Chapter 45: Utopic Stardust
Where We Left Off: After Jaden and Aster's disastrous defeat at Z-ARC's hands, Gong Strong and Jack Atlas took the stage to attempt to defeat Z-ARC and made decent progress, even defeating Supreme King Servants Starving Venom and Clear Wing! Despite this, Z-ARC was able to recover thanks to two new Pendulum monsters, Supreme King Gates α Infinity and Ω Zero, and dealt them defeat. Luckily, the heroes of Xyz and Synchro, Yuma Tsukamo and Yusei Fudo, appeared at the last moment to carry on the duel.
Z-ARC currently has 7600 LP, and only controls himself, the Gates and his Darkwurms. He has 13 cards in his hand and one facedown.
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.
Yusei and Yuma have 4000 LP each and five cards in their hands.
It is still Z-ARC's turn.
Turn 17: Z-ARC
"Hmph. More pests, huh? I end My turn. Entertain Me." Z-ARC declared, discarding the seven required cards to fit within the hand limit.
Turn 18: Yusei Fudo
"How about dethrone you!" Yusei shouted beginning his turn, "I draw! I activate Foolish Burial and Monster Reborn! This allows me to send Junk Synchron to the graveyard, and in return, I can resurrect it! Then, I Normal Summon the Doppelwarrior! Now, level three Junk Synchron tunes level two Doppelwarrior! Speedster made from scrap, show this delusional fool what he has coming for him! I Synchro Summon! Level five, Junk Speeder! Now I activate Junk Speeder's effect, chaining Doppelwarrior's. This summons two level one Doppel Tokens and then as many 'Synchron' monsters from my deck as possible, so long as none share a level.
"I summon level one Jet Synchron, level four Stardust Synchron and level five Quickdraw Synchron. Now, level one Jet Synchron tunes a level one Doppel Token. Race to the field and give us hope, Formula Synchron! Formula Synchron draws me one card and then Jet Synchron allows me to add one 'Junk' monster from my deck to my hand, of which I will add Junk Collector!"
"I destroy those cards by My effect."
"Fine by me! Now, level five Quickdraw Synchron tunes the level one Doppel Token. My bond with this card's original owner allows me to benefit from his gift! I Synchro Summon! Level six, Infernity Doom Archfiend! And now I use its effect to negate the effects of Gate Infinity! Now, level two Formula Synchron tunes level six Infernity Doom Archfiend! I've always said that I feel the most alive when I'm going fast, and watch as this dragon shows as such! I Synchro Summon! Level eight! Accel Synchro Stardust Dragon! Then, this monster's effect activates! Because I Synchro Summoned it, I can resurrect Formula Synchron. Next, I use its other effect, allows me to tribute it, and in return, I can summon the very hope of this world, STARDUST DRAGON! And now I can Synchro Summon again! The level 2 Synchro-tuner, Formula Synchron tunes level eight Stardust Dragon! Born from the collapsing hope of humanity, soar and restore all that is calm! Accel Synchro Summon! Level ten, SHOOTING STAR DRAGON!" Even Z-ARC's eyes were going wide with how quickly Yusei was summoning cards, the Synchro monsters on his field only adding to the intensity, and Z-ARC would never admit it, but he was slightly worried, especially since Clear Wing had been destroyed.
Junk Speeder: Level 5, 1800 ATK
Shooting Star Dragon: Level 10, 3300 ATK
"And now, I activate the effect of the Junk Collector you destroyed! I can banish it along with the Synchro Material trap card, also thank you very much, in order to apply its effect! Now I can Synchro Summon using one monster you control, so I think one of your Darkwurms looks nice. I now tune the level four LIGHT Stardust Synchron to the level four DARK Supreme King Servant Darkwurm! Chaotic ruler, I call upon your fiendish strength! I Synchro Summon! Level 8 Chaos Archfiend. Chaos Archfiend now gains two-thousand attack points as a card was banished this turn. Next, Synchron Resurrection will allow me to revive my Jet Synchron, who tunes the level five Junk Speeder. Warrior from beyond the stars, charge up your unending might! I Synchro Summon! Level six, Stardust Charge Warrior. My monster then allows me to draw one more card."
