Chapter 110: Rise of the Eternal Savior Dragon!(3)

Chapter 110 “Rise of the Eternal Savior Dragon.(3)”

“Kamon, please.”

The girl turned her head up.

“Kamon, please, don’t do this…”

It was Sara, she was there, she was there in the Sacred Dimension. Kamon was astonished, the girl he thought was dead. The girl he thought he had to hunt Raven for, the girl he thought he had kill his friends for.

“Sara…”

“Kamon, it is me,” Sara spoke softly but weak. She was dressed in her dressing gown from the hospital and wore bath robes over them. “It is really me.”

“No this must be a trick…” Kamon hesitated as the  Fusion Gate was still open, he had not given the order. “I have been shown…”

“I am alive!” Sara desperately called to her friend.

“No,” Kamon countered. “I have seen…”

“What you saw,” Dragen countered him. “… was a lie, Kamon. It was all a lie. There was never Raven killing Sara. They did that to turn you over!”

“No,” Kamon shouted. “This is a lie. You are not Sara!” Sara’s eyes were showering tears. She sighed, supported by Marcy and Melody.

“Then prove this is a lie,” Dragen stretched his arms and waited for anything to happen. “And kill me.”

“I FUSION SUMMON…” Kamon chanted again as he raised his hands into the air. “I fusion … fusion summon…”

“Do it!” Dragen ordered and he waited for the impact.

<span style="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 fusion summon…” Kamon looked down on his duel disk and then at Sara, while his <0>-symbol shook and his red glowing eyes dimmed. He retracted the card from his duel disk. “I cancel the fusion 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;">“Kamon…”

<span style="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 still a lie,” Kamon claimed. “I will find another way to finish you off.”

<span style="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 think so,” Rontaro intervened. “Earthbound Guidance’s second effect activates. You must either pay 1000 life points or destroy all your monsters. And you cannot affort to lose 1000 life points if you are willing to go through with 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 destroy my Ritual Monsters…” The Spheres and the Maza’Ka Dun-Ka monster disappeared, leaving the Knight of the Death God all alone 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;">“He is breaking free,” Sara sounded relieved.

<span style="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,” Dragen spoke against her. “Not yet. We still have to deal with 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;">“Besides,” Rontaro continued. “You cannot leave the Sacred Dimension without defeating or being defeated by him.” They all, including Kamon, looked at him. “Yes, may you wish to leave the Sacred Dimension, you must defeat him or be defeated by him. But be defeated by him means death after 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;">“I am willing to take the risk.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Knight of the Death God! Death Sword Flame Burst!” Kamon ordered as the demonic knight struck the dragon Dragen was holding. “Destroy Black Emperor Dragon!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Dragen – 1600 -> 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;">“Only six hundred more,” Kamon gloated over his upcoming victory over Dragen. “You should not have stood in my way. The harder they come, the harder they fall.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Same goes for you,” Dragen countered and he shook his head. “You have nothing 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 set this 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;">“Draw card,” Dragen flipped a new card from his deck. “By now I fulfill the requirements for the final stunt I can pull against you to bring you back!” The card that had previously already glowed, became even brighter.

<span style="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 Mark of the Savior’s protector,” Rontaro explained to the questioning looks of their friends. “It takes the form of whatever the player desires the most.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Shehbezzar?” Marcy asked Rontaro, but he shook 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;">“I pay 500 life points!” Dragen ordered as his life points dropped.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Dragen – 600 -> 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;">“Now I special summon Savior Dragon (0/0) to the field!” Dragen flipped the card from his deck and placed it on the field. A pink-golden dragon appeared on the field. “I will be your savior Kamon!”

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

<span style="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 now remove my Seed Warrior from the graveyard from play to Special Summon another one from the deck.” A weed covered warrior appeared on his side of the field. “Now I tune in my … or should I say … your Mega-Eternal-Seadragon and MY Seed Warrior with Savior Dragon!”

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

<span style="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 knew about Golden-Eternal-Seaguardian, but never knew about a Synchro involving Mega-Eternal-Seadragon,” Marcy explained to the others. “Besides how can Dragen have that? He only holds those cards since a few hours.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Rising hope, clustering stars! Eternal Shine on the Earth! Be the beacon of Hope and Light! Synchro Summon! Rise, Eternal Savior Dragon!” Dragen chanted as the new dragon appeared. It was Mega-Eternal-Seadragon, but with four wings, two on each sides, each embedded with a golden emerald. It had harder armor and the light that was being spread was brighter (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;">“You turned my monster…”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Into your savior yes…” Dragen smirked as he jumped and landed on the dragon, which was huge. “Effect activates. It gains a hundred attack and defense points for every monster on the field once per turn (ATK/DEF: 4000/3300 -> 4300/3600)! Now Eternal Savior Dragon! Clustering Hope Stream!”

<span style="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 much for your savior,” Kamon intervened. “Fuse Default! By returning one fusion monster to my Extra Deck I can return the monsters to where they came from.” Blindstrike Swordsman returned to 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;">“You still lose life points,” Dragen pointed out. “Plus since Death God – End Dragon was never summoned to the field, it returns to your 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;">Kamon – 1400 -> 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;">“Second effect of Eternal Savior Dragon. When it attacked, it can acquire the effect of the monster destroyed. Which means Eternal Savior Dragon gains 500 attack and defense points for every Ritual Monster in the graveyard or removed from play (ATK/DEF: 4300/3600 -> 5800/5100).” Dragen looked at Kamon, who now started to look exhausted. “Exhausting is 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;">“This battle is not 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;">“Oh it is,” Dragen smirked. “But you have not realized it yet. I end my turn. Which means Eternal Savior Dragon returns to my extra deck and I can special summon Mega-Eternal-Seadragon to the field.” The old dragon returned 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;">“My turn,” Kamon slipped the next card from his deck, but with difficulty. His hand was shivering, his eye sight was going down. He could distinguish Blindstrike Swordsman from the others. “Blindstrike Swordsman…”

<span style="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 was shivering all over his body and had difficulty to stand. He had difficulty holding the cards in his hand. He saw how Dragen only had 100 life points left like he did, the scores were tied. The fight was nearly 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;">“Final turn,” Kamon pointed at Dragen. “Blindstrike Swordsman gains 500 points (ATK: 0 -> 500). Now attack him directly! Finish this once and for all!” He eyed as the swordsman went for Dragen, for the kill blow.

<span style="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!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Sara had managed to break free from Marcy and Melody and jumped in front of Dragen. She stretched her arms wide. She had tears in her eyes and watched Kamon.

<span style="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 more fighting! No more fighting!” Sara shouted at the top of her lungs. “This fight 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;">“Get away,” Kamon told Sara.

<span style="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 you want to get to Dragen, you must kill me first,” Sara started to approach Kamon’s side, with Blindstrike Swordsman standing still at the moment, holding his ground. She walked past the swordsman and in front of Dragen. “Kamon! Wake up, it is me! It is really 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;">Kamon’s hands had now both left the dark pedestal, the <0>-symbol had broken apart from the pedestal and the deckbox and the duel disk had disappeared. Kamon looked from the one remaining pedestal to Ma’at. Ma’at nodded as Kamon’s clothes changed into his old clothes again, he was normal.

<span style="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 chosen a side,” Ma’at spoke. “Well done. The tides are changing.”

