It was time.

"Are you ready?" Yuzu asked the person who slowly walked out of the bathroom.

The time that they returned to what they needed to do.

"Yes. I'm ready." The person replied as he revealed himself. It was Yuya, however, the only difference was that the eyes were gray, not crimson.

This was actually Yuto in a costume with a Yuya wig. He had Yuya's clothes on, his pendant around his neck, and he was trying to imitate Yuya's voice.

"Let's go. Remember, you have to act like Yuya, and do whatever he would do. And in a Duel, that means taking risks." Yuzu reminded Yuto.

"I know."

The 2 went downstairs, where Yoko was waiting. When she looked at Yuto, she gasped.

"Wow! I already thought you looked like Yuya without the costume, now its like you are him!" Yoko exclaimed in amazement.

Yuto slightly twitched in response to Yoko's statement.

"Well, you should get on going." Yoko said. Yuzu nodded in response as she and Yuto walked

out of the door.

Yoko sighed to herself. "The clothes that boy was wearing before, he must have been through a lot. He reminds me of you so much. But now you're gone too, just like your father. I wonder what you would have said if you didn't leave 3 years ago." Yoko turned to face a picture of a younger Yuya and Yusho smiling and holding a thumbs up.


Meanwhile

Kurosaki was just getting ready to head to the stadium. He heard footsteps. Shun turned to the footsteps to see Reiji walking towards him.

"Remember, no rash decisions." Reiji told Shun.

Shun just stayed silent and walked towards the exit of the building. He took one last look at Reiji, before walking out.

"Hmph." Reiji walked away.


Later

"YUYYYYYYYYA!" A joyful Gongenzaka who had tears streaming down his face yelled. He grabbed Yuto and hugged VERY VERY hard, surprising the boy. The boy was struggling to breath as he felt the angels coming to get him. "I, the man, Gongenzaka, have never been this happy! Do you know how worried I've been these past two days?!"

"Haha...uhh...it-wasn't that big of a deal." Yuto said, trying to think of things that he would say in a real situation like this.

"No, we all were really worried!" Shuzo told Yuto. "Like "what would we do if Yuya doesn't wake up?" Hmm…"

"Something wrong?" Yuzu asked her father.

"Huh, oh, no! Nothing is wrong." Shuzo lied to her daughter. Something isn't adding up here, Yuya isn't acting like he usually is.

"Yuya-oniichan!" Yuto, Yuzu Gongenzaka, and Shuzo all looked towards the direction of where they heard the voice. They saw Futoshi, Tatsuya, and Futoshi running towards them. When they reached, Gongenzaka let go of Yuto, who put his hands on his wig to make sure it wasn't going to fall off.

"I'm so happy I got shivers!" Futoshi exclaimed. Yuto looked at him confusion, before glancing at Yuzu. She never told her about "the shivers" or anything about these 3 kids! "Now if Sora comes back-"

"You Show Duel School will be back to normal!" Ayu finished Futoshi's sentence.

Yuto gasped after hearing Sora's name. A sudden memory came to him. He could see that he wasn't himself, he walking towards an unconscious Sora, who had just been beaten in a Duel by him. However, his Duel Disk forced him to teleport away from the area, most likely back to Academia.

"That's right! We can't celebrate yet!" Gongenzaka remembered.

"Sorry, Yuya. We kept on searching after that, but…we still don't know where he is." Shuzo apologized.

Yuto just stood there for a second, pondering on what to say. Unintentionally, Futoshi saved.

"Sorry!"

"Huh?" Yuto looked at Futoshi, wondering why he was saying sorry.

"I shouldn't be celebrating right now either...I...actually lost yesterday…" Futoshi explained.

"I heard." Yuto replied, remembering what Yuzu told him the day before. "Synchro Summoning this time, right?"

"Yes…" Futoshi confirmed as he looked at the ground in disappointment. "I never thought he would use Synchro along with Fusion...I was so shocked I got shivers."

The boy used Fusion?! Yuzu never told me this… Yuto thought to himself, but he decided not to ponder on the thought for long.

"Don't worry about it. When push comes to shove, you just have to get up stronger...and never give up!" Yuto encouraged Futoshi.

