Turn 16: Shadow of the Moon

'''Yu-Gi-Oh! Infinity Hunter''' ARC 1 “Rising Star.”

Turn 16 “Shadow of the Moon!”

The shadow of the new height of the stone reached to nearly the middle of the bank as Paul and Rebecca walked down through the shadow. Their gazes were fixed on the stone and the half revealed tablet underneath it. Paul was interested in both the stone and the head of the dragon that could be seen above the sand. As they approached the stone with the tablet, sand below their feet crumbled by every step they took.

“It seems that some strange energy streams are detected in this area.” Rebecca remarks and Paul looked at her dumbfounded, as she was holding no device. “Oh, don’t worry, I have seen such things to many times to know that these things occur here.”

“So something like this happened before?” Paul asked Rebecca.

“Yeah, something like this happened before. Probably the same thing happened when your party was searching the temple that has disappeared.” Rebecca walked around the stone, but except for the dragon-head being visible from the tablet, nothing else was showcased on the other side of the tablet. “This is weird. Unlike all the other artifacts we have found here, there is no sign of any Silent Core or Infinity Core symbol or gem here.”

“And now we should be happy, why?” Paul was at the other side, examining the dragon head as he walked around the stone to join Rebecca at the other side.

“Do I look like I am happy?” Rebecca spoke with a teasing undertone. “This is solid stone. No markings, no anything actually. The missing of the Silent or Infinity Symbol means there is something that happened here which is not good.”

“Or that the original inhabitants of this island were not alone and there was a second tribe here.” Paul thought with her, sounding sarcastic a little. “Oh great, we are going to be under attack of the survivors of this old tribe.”

“Oh shut up.” Rebecca became annoyed by Paul`s remarks. “You have done Duel Monsters history, why don’t you let your light shine upon this?” Paul nodded and walked around again.

“Alright then. The surface of the tablet feels like those fragments I found a year ago of these Soul Tablets in the pyramids in Egypt. Now I mention it, this might very well be a Soul Tablet,” Paul directly stepped back a step. “In that case we should leave this place.”

“Oh, grow up.” Rebecca reacted a little frustrated. “You found fragments of a Soul Tablet in a pyramid, well conserved because it was inside the pyramid and this tablet comes from the sand and is intact?”

“Okay, you have a good point. But I warn you, if this is indeed a Soul Tablet, the dragon depicted on the tablet may jump out at any moment and a Shadow Game begins.” Paul picked his cellphone from his pocket and placed the camera in motion. “Mind if I take a couple of pictures?”

“No, sure. Go ahead.”

As Paul`s camera flashed a couple of times, Rebecca picked a note book from her pocket and a pen and starts drawing a rough sketch of what she is seeing. She walks around the stone and the tablet again and bends down.

“You know….. – “ she started and Paul approached her. “ – I think there are hieroglyphics below the sand. Hieroglyphics I cannot read since I have no idea what stands here right below the Infinity symbol.”

Illuvatar.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">The voice was raspy and came with the wind, which was gone as quickly as it came. Paul and Rebecca look at each other and did not speak a word for several seconds. They looked at each other for confirmation if they heard the same thing.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Illuvatar,” Paul spoke again and Rebecca nodded. “Illuvatar….. I believe I have heard of that name before. I do not know where or why, but I have heard of that card before. It must have been in some book.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“We’ll search for it online when we get back to the tent,” Rebecca tells Paul and they circle around the tablet again. At that moment Mason, Paul`s assistant appeared on the edge of the crater. “Oh great, what does Mason have for me this time?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Maybe a sandwich?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Yeah, if he does he is great. If he does not, he better have a damn good reason to call me.” Paul shrugged and walked up to the edge of the crater as he approached Mason. Rebecca decided to follow him. “Yeah, Mason. What do you have?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Two things actually.” Mason handed Paul a piece of paper and both Paul and Rebecca looked at it. “This has just come in. Our lab in the city has send us results of their last findings around the fragments of the Soul Tablets we dug up last year. They are older as we originally estimated. They are over 10,000 years old. Older then the Millenium Items and Pharaoh Atem.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“They are older then 10,000 years?!” Paul was amazed, although Rebecca did need to catch up. “Oh, I am sorry, Rebecca. I thought they were 5,000 years old and from the royal shrines of Pharaoh Atem. Mason, send the pictures on this camera over to the lab and let them find out what they can. Whatever they can find out is usefull. See if they can find out anything about Illuvatar and the connection with the Silent and the Infinity Core.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Yes, Paul.” Mason turns around and then turns around again facing Paul and holding out a package. “And here is your sandwich.” Rebecca smirked and Paul patted Mason on the shoulder.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Well done, Mason. You remembered. I owe you 5 dollars.” Paul and Rebecca walked around Mason and to the tent. “Now let us see what else revolves around this island. Mind taking me on a tour?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I would be glad to accompany you.” Rebecca smirked and picked keys from her table. “But we’ll take an SUV of ours. We have a navigation system in there and full equipment.” They walk down to a rather large SUV and Rebecca sits in the drivers seat. Paul goes sitting next to her.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Lead the way, I say.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Very well then. We duel.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Kaito had activated his duel disk already as Tyson had done already, having prepared for this duel for some time. There was much at stake as the people inside the mechanical cocoons were lifeless and had no chance on surviving if the Aurora Remnant was not beaten.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I know about you, Kaito.” Tyson began. “I have heard everything about your history, about how your mother has given you to Master Gakyru and how you were tested by Master Divine, the grand leader of the Arcadia Movement, until he was swallowed by the overgrown lizard.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I rather do not like to speak about that time.” Kaito draws his first five cards, showing he was planning on going first. “My mother sold me out to you criminals, while I am easy enough to negate your powers. That is right, Tyson. Your psychic powers have no effect on me.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I know.” Tyson tapped on his duel disk which sprang to life. “But there are other powers at work, not only my Psychic powers, neither only Master Gakyru`s psychic powers. Sometimes even we have no understanding of how faith and certain powers work. There are larger powers at work then we can possibly imagine.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“It really does not matter what kind of power is wielded as long as your methods, heart and soul are pure.” Kaito replied and he looks at his hand. “Bonds with your cards supersede any power that is thrown at you or me and I will proof it to you through this duel.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Let us begin then.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Your Zephyroid’s stand no chance against my monsters.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Who said I was going to use Zephyroid’s?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Tyson – 4000 <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Kaito – 4000

