Chapter 43: HEROic Fight!
Where We Left Off: Z-ARC has returned! After being challenged by Shay and Mizar, he handily defeated them, but before the final blow could be landed, two newcomers intrude upon the duel, Aster Phoenix, the Fusion Dimension commander, and the newly returned Jaden Yuki, previously known as the fearsome Professor Y, now they fight to stop Z-ARC.
At this point in time, only Z-ARC controls cards, controlling Supreme King Gates Zero and Infinity (Scale 0 and 13), two attack position Supreme King Servant Darkwurms and Himself, Supreme King Z-ARC. He has no other cards in his hand or on his field. He has 6100 LP.
Supreme King Servant Darkwurm: Level 4, 1800 ATK (x2)
Supreme King Z-ARC: Level/Rank 12/LINK-6, 4500 ATK, Up, Left, Right, Down, Bottom-Left, Bottom-Right arrows.
Jaden and Aster both control no cards as they have not taken a turn yet and thus have five cards in both their hands. They both have 4000 LP.
Shay and Mizar have been defeated. Cards they controlled upon their defeats have been sent to the GY, but any cards in their hands have not.
It is still considered Shay's turn.
"I'll let you go first, Jaden!" Aster called,
"Thanks Aster!" The mentioned man replied, "Alright, Z-ARC! It's time to get your game on!"
"Foolish mortal. Have your singular turn of glory. I'll allow you that." Z-ARC drawled,
Turn 6: Jaden Yuki
"Then I'll draw! I summon Elemental HERO Stratos to kick things off! This HERO has a neat effect which allows me to add any other HERO from my deck to my hand, so I'll add Elemental HERO Liquid Soldier. Then, I use the spell card Polymerisation! This spell allows me to Fusion Summon using monsters in my hand and on my field! I fuse Stratos with Liquid Solider! HERO with the glory of the rising sun, bring down your heroic might! I Fusion Summon, Elemental HERO Sunrise!
"Upon Sunrise's summon I activate his effect, chaining Liquid Soldier from the graveyard. I draw two, so long as I discard one card! I discard Elemental HERO Shadow Mist. Then Sunrise adds a copy of Miracle Fusion to my hand, and Shadow Mist's own effect adds another HERO to my hand, and I think I'll add Elemental HERO Honest Neos! Now, I activate Miracle Fusion! This handy spell allows me to Fusion Summon by banishing all three HEROs in my graveyard, I can Fusion Summon again! Born of three, behold the core of it all! I Fusion Summon! Elemental HERO Core! And now Sunrise gives all my monsters a 200 attack point boost for each attribute I control, so that's 400 as I control a LIGHT and a EARTH monster!" Jaden's fusion monsters stood back-to-back, glaring down Z-ARC as they gained a power boost.
Elemental HERO Sunrise: Level 7, 2500 ATK - 2900 ATK
Elemental HERO Core: Level 9, 2700 ATK - 3100 ATK
"Those two can't stand up to MY power!" Z-ARC laughed,
"We'll see!" Jaden taunted, "Go Core, attack one of the Darkwurms! And when a HERO other than itself battles, Sunrise can destroy a card you control! So say goodbye to your Infinity!"
"Darkwurm's effect! Since I control another 'Supreme King' monster I negate that attack!" The large dragon's eyes seemed to widen,
"But not the declaration, eh? So goodbye infinite life points, it seems!"
"Rgh. This is only a temporary setback." Z-ARC boomed as Sunrise unleashed a beam of energy that destroyed the Infinity-shaped Pendulum Monster,
"That's all we need! I set two cards and end my turn!" Jaden said, throwing two cards into his duel disk.
Turn 7: Aster Phoenix
"Then I'll draw! I too shall activate Polymerisation! I fuse the Destiny HEROs Drilldark and Dynatag! HERO from a ruined world, come and join me! I Fusion Summon! Destiny HERO Dystopia! And when Dystopia is summoned, I can deal you damage equal to one of its material, so I target Drilldark to deal 1600 damage!"
Destiny HERO Dystopia: Level 8, 2800 ATK
"I too shall activate an effect. Since I control a 'Supreme King' monster, Zero's Pendulum Effect negates the damage. Also, since you summoned a Fusion Monster while I control Myself, I can tribute My Darkwurms to Fusion Summon my own monster!"
"HUH?!" Jaden and Aster cried,
"Kin with poisonous fangs, your Lord calls upon your ferocious strength! I Fusion Summon! Supreme King Servant Starving Venom!" As Aster's monster attempted to deal damage to Z-ARC but was shrugged off, a large green and purple dragon opened gleaming yellow eyes. A variety of mouths opened on its body as it roared.