"Yuya-oniich-"

"Darling!" A voice cut off Futoshi. Everyone looked to see Mieru smiling with joy. Yaiba, Hokuto, and Masumi were standing behind her. "You've finally awoken, Darling!"

Shoot! Mieru! I forgot to tell Yuto about her! Yuzu realized.

"I thought you would never wake up! I was so worried for you! Come here, Darling! Mieru jumped for Yuto, trying to hug him, thinking he was Yuya. However, 'Yuya' (Yuto) moved out of the way. Mieru got a confused look on her face as she floated in the air for a second...before falling to the ground.

Shun is working with LDS. Calling him might be weird since he is there, so I should just ask them for him. Yuto thought up a plan.

Yuto walked to the LDS trio. Despite not knowing them, Yuzu remembered to tell him about them when she was talking about the You Show VS LDS incident.

"Sakaki Yuya? You came to watch my match?" Hokuto asked as he got a cocky expression on his face. "What were your thoughts after witnessing my full power? I am much stronger than when we fought at-"

"I don't know what you're talking about. More importantly, I want to see Shun. Kurosaki Shun." Yuto interrupted, causing Hokuto to sweatdrop. "I need to talk to him."

"Not gonna happen." Yaiba suddenly said, surprising Yuto. According to Yuzu, this guy is supposed to be energetic and cocky, but he was being serious. "Kurosaki-san won't even give you guys the time of day. He hardly even talks to us." Yaiba smiled. "Well, since you're here, why not watch the next match? It's my match against Kachidoki Isao!" The trio walked away from the You Show group.

"Oh yeah, where is O'Brien?" Yuzu asked.

"He said he was busy." Shuzo answered simply.

"What? What could be so important that he would have to miss this?!" Tatsuya asked.

"I don't know. But I'm more worried about Shark. He was really mad last time I saw him." This statement of Shuzo got interest in Yuto. He wanted to press for more details, but couldn't since it could blow his cover. "Well! Let's take a break from all of this stress and just watch the Duel!"


Later

"Everyone, it's finally time for the last match of Round One! The winner of this Round will proceed to be the 32nd qualifier for Round 2! Will it be Toudou Yaiba from Leo Duel School? Or, will it be last year's runner-up, Ryozanpaku's Kachidoki Isao?! Both players are known for their great skill! I can guarantee this will be a match that will make your hands sweat!" Nico Smiley exclaimed.

"DUEL!" Both Duelists shouted. Everyone in the audience looked on in excitement, ready to see what would happen. Yuto was faking a smile though, as he really wasn't happy or excited at the moment. However, what changed his expression was horrifying.

"What is this?!" He asked out loud as he widened his eyes.

Kachidoki was ruthlessly assaulting Yaiba, stopping him from getting any Action Cards. This kept on going until Yaiba's life points hit 0. The audiences smiles soon turned into expressions of absolute fear, some weren't even looking.

"This is…" Yuto whispered as his hand started shaking in anger. He was squeezing Yuya's Odd Eyes in his hands.

"Wi-with this, a-all of the Round One Junior Youth matches a-are finished! Uhh...we will be announcing the matchups for Round Two momentarily! All Duelists who have advanced, please put your registration cards into your D-Duel Disk!" Nico stuttered as Yaiba was carried off the Field by a stretcher.

All of the Duelists inserted their cards, finding out who their next opponent was.

"I'm in the first match tomorrow. I'm against Tanegashima Yuzou from Surprise School." Gongenzaka read off his Duel Disk.

"I'll be playing Naname Mikio of the Duel Girls Club in the second match two days from now." Yuzu followed.

"Yuya-oniichan, what about you?" Tatsuya asked. When Yuto didn't respond, the 3 kids stood up and walked closer. On Yuto's Duel Disk (It's actually Yuya's Duel Disk) was a picture of…

"Kachidoki Isao!" Ayu exclaimed in shock.

Yuya...you told me to bring smiles to everyone with Dueling...just like how your father did in Heartland. Can I do it? Especially against Kachidoki...and also there is that terrible darkness that keeps controlling me...can I control it? Yuto pondered.

Kachidoki, who was about to leave, stopped walking. He turned around and looked straight into the audience, straight at Yuto.

