Chapter 26: Pure Cybernetics Pt. 1
Fusion Dimension – Yusho Duel School
"So you know two other girls around my age with the same face as me?" Rin practically shouted,
"Yes, and one of them I know was captured by Duel Academy as well, but she seems to have broken out, as Jesse was also asked to retrieve her." Yusho nodded,
"And Duel Academy wants us for what reason?"
"I may know Leo rather well, if I do say so myself, but I do not know why he wants you and the others who look like you. Just know that so long as you're here, I, along with my students, will protect you as one of our own."
"I thank you for your kindness." Rin bowed, and Yusho let out a light chuckle,
"There's no need for that. It's what anyone in their right mind would do." He smiled,
"Not where I come from, unfortunately. We live in a divided society in New Domino, but we in the Commons have to scavenge just to survive." Rin said, looking to the floor,
"Ah. I did not realise that. Synchro is the one dimension that I haven't visited, but that sounds truly dreadful."
"Well, as much as I hated the system, I'd be lying if I didn't say that I didn't become the person I am without such a poor system."
"That is something! Anyways, I believe that there is someone that is looking for you. A boy around your age?"
"What do you know about Yugo?!" Rin shouted, the mention of her best friend,
"Only that he's with an ally of mine. They are in the Xyz Dimension, where that other girl likely came from, right now, according to my spies." Yusho informed her,
"Oh. I guess you wouldn't know if he's alright then."
"I have the utmost faith that your friend is doing well." A sad smile was on Yusho's face, although Rin couldn't tell why, and if Yusho was being honest with himself, he didn't exactly know either, "Now, I believe that you should practice against a few of my students, to remind yourself of your combos and playstyle. So you are ready for when Yugo gets here." His smile was now knowing, and Rin felt herself blush slightly,
"Ah, yes. Thank you for telling me all this!" Rin quickly bowed, and left the room.
Xyz Dimension – Lancer Forward Camp
"Well," Declan announced, "The rest of the Lancers should only be a day or two. In the meantime, we should be prepared to fight, as I'm sure my father has sent some Enforcers after us. That doesn't mean we will have to, but we should never throw caution to the wind." The group were sitting around a campfire, staving off the relatively cold Xyzian night, and Declan had decided to make a pointed statement about how despite their recent victories, the Fusion Dimension was still a vastly dangerous foe, and despite the believed to be hidden location of their camp, they knew it would only be a matter of time before the Professor sent another squad of enforcers after their cell, "Yuri, do you know anyone that they may send after people of our calibre?" Declan inquired,
"There is this one, but I doubt the Professor would allow him to leave Fusion at this time. This duelist is widely considered Duel Academy's strongest, and not even I know his actual name, just the title that the Xyzians gave him: Hell Kaiser." Yuri replied, a hint of something more in his voice,
"Is there something personal with him?" Yuya asked, "I mean, you said you were the Professor's left-hand, but this man is apparently the strongest duelist in the Academy, so something doesn't add up."
"Yeah. Since I was the Professor's left-hand, you'd presume that I'd be the strongest duelist he has, but since Hell Kaiser is apparently stronger, I want to see his strength for myself. Also, gossip was that he got a duel partner, so again, I want to see what that's all about."
"We've heard of the Hell Kaiser," Yuto solemnly nodded, including Lulu in that statement, "The Tyler Sisters may have dismantled Spade Branch, but the Kaiser single-handedly dismantled the Heart and Clubs Branches, as well as the elite Joker Squad. All in a single duel."
"He's that strong?!" Yugo exclaimed,
"Yeah. There's a saying among the Resistance: If you see the Kaiser, reserve a spot in Hell for your friends," Lulu informed them, "Rumour states that he's carded around ten-thousand, and I would be lying if I said I doubted that."
"And it may come down to a rag-tag bunch of duelists from all the dimensions to defeat him." Yuya laughed, but Yuri, Yuto and Lulu all shot him a glare, and he wisely stopped.
"But you do say that it is unlikely that he'll come after us?" Declan asked,
"Unless we are deemed Priority 0, or the Professor has changed how he works, yes." Yuri confirmed, Declan nodding in satisfaction. The group settled into the nighttime routine that they now had, shuffling who was on watch every few hours, Izumi making sure that Ren wasn't too tightly restrained and that he was still doing as alright as one can do when tied up and held effectively hostage.