"Which I destroy."
"Which triggers the card's effect! Scrap Iron Statue allows me to summon level three Junk Synchron back from the graveyard. Then I activate one last card, Synchro Extreme! This allows me to treat Junk Synchron as if it were one level higher or lower as well as a Synchro monster for a Synchro Summon. The level four Junk Synchron, treated as a Synchro monster, tunes level six Stardust Charge Warrior! Built upon the foundations of a new world order, watch as this dragon sparks into existence! I Synchro Summon! Level ten, Stardust Chronicle Spark Dragon! And now I activate Synchro Extreme's final effect. Since a monster was Synchro Summoned using the monster it summoned, I can banish it, and Stardust Chronicle Spark Dragon gains the following effects: First, it negates the abilities of all monsters it battles and can attack every monster my opponent controls once each, second, my opponent cannot activate cards or effects in response to its effect activations, and finally, it gains 1000 attack for each Synchro Monster that is in my graveyard." Z-ARC's eyes went wide as a small droplet of sweat appeared on his humanoid form's head, "And that is a massive six thousand."
Chaos Archfiend: Level 8, 2500 ATK - 4500 ATK
Stardust Chronicle Spark Dragon: Level 10, 3000 ATK - 9000 ATK
"Spark Dragon! Attack Z-ARC! Brilliant Spark!" Yusei yelled, the injured duelists around them looking on in disbelief. Yuma also looked rather proud, but he was mostly impressed by the speed of Yusei's plays.
"I activate the trap card Supreme Face-Off! This allows me to prevent My destruction! Although I still take damage, this next effect I think you'll like! I send it to the graveyard to force all your remaining monsters to attack a monster of My choosing. Of course, that is ME!"
Z-ARC: 7900 LP - 3400 LP
"NO!" Yusei yelled as Shooting Star Dragon and Chaos Archfiend readied to battle before charging off, Z-ARC's fangs bared in an obvious smirk. The self-proclaimed Dragon God unleased a blast of energy, annihilating the two monsters, Z-ARC being undestroyed due to his effect protecting him.
Yusei Fudo: 4000 LP - 3700 LP
"I… End my turn." Yusei declared, slightly in shock.
Turn 19: Yuma Tsukamo
"You did well, Yusei. Now it's my turn! I draw! I summon Zexal Sage – Ascended Sage since I control no cards, and now I activate a continuous spell, Number's Defence! This prevents cards from being destroyed while in the hand, except as cost, while I control a 'Number' monster. Next, I Special Summon Zexal Sage – Armed Sage as the only monster I control is a level four monster. Now, I build the overlay network using my two level four monsters! Utopia, rise up and show Z-ARC what's what! I Xyz Summon! Number 39: Utopia Double! Now, the effects of my two Sages activate. I'm allowed to add Rank-Up-Magic Zexal Force to my hand, as well as Zexal Weapon – Asura Strike! Now, I activate the effect of Utopia Double. I use one overlay unit to add the Double or Nothing quick-play spell to my hand and then rebuild the overlay network. King of the perfect future, seize the throne from this pretender. I Xyz Summon! Rank 12, Number 93: Utopia Kaiser. Kaiser's attack points are then doubled. Kaiser then activates his effect. I can summon as many Numbers from my extra deck, so long as their Ranks are less than nine and are different from each other, so long as their numbers are different to each other, so I can call forth these two! Numbers 38 and 69 Hope Harbinger Dragon Titanic Galaxy and Heraldry Crest! Heraldry Crest's effect then activates. Since it was special summoned, I negate the effects of all other Xyz monsters on the field until the end of the turn."
