A/N: Change the effect for one card in this chapter. Corrected the flow of the duel
Chapter 48
Hope Limit Break
"I activate Cyber Magician Girl's effect!" Codebreaker declared. "Once per turn, I can target one monster Special Summoned on my opponent's side of the field and take control of that monster! I choose your one and only Decode Talker! CTRL Execute!"
Cyber Magician Girl turned her wand into a light whip, and whipped it at Decode Talker.
"If this effect gets through, Playmaker will become defenseless!" Blue Angel claimed.
"At this point, I activate my Trap Card! Code Barrier!" The Set card revealed to show Powercode Talker inside a barrier shield while multiple attack tried to get through to it, but all are deflected.
"When my opponent's monster effect targets a Code Talker monster I control, that effect is negated and destroy the monster that activated the effect!" Just like in the card, a barrier protected Decode Talker and reflected a ray of energy at Cyber Magician Girl.
"Not so fast! I activate my Quick-Play Spell, Cyber Maneuver!" The said card showed Cyber Heart Magician Girl dodging an attack with an after-image effect as if it looked like she was split into two clones of herself. "When a card effect would destroy my Cyber Magician Girl monster, the destruction is negated!"
Cyber Magician Girl did the same after-image effect as she dodged the ray of energy.
"Then, I Special Summon C# USBee by its effect!" A bee shaped of USB stick appeared. "This monster can be Special Summoned if I control a Link Monster and when it is in its Link, the Link Monster gains 500 ATK!"
C# USBee stung Cyber Magician Girl, giving her a sting, but also boosted power.
"I end my turn here!" Codebreaker finished.
Codebreaker (1h): 4000 LP
"Playmaker was prepared to counter Codebreaker's magician's effect," Go said.
"Even so, now Codebreaker's monster has higher ATK than Playmaker's Decode Talker. I wonder what he will do next," Blue Angel pointed out.
"Ha, ha! At least Decode Talker was protected!" Ai exclaimed.
"Only for this turn," Playmaker stated. "I have to overpower his magician now."
"My turn! I draw!" He drew a card. "I Normal Summon Draconnet!"
A blue winged Cyberse appeared. "I activate Draconnet's effect! When it is Normal Summoned, I can Special Summon one Level 2 or lower Normal Monster from my hand or Deck in Defense Position! I Special Summon Digitron!"
A stronger version of Bitron appeared, which this one had bigger wings.
"I open the circuit that leads to the future!" He opened the Link Square. "The summoning condition is two Cyberse monsters! I set my Draconnet and Digitron in the Link Markers! Link Summon! Appear! Link 2 Flame Administrator!"
The red robot Cyberse appeared as it stood mightily.
"Flame Administer's effect!" He declared. "All Link Monster I control gain 800 ATK!"
"Plus, Decode Talker also gains 500 ATK for every monster it points to!" Ai added. "Power Integration!"
Decode Talker roared as it gained more powers with its ATK up to 3600 while Flame Administrator's ATK at 2000.
"Now Decode Talker has higher ATK than Cyber Magician Girl!" Cyber Man exclaimed.
"Battle! Decode Talker attacks your Cyber Magician Girl! Decode End!" Decode Talker aimed for Cyber Magician Girl with its sword.
"I activate my Trap Card, C# Alert Firewall!" The said card activated. "By paying half of my Life Points, I can either take no Battle Damage this turn or negate the destruction of all C# monsters I control! I choose the formal!"
His Life Points decreased to 2000 while firewalls appeared around him as his ace monster slashed in half, but no damage was dealt to his Life Points.
"Tch! He managed to protect his own Life Points even if he sacrificed his own monster," Ai said.
"I end my turn then," Playmaker said.
Playmaker (0h): 4000 LP
"Then, I activate my second set card at this point in turn! Cyber Jump Portal!" The said card showed Cyber Magician Girl jumping out of the portal. "When a Cyber Magician Girl monster I control was destroyed by battle this turn, I can Special Summon it to the zone it was originally placed face-up during the End Phase! Return, Cyber Magician Girl!" Just like in the card, she jumped out of a portal and returned to the field.
"Dang it! It came back!" Ai complained.
"Not a bad comeback," Kusanagi commented as he watched the duel from his truck's secret monitors.
"What an impressive counter! Not only Codebreaker protected his Life Points, but managed to return his ace monster back from the Graveyard!" Claire cheered.
"Yamamoto-senpai, Codebreaker seems to be playing better than Playmaker!" Pigeon exclaimed.
"Hey! How many times do I have to tell you? Stop calling by my real name!" Frog scolded as he moved around.
"Please, senpai! Please don't move a lot or I will drop!" Pigeon reasoned with his senior.
"My turn! I draw!" Codebreaker drew his card, counting to two in his hand.
Codebreaker (2h): 2000 LP
"Codebreaker is doing whatever he can to protect his monster," Blue Angel said.
"Of course he would. Even though Playmaker's ace monster, Decode Talker has a higher ATK than Cyber Magician Girl, it makes up for it with its effect," Cyber Man stated.
"I wonder how Playmaker can counter it," Go thought aloud.