<span style="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 you 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;">“My job is done.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Ma’at disappeared in a flash, leaving Kamon alone in the dark chamber. He reached out with both of his hands to the sphere as he smiled and saw the duel, how Sara was approaching him in the duel itself. She had stuck her arms out as well. He took one step forward as the light blue home made duel disk attached itself to his arm and he disappeared in the light.

<span style="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;">Kamon was hugged by Sara as he was still motionless standing there. He opened his eyes, as they were slowly changing from the blood red color to the blue color they usually had. Sara pulled him close as the <0>-symbol vibrated heavily, but no longer could keep itself steady. Kamon smiled as did Dragen, as did 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;">“Sara,” Kamon looked at his best female friend. “I am 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;">“It does not matter, Kamon,” Sara hugged him tightly. “It does not matter.”

<span style="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 it does,” Kamon told her. “I killed 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;">“You killed who stood in your way when you were controlled by Darkness,” Sara told him and he smiled. “There is nothing you have to be sorry about. It was not completely your fault. This is finally 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;">“Not yet,” Kamon 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;">“Hey probie!” Dragen shouted from the other side of the field. Kamon and Sara looked at him. “We still have a duel to finish!”

<span style="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 is correct you know?” Sara smiled and Kamon 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;">“I still have the chance to kick his butt,” Kamon raised his duel disk as a card glowed in the deck he was holding in the 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;">“But with what deck? Your deck is in Dragen’s control…”

<span style="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 not intending on using that deck,” Kamon’s <0>-symbol completely vanished now and he was freed of all darkness. No longer was his mind clouded like it was before. “Besides I do not deserve that deck now. I must win its allegiance 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;">“Is he planning on dueling me or not?” Dragen complained to his 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;">“Hey!” Kamon shouted to Dragen. “Give me a second!” He then turned to Sara. “Listen, we will talk later, but I 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;">“I know,” Sara smiled and moved away. “Kick his butt please.”

<span style="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 repositioned himself opposite of Dragen and raised his duel disk in the air. It was surrounded by  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;"> before being expulsed by the light. As he held it firm, he lowered it to eye height.

<span style="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 hope I have your allegiance now…<span style="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;">“Duel!” Kamon and Dragen shouted as they both continued the 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;">Kamon – 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;">Dragen – 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;">“I use Mark of the Savior’s effect!” Dragen suddenly kicked in. “I gain 500 life points for every monster on my 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;">Dragen – 100 -> 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;">“He certainly did not waste time,” Kamon smirked and he looked at the card glowing in his deck. ‘ It seems I am ready 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;">’ He pulled the card from his deck and saw the card glow with a familiar art work.

<span style="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 activate,” Kamon began as he inserted the card into his duel disk. “Mark of the Savior!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Mark of the Savior…” Dragen sighed. “He now has one too? Getting back from the darkness, banishing it but still gets a treat?”

<span style="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 was ready 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;">“Since technically it is still my turn,” Kamon slammed a new card on his duel disk. “I activate a monster effect from my hand. When only one Warrior-type monster is on the field, I can special summon this monster. Appear to me Hidden Militant (1400/1100)!” A small warrior covered in dark ninja-esque clothes appeared. The only visible part of his face were his eyes.

<span style="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 that is a new monster…”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Hidden Militant is a Warrior-type Union Monster which increases the power of Blindstrike Swordsman, to which it is equipped by 500 (ATK: 0 -> 500).” Kamon smirked as the warrior jumped on the shoulder of the blind swordsman.

<span style="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, just got back and is kicking ass already 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;">“Activate Mark of the Savior’s first effect. By discarding one warrior from my hand I can add one equip spell card or dragon type monster from my deck to my hand.” He send a card to the graveyard as his deck spat out a card and he picked it up. “I set this card face down and end my turn.” It was a different card he had set than that he had picked up from his 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;">“My turn,” Dragen shifted off the next card from his 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;">“How is it possible though that they both have a Mark of the Savior on the field at the same time?” Marcy wondered and Rontaro turned 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;">“They both allow each other to play an additional Field Spell Card on their field,” Rontaro explained as he shifted off the top card from his deck, revealing it to be his own Mark of the Savior card. “Their effects may be different, but in basic they are still the same.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Spell card activate,” Dragen slipped a new card into his duel disk. “Faded Warrior. By discarding my hand, I can return up to three warrior monsters from my graveyard to my 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 return and you still dare playing with my cards?”

<span style="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 what can I say?” Dragen smirked. “I grew attached to them. I return  Silent Swordsman LV3<span style="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  Mystic Swordsman LV2<span style="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 my graveyard to my hand.” The two swordsman returned to his hand and he smiled. “Well look at that, I hold possession over your favorite 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;">“Shut up,” Kamon told him and he looked at Dragen’s hand. ‘ ''He seriously combined all of our decks together simply to bring me back? That must have taken him a lot of effort.''<span style="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;">“Mystic…” Mystic Swordsman nodded. “Silent…” Silent Swordsman nodded as well and Kamon 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;">“I equip MY Silent Swordsman with Fusion Sword Marusama Blade, increasing the power of Silent Swordsman by 800 (ATK: 1000 -> 1800)!” A new sword was added Silent Swordsman’s arsenal of weapons. “Silent Swordsman attack Kamon’s Blindstrike Swordsman!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Unequip Hidden Militant!” Kamon intervened and a card in his deck glowed. “When Hidden Militant is unequipped from a Warrior monster, I can Special Summon 1 monster to the field from my hand. Come 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;">A black armored warrior appeared on the field, with a golden gem on its forehead on the headband appeared. Its blonde hair was revealed under its 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;">“Black Gem Swordsman appear!” Kamon ordered and the warrior appeared. Silent Swordsman stopped in his tracks, recognizing the new warrior having appeared on the field. “Effect activates, I can negate all Battle 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;">“His new deck has been improved.”

<span style="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 the deck which refused him in the first place when you dueled Marek and the others,” Dragen realized what Kamon said. He looked at his hand. “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;">Kamon – 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;">Dragen – 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;">---

<span style="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 corpse of Coloseius was still below the cabinet where the deckbox was left and the deckbox hovered back on the cabinet’s surface. Lucian and Lainna were standing in front of it and looked down on it. Lucian was the first one to approach the case. Lucian had his concentration fixed on the cabinet.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Lainna took a few steps back as the water came up again to the height where it was before and Lainna was closed in by the water. Lucian was more fixed on the deck box than on the surroundings. His breathing had stopped as he had his hands hovering above the glass cabinet and looked at 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;">“For long,” Lucian told Lainna. “For long have I searched for the Deck. For long have I been unable to find the Deck, the Island of Eon and the Well of Eon.”

<span style="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 thought we were here to keep Coloseius from getting the Second Deck and we won, we succeeded,” Lainna tried talking with Lucian, but Lucian ignored her. “Lucian, we won, let the deck rest 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;">“There is so much you do not understand, Lainna. The Second Deck needs to be protected. And the only way to protect it, is if someone uses it,” Lucian placed his hand on the deck box and it glowed. The deck box he held on his belt glowed 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;">“The Island will move again,” Lainna complained and Lucian nodded. “They won’t be able to find 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;">“We found it did we 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;">“Yes we did find it!” Lainna complained. “After the last time someone was on the island, the Island of Eon and the Eye of the World moved to a different location. Now let us leave, let us go and let the deck rest. No-one needs the deck. In fact we are safer without the deck I am 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;">“Actually,” Lucian turned around, revealing he had already pulled the deckbox from the cabinet. He then jumped and stood in front of Lainna. He placed the deck box next to his Infinity deck on his belt and looked at Lainna. “The Divine Cult is beaten, we have won 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;">“Then why is the deck needed?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Because I am not done yet,” Lucian traveled to the opening from where they came. “I am done here on the Island of Eon, but I am not done yet.”

