I have to say, you surprised me... Zelenin from 'Strange Journey'? In my opinion she was worse than Jonanthan in blind faith for angels, being a puppet for Mastema, but let's see what her role will be in the AU of this fanfic.-Lucian Naruto
This Zelenin is based off the one from Redux since that was the version I played. The Zelenin in this story is one who has been implied to have talked with Alex and now pursuing a more benevolent law.
Certain Flynn x Isabeau moments always put a smile on my face. They are my favorite parts in yours fanfics.-Lucian Naruto
They are made for each other. :)
"N-no! I will not lose to a pawn of G.O.D.!", Desire said.
I don't blame Desire for thinking that way, but at least Jonathan is trying to take a different path in this fanfic.-Lucian Naruto
While I do actually like law in the canon IV I realize it's not palatable to most people. So, I went in a new ending direction similar to redux.
First Zelenin, now Jimenez... do you know what these two have in common? Both abandoned his humanities and in a way the power went to his head, but despite that, that doesn't change the fact that both would still get their a* kicked by the protagonist of 'Strange Journey' if need be. Hehehe!-Lucian Naruto
Yup, and they did.
Between Flynn and Naoki I'm more of a fan of Naoki, but as Flynn is the protagonist of this fanfic, I think I know who will win.
And I realized how far Naoki went to protect Lily... is she the equivalent of Pixie in this fanfic?-Lucian Naruto
Yeah, she is. Since the demons are replaced with Yugioh monsters I wanted to choose the closest equivalent I could. To be fair Flynn has lost before so he's not invincible. So far he's lost three times.
You know, I was surprised by the appearance of characters from other games.
Shin Megami Tensei 3, Devil Survivor and especially Strange Journey. And that was a nice surprise... and you know what? Taking the chance, I wanted to ask you a question: Since Zelenin and Jimenez appeared, do you intend to make the protagonist of Strange Journey appear as well? And Alex, Lucifer's daughter?
Thinking about it I wanted to ask you a question: As we know, Alex was confirmed as Lucifer's daughter, but who would be her father? This is just a theory on my part, but ironically I think Alex's father would be the protagonist of Strange Journey, we possibly even saw the moment she was conceived.
The scene on the Red Sprite where Lucifer "passes through you", did not happen in the original game on the DS.
There was obviously no sex involved. But she would have been conceived when Louisa first appeared to the protagonist on the Red Sprite, as Redux added a part to that scene where Louisa just walks through the protagonist. That was when it happened.
I don't know why Lucifer would do that, but the idea of Alex being conceived like this fits SMT's religious and mythological references like a glove given that Jesus was conceived without sex and, in addition, one of the new bosses is Jesus's own mother.
In short? I really think that Alex is the daughter of the protagonist of Strange Journey, but what is your opinio…-Lucian Naruto
I haven't thought about it too deeply besides the fact she's related to Lucifer. That is an interesting idea since in that case she was practically trying to abort herself by constantly trying to kill Hitonari. About the characters of other games it's to show that there is more going on outside the universe and the universe this series takes place in isn't the absolute center of everything. There's many other conflicts going on outside it. Also I do want to make a Nocturne story similar to this one eventually so I showed Naoki. Though, it's far from the first time considering in early season 2 the events of SMT2 were talked about by Odd-Eyes. Also there's the appearance of the pre-SMT V cast in late season 2 as well as the various name drops throughout 7Ds.
Chapter 1 CHAOS: New Chaos
His vision was completely black. Suddenly he felt something chilly lulling him closer. The cold felt dreary and powerful. He waved his hands reaching out for it.
"Well hello there, Samurai.", he jumped as he heard a familiar voice.
The man was Flynn. He looked around as he pushed himself up. He was in the reactor room with Walter. Hikaru looked down at the two Samurai with her arms behind them her back. The two scrambled away from her glaring daggers at the girl.
"Hoy, where have you been? Were you in those other worlds too?", Walter questioned.
"Oh I've just been around.", Hikaru replied, still in a cheerful mood.
"Who exactly are you really anyway? What do you want with us?", Flynn questioned, warily.
