Yuko and Kenji stood tall as Xerus continued to intimidate them. The God of Darkness smirked.
"Death comes for everyone. Even gods."
"Well we're not quite ready to die just yet." Kenji said.
"I won't allow myself to die until I know that the Earth will be safe from guys like you. My family trust me. Deltrus, Soran, The Legion.....Diron. They all believe in me to defeat you and I won't let them down."
[DUEL CONTINUED]
{Yusei?}-Yuko
{I'm on it}-Yusei
"My turn!!"-Yuko
•Yuko(2400): Draws.
"Because I control a Zeo Monster, I can Special Summon this guy from my hand!!"-Yuko
Special Summons Synchro Force Knight(Earth/Lv.4/0 atk) via effect.
"Let's rev it up!!"-Yuko
Tunes Synchro Force with Tora to Synchro Summon Tyrosa, Lord of Time(Earth/Lv.10/3000 atk).
"A Synchro Summon this time. No difference is going to be made."-Xerus
"I think not!! Once per turn, I can look at the top card of my deck and if it's a trap, Cerferus loses 500 attack points for every trap in all of our graveyards!!"-Yuko
Activates Tyrosa's effect.
"Go for it Yuko!"-Kenji
Reveals a trap.
"Tyrosa's effect can now go through and from what I see, there's enough traps to bring Cerferus' strength to zero!!"-Yuko
(Cerferus:3500 atk/0 atk)
"Hit me as hard as you can Heart of Unity!!"-Xerus
"Tyrosa, Timeline Saber!!!"-Yuko, Yusei
Attacks Cerferus with Tyrosa. (Xerus:4700/1700)
"Now for the finishing move!! It's over!! Timeline Saber!!"-Yuko
Attacks Cerferus with Tyrosa.
"Hahahahahaha!!!!! Foolish foolish boy!!"-Xerus
Xerus activates Ritual of Dark Blessings.
"When my Life Points are less than my opponent's, I can end your Battle Phase and tribute a Dark-Attribute Zeo Monster I control to Special Summon three Hell-Dwellers from my Extra Deck!!!"-Xerus
Xerus tributes Cerferus and Special Summons Hell-Dweller Black Knight(Dark/Rank 4/0 atk), Hell-Dweller Skull Minister(Dark/Lv.6/0 atk), and Hell-Dweller Dark Soul(Dark/Lv.8/0 atk) from his Extra Deck.
"T-those are..."-Kenji
"He has forbidden cards too?"-Yuko
"This isn't good..."-Tammi
"I want to thank you Yuko."-Xerus
•Xerus(1700): Draws.
"Now because of you, I can unleash a darkness like no other."-Xerus
Activates Fall of Olympia.
"Since I control a Fusion, Synchro, and Xyz monster, I can add two Pendulum monsters from my deck to my hand!"-Xerus
Adds Hell-Dweller Necro Sage and Olympic Demolisher from his deck to his hand.
"He has Pendulums too...."-Yuko
"Now to set them."-Xerus
Sets Necro Sage(Scale 5) in his right Pendulum Zone and Olympic Demolisher(Scale 11) in his left. Activates Demolisher's effect.
"When Olympic Demolisher is set in a Pendulum Zone, I can select the other Pendulum Scale monster and according to its attribute, I can Pendulum Summon a Pendulum Monster from my deck!"-Xerus
"What?!"-Yuko, Kenji
Pendulum Summons Immortal of Darkness(Dark/Lv.10/0 atk) from his deck.
"And with this new spawn of darkness, I can activate its effect to tribute both monsters set in my Pendulum Zones, and meld it with Black Knight, Skull Minister, and Dark Soul to Zeo Summon a monster born from eternal darkness!!! Arise!! The King of Death!!"-Deltrus
Tributes Necro Sage and Olympic Demolisher then melds Immortal of Darkness(Dark), Black Knight(Dark), Skull Minister(Dark), and Dark Soul(Dark) to Zeo Summon Darus, Banished Lord of Death(Divine/Lv.1/0 atk).
