Ulrich362: Well, this is an unexpected addition to our series but well... stranger things have happened right Bopdog?
bopdog111: Yeah there sure are. As you all know VRAINS came after Arc-V so you might be wondering why Link Summoning is getting included. Some fics had done Link Summoning for Arc-V fics in the past like the fic, 'The Fifth Circuit', and we are doing our own version of it. But first some things to address before then.
Ulrich362: True, what things will those be Bopdog?
bopdog111:
1. As this series uses all the methods but Pendulum, we will also be doing that. In case you all get worried, it doesn't really change anything as Link Summoning doesn't really exist most of the time over so the Fusion Dimension or Declan is unaware of it.
2. Like in all our previous VRAINS fics there will be no Ai arc, that arc is just plain terrible full of rushed plot points, and the death of a character who absolutely didn't deserve it. This also means none of the Ignis will be killed but the Ignis Warfare arc will still be going on.
3. As with all of the other series there will be new added characters that aren't in the original canon storyline. I can't say they be White Tiger from Chronicles, or Sota/Prince from our VRAINS fics but they will appear at some point.
4. Lastly some of the methods will appear much earlier then in canon since I think Neo Storm Access is really cheap with it's second effect which is really there to counter Bounty Hunter Gore's Anti-Skill, so Playmaker gets Neo Storm Access from the start which allow him access to his other Extra Deck monsters. This doesn't mean he already has the Code Talkers in case you all are worried.
Ulrich362: Exactly, so with that established enjoy the chapter and the fifth part of our Interference series.
Disclaimer: We don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V or Yu-gi-Oh! VRAINS. All rights go their owners, all we own are the OCs.
It was a large area that is being attacked by a group of hackers known as the Knights of Hanoi. The area was known as Cyberse World, the home world of a group of 6 talented beings made of data known as the Ignis living peaceful lives after 5 years from there birth but now suddenly the Knights of Hanoi had found them lead by a young man in a mask named Varis who is unleashing destruction over Cyberse World to destroy the Ignis, and in turn the Cyberse.
Varis himself is a tan-skinned man with yellow eyes without irises or pupils, and black hair with orange and red highlights. His ears are pierced with Egyptian-style earrings with a blue diamond and a gold bullet "token" while wearing a mask with yellow glass and a white casing with a diamond-shaped pattern of white dots with red centers, linked together by a white circle that surrounds a white dot in the center of is forehead that suggests the barrel of a gun raising his arm up declaring. "The Cyberse will be no more!"
He summoned something as it materialized as a red golden mechanical dragon screeching loud. "Cracking Dragon destroy this world!" Emerging from the flames Cracking Dragon flew around the remains of Cyberse World that is under attack while nearby is a large seal like circle with 5 orbs trapping five of the Ignis with one still not captured while they watched unable to do anything to stop it.
"How'd the Knights of Hanoi find us?" questioned a glowing yellow figure struggling in the orb. "He's gonna wipe us out, we have to do something!"
"Do what?" questioned an orange glowing figure. "He's got us trapped."
"But not me." mentioned a black figure with purple lines on his body and yellow eyes as Cracking Dragon flew around. "Because no one can catch this fellow. And I'd mean no-one!" He turned over towards his fellow Ignis. "And since your all tied up at the moment (I mean really? All of you? Embarrassing... anyway,) I'd guess it's up to me, to save the day!"
Unfazed by this Varis nearby commanded over towards Cracking Dragon. "Cracking Dragon, don't let that stray escape!" As the non-captured Ignis moved to get away Cracking Dragon charged forward to attack.
"Watch out!" screamed a blue glowing figure sounding female worried for the freed Ignis.
The free Ignis flew off with Cracking Dragon close behind before breaking out of the sky and turning to see a glowing green orb connected to several white lines and circles as he turned to it.
"Well Cyberse, it was good seeing you." he mentioned as his eyes began glowing and the green orb seemed to pulse before starting to scatter into particles.
"No!" Varis cried seeing that. "That Ignis is cutting off the Cyberse from the rest of the network!"
"He's hiding our world to protect us." a red figure realized.
"But... won't that mean..." a green figure started turning to the red figure. "He can never come home again?"
With the orb fully scattered a part was sealed into the free Ignis as he used his finger to wipe where his nose would be only to notice Cracking Dragon charging at him, and wasn't able to move in time to avoid it's attack. "Uh-oh!" Cracking Dragon chomped him down reducing him to just an eye.
Back at a room Varis appeared over ordering his knights. "Find every fragment of that Ignis! It's the only one who knows the precise location of the Cyberse!" The Ignis' eye floated away to escape leaving a chase happening over for the next half decade.
Five years later in what appeared to be a futuristic city a scan started searching for something looking at a colosseum, a wall of waterfalls with a rainbow, a mountain range, before eventually showing a gargoyle perched on top of a large building where a figure wearing a while cloaked outfit with a large worm with green glowing lights along its body next to him stood opposite a figure obscured by shadow with a humanoid warrior next to him.
"Linkslayer attack! Giga-Claw!"
The humanoid warrior charged in slashing down the worm monster destroying it easily while the white robed figure grunted bracing himself. "You dare to attack the Knights of Hanoi? You have made a fatal mistake!" Unaware to them the Ignis' eye from the few years was seeing the duel from a gargoyle's point of view. "Once you've crossed us, your locked for life!"
"Good." the figure against him stated over as the humanoid figure floated beside him. "Then you'll be seeing a lot more of me. So you've ought to remember this face. Or better yet..." He stepped forward while the rising sun revealed his appearance as a black/gray suited man with yellow hair with a side of it pink, and green eyes while having a yellow stripe on his body. "My name... it's Playmaker."
In an empty white room a young boy with blue and pink hair was standing with his eyes closed as he heard a voice.
"Hey, hey. Wake up." the voice mentioned as the boy seemed to fade before an older version of the boy with his head in his arms opened his eyes revealing they were green.