<span style="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 do you mean?” Lainna now knew where she got the shivers from and the feeling that something was not quite right. She started to think that disposing of Coloseius may not have been such a good idea.

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

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Lucian said nothing, but moved into the hallway from where they came. Lainna silently followed him, being silent, acting to nothing. Lainna was behind Lucian, watching him as he moved on.

<span style="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;">Aruya was standing in front of two large doors. They both held the symbol of the Fire Attribute on both sides. She looked at her belt where the mini representations of the Elemental Spheres were in. She had five of them now, only one was missing. Only one was standing in her way of reaching her goal.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Clayou came up to her as she was about to enter the room and he looked at her. She showed no fear in her eyes, no emotion to what she was about to do. The Divine Cult was almost hers and Clayou’s. One more master was waiting at the other side of the doors she was standing in front of.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Aruya placed both of her hands against the doors and pushed them open. Immediately a wave of heat came at her as she looked into the room. She searched for the final Grand Master and expected him in a seated position to meditate or rest on a bed, but there was no sign of any of that. As she moved away from the doors, they closed automatically behind her, locking off Clayou from the room.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Aruya attempted to open the door by placing her hands against them, but the doors would not budge. She then heard laughter and from around one of the pillar in front of the large windows at the other end of the room, an older man stepped. He reached out with his hand and a torch let go of fire, which landed in his 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;">“This is personal,” the Grand Master of the Fire Element spoke and he waved with his hand and the fire hovering above it changed form from an imageless substance into a fiery bird into an imageless motionless substance 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;">“Father,” Aruya spoke with a trace of disgust in her voice.

<span style="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 knew it would come sofar eventually,” the Grand Master spoke. “Now we are both a Grand Master, but both at another side of the coin.”

<span style="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 abandoned me a long time ago, you killed our relationship when this all started,” Aruya spoke and she started to approach her father, the Grand Master of the Fire Element. “I was never meant to be your student. Grand Master Harudama was more then a father to me then you will ever be or ever 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;">“And still you killed 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;">“His faith is not that of mine,” Aruya spoke. “He has served his purpose, as did you. The Divine Cult as it was, is done. With the Spheres and bodies of the Grand Masters assembled in the Judgment Chamber, our final stand, our final plan will come into fruition.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Than kill me,” her father spoke. “Kill me and fulfill your ascendence to the dark path you have chosen to take.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Aruya pulled the dagger from under her cloak, the blood of the previous masters dripping from it. She rushed to the platform and the moment she tried to hit her father with it, he disappeared into smoke. She looked dumbfounded, but soon realized what was going on as the whole chamber was filling with steam.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Blinded by the steam, she got kicked down on the ground and felt the fiery hot substance around her. Her father appeared above her, drawing his red-golden short blade and plunging it into the spot where Aruya was. However Aruya managed to kick herself away from the spot and stand up 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;">Her father made the steam part enough to show himself, but he was surprised to not see Aruya. Aruya, however, had managed to sneak up on him from behind, driving the dagger right into his back. Pulling it out in the same swift fashion as she used to put it into him, she placed the dagger back under her cloak. She moved away, while the doors opened and the steam escaped, Clayou entering the chamber.

<span style="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 okay?” Clayou asked Aruya.

<span style="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,”Aruya nodded and motioned toward her father’s body. “Take him to the Judgment Chamber. I’ll be right 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;">Clayou nodded and left off. Aruya picked up the one item she desired the most, the Sphere of the Fire Element, the object of the Grand Master of the Elements. She had all, the Divine Cult as it used to be, is gone now. Nothing would stop her now, nothing.

<span style="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;">Kamon – 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;">Dragen – 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;">“Draw card,” Kamon flipped off the next card from his deck. “Black Gem Swordsman, attack Mega-Eternal-Seadragon!”

<span style="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?!” Dragen was astonished. “Why would he even dare such a foolish attack, is he so desperate to lose?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Actually,” Kamon asserted and he smiled, looking shortly at Sara. “It is Black Gem Swordsman’s second effect. As long as White Gem Swordsman is not on the field, I can once per turn destroy one monster during the Battle Phase.” Mega-Eternal-Seadragon disappeared. “To satisfy this however, I must tribute one Warrior monster. I am sorry, old friend, but you have to go now.”

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

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Mark of the Savior activates,” Kamon tells the onlookers and Dragen. “By discarding one warrior monster to the graveyard, I add one equip spell to my hand.” He searched his deck and smiled, adding a card to his 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;">“Okay, that new deck is good…”

<span style="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,” Kamon smirked and pulled the card he had added to his hand. “Equip spell to Hidden Militant, Hidden Sword. Now if I choose not to attack with Hidden Militant, I can attack again with a monster of my selection.”

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

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Correct, but my turn has not,” Kamon smirked as he dropped a card into his duel disk. “ Monster Reborn<span style="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!” The ground broke open as a dragon rose from the ground, roaring loudly. Its shining light filled everyone with warmth and good feelings.

<span style="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 reunited!” Marcy enthusiastically shouted.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Hello old friend,” Kamon smiled as he eyed the dragon. “Come forth Mega-Eternal-Seadragon (3400/3000)!”

<span style="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 crap…”

<span style="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?” Melody asked the others. “Dragen holds Kamon’s cards…”

<span style="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, but Kamon knows all to well how to use his dragon’s powers.”

<span style="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 end my turn with one card,” Kamon lowered his duel disk, after setting the card. “Now let us give this a finale as it should be.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Agreed,” Dragen slipped the next card from his deck into his hand. “And I have just the right monster to do that. You thought you would win this easily, well guess what, I am not done yet.”

<span style="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, you are not done yet,” Kamon agreed. “We are going out with a bang.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Is it me,” Dyllan began and the others looked at him. “… or are they actually enjoying themselves?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Was about 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;">“Activate spell card  Tornado<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> Summon,” Dragen slipped the card into his duel disk. “By paying 300 life points per requirement, I can Special Summon the required material monsters to the field. I pay 900 life points, to add  Junk Synchron<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">, Seed Warrior and  Speed 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;"> from my deck and graveyard to my 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;">Dragen – 1100 -> 200

<span style="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 already has enough for  Junk 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;">…”

<span style="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, but I don’t think that is what he is aiming for,” Drake told 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 tune in my  Speed 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;"> with  Junk Synchron<span style="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;">“Or he did aim for it,” Drake sighed.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Rev it up! Synchro Summon! Junk 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;"> (2300/1300)!” Dragen ordered. ‘ Damned, the last play I must do is in the graveyard, and I need the Battle Phase…<span style="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 pointed at Black Gem Swordsman. “ Junk 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;">! Attack his Black Gem Swordsman! Scrap Fist!” The swordsman 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;">“I still have Shattering Barrier in the graveyard,” Kamon was disgusted of himself that he actually uses that card. “I gain the life points I would lose…”

<span style="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 – 100 -> 200

<span style="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 have to do it in my 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;">’ Dragen looked at Kamon and smiled. “Well it has been a blast, Kamon. It really has. 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;">“Start turn,” Kamon looked at Mega-Eternal-Seadragon and Hidden Militant. ‘ ''Old friend we have been through a lot these days, but I need you at my side. This is for all the Light in the 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;">’ The Dragon eyed Kamon as he draws his next 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;">“At this moment,” Dragen kicked in and his graveyard glowed. “I activate Junk Reconstruction.”