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I draw.” Tyson picks a new card from his deck, looking at his six cards in his hand. “I declare this card to be a Monster Card. Whirl Zephyr (800/600)! Appear!” The smaller bird appeared on the field.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“That is your opening move from last time. So much has not changed it seems.” Kaito remarked as he looked suspiciously at Tyson and what he is going to do. The dark green bird flying around Tyson.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Oh trust me, I am not done yet.” Tyson pulled a new card from his hand and inserts it in his duel disk. “Activate  Double Summon<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">. This allows me to summon once more. Come out, Gale Synchronite - Whirl Raven (0/0)!” A new bird appears on his left. “And now I tune in Whirl Raven with Whirl Zephyr!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“And so Silver Zephyroid appears……” Kaito sighs and he looks at his hand. ‘ He is going for his Zephyroid’s again.<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“From the skies a new ruler ascends! As the shadows rise, it appears from the eye! Synchro Summon! Rise from the Eye, Gust Raver (1100/600)!” Tyson chanted as from the Synchro gate a new two-tailed bird appeared. It had a dark green skin and golden accents. “Now since you don’t have any face down cards I cannot activate its effect, but I end my turn.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Gust Raver, eh?” Kaito noticed and he was surprised. In the duel against Ian he used two Zephyroid monsters, now he suddenly uses a totally new monster. ‘ ''I have to get rid of his Synchronite’s in his graveyard. They come from there, they need to be removed from there.''<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">‘ ''He honestly believed I only had the Zephyroid Chain Synchro series? Honestly, I’ll beat him anyway.''<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’ He eyed a specific card in his hand. ‘ And I plan on bringing you out my friend.<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“My turn,” Kaito picks up his next card and slapped a monster card on his duel disk. “I summon forth Black Feather – Gilaver the Silver South (1800/1200)!” A new winged beast appeared, holding a smaller sword. It had the black shoulder pads and the falcon-like head. “Now since I control a Black Feather monster with a different name I can Special Summon this Black Feather monster, Black Feather – Blast of Black Lance (1700/800)!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">The new Black Feather monster that appeared on the field was a humanoid bird with big dark blue wings and a big silvery black spear in the hand. It had a big reddish head as it landed next to Kaito.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I suppose since you absolutely have no cards on your back row, I will simply attack you, but not before I set this card face down. Now Gilaver the Silver South attack! Silver South Slash!” Kaito ordered as the winged warrior raised its sword and attacked Gust Raver.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Tyson – 4000 -> 3300

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">When the smoke left, Kaito was surprised to find himself face to face with Gust Raver and Tyson who was standing behind his monster, was smiling. Kaito thought and knew he could have known.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Of course, it was too easy.” Kaito sighs and looks at Tyson. “I take it that your Gust Raver cannot be destroyed by battle, now can it not?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“You are correct.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“It does not matter as I still hold my Blast of Black Lance! Attack him! Spear Attack!” Kaito ordered as his jacket waved in the air and the symbol on the back of the jacket was visible. “I cannot destroy your monster, but you still lose lifepoints.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Tyson – 3300 -> 2700

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Now I end my turn.” Kaito lowered his duel disk to the height of his waste. ‘ ''I suppose he will bring out Door to the Other Side soon. He after all needs life point replenishing if he wishes to survive this duel.''<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“My turn then.” Tyson draws a new card and smirks as his Gale Synchronite – Whirl Raven returns to his side of the field as well as a card in his hand glows. “Oh right, this is my Gale Synchronite – Typhoon Wing (0/0). When a Gale Synchronite is summoned back to the field by its own effect, this card can be special summoned.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“And now he has a second Gale Synchronite in play. This can only mean he is going for two Synchro`s at the same time again.” Kaito remembered this play clearly from when Tyson had beaten Ian in their duel.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“First I use my Gust Raver`s effect and check out your face down card.” The card flipped up to be revealed to be Black Typhoon. “This means I deal you 200 points of damage.” Gust Raver released a gust of wind hitting Kaito.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Kaito – 4000 -> 3800

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Next I bring out  Bee List Soldier<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">!” A new monster appeared holding a list in his hand. Tyson smirked as his Typhoon Wing became one star, transforming in a multiple dimensional ring. “I tune in my Typhoon Wing with  Bee List Soldier<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">! Clouds swerve past you when the storm rises. Appear through the eye! Synchro Summon! Arise, Silver Zephyroid!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">‘ ''And voila, there is the second Synchro Monster. If I am correct, he’ll bring out a new Raver onto the field as well. He is pretty much obvious.''<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’ Kaito thought, but instead Tyson inserted a new card in his duel disk.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I set this card face down and activate Door to the Other Side.” Tyson showed the face up card as the gigantic door appeared on his side of the field. “Next I activate Silver Zephyroid`s effect and destroy your Black Typhoon card which I previously check through Gust Raver. Next I can deal you 300 points of damage thanks to that.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Kaito – 3800 -> 3500

