Chapter 98: Divine Chaos

Chapter 98 “Divine Chaos.”

It was quiet in a different piece of the sewers below Hisehade City. Although the sewers, there were enough arrows and symbols on the walls and the walls were covered by plants as far as they were visible. There was no-one in the hallway, but footsteps could be heard. It was cold and the footsteps were heard clearly. A cape could be heard sweeping in the wind. From one entrance to that hallway, a black armored Temple Guardian appeared. He did not carry a blade-shaped dueldisk, he carried a jetblack standardized dueldisk, one you could buy anywhere in any of the dueldisk selling businesses.

The other exit of the hallway showed a man in a cape. His yellow eyes eyed the Temple Guardian. His cape swooped around him and the tendrils on his armor were pointing sideways. His mask was shoven upwards. It was Haou the Supreme King. He carried his buzzsaw like dueldisk.

“Get out of my way, mortal,” Haou spoke against the Temple Guardian. “You cannot stop the Supreme King of the Dark Dimension. If you do not step out of the way, you will face me in a death match.” Haou looked over his shoulder as the hallway behind him showed the soulless bodies of other Temple Guardians.

“We know who you are and what you are capable of,” the Temple Guardian confronting Haou tells the Supreme King. “We know that you are Jaden Yuki, a duellist with ties to the ancient being Haou and carrying the soul of Yubel in himself as well. We know what you are here for and that is not the Light.”

“Jaden Yuki is no longer here,” Haou spoke and he pulled off the first card from his deck, inserted in his buzzsaw dueldisk. “The Chaos Dimension took care of that. The only soul who inhabits this vessel now is me, the Supreme King. Now stand aside, foolish human.”

“I am afraid your journey to the Temple of the Light is cut short here,” the Temple Guardian spoke and he activated his dueldisk. “You will face even worser fears and counters then you did before, even if you defeat me, because the judgment of the Temple will fall over you and realize that the side you have chosen now, is not the right way.”

“Who are you?” Haou demanded to know from the Temple Guardian. “Who are you to judge over the workings of the Supreme King? You are a mortal pest standing in my way to obtain what rightfully is mine. Now stand aside!” He raised his right hand and dark winds and energy developed around him, pushing the Temple Guardian back.

“Very well then, I have no choise but to face you,” the Temple Guardian draws his five first cards. “We fight this out in a duel.”

“You will fall before the Supreme King,” Haou looked at the Temple Guardian while activating his buzzsaw dueldisk, who buzzed and rotated, turning into a normal dueldisk with black, with Millennium Symbols encrested Monster Zones.

Haou – 4000 Temple Guardian – 4000

Turn 1 – Haou

“My turn,” Haou pulled of his sixth card from his deck. “I now play Dark Fusion and fuse my Elemental Hero Wildheart with my Evil Hero – Killernail (300/800) to Fusion Summon Evil Hero – Malicious Hunter (2400/0).” The dark hero Haou had called forward was a far more bulkier version of Wildheart. It had a dark skinned body with fangs and bones all over it. He had two blood red shoulder pats and the dark hair of Wildheart had returned, but now also carried some white strokes in it.

“You play Evil Heroes just as they predicted,” the Temple Guardian recognises the play. “They said you would stick with your Hero deck.”

“I am pretty sure you knew that,” Haou picked another card from his hand and inserted it into his dueldisk. “I equip my Malicious Hunter with Vicious Claw, increasing its attack power by 300 (ATK: 2400 -> 2700). I end my turn for now.” He glared at the Temple Guardian who was about to make his move.

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

Turn 2 – Temple Guardian

<span style="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 starts now,” the Temple Guardian picks his next card from his deck. “I activate Double Summon and summon Masked Boneface (900/300) to the field.” A fiendish mask appeared, in the shape of a skull. It had a grey-red color scheme and there where eyes should be, are two yellow light. “Next I am allowed to Special Summon a Tuner monster from my hand to the field. If I fail to do so. I can draw 1 card. Luckily for me I do have a Tuner monster in 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;">A monstrous bomb appeared on the field with a very short leash on it, burning already. “Now I tune in my Black Salvo with my Masked Boneface to Synchro Summon Masked Doll Master (2400/2200).” The new monster appearing from the Synchro Gate was a fiendish spellcaster. His body was covered by a single black cloak and the face was distorted and veins were all over the monster`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;">“A Synchro Summon,” Haou recognises the move. “It seems this card might be a worthy opponent for my Chaos Beast.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I know about your Dark Synchro Chaos Beast,” the Temple Guardian laughed and he looked at his Masked Doll Master. “As long as my Masked Doll Master is on the field, no Synchro, Fusion or Ritual Summoning can be conducted. Also if you attempt to override that effect, I can summon 1 Level-4 or below monster from my hand or graveyard 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;">“That little nuisance will not stop me from winning,” Haou countered and he looks at his hand. “Your Masked Doll Master is no match for my Malicious Hunter.”

<span style="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 now indeed,” the Temple Guardian replied and he looked at his hand. “I might as well set these two cards and end my turn.” Two vertical placed cards appeared on his side of the field. The Temple Guardian eyed his fallen comrades, before staring a hole in the wall behind Haou.