<span style="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 did that come from?”

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

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Codex Imperalis activate!” Dragen ordered and his card flipped up. “By sending one card from my deck to the graveyard, I can return Mobius the Blizzard Overlord from my graveyard to my extra 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;">-- FLASHBACK ENDS – <span style="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;">“At that time I had already planted it in the graveyard, knowing that this moment would come,” Dragen’s graveyard glowed.

<span style="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 hoping it would 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;">’

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“By Junk Reconstruction’s effect I remove my  Junk 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;"> from the field from play.” The mechanical warrior disappeared from the field. “As well as my Seed Warrior from 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;">“Do you know what is coming?” Melody asked Marcy.

<span style="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,” Marcy acknowledged. “I think I do.”

<span style="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 finally,” Dragen held up a card from his hand, revealing shortly another Tuner monster with bulky armor and a shield. “Guardian Synchron (1500/400).” Kamon did not gasp, merely smile.

<span style="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 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;">“Rattling machinery marching past as the Guardian of Hope rises! Come from the  Scrapyard<span style="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 faith is put in you! Synchro Summon! Rise, almighty Junk Guardian (3200/2600)!” Dragen chanted and the new farly superior Junk Synchro Monster appeared. It was much like  Junk 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;">, but with heavier armor and two machine guns equipped to the back.

<span style="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 Battle Phase!”

<span style="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 final battle phase?” asked Marcy.

<span style="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 activate Mega-Eternal-Seadragon’s effect!”

<span style="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?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Guardian Synchron’s effect,” Drake explained to Marcy and Melody. “It negates an effect from the graveyard once per turn. Dragen would obviously have chosen Shattering Barrier.”

<span style="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 deal 500 points of damage to you! This means you are done for!” Kamon was enthusiastically this time, wanting to finish the duel with a bang. “This duel is over!” The beam of light erupting from the mouth of the dragon hit Dragen, dropping his life points to zero.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Dragen – 200 -> 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;">“Is your vision really still clouded?” Dragen laughed and came from the dust that came up after the attack connected.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Junk Guardian’s effect,” Kamon and the others said in unison.

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

<span style="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 – 100 -> 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;">-

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Lainna exited the cave behind Lucian, who had already picked up a communications device from his pocket. It was a kind of phone, but with a bigger screen and a larger keyboard then what usual phones had. While he waited Lainna looked around her, realizing they ended up not at the same place as where they entered the cave. She took it that Lucian had lead her through another set of roads from where they had come when they entered the cave, looking for the Second 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;">“Why?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Lucian turned as Lainna asked him the question. His eye patch was glowing as his left eye was fixed on the female companion. Lucian had placed his sword back in its sheath as he placed the communication device back in the pocket it came from. Lucian shot a questioning look at Lainna.

<span style="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 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;">“Why…” Lainna began and knew that once she asked the question there was no turning back. “… was his death necessary?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“His death was necessary,” Lucian focussed on her entirely now. “His death was necessary because the Divine Cult is now officially broken. Their hold on the faith of the world, on the faith of mankind is broken and cannot be reset 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;">“We still have other factions that will strive after similar goals as the Divine Cult we broke,” Lainna answered her Grand Master. “You were all for bringing down the Divine Cult, all for breaking Marek’s holt on the world, guiding it to the darkening chaos it would bring.” Lucian 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;">“Yes,” Lucian answered and he walked around Lainna and near the small pools around them. “The darkening chaos is one thing to be stopped, but how is an entirely different thing. Marek nor Oracion can enter this island when we 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;">“Oracion…” Lainna thought and turned her eyes to the Grand Master. “How…”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Oracion wanted the Divine Cult gone, he wanted the Throne of the Sacred Dimension, the dimension where your friends are now,” Lucian then tapped his newly acquired deck box. “And he wanted the Sacred Deck of Eon.”

<span style="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?”

<span style="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 acquire an unstoppable power to counter Marek’s unstoppable force,” Lucian told her. “You see, there is much more going on here then you realize. Marek’s plan is just coming into fruition. He required the Divine Cult as a tool to form a balance between the darkness of himself and Oracion. Now with him gone, his forces are temporarily halted, but he will never stop being the master mind behind the scenes. The real thread comes from 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;">“The Second War against Darkness…”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Was one of the brain waves of Marek,” Lucian concluded. “Your friends and you did not realize 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;">“I was one of the ones that battled Kamon and the others in the beginning!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Until you in the end joined them to fight against Darkness, which was a really brave thing you did, really,” Lucian shook his head. “You came from your perfectly safe citadel when Kamon battled you for the freedom of his friends. You joined him, but his way is not the way. He turned dark you see.”

<span style="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 do not sense 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;">“That is because your senses are blinded by your friendship with Kamon McFlinn. He too…”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“… is a tool of Marek’s plan?” Lainna finished his sentence for him. “I don’t believe that. He was the one stopping Darkness from taking control over Hisehade City and Domino City. It is not Marek we must defeat, it is Darkness’ plan and power we must beat.”

<span style="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 Darkness is dependable on Marek and Oracion. And just like Oracion will notice soon, Kamon and also Darkness itself will see they are merely pawns in the big plan of Marek. Marek’s plan has not been stopped, only temporarily halted, his existing pawns on the move. And when he sees the oppurtunity he will strike and he will strike hard.”

<span style="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 planning on countering 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;">“Yes,” Lucian said tireless of Lainna’s questions. “Yes, I plan on countering him and Oracion. I plan on stopping them. I plan on eliminating the Ultimate Darkness and whoever is hosting 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;">“Kamon…”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Lainna turned around and prepared to move away as Lucian turned to her. Lucian did watch her but did not 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 have to get to Kamon and fast…<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’ Lainna was near the rocks when she heard the voice of Lucian again. His voice had changed, from the warm voice he had when he spoke with her how to counter Coloseius, to the cold, calculating and deathly voice he had now.

<span style="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 no use,” Lucian continued. “You cannot get off this island. No-one will find the Island when I am gone. You will never reach Kamon in time and I do not know whether you even want to reach him now.”

<span style="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 can try.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Lainna,” Lucian began and he started to move into her direction. Lainna however moved on into the maze of smaller paths around the Well of Eon. As she moved, she heard the footsteps of Lucian behind her. She searched for a way out, but the more she walked, she started to realize there was no 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;">As she finally saw an opening, she realized the only thing she had done was walking in circles and so she was back at the Well of Eon. As she let a tear go from her eyes, she now realized what Coloseius had meant when he said they always betray one another. Lucian had played her, he had played them the whole time, her, Graem, Sheppard, everybody…

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Lainna,” Lucian spoke softly as he exited the small maze as well. His left hand rested on the hilt of his sword. “Lainna, the only way we can stop 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;">“No…” Lainna pulled her deck from her belt and pulled the top card from it. Her eyes glowed as the card glowed as well. She thrusted it forward. “The day she came to me, the day that Kamon McFlinn freed me from the Ultimate Darkness’ hold, she promised me I would never falter in our schemes, if I held true to my real 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;">“That evil witch’s words are poison!”

