AN: Hello, I have the next chapter here. This one has a lot of cool stuff to do and pull off. We get the return of a few side characters into the fold, but moreover, the reveal of some long-awaited villains to this series as we approach the final duels. All I can say is that the tournament members will lessen by the chapter, but one more duelist may be joining the fold after all, (Every game has that one secret character). Hope you enjoy this chapter, leave a review with your comments and questions, and have a nice day.
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Chapter 73 – The Sacred Beasts
In the middle of the woods, Alexis and Chazz meet up with Bastion and Coco, "Did you find her?" The affluent Obelisk Blue asked, but was met with silence, "Come on, we practically have searched everywhere on this island." He said before crossing his arms, "And those three idiots aren't back yet either." He said under his breath before sighing, "It would be a lot easier if she gave us a sign to where she wa-"
"HELP!" A female voice screamed.
"That's Velvet!" Coco said before rushing to the cry, the others following her. They reached a small opening and discovered the rabbit-eared girl cowering on the ground, her back to a tree. standing before her was a man in black leather with spikes over his body. His sunglasses matched the shade of his jagged hairstyle.
Suddenly, Velvet noticed her best friend, "Coco!" she said with a smile and tears in her eyes.
The mysterious man sneered, "Oh, do we have a guest?" He said before extending his left arm, causing a demonic duel disk to form, "Perhaps this one is capable of dueling." He said before turning, "Allow me to introduce myself, you may call me True-"
Before he could finish his introduction, Coco swung her attaché case into his upper torso. Upon impact, his body into cards emitting a black aura. Velvet remained speechless, as did the students of Duel Academy, but the fashionista pro duelist let out a sigh, "You okay, Velvet?" she said while extending a hand to her best friend.
"Y-yeah," Velvet said as she accepted the hand to help her get back on her feet, then saw the others come over. "Bastion!"
"Thank goodness you're unharmed." Bastion said before looking to the dark aura cards, "Was that man, or whatever he was, chasing you all this time."
"He was, but he only appeared after the sky started turning black." Velvet responded, "I lost my way back and couldn't make a call on my phone. I then saw him and thought he might know the way to the Academy." She said before tears formed in her eyes, "But then I saw other students at his feet, like they just lost a duel, and then their bodies faded away."
"What?" Alexis responded.
"He said he was going to do this to everyone on the island now on his master's orders." Velvet responded, "I couldn't duel him, so I ran, but he chased me around every corner." She said before hugging herself, "That last cry I made, I thought no one would hear me." The rabbit-eared girl said before Bastion hugged her, causing her eyes to widen.
"It's okay, we're here now." Bastion spoke in a calming voice, "And you're safe." He said as she hugged him back. The others looked on with a slight smile at this small victory.
However, their eyes all turned to the cards with a dark aura. they swirled in a mini cyclone before reforming into the man in black, "As I was saying." He spoke with an annoyed voice, "You may call me Trueman." He said before looking at Velvet, "What that girl said is correct, we will eliminate all who remain on this island." He said before readying his duel disk arm, "For that is the will of Master Salem."
"I don't care who your master is." Chazz responded, "There's one of you against four duelists now." He said before Trueman snickered, but the sound did not only come from himself. The five looked around the woods, seeing another Trueman emerge from the shadows. As did another, and another, and another. A final Trueman appeared with a grin at the affluent Obelisk Blue, "Oh…"
"It seems we have you outnumbered," A Trueman spoke as he and the five others formed a hexagon around the group.
"Tsk," Coco gritted her teeth before turning to the others, "When I give the signal, the four of you get out of here and head to the Academy."
"You can't take them by yourself," Alexis spoke, "Let me stay and back you up."
"No matter what, we're outnumbered." Coco spoke while taking her duel disk out of her attaché case, "So might as well make sure they can't take more of us."
"Coco, you can't!" Velvet pleaded.
"Too late, doing the signal." Coco responded before chucking her attaché case at one of the Trueman, reducing him the dark aura cards as they broke his formation, "GO!" She called out as Chazz and Alexis ran out. Bastion followed them, holding Velvet's hand as he led her away from the Trueman. Coco turned to a smile, as they vanished into the woods, "Take care of her," she said to herself before the sixth Trueman reformed, adjusting his sunglasses, "Okay then, which of you wants to go first?" The fashionista pro duelist said as she readied her duel disk, causing two of the Trueman to prepare theirs in response.
