If Hiragi Yuzu would have been told at the time of the Miami Championship that she was going to Duel a machine who brutally beat Gongenzaka to near death, she would merely scoff and call it nonsense.
Now...scoffing would not be such a good idea.
She already knew his reason for being here. Roget wanted her, Serena, and Ruri. The other two were occupied and there was no way Academia was going to let Yuzu's counterparts be captured right in front of their eyes.
Yuzu herself was the unfortunate counterpart, and had to Duel Sergey.
The pink-haired girl gulped, putting on a brave face in front of the mindless android, holding up her Duel Disk. This action prompted Sergey to do the same.
As things were now, if he tried to flat out try and capture her, she would just keep dodging. And eventually, reinforcements of Academia would come and try to defeat him, jeopardizing his mission. Recklessness and failure were the two things that were not an option.
"Please give me a beautiful Duel. Just like the big man and entertainer."
Yuzu's lips parted, shivering slightly as the image of Gongenzaka and Tokumatsu's bodies appeared in her head. She activated her Duel Disk. If she was going to end up like that along with being captured, then she should at least go out fighting!
"DUEL!" The female and the machine yelled in unison.
"It's my turn first!" Yuzu declared immediately, claiming the first turn as she drew five Cards from her Deck. "I Summon Melodious Diva Canon from my Hand!"
Canon: Level 4, 1400 Atk, 2000 Def
"I use Canon's special effect! Once per turn, I can change her Battle Position! I switch her from Attack Position to Defense Position." The Melodious user adjusted her Card so it was facing horizontally, with Canon following the action by taking a defensive stance. "I then set three Cards and end my turn."
Yuzu has never once seen an expression on Sergey's face other than one of sadism before. He was always so emotionless.
Which was why she was shocked when she saw Sergey give a disappointed glare towards her, sending a chill down her spine just by staring at him.
"That was a most pitiful performance." Sergey actually insulted his opponent, another thing that never happened in his two other Duels.
He's trying to make me lose focus by catching me off guard with his sudden banter and emotions. I'm not falling for it though! Yuzu thought to herself, returning the glare Sergey had glued to his face, though it had literally no effect on him.
"My turn, draw! I activate the Field Magic Card Earthbound Tundra!" Upon the activation of the Card, a purple gleaming light erupted from the ground, enclosing itself around Sergey and Yuzu, secluding them from the outside.
Yuzu attempted to run out, but was too late to react. At this point, she could not run even though she wanted to.
She was aware that even without an Action Field, Duelists of the Synchro Dimension could make their Cards and Monsters do actual damage. That also meant that in this case, Yuzu could actually feel the hedges. And thus, could not escape, as there was no space big enough for her to fit in.
"With this, neither of us can Summon a Monster in Defense Position and Attack Position Monsters can't change their battle position! Next, if there is a Card in my Field Zone, I am allowed to Special Summon this Card! Appear, Earthbound Prisoner Stone Sweeper!" Sergey slammed the Card onto his Duel Disk with emotion spewing out from the very sound.
Stone Sweeper: Level 5, 1600 Atk, 1600 Def
"Next, I Summon the Tuner Earthbound Prisoner Line Walker!"
Line Walker: Level 3, 800 Atk, 1100 Def
"A Tuner…" Yuzu whispered, quickly taking a glance at her set Card, hoping that the Monster Sergey was Summoning wasn't going to be too strong.
"I tune the Level 5 Stone Sweeper with the Level 3 Tuner Monster Line Walker! Revive from the depths of the earth. Gigantic beast with wings of punishment! Synchro Summon! Come forth! Level 8! Earthbound Servant Geo Gryphon!"
Geo Gryphon: Level 8, 2500 Atk, 1500 Def
"It's the same Synchro Monster from that one match…" Yuzu murmured, looking at the unusual grin that Sergey was wearing at the moment.
"Beautiful." Was all he said before declaring battle, "Geo Gryphon! Attack Melodious Diva Canon!"