"Whoa-ho! So it's finally awake!" a big boy that was walking beside him voiced seeing him open his eyes.
"That again Yusaku?" said a voice beside him.
He turned to see a boy with dark green eyes and red hair with an amused smirk on his face. "I was wondering when you would wake up."
Yusaku slowly sat up stating over. "Hey, I had a long night you two."
"Well Yusaku, your gonna have a long stench in detention if the teach catches you through the super boring class!" the boy stated over. This was there classmate Naoki Shima is a budding duelist who hasn't tried the new software Link VRAINS yet though he had wanted to be.
As for the other boy...
"I don't know Shima, Yusaku doesn't snore at least." the boy chuckled, this was a boy named Yuta. He wasn't that great a duelist either... or rather that's what he wanted everyone to think.
"Well instead of books he should've brought a pillow."
"Hey not a bad idea..." Yusaku shrugged over taking the joke seriously.
Not bothered Shima grinned over. "Yeah, I'm full of 'em! Like... my idea to snag this!" He raised his arm showing the two the tablet on his wrist that is supposed to be the newest generation Duel Disk.
"Huh, that's a nice watch." Yusaku commented nonchalantly while Yuta's eyes widened slightly seeing it.
"Wha...? It's a Duel Disk!" Shima told them showing the device to Yusaku who looked at it lazily. "See?"
"Oh yeah... it is one, a new model right?" Yuta asked. "How'd you afford something like that Shima? Does it mean you might actually do that?"
"Well I've lined up for 10 hours so it means, I can try." Yusaku stood up which Shima sees there last generation Duel Disks. "Are those your Duel Disks?" He grinned over. "Dudes it's time for a trade, the things are older than a dinosaur!" A scanning camera was eyeing them from a folded up tablet as Shima explained over towards them. "Mine is loaded with an AI that provides dueling, AND emotional support."
"You are duel-tactular Shima." the AI of the Duel Disk demonstrated with a cringe-filled pun.
"Ten hours, well spent." Yusaku noted as Yuta shuddered from the bad pun.
"While you two still have to load your decks manually, mine downloads cards straight from the SOL Tech cloud's network." Shima explained grinning. "And not only that, I get VIP priority access to the Link VRAINS virtual dueling realm."
He pressed a button on his Duel Disk as images appeared on the screen behind the teacher's desk.
"Here's a live look."
They looked over seeing several duelists facing each other having monsters like Marauding Captain, Digital Bug Corebadge, and multiple Zoodiac monsters.
Interested over Yusaku asked over a question. "So Link VRAINS is where you go to duel Shima?"
Taken aback by what he asked Shima couldn't help the snapping he had done. "Are ya stupid!?"
"Stupid is a forbidden word." Shima's Duel Disk laid an annoying part of it's programming.
"Link VRAINS is where all the top duelists in the world all go to compete!" Shima pointed toward the images explaining what Link VRAINS is towards Yusaku, and Yuta. "You don't just show up there for a duel, you've got to be the best of the best of the best of the best of the best!"
"I see..."
Cupping his chin in admiration Shima couldn't help adding. "And there are two Duelists who's ruling the roost these days! Playmaker, and Zavala!"
"Playmaker and Zavala?" Yusaku asked curiously.
"Oh yeah they're seriously my heroes." Shima smiled. "They're the ones going up against the Knights of Hanoi."
He added over towards them. "Those no-good group of hackers are trying to destroy Link VRAINS!"
"Really?" Yusaku asked interested. "That sounds like quite the job for two men."
"Yeah your telling me. What bout you Yuta?" Shima asked Yuta curiously for his opinion.
"Well, you said that only he best of the best of the best of the best of the best can even go into Link VRAINS so they must be skilled right, and Link VRAINS hasn't been destroyed yet." Yuta answered.
"And like true heroes they keep there identities secret. Oh man, I wish I was there sidekick, we can derrière's the Hanoi's interiors!"
Yusaku only packed his bag. "Have fun." Turning over he told Yuta. "Come on Yuta, isn't it time for work?"
"Oh yeah."
Shima seeing them leave offered over to them. "Hey, hold up, do you two want me to teach you how to duel?"
"Unfortunately, I doubt you'd have the ability to teach us how to duel." Yusaku answered holding up three fingers. "For three reasons. For one, you require support of an AI program to help you duel. And two, you prejudged me by the age of my Duel Disk."
Yuto looked over to watch the interaction.
"Not by my skill or by my cards." Turning over towards Shima, Yusaku finished his explanation. "And three, you've told us your not ready to compete in Link VRAINS. So how can you teach us?" Shima pulled out such a shocked look which Yuta covered his mouth to keep from laughing while a camera overhead was staring at them. "But I do believe your on your way to becoming a good duelist. For one you love talking about dueling, and that passion cannot be taught in a classroom. And two, acquiring that new Duel Disk shows around the cutting-edge of the latest Dueling trends." He then finished up the extra 'three reasons' he had made over. "And three, since you have no qualms speaking your mind, you must have tough skin while others speak there minds saying 'you have much to improve as a duelist'."
While blushing in embarrassment from Yusaku figuring him out all that easily Shima does felt offended from it. "Oh yeah, Yusaku!? Well I got three things I can say about you but I don't want my Grandma to wash my mouth out with soap! Tata!" He ran storming out leaving the two alone.
"There are three reasons why he shouldn't be so upset." Yusaku mentioned thoughtful cupping his chin. "But I guess its too late to discuss them with him now."
"Blunt as always aren't you Yusaku?" Yuta asked before shrugging. "You're buying today."
Yusaku shrugged as they walked together before through a green digital portal within Link VRAINS where security drones are floating around the eye of the Ignis appeared over one ledge. Almost instantly the drones started to close in which made him looked shocked. "Oh glitch! They found me!" He quickly swished out to get away from the drones as they followed him over.
Meanwhile in a large building...
