It was an empty network space with blue ground of lines. Then, a portal opened up and familiar figure on the D-Board flew out and jumped off.
"Hey, guys! Long time no see!" Codebreaker greeted."How has everyone been doing? Well, actually, Rossy and I are here to tell you readers something very important."
"We are aware about the current situation of the world with the viral pandemic and these simple steps will help to protect yourselves and your family, according to my data," Rossy said.
"Step one; wash your often and daily! Remember to wash your hands with soap for at least 20 seconds, especially before you eat and after you use the bathroom. It is a good habit to build, kills off any bacteria and viruses on your hands, and it is just plain gross to shake hands with someone if you don't wash your hands often! You don't want to be a gross person, do you?" Codebreaker stated.
"Step two; when you sneeze or cough, cover it with your arm, not with your bare hand. To add detail to Master Yu's previous explanation of the first step, covering your mouth when you sneeze with your arm instead of your hand help to prevent spreading the germ or any microscopic, infectious beings as human beings use their hands and touch many things 99.99% of a time," Rossy explained.
"And finally, step three; if you are feeling sick or just feel not yourself, it's best to stay home and rest. If you know you have a high fever, you should contact your doctor," Codebreaker said.
"If your local government or even federal government declared a stay-at-home order, it is best to follow the procedure, so that you can protect your loved ones and yourself as well as everyone you know outside your home," Rossy added.
"Right! And if you are bored at home or can't go back to your job for awhile during the lockdown, you can catch up things or do something new, like a hobby! Read books, binge watch a movie on streaming site, exercise, or improve in dueling!" Codebreaker suggested.
"By following the steps we explained and the ideas of indoor activities that my master suggested, we can all work together and fight this pandemic," Rossy said.
"Yup! Well said, Rossy!" Codebreaker praised his Ignis partner. "Well, we better get going now. It is still a long road for the vaccine to be made, but we can do this and survive the pandemic! See you later, and like I always say... INTO THE VRAINS!" Codebreaker cheered as he then hopped onto his D-Board and flew off.
Chapter 65
Of Friends and Sisters
"Jaune!" Blossom Star called out.
"Blossom Star!" Jaune Arc yelled as she ran up to reach her friend, but the wall appeared in front of her, blocking her way and separating them.
"Damn it!" She cursed until she stopped and heard something behind her.
"You don't belong here." Jaune Arc turned around and saw the one who she had been looking for.
"Elizabeth….!" Jaune Arc realized the very person under the alias, "Sir Lady", a commander who worked under Revolver, the leader of the Knights of Hanoi.
"You've come to a place you shouldn't, Charlotte. If you pursue me or the Hanoi, you will be punished," Sir Lady warned.
"No matter where you go or how much you push me away, I won't give up!" Jaune Arc retorted.
Sir Lady shrugged and sighed to herself until she looked back at her sister with a determined, yet serious look.
"Very well. It seems that word will not go through that thick head of yours. Just like in the old time. Then, I shall end you here, right here and now!" She declared as the entire room materialized into some kind of arena.
Both of them got their duel disk out and ready, and shouted the same word, "DUEL!"
Jaune Arc. Vs. Sir Lady
Jaune Arc (5h): 4000 LP
Sir Lady (5h): 4000 LP
'No matter what happens, I will win this duel and bring you back, Big Sis!' Jaune Arc thought to herself as she winced her eyes determinedly.
'Let us see how much you've grown since our last duel now that you came this far,' Sir Lady thought.
"I take the first turn!" Jaune Arc called out as she picked out her first card from her hand. "I summon Berg, the Unbending Blade of Knighthood."
A scruffy male warrior with a sword and shoulder plate armor appeared on her side, presenting himself with 1000 ATK and DEF points.
'Berg?' Sir Lady remembered this monster very well, but she wondered.
"I play the Field Spell, Arena of the Knights!" Suddenly, the arena transformed into a grander coliseum with four statues of knights all standing, one at each corner.
"Berg's ability activates! For every Knighthood monster I control on the field, he gains 200 ATK!" As she mentioned it aloud, her monster's ATK increased to 1200.
"Then I Special Summon Ming Lee, the East Blade of Knighthood from my hand!" Next to her first monster was a female warrior in Chinese style outfit and light armor appeared.
