Chapter 48: Legacy of a Lost Girl


Where We Left Off: Two more down and Z-ARC is looking as undefeatable as ever. Having given his own life points a massive boost in strength, what will the newly introduced to the duel Zuzu, Celina, Lulu and Rin be able to do?

Z-ARC has 19200 LP, and controls the following cards: Supreme King Servant Dark Rebellion, Supreme King Servant Starving Venom, Supreme King Z-ARC and Supreme King's Queen R-AY in his monster zones, Surpeme King Gates Ω Zero and α Infinity in his Pendulum Zones and has five cards in hand. He has no face downs.

Supreme King's Queen R-AY: Level/Rank 12/LINK-5, 4000 ATK, Bottom, Bottom Left, Bottom Right, Left, Right arrows.

Supreme King Z-ARC: Level/Rank 12/LINK-6, 4500 ATK, Up, Left, Right, Down, Bottom-Left, Bottom-Right arrows.

Supreme King Servant Dark Rebellion: Rank 4, 20500 ATK, 0 ORU

Supreme King Servant Starving Venom: Level 8, 2800 ATK

All four girls have 4000 LP and control no cards. They each have five cards in their hand.


Turn 28: Z-ARC

"We'll take you down Z-ARC!" the four girls passionately shouted up at the behemoth above them,

"Then allow Me to demonstrate why I'm the Supreme King." Z-ARC laughed cruelly, "I end my turn."

Supreme King Servant Dark Rebellion: 20500 ATK - 2500 ATK

Turn 29: Zuzu Boyle

"I'll go first, I draw! Since I don't control any monsters, I'm allowed to summon this songstress right from my hand, so say hello to Solo the Melodious Songstress. Then, since I control a 'Melodious' monster, I can special summon Sonata the Melodious Diva, who then gives all Fairy-type monsters I control an additional five-hundred attack points." Zuzu called as two of her singers appeared, harmonizing with each other.

Solo the Melodious Songstress: Level 4, 1600 ATK - 2100 ATK

Sonata the Melodious Diva: Level 3, 1200 ATK - 1700 ATK

"Now, let's battle!"

"And why would you do that?" Z-ARC sneered,

"Unlike you who just uses battle to get what he wants, this will get me to where I need! Solo! Attack Dark Rebellion!" Despite her monster charging at the obviously stronger monster, a smile never left Zuzu's face, not even when the monster was disintegrated into yellow dust.

"When Solo is destroyed by battle I can summon any 'Melodious' monster straight from the deck, and if you're in there, Yuya, I'm sure you know what is coming! But to not delay her entrance from stage right any longer, say hello to the master of the vocal arts, ready to take you down! I summon Mozarta the Melodious Maestra!" As the master conductress appeared, singing a slight duet with Sonata, Z-ARC felt a slight pulse in his head.

'What is this?' he asked himself.

'"You think our decks could work together?" A young male voice spoke in Z-ARC's head,

"Like a performance troupe?" A similarly young female replied,

"YEAH! Isn't your ace a conductor or something? She could direct my monsters in their escapades!"

"I think you're getting music and performance mixed up. My monster wouldn't know the first thing about circus choreography!" The two voices erupted in laughter.'

'Why were those voices so familiar!' Z-ARC internally screeched, 'Is this a showcase of My weakness? Impossible; I am infalliable!'

Mozarta the Melodious Maestra: Level 8, 2600 ATK - 3100 ATK

"I set two cards and end my turn!" Zuzu declared, Z-ARC glaring down at her for a reason not even himself could understand.

Turn 30: Celina

"And then me next!" Celina declared, "I draw. Unfortunately, my deck doesn't particularly like those Pendulum Monsters you have, so I guess I'll have to get rid of them!"

"I'd like to see you try!" Z-ARC sneered,

"I Summon Lunalight Kaleido Chick! Next, I set the scale one Lunalight Wolf in the Pendulum Scale. Then, I utilise Kaleido Chick's effect. This allows me to send one 'Lunalight' monster from my deck or Extra Deck to the graveyard and Kaleido Chick becomes treated as that monster. I send Lunalight White Rabbit! Now, I activate the spell card Polymerisation! This allows me to fuse the Lunalight Yellow Martin and Crimson Fox in my hand together! Vixens of red and yellow, come together to create a whole new lunar legend! I Fusion Summon! Lunalight Cat Dancer!" Again, as Celina's ace emerged from her extra deck, swaying its hips at it grinned up at Z-ARC, Z-ARC felt a pulse run through his body.

