AN: Hey everyone, I have the next chapter here. We have two more duels left of this arc, and this is the first one of them. As the title suggest, the King is back for another go. But who does he duel? You will have to see for yourself. As well, there is a bit of shenanigans played with a few cards that I will address in the author's note at the end. Hope you enjoy this chapter, leave a review with your comments and questions, and have a nice day.
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Chapter 18 – The Supreme King
Ruby started to regain consciousness as she opened her eyes. She opened her to a pitch-black void. However, her body was emitting a light aura. The hooded Slifer Red could not tell where she was, but found the mute duelist on the ground, "Neo, wake up." Ruby said as she nudged Neo, whose eyes started to open. Neo's eyes turned white as she started to hyperventilate, "Calm down, it's okay. It's-" Ruby was saying until she saw the other Slifer Red, standing with his back turned to them, "…Jaden?" Ruby hesitated to asks, "Are you okay?"
Suddenly, the Embodiment of Darkness appeared between them. Ruby and Neo gasped as this woman looked down with demonic eyes.
Jaden is no more.
"She is right," The Slifer Red said as he turned to face them, his golden eyes looking down on Ruby and Neo, "Only the Supreme King remains."
"Jaden!" Ruby called out as she and Neo stood up, "Snap out of it!" She pleaded but was met with no answer. The hooded Slifer Red then turned to the Embodiment of Darkness, "Who are you? What did you do to him!?"
My name is Salem. I did nothing but awaken the true form of my King.
Salem spoke as Ruby gritted her teeth. However, the hooded Slifer Red noticed Cinder standing beside the Embodiment of Darkness. As Salem turned to Fall Shadow Rider, a look of fear ran down Cinder's face.
And you almost killed my precious King.
"You ordered me to push him to his limits but prevented me from dueling him." Cinder retorted with a line of sweat running down her face, while Salem's expression remained scornful, "We still got the outcome you desired. He is your King now." The Fall Shadow Rider said before looking to Ruby, "And we have only one key to take before we can unlock the Sacred Beasts." A silence fell over the area as Cinder slowed her own saliva. The Embodiment of Darkness closed her eyes.
…You are correct.
Salem said as Cinder let out a sigh of relief. The Embodiment of Darkness then opened her black and red eyes, turning to Ruby.
She holds the last key. The one you failed to acquire… I will take it.
"No Salem, let me!" Cinder pleaded, "I will defeat her for you." The Fall Shadow Rider said before scowling at Ruby, "This time, she will not survive."
…Are you ordering me?
Salem spoke as Cinder gasped in horror, turning back to the Embodiment of Darkness. Salem closed her eyes before sighing.
Very well, but this is your last chance.
"Thank you," Cinder said with a bow, "I will not fail." Salem then glanced over to Neo.
Who are you?
Neo's eyes went white as she took a step back. Her breathing was heavy as she was too afraid to do anything else. However, she looked to see the Supreme King walking over, "Our duel was interrupted." He said before stopping a few meters in front of the mute duelist, "I will finish what my former self started."
"Jaden, No," Ruby pleaded as she stood between them, "You two can't do another shadow game. Please, snap out of it!" She said before searching her deck box for a card, "You have to remember!"
The Supreme King glanced back to Salem, "I do not wish to have an audience." He asked of the Embodiment of Darkness, "To avoid any more interruption." Salem smiled as the Supreme King returned his focus towards Neo.
Very well, my King.
Salem said before snapping with her right thumb and middle finger. In doing so, the Supreme King's body erupted with a black aura. The dark energy hardened into a metal-plated armor and helmet. Black horns decorated his shoulders as a red cape reached to the ground. On his left arm, a type of circular shield with five prongs was seen. Next to the orange eye at the center, a deck radiated a dark aura.
The cards of a King. They will respond to your power. Use them to defeat this little girl …I even included a very special card. One I was able to forge from that tormented soul Cinder sent me.
