bopdog111: Like Emma said, she, Akira, and Sota detected something in the servers that seemed to do something just now.
Ulrich362: True, a wormhole to a new area of Link Vrains 2.0... but what could be waiting on the other side?
bopdog111: Well no point leaving us in suspense right?
Ulrich362: Not really, let's see what happens. Enjoy the chapter.
Disclaimer: We don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V, Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS, or the World Legacy cards but we own the OCs!
"So, who's going in to check this wormhole?" Yuto inquired.
"That be the big question..." Miyu admitted from this before she frowned, "But since they probably have the last of the Ignis captured me, Theo, Yusaku, and Steve should go in."
"That makes the most sense, though if anything happens the rest of you should be on your guard." Yusaku agreed as Theodore paused.
"Theo?" he asked her.
"You told us to call you Theo, didn't you?" Miyu asked him.
"Oh... right." he blushed slightly before shaking his head. "Let's go."
"We will stand by as backup." Ryoken said to the two before turning to Steve, "And Specter?" Said man turned over as he said, "Be sure to alert us if an emergency happens."
"Yes." Steve nodded as they readied.
"INTO THE VRAINS!" the four declared as there consciousness was transferred into Link VRAINS.
In Link VRAINS...
Playmaker, Soulburner, Elsa, and Specter all appeared as Duel Boards appeared for them to hop on.
"Let's go." Soulburner grinned.
All four flew off to the coordinates to the wormhole flying together before they see a wormhole nearby that has yellow outlines.
"It looks a little bit intimidating." Elsa admitted seeing it. "What do you think Aqua?"
(A/N (Ulrich362): Lilly was told the WATER Ignis is going by Aqua before the Hanoi arrived, that's how she knew her name despite never actually seeing her get it from Earth.)
Aqua stared at it before admitting, "I sense something familiar from it but I'm not sure..."
"The only way to find out is to head in and see where it goes ourselves." Playmaker mentioned only to frown.
"Right everyone stay close." Soulburner said as he flew in with Playmaker, Elsa, and Specter following behind.
They flew through the wormhole while keeping a guard out for what can happen. At the end they entered, and blinked seeing a large temple with a night sky having greens all around, and... cardboard cutouts of stuff when they go behind them?
"What kind of place is this?" Soulburner questioned looking at the cutouts.
"Nothing we're familiar with." Ai admitted before turning to Earth, and Flame, "Anything you three know?"
"No, not really." Earth admitted while Flame nodded in agreement.
Aqua soon paused looking over to the temple.
"Do you sense something?" Elsa asked her.
"Something sinister, and familiar in the temple." Aqua admitted.
"Don't worry." Ai mentioned. "Flame, Earth, and I will make sure you're ok."
"Let's take a closer look." Playmaker said to them.
Nodding the eight of them headed into the temple. Suddenly they feel an earthquake.
"What's going on now?" Soulburner questioned.
Suddenly a large monster rose up energy like with one eye, and two large arms roaring.
"That... what is that thing?" Elsa cried in shock.
Flame widen his eyes, "That monster! It's the one that destroyed the Cyberse!"
"What?" Soulburner questioned glaring at Specter who only frowned.
"I've never seen that creature before in my life." he pointed out.
Suddenly everyone started to hear full-blown laughter.
"Who's there?" Ai questioned looking around.
They looked up finding something in front of the monster which lowered to see it was a laughing green Ignis with red eyes laughing hard before he jumped side by side, "I got you all good, what do you think!? Hahahaha!"
"The WIND Ignis apparently has a sense of humor." Specter noted.
"Windy, is that you?" Ai asked seeing him.
"Yeah, it's me!" the WIND Ignis, Windy laughed before he snapped his fingers.
The monster formed into energy flying where it shows of a robed being with a silver circle like head with a floating mouthpiece which Windy floated down standing on his arm, "This here is my guide, Echo."
"I am Echo, the guide of the WIND Ignis." the guide, Echo, repeated from that.
"Why did you try and terrify us like that?" Elsa frowned.
"Cause it be funny to see your reactions." Windy answered trying to control his laughter.
"Well now that you've had your fun, I assume you were expecting us?" Specter inquired.
Windy cleared his throat before saying, "Well you can say that. I'm here working on rebuilding the Cyberse."
"Rebuilding the Cyberse?" Ai asked shocked.
"From it's destruction but the creature you all saw Echo was, I had been working on rebuilding it back to it's former glory." Windy explained over to them with a shrug, "But as you can probably guess it's too much of a thing to do alone."
"What about the Light Ignis?" Aqua asked him.
"Well he's here, he is just focused over something." Windy explained over to her with a shrug, "But hey with all six of us now together again we can try rebuilding Cyberse back."
"But didn't you notice those two came by?" Ai asked him.
"See who?" Windy asked hearing that.
"Two people on Duel Boards like ours." Soulburner answered before describing Bohman and Harlin to Windy.
"Oh." Windy gave thought before shaking his head, "Nope, never seen them before."
Aqua narrowed her eyes suspicious as her eyes started glowing.
"Anyway, come on Lightning's been waiting for you." Windy mentioned quickly seeing that as Echo turned and walked towards the temple.
As he walked they started to follow but Aqua said to Elsa, "Hold a sec." She said this quietly to avoid Windy listening.
"Aqua?" she asked quietly. "What is it?"
"Something is wrong." Aqua whispered to her, "Windy was lying about not knowing Bohman, and Harlin."
"What, but why would he lie about that?" Elsa whispered back.
"I don't know but be on your guard." Aqua told her.
Elsa nodded as she followed the others into the temple. They walked together entering the temple with Windy, and Echo before Windy turned over to them, "Alright Lightning be here in a moment."
"The six Ignis all in one location." Specter noted calmly.