Supreme King Servant Starving Venom: Level 8, 2800 ATK
"Wh-What is that thing?" Aster stuttered before regaining his composure, "Very well then. I will now activate a field spell called Clock Tower Prison! This field spell is rather unique, but I'll let you figure out what it does yourself! I activate the effect of Dynatag now! I banish it to increase Dystopia's attack by 1000 points until the end of your turn! Attack Starving Venom!"
"Starving Venom's effect. I return it to My Extra Deck and summon My Darkwurms back. In return, all Fusion Monsters lose their effects and attack points!" Z-ARC declared, the mentioned dragon roaring as it split back into two and Jaden and Aster's monsters suddenly looked a lot worse for wear.
Destiny HERO Dystopia: 3800 ATK - 0 ATK
Elemental HERO Sunrise: 2900 ATK - 0 ATK
Elemental HERO Core: 3100 ATK - 0 ATK
"NO!" Jaden yelled,
"This must be his plan. Get us to bring out our Extra Deck monsters then dismantle our strategies. Too bad for him I didn't put everything out just yet! I activate a spell card, Fusion Destiny! Now I can Fusion Summon by sending the materials from my deck to the graveyard! I send Destiny HEROs Dasher and Celestial! Enforcer of destined justice, come forth from the ashes of your fellows! I Fusion Summon! Destiny HERO – Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer! And Enforcer brings with it a powerful effect! It reduces the attack points of all monsters you control by 200 for each HERO in my graveyard, of which there are four!"
"While I am on the field, Fusion monster effects don't affect My monsters." Z-ARC glared,
Destiny HERO – Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer: Level 8, 2500 ATK
"Too bad I don't want my monster for that effect, but Jaden, now's the time!"
"Alright! I activate HEROic Legacy! This trap treats all monsters as HEROs and they become Warrior types, so say hello to our newest HEROs, the Supreme King's Servants and himself!" Jaden laughed as the Darkwurms took on more heroic poses (somehow) and Z-ARC felt a strange feeling wash over him,
"What are you planning, foolish mortal." He growled,
"This! I activate the magic of Super Polymerisation! This is a special Fusion Spell as it's a Quick-Play! Now by discarding one card, all the monsters on the field are ripe for the taking!"
"WHAT?!" Z-ARC yelled,
"Oh and don't think of activating any effects to stop me. After all, you can't! I think I'll use all the monsters on your field as well as mine and Aster's Dystopia!"
"I cannot be forced to leave the field!" Z-ARC hastily declared,
"Then just your Darkwurms then! They say that heroics calls to a whole bunch of fellas, so how about you Wake Up Your Elemental HERO!" Jaden chanted, a smile not leaving his face as a smaller swarm of his Fusion Monsters appeared, "And my monster gains 300 attack points for each of its four materials!"
Wake Up Your Elemental HERO: Level 10, 2500 ATK - 3700 ATK
"Now I use Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer's effect!" Aster declared, "I can destroy itself and your other Gate! Then, when it hits the graveyard, its other effect activates. During the standby phase it will return! I now set a card and end my turn."
Turn 8: Z-ARC
"Foolish children! You play with powers that you don't even understand! This will be fun! I draw."
"Phoenix Enforcer returns!" Aster called, "And Clock Tower Prison gains one Clock Counter!"
Clock Tower Prison: 0 Clock Counters - 1 Clock Counter
"Yes, yes. I activate a spell card. Supreme Insight! For each card type, that being Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, Link and Pendulum, that is on my field, I can return one card to my field for each type in a spot of my choosing. And I count as all of them, so return My Pendulum Scales and Darkwurms! And they can't be destroyed this turn!" Z-ARC laughed as his field reassembled itself,
"WHAT? That card's stupidly broken!" Jaden called, slightly dumbfounded,
"You think a God cares for what mortals such as yourself call 'balance'? Now, let's battle. I attack Wake Up Your Elemental HERO!"
"Honest Neos activates! I discard it to give Wake Up an additional 2500 attack points!" Jaden declared,
"And I'll gain life points because of it!"
"But you are destroyed by Wake Up's effect!"
"Did you miss it when I said that Myself and My monsters are unaffected by Fusion monster effects?" Z-ARC sarcastically asked,
"Well, no, but it is a mandatory effect which starts a chain!"
"How right that is! I chain D-Fusion! This trap card allows me to Fusion Summon by banishing 'Destiny HEROs! I banish Drilldark, Dynatag and Celestial! HERO of domination, behold your arrival! I Fusion Summon! Destiny HERO – Dominance!"