Neo had a look of panic, knowing who that was. This meant that her One Thing was more than dead but turned into a card. Ruby still searched her deck for a card, but then noticed Neo walking forward, a look of hatred in those heterochromia eyes, "No, Neo you can't." Ruby pleaded, but the mute duelist was not listening, "Even if you win, what will happen to Jaden? You can't-" Suddenly, the darkness solidified and coiled around Ruby.
That is enough out of you. We shall let them settle things once and for all.
"She's right," Cinder said with a smirk, her eyes glowing with an amber aura, "We have our duel to commence."
"NEO!" Ruby screamed, but Neo did not turn around. At that moment, the hooded Slifer Red saw the card she was looking for. She gritted her teeth as she took the card out and flung it at the mute duelist, "Use this!" Ruby called out, finally causing Neo to looked back. The mute duelist caught the card, slightly gasping before looking back to Ruby with eyes half-open, "Save Jaden!" Ruby said before she, Salem, and Cinder were swallowed by the darkness.
The shadows faded as the two discovered they were still in the cave of the volcano. Neo looked back at the card with confusion, considering the thought of just tossing it away. However, something stopped her. She looked back to the Supreme King, the prongs of his shield began to rotate. Upon thrusting his left arm, they locked together to form the duel disk. Neo new she would need everything and then some to defeat this foe. She reset her duel disk after placing the card onto her deck, causing her cards to auto shuffle. At the same time, the two players drew five cards. "Duel!" The Supreme King declared as Neo swapped her eye color.
Neo: 4000 Life Points
The Supreme King: 4000 Life Points
"Draw." The Supreme King went first, playing the card instantly, "I play Supreme King's Castle." He declared while placing the field spell inside the orange eye on his duel disk. Suddenly, the ground began to shack as Neo tried to maintain her balance.
Meanwhile.
"Alexis, wait up!" Chazz called out as the two ran down the path leading the volcano. However, both stopped upon feeling the tremors, "What in the world?" Chazz said before he and Alexis saw the black orb over the volcano raise. As well, the volcano began to break apart. Not in the way of an eruption, but as a transformation. The stone morphed into something with a deep bluish-black tone. The shape of the volcano now representing that of a stone castle. From around the perimeter, lava flowed out the bottom of the castle. The only safe spot was the road the two were on, which now lead to a flat stone wall with a steel door. Alexis refocused before running towards the door, "Hey!" Chazz called out, but she did not pay attention. He scowled before rushing after her. The two busted through the steel doors before running up a set of nearby stairs.
Back in the duel, Neo looked around in confusion as she now stood in what would be assumed the throne room. She then looked back to her opponent, who took another spell out of his hand, "I activate Dark Fusion, merging Elemental Hero Clayman and Burstinatrix," The Supreme King declared as the two monstered were swallowed in a black vortex, "To summon Evil Hero Infernal Sniper in defense mode." A fully armored female mercenary entered the battlefield on one knee. Her right arm appeared to be modified to be that of a laser cannon, (2000 ATK / 2500 DEF). "I set one card and end my turn."
Neo drew, summoning the monster instantly. It was her quiet swordmaster in his weakest form, Silent Swordsman LV3, (1000 ATK / 1000 DEF). However, she sent the monster to the graveyard to summon out the version which had no LV, Silent Swordsman, (1000 ATK / 1000 DEF). With one card face down, this was all Neo could do her first turn.
At that moment, Alexis and Chazz entered the throne room. However, both gasped at the sight of their friend's new form, "J-Jaden?" Alexis spoke in a trembling voice, "What happened to you!?" However, the Supreme King did not respond.
"Hey Slacker, Alexis asked you a question!" Chazz shouted, but was met with silence, "Come on, say something!"
The Supreme King played them no mind as he placed two fingers on his deck, "Draw," He said without looking at the card. At the same time, Neo smirked as her swordsman gained a light blue aura, "During each Standby Phases, your monster gets stronger." He said as Neo nodded, (1000 + 500 = 1500 ATK). "However, during each of my standby phases, Infernal Sniper inflict 1000 point of damage to you directly." He declared as the mute duelist's eyes went white. Alexis and Chazz gasped as the monster charged its laser cannon, firing it at Neo. While the mute duelist new she would still have life points, she did not know is she could still duel after attacking another real hit. At the last moment, Alexis dove into the path of laser cannon. Her body was flung by the blast as rolled on the floor.