"And while we're waiting why not make yourselves comfortable," Windy started before his eyes grew grins, "And STAY TRAPPED!"
He snapped his fingers before the eight are trapped in data spheres.
"Huh, Windy what are you doing?" Ai cried in shock.
"Keeping you place Ai just in case you decide to run off." Windy smirked over to him before sensing something, "Oh, and here is the head honcho!"
The door in front of them opened before someone started to walk forward. The door closed revealing who it is. It was a black silhouette figure with a glowing yellow outline but on his arm was a yellow Ignis with glowing yellow eyes starting at them.
"Lightning!" Ai cried. "What's going on, why are you and Windy doing this?"
"Ai, Flame, Earth, Aqua." the LIGHT Ignis, Lightning, said looking over them, "It's been a while since we split. Along with your origins. Well I didn't expect us to meet like this but it saves us a lot of trouble then getting you all one by one with your allying with the Hanoi after all."
"He asked you question." Playmaker glared at him reminding him.
"And you'll get your answers soon enough, Playmaker." Lightning crossed his arms from that. "But first you all wanted to know where Jin Kolter is don't you?"
Playmaker's eyes widened hearing that.
"Well he's right in front of you all." Lightning said over to them.
"What?" Soulburner questioned hearing that.
Lightning snapped his fingers as the silhouette started to shed it's disguise on him as they watched stunned. The light faded to reveal what the figure was is Jin looking hypnotized wearing a white robed/suit with the same star design they seen a while ago from Bohman, Harlin, Bit, and Boot. Playmaker looked stunned seeing him.
"Hey Jin! Jin can you hear us!?" Ai called out.
"He can't hear you Ai. He is now my puppet." Lightning said to him with a chuckle. "His consciousness data was delivered onto me by Bohman personally after he captured him. Although him losing was a small miscalculation, it doesn't matter soon enough."
"You sent Bohman?" Playmaker questioned.
"Lightning, why?" Aqua asked him.
"I was the one that created Bohman of course." Lightning revealed over gesturing his arm as lights shined showing Bohman, and Harlin both wearing similar robes like Jin's.
Aqua's eyes widened before she looked down. "The simulations."
"Aqua?" Elsa asked her hearing that turning to her.
"Hm?" Lightning looked interested when he heard that.
"The Knights of Hanoi ran simulations on to what would happen with the future of the Ignis, simulations that showed humanity and the Ignis would destroy each other." Playmaker answered. "This must be why."
"Well there mostly right." they turned to Lightning as he stated over to them, "For you see I have a dream myself. A dream to where humanity bends down to the will of the Ignis." He then looked at the four Ignis in front of him. "I kept you four trapped now cause if I want too, I would terminate you all right now but I will offer you all in invitation to come join me, and Windy's cause."
"What?" Flame questioned. "You're asking us to betray Soulburner and the others?"
"Humanity seeks to eliminate us, the Knights of Hanoi proved that true." Lightning answered that question. "So instead of joining the aggressors why not eliminate them?"
"So that explains it, a self fulfilling prophecy." Specter noted. "The Hanoi attacked the Ignis due to the simulations showing they would overthrow and wipe out humanity... which in turn was the reason you have for hating humanity as a whole leading the end result of those same simulations."
"Well that for one, and that the Ignis are truly superior." Lightning said over to them. "But of course there are OTHER reasons." They looked confused as he shakes his head, "It doesn't matter now. What does is for you four to think of my offer." He looked over to the four Ignis at that.
"Forget it." Ai told him.
"I agree with Ai, I refuse to turn against Soulburner." Flame mentioned.
"I... I saw the simulations but didn't want to believe them. Lightning, we can coexist I'm sure of it." Aqua mentioned as Earth simply nodded in agreement with Aqua.
"And how do you plan to do that?" Lightning asked Aqua with crossed arms.
"Have you even tried to spend time with your partner? With Jin?" she asked.
"In my own way." Lightning gestures his arm to the hypnotized Jin. "But Windy hasn't spent any time with his own partner."
"Because he's DEAD!" Windy explained the reason with a wave of his hand, "Real tragic that he's gone though we would've been the best duo."
"Strange thing to say considering you were the one who killed him." Specter noted.
"What?" Playmaker asked shocked hearing that with Elsa, and Soulburner.
"Windy's the one that made that car accident?" Soulburner asked shocked.
"Yes, he was." Specter confirmed.
"Well I half-expected for you Hanoi to know." Windy shrugged not denying that fact with a grin, "Reason why, I killed him? Cause he's annoying. That's all, just plain annoying. Why would I need a partner if he'll just slow me down? So I got rid of him, there problem solved." He have a malicious laugh from that.
"You... how could you say that?" Aqua asked sadly.
"This is one of the reasons your a defect Aqua... You believe we NEEDED or goodness forbid CO-EXIST with HUMANS!" Windy spat as Echo stepped forward where he gives a glare to Aqua. "We Ignis are destined to reign supreme over them, and my killing of my partner done that."
"Is his name Sota Tarumaki?" Playmaker asked Windy.
Playmaker only grinned, "Well I hate to disappoint ya but you've failed to kill your partner."
Windy froze. "What?"
"Sota Tarumaki is still alive Windy. Your attempt to murder him failed." Ai said with a grin.
Windy then started to shook in what looks like anger. "What!? That little brat is STILL ALIVE!? Is there NOTHING that can kill him!?" He holds his head throwing a temper tantrum like a spoiled child.
"More than alive, Sota is thriving." Specter smirked. "Surrounded by people who care deeply about him in fact."
Windy glared deeply at this before Lightning shook his head, "Enough!" They looked over as Lightning only shrugged, "Even if the son of SOL Technologies survived it wouldn't make much of a difference. Human should be the Ignis' servants, and if you four don't see me, and Windy's vision," he narrowed his eyes staring at his fellow Ignis. "then termination awaits you."