The next morning, they weren't so lucky. Not an hour after they all woke up, the heard the sounds of building being attacked. And theirs was the only one that would make a sensical target. Yuri quickly went to the observation port, and called out, "I was wrong. HE has come after us!" Everyone jumped at that, riffling through decks and putting duel disks on standby.
"Lancers!" A voice that sounded more than slightly deranged called out, "I request a glorious duel against your best, or better yet, ALL OF YOU AT ONCE!" Emerging from the ruined building, Declan stood at the forefront, and saw the teal hair and black longcoat of the man he presumed was the infamous Hell Kaiser,
"My name is Declan Akaba, and I shall duel you if you wish, but only with the following terms: First, should I win, you leave us, and tell my father about your failure so he knows exactly who he's dealing with, however, should you win, my Lancers and I will allow ourselves to be carded, and done with as my father wishes."
"WHAT?!" The Lancers called out, and Yuri stepped forward as well, anger marring his face,
"Oh no, you don't Akaba. I'll take care of this fool, and you will never tell me what to do!"
"Oh? The Traitor? Very well, let's make this interesting! You two can face me at once!" Kaiser declared, activating his duel disk, which was shaped like an unfamiliar mechanical dragon,
"Zaney! What did I say about dueling without me!" A young voice called out, a girl of around 10 appearing, to the Lancer's confusion,
"I told you I didn't need you. You're only here because the Professor ordered it so, Pure Hope." Kaiser growled,
"But I WANT to duel!"
"Just don't get in my way. Battle Royal rules, so that if my idiotic teammate messes up I am not impacted."
"Let's just begin." Declan calmly said,
"LET'S DUEL!" They all yelled and begun the duel.
Declan Akaba: 4000 LP
Yuri: 4000 LP
Hell Kaiser: 4000 LP
Pure Hope: 4000 LP
Extra Monsters in Effect (1 EMZ per duelist)
Turn 1: Declan
"I summon D/D Savant Kepler and activate its effect. This allows me to add my Dark Contract with the Gate to my hand, which I then activate. Utilising the benefits bestowed by such a contract, D/D Swirl Slime can be added to my hand. I then activate its effect, fusing it and the D/D Necro Slime in my hand! King of Flames show us your might! I Fusion Summon! D/D/D Flame King Genghis!" The regular form of Declan's Fusion King emerged, but the Kaiser didn't look impressed,
"A puny monster!" He declared,
"Well, it is a good thing I'm not done! I use D/D Necro Slime's effect! Banishing it and Swirl Slime allows me to fusion summon again! I fuse these monsters and call forth the king that sees all and guides the fiends to victory! Fusion Summon! D/D/D Oracle King D'Arc arise! Then, I sign the Dark Contract with the Swamp King! This allows me to fusion summon once again! I fuse the Kepler on my field with the D/D/D Doom King Armageddon in my hand! Ruler of beast-kind, seize the opportunity and lead us forward! I Fusion Summon D/D/D Dragonbane King Beowulf!" Declan's field saw the addition of a vaguely feminine ruler as well as one that looked half-beast, half-man, "Then, Genghis' effect allows the resurrection of Doom King Armageddon."
D/D/D Flame King Genghis: Level 7, 2800 ATK
D/D/D Oracle King D'Arc: Level 7, 2800 ATK
D/D/D Dragonbane King Beowulf: Level 8, 3000 ATK
D/D/D Doom King Armageddon: Level 8, 3000 ATK
"And that shall be all once I add two face-downs to the field."
Turn 2: Pure Hope
"Its my turn!" Hope declared, "I summon Purery!" A small fox/dog-like creature appeared on Hope's field, to the confusion of the watching Lancers.
Purery: Level 1, 100 ATK
"Then, Purery's ability allows me to add the Stray Purery Street that resides at the top of my deck to my hand, which I then activate. Now I call upon Purery's other effect! I BUILD THE OVERLAY NETWORK!"
"YOU!" Yuto exploded from the sidelines, but Yuya's hand on his shoulder, as well as one on Lulu's, held the two Xyzians back.
"I reveal the Purery Happy Memory in my hand, to summon the Xyz monster that mentions it! Revel in joy! I Xyz Summon! Come and play, Rank 2, Epurery Happiness!" A larger version of the monster that she used emerged, happily frolicking in the rubble.
Epurery Happiness: Rank 2, 2000 ATK, 1 ORU
"Then, I play Purery, My Friend! I pay 500 life points and reveal Purery Delicious, Happy and Pretty Memories, then you, Traitor, randomly select one to add to my hand!"