Neo: 4000 – 1000 = 3000 Life Points
"ALEXIS!" Chazz screamed as he went to her aid, discovering she was barely conscious, "Come on, speak to me!" He pleaded as tears started to form, but the light was started to fade from her eyes. Chazz then scowled as he turned back to the Supreme King, who showed no emotion on his face, "You bastard!" The student in a black trench coat said, "She was your friend!"
"I do not require friends anymore," The Supreme King said as he switched his monster to attack mode, causing Infernal Sniper to stand, "I activate the equip spell, Vicious Claw and attach it to Infernal Sniper." He said as her monster gained a dark aura around the laser cannon. However, Neo looked to her Silent Swordsman, causing her monster to unleash a sonic slash towards the equip spell, destroying it, "Hm, so it has the same negation as Silent Magician." The Supreme King commented, "No matter, Infernal Sniper is still stronger. Go, attack!" He ordered as the monster unleashed another sniper blast.
However, Neo revealed her face down card. It was one showing her swordsman in a flurry of slashes, Silent Sword Slash. With it, her monster's attack points doubled to what they once were, (1500 + 1500 = 3000 ATK). Silent Swordsman blocked the laser with his blade, slowly walking towards Infernal Sniper to deliver the fatal wound.
"You consider that a show of power?" The Supreme King said the eye on his duel disk glowed, "I use my Castle's effect, I can send an Evil Hero from my deck or extra deck to the graveyard to give my monster 200 attack times the level of that monster." He said before taking out a fusion monster, "I send the level 6 Lightning Golem to the graveyard. Giving Infernal Sniper 1200 more attack points." He declared as the laser grew more chaotic, pushing back the swordsman, (2000 + 1200 = 3200 ATK).
Eventually, the sword snapped as the beam went through his body. Causing the monster to explode. Neo was paralyzed in fear as the laser headed start for her. However, Chazz ran and blocked the blast with his body. The force flung him over Neo, crashing into the nearby wall before landing on his head.
Neo: 3000 – 200 = 2800 Life Points
Neo turned to look at him in panic, knowing that hit was near-fatal. Chazz looked to The Supreme King, barely conscious from the hit, "Ja…den…" The student in a black trench coat spoke as the light started to fade from his eyes, "Wake…up." Chazz said before passing out. Neo turned back to Supreme King, who remained focused. However, she did notice his left hand was tightly clenched.
As the smoke faded, Neo looked to see her swordsman was replaced with the strongest version of himself, Silent Swordsman LV7, (2800 ATK / 1000 DEF). As well, Infernal Sniper's attack points returned to normal, (3600 - 1600 = 2000 ATK). "I end my turn." The Supreme King announced.
Neo drew, placing the card in her hand before pointing at Infernal Sniper. Her swordsman then lunged in the air to unleash an overhead strike. The Supreme King looked to activate his Castle again, but the eye was closed, "Your monster negates all spell cards on the field." The Supreme King spoke as Neo grinned, "However, he is powerless to trap cards." The Supreme King spoke as Neo gasped, now remembering her opponent's face-down card from the first turn. As the card revealed, multiple sets of chains bound the swordsman, dragging him back to the ground. "Fiendish Chain. It negates your monster's effect and prevents him from attacking."
Neo gritted her teeth as looked at the hand, thinking of a strategy. She then tributes her Silent Swordsman LV7 to summon his slightly downgraded form, Silent Swordsman LV5, (2300 ATK / 1000 DEF). The monster stood on one knee as he held a blocking stance with his sword. Neo ended her turn with two cards face down.