Entering a different room was a blue suited man with a teal tuff of hair was SOL Technologies, Security Manager known as Akira Zaizen one of the most proficient employees of the entire company, and the rumored person to become the future CEO one day. Lately things had been rough with ordered by his superiors to look for the Ignis, and while he doesn't know what they have planned he follows orders, and is now in the room to discuss something with those same superiors.
Entering a large empty room with only a small pathway he watched as giant floating chess pieces appeared in front of him as the bishop seemed to glow before the room transformed into a chess board.
"Is it true Zaizen?" questioned a male voice. "You've detected the Ignis?"
"I have confirmation Bishop." Akira answered looking at the chess piece calmly. "It appears the Ignis is lurking somewhere within the network system."
"We finally have a lead to the Cyberse. The source that generated new data material to grow SOL Technologies virtual world." Bishop stated. "Or it used to. Until that Ignis, that rogue AI Program hid the Cyberse from us five years ago. Without the Cyberse our network is slowly deteriorating."
"But if we locate the Cyberse, our network will be fully restored. We find the Ignis, and we find the Cyberse."
"Yes... You have permission to all of SOL Technologies' resources to find the Ignis. You've never failed us before Zaizen, do not start now."
"I understand." Akira bowed over respectfully. "I'll see to it right away."
He turned only for Bishop to call. "Oh, and Zaizen?"
"Sir?" he asked turning back.
"The newly crowned Emperor will be overseeing the progress." Bishop stated over towards him. "You won't make him look like an idiot in front of his parents will you?"
'Sota...' Akira thought before nodding. "Of course not, I'll make sure everything goes exactly as you expect."
"Good." Bishop mentioned before fading as the room turned back to normal and Akira walked off.
Meanwhile...
In what seemed like a shadowed based lighting lights up as a screen lit up before Varis appeared as someone else appeared behind him which is a white dressed man having gray hair, and light blue eyes.
"Varis, the Ignis has finally reappeared." the man reported over towards Varis. "But if we have detected it SOL Tech must've too. They'll use it to find, and revive the Cyberse."
"Then we must simply capture it before they do, Specter." Varis decided the best course of action would be to be the first to take the Ignis before SOL can have a chance too to accomplish there mission. "The Cyberse is to be destroyed not revived."
"I don't doubt your abilities but what if this Playmaker, and Zavala dare to interfere with us again?"
"Let them there nothing but nuisances."
"May I suggest that there more formidable then you think? Our best hackers have failed to uncover there real world identities cause not only they block our trackers they meticulously purges there logging information. And when they-"
"Focus on the task at hand." Varis didn't turned over only reminded Specter of there mission. "Hunt down that Ignis, and bring it to me..."
Back at the city Yusaku and Yuta had gone to a food truck as they leaned against it while Yusaku looked over at a screen showing a tanned man wearing a golden harness and a blue-haired girl with white wings. "Who are those two Kolter?"
Hearing that a darkened blue haired man with a goatee looked while grilling some hot dogs. "Not really up into the Charisma Duelist scene are ya?"
"Been kinda busy..."
"Hear that... speaking of have you two heard of Data Storms?" That interested the two over which Kolter proceeded to explain. "I heard rumors that crazy tornados used to blow through Link VRAINS, and thrill seekers would ride those winds, and battle of them. The things called Speed Duels."
"Speed Duels..." Yusaku repeated thoughtfully.
"But no-one I know has ever seen a Data Storm. But man, surfing the wind? Heh, crazy." Kolter mentioned.
"I don't know, it sounds kind of interesting to me." Yuta mentioned as he looked up from a table. "By the way, how are the hot dog sandwiches coming along?"
Kolter sighed a bit annoyed. "I've told you before Yuta, there NOT sandwiches. Just cause they have bread, and have meat in it doesn't make them sandwiches!" A bit kinda false when worded like that but eh. "*sigh* Well that aside you up for another Yusaku?" He turned over, and after not hearing a response frowned. "Your awfully quiet there buddy, care to share what's on your mind?"
"Just thinking about the leader of the Hanoi... where can he be? For such a large legion he's difficult to find." Yusaku explained over with frustration known over. A camera is seeing overhead at the truck as Yusaku stood up asking over towards Kolter. "Have you uncovered any new intel Kolter?"
"Maybe it's nothing... but there's been an uptick in SOL Tech's security systems. Word on the dark net is, there hunting for something." Kolter gave over what he hard heard, or read all day so far which is probably nothing or valuable since both Yuta, and Yusaku will take any info he acquires no matter how small it may be.
"Hunting for what?" Yusaku inquired hearing that.
"For an artificial intelligence program." Kolter answered as Yuta blinked.
"An AI? Why would SOL Tech be looking for an AI?" he inquired.
"That's a good question, it must certainly be quite the AI." Yusaku noted thoughtfully.
"But if SOL Technologies wants it, you two know who else would right?" Kolter asked them.
"We do, the Knights of Hanoi." Yuta nodded turning to Yusaku.
"You know..." Thinking back towards one incident of Playmaker dueling the Knight of Hanoi he widen his eyes running to the back of the truck. "That's it! I've had an idea! Kolter fire it up!"
Confused Kolter blinked over. "Uh, what? The grill's alright lit, Yusaku."
"No he means your computers!" Yuta quickly followed Yusaku opening the truck, and closing it behind as Kolter lowered down the window. Pressing a button the cabinets of what looked like ingredients are replaced by monitor screens, and light up keyboards.
"If we capture this AI before anyone else instead of searching for the Knights of Hanoi, I can lure them to me." Yusaku explained his idea towards them.
"Seriously?" Kolter questioned turning to him. "You actually think you can catch this AI when everyone else has failed?"
"If anyone could pull it off Yusaku would be the one I'd choose." Yuta mentioned.
"True, and everyone else has failed because they're doing it wrong." Yusaku mentioned typing on the computer as a blue line was running through the network before red paths appeared cutting it off and leading it where Yusaku wanted it to go. "Instead of chasing it, we have to guide it. By hacking, and shutting pathways in the city's grid I can lead the AI to where I want it to go. Play things right and it leaves the AI with only a single escape route. Into here."