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

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Lainna opened her eyes. The last thing she could remember was the duel she had against Kamon in the village. She had lost the duel, begging Kamon for defeating her, while her darker personality, Pamadala, had a direct line to her. Their fates were bound to each other, so when Pamadala lost, Lainna lost her life … or so she thought.

<span style="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 she looked around, she noticed she was on a beach, surrounded by sea and mountains. She was lying in the sand, her village clothes still on, but her bruises and cuts had vanished. She felt like she had never been beaten by Kamon or any monsters. She was normal again. She stood up, looking along the shore line, noticing a light somewhere further. From that light someone came walking down to them.

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

<span style="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 are you?”

<span style="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 female person was non other than Elm Re, dressed in her white-golden attire, light weight armor and the white crown with the green gem on top of it. She had no cloak on and her dark blonde hair was not moving, while the trees were.

<span style="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 name is Lady Elm Re,” Elm Re spoke against her. “And you, my dear, are Lainna, I know.”

<span style="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 am I?” Lainna asked her companion. “Am I death?”

<span style="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 do you think?” Elm Re smiled and spread her arms. “You can move, you can speak, do you really believe you are death? Do you imagine heaven to be like 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 expected some more arches and stuff,” Lainna honestly admitted. “What is it you want from 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;">“Your role is not done yet,” Elm Re spoke. “Your role will only become bigger in the future. At one point you will have to make a decision to protect your newfound friends. At one point you will come to realize that maybe the greater good is more important.”

<span style="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?”

<span style="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 McFlinn,” Elm Re continued. “He is one you must support. He is the spill within this war, because Lainna, this war does not end if you manage to defeat the Darkness these days. More is at work.”

<span style="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 do you mean?”

<span style="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 find out,” Elm Re explained to her and she sat down on a rather large rock, fixing her eyes at Lainna. “Each of your roles will be equally important. But each role is different. Protect Kamon McFlinn at all costs.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Is that 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;">Elm Re stood up again and touched Lainna’s hand. A light surrounded her hand and a deck appeared inside it. Elm Re smiled and winked. Lainna looked at the deck, before Elm Re moved back to the spot where she came from.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Hold true to your real friends, Lainna,” Elm Re spoke to her. “Hold true to them and so will they hold true to you. Only your bonds and friendship will break Darkness’ hold on the world and will lead you to victory. Protect Kamon McFlinn as good as you can along with 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;">“Okay…”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Elm Re walked back into the light again and started to disappear until only her eyes were left. Lainna looked at 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;">“We will meet 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;">-- FLASHBACK ENDS -- <span style="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;">“Fascinating,” Lucian answers after Lainna finished her story. “Fascinating, but the old witch did not account for herself to fall on the hands of Oracion.”

<span style="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 she did,” Lainna explained to him. “She did take that into account. After the Second War against Darkness had ended, after I returned, she knew precautions would have to be taken to ensure the counters against Darkness and his disciples would be in place.”

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

<span style="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,” Lainna snickkered. “And you. You were always in her plans meant to become the great leader on earth against the Divine Cult. I guess she overestimated you. But the Throne is safe.”

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

<span style="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,” Lainna agreed. “The Throne is safe, because she allowed herself to be defeated by one of the few she could really trust. From the beginning of the rise of the Duel Pirates in Hisehade City, the hunt of the Forbidden Artifacts, she orchestrated everything. It is like chess, you know.”

<span style="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 with the rise of the Duel Pirates, Marek came.”

<span style="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 the Divine Cult…”

<span style="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 the Divine Cult yes,” Lainna continued and she leaned against one of the rock walls around the Well of Eon. “There was no fatal flaw in the defense of the Golden City, because Elm Re knew the Throne was safe. She knew Oracion would come in and attempt to take the Throne and therefore confided the Throne to the one person she trusted the most.”

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

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Exactly,” Lainna smirked. “And from the beginning, from the very beginning of the rise of the Duel Pirates, the appearance of Marek, the Divine Cult and us, only four other people were really aware what the counters Lady Elm Re had set in place, were.”

<span style="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;">“It is over right?”

<span style="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 over,” Dragen moved towards his best friend, while the others were still trying to take into what all had happened. Rontaro moved away from the pillars, walking up to the field and still holding the Book of Arcane, the Forbidden Artifact, under his left arm.

<span style="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!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Marcy was the first to jump into the arms of her waiting brother and Jen and the others were fast with him as well. Sara stood there waiting, smiling as she knew her presence was the deciding factor in this fight. She sat down as Melody came over to her and RJ helped her up. Kaiba, Zane and Drake watched at the sidelines.

<span style="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 back!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Everybody, including Dustin and Xander but not Sara, RJ, Rontaro and Melody, joined in the group hug. They all clapped Kamon on the back. Jen even kissed him on the cheek. Dragen and Kamon hugged each other seperatedly, but let go of each other quite quickly.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Awkward,” Dragen sighed and Kamon nodded, smirking. It was than that they parted ways and Kamon saw Sara sitting on the ground. He looked at her, admiring her for everything. He slowly moved toward her and Melody let go of her big sister. Sara stood up as well, showing the bright smile he had not seen for a long 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;">And at that moment Kamon simply forgot everything and rushed to her, planting his lips on hers and she joined him in a passionate kiss. They embraced each other like mad and Dragen whistled, before being silenced by RJ, who gave him a slap on the back of the head. Kamon and Sara finally let go of each other.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Sara,” Kamon began, still holding her in his arms. “I am so … 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;">“Don’t worry,” Sara expressed and she gave him a kiss on the cheek. “It is all over now and we are good.”

<span style="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!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Dragen came over to the two and held forward his right hand, where a deck rested. “I believe this is yours.” Kamon picked up the deck and five lights flew from it. He simply looked at the deck and then at the lights who had landed on the ground of the dimension, making five figures appear. Three swordsmen and two dragons.

<span style="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 sorry,” Kamon spoke against his duel spirits, his partners, while having his hand placed around Sara. “I am sorry for what I put you through.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">‘ Never mind,<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’ Mystic Swordsman spoke in his high voice. ‘ As your new girlfriend told you, it is over now.<span style="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;">‘ And we will be happy to serve you 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;">’ Silent Swordsman continued as he planted his buster blade in 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;">‘ Don’t just drop out on us 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;">Kamon however had more eye for the Swordsman duel spirit that had not spoken yet. The blind swordsman had his eyes opened, revealing the blank stare in it, the light of the dimension not reflected in them. That swordsman was his warrior partner since the beginning along with the great dragon next to them.

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

<span style="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,<span style="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 swordsman spoke in his calm and low voice. ‘ I know.<span style="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;">‘ So everything is okay 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;">’ Mystic Swordsman spoke and they all nodded. Mystic Swordsman then tapped the dragon’s feet. ‘ You okay, big 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;">’ The dragon looked down on the tiny swordsman and roared. ‘ I’ll take that as a 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;">’

<span style="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?” Kamon asked the grey clad swordsman, who had his eyes closed now.

<span style="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 may have won you back,<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’ Blindstrike Swordsman spoke and to the reactions of the others, Kamon was sure his friends could hear them too. ‘ But the war is not won, we still have challenges to face, they still are out there and unfortunately for us they will not rest.<span style="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 Sacred Dimension is wrecked as well,” Xander marked and Rontaro, who had joined them, 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;">“It will rebuilt itself,” Rontaro spoke. “Your Duel Spirit is right, Kamon. This battle is won, but the war has begun. They wanted a full open war and they got one. The battleground will be your city for sure. The faith of the dimensions and the Human Realm will be decided in your haven.”