"Did I forget to mention that the turn I activate Supreme Insight I draw one card for each special summon you perform this turn?" Z-ARC laughed as he drew a card,
"Okay, now you're just making things up!" Jaden and Aster were outraged, "There's no way it also doubles as a Maxx "C"!"
"Again, I am not constrained by what you mortals call balance."
Destiny HERO – Dominance: Level 10, 2600 DEF
Z-ARC: 6100 LP - 8300 LP
"I shall set this card and end my turn."
Turn 9: Jaden Yuki
"I draw!" Jaden declared through gritted teeth. He may still have a chance, but that chance was rapidly slipping,
"Clock Tower Prison gets another counter!" Aster called,
Clock Tower Prison: 1 Clock Counter - 2 Clock Counters
"I activate Fusion Elemental! This is a spell that works just like Aster's Fusion Destiny, but it works only on Elemental HEROs! I send Elemental HEROs Avian, Burstinatrix, Bubbleman and Clayman to the graveyard to Fusion Summon! HERO born from the combination of the four key elements, I transmutate you! I Fusion Summon! Elemental HERO Electrum! And Electrum gains 300 attack for each monster you control with the same attributes as it, which is currently none, but I think HERO's Swiftness will allow me to activate one card that I set this turn, which I will use to activate the continuous trap, DNA Transplant! This neat trap allows me to declare one attribute, and all monsters become that attribute while this card is face-up on the field, and I choose LIGHT! This means that since there are four monsters, as Aster's Phoenix Enforcer counts as well, Electrum gains 1200 attack points!"
Elemental HERO Electrum: Level 10, 2900 ATK - 4100 ATK
"Now go and fell the great dragon, Electrum! Sparking Flaming Bubble of Air!" The HERO charged up a blast in its hands, unleashing it. However, Z-ARC smirked,
"Do you not learn? I negate that attack using the effect of one Darkwurm." As Darkwurm roared to negate the attack, Z-ARC was suddenly struck with pain in his head. "What… What is this!" He internally cried.
Z-ARC's Mindscape
Inside the mind of the Supreme King, six souls awoke. All six looked rather similar, but they all were tied up with chains of shadow. One, with white hair with lime streaks, seemed obviously older than the others who all seemed to be around the same age. They all looked around their dark prison and saw what looked like a stream of light that was coming in. "What… What is that?" All six asked.
The Duel
Z-ARC hadn't visibly shown that any pain was being done unto him, and Jaden had been continuing his turn, "In that case I'll end my turn. Aster! Finish this!"
Turn 10: Aster Phoenix
"Sure thing, Jaden! I draw! I activate Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer's effect in the standby phase! This destroys both itself and one card you control, so I'll destroy itself and Gate Zero! Then, Dominance activates its effect! This allows me to see the top five cards of your deck and place them in any arrangement I wish!"
"Rgh. Infinity destroys itself since Zero isn't on My field." Z-ARC revealed as Aster looked at the cards,
"And there!" Aster said, having rearranged the revealed cards, "Your next five turns have been decided. I will now activate Pot of Greed to draw two cards!"
"I activate My own effect. Since any number of cards were added to your hand outside your draw phase, I destroy those cards!"
"If you had something like that, why didn't you use it earlier!?" Jaden exclaimed,
"Like I said: I'd give you a moment of glory. It was only fitting for a God such as Myself, after all!" Z-ARC laughed, sending a bolt of lightening to smite the cards that Aster had drawn,
"I end my turn then."
Turn 11: Z-ARC
"I draw,"
"Now Clock Tower Prison gains a third counter and Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer revives!" Aster called once more,
Clock Tower Prison: 2 Clock Counters - 3 Clock Counters
"Now I shall enter My battle phase. I will attack Destroyer Phoenix Enforcer!" Z-ARC unleashed another blast of energy, and Aster's eyes widened as he couldn't use his Enforcer's effect to let it survive. Luckily it was in defence position though, "Then since I destroyed a monster by battle, I can summon up to two 'Supreme King Servant' monsters from my Extra Deck, so I call forth Starving Venom! Now, Starving Venom and one Darkwurm attack you directly, Aster! This is your end!" Z-ARC unleashed a twisted grin as the two monsters unleashed a blast that eliminated Aster.
"NO! Electrum also gains 300 since you summoned another LIGHT monster." Jaden said through gritted teeth.
Aster Phoenix: 4000 LP - 0 LP
Elemental HERO Electrum: 4100 ATK - 4400 ATK
"I end my turn."
Turn 12: Jaden Yuki
"This sucks. At least Electrum is stronger than even yourself!" Jaden joked,
"For now." Z-ARC responded,
"Well then, we'll have to see! I draw! I activate the Field Spell Card Skyscraper! I can't use its effects yet, but when I'm able to, it will be a shocker! Electrum! Attack a Darkwurm!"