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

Turn 3 – Haou

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I draw,” Haou pulled off the next card from his deck. “Now I summon Evil Hero – Infernal Gainer (1600/0). Next up, my C – Curse of Darkness. Now by paying 1000 lifepoints (4000 -> 3000) I can attack you directly with all of my monsters. Infernal Gainer 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;">“I am afraid, I cannot let you come that far,” the Temple Guardian countered as his card flipped up and created a shield around him. “Negate Attack. Now your Battle Phase is 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;">“But due to my C – Curse of Darkness, I can still deal 1000 lifepoints of damage to you, because you negated my attack, mortal,” Haou sneered as the Temple Guardian`s lifepoints dropped to 3000 as well. “Next up is my H – Heart of Hatred. I must discard 1 card from my hand, which triggers my Malicious Hunter`s special ability, dealing 500 lifepoints of damage to you (3000 -> 2500).”

<span style="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 prepared for either way to turn out,” the Temple Guardian realizes. “I see there is still some of Jaden Yuki`s duelling spirit in Haou somewhere.”

''Please help him. Help Jaden gain control over his body. Banish the Supreme King. Release Jaden`s and Haou`s light sides from the grasp of the Chaos 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;">The fiend voice disappeared as soon as it had spoken all of a sudden. The Temple Guardian was rather shocked. He swear he saw the fient vision of a winged demon, not male not female, and he could have sworn it was Yubel.

<span style="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 H – Heart of Hatred activates further, allowing me to take control over your Masked Doll Master until the end of your turn,” Haou looks at his newly acquired monster as it appears on his side of the field. “Now by setting this card facedown, I end my turn. Which also activates the secondary effect of Heart of Hatred, dealing 500 lifepoints of damage to you (2500 -> 2000) and your monster returns 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;">Haou – 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;">Temple Guardian – 2000

Turn 4 – Temple Guardian

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I draw,” the Temple Guardian announced as he picked his next card from his deck. “I activate the spell card Pot of Greed, drawing 2 more cards. Next I play Recycle Magic, discarding 1 card in order to retrieve 1 card from my graveyard.” He ditched a card from his hand and retrieved a spell card from his graveyard.

<span style="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 expect you to have chosen you Double Summon card again?” Haou did not sound interested at 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;">“As a matter of fact, yes I have chosen my Double Summon card again,” the Temple Guardian added it to his hand, before taking it out again and inserted it in his dueldisk. “And now I play it. I summon Samsara Kaiser (200/100) to the field. Next I summon my Arcane Apprentice (1000/400) to the field.” A small armored knight appeared on the field and next to it a caped spellcaster appeared on the field.

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

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Yes, I tune in my Arcane Spellcaster with my Samsara Kaiser to Synchro Summon Six Winged Fairy (1000/1000) to the field.” A six winged small fairy appeared on his side of the field. “Now thanks to me having also Masked Doll Master on the field, I was able to do this. Now I play Apprentice Power, powering up my Six Winged Fairy with the ability to attack directly. Six Winged Fairy attack him directly!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Haou stepped back a little to catch the blast. He simply raised his hand and dark winds nullified the effect of the attack at him personally. (3000 -> 2000)

<span style="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 set this card face down and end my turn,” the Temple Guardian placed the card face down and he lowered his dueldisk. “Now show me whether your deck is what it takes to defeat 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;">Haou – 2000 <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Temple Guardian – 2000

Turn 5 – Haou

<span style="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 death will be quick and painfull,” Haou commented while drawing a new card. “But now this duel really ends. I activate my trap card Delta Barrier, which allows me to activate two more from my deck.” His first trap card flipped up and two more joined it, while Haou gloated at a card 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;">“I know what you are planning,” Temple Guardian answered and his face down card flips up. “Fairy Wind. It destroys all spell and trap cards on the field, dealing 300 lifepoints of damage to us both per card. That is three cards, your three Delta Barrier`s!” Both their lifepoints dropped to 800.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“That does not matter and is a minor setback,” Haou commented and three new cards appeared on the field. “Displacement Trap. When three trap cards are activated and destroyed before they can be used. Now these Displacement Trap cards become the Delta Barriers.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“And now I have no counter,” the Temple Guardian realized and he knew what was coming.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“And now I tribute all three of my Displacement Trap cards to Special Summon Uria, Lord of Seering Flames (0/0),” Haou commanded as the Sacred Beast counterpart of Slifer the Sky Dragon appeared on his side of the field. “And this card gains 1000 attack points per continuous trap card in my graveyard, which means 6000 attack points. Now Uria, attack his Six Winged Fairy! Seering Inferno!” The six winged fairy was destroyed and the blast hit the Temple Guardian 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;">Haou – 800 <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Temple Guardian – 0

DUEL 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;">Haou stepped forward towards the Temple Guardian, now lying on the ground, covered by blood while Uria had disappeared. The immensely great beast that had lain in the entrance of the hallway with his body probably through the maze and the wings folded in, now had disappeared. As the Temple Guardian attempted to activate his dueldisk blade-mode, but Haou stepped on the dueldisk, destroying 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;">“Jaden……”

<span style="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 no Jaden anymore,” Haou spoke and he eyed the Temple Guardian. “There is only darkness and the Supreme King.”

<span style="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 those words Haou left the Temple Guardian bleeding to death, while from the shadows Yubel helplessly looked on as the one Yubel had sworn to protect, now was on a killing spree against the humans. She shed a tear and then disappeared.