*****
Everyone trembled in fear as Xerus' new monster was summoned onto the field. Despite the fact that the giant black armored demon had zero attack points, Yuko and Kenji still feared what was going to come.
Darus, the new Zeo Monster, had a dark aura around its body and sent black smoke throughout the city. Domino Heart was shrouded by darkness. Xerus laughed proudly at the action he's just done. "Welcome to my world mortals!!"
*****
"Deltrus pulled off that same combo......"-Yuko
"All I needed was all three forbidden card types and four Dark-Attributes to unleash the being you see before you!!"-Xerus
"This is insane.."-Kenji
"How's Yuko and Kenji going to get through this thing?"-Mimi
"I don't know..."-Tammi
"When Darus is Zeo Summoned, the attack points of all monsters you control become zero!!"-Xerus
Activates Darus' effect. (Tyrosa:3000 atk/0 atk)
"That's some effect."-Kenji
"Darus can't be destroyed by battle, so it can take out your guardian!! Attack Tyrosa with Hellzone Spiral!!"-Xerus
Attacks and destroys Tyrosa with Darus.
"Tyrosa!!!"-Yuko
"Now for Darus' real terror to begin. Since I destroyed Tyrosa, I can banish a Zeon Unit to halve both your Life Points and increase Darus' power equal to the points you lost!!"-Xerus
"What?!?"-Yuko, Kenji
Activates Darus' effect. (Darus:4 ZU/3 ZU) (Yuko:2400/1200) (Kenji:1000/500) (Darus:0 atk/1700 atk)
"When Tyrosa is destroyed.....Tora comes back.."-Yuko
Tyrosa's effect activates and Special Summons Tora(Earth/Lv.6/2000 def).
"Tora's time will come. Darus will crush that fairy you can your ace!!"-Xerus
"You won't get the chance to!"-Kenji
•Kenji(500): Draws.
"Looks like my deck's starving."-Kenji
Activates Gift of the Fallen.
"Since Yuko and I have six Zeo Monsters in our graveyard, I can draw six cards!!"-Kenji
Draws 6 cards.
{Excellent}-Kenji
{Looks like Kenji drew some great cards}-Yuko
"I'll start with this!"-Kenji
Activates Monster Reborn and Special Summons Ancient Tao Dragon(Earth/Lv.11/4600 atk).
"Now attack! Supreme Judgement!!!"-Kenji
Attacks Darus with Ancient Tao.
"Darus can use its effect!! When it battles, without the cost of a Zeon Unit, I can cut your monster's strength in half and add the power it lost to Darus!!!"-Xerus
Darus' effect activates. (Ancient Tao:4600 atk/2300 atk) (Darus:1700 atk/4000 atk)
"I'll counter that with this!!"-Kenji
Activates Quick-Shot Effect.
"I can activate this while I have a Zeo Monster without any Zeon Units to activate its effect!!! My spell counts as a Zeon Unit!!"-Kenji
Activates Ancient Tao's effect. (Ancient Tao:2300 atk/5900 atk)
"Smart move Kenji!"-Yuko
"Ancient Tao Dragon!! Supreme Judgement!!!"-Kenji
*****
Ancient Tao Dragon fired its blaze of light energy towards Darus and cause an explosion to blind everyone for a few seconds.
"That should do it." Kenji said, but once the smoke cleared, he saw Xerus and Darus still standing. "H-how?!?"
Xerus smirked. "With any battle that involves Darus, I take no battle damage!!"
*****
"So even that attack failed..."-Tammi
"Yuko and Kenji need a form of strategy."-Cambell
"I'll end my turn with this."-Kenji
Sets 4 cards. (Ancient Tao:5900 atk/2300 atk)
"You've failed once again yet you still believe that you'll win!"-Xerus
•Xerus(1700): Draws.
"I'll have you believing in death!! Darus destroy Ancient Tao Dragon!!! Hellzone Spiral!!!"-Xerus
Attacks Ancient Tao with Darus.