"Ming Lee can be Special Summoned when a Knighthood monster I control has its original ATK changed, and like Berg, she also gains 200 ATK as Berg gains 200 more!" Both her monster's ATK increased, with Ming Lee to 1200 while Berg to 1400.
"At this moment, my Field Spell, Arena of the Knights' effect activates. When a Knighthood monster I control in my possession have their ATK changed due to card effect, then it gains an additional 400 ATK points." As she explained it, her monsters' ATK went up to 1600 and 1800 respectfully.
"I set two cards and end my turn here," she said as she finished her turn.
Jaune Arc (0h): 4000 LP
'This setup…. She is doing the same thing she did when we had the last duel several months ago during the Tower incident!' Sir Lady remembered as her eyes popped out behind her mask, but she kept with calm composure.
"Hmph…. I see that you haven't grown, my little pesky sister." She spoke. "It seems that I have to teach you a lesson to get through that thick skull of yours, after all! I draw!"
Sir Lady (6): 4000 LP
She looked over the cards in her hand and picked out the one as if it was her second nature. "I summon Noble Knight Medraut in attack position."
A young man in armor with battered red scarf and cape appeared on her side of the field.
"Medraut is treated as a Normal Monster, but that will change when I equip him with the Equip Spell Card, Noble Arms – Arfeudutyr!" Medraut's sword disappeared from his sword until it was replaced with a darker, evil-looking sword. A strange dark aura surrounded the warrior's body as it radiated with energy.
"When this card is equipped to Medraut, once per turn, I can target one set card you control on the field. Then, Medraut's attack decreases by 500, and if it does, I destroy that targeted set card!" She stated. "I choose the one on your right!"
Medraut jumped forward with the dark sword out. He passed through Berg and Ming Lee as they couldn't do anything about it and he slashed the set card on Jaune Arc's right side. The set card revealed to be Negate Attack.
'Just as I thought. She's playing the same formation, same strategy!' Sir Lady thought to herself as she continued with her turn. "Now, I activate Medraut's effect! You should know it by now, but I will give you a quick review! When he is equipped with Noble Arms card, he is treated as an Effect Monster and gains this effect, which I shall activate now! He becomes a DARK monster and gains one level, and once per turn, if I control no other monsters, then I can Special Summon one Noble Knight monster in defense position from my Deck, and if I do, I destroy the Equip Spell Card."
"I choose Noble Knight Borz!" Another male warrior appeared besides Medraut, presenting himself with 1700 ATK points.
"But I am not done yet! Now that the Noble Arms – Arfeudutyr is destroyed and sent to the graveyard, I can target one Warrior-Type Noble Knight monster on my side of the field and equip it to that monster. I choose my Borz!" The dark sword came out through the graveyard portal and Borz grabbed the handle of that sword.
"And guess what, my dear little sister? Boaz's effect also activates! Now that the same Noble Arms card is equipped to him, he also becomes an Effect Monster with his effect, too! He becomes a DARK monster and gains one Level, plus a new effect!" Sir Lady continued. "During my Main Phase, I can reveal 3 Noble Arms cards from my Deck and have you randomly add one of the cards to my hand while the other two send to the Graveyard. I reveal these three!"
Sir Lady showed the three cards, which were all Noble Arms – Caliburn.
"You're very fair, dear old Big Sis, Elizabeth," Jaune Arc said sarcastically. "I will choose the middle one."
"Wise choice," Sir Lady replied as she added one and send the rest to the graveyard. "Alright then, time to put a little twist to this. I overlay my two Level 5, Noble Knight Medraut, and Borz!" Her duel disk released a spark, which she waved out to create a giant "X" portal with each tip ended with a dot.
The two monsters turned into digital bits of data and absorbed into the X portal, which then the dots shot a beam at a singular point in space where a spiral portal appeared.
"Two swords of one loyalty. Join arms and become the sacred warrior who will vanquish all evils standing in the way of justice. Xyz Summon! Appear, Rank 4! Sacred Noble Knight of King Artorigus!" A red-haired, silver armored knight appeared with two swords and 2200 ATK/DEF points. Two yellow comets orbited behind the warrior's back.