I 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;">--

<span style="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 was night in the Sacred Dimension as the Castle`s of Dark Illusions were still hovering in the sky, being held back from the Golden Palace and City by some kind of force. There was a lone figure standing on the balcony overseeing the city. It was Dragen. He had his dueldisk with him, deck inserted. Shehbezzar was standing next to him in Duel-Spirit form.

<span style="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 we are here,” Dragen thought out loud. “We have just been able to protect the city from one attack, but the big guns are coming now. We barely survived the last battle. It was due to this explosion of light we won. It was due to Merel`s sacrifise we won.”

''The battle is not over yet, you know that. And someone must lead them in this battle,''<span style="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 spoke against Dragen and he smiled. Unlike many monsters the face of Shehbezzar seemed pretty clean. ''There is no time to wait for Kamon McFlinn, the Great Sage. Someone has to stand up and take the lead now. And from what I have seen here, people are more than eager to follow you as much as they would follow 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 know,” Dragen sat down on the ground of the balcony, that felt quiet warm. “I just wish he was here to fight alongside us. Whatever he is doing now, must be really important for him not trying to get into the Sacred Dimension. Have you noticed any other major changes in the Human Realm?”

''Well as far as I can sense, the Darkness is gone from the last place we have been in the Human Realm. A lot has happened 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;">Shehbezzar closed his eyes and concentrated on energy streams. ''Also a major shift in energy has happened. A new Sacred Guardian will rise soon. It is either Lokar or Morgue. I like Lokar better, he knows a joke when he sees them. Morgue does not, she is the more serious type.''

<span style="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?” Dragen asks Shehbezzar. “Where will the next Sacred Guardian be released? Is it here in the Sacred Dimension?”

''No, in fact it is going to happen in the Human Realm. Either of them is going to rise soon. You know since there are eight Sages and 1 Great Sage there is still the case that we are only with 8 Sacred Guardians, which means there is a nineth Sacred Guardian waiting somewhere, who takes over the role Scorass was supposed to fill in, before turning to the dark 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;"> Shehbezzar spoke in thought speak to Dragen.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Way to go Darth Vader,” Dragen sarcastically answered. “Couldn’t you eight not just convince him to stay with you?”

Who is Darth Vader?

<span style="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 dark lord of the Sith, that used to rule the galaxy, far far away,” Dragen answers on an annoyed tone.

There is life outside the Human Realm`s Earth?

<span style="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 no, it is fiction,” Dragen looks at his watch, which is still working. “Which reminds me, I forgot to tape the latest episodes of Battle Zone, Xero Freeze and Shattered Balance from TV. Damn it.” He dramatically slammed his fist into the ground on which he sat down. It hurted him more then he had hoped for.

Wasn’t the best thing to 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;">“No,” Dragen stood up and he watched the sky as he returned to the inner chambers. “Keep an eye out will you? Alert me the moment they start approaching the city.”

Will do, boss.<span style="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, as a joke, saluted to Dragen before disappearing from the balcony.

<span style="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, Kamon, what do you believe in?” the Wanderer asked while sitting around a camp fire. “Do you believe in a certain being that can control faith? That during duels will give you what you need?”

<span style="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 exactly understand what you are saying,” Kamon replied, while keeping himself warm around the camp fire. “I surely believe there is a large luck factor involved in it. I mean much depends on the draw, much depends on what kind of cards you have put into your deck. But as long as I believe in my deck, I am fairly certain that my deck will guide me through anything.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Ah,” the Wanderer pulled out a stick of the fire and throws it away. “And do you believe that a deck requires monster with absolute power and level to defeat an opponent?”

<span style="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, I believe any card is in beginning able to beat an opponent, not depending on alternate sources to defeat the opponent, but by their own power,” Kamon smiled and thought back to his numerous duels. “Although sometimes we and they need the help of friends. Like my Blindstrike Swordsman can be sure of the fact that Silent and Mystic Swordsman always has his 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;">“I understand your point,” the Wanderer told Kamon and the Wanderer picked a new bottle of water from his backpack. “The duel must happen soon. At sunrise, it is the best time to duel. The sun is then shining sideways on 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;">“But who will be my opponent?” Kamon asks the Wanderer. “Who has a deck strong enough to face me and break open the seals that are locking 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;">“Your challenger will reveal himself soon,” the Wanderer tells Kamon and he sat back against the wall. “Now get some sleep. I’ll be the first watch.” He looked around over the quiet desert in front of them and the Gate. Far away and very tiny for the eyes of Kamon and the Wanderer, another wall 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;">“What is there?” Kamon asks the Wanderer pointing to the wall in the far distance.

<span style="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 Gate, another Dimension,” the Wanderer replied watching the Gate and Wall with interest as well. “I do not know where that Gate would lead us if we took it. It might lead us to the antithesis of the Sacred Dimension.” Kamon nodded and then sat back against wall.

<span style="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 was a quiet night in Hisehade City as two men patrolled through the city. They were not ordinary men as they were looking around, trying to spot any activity. They were armored in grey light weight armor and on their chest there was a symbol of three rings intersecting at the middle, the symbol of 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;">“So why exactly have we been ordered here to patrol?” the blue accented Divine Cult Knight asked to the red-accented Divine Cult Knight.