"I negate that attack." Z-ARC announced,
"I end my turn then."
Turn 13: Z-ARC
"Draw. I now activate Mystical Space Typhoon. This spell card destroys one card you control, so long as it is a spell or trap card. So say goodbye to DNA Transplant!" Z-ARC laughed as the iconic spell flipped up,
"NO!" Jaden cried as Electrum powered down.
Elemental HERO Electrum: 4400 ATK - 2900 ATK
"Now I shall attack Electrum, following it up with Starving Venom and one Darkwurm to eliminate you from this duel!" A blast of energy emerged from Z-ARC's mouth and Starving Venom and a Darkwurm also charged at Jaden, his eyes widening as it approached.
"Duel Intrusion detected!" The duel disk's operating system announced, and the scream of tyres on asphalt approached. A large man then jumped down off the roof of a nearby building, his landing creating a small crater upon the impact.
"You think you're gonna win, Z-ARC? Well if that's so then Gong's name isn't Gong Strong!" The man announced as an arrow-like duel runner pulled up next to him,
"You better not disappoint the King now, should you? I said you'd get to the finals and face me again, so give me a good show!" Jack Atlas called from his Phoenix Whirlwind,
"More pests?!" Z-ARC exclaimed, "Fine. And one so arrogant to call himself king infront of a God? You fall first!"
At that moment, Jaden was hit and he went flying, landing near Gong.
Jaden Yuki: 4000 LP - 0 LP
Gong Strong: 4000 LP
Jack Atlas: 4000 LP
"He's stupid strong…" Jaden panted out, clutching his side, "He can destroy any card you add to your hand and his cards aren't balanced at all. Be careful."
"Gong thanks you for the advice. But Gong's confident that Z-ARC will fall like a sheet of paper in a stiff breeze!"
Next Chapter Preview: Z-ARC is still on the rampage. With four duelists now defeated, Gong and Jack step up to challenge him next, but thanks to Jaden, they won't be starting on the back foot.
Custom Cards:
Supreme King Z-ARC (Cont.)
…While there are Fusion, Synchro, Xyz and Link Monsters banished and/or in any GY(s), this card cannot be destroyed, and also is unaffected by card effects that would make it leave the field. All monsters you control are unaffected by the effects of your opponent's Fusion, Synchro, Xyz and Link Monsters. If this card destroys an opponent's monster by battle: You can Special Summon up to 2 'Supreme King Servant' monsters from your Extra Deck. If your opponent adds a card(s) from their deck to their hand or Extra Deck (except during the Draw Phase): You can destroy that card(s).
HEROic Legacy
Normal Trap Card
All monsters on the field become Warrior-type monsters and are treated as 'HERO' monsters until the end of this turn. During the End Phase of the turn you activated this card, if you did not Fusion Summon: Your LP becomes 0.
HEROs Swiftness
Normal Spell Card
You can activate one card you set this turn. You must control an 'Elemental HERO' monster to activate and resolve this effect.
Supreme Insight
Normal Spell
Target monsters in your GY or that are face-up in your Extra Deck, up to the number of card types (Fusion, Synchro, Xyz, Pendulum, Link) you control; Place that card(s) on your field however you wish. (This is treated as activating any Pendulum Monsters you put in your Pendulum Zone(s) and Special Summoning any monsters you put in your Main Monster Zone(s)). For the rest of this turn, whenever your opponent(s) Special Summon a monster(s); Draw 1 card.
Oops this chapter was forgotten to be published, but I guess that happens when you're quite busy. I hope you all enjoyed the second portion of the Z-ARC duel, and I especially hope you enjoyed how Jaden and Aster played. Now let's quickly speak about Z-ARC's cards: Yes they can (and will) be incredibly broken, for the exact reason he stated, being that, since he sees himself as a god, why would the mortal concept of 'balance' apply to him? Also, I will admit, making Jaden lose did take a bit of thought lol. TBH if Jaden and Aster were to fight Z-ARC with the latter using balanced cards, I actually think they'd have a decent chance.
Review Time!
mpena25: Thank you very much for reviewing, and thank you for enjoying the chapter!
Aqua: If you think this is heated, just wait to see what's to come!
Anyways, the new support for Salamangreat has been revealed, and now it joins the club of archetypes that only need one more summoning mechanic to have them all needing Pendulum (and joining Odd-Eyes and D/D), so that's interesting, and Sergey's 'Earthbound Servants' have been revealed and holy heck do they look cool. I'll see you all next time! - NightWingBOI