I don't want to hurt anyone. And I also hate other people hurting other people! Kachidoki Isao...I will defeat you! Yuto thought to himself as he glared at Kachidoki.

Meanwhile, Shark, who watching the Duel from the entrance to the audience, was looking at his Duel Disk, which had his opponent. Shark looked across to the other side of the stadium, and saw Kurosaki standing there, who looked up from his Duel Disk and looked back at Shark. The 2 looked at each other, giving each other a look. Tension grew between the 2. They have Dueled many times before, but this time would be unlike the other times.

See you in the ring is the look they were giving each other.


At the time of Yuto VS Kachidoki

Both Yuto and Kachidoki walked onto the Dueling Field, ready to battle each other.

"Now, it is time for the second match of the Championship! It is Sakaki Yuya and Kachidoki Isaooooooooo!" Nico Smiley announced. He seemed excited on the outside, but in reality, he was scared for who he thought was Yuya. After witnessing Kachidoki assault Yaiba, he got reminded of Shun vs Sora and thought that they should have been disqualified in order to avoid people getting hurt. However, he didn't question anything.

At the sight of Yuto, the audience went crazy, giving him applause. Yuto listened to the applause and looked around in the audience. She looked at Yuzu, who looked worried. He gave her an assured look that he would be fine, but he doesn't think she saw it.

Shuzo looked at Yuzu and the kids to see that they were worried. "Oi oi! Why are you getting so nervous just watching?"

"Because his opponent today is Kachidoki Isao!" Yuzu answered in a rhetorical manner.

"The match yesterday was so fearsome it gave me a lot of shivers!" Futoshi shivered in his seat.

"To think that the ace of the LDS Synchro Course would get beaten that badly and easily at the same time...is just so frightening!" Tatsuya thought back to the Duel between Yaiba and Kachidoki.

"And if that wasn't enough, Nico Smiley said that he was the runner-up for the tournament last year!" Ayu added.

"The winner already moved up to the Youth Class, though." Gongenzaka suddenly said as he sat in an empty seat next to Yuzu. "It isn't all that crazy to consider Kachidoki the number one candidate to win the tournament this year!"

"Smiling and Dueling don't go together. This is how the Martial Arts School Ryouzanpaku trains their students." Shuzo mentioned.

"Martial Arts…" Tatsuya whispered, getting more nervous and scared for "Yuya."

"To them, winning is everything." Shuzo continued with a serious face. "Just like you guys saw, their forceful Dueling is justified by their belief that anything goes if it leads to victory. Ryouzanpaku's School Principal, Goudagawa Ryouzan, has always been criticized for his forceful and rough Dueling style. However, they've won loads of pro titles as if they were just brushing off their shoulders."

"A strict person I assume." Gongenzaka guessed.

"You're right. On top of that, it's a boarding school where students aren't allowed to go outside unless it's to attend class."

"Wait so that means…" Yuzu started.

"Yes, they're not even allowed to see their parents until they become pros!" Shuzo confirmed Yuzu's fear, causing her to gasp in shock. "But even with such a strict training regimen, they always have countless people who are willing to join. When it comes to creating pros, they are only second to LDS."

"And the strongest Duelist from their school is...well, I guess you can tell who." Gongenzaka said as he gazed at Kachidoki.

"No way! He's the best?!" Tatsuya exclaimed. No wonder he was so precise and ruthless with his moves.

"Now that our competitors are here, let's select the Field Magic!" A Card formed above Yuto and Kachidoki, it kept spinning in the air, eventually coming to a halt. "Action Field on! Field Magic, Bamboo Forest of the Immortals, activate!" The stadium was covered by multiple trees. There were multiple floating islands. Yuto was surrounded by bamboo trees, facing Kachidoki, who was standing on a rock across from him. A cold tension grew between the two, until finally…

"I saw your Duel yesterday." Yuto broke the silence. Kachidoki punched the air twice and sent a side kick in Yuto's direction, and just stayed in that stance, not fazed by Yuto's words. "I don't accept the fact that you hurt that guy! I don't accept the way you Duel, how you want to hurt people! I won't accept that!"

Kachidoki didn't respond. "Duelists locked in battle!"

