And here we are with Chapter 25 and the continuation of the final battles of the Dimensional War. I hope you guys are excited for what is to come as well as some surprises to come.
Now, let's get to it.
Chapter 25: Defeat Time and Space! Clash of Divine Beasts!
Serena vs Eve
Serena LP: 4000, Hand: 1
Field: Scale 1 Moonlight Wolf, Scale 5 Gem Vanguard, Moonlight Crimson Fox (DEF: 600, LV: 4)! Gem Beast Emerald Turtle (DEF: 2000, LV: 4), 1 set card.
Eve LP: 5000, Hand: 1
Field: Scale 1 Mystic Hell Gate, Scale 12 Mystic Heaven Gate, Phantasm Emperor Trilojig (ATK: 4000, LV: 10), Time Machine God Progenitor Vulgate (ATK: 0, LV: 10), Numbers XX: Infinity Dark Hope (ATK: 4000, RNK: 10, OVU: 3)
Eve was confident that she would win the Duel thanks to her legendary monsters. "There's no way this girl can defeat my monsters." Eve looked at the last card in her hand. "But just in case."
"I set one card and end my turn!" Eve finished her turn.
Serena LP: 4000, Hand: 1
Eve LP: 5000, Hand: 0
"Three monsters that are famous across time and space. This is gonna get fun." Serena smiled.
"My turn! Draw!" Serena drew her card. "I summon Moonlight Emerald Bird (ATK: 1200, LV: 4)!" Serena summoned her bird dancer. "When Emerald Bird is summoned, I can send one Moonlight monster from my hand to the Graveyard and draw one card!" Serena discarded her last card and drew another one.
"With my Pendulum Scale, Pendulum Summon! Come!" The portal opened and one monster came out of it. "Tuner Monster, Moonlight Chimp (ATK: 1300, LV: 3, PS: 2)!" Serena summoned a new Pendulum Monster.
"It's a Tuner!" Rua smiled.
"I'm Tuning my Level 4 Moonlight Emerald Bird with my Level 3 Moonlight Chimp!" Moonlight Chimp turned into three green rings and Moonlight Emerald Bird flew through them and became four stars.
"The spotlight is on you! Dance your heart out and capture the hearts of your fans as you bathe in the moonlight! Synchro Summon! Appear! Level 7! Moonlight Parrot Dancer (ATK: 2400, LV: 7)!" Appearing was a woman dressed as a parrot and posed as the Moonlight shined on her.
"A Synchro Monster!" Rua smiled.
"I activate Moonlight Parrot Dancer's effect! By releasing one Moonlight monster on my field, I can draw cards equal to its Level! I release Crimson Fox!" Crimson Fox disappeared. "Crimson Fox was Level 4, so I draw four cards!" Serena drew four new cards.
"Then, Crimson Fox's effect activates! When this card is sent to the Graveyard by a card effect, one monster on my opponent's field has their Attack Points reduced to 0 until the End Phase of this turn! I choose Phantasm Emperor Trilojig!" Infinity Dark Hope got weaker.
Phantasm Emperor Trilojig (ATK: 4000→0)
"Alright, she reduced that monster's Attack Points!" Jonouchi smiled.
"But Numbers can't be destroyed unless by another Number." Rio pointed out.
"My turn is far from over! I've got a new hand and I'm still raring to go!" Serena smiled. "I activate the Magic Card: Angel's Charity! I draw three cards and then discard two!" Serena drew three new cards and then discarded two.
"I activate the Magic Card: Resurrection of the Dead! I revive one monster from my Graveyard! Revive! Moonlight Purple Butterfly (ATK: 1000, LV: 3)!" Serena brought back her butterfly.
"I Overlay my Level 3 Moonlight Purple Butterfly and Gem Beast Emerald Turtle!" Purple Butterfly turned into purple light while Emerald Turtle turned into blue light and entered the spacelike portal.
"With your mighty howl at the full moon, dash to the aide of your fellow beasts and display your might as the alpha! Xyz Summon! Appear! Rank 3! Moonlight Dog Dancer (ATK: 2400, RNK: 3, OVU: 2)!" Serena summoned a female dressed as a dog and she howled like a dog.