"You Xyz Summoned a Scared Noble Knight, huh? It's been a while since I last saw you Xyz Summon a monster, despite your reputation as Synchro Summon expert," Jaune Arc said.
"A warrior knows more than one trick. Have you forgotten that lesson that I taught you a long, long time ago, Charlotte?" Sir Lady asked. "Well, it doesn't matter because I shall teach it to you again… in a hard way! When this monster is summoned, I can equip it with up to three Noble Arms cards with different names from my graveyard to it. I equip it with just one Noble Arm – Caliburn!"
One of the monster's swords was replaced with a different one. "While equipped with Caliburn, King Atrorigus gains 500 ATK, and once per turn, I gain 500 Life Points."
Sir Lady (5): 4500 LP
"Battle! King Atrorigus attack your Noble Knight Ming Lee!" The two warriors clashed each other with their swords. However, King Atrorigus overwhelmed the female warrior and slashed her with his two swords swiftly before she exploded.
Jaune Arc (0): 4000 – 1100 = 2900 LP
"You're foolish person, Charlotte! You came here to get a persistent, yet unobtainable revenge failed to impress me that you learned from past mistakes, and worst of all, even putting a precious friend on the line as well just to reach me! Just give up here, and then maybe, just maybe my master, Master Revolver, will let you and your friend go," Sir Lady said firmly.
"I am not a fool! I came here because I know my goal is obtainable and you are lying! I did learn my past mistakes, and if I pick any other choice, I wouldn't drag Blossom Star to join me, which is why I asked, and she accepted it!" Jaune Arc retorted. "Speaking of mistake, I think you have just made one, Big Sis!"
"What?" Sir Lady gasped as Jaune Arc reached her arm to her other face-down card she had on the field.
"Trap Card activates! Double-Edge Draw!" The revealed Trap Card showed a warrior holding a sword with a double edge striking down on a fearful foe while his face showed a sign of agonizing pain. There was also a single card that was pierced through the sword in the middle.
"When my opponent's monster destroyed my monster in battle, then that monster is also destroyed, and then I can draw a card! However, by the end of my next turn, I must send one monster I control on the field to the Graveyard," Jaune Arc said as the same sword from the card appeared out of the Trap Card and slashed King Atrorigus.
Jaune Arc (1): 2900 LP
"I see…" Sir Lady said as she did not look flinched or too surprised by the Trap Card.
"I set a card. Turn end," Sir Lady ended her turn as she thought to herself. 'I wonder if that face-down was placed down in our last duel. For now, I will keep an eye on what she will do next.'
"I draw!" Jaune Arc began her second turn in the duel. "I play the Spell Card, Soul Reincarnation!" It showed Gagigagigo's soul transferred into another warrior's body. "With this, I banish one monster in my Graveyard to Special Summon another one from my Deck with the level equals to the banished monster's Level. I banish Ming Lee to Special Summon Horn, the Northern Raiders' Blade of Knighthood!"
The new monster summoned was a big, hairy man with long brown beard twined together in a heavy, furry cloth. He also wore a helmet with two horns and an iron-shoulder plate-shaped of a skull on each shoulder. He weirds an ax with a strange rune in blue light.
Horn, the Northern Raiders' Blade of Knighthood-Level 3, EARTH, Warrior/Effect, 800 ATK, 500 DEF.
"Horn's effect activates! When he is Special Summoned by a card effect, I can send two cards in your hand to the Graveyard, and then I draw one card! Raid Discard!" Horn ran toward Sir Lady. Sir Lady jumped back to get away from the sword as it almost slashed, but it was not aiming for her, and instead, the Viking warrior slashed two of her cards in her hands.
Sir Lady (3): 4500 LP
"And like all my Knighthood monsters, Horn gains 200 ATK for every Knighthood monster I control!" Horn raised his sword, causing an aura glowing through his body as his ATK increased alongside Berg. They both have 1600 ATK and 2200 ATK respectfully.
"Now I open the circuit!" A Link portal appeared on the floor as Jaune Arc began the summoning chant. "Arrowheads confirmed! The summoning condition is one Warrior monster! I set my Berg, the Unbending Blade of Knighthood to the link marker!" Her strongest monster turned into a single blue twister, sucking into the bottom arrow, and turning it red.