Lunalight Cat Dancer: Level 7, 2400 ATK

'What is wrong with Me?! They're just summoning insignificant trash!' Z-ARC's thoughts were slightly more panicked, and as he looked around, he noticed something; the bracelets on the wrists of the girls that had summoned a monster were glowing, 'So it is her interference after all. And after all I've done for her?!' Z-ARC let out a screech,

"What is it, Z-ARC? Frightened of this mere feline? Well you should be! I activate the effect of Lunalight Crimson Fox allowing me to reduce the attack points of your Dark Rebellion to nothing until the end of this turn. Then I use the effect of Kaleido Chick treated as White Rabbit! This allows me to return a number of Spell or Trap cards from the field to their owner's hand, up to the number of other 'Lunalight' cards I control, which is two, so say goodbye to your Pendulum Scale."

Supreme King Servant Dark Rebellion: 2500 ATK - 0 ATK

"NO!" Z-ARC shouted as the two figures retreated from his field,

"And now I activate Lunalight Fusion! This spell allows me to use monsters from my hand or field as Fusion Material, but since you control a monster summoned from the Extra Deck, I can use a 'Lunalight' from my deck or Extra Deck as material. I fuse Lunalight Cat Dancer, Lunalight Kaleido Chick and Lunalight Panther Dancer from my Extra Deck. Dancers with the dexterity of a cat and the ferocity of a panther, combine with the most sparkling of chicks and create an all new lunar legend! I Fusion Summon! Arise, dancer with the prowess of the savannah's queen, Lunalight Leo Dancer! And now I use Wolf's Pendulum Effect. This allows me to banish the Fusion Material for a Fusion Monster from my graveyard and summon them! I banish Lunalights Crimson Fox, Yellow Martin and Kaleido Chick! Bring the strength of all the fallen dancers with you, my final lunar masterpiece! I Fusion Summon! Lunalight Sabre Dancer!" Two new monsters stepped out from the fusion portals, hefting blades almost as large as themselves, and Z-ARC strangely felt some dread at seeing them, a white-hot flash going through his mind.

'"Say, have you seen this monster before?" A feminine voice echoed in his head, strangely familiar,

"No, I can't say I have. Lunalight Sabre Dancer? It seems like a very fitting monster for someone with your personality." Another voice, masculine and even more familiar, joked,

"Why you!" the female shouted before the two voices devolved into laughter,

"Maybe this will be the card that lets me beat you." The girl declared,

"I think my garden can handle that oversized pair of shears."'

"What is this!" Z-ARC screamed, not realising that it hadn't been internal,

"Scared of some cats, Z-ARC?" Celina taunted, "Well you should be! Sabre Dancer gains two hundred attack points for each and every Beast-Warrior type monster that is banished or in my graveyard, of which there are the following: Lunalights Cat Dancer, Panther Dancer, Crimson Fox, White Rabbit, Yellow Martin and Kaleido Chick. A total of six monsters, so she gains twelve-hundred!"

Lunalight Leo Dancer: Level 10, 3500 ATK

Lunalight Sabre Dancer: Level 9, 3000 ATK - 4200 ATK

"Let's go, Leo Dancer! Attack Supreme King Servant Dark Rebellion! Lioness Dance!" The bladed weapons in the monster's hands flashed alongside a grin as she leapt into the air and bore down on the monster.

Z-ARC: 19200 LP - 15700 LP

"Leo Dancer can attack twice, but her effect also activates, destroying all your Special Summoned monsters."

"My own and R-AY's effects protect My monsters from the effects of your Fusion Monsters."

"Then attack Starving Venom!" Still as part of the movement that destroyed Dark Rebellion, Leo Dancer twisted in the air before slinging one of her blades at the plant/dragon hybrid.

Z-ARC: 15700 LP - 15000 LP

"And Sabre Dancer can attack as well, so attack R-AY!"