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“So there is your Door to the Other Side card. I feel a great darkness coming from it. It must be the presence of the Silent Core near here.” Kaito looked to the ground, which started to show cracks in it. “And this arena`s floor is not really stable anymore as well.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I tune in my Whirl Raven with my Gust Raver! The spear of the winds comes down from the air! As the shadows rise, it pierces the villain! Synchro Summon! Rise from the Eye, Spear Raver!” From the Synchro Gate a new winged beast appeared, like all of Tyson`s monsters it was dark green colored. “Now I end my turn.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">‘ ''One Level-2 and one Level-4 Synchro monster. What is he planning. He burns down my lifepoints due to his monsters effect. First checking my face down card then destroying it with his Silver Zephyroid.''<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’ Kaito draws his next card and looks at it. ‘ Now this I can use.<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Since you have two monsters with the same attribute on the field, I can special summon Divine Fowl King Alector (2400/2000) to the field!” A new silver armored, red winged warrior appeared on his side of the field. “Once per turn I can negate the effects of one card on the field. I choose to negate your Spear Raver`s effects. Now Divine Fowl King Alector, destroy his Spear Raver!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Hmmm, I don’t think so. Activate Feather Shield!” Tyson counters as his face down card flips up. “I can negate the attack and deal half of the attacking monster`s attack points to you as damage.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Kaito – 3500 -> 2300

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I don’t mind. Now Gilaver attack his Silver Zephyroid!” Kaito ordered and the winged warrior pushed his sword into the winged beast, blowing it up. “That is one. Now for the other, Spear Raver!” Also the smaller winged beast was blown up.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Tyson – 2700 -> 2100

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Next I set this card face down and end my turn.” Kaito rested his duel disk at his side of the field. ‘ ''At least my lifepoints are higher than his and he will be unable to summon forth a Level-6 Zephyroid. I suppose the Zephyroid series pose as the biggest thread to me.''<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“My turn,” Tyson draws a new card. “I pay 1000 lifepoints to activate the following Monster effect. Come forward Wind Master Summoner (0/0)!” A new green robed magician appeared at his side of the field. He had one wing, a left wing.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Tyson – 2100 -> 1100

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“And what does that new monster do?” Kaito was a little surprised to see a new support card or so he assumed it was. “You cannot honestly hope to bring out a new Zephyroid?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Oh no,” Tyson smirked as his lifepoints dropped to 100. “I pay two times 500 life points to summon two Gale Synchronite’s to the field. One comes from my graveyard, Gale Synchronite – Typhoon Wing and a second comes from my hand, Gale Synchronite – Whirl Raven. That is right a second Whirl Raven.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">‘ ''He cannot go for a Synchro Summon for level six. He needs a Level-6 Zephyroid Synchro Monster for it. Unless ……''<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’ Kaito widened his eyes. ‘ Unless he has one simple card in his hand that can do the trick.<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“That is right, Kaito. I have a card that can do the trick.” Tyson smirked as he looked at Kaito`s dumbfounded face. “Don’t worry, my powers don’t work on you, so I can’t hear your thoughts, but your face spoke for you. No, I play Regression Synchro.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">‘ Blake used the very same card in our first duel!<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I remove my Gale Synchronite – Whirl Raven from my graveyard and my Gust Raver from play to Synchro Summon from the graveyard, Spear Raver (1500/1000)!” Tyson called out as his monster returned to him. “Next I tune in my Spear Raver with my Typhoon Wing!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“What?!” Kaito was overwhelmed by the sudden strategic move Tyson had made.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“From the skies in the night a new raven lands! With the winds the shadows rise, appear from the eye! Synchro Summon! Rise from the Eye, Typhoon Raver (1900/1400)!” Tyson held up his hand as the new winged beast, a little larger than the old form, this time with 6 tails appeared from the Synchro Gate.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“He still has another Gale Synchronite. Could it be?” Kaito wondered.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Yes, it can be! I tune in my Typhoon Wing with my Typhoon Raver!” Tyson chanted as the ground around them started to crack open. The Typhoon Wing became two dimensional rings overtaking Typhoon Raver.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“A new Level-8 Raver Synchro….” Kaito was waiting for the monster to appear.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“When the sky darkens, the storm rises! Appear from the Eye! Synchro Summon! Rise, Rainbow Zephyroid!” Tyson chants as the huge winged beast appeared on his side of the field, with the rainbow colored tail.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“That is impossible! You need a Level-6 Zephyroid Synchro monster for it.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Almost correct, Kaito. Typhoon Raver can substitute for a Level-6 Zephyroid Synchro monster and therefore allows me to Synchro Summon Rainbow Zephyroid (2600/2200)!” Tyson smirked and he pointed to the face down card of Kaito. “Let us see what you have under that face down card.” The Rainbow Zephyroid flapped with his wings, destroying the face down card, revealing it to be spell card,  The Warrior Returning Alive<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">. “This means I gain 900 lifepoints.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Tyson – 100 -> 1000

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Now to finish my turn. Rainbow Zephyroid annihilate Divine Fowl King Alector!” Tyson ordered as the gigantic dark green winged beast rose into the air and flapped with its wings, destroying the winged warrior.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Kaito – 2300 -> 2100