"Left most." Yuri said, rather disinterested,
"Thank you! Then I play Pretty Memory, giving us all 1000 life points! Then Happiness can attach it as material." A swarm of bubbles covered the field as the duelists felt more energised.
Declan: 4000 LP - 5000 LP
Yuri: 4000 LP - 5000 LP
Hell Kaiser: 4000 LP - 5000 LP
Pure Hope: 4000 LP - 3500 LP - 4500 LP
Epurery Happiness: 1 ORU - 2 ORU
"Then I play one card face-down and activate Happy Memory! This makes Happiness immune to the next effect that would destroy it! Happiness then activates TWO effects! It attaches Happiness, and by destroying my face-down, that D'Arc becomes material as well! Furthermore, I can return that face-down on the left to your hand." Declan's eyes widened as he picked his card up and D'Arc screeched as it became a yellow orb.
Epurery Happiness: 2 ORU - 4 ORU
"I end my turn, and my field spell allows me to add the Happy Memory I destroyed as material!" Hope declared,
Epurery Happiness: 4 ORU - 5 ORU
Turn 3: Yuri
"Shall I show you stage left? Afterall, you will wish to retire when I'm done with you! I summon Predaplant Ophrys Scorpio. Via its effect, I discard my Banksiogre, and Special Summon Darlingtonia Cobra! I'm now allowed to add Polymerization to my hand, but I won't activate it just yet! I play a field spell card, Predaplant Oasis! This allows me to special summon Predaplants from my hand or graveyard, up to the number of monsters I already control. I call back Bansiorge and allow Bufoliculia to bloom. Furthermore, I now activate Polymerization, fusing my Bansiogre and Bufoliculia. Arise, the blossom of carnage! I Fusion Summon Predaplant Chimerafflesia! The, I play Blossoming Fusion, allowing me to Fusion Summon again, but by banishing monsters from my extra deck, monsters on my field become treated as those cards, in ALL aspects. I banish my Starving Venom, along with Triphyoverutum to fuse Scorpio and Cobra. Dragon of furious venom, behold power that will make our garden the envy of all! I FUSION SUMMON! Starving Venom Predapower Fusion Dragon BLOOM!" Yuri's eyes went wide and he slammed his hands together as a dragon that vastly resembled Starving Venom appeared, screeching at his opponents.
Predaplant Chimerafflesia: Level 7, 2500 ATK
Starving Venom Predapower Fusion Dragon: Level 10, 3600 ATK
"A face-down card ends my turn!" Yuri declared.
Turn 4: Hell Kaiser
"Finally. Allow me to show you your place! I activate Cyberdark Claw's effect, discarding it to add Cybernetic Horizon to my hand, which I then activate. This sends Cyberdark Chimera along with Cyber Dragon Hertz to the graveyard, from my hand and deck respectively. This allows me to add Cyber Dragon Core to my hand and send Cyber End Dragon to my grave from the extra deck. Furthermore, Chimera and Hertz activate their effects! This adds Cyber Dragon to my hand and sends Cyberdark Keel to my graveyard. I then summon Core, adding Cyber Eternal through its effect. Then, I activate Machine Duplication, and given that Core is always treated as 'Cyber Dragon' when it is on my field, I call two of them to my field.
"Now, I activate Cyberdark Realm, adding Cyberdark Cannon to my hand, who I discard to add a second Chimera to my hand. Realm allows me a second Normal Summon, which I use for Chimera! I now discard Overload Fusion and add Power Bond to my hand. Now, open, the Circuit of Mechanical Evolution! I set Core and Chimera in the Link Arrows! Link Summon! LINK-2, Cyber Dragon Siegler appear!
