"Let's go." Yuzu said as she and Yuto went to a metal pole going downstairs.
"What's this for?" Yuto asked, wondering why there was a pole in this specific area of the house.
"Yuya likes sliding down it whenever he comes downstairs. Like this." Yuzu jumped onto the pole and slid down, yelling out of joy as she rushed down elegantly. "Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"
"Hmm…" Yuto did the same and slid down. However, unlike Yuzu, Yuto did not yell out in joy. His face remained indifferent as hair whipped around in the air. However, he did have to admit, he knew a little bit of why Yuya liked to slide down the pole.
Yoko was washing the dishes downstairs and had heard Yuto and Yuzu come by.
"We're going out, Yoko-san. I hope you don't mind!" Yuzu told Yoko, speaking with a polite tone.
"Go ahead." Yoko turned around. She noticed that Yuto was staying behind Yuzu and trying to keep a moderate distance from her. Probably because he looks like her son.
Yuto and Yuzu left. Yoko sighed to herself.
Outside of Yuya's House
"Remember our bet." Yuzu reminded Yuto with a smirk.
"I know." Yuto replied as he activated his Duel Disk and inserted his Deck, prompting Yuzu to do the same.
"DUEL!" Both Duelists declared in unison, beginning the Duel.
Meanwhile
Shun was pissed. He wanted to go out on a rampage because of how angry he was. However, he had to keep his composure for a little bit longer. He had already lost his sister, and now something could have happened to his best friend, and Reiji wouldn't let him do anything about it. The man even forced him to stay at LDS so he wouldn't run out and make a scene.
But, if he wanted to get closer to Akaba Leo, he had to keep obeying Reiji's orders for just a bit longer. Even still, he wanted to find out what happened yesterday. What happened to Shiunin Sora? What happened to Sakaki Yuya? Why was the Pawn of Fusion there? And more importantly, what happened to Yuto?
Shun walked out of the temporary room Reiji gave him. He needed answers...now.
He was about to leave the building, until…
"Where do you think you're going?"
Shun turned around to see Reiji standing there, with one of his signature stoic faces.
"To find my comrade." Shun answered, trying to be as little descriptive as possible.
"I don't think so. You will cause a scene." Reiji rejected Shun's wishes with an expression that was 100% alluring and confident that Shun was going to listen.
And the Raid Raptors user hated that look.
"God damn it! My comrade could be in danger, or worse, maybe even captured by the enemy, and you're saying that I shouldn't go help him!?" Shun questioned Reiji with venom in his voice
"Just because you can do something, doesn't always mean you should, for an action always has consequences. You should choose your decisions more wisely in the future, Kurosaki Shun." Reiji said as he walked away, leaving the Xyz Duelist to himself.
Shun merely stood in place. He was about to start to walk out of the door, but something told him not to do it, and to continue to listen to Reiji.
With Yuto and Yuzu
"I'll start first! I Summon Melodious Songstress Soprano!" Yuzu Summoned her Monster.
Soprano: Level 4, 1400 Atk, 1400 Def
"Now, without a Fusion Card, I can Fusion Summon a Monster from my Extra Deck including this Card as material. I fuse this Card with Melodious Maestra Prodigy Mozart! Angel's song! Supreme genius! With the guidance of the baton, gather your power! Fusion Summon! Now come here to the stage! Sing the song of victory! Bloom Diva the Melodious Choir!" Yuzu chanted, bringing out her Monster.
Bloom Diva: Level 6, 1000 Atk, 2000 Def
"I set two Cards and end my turn." Yuzu concluded.
"My turn, draw!" Yuto drew the top Card off his Deck. He widened his eyes at the Card he just drew. He doesn't have a Card like this in his Deck. He has never seen a Card like this in his entire life.
What is this?
Yuto went on to read the Card and saw that it was a Phantom Knights Card. But the thing that caught his eye the most was the number on the sides and a word...
Pendulum.
