A/N: Hello again readers~ We are back with another chapter of Arc V N' Nature! Now just a bit of heads up that this chapter will be full of surprises like nothing you've ever seen before!
On the duel field, Qing and Reiji were staring each other down. Well, Reiji was staring, Qing was glaring at her opponent.
"Why the glare?" Reiji calmly asked.
"Isn't it obvious?! You made me waste my time dueling a student from your school! If I knew this would happen, I wouldn't have followed you!" she shouted.
"Wait, you left because he was watching our duels?" Yuya asked.
"Yeah. It seems pretty suspicious, considering that it was a duel between You Show and LDS, yet someone is watching the duel from afar."
"That does sound suspecious," Gongenzaka agreed.
"But, since we're going to duel, I'm going to make you pay for stalling me!"
"Go ahead and try," Reiji said in a calm tone.
"We're counting on you, Qing!" Shuzo said from the control room.
"Got it! Now then, that said, what kind of Action Field do you want up?" the 'Naturu' duelist asked.
"Choose whichever you want," her opponent simply replied.
"Show them the best entertainment on the best field for it, Qing! Action Field On! Field Spell, Athletic Circus activate!" Shuzo pressed the button and the field changed into a circus.
"An entertainment field for a fellow Entertainment Duelist... You better not have jinxed me, Principal!" Qing shouted. After hearing that Hokuto lost his duel using the duel field that suits him most and seeing Yaiba didn't win with a duel field that fitted him, how can she not think Shuzo would want her to lose?
"I'm not! I swear!"
"Good luck, Qing!" Yuya cheered.
"Win for our school!" Yuzu also cheered.
"Got it! Duel Mode on!" The two duelists activated their duel disks and drew their starting hand.
"Duelists locked in battle!" Yuzu began.
"Kicking against the earth and dancing in the air alongside their monsters!" Tatsuya followed.
"They storm through this field!" Futoshi added.
"Behold! This is the newest and greatest evolution of Dueling!" Ayu added.
"Action!" All four exclaimed.
"DUEL!" Qing and Reiji shouted in unison. The Action Cards spreaded all over the field.
Qing: 4000 LP
Reiji: 4000 LP
"Although I'm mad that you stalled me, I still have some duelist pride in me. So as thanks for letting us choose the field, I'll let go first," Qing insisted.
"Thanks? Let you? I understand. So that's how you think." Qing got confused at Reiji's words. "Fine then, I'll accept your offer. I activate three Magic Cards from my hand. First is this one, Continuous Magic, Contract of the Hellgate. This card inflicts 1000 points of damage to me during my Standby Phase." The duelists at the sidelines widened their eyes in shock at the effect.
"When your turn comes..." Yuzu spoke.
"You take 1000 points of damage?!" Gongenzaka finished her thoughts.
"I doubt you used that just to damage yourself," Qing said.
"You are correct. In exchange for that, once per turn, I can add one Level 4 or lower 'DD' monster from my deck to my hand." Reiji took out a card and revealed it. "I add DD Cerberus to my hand."
"DD?" Futoshi asked.
"Different Dimension, it means alternate place," Sora explained.
"Likewise, the second card is also Contract of the Hellgate," Reiji said.
"What?! Then on his next turn he'll take-"
"2000 points of damage!" Yuzu finished Gongenzaka's thoughts.
"Why risk so much Life Points?" Yuya asked.
"You're asking the wrong group," Bella told her brother.
"Just like before I am able to add a 'DD' monster to my hand. I add DD Lilith to my hand. And the third Magic card I activate is Continuous Magic, Contract of the Devil King. This card also inflicts 1000 damage during my Standby Phase."
"Now it's up to 3000 points of damage!" Yuya said.
"From the name 'Devil King', I assume that card has something to do with Fusion Summon, doesn't it?" Qing asked.
"That's right," Reiji confirmed. "Contract of the Devil King allows me to summon a Fusion monster without the usage of Fusion Magic Cards."
Yuya and Sora widened their eyes in shock. "A Fusion Summon without any Fusion Magics?!" the Entermate Duelist gasped.
"The monsters I choose to fuse are DD Cerberus and DD Lilith! Hellhound which bares its fangs! Seductress of the dark night! In a whirlpool of light from the realm of the dead, become one and give birth to a new king! Fusion Summon! Be born! DDD Flame King Temujin!" A monster with fiery aura and a red sword and shield appeared.
DDD Flame King Temujin: Level 6/FIRE/Fiend/2000 ATK/1500 DEF
"He's a Fusion User?!" Gong asked.
"But to take a huge risk to summon that monster..." Yuzu said.
"This time its DDD," Ayu noted.
"There are three D's," Tatsuya added.
"What does it mean?" Futoshi asked. The teenage duelists all shook their heads, not knowing what they stood for.
"I set two cards and end my turn," Reiji ended, using up the last of the cards in his hand.
