//------------------------------// // Turn 40: α V Ω, The Final Battle // Story: Yugioh EQG: Ω Zenith // by Banshee531 //------------------------------// Planet earth was battling for its own survival. On almost every street, in every town or city in every country there was at least one Duel going on. Every Duel was between a member of earth and the mysterious slime creatures that were falling from the sky. "Go, Technobot!" Gizmo Poindexter yelled yelled as his robot fired its missiles at the lesser version of itself, destroying it and causing the slime creature mimicking Gizmo to vanish. "Extraordinary," he staid while adjusting his glasses. On another street, the Duellists Lyra and Bon Bon were battling their own clones in a double battle. "LET'S GO!" They both yelled as Maiden of the Enchanted Harp and Agent Striker charged forward and attacked the clones directly. The slime monsters vanished as the girls hugged one another, "YAY!" "Arctic Archer, GO!" Sharp Shooter yelled as his monster fired its bow. "Power Dog Cerberus!" The three dog brothers yelled as their monsters pounced. "Laugh Maker!" Cheese Sandwich yelled as his Performapal threw several cards towards the opponent. "Dread Pirate Nightmare!" Pipsqueak cried as his monster charged and raised its clawed hand to crush the opponent. "Dark Rebellion Dragon!" Shining Spoon cried as his monster attacked, destroying the opponent. "Nice." "Sound Striker/Melody Maker!" Vinyl and Octavia said together, "ATTACK!" Their monsters charged forward and unleashed blasts of sound that struck the opponent. But the place where the most intense Duels were happening was at the Freeze Stadium. There, all of Flash's closest friends were scattered around the parking lot battling their clones. "Come get it!" Rainbow cried as Wonder Beyond charged forward and slashed at her opponent directly, cutting it in half and destroying it. "Yeah!" Rainbow then noticed another slime creature approaching. "You want some!" "Trap Summon!" Tempest yelled as her opponent's Scarvolt tried to beat her, only to be blocked by her Trap Monster. "You're not taking me down!" "ATTACK!" Fluttershy screamed as Kindness Dragonoid silently roared at the opponent, splattering the slime creature to the far wind. Fluttershy panted as another slime creature approached. "I won't let you hurt my friends." "Go!" Grand yelled as Duel Blade Shinobi spun through the air and slashed at the opponent. Grand looked around and watched as more and more slime creatures approached, the older man letting out a sigh. "They just keep coming." "Well we can't give up," Trail told him as his dragon incinerated the opponent. "We have to keep fighting, so Flash can focus on defeating Zeronull." "He's right." The two turned towards the doorway and saw Cold, Misty and Sunset step outside with their Duel Disks at the ready. "Until he can defeat him, we have to make sure he still has a planet to come back too." He spotted a slime creature and stepped towards it, the monster beginning to take shape and mimic him. Misty and Sunset did the same, Trail and Grand focusing back on their opponent. "Let's not forget," Misty drew her cards. "It's not just our world we're fighting to protect." She looked up at the Shadow Gate. Divine Sky Angel fired its bow and destroyed the slime creature mimicking it, all the while Sombra charged at slashed the opponent down. "Keep going!" The former human yelled as he watched Scarvolt fight Storm King while dodging the attacks of slimes. "I'm trying," the Tempest Rogue panted. "But there's only so long we can hold out for." "We just need to keep it up a little longer," Grand Emperor announced. "As long as our allies on earth continue fighting, there's no way we can give up." "No way I'm letting these freaks get me!" Harpie Lady Zephyr explained as she clawed at another one. "We'll keep fighting no matter what," Orchard Cowboy explained as he fired another shot from his pistol. "FOR THE SAKE OF BOTH WORLDS!" Many monsters screamed. "Kneel before the king!" Thorax yelled as Changling King flew forward and bucked its clone with its horns, destroying it. "That's the way," Starlight cheered as her monster destroyed the opponent. "Give it everything you've got girls," Adagio stated as the three Ocean Idols unleashed a combined sonic blast that ripped their opponent's apart at the molecular level. Cold's attention was split between his Duel and watching how everyone else was doing. Despite continuing to win their matches, he knew everyone would soon tire. When that happened, it would be much harder for them to play at their best. Losing was inevitable, no matter how much he wanted to deny it. All they could do was hold out as long as possible. Cold then looked back to the sky, up at the Shadow Gate where his pupil was about to do battle. "Be careful Flash." Up in space, where the Shadow Gate stood, the pyramid created using both Harmonica and Zeronull's power floated in the vast vacuum. And on that pyramid, Flash Sentry and Midnight Sparkle