<span style="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 feels it is time to start the Endgame. Soon all the people in Hisehade City, this earthbound city, will be judged by the Divine Cult and from the newly installed Divine City we will spread our judgment over the whole Human Realm,” the red-accented Divine Cult Knight answered. He kicked over a trash bin that was near them at the street. “And not even those losers from the Remnant Cult can stop us 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;">They heard a snicker and turned around, to find no-one behind them. The red-accented Divine Cult Knight shakes his head and walks on, before hearing a laugh again and now pointed the sword he had previously held on his belt in a direction. From the shadows, Cazz appeared, carrying his dueldisk and deck inserted.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Divine City? Don’t make me laugh,” Cazz laughed again and pointed to his deck. “My Envoy of Chaos deck will not allow you to proceed any further.” On his forehead the symbol of the Divine Cult began glowing and the two Divine Cult Knights backed down. “Yes I am a Divine Cult General, 14th in commanding order so to speak.”

<span style="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 sir,” the red-accented Divine Cult Knight saluted. “I am Red, Generation 5 Divine Cult Knight, Fire Element. And this rookie and midget here is Guesh, Generation 1 Divine Cult Knight, Water Element. What are your orders, sir?”

<span style="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 orders?” Cazz asked and he threw away his robes and showed he had a similar armor as the Knights, black accented. “Your orders are to die.” He raised his dueldisk and black streams of energy flew from under his feet to the Knights, picking them up raising them into the air.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“You are no Divine Cult General,” Red realized and he struggled against the streams of dark energy, but it was to no avail, as Cazz`s power was to strong. “You are corrupted.”

<span style="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, I am a Divine Cult General, Generation 1, Shadow Element. I am Cazz, but you can call me general or sir,” Cazz signalled and lowered the two Knights back on the ground. He activated his dueldisk. “I think it is an excellent time now to test my new Infinite Envoy of Chaos deck, powered by my connection to the Divine Cult. Now stand up, you cowards and face 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;">Red and Guesh stood up and activated their own dueldisks. Two rings of light appeared below them and below Cazz a ring of darkness appeared, crossing each other, bouncing off and creating lightning. The stakes had suddenly become higher.

<span style="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 you are ready I suppose?” Cazz draws his five first cards. Guesh and Red nodded. “Let`s duel 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;">Cazz – 4000

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

Turn 1 – Cazz

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I draw,” Cazz picks up a new card from his deck and smiled at the drawn card. “I play Gracefull Charity, so I draw 3 cards and drop two cards from my hand in the graveyard.” He dropped two monster cards from his hand into his graveyard. “For your info, these were Blade Knight and Archfiend General.” Both spirits appeared behind him before he looked at 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;">“Your deck evolves around the Envoys,” Red thinks and he looks at Guesh. “He must be removing them from play in order to summon 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;">“You would be correct, if I was not so unfortunate to draw none of the Chaos monsters,” Cazz pulled a new card from his hand. “Now I summon Dark Crusader (1600/200) in attack mode and I set these two cards facedown, ending my turn. You try and have a go at 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;">Cazz – 4000

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

Turn 2 – Red

<span style="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,” Red picked a new card from his deck and smiled. “I summon Fire Sphere (1000/1000) in attack mode.” A sphere made of fire appeared on his side of the field. “Next due to the fact that Fire Sphere is on the field, I can activate Raging Inferno Sphere from my hand, which normally is a continuous trap card. Now due to Fire Sphere`s special 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;">“Hold on,” Cazz intervened and his two trap cards flipped up. “Threatening Roar, which allows you not to attack me this turn and Robbin` Goblin, which forces you to discard a card every time I deal Battle Damage 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;">“Fire Sphere`s special effect allows me to increase the attack and defense power of one Fire-attribute monster by 300, which triggers my Raging Inferno Sphere`s ability to deal 300 lifepoints of damage whenever that happens (4000 -> 3700),” Red picks a card from his hand and inserts it in his dueldisk. “I set this card and end my turn. Oh and you get dealt another 500 lifepoints of damage to your lifepoints thanks to Fire 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;">Cazz – 3200

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

Turn 3 – Guesh

<span style="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’ll proof to you both that a Generation 1 Knight is as a good as a Generation 5 Knight or Generation 1 General,” he picked up a new card from his deck. “Now I summon Tsunami Sphere (1000/1000) in defense mode.” A sphere made of water, frequently spilling over the sphere`s corners appeared on his side of the field. “This card like Fire Sphere can increase its own attack and defense power or that of any other Water-attribute monster (1000/1000 -> 1300/1300).”

<span style="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 me guess, because the card was succesfully summoned, I get dealt 500 lifepoints of damage as damage?” Cazz sarcastically said and Guesh nodded. “Yes, it seems that way. You guys are way to predictable. It is a pity my master wants you all out of the way.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Now due to the existence of Tsunami Sphere on the field, I can activate Tsunami Storm Sphere from my hand and like my Fire-attribute counterpart, this card can deal 300 lifepoints of damage to you when one of my Water-attribute monsters gain 300 attack and defense points,” Guesh smiled as another blow was dealt to Cazz. “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;">Cazz – 2400

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

Turn 4 – Cazz

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">‘ ''These guys seem to mirror each others moves. But a bigger danger lies in that fire guy then this water guy. This fire guy has nothing to lose, this water guy has everything to proof. I might as well test their abilities.''<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">’

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Are you to chickened, general?” Guesh asked and though he wanted to proof himself as a Generation 1 Knight, he sounded confident.