"Now his hand is at zero!" Bella exclaimed.
"And next turn, he'll take 3000 points of damage," Yuya followed.
"What's with his attitude?! He's so full of himself!" Ayu said.
"He's just a substitute for their fourth player! Does he think this'll be a walkover?!" Futoshi followed.
"Walkover? Well, that could happen," Sora said. "If he chose to risk 3000 Life Points, he's underestimating Qing."
"No way!" Yuzu exclaimed in disbelief.
"Unforgivable! To underestimate your opponent so blatantly is a disgrace to Duelists everywhere!" Gongezaka said.
"Come on, Qing! You can do it!" Yuya cheered.
"Show him what an Entertainment Duel is about!" Bella also cheered.
"Got it!" she shouted back. "My turn! Draw!" Qing drew her sixth card.
'I may have left before you dueled Sam, but that doesn't mean I didn't watch the duel,' Reiji thought. 'So, you could also do Xyz Summon. I wonder what else you're hiding.'
"From my hand, I activate Stray Lambs! This allows me to summon two Lamb Tokens in Defense Mode!" Qing now has two lambs in Defense Mode on her field.
Lamb Token: Level 1/EARTH/Beast/0 ATK/0 DEF
"Using this card, I cannot summon any other monsters. However, I can still set a monster! I set a monster card and three cards face-down! I end my turn!" A monster card appeared with the two lambs.
"Huh? No synchro summon?" Futoshi asked.
"No way," Ayu said in slight disappointment.
"However, with this when his turn starts, Reiji will take 3000 points of damage!" Yuya pointed out.
"Contracts? Those measly things?" Reiji's three face-up cards were suddenly destroyed, surprising everyone but Henrietta and Qing.
"I thought one of those face-downs would do something to prevent yourself from taking damage," Qing said.
"And you thought right. During your End Phase, I activated the Trap Card, Lease Laundering. And before that the Continuous Trap Card, Contract of the Valkyrie. With Contract of the Valkyrie, all Fiend-Type monsters I control gains 1000 ATK. However, with Lease Laundering, which can be activated on the turn a 'Contract' card is activated, all 'Contract' cards have their effects negated and are destroyed during the End Phase."
"Then that would mean, had he not activated Lease Laundering, he would've taken 4000 points of damage?!" Bella asked.
"Not only that, but he negated 4000 damage!" Gongenzaka added.
"And now I draw cards for each 'Contract' card destroyed by this effect." Reiji drew four cards. He then chuckled.
"Drew good cards?" his opponent asked.
"Pardon me, I simply remembered your 'thanks' and 'let you' from the start of the match. You seem like a kind person. But that kindness is useless on the stage of battle."
"What the heck is that guy talking about?" Futoshi asked.
"As of now I will show you the full extent of my abilities!"
"Full extent?! So he wasn't serious like Sora said?!" Bella asked in disbelief.
"No way!" Yuya followed.
"My turn! Draw!" Reiji drew his next card. "I summon the Tuner Monster, DD Night Howling!" A monster that looks a lok like a mouth appeared on the field.
DD Night Howling: Level 3/DARK/Fiend/300 ATK/600 DEF
All of You Show looked on in shock at the monster summoned.
"He can't be-!" Gongenzaka exclaimed.
"The moment you Normal Summon or Set a monster, I activate the Tuner Monster, Naturu Cosmobeet's effect from my hand!" Qing interrupted. "This card can be Special Summoned from my hand! Come fight by my side, my friend!" Appearing on Qing's field with her other Defense Position monsters is a ball of dirt and roots with tubby arms and legs and flowers growing out of its head.
Naturu Cosmobeet: Level 2/EARTH/Plant/1000 ATK/700 DEF
"All right! She increased her defense!" Yuzu said.
"That doesn't matter," Reiji said. "When DD Night Howling is successfully summoned, I can Special Summon a Level 4 or lower 'DD' monster from my Graveyard. However, its ATK becomes zero. The monster I choose to revive is DD Lilith!" A monster that looks like it was made of a metal plant appeared on the field.
DD Lilith: Level 4/DARK/Fiend/100 -} 0 ATK/2100 DEF
"I tune my Level 4 Lilith with my Level 3 DD Night Howling!" The two monsters got into the process of Synchro Summon. "Howls that tears through the night, with swiftness of a gale, give birth to a new king! Syncrho Summon! Be born! Level 7! DDD Gust King Alexander!" A monster similar to Temujin but in green appeared.
DDD Gust King Alexander: Level 7/WIND/Fiend/2500 ATK/2000 DEF
"This time it's Syncrho?!" Bella gasped.
"He wasn't just a Fusion User?!" Gongenzaka asked.