"I want the two of you. I need to unite with a son of man who embraces freedom to regain my true strength as the Demon Lord Lucifer. And…I need someone with unique talents who can channel the power of Z-ARC.", Hikaru replied.
"Lucifer?!", Walter questioned with wide eyes.
"You…Know of Z-ARC? Are you working together?", Flynn asked.
"Not directly, but I'm well aware he isn't a fan of G.O.D. much like me. Also he's an extremely powerful spirit after all Diabolos absorbed some of his power which you saw firsthand.", Hikaru explained.
Flynn's eyes widened remembering that Z-ARC was apparently the father of the Dimension Dragons. He seemed to be similar to Crimson Dragon.
"Power like that…If I had that kind of power I'd be invincible. N-No! No! I can't listen to Hikaru! She's Lucifer!", Flynn thought as he shook his head and briefly saw his Yami self.
As Hikaru gazed into his eyes he flinched. It was like she could see the darkness inside him clamoring to take over. Walter got in front of him protectively.
"Hoy, you may be pretty but neither of us are uniting with you!", Walter replied.
"Is that so…?", Hikaru questioned.
Hikaru pointed at Flynn and suddenly his vision became blurry.
"Hoy, Flynn!!! What did y-", Walter questioned.
Flynn's vision went black as he could no longer hear his voice. When he opened his eyes he found himself in a dark space. He could see a massive cage with golden eyes peering down at him. The Samurai pushed himself up to his feet hastily as he stumbled.
He held his breath as he could feel the power of the spirit from here. Even while locked away the power was so overwhelming. He restrained the desire bubbling up inside him as if it tried to spring from his chest.
"So we finally met, Flynn. You might have heard of me from Nanashi.", Z-ARC said.
"You're Z-ARC, right? What do you want?", Flynn questioned, warily.
"I want a Godslayer. You could be that Godslayer if yer willing to dump yer lame friends and create a new universe.", Z-ARC replied.
"I'm not interested in either of those things! My fellows are the reason I fight, there's no way I would just abandon them!", Flynn replied.
"Heh. Regardless of what you do yer friends will drop like flies. Those two guys have already had their fates written long before ye ever met. And the girl probably won't last long once that happens.", Z-ARC said as Flynn glared intensely at him.
"You vile evil spirit…! You're wrong! Me and my fellows can persevere through anything! Fate or otherwise!", Flynn replied.
"Yer clearly delusional, kid. Didn't you kill yer own 'best friend'? Clearly your bonds must not be as strong as ye claim. Ye couldn't see through Lucifer's deception and went right along with his schemes. Ye killed yer friend and the first thing ye did is take back what he stole from ye as ye should.", Z-ARC replied as Flynn lowered his gaze.
"That's…", Flynn replied.
"What's wrong with me? I felt so mad I couldn't think straight and killed him and Nathan without mercy.", Flynn thought as he could feel fear rising within his chest.
Thinking back on his actions during the tournament he now felt very scared of himself. The darkness within him was growing completely uncontrollable like it had not too long ago.
"Ye have it in ya. Ye can make a new world without spirits.", Z-ARC said as Flynn sweated intensely.
"I refuse. I don't know why you want to kill your fellow spirits, but I have too many bonds with spirits to wipe them all out. All those bonds are precious to me. For the things I've done to my fellow…I might be some sort of demon, but I won't pursue such a path!", Flynn replied, resolutely.
Z-ARC scowled in disgust at Flynn's words.
"I see ye aren't very compatible. It's quite the shame. Ye could have been God, kid. But, ye will just be a nuisance for my Godslayer.", Z-ARC replied, sounding unamused.
Clear Wing appeared in front of Flynn.
"Father, what are you talking about? Are you saying you intend to kill all of us?! What are you trying to do to Flynn?", Clear Wing questioned as Z-ARC gave her a cold gaze.
"I have no use for him so I will just cast him away into the Shadow Realm where Doomking awaits him.", Z-ARC replied as the two tensed.
Doomkaiser and Stardust Dragon suddenly appeared in front of Flynn roaring. This effort only seemed to amuse Z-ARC who laughed.