"I activate Cyber Magician Girl's effect!" Codebreaker declared. "Once per turn, I take control of one monster that my opponent Special Summoned! I choose your Decode Talker and this time nothing will negate her effect! CTRL Execute!"
The whip tangled Decode Talker, giving it a bit of shock as Cyber Magician Girl pulled the monster to her side.
"Decode Talker! Noooooo! He was too young!" Ai cried over-dramatically.
"I use Decode Talker's effect! For every monster it points to, it gains 500 ATK! Power Integration!" Decode Talker's ATK changed to 2800. "I declare to attack! Go, Decode Talker! Use Decode End on Flame Administrator!"
Decode Talker slashed Flame Administrator in half, turning it into sparkles.
"Grgh!" Playmaker held on as his avatar glitched with mosaic effect.
Playmaker (0h): 4000 – 800 = 3200 LP
"Next, Cyber Magician Girl attack you directly! Digital Plasma Beam!" His ace magician shot a powerful energy beam at Playmaker.
"Gaaaaahhh!" Ai got shot by the beam, along with Playmaker.
Playmaker (0h): 3200 – 2500 = 700 LP
"And due to Cyber Magician Girl's effect, she can attack for every monster under her control. Since Decode Talker is under her control, she can attack again one more time! Go, Cyber Magician Girl!" Codebreaker followed up as Cyber Magician Girl shot another powerful beam.
"Is this really the end?" Blue Angel questioned.
"Aaaaahh! We're going to lose! Do something, Playmaker!" Ai screamed.
"I activate my Trap Card, Code Barrier in my Graveyard!" He shouted. "If I were to take a direct attack from my opponent's monster, that attack is negated and I can Special Summon one code Talker monster from my Extra Deck! Come out, Encode Talker!"
As the same barrier that protected Decode Talker appeared to protect Playmaker, the code Talker with the shield appeared.
"So you bring out Encode Talker!" Codebreaker exclaimed. "I will just end my turn here and see what you will do next. And I know what you're thinking what I'm thinking about."
Codebreaker (2h): 2000 LP
"What does he mean?" Blue Angel asked.
"It means that Playmaker can now use his Skill," Go stated.
"Wait...That's right! He has now less than 1000 Life Points!" She realized.
"And as if it is on the right time..." Cyber Man spoke as he looked ahead to see a strong Data Storm tornado on the way.
"Playmaker, look! I see a Data Storm and I smell a juicy, powerful monster in there!" Ai pointed.
Without any hesitation, Playmaker flew into the tornado.
"When I have 1000 or lower Life Points, I can draw a random Link Monster in the Data Storm!" He reached his arm out, putting his hand in the strong current of the data wind inside the storm. Data materials gathered into the palm of his right hand.
"Skill activate! Storm Access!" He shouted as a new card materialized in his hand. He pulled himself out of the storm.
"It seems like Playmaker obtained a new Link Monster card successfully," Rossy said.
He zipped around the floating data materials while flying on his D-Board.
"I draw!" He drew a card.
Playmaker (1h): 700 LP
"I play the Spell Card, Cynet Link Draw!" The said card showed Decode Talker with the link circuit appearing on the floor where it was standing, with cards coming out of the arrows. "When this card is activated, I can draw a number of cards equals to the total Link Rating of all Cyberse Link Monster on the field!"
"Encode Talker's Link Rating is three and Decode Talker's Link Rating is also three! So that's total of..." Ai said.
"That's total of six cards!" Rossy exclaimed.
Playmaker added six cards into his hand.
"He drew a lucky card that allows him to reload more cards into his hand!" Go said as he was surprised. "Damn it! This duel just makes me exciting, making it so unpredictable as to who will win!'
"I then play the Spell Card, Monster Reincarnation! With this card, I can send one card to add one Monster from my Graveyard to my hand! I discard a card to add Backup Secretary!" He did what he said, adding his monster to his hand. "Then, I send my third Bitron to Special Summon Bitrooper from my hand!"
The white Cyberse knight appeared with its sword and shield. "Since I control a Cyberse monster on my side of the field, I can Special Summon Backup Secretary!" The female Cyberse reappeared to his side. "Now, I re-open the circuit that leads to the new future!"
The link square reappeared for one more time, but this one looked brighter than one before.
"This brightness...Could it be that Playmaker is planning to summon a new Link Monster he obtained from the Data Storm?!" Rossy questioned.
"That's the plan!" Ai responded with a gleam.
"Arrowheads confirmed! The summoning condition is 2 monsters! I set my Backup Secretary and Bitrooper in the Link Markers!"
The two monsters turned into blue and white twisters, shooting into the arrows.
"Link Summon! Appear! Link 2 Backup Supervisor!" The new Link Monster looked similar to Backup Secretary, except with two wires with light-bulb attached at each end that were coming out of her back. The armor it wore also looked a bit different. It was summoned next to Encode Talker's top arrow.
"I set a card and I declare to battle!" He followed up. "I declare Backup Supervisor to attack Decode Talker!"
"Wait, what!? Why would you do that!? Your Backup Supervisor is weaker than Decode Talker!" Codebreaker warned.