"An Xyz Summon!" Rio smiled.
"I activate Moonlight Dog Dancer's effect! By using one Overlay Unit, I can negate the effects of all Special Summoned monsters on my opponent's field!" Serena revealed.
"What?!" Eve gasped. Moonlight Dog Dancer used an Overlay Unit and she let out a mighty howl that made all of Eve's monsters lose their motivation.
Dog Dancer (OVU: 2→1)
"I have one more! I activate the Magic Card: Moonlight Fusion! This card Fusion Summons a Moonlight Fusion Monster, and since you have a monster that was Special Summoned from the Extra Deck, I can use a Moonlight monster from my deck as material! From my deck, I fuse Moonlight Kaleido Chick with the Moonlight Blue Cat in my hand!" Serena's two monsters entered the spiraling vortex.
Blue cat that prowls through the darkness! Chick that has changing patterns! Spiral into the moon's gravity and become a new power! Fusion Summon! Come to me! Beautiful beast that dances in the moonlight! Moonlight Cat Dancer (ATK: 2400, LV: 7)!" Serena summoned her original ace.
"It's a dancer trio!" Asuka smiled.
"Cat, Dog, Parrot. Each of them is good pets to raise." Jonouchi noted.
"Battle! Moonlight Parrot Dancer, attack Time Machine God Progenitor Vulgate! Twirling Peck!" Moonlight Parrot Dancer danced in the air before pecking the Time Machine God in the eye, destroying him.
Eve LP: 5000→2600
"That's one down!" Jonouchi cheered.
"Keep going, Serena!" Asuka encouraged.
"Moonlight Dog Dancer, attack Infinity Dark Hope!" Dog Dancer charged towards Dark Hope.
"What are you doing? Even if you have negated his effect, Infinity Dark Hope still has Attack Points!" Eve pointed out.
"When Dog Dancer battles an opponent's monster whose effects have been negated, her Attack Points double! Somersault Pounce!" Serena revealed.
Dog Dancer (ATK: 2400→4800)
Dog Dancer jumped high in the air and delivered a powerful kick that gutted Infinity Dark Hope, destroying it.
Eve LP: 2600→1800
"She defeated the Number!" Rio smiled.
"Just one more! Get it!" Rua shouted.
"Go! Moonlight Cat Dancer, attack Phantasm Emperor Trilojig and end this Duel! Full Moon Crest!" Moonlight Cat Dancer unleashed her attack as Eve sweated.
Yuya, Reiji and Sawatari vs Leo
Sawatari LP: 5000, Hand: 0
Field: Scale 3 Abyss Actor – Extras, Scale 8 Abyss Actor – Dandy Bi-Player, The Sun Dragon Ra (ATK: 4000, LV: 10), 1 set card.
Reiji LP: 4000, Hand: 0
Field: Scale 1 DD Magical Savant Copernicus, Scale 10 Magical Savant Newton, The Giant Divine Soldier of Obelisk (ATK: 4000, LV: 10).
Yuya LP: 4000, Hand: 4
Field: Scale 1 Stargazer Magician, Scale 8 Timegazer Magician, The Sky Dragon of Osiris (ATK: 4000, LV: 10), 1 set card.
Leo LP: 9000, Hand: 2
Field: Lord of Striking Thunder, Hamon (ATK: 4000, LV: 10), Lord of Phantasms, Raviel (ATK: 4000, LV: 10), Lord of Searing Flames, Uria (ATK: 3000, LV: 10), Field Magic: Phantasm Zone.
The Three Gods and Three Phantasms growled at each other with pure hatred as Leo smiled confidently at the sweating Yuya, Reiji and Sawatari.
"I can't believe he summoned all three of them in one turn." Yuya said.
"But they're not unbeatable. We can launch our counterattack when our next turns start." Reiji said.
"Yeah, I'll start us off very strong on my next turn." Sawatari knew what he had to do.
"You won't stand a chance against me, not after I use this card." Leo looked at the two remaining cards in his hand and grabbed one of them.
"I activate Uria's effect! Once per turn, I can select one Trap Card my opponent controls and destroy it! Shingo, show me your set card!" Leo ordered.