"Don't think so!"-Kenji
Kenji activates Draining Shield.
"Your attack is negated and I gain 4000 Life Points!!"-Kenji
(Kenji:500/4000)
"You're only delaying your death Dragon Master."-Xerus
Sets 1 card.
"No one here is dying, but you!!"-Yuko
"You may have the upper hand right now, but we'll find a way to overcome like we always do."-Kenji
"Yuko and Kenji are something."-Victoria
"They're not going to lose to some creep him."-Mimi
"They'll put an end to this war."-Cambell
"No matter how powerful your monster may get, We won't be defeated by you!!{Jaden, you're up}-Yuko
{Alright let's do this}-Jaden
•Yuko(1200): Draws.
"While I control a Zeo Monster, I can Special Summon this guy from my hand!!"-Yuko
Special Summons Fusion Force Angel(Wind/Lv.5/0 atk) via effect.
{Alright! Fusion Force Angel!}-Tammi
"Now to get my game on. My angel can send both it and Tora to the grave for a Fusion Summon!!!"-Yuko
Activates Fusion Force's effect and sends it and Tora to the graveyard to Fusion Summon Kaiota, Lord of Wisdom(Wind/Lv.8/3000 atk).
"And of course. The final forbidden card appears."-Xerus
"Kaiota will make you pay for the damage you've done!! I can look at the top card of my deck and if it's spell, Kaiota gains 500 attack points for every Spell Card in all of our graves!!!"-Yuko
Activates Kaiota's effect. Reveals a spell.
"Perfect. Now Kaiota gains 7500 attack points!!"-Yuko
(Kaiota:3000 atk/10500 atk)
"And Darus loses 2000!!"-Yuko
(Darus:4000 atk/2000 atk)
"Your attempt for victory will mean nothing. Darus..."-Xerus
"Oh I haven't forgotten about Darus! With this trap, I can negate its effect!!"-Yuko
Activates Zeo Block and uses it on Darus.
"Yuko did it!!! Darus can't use its effect, so just Yuko won!!"-Tammi
"Your time has come Xerus!!! Kaiota end this duel with Wisdom's Grace!!!!"-Yuko, Jaden
Attacks Darus with Kaiota.
"So naive."-Xerus
Xerus activates Hell's Pain.
"Since your targeting a Hell-Dweller Monster as an attack target, I won't take any damage and my Life Points increase instead!!"-Xerus
(Xerus:1700/10200)
""Ugh!!! Damn it!!!"-Yuko
"Yuko calm down! He's trying to make you mad. Don't let him blind you."-Kenji
"But everything we do is put to waste!! {Just give up Yuko. Xerus will win no matter what. He will be the new king of this realm and when he is, I can be free again} No...we can't let him win!!"-Yuko
"Yuko?"-Kenji
"{Give it all up. And maybe you can save whatever piece of humanity will be left afterwards} N-no!!"-Yuko
"What's going on?"-
"{Xerus} No! {He will be king} I won't let....{Give it up}...Kenji...maybe we should..."-Yuko
"Don't you dare say give up!"-Kenji
"Kenji....."-Yuko
"You're suppose to be the hero, so grow up and act like one!! Look at Benta!! He's your best friend!! Are you really going to give up on him?!?"-Kenji
"But...{Good job Yuko}"-Yuko
"You disgust me. Yuko ends his turn."-Kenji
(Kaiota:10500 atk/3000 atk) (Darus:2000 atk/4000 atk)
"Yuko......Don't give up now. Kenji win without you."-Tammi
"It seems as if the Heart of Unity has lost all hope."-Xerus
"Yeah it seems so."-Kenji
"What a shame."-Xerus
•Xerus(10200): Draws.
"I was hoping to torment him for a bit longer!"-Xerus
Activates Darus' effect. (Darus:3 ZU/2 ZU)
"You two lose half of your Life Points and the points you lost are added to Darus!!!"-Xerus
(Yuko:1200/600) (Kenji:500/250) (Darus:4000 atk/4850 atk) Attacks Kaiota with Darus.