Yuto gritted his teeth. Looks like he wasn't going to listen with words. Then, with Dueling, luckily Yuzu taught him the Action Duel chant. "Kicking against the earth and dancing in the air alongside their Monsters! They storm through this Field!"

"Behold!" Kachidoki threw 2 more punches and a roundhouse kick. "This is the newest and greatest evolution of Dueling!"

"Action!" Nico continued.

"DUEL!" Both Duelists finished the chant, staring at each other dead in the eyes. Nico smiley snapped his fingers as Action Cards were spread out across the Field. Kachidoki held out a hand and urged Yuto to come at him.

"Now then, it's my turn!" Yuto looked at his current hand.

This feeling? What is this feeling? Is this what Yuya feels when he Duels? Yuto thought to himself. The feeling he had was...pleasant.

"From my hand, I Summon Entermate Thunderhino!" Yuto Summoned his Monster.

Thunderhino: Level 3, 200 Atk, 1800 Def

"When I Normal Summon an Entermate Monster, I can Special Summon this Card from my Hand. Come, Entermate Secondonkey!" Yuto called out to his Monster as a brown Donkey appeared in Defense Mode.

Secondonkey: Level 4, 1000 Atk, 2000 Def

Let's see, now judging on Yuya's personality from what Yuya said...he would probably do this! Yuto jumped onto Thunderhino's back.

"Let's go, Thunderhino!" At his command, Thunderhino started running around the Field.

"So cool!" Someone from the audience exclaimed.

Kachidoki remained unimpressed.

"I set a Card and end my turn." Yuto concluded.


At the observatory

Shun, who was back from the match between Yaiba and Kachidoki, was watching the Duel with Reiji and Nakajima. Shun narrowed his eyes and clicked his tongue.

"Something wrong?" Reiji asked calmly.

"A lot of things actually. For starters, that guy is looking very suspicious. His voice is off. It sounds a little bit like Yuto's. And even if the guy would have SOME EXCUSE like a sore throat, he still was that night. He knows something about Yuto's disappearance. Ever since that night, I haven't seen or heard from Yuto!" Shun answered.

"It could just be a sore throat, sir." Nakajima told Reiji.

"Something's off here. He's not acting like he usually does." Reiji said.

"What? Like an idiot?" Shun asked.

"No. He's not as outgoing as usual." Reiji corrected Shun.


Back at the Duel

"Draw! If my opponent controls a Monster and I don't, I can Summon Hayate the Earth Soaring Star!" Kachidoki calmly placed his Monster on his Duel Disk.

Hayate: Level 5, 2100 Atk, 0 Def

"There it is! Kachidoki has already Summoned a high-level Monster!" Nico announced.

"Battle! I attack Thunderhino with Hayate!" Kachidoki declared.

Thunderhino guided Yuto over to an Action Card!

"Alright!" Unfortunately, before Yuto could grab the Action Card, a piece of a bamboo tree was thrown at Thunderhino's foot. Another one was thrown on Thunderhino's other side, causing the Monster to move out of the Action Card's direction.

"Whew…" Yuto sighed in relief. His ears perked up to hear a chuckling near him. He looked top see Kachidoki SMILING, albeit in a menacing way. He was right next to the Action Card.

"You're too slow." Kachidoki insulted Yuto as he took the Action Card for himself. "The battle is still underway!" Yuto gasped as Hayate thrusted it's spear at Thunderhino. Yuto was thrown off the Monster's back as it was destroyed, Yuto yelled in pain as he tumbled across the ground.

Yuto: 4000-2100 Lp

"Kachidoki is starting out strong with 1900 damage right out of the gates!" Nico commentated.

"I end my turn." Kachidoki concluded as Yuto got to his feet. He put his hands on the wig to make sure it didn't come close to slipping off.

"That's cheap!" Ayu exclaimed.

"He would've gotten the Action Card if Kachidoki didn't get in his way!" Tatsuya added.

"That's so underhanded it gives me the shivers!" Futoshi closed his eyes in sadness. He didn't even shake his butt like he usually does. (That sounds wrong for some reason lol.)

Kachidoki smirked and held out his hand, waiting in expectation. He was taunting Yuto wordlessly.