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I set this card face down and end my turn.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“My turn then.” Kaito draws his next card and as he looks at his four card hand, he feels the floor beneath them is shaking and cracking open. “Damn, this arena floor won’t last much longer. Anyway, I summon Black Feather – Blizzard of the North Pole (1300/0)!” The smaller white-black colored bird appeared on his side of the field.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“And since you have no Black Feather monsters in your graveyard, you cannot summon any to the field.” Tyson smirked as he still had his trusted Rainbow Zephyroid on the field.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">‘ ''If I am correct he’ll bring out either Helios Zephyroid or Starlight Zephyroid next turn. Luckily if I am correct, he will not go as far as summoning an even stronger version of his Zephyroid monsters. Either he bluffs or he really reserves that monster for special occasions.''<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’ Kaito smirked as he looked at his Black Feather monsters. “And now I tune in my Blizzard of the North Pole with my Gilaver the Silver South and Blast of Black Lance! Cluster the winds as the falcon rises! Appear from the soul! Synchro Summon! Rise, Black Feather – Syclo Falconair (3600/2400)!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Aha, one of your prized Black Feather Synchro monsters. If I remember correctly, one you have used on many occasions against members of both the Aurora Remnant and the Arcadia Movement.” As the huge warrior raised its buster sword, Tyson smirked and waited for Kaito`s next move.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Syclo Falconair, attack…. – “ Kaito suddenly stopped in his move as he looked at the confident smirk of Tyson. ‘ ''It is to simple. He must be waiting for me to attack. He can’t have backed up Rainbow Zephyroid by nothing. It is a chance worth taking if it means in the end I can finish of Rainbow Zephyroid. If it is a trap, it means I might be standing with no defenses against a Level-10 Zephyroid next turn, whether it is Helios or Starlight and maybe even worse.''<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“What is it, Kaito? Hesitant to attack?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Syclo Falconair, attack! Raging Falcon Punch!” Kaito ordered, sweating a little as both his eyes focused on the face down card Tyson had. ‘ I really hope I made the right bet with attacking.<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Counter! Negate Attack<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">!” Tyson ordered as a protective shield flipped around Rainbow Zephyroid. “Oh come on, you really think I would destroy your monster without facing it with my own forces first?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">‘ ''So he had set a face down counter card to stop my Syclo Falconair from destroying his Zephyroid. But he did want to face my monster heads on first. What the hell is going on with the guy?''<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’ Kaito shrugged and rests his duel disk. “I end my turn with this face down card.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Good – “ Tyson smirked and raised his duel disk. “ – then the real fun is about to begin.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Tyson – 1000 <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Kaito – 2100

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Ken arrived in the cab in front of the Aurora Stadium, seeing a police force had arrived as well. As he paid the driver, he looked around, hearing distant bangs, knowing a duel was going on. What he did not know was that the ghostly girl from the airport was watching him from the window at the other side of the street.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Excuse me, sir.” A police officer stopped Ken and Ken looked at him. “You cannot pass here, sir. This area is off limits tonight. Please step away from the border and let us do our job.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Oh, it is alright, Danny.” The voice belonged to Laurence Bishop, who smirked when he saw Ken. “He is an old friend. Let him through.” Ken went under the lint and shakes hands with Bishop. “Hey Ken. Long time no see. What are you doing here?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“My friends are in here.” Ken replied and he looked at the stadium. “Or at least so I have been told. What are you doing here?” He picked his deck from his pocket and inserted it into the duel disk he was carrying in the back pack.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“We are about to round up the Aurora Remnant here. We got a tip from an anonymous source that they were hiding in here. Lieutenant Salwell has agreed to it. We are to take everyone out alive.” Laurence and Ken looked at each other and Laurence shrugged. “Of course, both of us know this going to turn out different. They will not give up without a fight. We can use a good duelist.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Count me in then.” Ken readied his duel disk. “Only do know that I am here for my friends and nothing else.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“You are quite loyal to him. So is Grace, only I haven’t got the faintest idea where she might be now. I surely hope she isn’t in here.” Laurence prepared his gun and placed it in his holster. “You never know if it comes in handy.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I prefer the duel disk,” Ken tells him and he smirks, setting up a serious face. “A more elegant weapon then a gun.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Still playing those Gemini`s?” Laurence remarked as he equipped his right arm with his own security issued duel disk. Ken nodded. “Well I hope they are ready for this then.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Let`s just move in, shall we?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">The group approached the front entrance and Laurence ducked along with Ken to stay out of sight. As a third officer slowly opened the door, Ken and Laurence moved in quickly, coming into the same hall as where Blake, Lance and Yuni previously appeared in.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Ken, take a group and go that way,” Laurence pointed out as he pointed to a sign, saying the stadium entrances were that way. “We’ll approach from the other side.” Ken nodded and activated his duel disk, just to be sure.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Where are we going?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Blake, Lance and Yuni were dragged along a corridor by three men in suits. After Mr. O’Hare left the room, one of the man got a phone call and picked them up, dragging them outside the room where they were in previously.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Where are we going?” Blake questioned again. One of the man stopped him and picked the blindfold from his eyes. “Wow, daylight.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Mr. O’Hare has given us orders to bring you to his car and prepare for arrival. We leave as soon as he is here.” Blake looked around them and saw they were near the main entrance of the Aurora Stadium. He could hear distant bangs and saw some flashes through the inside windows. “He has decided to take you three as an insurance for his own good against Master Gakyru.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Great, we are living shields for Mr. O’Hare.” Yuni struggled, trying to get out of her capturer`s grasp. “Come on, use your common sense and let us go!” The man simply strengthened his grip on Yuni.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Yuni it makes no difference. It is too hard to get out now. We have to wait for an opportunity,” Blake tells her. Yuni was still blindfolded, so she had no idea where she was or where they were going, except for what the men have told them. “Mr. O’Hare will pay for this, for taking us away, for helping the Aurora Remnant.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Don’t count on it. We have orders to bring you to his car. You will be long gone before Master Gakyru even notices Mr. O’Hare cheated on him.” The man put the blindfold back on top of Blake`s eyes. “But if you don’t shut up now, we will make you shut up by simply giving up one of your friends. After all Mr. O’Hare said he really only wanted you and we could dispose of the others.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I would not count on that.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">From the left and the right armed police men appeared, pointing their guns at the men. The men saw they were surrounded and did not attempt to go for their guns. From behind the police men, Ken appeared walking past the men to Blake and the others.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Wakey, wakey, sleepy head.” He pulled the blindfold from Blake`s head and smirked. “Wow, I expected you to be more banged up.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Yeah well that happens when you are a wanted person, because for some reason I am.” Blake pulled of the blindfolds of Yuni and Lance who also shake hands with Ken. “So Kamon did not want to come or could not come?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Could not come, had other business to attend to.” Ken shrugged and turned around to the other officers. “Join with Detective Bishop`s crew. We will handle it from here. Tell Bishop, I have found people.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Kamon did not know you are here in the first place, now does he?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Yeah.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Knew it.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Ken and Blake looked around as Lance and Yuni were patiently waiting for them to move. Ken and Blake both turned around at the same moment and walked around Lance and Yuni, who are dumbfounded by the move.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“What are you doing?” Yuni questioned their friends.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“No idea,” Ken answers and he points to a large door. “But my gut feeling tells me we have to get through that door.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">--