Running through the woods, Chazz led the group, "Come on, I think the academy is straight ahead from here." He said while looking back at the others, but as he faced forward, the yellow Ojama brother crashed into his face, "Gah!"
"Boss!" Ojama Yellow spoke, "You'll never guess who I found!"
A short time earlier.
Sienna and Jaden made it to the edge of the woods near the Academy entrance. However, they remained in shock at the sight of dozens of Trueman clones at the gate, swarming the complex, "What are they doing!?" Jaden said before he was about to charge in but was held back by Sienna. She pulled him behind a tree, avoiding the sight of the Trueman who turned.
"Do not think about challenging that many of them at once, we can't win."
"But what about the students at the school?" Jaden responded, "We can't abandon them?"
"Right now, if we want to save them, we need to stop the cause of all this." Sienna responded, looking back at the Trueman, "Plus, they seem to be at a stalemate here for right now." She said before climbing the tree to get a better angle with Jaden following her up.
Upon reaching a decent height, they saw the dino Ra Yellow student standing while dueling a Trueman, who had just fallen over to be turned into cards, "Okay, who else wants some!?" Tyranno spoke between catching his breath while two more Trueman clones approached, "I'm doing what Sarge said, holding the line and making sure the others are safe." He said as his eyes were more reptilian-like at the start of the next duel.
Sienna scaled back down to meet with Jaden, "It looks like they have their own protector right now."
"Tyranno can't hold them all off by himself," Jaden responded.
"Which is why we need to hurry." She said before walking away with Jaden following, "But, how are we supposed to find anyone on this island without communication?"
"I don't know," Jaden said before looking over the area, and then seeing something. Floating in the sky, Ojama Yellow looked around with his noodle eyes, "Hey, your Chazz's card!" The spirited Slifer Red said as he gained Ojama brother's attention.
"Oh, it's you!" Ojama Yellow said as he floated over, "We were looking for the bunny girl, but had no luck."
"I see," Jaden said as Seinna looked on in confusion at him talking to thin air. Suddenly, he had an idea, "Wait, can you take up to Chazz and the others?"
"Yeah, so long as he has the cards on him, we're stuck together like a magnet!" Ojama Yellow said before floating away, "Follow me!"
"Great," Jaden said before turning to Sienna, "We have a way to meet up with Chazz, come on!"
"I don't know how you know that all of a sudden." Sienna said with a smile, "But I trust you." The two then ran through the woods in search of the affluent Obelisk Blue.
After some time, they continued down the path before hearing someone screech in disgust, "Gah!" Chazz spoke as Ojama Yellow slammed in his face.
"Boss!" Ojama Yellow spoke, "You'll never guess who I found!"
"Who?" Chazz said as he pulled out the Ojama Brother, then saw Jaden and Sienna run up, "The Slacker and Slifer Red Head Teacher!?" he said before glaring at Ojama Yellow, "I told you to find Velvet, which we already found without your help."
"Jaden!" Alexis said as she reached the others, "Something bad has happened, there are these guys on the island."
"Tall, black leather, spikes, and a lot of twin brothers?" Jaden responded, causing the others to look at him in shock at the accurate description, "They're already swarming the academy." The spirited Slifer Red then informed the others of the attempt to rush and save Ruby up until where they are now.
"Damnit," Chazz responded, "Is there anyone left out there?" he said before seeing another Ojama spirit hover over, this time Ojama Green. The others continued to speak as he spoke to the duel spirit.
"What about Professor Goodwitch?" Bastion spoke.
"She and I split ways after encountering the enemy." Sienna responded, "I haven't been able to get ahold of her." She said before sighing, "Even if she was around, how do we find her on this-"
"Hold up, The Chazz knows how to meet up with the Ra Yellow Head Teacher," Chazz spoke as the others looked at him in confusion, but he remained with a confident smirk on his face.
After some time, the group ran through the woods with Chazz and Jaden leading the way. However, they were following the Yellow and Green Ojama Brothers. Upon reaching a small clearing, they found Ojama Black hoovering next to Glynda, Pyrrha, and Sora, "Brother!" the three Ojama brothers said as they all hugged in midair.
"Bastion!" Pyrrha said as she called out to the Posh Ra Yellow, "How did you find us?"