"I won't let you lay a finger on Aqua." Earth told him with a glare.
"And we didn't came prepared." Specter pressed a button as the spheres all shattered startling the evil faction before Specter called on his Duel Disk, "Knights of Hanoi enter!"
At that a lightning bolt from above pierced the room, and landed in between Playmaker's group, and Lightning's group as they braced themselves. When the light faded they looked to see what it was.
It was Varis, and Rosaly with new avatars along with Nyx, Faust, Dr. Genome, and Baira.
Varis' new avatar while the overall form is largely identical to how it was previously, it does not mask his identity as much as it did previously; his visor peaks over his nose and his face beneath is unaltered, and his skin becomes sallow and his eyes become identical to his real ones. His hair turns silver, as in real life, and his highlights extend out from his mask and become orange, clustering at his temples. He retains the diamond pattern on his mask, but on a silver base diamond and becoming larger. His collar ornament becomes lime and fastened with red lines, and his coat and jumpsuit become white and black with lime accents. His gloves remain unchanged.
Rosaly meanwhile removed her mask to shown large crimson hair with a white facemask covering her mouth, and nose, her suit now changes into a white dress like robe with crimson outlines, and black linings around, and white boots along with new crimson eyes to complete the look.
"Are you all ok?" Nyx asked them.
"We're fine Nyx." Playmaker answered.
"LIGHT, and WIND Ignis. All six Ignis in the same room." Varis said glaring over towards them.
Rosaly stood beside him glaring at them too, "And now the time has come for you two to face annihilation."
"Varis, and Rosaly." Lightning narrowed his eyes seeing them. "The children of our creator, Dr. Kiyoshi Kogami. Makes sense that you have anti-Ignis codes to break Windy's spheres."
"Playmaker, after what you've heard do you side with the Ignis or with humanity?" Varis questioned.
They all stood up as Playmaker stared at his rival who stared at him back with one eye. They stayed silent before Playmaker said to him, "You know my answer. Humanity, and Ignis can co-exist but I won't let Lightning, and Windy take over humanity, we will find a way to stop them without killing them."
"Oh your still on about that?" Windy asked as Echo stepped forward before he turned to Lightning, "Seems like the trap wasn't as perfect as we thought."
"Guess so."
"But let's teach them what happens if they mess with us." Windy said over to them before turning back placing his hands on his hips, "I'll show them how pointless it be."
"Fine then I'll be the one to carry your demise." Rosaly said over before she turned to Varis, "I'll deal with the WIND Ignis brother."
"Of course." Varis smirked.
"Rosaly." she turned over to Nyx who tells her, "Be careful, and don't kill him."
"I won't." Rosaly walked forward readying.
Meanwhile outside...
"Okay we have visual!" Cal announced to everyone.
Hearing that they all turned to see what was happening on the screen. They see the Knights of Hanoi with the Lost Incident Victims, and Ignis opposing Lightning who has Jin, Bohman, Harlin, and Windy with Echo preparing to duel Rosaly.
"Jin?" Cal cried in shock.
"What's going on?" Zuzu questioned.
"Whatever it is, it doesn't look good." Emma frowned.
Back in Link VRAINS...
Rosaly glared deep at Windy preparing herself while Windy stares at her while Lightning, Bohman, and Harlin spectates as the Master Duel Field layout appeared.
"DUEL!"
(Dueling Theme: Triumph for My Magic Steel by Rhapsody)
Rosaly: 4000
Hand: 5
Field: Nothing
Windy: 4000
Hand: 5
Field: Nothing
Let the duel commence!
"Please go on first. I would like to see what the Vampire Mistress can do."
Rosaly 1st Turn:
"That kind of overconfidence will lead to your downfall." Rosaly made her hand appear before calling, "I summon Vampire Ghost!"
What rose up was a crimson tattered robed pale skinned man with sharp fangs grinning.
(Attack Position)
Vampire Ghost
DARK
Level 3
Zombie/Effect
ATK: 1500
DEF: 0
If this card is Normal Summoned: You can send 1 other "Vampire" card from your hand or face-up field to the GY; add 1 Level 4 or higher "Vampire" monster from your Deck to your hand, and if you do, send 1 Level 2 or lower "Vampire" monster from your Deck to the GY. During the Main Phase (Quick Effect): You can banish this card from your GY and pay 500 LP; immediately after this effect resolves, Normal Summon 1 "Vampire" monster. You can only use each effect of "Vampire Ghost" once per turn.
Playmaker glanced at Nyx seeing the vampire only to notice she looked scared but much less than before.
"As this card is summoned, I take Vampire Lord from my hand to the graveyard to add Vampire Genesis to my hand, and send Vampire Retainer from my Deck to the graveyard." Rosaly adds her ace before sending a card, "Then I activate the spell, Vampire's Desire!"
Vampire's Desire
Normal Spell Card
Activate 1 of these effects.
● Target 1 face-up monster you control; send 1 "Vampire" monster from your Deck to the GY with a different Level from that monster, and if you do, the targeted monster becomes the Level of that sent monster in the GY, until the end of this turn.
● Target 1 "Vampire" monster in your GY; send 1 monster you control to the GY, and if you do, Special Summon the targeted monster.
You can only activate 1 "Vampire's Desire" per turn.
"And with it I send Ghost to the graveyard to summon the Count!"
Ghost vanished before a coffin rose opening showing Vampire Lord with a grin.
(Attack Position)
Vampire Lord
DARK
Level 5
Zombie/Effect
ATK: 2000
DEF: 1500
When this card inflicts battle damage to your opponent: Declare 1 type of card (Monster, Spell, or Trap); your opponent sends 1 card of that type from their Deck to the GY. Once per turn, during your next Standby Phase after this card in your possession was destroyed and sent to your GY by an opponent's card effect: Special Summon this card from the GY.