"It's not over yet. I activate DDD Flame King Temujin's effect! If a DD monster is Special Summoned I can Special Summon a 'DD' monster from my Graveyard! Be born once more, DD Lilith!" Lilith returned to the field. "Additionally, I activate Gust King Alexander's effect! When a 'DD' monster is Special Summoned, I can Special Summon any 'DD' monster from my Graveyard! Be reborn, DD Cerberus!" A three-headed werewolf appeared on the field.
DD Cerberus: Level 4/DARK/Beast/1800 ATK/600 DEF
"Let me guess your next step," Qing interrupted. "You now have two Level 4 monsters. Neither of them are Tuners. Unless if you have a Fusion card, you can't Fusion Summon. So in this case, you're going to Xyz Summon, aren't you?" Her fellow You Show Duelists gasped at her assumption.
"He's going to Xyz Summon?!" Tatsuya asked.
"No way!" Ayu exclaimed.
"Is that even possible to have three summon methods?!" Futoshi questioned.
Reiji smirked at Qing's observation. "You really are quite perspective. That's right. I overlay Level 4 DD Lilith and DD Cerberus to build the Overlay Network!" The two monsters became purple lights and jumped into a portal that formed behind them. "In order to subjugate all that resides within this world, descend now onto the peak!"
"No way!" Yuya gasped.
"That can't be!" Bella followed.
"Xyz Summon! Be born! Rank 4! DDD Wave King Caesar!" A monster similar to Reiji's current monsters appeared with two orbs circling around it.
DDD Wave King Caesar: Rank 4/WATER/Fiend/2400 ATK/1200 DEF
Everyone watched in awe, except Henrietta and Qing.
"Even Xyz monsters?!" Yuzu said.
"Wh-What a guy..." Gongenzaka spoke.
"The title 'DDD' stands for Different Dimension Demon. Prepare to get a good taste of the power of overlords, who subjugate alternate planes," Reiji explained as Qing just stared with a smile on her face.
'After witnessing my summon methods, she's still calm,' he observed. 'She must be faking it.'
"What's wrong? Come at me!" the 'Naturu' duelist challenged. Seeing and hearing her confident look and words shocked everyone even more. "Did you really think that seeing you do that many summon methods will have me lose my confidence? You're not the first person who can do multiple summons!"
"In that case, Battle! I attack your Cosmobeet with Temujin!" Reiji's Fusion monster charged at the Plant-type with its sword raised.
"I won't let that happen! I activate my Trap Card, Shift! With this, I can change your attack target to another monster on my field! The monster I choose is my face-down monster!" Cosmobeet swapped places with the unknown monster. The monster flipped and revealed it to be Naturu Cliff.
Naturu Cliff: Level 4/EARTH/Rock/1500 ATK/1000 DEF
Due to the difference of power, Temujin still made quick work of the monster.
"Naturu Cliff's monster effect! When it leaves the field and is sent to the Graveyard, I Special Summon a Level 4 or lower 'Naturu' monster from my deck in Attack Mode! I Special Summon Naturu Eggplant!" In place of the rocky monster, an eggplant-like insect appeared.
Naturu Eggplant: Level 2/EARTH/Plant/1000 ATK/700 DEF
"You may have saved yourself, but that doesn't change anything! I attack Eggplant with Alexander!" This time the Synchro monster made its move.
"Who said Eggplant's battling?" Qing asked, which slightly caught Reiji off-guard. "Trap Card open! Urgent Tuning! During the Battle Phase, I am able to Synchro Summon using monsters I control!"
"A Synchro Summon during the Battle Phase?!" Masumi gasped.
"Is that even possible?!" Hokuto asked Yaiba.
"How should I know?! I've never even heard of that card!" the Synchro user defended, shocking his allies.
"I tune my Level 2 Naturu Eggplant, two Level 1 Lamb Tokens with my Level 2 Naturu Cosmobeet! Become the great roaring nature! One that repels all traps! Synchro Summon! Appear, Level 6, Naturu Parkion!" The four monsters tuned together and became Qing's dragon, who roared the moment it arrived on the field.
Naturu Parkion: Level 6/EARTH/Dragon/2500 ATK/1800 DEF
"Next, Eggplant's effect activates! When it leaves the field, I can add a 'Naturu' monster from my Graveyard to my hand! Of course, I'll add Cliff!" Qing added her Rock-Type monster to her hand.
Reiji spotted an Action Card and snatched it. "Action Magic, High Dive! This gives a monster 1000 ATK! Alexander will gain the ATK and resume his attack! Destroy Parkion!" The Fiend-type monster gained more power and resumed its attack.
DDD Gust King Alexander: 2500 + 1000 = 3500 ATK
"That's not going to happen!" Qing ran and grabbed an Action Card on her side. "Action Magic, Avoid! This negates your monster's attack!" Parkion dodged the slash.
"In that case, I'll set one card face-down and end my turn. At this time, Alexander's ATK points returns to normal," Reiji ended.