<span style="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 fact,” Cazz pulls of a new card from his deck and a card flipped into his dueldisk. “Since I have no Chaos monsters on my field or in my hand, I can activate Envoy Mirror, a continuous spell card that allows me to each turn choose to discard a number of cards in order to add 1 Chaos monster to my 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;">“I guess you are ruining away our Spheres?” Red commented and Cazz 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, and since your Fire Sphere is in attack mode, I might as well attack you,” Cazz ordered and Dark Crusader flipped forward, launching his sword into the sphere of fire. However Dark Crusader was incinerated as well as the Fire Sphere was destroyed. “Your monster has an auto destroy ability?”

<span style="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,” Red commented and he discarded the Fire Sphere to the graveyard. “So how about you show us some more of your moves.”

<span style="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 you lose 300 lifepoints and 1 card from your hand,” Cazz pointed to Robbin` Goblin. “Now since I do not have much choise, I set this monster face down and end my turn.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Cazz – 2400

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Red – 3700 <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Guesh – 4000

Turn 5 – Red

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I draw,” Red picks up his next card from his deck. “And this is where our ways part, Guesh. I remove Fire Sphere from my graveyard in order to Special Summon Aura Sphere – Inferno (1800/1000).” A new sphere appeared, this one was larger then the Fire Sphere previously existing 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;">“I have heard about these Aura Spheres, they are pretty powerfull,” Cazz acknowledges and he looked at his own deck. ‘ But my deck is more powerfull then any of these 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;">’

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Yeah, well. Aura Sphere – Inferno comes with a special ability. By lowering my opponent`s lifepoints by any amount, up to 1000, I can increase the attack power of this card by the same amount. And I choose to lower the lifepoints of…..” Red turned around and pointed as Guesh. “My partner by 1000 in order to increase Aura Sphere – Inferno (ATK: 1800 -> 2800).”

<span style="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, why did you do that?” Guesh demanded to know from Red.

<span style="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 a Fire Element and you are a Water Element, we are no companions in this duel, we are as much enemies as we and he are,” Red explained to Guesh and he looked with a smile of delight to his field. “Now I activate my face down card, Fire Soul Expansion. By increasing my Inferno`s attack power by another 1000 and my lifepoints by 1000 lowered, I can force you to discard cards according to the total increased parted by 100 which means you must discard the top 10 cards from 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;">“You are playing into my field, you know that right?” Cazz asked 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;">“Yes, but also my Raging Inferno Sphere now deals 100 lifepoints of damage to you (2300),” Red commented and he looked at his hand. “Now Aura Sphere – Inferno (3800/1000) attack that face down monster.” It was revealed to be a Needle Worm. “Gaah, I discard the top 5 cards from my deck to the graveyard. I end my turn, but not before my Aura Sphere – Inferno deals 500 lifepoints of damage to you. (2300 -> 1800).”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Cazz – 1800

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Red – 3700 <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Guesh – 3000

Turn 6 – Guesh

<span style="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,” Guesh pulled of a new card from his deck and smiles. “Now I tribute Tsunami Sphere in order to Special Summon Bottom Dweller (1650/1700) to the field.” A great green snake-like fish appeared on the field. Its long body was covered by blueish stitches and horns. “Now I activate Tsunami Flood, allowing me to select 1 monster on the field and deal 100 lifepoints per levelstar of that monster to all players, including me. Of course I choose Bottom Dweller, which means 500 lifepoints are coming all our ways.”

<span style="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 did not hurt me,” Cazz wiped of some of the water that was on his armor. “My play is just 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;">“And mine is closing,” Guesh realized he had not really an option and although Cazz was probably far more cunning then Red, he decided his strategy. “I now remove my Tsunami Flood from the graveyard from play in order to draw 1 card.” He picked up a new 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;">“I play Upcoming Storm,” Guesh held up the new card. “Now by discarding these two cards from my hand from play, I can attack someone directly. I attack you directly, Red! Begone! Bottom Dweller, attack him! Surging Flood!” The flood that came up, hit Red, lowering his lifepoints drastically. “I now 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;">Cazz – 1300

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Red – 1550 <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Guesh – 3000

Turn 7 – Cazz

<span style="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 my turn,” Cazz picks up a new card and smiled. “I play Card of Sanctity, allowing us all to draw until we hold 6 cards.” They all picked up until they drew enough cards. “Now I remove my Blade Knight and Archfiend General to Special Summon Chaos Sorcerer (2300/2000) to the field. Next I discard 3 cards from my hand and activate Envoy Mirror`s effect, to add Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning (3000/2500) 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;">“Two of the Chaos Monsters are already in play or about to come into play,” Red nodded. “Impressive, very impressive.”