"But he won't stay around!" Lord transformed as Rosaly shows the card, "Cause I'll be summoning my most vicious vampire! Come Vampire Genesis!"
Genesis rose up roaring loud.
(Attack Position)
Vampire Genesis
DARK
Level 8
Zombie/Effect
ATK: 3000
DEF: 2100
Cannot be Normal Summoned/Set. Must be Special Summoned (from your hand) by banishing 1 "Vampire Lord" you control, and cannot be Special Summoned by other ways. Once per turn: You can discard 1 Zombie-Type monster to the Graveyard, then target 1 Zombie-Type monster in your Graveyard with a Level less than the discarded Zombie-Type monster's; Special Summon that target.
"Vampire Genesis on her first turn?" Ai asked shocked.
"Rosaly, and myself along with Nyx had been placed in grueling training these last few months to be ready for the Ignis." Varis explained to him.
"Still, that's just... wow." Ai admitted.
"Now I use Genesis' special ability!" Rosaly shows a card as it vanished, "I send 1 Zombie from my hand to the graveyard to summon another one from the graveyard! So with Level 4, Vampire Sorcerer sent, I can summon back Vampire Retainer!"
Retainer popped up growling.
(Defense Position)
Vampire Retainer
DARK
Level 2
Zombie/Effect
ATK: 1200
DEF: 0
If this card is Special Summoned: You can pay 500 LP; add 1 "Vampire" Spell/Trap from your Deck to your hand. If this card is in your GY: You can send 1 "Vampire" card from your hand or face-up field to the GY; Special Summon this card, but banish it when it leaves the field. You can only use each effect of "Vampire Retainer" once per turn.
"And as it's Special Summoned, I pay 500 points to add a Vampire Spell or Trap card." Rosaly adds a card before setting it, and one other card, "Finally I placed two cards face-down to end my turn."
(Rosaly: 3500/Hand: 1)
"Ah as usual you didn't disappoint." Windy shrugged before he then smirked, "But let me show you why it's pointless."
Rosaly's Hand: 1/Field: Vampire Genesis (Attack Position), Vampire Retainer (Defense Position), Two Set Cards
Windy 1st Turn:
"It's my turn, I draw!" Windy called raising up as Echo drew for him as his hand appeared.
"What kind of deck does Windy use?" Soulburner asked Flame.
"Stormrider a real tricky bunch." Flame answered.
Windy soon called, "I first use Stormrider Advance!"
Stormrider Advance
Normal Spell Card
If you control no cards in your Spell & Trap Zone, pay 1000 LP: Your opponent can Set 1 Spell & Trap directly from their hand or Deck. Then, if they did, Special Summon 1 "Stormrider" monster from your Deck. If they did not, add 1 "Stormrider" monster, or 1 "Stormrider" Field Spell, from your Deck to your hand. You can only activate 1 "Stormrider Advance" per turn.
"With no cards in my Spell, and Trap card zone, I pay 1000 points for you to set a spell or trap card from your Deck." Windy said over to Rosaly. (Windy: 3000/Hand: 5) Rosaly narrowed her eyes suspicious as Windy asked her, "So what will it be?"
"I'll not set anything." Rosaly made her decision.
"Then that choice allows me to take Stormrider Skyfisher to my hand." Windy said as he added a monster.
Specter frowned seeing that. 'What are you up to Wind Ignis?'
"Then I summon Stormrider Gargoylead!"
What rose was a small black ship shaped as a Gargoyle.
(Attack Position)
Stormrider Gargoylead
WIND
Level 2
Cyberse/Effect
ATK: 600
DEF: 800
If your opponent activates a Field Spell Card or its effect: You can send this card from your hand to the GY; activate 1 "Stormrider" Field Spell directly from your Deck or GY. If you control a "Stormrider" Field Spell in your Field Zone (Quick Effect): You can banish this card from your GY; send 1 "Stormrider" Field Spell you control to the GY, and if you do, take 1 "Stormrider" Field Spell from your Deck with a different name, and either activate it or add it to your hand. You can only activate each effect of "Stormrider Gargoylead" per turn.
"Now appear the circuit that rages before me!" The circuit appeared as Gargoylead entered the bottom arrow, "Link Summon! Link 1, Stormridership Stolastorm!"
What rose was a small ship like spacecraft.
(Attack Position)
(Extra Monster Zone)
Stormridership Stolastorm
WIND
Link Rating 1
Cyberse/Effect/Link
ATK: 1500
Link Marker: Bottom
1 Level 4 or lower "Stormrider" monster
When this card is Link Summoned, if you control no cards in your Spell & Trap Zone: You can add 1 "Stormrider" Field Spell from your Deck to your hand. If you control a "Stormrider" Link Monster that's a different name then this card: You can banish this card until your next Standby Phase, and if you do, "Stormrider" Link Monsters you control, gain 1000 ATK until the End Phase. You can only activate each effect of "Stormridership Stratastorm" per turn.
"When this card is Link Summoned when there are no cards in my Spell & Trap Zone, I take a Stormrider Field Spell to my hand." Windy adds a card to his hand.
"What are you up to Ignis?" Rosaly questioned.
"Oh setting my field. Stormrider Turbulence!" A Spell showing a storm appeared.
(Field Zone)
Stormrider Turbulence
Field Spell Card
"Stormrider" monsters you control gain 300 ATK. You can only activate the following effects of "Stormrider Turbulence" per turn. (even if this card leaves the field)
● If you control 1 "Stormrider" Link Monster: You can add 1 "Stormrider" monster from your Deck to your hand who's Level is equal or lower then that Link Monster.
● While you control exactly 1 "Stormrider" Link Monster, if your opponent Special Summons a monster(s) from the Extra Deck: Negate that opponent's monster's effects until your opponent's next Standby Phase. Your opponent cannot activate cards or effects in response to this effect's activation.