"So, you're going to keep Dueling ruthlessly like that? Then, I have no reason to hold back! My turn, draw!" Yuto yelled as he drew his Card. When he glanced at the Card, he gasped in shock. It was Entermate Trump Witch. The Card that could grant him the power of Fusion. Memories of the destroyed Heartland filled his mind. The Ancient Gear Chaos Giants, the screaming, the laughter. "No...I can't use this. I refuse to! I activate the Quick-Play Entermate Call Back!" Yuto activated his facedown Card. "Normally, I would have to move an Entermate or Odd Eyes Monster on my Field to my Extra Deck, but in this case, since Secondonkey isn't a Pendulum Monster, I can move him to the Hand! Now, I can Special Summon an Entermate or Odd Eyes Monster from my Deck, Extra Deck, Hand or Grave! From my Deck, I Special Summon Entermate Hip Hippo!" A pink hippo with a top hat appeared.

Hip Hippo: Level 3, 800 Atk, 800 Def

"Now, when used for an Advance Summon, Entermate Hip Hipp is treated as 2 tributes! So, I release Hip Hippo, in order to Advance Summon Odd Eyes Pendulum Dragon!" Yuto Summoned Yuya's ace Monster.

"Here it is! Sakaki Yuya's iconic ace Monster! However, it wasn't by Pendulum Summon?!" Nico questioned, some of the audience cheered while some looked on in confusion. Ever since Pendulum Summoning came into play, Yuya stopped Advanced Summoning, so why is he doing it now?

"Battle! Go, Odd Eyes Pendulum Dragon! Attack Hayate!" Odd Eyes ran towards Hayate.

"Hayate's effect activates! When it is the only Monster I control, it can negate an attack." Kachidoki explained. Odd Eyes stopped running. The goggles Yuto wore shined a tiny bit.

Kachidoki gasped as he remembered that he has the boy when he was a kid.

"It must have been fate you know, for me to Duel you now. However, something feels different about you. You aren't the same boy I saw back then. In fact, it's like you aren't even that boy in body at all!" Kachidoki told Yuto.

"What are you talking about?" Yuto asked in interest.

"Face me!" Kachidoki yelled.

"Hmph." Yuto saw an Action Card on his right on a tree. He dove for it and grabbed it before Kachidoki could take it. Yuto took his chance to activate the Card. "Action Magic! Wonder Chance! Now, Odd Eyes can attack twice! Since I already used an attack, Odd Eyes can attack one more time. But that will be enough! Go, Odd Eyes!" Odd Eyes started running towards Hayate again.

"Action Magic, Evade! The attack is negated." Kachidoki countered.

"Damn…" Yuto cursed.

"If you're done, hurry up and end your turn!" Kachidoki rushed. He was getting impatient.

"I set a Card and end my turn." Yuto concluded.

"Now, it's my turn! Draw! I activate the Magic Card, Fusion! I fuse the Hayate on my Field with the Tenma the Sky Rising Star in my Hand." Kachidoki said.

"Fusion…!" Yuto growled. At the same time, in the observatory, Shun growled in anger as well.

"O stars racing through the heavens, soaring above the earth, now become one, and shine as the star of the eternal conqueror! Fusion Summon! Come! Idaten, the Star of Supreme Victory!" Kachidoki took a pose as his Monster appeared.

Idaten: Level 10, 3000 Atk, 2200 Def

"What's this?! A Fusion Summon from Kachidoki Isao?! After falling short of the Championship last year, he's evolved even further!" Nico exclaimed.

"I need an Action Card!" Yuto told himself as he started running around the Field.

"Let me tell you Idaten's Monster effect. When it battles a Monster with a lower level, the opposing Monster's attack becomes 0!" Kachidoki revealed.

"If Odd Eyes' attack becomes 0, he'll be taking 3000 points of damage!" Yuzu realized.

I can't get a Monster with a higher level! The only way to win is with an Xyz Monster. Odd Eyes Absolute can't do anything, and I can't even Summon him. The only other Xyz Monster in my Extra Deck is...Dark Rebellion! But, I can't use him! But I might have to!

Kachidoki cut up a piece of bamboo and threw it at Yuto's feet, causing him to fall to the ground. Yuto winced in pain as he hit the ground.