stared one another down. Both humans were protected from the harshness of space by an energy field surrounding the plot of land, supplying them with oxygen and gravity so they could focus on their final battle. The two remained silent as they stared one another down. "Flash Sentry," Midnight smirked. "I should have known you would be the one that would stand as my final obstacle in my crusade. You, who wields the power of Harmonica's disciple and who helped him banish Zeronull's Doom-Vaders. You, who defeated Storm King and became the most suitable candidate for becoming Zeronull's host. And now, here you stand. Chosen and empowered by Harmonica herself. How proud you must feel. And how heartbroken you'll be once you lose and my ultimate goal will finally be fulfilled." "Yeah," Flash smiled, "that's not gonna happen. But I do have a question before we start." Midnight sighed, "very well. What is it you wish to know?" "Really, it's a two piece question. After you've destroyed my world and the Duel Monster Spirit World, then what? As an outer god, I assume you're pretty much immortal. So what exactly are you going to do then." Midnight smiled before jumping down off the pillar and landing on the other side of the pyramid. "Once your worlds are destroyed, I will search the vast cosmos and find other worlds teeming with life. And like you, I will destroy them. I will continue to search and destroy, never stopping, never resting until all life is silenced by my gaze. And only then will my mission be complete." "Oh," Flash nodded, "then what?" She looked at him afterwards. "What?" "What will you do once you're absolutely sure no other life exists. I mean, we both know all that stuff the Zealots said about a new world was total baloney. If you destroy these worlds and suck us into those slime things, we're dead, aren't we?" Her silence gave him the answer. "Thought so. So I ask again. What are you going to do once your mission is completed. The mission you have put yourself on since the very creation of everything." "Everything that should have never been!" Midnight growled, "the Numeron Dragon's birth was a mistake and everything that came after it was also a mistake." "Does that include you?" Flash asked, "you came after that dragon, so that means you're a mistake." "Yes. But I know I am a mistake. And for that, it is up to me to correct that mistake. I will destroy everything, then I will destroy myself." "If you're willing to destroy yourself so easily, then why don't you just do it now and leave the rest of us alone." "No!" She glared at him, "all life must be silenced. The mistake must be undone." "Who say's we're a mistake? Who are you to decide whether we should or shouldn't exist?" He pointed at his planet. "Even if we came into existence by accident, that doesn't change the fact we've grown into something so much more then that. We've evolved, grown into beings worthy of existing. All the hardships. All the trials. Everything the universe has thrown at us. Our world has fought and struggled on because we want to exist and even if we were never meant to, we have the right to remain. And nothing you do will take that away from us." "Then you leave me no choice." Midnight raised her Duel Disk as the generators began to glow, differently coloured light shooting off them and flying into Midnight's hand to form the Zenith Dragon cards. She placed those card onto her deck before it shuffled, the Duel Disk activating. She then held up one final card, "I will defeat you in this Duel and destroy Harmonica's connection to this realm." She placed the card into the Duel Disk, "time will resume and your worlds will destroy themselves." "Not gonna happen." Flash took out his Duel Disk and placed it on his arm, the device activating. He then took out his Flash Heart and Vail Pixie cards. "For the sake of our future. For the sake of everyone relying on us." He placed the cards in his deck as it shuffled, "let's end this." The two got into a battle stance and drew their cards. "ALPHA/OMEGA DUEL!" Flash: 4000 Midnight: 4000 "Age before bone-headedness," Midnight drew her card. "I'm pretty sure I'm both older and more bone-headed then you," Flash told him. "But Zeronull's even older so it still counts," Midnight slapped a card down on the field. "I summon Disharmian of Cruelty, in DEF mode!" In a flash of dark energy, the evil version of Fluttershy appeared infront of Midnight before kneeling down with her arms crossed. (A1200/D1100/L3/P2) "Then I'll place one card face down and end my turn." "Alright," Flash reached for his deck. "This is it. My last chance to stop Zeronull, once and for all. I draw!" He did so and when he saw the card he got, he smiled. "First, I'll play the Spell Pendulum Trick!" He took a card from his hand and showed it to Midnight, revealing Bright Bounce Magna Bunny. Midnight raised an eyebrow at the new card, "and this does?" "It sends a Pendulum Monster from my hand to the Extra Deck," Flash did so. "Now I can't Pendulum Summon for