"Master Yu, it's all for Encode Talker's effect!" Rossy stated.
"That's right! Encode Talker's effect activates!" Playmaker declared. "Once per turn, before damage calculation, if my monster that Encode Talker points to battles an opponent's monster with higher ATK than it, that monster is unable to be destroyed by that battle and I take no battle damage from it!"
Backup Supervisor attacked Decode Talker. The monsters clashed, but Backup Supervisor wasn't destroyed.
"After damage calculation, I can have Backup Supervisor or Encode Talker to gain ATK equal to the ATK of that battled monster's ATK! I choose my Encode Talker!" Encode Talker roared with battle cry as its ATK increased to 5100.
"5100 ATK!" Blue Angel gasped.
"That's enough to destroy any of Codebreaker's monster! In fact, Playmaker can win the duel if he declares to attack his weakest monster, C# USBee!" Go pointed out.
"Hee, hee!" Ai grinned. "If we attack his C# USBee, his weakest monster, we win the duel!"
"Battle! I declare Encode Talker to attack…. Cyber Magician Girl!" This surprised everyone as they all thought he would attack C# USBee instead. "Encode Finish!"
Encode Talker's shield turned into a sword as a hidden blade popped out. It sliced the magician in her belly area, making her scream in agony before she exploded.
"I play Muncher-Muncher's effect from my hand!" He revealed a monster card, which was a creature of ball size body, fury in black fur with giant mouth and tiny blue eyes and ears. "If I were to take 1000 or more damages from a battle, I only take half of that damage!"
Muncher-Muncher appeared as it swallowed the damage, but then it exploded once it became imploded.
"Aaaahh!" He cried.
Codebreaker (1h): 2000 – (2600 / 2) = 700 LP
"They're both now neck to neck," Cyber Man said.
"They're tied with 700 Life Points," Emma said at her desk, watching the duel.
"Oh my Egyptian God! Who's going to win this!? Codebreaker or Playmaker!? I can't choose!" Naoki said over-dramatically as he disturbed the other customers around him.
"Backup Supervisor's effect activates! During the end of the Damage Step, if this card is Link Summoned and a monster it points to battled, I can Special Summon one Cyberse monster from my hand! I Special Summon Cyberse Wizard! I end my turn here," Playmaker said as his staple Cyberse spell caster appeared. "With that, Encode Talker's ATK is returned to normal."
Playmaker (1h): 700 LP
"My turn! I draw!" Codebreaker drew his card.
Codebreaker (2h): 700 LP
"You're really strong, Playmaker! I never had so much fun in a duel before and this is the kind of duel I wanted to have with you!" He commented.
"I'm not dueling for fun," Playmaker responded with seriousness. "I am dueling so that I can get some answers to make a final closure to my goal."
"Your goal?" He asked.
"Ho, so you're going to admit your real reason," Ai said.
"Two weeks ago, when I dueled Revolver for one last time, he told me that your father, Dr. Akira was indeed one of the researchers who worked on the Hanoi Project, creating the Ignis." Playmaker began. "He told me that your father wasn't involved with the Lost Incident, but even so…. I'm still mad …Still have this small lingering anger toward all people who were involved in that terrible incident, and how it twisted my fate, my cooperator's young brother's fate, and the other poor victims' fate. All of us….have been affected by that incident in some shape or form."
"…." Codebreaker didn't say anything.
"That's why this duel is necessary. To lash out my last anger and see if I can really move on forward for the rest of my life," Playmaker admitted.
"Hmmmm…." Codebreaker gave a thought and then said, "Alright. I understand and I will admit few things. I'm….very sorry for what happened to you and all the victims of the Lost Incident."
"What?" Playmaker said.
"What do you mean you're sorry for it?" Ai asked.
"To tell you the truth, I...I was sort of indirectly played a role in the Hanoi Project," he said.
"What?!" Playmaker gasped.
"No way!" Ai gasped, too.
"It can't be!" Kusanagi was surprised.
"When I was a kid, my dad asked me to help with his project along with Dr. Kogami and others. I really couldn't remember exactly how it happened, but Rossy explained it to me like this. I helped with the duel program that they put me in an experiment to create Rossy as the first prototype Ignis, which it was eventually be used to experiment on you and the other Lost Incident's kids," he explained.
"It can't be! But that would explain how they created Rossy and that would mean that she is based on Codebreaker, but then why is she a she then?" Ai said.
"The reason for why Rossy is made as a female is my dad, along with the help of Dr. Kogami and his assistants and my dad's team, they put a bit of my late mother's DNA into her programming, turning her into a female Ignis," he revealed.
"What!? Why would he do that?" Ai asked.
"Ai." Playmaker looked dead serious at him.
"OK, I will be quiet," Ai lowered as he hid into the duel disk.
"I really don't know much about my mother because she….well, she passed away when I was just a baby, but my father kept her hair or something of her DNA and put it into Rossy's programming. She is based off me, like how Ai is based on you, Playmaker, except she also happened to have a little bit of my mother's part, too. At least when it comes to gender," he said.