"Tch…" Sawatari showed his card.
"The Trap Card: Abyss Actors Curtain Call. That's a good card to bring back multiple monsters. Destroy it, Uria!" Uria destroyed Sawatari's card.
"I set one card and end my turn." Leo finished his turn.
Sawatari LP: 5000, Hand: 0
Reiji LP: 4000, Hand: 0
Yuya LP: 4000, Hand: 4
Leo LP: 9000, Hand: 1
"Let's see how you like this! My turn! Draw!" Sawatari drew his card. "Sweet, this card will be very helpful."
"From my hand, I activate the effect of Abyss Technician – Spotlight Repairman! By sending this card to my Extra Deck, I can negate the effect of one Magic or Trap Card on the field until the End Phase! I negate the effect of Phantasm Zone!" A fiend that was dressed as a technician shined a spotlight on Leo's card, negating its effect.
"With this, you can redirect Ra's effect! I activate Ra's effect! God Phoenix!" Ra blew flames all over its body and transformed into a fiery phoenix. "By paying 1000 Life Points, I can destroy all monsters on my opponent's field!" Sawatari roared as he gave his Life Points and Ra charged towards the Phantasms.
Sawatari LP: 5000→4000
"Alright! Go, Shingo!" Yuya cheered.
"Incinerate them!" Reiji shouted.
"Go! Ra!" Sawatari ordered. Ra was about to strike Hamon first.
"Continuous Trap: Pyramid of Light!" Leo played his set card. A pyramid formed around the Duelists and the Three Phantasms but Ra was forced to back off and Obelisk and Osiris were stuck outside the pyramid. The pyramid then released a shock that made all the gods scream in pain before they were destroyed.
"No way!" Sawatari was shocked.
"The God Cards…" Reiji's eyes widened.
"…were defeated." Yuya was stunned.
"It was obvious that you three would use your God Cards to fight the Phantasms. That's why I had my scientist create an anti-God Card once you brought them out. With this, my victory is assured." Leo smirked.
"It's not over yet, we still have our Pendulum Summon!" Sawatari shouted.
"Not really." Leo said. "My Phantasm Zone limits everyone to only one monster being Special Summoned per turn, with the exception being a Phantasm monster."
"Which means we can only Pendulum Summon one monster, no matter what." Yuya realized.
"Damn it…" Sawatari cursed. "I got nothing else in my hand."
"Pendulum Summon! Appear! Abyss Actor – Big Star (DEF: 1800, LV: 7, PS: 3)!" Sawatari summoned his monster.
"Raviel's Monster Effect activates!" Leo shouted. "When my opponent summons a monster, I can Special Summon one Phantasm Token (Def: 1000, LV: 1)!" A mini version of Raviel appeared.
"I end my turn." Sawatari finished his turn.
"And with the end of your turn, I can use the effects of Phantasm Zone again." Leo said as his field was reactivated.
Sawatari LP: 4000, Hand: 0
Reiji LP: 4000, Hand: 0
Yuya LP: 4000, Hand: 4
Leo LP: 9000, Hand: 1
"My turn! Draw!" Reiji drew his card. "The God Cards may be gone, but we still have a chance."
"Pendulum Summon! Appear! DDD Death Great King Hell Armageddon (ATK: 3000, LV: 8, PS: 4)!" Reiji summoned his Pendulum Ace.
"Raviel's effect activates! A Phantasm Token (DEF: 1000, LV: 1) is Special Summoned!" Another Token appeared.
"Next, I activate the Continuous Magic: Deceitful Contract with the War Deity! Once per turn, I can select one DD monster on my field and one monster on my opponent's field! I increase my monster's Attack Points by 1000 while decreasing the other monsters by 1000! I choose my Hell Armageddon and Uria!"
Uria (ATK: 3000→2000)
Hell Armageddon (ATK: 3000→4000)
"Take this! Hell Armageddon, attack Uria!" Hell Armageddon unleashed its attack and it destroyed Uria.
"Yes!" Sawatari smiled.
"He defeated a Phantasm!" Yuya smiled.
Leo LP: 9000→7000
Leo casually brushed off his shoulders. "2000 points isn't that much damage to me, Reiji." Leo smiled.