the rest of the turn. But instead, I can look at the top five cards of my deck and add one of them to my hand." He drew five cards before taking one and shuffling the rest back into his deck, then played that card. "Go, Magna Fusion!" "Another new card?" "With this, I can summon a Magna Fusion monster by banishing the cards I need from my hand, deck or graveyard." His deck slotted out two cards, which he took and placed in his pocket. "So I'm banishing Shining Fang Magna Wolf and Reflector Scale Magna Snake!" Midnight watched as the two monsters appeared above Flash before they were sucked into a vortex, merging them together. "Let the raging fury of these two mighty beasts now become one, to give birth to a creature of devastating ferocity!" The vortex exploded, "I FUSION SUMMON!" The light of the explosion faded, revealing Flash's monster. "Magna Beast, Feral Lindworm!" (A2300/D2100/L6) "Then, I'll activate it's skill!" He removed Magna Bunny from his Extra Deck, as Lindworm curled itself up. "I can send a Pendulum Monster from my extra deck to the graveyard and destroy a card on your field." The Fusion Monster rolled forward, turning into a wheel that shot towards Midnight's field and crushed Disharmian of Cruelty. Midnight frowned while Flash smirked, while Lindworm rolled back over to his side of the field. "Alright," Lindworm circled around him, "and that was just his ability. Now he can go right in for a direct attack!" The Fusion Monster charged at Midnight, ready to deal her some serious damage. But she simply smiled. "Trap card open!" The card flipped up to reveal, "Defence Draw!" A force field appeared around Midnight, which Lindworm slammed into and bounced off as the possessed teen drew a card. "Are you done?" Flash frowned, "I place one card face down and end my turn." "Then I'll go!" Midnight drew her card and smiled, "perfect." She took the card she had drawn and one from her hand and held them up. "Now I set scale one Disharmian of Betrayal and scale nine Disharmian of Misery, into the Pendulum Scale!" She slapped the cards onto the Duel Disk before the pillars of light appeared on either side of her, with the evil versions of Rainbow and Pinkie appearing within them before the portal began to form above Midnight's head. "I PENDULUM SUMMON!" The portal opened before a pair of dark lights shot out of them, hitting the ground and taking shape before fading to reveal her monsters. "Disharmian, Midnight Archangel!" (A3000/D2500/L8/P5) "And Disharmian of Cruelty!" (A1200/D1100/L3/P2) "Cruelty's skill!" Fluttershy's evil clone fired a blast of light from her gem, which struck Flash's hand and made the cards heat up. "Ahh!" Flash hissed at the heat. Flash: 3700 Midnight: 4000 "And now for Archangel's skill," Midnight held up Disharmian of Deceit before discarding it. "By sending a monster to my graveyard, I can add another monster from my deck to my hand." He deck slotted out a card, which she too and held up. "Marventus," Flash realised. 'This is just like how she beat Shining.' Flash quickly realised if he wasn't careful, he could end up meeting the same fate as her brother. "Now for the fun part," Midnight smirked as Archangel flew up and formed a sphere of energy in her hand. "Midnight Archangel now attacks Feral Lindworm!" The Disharmian unleashed her attack, firing a beam that struck Flash's Fusion Monster and vaporised it. "Augh!" Flash cried, feeling himself skid backwards from the force of Midnight's attack. Flash: 3000 Midnight: 4000 "Now, Cruelty will attack you directly!" Fluttershy's dark clone shot forward, ready to punch Flash in a very un-Fluttershy way. "Trap card open!" Flash's face down flipped you before a force field appeared around Flash, blocking Cruelty's attack. "You're not the only one with a Defence Draw," Flash drew his card while Midnight simply smirked. "Think you're funny, do you?" "Enough to make you love me. Or...the girl you're controlling love me. Although, I'm betting those feelings are still rattling around in there." Midnight frowned, "don't be ridicules." "Why's it so hard to believe?" Flash asked as he remembered what Shining had told him before. "You said it yourself when we first met, you're just as much Twilight as you are Zeronull. And I know that Twilight's love for me is strong enough to protect it from whatever influence Zeronull has on you." "Blah," Midnight stuck out a tongue, "you're so sickeningly sweet I think I'm gonna throw up." "Just look at me!" Flash yelled, "look into my eyes and tell me you don't love me!" The two locked eyes, Midnight glaring while Flash tried to look beyond her gaze and see the girl he loved. And slowly, Midnight's expression began to soften. It was only for the slightest of moments, but she seemed different. But before it could set in, Midnight clutched her head and moaned in pain. "Twilight-" "That is not my name!" Midnight looked back up and shot a glare at him, as angry as ever. "Now just go already!" Flash glared back at her and drew his card. "I play