"This pitiful defense is all ye have? Unfortunately for ye while ye may have defeated Issachar he only had a demo of the power of the Lord of Dragons. I am the real deal.", Z-ARC said as he smirked menacingly, putting him on edge.
"Stop this, father! I don't want to fight you!", Clear Wing pleaded.
"Oh please as of ye can when he only possess one forth of my power.", Z-ARC said, before he fired a beam of green energy from his mouth.
The other spirits were easily blown away and Flynn fell on his back. He winced as pain roared through his body. Once again like when he faced the powered up Issachar he felt like a mere ant. Flynn tried to get up wincing as he felt his bones crack. He was completely stunned as just the first attack left him unable to move. Unlike Issachar he wasn't pulling his punches.
Doomkaiser grabbed his collar with his mouth and pulled him away. The dragon looked very concerned to see Flynn in such a state. Flynn could hardly move as just the impact of his attack broke his bones.
Stardust Dragon and Clear Wing were flying in the sky firing energy blasts at Z-ARC. However a wave of darkness sent them flying.
"Stardust Dragon! Clear W-", Flynn was saying before he winced in pain.
"Ye humans really are so fragile. I wasn't even trying to kill ya there.", Z-ARC said.
With Walter…
Walter shook the unconscious Flynn who didn't respond to him. It did seem like he was alive though. Hikaru merely chuckled at this effort.
"He's with Z-ARCy right now. So, he can't respond. When he returns he'll merely be a puppet channeling Z-ARC's power. If he won't channel it willingly then force will be necessary.", Hikaru replied as she had her hands on her hips.
Walter growled as he glared at her.
"I don't know what your problem is, but bring him back!", Walter barked.
"You should be more worried about yourself.", Hikaru said as a dark duel disk materialized on her arm and her eyes glowed ominously.
"Lucifer or not I'm not going to lose to you because my fellow is counting on me!", Walter replied.
"Duel!", the two said.
Walter LP 4000
Hikaru LP 4000
"I draw!", Walter said.
Walter
Hand: 6
Walter gasped when he heard a crackle. He turned his attention to Flynn whose limbs had become bent awkwardly.
"Ooo…He's being quite rough with him.", Hikaru commented and Walter looked furious.
With Flynn…
The two dragons were on the ground and Doomkaiser tried to fly away with Flynn. A tendril of darkness snatched the two of them and squeezed them.
"I suppose I could just stick my hand up yer ass and use ye as a sock puppet though. It wouldn't be ideal, but it would be a waste to hand ye over to Doomking. Especially when I could easily fulfill my plans with ye.", Z-ARC said as bits of darkness approached Flynn.
Doomkaiser roared angrily and shot fire at Z-ARC. Even when he used his evolved power it didn't even leave a scratch. Flynn struggled helplessly against the spirit's overwhelming power.
"I can't do anything! I need power! I can't let him do this!", Flynn thought.
The darkness neared Flynn and slithered down his throat. Doomkaiser became more angry as his flames got stronger. Flynn's mind felt hazy as it felt like his mind was being submerged. Like the Crimson Dragon had before he was trying to take over him.
With Walter…
He summoned Malicious Bane and Red Dragon Archfiend. It was Hikaru's turn and she had Dark Grepher and Darklord Nasten. Walter was trying to duel as quickly as possible so he could save Flynn.
Walter
Hand: 1
Hikaru
Hand: 3
"I will tribute my monsters! Now, I shall descend in my true form as a fallen angel with eight black wings! I brandish my blade so that I might one day defeat G.O.D.! Level 11! Darklord Morningstar!", Hikaru chanted.
Hikaru
Hand: 2
Darklord Morningstar
(FAIRY/DARK/EFFECT/ATK 3000/DEF 3000/LV11)
Effect: Cannot be Special Summoned. If this card is Tribute Summoned: You can Special Summon "Darklord" monsters from your hand and/or Deck, up to the number of Effect Monsters your opponent controls. While you control another "Darklord" monster, your opponent cannot target this card with card effects. Once per turn: You can send cards from the top of your Deck to the Graveyard, equal to the number of "Darklord" monsters on the field, and if you do, gain 500 LP for each "Darklord" card sent to the Graveyard by this effect.