"Quit talking high and mighty! I've just proven that your Phantasm aren't unbeatable!" Reiji glared.
"Is that so?" Leo asked. "Uria's other effect! When it's destroyed, I can send one Trap Card from my hand to the Graveyard and revive it!"
"What?!" Reiji exclaimed.
"Revive! Uria!" Uria emerged from the ground. "And the Trap card I sent was a Continuous Trap, therefore, Uria's Attack Points go up."
Uria (ATK: 3000→4000)
"At the end of the Battle Phase, Deceitful Contract with the War Deity's effect ends and Hell Armageddon's Attack Points return to normal. I end my turn." Reiji reluctantly ended his turn.
Hell Armageddon (ATK: 4000→3000)
Sawatari LP: 4000, Hand: 0
Reiji LP: 4000, Hand: 0
Yuya LP: 4000, Hand: 4
Leo LP: 7000, Hand: 0
"My turn! Draw!" Yuya drew his card. "There's no point in continuing to preserve my hand with Osiris gone. And Reiji showed they can be destroyed like any other monster."
"Leo doesn't have a Trap Card on his field, so he can't bring back Raviel. I'll use my set card to turn the tides." Yuya thought.
"I activate my Trap Card: Dichromatic Explosion! By sending two Odd-Eyes monsters from my hand to the Graveyard, I can destroy all monsters on my opponent's field that have Levels lower than the combined Level of the two monsters I choose!" Yuya revealed.
"Nice Trap!" Sawatari said. "Take them out!"
"I choose to send Odd-Eyes Saber Dragon and Odd-Eyes Wizard Dragon from my hand to the Graveyard!" Yuya sent his dragons to the Graveyard.
"The combined Level of those monsters are 14, he's got them." Reiji smiled.
"Go! Dichromatic Explosion!" Yuya shouted as the pair of eyes from Saber Dragon and Wizard Dragon unleashed a huge explosion.
"Useless! My Phantasms are unaffected by the effects of Trap Cards!" The Three Phantasms endured the Trap's effects, but the tokens were still destroyed.
"Damn it…" Yuya cursed. "Pendulum Summon! Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon (DEF: 2000, LV: 7, PS: 4)!" Yuya summoned his ace. "Then, I set three cards and end my turn!"
Serena vs Eve
Smoke continued to cover the area where Eve was. Serena panted as she was getting antsy. "Is it over?" Serena questioned.
Just then a chain shot out from the smoke and grabbed onto Serena's Duel Disk. "What?!" The smoke was then cleared out to reveal that Eve was alright.
Eve LP: 1800
"What?! Why haven't your Life Points gone down?!" Serena exclaimed.
"I activate this card. The Trap Card: Unbreakable Vow. When a monster on my field is destroyed in battle, it reduces the battle damage to 0! Furthermore, if the destroyed monster is a Fusion, Synchro or Xyz Monster, I can Special Summon one monster from my opponent's Extra Deck to my field so long as it's a lower Level or Rank."
"Don't tell me—" Serena yelped as Eve pulled on the chain and Eve lifted Serena by her neck as she opened Serena's Duel Disk's Extra Deck slot.
"I'll be taking back what's mine." Eve took Moonlight Dancer Dragon.
"Serena!" Dancer Dragon cried out.
"Dancer!" Serena cried out. Eve then threw Serena to the other side.
"I Special Summon Moonlight Dancer Dragon (ATK: 2800, LV: 8)!" Eve summoned Serena's Dragon.
"You!" Dancer turned on Eve.
"Down." Eve moved her hand down and Dancer Dragon was slammed into the ground. "You still have one more purpose."
"What are you gonna do?" Serena asked as she got back to her feet.
"It's still your turn. Hurry up unless you want to lose!" Eve ordered.
"I set one card and end my turn." Serena finished her turn.
Serena LP: 4000, Hand: 0
Eve LP: 1800, Hand: 0
"My turn! Draw!" Eve drew her card. "Tell me, Serena. If you were in my shoes, would you do anything to see Yuya again?"
"If you're asking if I would sacrifice others for Yuya, even though it's tempting, I wouldn't do it, because I know it's not what Yuya would want." Serena said. "Eve, do you really Adam would be happy with what you're doing."