"I equip the Magic Card, Magical Star Sword to Idaten! When I add a Magic Card to my hand, I can send it to the Grave, and then Idaten's attack is increased by 100!" Kachidoki jumped off a rock and over Yuto. He jumped into a batch of bamboo trees. He saw one tree had an opening, which had an Action Card stuck inside. Kachidoki grabbed the Card, he walked back to Yuto, who was getting back on his feet. "I send one Action Card to my Graveyard. Idaten's attack goes up by 100!" Idaten's eyes glowed orange as his attack rose to 3100.

Yuto saw another Action Card stuck on a tree. He tried to run towards it, but Kachidoki shoved him forcefully out of the way. Kachidoki showed Yuto, who was on the ground, the Action Card.

"I send a second Action Card to my Graveyard, Idaten's attack rises up to 3200!" Kachidoki once again repeated the process.

This kept going on 4 more times, Kachidoki hit Yuto away from an Action Card, took the Action Card, sent it to the grave, and powered up Idaten, who now had 3600 Attack.

"What's he doing? He could just attack me." Yuto said to himself.

"You know why I am doing this right? To show you that you can only go so far with Dueling for Smiles! If I wasn't showing you this, the match would already be over! If you weren't this naive, then you might be in a good position! But now, there is no point! Battle!" Kachidoki declared as the 2 Duelists ran toward one last Action Card. "Idaten attacks Odd Eyes! His effect activates, Odd Eyes' Attack is now 0!" Idaten jumped into the air and dove towards Odd Eyes. "The wind of victory only blows for those who have seen the true side of darkness! Go, walk the path of darkness, and leave everything behind."

I can't lose now! If I do, then Yuya's reputation might be ruined! And he said leave everything behind?! To hell with that! I'm fighting for a lot of people, I just can't leave them behind! That's it! I've had enough! Yuto's eyes slightly glowed a tiny tint of blue as he proceeded to punch Kachidoki in the cheek, shocking the audience and Kachidoki. Kachidoki fell to the ground as Yuto picked up the Action Card.

"From the grave, I banish Entermate Call Back in order to negate the destruction of Odd Eyes. And then, I activate my Trap, Phantom Knights Stalemate! For the rest of the turn, neither of us can take damage lower than or equal to the Monster on the Field with the highest Attack! Idaten's Attack is 3600, so, we can't take 3600 damage or lower!" Yuto shouted the effect of his Card.

"What?!" Shun shouted in shock in the observatory. That was one of Yuto's Cards. Could this Yuya person have stole his Cards away from him?

"What is this?! Sakaki has just revealed a Trap to save himself. And, he punched Kachidoki Isao." The audience looked on in awe as the attack connected, Odd Eyes flinched, but roared in perseverance. Yuto took no damage.

"I've never seen Yuya-oniichan use a Card like that before!" Tatsuya gaped.

"And he punched Kachidoki!" Ayu looked at Yuto like she didn't even know him. Well, she doesn't know Yuto, but she thinks it's Yuya, if you know what I mean.

"That's...not how a man Duels! That's unforgivable, Yuya!" Gongenzaka shouted at his best friend, or who he thought to be his best friend.

"Yuto…" Yuzu whispered the boy's name. Fortunately, no one heard her same that name.

Shark, who was watching the Duel, narrowed his eyes and made his hand into a fist. "What's going on here? How does Yuya have one of Yuto's Cards?!"

Kachidoki rose to his feet as he wiped his face. "I end my turn. Hmph, so you decided that your way of Dueling is pitiful, and you managed to save yourself. However, this is only the start of the path of darkness that will rise upon you. Fall into the pitch-black darkness."

The arena grew darker. Yuto closed his eyes. Suddenly, he hunched over in pain as he felt a strong pulse. He grit his teeth, trying to fight the pain. However, he kept feeling the pulses, he shot his eyes open, and found himself in a purple void. He wasn't in Yuya's clothes anymore, he didn't have the pendant either. He was back in his clothes from when the war began and when he arrived in Standard. He looked to his left, however, he could feel a presence on his right, it felt familiar.