"Draw," the Supreme King announced before entering his standby phase, "In ordered to inflict damage to you, Infernal Sniper must be in defense mode." He said as Neo revealing her trap card, one showing four individuals with auras of rage, Battle Mania. "You wish to force an attack, very well." He said before playing the card he drew, "But no one will spare you from the damage, I summon Evil Hero Adusted Gold in attack mode." A jagged golden armored man with a tattered cape appeared on the battlefield, his arms crossed as he looked down on his foes, (2100 ATK / 800 DEF). "Battle!" The Supreme King ordered as Adusted Gold raised his right hand, calling a blue comet into existence. He then launched the rock at Silent Swordsman LV5, while Infernal Sniper started to charge for her direct attack.
In response, Neo revealed her other face down card. On it showed the holy barrier to punish all attackers, Mirror Force. With the forcefield over her monster, the comet was destroyed. In the recoil of the blast wave, Adusted Gold and Infernal Sniper exploded. Neo grinned in her strategy working, but as the smoke cleared, the Supreme King was not amused, "I end my turn." He said with cold golden eyes towards his opponent, "Now, show me your power."
Neo gritted her teeth before drawing. She then switched her monster's battle position while switching her eye colors. The mute duelist pointed at her opponent, causing Silent Swordsman to attack him directly. The Supreme King did not attempt to block the sword slash, only slightly staggering afterward.
The Supreme King: 4000 – 2300 = 1700 Life Points
As Neo's monster returned, she scoffed at her duel disk. Because LV7 was in the graveyard, she could not level up her monster. She looked back to her opponent, whose eyes were shrouded in the darkness of his helmet. As he spoked, the golden color of the eyes broke through the shade of darkness. "You may have taken the lead in life points, but the real duel starts now. I draw!" The Supreme King said before doing so. He placed the card in his hand before special summon a monster, "With no monster on my field, I can bring out Evil Hero Infernal Prodigy in attack mode." He said as an insect-like demon child entered the battlefield, (300 ATK / 600 DEF). "Now, I can offer one monster as a tribute to summon Evil Hero Malicious Edge in attack mode." The Supreme King said as his monster faded away. Replacing it was a demon with a dark black attire adorn with spikes. He had three long metal claws on each hand and a steel visor over the top half of his head, (2600 ATK / 1800 DEF). "Go Malicious Edge, attack with Needle Burst." He declared as his monster jumped, "Due to the effect of my Castle, I send the level 8 Evil Hero Dark Gaia from my extra deck to the graveyard to give my monster 1600 more attack points." Malicious Edge was encompassed in a black aura before he flung his six claws at his opponent. (2600 + 1600 = 4200 ATK).
The claws ran through Silent Swordsman LV5 like shrapnel, causing him to explode. Neo's eyes went white as the shards went towards her body for the damage. With the look of terror on her opponent's face, the Supreme King remained steadfast. However, he looked at this deck in confusion. The top card radiated an orange aura. Suddenly, the aura erupted and moved to the other side of the battlefield. As Neo closed her eyes, the aura manifest as a spirit of a man. The spirit shielded the mute duelist from the claws. As Neo opened her eyes, she saw the claws fall to the ground without hitting her.
Neo: 2800 – 1900 = 900 Life Points
Neo looked at the spirit, not knowing what she was looking out. However, her eyes widened as she saw the sprit look like he was tipping a hat. She reached out for her One Thing, but the spirit vanished, moving on from this plane of existence. Tears started to run down Neo's face, but a small smile formed. With the same hand, she wiped her tears away before focusing back on the duel. Her heterochromia eyes glaring at the Supreme King. While Malicious Edge's attack points returned to normal, (4200 – 1600 = 2600 ATK).
"Hm," The Supreme King remained focused on the top card on his deck, then looked back to Neo, "During the end phase of the turn it was used as a tribute, Infernal Prodigy lets me draw one card." He said before doing so. However, The Supreme King slightly gasped at the result, "So, this is the card she was talking about." He said before looking back to Neo, "Next turn, you will understand true power."
Neo scowled before drawing her card. In seeing the result, she revealed as the vase which allowed her to draw two cards, Pot of Greed. In doing so, she gasped at one of the cards. Placing the two in her hand, she discarded one to summon a monster. It was a jester in full bodysuit, a red question mark on his chest and face, The Tricky, (2000 ATK / 1200 DEF). The mute duelist ended with one card face down, leaving her with one card in her hand.