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">The Silent Core was silently hovering inside the arch, which was the Sacred Temple Gate. Two gems on top of it were glowing, the third was still off, but according to Gakyru it would not take long anymore before the third gem was lighted as well. Gakyru was in front of the arch, his dark red and black hair coming from below his hat.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“The vessel to the Infinity Core is approaching.” Gakyru was watching both the arch and the laptop he had at his side with interest. “Once the vessel has been revealed, I will be one step closer to the Infinity Core. One step closer to the cleansing of the world and the creation of a perfect world.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">He eyed the laptop, where the duel between Tyson`s Rainbow Zephyroid and Kaito`s Syclo Falconair was visible. Gakyru puts his hands together, some electric current running over his hands. He closes his eyes, relaxing on his position, suddenly reaching forward with both his hands.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Powers of the Silent Core, powers of the Infinity Core! Hear my call. Come forward and show the vessel that runs over the ancient archway to the Infinite Source!” Gakyru chanted as the Silent Core spread out silvery white light. A feint image of a rectangular thing appears in the air, inside the Silent Core. “Grant me the entrance and the vessel and show me the way!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">-

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Tyson – 1000 <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Kaito – 2100

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“My turn!” Tyson picks up his next card. “Now my Whirl Raven and Typhoon Wing return to my side of the field.” The two tuners, the two dark green colored winged beasts, were flying above him next to the greater winged beast, with the rainbow colored tail.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">‘ Now let us see which one is coming out.<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’ Kaito patiently awaited Tyson`s move as he looked at his own Syclo Falconair, which was in attack power much stronger as Helios Zephyroid. ‘ I know that due to certain equip cards, Tyson can grant his Zephyroid new abilities.<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“You have probably guessed already what is coming now.” Whirl Raven became two shining stars and then two dimensional rings. “I tune in my Whirl Raven with my Rainbow Zephyroid! The stars have awakened this ancient force and the flaming  Inferno<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> it awakens! Appear from the Eye! Synchro Summon! Rise, Helios Zephyroid!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">From the dimension Synchro gate the dark green, larger winged beast appeared. It had red and black accents around the wings, a dark red horn just above the long nose of the winged beast. Tyson smirked as his majestic creature had appeared.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Now activate,  Pot of Greed<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">. This allows me to draw 2 cards.” As he picked up two cards from his deck, he exhaled and declared. “I have drawn Wind Ruler, which is another Omnicard. I declare this card to be a spell card. This means I can add 1 equip spell card from my deck to my hand, Wing of the Rising Sun. Also I deal you 500 points of damage.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Kaito – 2100 -> 1600

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Wing of the Rising Sun allows my Helios Zephyroid to attack all monsters on the field, plus it cannot be destroyed by battle. However, that is not the reason why I called it to the field. I have a second Tuner monster on the field.” Tyson pointed to Typhoon Wing.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“You are going to bring out a Level-12 Synchro monster? You deem me worthy enough to face it?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“It is a requirement for the ritual to be complete to duel on our best. If that means I have to bring out my oldest friend and ace card in my deck, then I will bring it out.” Tyson raised his hand in the air as Typhoon Wing became two glowing light blue stars. “I tune in my Typhoon Wing with my Helios Zephyroid! From the flames of the sky, the king of winds comes forward! Burn the healing land and ascend thy throne! Synchro Summon! Rise from the Eye, Tri Helios Zephyroid!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">A magnificent looking winged beast, big enough to reach outside the stadium ascended onto the field. Tyson pointed to Kaito`s face down card and smirked.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Your own face down card will be your own doom. Tri Helios Zephyroid shares the same ability as his predecessors! Check it out!” Tyson ordered as the face down card flipped up, revealing it to be a trap card. “Trap! This means you lose 1500 lifepoints!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Kaito – 1600 -> 100