He took his Duel Disk at that.
"That's a lot of coding for one person..."
Yusaku merely grinned over towards them. "Yes, your correct. But it's not too much for three."
Yuta's eyes widened. "Yusaku... you know I'm useless with a computer."
Yusaku turned over towards him. "True but your computer abilities are for into Link VRAINS, ain't that right... Zavala? Just to make sure nothing interferes."
Yuta smirked at that. "Definitely."
"Then make your way in." Kolter pressed a button as a door leading to a room opened up that's small, and blue all around.
Yuta nodded walking into the room. "Into the VRAINS!"
As he said that his appearance changed to where his skin changed to where his skin changed to bluish-gray, having blue hair with white bangs with glowing light blue eyes. He's also wearing a blue cloth armor suit with padded gauntlets, and black boots having a red sash around him. Alongside that he has a hexagon made of blue steel on his chest strapped around.
"Now to wait and see what happens." Zavala mentioned stretching only to notice in the distance the two celebrity duelists Yusaku saw earlier.
Meanwhile at SOL Technologies...
"Have you caught the Ignis?" Bishop inquired to Akira Zaizen.
"No, not yet." Akira answered.
"Why the delay?" Bishop questioned.
"We are prepared to launch a citywide scan sir, but we'll have to reroute power from our security systems. Leaving our network vulnerable to attack." Akira explained calmly.
"That is a risk we must take." Bishop told him.
"As you wish." Akira nodded calmly.
"Greetings brainiacs!" an announcer had called over as he announced over the oncoming match. "Tonight we're pulling a two-fer with a pair of Charisma Duelists providing a double dose of dueling! In zone one is Gore! His muscles are as pumped as this crowd!"
He was referring to the tanned man who has his grin.
"And featured in zone 2 is the world's favorite battling beauty herself, Blue Angel!"
The second duelist was the blue haired angel girl who has on a smile waving as the crowd roared loud.
"Oh wow, listen to that! The true blue crew is out in forest tonight, do these two duelists have what it takes to keep there winning streaks alive as they climb the Link VRAINS Championship ladder? We're about to find out!"
In the crowd was Shima who is having trouble figuring out who to root for going for Gore but then taking Blue Angel's side not sure what to pick to root.
Meanwhile at SOL Technologies...
"Rerouting power from the Security Grid. Done."
"The system is ready to run the scan."
Nodding someone walked over in front of Akira's Desk which was a green haired boy with a scar over his left eye wearing a green suit, and a yellow/green striped horizontal tie with a nametag spelling 'Emperor' on the suit. "It's ready to go on your mark, Akira."
"Good, do it." Akira stated.
"Yes sir. Engaging now."
At that several scanners began sweeping across Link VRAINS causing the scanned buildings to turn blue. The eye of the Ignis jumped up, and from noticing the buildings turning blue quickly backed up. "Uh oh! Feet don't fail me now!" He moved to get away before the scan can get him. "...Oh wait, I don't have feet."
Kolter noticing the scan from a monitor widen his eyes. "Step it up! SOL Technologies is already scanning the city!" He quickly sent a message to Zavala. "Zavala, SOL Technologies is scanning the city! Be careful!"
Zavala blinked noticing the scanners. "They must be getting desperate, hurry up you two."
Back at the Hanoi Base...
Varis, and Specter were looking over the screen as data is being run through to where Specter informed Varis. "The city's firewall is down 23%, and plummeting."
Varis smirked from this seeing a chance to strike. "This is our chance. Number 10." Behind him emerged a regular Knight of Hanoi similar to the one Playmaker battled before. "The Ignis will attempt to escape Link VRAINS. Capture it, and bring it to me immediately."
"Affirmative." the Knight left to do his job.
Back at SOL Technologies...
They watched as the scan happened before the diagram turned a crimson red signifying danger.
"Oh no we have a major security breach!"
"Purge it now!"
Emperor turned over towards Akira. "Well Akira, those Hanoi aren't gonna surrender the Ignis without a fight. I wouldn't be surprised they were waiting for us to use the City Scan to make there move."
"I was afraid of that." Akira frowned. "I only hope Bishop understands there was a risk of this happening."
"It's too late! They broke the firewall."
At that the sky in Link VRAINS appeared to crack as the Knight of Hanoi broke through on top of Cracking Dragon causing Akira to clench his fists.
"If only the Pawn Drones are available right now..." Emperor looked frustrated himself.
The crowd starts to get worried from the screens fizzing out with both Charisma Duelists confused while Kolter on his end noticing the Knights of Hanoi quickly messaged Zavala. "Zavala the Knights of Hanoi have joined the party!"
"I see them, should I go and say hello?" Zavala inquired. "It looks like there's only one, but with them you can never be too sure."
"Try to get them off our path while we finish the pathway!" Yusaku instructed over focusing over the coding for the pathway for the AI to take.
Zavala nodded jumping as his wings formed and he flew towards the Cracking Dragon as the Knight of Hanoi saw him and recognized him as one of the two people who had been interfering with them for the past five years.
"Heh! Zavala!" the Knight growled seeing him. "Unfortunately I don't have time to play with you!" Materializing a keyboard he typed in a message as it vanished, and after a few seconds a second Knight of Hanoi identical to himself appeared before he jumped off landing down on the ground looking over at Zavala.
"You seem to be in quite the rush." Zavala mentioned noting the second Knight of Hanoi. "What's wrong, you wouldn't happen to be searching for anything would you?"
"Your battle is with me Zavala! We won't let you interfere!" the second Knight of Hanoi stated pointing at him before something shot from his wrist grabbing Zavala's.
His eyes widened at that as he was pulled to the ground as Gore and Blue Angel both noticed the Cracking Dragon.
"What is that?" Gore questioned seeing it.
Zavala was forced to land on the ground in front of the second Knight of Hanoi as he smirked over. "We will get that Ignis by any means even with dealing with bothersome threats such as yourself."