"Link Summon! Link 1, Marlin, the Sorceress of Knighthood!" A young, pretty sorceress with long, flowing white hair appeared as she spun around her white staff as if she were doing a little pole dancing.
"That monster…. Could she be planning to…?" Sir Lady whispered to herself as she pondered on her sister's summoned monster.
"Then, I play the Spell Card, Monster Reborn!" The classic Spell Card presented itself on the field. "With this, I can Special Summon any monster from either player's Graveyard, which I attend to use it for my own! I bring back Berg, the Unbending Blade of Knighthood!"
The scruffy male warrior returned from the dead as his attack increased by 800 points while Horn's attack was now at 2200. He was summoned in the zone pointed by Marlin's bottom arrow.
"Marlin's effect! When a Knighthood monster is summoned next to her link, I can add 1 Ritual Spell Card and one Ritual Monster from my Deck to my hand!" Jaune Arc added two more cards to her hand, totaling to 3.
"Now, this is where I show you, sister, on how much I've grown! From my hand, I play the Ritual Spell Card, Knighthood Ritual!" The new Spell Card showed Berg, Ming Lee, and Horn standing away from each other as they made a triangle with a Nordic rune, Chinese characters, and old English words written on the seal in the center.
"I tribute monsters from my hand or the field whose Levels equal to the Monster's Level that I'm Ritual Summoning from my hand! I tribute my Level 4 Berg, the Unbending Blade of Knighthood and Level 3 Horn, the Northern Raiders' Blade of Knighthood!" As she chanted, the same triangle seal appeared as a blue light shined through her armor.
The two monsters turned into blue flames and absorbed into the seal.
"The contract has been made. The legendary warrior that sleeps shall awaken when the souls of two blades are offered! Ritual Summon! Awaken! Level 7, Black Knight of the Knighthood!"
The seal opened a portal when two glowing red eyes appeared. Out of the portal stood a tall black-armored knight. The armored knight carried a sword with a dark purple color for the blade and black handle. His shield was as pitch black as his armor, and the only thing that shined in the black armor was the golden cross encrusted on the chest armor plate. It was summoned next to Marlin's link.
Black Knight of the Knighthood-Level 7, DARK, Warrior/Ritual/Effect, 2700 ATK, 2350 DEF.
"Ritual Summon, huh? Hmm, well, I say this is new for you. I have never seen you performed Ritual Summon during our old time together. I guess you have learned something," Sir Lady commented, though sounded not too impressed.
"Oh, you haven't seen anything just yet," Jaune Arc replied. "Black Knight's effect! Once per turn, I can target up to two monsters on either player's side of the field and banish them from the field! I banish your King Artorigus and Black Knight!"
"What?!" Sir Lady gasped, with a surprised expression behind her helmet as both their monsters sunk into the darkness of the abyss. "Why would you banish your very own monster?"
"This!" She called. "If Black Knight is banished from the field by a card effect, I can Special Summon it and inflict damage equal to the half of the monster's attack that was banished this turn to your Life Points!"
"Ah!" Sir Lady looked even more surprised as Black Knight rose from the darkness. With its mysterious, glowing red eyes, it raised its sword as dark aura enveloped its entire blade. It threw a slash beam at her, hitting as damaged her.
"Arrrrrrh!" Sir Lady agonized as her Life Points were hit.
Sir Lady (3): 4500 – 1100 = 3400 LP
"Battle! I declare Marlin to attack your Life Points directly!" Marline waved her staff and shot a magical beam at Sir Lady, giving her a bit of sting.
Sir Lady (3): 3400 – 500 = 2900 LP
"I end my turn," Jaune Arc said.
Jaune Arc (1): 2900 LP
"You are the one who made a mistake, Sister. If you have used King Artrorigus' effect to destroy one of my monsters during your turn, then you would've won by now. Surrender now or you will lose!" Jaune Arc exclaimed.
"Lose? I won't lose!" Sir Lady responded as she drew her card.
Sir Lady (4): 2900 LP
"To be frank, I underestimated you, but now that I know you are serious, I may… No, I must get serious!" Sir Lady declared. "I summon Noble Knight Brothers in attack mode!"