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Great.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“For me yeah,” Tyson lowered his duel disk. “Now show me your potential and come back from this.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I will.” Kaito picked his next card from his deck. “I activate the spell card Star Chronicle. This card allows me to discard up to two cards and increase or decrease the level of one of my monsters by the same amount. I discard one card, and lower my Syclo Falconair`s level by one.” Purple energy surrounded Syclo Falconair, as it lowered its weapon.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“You too are going for a Synchro summoning.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Why do you think that?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Remember that I have been looking at your past duel records, so I know what kind of cards you run.” Tyson mocked Kaito and Kaito grunted. “Although I do have to admit that the last few months I have not been following you, due to other business.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Like ruining the world.” Kaito shakes his head and picks one of the two cards in his hand and places it on the duel disk. “Come forward Black Feather – Gale the Hurricane (1300/400).” The purple furred winged beast with the green head appeared at his side of the field.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“So you are going to Synchro Summon.” Tyson concluded from Kaito`s move.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Yes, I am indeed going to Synchro Summon again. You may have a Level-12 Synchro monster, but so do I! I tune in my Gale the Hurricane with Syclo Falconair! From the darkness of the moon, the wings of justice spread out! Hear the wings flapping and wield the force that is awakened! Synchro Summon! Take flight, Black Feather – Shadow Moon Raven (4500/3600)!” Kaito chanted as his Syclo Falconair and Gale the Hurricane became a new monster. This monster was nearly as huge as Tri Helios Zephyroid. Its big black wings spread out as the large bird raised into the air.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“So you do have a force that can stand up against the strongest of Zephyroids?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“You bet I do. Now to activate Shadow Moon Raven`s effect, I discard the last card in my hand to activate the effect that required the discarding of one card. I now can attack twice per turn. Shadow Moon Raven! Moonlight Storm!” Kaito ordered as the bird spread out it`s big and dark wings and released a cyclone of  Dark Energy<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">, going for Tri Helios Zephyroid.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Activate card!” Tyson spun around a card he had in his hand. “Shadow Half! Now I create a secondary Tri Helios Zephyroid, in fact now a Shadow Token with the same stats as Tri Helios Zephyroid, changing the attack target to that card.” The Shadow Token was destroyed.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Tyson – 1000 -> 600

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“But I can attack again!” Kaito ordered as his Shadow Moon Raven prepared another blast. “Moonlight Storm!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Unfortunately for you the Battle Phase is ended by Shadow Half when the Shadow Token is destroyed.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Oh well then. Next turn I will have more luck.” Kaito sighed and he looked at his empty hand, contemplating about his next moves if he does not draw anything good. ‘ ''He is always prepared. It seems that even though I can negate his power, he seems to read my mind like an open book. Is that because of the Door to the Other Side?''<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“My turn then.” Tyson draws again and looks at his drawn card. “Let me reinforce both our hands then. Card of Sanctity<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">, allowing us all to draw until we hold six cards.” Kaito picked six new cards from his deck as Tyson only draws three new cards. Then both his Gale Synchronite’s return to the field.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I actually for the first time in this duel have no use for my Gale Synchronite's, but I do regain half of the Battle Damage you dealt to me  Last Turn<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">.” Tyson spread his arms as the door opened again and energy flows inside him. At the same time the ground started to crack open more and more. In one sudden movement, a big part of the arena slowly started to slide down into the ground. “The ritual is nearly complete.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Tyson – 600 -> 800

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“What are you talking about? This arena is slowly falling apart!” Kaito protested. “Your master`s rituals are now destroying the very arena in which you started.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“The same arena in which you dueled in the Arcadia Movement for the first time, remember?” Tyson spun back and he picked a card from his graveyard adding it to his hand. “It is time to equip my Wing of the Rising Sun to my Tri Helios Zephyroid.” The dark green wings of the Tri Helios Zephyroid glowed with golden energy. “Next I also equip this card to Tri Helios Zephyroid, Amulet of Wind. Now this card allows me to increase the attack power of Tri Helios Zephyroid by a number up to 500, but at the same time increase the lifepoints of my opponent by the same amount. I increase the attack power of Tri Helios Zephyroid by 500. (ATK: 3800 -> 4300)”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Kaito – 100 -> 600

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Thanks, but your Tri Helios Zephyroid still is not strong enough.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“We’ll see. You see Tri Helios Zephyroid thanks to Wing of the Rising Sun can also destroy one monster on the field once per turn. I choose to get rid of your Divine Fowl King Alector now!” As the winds went up, the warrior was destroyed. “No, your Shadow Moon Raven may still a little while longer. I set this card and end my turn.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Kaito!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Kaito looked up to see Blake, Ken, Lance and Yuni appear from the stands. Gillian also was happy to see them, both Blake and Ken. Kaito smirks, he at least now had reinforcements. Blake and the others were a little surprised by the huge winged beasts on the field, both Shadow Moon Raven and Tri Helios Zephyroid.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“You need help?” Ken offered Gillian a hand and Blake dragged him away as Gillian met them all in front of the stands. “Hey, I was just being polite.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Your friends won’t be able to help you now, Kaito.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I don’t need them to win this.” Kaito looked at his reinforced hand. ‘ ''But if he has more tricks upon his sleeve, they may just be needed to save my back. Luckily I have a backup plan when this goes all wrong. But that is only if Shadow Moon Raven is beaten.''<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Contemplating your next move?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I draw,” Kaito picks up his next card. “This card face down. Now let us try this again. Black Feather – Shadow Moon Raven! Moonlight Storm!” The winged beast raised in to the air and fired away on Tri Helios Zephyroid, destroying it. “Yes!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Tyson – 600 -> 450

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“ Time Machine<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“What?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“You heard me. I activate  Time Machine<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">. This card allows me to bring back Tri Helios Zephyroid in exactly the same state as it was at the beginning of your turn.” Tyson smirked as the machine appeared on the field and returned the Zephyroid to the field. “But you are lucky since Amulet of Wind is in my graveyard, I cannot use it anymore to power it up next turn, however Wing of the Rising Sun can return to my side of the field next turn.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“And I still hold a secondary attack against you! Moonlight Storm!” Kaito ordered, eager wanting to get rid of Tri Helios Zephyroid, not caring about the less threatening Synchronite’s.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Tyson – 450 -> 300