"A simple trickster cannot defeat me, my turn." The Supreme King said as he had three cards in his hand, "Malicious Edge, attack!" He said as the demon had a sinister smile, firing his claws at the jester. However, Neo revealed her face down. A set of large cups made for redirecting attack, Magical Cylinder. The claws went in one but came out the other. Now, their target was the Supreme King himself. Neo smiled as victory was hers.
However, the Supreme King radiated a black aura, "Here it is, true power!" He declared as he raised the spell card from his hand, "I activate Super Polymerization!" The Supreme King announced as Neo's eyes went white. Black clouds and lightning formed overhead. At the eye of the storm, a chaotic vortex formed, "By discarding one card, I can fusion summon right now. As well, I can use any monsters on the field." The Supreme King said as he sent the Avian from his hand to the graveyard, causing Malicious Edge was carried into the vortex. With the target of Magical Cylinders vanished, the effect failed. "That includes your monsters." He said as the Tricky was sucked into to vortex, "Arise, the ultimate harbinger of death." The Supreme king commended as lightning stuck behind him, "Evil Hero Malicious Bane!"
Descending from the vortex was a massive being, clad in a cold blue armor. Like one of his materials, the monster had three sets of claws on each hand. However, these sheets of steel were the size of the mute duelist herself. Her refection of torment seen in the blades. The monster wore a tattered black cape which partially covered the huge spikes and armored tail. With its six eyes focused on Neo, a sinister smile was seen, (3000 ATK / 3000 DEF). "Battle," The Supreme King ordered, "Attack with Sadistic Silencing Slash!" Malicious Bane ran towards Neo, the right arm claws grinding against the ground as he went for an uppercut.
At that moment, Neo revealed the last card in her hand. The card that represents her reason for returning here, Goddess of Sweet Revenge. The mute duelist was shrouded in a green barrier, stopping the slash. The field then exploded as Malicious Bane was pushed back. As the smoke started to clear, Neo saw the castle wall crumble as all cards were destroyed.
However, not all the cards were destroyed. Neo heard the menacing laugh as the smoke cleared. The monster was still standing, followed by the words of the Supreme King, "Malicious Bane cannot be destroyed by battle or card effect. He is the pinnacle of power for the Evil Heroes." The Supreme King said as Neo started to hyperventilate, "Now, summon your monster from your deck. Show me your power."
Neo ejected her deck as she searched, finding her Archlord Kristya. However, she knew this card was not strong enough to survive, as Malicious Bane's attack would continue. As well, she did not want to see this card destroyed. She needed something, a monster to protect her. The mute duelist shut her eyes as she tried to think, as well as pray.
At that moment, the Supreme King saw something. A small ball of light descended from the sky, landing on Neo's deck, "Huh?" He said before a small hum was heard. As Neo opened her eyes, she saw the card behind her Archlord. In looking back to her opponent, she saw the Supreme King slightly shaking, "What was that noise?" Neo had a look of confusion at what caused this change in him, but she looked back at the card. While swapping the colors of her eyes, she chose this card as her target for Goddess of Sweet Revenge. She summoned forth the small brown furball with tiny white wings in defense mode, Winged Kuriboh, (300 ATK / 200 DEF).
"You!" The Supreme King said before grabbing his face, "Why are you here!?" He asked with Wing Kuriboh humming back, "SHUT UP!" The Supreme King shouted, losing his composure, "You are weak, you are nothing!" He screamed, "You are dead! Go, Malicious Bane, attack with Sinister Silencing Sl-" Suddenly a voice echoed inside the Supreme King's head.
"He's not weak," Jaden spoke to the Supreme King, "He's my friend!"
"What? No, you are supposed to be gone!" The Supreme King spoke to himself, "I am the one in full control. And I ordered my monster to att-" The Supreme King was saying until his eyes changed to brown.