DDD Gust King Alexander: 3500 - 1000 = 2500 ATK
"My turn! Draw!" Qing drew her next card. She then look around and saw an Action Card not far from her. "Action Magic, Repeated Act! This card allows a monster I control to attack all monsters my opponent controls, once each! Of course, this effect goes to Parkion!"
(Repeated Act: Action Magic: Target one monster on the field. That monster can attack all monsters your opponent controls. Other monsters you control cannot attack.)
"However, even if your monster can attack all of mine, it'll be suicide against Alexander," Reiji reminded.
"I know. Which is why I set this card! Trap Card open! Synchro Strike! This card can only activate when a Synchro monster is on the field! I target that monster and it gains 500 ATK for each Synchro Material used to summon it!"
"Naturu Eggplant, two Lamb Tokens and Naturu Cosmobeet were used to summon Parkion!" Futoshi recalled.
"And 500 times 4 makes 2000!" Ayu calculated.
"Adding that to Parkion's attack, it's now 4500 ATK!" Tatsyua also calculated, as said monster's power increased.
Naturu Parkion: 2500 + 500 x 4 = 2500 + 2000 = 4500 ATK
You Show all showed happy expressions as LDS showed faces of shock, especially Yaiba.
"Impossible... I've never even heard of this!" the Synchro user said.
"Battle! Naturu Parkion! Attack all of Reiji's DDD monsters! Ultimate Bark Burst!" The Dragon-Type flew into the air and let out its green flames at the three monsters, starting with the Fusion.
Reiji spotted an Action Card near him and got it. "Action Magic, Miracle! This prevents a monster's destruction and halves the damage from battle involving that monster! I'll use it on Temujin and halve the Battle Damage!" Some kind of light aura surrounded Temujin and Reiji took less damage that accounted for.
Qing: 4000 LP
Reiji: 2750 LP
"I'm not done yet! Next up is Alexander! Once more! Ultimate Bark Burst!" Parkion let out another green dragon breath.
Luck seems to be on Reiji's side, for he got to another Action Card. "Action Magic, No Risk! This halves all Battle Damage this turn!"
(No Risk: Action Magic: This turn, all Battle Damage and Effect Damage are halved.)
The breath got to the Synchro monster, obliterating it.
Qing: 4000 LP
Reiji: 1750 LP
"There's still one more! Destroy Caesar! Ultimate Bark Burst!" And comes another breath attack.
"Action Magic Avoid!" Reiji countered. "This negates one attack!" And so, the Xyz monster of his dodged the attack.
"Oh man," Ayu whined.
"She was so close..." Futoshi added.
"But at least he has only one monster left! And it's weaker than Parkion's original ATK!" Tatsuya pointed out.
"He's right! Just one more turn and Qing will win!" Yuya agreed.
"You can do it, Qing!" Bella cheered.
"One monster? Whatever do you mean?" the 'DD' duelist asked. Suddenly, all three of his monsters returned to his field, much to You Show duelists' surprise.
"What just happened?!" Yuzu asked.
"I activated Caesar's effect. By detaching one Overlay Unit, at the end of the Battle Phase I can Special Summon back monsters that were destroyed by battle this turn."
"But there's a price for that, isn't there?" Qing asked.
"There is. During my Standby Phase, I take 1000 Damage for each monster Special Summoned by this effect if I still control them."
"But doesn't Qing win either way?" Ayu asked.
"I already told you before that won't happen! There's no way he would lose that easily," Sora said with a half-eaten chocolate in his hands.
"Whatever you have planned for the damage using that face-down, Parkion won't let that happen," the 'Naturu' duelist said.
"In that case, how about we do something about that dragon?" Reiji revealed an Action Card he somehow obtained.
"When did you-?!"
"After I activated Miracle, I also activated Caesar's effect. After activating that effect, I saw this card on a pole and got it." He activated the newly obtained card. "Action Magic, Actionless. This negates the effects of all monsters currently on the field." Ribbons appeared and wrapped themselves around the monsters.
(Actionless: Action Magic: Negate the effect of all monsters currently on the field until the End Phase.)
"Parkion!" Qing cried out.
"And now, Trap Card open, DDD Resourceful Management! This card returns three 'DDD' monsters on my field to my deck and add two 'DD' monsters from my deck to my hand." All three of Reiji's monsters returned to his Extra Deck as he added two more cards to his hand.
"I get it!" Bella spoke. "Now that the monster's are gone, his Life Points are safe."
"See I told you," You Show's only Fusion Duelist said to the kids.
"All he did was take back his monsters," Futoshi began.
"Yeah, what's so great about it?" Ayu asked, for the three kids really didn't see the point of adding the extra cards in his hand.
"He managed to get two more cards in his hands though..." Tatsuya pointed out.
Sora felt a little uneasy about the situation at hand. "Those two cards..."
Qing looked down at her hand. Besides Cliff, there was a card in her hand that she was unfamiliar with.