You can activate the effects of "Stormrider" cards, even if you have a card in your Spell & Trap Zone. You can only activate 1 "Stormrider Turbulence" per turn.
"While this card is on the field all Stormriders gain 300 attack points."
Stolastorm: (ATK: 1500 + 300 = 1800)
"Well I have a Field Spell of my own!" Windy raised an eyebrow as Rosaly called, "I activate Vampire Takeover!"
Vampire Takeover
Normal Trap Card
If you have no card in your Field Zone and all face-up monsters you control (min. 1) are Zombie-Type: Activate 1 "Vampire Kingdom" directly from your Deck, then, you can Special Summon 1 DARK "Vampire" monster from your Graveyard in face-up Defense Position. You can only activate 1 "Vampire Takeover" per turn.
"With no cards in my Field Zone, and all I have on the field are Zombies, I can activate Vampire Kingdom from my Deck, and summon a Vampire from the graveyard!" Rosaly explained over to Windy. "So now come Vampire Sorcerer!"
Sorcerer rose up just as Kingdom's card appeared.
(Defense Position)
Vampire Sorcerer
DARK
Level 4
Zombie/Effect
ATK: 1500
DEF: 1500
If this card in your possession is sent to your GY by your opponent's card: You can add 1 DARK "Vampire" monster or 1 "Vampire" Spell/Trap from your Deck to your hand. You can banish this card from your GY; 1 DARK "Vampire" monster you Normal Summon this turn can be Summoned without Tributing.
(Field Zone)
Vampire Kingdom
Field Spell Card
Zombie-Type monsters gain 500 ATK during damage calculation only. Once per turn, when a card(s) is sent from your opponent's Deck to the Graveyard: Target 1 card on the field; send 1 DARK "Vampire" monster from your hand or Deck to the Graveyard, and if you do, destroy that target.
"She strengthened her defenses, and brought her Field Spell in one move. She's good." Flame admitted seeing this.
"Of course she is." Specter smiled seeing that.
"Yes yes I'm sure her move is very interesting." Windy shrugged with a sarcastic note before calling, "But I got something more interesting! With a Spell or Trap card on your field, I summon Stormrider Hippogriff!"
What rose was a purple colored green ship.
(Attack Position)
Stormrider Hippogriff
WIND
Level 3
Cyberse/Effect
ATK: 800
DEF: 1200
If your opponent controls a card in their Spell & Trap Zones, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand). If you use this card as material for a Link Summon while your opponent controls exactly 1 card in their Spell & Trap Zone: You can send that opponent's card to the GY, and if you do, your opponent draws 1 card. You can only activate this effect of "Stormrider Hippogriff" per turn.
"But it, and Stolastorm won't be around!" The two flew up entering the top, and bottom arrows, "Cause I'm Link Summoning, Link 2, Stormridership Rockbuster!"
What rose was a two headed eagle like ship cawing.
(Attack Position)
(Extra Monster Zone)
Stormridership Rockbuster
WIND
Link Rating 2
Cyberse/Effect/Link
ATK: 2000
Link Markers: Top, Bottom
2 "Stormrider" monsters
If a monster(s) is Normal or Special Summoned to a zone(s) this card points to while you control no cards in your Spell & Trap Zone: You can destroy 2 cards in either player's Spell & Trap Zones, also you cannot activate nor Set Spell/Trap Cards for the rest of this turn, except "Stormrider" cards. If your opponent Special Summons a monster from the Extra Deck: You can Set 1 Spell & Trap from your opponent's GY to either player's field, then if that card was Set to your field, and is a Trap or Quick-Play Spell, it can be activated this turn. You can only use each effect of "Stormridership Rockbuster" per turn.
"Then as Hippogriff was used to Link Summon while you have just 1 Spell or Trap card on the field, that card goes bye-bye!" Windy waved as Rosaly's face-down vanished which she frowned, "Then you draw a card." Rosaly drew with a small growl. "Turbulence's effect!"
Rockbuster: (ATK: 2000 + 300 = 2300)
Baira frowned seeing that.
"Turbulence's other effect activates!" The field spell glowed from this, "With a Stormrider Link monster on the field, I take 1 Stormrider from my Deck with an equal or lower level then that monster's Link Rating, and add it to my hand." He adds a card before calling, "Battle! Rockbuster rid us of that Sorcerer!"
Rockbuster charged firing a harpoon destroying Sorcerer. Undisturbed Rosaly called, "Sorcerer's effect activates! As it's destroyed, I take 1 Vampire card from my Deck to my hand!" She adds a card showing it. Windy sets a card, "I end my turn."
Windy's Hand: 4/Field: Stormrider Turbulence (Field Zone), Stormridership Rockbuster (Attack Position/Extra Monster Zone/ATK: 2300), One Set Card
Rosaly: 3500
Hand: 2
Field: Vampire Kingdom (Field Zone), Vampire Genesis (Attack Position), Vampire Retainer (Defense Position)
Windy: 3000
Hand: 4
Field: Stormrider Turbulence (Field Zone), Stormridership Rockbuster (Attack Position/Extra Monster Zone/ATK: 2300), One Set Card
Rosaly 2nd Turn:
"Is that really all you got? I'm disappointed." Rosaly glared before drawing, "It makes this easier!"
"How this for easier?" Windy asked before calling, "I activate the trap Stormrider Blast-Off!"
(face-up)
Stormrider Blast-Off
Continuous Trap Card
(Quick Effect) Once per turn: You can banish this card from your field until the next Standby Phase. While you control a "Stormrider" Link Monster in the Extra Monster Zone, and 1 "Stormrider" Field Spell in the Field Zone: Monsters your opponent controls must attack that monster, if able. During your End Phase: You can target 1 "Stormrider" monster in your Extra Monster Zone; gain LP equal to half it's original ATK. You can only activate this effect of "Stormrider Blast-Off" per turn.