Yuzu had no choice but to watch as her Monster was blown to bits of by an energy blast formed by Geo Gryphon.
"I set two Cards and end my turn." Sergey finished, setting his dead eyes into Yuzu's soul.
The girl did her best to ignore this blank look and gazed down at her Deck. She made a silent prayer that her Cards would respond to her calls and drew a Card. She let out whatever bit of a smile she could muster under the current situation and played her drawn Card.
"Dance to the stage, Melodious Songstress Soprano!"
Soprano: Level 4, 1400 Atk, 1400 Def
"I activate her Monster effect! Using this Card and other Cards either on my Field or in the Hand, I can perform a Fusion Summon! I fuse Soprano with Melodious Diva Opera!" Yuzu thrusted her hand into the air as she began to recite a chant. "Supreme prodigy! Noble resonance! The flutter of angel wings! By the guidance of the baton, assemble your power. Fusion Summon! Now on stage, the song of passion! Melodious Floral Saint Bloom Prima!"
Bloom Prima: Level 7, 1900 Atk, 2000 Def
Yuzu stepped forward, confidently throwing her hand to her Monster as it gained a yellow aura.
"Bloom Prima on its Summon gains 300 Attack for each Monster used as Material! There were two! So, Bloom Prima gains 600 Attack!"
Bloom Prima: 1900-2500 Atk
The two Monsters were now on even ground. The eyes of the winged animal met the eyes of Yuzu's Monster. Neither backed down and made sure to display their boldness, attempting to outdo each other.
These attempts made no significance at all other than to show that the Monsters were currently equal.
Yuzu sent flares of anger towards Sergey through the tight staring contest their eyes engaged them subconsciously.
Yuzu didn't forget how Gongenzaka looked after being defeated. It was the worst state she had ever seen someone be in. And she did not want to go through her life going forward knowing that she couldn't beat the scumbag that beat one of her best friends ruthlessly.
"I'll get a good hit in for you, Gongenzaka." Yuzu proclaimed quietly, looking down at the ground, eyes closed. She then spoke with a higher volume, "I end my turn."
What followed next was a long wave of silence between the two Duelists. This sudden pause in pace left Yuzu very perplexed. She took a good look at Sergey and saw that he saw just standing there, looking up in the sky.
Her eyes were so fixed on his head that she didn't notice the violent trembling in his right hand.
"Not beautiful…" He mused quietly. "Why...Why must you ruin the beauty of this Duel with your...your...incompetence and hesitation? I…"
He brought his head down, eyes level with Yuzu's, focusing deeper. As if he was trying to peer into her soul and read her thoughts and feelings.
The very sight of it was enough to send chills up and down the Melodious user's spine.
"I must rid the world of such an unsightly weakness as the one that you show me right now. It is my turn now. I draw! Battle!"
"What?! You're declaring battle?!" Yuzu cried out of shock, expecting Sergey to end his turn or at least bring something else to the Field.
"A world cannot be complete and beautiful with conquest, war, and battle. Simple peace and harmony cannot exist without a dose of bloodshed. Try and tell me different! After all, I've been to Hell and back." The Android said cryptically, spreading his fingers out as he continued, "Geo Gryphon, attack her Monster!"
Sergey's Monster let out a roar as a light green ball formed in its mouth. On the other side of the Field, Bloom Prima merely began to sing her heart out.
Reacting quickly, Yuzu revealed one of her facedown Cards, "Quick-Play, activate! De-Fusion! I return Bloom Prima to the Extra Deck and Special Summon her Materials!" She let out a sigh of relief. Now she had at least had protection on her side.
Unfortunately, Sergey had other plans for Bloom Prima.
He clicked a button on his Duel Disk, revealing a set Card of his own. "Counter Trap, Earthbound Spell Sealer! If you activate a Magic Card while I control a face-up Field Magic Card, I can negate the activation of your Card an destroy it!"
