Chapter 42: The Ordained Resurrection
I usually don't do this, but please listen to 'Twilight of the Gods' from the OST of 'Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia' when the duel occurs.
All across the four dimensions a sudden deep roar cut through everything. People stopped doing their daily tasks across the worlds, the fighting in Synchro suddenly stopped, the Xyzian resistance became on edge and two particular people in Fusion were in disbelief, but the one thing that they all had in common was questions of what, how and why. Suddenly, what felt like an earthquake rocked through the dimensions, collapsing buildings and killing a few unfortunate people, and strange portals appeared in the skies. In a matter of minutes there were reports of important monuments and landmarks disappearing, as if they'd been plucked off the earth by a divine force.
And one man in the Fusion Dimension couldn't be more panicked.
"No, no, NO! This cannot be!" Leo Akaba shouted, "I took every precaution and YOU getting involved messed EVERYTHING up!" The other man in the room, his son, Declan, was the target of his anger,
"So, this is Z-ARC," The scarfed teen remarked, "I must say congratulations on reuniting your own worst enemy."
"Are you implying that this is my fault?!" Leo was astounded,
"Of course. You were foolish and did not move past the loss of Ray. You made her sacrifice meaningless. If you had of left the worlds alone, I highly doubt that Z-ARC would be above our heads right now." Despite his calm tone, Declan was running through multiple scenarios in his head, all not looking particularly good for him or his Lancers.
"We need to stop him."
"Of that we are agreed. However, I ask that you leave this to my Lancers. They are the Elite of the worlds and as such they stand the best chance."
"In case you haven't realised, Declan, four of your strongest just became that beast."
"Perhaps. But if they were my absolute best, do you really think that they would fall? That they won't return?"
"If you truly think that you are more foolish than I may have been."
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In a place between space and time, two master spellcasters were gleeful. "He has returned!" the one known as Chronograph, the Lord of Time, laughed,
"Yes. Our brother did a fine job returning our Lord to prominence." The one known as Beyond, the Lady of the Pendulum, responded, "As His Heralds, we still have our work cut out for us. His will cannot be achieved without us."
"Agreed, Sister. Astrograph may have played his part, but ours are still on the horizon. And I don't have to divine the future to tell you that."
"So let us support Our Lord in a different way, shall we? Just while we wait."
"Yes. Let us do as such." The two let out a laugh, and the shadow of a large dragon could also be seen laughing, although no sound was being emitted.
The New Dimension – Market Square (Fusion)
The people of the Market Square had been going about their day as per usual when they'd felt the quake. Suddenly, they'd looked up to see that the skies were different, gridded like an incomplete simulation strangely, and a large dark cloud that looked vaguely draconic seemingly glancing in their direction. "Ah, so you are My first subjects!" The cloud seemed to speak when suddenly a massive green energy beam blasted towards them destroying the North-East part of the market. People started to scream and started running trying to find a way out, but those that reached the edge found only an infinite void beneath them. "Trying to leave so soon? Oh how you wound your God. I haven't even started to have fun yet!" The voice in the cloud taunted them but two figures were hurdling across the rooftops towards the cloud.
"Z-ARC!" The voice of Shay Obsidian yelled out, the man having been informed of what happened by Declan, "I am Shay Obsidian of the Lancers and I challenge you to a duel!"
"Oh? Already? And it seems you do know who your God is! That is delightful! Give Me one reason to accept it though. I will not entertain the thought if it doesn't please the God that I am." The now named Z-ARC remarked,
"Simple. The Lancers will always try to stop you, so by accepting my challenge you have an opportunity to get a potential thorn out of your side." Shay explained, although the explanation felt wrong to say, it went against his duelist's pride, he knew that it was the only way to appeal to Z-ARC,
"Hmm. I do see that. But what's stopping Me from just beating you and annihilating every other member of your Boy Scouts group?" The self-proclaimed God asked,
"Indeed there is nothing stopping you. But what if I cut a deal with you. I have it on good word that if you win the duel the rest of the Lancers will not attack you nor plot against you." Shay had started broadcasting over the Lancers' Cross Dimensional Communication System, every Lancer hearing what he was saying,
"Should the duel end in your victory, the Lancers hereby swear to never plot against you in any way, shape or form. But should it end in your defeat, we, the Lancers, will depose you and expose you as just a man playing with powers he doesn't even comprehend."