Yuto gasped and turned to his left to see a ghostly image of Yuya standing there, with a serious expression on his face. The pendant was on his neck. Yuto held out his hand to reach for Yuya, and the image did the same, like he was looking in a mirror. Yuto and the image were slowly pulled in together. They both disappeared, then, a blue lightning bolt struck the ground, and Yuto was back in the Field. However, he wasn't himself. By Yuya's influence, Yuto's eyes were pupils were red, but they could be seen, unlike his previous stages of going berserk, where his eyes were completely covered in blue.

Kachidoki gaped as he saw the sudden change in Yuto.

"My turn, draw. I activate the Action Magic Sacrifice for Reinforcement. I can destroy as many Monsters in my Hand or Field, as long as the combined levels of those Monsters don't surpass 12. I destroy Odd Eyes, Entermate Trump Witch, and Entermate Secondonkey." Yuto destroyed his Cards, Odd Eyes went to his Extra Deck while the other Cards went to the grave.

(If you don't know, Pendulum Monsters destroyed from the Hand go to the Grave.)

"Sakaki has no Cards left on his Field!" Nico exclaimed.

"What are you doing, Yuya?" Shuzo asked himself, knowing that Yuto was too far to hear him. However, even if he was close, he wouldn't answer.

"Now, I can add Monsters from my Grave, or Deck to my Hand as long as the combined level of those Monsters don't surpass the combined levels of the destroyed Monsters, which is 12. I add Entermate Silver Claw, Entermate Turn Toad, and Entermate Whip Viper." Yuto added his desired Monsters to his hand.

"He can Pendulum Summon now!" Ayu noted.

"I, using the Scale 3 Entermate Turn Toad, and the Scale 8 Timegazer, set the Pendulum Scale. With this, I'm able to simultaneously Summon multiple Monsters whose levels are between 4 and 7." Yuto explained as his pendant started glowing blue. "Swing, Pendulum of my Soul, carve an arc of destruction across the ether." A big Pendulum appeared between Turn Toad and Timegazer, who were floating in the air. The Pendulum started swaying with Yuto's chant. "Pendulum Summon! Come forth, my Monster servants!" 2 beams of light came from the portal below the big Pendulum. "First, from my hand, Entermate Silver Claw, then, Entermate, Entermate Whip Viper."

Silver Claw: Level 4, 1800 Atk, 700 Def

Whip Viper: Level 4, 1700 Atk, 900 Def

"What is he going to do?!" Gongenzaka looked at the Field, not knowing what Yuto is going to do.

"Don't tell me…" Yuzu widened her eyes.

"I, using the level 4 Entermate Silver Claw, and Entermate Whip Viper, construct the Overlay Network!" Yuto's Monsters went into a portal. A dark light emitted from the portal. "Formed from pitch-black darkness, to fight those foolish enough to oppose it with its treacherous fangs! Now, descend! Xyz Summon! Rank 4! Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon!" Dark Rebellion spread out its wings and roared to the skies behind Yuto.

"W-what is this?! A Pendulum Summon into an Xyz Summon?" Nico almost dropped his mic.


At the observatory

"Why does he have Dark Rebellion!?" Shun asked in anger.

"That's the dragon from last night!" Nakajima pointed out the obvious.


Back to the Duel

"I activate Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon's effect! By detaching an overlay unit, until the end of the turn, he can half the attack of a level 5 or higher Monster you control. Then, Dark Rebellion gains the lost amount!" Dark Rebellion shocked Idaten with electricity, weakening the Monster. "I can detach another overlay unit to use the effect again! Treason Discharge!"

Idaten: 3600-900 Atk

Dark Rebellion: 2500-5200 Atk

"5200 Attack?!" Kachidoki's hand started shaking in fear.

"Battle. I attack Idaten the Star of Supreme Victory with Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon." Dark Rebellion flew towards Idaten.

"Idaten's effect activates! If it battles a Monster with a lower level, that Monster's Attack becomes 0!" Kachidoki activated his Monster's effect out of desperation.

"Xyz Monsters do not possess levels. Therefore, the effect is nullified." Yuto reminded Kachidoki. However, Kachidoki didn't seem to know this.

"What?! If they don't possess levels then isn't their level 0?!" Kachidoki questioned in fear.

"Rebellious Lightning Disobey!" Yuto's voice echoed as Dark Rebellion's fangs started surging with electricity. The dragon stabbed Idaten and unintentionally hit Kachidoki with it's foot, sending him backward. Kachidoki yelled in pain as he was knocked to the ground.