Yuzu could only watch in horror as her activated Card turned a dull gray before crumbling to pieces, prompting both attacks to continue.
The ensuing shockwaves from Bloom Prima's voice colliding with the beam of green light from Geo Gryphon destroyed both Monsters.
Before Yuzu could process what had just happened, Sergey played his second facedown right after both Monsters were vanquished.
"Trap Card, Earthbound Reincarnation! This Card has two effects that work under two different situations. I'll be using the first! If an Earthbound Servant Synchro Monster I control is destroyed, I can Special Summon it's Materials from the Graveyard!"
Yuzu grunted in response. She watched with sharp eyes as Earthbound Prisoners Line Walker and Stone Sweeper were brought back to the Field in Defense Position.
"Now here comes the next part of my Card! If I am able, I can Fusion Summon a Monster from my Extra Deck with its effects negated using the Special Summoned Monsters as Materials!"
The image of a purple-lined, black bodied behemoth popped into Yuzu's mind. It was going to be the same Monster that was summoned against that Tokumatsu guy.
Sure, Sergey could have just been Summoning a different Fusion Monster. But Yuzu had a hunch. A hunch that she fully believed to be true.
From Sergey's chant, Yuzu got her answer.
"Prisoner that crawls across the earth. Become one with the prisoner that walks the path of execution and become a gigantic beast that delivers out punishment! Fusion Summon! Come forth! Level 8! Earthbound Servant Geo Kraken!"
A wave of discomfort flowed through Yuzu's body as erupting from the ground, the same Fusion Monster that played a huge role in Tokumatsu's defeat towered over Yuzu.
A loud moaning sound could be heard from the creature, looking down on the pink-haired girl as if she was an ant, and it, was a God.
Geo Kraken: Level 8, 2800 Atk, 1200 Def
"Now! My beautiful beast, attack her directly!" Sergey called out to his Monster as one of its big tentacles flew right for Yuzu, who in a rush, activated her Trap.
"I activate Fusion Cycle! I get to Special Summon a Monster from your Grave that was used as Fusion Material this turn in Attack Position! Furthermore, the Summoned Monster cannot be destroyed by battle for this turn as well. I revive the Tuner Monster Earthbound Prisoner Line Walker!"
A portal opened in front of Sergey. Line Walker floated out and teleported to Yuzu's Field, taking an immediate battle position. Only for it to. Get smacked by one of Geo Kraken's tentacles.
A gust of wind blew at Yuzu's body as she let out a scream. She sunk her feet into the ground in order to not fall to the ground. She was strong, and she wasn't going to just drop dead to the floor and make herself look weak!
Yuzu: 4000-2000 LP
Alright...I managed to avoid some damage. And now I've got a Tuner Monster on my Field. Now, I just need to draw the right Monster…Yuzu thought to herself, looking down at her Deck.
"Interesting...using my own Monster as a means to survive. Very interesting indeed. It seems I can learn something from this Duel after all." Sergey lips curved into a wide, malicious smirk. "I end my turn. Now, come at me, Hiragi Yuzu!"
Yuzu formed a fist with her hand, "I'm not letting myself be thrown aside anymore! I will defeat you! My turn, draw!" She gave her drawn Card a hard glance...before releasing a smile of gratitude.
Thank you, my Deck!
She directed her attention to Sergey, showing him a determined expression. She placed her drawn Card onto her Duel Disk. A bright white flash of light later and a new Monster joined Line Walker on Yuzu's Field.
"I Summon Melodious Diva Sonata!"
Sonata: Level 3, 1200 Atk, 1000 Def
"I tune the Level 3 Sonata with your Line Walker! Synchro Summon! Appear! Level 6! Melodious Floral Saint Cadence!" Yuzu threw her hand into the air as her Monster appeared in a brilliant flash of green light.
Floral Saint Cadence: Level 6, 2000 Atk, 1500 Def
Suddenly, Yuzu took a glance at the sky. She didn't know why, but she just did. Something inside her told her to do so.