"Fine. I accept your terms, but I also need nourishment, don't I? It seems like your cold, dead corpse will make a fine first meal!" Z-ARC laughed, Shay gritting his teeth at the image,
"I'll also be dueling." The second man who had been on the rooftops spoke,
"And who are you?"
"My name is Mizar, of the Xyz Resistance. My home went through enough when Fusion invaded, and you will not stop me from achieving vengeance!" Mizar proclaimed,
"Heheh. Bring as many fools as you want. I will still bring victory!"
"Very well then. Let's Duel!" The two Xyzians declared, activating their duel disks, and the cloud started to coalesce. When it cleared, there was a man standing there, golden armour plating his body and black, bat-like wings emerging from his back. The man's hair was white with some lime-green stripes in it, but his eyes were the most unnerving. Glowing a sickening bright yellow, Shay was slightly off put, as was Mizar. Activating the duel disk on his wrist, the man was revealed to have a blade the same green as his hair, the shape of it most resembling a horn you'd see on the side of a dragon's head with the body consisting of the rest of that dragon's head.
"Yes. Let's!" Z-ARC laughed.
Z-ARC: 4000 LP
Vs
Shay Obsidian: 4000 LP, Mizar: 4000 LP
Turn 1: Z-ARC
"I'll move first. I shall set the Pendulum Scale with Scale 0 Supreme King Gate Zero and Scale 13 Supreme King Gate Infinity! With this, the secrets of the universe are revealed to Me and Me ALONE! Come and serve your Master! I Pendulum Summon two copies of Supreme King Servant Darkwurm!" As Z-ARC's smaller dragons appeared, Shay and Mizar were both thinking. They'd both watched when Yuya and Ren had been interrupted by Lulu, so they were both familiar with these card's effects.
Supreme King Servant Darkwurm: Level 4, 1800 ATK (x2)
"So we can't damage him right now." Mizar remarked,
"No big deal. Destroy one and the other can't function!" Shay responded,
"Oh, you already know these cards? Ah that's right! You both were there when two of my fragments dueled and one used this deck. It is too bad though. That foreknowledge will only help you along to your demise! I end My turn." Z-ARC declared,
Turn 2: Shay Obsidian
"Then allow me to take the next one! Draw! I summon Raidraptor – Vanishing Lanius, who's effect summons another! Then, I summon Raidraptor – Fuzzy Lanius by its effect. Now build the overlay network using my level four Vanishing Laniuses! Phantasmal Knight and Winged Brethren become as one! I Xyz Summon! Rank 4, Raider's Knight! Now, using Raider's Knight's effect I can detach one Overlay Unit to rank it up!" The knight-like monster that Shay had summoned turned into purple energy, re-entering the portal that had summoned it, "Falcon who fights alone be born and fight anew! Go, Rank-Up Xyz Evolution! I Xyz Summon! Rank 5, Raidraptor – Stranger Falcon! And now Stranger Falcon's effect! I use an Overlay Unit to destroy one of your Darkwurms but then you'll take damage equal to its original attack points. Danger Reckoning!"
"Due to the effect of my Gates I gain those life points instead." Z-ARC smirked,
Raidraptor – Stranger Falcon: Rank 5, 2000 ATK, 2 ORU - 1 ORU
Z-ARC: 4000 LP - 5800 LP
"Yes, but that leaves you open for my teammates' turn, doesn't it? I end my turn with two face-down cards."
Turn 3: Mizar
"It's my turn then. I draw! Heliosphere Dragon, come to me!" A strange dragon that looked sort of like a kite appeared on Mizar's field, slightly to Z-ARC's confusion,
Heliosphere Dragon: Level 4, 0 ATK
"Why summon such a weak monster? Are you that desperate to lose?" He sarcastically asked,
"You'll have to wait and see, Z-ARC. I set two cards and end my turn."
Turn 4: Z-ARC
"Such weakness," Z-ARC chided, "Not able to beat Me in a single turn. How disgraceful. One turn should be all you need! I draw! Since I control a monster I can't Pendulum Summon, but that doesn't mean I can't battle! End that foolish dragon, Darkwurm!" Strangely, Z-ARC's monster wasn't attacking, much to his confusion,
"While the only monster I control is Heliosphere Dragon you cannot attack." Mizar revealed,
"WHAT?! Very well then. A single face-down shall hold Me over until my next turn."