<span style="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 remove Chaos End Master and Brain Golem from my graveyard from play in order to Special Summon Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning. Now I activate my Chaos Sorcerer`s effect, removing your Bottom Dweller from play,” Cazz ordered as the sorcerer`s bolts of energies removed the snake from play. “And now Black Luster Soldier, attack him directly!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“No!” Guesh shouted as the Soldier launched himself into the air and let the blade come down on Guesh. Since the duel and fight was very real, the blade split the helmet of Guesh in pieces and left a jaw of a wound in his head. Blood gutched out of 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;">Cazz – 1300

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Red – 1550 <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Guesh – 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;">“He always was the weakest link,” Red smiled and lowered his dueldisk. “So this is the power of the Shadow Element. I am glad you left me alive. Maybe we can begin an alliance. Maybe I can join the Shadow Element.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“You know damn well that it will never happen. A Knight from the Fire Element cannot join a different Element,” Cazz smiled and looked at his hand before turning his attention back on the duel again. “And after all, I cannot let you live. You see I am a Shadow Element Divine Cult General, but not officially. I am off the books, which is how I was able to keep my Envoy of Chaos deck. And because it is off the books, my existence cannot be known to the Divine Cult or the Grand Masters or the Remnant 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;">“So what is your true objective?” Red asked Cazz.

<span style="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 here to kill off all the followers, Knights and other ranks of all the other Elements, including my Shadow Element and the Divine Element. Especially I have set my eyes on Colosseius. My newfound powers must easily be able to overcome his Divine 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;">“Well, I am not planning on giving in on this duel, I will fight and defeat you, before you will even manage to defeat me,” Red raised his dueldisk again. “Poor Guesh, he died for 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;">“We’ll see about that,” Cazz said and a card appeared in front of him. “I set this card and end my turn. Now show me that the Fire Element at least has worthy Knights to crush.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Cazz – 1300

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Red – 1550 <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Guesh – 0

Turn 8 – Red

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I draw,” Red pulled of his next card from his deck. “I set this card face down and then activate Infinite Fire. It allows me to add two “Infinity” monsters from the Fire Element to my hand from my deck.” He shifted through his deck and added two cards 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;">“Let me guess,” Cazz began and he looked at the two cards drawn. “Infinity Diablo and Infinity Wicked Fire?”

<span style="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 did you know that?” Red demanded to 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;">“Let`s say I faced the likes of you before,” Cazz smiled and he looked at his hand. “Don’t worry, my face down card is not the card that prevents them from attacking or destroying 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;">“Now since I both drew Infinity Diablo (1600/0) and Infinity Wicked Fire (900/400) at the same time I can special summon both of them to the field,” Red commanded as two flaming creatures appeared on the field. One was a demonic monster which appeared from some kind of portal, with a flaming sword. The other was a fiendish fiery bird with red eyes and a beak which constantly breathed black fume and fire.

<span style="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 great those two,” Cazz sighed and his card flipped 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;">“You must discard 1 card due to Wicked Fire,” Red smiled and saw that was impossible. “And unfortunately you cannot, so you lose 300 lifepoints (1300 -> 1000).”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Yes, but what if I told you my trap card was Altar of Time, a card that allows me to negate stats changes, which means your attack power increase for Diablo and Wicked Fire are both negated, when they are summoned back from the graveyard. Yes, I was pretty much aware of what they could, so that is why I added this card to my deck when I joined the ranks,” Cazz smiled as behind him on the left a new altar appeared, with a golden light above 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;">“Now I cannot do more, so I end my turn,” Red spoke and he lowered his dueldisk. “Show me whether you have really thought through all of your moves and 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;">Cazz – 1000

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Red – 1550 <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Guesh – 0

Turn 9 – Cazz

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I draw,” Cazz draws his next card and smiles. “Well it seems that I don’t need to use Envoy Mirror at all this turn. I just drew the final piece of the Chaos set, the Dragon, the Chaos Emperor Dragon.” The roaring dragon spirit appeared behind him. “Downfall to me is however that I do not have a Light attribute monster in my graveyard to remove from play.”

<span style="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 good then for me,” Red smiled and he looked upon Cazz and was not afraid of him. The only thing he bothered about was Altar of Time. His Diablo and Wicked Fire could return to the field but the attack boost was cancelled 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;">“Does the Altar of Time bother you?” Cazz smirked as he read Red`s face. “Well, don’t worry, you won’t have to worry about that to long. Now I play Foolish Burial. I select Nova Summoner from my deck and send it to the graveyard. Next I remove that same Nova Summoner and Byser Shock from my graveyard to Special Summon Chaos Emperor Dragon – Envoy of the End (3000/2500) to the field. But I want to prolong you fear and suffering, which is why I do not go for the kill this turn. 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;">Cazz – 1000

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Red – 1550 <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Guesh – 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;">On Duel-Academy, in Chancellor Sheppard`s office, the box with a millenium symbol started glowing as Sheppard was working on his computer. Crowler and Bonaparte came hurrying in and Sheppard looked up, already being tired of the 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;">“I don’t know why in the world I decided to keep you two on Duel Academy after the last screw-up with the exams,” Sheppard sighed and Crowler and Bonaparte stopped instantly.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Chancellor, are you saying you regret hiring  moi<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">?” Bonaparte began against Sheppard.

<span style="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,” Sheppard said annoyed and then looked up. “But I expect you to have come to me with a good reason?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Yes, chancellor. Mama mia, Yugi Mutoh has vanished,” Crowler took a deep breath before starting to run around the room again, when he noticed the presence of two other persons in the room. They were Lara, wife of Drake and Lucian.