"Goodbye, Heart of Unity!!!! Darus destroy this fool and his guardian!!! Hellzone Spiral!!!!"-Xerus
Attacks Kaiota with Darus.
*****
Yuko stared at the ground blankly. His heart was stirring harder than ever causing him to not think straight. He couldn't find the will to keep fighting. Darus fired its attack at Kaiota and Yuko didn't seem to think much of it.
Tammi and the others cried out as Yuko stood still. "YUKO DO SOMETHING!!!!"
Kenji looked over to Yuko and grew angry. He pushed a button on his duel disk and didn't regretted it. He couldn't bare to see Yuko lose to Xerus in his current state. "You're lucky that you're Tammi's friend."
*****
Kenji activates Spirit of the Dragon.
"What's this? You're helping Yuko?"-Xerus
"I may not be Yuko's biggest fan right now, but I'm not going to allow him to lose."-Kenji
"Thanks Kenji."-Tammi
"Spirit of the Dragon banishes a dragon on my field for two of me and Yuko's turns and increases one of our Life Points equal to half of the banished monster's attack points."-Kenji
Kenji banishes Ancient Tao Dragon. (Yuko:600/2900)
"Kenji......."-Yuko
"What a good friend you are, but Yuko will still taste the terrifying power of Darus' wrath!!! Hellzone Spiral!!!!"-Xerus
Destroys Kaiota with Darus. (Yuko:2900/1050)
*****
Kenji watched as Yuko was blow away by the blast. Yuko just took the damage. Kenji grew angrier as Yuko stood on one knee. "No thank you? Yuko you're pathetic."
"I'm sorry....it's just..." Yuko began to say, but Kenji cut him off.
"Don't give your crap. Since you won't act right, I'll finish this duel by myself. I don't need you."
*****
"When Kaiota is destroyed, Tora returns to the field!"-Kenji
Kaiota's effect activates and Kenji Special Summons Tora(Earth/Lv.6/2000 def) from Yuko's graveyard.
"Taking over huh?"-Xerus
"Yeah so let's continue."-Kenji
"This will be interesting."-Xerus
Sets 1 card.
"Your move Dragon Master."-Xerus
{If Yuko wants be to a child, fine. I'll defeat this and save Benta myself}-Kenji
•Kenji(250): Draws.
"Kenji can't face this guy alone, can he?"-Mimi
"I don't know."-Cambell
"Let's see what he has in store."-Geno
"I'll start with this!"-Kenji
Activates Pot of Greed and draws two cards. Activates Dragon Recovery.
"This spell allows me to return one banished dragon back into my graveyard!"-Kenji
Returns Meteor Yuan Dragon to his graveyard.
{This is for my parents and Shun}-Kenji
Activates Storm of Chaos.
Storm of Chaos can meld one Light and one Dark Attribute Monster in my grave to Zeo Summon a Wind-Attribute Zeo Monster from my Extra Deck!!"-Kenji
Melds Thunder Yang Dragon(Light) and Inferno Yin Dragon(Dark) to Zeo Summon Savior Yo Dragon(Wind/Lv.8/3000 atk).
"The Dragon Master, who duels with Light and Darkness, manages to summon a Wind Monster. Impressive I must say."-Xerus
"Savior Yo Dragon can banish a Zeon Unit to banish a Dragon type Zeo Monster from my grave!! Then it gains attack points equal to the banished dragon's attack points!!"-Kenji
Activates Savior Yo's effect. (Savior Yo:2 ZU/1 ZU) Banishes Meteor Yuan Dragon. (Savior Yo:3000 atk/6000 atk)
"Now attack, Savior Yo Dragon!!"-Kenji
Attacks Darus with Savior Yo.
"You must've forgotten about Darus' effect you fool!!!"-Xerus
Xerus activates Darus' effect.