Three men in armor appeared on the field, each with their sword out.
"When Noble Knight Brothers summoned to the field, I can Special Summon up to two Noble Knight monsters from my hand! I Special Summon Noble Knight Drystan and Noble Knight Merlin!"
The last monster was a brand-new warrior. This one was an old man with a long white beard that went down to his knee. He wore a shining silver armor. Instead of a sword, he was holding a white staff and shield.
Noble Knight Merlin – Level 3, LIGHT, Spellcaster/Tuner/Effect, 1000 ATK, 1000 DEF
"Noble Knight Brothers' additional effect activates!" She continued. "Once per turn, I can target 3 Noble Knight or Noble Arms cards in my Graveyard, shuffle all 3 into my deck, and then draw one card. I shuffle my Noble Knight Medraut, Noble Arm Borz, and Noble Arm Arfeudutyr!"
"Next, Noble Knight Merlin's effect!" Sir Lady shouted. "When it is summoned to the field, I can target one Noble Knight monster I control and change its Level from one to 4!"
"Any Level?" Jaune Arc repeated.
"Behold, sister! I change my Noble Knight Brothers' Level to 3!" Noble Knight Merlin raised his staff, casting light over Noble Knight Brothers, making their level decreased by one. "I tune my Level 3 Noble Knight Merlin with Level 3 Noble Knight Brothers!"
The two Noble Knights or five if you count the Brothers as the individual monster turned into data particles as six rings appeared. Two numbers, 3 and 3, merged to make six appeared on the dashboard as a beam of light shot through the rings.
"Synchro Summon! Level 6! Ignoble Knight of Shadows, High Laundsallyn!" Sir Lady's ace monster appeared. It looked like High Laundsallyn, except its armor was darker in color with some purple lining over it, darker purple shield with sharp edges, and glaring red eyes.
"Let's see which one of the Knight is stronger; my Ignoble Knight of Shadows, High Laundsallyn, or your Black Knight of the Knighthood!" Sir Lady proposed. "My monster's effect! When it is Synchro Summoned, all cards' effect on the fields is negated! Shadow Void!"
The dark knight staved his sword into the ground, causing a mist of shadows covering the entire field, which caused all the cards on Jaune Arc's duel disk to gray out, indicating that its effect can no longer be used.
"Then, I play the Spell Card, Glory of the Noble Arms!" She presented the card, which showed five Noble Knights standing together with one at a throne chair. "By targeting one Noble Knight monster I control, I equip it with one Equip Spell from my Deck to it! I target my Noble Knight Drystan and equip him with my second Noble Arms – Caliburn and activate the card effect! It gains 500 ATK and once per turn, I gain 500 Life Points!"
Sir Lady (1): 3400 LP
"Even so, neither your monsters can destroy my Black Knight!" Jaune Arc exclaimed.
"That is true, but I will show you why I can!" Sir Lady responded as she revealed the last card in her hand. "I play the Equip Spell, Noble Arms – Syncalibur!"
The revealed Spell Card was the same sword, Excalibur except that there were the green Synchro rings around the blade part of the sword.
"I can equip this Equip Spell only to a Noble Knight Synchro Monster!" As she said it, the sword was held by her Synchro Monster. "Now, battle! I declare High Laundsallyn!"
"What are you thinking? Your monster will be destroyed!" Jaune Arc exclaimed as she then widened her eyes to realize something. "Unless!"
"Noble Arms – Syncalibur's effect! When the equipped monster declares an attack, it is not destroyed by battle, but the monster it targets for attack is destroyed and it gets to attack twice this turn! Plus, High Laundsallyn gains 200 ATK for every Noble Arms Equip Spell Card in my Graveyard during the damage calculation!" Sir Lady explained.
"But that means!" As Jaune Arc realized what her sister is up to, High Laundsallyn's sword clashed with Black Knight's sword, but the former overwhelmed the knight and slashed the armored warrior in half, causing it to explode itself.
"Now, High Laundsallyn will attack your Life Points directly!" Her monster's attack went through Jaune Arc, making her cry in agony.