"You'd attack the form I granted your original soul? You truly are nothing like her then!" Z-ARC shouted,

"When did I claim to be her?" Celina retorted, "Sabre Slash!"

"R-AY is not destroyed by her own effect." Z-ARC announced as he slightly winced in pain.

Z-ARC: 15000 LP - 14800 LP

"I end my turn then." Celina announced,

Turn 31: Lulu Obsidian

"And I'll go next. I draw!" Lulu declared, "Since you control a monster, I can summon Lyrilusc – Turquoise Warbler in defence mode, then I activate the effect of Lyrilusc – Sapphire Swallow, who's effect allows me to summon itself and Lyrilusc – Cobalt Sparrow. Using the effect of Cobalt Sparrow, I can now add Celestine Wagtail to my hand."

"Destroy that card!" Z-ARC bellowed, sending down a bolt of lightning,

"Good." Lulu responded, Z-ARC's eyes slightly widening in surprise, "That allows me to use Beryl Canary's effect to resurrect Celestine and summon herself. Now, watch as I build the Overlay Network! Using level one Turquoise Warbler and Celestine Wagtail I Xyz Summon! Take flight, bird of practice. I Xyz Summon, Rank one, Lyrilusc – Recital Starling. I choose not to activate her effect. And now I use her ability, using one Overlay Unit to add a second Beryl Canary to my hand."

"Destroy that one as well. You will not succeed!" Z-ARC laughed,

"I will not succeed? You're only making it easier to succeed. I now build the Overlay Network again, using my three other monsters! Ride upon the currents and sweep away all the competition! I Xyz Summon, Rank one, Lyrilusc – Assembled Nightingale. This activates the effect of Sapphire Swallow, allowing me to attach Beryl Canary from my grave as an Overlay Unit. Then, I activate Celestine's effect, allowing me to make her an Overlay Unit as well! Nightingale now gains two hundred attack points for each Overlay Unit she has, plus an additional two hundred from Beryl Canary."

Lyrilusc – Assembled Nightingale: Rank 1, 0 ATK - 1200 ATK, 5 ORU

Lyrilusc – Recital Starling: Rank 1, 0 ATK, 1 ORU

As Lulu summoned her Nightingale, Z-ARC noticed her bracelet light up, and a split second later, yet more dialogue echoed through his head.

'"Is this your ace monster?" the male voice,' my Xyz fragment, Z-ARC realised,

'"Yeah. It's surprisingly strong, like myself!" the female voice, who Z-ARC now assumed to be the girl in front of him

"It's like the exact opposite of my ace monster. Mine goes for one big attack, but you have a 'death by a thousand cuts' strategy, huh?"

"Really? Could I see yours?"

"Sure"' and the dialogue ended.

"Why should I care about what those insignificant MITES did?!" Z-ARC screeched,

"Perhaps there's still some regret left in you," Lulu theorised, "Part of you that wishes that you could return to what you had before you were the Supreme King Dragon."

"Hahaha!" Z-ARC cackled, "You think I miss being a puny human? You couldn't be more…" Z-ARC's voice suddenly cracked, "Right.". "What was that!?" Z-ARC screamed, his voice returning to how it was, "But its wrong! I would always regret what I've done! WHAT?!" Z-ARC exploded upon hearing part of what he said,

"Wait," Zuzu thought aloud, "You don't think…"

"That must be Zarc, the original one, breaking through!" Celina added, realising what Zuzu was thinking,

"Then the boys should also still be in there!" Rin cheered,

"And it's our job to free them. To stop this!" Lulu declared, "Let's battle! Nightingale can attack directly a number of times equal to her Overlay Units, so attack directly the full five times! Windshattering Bloom!" Z-ARC let out another screech as five blades of wind hit him.

Z-ARC: 15000 LP - 9000 LP

"And now Starling attacks you, Z-ARC!"

"Hungry for defeat are we? Well, don't say I didn't warn you!"

"I use Nightingale's effect! I use an Overlay Unit to prevent 'Lyrilusc' monsters from being destroyed by battle and card effects this turn, then I also take no damage. Starling's effect deals us both the battle damage, so do you see where this is going?"