the Spell card, Starburst Reload!" His Duel Disk slotted out a card, Flash taking it to reveal Magna Bunny before putting it in his pocket. "Now I banish a card from my grave and draw cards equal to its level." He drew three cards, smiling as a plan came together. "Now, I set scale one Magna Caster Lunara and scale eight Lustrous Feather Magna Leghorn into the Pendulum Scale!" The pillars of light appeared on either side of him before the two monsters flew up into them, the portal beginning to form as Flash chanted. "Cut through space time and carve the arc of victory!" The portal slowly began to open as Flash yelled out, "I PENDULUM SUMMON!" As single light shot out of the portal and struck the ground, exploding to reveal Flash's monster. "Unleash your roar, Star Fang Magna Tiger!" (A2400/D2100/L7) "Then I activate a Spell card!" Magna Tiger began to glow, "Reverse Polarity. With this, Magna Tiger and Midnight Archangel's ATK points switch." Midnight frowned as Magna Tiger's light flew off and struck Midnight's monster, powering it down while pumping him up. (A3000/D2100/L7) (A2400/D2500/L8/P5) "Well bully for you." "Magna Tiger!" Flash yelled while pointing at Archangel, "take her out!" The tiger themed warrior charged forward and slashed Midnight's monster with its giant gauntlet, causing it to explode. Flash: 3000 Midnight: 3400 "Star Fang's skill!" Flash yelled as his monster slashed the air, creating a portal in front of Cruelty. "Banish one monster on your field with ATK less then the one he destroyed." Cruelty was sucked inside, leaving Midnight's field empty. "I place one card face down and end my turn." He looked down at their scores. He may be behind at the moment, but it was still early. "Don't worry Twilight," he looked up at her. "I'll get you out of this. I promise." "FIRE!" Soarin yelled as Assault Striker unleashed its all out attack, decimating the slime copying it. "Go!" Rarity cried as Crystal Rarity fired a beam from its staff. "Crush it!" Maud yelled, as her Giga-Rock Titan slammed its fist into the ground and crushed the opponent. "We have to keep fighting!" Tidal told the Duellists around him. "No matter what, our amigo is counting on us to hold down the fort." "You got it!" Pinkie smiled as her Balloonimal Fusion Monster army charged. "We won't give up," Sonata cheered. "No way!" Aria yelled. "We'll keep fighting," Applejack assured him. "Along with the rest of the world." "Go!" Mac yelled as Cyber Handyman charged and sawed the opponent in half. The young man was outside his family's home, working to keep his grandmother safe. But with all the approaching slime beasts, it wasn't easy. Two charged at once. But before they could get too far, a giant foot came crashing down and crushed one of them. "What?" Mac turned to the foot and saw it was none other then Exodia, who had just stepped out from around his house. "Where did-" "Well lookie here brother of mine," Mac and Granny Smith turned towards the voices as saw two men stepped into view. Flim and Flam. "We come looking for our old friend Applejack hoping for a rematch and what do we find?" "Her family in serious danger by the looks of things," Flam smiled while Mac glared at them. "Now don't go getting upset that we're here." "We've come to help," Flim announced before they turned to the slime beasts. "You're about to find out what happens to those who mess with the Flim-Flam Brothers." "Rightly said brother," Flame nodded. Mac wasn't sure if he could trust them, but he knew he didn't have much of a choice. In another part of the city, the Celestic Sisters were leading a bunch of non-Duellists to safety. "Divine Sun Spirit of Harmony!" Celestia summoned the monster, which unleashed a burst of golden light that incinerated them. "This way!" Luna cried as she lead the group down an alley, only for the slimes to appear. "Divine Moon Spirit of Harmony!" The monster appeared and unleashed a dark blue light that struck the slime and froze it in place. "Hurry!" They continued down the path as Celestia and her monster brought up the rear. When they entered the street, several more slimes could be seen. "Sister!" Luna cried as Celestia joined her, the two's monsters coming together and crossing their staffs. They then pointed them forwards unleashing spiralling beam of light and dark energy it struck the slimes and destroyed them, creating a clear path for them. In Cloudsdale, Spitfire and her students had taken to the streets to help those that didn't Duel. They were using everything they had learned from Rainbow, Soarin and Gilda to protect the people, the way they knew those three and even the creator of their school had done. But despite the training they had undergone, many of them were struggling from inexperience. But before any of them could lose, a barrage of lightning bolts shot down from the heavens and destroyed the slimes. Everyone who saw it looked up and saw a giant robotic bird flying above them, the bird beginning to circle a building and they all spotted