Alastor: 4000 LP
Professor: 4000 LP
"So this is your other self," the Professor remarked as he gazed at Alastor. "Let the fun begin. Galactic Ruler, destroy his monster," Alastor ordered. "Not so fast, I play my Gestalt Trap, which will reduce your monster's attack and defense to 0 and prevent you from using his special ability," the Professor explained as a clamp shot out and wrapped itself around Galactic Ruler's arms, trapping him in place.
"I place a card face-down. Next, due to Prodigy's effect, since he was tributed to summon a HERO monster, I can draw 1 card at the end of my turn," Alastor explained. "Since you did not play the card revealed by Light to the Depths, you now receive 2000 points of damage," the Professor explained.
Alastor: 2000 LP
"My turn, I draw. And I play the equip spell Immortal Homeostasis on your monster. With this, he cannot be destroyed in battle, but during each of your standby phases, you will take 300 points of damage if his attack points are different from their original value. Now I sacrifice my monster to summon Ido the Supreme Magical Force," the Professor said as he summoned a monster that seemed to be made of pure energy.
Level 6/Dark/Fiend
ATK 2200/DEF 800
"And now Ido, attack his monster," he continued as his monster leapt at Galactic Ruler. "If this attack succeeds, Alex will lose!" the MC shouted. "I play the trap Power Wall, so for every card I send from the top of my deck to the graveyard, 100 points of damage from this battle is canceled. I send 22 cards to the grave to make the damage 0," Alastor declared as he sent most of the cards in his deck to the graveyard, leaving him with only 5.
"My, quite risky, sending so many cards to the graveyard to avoid some damage. I end my turn," the Professor declared. "My move. I draw," Alastor said, bringing his deck down to 4 cards. "And due to the effect of my Immortal Homeostasis, you lose 300 life points," the Professor reminded.
Alastor: 1700 LP
"I play the spell Dark Fusion. I merge Evil HERO Voltage and Evil HERO Stone Guardian in order to summon Evil HERO Lightning Golem," Alastor declared.
Level 6/Light/Fiend
ATK 2400/DEF 1500
"And now I activate Lightning Golem's effect. Once each turn, he can destroy any monster in play. Destroy Ido with Voltic Ball!" he shouted as Lightning Golem launched a sphere of black electricity at Ido, destroying it. "And now that your monster is gone, I can attack you directly. Lightning Golem, attack with Dark Lightning!" Alastor ordered as Lightning Golem fired a bolt fo black lightning at the Professor.
"I play the Rainbow Life trap card. By sending one card in my hand to the graveyard, instead of taking damage this turn, I gain life points equal to the damage I would receive," the Professor explained as a barrier appeared in front of him, absorbing Lightning Golem's attack.
Professor: 6400 LP
"In a shocking twist, the professor has increased his life points to 6400! Has Alex finally met his match?" the MC asked in shock. "I place 1 card face-down and end my turn," Alastor scowled. "But now the effect of my monster activates. At the end of the turn Ido the Supreme Magical Force is destroyed, it revives itself," the Professor explained as his monster reappeared.
Meanwhile, Yusei was still watching in the waiting room. "What did he do to Alex? I've gotta help him," he said to himself before making his way to the duel field. "My turn, I draw. And now Ido, attack his Galactic Ruler," the Professor said as his monster charged at Galactic Ruler again.
"I play the trap Altar for Tribute, so by sacrificing my monster, I gain life points equal to his original attack points. You've served your purpose, now vanish," Alastor said as Galactic Ruler dissolved into particles of light which flew to him, restoring his life points.
Alastor: 4200 LP
"Alex has raised his life points greatly, but with Ido's effect to revive itself, he'll have his work cut out for him if he wants to win this duel," the MC said. "From my hand, I play the equip spell Axe of Fools onto your Lightning Golem. This will give him 1000 more attack points, but will disable his special ability. I end my turn," the Professor concluded.
Alastor had just started his turn when Yusei made it to the duel field. "Alex!" he shouted, trying to get his friend's attention. "Stop calling me that. I am not the same boy you knew. For years I have been locked away in Alex's subconscious mind. But now that I'm free, I intend to have some fun, so stay out of my way. This is your only warning," Alastor said.
"What do you mean you've been locked away in Alex's subconscious?" Yusei asked. "While I'd love nothing more than to tell you how I came to be, I'm a little busy at the moment, so if you really want to know, go ask the boy's father. Now, where were we? Oh, that's right, it was my turn. I play the spell H-Heated Heart on my Lightning Golem, raising his attack points by 500 for this turn," Alastor explained as a red aura surrounded Lightning Golem.
Lightning Golem: 3400-3900 ATK
"Now attack Ido with Dark Lightning!" Alastor ordered as Lightning Golem struck Ido, his lightning passing through the monster, striking his opponent and sending him flying. "What's this? That attack was real, does Alex possess the same powers as Akiza?" the MC asked in surprise. The crowd started speaking among themselves, shocked that there were 2 people in the tournament that could bring duel monsters to life.
Professor: 4700 LP
"I end my turn," Alastor concluded. "And now Ido is revived. I draw, and due to Axe of Fools, you take 500 points of damage," the Professor explained.
