzu out of the Kaiba Corp building.
"YUZU!" Ray yelled.
"NOT AGAIN!" Yuzu yelled. Her bracelet lit up again and her eyes begun to transform into pink. "It's… it's happening again…."
Ray ran over to the blown window and looked down. She couldn't see Yuzu anywhere.
"She… she might've escaped… just like before." Ray said. Yuzar had calmed down but a dark aura remained. Yuri smirked at this.
"DAMNIT!" Serena yelled. Her eyes begun to glow blue. "How… how could Yuzu escape me AGAIN!?" A dark aura formed behind her. Some black wings seemed to form behind her.
Fusion Dimension – Throne Room
Reiji walked into the Throne Room of Academia, he was flanked by several Obelisk Force. Reiji stopped right before his father on his throne with Himika standing beside him.
"I don't know what makes me feel more sick. Seeing you two together or using an innocent child to bring me her?." Reiji said.
"It's okay Reiji, we wish to make amends." Leo replied.
"And that's why I need this level of security?"
"Obelisk Force is just a… precaution." Himika explained. "Until you settle in here and you can regain our trust."
"Why did you bring me here?" Reiji shouted.
"We saw your amazing work with the dome you built around Standard; I realized that you were important to me all along."
"Don't waste your breath." Reiji replied. "I won't help you open it up, and nor will I trust you."
"As promised, we want to earn your trust." Himika said. "You are free to roam anywhere, within reason. We will wait until you're ready to help us."
"All this destruction… over Yusho taking credit for the Real Solid Vision?!" Reiji said.
"That's what started it, yes. But since I've come to Fusion, it's my right to become a god. My people expect it!" Leo said.
"God?! Oh I get it… you've gone from an angry man to one who has deluded himself! And a crazy one at that!"
"Your father had to suffer a great loss and public humiliation once Yusho took the credit! Yusho did this! Anyway, we've got bigger issues at hand now with wiping out the five dimensions and creating one big utopia for Academia and Fusion!"
"You mean for those who'll submit to Academia!" Reiji said.
"We came to this world post-war." Leo said. "We gave Fusion hope, and we have now shall repay them with a new utopia. They wish to serve me of their own free will! The best worship there is! We shall wipe out Yusho right here in Fusion." Reiji raised an eyebrow.
"I'd like to go my room now." Reiji said calmly.
"Very well, escort him." Himika said.
Reiji was walked along an Academia hallway as he looked out at the distant land afar from the Academia Island.
"So… Yusho is here in Fusion…" Reiji thought.
Back in the throne room, Leo put his hand on the metal plate on his head. Himika looked at him with concern.
"You should've told him." Himika said.
"He doesn't need to know I'm dying." Leo replied. "No-one except you and Cobra needs to know. That'll breed disloyalty to my underlings. They might be fully loyal but one whiff of weakness, they'll want my job."
"The angel's power will give you everything you want. To be worshipped, Yusho and those who laughed at you will be extinct and your brain will be fixed." Himika said.
"Three years since it all begun…" Leo said. "Three years since I found out about my unsafe dimension travelling caused permanent damage to my mind…. I was lucky to have Cobra on-hand to build me this thing."
"And thankfully since then, we've built safer dimension travelling… just a shame the Resistance had to gain the same technology which has now also been passed onto the Lancers."
"That matters not… I just hope Cobra…."
"We know we can trust him." Himika said. "You two are close friends after all."
"I don't have much longer though." Leo said as he stood up. "Three years ago I came here, three years ago my brain damage first appeared, and now I have only a few months left."
"And we shall get the utopia long before then." Himika replied. "Reiji is here now, that'll speed things up."
"I hope you're right." Leo said as he walked away.
A/N
Thanks for Rom for the OC, the idea of Austin and part of the chapter.. Is all what it seems?
And yes, I gave Leo a reason he has that stupid metal plate! Thanks for reviews.
Royal2 – I hope I've cleared things up with you now?
ThePLOThand – It might've been but it doesn't matter too much.
O.C
Reira
Attribute Knight: Exilion the Knight of the Sun [2900 ATK / 2300 DEF / Light / Level 8 / Warrior / Ritual] – Rom OC
Monster effect: By the number of materials used of different attributes you can earn 500 life points for each one. Once per turn you can deny the effect of the monster in the field and destroy it
at the same time you inflict 200 points equal to the level of the monster
Attribute Divide/Trap
Special Summon two Attribute Knights from your graveyard with their effects negated.
Attribute Ritual/Trap
Special Summon one Attribute Knight then Ritual Summon one Attribute Knight Monster from your hand using material on the field.
Only the Ritual Summoned Monster can attack this turn.
Attribute Power/Quick-Play Spell
If there are two or more Monsters on the field with different Attributes, negate the activation of a Spell or Trap then banish it.
Attribute Reborn
Special Summon one Attribute Knight from your graveyard. It's unaffected by card effects.
Reiji
Dark Contract with the Return/Continuous Trap
Special Summon one D/D Monster from your graveyard but its effects are negated. Banish it during the end phase or if it leaves the field before.
Take 1000 damage during your next Standby Phase.
Dark Contract of Withdraw/Continuous Trap
Return one other Dark Contract card to your hand and then target one Monster your opponent controls, return it to their hand.
Take 1000 damage during your next Standby Phase.
Action Card
Magic Un-Miracle
Negate all Spell Cards this turn.