'I don't remember adding this card in my deck before. In fact, I've never seen it until now. It's a 'Naturu' monster, but I don't remember this card ever being out back in my world. What's going on here?'
She shook her head, disregarding her thoughts. "I'll worry about that later. In any case, I'll end my turn."
"Then it's my turn. Draw." Reiji drew his next card. "Sakaki Yuya," he then called. "I'll have you confirm it yourself if Pendulum Summon is unique only to you!" I heard the said duelist gasp at his words. "I, using Scale 1 DD Philosopher of Prophecy, Galilei and Scale 10 DD Philosopher of Prophecy, Kepler, set the Pendulum Scale!"
"WHAT?!" Yuya shouted in shock, as everyone else minus Shuzo and Henrietta gasped in just as much shock.
"With this I can now simultaneously summon multiple monsters from Level 2 to 9!" Two monsters appeared by his side with a swinging pendulum. "Grand power which shakes my very soul! Arise within me and give birth to a new light that rends the darkness! PENDULUM SUMMON! Come before me, my monsters!" A portal opened up and a lone ray of purple light came out, revealing three copies of one monster. "DDD Death Great King Hell Armageddon!"
x3 DDD Death Great King Hell Armageddon: Level 8/DARK/Fiend/Scale 4/3000 ATK/1000 DEF
"Three monsters with 3000 ATK?!" Sora gasped.
"Why? How come he can Pendulum Summon!?" Yuya demanded.
Qing, on the other hand, quickly got on her Synchro Monster and went for an Action Card on a balloon ball.
"Go! Battle! Hell Armageddon! Attack Naturu Parkion!" Reiji declared.
At his declaration, Parkion seemed to have looked back and realized that she wouldn't help Qing get to the card on time. Instead, she shook Qing off, much to her shock.
"Parkion?!" was all the female duelist could say before Parkion suddenly smacked her to the card with her tail, taking the full force of the attack. "PARKION!"
Qing: 3500 LP
Reiji: 1750 LP
"This is over. Direct Attack!" The remaining two Hell Armageddon fired their attacks at Qing, who was still soaring in the air, and fired. The attack made contact and caused smoke to emerge.
"QING(-NEECHAN)!" all of You Show cried. None of them could believe what had happened; the one person who they believed was the strongest, despite that she joined not long ago, lost... All that was left of her was her scarf, slowly making its way down to the floor.
"Looks like we won," Henrietta said with a smirk.
Back on the Duel Field, Reiji seemed unsatisfied. "It seems you are years too early to be fighting in a battle. I guess I was wrong about you," he said.
"About what?" came a voice, surprising everyone. From the field's seats was a banged up Qing.
"How did you survive?" the 'DD' duelist asked, hiding his shock.
Just then, an image of an Action Card appeared. "Action Magic, Avoid. This negates one attack. Therefore, I only have 500 Life Points left!"
Qing: 500 LP
Reiji: 1750 LP
The kids sighed in great relief. "She survived..." Ayu said.
"That's a relief," Futoshi said.
"But now she has just this one turn," Tatsuya said. "Unless if she can turn this around..."
"It seems you still have some fight left," Reiji observed. "I am impressed. And not only that, but even after witnessing that I am able to Pendulum Summon just like Yuya, you still have that calm face."
"Well isn't it obvious?" Qing said, grabbing her scarf before it touched the ground. "Pendulum Summon isn't something that can forever be his. Eventually, Pendulum Summon will be something that everyone can use! It's the same with all the summon methods! You just proved that not all duelists can only use one kind of summon! And I just proved that there's more to Synchro Summon than even the best Synchro user of your school knows of! Pendulum Summon isn't just something that can be used by one person! Eventually, everyone will be able to use that method! If anything, if Yuya was the one who began this summon, he will gain more experience in that summon, even to the point where he will unlock all its mysteries and use it to its full potential!"
Her words seemed to have opened Yuya's mind, for he had assumed that Pendulum will be something he will always be the only one using. After hearing those words, he seemed to have calmed down.
"If that's all you have to say, start your turn. But I'll be saying this once. There's no way you can do anything next turn. If I recall, you have Naturu Cliff in your hand. Even if you draw out a monster that withstand an attack, it won't last long enough against my three Hell Armageddon!"
"SHUT UP!" Qing shouted, much to her schoolmates' shock. "You're saying it as if you know my deck, as though you know all the cards that are in it! Well, let me tell you one thing; you don't know my deck as well as I do! My monsters are all fighting right by my side! They are my comrades and my friends! My friends are all I need to find the strength to duel! Earlier, you were mocking me for my kindness. So what if I'm kind?! At least I'm respecting my opponent!" She took some breaths from all that shouting. "Then again, it's not like I have the right to talk about respect."
"If you mean that you can do a summon besides Synchro, then you are right. You don't have the right to say anything about respect," Reiji said.