"Oh no you don't," Jaden said as he took over, looking at the last card in his hand, "I play De-Fusion, returning Malicious Bane to the extra deck to summon back the materials used to bring him out." Suddenly, Malicious Bane split apart. One Neo's side of the field, the Tricky returned, (2000 ATK / 1200 DEF). On Jaden's, Malicious Edge was back, (2600 ATK / 1800 DEF). "Now…I…end…my…TURN!" Jaden struggled to say before the dark aura took hold again.
"NO!" The Supreme King shouted.
"Heh, not liking the taste of your own medicine?" Jaden said in the Supreme King's mind.
Neo had a look of confusion, not sure if she was dueling the same person anymore. She drew her card and gasped. After setting it on the field, she ended her turn.
"Draw!" The Supreme King started his turn, but was confused at the result, "Skyscraper? Why would I-"
"Oh hey, it one of my favorite cards." Jaden said in his mind, "The home of all Elemental Heroes." He said with his voice getting slightly smug, "But not your Evil Heroes."
"Silence!" The Supreme King ordered as Neo looked at him with eyes half-open, "With Malicious Edge, I attack Wing-" He ordered while pointing. However, as his eyes changed colors, his hand moved to the other monster on Neo's side of the field. Malicious Edge leaped into the air for his needle burst. However, Neo played her face down. A trap showing a man in white light covered in reflective panels, Mirror Mail. With it, The Tricky's attack became the same as Malicious Edge's, (2000 + 600 = 2600 ATK). Neo's monster launched a colorful orb of magic before getting slashed by the claws. In response, Malicious Edge exploded upon contact with the magical orb.
With both monsters destroyed, the only card left on the field was Winged Kuriboh. Jaden smiled at his buddy, who gave him a wink back. However, the dark aura started to take over as his eye color changed back to golden. Winged Kuriboh made a hum of panic before looking back to Neo. As the mute duelist drew, she saw the tiny furball look to her with eyes of determination. Neo nodded before smiling, then glared at the Supreme King. Switching him to attack mode, Neo ordered a direct strike with Wing Kuriboh. The tiny furball fluttered his wings towards the Supreme King, tackling him in the head.
The Supreme King: 1700 – 300 = 1400 Life Points
Wing Kuriboh bounced off the helmet as the Supreme King recovered. "It's my turn, I draw!" He said before seeing the card and gritting his teeth.
"That's the normal Polymerization." Jaden said in his mind, "A sweet card, but you need materials to use it."
"I know!" the Supreme King retorted as Neo drew. She then ordered Winged Kuriboh to attack again. With the same spot targeted, the tiny furball crashed into the helmet.
The Supreme King: 1400 – 300 = 1100 Life Points
Neo set a card to end her turn. The Supreme King drew, but saw that it was Transcendent Wings. Neo drew again before ordered Winged Kuriboh to attack. With another tackle, this one almost knocked the helmet off. With that hit, Neo took the lead in life points.
The Supreme King: 1100 – 300 = 800 Life Points
"Stop messing with me!" The Supreme King shouted as he drew, but his hand trembled as he saw another spell he could not play, "Flute of Summoning Kuriboh." He said as he had to pass again. At that moment, Neo drew and repeated her tactic. Winged Kuriboh swept in for another tackle. This time, he succeeded in knocking off the helmet. He hummed in joy as Neo smiled at victory just being within two more attacks
The Supreme King: 800 – 300 = 500 Life Points
The helmet rolled on the ground as the Supreme King hung his head low, his eyes closed, "You have made a mockery of power." He said before raising his head, his golden eyes scowling, "Burn and suffer." He declared before drawing, now having a spell he could play, "I activate Dark Calling." He said as the demonic hand emerged, "By removing Burstinatrix and Avian, I can dark fusion summon Evil Hero Inferno Wing." The Supreme King declared as the hand clenched releasing the red-caped female demon onto the field. She sneered down at Winged Kuriboh, who angerly hummed back, "Go, attack with Inferno Blast!" He declared as his monster unleashed a blue fireball.
However, Neo revealed her face down. The count trap to stop any battle, Negate Attack. As protective void formed around Kuriboh as he was safe from the flames. At her turn, Neo drew the card, seeing it was a spell as well. She played it, which equipped Winged Kuriboh with a tiny circle golden shield, Mirror Moon Shield. He hummed back to the mute duelist in confusion, who looked back at him with a wink. Winged Kuriboh then looked back to see Inferno Wing laughing, causing him to hum with a scowl.