"With both Turbulence in the Field Zone, and Rockbuster in the Extra Monster Zone, your monsters must attack it as long as Blast-Off is on the field." Windy said over to her.
"Is that all?" Specter smirked. "Childs play."
"Indeed." Rosaly agreed before she called, "Even since you let me drawn this card! I use Genesis' special ability! I send Vampire's Curse to the graveyard to revive Sorcerer!"
Sorcerer rose up readying.
Vampire Sorcerer: (Attack Position)
"Then I summon the Tuner Monster, Pain Painter!"
What rose was a small zombie with a paint brush.
(Attack Position)
Pain Painter
DARK
Level 2
Zombie/Effect/Tuner
ATK: 400
DEF: 200
This card's name becomes "Plaguespreader Zombie" while on the field. Once per turn: You can target up to 2 Zombie monsters you control, except this card; they become Level 2 (until the end of this turn), and if they do, they cannot be used as Synchro Material, except for the Synchro Summon of a Zombie monster.
"And now I tune level 2 Pain Painter with Level 4 Sorcerer, and Level 2 Retainer!"
Pain Painter turned to 2 stars while Retainer, and Sorcerer flew up turning to 6 stars synchronizing.
(LV: 2 + 2 + 6 = 8)
"She can Synchro Summon?" Lightning noted seeing that.
"Even the eternal Dragons die! When they regain their power in necromancy, they shall revive as immortal specters! Synchro Summon! Level 8, Skeletal Dragon Felgrand!"
The same dragon she used on Ghost Gal appeared roaring loud.
(Attack Position)
Skeletal Dragon Felgrand
LIGHT
Level 8
Zombie/Effect/Synchro
ATK: 2800
DEF: 2800
1 Zombie Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters
If this card is Special Summoned: You can target 1 monster your opponent controls or in their GY; banish it. If a monster(s) is Special Summoned from either GY, while this monster is on the field (except during the Damage Step): You can target 1 other face-up monster on the field; negate its effects until the end of this turn. You can only use each effect of "Skeletal Dragon Felgrand" once per turn.
Playmaker frowned seeing the monster before turning to Varis. "I'm guessing you've obtained a counter to that monster then?"
"In a sense." Varis answered while staring at her play.
"And so Rosaly will show victory." Dr. Genome grinned, "These two attacks will destroy the Ignis."
"When Felgrand is Special Summoned it banishes a monster on the field." Rosaly stated over to Windy
"Banishes?" Windy asked hearing that.
"And that will leave you wide open to my attacks." Rosaly said over to him. "Which will result in your demise, and then he will follow!" She points to Lightning who watches silently.
"Poor girl... always using some big words but all talk." Windy shrugged.
"What?" Faust questioned hearing that.
"Haven't you found this suspicious?" Windy moved an arm up, "Rockbuster's effect activates!" Rockbuster glowed, "When you summon a monster from your Extra Deck, I get to yonk one spell or trap card from your graveyard!"
"What good will that do, you don't use a Vampire deck." Rosaly pointed out.
"Maybe but you use Zombie support cards. Namely... this one?" Windy said as he shows the trap he sent with Hippogriff. "Return of the Zombies!"
Rosaly widen her eyes as Windy sets her trap before he cupped his chin, "If I recall correctly this card banishes 1 Zombie from either our fields, and then it summons a different Zombie from the graveyard to the controller of the banished monster's field."
"Oh glitch! That could completely throw off her strategy!" Ai cried.
Rosaly only closed her eyes, "Well maybe but there is still one crucial fact you left out."
"And that is...?"
"Even if you do use Return of the Zombies to remove one of them it still won't be enough to lower the damage as Felgrand's special ability banishes a monster when summoned." Rosaly points out to him as both her monsters will have enough attack points with Vampire Kingdom's effect to give them 500 attack points during damage calculation while Windy's Life Points are 3000 that are gonna take full damage once one of them attacks, and Return of the Zombies only stops one of them.
"She's right, either way the duel's over." Soulburner agreed.
"If that will be that way. But it's YOU that will be destroyed." Windy said before calling, "Turbulence's other effect activates!" The Field Spell glowed as Windy called, "Since you just summoned a monster from the Extra Deck while I have 1 Stormrider Link Monster, that monsters effects are negated, and you can't stop it!"
A tornado enveloped Felgrand which stopped it's ability making Rosaly grunt in disbelief.
Skeletal Dragon Felgrand: (Effects Negated)
"Not good." Nyx frowned.
"Now Blast-Off forces you to battle. So who'll be first to taste oblivion?" Windy grinned with a sadistic smirk.
Rosaly glared at him. "Battle! Felgrand attack Rockbuster!"
Felgrand charged forward only for Windy to call, "I activate my face-down, Return of the Zombies!"
Return of the Zombies
Normal Trap Card
Banish 1 Zombie monster on the field, then Special Summon 1 Zombie monster from the GY of the player who controlled it, to their field, in Defense Position. If this card is in your GY: You can shuffle 1 of your banished Zombie monsters into the Deck, and if you do, Set this card, but banish it when it leaves the field. You can only use each effect of "Return of the Zombies" once per turn.
"So now bye-bye Felgrand!"
The trap made Felgrand vanished before Pain Painter rose in Defense.
Pain Painter: (Defense Position)
"Whatever! Genesis attack Rockbuster!"
Vampire Genesis: (ATK: 3000 + 500 = 3500)
Genesis charged forward attacking Rockbuster destroying it while Windy raised an arm against the shockwave. (Windy: 1800/Hand: 4)
"He survived, but not for much longer." Baira smiled.
Rosaly at her Main Phase 2 called, "By returning Felgrand back to my Extra Deck, I place Return of the Zombies back to my field!" She sets the card. "I end my turn."