"Aasaaaah!" She screamed as her Life Points were damaged dramatically as she was thrown off and hit onto the floor
Jaune Arc (1): 2900 – 2700 = 200
"Before I finish you, I admit that you have gotten a little stronger and making it here, but this is how far you go. You and your friend will be punished here for invading my master's HQ unless of course, our recruit, Cozy Fluff already had dealt with your friend," Sir Lady said. "Just give up. You have zero chance of winning this duel."
"Nooo…." Jaune Arc slowly got back up. "I…. will not give up and I still…. have a chance to win!"
Sir Lady started deeply at her tired, yet persistent sister. She sighed and said, "You are pathetic, but just as I expected you would say. You never change, even since when we were young girls back at home. I would gladly end you here! Noble Knight – Drystan will attack you directly!"
The last Noble Knight jumped up with his sword out. It held its sword over Jaune Arc as it came down with the tip pointing towards her. Sir Lady turned away and began walking away, not seeing her sister's defeat as she thought this was already over. Her monster staved the sword directly into Jaune Arc's forehead… or so it seemed.
"You are wrong, sis and I have changed," Jaune Arc said, making her sister stopped and turned around with the most unexpected, surprised expression.
"What? How are you still have a Life Point left?!" Sir Lady asked as she noticed that Jaune Arc indeed still had some Life Points left.
Jaune Arc (0): 200 LP
"Right before the moment you declared your last attack, I played a certain card's effect from my hand." She answered as she showed the card that she sent to the Graveyard.
The card showed a monster shaped of literal Darian fruits with two cute green eyes.
"This is Naturia Darian!" Jaune Arc revealed. "When my opponent declares a direct attack, I can send this card from my Graveyard to negate that attack!"
"So what?!" Sir Lady retorted. "I can still finish you by using my ace monster's other effect! I banish one Noble Arms Equip Spell from my Graveyard to inflict 800 points of damage!"
"That won't work either because Naturia Darian's other effect prevents any other effect damage this turn!" Jaune Arc pointed out.
Sir Lady gritted her teeth, feeling frustrated and duped by her sister for the first time in her life.
"I was well aware of the danger to come here and find you, Elizabeth, but so was my friend, Blossom Star. She handed me this card to help me in case I was in trouble…" Jaune Arc explained.
- Flashback –
"We're going in, Blossom Star," Jaune Arc said. "Before we do, I just want to say one thing."
"What is it?" Blossom Star asked.
"Thank you for joining me on this 'crusade' of mine. However, this is your last chance to back away. I know you don't have to do this and I…."
"No, Jaune Arc! I do want to help!" Blossom Star stopped her from saying any more words. "I know that it is dangerous, but I want to help you. You are my friend and you helped me a lot to get better in dueling, even after I became part of the former Top 10 Duelists in LINK VRAINS."
Blossom Star took out a data card from her hand. "Here. Have this. I don't know when it can come in handy, but I know it can help you when you need it."
"…. Thank you," Jaune Arc replied as she accepted the data.
- Flashback Ends –
"I see," Sir Lady said. "I end my turn, but listen here, Charlotte! Even though you survived this turn, you still have a slim chance! Your petty revenge against me will be achieved based on the next card you draw!"
"Then, let's see what the heart of the card says for this duel," she replied calmly, yet seriously as she placed her finger on the Deck.
She closed her eyes for a moment and took a deep breath. She drew her card swiftly and gracefully at the same time. She flipped it over to see what it was.
"I…. play the Spell Card, Monster Reborn!" She showed the card. "With this, I can resurrect one monster from the Graveyard! Revive, Black Knight of the Knighthood!"
Her ace Ritual Monster summoned back to one of her Main Monster Zones.
"I activate Black Knight's effect! Once per turn, I can target up to two monsters on the field and banish them! I banish itself and your Ignoble Knight of Shadows, High Laundsallyn!" Both monsters disappeared in the dark abyss.
"Then, Black Knight is immediately Special Summoned to my side, returning to the field while inflicting damage equals to your banished monster's ATK by halved!" Black Knight of the Knighthood returned as it unleashed a dark sword beam attack, giving Sir Lady damage.
Sir Lady (0): 3400 – 1150 = 2250 LP
"Battle! I declare Black Knight of the Knighthood to attack your Noble Knight – Drystan!" She declared.