Akira Zaizen watched and listened to it. "That explains everything. Dr. Akira only participated in the Hanoi Project, at least only in the beginning to create an AI based on his late wife."
"That's so...so sad," Blue Angel commented. "Morse… I mean Codebreaker's mother is now part of Rossy."
"I see..." Playmaker said. "Thank you for being honest with me."
"Playmaker…. Then, let's continue our duel!" He pepped back up to his happy self. "It's my turn and I am going to show you that no matter what, I will move forward!"
Suddenly, something beeped in his duel disk and Rossy buzzed.
"Mf… Mf…. Mmf! Master Yu!" Rossy stated as her body shivered like crazy.
"What's wrong, Rossy?" He asked.
"The! The! The! Code! It is finally deciphered!" She exclaimed.
"What!? Really!?" He gasped.
"Code? What code?" Ai questioned.
Suddenly, a bright light was coming out of Codebreaker's duel disk. The light shined so brightly, but for short moment, a tall monster appeared briefly, but disappeared into the duel disk, with the light now bit more dimmed, but still shining from the duel disk.
"This light… It's the Legendary Code and now…. I know what I must do!" Codebreaker flew off ahead at the fastest speed he could go.
"Where is he going!?" Ai stated.
Everyone followed after Codebreaker as fast as possible, but he kept going faster.
"Playmaker!" He called out. "It's time to show you what I can do and how we can all move forward to a much brighter future with one important thing in life!"
"What is he talking about?" Go asked.
"I don't know, but that light….something is going to happen," Blue Angel said.
"Could it be?" Cyber Man thought aloud.
"Let's go! First, I play the Spell Card, Pot of Greed! With it, I draw two more cards!" He drew two more. "Then, I open the circuit!"
The Link Square appeared in the sky. "Arrowheads confirmed! The summoning condition is two Cyberse Effect monsters! I set my C# USBee and Link 3 Decode Talker in the Link Markers!"
The two monsters turned into two twisters, sucking into the arrows.
"Link Summon! Appear! Link 2 C# Level Doubler!" The new C# Link Monster was a white UFO with red light going around it like a ring.
C# Level Doubler-Link 2, LIGHT, Cyberse/Link/Effect, 1200 ATK, Link Arrow: Bottom-Left, Bottom-Right.
"Then, I play the Spell Card, Monster Reborn!" The classic Spell Card was presented.
"Oh dear! Is he going to summon his Cyber Magician Girl!?" Ai said.
"Nope!" He replied. "I am going to bring my C# Webkumo!"
"WHAT!?" Everyone gasped, including the people who were watching.
"At a time like this!?" Ai exclaimed.
The staple C# spider crawled out of the Graveyard.
"Now, here comes Level Doubler's effect!" He continued. "If a monster is Special Summoned next to this card's Link, that monster's Level is doubled, but I use this effect, Doubler is sent to the Graveyard!"
"It is now a Level 4 monster, but what could he do with it turned to Level 4 monster?" Blue Angel questioned.
"It's time!" Codebreaker's line on his avatar form glowed in yellow color as yellow aura emanated from his body.
"I activate C# Webkumo's effect! As you all know, my Webkumo can be treated as two Link Materials, but that's not all! It can be treated as two materials for another reason!" He stated. "I use my Level 4 C# Webkumo to build the Overlay Network!"
"Is this…!" Blue Angel was surprised.
"It can't be..." Go gasped.
"But it is!" Cyber Man said.
The C# Webkumo split into two, becoming two blue energies and both energies went into the galaxy portal. What came out of the portal was a strange object of an orb encased with an armor-like piece.
"Legendary warrior from the unknown Astral Dimension, show the world with your awesome power! Bring hope to all who feels only despair and defeat all foes who despises it! Xyz Summon! Appear! Number 39 – Utopia Data!"
The strange object turned into a warrior of legends. It was Number 39 Utopia, the legendary duel monster used by Yuma Tsukumo and Astral from Zexal, except this version, though looked exactly like Utopia, it had a crescent-shaped digital letter D on the left shoulder pad.
Number 39 – Utopia Data-Rank 4, LIGHT, Warrior/Xyz/Effect, 2500 ATK, 2000 DEF.
The legendary warrior duel monster stood mightiest as the other monsters looked at it as if they were all surprised, too.
"He Xyz Summoned, but what kind of monster is that!? The Link Sense from it is crazy high!" Ai exclaimed.
"I never seen an Xyz Monster with Number in its name!" Playmaker commented.
"So this is the Legendary Code," Emma said. "The legend was true. It really was a card!"
"The light is so powerful, and yet...so...warm-welcoming," Blue Angel said.
"I can feel it! This monster's power! It's….It's just incredible! As if I am going against a legendary Duel Monster!" Go stated.
That's because it is a Legendary Duel Monster!
"Number 39 – Utopia Data's effect treats its name as Number 39 – Utopia while face-up on the field or in the Graveyard," Codebreaker said. "I set two cards and battle! Number 39 – Utopia attacks your Encode Talker!"
Utopia aimed for Encode Talker as it had its shield ready for it. "However, at this point, I activate its effect! I detach one of its overlay units to use its effect to negate a monster attack, and I choose itself!"