<span style="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 it was not for you,” Kamon began against Rontaro, but he raised his 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;">“You have to thank Lady Elm Re for it,” Rontaro told him. “Without 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;">“Her guidance,” Dragen continued and looked at Marcy, who nodded. “Her faith in us…”

<span style="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 our friendship…”

<span style="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 would not have been a succes,” Rontaro finished. “And now it is 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;">“Time for what?” Dragen obliviously asked Rontaro.

<span style="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 job here is done,” Rontaro spoke and he pulled a card from his inside pocket and revealed it to the others. It was  Prophecy of the Fallen One<span style="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 handed it to Dragen. “Hold on to this card, please.”

<span style="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 that is…”

<span style="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,” Rontaro cut Dragen off and Dragen slid back to his previous position to the side of Marcy. “It is. It is 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;">“Now our time is done here,” Kamon turned to Rontaro, the one who saved him, the one who lead him. “Can we get home?”

<span style="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 yeah,” Rontaro pointed to the Gate. “Although your exit is gone, there is one last one in the Throne Room. Rau!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Lord Rontaro.” The Sacred  Gatekeeper<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;"> appeared on the other side of the plateau, in his armored form. As he approached the group he bows for Rontaro but did not do so for Kamon. He went over to Rontaro, who whispered something. “Yes, my lord,” he answered and left the group again, fading away from the plateau.

<span style="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 go to the Throne Room 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;">---

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Four 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;">“Four others were truly aware of Elm Re’s counters,” Lainna explained and she smiled, now sitting down on a rock near the water of the Well of Eon. “For reasons unknown, not all of us were aware who the others were.”

<span style="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 were aware,” Lucian understood from the information. “No doubt Rontaro knew 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;">“Of course.”

<span style="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 the other two?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Lainna smirked. She stood up and walked over to Lucian, standing in front of him, looking him in the left eye. He did not flinch, but she kept looking, not even feeling uneasy because she was alone.

<span style="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 now understand what she meant.”

<span style="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?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Lady Elm Re,” Lainna continued. “She told me I might have to make a sacrifice for the greater good. I did not know it might come down to this, but I now understand. Lucian, come with me. We can use your help against them. Come with me and all will be cleared 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;">Lucian did not move, nor did he say anything. Lainna did not know what to expect from the man who had led the Remnant Cult against the Divine Cult. What were his intentions? Lucian placed his left hand on his side, while his right hand no longer rested on the hilt of his sword.

<span style="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 Divine Cult is done, the first step towards victory is set,” Lainna continued and she turned around, away from the Well of Eon. “We are winning now.”

<span style="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;">“Yes,” Lainna concluded and she took the first few steps. “Let it go, Lucian. Let it go and join us. Join those who can actually make a stand against them.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">She was confident, she felt confident in what she said. She knew the words she had said the past couple of minutes had hit a nerve with Lucian. They could go now and leave the Island of Eon behind. The first victory in the battle was won. She was happy.

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

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Suddenly she felt a stinging pain in her stomach, which made her breathing heavily, gasping for air. She dropped on her knees and when she looked down, she saw the tip of a sword sticking out of her stomach. Blood was coming out of it. She heard laughter,while her vision became weaker. The sword was withdrawn and she fell, while the tips of the white-golden boots were revealed around 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;">“I am afraid I cannot do that, Lainna,” Lucian bent over her. “I have seen what is to come and I decide to join the winning side, not the losing side. The Divine Cult’s fall was necessary to acquire what I needed. No-one standing in my 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;">“W-why?” Lainna managed to bring 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;">“Some people call it a greater good,” Lucian went through Lainna’s hair. “You should know what I mean…”

<span style="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-I,” Lainna sighed with her last breathes. “Kamon…”

<span style="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 don’t worry,” Lucian whispered in her ear. “His death will be quick and very painfull.”

<span style="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 w-will never wi… win,” Lainna managed to bring out with her final breaths. “Where there is Darkness, there is always a … a … spot of Light to hold on to. You will not win.” With those final words she closed her eyes for good.

<span style="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 done then,” Lucian turned his head from the fallen Lainna to the sky. “Two gone, three more to go.”

Hold your promise to us, and we will hold our promise to you.

<span style="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 bodiless voice came from near Lucian. No source was recognizable from anywhere. The deck he had gotten possession of however vibrated and extended with a white light. He took of the top card, revealing  Eon Legacy<span style="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 spell card. He then picked the body of Lainna up and dragged it over to the Well of Eon’s waters.

<span style="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 placed the body of Lainna into the water and let it drift away, actually taking the time to see it disappear from sight. His left eye twitched a few times before Lucian took out the communications device he used 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;">“It has happened,” Lucian spoke in a quick manner. “Come and pick me 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;">---

<span style="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 and the rest of the group entered the Throne Room, which was wrecked after the fights and the war against Oracion’s army and the leftovers from ships and monsters that had fought at both sides of the war. Four stones were placed in the middle as Rau, the Sacred  Gatekeeper<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">, was waiting for them at the sides. Princess Sola had joined him too as well as Lance and Genevieve.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Lance and Genevieve bow as Kamon came past them and he smiled and nodded, while Sola eyed RJ, the two who had battled the first time they arrived in the dimension, in front of the Gate. Sola winked to RJ who smiled back and Rontaro tipped the stones one by one, slowly forming a portal in between them.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Rontaro,” Kamon approached the new Lord of the Sacred Dimension. “Thank you. Thank you for everything.”

<span style="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 very glad I could help,” Rontaro told him. “And I will join you once this mess here has been cleaned up. The Sacred Dimension is one place they will not attempt to break into again.” The portal started swirling around, as vague outlines of figures and buildings and people started appearing in the portal.

<span style="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 Sacred  Gatekeeper<span style="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 Kamon eyed each other, not appearing to talk to each other. Sara was with him, she never left him since the duel was over. She had decided to never let him go anymore.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Rau,” Kamon sighed. “I am sorry for what I have done to you.”

<span style="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 can be sorry for the Gate Servant you killed and the family he has left behind,” Rau countered to the kind words of Kamon. Kamon looked him in the eye.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Tell them how sorry I am. I truly am 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;">“I will,” Rau reacted and he bows. “And it will be my honor to fight side by side with you 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;">“No,” Kamon told him. “The honor will be all mine.”

<span style="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 was the first with Sara to enter the portal. Zane and Drake were the second and third to enter it. RJ shot one more look around the Throne Room and then took Melody with him as Dyllan and Xander joined him through the portal. Dustin took over Sara from Kamon and supported her while stepping through the portal. Kamon turned to face Rontaro, who 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;">“Rontaro,” Kamon asked him. “Why me? Why have they chosen me as the leader of the Sages?”

<span style="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?” Rontaro reacted. “We will never know. You are the Twilight, the Light of the Twilight. You are the nemesis of the Ultimate Darkness. And still until today, that same nemesis of you lived within you. Had you not won your inner battle, and trust me the inner battle is a battle I have had to face before too, the outcome would have been entirely different. Love your friends, Kamon.”