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">‘ ''At least I have gotten rid of Tri Helios Zephyroid again. But I have to be careful not to walk into another trap. I can only use my face down card once and I need it in extreme situations when there are no other options.''<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’ Kaito pondered about his moves as he eyed the five cards he was holding. “I also set this card to be sure. I end my turn.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Okay, my turn then.” Tyson draws his next card. ‘ ''Hmm, he only has 600 lifepoints left and two face down cards behind his ultimate monster. It would be too easy for him just to beat him again.''<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’ As he spread out his arms the Door to the Other Side opened more and more energy was sucked into Tyson`s body.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Tyson – 300 -> 450

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Activate another copy of Regression Synchro!” Tyson inserted the card into his graveyard. “I remove my Whirl Raven from my field and the Helios Zephyroid from the graveyard to Synchro Summon Tri Helios Zephyroid (3800/3400) back to the field!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“No!” Kaito groaned as the gigantic winged beast had returned to Tyson`s side of the field. ‘ Why do good duelists always hold more than one copy of one card?<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Next I equip it with  Megamorph<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">!” Tyson awarded his monster with a power up. “When my lifepoints are less than yours, my Zephyroid`s attack power doubles! (ATK: 3800 -> 7600)” This time Tri Helios Zephyroid was stronger than Shadow Moon Raven.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">‘ I was so hoping it would come to this.<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’ Kaito nodded and his face down card flipped up. “ Threatening Roar<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">! This disallows your monsters from attacking this turn. Too bad for you, Tyson.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Do you really think I would not know you do something like that?” Tyson inserted a new card in his duel disk. “I don’t need this turn`s Battle Phase to win this. I’ll just take next turn`s Battle Phase. This card will do. I skip your turn with Mischief of the Time Goddess. This nullifies your Battle Phase. This ends here, Kaito!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Kaito!” both Blake and the others screamed as they make a run for it. <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Oh it is over alright, but if I am going down, I am taking you with me!” Kaito`s voice suddenly changed in a more raging manner. His right eye glowed as a symbol appeared in it. The mythic symbol on the back of his jacket was glowing as well as Kaito jumped from his current position, changed his duel disk into sword mode, placing his field slots in front of the main card holder and showing only one monster card slot, the one of Shadow Moon Raven. Kaito jumped into the air.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“What the hell is he doing now?!” Everybody gasped as Shadow Moon Raven was flung against Kaito and Kaito merged with Shadow Moon Raven. The new Kaito that appeared, was armored in Shadow Moon Raven`s armor. He was holding a big wing-like sword and he pointed it forward.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“So you have a special power.” Tyson smirked and he nodded. “Well then come to your promise. Tri Helios Zephyroid, Helio Flare Burst at full power!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Moonlight Storm Lance!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">The blast of Kaito`s attack and Tri Helios Zephyroid`s attack collided. The fire spread wide as now Kaito, locked in battle with Tri Helios Zephyroid, were hovering above the ground and parts of the arena floor were completely destroyed. Tyson had created a silvery shield to protect himself.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“This is useless, Kaito. You have lost.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I would like you to look again.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Tyson looked at the face down card behind Kaito that had flipped up. He spread his eyes as for the first time in the duel he had no idea what move he possibly could make against this. The silver light coming from the face up card engulfed the whole field.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“No…” Tyson suddenly had a déjà-vu, as if he was watching a legendary duel. A duel between a hero duelist and a cyber duelist. “That is impossible.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Final Fusion.” Kaito smirked. “If I can’t win conventionally, I will win this way. I knew your final Zephyroid may in the end be to powerful to be victorious about, but I keep up to my promise. If I go down, I take you with me. Final Fusion deals damage to both of us equal to the total attack power of both our monsters (ATK: 4500 + 7600 = 12,100). This is over.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Tyson – 450 -> 0 <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Kaito – 600 -> 0

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Kaito emerged in the white column of light, being separated from his monster. The Door to the Other Side was still on the field, even though the duel was over. Tyson was smiling, protected by his force field. Below them there was no longer an arena floor, just a gaping hole to the levels below the Aurora Stadium.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Haha.” Tyson smirked as he saw the silver light from far below emitting from a place unseen. “The ritual is complete, the three sacrifices are delivered.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Not yet,” Kaito smirked as the Door opened fully to take its prices. Tyson bowed as streams of smoke picked him up and dragged him to the door. “As you know my power allows me to negate your psychic powers, which means your Door can’t touch me.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“And you are foolish enough to believe that?” Tyson smirked as he was held in a firm grasp by the Door to the Other Side. “The Door to the Other Side is an artifact coming from the Dead Zone. It is not a psychic object, it controls shadows far greater than ours. If we are the first stage, believe me, the next stages will be much worse.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Kaito looked around, seeing Blake and the others trying to reach him, but they were unable due to the heavy fires around the arena. Kaito shakes his head and Blake understands him for some reason.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“You know they still are going to fight. They will fight and they will win against Gakyru. If I can’t stop him, Blake will be able to. He has the bonds and the friends he needs to win. Shadows can’t stop him.” Kaito sank down on one knee and accepted his faith as streams of smoke picked him up as well, dragging him to the Door. “Blake, you know what to do. I am sorry, I failed.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">With these words Kaito and Tyson both were dragged into the Door to the Other Side completely, which closed and disappeared. Soon thereafter the bodies of Tyson and Kaito emerged into two mechanical cocoons. As the light had disappeared, the fires went down and Blake was a little taken back by the absence of Kaito suddenly. As Gillian had returned and Ken was with them, they were strong enough to face Gakyru together.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Ken!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Laurence Bishop arrived with the police force at his side as they looked around the arena where the numerous cocoons were standing at the side lines.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“We are okay, Laurence. We found the hiding place, but we’ll take it from here. Rather free those people inside the cocoons.” Ken advised him and Laurence nodded in agreement. Gillian walked past a few.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Blake!” Gillian shrieked and Blake hurried over to her, seeing who was inside the cocoon. It was Grace. Blake looked at the others, finding out Jason was next to Grace and next to Jason, there was….