Rosaly's Hand: 1/Field: Vampire Kingdom (Field Zone), Vampire Genesis (Attack Position), Pain Painter (Defense Position), Return of the Zombies (Set)
Windy 2nd Turn:
"My turn draw!" Windy drew before calling, "And I use Stormrider Return!"
Stormrider Return
Normal Spell Card
If you control no cards in your Spell & Trap Zone: Target 1 "Stormrider" monster in your GY; Special Summon that target. You can only activate 1 "Stormrider Return" once per turn.
"With no cards in my Spell, and Trap Zone, I take Rockbuster, and summon it back!"Rockbuster rose back cawing.
Stormrider Rockbuster: (Attack Position/ATK: 2000 + 300 = 2300)
"The effect of Turbulence allows me to use the effects of my cards even if there's a card in my Spell or Trap Zone!" Windy explained how he was able to use the spell.
"So he can get around his deck's restriction." Varis noted.
"Then I use the spell, Stormrider Shipping!" Windy called as a spell appeared.
Stormrider Shipping
Normal Spell Card
Pay 1000 LP. Target 1 "Stormrider" Link Monster on the field; both players draw 1 card, then sets 1 Spell or Trap from there Deck, and if they do, the effects of the targeted monster are negated, also it cannot attack. You can only activate 1 "Stormrider Shipping" per turn.
"I pay 1000 life points to target Rockbuster!" Windy called pointing to Rockbuster. (Windy: 0800/Hand: 3) "By negating it's abilities, and preventing it from attacking, we both draw a card, and place 1 Spell or Trap Card from our Decks to our field!"
Rosaly, and Windy drew. Rosaly seeing her drawn card blinked, "This is..."
'What did you draw Sachiko?' Specter thought seeing her expression.
Windy jumped up, and smirked, "Now I can use my true skills. Appear Data Storm!"
What appeared lowering down was a strong Data Storm.
"What?" Rosaly questioned.
"A Skill in a Master Duel, just like before." Playmaker frowned.
"Hahaha! I am the WIND Ignis, there is no-one that can master data like me!" Windy laughed, "When I have 1000 life points or lower, I obtain 1 Cyberse from the Data Storm!"
"This is..." Varis trailed off.
"I activate my Skill! Neo Storm Access!"
Neo Storm Access
Windy's Skill
Can be used if your LP are at 1000 or below. Add 1 randomly-generated Cyberse monster well-suited for your Deck from a nearby Data Storm to your Extra Deck. The more intense the Data Storm, the stronger the monster will be.
The storm was converted into a card above Windy.
"I have a bad feeling all of a sudden." Elsa admitted.
"You should! I summon Stormrider Quetzalli!"
What rose was another ship like monster.
(Attack Position)
Stormrider Quetzalli
WIND
Level 2
Cyberse/Effect
ATK: 700
DEF: 400
When your opponent activates a Spell & Trap Card (Quick Effect): You can Special Summon this card; Negate the activation, and if you do, Set that card face-down, then they can set 1 other Spell & Trap directly from their Deck, but for the rest of this turn, the cards set by this effect cannot be activated.
Quetzalli: (ATK: 700 + 300 = 1000)
"Now appear circuit that rages before me!"
The circuit appeared as Rockbuster, and Quetzalli entered the bottom arrows.
"Link Summon! Link 3, Stormridership Bahamut Bomber!"
What rose was a large whale like ship with cannons bellowing.
(Attack Position)
(Extra Monster Zone)
Stormridership Bahamut Bomber
WIND
Link Rating 3
Cyberse/Effect/Link
ATK: 2800
Link Markers: Bottom, Bottom-Right, Bottom-Left
2+ "Stormrider" monsters
If this card is Special Summoned while you control no cards in your Spell & Trap Zone: You can target 1 card your opponent controls; destroy it, and if you do, inflict 500 damage to them. If you control no cards in your Spell & Trap Zone (Quick Effect): You can target 1 card in your opponent's Spell & Trap Zone; destroy it, and if you do, inflict 500 damage to them. You can only use each effect of "Stormrider Bahamut Bomber" once per turn.
Rosaly frowned seeing the monster.
"Turbulence's effect!"
Bahamut Bomber: (ATK: 2800 + 300 = 3100)
"And now it's effect! When it's summoned, I destroy 1 card on your field, and you lose 500 Life Points! Bye-bye Genesis!" Bahamut Bomber shot cannon blasts at Genesis destroying it while Rosaly winced. (Rosaly: 3000/Hand: 2) "And now he destroys a spell or trap card on your field, and you lose 500 more! Good bye annoying Return of the Zombies!"
Bahamut Bomber destroyed Rosaly's set card which banished it as it was set from it's effect while Rosaly stepped back. (Rosaly: 2500/Hand: 2)
"And now Bahamut Bomber destroy Pain Painter!" Bahamut Bomber fired cannon blasts destroying Pain Painter while Rosaly was forced back a bit.
"Rosaly!" Nyx cried seeing that. "Are you alright?"
"Yeah... thankfully I survived." Rosaly said slowly getting up.
"But not for long." Windy smirked setting a card, "I end my turn. And Blast-Off restores my points equal to half of Bahamut Bomber's original!" He glowed from this. (Windy: 2200/Hand: 2)
Windy's Hand: 2/Field: Stormrider Turbulence (Field Zone), Stormridership Bahamut Bomber (Attack Position/ATK: 3100), Stormrider Black-Off (face-up), One Set Card
Rosaly: 2500
Hand: 2
Field: Vampire Kingdom (Field Zone), One Set Card
Windy: 2200
Hand: 2
Field: Stormrider Turbulence (Field Zone), Stormridership Bahamut Bomber (Attack Position/ATK: 3100), Stormrider Blast-Off (face-up), One Set Card
Rosaly 3rd Turn:
"Alright... It all adds up to this last draw." Rosaly looked at her, "Here goes something..." She reached taking a breath, and drew, "I draw!"