Neo pointed at the Evil Hero, causing Wing Kuriboh to charge for a shield bash. Inferno Wing laughed louder before shooting a beam of condensed blue flames. However, the mirror moon shield started to glow blue as well. Winged Kuriboh was covered with a blue aura, his attack increasing to that of the Evil Hero, plus 100 extra points, (300 + 1900 = 2200 ATK). The shield brock through the flames as Kuriboh bashed into the Evil Hero stomach. As the tiny furball was flung back, Inferno Wing had a look of confusion. Suddenly, a look of horror came upon her face before she exploded.
The Supreme King: 500 – 100 = 400 Life Points
As Winged Kuriboh landed back on Neo's side of the field, his attack points returned to normal, (2200 – 1900 = 300 ATK). Winged Kuriboh then looked to the Supreme King and hummed, seeing the eyes rapidly changing between brown and golden. "You…should never have come back!" The Supreme King said before drawing, "I will only cause chaos and destruction, I will only hurt those around me."
Suddenly, another voice spoke up, "Jaden," The Supreme King and Neo turned to see Alexis waking up, "We're your friends." She said as she tried to push herself up, "If you're hurting, we'll help you."
"She's right," Another voice spoke up. They looked to see it was Chazz, who started to regain cautiousness, "Even if you try to push us away, we will still try to help you." He said with a smile started to form, "Because we're friends."
"Chazz, Alexis," Jaden said before hearing Winged Kuriboh hum again, who looked at him with eyes of worry, "Buddy." He said as tears form in his eyes. However, the darkness took hold again, "AAAAAAAA!"
With golden eyes, the Supreme King played the spell card. "I activate Magical Stone Excavation." He said before sending Polymerization and Skyscraper to the graveyard, "By discarding two cards, I can add Dark Calling back to my hand. Now, I activate Dark Calling." The Supreme King said as the demon hand reappeared. "This time, I remove Dark Gaia and Lightning Golem to bring back Malicious Bane!" He declared before the hand clenched, then exploded. Out from the palm emerged the ultimate Evil Hero with a grin and sharpened claws, (3000 ATK / 3000 DEF). "I activate his effect, allowing me to destroy all monster on the field with an attack lower than his own." The Supreme King ordered as Malicious Bane screamed, pulsating a dark wind from his body.
Winged Kuriboh tried to block the wind with his mirror moon shield, but it cracked and destroyed. The tiny furball shattered as the dark wind was about to pass over Neo, Alexis, and Chazz. However, the essence of Winged Kuriboh formed a barrier around them, reducing all damage to zero. Neo gritted her teeth as she looked at the Evil Hero. Winged Kuriboh reform into the duel spirit that hooved near Neo.
Neo looked at her Mirror Moon Shield card. Upon destruction, she must pay 500 life points to add the card to the top or bottom of her deck. Considering her opponent's monster, this equip spell was not going to be enough to win. The mute duelist placed the card on the bottom of her deck as her life points now matched the Supreme King's.
Neo: 900 – 500 = 400 Life Points
"After activating the effect, Malicious Bane cannot attack." The Supreme King spoke, "However, he does gain 200 attack points for each monster destroyed by this effect." He said as the ultimate evil hero smiled with a devilish aura forming, (3000 + 200 = 3200 ATK). Winged Kuriboh made a pleading hum as The Supreme King looked away, focusing on his hand of two cards. However, he gritted his teeth at the sight of two spells that would not let him forget, "I set these two cards face down and end my turn." The Supreme King said as Neo gritted her teeth, "This is your last chance to show me your power."