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Gillian!” Blake warned Gillian and they both looked at the cocoon where Blake was looking at. “Jennifer.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Indeed, the younger sister of Gillian was in the cocoon. It was like she was sleeping. Her eyes were closed, her chest was going up and down. Suddenly the arena started shaking and the cocoons were surrounded by black energy. They slowly started to descend into the endless hole of the arena, that had burst apart now. Gillian and Blake grabbed the cocoon, trying to stay on it. Ken, Lance, Yuni and Laurence helplessly looked as Blake and Gillian were dragged into the depth along with the cocoon, unable to leave.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“The ritual is complete!” Gakyru frantically smiles and he looks at the arch and the Silent Core as it was filled with white light. “Now show me the vessel to the Infinity Core. Show me the power I require!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">The shape inside the Silent Core became very apparent. The vaste form of the object inside was no longer shapeless. Gakyru smiled as he reached out and grabbed the object, only to be astonished by the result and the object.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“The vessel to the Infinity Core….” Gakyru eyed it down. “….. is a Duel Monsters deck?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Long time ago I was here indeed.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Paul and Rebecca were back at their camp from their field trip over the island Eonis. They had taken multiple pictures. Rebecca had grabbed a few drinks from the fridge. Paul looked at his laptop.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“So, it is a pity you have to go back in two weeks.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Yeah, I find that too. I will miss it here. Maybe I will return for the summer, but I am quite busy over the next few weeks. At least my friends in the lab will have some results. I’ll mail them to you. Maybe when I return here, you and I can explore the undersea ruins here around the island.” Paul smiled and so did Rebecca.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Wait, you are not joking. There are undersea ruins?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“A lot of them. Not all of them are researchable but we have tried one last time and alas, one of my companions died at that time. But I can take you for a tour tomorrow. You have shown me the island today, I’ll show you those ruins tomorrow.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“That would be great,” Rebecca agreed and she looked at the schedule. “I have a day off tomorrow, so say tomorrow morning?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Are you up so early?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Yeah.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Okay, tomorrow morning it is.” Paul closed his laptop. “And maybe afterwards we can go pick a drink in a local pub here?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Haha,” Rebecca laughs.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“No really. There are some beautiful ancient pubs on this island. All run by weirdoes. Best is still Paul`s Ale Palace.” Paul smiles and shakes his head. Rebecca eyed him with interest. They looked at each other and were sitting quite comfortably together. Suddenly Paul leaned forward and kissed. Rebecca closed her eyes, but withdrew herself from him directly.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“What are you doing?” Rebecca angrily shouts.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Sorry, I did not do it on purpose!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Just because I am a hot doctor for you guys, does not mean you can kiss me suddenly!” Rebecca quasi-angrily shouted this time.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Okay, okay. I get it. I am sorry, so sorry.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Good. Now get out.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Paul walked to the exit of the tent and he turned around eyeing Rebecca again. She had turned herself away from him. Paul shakes his head.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“You are a good kisser.” Paul murmured.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“What did you say?!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Tomorrow morning, then?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Rebecca had not turned around at all, but she nodded.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Tomorrow morning it is then.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">When Paul had left, Rebecca turned around. She was blushing a little and smiled. She shakes her head as she opened her laptop, looking for the latest news updates. She looked once more whether she did no longer see Paul and then inserted her USB drive into her laptop, uploading the photo`s of that day.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“The vessel is a Duel Monsters deck.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Gakyru was holding the deck in his right hand. The deck was vibrating and he could hear the spirits of the monsters inside it. He chuckled as the first Cocoons were appearing from the hole in the ceiling of the room he was in. He looked at one of the cocoons, reaching out with his hand and stopping it. It lowered down on the ground.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“You will be my test subject. Everything must be perfect.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">The door opened and a female body was dragged outside. Her brown hair was fused with white hair from the cocoon. It was Lynn. She slowly looked up as she saw Gakyru. She was too tired to attack him.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“What am I doing here?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Two shackles were placed around her wrists and ankles, making her unable to move. They were locked to machinery around them. Gakyru picked a duel disk from a nearby shelf and equipped himself with it.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“You have no choice but to duel me. See it as a positive thing. You still have a chance of survival if you win. Not that it is likely.” Gakyru opened his first five cards. “You will experience the power of the Silent Core first hand.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I am too tired!” Lynn complained but her hands were forced into a duel disk and he deck was shuffled and draws five cards. “I am too tired!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I don’t care for your well-being. It is for the greater good. You will fall victim to the Silent Void, the vessel to the Infinity Core.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">To be continued…………

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">RANDOM INFINITY HUNTER TRIVIA:

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Okay, this duel was absolutely awesome to write. The  Last Turn<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> of Kaito vs Tyson was one I thought up at the moment. I could have gone on for another episode with 10 or more turns for both of them, but that would have been too long. Credit for the idea behind the fusion between Kaito and Shadow Moon Raven goes to Xander1216. Also Black Feather – Shadow Moon Raven is his creation.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">So did you expect this? Did you hope for one to win? Who did you hope to win? I mean after all they are the best duelists in Arc 1. They were both unbeaten and they still are. I hope I have satisfied you all.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">See you for Turn 17!