Walter looked stunned as Hikaru transformed into a fallen angel.
"You're a guy?!", Walter questioned, sulking.
"I'm Lucifer so I can appear however I like. Now that I've been tribute summoned I can special summon Darklord monsters from my hand or deck equal to the amount of special summoned monsters you control. I choose Darklord Zerato and Darklord Nergal. Darklord Calling!", Lucifer said.
Darklord Nergal
(FAIRY/DARK/EFFECT/ATK 2700/DEF 2500/LV8)
Effect: If your Fairy monster attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage to your opponent. (Quick Effect): You can pay 1000 LP, then target 1 "Darklord" Spell/Trap in your GY; apply that target's effect, then shuffle that target into the Deck. You can only use this effect of "Darklord Nergal" once per turn. You can only Special Summon "Darklord Nergal" once per turn.
"I shall activate the effect of Zerato discarding Marie to wipe out your field!", Lucifer said as Walter guarded.
Lucifer
Hand: 1
"I can't be destroyed by card effects.", Walter replied.
"But, Red Dragon Archfiend can.", Lucifer replied.
A wave of darkness destroyed the Signer Dragon.
"Then, I shall activate Burden of the Mighty, weakening your monsters by 100 attack for every level they have.", Lucifer said.
Lucifer
Hand: 0
Evil HERO Malicious Bane ATK 3000 (8x100) = 2200
"Damn…", Walter winced as he felt his power drain.
"I shall attack you with Nergal!", Lucifer declared.
Walter LP 4000 - 500 = 3500
"Then I shall attack you with Zerato!", Lucifer declared as Walter winced at yet another strike.
Walter LP 3500 - 600 = 2900
"Now, I shall attack you directly myself! Roaring Star!", Lucifer declared.
Walter coughed up blood when Lucifer stabbed him through the stomach.
Walter LP 2900 - 800 = 2100
"I end my turn. Just give up Walter neither of you stand a chance.", Lucifer said, briefly gazing over at Flynn.
Walter's eyes widened as he saw Flynn struggling against something. Like he said Z-ARC was trying to take him over. Flynn was sweating profusely as he thrashed around. Walter's eyes flashed, refusing to fail another friend.
"I draw!!!", Walter yelled as a powerful wind blew.
Walter
Hand: 2
With Flynn…
"Not again! I'm so tired of these arrogant spirits who keep trying to possess me!", Flynn thought.
His mind felt increasingly hazy as the power filled him. Flynn's thought about his fellows.
"I need to be stronger to protect them.", Flynn thought.
Though his thoughts slowly started to peter out. Unfortunately he didn't have the power he needed to resist. Is this the end?
"An emperor does…Not bow!", Doomkaiser roared as he continued to attack Z-ARC.
Flynn's eyes snapped open and his senses returned. Him and Doomkaiser were so close together right now as they were caught in the tendril. He could feel Doomkaiser's cold scales as his eyes drifted down and he saw the Signer Dragons get up and continue to fight.
"They aren't giving up either so I shouldn't submit either. I want freedom and I need power to do that.", Flynn thought as his head laid against Doomkaiser's core.
The core was the one warm part of his undead body. It pulsed with some unknown power. Doomkaiser looked down at Flynn seeing he was barely holding on to his consciousness. Suddenly Flynn felt some sort of electricity flowing through him. He felt his heart rate suddenly spike from it.
"Flynn…", Doomkaiser said.
"That's where your power is coming from, right? It revived you…?", Flynn thought as his mind was hazy.
"In that case I'll just destroy it!", Z-ARC said, seeming to read his mind.
Flynn's eyes widened as a tendril of darkness struck through Doomkaiser's chest as he roared.
"No!!!", Flynn yelled as a black aura surrounded him.
He broke free for a moment, suddenly able to move his broke body and grasped the core trying to stop Z-ARC from ripping it out. Stardust Dragon roared firing at the tendril. Flynn flinched when he touched the core, suddenly feeling strange. Doomkaiser cried out in concern.