Before Utopia's sword landed on Encode Talker, it turned into sparkles.
"What? But why would you do that?" Playmaker questioned.
"Then, I activate the new Skill! Legendary Skill! Hope Limit Break!" He shouted strongly. "When my monster's attack is negated by a card effect, its ATK is doubled until the end of this turn and it can make a second attack this turn if it's already attacked!"
Utopia pulled out two swords, making it brighter and larger as its wings also expanded into bigger size.
"5000 ATK!" Ai screamed.
"This is first Legendary Code's power, the power of hope! Now go! Number 39 – Utopia, attack! Finale Hope Cross!" He declared.
"I activate my Set card! Cynet Transfer!" The said card showed Decode Talker being switched with Encode Talker. "If a code Talker monster I control is targeted for an attack, then I change the attack target to another monster and I choose Backup Supervisor! Additionally, I don't gain battle damage from this battle if the code Talker monster I control points to the new target!"
Backup Supervisor jumped in front of Encode Talker, using her as a human shield before Hope crossed and slashed her into pieces. She exploded into sparkles.
"Backup Supervisor's second effect!" Playmaker shouted. "If this card is destroyed by my opponent's card, I can Special Summon 1 Backup Secretary from my hand, Deck, or Graveyard!" Backup Secretary returned from the Graveyard, placing next to Encode Talker.
"Then, I end my turn here!" Codebreaker completed his turn. "At this point, Utopia's ATK is returned to normal."
Codebreaker (0h): 700 LP
"What power! That monster's power overwhelms Playmaker!" Go exclaimed.
"Even so, Playmaker still able to protect himself using his Trap Card!" Cyber Man stated.
"However, that Number 39 – Utopia still has one unit attached left. If Playmaker attacks, Codebreaker can negate it!" Blue Angel reminded them.
"Codebreaker." Playmaker slowed down a bit to fly next to his opponent. "You said to me that there is one important thing in life. I'm guessing that important thing is...hope. Am I right?"
He grinned. "That's pretty much it. It's what the Legendary Code revealed to me in this form of a monster!"
"For you to get this power…." Playmaker said as he grinned a little. "It would be honored for me to fight this monster and I will find a way to defeat it!"
Playmaker sped forward as the duel resumed.
"My turn! This is my last draw and I'll put all my hope into it!" He stated.
"Yeah! We can do this!" Ai cheered. "Please be a good card!"
"I….DRAW!" He drew his last card, creating a shining arc when he did. He slowly looked at the card and put it in his hand.
Playmaker (1h): 700 LP
"I activate the Trap Card! Recoded Alive!" The Set card flipped up to show itself. "With this card, I can target 1 Link 3 Cyberse Link Monster I control or in my Graveyard! Then, I banish it and if I do, I can Special Summon one Code Talker monster from my Extra Deck! I banish my Link 3 Decode Talker in my Graveyard to Special Summon Transcode Talker!"
The orange Code Talker appeared in the zone that was pointed by Encode Talker's top arrow. "Transcode Talker's effect activates! If this card is co-linked, it and the monster it is co-linked with gain 500 ATK!"
Both Code Talkers emanated an orange aura, increasing their ATK to 2800 respectfully.
"Then, I play the Equip Spell Card from my hand! Cynet Over-Link!" The new Spell showed the Link Square overheating as steam coming out of each link arrow on the circuit while a silhouette of Code Talker monster in the middle emanating a red aura.
"First, I must send one Cyberse monster from my field to the Graveyard and then I equip this card to my Encode Talker!" He decided as he chose Backup Secretary to the Graveyard. "Then, once it is Equipped, it gain a new Link Arrow, either the left or right if it is in the Main Monster Zone!"
"Since it is already, it gains a new Link Arrow!" Ai added.
"I choose the right arrow!" Encode Talker's right Link Arrow turned red. "Now, Cynet Over-Link's second effect activates! I can then Special Summon one Link 3 or lower Cyberse Link Monster from my Graveyard or one that is banished from play to the zone that the equipped monster points to! Return, Decode Talker!"
Three Code Talkers united together on the field.
"Yusaku's all-star monsters are here!" Kusanagi remarked.
"Now I activate Cyberse Wizard's effect!" He declared. "Once per turn, I can target 1 Attack Position opponent's monster and change it to Defense Position and if I do, for the rest of this turn, all my monsters can only attack that monster and they can inflict piercing battle damage to my opponent! I choose your Number 39 – Utopia! Cyberse Shock!"
Cyberse Wizard used his wand to shock Utopia, submitting it into defense position.
"Battle! I declare Transcode Talker to attack your Utopia! Transcode Shoot!" Transcode Talker pulled out its long gun and shot at Utopia.
"I activate Utopia's effect! By detaching one overlay unit, I can negate a monster's attack! Hope Shield!" Utopia used its wing as a shield to block Transcode Talker's attack. The shot had no effect on it.
"Now that it has no unit attached to it, you can't use its effect again!" Ai said.
"Next, Encode Talker, attack your Utopia! Encode Finish!" Encode Talker slashed Utopia as both monster's weapon clashed each other.