In the sky, she saw pitch black clouds settling in along with a hole beginning to form.
Yuzu looked down at her wrist to see her bracelet glowing. She paled immediately. Now something was definitely wrong. The bracelet only glowed when it something big was happening. And that big thing always seemed to involve Yuya, Yuto, and Yugo.
And now that she thought about it, perhaps that Yuri guy was involved as well, seeing that he had the same face as the other three boys she befriended over this entire adventure.
No matter what was happening, she had to finish this quick!
A sudden anticipation and fear grew inside Yuzu at that moment. No. There was another reason why she wanted to finish this. She just had a feeling. Maybe Yuya was…
She shoved those thoughts to the side, returning her attention to her Monster.
"Battle! Floral Saint Cadence, attack Earthbound Servant Geo Kraken!" Yuzu's Monster charged, followed by an explanation of her effect. "Cadence's effect activates! When she attacks a Monster, her attack rises by half the amount of the attacked Monster until the end of the turn!"
Sergey narrowed his eyes. "Geo Kraken holds 2800 Attack in its possession…"
"Thus, Cadence gains 1400 Attack!" Yuzu finished for her enemy.
Floral Saint Cadence: 2000-3400 Atk
"The attack continues!" Yuzu declared as her Monster opened her mouth, releasing multiple high notes that shattered the Earthbound Servant into pieces.
"Kgh!" Sergey grunted as he received damage. However, a grin was plastered on his face while he took said damage.
Sergey: 4000-3400 LP
"I end my turn." Yuzu concluded with a small smile, slightly more confident now. "At this moment, Cadence's battle effect ends, and her attack returns to normal."
Floral Saint Cadence: 3400-2000 Atk
As the Duel went on, Roget, who was watching the Duel from Sergey's perspective thanks to a device he planted inside him, seethed with rage.
He gripped his fist, having a strong desire to bring someone to his office just so he could punch them in the face and put them through every horrific method of torture in his mind.
At the rate this was going Sergey was going to lose.
The blond dictator narrowed his eyes, "There's only one way for Sergey to have a chance at winning at this point."
Using his ultimate Card would potentially cause severe damage to Sergey, but Roget didn't care anymore. Sergey would survive. And he could always be repaired.
At this point, all he needed was Hiragi Yuzu captive to be used as a bargaining chip.
"Sergey!" The furious man screamed at the top of his lungs, his heart racing to the finish line out of fear for its safety. "USE THE CARD NOW! I DON'T CARE IF IT MAKES YOU VANISH FROM EXISTENCE! JUST USE IT!"
The voice was so loud that Yuzu could actually hear it from Sergey's faintly.
"Yes...Roget-sama." Was all Sergey said in response. It's all he could say. Roget was his master. And as a result, he had to obey. Disrespecting him could lead to serious consequences.
Yuzu could see through this like glass. So that's it…
"All for my master, Roget-sama! I will defeat you here and now!" Sergey bellowed, putting in more emotion than ever before. "My turn, draw!"
Sergey's red eye glowed brightly. So brightly it reflected off Yuzu's eyes like the sun.
"I can only activate this Card by paying 1000 life points! By paying this cost, I activate the Magic Card Earthbound Grave Fusion!" Sergey let out a loud groan of pain, as if the cost was actually burning him as if he touched fire.
Sergey: 3400-2400 LP
"With this Card, I can banish Fusion Materials from my Graveyard in order to Fusion Summon a Monster to my Field!"
Yuzu let out a gasp as she saw the images of Sergey's Synchro and Fusion Monster rise and disappear in the span of five seconds.
"Gigantic beast with wings of punishment! Gigantic beast that deals out punishment! Become one and rise from the depths of the underground! Fusion Summon! Come forth! Level 10! Earthbound Servant Geo Glasya-Labolas!"
Sergey's voice echoed through the air as his body began burn with a red tint, steam flowing out of his body as he slammed the Fusion Monster onto his Duel Disk.
CRASH!