<span style="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.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Love your friends,” Rontaro repeated and smiled. “Love her as long as you can. Keep her as the point that you can return to forever. Do that, find the clear division between you and your nemesis and there is nothing that can stop you from defeating the Ultimate Darkness and remain victorious in this fight.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Thank you Rontaro.” Kamon shook Rontaro’s hand and walked towards the portal, when he realized Dragen and Marcy were still there. “Aren’t you two already 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;">“We’ll be right there,” Marcy told her big brother and Kamon smiled. “I have one last thing to ask Rontaro.”

<span style="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,” Dragen continued and he nodded towards Kamon. “Go, we’ll be right behind you.”

<span style="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 nodded and stepped into the portal, fading away from the side of the Sacred Dimension. The only people left in the Throne Room were Rontaro, Dragen and Marcy and the spectators.

<span style="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 what you want to ask me, Marcy,” Rontaro told them. “And you Dragen. Your sister gave you a mission. Stay with him for always, trust him, even after what you saw here. In the end he will need every one of you to do 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;">“That is not what I wanted to ask you,” Marcy reacted. “I know that and I will do so. I wanted to know whether…”

<span style="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 ever see your sister gain?” Rontaro finished her sentence for her. “Who knows? She had her plans planned out carefully, but I do not know whether she planned sofar ahead. You look like her Marcy. It is a shame that you never really got to know her 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 was only five when she ‘died’. And the short time I saw her now was to short.” Marcy looked rather down. “I wanted to ask her so much and we had so little 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;">“She gave her life here up to protect you,” Dragen told Marcy. “To protect us all. I am sure she had a good reason, she had a reason to do so and I am sure we will see her again. When is the question.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Keep holding on to that hope,” Rontaro placed his hand on Marcy’s shoulder. “And you will find her, no matter how, no matter what. Always believe in the good, always believe that you can do 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;">Marcy hugged Rontaro suddenly, who let her do so and then let go. She walked towards the portal and slowly disappeared too. Dragen knew it was time for him to go as well, but Rontaro stopped 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;">“Dragen,” Rontaro began and Dragen turned to him. “What Merel said was right, you were always the right one. Should Kamon fail, you were the one to step in, and you have proven that today again. Hold on to that card I gave you.”

<span style="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?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Because it was her’s,” Rontaro explained and Dragen took out the Prophecy of the Fallen One card. “Soon there will be forces to reckon with. They will come in large numbers, unexpected and expected. But by finding the others, the other five, you will set the greatest step to winning. If Kamon should fail, you should not. Don’t forget 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;">“So I am his eternal sidekick 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;">“You could say 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;">“I like that,” Dragen smirked and Rontaro nodded. “See you soon, Rontaro.”

<span style="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 soon 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;">Dragen too, stepped through the portal. With one last look he faded away as well and the portal closed, leaving Rontaro, Rau and the others behind in the Sacred Dimension, while the friends returned home.

<span style="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;">In a large circular chamber, six ritualistic emcrafted beds were placed. On them the bodies of the six Grand Masters of the Divine Cult were lying and above them, the respective spheres of the Elements were hanging from the ceiling. Strings of energy were flowing from the bodies of the Grand Master into the Elemental Spheres, as from there strings of energy were flowing to one central point in the chamber.

<span style="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 central point was a throne-like creation. It was black and had a triangular upper piece and the rest was normal, made of stainless black steel and rocks. The arm pieces of the throne were shaped like a dragon’s head. Above the throne another sphere was hanging, the Sphere of the Divine Element. It was glowing as all of the strings of energy were flowing into that one sphere.

<span style="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 behind one of the beds with a Grand Master on it, Aruya stepped, eyeing the throne with the strings of energie coming together there. She smirked as she noticed a person sitting in the throne. Clayou was waiting at a side of the room, presumably by the doors of the chamber. Aruya moved around the beds with the Grand Masters, keeping her eyes on the throne, while no sound was heard from the person sitting on the throne.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Master,” Aruya spoke on a formal and calm voice. “Phase two has been completed. The Grand Masters have been eliminated. Their Elemental Spheres are yours now.”

<span style="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 there was no reaction from the person sitting in the chair. The only things that were heard in the chamber was the slow breathing of the person sitting on the throne. Torches were suddenly lit as great banners were revealed to be hanging from the ceiling, a ceiling to which the end was invisible.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Phase two is complete,” Aruya repeated. “What is our next phase? Oracion is moving into the Human Realm, soon our enemies will become numerous.” Still there was no answer from the person sitting on the throne, but cracking was heard. The throne slowly started to turn, revealing a man sitting in the throne. The banners in the air parted ways, allowing sunlight to fall down from the high windows. Sunlight fell on the man’s face.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Phase three, dear Grand Master Aruya,” so spoke Lucian, his eye patch removed, showing his one blue eye and his one green eye. “Is the elimination of Marek and Oracion and all those who stand in our 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;">He stepped away from the throne, the combined energy strings from the individual spheres now flowing into his body as he looked first at Clayou and than at Aruya.

<span style="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 longer do I have to pretend,” Lucian announced as he waved his arms in freedom. “No longer do I have to care for the conflict between the Divine and the Remnant Cult. We are one now, one front against the chaotic darkness that stands before us.”

<span style="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 looked at the appearing figures from the shadows of the walls. They started taking human forms and transformed into hooded and cloaked people, each with red eyes and he laughed on the top of his voice.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Go,” Lucian hissed and he spread his arms. “Go and find them. Find and eliminate Marek and Oracion.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Many of the shadowy figures disappeared into the shadows, leaving no trace behind as Aruya eyed them with disgust but also with interest.

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

<span style="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;">“Master…”

<span style="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 ready?<span style="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;">“Yes, my master.”

<span style="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 person typing away on a computer keyboard saw how cracks opened in the ground of the factory floor where he was seated. The little light that came from the various computer screens revealed the person typing away was actually 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;">“ Have you found a place to set up our portal?<span style="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;">“Yes, my master. I am ready for you.”

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

<span style="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 rumbling was heard as the cracks in the grounds started to expand and floor tiles were shifting around. Suddenly the ground lit up and a bright light expanded from the ground, revealing a large snake like dragon breaking through the ground and a person jumping of it. Raven immediately hurried over to the broken floor.

<span style="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 master,” Raven spoke and he bows to the figure having jumped off the snake like dragon.

<span style="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 apprentice,” the gorgling voice of the figure spoke slowly. “Raven… finally I am free again. With the fall of the Lady of the Sacred Dimension, I was able to break free from the Abyss after my fall.”

<span style="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, my master,” Raven spoke as he stood up and the light disappeared. Behind the figure, now covered in shadows, a large stair case was revealed, rotating down into the endless depth of the Abyss of Darkness. A large stone construction could be seen, it looked like a prison’s structure.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Finally,” the man stepped away from the shadows into the dim light of the computer screens. “After the ritualistic battle, we will have our endgame, our Shadow Apocalypse.” Stepping into the shadows, the sadistic smile was revealed from the man, the people have been warned about.

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



''He was right.

Would I have not been defeated by my best friend, the situation would have been entirely different from what it is now. But I guess people need someone to hold their hopes on too and my friends have mee as their beacon of hope. They expect me to know what to do next, they expect me lead them to victory.

