The unthinkable has just happened before the eyes of many. In the duel between Henry and Yukina, everyone was expecting someone to the winner, but that's not what happened at all. When everything cleared away and people could see the results, they saw that both duelists were knocked down and neither of them had any life points remaining.
"I don't believe it! Both duelists have lost!" M.C. announced. "This duel has ended in a draw! Because of that, neither of them will be advancing to the final round."
"Yukina!" Felix called as he and the rest of her friends hurried over as she was getting up.
"Are you okay?!" Cindy said.
"I think so." Yukina said. "I was aiming to win this duel, but it looks like a draw was the best I could do."
"Oh man! This ended in a draw! I wanted to win! I wanted those points!" Henry complained like he was a child. He was at it like that for a few seconds before he calmed down. "Okay. I got that out of my system. I really thought I had you there, Yukina. You really pulled a fast one on me."
"Yeah, but it could have gone either way." Yukina said.
"Well, I suppose we'll just have to settle the score the next time we duel." Henry said as he got up and started walking, but his good attitude still puzzled them.
"Again, I can't figure him out. Why is someone like him in the Black Ace?" Kent questioned as no one had a clear answer to that.
"Since this duel ended in a draw, the next duel will be the final duel. It will be between Sabaro and Cray. One of them might be the one that walks away with 10000DP." M.C. announced as the next duel will be the final one.
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Yukina
Yukina was walking through the halls and was upset she didn't win, but she gave her best shot. At least Henry didn't win either. Looks like it's all up to Cray to make sure someone from the Black Ace doesn't win this.
"You lost, Yukina. The final battle was suppose to be between you and me." Yukina looked up and saw Cray making his way to his duel, but did look rather displeased he's not going to get the chance to duel Yukina himself.
"Sorry about that, Cray. Henry is one tough opponent." Yukina said, but Cray didn't care that much and just walked passed her. "Cray, remember what I said. Sabaro didn't use his full strength against me, so there's no telling how strong he really is."
"It doesn't matter to me. Until I take you on again, I won't lose to anyone." Cray said like that was a vow that he was going to do just that. Yukina had no doubt that he can do it.
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The Duel Field
"It's been a fun qualifying tournament, but it's time it comes to an end." M.C. announced as the two duelists were coming out to face each other. "We have the mysterious gem known as Sabaro going against a wild storm we call Cray. We'll see which one of these two will be walking away with 10000DP."
"There's no doubt that Cray is going to be the one that wins!" Kent claimed.
"We're with you, Cray! Take that creep down!" Cindy cheered as all of them were on Cray's side. The two of them faced each other and were ready for their battle.
"We'll see which one of these will win and who has the best chance of getting into the main tournament. This might be a preview of what's to come, so let's not waste another moment!" M.C. announced as the two of them felt the same way.
"Let's do this!" Both of them said as this duel was starting with 4000LP.
"Do me a favor and try to make this challenging." Cray said as he let him take the first move.
"Sometimes things are real challenging when they can be so simple." Sabaro said. "Let me show you. I'll start by placing a monster facedown and set two other cards as well." He said as he made his turn simple and quick.
"Is that it? I was expecting more. I draw!" Cray said as he drew his card. "I'll start by taking some real action! I summon Lightning Tempo to the field!" He summoned out a new monster with it being green armored figure, but its arms with it being shaped like drills with it having 1300atk points. "Next, I'm activating the equip spell Big Bang Shot! Thanks to this equip spell, Lightning Tempo gains 400atk points and can deal damage while your monster is in defense mode." He said as his monster's power increased to 1700. "There's more! Lightning Tempo gains 700atk points when he attacks! Why don't you show him, Lightning Tempo! Attack with Hi-Speed Wind Flash!" His monster's power increased to 2400 as wind generated around its arms at high speed that lightning was being generated. It unleashed all that power on Sabaro's facedown monster with it revealing to be a turtle with a shell made out of emerald and had 2000def points. That turtle was easily destroyed with Sabaro's life points dropping to 3600.
"Cray made one powerful strike! Sabaro had a monster that looked good for defense, but it wasn't enough." M.C. announced.
"You might have destroyed my Gem-Turtle, but it's special ability still works. When my turtle is flipped over, I can add Gem-Knight Fusion to my hand." Sabaro said as it seemed like Cray did exactly what he wanted.
"I place one card facedown and that ends my turn." Cray said.
"My turn!" Sabaro said. "You might be interested to know that wind and earth are considered opposites like water and fire. Earth can block the wind or wind can cut through the earth when given enough force."
"So what's your point?" Cray questioned.
