Episode 148: The Greatest Overlay, Vylon Alpha- Omega!
In Cynemia City, people are beginning to evacuate as members of the Crossed Brotherhood charge forward. Tony pants in exhaustion. He steps back as a man draws.
Man: Heh. I use Power Bond. I combine Patriod, Kiteroid, Steamroid, Drillroid, and Tankroid. Come forth, Barbaroid, the Ultimate Battle Machine [ATK 8000/DEF 4000 LV 12]. Your Toons won't hold up to this! Barbaroid, take him out! Ultimate Twin Cannons!
Tony closes his eyes as the attack gets closer to impacting.
???: Trap card, Wall of Thorns. This destroys your monster.
??? 2: Trap card, Master and Servant's Resolve. This deals your destroyed monster's power as damage.
The attack shoots back and destroys Barbaroid. The blast hits the member and sends him flying inside a door [Man LP = 0]. Tony blinks in shock and turns behind him as two people stand.
Marie: Sorry we're late. All this was sudden.
Tier: But you do not mind if we join in, do you?
Opening
Yusuke and the others watch as the duel continues [Chimera and Neo LP = 2400] [Titan LP = 600]. Titan grins as his two monsters tower over the field [ATK 3000/DEF 2000 LV 9] [ATK 3000/DEF 2000 LV 9] while he has one set card. Neo gasps as he has no cards out while Chimera looks in anger with Koa'ki Meiru Bergzak [ATK 2000/DEF 200 LV 4].
Titan: Come on, try a little harder. You can't break down the wall with a stick. At least fight me with a little more burning passion!
Chimera: Leave this to me Neo. I'll take him out this turn.
Sigma: Kid, we can switch out any time you want. I wouldn't normally say that, but we don't appear to be in a good situation right now.
Neo: Yes, we don't. But that's why I need to keep fighting. Yusuke's always battled knowing there was a chance he would lose. If I run away and hide, how does that make me look?
Sigma: Don't say I didn't warn you….but go for it.
Chimera: Here I go, draw! His deck is full of weak cards. Normally, his deck would barely work as a Swarm deck. But unfortunately, he has those Titan cards. Even if his deck does not lean in one direction, those Titans have enough power to counter such reason. In that case…once we crush those Titans the duel is decided! This card can be summoned by releasing only one Koa'ki Meiru monster. I release the Koa'ki Meiru Bergzak I revived using Core Reinforcement and summon Koa'ki Meiru Rooklord [ATK 2800/DEF 2200 LV 7]. Now I remove a Koa'ki Meiru from play and use his power to destroy two cards you control. Using this effect, I destroy both of your Titans!
Tamika: Yes, that's my brother!
Koga: If those Titans fall, he'll win for sure!
Titan: Oh wow, what an unexpected move! Looks like I'll lose for sure now! …Psych! Trap card, Kingdom of Titans. When a monster is foolish enough to oppose my Titans, this card prevents that monster from attacking or using its effect.
Chimera: Damn. He sealed my monster.
Titan: Seriously? You thought that would work? I've been dueling for years brat! You don't think someone's tried that before? Titans are strong, but once they're gone, you're wide open. So I build a wall high enough so no one can jump over it, so wide no one can go around it, and so thick no one can go through it.
Chimera: We'll see about that. My monster can't be destroyed since you negated his effect. So I should be grateful to you. I set a card and end my turn.
Titan: Not too intimidating. Here I go, draw! I summon Flying Kamakiri #1 [ATK 1400/DEF 900 LV 4]. This might be considered overkill, but I need to set an example. Only the best of the best can think about challenging me. Anyone lesser than that might as well not even try. Ice Titan; let's freeze him to the ground. Go, Ice Claw!
Chimera: Trap card…
Titan: Don't bother! Ice Titan negates your Spells and Traps when it attacks, no matter what you use.
Titan slashes through Rooklord as it blows up. Chimera stands his ground and doesn't fly back [Neo and Chimera LP = 2200].
Arnold: No! One more hit and it's all over!
Titan: Time to put this little birdy to bed. Rock Titan; let's put them out of their misery! Smash them, Rock Fist!
Chimera: Trap card, Core Burial. I send one Iron Core of Koa'ki Meiru from the deck to the grave and negate an attack.
The fist hits a barrier. Rock Titan almost falls off balance, but stands up straight.