Neo steadied her breathing before closing her eyes, then drew her card. Upon opening her eyes, the colors had swapped. As she looked at her card, she let out a slight giggle. She summoned the monster she drew, her quiet mage in her weakest form, Silent Magician LV4, (1000 ATK / 1000 DEF). However, this one would not be on the field for long. Neo sent it to the grave to summon her form which had no LV, Silent Magician, (1000 ATK / 1000 DEF). The mute duelist ordered her to attack, causing the quiet mage to gather magic energy into a blue ball. At that moment, she played the spell card of her mage emitting a fiery aura, Silent Burning.
"No, that card can only be activated if she has more cards than me," The Supreme King realized as his hand was empty, while she still had one card left. He then looked at his field, seeing the two set cards, "If I kept them, I would have won." Suddenly, his body pulsated before he grabbed his head, "AAAAAAA!"
Neo drew five more cards, causing Silent Magician to increase dramatically, (1000 + 3000 = 4000 ATK). The orb quadrupled in size as before being launched at their opponent. Malicious Bane caught the orb with both his hand. Due to his effect, he was unable to be destroyed. However, the damage still was taken. Part of the orb broke off and rocketed towards the Supreme King. It collided with his chest plate, shattering the armor as it launched him into a wall.
The Supreme King: 400 – 800 = 0 Life Points
The two monsters faded as the duel ended. Neo walked over to see her opponent was unconscious. Chazz helped Alexis walk as they made their way over to check on their friend. The spirit of Winged Kuriboh hummed as he looked down in worry. Slowed, the eyes began to open, showing a normal brown color, "Hey," Jaden said with a slight smile forming. The other smiled back as Winged Kuriboh let out a hum of joy, "Thank you."
The group exited the cave inside the volcano, Neo helping Jaden walk. However, they stopped at the sound of crackling thunder from above. Jaden looked up to see the black sphere of darkness, causing his right fist to clench, "Ruby." He said as he knew that there was still one duel left to decide the fate of the world.
AN: There you go, Supreme King has fallen. I decided to give him some of the future dated support here since it the cards are cool. Still, Neo managed to barely pull out the win. Granted, she only does so thanks to a lot of help from everyone. Chazz and Alexis take a few hits. Jaden runs some interference as payback. Even the spirit of Roman got to save Neo one last time. This does mean he is gone now and was used for the creation of Super Polymerization in this continuity. Speaking of which, probably should talk about the shenanigans with Super Polymerization here. De-Fusion does not actually work on a monster fused with Super Poly like this, (Even though it should). Because the targets must be in the one players graveyard. However, I do think it would work in the anime context, (I mean, think about all the other crazy stuff De-Fusion has done in the anime). Regardless, I do like how it also symbolized the splitting of Jaden and the Supreme King mind and body here. I had a lot of people like the interaction that happened between them during the first Neo duel, so I hope you liked it here. And finally, Winged Kuriboh is back! When I knew this is how I wanted to have the duel turn out, I was grinning the whole time. Don't mess with this furball, he as a berserker's soul in him as well. To those who asked how is he back? Well, Sprits in Yu-Gi-Oh never fully vanish, because they always come back when needed. It's a bit of a copout, but it is the perfect way to show that if someone needs help, your friends will always be there for you. Whether you want them to or not, they will help you if you are struggling to do it alone. That has always been the core value of Yu-Gi-Oh and one of the main reasons I love the series. That is all for now, thanks for reading, and hope to see you in the next chapter.
Now, I have drafted the final duel for this arc. It. Is. LONG. Probably will be the longest chapter in the series or very close to the 3-on-1 raid duel. As well, I want to have the epilogue done close to the time of the posting the final duel, so there is not a long wait between them. The epilogue will not have a duel but serves as the closure for this series. That is when I will also give my final reflection on this story as a whole and discuss future plans. However, regarding the inclusion of the characters; Tyrian, Watts, and Hazel. All three are going to be a no. I'm sorry, but I don't like any of them or want to write them in a story. If anything, those three may get a cameo when I show the real villain of the next arc. The only RWBY villain I do want to add is the one who only had like one scene in the show. Despite that, I still think she has the best faunus design and someone I liked more than characters who got much more screen time. And finally, I know about the sacred beast support, but I will talk about that later. So, expect the final to be coming soon, but probably not that soon as it is a lot of work to make sure I get right.