Qing didn't care that he knew about her being able to use Xyz Summon as she put her scarf back around her neck. "I suppose so. Then I guess it's time to reveal it. The true power of my strongest deck! The real duel has just begun! My turn! Draw!" Qing drew her next card. "I Summon Naturu Cliff!" The Rock-Type monster appeared back on the field. "Then I activate the Magic Card, Nature's Blessing! With it, I release Cliff and draw cards equal to double its level! Cliff's Level is 4, so I draw eight cards!" She drew her hards, bringing her hand up to nine.
"Nine cards!" the kids cheered.
"With this, her winning chance went up!" Gongenzaka said.
"And with Cliff's monster effect, I am able to Special Summon a Level 4 or lower 'Naturu' monster from my deck in Attack Position! Come, Naturu Firefly!" A small and cute firefly appeared on her field.
Naturu Firefly: Level 1/EARTH/Insect/Scale 5/300 ATK/500 DEF
(Naturu Firefly: Pendulum Effect Monster: (Pendulum) You may Xyz Summon an EARTH Xyz Monster using 'Naturu' monsters in your Graveyard. (Monster) Once per turn during your Main Phase, you may Special Summon 1 'Naturu' monster from your Graveyard with its effects negated. This card's level becomes that card's level.)
Qing seemed a bit hesitant when she saw her new hand.
'It'll be okay, Qing,' she heard Parkion said. 'He'll understand. After what you said, I'm sure of it.'
Feeling relieved from those words, Qing faced the original creator of the new summon. "Yuya! If you heard my speech about the Pendulum Summon, you better take it to the heart!"
Yuya didn't get what she meant. By the time he realized it, she was already undergo her plan.
"I, using Scale 2 Naturu Moth and Scale 7 Naturu Worm, set the Pendulum Scale!" More shock came from the students as well as the adults this time. "With this, I can simultaneously summon monsters from level 3 to 6! Fragile nocturnal creature, everlasting dweller, create a portal for all our friends to cross over! Pendulum Summon! Appear by my side, my precious allies!" Three pillars of light shot out and revealed three more monsters. "Naturu Ragweed! Tuner monster, Naturu Deer! And Naturu Draco!" A live weed half her size, a deer that looks a lot like Bambi, the overgrown fruitfly and a younger version of Naturu Parkion appeared from the lights.
Naturu Ragweed: Level 3/EARTH/Plant/1200 ATK/2000 DEF
Naturu Deer: Level 3/EARTH/Beast/Scale 3/1000 ATK/300 DEF
Naturu Draco: Level 3/EARTH/Dragon/Scale 0/1200 ATK/1200 DEF
(Naturu Moth: Pendulum Effect Monster: (Pendulum) During the Battle Phase, when a 'Naturu' monster you control battles an opponent's monster, you may discard one card to halve that opponent's monster's ATK. (Monster) Once per turn, you may redirect one of your opponent's monster's attack to another monster.)
(Naturu Worm: Pendulum Effect Monster: (Pendulum) When a 'Naturu' monster(s) is Special Summoned from your Graveyard, draw one card. (Monster) When this card leaves the field, Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower 'Naturu' monster from your Graveyard, except Naturu Worm.)
(Naturu Deer: Pendulum Effect Monster: (Pendulum) Once per turn, you may Synchro Summon an EARTH Synchro Monster without using a Tuner monster. (Monster) If this card was Special Summoned, you can reduce or increase its level by 1.)
(Naturu Draco: Pendulum Effect Monster: (Pendulum) If Naturu Parkion is in your Graveyard or is used as an Xyz Material, your opponent cannot activate Trap Cards during the Battle Phase. (Monster) During your Main Phase, you may tribute this card to Special Summon 1 Naturu Parkion from your Graveyard or Banished Zone. The summoned monster gains 1200 ATK and DEF until the End Phase.)
"Pendulum Summon?!" the kids gasped.
"No way! When was she-?!" Bella couldn't help but demand.
Sora was in so much shock, he almost dropped his chocolate bar.
"Yuya! What you will witness, you better learn fast enough and surpass it!" Qing added before continuing on with her turn. "Naturu Deer's monster effect! When special summoned, I can reduce its level by 1! So now it's a Level 2 Pendulum Tuner monster!"
Naturu Deer: Level 3 -} 2
"Did you say Pendulum Tuner?!" Reiji asked, his eyes slightly widened in shock.
"A monster that's a Pendulum and a Tuner?!" Gongenzaka added.
"Is that possible?!" Yuzu asked Yuya, who was trying so hard to not lose his cool at the moment.
"And now, I tune my Level 3 Naturu Ragweed with my Level 2 Naturu Deer! Become the great roaring nature! One that prevents disadvantages! Synchro Summon! Appear, Level 5, Naturu Beast!" From the two monsters came Qing's Synchro Beast-type.