Erupting from the ground in a cloud of dark smoke was a dark purple winged-beast with red markings on its body, devil horns, and red nails.
Geo Glasya-Labolas: Level 10, 3000 Atk, 1800 Def
Sergey froze. His body began to shake violently as he let out an ear-piercing scream.
He clutched his head as dropped to his knees. Yuzu could only watch with a horrified expression on her face as she saw the man writhe in pain. Despite being her enemy, Yuzu actually felt bad for her opponent a little bit.
Once again, the loud voice of Roget rang in Sergey's ear. "HURRY UP, SERGEY! BEFORE YOU BLOW YOUR FUSE!"
Electricity crackled around Sergey's body as the screaming came to an abrupt halt. The Android let go of his head, planting a foot hard into the ground, slowly beginning to rise to his feet.
"Beautiful…" He muttered. "This Monster...so beautiful…" He made direct eye contact with Yuzu, letting the girl see bloodshot eyes, causing her to freeze in place out of fear. "BATTLE! NOW, GO! GEO GLASYA-LABOLAS, ATTACK HER MONSTER AND FINISH THIS!"
Yuzu paused as Sergey's Monster charged, "And finish this?"
Her confusion was wiped away when she heard Sergey's voice again.
"WHEN GEO GLASYA-LABOLAS BATTLES A FUSION OR SYNCHRO MONSTER WHILE THERE IS A CARD FACE UP IN THE FIELD ZONE, THEN I CAN REDUCE THAT MONSTER'S ATTACK TO 0!"
"No way!" Yuzu lost her breath in that moment, glancing at her Monster who slumped down from a drainage of strength.
Floral Saint Cadence: 2000-0 Atk
Yuzu snapped out of her stupor, clicking her Duel Disk one last time to reveal her final facedown Card.
"I activate the Trap Card, Melodious Backup Duet! First off, if a Melodious Monster I control would be destroyed by battle, I can halve the damage I take!"
As she spoke, Sergey's ultimate Monster slammed right into Cadence, destroying her. The ensuing shock wave threw Yuzu off her feet.
"KYAAAAAH!" She screamed as she fell to the ground with a loud thud.
Yuzu: 2000-500 LP
"Such persistence…" Sergey began before clenching his fist as he winced, "Is unsightly! Just lie down and let me have a beautiful ending already!"
"..."
No sudden movement came from Yuzu.
Sergey scowled, "ARE YOU GIVING UP?! GET UP! GIVE ME SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR! SOMETHING TO ENJOY!" With the way he was screaming, one could assume that Sergey had lost his mind.
Finally, a small cough escaped Yuzu's lips. And then, movement. First her right foot hit the ground to support herself, followed by her hands pushing her off the ground and making her rise.
Despite the pain in her back, she was not going to let up.
"I'm not done just yet…" She stood up, slightly hunched over with an eye shut as she stared Sergey down. "I'm not going to go back on my word...I will find my friend. And until I do…" She opened her eye, sharpening her gaze while yelling, "I can't allow myself to fall!"
Sergey raised an eyebrow of utter confusion. This concept was completely foreign to him. To resolve oneself based on the good fortune of others. Up until now, he has only fought for himself. Sure, he served Roget, but the things he did wasn't for Roget.
It was just for him, Sergey Volkov.
Needless to say, the white-haired man was intrigued. However, this only brought more confusion. And this confusion only brought more anger.
Sergey's vitals began to go off the charts. From Roget's point of view, Sergey could burst at any moment.
Intrigued further by his opponents persistence, he probed her for a question, "Why?"
Yuzu was confused, and for good reason.
"Why what?"
"Why do you fight so hard? And for the sake of another at that. What is that keeps you going, that keeps you fighting for that person?" Sergey questioned the girl with a blank, flat tone.
The first couple of seconds following that was filled with dead silence. So much so that Sergey thought he would never get an answer, especially since he was asking his enemy of all people.