"No, he wouldn't." Eve admitted. "But when I revive him, I'll erase his memory so we can start over. Falling in love all over again, it'll be pure bliss."
"You're crazy…" Serena said.
"I'm…the Supreme Queen." Eve smiled sinisterly. "By sending a Dragon-type monster back to my hand, I can Special Summon this monster!" Dancer Dragon roared as it was sent to Eve's Extra Deck.
"Serena!" Dancer Dragon cried.
Magician who can bend the laws of nature to her will, appear and grant me your power! Appear! Naturegraph Magician!" Eve summoned a female magician with long hair with robes made out of flowers, a hat with the shape of a moon, bare feet encased with wind and bird wings sprouting from her back.
"Naturegraph Magician?" Serena had never seen that monster before.
"The time is here…" Eve smiled. "I activate Naturegraph Magician's effect! I release this card and banish the Four Nature Dragons from my deck, Extra Deck, field and Graveyard!"
"The Nature Dragons!" Serena cried out.
"Naturegraph Magician, grant my wish! Four Dragons who represent nature! Lyrical Eagle Dragon! Wind Witch – Cyclone Dragon! Moonlight Dancer Dragon! Melodious Flower Dragon! Sacrifice yourselves to me!" Eve shouted.
The Four Nature Dragons appeared behind Eve, trapped by Naturegraph Magician's magic before all four of them cried in pain as Naturegraph Magician squeezed them tight. "Stop it!" Serena shouted.
The entire castle began to shake.
"Wh-What's going on?!" Rua got scared.
"Stay close." Asuka held Rua.
Yuya, Reiji, Sawatari vs Leo
The chamber also shook as well but way more intensely than before. "H-Hey, what's with all the shaking?" Sawatari looked around.
"It's happening on the lower floors." Reiji looked down.
"Serena…" Yuya muttered with worry.
However, Leo heard Yuya and this made him beyond angry. "I'm gonna make sure your death is slow and painful."
Serena vs Eve
"Elements of Flowers, Birds, Wind and Moon! Gather to me and grant me the power to control time and space itself! Integration Summon! Appear! Supreme Queen Dragon Eve (ATK: 4000, LV: 12, PS: 1)!"
The roof above the lab was blown off and a large dragon with white and pink scales appeared above everyone.
"Th-That's a big dragon…" Jonouchi trembled.
"It's power…it's strong…" Rio was shaking.
Serena looked up and she saw that Eve had become part of the dragon. "Yes…the Eve Factor…I can feel it coursing through me! But…it's still missing something…" Eve looked down at Serena.
"I'm at 99%...I must be at 100% to achieve my goal!" Eve said. "Supreme Queen Dragon Eve's effect! When it's summoned, I can destroy all monsters on my opponent's field and for each one destroyed, the opponent takes 400 points of damage! Normally."
"Normally?" Serena sweated.
"If the destroyed monsters are Special Summoned from the Extra Deck…the damage is tripled!" Eve revealed.
"400 times 3 is…1200…" Rua counted with his fingers.
"And she has three Special Summoned monsters from the Extra Deck…" Jonouchi said.
"1200 times 3 is…" Rio said.
"3600 points of damage!" Asuka finished.
"Begone! Runts!" Eve pointed to the moon and it fired a beam that instantly destroyed Moonlight Cat Dancer, then a tornado picked up Moonlight Parrot Dancer, trapping it and shredding her to pieces, multiple birds then showered down on Moonlight Dog Dancer, eating her flesh before she was destroyed.
Serena felt the ground shake below her and a large tree root struck her hard and sending her flying into the sky, making her scream in pain.
Serena LP: 4000→400
Yuya, Reiji and Sawatari vs Leo
Serena's scream was heard in the Professor's Chamber. "Serena!" Yuya got worried about her.
"You won't escape! My turn! Draw!" Leo drew his card.
Sawatari LP: 4000, Hand: 0
Reiji LP: 4000, Hand: 0
Yuya LP: 4000, Hand: 0
Leo LP: 7000, Hand: 0
"I activate my Continuous Magic: Phantasm Misdirection!" Leo played his card he drew.