"Ignis?" Zavala questioned glaring at the Knight of Hanoi. "What's an Ignis?"
"Sorry but I'm afraid, I won't tell you." the Knight smirked over before his Duel Disk activated. "Now to take care of you!"
"Great, you two better be finishing up." Zavala thought activating his Duel Disk.
"DUEL!"
(Dueling Theme: The Hunted by Hyperdose)
Zavala: 4000
Hand: 5
Field: Nothing
Knight of Hanoi: 4000
Hand: 5
Field: Nothing
Let the duel commence!
Knight of Hanoi 1st Turn:
"I'll start things off, and I'll start by sending Darkknight Parshath to the graveyard in order to summon Dark Grepher." the Knight of Hanoi smirked as an evil looking warrior appeared.
(Attack Position)
Dark Grepher
DARK
Level 4
Warrior/Effect
ATK: 1700
DEF: 1600
You can Special Summon this card (from your hand) by discarding 1 Level 5 or higher DARK monster. Once per turn: You can discard 1 DARK monster; send 1 DARK monster from your Deck to the GY.
"Then, I'll use his effect to discard one dark monster and send Dark Nephthys to the graveyard from my deck."
Left with only two cards in his hand the Hanoi had summoned a monster without using his Normal Summon at his first turn showing he's at least SOME experienced rather then some of the other cookie cutter Hanoi, Zavala had faced against. But he hopes this Hanoi can give him some sort of challenge rather then the usual monsters he faces hoping for something new.
"What are you planning on doing with that?" Zavala questioned with a smirk.
"I have three Dark monsters in the graveyard so I can summon my Dark Armed Dragon!" the Knight of Hanoi smirked as a large black dragon rose roaring.
(Attack Position)
Dark Armed Dragon
DARK
Level 7
Dragon/Effect
ATK: 2800
DEF: 1000
Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must be Special Summoned (from your hand) by having exactly 3 DARK monsters in your GY. You can banish 1 DARK monster from your GY, then target 1 card on the field; destroy that target.
"Then I'll set this and end my turn."
Knight of Hanoi's Hand: 0/Field: Dark Grepher (Attack Position), Dark Armed Dragon (Attack Position), One Set Card
"Zavala's in trouble, the Hanoi called in back-up which means we don't have much time." Kolter frowned as he continued typing with Yusaku.
"I know, but there's just a few more lines to go." Yusaku pointed out.
"There's no time left, we're too late!" Kolter told him.
"No!" Yusaku refuses to call it quits. "I am NOT giving up!"
"Yeah but this looks impossible!"
"The 'impossible' is just the 'possible' just waiting to be done! Trust me, I know this will work! Because it has too..."
The Ignis' eye appeared at a sector as he sighed. "Phew! Coast is clear..."
"I found you Ignis!"
"Or not!" Turning over he sees the first Knight of Hanoi with Cracking Dragon is charging after him which he quickly vanishes to get away before he gets chomped on again, and this time won't survive. Fading in to where he is he widen the eye. "Nonononono! I'm trapped!"
"Here we go! Initiating backdoor pathway!"
With the press of a button a light pathway appeared in the sector which the Ignis' eye sees. "Woohoo! It's my lucky day!" Jumping on he lets the path guide him too safety from the Hanoi.
At SOL Technologies...
"We can't contain this, avatars are being erased left and right. Link VRAINS will be destroyed!"
Meanwhile people in Den City were running in a panic as Yusaku and Kolter quickly got out of the food truck and ran towards the screen depicting the Knight of Hanoi's attack.
"If the AI took the bait..." Yusaku started before holding up his Duel Disk. "It'll come straight here!"
Electricity crackled around him for several seconds while Kolter watches tensing up while something traveled through a digital pathway before eventually it stopped as Yusaku's Duel Disk announced. "Transfer complete."
He lowered his arm looking down as the Ignis' Eye appeared opening it only to widen seeing him. "Oi!"
"Hello there," Yusaku greeted calmly. "you must be the AI everyone wants."
The Ignis looked around with his eye confused from the change of scenery instead of Link VRAINS. "Where am I?"
"Inside my Duel Disk." Yusaku answered calmly. "And I spliced in some safeguards so you can't alter its programming."
"So I'm trapped in here?" the Ignis questioned. "Who are you clowns?"
"Clowns who rescued you from the Knights of Hanoi." Kolter replied leaning in towards the Ignis.
"Why you." the Ignis glared before tearing up. "I'm sorry I called you stupid ugly clowns. Please let me go...?"
Hearing something they looked over seeing Blue Angel is being attacked by a Hanoi.
"There's the Hanoi! I'm going!" Yusaku making a decision turned to run back to the truck.
"Hey hang on what about Zavala!?" Kolter reminded him.
Yusaku gave a grin over towards Kolter. "You think he can't take care of himself? I have no doubt he can handle the Hanoi he's after while we take care of the one in Link VRAINS."
"Wha-!?" Overhearing this the Ignis does have some protesting to do on that matter. "But-But, I just left there!"
"Well then, you should feel right at home!" Quickly entering the truck with Kolter who moves to monitor the computers, and Yusaku enters the room (not bothering to care about Yuta's unconscious form against the wall) he takes out a Deck inserting it in his Duel Disk. "It's time to Link into the VRAINS!"
Through the same transformation sequence Yuto experienced Yusaku transformed into his avatar none other then as Playmaker himself before entering the same sector Blue Angel is in to handle the Hanoi in the area.
Meanwhile at Zavala's own duel...
Zavala 1st Turn:
"Okay my turn now!" Zavala drew checking over.
"Play whatever you want, it won't help you." the Knight of Hanoi smirked.
Zavala looked over seeing his options. Then he grinned over. "Okay. To start off since I have no monsters, I can summon this little guy! Guardian Ghost!" Placing a card what rose was a small machine of a small blue eye having a white shell around it.