"You can thank Chazz, I'm not sure how, but he-" Bastion was saying until he saw something in Glynda's hands that filled him with dread, "Professor…is that Yang's Prosthetic Arm!?" he said as the other upon arrival noticed it as well.
"I'm afraid so," Glynda responded, "I don't know of her fate, but I won't assume the worst." She said before focusing on Bastion, "Right now, we need your help to take down Salem."
"Mine?" Bastion responded, "Why me?"
"When Yang was given this arm by The Kaiba Corporation, she was told it was given a miniature version of an experimental reactor to supply near limitless energy." Glynda said, "Do you recall that reactor's name?"
"Of course, it was named the Ener-D." Bastion responded, "It was called that due to the power source being related to the duels performed on the arm." He said as the others looked at him in confusion, "They gave a manual of the process to Yang to study, but she gave it to me when she found it boring."
"Correct, and I was not allowed to review this due to the company not wanting this information leaked by staff here." Glynda added, "But she gave it to you, and you know how this reactor can be used better than anyone on this island now." She said before holding out Cinder's cards, "Can you use it to force open a portal to Salem's world."
"You're asking me to merge science and magic?" Bastion responded, "That's not possible, I can't do that."
"Yes, you can." Alexis commented, "You're the smartest person we all know."
"She's right," Jaden responded, "If anyone can do it, it's you."
"Please Bastion," Velvet said as she held his hand tighter, "We have to try."
"I…" Bastion said before taking a breath, his eyes then filled with focus, "Okay, let me see the arm."
Sometime later.
At the Academy Gate, two more Trueman clones fell as Tyranno remained standing. However, his breathing was heavy as struggled to stand, "Gotta… hold…the line." Tyranno spoke as he held his duel disk, seeing five more Trueman clones' approach, "Tsk." He gritted his teeth.
Suddenly, someone approached Tyranno from behind, "Please, do you think we are going to let him take all the glory." He turned to see it was Melanie standing at his right, "What do you say, sister?"
"Whatever," Miltia responded, "I'd rather this than wait around for someone to save us."
Suddenly, another voice was heard that approached from behind, "We can't let these losers upstage us, can we?" Gloria spoke as she approached, "Especially when they are fighting such gaudy enemies."
"For realsies. I mean, who do they think they are, some kind of biker gang?" Grace said with a smirk, "So lame."
"Agreed, so let's kick them to the curb." Gloria said before looking to Tyranno, "We can help you wipe the floor with these bullies." She said with a wink.
"Consider this repaying a small debt to the ones that put us here at this moment." Melanie added, "And when they come back, we can return the favor."
"Right, I'll let them know," Tyranno said with a smile forming and a sudden burst of strength. He and the two sets of twins readied for the next wave of Trueman Clones, "Duel!"
Meanwhile.
Coco saw two Trueman clones fall as barely remained exhausted. But as four more approached, she raised her duel disk. However, a pair of voices was also heard, speaking in rhyme.
"It seems that she barely has the strength to stand." One voice spoke.
"Yes bother." Another added on before the Paradox Bothers emerged from the woods. "Then perhaps we should lend a helping hand."
"The waves of fate have brought us back into the fold," Para spoke.
"For it is our new strength that others should behold," Dox added.
"These enemies from darkness, we shall be their demise." The orange brother responded with a duel disk at the ready.
"For in need of a hero, a guardian shall rise." The green bother declared with a mirroring pose.
"…" Coco remained speech, then sighed, "You know, I'll take what help I can get now." She said as the Trueman clones approached the trio, "Duel!"
Meanwhile.
The others gathered around Bastion as he worked on the mechanical arm. In opening his wrist panel, the posh Ra Yellow entered a combination before closing it, "Okay, it's almost done." He said before turning to Glynda, "I overclocked the reactor's solid vision projection. I just need the cards in the deck calibrated to work with the new settings."
"You think that will be enough to make a portal with Cinder's cards to Salem's world," Glynda said as she offered the deck.
"I would say the odds are at ten percent." Bastion responded, "Rounded though, I would say it's more likely nine-point-seven three percent."
"What are the other outcome?" Sienna asked.
"Those are split between nothing." Bastion responded, "And potentially blowing up the whole island."
"The whole island!?" Sora asked, "Do we not have any other options?" he said as the others went silent, "Oh."