"Now your dragon will fall!!"-Xerus
"Savior Yo Dragon's second effect activates."-Kenji
Savior Yo's effect activates.
"When it battles another Zeo Monster, that monster's effect is negated and its attack points become 0!!!"-Kenji
"Unbelievable?!?!?"-Xerus
(Darus:4850 atk/0 atk)
"Now destroy Darus with your fierce might!!! Savior Yo Dragon, Chaos Hurricane Stream!!!!!"-Kenji
"Ugh!! I activate a trap to protect Darus!!!!"-Xerus
Xerus activates Hell Shield. (Xerus:10200/4200)
"I end my turn."-Kenji
(Savior Yo:6000 atk/3000 atk) (Darus:0 atk/4850 atk)
*****
Yuko's heart stopped stirring and the voice in his head went away. He looked up and watched as Xerus was completely damaged by Kenji's attack. A smile slowly formed on his face. "Alright Kenji...."
Tammi and the others cheered. "That's how it's done!!" Geno shouted.
"It's your move Xerus." Kenji said crossing his arms. His crystal blue eyes stared Xerus down.
The god slowly stood to his feet. He had scars on his body. Xerus felt humiliated. He was caught off guard by Savior Yo Dragon's power. He furiously clenched his fist as his anger grew lividly. "That hurt Kenji. It really did. You'll pay for such an action."
*****
•Xerus(4200): Draws.
"I've had enough of you!!"-Xerus
Activates Darus' effect. (Darus:2 ZU/1 ZU) (Yuko:1050/525) (Kenji:250/125) (Darus:4850 atk/5500 atk)
"Nothing will save you now!!!! Darus destroy Savior Yo Dragon and end this fool!!! HELLZONE SPIRAL!!!!!!"-Xerus
Attacks Savior Yo Dragon with Darus.
*****
Kenji smirked and braced himself. He turned to Yuko. "Well it's up to you now."
Yuko's eyes widened as Darus' blast slowly approached Savior Yo Dragon. "Kenji no!! I'm sorry!!! I should've been stronger!! I should've have given up!!"
Kenji smiled. "Don't be. You were probably scared, but you need to man up. I've done what I could. You need to beat this guy. Avenge our friends and save Benta." Savior Yo Dragon was destroyed by Darus' blast and Kenji was blown away. His Life Points rapidly decreased to 0.
Tammi weeped as Kenji hit the ground. "KENJI!!!"
Kenji was unconcious. Yuko's world fell apart. He rushed to Kenji's side and shook him. "Kenji!!! Get up man come on!! KENJI!!!"
Xerus grinned and opened his palm. Kenji's body to lift off the ground. Yuko and Tammi watched in terror.
Yuko's heart began to stir and his Mark of Unity started the burn. "Put him down Xerus!!!"
"Time to dispose of this fool." Xerus lifted Kenji higher.
Yuko felt helpless. He couldn't save Kenji for Xerus' wrath. "Please put him down!!! Xerus don't!!!"
Xerus laughed as he lifted Kenji even higher. "SAY GOODBYE!!!"
Yuko cried. "I SAID PUT HIM DOWN!!!!!" Yuko lost control and his vision went blank.
[TO BE CONTINUED]
Featured Zeo Monsters:
1. Darus, Banished Lord of Death
-Lv.1
-Divine
-Zeo/Divine Beast/Effect
-0/0
-1 Dark-Attribute Fusion Monster + 1 Dark-Attribute Synchro Monster + 1 Dark-Attribute Xyz Monster + 1 Dark-Attribute Pendulum Monster
-This card can only be summoned by the effect 'Immortal of Darkness' and cannot be summoned any other way. When this card is summoned, reduce the ATK of every monster on the field to 0. When this card destroys a monster by battle, reduce your opponent's Life Points by half and increase this card's ATK equal to the Life Points your opponent lost. Once per turn, you can banish 1 Zeon Unit to reduce your opponent's Life Points by half and increase this card's ATK equal to the Life Points your opponent lost.
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