Burst had a troubled look on his face. He had noticed Silver Streak's bad mood. 'That sacred beast card Thunder Force and I faced off against faded away. And the same thing happened to the one Silver Streak and Blitz faced-off against did the same thing. Streak mentioned that he was the keeper of the last sacred beast. Raviel. Maybe something's happened.' "Streak?"
Silver Streak picked his head up. "Oh. Hey Burst."
"So what's got you down?"
"Well....I've got a date."
"...How is that bad?"
"I meant to say what happened after I got my date. Some guy wearing a hood showed up and dueled me. Then he stole Raviel. Raviel vanished in the same swirl of shadow that took Uria." Streak sighed. "I failed in my responsibility of guarding Raviel."
"Not quite Streak.", Burst said with a smile. "Now we know who's responsible for taking the sacred beast cards."
"In that case, I think I'll be able to help.", Blitz answered. "I'd looked into the disappearance of the sacred beasts. And I think I've found the one responsible. Burst. You and I could finish this on our own!"
"You sure about that?", Burst asked. "This is a force that can capture monsters whose power is on the level of the god cards."
"You took on monsters who had power on the level of the god cards. I'd say we'll be enough. I got a good look at their lair. They summoned the Castle of Dragon Souls. One way or another, it ends tonight."
Burst sighed. "Fine. But if we don't make it, I'm having the others on standby in-case we don't make it. Better safe than sorry."
"I'm glad you saw it my way.", Blitz said with a smug smile. As the school day came to an end, Burst texted his friends about the information Blitz had found out and that the two of them were prepared to take down the duelist who'd taken the sacred beast cards.
'Why do I have a bad feeling about this?', Burst thought as he looked over his deck. Moon noticed Burst's troubled state and came up to him.
"Feeling a bit scared?", she asked.
Burst sighed before looking at Moon. "Moon. For once I don't feel like everything's going to turn out alright." Burst shook his head. "Maybe it's nothing. All the same, I can't help but wonder how strong this next foe is and what power they have to subjugate monsters on the level of the god cards..." Burst was interrupted as Moon shared a deep kiss with him.
"Listen to me.", Moon said as she pulled out of the kiss. "Whatever you face, I know you'll make it Burst. Because you always have hope. And you know that even if we're not right by your side, we're always in your heart. This time, it's my turn to tell you this. Everything will be fine."
Burst smiled as he pulled Moon into a tight hug. "Thanks Moon. You don't know how much I needed that." Night had soon fallen, and Burst and Blitz headed for the Castle of Dragon Souls that had been summoned by the duelist who'd taken the sacred beasts. "I guess this is it. No use in delaying any further." Burst and Blitz headed inside while Burst's friends watched the two head in. "Don't know why this duelist would pick a place like this to serve as their base. I thought they'd try to stick to something more along the lines of the sacred beasts."
"I think I've got a good feeling where this duelist is waiting to challenge us.", Blitz said. "This way..." Blitz lead Burst to an empty courtyard.
"Okay...so where's the duelist we've gotta beat?"
Blitz had a dark smile as he pulled out three cards and faced Burst. "Closer than you think Burst." Blitz had the three sacred beasts in his hand.
"You're behind all this?!"
Blitz let out a dark chuckle. "Oh I've been behind MUCH more than this Burst."
"What're you talking about?", Burst asked sternly.
"Sombra and Zorc. Tirek and the wicked god cards. I was the one who gave them their power. The plan was going so well. That is....until YOU showed up.", Blitz said with a scowl as he pointed at Burst.
"Let me guess. The three of you were gonna split-up the world after one of you took over?"
"No. I was going to defeat them. I would be hailed as a hero and receive glory!" Blitz then glared at Burst. "And most of all, I would prove to Aether he didn't have to bother thinking about YOU all the time! I would become the hero he thought you would be! But then YOU beat Sombra at Duelist Kingdom and then Tirek at Battle City! YOU became a hero and stole my chance for glory! And worst of all...AETHER'S COME BACK FOR YOU!" Blitz's eyes were full of hate. His heart brimming with rage! Burst closed his eyes, and opened them.