Titan: Tch. There goes my win. Oh well. Deck thinning is still a win! Flying Kamakiri attacks!
Chimera: And once again, I send a Core to the grave and negate.
The attack is blocked.
Titan: Not very smart kid. After all, you need Iron Cores for your monsters. Without them, your monsters might as well be dead weight. So once all 3 are gone, that's my win! I don't even need to attack! Turn end.
Neo: Chimera, are you okay?!
Chimera: It's fine. I'll manage somehow. I left things up to you now Neo. Make sure you take advantage of all the pieces I left you.
Neo: The pieces you….I got it! Alright, here goes! Draw. I use the Spell card Light of Equality. You get to make a choice Titan. Since I don't control a LIGHT monster on my field or hand, you decide between two options to even the odds. You can either choose option A where all your monsters are destroyed, or option B where I draw cards equal to the number of monsters I control.
Rika: It's obvious what he'll pick. Neo can't use Rooklord. So the smart thing to do would be to get rid of his monsters and finish Neo off next turn, since he'll have no monsters.
Baron: No….I get the impression Titan is not that manner of man.
Titan: Fine, fine. Draw all the damn cards you want.
Sigma: That's freaky. Why let you draw all those cards? He had a chance to win since your fields would have been empty.
Titan: You see, to me power is everything. Without power, you are nothing. I will not let things end easily. There's no way I'm giving up my power. Besides, it's not like anything you draw will help!
Dante: Rather snooty isn't he? He must be feeling full of himself right now.
Neo: Is that really the way you think? Power is worthless if power is not used for something useful. I'll show you using my own personal power! I draw 3 cards since you have three more monsters than I do. I then use the Spell card Synchro Avenge. I remove Vylon Epsilon from play and summon the monsters used to summon it. However, they can't be attack, use their effects, or be used for a Synchro Summon. I revive Vylon Prism and Vylon Vanguard [ATK 1500/DEF 1500 LV 4] [ATK 1400/DEF 1000 LV 4].
Alicia: If it isn't a Synchro Summon…then that must be his plan.
Neo: Then I'll summon this monster. Come on out, Vylon Tesseract [ATK 800/DEF 600 LV 4]. Now I Overlay level 4 Vylon Tesseract, Vylon Vanguard, and Vylon Prism.
All three monsters turn into lights and fly into a spiral.
Neo: With these three monsters, I'll construct the Overlay Network. Exceed Summon! Come on out, Vylon Disigma [ATK 2500/DEF 2100 RANK 4]. I'll use this monster's amazing power right away. By sending an Overlay Unit to the graveyard, I can select one monster my opponent controls and turn it into an Equip card [Unit = 2]. I'll take Rock Titan.
Titan looks in shock as his monster is sucked inside Disigima's chest.
Chimera: Yes! I knew I could count on you!
Neo: I'm not going to let it end easily! Now then, let's finish him! Vylon Disigma attacks your Flying Kamakiri #1!
Yusuke: Are they…are they really going to win?!
Titan: Oh please….you honestly think that level of power is enough to wipe me out?! Ridiculous! Trap card, Half Unbreak! Now my Flying Kamakiri is not destroyed and any damage is halved.
Disigma fires light pellets as a bubble protects Kamakiri. Light bullets hit Titan and he gasps, stepping back [Titan LP = 50].
Chimera: Alright. It won't be much longer now.
Neo: I was really getting worried there. All we need to do is keep this up for a few more turns and it's in the bag. I set a card and end my turn.
Sigma: I'm glad I didn't fight in this duel. Looks like this wouldn't have been worth my time after all.
Titan: …Well…looks like I won't be able to go easy on you anymore. To touch a god is a sin enough, but to touch a Titan goes beyond abolsution. I'll show you…the anger of the Titans!
Seth: What's with this guy? His aura became a lot more poisonous than it already was. Wait a minute; he used a card during his duel with Yusuke he hasn't used yet. Could he….?
Titan: Here I go, draw! I use the Spell card Pot of Greed. Now I get to draw 2 cards from my deck. Then from my hand, I use the Spell card Graceful Charity! This lets me draw 3 cards and then send two to the graveyard [Tornado Titan, Shadow Titan]. And then for my final card, Hammer Smash! This destroys one monster on the field with the highest attack points!