That was the Summoning method he has heard about so much. In fact, when he came to the Duel between Yuya and Yugo, he saw two Monsters on Yuya's side in the air. There were numbers under them also.
What do I do? Hmm...this approach should do for now! Yuto thought to himself.
"I Summon Phantom Knights Ragged Gloves!" Yuto exclaimed.
Ragged Gloves: Level 3, 1000 Atk, 500 Def
"Now, if I control a Phantom Knights Monster, I can Special Summon Phantom Knights Silent Boots!"
Silent Boots: Level 3, 200 Atk, 1200 Def
"I, using the Level 3 Ragged Gloves and Silent Boots to overlay! Souls of knights who fell on the battlefield. Revive here and now, and become the light that breaks the darkness! Xyz Summon! Appear, Rank 3! Phantom Knights Break Sword!" Yuto chanted as a knight riding a horse appeared.
Break Sword: Rank 3, 2000 Atk, 1000 Def
"Ragged Gloves' effect now activates! When an Xyz Monster using this Card as material is Xyz Summoned! It gains 1000 Attack until the end of the turn." Yuto explained as his Monster gained a dark aura.
Break Sword: 2000-3000 Atk
"Battle! Go, Break Sword! Attack Bloom Diva!" Yuto declared as Break Sword raised his sword and rode towards Bloom Diva.
"Not so fast! When Bloom Diva battles a Special Summoned Monster, her effect activates. First of all, it cannot be destroyed by battle. Then, your Monster is destroyed, and you then take the damage that I would have taken instead! Reflect Shout!" Bloom Diva opened her mouth and out came a green shockwave that came towards Break Sword.
"What?!" Yuto flinched as he took damage from Break Sword's destruction.
Yuto: 4000-2000 LP
"Break Sword's effect activates! When he is destroyed, I can Special Summon it's overlay units from the grave, but their Levels become 4." Break Sword's spirit divided into two flames, Ragged Gloves and Silent Boots reappeared in Defense. "I end my turn."
Yuzu looked confused as she put a hand on the top of her Deck. He didn't set any Cards? That's...odd. And he didn't Xyz Summon either...
Taking her mind off of what she had expected Yuto to do, Yuzu announced the beginning of her turn. "Draw! Battle, go Bloom Diva, attack Silent Boots! Now, Diva's effect activates, Silent Boots is destroyed, and you take 200 damage!" Yuzu explained as Silent Boots was destroyed.
Yuto: 2000-1800 LP
"I activate one of my set Cards! De-Fusion! I return Bloom Diva to the Extra Deck. Then, if the Fusion Materials are in the Grave, I can Special Summon them! Show yourselves, Prodigy Maestra and Soprano!" Yuzu's Monsters rose from the grave. "Go, Soprano, destroy Ragged Gloves!" Soprano started singing out loud, which destroyed Ragged Gloves. "I win this bet, Yuto! Attack him directly, Maestra!" Maestra charged at Yuto.
"When a direct attack is declared, I can activate this Card from my Hand, Phantom Knights' Guard! The attack is negated, and Guard is then Special Summoned!" Yuto dodged the attack as his Monster was Special Summoned, guarding Yuto.
Phantom Knights' Guard: Level 4, 900 Atk, 2300 Def
Yuzu clicked her tongue in annoyance. "I use the effect of Soprano, I fuse Soprano and Mozart in order to Fusion Summon Bloom Diva back to the Field!" Yuzu's Monster fused back into 1 as Bloom Diva reappeared in their place. With a reluctant sigh, she ended her turn.
"My turn, draw!" Yuto eyed the Card he drew, it was another Pendulum Card. He didn't know how to Pendulum Summon! What was he going to do?
At that moment of contemplation, Yuto felt a weird beat in his chest. He gasped as he blinked. When he opened his eyes, he found himself in a pitch black void. He heard the roar of a dragon, but he could feel that it was not one that he knew.