"My point is that you seem like a fitting opponent. It might allow us to see which element is superior." Sabaro said. "In order to do that, it looks like I'll have to give this my best shot. I activate Gem-Knight Fusion! Thanks to this, I'm now fusing my Gem-Knight Garnet and Gem-Knight Sapphire!" He took both monsters from his hand and began to fuse them together. "I fusion summon Gem-Knight Ruby!" Ruby emerged out on the field with it having 2500atk points. "But I'm not stopping there! I activate Fragment Fusion! I can banish Garnet and Sapphire from my graveyard to fusion summon once again!" He said as both of his monsters were fusing from the beyond. "I fusion summon Gem-Knight Citrine!" He summoned another fusion monster with it radiating like fire and had 2200atk points.
"Sabaro keeps bringing out the fusion fun going as he now has two fusion monsters! What could he be planning?!"
"Normally, Citrine would be destroyed at the end of the turn as a price for using Fragment Fusion, but Ruby's ability will change that!" Sabaro said. "I tribute Citrine and all of his attack points go straight to Ruby!" Citrine self-destructed and all of his power transferred over to Ruby with Ruby's power increasing to 4700. "Go now, Ruby! Silence this raging storm!" He ordered as Ruby leaped into the air and went on the attack.
"Did you really think I would let that happen?! I activate Wild Wind Destruction!" Cray countered. "Since you're attacking a wind monster, this trap destroys your monster!"
"It's a good thing I came prepared! I activate Gem-Enhancement!" Sabaro said as he activated a trap. "If I send Ruby to the graveyard, I can bring back a fellow Gem-Knight! That means you're trap is a miss!" He claimed as Ruby was surrounded by a light and imploded. "I resurrect Gem-Knight Citrine!" He traded away one monster and brought back the other. "Citrine, attack!" Citrine finished what Ruby started and slashed against Cray's monster. It was destroyed and Cray's life points dropped down to 3500.
"So he was planning to bring Citrine back all along." Yukina said.
"Huh? What do you mean?" Cindy questioned.
"Don't you see it, Cindy?" Hana questioned. "Sabaro said that Citrine would have been destroyed at the end of this turn after using Fragment Fusion, but Ruby's ability made that unnecessary. As an added bonus, Ruby ended up gaining a lot of power."
"It looked like Sabaro was planning to use Gem-Enhancement after Ruby attacked." Felix said. "Think about it. If Ruby's attack did work, Cray would have lost 2000LP in damage. After that, he could have used the trap to bring back Citrine and that would have been the end if Cray didn't play his trap."
"Sabaro had to use his trap to prevent him from being defenseless." Sylvia claimed.
"I get it now. He was aiming for that to be his endgame." Cindy said.
"But it wasn't because Cray is that much better!" Kent claimed.
"This duel is becoming quite a good one with the way they counter each other." Yukina said.
"And it will be even better when Cray is the one who wins! Just you wait and see!" Kent claimed.
"Not bad, Cray. I can see how you managed to get this far, but I wonder if you can keep it up." Sabaro said. "For now, I will end my turn right there."
"You think I can't keep it up? I'll show you!" Cray said as he drew his next card. "Don't underestimate what I can do! I'll show you that I am a storm that rages on forever!"
"Are you a storm? You seem like a mere gust of wind to me." Sabaro mocked.
"I'll teach you to mock me!" Cray said. "I activate Eye of Hurricane! This spell allows me to summon any wind monster I want! I summon Storm Dragon!"
"What?!" Sabaro said as he didn't expect that. Cray was able to summon out his mighty dragon as it emerged with 3000atk points. "No card could allow you to do that! There must be a price!"
"There is. I take damage equal to my dragon's attack points." Cray admitted, but he talked like it was nothing. A twister erupted right from underneath him and did some damage as his life points dropped all the way to 500. No one expected Cray would make a move like that.
"I can't believe you would willingly take damage like that!" Sabaro said.
"Risk is all part of dueling, and I'm not afraid to take a risk!" Cray said. "Storm Dragon, attack with Tempest of Destruction!" His dragon unleashed a it's fury and power that completely destroyed Sabaro's knight and lowered his life points down to 2800. "I place three face-downs and end my turn!"
"Unbelievable! Cray made a big move, but he willingly brought his life points down to just a mere 500!" M.C. said.
"I can't believe you would do something like that." Sabaro said. "If you think your dragon can save you, you're wrong. It's my turn!" He drew his card and was still confident he can win. "I activate Brilliant Fusion! With this spell, I can fusion summon a Gem-Knight using monsters from my deck!"
"From your deck?! That sound interesting!" Cray said as he can't wait to see what Sabaro is going to try now.