"At this point, I activate my Trap Card, Mirror Force!" Sir Lady's face-down revealed to be the classic Trap Card and the same one used by her master. "When my opponent's monster declares an attack, all monsters they control in Attack Position are destroyed! This is the very card that my Master Revolver use, my very own symbol of loyalty to him, and this is also your end!"
"I couldn't agree with you more, sister!" Her response surprised her sister as she looked a bit confused. "I activate the additional effect of my Ritual Spell, Knighthood Ritual! When my opponent activates a card effect that will destroy a Ritual Monster I control, by banishing this card, I can negate that effect and destroy it!"
"What?!" Sir Lady gasped as her Mirror Force began to crack until it shattered completely like a glass.
"Not only that, but my monster also can attack two times this turn!" Black Knight slashed Drystan in half before it exploded.
Sir Lady (0): 2250 LP – 900 = 1350 LP
"No…. Impossible… I am going to lose to you… For the first time…." Sir Lady said, almost speechless.
"End this, Black Knight of the Knighthood!" Her monster gave a final attack on its only target.
Sir Lady was swung by the sword as she backflipped, hitting the ground on her back as her helmet armor shattered completely, revealing her now unsealed, flowing, long silver hair.
Jaune Arc slowly walked over to her sister as she laid down in defeat.
"Elizabeth, the longest time, I wanted to defeat you in a duel at least once in my life to prove that I can be better at you at something. It was my dream since I was a little girl, always living under your shadow. However, that is just that I admired you so much. I wanted to be like you. However, after you ran away, a lot of things changed. Our father… He became ill right after you ran away. He became bedridden and always said that he hoped that you come back home someday. He wanted to see your face again, and he had been saying that until his time of passing. I became the last surviving member of the Hartford family in the house, and I was down. I did not know what to do! However, I was not alone. My husband and daughter were there to support me, even during my darkest time. Thanks to them, I managed to get over my sadness and even allowed me to pursue my dream to become a pro duelist. After coming to Den City and working my way up in rank, I became better at dueling and learned many skills. I felt like I was becoming like you or at least what I thought you would've become. However, when I learned that you became a member of the Knights of Hanoi, I knew that I had to do one thing; to bring you back home and fulfill my father's dream. To bring you back home."
Sir Lady quietly listened as she laid down on the floor.
"I don't know exactly what happened to you exactly after you ran away, but father told me before he died that he felt terrible for what he said to you back then when he was forcing you into an arranged marriage. He may not have understood your feeling well at that time, but he only did it because he cared about you, not just for the namesake or continuation of our family's legacy. So, please, Elizabeth…. Please come back home with me," Jaune Arc said softly.
"I…," Elizabeth spoke up as she got back up on her feet.
"Jaune!" That was when Blossom Star entered the room, meeting up with Jaune Arc.
"Blossom Star! You are OK!" Jaune Arc was relieved.
"I am fine! I ran into this crazy Hanoi Admin who calls herself Cozy Fluff, but I won in the duel. Are you OK?" She asked worriedly.
"Yes. I have won my duel here, too," Jaune Arc said.
"Huh? Oh!" She noticed Sir Lady. "Isn't she another one of the Hanoi commanders?!"
"She is." A male voice said, spooking Jaune Arc and Blossom Star. Sir Lady was very well-known who that voice was.
A red spiky-haired man with a mask and white suit appeared.
"Revolver!" Blossom Star exclaimed.
"Master Revolver!" Sir Lady bent down her knee like a knight. "I feel ashamed to show you my current state. I have lost the duel."
Revolver looked down over Sir Lady but turned his attention to the two girls. "Jaune Arc, you leave your sister to me."
"No, Revolver! She is coming with us!" Jaune Arc argued.
"I understand your feeling and I heard everything you said. Your sister still has to fulfill, so both of you must now leave here," he said.
"You won't stop us….!" Before Jaune Arc finished her sentence, both her and Blossom Star were immediately logged out of the server.
"Master Revolver…" Sir Lady said as she tried to get back up, but this time, she could not do the damage.
Revolver caught her with his hands over her shoulders.
"Relax. Everything is going to be fine. Let us go now," Revolver said.
Meanwhile, Jaune Arc and Blossom Star returned to LINK VRAINS.