someone standing there. "Geez," the girl said, "I just came to settle the score with Rainbow. I didn't think I'd be getting caught up in all this." She looked around and spotted some more slimes appearing on the roof. "Jetstream Thunderbird!" The robotic bird roared as it unleashed more lightning. "Sick'em!" Timber Spruce yelled as his Dark Timberwolf roared, unleashing a toxic breath the melted the slimes. "Oh yeah!" The teen smirked, "super hero right here." "HELP!" He turned to see a girl getting chased by some slimes, causing him to sigh. "Can't I get a minute to enjoy my victory," he rushed over and gave the girl a smile. "Hey beautiful! You look like you could use a hand." He turned towards the slime and smiled, "this should be easy." But then he looked around it and saw several more, "maybe not that easy." "Attack!" Neo Frozen Heart unleashed a burst of cold air, freezing its opponent solid before spinning around and slamming its tail pick into it. Cold sighed as the monster shattered, the man feeling himself growing tired. "Have to...keep going." "Not alone you don't!" Cold turned to the voice and saw Spike, Scootaloo, Sweetie, Applebloom, Marble, Cadance and Shining exit. "What are you doing?" Rarity asked her sister, "it's not safe." "I don't care!" Sweetie held up her Duel Disk, "I'm a Duellist too." "So are we!" Scootaloo and Applebloom did the same. "But you're hurt?" Sunburst told Spike and Shining, the two smiling. "I don't need to stand in order to Duel," Spike sat on the steps on the stadium and activated his Duel Disk. Shining did the same, "we can't just sit back and let you risk your lives." Pinkie and Maud turned to Marble. "I helped cause this," Marble activated her Duel Disk. "I'm going to help end this." "We're all helping," Cadance activated her Duel Disk. The others realised there was no stopping them and just focused on their own Duels. As they started, Shining looked back up at the Shadow Gate. "Come on Flash. You have to win, soon." "It's my turn!" Midnight reached for her deck and took a card, "draw." The portal began to form up above her head. "I PENDULUM SUMMON!" The portal opened before a pair of dark lights shot out and struck the ground, exploding to reveal her monsters. "Disharmian, Midnight Archangel!" (A3000/D2500/L8/P5) "And Disharmian of Greed!" (A1300/1700/L4/P9) "Archangel's skill!" Midnight held up Marventus before discarding it, her deck slotting out another card that she took to show Flash. "Mesmeridiem," Flash whispered. As he said that, something else occurred. The generator holding the Zenith Dragon of Limitless Skies suddenly began to glow, Marventus letting out a mighty roar that was heard on both world. "With every turn she's getting closer and closer to summoning Zeronull." "Attack!" Midnight yelled as Archangel flew into the air, then brought her hands together to form the dark energy orb that she threw at Magna Tiger. But when the attack struck Magna Tiger, the monster shattered to reveal another Magna Tiger standing behind it. Flash: 2400 Midnight: 3400 "Sorry," Flash smirked, "but my Reflection Guard keeps Magna Tiger on from being destroyed." "That's fine," Midnight smiled. "It's not like it can hurt me. And even if you find a way to make it strong enough to beat Archangel, you're just doing me a favour." 'She's right," Flash frowned as Midnight ended her turn. 'If I destroy Midnight Archangel, she'll just summon it back next turn and be one step closer to summoning Zeronull.' He looked down at his hand. 'I don't have anything that can destroy her scale. I've gotta hope for a lucky draw.' "It's my turn!" He drew his card and saw it was Neo Lightspeed Dragon. 'Dang...' "Wait," his looked at his field and smirked, "that could work." "Would could work?" Midnight asked. "Let me show you!" Flash summoned Neo Lightspeed Dragon, the robotic wolf appearing besides Magna Tiger. "Now I activate Leghorn's Pendulum Ability!" The star on its stomach glowed before unleashing a light, which struck Magna Tiger and lowered its level. (A2400/D2100/L4) "What's that supposed to do?" Midnight asked, "neither of them are strong enough to destroy Midnight Archangel." "Are you sure you've got Twilight's memories?" Flash asked as his monsters transformed into a pair of lights that shot up into the air. "Because she'd know I'm using these two monsters in order to build the Overlay Network!" A black hole appeared infront of him, the two lights flying inside as he chanted. "Shatter the chains forged by the laws of physics and burst open the door to limitless possibilities!" The black hole exploded, unleashing a burst of brilliant light. "I XYZ SUMMON!" The light faded, revealing Flash's monster. "Reality Buster Dragon!" (A2000/D2000/R4) "ATTACK!" The Xyz monster flew forward and swung its sword at Midnight Archangel, who fired her magical blast at it. "Reality Buster's skill!" One of its Overlay Units flew into its sword, which it used to block the oncoming attack. "When Reality Buster battles a monster that's