Turn 5: Shay Obsidian
"I draw! Stranger Falcon's effect! I detach one material to destroy your other Darkwurm! Danger Reckoning!" Shay declared, the last orb surrounding Stranger Falcon being absorbed,
Raidraptor – Stranger Falcon: 1 ORU - 0 ORU
Z-ARC: 5800 LP - 4000 LP
"Thank you very much." Z-ARC taunted, "I may have lost life points, but that doesn't mean anything! Face-down card, Pendulum Instant activate! This trap card allows Me to perform a Pendulum Summon on your turn! Serve your Master once more, Darkwurms!"
"Damn," Shay swore, "In that case, I summon Raidraptor – Tribute Lanius, using its effect to send a copy of Mimicry Lanius to the graveyard, which I banish to add Raidraptor – Nest to my hand. I now activate Nest to add Raidraptor – Pain Lanius to my hand, which I can summon and treat as a level 4 monster by taking damage equal to Fuzzy Lanius's attack points. Now, with my three level four monsters, I build the overlay network! Obscured Falcon, rise up to taste your revenge so sweet! Blaze away this final step! I Xyz Summon! Rank 4, Raidraptor – Rise Falcon!" Shay gained a sudden smirk when his ace appeared, but Z-ARC seemed bored if anything, "Rise Falcon's effect! It may start weak, but watch as it's brilliance is shown! I use an Overlay Unit to make it gain attack points equal to all your monsters'! Rebellion Cloak!"
Raidraptor – Rise Falcon: Rank 4, 100 ATK - 3700 ATK, 3 ORU - 2 ORU
"Oh wow!" Z-ARC sarcastically performed, "Such a strong monster!" Shay's anger increased hearing the taunting voice, and he called for battle,
"Rise Falcon gains an attack for each monster it stole attack from, so it attacks both your Darkwurms and then you yourself! You may gain life from the first but there's more than enough to bring you to your knees! Stranger Falcon also attacks! Ravaging Desolation" the attacks hit, causing a cloud of smoke to appear, and Shay's smirk reappeared, but the smoke cleared to show Z-ARC's field lacking his monsters, but he survived still.
Z-ARC: 4000 LP - 6100 LP
"What?! How?!" Shay exclaimed,
"Simple. My Darkwurms can each negate attacks while I control another 'Supreme King' monster. Since you destroyed a monster I control, this servant of Mine would like to greet you now! Master of Space, heed your God's call! Astrograph Sorcerer, JOIN ME! And when My Herald is successfully summoned this way, My field becomes the same as it was before those attacks, so my Darkwurms join Me once again."
Astrograph Sorcerer: Level 7, 2500 ATK
Supreme King Servant Darkwurm: Level 4, 1800 ATK (x2)
"Astrograph's effect now activates. Unleash your power, My faithful servant! I hereby sacrifice the following beings to your final ritual: Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon, Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon, Clear Wing Synchro Dragon, Starving Venom Fusion Dragon and Corrupting Tail Link Dragon and combine them with ME! One merciless Dragon, to rule over all others, merge with Me and we will dominate every dimension and create a new one of our own desires! Let us reunite and become one once more! The ultimate union of man and Monster! Pendulum, Xyz, Synchro, Fusion, Link, all these powers are Mine and Mine alone! Together, We are Supreme King Z-ARC!" Z-ARC chanted as the Sorcerer on his field nodded his head and planted the staff he held in the ground. The monster chanted quickly, the language unintelligible, and Z-ARC's duel disk started to glow. Emerging from it were five cards, the roars they unleashed revealing them to be the aces of Yuya, Yuri, Yugo, Yuto and Ren, and Z-ARC let out a maniacal laugh as he himself started glowing, being turned into a swirl of golden energy that was absorbed by the staff. It let out a beam towards the sky, the brightness forcing everyone nearby to cover their eyes. When it died down, Shay and Mizar's eyes widened. They could now see a large dragon, similar to the one that Yuya, Yuri, Yugo and Yuto had summoned against the Tyler Sisters, but this one was an order of magnitude more intimidating, and it also had golden scales flecked across its wings and amassing on its chest.
Supreme King Z-ARC: Level/Rank 12/LINK-6, 4500 ATK, Up, Left, Right, Down, Bottom-Left, Bottom-Right arrows
"What is that?" Mizar found himself asking,
"Behold, foolish mortals! This is My true form, and as such I shall be the one that defeats you in your entirety!" Z-ARC boomed, and with a flash of light, they realised that they could see what looked to be his humanoid body embedded in the dragon about three-quarters of the way above its chest,
"You are still unable to attack due to Heliosphere Dragon. I don't think that you can beat that!" Mizar taunted,
"Are you sure about that?" Z-ARC growled, "For when I am summoned, all monsters not on my field are immediately destroyed, and everyone who had a monster destroyed by this effect takes damage equal to the total attack points they had! How do you like that?" Despite the draconic face of Z-ARC not being very expressive, the pair of Xyzian duelists could hear the sneer that Z-ARC had.