He turned around to see a dragon that closely resembled Dark Rebellion. However, the eyes were green, the wings had a red outline, and everything else on Dark Rebellion that was Red was now green. Also, the fangs and tail were a tad bit longer, along with the tail being covered with armor. Finally, the neck of the dragon wasn't as long as Dark Rebellon's. However, that wasn't what shocked him the most. What shocked him the most were the 2 Dragons beside it. It was Odd Eyes and Dark Rebellion.
Also, sitting on top of Odd Eyes...was Yuya with a translucent body...and he was smiling at him. Yuya nodded at him, suddenly, a memory that belonged to Yuya played in Yuto's head. He knew what to do.
Yuto shot open his eyes, for a second, an image of Yuya overlapped him.
Yuzu gave Yuto a confused look. She swore she saw Yuya for a second. However, her shock only grew when Yuto held up the last 2 cards she would think that he would have.
"I, using the Scale 1 Phantom Knights Cavalier and Scale 8 Phantom Knights Paladin, set the Pendulum Scale!" Yuto slapped the 2 cards on each side of his Duel Disk. The word Pendulum appeared on the Disk.
"No way!" Yuzu exclaimed out of shock as she saw the Monsters time up in blue tubes with numbers appearing below them.
"With this I can simultaneously Special Summon Monsters whose Levels are 2-7!" Yuto declared as a large pendulum appeared behind Yuto swinging between the two scales. "Swing, Pendulum of my soul, carve an arc of hope across the aether! Pendulum Summon! Show yourselves, my Monsters!" 3 beams of light came out of the portal below the pendulum.
"First off is Phantom Knights Cloven Helm! Next is Phantom Knights Fragile Armor! And last but but not least, is Phantom Knights Healer!"
Cloven Helm: Level 4, 1500 Atk, 500 Def
Fragile Armor: Level 4, 1000 Atk, 2000 Def
Healer: Level 4, 400 Atk, 1600 Def
"I activate the Pendulum effect of Phantom Knights Cavalier! When two or more Monsters are Pendulum Summoned while this Card is set in one of my Pendulum Scales, I can Special Summon a Monster from my Deck whose Level is lower than or equal to the total of those Monsters Levels. I Special Summon the dragon with beautiful dual-colored eyes, Odd Eyes Pendulum Dragon!" Yuto Special Summoned Yuya's ace as it roared out in glory.
Odd Eyes: Level 7, 2500 Atk, 2000 Def
"Yuya's dragon…" Yuzu mused at the sight of the familiar Monster, suddenly getting a little emotional.
"I'm not done yet. I overlay the Level 4 Phantom Knights Healer and Phantom Knights Guard! With these 2 Monsters I build the overlay network!" Yuto's Monsters traveled into a portal that opened in front of the Xyz user. "Formed from pitch-black darkness, to fight those foolish enough to oppose it with its treacherous fangs! Now, descend! Xyz Summon! Appear! Rank 4! Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon!" Yuto chanted as he Xyz Summoned his own ace Monster, who flew up into the air and let out its wings as a lightning bolt flashed behind the dragon.
Dark Rebellion: Rank 4, 2500 Atk, 2000 Def
"I'm not finished! With my Level 4 Fragile Armor and Cloven Helm I overlay! Dragon with fangs of the pitch black darkness of the night, redeem the fall of your comrades and slash the pall of rebellion! Xyz Summon! Appear, Rank 4! Dark Redemption Dragon!" Yuto chanted as the new dragon in his vision appeared.
Dark Redemption: Rank 4, 2500 Atk, 2000 Def
"A Pendulum Summon into 2 Xyz Summons! And you already know how to Pendulum Summon?!" Yuzu widened her eyes. Unknown to both her and Yuto, Yuzu's bracelet was slightly shining because of the presence of Dark Rebellion and Odd Eyes.
"Dark Redemption Dragon's Monster effect! Once per turn, during either player's turn, by detaching an overlay unit, I can halve the Attack of a Monster on the Field, then, this Card gains the lost Attack until the end of the turn! Redemption Recharge!" Yuto started as Dark Redemption did what Dark Rebellion does when using its effect.