"Not so fast! I activate my Trap Card, Shield of Sanctuary!" This Trap Card showed Mythical Elf using a magical golden shield that shined out a bright light. "If my opponent's monster battles my monster, my monster can't be destroyed this turn and I don't take damage from that battle!"
Utopia reflected Encode Talker's attack, making it stopped attacking.
"Then, I will finish it with Decode Talker! Decode End!" Decode Talker sliced Utopia in half, this time destroying it.
Codebreaker (0h): 700 – 300 = 400 LP
"Cyberse Wizard's effect cannot allow my monsters to attack other than attack the Defense Position monster by its effect. I end my turn," Playmaker said.
"Codebreaker's last monster is destroyed. Without Number 39 – Utopia, there is no hope for him," Go said.
"Maybe, but..." Blue Angel said doubtfully in thought.
"Codebreaker isn't giving up," Cyber Man said. "Even with his Life Points at the lowest and with no monsters on the field or no card in his hand, he always find a solution to the problem he's facing."
"Can Dr. Akira's son pull through this?" Zaizen asked.
"He just had to draw the right card to turn this duel around, but the chance of that is very low," Emma remarked.
"Come on, Codebreaker! I know that I've been fan of Playmaker, but secretly I'm also your fan, too! I don't care who win, but don't give up, man! Go, Morse! Fight!" Naoki chered.
Meanwhile, Sakura, also known as Blossom Star in LINK VRAINS, was watching the duel in her bedroom. She was resting from school for awhile since she got her consciousness back.
"You can do it, Codebreaker… I know you can," Sakura whispered.
Other known people throughout this story were also watching the duel. Ms. Sym aka Blue-Eye was watching at the public town's square. Silver Wing's real self was watching it at a store that appeared to be a pet shop with mostly birds. Miss Fortune was watching it through her crystal ball (no clue how), Princess Ice's real self at her private mansion, the kids at orphanage along with the caretaker lady and Go's manager, Jaune Arc's real self, Charlotte at a fencing dojo along with other students, Ryoken on his yacht, and Emoti-chan herself at some unknown location.
"Here comes my last draw..." Codebreaker said.
"You can do it, Master Yu. I know that the odd is 50%, but according to my calculation, it is 100% chance that I believe in you," Rossy said.
"Right!" He nodded to her. "It's time to break the code! I DRAW!"
He performed his destiny draw. Everyone stayed quiet, waiting with anticipation.
He looked at he card. "Eureka! The code is deciphered! I play the Spell, Cipher Code Resurrection!"
The said card showed Cyber Magician Girl with her eyes closed and magical rune behind her as sparkle of lights flickered in the air like fireflies.
"With this card, I target 1 Link-4 Spellcaster Link Monster from my Graveyard! Then, I Special Summon it and if I do, if there is a monster in either Extra Monster Zones, I can Special Summon the targeted monster to the vacant Extra Monster Zone! I target my one and only Cyber Magician Girl!"
His ace monster returned as the same magical rune appeared, her coming out through it.
"I activate Cyber Magician Girl's effect! Once per turn, I can take control one monster my opponent control that was Special Summoned and place it next to my magician's Link! I choose your Transcode Talker! CTRL Execute!" Cyber Magician Girl snagged Transcode Talker and pulled it over to her side.
"I use Transcode Talker's effect!" He followed up. "If it is co-linked with another Link Monster, that monster and itself gain 500 ATK!" Both Cyber Magician Girl and Transcode Talker gained an ATK boost.
"Here we go, Playmaker! Go, Transcode Talker! Attack Encode Talker!" Transcode Talker shot at Encode Talker, destroying its own brethren.
Playmaker (0h): 700 – 500 = 200 LP
"It looks like this is the end! Cyber Magician Girl, attack Decode Talker with Digital Plasma Beam!" Cyber Magician Girl fired her beam from the tip of her wand.
"We're done for this time!" Ai screamed.
"It's not over yet!" Playmaker exclaimed . "Cynet Over-Link's second effect! By banishing this card and one Cyberse Link Monster in my Graveyard, the monster Special Summoned by this card's first effect makes its ATK increased by 200 points each for the banished monster's Link Rating! I banish it and Link 3 Encode Talker!"
"Encode Talker's Link Rating is 3, that would mean Decode Talker's attack is now 2900!" Rossy gasped.
"That's enough to make Codebreaker's Life Points zero!" Blue Angel stated.
"Playmaker…. This duel was the most awesome duel ever, and it's been great knowing you," Codebreaker admitted, making Playmaker feel confused and curious. "Trap activate, Finale Link Showdown!"
The last Set card showed two Link Monsters fighting it all out as they jumped into the air while a full moon illuminated the final battleground.
"When two Link Monster battles, both those monsters are destroyed and both players must take damage equals to the destroyed monsters' total ATK halved!" He explained.
"Total Attack halved? But that means..." Go widened his eyes with a surprised look.
"Decode Talker's ATK is 2900..." Cyber Man said.
"While Cyber Magician Girl is 2500..." Blue Angel added.