"Damn! The program will not allow me to go back in. He must have locked us out and most likely, the HQ is destroyed, so that nobody can access it or find it," Jaune Arc cursed.
"Jaune Arc. I am sorry that you couldn't get your sister back," Blossom Star apologized.
"There is no need for you to apologize, Blossom Star. You helped me a lot," she replied with a soft grin. "Also, here. You can have this back. It helped me a lot in the duel as you said it would."
"Really? Well, thanks, or your welcome!" Blossom Star said happily as the data card for Naturia Darina returned to her Deck. "So, what now?"
"I will continue my search for her. For now, however, let us relax. It was a long day."
"Good idea. Well, I hope I help you much and if you ever need it again, just give me an SNS!" Blossom Star suggested.
Jaune Arc nodded before they both logged-out of LINK VRAINS.
New Cards Cheat Sheet
Double-Edge Draw-Type: Normal Trap, Effect: When an opponent's monster declares an attack; destroy that monster, then draw 1 card. If you do, during the end of the next turn, send one monster you control to the Graveyard.
Horn, the Northern Raiders' Blade of Knighthood-Level 3, EARTH, Warrior/Effect, 800 ATK, 500 DEF. Effect: When this card is Special Summoned: Send two cards on the field to the Graveyard, then draw 1 card.
Knighthood Ritual-Type: Ritual Spell, Effect: This card can be used to Ritual Summon any "Knighthood" Monster. You must also Tribute monsters from your hand or field whose Levels equal or exceed the Level of the Ritual Monster you Ritual Summon. If a Ritual Monster you control will be destroyed by a card effect: Negate that effect and if you do, destroy it. You cannot activate this effect the turn this card is sent to the Graveyard.
Black Knight of the Knighthood-Level 7, DARK, Warrior/Ritual/Effect, 2700 ATK, 2350 DEF. Effect: You can Ritual Summon this card using "Knighthood Ritual". Once per turn: You can banish up to two monsters on the field. If this card is banished by a card effect or its effect; you can Special Summon this card immediately, then inflicts damage equal to the other banished monster's ATK halved to the owner of that banished monster's Life Points. You can use this effect once per turn.
Noble Knight Merlin – Level 3, LIGHT, Spellcaster/Tuner/Effect, 1000 ATK, 1000 DEF. Effect: When this card is Normal or Special Summoned; target one Noble Knight monster you control, then change its Level from 1 to 4.
Noble Arms – Syncalibur-Type: Equip Spell, Effect: You can only equip this card to Noble Knight Synchro Monster. When the equipped monster declares an attack, it is not destroyed by battle, then the target monster is destroyed instead. The equipped monster can declare to attack twice this turn and only once per turn.
Naturia Darian-Level: 1, EARTH, Plant/Effect, 0 ATK, 0 DEF. Effect: When your opponent declares a direct attack, send this card from your hand to the Graveyard; negate that attack. Neither player is inflicted with effect damage during the turn this card is sent to the Graveyard.
Preview for Chapter 66
For a change of pace from his quest of finding the Legendary Codes, Codebreaker decided to log-in to LINK VRAINS. There, he meets his friends, Blossom Star and Silver Wing. However, thanks to Silver Wing's sharp eye, he detects a little spy, who reveals to be Gladia! Enraged and curious, Silver Wing challenges Gladia to a duel, which she humbly accepts!
Silver Wing: I don't know why you're stalking my friend, but whatever you are after, you better stop it or I will pulverize you!
Gladia: Woo! You sure are a hothead more than a birdbrain.
Silver Wing: What did you say?!
Jackal: Jackal think you should summon it.
Gladia: You sure about that? It's possible with what I have even in Speed Dueling, but then Codebreaker will...
Next time in Yu-Gi-Oh VRAINS Codes of Secrets, Wing versus Claw!
Silver Wing: INTO THE VRAINS!
Hey, guys! Long time no see! Sorry to wait EVEN longer than the last time I updated this. I wanted to upload this chapter on the 3rd anniversary for Yu-Gi-Oh VRAINS anime show as well as for the upcoming 3rd anniversary for this story since it started 3 years ago (May 14th, if you wanted to know). I hope everyone is doing well and I will see you all later.