(Attack Position)
Guardian Ghost
LIGHT
Level 2
Cyberse/Effect
ATK: 200
DEF: 900
If you control no monsters or a "Guardian" monster, except "Guardian Ghost", you can Special Summon this card (from your hand) in face-up Attack Position. If a "Guardian" Link Monster(s) linked with this card is destroyed by battle or by card effect: You can target one of those monster(s) in your GY; Special Summon it. You can only activate this effect of "Guardian Ghost" per turn.
"200 attack points, what a pathetic... wait a Cyberse?" the Knight of Hanoi questioned in shock seeing that.
"Yup, your seeing right." Zavala grinned over. "A Cyberse monster in your eyes. He won't be the only one alone though cause I summon Cassiopeia Ghost from my hand to join it!"
Raising was a second identical machine like the other but this one is brown rather then white, and has a yellow eye.
(Attack Position)
Cassiopeia Ghost
LIGHT
Level 1
Cyberse/Effect
ATK: 400
DEF: 800
If you control a "Guardian" Link Monster(s), you can Special Summon this card (from your hand) to a Main Monster Zone on your field one of those monsters points too. If a "Guardian" Link Monster(s) linked with this card is destroyed by battle or by card effect: You can target one of those monster(s) in your GY; Special Summon it. You can only activate this effect of "Cassiopeia Ghost" per turn.
"Those monsters are pathetic." the Knight of Hanoi frowned.
"I wouldn't be too sure." Zavala said before raising up his arm. "Appear the circuit of the Traveler!" At that a box with 8 arrows of all directions appeared but above it was a white orb as if signaling the portal.
"A Link summon, so that's your plan." the Knight of Hanoi noted with a frown.
"The summoning conditions are 2 LIGHT monsters including at least a Ghost!" Zavala said as both monsters flew entering the left, and bottom-right arrows. "I Link Summon! Warlock Guardian!"
From there a man that looks to be blue a steel robot wearing armor similar to Zavala's lowered down holding a plasma assault rifle in his hands readying over.
(Attack Position)
(Extra Monster Zone)
Warlock Guardian
LIGHT
Link Rating 2
Cyberse/Effect/Link
ATK: 2200
Link Markers: Left, Bottom-Right
2 LIGHT monsters including a "Ghost" monster
Cannot be Special Summoned from the GY, except with the effect of a "Ghost" monster. At the start of the Battle Phase, you can target 1 monster your opponent controls who's ATK is equal or lower then this card's original ATK: Destroy that monster, and if you do, add 1 "Ghost" monster from your Deck to your hand that's a different name then the names of other cards in your GY. If this card is Special Summoned from the GY: You can draw 2 cards, and discard 1 card. You can only activate each effect of "Warlock Guardian" per turn.
"Your monster isn't bad but my Dark Armed Dragon is more than powerful enough to wipe it out." the Knight of Hanoi smirked.
"You know you should be more cautious." Zavala said as he takes a card. "Cause I have something like this. The Spell, Ordeal of the Traveler!" A spell showing the same orb from the Link Summon was on it seeming to be hovering over a city with Ghosts like the other two to be flying above.
Ordeal of the Traveler
Normal Spell Card
Target 1 "Guardian" Link Monster you control: Special Summon "Ghost" monsters from your hand or Deck with different names to the unoccupied Main Monster Zones that Link Monster points too in Defense Position, and if you do, that target gains 500 ATK equal to the number of Special Summoned monsters that are summoned by this effect. If a "Guardian" Link Monster or a "Ghost" monster should be destroyed, you can banish this card instead. You can only activate 1 "Ordeal of the Traveler" per turn.
"Thanks to this, I can give my Guardian a companion." Zavala said showing a card. "Something like Ogden Ghost!" Another orb Ghost rose up that's pink shell, and brown eye.
(Defense Position)
(Linked with Warlock Guardian)
Ogden Ghost
LIGHT
Level 2
Cyberse/Effect
ATK: 300
DEF: 700
If a "Guardian" Link Monster(s) is Special Summoned from the GY so that it's linked to this card, you can add 1 "Traveler" Spell & Trap from your Deck to your hand. If a "Guardian" Link Monster(s) linked with this card is destroyed by battle or by card effect: You can target one of those monster(s) in your GY; Special Summon it. You can only activate each effect of "Ogden Ghost" per turn.
Warlock Guardian: (Linked with Ogden Ghost)
"All these Ghosts, are you asking to be deleted?" the Knight of Hanoi questioned.
"Oh trust me, these Ghosts are not that kind. In fact they help out cause thanks to Ordeal's effect for every Ghost summoned, my Guardian gains 500 points!" the warrior monster charged purple energy around him.
Warlock Guardian: (ATK: 2200 + 500 = 2700)
"I know, it isn't enough." Zavala said to the Hanoi before he can speak. "But my intention isn't to destroy your dragon right now. It's to score higher damage!" The Guardian moved firing several light plasma shots at Dark Grepher.
The Knight of Hanoi frowned as the shots hit Dark Grepher destroying it.
(Knight of Hanoi: 3000/Hand: 0)
"I done enough for now. I set card ends my turn." Zavala ended as his Warlock weakened.
Warlock Guardian: (ATK: 2700 - 500 = 2200)
Zavala's Hand: 2/Field: Warlock Guardian (Attack Position/Extra Monster Zone/Linked to Ogden Ghost), Ogden Ghost (Defense Position/Linked to Warlock Guardian), One Set Card
Zavala: 4000
Hand: 2
Field: Warlock Guardian (Attack Position/Extra Monster Zone/Linked to Ogden Ghost), Ogden Ghost (Defense Position/Linked to Warlock Guardian), One Set Card
Knight of Hanoi: 3000
Hand: 0
Field: Dark Armed Dragon (Attack Position), One Set Card
Knight of Hanoi 2nd Turn:
The Knight of Hanoi drew his card. "I use Dark Armed Dragon's ability to banish Darknight Parshath and destroy your Link Monster!"
Dark Armed Dragon charged a dark orb firing it over as the Guardian braced before being struck dying landing beside Zavala. Zavala however grinned over to the Hanoi. "Why thank you."