"Well, we can reduce the chance of it exploding if someone keeps the arm steady while the portal is launched." Bastion responded, "But that may be the equivalent of holding a grenade after the pin has been pulled."
"…I'll do it." Velvet spoke up, "I can't duel, but I can do this to help everyone."
"That's very brave of you." Bastion spoke with a somber smile, "I'll need to run through some of the failsafe options beforehand." He said as Velvet nodded.
While the two talked, the others readied their decks. However, Sienna heard a branch snap in the woods. As she turned to it, her eyes filled with dread as dozens of Trueman clones approached, "Tsk, they found us." Sienna said as she turned to the others, "Hey, get that portal thing open, I'll hold them off to buy you some time."
"But Teach," Jaden said, but then clenched his fist, "We won't let you down." He said before going with the others towards Bastion.
Sienna grinned as she focused on her opponent's approach. However, she saw Glynda stand by her side, "I guess this time we can duel together." The headteacher of Slifer Red commented.
"Indeed, so watch my back." Glynda said as she readied her duel disk, "And I shall do the same." She said as she and Seinna readied against the Trueman clones.
"Come on Bastion, is it ready?" Chazz asked, he said before seeing more Trueman clones' approach from the other end of the woods, "You got to be kidding me?"
"Oh no," Sora said as he started to back up. However, his mind flashed to the mute pro duelist in his mind, recalling one of her last actions, "I'll take these guys on." Sora said as he rushed in, "The rest of you, save Neo!" he called out before readying his duel disk.
"Just a little more," Bastion said before the mechanical arm locked up with a fist. In doing so, the cards from the Fallen Shadow Rider radiated a dark aura. Suddenly, the aura condensed at the knuckles in the shape of an orb before launching a couple of meters outwards. The mechanical hand then opened its palm, a think line of energy at each fingertip. The orb then grew to that of a person, becoming a portal, "It's open!" Bastion declared before the remaining members rushed into the portal. The Posh Ra Yellow was last before turning back to Velvet, "If the arm overheats too much, you have to toss it away before it can detonate." he said with her nodding.
"Okay," Velvet responded, "But please, be careful." She said before he nodded back, and then ran through the portal.
Bastion emerged on the other side of the portal, finding Jaden, Alexis, Chazz, and Pyrrha on the other side. He and the others looked around, astonished by the vacant black void they stood in.
"What is this place?" Alexis asked.
"I recall Ruby mentioning something like this when she dueled Cinder," Jaden commented, "And Salem was around then, so we must be close."
"But how are we supposed to find anyone here?" Chazz asked, "I can barely see my hand in front of my face."
"Where would Aster or Neo even be?" Pyrrha asked before seeing Jaden fixated on something.
In the darkness of the void, the spirited Slifer Red saw a yellow orb of light. He heard a small hum from the orb, one of a familiar friend, "Buddy?" Jaden said before the yellow orb fluttered away, causing him to turn to the others, "Everyone, follow me! I think I know where Neo is in here." He said with others gasping before rushing after him. They ran through the void before reaching what seemed like a wall of shadow. However, the wall faded to reveal the mute pro duelist, her back turned towards the group, "Neo, it's us, we're here to save you."
"…" Neo remained silent.
"Come one, all we need to do is find Aster now, and we're out of here." Jaden spoke as he walked over, but was stopped by the yellow orb floating at his head, "Buddy, what's wrong?" he said before looking at Neo again, "Hey, is everything okay?"
"…Of course," Neo spoke as Jaden and the others gasped. She turned around with her eyes closed, "Everything is fine," she said before opening her heterochromia eyes, but the colors were orange and green.
"Who are you!?" Jaden said in anger and dread, "Are you the Supreme King again!?"
"Don't you recognize me, Jaden?" Neo spoke before extending her right hand, "I'm the one you discarded so long ago." She said as a demonic creature's spirit radiated behind her, looming in the shadows, "Yubel."
"Yubel?" Jaden responded.
"Perhaps you forgot about me." Yubel responded, then raised her left hand, "But in this world, she can remind you of our past." She said before snapping her fingers, Jaden to fall into a seemingly bottomless pit.
"Jaden!" The others screamed as Pyrrha rushed in, reaching, and grabbing his right hand to save him from the fall. However, without the ability to see the edge of the hole to grab onto, the magnetic pro duelist fell as well into the void. Before the others could approach, the void closed without leaving a trace.