"Battle! Lord of Striking Thunder Hamon, attack Abyss Actor – Big Star! Lost Paradise Thunderclap!" Hamon unleashed its attack and destroyed the actor star instantly.
But what happened next shocked Reiji and Sawatari as Hamon's lightning struck Yuya.
Yuya LP: 4000→3200
"Yuya!" Sawatari shouted.
"What's going on?" Reiji turned to his father.
"It's my Continuous Magic: Phantasm Misdirection." Leo explained. "When a Phantasm destroys a monster in battle, one player takes 800 points of damage and I get to choose who."
"Lord of Phantasms, Raviel, attack Hell Armageddon! Heaven-Crushing Fist!" Raviel reared his fist back and he punched Hell Armageddon. "Phantasms Misdirection can also change who gets battle damage once per turn!" Leo smiled. Raviel's fist hit Yuya hard and he was blown against the pyramid.
Yuya LP: 3200→2200
"That's another monster destroyed!" Leo smiled as Yuya screamed in more pain.
Yuya LP: 2200→1400
"Bastard!" Sawatari shouted.
"Enough!" Reiji shouted.
"Uria, attack Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon! Hyper Blaze!" Uria unleashed its attack and it destroyed poor Odd-Eyes and Yuya was burned by Uria's attack.
Yuya LP: 1400→600
"Hmph." Leo smiled at the pain he inflicted onto Yuya and watched him lay on the ground, covered in burns and bruises.
"U-Urgh…" Yuya couldn't get up.
"You bastard! Why do you keep targeting Yuya?!" Sawatari demanded.
"I have nothing against the two of you. But Yuya is the spawn of the my most hated person in the world, his father." Leo said.
"He's your grandson!" Reiji shouted.
"Shut up! He is not my family! My only family is Ray! That's why when I revive her, I'll erase her memories of Yuya and Zarc! Nothing else matters to me! Nothing!" Leo shouted.
"Q…Quick-Play…Magic…" Yuya tried to reach for the button to play his card but he fell unconscious.
"Yuya!" Reiji and Sawatari shouted.
"Heh…looks like I don't even have to finish the Duel. Now, I'll take back my daughter—" Leo spoke.
"You don't have a daughter!"
A familiar voice to Leo froze him, and both Reiji and Sawatari turned to Yuya, whose pendant release a bright light.
Serena vs Eve
Serena crashed into the ground and she coughed out blood. "Serena!" Jonouchi, Asuka, Rua and Rio shouted in worry.
"With every Life Point you lose, the more of the Eve Factor I take what's left." Eve raised her hand and she extracted parts of the Eve Factor from Serena, making her cry in pain.
"Stop it!" Asuka shouted in anger.
"Almost there…I'm almost there…my beloved." Eve smiled as she could imagine her husband coming back.
"T-Trap Card: Mine Blast…" Serena played one of her set cards. "I…send the top…five cards…from my…deck…to…the…Grave…yard…"
Serena weakly got the five cards from her deck and sent them to the Graveyard. "Yes…they're…all…there…I just…" Serena reached for her other set card.
"Trap…" Serena's hand fell short and she lost consciousness.
"Serena!" Asuka shouted.
"She fell unconscious…oh well, it's a victory for me." Eve separated herself from her dragon and descended down to Serena.
"Damn it!" Rua punched the barrier.
"Get away from her!" Rio shouted.
Just then, Rua's Signer Mark appeared and he got an idea. "Rio, use your Barian Powers!" Rua showed his mark.
"Got it! Jonouchi, Asuka! We're counting on you!" Rio shouted.
"Huh?" Jonouchi and Asuka were confused.
"Hah!" Rua and Rio used their powers on the barrier. It was a strong barrier but fortunately, the power of the Crimson Dragon and Chaos created a hole right through it.
"Go!" Rua shouted.
"Help Serena!" Rio ordered.
"Come on!" Jonouchi shouted as he and Asuka jumped through the hole just as Rua and Rio got exhausted.
Eve just got to Serena and raised her hand. "Get away from her!" Eve turned and both Jonouchi and Asuka tackled her away from Serena.