Tamika: Hold on, his monster has the highest attack points! After all, he's just going to get rid of his Titan?!
Axel: No…I remember seeing something like this once before.
Yusuke: No…it can't be! Neo, Chimera, run away!
Titan: Too late fools. Once you approach the Titans, you risk death. And now I will send your souls to Tartarus for all of eternity! I remove three Titan monsters in the graveyard from play and destroy all other monsters on my field. By doing this, this monster can be Special Summoned from my hand. Appear, the king of all Titans! Titan King- Kronos [ATK 5000/DEF 3000 LV 12].
A set of doors appears as they open, the gargantuan monster stepping out. Chimera begins to shake as Neo steps back while the monster roars into the air.
Sigma: Whoa! Who would have guessed he had something like that!?
Chimera: This…isn't good.
Titan: Well, it's been fun. But now things are coming to end. Kronos, it is time! I send the monster Ice Titan from my deck to the graveyard.
Yusuke: How!? There should only be one of each Titan monster!
Titan: You can thank my new buddy Vergil for that. He used his dark power to create more of each one. Letting me do this. Now since I sent Ice Titan to the grave in this way, Kronos gains its effect. Now when he attacks, all Spells and Traps are negated. Crush Vylon Disigma!
Chimera: Neo!
Neo: T-Trap card! Damage Diet! Now all damage I take this turn is halved.
It draws the scythe, slashing it across the ground. Disigma looks as it is swept away and destroyed. Neo cries out as he is almost blown away, cracks appearing in his skin [Neo and Chimera LP = 950].
Neo: Damn…I'm starting to come apart again.
Chimera: Neo, if this is too much for you…
Neo: N-No. Let's keep going. I can't afford to lose here.
Titan: You halved my damage. So you'll keep up this resistance? Very well. I'll crush you like a bug under my boot. After all…what kind of resistance can you really keep against my Kronos!? Turn end!
Baron: Well, that's that. Against a monster like that, their chances of victory are almost incalculable. Looks like we won't be getting in.
Chimera: Hey, don't say things like that behind our backs. We haven't lost yet. If I've learned anything, it's that you can't give up hope. Otherwise….justice will never be fulfilled! I use the Spell card One for Another! I discard a card from my hand and draw 2 cards from my deck. Now there are three Iron Core of Koa'ki Meiru cards in my graveyard. I remove from play three in my graveyard and Special Summon my Koa'ki Meiru Science Lord [ATK ?/DEF ? LV 10].
Tamika: His best monster!
Chimera: When summoned, I can summon a Koa'ki Meiru from my deck for each one. I summon Koa'ki Meiru Powerhand, Koa'ki Meiru Beetle, and Koa'ki Meiru Boulder in defense mode [ATK 2100/DEF 1600 LV 4], [ATK 1900/DEF 1500 LV 4] [ATK 1200/DEF 1000 LV 4]. For each Koa'ki Meiru monster on the field, Science Lord gains 1000 attack points [ATK 4000/DEF 0 LV 10].
Titan: 4000 attack points eh? Not bad, not bad at all! But can you really face me? It has fewer attack points than Kronos. Attacking me would be suicide.
Chimera: He's right. I was able to get to this point, but this is the most I can do. Neo, I'm leaving things up to you! I set a card and end my turn.
Yusuke: They're still fighting…even though there is no chance of winning?
Dante: They really are something aren't they? Not just fighting a Titan head on, but with such bravery and not a trace of fear. That's what a duel is about really.
Yusuke: What a duel…is about….
He recalls his own battle with Titan.
Titan: Time for the piece de resistance! My turn, draw! I use the effect of my monster! I send a Titan monster to the graveyard from my deck to use its effect as my own for this turn. Since the monster I dumped as Shadow Titan, it lets me half the attack points of my monster [ATK 2500/DEF 3000 LV 12] and strike you directly! I'll end this with one decisive strike!
Tamika: Big brother!
Alicia: Neo!
Sigma: This ain't good! We're out of cards!
Chimera: Trap card, Two- Pronged Shield. I release two monsters and negate all damage.
Powerhand and Beetle fly in the way, blocking the attack and blowing up.
Chimera: Almost done….we just to go a little more.
Titan: I don't understand! I've pushed you into a corner! There's no hope for you! So how…how can you still look so hopeful?!