"NO!" Shay cried as Z-ARC opened his mouth and unleashed a blast of energy. At that very moment, a robotic voice called out "Duel Intrusion detected. Switching to Battle Royal mode." And Z-ARC's draconic head snapped in that direction, the beam of energy having stopped emitting. Glancing at the roof it had come from, he saw two men, one with silver hair, the other copper/brown.
"Say Aster. We may not be Lancers, but I think that was a pretty clear call for help!" One said,
"Indeed, Jaden. I will say that it is good to have you back. Now let us show Z-ARC what our HEROes do!" As Aster shouted that, the beam hit, annihilating Shay and Mizar from the duel.
Shay Obsidian: 4000 LP - 0 LP
Mizar: 4000 LP - 0 LP
Jaden Yuki: 4000 LP
Aster Phoenix: 4000 LP
Shay Obsidian and Mizar Eliminated
"What is THIS?!" Z-ARC shouted, the ground rumbling as a result, "I won! Now I get to claim MY prize!"
"No, you don't," Shay grunted from the floor, having been blasted there, "You agreed to conditions that stated that if the duel ended in your victory. Not if you beat us."
"Damn you, foolish mortal! It doesn't matter. I'll just destroy these ones as well!" Z-ARC declared, and Jaden and Aster pulled up their duel disks.
Next Chapter Preview: With Jaden and Aster's timely intervention, Z-ARC is still in the duel and the Lancers and their allies still have a chance! What will come of this development?
Custom Cards
A/N: Due to a clerical error in an earlier chapter (like practically the start of the fic) the cards known as 'Supreme King Dragon' in the TCG and 'Supreme King Servant Dragon' in the OCG are referred to as 'Supreme King Servant'. 'Supreme King Dragon' refers to parts of Zarc's deck in the Original Dimension.
Pendulum Instant
Trap Card
Immediately after this card resolves: Pendulum Summon monsters from your hand and/or face-up from your Extra Deck. Monsters summoned from the Extra Deck do not have to be summoned to an Extra Monster Zone.
Astrograph Sorcerer
DARK
Level 7
Spellcaster, Effect
If a card you control is destroyed; You can Special Summon this card from your hand. If this card is Special Summoned by its own effect: You can return any number of cards that were destroyed this turn to the position they were in when they were destroyed. You can tribute this card (Quick Effect); Banish one 'Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon', 'Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon', 'Clear Wing Synchro Dragon', 'Starving Venom Fusion Dragon' and 'Corrupting Tail Link Dragon' from your hand, field, Deck and/or Extra Deck, and if you do, Integration Summon one 'Supreme King Z-ARC' from your Extra Deck.
2500 ATK/2000 DEF
Supreme King Z-ARC
DARK
Level 12
LINK-6
Pendulum Scale: 1
Dragon, Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, Link, Pendulum, Effect
Pendulum Effect: Will be revealed later.
Monster Effect:
(This card is always treated as having a Rank equal to its Level.)
Must be Special Summoned with 'Astrograph Sorcerer' and cannot be Special Summoned by other ways. If this card is in defence position, it is not treated as having any Link Arrows. This effect cannot be negated. If this card is Special Summoned: You can destroy as many monsters your opponent controls as possible, then each player that had a monster(s) destroyed by this effect takes damage equal to the total ATK the destroyed monsters had on the field. This card cannot attack the turn this effect is activated. More to be revealed.
4500 ATK/4500 DEF
And there we have it! The first chapter of the battle against Z-ARC! I hope you all enjoyed this week's chapter, I know I enjoyed writing it, and I'd love to hear what you think!
To answer my review from last chapter:
Aqua – I'm very glad you enjoyed the duel, and I can't understate how much of an honour it has been working with you. I do hope you continue to enjoy!
Anyways, next week is Jaden and Aster vs Z-ARC, and to answer a pre-emptive question about the Intrusion Penalty: I find that thing stupid so I did away with it for this fight. Also, for my readers, I may have figured out how to put a poll on my profile sometime soon, so do check for it, as the question relates to the sequel I will be making! Anyways, catch you all then! - NightWingBOI