stronger then it, I can remove an Overlay Unit and negate his destruction!" The sword appeared to absorb the energy Archangel fired, "and you take any of the damage I would have taken." Midnight growled as Reality Buster swung its sword around and unleashed the energy in a single wave, which struck the possessed and sent her staggering backwards. "AUGH!" Flash: 2400 Midnight: 2400 "I place two cards face down and end my turn." Reality Buster flew down and landed behind him as he watched Midnight slump forward, panting heavily. "Come on Twilight. You're stronger then Zeronull. Don't let it beat you!" "Be quiet!" Midnight's head shot up. "How many times do I have to spell it out for you. I'm not your little girlfriend anymore. She's gone and she's never coming back!" "I don't believe you," Flash told her. "Twilight's not so easily beaten." "I don't care what you believe," Midnight reached for her deck. "All I care about is finally ending you once and for all, so my master plan can finally come to fruition. And you won't stop me. It's my turn. I draw!" She did so, then reached for her deck again. "Thanks to Disharmian of Greed, I can now draw an additional card." She did so and smiled, "perfect." Flash didn't like the sound of that. "Reality Buster still has an Overlay Unit, so I should be fine." "I activate Disharmony Kamikaze!" Archangel flew into the air, a dark aura forming around her. "With this Spell, I can tribute a Disharmian and then destroy a monster on your field with less ATK then it." With that, Archangel shot forward and morphed into a dark meteor that slammed into Reality Buster and exploded. "Augh!" Flash cried as the explosion knocked him staggering forward, the smoke vanishing to reveal both Archangel and Reality Buster were destroyed. "Great." "There's more," Midnight held up the card Flash knew was her Zenith Dragon. "With her destroyed, I can now summon her back to the field." The portal formed above her head, "I PENDULUM SUMMON!" The portal opened before a pair of dark lights shot out and struck the ground, exploding to reveal both her monsters. "Disharmian, Midnight Archangel!" (A3000/D2500/L8/P5) "And Disharmian of Inequality!" (A1100/D1500/L4/P3) The dark version of Starlight appeared on the field besides Archangel, both smirking at Flash as his field was completely empty. "Now for Archangel's skill!" Midnight turned her card around and showed it was Mesmeridiem, which she discard before a card slotted out of her deck. As she did, the generator holding the light dragon lit up as the beast roared. Flash watched her take it and hold it up before turning the card around, revealing the Zenith Dragon of Endless Inferno. "Not good," he whispered. "Now she's only one turn away from summoning Zeronull." "Not like you'll survive long enough to see it," Archangel raised her hands and formed the orb. "Such a shame. All that talk and I didn't even need to summon my ultimate beast." She pointed at him, "ATTACK!" The Disharmian fired the blast right at Flash, Midnight laughing as it struck. "YES!" But then Midnight noticed something, or a lack of something. No scream of pain. "What?" It was then that a light suddenly appeared at the point the beam struck, the girl flinching at it. The light formed a dome around Flash, originating from a monster that suddenly appeared around him. The one that Midnight swore she would never see again. "Flash Heart Dragon?" The white version of Flash's ace stood infront of him, unleashing the a light that formed the dome around them. "How?" "My Beacon of Hope Trap!" Flash explained. "When you attacked me directly, it let me draw a card. Since it was a monster, I got to summon it. And it's the best monster in my entire deck. One born of Harmonica and imbued with her power. "Flash Heart Dragon...Alpha." (A2500/D2000/L7/P4) Midnight growled, "so what? It's not strong enough to beat Midnight Archangel." "Maybe not," Flash said. "But before he's destroyed, his abilities activate." A portal appeared behind Inequality. "The weakest monster on your field is banished!" Starlight's dark clone was sucked inside. "And now for his other skill," Flash reached for his deck. "Whenever a monster's banished, I can draw a card. If it's a monster whose Level is lower then the one banished, I can summon it." He drew his card but frowned, "luck's not on my side." He added it to his hand before the dome of light cracked and shattered, Archangel's attack hitting Flash Heart and destroying him. "AUGH!" Flash: 1900 Midnight: 2400 Midnight smirked at the teen as he managed to hold his ground, though the blast had pushed Flash back a few inches. "I place one card face down and end my turn." "And that means it's my turn!" Flash reached for his deck, "I draw!" As he did, the portal formed above Flash's head. "I PENDULUM SUMMON!" The portal opened before a single light shot out and struck the ground, revealing Flash's ace. "Shine your light of victory, Flash Heart Dragon...ALPHA!" (A2500/D2000/L7/P4) "Flash Heart's skill!" A portal