Bloom Diva: 1000-500 Atk
Dark Redemption: 2500-3000 Atk
"It's almost exactly like Dark Rebellion." Yuzu noted at the resemblance in effect and appearance.
"Now, until the end of the turn, I can have a Monster on my Field become invulnerable to being destroyed by either battle or Card effect. I choose Card effect! I choose Odd Eyes Pendulum Dragon to become invulnerable!" Odd Eyes roared in fury, ready for battle! "Battle! Go, Odd Eyes Pendulum Dragon, attack Bloom Diva! Spiral Strike Burst!" Odd Eyes let out an orange steam of fire at Bloom Diva.
"Trap activate, Mirror Force! When an attack is declared, I can destroy all Attack Position Monsters on your Field!" Yuzu activated her Trap.
"I activate the Pendulum Effect of Phantom Knights Paladin! Once per turn, when a Magic, Trap, or Monster effect is activated while I have a Phantom Knights Pendulum Card in my other Pendulum Zone, I can negate the activation of the Card, and destroy it!" Yuto pointed at Mirror Force, Paladin slashed it's sword at it, which turned gray before shattering.
"Bloom Diva's effect, she can't be destroyed by battle and your Monster is destroyed, and you take the damage I would have taken!" Yuzu countered, sweat rolling down her face.
"Remember, Odd Eyes can't be destroyed by Card! One more thing, once during the turn I use Dark Redemption's effect, the damage I would take will be negated, and then you take the damage instead! Also, when Odd Eyes battles a Level 5 or higher Monster, the damage is doubled! Since the original damage is 2000, doubled is 4000! Which is more than enough to finish the Duel! Reaction Force!" Yuto shouted as Odd Eyes put more force into the blast, striking Bloom Diva, destroying her.
"Kyaaaaaaa!" Yuzu screamed as she flew back.
Yuzu: 4000-0 LP
Yuto's Cards disappeared from the Duel as he ran over to Yuzu and held out a helping hand, which Yuzu took.
Yuto gave her a reminding look to make her know that he hadn't forgotten about the bet. "So, how am I going to pose as Yuya?"
Yuzu blinked out of surprise, momentarily startled before speaking. "Well, you're going to need to learn his Deck. Also, you'll need to dress up like him. He has spare clothes, but what about the hair...hmm...I guess I could try to make a wig for you. I mean, I've known Yuya for my entire life, and he never changed his hair. " She should be able to make a wig that replicates Yuya's hair. The wig might be a little bit ruined because of Yuto's spiky hair but it should work.
"I need to go find Shun." Yuto said as he started to walk away.
"No! Don't! Finding him might make things more difficult!" Yuzu ran in front of Yuto, stopping him.
"You do have a point. Fine, I'll stay. Better get ready for the Championship. Show me the way, Yuzu!"
Meanwhile-With the You Show Crew
"Guess what kids, Yuya's awake!" Shuzo told the 3 kids in excitement.
"Alright!" Tatsuya exclaimed in joy.
"Thank goodness." Ayu said.
"I thought he was going to be out for a long time! He really gave me the shivers!" Futoshi chanted out his annoying catchphrase.
But why did Yuya fall unconscious? What happened to Sora? Shuzo thought to himself, sweat falling down his face.
You Show Duel School-Fusion Dimension
"Yusho-sensei! We got word that there are two prisoners at Academia! And they aren't sealed into cards!" A random Duelist told Yusho.
Ryo, who was nearby, heard what the boy had said and joined the conversation. "Yeah. He's right. If I remember correctly, at my time at Academia, there were two girls with the same face at Academia. I don't know the names."
Two girls with the same face! Just like how Kurosaki Ruri had the same face as Yuzu. Yusho thought to himself.
"Don't do anything about it now." Yusho commanded with a calm tone.
"Yes sir."
"Are we going to start an attack on Academia soon?" Ryo asked.