"Why are you thanking me?" the Knight of Hanoi questioned.
"Cause that's what I wanted you to do."
Suddenly Ogden's shell came off floating, and spinning around in a orb with it's eye in the center charging light.
"What's going on?" the Knight of Hanoi asked in shock seeing that.
"Simple. If you destroy a Guardian while the Ghosts still lives, they have the ability to revive them!" Zavala answered over with a grin before the light charged inserting into the fallen Guardian. Suddenly he rose up alive again readying again.
Warlock Guardian: (Attack Position/Linked with Ogden Ghost)
Ogden Ghost: (Linked with Warlock Guardian)
"And now two effects happen." Zavala added over. "First as a Guardian was summoned while linked to Ogden, I take a Traveler card to my hand." He shows a spell adding it before then continuing. "Then as Warlock was summoned from the graveyard, I draw 2 cards, and discard one!" He drew two cards, and then discarded a card making 4 cards in his hand.
"Fine, I have three more Dark Monsters in the graveyard so I can banish them to destroy all three cards on your field!" the Knight of Hanoi stated coldly.
The dark dragon armed before Zavala called over. "Gonna have to stop you there! I activate the trap card, Traveler's Light!" A trap showing the same orb spewing light over a planet rose up.
(face-up)
Traveler's Light
Continuous Trap Card
"Ghost" monsters on the field cannot be targeted for attacks or your opponent's card effects while you control a "Guardian" Link Monster. Once per turn, if a "Guardian" Link Monster on the field is destroyed: You can target 1 "Ghost" monster you control; shuffle that target into the Deck, and if you do, Special Summon 1 "Ghost" monster with a different name then the shuffled monster from your Deck or GY. If a "Guardian" Link Monster you control is Special Summoned from the GY: You can gain LP equal to the Special Summoned monster's Link Rating x 400. You can only control 1 "Traveler's Light".
"Thanks to this as long as a Guardian's on the field, you can't target Ghosts on my field for effects or attacks." Zavala explained to the Knight. "So who is your first target now?"
"Obviously your trap to get rid of its protection." the Knight of Hanoi stated. "Then your Link Monster, and finally that Ghost."
The trap was struck by the dark orb shattering. Next was the Guardian who struggled before breaking through the attack.
"What!?" the Knight of Hanoi cried in shock.
"Sorry but by banishing Ordeal of the Traveler, a Ghost or Guardian can avoid getting destroyed." Zavala grinned over to the Knight. "You wanna try it again?"
"Damn you, fine I'll use my last blast to destroy that Link Monster for good!" the Knight of Hanoi shouted.
The dragon fired a final attack this time destroying the guardian for good.
"Of course... but now two problems." Zavala raised two fingers. "First is that you can't deal damage now. And second most importantly you lost Dark Nephthys now."
"I don't need that monster, I have something so powerful you can't defeat it!" the Knight of Hanoi called. "I sacrifice Dark Armed Dragon for Great Maju Garzett!" The dragon vanished which a large fiend rose up with crossed arms.
(Attack Position)
Great Maju Garzett
DARK
Level 6
Fiend/Effect
ATK: 0
DEF: 0
The ATK of this card becomes twice the original ATK of 1 monster that you Tributed for the Tribute Summon of this card.
"This card's attack becomes double Dark Armed Dragon's power."
Great Maju Garzett: (ATK: 0 + (2800 * 2) = 5600)
"Destroy his only monster!"
The monster charged a dark claw charging slashing down on Ogden Guardian as it shorted out destroyed but like Zavala said, he didn't take any damage.
"I end my turn, but it's only a matter of time, you don't have anything that can stop my monster now." the Knight of Hanoi declared.
Knight of Hanoi's Hand: 0/Field: Great Maju Garzett (Attack Position/ATK: 5600), One Set Card
Zavala 2nd Turn:
Zavala stared before drawing checking over. Hearing an excited roar in his mind he softly smiled. 'Of course you would get the final blow buddy. Don't worry, I save the best for last.'
He heard the roar again. So Zavala checked, and placed a card. "First I summon Bask Ghost!" Another Ghost having a gold shell, and white eye rose up.
(Attack Position)
Bask Ghost
LIGHT
Level 2
Cyberse/Effect
ATK: 400
DEF: 1000
If a "Guardian" Link Monster(s) is targeted for an attack, before damage calculation: You can Special Summon 1 this card (from your hand) to a Main Monster Zone that monster points too. If a "Guardian" Link Monster(s) linked with this card is destroyed by battle or by card effect: You can target one of those monster(s) in your GY; Special Summon it. You can only activate each effect of "Bask Ghost" per turn.
"Appear the circuit of the Traveler!" The circuit like before appeared as Bask Ghost entered the bottom arrow. "Link Summon! Link 1, Brya Ghost!" Another ghost lowered as a dark green ghost with a light green eye growing in green energy.
(Attack Position)
(Extra Monster Zone)
Brya Ghost
LIGHT
Link Rating 1
Cyberse/Effect/Link
ATK: 300
Link Marker: Bottom
1 "Ghost" non-Link Monster
Must be Link Summoned. While a "Guardian" Link Monster is linked to this card: That monster gains 800 ATK. During your Main Phase, you can target 1 "Guardian" Link Monster in your GY: Special Summon it but negate it's effects until the End Phase. If this card is destroyed while linked to a "Guardian" Link Monster, you can Special Summon 1 "Ghost" monster from your GY to a Main Monster Zone that monster points too in Defense Position. You can only activate each effect of "Brya Ghost" per turn.
"Summon whatever you want haven't you realized yet that you don't have a chance?" the Knight of Hanoi told Zavala.
"Even if I don't have a chance, I won't give up!" Zavala told him. "I activate Brya's effect! She summons back a Guardian!"
Similar like Ogden, Brya's shell split summoning out Warlock again.