"Get off!" Eve pushed both Guardians off of her. "So, you have chosen to go against me. Big mistake!" Eve flew back up and joined up with her dragon.
"The mistake was that you messed with our friend!" Jonouchi activated his Duel Disk.
"You won't get away with this!" Asuka activated her Duel Disk.
"Intrusion Penalty: 2000 points!" Jonouchi and Asuka winced as they took the penalty.
Jonouchi LP: 4000→2000, Hand: 5
Asuka LP: 4000→2000, Hand: 5
"You two aren't even worthy of challenging the Supreme Queen. But if you insist on getting in my way, I'll make sure you two die as well!" Eve glared. "I end my turn!"
"As the eldest member, I'm responsible for everyone's lives. I've been doing a crappy job at it ever since we got to this dimension." Jonouchi clenched his fist. "But now I'm gonna make it right, I'm putting my life on the line! My turn! Draw!"
Yuya, Reiji and Sawatari vs Leo
The light died down and Reiji, Sawatari and Leo couldn't believe their eyes. Standing in front of Yuya protectively was Ray, and to say that she was angry was an understatement.
"You're not my father anymore." Ray glared.
"R-Ray…" Leo couldn't believe that his daughter was standing right in front of him. "Wh-What are you saying? I've been wanting to bring you back. I love you."
"You lost my love." Ray narrowed her eyes. "I don't care who it is, nobody hurts my son and gets away with it."
"U-Urgh…" Yuya groaned.
"It's okay. I'm gonna help you." Yuya was being held in the arms of his father, Zarc. Zarc placed his hand over Yuya's head and green light flowed through it. "Ray, I'll take care of Yuya. Try to get us as much time as you can."
"This time…I'll protect my boys." Ray raised her hand. "Dragon Soldiers, grant me your power!" A Duel Disk formed on Ray's wrist along with a deck. Three cards then flew out of Yuya's Extra Deck and into Ray's.
"Intrusion Penalty: 2000 points!" Ray didn't flinch at the shock she got.
Ray LP: 4000→2000, Hand: 5
"Ray…I did all this for you. Why can't you understand that?" Leo lowered his head. "I end my turn."
Ray LP: 2000, Hand: 5
Sawatari LP: 4000, Hand: 0
Reiji LP: 4000, Hand: 0
Leo LP: 7000, Hand: 0
"My turn! Draw!" Ray drew her card. "Using the Scale 0 Predator Plants Bufolicula and the Scale 6 Speedroid Hexasaucer, I set the Pendulum Scale!" Ray set her Pendulum Scale.
"Those cards!" Leo's eyes widened.
"With this, I can simultaneously summon monsters from Levels 1 to 5!" Ray crossed her arms. "Cards of the warriors fallen in battle, resonate with my heart so that we may protect the ones we love! Pendulum Summon! Appear!" The portal opened and two monsters appeared.
"Phantom Knights Crack Helm (ATK: 1500, LV: 4)! Phantom Knights Fragile Armor (ATK: 1000, LV: 4)!" Ray summoned familiar monsters.
"Predator Plants…Speedroid…Phantom Knights…those monsters are…" Leo's eyes trembled.
"Yes, they're the cards of the poor boys that you shot in cold blood!" Ray said. "From my hand, I activate the Continuous Magic: Land of the Dragon Treasure!"
"Now, I Overlay my Level 4 Phantom Knights Crack Helm and Fragile Armor!" The two monsters turned into purple lights and entered the spacelike portal.
"Formed from pitch-black darkness, to fight those foolish enough to oppose it with its treacherous fangs! Now, descend! Xyz Summon! Appear now! Rank 4! Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon (ATK: 2500, RNK: 4, OVU: 2)!" Ray summoned Yuto's dragon.
"At this moment, Land of the Dragon Treasure's effect activates! Every time a Dragon-type monster is summoned, I can draw two cards from my deck!" Ray drew two new cards.
"Next, I summon the Tuner Monster, Speedroid Synchron (ATK: 1300, LV: 3, PS: 8)!" Ray summoned another Speedroid.