His heart beated violently as he felt like he was suddenly pulled in by some force. Flynn could see Doomkaiser's core clearly now; it was a red stone that gave off a strong luminescence. Flynn's other arm suddenly became stuck and he was confused as to why he couldn't move it. He was stunned to see the arm had somehow been fused into Doomkaiser's shoulder. Doomkaiser looked equally confused and alarmed. The red stone glowed as their forms became closer and Flynn sweated intensely.
Flynn gasped and Doomkaiser roared in confusion as their flesh started to meld together. There was a flash of red light and red lightning crackled around them.
With Walter…
"I will activate Dark World Dealings, forcing us both to discard and draw. Since I discarded Broww I get an extra card.", Walter said.
Walter
Hand: 3
Dark World Dealings
(Normal Spell)
Effect: Each player draws 1 card, then each player discards 1 card.
Broww, Huntsman of Dark World
(FIEND/DARK/EFFECT/ATK 1400/DEF 800/LV3)
Effect: If this card is discarded to the GY by card effect: Draw 1 card, or, if it was discarded from your hand to your GY by an opponent's card effect, draw 2 cards instead.
"Then, I shall summon Snoww and use Grapha's effect from my graveyard returning her to my hand to special summon him.", Walter said.
Snoww, Unlight of Dark World
(FIEND/DARK/EFFECT/ATK 1700/DEF 0/LV4)
Effect: If this card is discarded to the GY by card effect: If it was discarded from your hand to your GY by an opponent's card effect, you can target 1 monster in your opponent's GY; add 1 "Dark World" card from your Deck to your hand, then Special Summon that target (if any) in Defense Position.
Grapha, Dragon Lord of Dark World
(FIEND/DARK/EFFECT/ATK 2700/DEF 1800/LV8)
Effect: You can Special Summon this card (from your GY) by returning 1 "Dark World" monster you control to the hand, except "Grapha, Dragon Lord of Dark World". If this card is discarded to the GY by card effect: Target 1 card your opponent controls; destroy that target, then, if this card was discarded from your hand to your GY by an opponent's card effect, look at 1 random card in your opponent's hand, then, if it was a monster, you can Special Summon it to your field.
"Then, I shall activate Super Polymerization fusing you and Grapha! Grapha! Dragon of ultimate dark power arise! Raise your army of fiends to knock away my enemies! Fusion summon! Level 10! Grapha, Dragon Overlord of Dark World!", Walter chanted.
Walter
Hand: 1
"No…!", Lucifer said.
Grapha, Dragon Overlord of Dark World
(FIEND/DARK/FUSION/EFFECT/ATK 3200/DEF 2300/LV10)
"Grapha, Dragon Lord of Dark World" 1 DARK monster
Effect: When your opponent activates a monster effect, or a Normal Spell/Trap Card, while you have a card(s) in your hand (Quick Effect): You can activate this effect; the activated effect becomes "Your opponent discards 1 card". You can only use this effect of "Grapha, Dragon Overlord of Dark World" once per turn. If this Fusion Summoned card in its owner's control leaves the field because of an opponent's card: You can Special Summon 1 of your "Grapha, Dragon Lord of Dark World" that is banished or in your GY, then each player with a hand discards 1 card.
Grapha, Dragon Overlord of Dark World ATK 3200 - (10x100) = 2200
"Then, I'll set a card and end my turn.", Walter said.
With Flynn?…
Flynn's mind was a blur when he felt countless memories enter his mind. He remembers fighting knights who constantly attacked him. Knights? That was him, right?!
He felt himself growling at another dragon who looked like Felgrand but alive who sided with the knights. The two fought fiercely causing massive destruction. Felgrand tightened his claws around his neck as some magicians chanted a spell opening up a portal to send him somewhere else. Other dragons were pinned down in chains.
"You traitor!!!", he growled.
He struggled hiding the anxiety welling up inside him.
"Without me Darkblaze and the chicks will die!", he thought as he roared and snarled.
He was forced into the portal to somewhere else with a purple sky and eerie forest. It was Zombie World. He was too injured to fly as he felt himself crash to the ground creating a massive smoke cloud. His eyes looked around to see various undead scurrying around. Wisps flew around in the air and he could see a tower in the distance.