Until…
"I fight for others...because it's the right thing to do. Supporting each other through the darkest times, that's what humans do. My friend, Sakaki Yuya...for all of my life he's been walking forward, while I looked at his back. Now, I fear that his path has been twisted. I...I don't want his dreams to die! So this time, I'll with him! Holding his hand, and guiding him back to where he needs to be! That's why I fight for him, because he's one of my precious friends!"
Sergey's arms were left hanging at his side as he grit his teeth. No. This only confused him even more.
Why? Why was this concept so hard to grasp?!
His anger only began to rise more, as he was subject to Yuzu talking even more.
"The same goes for Gongenzaka. You mercilessly beat him...seeing that happen...I cannot forgive you for what happened to him! That's why I WILL win! So I can find Yuya, and help regain Gongenzaka's honor!"
She thrusted her hand out, "The next effect of Melodious Backup Duet! When the Monster targeted for an attack is destroyed, I get to add two Melodious Monsters from my Deck to my Hand!"
Yuzu removed her Deck from her Disk in order to manually search through it. She scanned through, trying to find any Cards that could help her out.
She scanned again and again, and was starting to lose hope until she realized something…
There were some new Cards in her Deck. And her ace Monster Mozart had been redesigned. These Cards had a split of an orange and green color, with a blue and red diamond with a number below. She immediately recognized the Cards…
These are Pendulum Cards. But why do I have them? Yuzu wondered. She shook her head vigorously. Now was not the time to lose focus! She had a chance, and here was the time to take it. These two shall suffice…
"I add Melodious Maestra Beethoven and Melodious Diva Viola to my Hand!"
"Pendulum?" Sergey muttered under his breath before speaking up, "I was underneath impression that you could do no such thing. How is it that you are able to now?"
"It's a blessing from Yuya!" Was all that Yuzu replied with.
"I set a Card and end my turn." Sergey concluded, choosing not to press on with how Yuzu got Pendulum at the moment.
"My turn…" Yuzu placed her hand on her Deck and closed her eyes.
I know I keep asking this of you…but please, Deck! Heed my calls! For Yuya and a Gongenzaka!
"I draw!" Yuzu eyed her drawn Card and let out a small gasp of happiness. She examined the changed Card closer to see its effects. After a couple of seconds she nodded and sent Sergey a look of victory. "It seems I've won."
"Tch!" Sergey grunted, clutching his head as he felt a wave of pain rush through him. He ignored it however, and kept going on. "Incredible…" He let out a smirk of satisfaction, "Out of all my opponents thus far, you seem to be the strongest. For that, I congratulate you. However, my beauty in this Duel with prevail and shine!"
"Let's do this." Yuzu encouraged herself before holding up two of the Pendulum Cards, "I set the Pendulum Scale using the Scale 2 Melodious Maestra Beethoven and the Scale 9 Melodious Diva Viola!"
The newly invigorated girl swiped the two Cards on each end of her Duel Disk. The word 'Pendulum' played across her Disk as her new Monsters rose to the top of two blue columns.
"With this, I can Special Summon Monsters with Levels from 3 to 8! Swing! Pendulum of my soul! Carve an arc of light across the ether! Pendulum Summon! Appear, my Monster! Melodious Pendulum Maestra Prodigy Mozart!"
The redesigned version of Yuzu's ace Monster appeared. In appearance, the Monster looked nearly identical to the original, with a few small differences. The biggest being the yellow on Mozart's dress now being a slightly dark shade of blue, topping it off with silver lining her wings instead of yellow.
Pendulum Maestra Prodigy Mozart: Level 8, 2600 Atk, 2000 Def
"I activate the effect of Prodigy Mozart! Once per turn, I can Special Summon a Melodious Monster from my Hand, Deck, or Graveyard! I bring back my Floral Saint Cadence!" Yuzu exclaimed, flipping her hair as she gazed at Sergey with a focused and determined look on her mug.
Mozart held her baton to an empty space next to her. After a small twinkle, Cadence reappeared in mint condition as if it was never destroyed.
