Chapter 7: Duel in the Darkspace, Part 1

In a desolate part of Planet Zenova, Vizor, who has mysteriously returned, has challenged Emperor Shade to a duel to decide the fate of the five eras.

"Let's Duel!"

Vizor: 4000 LP

Vs.

Emperor Shade: 4000 LP

"Listen to me carefully, Vizor." Shade spoke. "I normally duel those who deem themselves worthy, but since you've decided to impede on my plans, I'll make an exception just this once."

"Your mistake, Emperor." Vizor glared as he began the duel.

Turn 1: Vizor (4000)

"First, I'll summon T.G. Catapult Dragon." He summons a draconian creature whose body resembles a launch pad (2/900/1300).

"And thanks to his special ability, I can summon another T.G. from my hand." Vizor declares. "Rise, T.G. Jet Falcon!" He then summons a falcon with a jetpack on its back (3/1400/1200).

"Now everything is in place. Level 3 T.G Jet Falcon tunes my Level 2 T.G Catapult Dragon!" Jet Falcon transforms into two green energy rings that surround Catapult Dragon, turning it into two motes of light. During the process, two gauges combine, a red banner with the two gauges materialize above. A pillar of light shone behind the left-handed duelist.

"All systems are go! I Synchro Summon T.G. Hyper Librarian!" His Synchro Monster is a white and black robed mage with a type of tablet in his hand (5/2400/1800).

"Wait, Synchro what?" Joey asked.

"It's a summoning technique from our world." Crow told him.

"It's no surprise to you, Crow." Sylvio commented.

"So how is it that you know me, Jack, Aster, Alexis and Kite?" Crow asked.

"I'll take that question." Shay spoke. "We met different versions of you in our world."

"You may be able to Synchro Summon, but it'll take more than that to defeat me." Shade spoke.

"We'll see once I activate Jet Falcon's special ability! Whenever I use Jet Falcon to Synchro Summon, you take 500 points of damage!" Hyper Librarian fires a wave of pixels at Shade (Shade: 4000→3500 LP).

"Now I activate the Spell TGLLS! Thanks to this, I can summon at least one T.G. monster from my Deck or Graveyard, as long as their combined levels are less than or equal to a T.G. monster on my field." Vizor plays one of his Spell cards. "Since Hyper Librarian is Level 5, I can summon from my deck T.G. Duplicator!" His monster appears as a scientist with a bionic arm and enhanced optics (2/800/400).

"And since I summoned a Level 2 or lower T.G. monster, I can bring out T.G. Warwolf to join his comrades!" His next monster is a werewolf with a bionic right eye and a metallic left claw (3/1200/0).

"And with them out, I think I'll have T.G. Duplicator tune my T.G. Warwolf." Duplicator turns into two green energy rings as they surround Warwolf, turning it into three motes of light. The same gauges appear on-screen.

"All systems are go! I Synchro Summon T.G. Star Guardian!" His second Synchro monster resembles Vizor combined with his Duel Runner (5/0/2200).

"Two Synchro monsters. I've seen this strategy before." Yusei stated.

"What do you mean, Yusei?" Mokuba asked.

"In case you haven't noticed, T.G. Star Guardian is what's called a Synchro Tuner monster. That's a Synchro Monster that has the capabilities of a Tuner Monster." Yusei explained.

"I really need to try that Synchro summon thing." Joey said.

"Thanks to Hyper Librarian's special ability, whenever one of us Synchro Summons, I can draw a card." Vizor draws a card. "I now activate TGDXS!" Vizor's spell card activates "I'm allowed to draw a card for every T.G. Synchro Monster I have. With Hyper Librarian and Star Guardian, I can draw two cards." Vizor draws another two cards.

"I place two cards face-down and end my turn." Two cards materialize in front of Vizor. "Show me what you can do, Emperor."

Turn 2: Shade (3500)

"As you wish! I draw!" Shade draws his card. "First, I activate Graceful Charity. This allows me to draw three cards, in exchange for discarding two afterwards." He draws three cards from his deck and places two in his Graveyard.

"At least he's using some basic cards." Tristan noted.

"Yeah, who knows what kind of cards he has." Joey added.

"Next, since you're the only one with monsters at the moment, I'm allowed to summon Darkspace Smasher!" Emerging from the ground was a corrupted version of Kite's Photon Thrasher (4/2100/0).

"Darkspace?" Yuma asked.

"I've never heard of such cards." Yuya added.

"Wait, I've heard tales of the Darkspace." Mizar spoke.