He gasped as he felt his soul get ripped right out of him. Unparalleled rage filled him as he felt himself be sucked into the tower. For years the only thing keeping him conscious was his rage as most other souls melded into one. One day a red stone fell from the sky, having been cast away from somewhere.
His body was only bone now as the stone touched it. Suddenly red lightning crackled from the red stone and he felt his soul return to his body. New flesh formed around his bones being taken away from various undead nearby. His chest suddenly felt extremely warm unlike his otherwise cold body.
He could suddenly move again and he felt extremely relieved. He looked up to the sky.
"Felgrand, I'm going to kill you for this!", he thought as he roared.
As he roared, legions of undead rose to his command in response. The armies of undead charged over to the kingdom not taking a single rest. The kingdom now was much bigger and full of statues of Felgrand filling him with disgust. He whipped his tail destroying the statue and snarled.
"I will make him pay…He sold out his own race for this?!", he thought angrily.
The knights fought valiantly to protect their kingdom, but were overwhelmed by sheer numbers. Felgrand appeared snarling at him.
"You smell awful, have you really fallen low enough to become undead? Just like Red-Eyes?", Felgrand questioned.
"Not as low as a filthy traitor! Now, die!", he replied, before breathing purple flames.
Felgrand fired back with golden flames. The struggle destroyed the room around them. He made his flames stronger intentionally destroying the room determined to kill Felgrand even if he dies too. The ceiling collapsed on both of them. He got out of the rubble as any that pierced him was pushed out by new flesh.
"It seems I'm immortal now.", he thought, not knowing that.
Felgrand staggered to his feet, cut by rubble. He looked over to see a destroyed statue and grabbed it as he flew towards Felgrand.
"This is what….treachery has earned…! Now choke on it…!", he roared as he stabbed Felgrand through the throat with the statue.
He was covered in the blood of the other dragon. His gaze turned to the streets of now zombified people. The sound of clapping caught his attention. He saw Doomking floating down.
"Very impressive you zombified that whole kingdom in less than a day. How about you work for me?", Doomking said.
Flynn struggled as he suddenly flashed back to his childhood with Doomkaiser comforting him. His own memories flooded through his mind not being submerged. Both of the memories rattled around in his mind.
"What's going on? Was that Doomkaiser's memories? That's when he died...", Flynn thought.
He felt sadness well up in him as he saw Doomkaiser's memory of returning to his nest only to find that Darkblaze and the chicks were long slayed. It hurt his heart greatly, feeling that he had truly experienced it rather than simply spectating.
"Wait…? What is this?!", Z-ARC questioned in confusion.
He suddenly returned to unreality feeling very strange. Power surged through his body and his breaths ceased. He could move his limbs which were no longer broken at all. The one warmth he felt was in his chest just like Doomkaiser…
"We…? Are we one?", Flynn thought as he looked down at his hands for a moment.
He could feel that there was armor on him. His hands had silver and gold gauntlets with jewelry adorning it. Flynn flinched as he could feel Z-ARC was about to attack.
"Flynn?! Doomkaiser?!", Clear Wing questioned.
Flynn punched away the tendrils trying to grab him and sent them flying back with his power. He landed onto the ground as he heard a cape fluttering. It seemed he had one on as well.
His height had nearly doubled and his body was covered from head to toe in gold and black armor. The armor looked very elaborate and fancy. His cape was purple with red designs on the edges. On his chest was a glowing red stone which was now covered; the core like Doomkaiser. He found that his vision was rather strange now it seemed like his field of view had improved. It was because he had an extra set of eyes which all glowed red. On the sides of his head were horns like Doomkaiser's however the top ones curved up becoming more ornamental.
"Wait…I'm not breathing. What happened to me?", Flynn thought.
He felt his body move as the dark tendrils neared him as a fighting instinct filled him.
"Doomkaiser…?", Flynn thought.
"Flynn…", he heard Doomkaiser in his mind and his eyes widened.
They punched away the tendrils up close before their mouth seemed to unhinge and they hunched over before breaking purple flames.
"Antichthon!", they roared as they felt their blood boiling.
The tendrils were burned away and Z-ARC seemed very annoyed. The area around them shook and they suddenly found themselves out of there.
To be continued…