Kachidoki: 4000-0 Lp

The Action Field disappeared as Dark Rebellion also disappeared.

"Th-the winner is S-sakaki Yuya…" Nico Smiley softly declared, still in surprise on what just happened.

Shuzo looked around to see that the audience wasn't happy, and that they had looks of fear on their face. He started to clap. "G-good job Yuya…"

"I got so scared...I got the shivers…" Futoshi whispered.

"Yuya-oniichan…" Ayu said the name of her friend in concern.

"He seems like a completely different person." Tatsuya pointed out.

Yuto closed his eyes and clutched his head, when he opened his eyes, the Field Magic was gone. He saw Kachidoki lying on the ground.

"Kachidoki! Are you alright?" Yuto asked in concern. Kachidoki may have assaulted him and Yaiba, but he was still a person who was currently hurt. He held out a hand to Kachidoki, but to his surprise, he smacked the hand away. Kachidoki bowed towards the audience, or rather, his principal. It was at this moment Yuto noticed the quiet audience. He looked around to see looks of fear and confusion on everyone's faces, anything but smiles.

"What the hell...did I do…?"


Card Catalog

Phantom Knights Stalemate Trap: Until the end of the turn, neither player takes damage equal to or less than the Monster with the highest Attack on the Field. During either player's turn, you can banish this Card, no Monsters on either player's Fields can be destroyed.

Sacrifice for Reinforcement Action Magic (Yay! First OC Action Magic Card thing a mijigy): You can destroy any amount of Monsters on your Field or in your Hand, as long as the total level of those Monsters doesn't surpass 12. Then, you can add any amount of Monsters from your Deck to your Hand whose levels don't surpass the total level of the Monsters destroyed.


Finished!

Dang! It's been 7 days since I last posted. I meant to post 2 days ago, but I was too lazy to. Sorry about that.

Anyways, most of this chapter is the same. So, I decided to make the Duel a bit different to make it up to you guys.

Anyways, without further ado, here is the preview.

Depressed from how he hurt Kachidoki in their Duel, Yuto feels like giving up. However, in her Duel, Yuzu tries to show Yuto to never give up. Meanwhile, Reiji meets a mysterious girl and Duels a mysterious man.

Cybresamurai: Either Yuya or Yuzu is going to convince Yuto to use Fusion. Maybe both.

Matrixnis: They might get a rematch in the future. Mirror Force, destroys? I know that. But the effect of Mirror Force is it destroys all Attack Position Monsters. You might have read it wrong, because when I read this, I looked back on the chapter and I'm pretty sure I said destroys Attack Position Monsters. So, if you could give me some clarity on that would be great. What's wrong with the wig? It gives him power. You see, that's how Yuya gained Pendulum Cards, it wasn't the Pendulum, it was all the hair! XD So, if he wears the wig, it will give him power, not as much as Yuya though! All jokes aside, yes, I have a plan for the boys. I'm not doing a fricking episode 148 where they stay as one for the rest of their lives. Well, in Yuto's case, he doesn't have a life since he is technically dead but who am I to judge? Same thing with Fu-I mean Yugo and Yuri, they will have their bodies back at some point. Yes, I have read Nox's Moonlight Sorrow. I might have to go reread that, all I remember is that it was really good.

Mekyaku: Also, Yuya's voice is very different from Yuto's. Yuto's is more deep. So, making it go higher could put a strain on his throat or something like that. Yuto can fight, but the thing is he doesn't want to hurt anyone. But as seen in the chapter, if provoked, he will resort to fighting. Anyways, I might consider making Raging appear in Synchro. Still unlikely though.

Knightdragon: I was kind of thinking of literally fusing Dark Rebellion and Odd Eyes using Fusion Summon, but that thing would go with Odd Eyes and Starve Venom better. I laughed when you said the kung fu guy, just going to be honest. :)

Rgriffin8999: By abridged do you mean like what Little Kuriboh does? Because when it comes to humor, I have to tone it down since they are in a war, but there will be little pieces of humor sometimes.

Anyways, that's all for now guys.

Hope you guys enjoyed the chapter.

Take care, goodbye!