appeared below Disharmian of Greed, causing her to fall and be removed from play. "Now for his other ability!" Flash drew his card and smiled before slapping it onto the field. "I summon Aura Pulse Magna Rat!" In a flash of light, the robotic rodent appeared in front of him. (A300/D200/L1) "Ha!" Midnight chuckled, "those cards can't stop me. You realise the second I summon Zeronull, it's all over." "Which is why I'm gonna beat you before that happens," Flash explained as a portal appeared above Flash's head. "Starting with Magna Rat's skill!" The Magna Rat leapt into the portal and out of the other side, Magna Wolf jumped out and landed besides Flash. (A1500/D1200/L4) "Then, I activate the Spell card Lightspeed!" Flash Heart began to glow as its power rose. (A3500/D2000/L7/P4) "Time to end this. Flash Heart, GO!" The robotic dragon's boosters ignited and sent him rocketing towards Midnight Archangel. Midnight watched as Flash's monster sucker punched hers, causing the fiend to explode and push her backwards as she cried out. Flash: 1900 Midnight: 1900 "And now Shining Fang Magna Wolf will take a bite out of you!" The wolf growled as its body began glowing. "And thanks to his skill, his ATK goes up by a hundred points for every card removed from play." He let out loud howl as his power went up. (A2100/D1200/L4) Flash let out a whistle and the wolf shot forward before he bounced, ready to make Midnight's life points hit zero. "TWILIGHT!" "Stop calling me that!" The girl screamed before her face down flipped up, "Trap card open!" Pink portals opened up before a bunch of dark green vines shot out, several wrapping around Magna Wolf's legs and stomach. "My Venom Ivy Trap card equips to any monster that attacks me directly. It prevents them from attacking and during each of my turns, they lose eight hundred ATK points until it hits zero and destroys it." Flash frowned, "dang it." "You had your chance," Midnight announced. "If you had foreseen my face down, maybe you could have destroyed it. But now there's nothing you can do except end you turn." Flash didn't want to admit it, but she was right. As he brought his turn to an end, Flash Heart and Magna Wolf's ATK returned to normal. (A2500/D2000/L7/P4) (A1500/D1200/L4) "Such a shame," Midnight stated as she reached for her deck. "All that hard work and you weren't able to pull it off." She drew her card, "now all you can do is watch as your world comes crumbling down." As she said this, the vines around Magna Wolf began to constrict him. Flash frowned as his friend howled in pain, while the Trap's effects kicked in and caused Magna Wolf's ATK to drop by eight hundred. (A700/D1200/L4) "Just hold on," Flash told him. "I'll find a way to save you." "Save him?" Midnight laughed again, "you can't even save yourself. Not with what I have in store for you." The portal began to form above her head. "I PENDULUM SUMMON!" The portal opened before a single light shot out of it, hitting the ground and exploding as Midnight's monster appeared one last time. "Midnight Archangel!" (A3000/D2500/L8/P5) "Archangel's skill!" She discarded a card, right as the dragon within the fire generator roared at the same time it began to glow. "I discard Perfignis in order to add another monster to my hand." A card slotted out of her deck and she took it before holding it up. "Now, the time has come." Flash stared at the cards as a dark aura appeared around it and Midnight. "This isn't good." "With this card, I put everything on the line." The light grew brighter and brighter. "Should I lose this Duel, every card in my deck will be destroyed. Including my Zenith Dragons and this card itself." She then raised her Duel Disk as a green, yellow and red light exploded out of it, Flash barely managing to keep his eyes opened and look through it to see three cards fly out of her Duel Disk and shot towards the generators holding their dragons. "In order to summon my ultimate monster, I must first banish three Zenith Dragons from my graveyard." As she said that, the three dragons roared before the light from the generators shot off and struck the cards. The cards glowed before shooting towards the Shadow Gate. "Where are they going?" Flash asked as the three cards entered the void. As they did, they suddenly exploded with a light that was brighter then any Flash had ever seen before. Back on earth, everyone continued to Duel only for a bright light to catch their eye and look up. There, they saw something happening within the Shadow Gate. And whatever it was, they knew it wasn't something good. "What is that?" Rainbow asked, turning to Cold who didn't look like he had any clue. "I...don't know." Slowly, the light began to take shape and form and image everyone was beginning to dread that they recognised. Shining looked up from his own Duel, turning to look up at the figure and announce what everyone was scared it might be. "That's Zeronull." "ARISE!" Midnight slapped the card onto her Duel Disk, "OMEGA DEITY OF DESTRUCTION! ZERONULL!" The