"Oh, the girl is as much trouble as the other boy was." Yubel said before looking at the others, "Now, I'll eliminate the remainder of you."
"You want to take me on, fine." Chazz responded as he readied his duel disk, "I'll put you down myself."
"No Chazz, I'll duel alongside you like before," Alexis said as she equipped her duel disk.
"I'm not going to be on the sidelines for this." Bastion said as he prepared his duel disk as well, "With the three of us together, the chances of us winning will increase."
"Three against one makes no difference to me." Yubel said as she radiated a black aura, staining Neo's clothes a dark color, "I will show you a terror you have yet to see in your deepest nightmares." She said as a dark aura duel disk manifested on her right arm.
"Duel!" They said at the same time as the three-against-one duel had begun.
Yubel: 4000 Life Points
Bastion: 4000 Life Points
Alexis: 4000 Life Points
Chazz: 4000 Life Points
"Since I only have I third of your life points, I will go first and every other turn." Yubel said before she drew, "I'll start by playing Chaos Summing Beast in attack mode." She said that a wormlike demon was seen with orange claws, (0 ATK / 0 DEF).
"Zero attack and defense?" Alexis commented.
"It won't be around for long." Yubel spoke, "For I tribute it to summon Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder from my hand." She said as the monster faded, replaced with a bolt of blue lighting crashing into the ground. The three duelists from Duel Academy looked up in shock. Emerging from a whirlwind of shadows was a dark yellow demon with wings crackling like a thunderstorm as it roared through the void, its violet eyes gleaming at its prey, (4000 ATK / 4000 DEF).
"Impossible!" Bastion spoke, "Is that one of the Sacred Beasts?"
"This was a gift from Salem," Yubel spoke, "So that I may crush our foes once and for all." She said before taking out the other monster she summoned from her grave, "Now, I banish Chaos Summing Beast to add a field spell to my hand." She said as the card faded and another ejected from her deck, which she played, "I activate Fallen Paradice." The demonic duelist spoke as the void was replaced with a barren wasteland with a singular tree behind Yubel. In its dark roots, yellow eyes had a pricing gaze on her opponents, "With this field spell, I can draw two cards each turn so long as I have a Sacred beast on the field." Yubel said before doing so, then took three cards out of her hand, "I'll set these and end."
"How are we supposed to fight that?" Chazz commented, then saw Bastion step up.
"Allow me to take charge here, I draw!" Bastion said as he placed the card in his hand.
"You have spirit, but it will not save you." Yubel spoke, "I reveal my face-down card, Battle Mania. Now you must attack this turn."
"That will not be an issue, as I summon Starry Knight Astrel in attack mode," he said as a white-winged angel was seen with a staff, (500 ATK / 2000 DEF). "Like your monster before, I can tribute mine to summon a much stronger one from my hand. Arise, Starry Knight Starry Dragon!" he said as his monster faded, replaced with a majestic dragon appearing onto the field, (2500 ATK / 2300 DEF). "As well, I can remove Astrel from my grave to boost its attack by 1000." The Posh Ra Yellow said as his monster gained a radiant aura. (2500 + 1000 = 3500 ATK).
"It's still lower than Hamon," Yubel said as Bastion smirked.
"I don't need to beat it in attack points." Bastion responded, "Starry Dragon allows me to target and destroy your Hamon!" he said his monster unleashed a majestic flare from its mouth, colliding with the Lord of Striking Thunder. However, Hamon roared as the blast did nothing, "What!?"
"My Fallen Paradice not only gives me more draws." Yubel responded, "It prevents my Sacred Beast from being targeted and destroyed."
"Tsk," Bastion said before pointing, "In that case, I will attack with Starry Dragon." He said as Yubel had a look of confusion, "Once per turn, when my monster attacks, the opponent's monster is banished, and I can attack again." Yubel gasped as Hamon vanished and a cosmic flare headed straight for a direct attack, "That will lower your life points significantly." The Posh Ra Yellow said in confidence. However, the life points were not lowered as Yubel remained unharmed, "I don't understand, how is this-" he said before seeing a monster next to the demonic duelist, a zombie-like demon, (1800 ATK / 500 DEF). "Oh no, that's Zoma the Dark Spirit."