"Speedroid Synchron can use a Speedroid monster in the Pendulum Zone as material! I'm Tuning my Level 4 Speedroid Hexasaucer with my Level 3 Speedroid Synchron!" Speedroid Synchron turned into three green rings and Speedroid Hexasaucer flew through them and became four stars.
"Spread those wondrous and beautiful wings, and strike down your enemies at the speed of light! Synchro Summon! Appear now! Level 7! Clear Wing Synchro Dragon (ATK: 2500, LV: 7)!" Ray summoned Yugo's dragon.
"Since I summoned another dragon, I draw two more cards!" Ray drew two new cards. "If I have a Predator Plant monster in my Pendulum Zone, I can use Predator Plant Pitcher's effect from my hand to Fusion Summon using that card and this as material!" The two plants went into the spiraling vortex.
"Two beautiful flowers with an insect-alluring fragrance! Now become one, and from the hell beneath your petals, give birth to a new terror! Fusion Summon! Appear! Poisonous dragon with hungry fangs. Level 8! Starve Venom Fusion Dragon (ATK: 2800, LV: 8)!" Ray summoned Yuri's dragon.
"With another dragon, I draw two cards!" Ray drew two new cards. "Leo Akaba, feel the wrath of the family you broke apart with your selfish deeds!" Ray officially disowned her father, by calling him by name.
"Note to self. Do not piss off Yuya's mom." Sawatari sweated.
"I always wondered if Ray and I were similar, she's more outgoing than me." Reiji fixed his glasses as he had an amused look on his face.
"That's one of the reasons I love your mom so much." Zarc smiled as he turned back to Yuya.
"Hey, are you sure about this?" Yugo appeared.
"Yugo, you can't talk them out of it now." Yuri said.
"They've made up their mind, for all of us." Yuto added.
"If it's for my son, I'm more than willing to do whatever I can to save him." Zarc told them.
"Zarc…" Adam's voice came from Yuya. "I can feel it…Eve has most of her Factor back. I'm sorry but I must leave you."
"I understand. Adam…thank you for everything." Zarc thanked.
Adam flew out of Yuya's chest and escaped the Pyramid of Light.
Eve's Laboratory
Adam made it to Eve's Laboratory where he saw Eve in the Supreme Queen Dragon form. "Oh, Eve…how I failed to prepare you for life without me. This is my mistake; I must fix it."
Adam went to the unconscious Serena and went inside her.
Serena's Heart
Serena was unconscious in her heart when Adam arrived. Adam put his hands in a prayer. "Maiden of the moon, heed my call and awaken before noon!" Adam spread magic all over Serena and she woke up.
"H-Huh? Where am I?" Serena woke up.
"We are in your heart, but we will leave soon to Eve's heart." Adam explained.
"Who are you?" Serena asked.
"I am Adam." Adam introduced himself.
"Wait, you're Adam?! Eve's lover?" Serena asked.
"I apologize for everything that Eve has done to you. I am to blame for failing to prepare her to live without me." Adam apologized. "But time is of the essence, we must move now if we are to save your counterparts and the Nature Dragons."
"Save them? But I have cards to save them, I just need to get back in the Duel and…" Serena said.
"Those cards won't work so long as Eve has them under her control. We have to break her control over them and then you can use the cards that Genesis gave you to stop Eve." Adam said.
"Wait, how do you know that?" Serena asked.
"I've lived within Yuya, so I know what happened. But let's hurry, your friends can only hold out for so long." Adam extended his hand.
"Okay." Serena took Adam's hand.
Eve's Laboratory
Two balls of light came out of Serena's heart and they went into Eve's heart, unknown to her as she stared down Jonouchi and Asuka.
"Let's do this! I activate Red-Eyes Fusion!" Jonouchi was ready to launch his attack.
And that is the end of Chapter 25. What did you all think of this chapter? Are you excited for more to come? Let me know your thoughts in the reviews.
Thanks for reading and I will see you next time.
Preview: Jonouchi and Asuka take Serena's place to take on Eve as Serena and Adam enter Eve's heart to save Yuzu, Ruri, Rin and the Nature Dragons. Ray steps in for Yuya and she helps raise Reiji's and Sawatari's morale. But Leo has one more surprise in store for them.
Next Time: Love. A Double-Edged Sword.