Alastor: 3700 LP
"I play the spell card Messenger of Peace, now monsters that have 1500 or more attack points cannot attack. I end my turn," he said as he handed the duel over to Alastor. "My move, I draw. And I play Pot of Greed, so now I draw 2 cards," Alastor said as he added the last cards in his deck to his hand.
"But now you lose on your very next turn," the Professor remarked, thinking Alastor just made a massive mistake. "Unless I defeat you this turn. I play the spell card Mystical Space Typhoon in order to destroy your Messenger of Peace. And now I play the spell Share the Pain, so we must both sacrifice a monster we control," Alastor explained. "But I only have one monster," the Professor stated. "Exactly, so you must send Ido to the graveyard. However, since Lightning Golem is the only monster I have, he's sent to the graveyard as well," Alastor said as he slipped Lightning Golem into his graveyard slot.
"But now you have nothing left to attack me with," the Professor pointed out. "Not for long. I play the spell Dark Calling, and with it, I banish Evil HERO Galactic Ruler and Evil HERO Lightning Golem from my graveyard in order to summon my most powerful servant. Bear witness as the greatest hero descends into the eternal darkness and arises as a new evil. Fill galaxies with your power, Evil HERO Neos!" Alastor shouted as a new monster appeared on his field.
Level 7/Dark/Fiend
ATK 2500/ DEF 2000
"But that monster only has 2500 attack points, so even if he attacks, I'll still have life points," the Professor remarked, confident he'd won the duel. "Not once his special ability kicks in. Evil HERO Neos gains 300 attack points for every Evil HERO monster in my graveyard, and with 19 Evil Heroes in my grave, he gains 5,700 attack points," Alastor explained as the monsters in his graveyard appeared on his field before being absorbed into Neos.
Evil HERO Neos: 2500-8200 ATK
"It has 8200 attack points?!" the Professor exclaimed. "And now I play the Pump Up spell card. This will double the attack of a monster on the field. So Evil HERO Neos' attack points are doubled," Alastor explained as his monster's attack points jumped up.
Evil HERO Neos: 8200-16400 ATK
"And now I activate the effect of Blade Graveyard. By banishing it from my graveyard, one card from either of our graveyards is added to my hand, and I choose Pump Up, which I'll use again," he continued as his monsters' attack points climbed even higher.
Evil HERO Neos: 16400-32800 ATK
"And since there are two more copies of Blade Graveyard in my cemetery, that means I can use Pump Up two more times," Alastor explained.
Evil HERO Neos: 32800-131200 ATK
"Incredible, Evil HERO Neos' attack points have surpassed 100,000! Alex has pulled out all the stops to make his monster as powerful as possible!" the MC marveled from the commentator's booth. "I've never seen so many attack points on a single monster," Tanner said from the stands.
"That's not Alex dueling," Luna said as she watched on. "What do you mean Luna?" Leo asked as he turned to his sister. "Alex would never go so overboard like this. He's not acting like himself," Luna responded. "Now my monster, attack with Dark Cosmic Blast!" Alastor ordered.
Neos rose up in the air and charged a ball of energy in his hands that looked like a contained black hole and threw it at the Professor, but as it was flying through the air, it kept growing in size, until it was as big as a wrecking ball. When it made contact, it exploded into a mushroom cloud of black energy. The professor could be heard screaming in agony. Meanwhile, Alastor was laughing like a madman, loving the suffering the Professor was enduring.
Professor: 0 LP
Winner: Alastor
The side of the arena where the attack landed was smashed into rubble, with the Professor laying among the debris. "And the duel is over. Alex is the winner," the MC said, in shock at the damage. Everyone in the arena had gone silent, in shock and terror of what they just witnessed.
"Let this duel serve as a warning to my opponents. Anyone who duels me shall fall, and even the great Jack Atlas shall lose by my hand," Alastor said before he turned and walked off the field. "I don't believe it, Alex has just declared that he will win the tournament and defeat Jack Atlas! Can anyone stop this dueling prodigy?" the MC asked while the repair crews got to work on the field.
Alastor walked past Yusei, who put his hand on the boy's shoulder. "Alex you need to snap out of it," Yusei said, but Alastor smacked his hand away. "I told you to stop calling me that. The boy you knew as Alex is gone, and while he may have been your friend, you are nothing but an opponent to me. That said, I do hope that if and when we duel, you give me a proper challenge," Alastor said before he walked off.
"What happened to you Alex?" Yusei asked himself once Alastor left. He went off to find Jaden to get some answers, but he didn't have to go far as he soon encountered Jaden. "Have you seen Alex?" Jaden asked. "Yeah, but he's saying that he's not Alex, but some alternate personality, what happened to him?" Yusei asked.
"It's a long story, so I suggest you sit down," Jaden said as he sat in one of the chairs in the hall. The tournament was on hold so that the arena could be repaired. While the repairs were being made, Goodwin and Jack looked down at the field and analyzed what they just witnessed.
"So, now that you've seen the boy's true power, what happens now Goodwin?" Jack asked. "Now, we see if the boy can defeat the signers or not. I may have gotten more than I bargained for. Hopefully Yusei, Akiza, or Jack can defeat him. Hopefully that will bring his dominant personality back. Lazar, see if you can get him to come here and speak to me," Goodwin ordered "Yes sir," Lazar said before he went to fulfill his orders.