"So, you have heard of this monster." Yubel commented, "I can use this trap as a monster in defense mode." She said as her monster faded but left a purple mist in its shape, "And when this monster is destroyed, you take damage equal to its destroyer's attack points." The mist of the zombie then rushed across the arena, passing through Bastion as he felt his soul rend from the attack.
Bastion: 4000 – 3500 = 500 Life Points
"Bastion!" Chazz and Alexis said as the Posh Ra Yellow tried to get back up.
"I'll be fine, this is nothing I did not account for." Bastion said before taking three cards from his hand, "I'll set these and end."
"Sorry, but two of those will be useless." Yubel responded, "I reveal my final facedown card, Twin Twister. For the discard of this trap, the right and left cards are destroyed." she said as Metal Reflect Slime went to the grave, followed by a powerful wind that shattered the two set cards. They were revealed as Magical Cylinder and Curse Seal of the Forbidden Spell. "And now they the end phase and occurred, Hamon comes back to the field." The demonic duelist said as the Lord of Striking Thunder returned, "With it, I can now draw and use my field spell to draw two more cards again." The demon duelist then pointed, "Hamon, attack with Cerulean Skyfire!" she said as the Lord of Striking Thunder roared, the clouds overhead swirling in a hurricane.
"Tsk." Bastion gritted his teeth, "I reveal my face-down card, Spirit Barrier." He said as a yellow aura dome shield covered his body, "Now I take no battle damage as long as a monster is on my field."
"That's too bad," Yubel responded, "Because Hamon will burn you for 1000 damage after a monster is destroyed," she said as Bastion gasped, then saw a bolt of thunder crash through Starry Dragon and his Spirit Barrier.
"AAAAAAAAA!" Bastion screamed as he was launched back on the ground, unable to stand, "Eh…Everyone…I'm sorry…" he said before his eyes closed, his body fading away.
Bastion: 500 – 1000 = 0 Life Points
"BASTION!" Alexis and Chazz called out, but there was no response. The Affluent Obelisk Blue looked back to Yubel, "What did you do to him!?"
"Well, considering his monster," Yubel responded, "You could say I sent him to the stars, hahaha." She laughed with a wide smiling form, "HAHAHAHAHAHA!" the demonic duelist said before seeing Alexis and Chazz glare at her, "Well, let's continue." Yubel said as she entered her second main phase, "I'll now summon my Dark Beckoning Beast in attack mode." Yubel said a winged demon was seen with bladed jaws, (0 ATK / 0 DEF). "And with its effect, I can add a card that lists a Sacred Beast monster to my hand." She said as a card ejected from her deck, "But my monster's second effect allows me to normal summon another monster with zero stats. So, I tribute my Dark Beckoning Beast for my Dark Summoning Beast!" she said her winged demon faded, replaced by a shadowy demon with a violet eye in the center of its face, (0 ATK / 0 DEF). "I can now tribute him to summon Raviel, Lord of Phantasms from my hand!" the demonic duelist said as the ground erupted with a massive demon in blue armor, its eyes glinting with a red light of bloodlust, (4000 ATK / 4000 DEF). "Due to Dark Summoning Beast, I cannot attack for the rest of the turn. But that was not an issue this turn." She said before taking three cards out of her hand, "I'll set these and end my turn."
"Then it's my turn," Alexis said as she drew.
"Alexis, are you sure about this?" Chazz spoke, "We saw what happened to Bastion, I don't want you to-"
"I'm not letting our friend's sacrifice go in vain." Alexis responded glaring down the Sacred Beasts, "And I know I can take down these lords." She said before smiling at Chazz, "I'll then leave it to you to finish her off here so we can catch up to Jaden and the others, okay?"
"…Okay," Chazz said with a smile forming, "Show then what you got."
"Right, and I'll start with summing Cyber Egg in attack mode." She said as a mechanical egg with green wings was seen, (200 ATK / 300 DEF). "And when summoned, I can add a Machine Angel Ritual from my deck to my hand."
"As well, Raviel activated its effect allowing me to summon a Phantasms token onto the field," Yubel responded as a mini version of Raviel was seen in a blocking stance, (1000 ATK / 1000 DEF).
"Too bad for you, as I play Machine Angel Ritual." Alexis said as a stone offering table was seen behind her with a roaring flame, "I offer my Cyber Egg on the field, as well as my Cyber Petit Angel and Cyber Angel Idaten in my hand."
"That's ten levels," Chazz commented.