Brya Ghost: (Linked to Warlock Ghost)
Warlock Ghost: (ATK: 2200 + 800 = 3000/Effects Negated/Linked to Brya Ghost)
"And I haven't gotten to the best part! I activate Link into the VRAINS!" Zavala called as a spell appeared that's different.
Link into the VRAINS!
Normal Spell Card
Special Summon 1 monster from your hand, but negate its effects, then, immediately after this effect resolves, Link Summon 1 Link Monster using monsters you control as material, including that monster. This Link Summon cannot be negated, also your opponent cannot activate cards or effects when a monster is Link Summoned this way. If a Link Monster(s) you control is destroyed by battle or card effect while this card is in your GY: You can banish this card; add 1 monster from your GY to your hand with the same original Type as 1 of those destroyed monsters. You can only activate 1 "Link into the VRAINS!" per turn.
"What is that?" the Knight of Hanoi questioned in shock.
"Thanks to this, I summon a monster from my hand but it can't have it's abilities! I'm sure you remember Guardian Ghost?" Zavala asked as a second copy of his first Ghost rose up.
Guardian Ghost: (Attack Position/Effects Negated)
"After that, I can Link Summon a monster using what I summon, and others on my field without you interfering by negating or use a card against it!" Zavala added over.
"Another weak monster, I'm shaking in my boots." the Knight of Hanoi taunted.
"You won't find this so weak!" Zavala raised his arm. "Appear the circuit of the Traveler!" The circuit appeared. "The summoning conditions are at least 2 Effect Monsters including a Link Monster!" The three flew up shooting entering the top, left, right, and bottom arrows.
The Knight of Hanoi's eyes widened slightly.
"Within the Heart of the World emerges the light shrouded in darkness! Now come forth to guide the light using the power of darkness! Link Summon!" Zavala called up. "Come out, Silent Heart Link Dragon!"
Materializing was a new monster that the Hanoi never seen. It was a dark blue dragon having a hexagon pattern around it's around while it's front is a darker blue with muscular arms. It's talons are sharp, and made of steel alongside 4 purple eyes glowing similar to Zavala's with it having a spear like tail, and 2 pairs of wings roaring loud.
(Attack Position)
(Extra Monster Zone)
Silent Heart Link Dragon
DARK
Link Rating 4
Dragon/Effect/Link
ATK: 2500
Link Markers: Top, Left, Right, Bottom
3+ Effect Monsters including a Link Monster
If this card is Link Summoned using a Link 2 or higher monster: You can target 1 Level 4 or monster in your GY; Special Summon it in Defense Position, and if you do, this card gains ATK equal to the DEF of that monster. If a monster is Special Summoned from the GY: You can target 1 monster your opponent controls; negate it's effects. When your opponent activates a card or effect while this card is linked with a monster you control: You can Tribute that monster; negate the activation. You can only activate each effect of "Silent Heart Link Dragon" per turn.
"What... what is that?" the Knight of Hanoi questioned in shock.
"This is my partner. And you better not forget him." Zavala said with a grin. "As he was summoned using a Link 2 or higher monster, he can revive a monster in Defense Position! Come on back, Bask Ghost!" Silent Heart meditated as Back Ghost was revived.
Bask Ghost: (Defense Position)
"Then he gains attack points equal to Bask Ghost's Defense Points!" Silent Heart gained power roaring.
Silent Heart: (ATK: 2500 + 1000 = 3500)
"Big deal, my monster still far outmatches your dragon." the Knight of Hanoi told Zavala.
"That's where effect two comes in." Zavala grinned making the Knight blink. "When a monster is summoned from the graveyard, Silent Heart negates the effect of a monster on your field! And obviously I pick Great Maju Garzett!"
"WHAT!?" the Knight of Hanoi cried in shock as his monster weakened.
Great Maju Garzett: (ATK: 5600 - 5600 = 0)
"And now Silent Heart go finish him bud!" Zavala declared over pointing at Great Maju Garzett. "Strike down with Dark Heart-Break!" Silent Heart roared flying up charging energy as dark energy gathered around him over where it moved it's hands surrounding the dark power before firing a dark beam at the weakened monster.
The Knight of Hanoi cried out as his monster was destroyed defeating him instantly as he logged out.
Zavala: 4000
Hand: 2
Field: Silent Heart Link Dragon (Extra Monster Zone/Attack Position/ATK: 3500), Bask Ghost (Defense Position)
Knight of Hanoi: 0000
Hand: 0
Field: One Set Card
Zavala wins!
Zavala watched as the Knight of Hanoi vanished before turning to fly after the other one to keep him from locating this Ignis whatever it was. He looks around trying to find them, and flies into a second like city with a gray sky only to notice Cracking Dragon in the distance with a large data tornado moving around.
"Oh no, Playmaker's in trouble!" Zavala widen his eyes before turning to Silent Heart. "Silent Heart we need to get there quick old friend!"
Silent Heart roared flying towards the data tornado. Tapping a button Zavala vanished in light appearing on Silent Heart as they headed quick.
At Cafe Nom...
Kolter noticing Zavala on the screen messaged. "Zavala took care of the Hanoi on your end?"
"Yeah, but I'm too far from the other one and people are in danger." Zavala answered frowning. "Tell me you got that AI... that Iginis before they did."
"Yusaku's taking care of the other Hanoi! We gotten the Ignis before then though, and right now he's doing something in the Data Storm!" Kolter explained over to him.
Zavala frowned before looking over. "I'll go make sure he's alright."
With that he flew off towards the Data Storm.
Ulrich362: Yuta, AKA Zavala managed to defeat a Knight of Hanoi as Yusaku and Cal managed to obtain an AI known as an Ignis but where did that Data Storm come from and what's Yusaku doing?
bopdog111: Well looks as though those questions will be answered next chapter.
Ulrich362: True, and for the curious Silent Heart Ritual Dragon does not have the level five restriction for its effects, but those will be revealed in a future chapter.
bopdog111: For now though, be sure to review!
Ulrich362: See you in the next chapter.