"What? NO!" Z-ARC shouted as Recital Starling withstood his attack, sending a blast back towards him.

Z-ARC: 9000 LP - 4500 LP

Lyrilusc – Assembled Nightingale: 1200 ATK - 1000 ATK, 5 ORU - 4 ORU

"We're doing it!" Celina exclaimed,

"Could this be the end?" Zuzu asked,

"One of us hasn't had her shot yet. I set a face down, now, take it away, Rin!" Lulu announced,

"With pleasure!"

Turn 32: Rin

"I draw!" The Synchro girl shouted, Z-ARC's eyes wide in rage, "Windwitch – Ice Bell, come to me! Ice Bell now allows me to summon the tuner monster, Windwitch – Glass Bell from my deck. Ice Bell's effect deals you five-hundred damage, so take that!"

Z-ARC: 4500 LP - 4000 LP

"Now, Level four Glass Bell tunes Level three Ice Bell! Witch of the cold winds of winters past, show our opponent a true blustering chill! I Synchro Summon, Level seven, Windwitch – Winter Bell! Winter Bell then deals you two hundred damage for each level Glass Bell has, so that's eight hundred!"

Windwitch – Winter Bell: Level 7, 2400 ATK

Z-ARC: 4000 LP - 3200 LP

As the small frosted wind washed over him, Z-ARC was struck with yet another memory, as he guessed they were,

'"Slow down! We'll crash if we don't slow!" The woman's voice cried,

"And if we slow down, they'll run us off the road!" the male retorted,

"Ugh. Fair enough. I hope you have a plan."

"When have I not?" the male smiled, Z-ARC could somehow tell.'

Despite being very annoyed, and slightly in pain, Z-ARC managed to not scream out loud, but he did notice that this was the only one where the ace monsters weren't mentioned.

"I now activate a trap card! Lost Wind, and chain another, Trap Duplicator, which allows me to use the effect of a Trap Card twice, so long as I pay half my life points!" Zuzu shouted, flipping both her face downs up, "Lost Wind can now affect two monsters, negating their effects and halving their attack points, and I target you, Z-ARC, as well as R-AY!"

"NO!" Z-ARC shouted, realising they'd exploited a weakness he'd overlooked, his draconic form, as well as R-AY, suddenly having their strength sapped.

Zuzu Boyle: 4000 LP - 2000 LP

Supreme King Z-ARC: 4500 ATK - 2250 ATK

Supreme King's Queen R-AY: 4000 ATK - 2000 ATK

"And I activate Lyrilusc – Phantom Feathers! This trap makes both your monsters Levels and Ranks become one as well as reducing their attack points to that of a 'Lyrilusc' I control, in this case, Starling!" Lulu declared, a smirk on all the girls faces as horror washed over Z-ARC's.

Supreme King Z-ARC: Level/Rank 12 - 1, 2250 ATK - 0 ATK

Supreme King's Queen R-AY: Level/Rank 12 - 1, 2000 ATK - 0 ATK

"You little pests! Why do you work so hard to destroy what I made for you!"

"You mean for Ray? We aren't her, remember?" Celina said,

"ARGH!" Z-ARC suddenly screamed, and a voice they hadn't heard before spoke up, "DO IT! YOU HAVE THIS ONE CHANCE!" It shouted, the girls realising that Zarc was the one speaking,

"SHUT UP!" Z-ARC screeched, "You are but a defect! I destroyed you so long ago!"

"It seems like you didn't succeed. I have every faith in them to finally dethrone you, you imposter!" Zarc shouted back,

"Is he arguing with himself?" Lulu asked,

"Are we counting the genocidal one as himself? If so, yeah. If not, then he's arguing with someone sharing his body." Celina answered,

"That's… not much better." Zuzu said,

"But let's not waste this chance!" Rin said, slotting a card into her duel disk, "If you two are done, we have a duel to finish! I activate Windwitch Storm, which allows me to divide Winter Bell's attack points by the number of monsters you control and then she can attack each of them."