"Now come forth, Cyber Angel Vrash!" Alexis declared as the flames erupted in a pillar. Emerging from them was a four-armed woman with pink and purple attire. She had radiant wings and a golden gear over her back, (3000 ATK / 2000 DEF). "When ritual summons, she can make a second attack this turn. As well, since Idaten was tributed, my monster gains 1000 attack points." She said as Vrash gained a bluish aura, (3000 + 1000 = 4000 ATK).
"Too bad you cannot crash twice," Yubel responded.
"I'm not crashing, I'm destroying." Alexis said as played another spell card, "I activate Magnificent Machine Angel. By tributing the Benten in my hand, I can give Vrash attack points equal to the tributed monster's level times 200!" She said the ultimate cyber angel's aura grew more brilliant, (4000 + (200 X 6) = 5200 ATK). "Now go, attack with Angelic Fury!" the lovely Obelisk Blue said before Vrash's visor closed, allowing her to focus in as she rained down a barrage of laser fire on Hamon and Raviel, destroying them both.
Yubel: 4000 – 1200 – 1200 = 1600 Life Points
"Yes, awesome job Alexis!" Chazz cheered.
Alexis smiled at her successful attack as well. But as the dust cleared, she saw two black flame monsters next to the Phantasms token, "Impressive, but my Fires of Doomsday gets me two Doomsday tokens on my field." Yubel said as her three monsters remained, (0 ATK / 0 DEF).
"Tsk, I end my turn," Alexis responded with no other cards to play. In doing so, Vrash's attack was lowered by the spell card, (5200 – 1200 = 4000 ATK).
"Then I'll go, and I activate my face-down continuous trap, Hyper Blaze." Yubel said while drawing, "Now, by discarding the Embodiment of Apophis, I can add Raviel back to my hand. And since I have three friends on the field, can tribute them to summon Raviel." She said as the Lord of Phantasms reappeared, (4000 ATK / 4000 DEF). "And with a Sacred Beast back on the field, I can draw two cards due to Fallen Paradice." The demonic duelist said before looking at one with a grin, "And now I discard another Raviel monster."
"Another Raviel monster?" Alexis commented in confusion.
"Yes, this one has a slightly different effect." Yubel said with a grin, "Now, my Raviel on the field doubles its attack points." She said as Alexis gasped as the Lord of Phantasms gained the light blue aura, (4000 X 2 = 8000 ATK). "Go, attack with Shimmering Scraper!" Yubel declared as Raviel reeled back its right arm, its claws glowing with chaotic power as it slashed Vrash into bits. The slash continued to smash the ground in front of Alexis.
"AAAAAAAAA!" Alexis screamed as she was launched back, her life points instantly hit zero as she came to a stop on the ground.
Alexis: 4000 – 4000 = 0 Life Points
"ALEXIS!" Chazz called out as he tried to rush over. But before he could, her body had already faded away. The affluent Obelisk Blue then grits his teeth before turning back to Yubel, "You're going to pay for that!"
"Then show me," Yubel responded as she ended her turn, causing Raviel's attack to return to normal, (8000 – 4000 = 4000 ATK).
"I will!" Chazz said as he drew, "First I send Armed Dragon LV7 to the grave to special summon Pile Armed Dragon from my hand." He said as a red dragon appeared, its right arm equipped with multiple drills, (2800 ATK / 1000 DEF). "And with this monster, I can send an Armed Dragon monster to the grave to increase Pile's attack point by the level of the monster times 300." Chazz said as he showed his strongest monster, "I pick LV10." He said as Pile Armed Dragon's drills sparked with a lightning aura, (2800 + (300 X 10) = 5800 ATK). "This is for Bastion and Alexis. Go, Thunder Piercing Strike!" The affluent Obelisk Blue said as his monster reeled back its arm for a punch, Raviel did the same. The fist collided, but the drill cut through the Lord of Phantasm's knuckles, causing it to rip apart before the drill ran up his arm and into his chest. Pile Armed Dragon busted out of its targets back before Raviel exploded, "You're done for." Chazz said as he waited for the dust to settle, but Yubel remained standing. "What!? But that was enough damage to reduce you to zero. How?"
"My other trap card, Damage Diet." Yubel said as their final facedown was seen, "It halves all damage I take this turn."