"The total attack would be 5400..." Claire followed.
"Half of 5400 is 2700 and both of them have less than 500 Life Points..." Pigeon finished.
"Well….crap," Frog cursed.
Just like in the card, Decode Talker and Cyber Magician Girl jumped high into air. Decode Talker had its sword out while Cyber Magician Girl had her wand. Their weapon collided, creating an electrical friction between the two until it exploded like the Big Bang, along with the monsters themselves and the entire field.
Playmaker: 0 LP
Codebreaker: 0 LP
DRAW!
Later that day, the news spread wide about the final duel between Playmaker and Codebreaker. It was the number 1 trending topic on every forums website and search engines. The news even spread internationally outside of Den City. The Internet was going crazy, especially the reveal of the Legendary Code, Number 39 – Utopia Data.
Speaking of Playmaker and Codebreaker, Yusaku and Yu were at the seaside cliff, watching the beautiful Stardust Road, a mysterious, beautiful phenomenon that appeared only during a certain nighttime.
"It's so pretty..." Ai awed.
"It's 100% beautiful like crystals," Rossy said.
"Ai," Yusaku said. "I'm releasing the lock program. You're no longer a hostage and free to go."
"Really?" Ai asked. "Whoopie! Now I can finally go back home!"
"Where is your home, Ai?" Yu asked.
"Have you ever pay any details throughout this story!?" Ai scolded him, breaking a bit of the fourth wall. "My home is the Cyberse World, the world where we, Ignis created and the place where Cyberse monsters are born!"
"Oh, right!" He remembered. "Sorry. It's been awhile so."
"Master Yu." Yu looked at his Ignis partner. "I have a request to make. May I...May I go and visit the Cyberse World please?!"
This surprised Ai, Yusaku, and Yu.
"You want to go to the Cyberse World?" Yu asked.
"Yes. I do not know why, but I just have this strange sensation within myself that makes me wanting to go to Cyberse World. I cannot explain why and I even scanned myself for any bugs that I may have caught, but no result was made," she explained.
"Well, it sounds like to me that you just want to go because you want to go, that's all!" Yu said happily. "Sure! You can go to Cyberse World."
"Really? But who else would take care of you without me?" Rossy questioned worryingly.
"Don't sweat it, Rossy. If you really want to go, then you should go and don't worry about me. I can take care of myself while you are gone and after you enjoy yourself, you can just come back," he assured.
"…." She didn't say a word, but gave a happy expression. "Thank you, Yu. You're a good master and good boy."
For a moment, Yu thought he saw his late mother's face in Rossy as if she said her voice through Rossy. He scratched his eyes and looked at Rossy again, only this time just seeing the same Rossy.
"Well, OK then. Just don't get lost on the way, OK?" Ai said.
"According to my calculation, there is 99.99% chance that you will be distracted on our way to Cyberse World," Rossy said.
Ai tripped over his back and yelled at her. "Hey! What's that supposed to mean?!"
"Let us get going then," she decided, ignoring Ai's complaint.
"Alright, alright. Geez..." Ai shrugged off. "Well, goodbye Yusaku and Yu, and good luck to you both."
"Master Yu, I promise that I will return to you. Take care of yourself and don't get into troubles during my absence," Rossy said before she and Ai left.
"They really went..." Yu said.
"Yeah," Yusaku nodded.
"Well, better get back home! Now that I have unlocked the first code, maybe it can help me find the next one!" Yu said excitedly as he then rode on his bicycle, and pedaled away.
"See you later, Kusanagi-san!" Yu passed by him and his truck.
"That guy never stops, does he?" Kusanagi joked.
"He's a straight-forward person, Kusanagi-san," Yusaku said.
"With the first code unlocked, there are four more Legendary Codes left somewhere out there. I just made one step closer to my dad's dream coming to realization. With hope and optimism, I know I will find it!" Yu thought as he flew off on his bicycle over a cliff.
"It's time to break some code!" He shouted.
New Cards Cheat Sheet
Code Barrier-Type: Normal Trap, Effect: If your opponent's monster effect targets a Code Talker monster you control: Negate that effect and destroy the you were to take a direct attack from opponent's monster, banish this card from your Graveyard, negate that attack and then Special Summon one Code Talker monster from your Extra Deck.
Cyber Maneuver-Type: Quick-Play Spell, Effect: When a card effect would destroy a Cyber Magician Girl monster you control, negate the destruction.
Cyber Jump Portal-Type: Normal Trap, Effect: If a Cyber Magician Girl monster is destroyed by battle this turn, you can Special Summon it to the zone it was originally placed face-up during the End Phase of this turn.
Cynet Link Draw-Type: Normal Spell, Effect: Draw a number of cards equals to the total Link Rating of all Cyberse Link Monsters on the field.
Muncher-Muncher-Level 4, DARK, Fiend/Effect, 0 DEF, 0 DEF. Effect: If you were take 1000 or more battle damages, reveal this card from your hand, then you take only half of the damage. Then, send this card to your GY.