"I activate the Pendulum effect of Melodious Maestra Beethoven!" Yuzu continued, "Once per turn, I can target a Monster I control! The targeted Monster can attack as many times as the amount of Monsters I control! On the down side, none of the other Monsters currently on my Field can attack when I use this effect. The Monster I choose is Prodigy Mozart!"
As she spoke, Sergey directed his gaze to his facedown Card. He then looked at Prodigy Mozart and said, "That Monster is not strong enough to fight with the likes my Geo Glasya-Labolas!"
"That's where you're wrong!" Yuzu said before declaring battle. "I attack with Melodious Pendulum Maestra Prodigy Mozart!" Her Monster flew into the air, pointing her baton at Geo Glasya-Labolas. "Prodigy Mozart's additional effect! Once per turn, if she battles with a Monster you control, I can increase her Attack by the Level of another Melodious Monster I control times 200 until the end of the turn!"
The only other Melodious Monster Yuzu had was Cadence. Cadence's Level was 6. As a result, Prodigy Mozart gains 1200 Attack.
Prodigy Mozart: 2600-3800 Atk
"Continue your attack, Prodigy Mozart! Graceful Wave Burst!"
Green shockwaves were released from Mozart's baton. They enveloped Sergey's Monster and easily destroyed it. The man was also hit by the shockwaves and let out a grunt of pain as a result.
Sergey: 2400-1600 LP
Sergey widened his eyes before beginning to scream in pain, an action that caught Yuzu completely off guard.
From his office, Roget slammed his fist on his leg. He let out an angry hiss. Not from the pain, but from Sergey's condition.
"He's reaching critical mass! If this goes on any longer, he'll die!" He clicked a button in order to reach out to Sergey. "Sergey! Retreat from this Duel immediately!"
His response was in the form of more screaming. And after a few moments, Roget's patience ran out. He slammed his finger onto another button, activating a chip in Sergey, and controlling him temporarily.
"If you won't leave by yourself, I'll make you!"
Back with the two Duelists, Yuzu thrusted her hand forward while shouting, "Prodigy Mozart, attack Sergey directly and end this Duel!"
Sergey would have used his facedown to survive, but thanks to Roget's interference, that's not what happened. What happened was that Roget made Sergey immediately take out his Deck from his Duel Disk.
He forcefully left the Duel and proceeded to dodge Prodigy Mozart's second attack.
Crouching down, Sergey thrusted himself off the ground with great force, successfully fleeing from the Duel and ending it in a No Result.
Yuzu watched in awe as the towering menace named Sergey Volkov, fled as fast as he could.
She shook her head. No, now was not the time to be daydreaming! Yuzu looked around at everyone else's Duels.
This wasn't over yet…
Card Catalog
Earthbound Reincarnation, Trap: Activate this Card if a Fusion or Synchro Earthbound Monster is destroyed, activate one of the two effects based on the type of Monster destroyed. * If the destroyed Monster was a Synchro Monster, then Special Summon its Materials from the Graveyard. Then, if you can, Fusion Summon a Monster with its effect negated using the Special Summoned Monsters as Materials. * If the destroyed Monster was a Fusion Monster, then Special Summon its Materials from the Graveyard. Then, if you can, Synchro Summon a Monster with its effect negated using the Special Summoned Monsters as Materials.
Earthbound Grave Fusion, Magic: You must pay 1000 life points to activate this Card. Fusion Summon an Earthbound Monster by banishing Materials from your Graveyard.
Melodious Backup Duet, Trap: If a Melodious Monster you control would be destroyed by battle, halve the damage you take. Then, when your Monster is destroyed, add two Melodious Monsters from your Deck to your Hand.
Melodious Maestra Beethoven: Level 6, 2200 Atk, 1200 Def, Fairy, Light, Scale 2: Pendulum Effect: Once per turn, you can target a Monster you control. That Monster gets to attack equal to the amount of Monsters you control. For the rest of this, the rest of your Monsters cannot attack. Monster Effect: Once per turn, target Monster you control, that target gets to attack equal to the amount of Monsters you control. Other Monsters you control cannot attack for the rest of the turn.