"I pity you Blitz. But I could care less about the glory that came with my victories. I pity you because you wanted to be a hero for the glory and fame. You wanted it for all the wrong reasons. I wanted to become a hero because I wanted to do what was right. But Blitz...you can still be a hero too! Please. Just hand me the sacred beasts. We can walk away with no one getting hurt. Come on. Let's go home."
Blitz sneered at Burst. "I have no need of the sacred beasts. I was just delivering them. Are you here yet mother?" A dark portal appeared, and a woman with pale white skin and pitch black hair wearing a black dress stepped out. Abyss smiled at Blitz as he handed her the sacred beast cards. "Just as you wanted them."
"Perfect Blitz.", Abyss said with a dark smile. "I'll be sure to be at full power when you defeat me." Abyss returned to where she had come from. Leaving Burst and Blitz alone to face each other.
"It's you and me now brother." Blitz spat as much venom as he could into that last word. "Time to see who's Blue-Eyes will stand as the victor. And who will truly be recognized as the hero!" Blitz activated his duel disk.
"Looks like you're not giving me a choice in the matter.", Burst said as he activated his own duel disk.
Burst: 8000
Blitz: 8000
"I got the first move!" Burst looked carefully at his cards. 'This is going to be like fightning my own reflection. Blitz uses the same Blue-Eyes build I have minus Blue-Eyes Absolute. Good thing I don't depend on Absolute to win!' "I'll reveal Blue-Eyes White Dragon in my hand to special summon Blue-Eyes Alternative! Then I'll summon White Stone of Ancients and target it with Sage with Eyes of Blue from my hand! I'll send both to the graveyard to special summon Dragon Spirit of White from my deck! Then I'll activate Spirit's effect! I'll tribute him to bring out Blue-Eyes White Dragon from my hand! Then I'll contact fuse my two Blue-Eyes to fusion summon Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon! Then I'll end my turn. And since I ended my turn, I can special summon a 'Blue-Eyes' monster from my deck thanks to White Stone of Ancients' effect! I'll bring out Blue-Eyes White Dragon!" 'We've got pretty much the same deck. Now let's see if we have the same strategy.'
"I draw!" Blitz grinned in sinister glee at his hand. 'You may have the first move Burst. But I'll be the one to get the first strike! And I'll make sure it's extra devastating!' "I play Trade-In to discard a level 8 monster from my hand and draw two new cards! Then I'll play Cards of Consonance to discard a dragon-type tuner with 1000 or less attack and draw two new cards! And since I discarded White Stone of Legend, I can add Blue-Eyes White Dragon to my hand!" Blitz searched his deck, and added Blue-Eyes! "Now I'll reveal the Blue-Eyes White Dragon in my hand to special summon Blue-Eyes Alternative! I'll then play Dragon Shrine to send Blue-Eyes Alternative from my deck to my graveyard! Then I'll play Dragon's Mirror!"
'Not good!', Burst thought! 'If I'm right about what he's gearing up for, then I might not last that long! However, I'll at least have one monster left standing on my field.' Burst looked to Blue-Eyes Twin Burst. 'I only regret that I've gotta put my monster through such a beating.'
"I banish the two Blue-Eyes in my graveyard and the one on my field!" A vortex appeared above Blitz's field, and a fearsome roar thundered from it! "I fusion summon Neo Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon!" Neo Ultimate descended onto Blitz's field! "Now! Destroy Blue-Eyes White Dragon!" Burst cringed as Blue-Eyes was destroyed in a massive neutron blast! 'No. He doesn't get off that easy!' "Your suffering isn't done yet! I'll send Blue-Eyes Twin Burst from my extra deck to the graveyard to let Neo Ultimate attack once again! Attack Blue-Eyes Twin Burst!" Burst braced himself once again as his monster tanked a devastating hit! But thanks to his effect, Twin Burst was still standing! "I'm satisfied with the damage I've done. For now.", Blitz said with an evil smile.
Burst: 5000
Blitz: 8000
"Hey...Twin Burst...you alright?", Burst asked.
"A little banged-up.", Twin Burst grunted. "But I'm far from broken!"