Chimera: Because I believe in my skills and Neo's skills. And I know for a fact…we'll win! I believe in my friend and in my monsters!
Titan: Friend….there's no point in friends! Everyone in this world is a just a pawn! Friends, relatives, even our monsters! They are all slaves we use to attain our goals! If they help, keep them close! If they fail, throw them away! Even my own cards are just pawns! Only by being that cruel can you survive in this world!
Neo: Such a cold way to think….I'll show you such a way of thinking is wrong! Let's finish this! Here I go, draw! This card….I use Pot of Greed and draw. Now for the Spell card Exceed Avenge. I remove Vylon Disigma and summon the Exceed Material monsters, although they can't attack, use their effects, or be used for an Exceed Summon. Come on back my three monsters. Vylon Vanguard, Vylon Prism, and Vylon Tesseract [ATK 1400/DEF 1000 LV 4] [ATK 1500/DEF 1500 LV 4] [ATK 800/DEF 600 LV 4]. Now from my hand I use the Spell card Gene Splicing. This lets me decrease the level of a monster by 2 and change its type. I choose Vylon Vanguard and make it a Tuner [ATK 1400/DEF 1000 LV 2]. I tune level 4 Vylon Prism, level 2 Vylon Vanguard, and level 4 Vylon Tesseract.
Prism and Vanguard becomes 6 rings that Tesseract flies through, becoming 4 stars [2 + 4 + 4 = 10]
Neo: Summon forth, the last and strongest of the robots. Synchro Summon! Burn, Vylon Omega [ATK 3200/DEF 1900 LV 10].
Axel: His best monster! It's in the bag now!
Titan: Is this serious?! Your monster is too weak! Once per turn, Kronos negates a card effect against him. What did I tell you? Hopeless.
Neo: Maybe it is hopeless. But even if is, we'll tear through despair and make hope! Chimera, you ready?!
Chimera: Right! My monster is yours for using.
Neo: Before we came here, I got a new card from Armen. A card I haven't used until now. Looks like the perfect time! Let's go!
Both: We Overlay level 10 Vylon Omega and Koa'ki Meiru Science Lord.
Titan: What?!
Both turn into light and fly into a spiral in the air, releasing a burst of light.
Both: We construct the Overlay Network with these two monsters, Exceed Summon!
Chimera: The avatar of light.
Neo: The ruler of bright. Vylon Alpha- Omega [ATK 4000/DEF 2000 RANK 10].
Alicia: A Rank 10 Exceed monster?!
Titan: B-Big deal! It still isn't enough to take me down!
Chimera: Let's show him teamwork.
Neo: We remove an Overlay Unit [Unit = 1]. Now one monster on the field receives a Clone Token and Vylon Alpha- Omega absorbs it. I create a Clone Token of Kronos and absorb it. That's not all! Alpha- Omega gains the power of the equipped Token [ATK 9000/DEF 5000 RANK 10]
Titan: Nine…nine thousand?!
Both: Put an end to this! Go, End the Beginning!
It absorbs a clone, and then fires a destructive beam of energy that tears through Kronos. It roars in pain as Titan flies back [Titan LP = 0].
All: They did it!
Tamika: Awesome big brother!
Yusuke: Neo…you've gotten stronger than ever. If I didn't fight…I couldn't even be in your presence.
Neo and Chimera high five.
Chimera: We did it.
Neo: Just barely though.
Sigma: Come on kid, have confidence! At this rate, we can take em all down!
Titan: Amazing…what a great duel. I can't have regrets now. But I feel sorry for you. I was just the beginning. Things will get much worse for you once you enter hell. But don't take my word for it.
He grins as he is pulled through a door. Everyone stares at the doors.
Dante: Well, no point turning back now after coming this far. Let's get in there.
To be continued
Baron: Today we'll be going over Vylon Alpha- Omega. This Exceed monster is Rank 10, and create a Clone Token Equip Spell, gaining attack points equal to that Token. Come to think of it, how did you get Armen to give this to you?
Neo blinks and seems to remember.
Armen: Absolutely not!
Neo: Come on!
Armen: Why on earth would I help you?
Neo: I see…you've forced my hand.
He takes out a disk as Armen freaks out.
Armen: That's the new video game! Please, I'll give you anything for that! Prison is so boring!
Neo stops remembering and grins.
Neo: I just have a way with words.