<span style="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 very troubling indeed,” Sheppard realized. “Do they have any idea where he has gone 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;">“No,” Crowler panickly answers and he sat down on the couch or rather, he fell on the couch with Bonaparte dropping in the couch next to him. “They have no idea, like they had no idea when Seto Kaiba vanished.”

<span style="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 heard any word from such thing?” Sheppard asked Lucian directly, who stood up and joined the three others at the desk. “Has anyone inside your circle have anything to do with it?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“No, Chancellor Sheppard. None of my people have anything to do with this. I am pretty sure this is the work of Marek,” Lucian commented. He looked at the sky outside through the window. “But if he is where I think he is, it might only work in our advantage. After all we are all fighting the return of the Ultimate 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;">“Can you see whether you can find out anything about his wereabouts?” Sheppard asked Lucian and Lucian nodded, bowing to Sheppard, Crowler and Bonaparte, before taking his leave. When the doors closed, Lara stepped from the couch and 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;">“I don’t trust 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;">“Who?” Crowler obliviously asked 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;">“Lucian,” Lara answered casiually.

<span style="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;">Cazz – 1000

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Red – 1550 <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Guesh – 0

Turn 10 – Red

<span style="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,” Red picked up his next card from his deck and sighed. ‘ ''No winner this turn. I have to defend myself one more turn, if I can pull the right card next turn. But what are the chances that I pull the right card 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;">’

<span style="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 play Swords of Revealing Light, stalling you for three turns,” Red placed the card in his dueldisk as the swords appeared around. “It will not stop you for long, but for now it allows me to work on a strategy to defeat all three of your Envoys of Chaos. Now I play my spell card, Card Split. I draw two cards. If you guess the types of both cards correct, you gain 1000 lifepoints. If you guess wrong, I gain 1000 lifepoints.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Cazz smiled and spread out his arms. “I think I’ll go for a Spell and a Monster 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;">“Let us see,” Cazz picked the two new cards from his deck and looked rather disappointed. He could have used the lifepoint boost. “You guessed correctly, I have drawn a spell and a monster card. So now your lifepoints raise to 2000.”

<span style="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 both the cards are worth the investment,” Cazz taunted and he looked at his Chaos monsters. ‘ ''No matter what, I have my Chaos Emperor Dragon`s effect next turn. This duel is over whatever he does.''<span style="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 fact this spell card was worth the investment, Infinite Enchantment. This enchanting card allows me to pay 500 lifepoints and negate the effects of all face-up Level-5 or higher monsters on the field. At the end of my next turn I lose 1000 lifepoints, if the monsters whose effects have been negated,” Red knew he stalled Cazz only for one turn. “Now even though you can’t attack, you can’t use your effects as well. Good luck with that. 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;">Cazz – 2000

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Red – 1050 <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Guesh – 0

Turn 11 – Cazz

<span style="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 only delayed the inevitable,” Cazz picks up his next card from his deck. “I summon this monster in defense mode and then play Double Spell, discarding 1 spell card from my hand and activate 1 spell card from your graveyard as if it was mine. I activate Swords of Revealing Light, delaying your attack for three turns. You do know that next turn, Swords of Revealing Light you played is gone and so is your Infinite Enchantment?”

<span style="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 faith in my deck and know my next card will turn this duel around,” Red looks at his own deck, his thoughts and sight set at the top card as he pondered about his future turns.

<span style="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 for you that is the truth, because as I see it now there is no light at the end of the tunnel for you,” Cazz looked at his hand and pulled his next card from his hand. “But in case things go wrong, I set this card and end my turn. Now show me whether you can turn this duel around in your favor.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Cazz – 2000

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Red – 1050 <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Guesh – 0

Turn 12 – Red

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I draw!” Red furiously pulled of the next card from his deck. “Yes, maybe this is a card that can help me. First I play Hinotama and deal 500 lifepoints of damage to you (2000 -> 1500). Then I equip my Infinity Diablo with Sword of Infinite Mirrors.” Infinity Diablo wielded a new sword now. “Now Infinity Diablo attack directly! Sword of Infinite Power!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“I don’t think so,” Cazz countered and his face down card flipped up. “Mirror Force. I am afraid this duel is over. You have no monsters to attack me with anymore.” Diablo and Wicked Fire were 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;">“Yeah well,” Red lowered his dueldisk and sighed. He looked at his hand. He had one way to stall the inevitable. If not even his Sword of Infinite Mirrors could destroy Cazz, he did not know what could. “I set this card and let the next turn go to you. My Swords of Revealing Light disappear now.” At that moment Infinite Enchantment blew up in his face and his lifepoints dropped to 50. “I forgot.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Cazz – 1500

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Red – 50 <span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Guesh – 0