"That's good....", Burst said with a weak smile as he drew his next card. 'Looks like I've got a chance after all.' "Sorry to ask this of you Twin Burst. But I need to use your effect!" Twin Burst nodded in response. "Twin Burst! Attack Neo Ultimate!" Twim Burst charged at Neo Ultimate, but was swatted out of the air! "Now Twin Burst's effect activates! Your monster is banished since it wasn't destroyed by battle!" Blitz frowned as Neo Ultimate left the field. "I end my turn." 'I didn't do any damage. But at least I was able to get rid of Neo Ultimate!' Burst then steeled his gaze at Blitz and looked at his life points. 'Although...I don't know if that's really much of an accomplishment now. But the duel's not over yet! If I can still draw a card, I've got hope!'
Burst: 3500
Blitz: 8000
'How cute. He really thinks that he can somehow win this.' Blitz sneered at how damaged Burst looked. "Well, well. Still standing are we? In that case, TIME TO FIX THAT!" Blitz drew his next card, but frowned at the sight of it. 'Curse this hand!' "You're fortunate that I can't make any plays that would really do any harm to you. So I'll end my turn for now." 'This is but a delay. Nothing will stop my victory! NOTHING!'
'Seems like I've still got a turn or two left in me!' Burst drew his next card! 'Nice! A chance to turn the tide! It's a good thing that I saved this card in my hand!' "You might've started this duel pretty strong Blitz! But I'm gonna end it!" 'Or at least, this turn should bring me pretty close to the finish!' Burst then thought of all his friends, his family, and Moon. 'Not yet! I can't fall yet! Everyone's waiting for me! I can't hold back anything!' "I play the ritual spell Chaos Form! I'll banish Blue-Eyes White Dragon from my graveyard! Now I ritual summon Blue-Eyes Chaos MAX Dragon!" A swirling vortex of chaos appeared on Burst's field, and Chaos MAX stepped out! "Then I'll have both of my monsters attack you directly!" Both of Burst's dragons fired powerful blasts of energy! Wiping out most of Blitz's life points! "I end my turn. Nice work you two." 'If I didn't beat him in this turn, I at least managed to get rid of most of his life points. I got in at least one good hit.'
Burst: 3500
Blitz: 1000
'One turn....he's managed to push me this far back in ONE TURN!', Blitz screamed in his mind! 'I shall make him pay dearly for damaging me this much!' "I draw!" Blitz grinned savagely at his next card. "I set a card and end my turn." 'This should keep at least his current monsters in check.'
'Chances are that face-down's his big game changer.', Burst thought. 'And I bet he's waiting for my monsters to trigger it! Well, better to find out what he's got lying in wait now! That way he wastes it!' "I draw! I play Return of the Dragon Lords to revive Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"
'NO!', Blitz mentally screamed!
"Let's rock the dragon Blue-Eyes! White Lightning!", Burst cried out!
"You're a disgrace to the Blue-Eyes users Blitz!", Blue-Eyes cried out! "Let's see how you like being on the receiving end of our power!" Blue-Eyes fired a massive blast of white lightning! Wiping out the last of Blitz's life points and knocking him to the ground! Blitz growled as he got to his feet. He then sneered and laughed.
"AAAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHHA!"
"Something funny?", Burst asked.
"You may have won the duel. But I win the fight!" Blitz began to channel a massive blast of darkness!
"So you're gonna take both of us out?!"
"Wouldn't you like to know?", Blitz said with a smirk. Blitz unleashed the blast! It was so big that Burst's friends saw blast from the outside! They rushed inside the castle and found both of Burst and Blitz unconscious! They breathed a sigh of relief as Burst slowly rose.
"Dude...what happened?", Inferno asked.
"Turns out Blitz was responsible for taking the sacred beast cards. He revealed himself here and he was also responsible for giving Zorc to Sombra and the Wicked God Cards to Tirek. Fortunately, it looks like he won't be a problem anymore."
"So this creep's been behind everything! Maybe I oughta rough him up a bit for good measure!", Rainbow Dash said. But Burst stopped her.
"No." Burst looked down at Blitz, and smiled. "He's beaten. I made sure he learned his lesson. Let's all head home." Burst and his friends headed home. But the second they were out of sight, Blitz began to rise.
"Nnnnngggh! My head....", Blitz groaned. "Last I remember was the blast and...." 'Blitz' stared at his body in shock. "...No...."