"I fuse together Gem-Knight Lapis, Lazuli, and Emerald from my deck!" Sabaro said as he took all three of his monsters and the three of them began to fuse together. "I fusion summon the most glorious diamond! Gem-Knight Lady Brilliant Diamond!" Sabaro summoned out his most powerful knight, a female knight of a diamond, with it having 3400atk points. "Due to the affect of Brilliant Fusion, she does end up losing all her attack points." He claimed as all that power dropped to zero. "However, I can just send a spell in my hand to the graveyard to restore her power. Before I get to that, Lazuli's ability now activates! I now take Gem-Knight Lapis from my deck and add it to my hand, and I'll also summon it!" He said as he retrieved his monster and brought it out with it having 1200atk points. "But she won't be staying for long! Thanks to Lady Brilliant Diamond's ability, I can tribute Lazuli to summon another fusion monster!"
"You're summoning another fusion monster without even fusing monsters together?!" Cray said.
"I've never even seen something like that done before!" Felix said. "That takes some serious fusion skills!" Thanks to Lady Brilliant Diamond's power, Lazuli was completely changing into something else.
"I fusion summon Gem-Knight Master Diamond!" Sabaro said as he brought out another diamond knight with him having 2900atk points. "Now, pay close attention to what's about to happen. First, I'll banish Gem-Knight Emerald from my graveyard to add Gem-Knight Fusion back to my hand." He claimed as he removed a monster and got back a spell. "Then, I'm going to send it back to my graveyard because of Brilliant Fusion to restore Lady Brilliant Diamond's power." He discarded the card he got back and Lady Brilliant Diamond's power returned to 3400. "Next, I'm activating Burial from a Different Dimension! This takes the three Gem-Knights I have banished and return them to my deck." He took Sapphire, Garnet, and Emerald that was banished and returned them to the graveyard. "By doing that, Gem-Knight Master Diamond gains 100atk points for every Gem-Knight that's in my graveyard. That makes seven, but it will drop to six once I use his special ability. I remove Citrine from my graveyard and Master Diamond gains his name and special abilities." He said as his knight now had a total of 3500atk points and had Citrine's power. "I bet you were planning to use your face-downs to save you, but now that Citrine is powering Master Diamond, you can't activate any card affects when he attacks."
"He can't use any card affects?!" Yukina said.
"What power it has! That means that Cray can't stop the next attack and is going to lose!" Felix said.
"No! Cray can't lose to him!" Kent cried.
"In that case, I'll just use one of my face-downs right now!" Cray said as one of his traps activated. "I play Life Enforced! Thanks to this trap, I just have to give up half of my life points for each attack this turn and my monster survives every attack you throw with the battle damage becoming zero."
"Seriously?! Are you crazy?! You'll have so few life points left! If you don't draw a card that could turn this around on your next turn, you're going to lose!" Sabaro said.
"So what? I've learned that you've got to push yourself to the limit to gain the power you want!" Cray said as he didn't seem to be afraid.
"Well, you asked for it! Attack!" Sabaro ordered. Master diamond was the first to attack as he swung its giant blade and slashed it against Cray's dragon. Thanks to Cray, his dragon survived with his life points becoming 250. Lady Brilliant Diamond was the next to attack as she slashed against Storm Dragon, but the same thing happened. Cray's life points dropped to 125, but he was still in it. "With that, I end my turn. I just don't see how you can pull a comeback now."
"Sabaro seems to have had complete control of the duel from the beginning with Cray hanging by a very thin thread with neither duelist having anything in their hands." M.C. said. "If Cray doesn't turn this around in his favor now, it's all over for him."
"And I will!" Cray claimed like he wasn't scared. "Just watch me! I draw!" He drew his next card, but Sabaro was sure this duel was over. "Looks like I did get the card I need! I play Heavy Storm!"
"Heavy Storm?! That destroys all spell and trap cards on the field!" Sabaro said as that was going to be a problem for him. A large storm blew right through the field and all spell and trap cards on both sides were destroyed. "But without Brilliant Fusion, Lady Brilliant Diamond is finished as well!" He claimed as his monster was actually destroyed.
"And since four cards were destroyed by an effect, you lose 400LP per card thanks to Storm Dragon's ability!" Cray said as Storm Dragon zapped Sabaro with his life points dropping down to 1200.
"But one more Gem-Knight in the graveyard increases Master Diamond's power!"
"That doesn't matter because one of my face-downs was Gale Tear! When this trap is sent to the graveyard on my turn from an effect, it doubles my dragon's attack points!" Cray said as they all couldn't believe it. Storm Dragon's power increased to 6000. "Storm Dragon, attack and end this!" His dragon unleashed a fierce roar as it unleashed devastating power and they all witnessed the greatest comeback there was. The dragon's winds tore right through Master Diamond and completely destroyed it with Sabaro getting smashed by the wind and his life points dropped all the way to zero.
"It's... It's over and done! The winner of the 10000DP is Cray!" M.C. announced. Cray roared just like his mighty dragon as he is the first to claim absolute victory.