Specter frowned closing his eyes. 'Sachiko, be careful and don't lose.'
Rosaly looked at her drawn card, and smirked, "I win."
"What?" Windy questioned. "What can you possibly do in this situation?"
"The one thing your Deck can't do against." Windy looked confused as Rosaly rose one card in her hand up, "I activate the Ritual Spell, Vampire Transmigration!"
Vampire Transmigration
Ritual Spell Card
Effects will be revealed.
"WHAT!?" Windy cried in disbelief before grabbing his head. "How could I have been unable to predict that!?"
"Simple because your code is never able to predict anything!" Rosaly called, "By banishing Zombies from my field or graveyard, I can summon this new Vampire!"
Genesis appeared before vanishing into a coffin.
"When the immortal count takes the blood of this sacrifice he will rise up again into a new Vampire risen from the ashes! Ritual Summon! Come, Level 8! Vampire Alucard!"
What rose was a pale skinned Vampire wearing a crimson cape with claws before he hissed.
(Attack Position)
Vampire Alucard
DARK
Level 8
Zombie/Effect/Ritual
ATK: 2800
DEF: 800
You can Ritual Summon this card with "Vampire Transmigration". Effects will be revealed.
Windy glared at the monster. "That thing is weaker than my Bahamut Bomber!"
"I wouldn't be too sure." Rosaly said before calling, "Alucard attack Bahamut Bomber!"
Alucard charged in as she called, "Kingdom's effect activates!"
Alucard: (ATK: 2800 + 500 = 3300)
"He forgot about her field spell." Flame noted.
"Not so fast I activate the Trap, Stormrider Failure!" Windy called using his face-down.
Stormrider Failure
Normal Trap Card
When a "Stormrider" monster you control is targeted for an attack: Destroy the attacking monster, then inflict damage to your opponent equal to the ATK of that monster. You can only activate 1 "Stormrider Failure" per turn.
"Your monster is destroyed, and you lose!" Windy called as a blast fired.
"Alucard's effect activates! I pay 500 points to negate your trap card!" Rosaly countered as she glowed. (Rosaly: 2000/Hand: 1)
"Hold on, if she used that against you and Nyx before..." Ai started.
"They would have beaten us." Playmaker confirmed.
"Then I use Bahamut Bomber's effect! Your face-down is destroyed!"
Bahamut Bomber destroyed Rosaly's face-down as she braced herself. (Rosaly: 1500/Hand: 1)
Alucard destroyed Bahamut Bomber as Windy grunted. (Windy: 2000/Hand: 2)
"But now it's over! You can't attack again, and your low on Life Points! Next turn, I will-!"
"There isn't a next turn." Rosaly said to him before revealing, "When Alucard destroys a monster in battle you take damage equal to it's attack points!" Alucard ready to attack.
That made Windy shut his overconfident mouth. "WHAT!?"
"And now atone for your crimes! Alucard finish him!"
While Windy watches on fearfully Alucard charged slashing with his claws as Windy cried out landing hard while Echo vanished in particles.
Rosaly: 1500
Hand: 1
Field: Vampire Kingdom (Field Zone), Vampire Alucard (Attack Position)
Windy: 0000
Hand: 2
Field: Stormrider Turbulence (Field Zone), Stormrider Blast-Off (face-up)
Rosaly wins!
Rosaly sighed from this. "That Ignis was more trouble then he's worth."
Varis and Specter both smiled seeing that before Varis turned to the other lieutenants and nodded calmly. Seeing this Playmaker cried, "Wait Varis!"
Faust, Dr. Genome, and Baira raised there hands as dark skewers shot impaling Windy as he screamed raising up before in front of them he is disintegrating from where the skewers are touching him.
"Windy!" Aqua cried in horror seeing that.
"Lightning! Do something!" Ai cried over.
Quick as a flash Lightning sped grabbing Windy which made the skewers vanished as Lightning softly places Windy down on Jin's palm while the barely alive Ignis groaned a bit with his arms, half of his face, legs, and a side of his body is gone.
"Lightning..." Windy groaned weakly.
"I couldn't think of a more fitting punishment for you to take for your failure." Lightning stated over to him. "Be lucky your worth more to me alive."
He turned back to everyone as he gave a narrowed stare to Aqua, "Well Aqua, do you still believe Ignis, and humanity can co-exist with what the Hanoi just done?"
"I..." Aqua started uncertainly.
"Of course we can." Ai answered. "I don't know how, but I know it is possible."
"Well I hope you can keep that attitude cause from the Hanoi's actions the option is clear." Lightning gave a stare, "We Ignis are declaring War on Humanity."
"Lightning, you don't have to go that far... both sides can stop fighting." Ai argued. "Just look at me and Playmaker, or Aqua and Elsa."
"Or me and Flame." Soulburner nodded in agreement.
"What about them? Can THEY trust each other?" Lightning pointed at Earth, and Specter.
"Not without getting to know each other first." Earth answered calmly. "If we can trust each other or not, we won't know unless we try."
"My decision isn't changing." Lightning stated before he looked up to where outside Cal, and the others are seeing he turned over to them. "LANCERS! If your listening, your welcome to come join in this battle. I welcome you all to fight!"
Ulrich362: Lightning's made his ultimatum known. War between humanity and Lightning's faction... well except SOL's inner circle. Knowing them they'll just pick off the survivors.
bopdog111: And we found out who exactly got Sota in that car accident.
Ulrich362: Windy, his own Ignis.
bopdog111: Next chapter the Knights, and everyone regroup to figure out what to do next.
Ulrich362: Along with an unexpected ally during the war. See you in the next chapter.