"You have, Mizar?" Zane asked.

"Long ago, before the Dragons of Light and Time came into existence, there was a third dragon, feeding off the fear and destruction that the other two caused over time. Not wanting that such a creature to be released The Dragons of Light and Time banded together and battled the dark dragon, but even with their combined might, the Dragon of Darkness was too powerful for them. With no other alternative, the Numeron Dragon sealed it away, never to be heard of again." Mizar explained.

"Until today. I summon Darkspace Raptor!" His next monster is a velociraptor with a purple body and purple crystal protruding from its back and legs (4/1500/1000).

"And since my Raptor has taken the field, I can add a Fusion card or Polymerization from my deck to my hand." A card slips out of Shade's deck and he places it in his hand.

"If I recall correctly, the Dragon of Darkness has powers that mirrors those of the Dragon of Light, so if Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon requires two monsters with at least 2000 attack points to be summoned, then its dark doppelganger can be summoned like that as well." Kite said.

"That's right, Kite Tenjo. And I'll show you once I activate Darkspace Raptor's special ability. If I have another Darkspace monster out, I can raise my Raptor's attack points by 500." Darkspace Raptor's crystals glow purple as it roars (4/1500→2000/1000).

"Oh no. Now both of his monsters have at least 2000 attack points!" Vector gasped.

"That's right, Vector. I now sacrifice both Darkspace Raptor and Darkspace Smasher!" Shade's two monsters disappear in a burst of purple pixels. A black orb forms above. "Prepare to witness a dragon with eyes of the galaxy! A dragon whose body is made of the sky of space itself! The time has come to spread your wings and unleash your fury in the darkest reaches of space! Appear, Cosmic-Eyes Darkspace Dragon!" Shade's most powerful monster had Tachyon Dragon's wings and eyes, and Photon Dragon's eyes and claws. Its body is coated in black and purple energy as it roars when it emerges from the orb (8/3000/2500).

"So it's true! The Legendary Dragon of Darkness!" Kite breathed.

"That's an impressive monster you have there." Vizor noted.

"You haven't seen anything yet." Shade said.

"You're right about that." Vizor smirked. "The duel's just getting started. And I'm about to show you my real power. Go Accel Synchro!"

"What!?" Shade gasped. "You can Synchro Summon during my turn!?"

"Is that even possible?!" Gong asked.

"See for yourself." Luna said to the Heavystrong Duelist.

"Level 5 T.G. Star Guardian, tune with Level 5 T.G. Hyper Librarian!" Vizor chanted as Star Guardian transformed into five motes of light, which turned into five green energy rings. Hyper Librarian hovered into the rings, turning him transparent, revealing five motes of light. The monster appears to be accelerating rapidly. A bright pillar of light shines above.

"All systems are go! I Synchro Summon T.G. Blade Blaster!" Vizor's ace monster emerges with its weapon at the ready (10/3300/2200).

"What power!" Sylvio breathed.

"So what if you've managed to master Accel Synchro? That doesn't mean you'll win." Shade smirked as he placed two cards face-down to end his turn.

"It will, Emperor." Vizor said as his turn began.

Turn 3: Vizor (4000)

"Watch me!" The time-traveling duelist draws his card. He analyzes the playing field. "Let's see… his Darkspace Dragon has 3000 attack points, while my Blade Blaster has 3300. He plans on using those face-down cards of his to strengthen his monster. But I have something to prevent that."

"First things first, I activate the Trap Card Trap Stun!" Vizor springs his Trap. "Thanks to this, all Trap effects are useless this turn."

"Nice! Now that emperor won't use his face-downs to protect him." Yusei complimented.

"Now, Blade Blaster, attack his Darkspace Dragon! Blade Shot!" Vizor commanded his monster to attack the corrupted dragon.

"An impressive move, but there's more than one way to protect your monster. I activate Darkspace Dragon's special ability!" Emperor Shade countered. "Whenever my Darkspace Dragon battles a monster, both of those monsters are banished."

"What!?" Vizor gasped as both monsters vanish in a burst of purple pixels.

"I was afraid he had something up his sleeve." Crow scowled.

"You knew I had that planned, didn't you?" Vizor interrogated.

"You read my mind. Be thankful that both our monsters return at the end of the Battle Phase." Shade told the time traveler as both monsters return to their owners' sides of the field.

"You have an answer for everything, don't you?" Vizor asked. "I'll have to end my turn right now."

"A wise move, but it will be foolish nonetheless." Shade smirked as he began to turn up the heat in this duel.