light exploded off of the figure and reveal the dark outer god in all his might, the three Zenith Dragons sitting within his wings. Its eyes glowed and stared down at Flash, then passed him towards his planet. A look of disgust was evident. "So this is him in all his glory," Flash whispered. Midnight laughed at Flash's face. "Behold, the last monster you'll ever see before your end. With powers the likes of which you'll never be able to stand against. With three Zenith Dragons removed from play, he gains one thousand ATK and DEF points for each of them. (A3000/D3000/L12) "And, of course, it can't be destroyed in battle. Nor are you able to destroy it with Spells, Traps or Monster effects." "Okay," Flash sighed, "I get it. He's really strong, almost indestructible." "There's no almost about it," Midnight announced. "It is indestructible and with it, this match's fate is set in stone." She pointed at Flash, "all you can do now is wait for your inevitable destruction by its hands." "Well you'll have to wait for that destruction," Flash explained. "Since you banished a monster, I can draw a card and if it's a monster whose Level is lower then your Zenith Dragon, I can summon it." He drew his card, but alas it wasn't a monster. "You're certainly using your Flash Heart Dragon effectively," Midnight smiled. "But it's power is nothing compared to Zeronull's. Although, I might not even have to use it." Midnight Archangel too to the air. "After all, one attack from Archangel and your Magna Wolf will be obliterated...along with the rest of your life points." Flash watched as Archangel formed the orb between her hands, then threw it at the trapped wolf and unleashed a beam of dark magic. All the while, Flash Heart turned to his partner and nodded. Flash nodded back before pressing the button on his Duel Disk. "I activate my Trap!" The card flipped up as Flash Heart leapt in front of Magna Wolf, "Interception!" The blast struck Flash Heart Dragon and destroyed him, Flash grunting in pain as his life points dropped. Flash: 1400 Midnight: 1900 Midnight smirked, "you're a real sucker for punishment, aren't you. Could have let yourself lose the easy way, but instead you've only forced yourself to face a worse end." As she said that, Zeronull's central orb began to glow. "I attack with my Omega Deity of Destruction." As she said that, a card slotted out of her deck. "And whenever it attacks, I must banish one monster from my deck." She threw the card into the air as the Fabulaqua unleashed a roar while is generator glowed brighter. That light flew off and struck the card as it flew into the Shadow Gate and phased into one of the three remaining empty orbs. The Zenith Dragon of Bottomless Oceans appeared within the orb, causing Zeronull's ATK and DEF to rise up. (A4000/D4000/L12) As this happened, Zeronull unleashed the laser from out of the Void. It shot out of the portal and flew through space before striking the tied up Magna Wolf. Flash's eyes went wide as the beam exploded and unleashed a shockwave that slammed into him. "ARRRRRHHHHH!" Flash cried as he hit the ground and rolled for several seconds until he went over the edge of the upside-down pyramid. "WOW!" He cried, grabbing the edge and barely managing to get a grip. He groaned as he pulled himself back onto the patch of rock, right as the light from the explosion vanished to show Magna Wolf still on the field and Flash's Life Points were unchanged. "Due to Zeronull's ability, your monster remains and you take no damage. But once I have all six Zenith Dragons removed from play, this Duel will end in my victory" Flash let out a sigh as he stood up and walked forward. "That still gives me three more turns to end this." "Please," Midnight stated, "nothing you do will end this Duel any way other than with my victory." "We'll see," Flash looked up at her. "That's the beauty of this game. It never turns out the way you think it will. Anything can happen. With a single draw of a card, the whole game to be turned on its head." "Well I know exactly how this Duel will end," Midnight announced before playing a card. "First, I'll play De-Spell in order to destroy a monster in your Pendulum Zone." Flash looked up at watched as Magna Leghorn glowed, the robotic bird crying out before it exploded. "Then, I'll continue to banish more and more Zenith Dragons while you pointlessly struggle to try and destroy Zeronull. But eventually, you'll be forced to accept that there is nothing you can do against this overwhelming power and I will end this Duel in my victory. After that, your connection to Harmonica will be lost and nothing will be able to stop me from finally completing my ultimate objective." "No," Flash shook his head, "I won't let that happen." He then looked up at Zeronull as it stared down at him, the teen only now seeing just how hopeless everything seemed to be. But no matter what, Flash would find a way to win. For the sake of both his worlds, his friends and the people he loves, he would find a way to win.