Yubel: 1600 – (1800 / 2) = 700 Life Points
"Damnit," Chazz said as he took one card out of his hand, "I'll set this and end my turn." He said the aura on Pile Armed Dragon returned to normal, (5800 – 3000 = 2800 ATK).
"Too bad, because that was your last chance." Yubel said as she drew, "First, I'll use the effect of Hyper Blaze again. For one trap card discarded, I can now summon Raviel to the field this time since I properly summoned him." She said as the Lord of Phantasms emerged again, (4000 ATK / 4000 DEF). "Which means I can now draw two more cards for Fallen Paradise." She said before doing then taking three cards from her hand, "I'll set these, then banish Dark Summoning Beast to add my final Sacred Beast to my hand." She said as the card ejected, "Now, my offering my face-down trap cards, I can special summon Uria, Lord of Searing Flames from my hand." The demonic duelist spoke as the Hyper Blaze trap glowed, causing the three traps to become engulfed in flames. they merged into one before forming a crimson demonic dragon, its roar feeling like a heatwave, (? ATK / ? DEF). "Uria's attack is equal to the continuous trap cards in my graveyard times 1000. Of which, I have three." She said as Uria gained a red aura, (3 X 1000 = 3000 ATK). "Now, destroyed his Pile Armed Dargon." She said as the Lord of Searing Flames unleashed a powerful fire breath attack.
However, Chazz grinned, "You fell right for my trap." He said before pointing, "I reveal my face down, Armed Dragon Thunderbolt!" he said as Pile Armed gained a lightning aura, "Now, my monster gains 1000 attacks for each Armed Dragon in my grave with an equal or lower level than it, which I have my LV7 from before." He said as the drill pierced through the fire attack, (2800 + 1000 = 3800 ATK). "While you take no damage from its attacks, you're the one who attacked me right now." He said with his head held high, "Too bad you didn't use your other Sacred Beast to attack."
"I didn't need to, because I can win with this one now." Yubel said as Chazz gasped, "Hyper Blaze has another effect, one with Uria. When he attacks, I can use all traps as the attack multiplier for his stats."
"What!?" Chazz responded as he came to the grim realization, "But the number of traps in your grave is-"
"Nine," Yubel said as the flames began to glow hotter and Uria's eyes gleamed in a yellow light, (3000 + (6 X 1000) = 9000 ATK). "Go, Hyper Blaze to finish him off!" the demonic duelist declared as the fire began to spin like a cyclone, overwhelming the thunder and melting the dragon's armor and drills. The affluent Obelisk Blue was then enveloped in the flames as he was launched into the air.
"AAAAAAAAAAA!" Chazz screamed in pain as his life points hit zero as he landed on the ground.
Chazz: 4000 – 5200 = 0 Life Points
"Gah…Ah…" Chazz tried to get up but lost all his strength with his consciousness. As his body faded away, Yubel lowered her arms at the duel's end.
"Hahahaha," Yubel laughed before looking at her hands, "This host is perfect, I can feel my power at its peak now." She said before walking away, "Soon Jaden, I'll make it so we can never be separated again." The demonic duelist spoke before vanishing into the shadows.
AN: There you go, a triple knock out by each of the Sacred Beasts. Before all of that, we learn that Trueman are invading Duel Academy to wipe out all the other players now that Salem has what she needs to initiate her final play. It was cool to show each person's last stand as the main team goes into the void of darkness, (including showing the Paradox Brothers having snuck back onto the island for a neat moment). In the void, the gang finds Neo, but she has been fully taken over by the secret character of the tournament, Yubel. And with one duel, all three Sacred Beast are summoned and take down Bastion, Alexis, and Chazz. With that, we only have six members left in the tournament. The end approaches, but can the heroes push through the darkness. That is all for now, thanks for reading, and hope to see you in the next chapter.
Now, time to answer some questions. Only one was asked regarding the funniest moment in GX. For me, Chazz has a lot that get a good laugh out of me. However, my favorite was with Don Zaloog with how he summons himself and just walk up onto the battlefield. Another one, while not funny, is one I always remember. When he duels the guys with Marauding Captain and he summon Giant Rat, then starts yelling at Ojama Yellow. The others look on in confusion as it seem like he is insulting Giant Rat, to the point where even Giant Rat starts cry. Because of that I aways have a soft spot for that monster, so I thought I would mention it here. Those were all the questions I had, feel free to ask more, and I will answer them in the next chapter.