Turn 13 – Cazz

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Luckily,” Red said and his Infinity Diablo and Infinity Wicked Fire returned to the field. “They return to my field during the next turn. But with Altar of Time you activated I can’t power them up. At least they serve as a last line of defense against 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;">“Yes,” Cazz sniffed in the air and smiled. “Now I activate Chaos Sorcerer`s special ability and remove your Infinity Diablo from play. Now Black Luster Soldier – Envoy of the Beginning, attack him directly!” The famous and infamous soldier alike lowered his blade on Red, but a shield bounced him 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;">“Haha, I have you there,” Red commanded. “Negate Attack!”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“You may have stopped my attacks, but there is still one more effect I have not played out yet,” Cazz pointed to his Chaos 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;">“Oh 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;">“Yes, this is over,” Cazz laughed like a mad man while the symbol of the Divine Cult glowed white and hot at his forehead. “Extreme Power Burst! I pay 1000 lifepoints in order to activate Chaos Emperor Dragon`s effect and destroy all cards on the field. Plus I can deal 300 lifepoints of damage for every card it destroyed.” All cards disappeared and it turned into one gigantic blast, incinerating Red completely.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Cazz – 500

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

DUEL 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;">Cazz bend over the fallen, crispy body of Red and the already dead Guesh. While the spirits of Black Luster Soldier, Chaos Sorcerer and Chaos Emperor Dragon lingered behind him, Cazz walked away from them, leaving them wide open to public eyes.

Such extreme power.

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Cazz turned around and saw no-one who could have said it to him. As he moved on, he could see various eyes following him from the shadows. Shadows were moving, while the shadows visible belonged to no-one or 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;">“Who are you?” Cazz demanded to know and he looked around. “I am a Generation 1 Divine Cult General, Shadow Element. You will listen to my command.”

<span style="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 power is nothing compared to the enormous power of Black Element,<span style="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 nearly visible shadow spoke against Cazz. ‘ ''Your Divine Cult powers and the powers of the Infinity Source as you call it, will one day cease to exist as the Infinity Source ceases to exist. We, the followers of the Black Element, can draw our power from the enormous amount of anxiety, fear and hatred. As long as a dark soul lives on the earth, Black Element will continue to exist.''<span style="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;">“Show me your face,” Cazz ordered and he looked at the shadow. “Come and face me in a straight 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;">‘ 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;">’

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">Cazz was pushed back in an instant and he fell back against some crates. The shadow disappeared and seconds later an unconscious man dropped out of the shadowy alley. Cazz looked upon the man and seemed to care nothing about the man, before disappearing completely.

<span style="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;">“Wake 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;">Kamon woke up slowly and saw how the Wanderer was standing over him. It looked like he had slept the whole night, even though he kept guard for several hours that night. The three suns were shining. The portal, which was still frozen was glinstering.

<span style="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 night was darker as before,” Kamon spoke against the Wanderer. “I heard voices all over me the whole time I stood guard.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Yeah, well that happens. We are in between the Sacred Dimension and Ra knows what other dimension is at the other side of that Gate,” the Wanderer explained while helping Kamon up and reaching out with a bottle of water to him. “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;">“Is it the perfect timing for duelling?” Kamon asks and the Wanderer 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,” the Wanderer smiled and he signalled Kamon to follow him. “Remember that whoever your opponent is, you must go in with full force. Don’t hold back, if you do, I am not sure how stable the portal is and you could as well end up in the Chaos 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;">“Let`s go and do this,” Kamon agreed and the Wanderer raised his arms. Four lights appeared, creating a plateau of light, raising above the portal. The Wanderer looked at Kamon and smiled. Kamon was pretty impressed by the field. It had two silver staircases leading up to the field. Kamon stepped on one and turned around looking at the Wanderer but he did not move. “What? Aren’t you coming to see 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;">“No,” the Wanderer smiled and he looked at the field. “This is a very ancient duelling field. Only the competitors may appear on that field and both at another side. Good luck, 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;">“And may the force be with you,” Kamon mumbled while walking up the staircase. He ended up onto the field sooner then he expected. However his opponent was not there yet. “What is this for kind of sick joke? Where is he?” He turned around to Wanderer, but he had disappeared. “Okay, weird. Where did he disappear 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;">“I am right over here,” Wanderer said and he was standing at the other 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 will be my opponent?” Kamon said quiet surprised by the move of Wanderer. “I thought you said you were not strong enough to duel in this duel. To create the ultimate force to open the Gate?”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“Well, let us say that was a test,” the Wanderer smiled and he started pulling off his bandages, more and more hair was revealed. “I think I am quiet suited for the job.”

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">“No, that is impossible,” Kamon spoke as he started to realize the real identity of the Wanderer. “That just can’t be. I always dreamed of facing off against you, but not under such circumstances.” All the bandages dropped off and Wanderer pulled off his cloak. His black spiky hair with golden streaps waved with the wind. His upper body was covered by a blue jacket and around his neck a golden necklace was hanging.

<span style="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,” the King of Games, Yugi Mutoh, spoke and he activated his dueldisk. “Now, it is time to 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;">TO BE CONTINUED……..

<span style="color:rgb(225,228,242);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,'lucidagrande',arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal;text-align:left;">RANDOM DARK DUELLIST 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;">I’ll just let it sink into your for a minute………

<span style="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, I guess it was no surprise to anyone, in the end it would be Yugi facing off against Kamon to open this Portal. All of this just to set up for Chapter 99/100? Yes, it will solve some unsolved mysteries as well. So be on the look-out for the jubileum chapters, because I am reaching a point I never reached before with a serious fanfic, Chapter 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;">So are you ready for this? Are you ready to 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;">IT IS TIME TO DUEL!