Windwitch – Winter Bell: 2400 ATK - 1200 ATK

Up at Z-ARC's body, he widened his eyes, but only the left one did, the right one having gone to a hazel colouring. "NO! NO! NOOOO!" Z-ARC shouted,

"Winter Bell, attack Z-ARC and R-AY!" Rin shouted, "Icicle Crash!"

Z-ARC let out a deep guttural growl as his draconic form had a sheet of icicles tear through it, and his body dropped to the floor, the large wings on his back catching himself. The once-golden armour that clad his body was now torn and shattered in places, revealing what looked like a blue jacket underneath the chest plate, whereas the gauntlet containing his left hand had shattered, revealing pale, almost chalk-white skin and talon-like fingernails underneath.

Z-ARC: 3200 LP - 800 LP

"Myself and R-AY place ourselves in the Pendulum Zones upon our destruction. Hence, using Scale 1 Supreme King Z-ARC and Scale 12 Supreme King's Queen R-AY, I set the Pendulum Scale. The following cards now also return to my graveyard from being banished: Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon, Double Iris Magician, Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon, Black Fang Magician, Clear Wing Synchro Dragon, White Wing Magician, Starving Venom Fusion Dragon, Purple Poison Magician, Corrupting Tail Link Dragon and Teal Tail Magician."

"We've just about got you though. I end my turn."

"And that is your last mistake!"


Next Chapter Preview: Z-ARC is on the brink of defeat. Will the Supreme King finally fall, or will he manage to claw his way back to dominance?


Custom Card:

Windwitch Storm

Normal Spell Card

Target one 'Windwitch' Synchro Monster you control; Divide the targeted monster's ATK by the number of monsters your opponent controls, and if you do, the targeted monster can attack each of those monsters, once each this turn. You can only activate one 'Windwitch Storm' every two of your turns.


And how about that? The girls have managed to deal almost 19 thousand points of damage to Z-ARC, with whom there seems to be something going on. Also, I am so sorry, I said last chapter that this one would be on time, but *checks calendar* welp, it looks like I was another week late. Trust me when I say that the next one should be out on time, I actually already have most of the ideas ready for that one, so look forwards to that!

Reviews time!

Ikkaku Tachibana: Funnily enough I already had to think about this question for a QOTC for another fic, so here goes! DM is Yugi vs Weevil in Season 4, as it has amazing voice acting regardless of version, and is just one of the harshest moments in the series, Kaiba vs Aigami in DSOD as it was just plain epic with what goes on. GX is Jaden vs Crowler in Season 1, as it establishes their dynamic well and shows that Jaden is someone to look out for. 5Ds is Yusei vs Dark Signer Kalin (the first one) as it shows the strength of the Earthbound Immortals well and establishes some good terror at Yusei, who was utterly unbeatable before, lose the duel in all but official result. ZEXAL is a strange one in Don Thousand vs Mizar, as it is just plain overkill how Thousand wins, and I love it. ARC-V is Yuya/Yuto vs Celina and Lulu, has one of the coldest lines in canon (There will be no next turn!), as well as just some really good dueling. VRAINS, for me, is Playmaker and Varis' first Master Duel (in the Data Storm), as it showcases Playmaker's ingenuity well and established Varis as a true threat to Yusaku's plans. Thank you so much for reviewing!

Wizardmon789: Thank you for reviewing! I will answer your question on a number of metrics, as you were a bit unclear, but to start, iconicness is easily Odd-Eyes, effectiveness in anime is Starving Venom with it and Dark Rebellion competing in paper formats, but my personal favourite is Dark Rebellion. Hope this helps!

BlaiseCandell: Ahaha, I didn't expect to read the first part of your review. I was pleasantly surprised when I'd basically just finished my own review and the email for yours came through. And it is indeed very nice to see Leo go down. I hope this chapter also didn't disappoint with the girls, though! And I do get where you're coming from with the comment about the schedule, but I just feel I write better if I know when I'm meant to get it out, y'know?

Thank you all so much for reading, and I hope you all are looking forward to next week where Z-ARC vs the Bracelet Girls continues! Also, for my readers from the United States, I hope you all have a good 4th of July (as with any other reader for a relevant celebration) – NightWingBOI

P.S. Also, that other fic I mentioned last chapter? It also starts next Monday, the 10th of July, AEST!