Naturu Beast: Level 5/EARTH/Beast/2200 ATK/1700 DEF
"Next, Naturu Draco's monster effect! During my Main Phase, by releasing this card, I can bring back Naturu Parkion from my Graveyard or my Banish Zone! Rapid Growth!" The small dragon became its full form. "Then the Special Summoned monster's ATK and DEF increases by 1200!" Green aura surrounded the great dragon.
Naturu Parkion: 2500 + 1200 = 3700 ATK/1800 + 1200 = 3000 DEF
"Naturu Worm's Pendulum Effect! Because a monster was Special Summoned from my Graveyard, I get to draw a card!" Qing's hand increased. "And now I activate the Magic Card, Fusion!" If they were surprised at her being able to bring Synchro to its full potential and Pendulum Summon, they were twice or three times as shocked when they heard that, especially Reiji, who can no longer keep his poker face. "I'll be fusing Naturu Beast and Naturu Parkion! Ferocious beast, protective dragon, become one and bring your abilities to their full potential! FUSION SUMMON! Appear now! Ferocious land guardian! Naturu Extrio!" A wooden armored Naturu Beast with Naturu Parkion's head as a head gear appeared was made from the two monsters.
Naturu Extrio: Level 10/EARTH/Beast/2800 ATK/2400 DEF
"No way! She Fusion Summoned using Synchro Monsters!" Tatsuya gasped.
"That's awesome!" Ayu exclaimed.
"That's shivering to a whole new level!" Futoshi shouted.
"Lastly, Firefly's monster effect! Once per turn, during my Main Phase, she can bring back a 'Naturu' monster from my Graveyard! That monster's effects are negated and her level becomes the level of that monster! Nature's Guiding Light!" Firefly glowed so bright, it opened up a portal. Emerging from it was Parkion.
Naturu Firefly: Level 1 -} 6
"Once more, Worm's Pendulum Effect!" She drew another card. "And now I have two Level 6 monsters!" No one wanted any other hints to know what she was going to do. "I overlay my Level 6 Naturu Parkion and Naturu Firefly!" The two monsters became brown light and leaped into a portal that emerged under them. "With these two cards I now built an Overlay Network! Formed by nature's crisis! Descend now and protect those remaining! XYZ SUMMON! Rank 6, Naturu Mother Eagle!" A big green eagle with feet made of wood and wings made of leaves appeared on the field with green orbs circling around it.
Naturu Mother Eagle: Rank 6/EARTH/Winged-Beast/2800 ATK/2500 DEF
(Naturu Mother Eagle: Xyz Monster: 2 Level 6 Monsters: While this card has a Synchro Monster as an Overlay Unit, all 'Naturu' monsters you control gains 500 ATK and DEF. When a Monster Effect activates, you may detach 1 Overlay Unit from this card to negate that effect. If the negated effect was a monster that was on the field or targeted a monster your opponent controls, that monster's ATK is halved.)
"It's here!" the kids cheered.
"An Xyz Monster... using a Synchro Monster..." Bella spoke in great shock.
Sora was surprised enough to drop his chocolate. "This is... I can't... Is that really possible?!"
No one was more surprised than the LDS students, however, for they couldn't believe that such a thing was possible with the summon methods they were master of.
"Just who are you?" Reiji couldn't help but ask.
"I am Qing Jungle. You Show Duel School's Synchro Duelist!" Qing replied. "Mother Eagle's monster effect! While a Synchro Monster is its Overlay Unit, all 'Naturu' monsters I control gains 500 ATK and DEF!" Light pollen seemed to have spread from the flowers on the eagle's chest, much to Extrio's pleasure.
Naturu Extrio: 2800 + 500 = 3300 ATK/2400 + 500 = 2900 DEF
Naturu Mother Eagle: 2800 + 500 = 3300 ATK/2500 + 500 = 3000 DEF
"Here we go! Battle! Naturu Mother Eagle! Attack one of the Hell Armageddon! Mother Nature's Storm!" The Winged-Beast-type flapped its wings so hard, it created tornadoes that swept one of the Pendulum Monsters and sent it away.
Qing: 500 LP
Reiji: 1450 LP
"I activate my remaining Hell Armageddon's monster effect! When a monster I control leaves the field, they gain ATK equal to that monster's ATK!" Reiji said.
"Then that means-!" Bella began.
"The remaining Hell Armageddon's ATK doubled!" Yuya finished in shock.
"I wonder if that would happen," Qing intervened. "Mother Eagle's monster effect! When my opponent activates a monster effect, I detach one overlay and negate that effect! Also, if the effect was from a monster currently on the field or if it targeted a monster my opponent controls, that monster's ATK is halved! The unit that I'm detaching is Naturu Firefly, so the extra 500 ATK and DEF stays on my monsters! Grand Down!" She then took a card from her hand. "Also, I will activate the Instant Magic, Black and White Wave! If there's a face-up Xyz monster on the field with a Synchro Monster as its Overlay Unit, I can target and banish one card on the field! After that I draw a card! Of course, I'll use this on one of your remaining Hell Armageddon! Which also means that Mother Eagle's effect will be used on the last Hell Armageddon!"