Melodious Diva Viola: Level 4, 1400 Atk, 800 Def, Fairy, Light, Scale 9: Pendulum Effect: Melodious Fusion Monsters you control cannot be destroyed by Card effects. Monster Effect: During your Main Phase, select a Fusion Monster in your Graveyard and banish this Card. Then, Special Summon the targeted Monster.
Melodious Pendulum Maestra Prodigy Mozart, Fairy, Light, Scale 4: Pendulum Effect: Once per turn, you can Special Summon a Melodious Monster from your Hand, Deck, or Graveyard. All Melodious Monsters you control gain 500 Attack. Monster Effect: Once per turn, you can Special Summon a Melodious Monster from your Hand, Deck, or Graveyard. Once per turn, if this Card battles an opponent's Monster, target another Melodious Monster on the Field. Increase this Card's Attack by the targeted Monster's Level times 200 until the end of the turn.
Alright people! I decided to give a treat and not contradict a previous statement, something which I am very infamous for. I said Yuzu vs Sergey would only be one chapter and I intended to keep my word on that.
I changed Prodigy Mozart to a Pendulum Monster for the record because for Yuzu's original boss Monster before she learned Fusion, it was heavily underwhelming and it was really only good as a 2600 beater. So I decided to buff it a little bit. (Hey If Odd Eyes Dragon can turn from the worst 2500 Attack protagonist ace Monster to a fucking somewhat viable Pendulum Card then Yuzu can do this too).
Now, the more I thought about it, while Yuzu does need a good win, and I badly wanted to make Sergey lose, having him lose here isn't the best idea. If Sergey's next Duel wasn't going to happen, I would definitely have Yuzu win here. And even then, Yuzu still would have won this Duel despite the fact that Sergey had a facedown to survive another turn.
So hopefully, this Duel with Yuzu at least satisfied you people.
Now at last, the final two Duels. Ruri vs Barrett and Yuto vs Darkness. The first Duel is going to be a bitch to do because it's fucking Barrett. One of those characters I'll have to brainstorm Cards out of my ass for barely having over 10 shown Cards.
If I don't do these next two Duels in one chapter, Ruri vs Barrett will be next.
Neonecrodarkman: But-But-But dude, y-y-you don't understand. I-It was a o-one month g-gap. Lol, but for the record, that comparison between Togashi and me is kind of insulting. Don't compare Togashi's work to this garbage heap lol.
Heart of the mem: About the calendar thing, I don't have a schedule when writing. I just write when I feel like/when I have time.
Bridgey: To be fair, Yuri was not only feared like Aki was, but he used dark evil not-so-stellar plants as well. And yes, from now on, I'm gonna try to stop those stopping a Duel and fully completing it...unless I want to do a cliffhanger or something.
Skadi: I said at some point that the Cards in this fic will have their anime effects unless 1. I change/alter their effect to the real life version, 2. A Card has no anime counterpart, so I have to use the real life version. Other than that, every Card will have their anime effect and conditions unless I see fit to change it. The anime condition for Summoning Starve Venom does not have the Token restriction that the real life version has.
Guest: Like I said with Skadi, I'm using the anime version of the effects. And Black Sheep's return effect only works if it's used as a Fusion Material while on the Field in the anime version. If I was using the real life version of Black Sheep, then yes, you would be correct.
DG: You could just post them in the review, but then again, that could be annoying. I don't really have any other ways to think of. But just keep in mind, I might not use the Cards you post. I'll take them into consideration, yes, but the chances of me using them aren't 100%.
Funny, this chapter felt much longer than it actually was.
Anyways, with that done, it's time to close out this chapter.
I hope you all have a nice day or night, depending on where you are from and when you're reading this.
Take care, goodbye!