"Not yet. But, at some point, there will come a time where we will have to push Academia and overthrow them, in order to create a better future. Academia already invaded Heartland, we need to make sure the other two dimensions are safe. As for anything else about Academia like the two girls, leave it be for now. However, maybe we could stage a rescue at some point. I don't know yet though...I don't know…"
Card Catalog
Phantom Knights Cavalier: Level 4, 2000 Atk, 1000 Def Dark, Warrior, Scale 1: Pendulum Effect: When you Pendulum Summon 2 or more Monsters, you Special Summon a Monster from your Deck whose Level is equal to or lower than the combined Level of those Monsters. Monster Effect: When this Card is Normal Summoned, Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower Phantom Knights Monster from your Hand. When this Card is in your Graveyard, you can banish, Special Summon 1 Phantom Knights Monster from your Graveyard or Hand. When this Card is in your Extra Deck, you can send a Phantom Knights Monster from your Deck to your Grave, send this Card to the Grave.
Phantom Knights Paladin: Level 3, 1400 Atk, 1200 Def Dark, Warrior, Scale 8: Pendulum Effect: Once per turn, when your opponent activates a Magic, Trap, or Monster effect, you can negate while you have a Phantom Knights Pendulum Card in your other Pendulum Zone, you can negate the activation, and if you do, destroy the Card. Monster Effect: When this Card is Summoned, you can destroy a Monster on the Field, this Card gains the Attack of the destroyed Monster. If this Card is destroyed, you can add a Phantom Knights Card to your Hand.
Dark Redemption Dragon: Rank 4, 2500 Atk, 2000 Def Dark, Dragon, Scale 2: Pendulum Effect: Once per turn, you can add a banished Card, a Card in your Grave, or a Card in your Extra Deck to your Hand. When you have 2 Level Monsters on the Field, you can overlay those 2 Monsters, Special Summon this Card from the Pendulum Zone. Monster Effect: If you can Pendulum Summon Level 4, you can Pendulum Summon this face-up card from the Extra Deck. Once during either player's turn, you can detach an overlay unit from this Card, half the Attack of a Monster on the Field, this Card gains the lost Attack until the end of the turn. Also, until the end of the turn, you can have a Monster you control invulnerable to being destroyed by either battle or card effect. Then, when this Card is destroyed, you can destroy all Cards in your Pendulum Zones (If there are any,) place this Card in your Pendulum Zone.
Finally finished!
Been a quite a while. Sorry about that. The Duel was also only 4 turns, I'm sorry about how fast Yuzu got finished off. But some Duels you do good and some you don't.
Here's the preview!
Yuto, disguised as Yuya and Yuzu return to the Miami Championship. Mieru was finished off by contestant Tsukikage in a one-turn-kill. Meanwhile, Yaiba was brutally beaten by contestant Kachidoki. On his next Duel, Yuto Duels Kachidoki. After struggling against Kachidoki and trying not to use Dark Rebellion and rejecting Fusion Summoning, Yuto gets pushed into a corner. However, when all seems lost, something happens…
Matrixnis: Lol Yuto's just going to have to endure it all. I think I did make Yugo more stupid than in the anime. Reading your 2nd thing actually made me think of a custom archetype, I don't know if it will ever see the light of day though. It's fine that you separated it into 2 reviews. It actually made it easier to read and easier to follow.
Venomous Blade: That's the thing that makes this a little fun, this is not like Yuto. But for Yuto to do what Yuya does makes him feel a little of what Yuya does and gives him a little understanding of why he has the view on the world he has.
Mekayku: I decided to make Dark Redemption as a toned down version of Dark Anthelion. I didn't like how the manga dragon had 3000 Attack and was Rank 7. So I made Dark Anthelion an advanced form for Dark Redemption. Odd Eyes Raging Dragon won't appear for a while, but he will come eventually.
I was going to say some stuff but I forgot what I was going to say so that's all for now.
Hope you guys enjoyed the chapter!
Take care goodbye!