Number 93: Utopia Kaiser: Rank 12, 2500 ATK - 5000 ATK, 2 ORU - 1 ORU
Number 38: Hope Harbinger Dragon Titanic Galaxy: Rank 8, 3000 ATK, 0 ORU
Number 69: Heraldry Crest: Rank 6, 2600 ATK, 0 ORU
"I am unaffected." Z-ARC growled,
"Heh. But that's not it. I activate Heraldry Crest's effect. I can target one Xyz monster and it gains the effects of that monster. And I'm fairly sure that you aren't safe from targeting!"
"WHAT? You intend to use Me… Against Me?!" Z-ARC cried out,
"Yes. Now go, Utopia Kaiser! Attack Z-ARC!" Yuma shouted as Z-ARC felt fear for the first time that he could remember,
"No. This is not how it ends! Trap card Supreme King's Wish ACTIVATE!" Z-ARC screamed,
"What? From your hand?" Yuma questioned,
"Yes. Whilst I control Myself I can change one card effect to whatever I wish so long as it doesn't defeat a player! I change Heraldry Crest's effect to 'All monsters this card's owner controls have their attack points halved'!" Z-ARC screeched, unleashing a blast himself as he was now stronger than Utopia Kaiser.
"Nice play Z-ARC. Infuriating, but nice." Yuma said as the blast hit and he had to shield himself from the debris.
Yuma Tsukamo: 4000 LP - 2500 LP
Number 69: Heraldry Crest: 2600 ATK - 1300 ATK
Number 38 Hope Harbinger Dragon Titanic Galaxy: 3000 ATK - 1500 ATK
"I end my turn."
Turn 20: Z-ARC
"And now it is My turn, and with this, I'll win!" Z-ARC declared,
"Heh. I would have just beat you there if you weren't such a sore loser!" Yuma taunted,
"What did you just say about Me?" Z-ARC growled,
"I mean, I had you right on the ropes but then you pull out a trap card that just so happens to counter exactly what I was trying to do. I think that you are afraid of the potential that you'll lose!"
"Why would a God be afraid of losing? What are you implying about Me?!" Z-ARC snarled, "For that you will be punished! I draw! I now activate the Pendulum Effect of Gate Zero to swap it with Infinity to draw three cards and send three cards to your graveyards!"
"To the declaration of that effect I activate Number 38's effect! I can negate the activation and attach it as material!" Yuma declared,
"NO YOU DON'T! I activate the quickplay spell Supreme Majesty! This allows me to negate that effect and destroy that card as I control two 'Supreme King Gate' Pendulum cards!"
"And there you go again!" Yuma laughed,
"You will fall here. I move to battle. I shall now attack your Heraldry Crest with one of my Darkwurms. And then, I will attack you directly with a second one."
Yuma Tsukamo: 2500 LP - 200 LP
"Heh. Well, I've survived, so what are you going to do about that? And you also still have Yusei to deal with!"
"Hmm. Well, there is that matter. But, it is irrelevant. Did you all forget that I only aim to entertain? Supreme Encore! This is a nice little spell that allows Me to entertain fully! I can now attack with monsters again this turn, so long as I take damage equal to that monster's attack points. Oh, and when I attack this turn, the effects of monsters I battle are negated, and My attack is doubled!"
"This is just ridiculous!" Yusei cried out,
"Agreed." Yuma nodded,
"Oh, but this is what you wanted, wasn't it? My adoring fans deserve the entertainment they so desperately crave! A Darkwurm and Myself will attack Yuma and Stardust Chronicle Spark Dragon respectively! END THIS DUEL!"
Z-ARC: 3400 LP - 5200 LP
Yusei Fudo: 4000 LP - 0 LP
Yuma Tsukamo: 200 LP - 0 LP
Crow Hogan: 4000 LP
Sylvio Sawatari: 4000 LP
"Intrusion detected!" The computer announced as the respective attacks hit, Yusei and Yuma being thrown back with a scream.
"Yusei!" An orange haired man yelled out as his duel disk engaged, and a second brown and blond haired man also engaged his duel disk.
"Well, you call that 'entertainment' Z-ARC?" Sylvio asked, unleashing a slight flourish,
"You all know that when this started, I saw it as a fair challenge for Myself. Now it's just getting annoying. DIE YOU INSECTS!" Z-ARC screeched.