"I now activate the mighty magic of Power Bond! I'm allowed to fusion summon a monster using material from my hand or field, but Chimera allows me to banish material this turn. I banish the five 'Cyberdark' monsters in my graveyard! Mechanical darkness shall embrace you all! I Fusion Summon Cyberdarkness Dragon! But that's still not all! My dragon equips Cyber End Dragon from the graveyard to itself, and then I tribute it to evolve it further! The pinnacle of cybernetics is about to rise before you! Say your prayers as I call forth Cyberdark End Dragon!" A monster which resembled an amalgamation of its materials appeared, causing everyone to take a step back, partially because of its size, but also its intimidating aura, "Two more things before I CRUSH you! First, I activate the effect of Cyber Eternal, Summoning back Cyberdarkness Dragon, who reequips Cyber End Dragon to itself, gaining its attack points for itself, and second I build the overlay network using my two Cyber Dragons! Achieve the state of supernova! I Xyz Summon, Rank 5, Cyber Dragon Nova. AND NOW FOR THE COUP DE GRÂCE! I rebuild the overlay network using Nova! Rank-Up-Xyz Evolution! Combine the strength of cybernetics with the fury of the fallen and ROAR, CYBER DRAGON INFINITY!" As Kaiser yelled, mania entered his eyes, and red and yellow lightning started coursing through the area, Yuto and Lulu livid,
"H-How can he mangle OUR method. OUR weapon!" Yuto growled,
"You'll pay, Kaiser!" Lulu declared. As she did so, the Hell Kaiser's monster emerged, sleek black plating contrasting with silver armour, and the monster's red eyes lit up.
Cyberdark End Dragon: Level 12, 5000 ATK
Cyberdarkness Dragon: Level 10, 2000 ATK - 6000 ATK
Cyber Dragon Infinity: Rank 6, 2100 ATK - 2700 ATK, 3 ORU
Cyber Dragon Siegler: LINK-2, 2100 ATK, Left and Bottom arrows
"THIS IS WHERE YOU FALL!" The Kaiser laughed.
Next Chapter Preview: The Lancers are entangled in a life-or-death duel against the man known as Hell Kaiser and a companion of his, Pure Hope. The Fusion Enforcers have an upper hand that seems too drastic to defeat, so what will they do next?
Custom Cards:
Predaplant Oasis
Field Spell Card
Once per turn: You can Special Summon 'Predap' monsters from your hand or GY, up to the number of 'Predap' monsters you control, but return them to the deck at the end of the turn, if they are still on the field. More to be revealed.
Blossoming Fusion
Normal Spell Card
Fusion Summon one 'Predaplant' Fusion Monster using monsters you control as material. If you only use 'Predap' monster as material, you can banish up to that many monsters from your Extra Deck: Those monsters become the banished monsters. More to be revealed.
And there you go! The conclusion to the first part of the duel against Zane Truesdale and Carly Belladonna. So you guys are aware, I have chosen to use the OCG name for Carly's deck as I honestly prefer 'Purery' over 'Purrley' and also it fits the image better. Also I just love the contrast of a Fusion Enforcer using a purely Xyz focused deck of a cute monster. I hope you enjoyed the duel (or well, this part of the duel), and I actually had to learn a decent bit of CyDra combos, and I hope it worked out. So yeah, that's how Zane likely defeated the branches and Joker Squad so easily. On the existence of Joker Squad, since the branches of Heartland are implied to be named after the different suits of cards, why not have a squad named for the wildcards of the standard deck of playing cards? Now, before I answer reviews, I need to make something clear. After this chapter, reviews pertaining to Yuya using Odd-Eyes Phantom Dragon and similar cards will no longer be answered, as I have received three questions from different guest names all asking the same thing, and as such, since the answer will be clear after this, DO NOT expect such questions to be answered again. Anyways…
To whomever it may concern – Yuya will NOT be using Phantom Dragon in this story. The card just plain doesn't work in the deck that Yuya will use, as Odd-Eyes cards will rarely enter the Pendulum Zone(s), and as such, Phantom Dragon will not be useful.
Sly Cooper (should have been answered last chapter, but I forgot to answer yours. Oops) – I DO have plans for a sequel, however, I am at a bit of a loss as to what the plot will be, but that is mostly due to me being unsure how I'm going to be finishing this story first. But do stay tuned!
naminexriku2468 – I like to imagine the situation as when the Original Dimension was destroyed, Zarc and Ray's DNA was prevented from fully reforming (hence the existence of the counterparts), and the Ren and Izumi that exist in the present day just so happened to have a higher concentration of said DNA, leading to their names. Also, they are just 5th counterparts, not specifically the Link counterparts. Ren just happens to use the Link Dragon. Hope this helps!
Aqua – Thank you yet again for your continued support (and for people other than Aqua reading this, thanks to you too!), and please don't hold what I said against you. I do very much understand where you came from and I very much appreciate it!
Thank you all for reading, and thank you all very much for 10,000 views! Hard to think that, given the level of support I've found, I was doubting uploading that first chapter 6-ish months ago. I thank you all for your continued support, and hope that you continue to enjoy the story! See you all next week – NightWingBOI