While in truth, I have no idea what to do. We were diverted from each other, we had to go on different paths to reach the same goals and my path was the least amusing, but from what I heard, their wasn’t amusing either.'' <span style="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 was waiting in front of the Gate, banging on the Gate’s doors to be let in, while his friends were helplessly trying to convince the Sacred  Gatekeeper<span style="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 letting Kamon in. refusing to do so, Kamon was trapped on the other side. The Gate did not budge for him, did not let him in, because he was not pure, not one side hearted. ''I have questioned myself what would have happened if I had been let in by Rau, the Sacred Gatekeeper. What would have happened if my fury and anger, and such to speak in the Sacred Dimension were unleashed instead of outside the Sacred Dimension? Would the war around the Golden City have had a different outcome? No, I am sure of it, with Dragen in the lead we would have won that war nevertheless, after all Dragen is not one who loses on a daily basis.

We are going to approach the danger and the darkness heads on I am sure, whether it is on a personal conflict…'' <span style="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 light shines into a cave, revealing Kaito exiting the cave, leaving behind a complex site of caves where he had met Seraph, where he had met and dueled Haou the Supreme King, gained a new ally in the form of the Sacred Guardian Lokar. As he stood waiting for what was to come, the spirit form of Lokar, Swordsman of Oblivion appeared at his 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;">‘ I do not know what way you will take,<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’ Lokar spoke to Kaito and Kaito looked at him. ‘ But eventually you will unleash me and you will take your destiny as a Sage.<span style="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 am not what you think I am.”

<span style="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, you are,<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’ Lokar spoke against Kaito. ‘ You have not realized it yet though.<span style="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;">“Look, all I care about now is…”

<span style="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 get me wrong,<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’ Lokar interupted Kaito and looked at him. ‘ ''You want to find and save your sister, I get that and I will help you to the best of my abilities. But eventually your destiny as a Sage will catch up with you.''<span style="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;">Kaito shrugged and left the grounds of the undergrounds caverns, walking off in the sunset, with the large city of Hisehade City in front of him. He looks at it, sighs and moves on as the sun revealed his shadow on the ground. Or whether friendships become very close… <span style="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 opens the door to the McFlinn Mansion, allowing Sara entrance. She is just standing there, waiting for Kamon to lead her anywhere. Kamon picks her hand and leads her to the living room. There she kisses him again and sits down while Kamon goes to the kitchen and picks up a bottle of wine.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Listen Sara,” Kamon began, but Sara placed her fingers on his lips.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“There will be a time for talking later,” Sara smiled and Kamon sat down next to her. “Later we will talk about everything, everything that happened. But now I really want to enjoy.”

<span style="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 smiled and stroke her hair as she placed her head on his shoulder. They looked to the sunset as the curtains automatically part way by one push of the button. Kamon looked at Sara and kissed her again on the lips. ''And sometimes you just go with the flow. You do not know what the future will bring yet, you do not know what will happen the day of tomorrow. Would I really have given this up if I had actually beated Dragen when I was no longer in control? What if… the what if question, don’t think about it, I hate that question…

What if Dustin’s friends were still alive, what if Arabelle would not have been one of the bad guys? Oh well, maybe some stuff is better left unchanged, like they say with some horror movies, some things are better left unburied.

We don’t know what the future will bring, we don’t know how many sacrifices we will have to make to solve the problem that has been given to us, the problem of defeating an enemy that has numerous adversaries. But if we stick together, if we stay together, there is always that light. A light to hold on to, a light to guide us. A light that would learn us in the future to hold on to…'' <span style="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 and Sara walked up into a park, the same park where Kamon and his friends had previously battled Mutinus and the Duel Pirates, by trying to stop the chaos of the Duel Pirates. They were walking hand in hand, Kamon overlooking the surroundings, seeing the café where Arabelle had revealed herself to be the villian of the group, where she betrayed 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;">“Kamon! Sara!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Dragen and Julia were waiting for them at one of the benches. They too were sitting hand in hand, Dragen had his hand placed around the waste of Julia, on her stomach. Kamon and Sara kissed Julia, Kamon gave Dragen a casual handshake and they chattered. ''And sometimes that little bit of light is the hope you need to push through. Because whatever will come, and they will come, you need hope and light. And you need your friends, which is one point I have been given up on a while, but not anymore. And when something beautifull happens, that hope becomes stronger.'' <span style="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 pregnant!” Julia excitedly told Kamon and Sara.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Congratulations!” Sara hugged Julia directly. Kamon and Dragen hugged each other man style.

<span style="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 do hope you are the father,” Kamon joked.

<span style="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 do you think!” Dragen gave Kamon a friendly nudge. “Why did you think we called you down here than anyway?” ''Sometimes that little bit is enough to let a new piece of hope spark a light in the darkness that is to come. My personal enemy is no longer my inner darkness, but now has been given a new place in the history of this world. Everybody has an inner darkness, everybody has something they do not like, but when something like a new life to be born happens, it is a spark of light.

Don’t forget it, we are special. We are human beings, but we are special. Because we all are driven by one constant. We are all driven by one game. And in this new struggle with darkness, that game and these personal changes are our light…

Our bonds…

Our love…

Our spirits…

And in these things we find the light. Hold on to 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;">Kamon was overlooking Hisehade City as he, Sara, Dragen and Julia had a picknick. He smiled as he saw birds fly past, as he saw how life resumed in the big city. Sara walked over to him, took him by the arm and dragged him back to the table where Dragen obviously made a snide remark about Kamon not being there with his mind, after which Kamon retorted with a similar remark. … and never let it go

<span style="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 DARK DUELIST 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;">11,811 Words…

<span style="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 by far the longest chapter I have ever written and probably also the most exciting chapter I have written. As you may have guessed already, this was the final chapter of  Season 3: The Sacred Dimension<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">. On to  Season 4: Dark Beginnings<span style="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 could go on again about which people I want to thank and why, but I think by now these people know who I am talking about and it is not necessary to get into this all over again. A big special thanks goes to myself, for FINALLY completing this Season.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Lucian was originally supposed to be revealed as a bad guy much later on in TDDS. I even had the idea of making him the final big bad boss, letting first Oracion and Haou get defeated along with the Earthbound Guardians, than sparking a conflict between Marek and Lucian. The last scene of Aruya and Lucian however was the very first draft, it never changed, only some of the settings. Which brings me to the next point, Lainna. Lainna was in the main cast of the original Season 1 and she will be in the rewritten Season 1, but she got less and less screen time and I really wanted to cut in the cast, which made the killing Divine Cult Grand Masters necessary. Some more cuts in the cast will come by the way, but that on another note.

<span style="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 sad to let Lainna go in fact, she was my one of my favorite characters when I “designed” her. She did give a few cryptic hints though in her last scenes, if I were you, get into these. But eh, some characters work out, some don’t and some you have to let go at some point.

<span style="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 just had to pull the Junk Guardian stunt again. You may or may not remember the OVA duel I wrote where Dragen pulled of a similar move to hand Kamon a draw as the conclusion of the duel, but Junk Guardian is by far one of my favorite, if not my favorite, CAC to have created. I planned the Codex Imperalis / Junk Reconstruction idea from the beginning, so it was not a last minute idea.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">While being absent for a whole season, Marek did occasionally show up. He was the one having the vision of Kamon and Yugi facing off this season. Of course he was the one communicating with Raven as well. Also after Elm Re’s defeat against Oracion, I decided to let her make an appearance in a flashback, which by the way is a remodelled and remade flashback from the original Season 1 (Aman/Xander, you may recognize it). The Prophecy of the Fallen One card was a card used by Elm Re/Merel in the duel with Oracion, to bring out one of the high level Arcana Force 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;">I hope you like how the season went, I may have forgotten a lot of trivia I originally wanted to put in here, but ask away!

<span style="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 Season 4!