"Trap Card, Flash of Darkness! By tributing one DARK monster I control, all monsters that were Special Summoned this turn are destroyed!" her opponent countered.
"Extrio's monster effect! While face-up on the field, I am able to negate the activation of a Magic or Trap card and destroy it! All that is needed is banishing one card from my Graveyard and sending the top card of my deck to the Graveyard! Grand Slasher!"
No word could describe the shock that Reiji is expressing. For once in his life, someone had surpassed his plans and summon techniques. All it does, on the bright side, probably, was make him even more interested in the duelist he's up against.
In a chain of events, Extrio's claws glowed and grew. It swiped at the activated Trap and summoned air slashes, destroying it. Following it were Mother Eagle's cry, summoning roots and vines to keep one of the remaining Pendulum monsters in place and shooting out a black and white beam at the last of the three Hell Armageddon.
DDD Death Great King Hell Armageddon: 3000 / 2 = 1500 ATK
"Now finish it! Naturu Extrio! Attack the last Hell Armageddon! Nature's Strike Slash!" Its claws still glowing, the Fusion Monster charged towards its opponent. It swiped and the duel was finally done.
Qing: 500 LP
Reiji: 0000 LP
WINNER: QING!
"She did it!" the young duelists cheered, as the field returned to normal.
"She won! She won, Yuya!" Bella shouted.
"That was awesome!" the 'Entermate' Duelist commented.
"She actually did it!" Yuzu followed.
"You Show Duel School is safe!" Sora jumped.
"It was a magnificent duel!" Gongenzaka cried, quite literally.
"HOT-BLOODED! That's the most hot-blooded duel I've ever seen!" Shuzo yelled and cried, also literally, in the control room.
Qing slumped down on her knees, panting at one of the most hardest duels she ever got herself into. "I can't believe... I actually won," she said.
"Was there ever any doubt?" came Parkion's voice. "After all, you placed so much trust in us. How can we not return the favor? By the way, the others are getting impatient; you have been only using us since you got here."
"Think they'll forgive me if I said I forgot?"
"Doubt it. Now you better watch out. Your fan club is coming."
Before Qing could ask, she was suddenly tackled down completely to the floor by Ayu, Tatsuya and Futoshi.
"QING-NEECHAN!" they all shouted.
"You were so awesome!"
"You saved the school!"
"You gave me so many shivers~!"
"Okay! Okay! Calm down!" the 'Naturu' duelist begged, feeling a little crushed by the combined weights.
Gongenzaka helped her up, not in a way that she completely appreciates. "I, THE MAN GONGENZAKA, CANNOT TELL YOU HOW HAPPY I AM THAT YOU SAVED THE SCHOOL! YOU ARE INDEED WORTHY OF BEING A DUELIST OF YOU SHOW DUEL SCHOOL AND YUYA AND YUZU'S NEW FRIEND!"
"I-I'm dying...! Air! Calm down, Gongenzaka!" Much to her relief, the big guy released the school's savior. Both Bella and Yuzu hugged her from behind, causing her to tumble down and land on her front. "I'm not a cushion!"
"But you saved our school!" Yuzu said.
"Yeah! Let us enjoy this!" Bella added.
"This should be the other way around!" Qing said.
Yuya then came and helped Qing up. "That really was an awesome duel, Qing," he said.
"Thanks. I just did my best, that's all."
"Although..." Yuya suddenly had her in a chokehold. "Why didn't you tell us you could use Fusion and Xyz?! And what's the point of that speech when you were able to use Pendulum Summon too?! And where did you even get those cards?!" Qing would've answered, if not for the lack of air at the moment.
The LDS team couldn't stop gaping at their loss, especially Henrietta, for she knew that Reiji had never lost in a duel before.
As for the duelist in question, he just stood there with a satisfied smile. "Looks like your skills are more than I thought," he spoke, getting the You Show's team attention to him. "You say your friends are your strength when it comes to dueling, didn't you?"
"And what if I did?" the victorious duelist asked.
"Nothing. As promised, we will leave your school alone."
"What did you say?!" came Henrietta's voice. Everyone turned to her, assuming that she didn't want to competition to end. Instead, they saw her talking with someone and seemed shocked at what she heard from him.
Masumi seemed to have heard their conversation. "Professor Marco was-?!"
"Reiji-san!"
Reiji looked at his duel disk. "What's wrong, Nakajima?" Nakajima explained everything to him from the disk. "I've got to go."
"Wait! What's your name?!" Yuya demanded.
"Reiji. Akaba Reiji." After he gave his name, Reiji left along with his fellow LDS members.