Next Chapter Preview: Crow and Sylvio have appeared to duel Z-ARC. Will they be able to make any progress?
Custom Cards:
Synchron Reconstruction
Normal Spell Card
Target one Machine-type Tuner 'Synchron' monster in your GY; Special Summon it.
Synchro Extreme
Normal Spell Card
Activate only if you have Synchro Summoned at least 3 'Synchron', 'Junk' and/or 'Stardust' monsters this turn. Target one 'Synchron' Tuner you control; It can be treated as it as if its level was one higher or one lower and also as if it were a Synchro monster (if not already) if used as Synchro Material this turn. If this card is in your GY and you have Synchro Summoned at least five 'Synchron', 'Junk' and/or 'Stardust' monsters: You can banish this card from your GY; One 'Synchron', 'Junk' or 'Stardust' Synchro monster you control gains the following effects:
It can attack every monster your opponent controls, once each.
If this card battles an opponent's monster: That monster's effect(s) are negated.
This card gains 1000 ATK for every Synchro monster in your GY
Your opponent cannot activate cards or effects in response to the activations of this card's effect(s).
You can only activate each effect of 'Synchro Extreme' once per duel, and if you activate the second effect of this card: Your LP becomes 0 during the End Phase of your next turn, also that monster cannot attack directly.
Number's Defence
Continuous Spell Card
While you control a 'Number' monster: Cards in your hand cannot be destroyed, except by cost. You can only control one 'Number's Defence'.
Supreme King's Wish
Normal Trap Card
Activate only if you control a 'Supreme King Z-ARC'. If your LP is lower than your opponent's you can activate this card from your hand. One monster your opponent controls' effect becomes whatever you wish.
Supreme Majesty
Quickplay Spell Card
If your opponent activates a card or effect while you control two 'Supreme King Gate' cards: Negate the effect and if you do, destroy that card.
Supreme Encore
Quickplay Spell Card
'Supreme King' monsters you control can attack twice per turn this turn. If a monster attacks a second time by this effect: Take damage equal to that monster's attack.
Hey all! I am so sorry for the delay in getting this chapter out. I was feeling a bit burnt out, but we are in the final stretch! I hope you all enjoyed this one, I know I had fun writing Yusei's turn in particular.
Review time!
BlaiseCandell: Thank you so much for reviewing! I've been following The Six Dimensions for a while now and absolutely love it (and anyone else reading this should check it out) and as such when I received the notification for this review I was quite surprised! Anyways, from what I've seen they don't do enough for a full deck, but given the point of the story you're at, I wouldn't doubt that there would be more cards released for Z-ARC in the future. And I actually hadn't realised that regarding Darkness, as I haven't watched that part of GX lol.
Stella123: Thank you for reviewing! And to answer your question, yes I do watch other anime. Some that I have watched and enjoyed are Black Clover, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Kaguya-sama Love is War and Komi Can't Communicate, all of which I'd highly recommend the watch (All on Crunchyroll except Komi which is on Netflix)
Stevie56: Thank you for reviewing! Now, hmmm. Personally, I am a fan of Playmaker/Blue Angel (VRAINS) and I also love Yuto/Lulu and I am a staunch believer of Ray/Zarc as is probably evident in earlier chapters lol. I can't really say that I enjoy many other ships, but I do respect everyone's opinions.
Tori Harris: Thank you for reviewing! To answer your question, please see the above answer, as they asked a very similar question.
Eric Parker: Thank you for reviewing and I'm glad that you're enjoying the fic!
Aqua: Hey that's fine! I'm very happy that you're enjoying the duel so far, and I hope this continues to deliver!
Matt Stone: Thank you for reviewing! I can't actually really answer this question well. I only seen like one JP OP, and I otherwise only watch in English, but I can say that the VRAINS EN OP is rather nice in my opinion.
Thank you all for reading once again, and the next chapter should be out in the next few days! - NightWingBOI