C# Level Doubler-Link 2, LIGHT, Cyberse/Link/Effect, 1200 ATK, Link Arrow: Bottom-Left, Bottom-Right. Effect: 2 Cyberse Monsters. If a monster is Special Summoned next to this card's Link, you can doubled that monster's Level. If you activated this card effect, this card is sent to the Graveyard.
Number 39 – Utopia Data-Rank 4, LIGHT, Warrior/Xyz/Effect, 2500 ATK, 2000 DEF. Effect: 2 Level 4 monsters. This card name becomes "Number 39 – Utopia" while face-up on the field or in the GY. You can detach one Xyz Material from this card to activate this effect: You can negate one monster's attack. While this card is on the field, you can activate this Skill: If this card's attack is negated by any card effect during either player's turn, you can doubled this card's ATK until the end of this turn and make it attack again for second time, even if it's already attacked. Then, you can activate another different Skill again in this Duel.
Cynet Transfer-Type: Normal Trap, Effect: If a Code Talker monster you control is targeted for opponent's monster attack, change the target to another monster you control on the field.
Cynet Over-Link-Type: Equip Spell, Effect: You must send 1 Cyberse monster from your field to the GY to activate this card. Equip this card only to a Cyberse Link Monster. If it is in the Main Monster Zone, it gains one link arrow (either Left or Right). If it is in the Extra Monster Zone, it gains one link arrow (either Top or Bottom). Then, you can Special Summon one Link-3 or lower Cyberse Monster from your GY or one that is banished to the zone that the equipped monster points to. You can banish this card with one Cyberse Link Monster in your GY during your opponent's turn; If you do, the monster summoned by this card's effect gains 200 ATK each for the banished monster's Link Rating.
Shield of Sanctuary-Type: Normal Trap, Effect: If opponent's monster battles with your monster, it cannot be destroyed by battle and you don't take damage from that battle only.
Cipher Code Resurrection-Type: Normal Spell, Effect: Target 1 Link-4 Spellcaster Link Monster from your GY. Special Summon it and if there is a monster in either Extra Monster Zone, place the monster face-up in the vacant Extra Monster Zone. The monster summoned by this card effect is banished when it leaves the field.
Finale Link Showdown-Type: Normal Trap, Effect: If two Link Monster battles, both monsters are destroyed and both players take damage equals to the two monsters' total ATK halved.
And CUT!
Season 1 is finally completed! After a long year and half, the season 1 of Yu-Gi-Oh VRAINS Codes of Secrets is over. I was just too hyper-focus on finishing season 1, so I decided to upload two chapters in one day!
The first Legendary Code is finally revealed! It is Number 39 - Utopia Data, and yes, I know it is given, but the other four Legendary Codes will be based on the ace monsters belonging to each past protagonist of the Yu-Gi-Oh series. Will we get to see Dark Magician, Elemental HERO Neos, Stardust Dragon, and Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon in the future? Only time will tell...
I changed some ideas as I wrote this story, but overall, I like how it came to be. I want to say thank you all for reading and posting reviews for this story. I want to make a special mention to some certain people.
First is johannvanguard for creating ideas for most of these chapters. He is also currently helping me to make stuffs for season 2, and I hope we continue our cooperation.
I also want to make another special mention to pokemonking0924. I know that you haven't posted review for every chapter, but you've been reading all of them, which I am happy for it. Thank you for making it a mention in your review and I hope to talk with you more often, just like back in the day.
Orangeking-Thank you for all your honest reviews.
D3lph0xL0v3r-You're as loud as you can be, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. Thank you for always posting a good word, even though capitalizing everything you type means you are angry in Internet terminaology.
Crow38-Thank you for the OC, Silver Wing and his Archetype Deck, Feather Fiend. Your OC will return in season 2 definitely.
And, not but at least, all of you for posting any reviews at anytime, sharing ideas for OC and cards, and so many more.
So, you are probably wondering when season 2 be out. Well, I won't write it as soon as after this chapter, but hopefully next year, maybe starting next month. There is one other Yu-Gi-Oh story that I want to go back working on. Either way, this story won't be updated for awhile.
With all that, I hope you enjoyed reading season 1 of Yu-Gi-Oh VRAINS Codes of Secrets and see you all in season 2. Have a nice and safe holidays with family or loved one, and see you guys later.
Preview for Chapter 49
Three months pass since the final battle against the Knights of Hanoi. As for Yu Akira or Morse, if we're going by his nickname, it has been three months since he fought Dark Knight, who revealed to be his best friend, Emoti-chan. Now, he is relaxing in his usual daily life and researching about the Legendary Codes as he tries to find the other five. However, when all things were peaceful, a mysterious new enemy appears and attacks the special night duel event for the opening of New LINK VRAINS!
Codebreaker: Who the heck are you?
Mysterious Enemy: RRRAAAAWWRR!
Codebreaker: I'll take that as a yes for a duel!
Rossy: Master Yu, I've returned from the Cyberse World and I have a terrible news to share!
Codebreaker: Hey, Rossy! You're back! How was your vacation?
Next time in Yu-Gi-Oh VRAINS Codes of Secrets, Codebreaker Strikes Back!
Playmaker & Codebreaker: Into the VRAINS!