Yuji: Today, there is no Card of the Day. The most powerful card is the one you hold dear to your heart
Episode 250: Our Last Turn…
Opening
All around the world, Chaos is spreading and blasting down, wiping out chunks of the ground below. Everyone is panicking and trying to flee as others are staying to block the Chaos. In N.T City, Michael grins [Chaos King LP = 1500]. Yuji and Cain both stare him down [Yuji LP = 3000]. [Cain LP = 1100]. Raythe lies twitching on the ground as more Chaos begins to rain down. Everyone can barely keep holding it back as the Chaos begins to make their monsters buckle.
Yuji: This Chaos Storm only keeps growing stronger….
Cain: It must be because of that Creator. We have to destroy that thing quickly. Otherwise it'll destroy the entire city.
Yuji: Right. We have to take that thing down. Are you ready for this?
Cain: Not really. But I'm not about to let everyone down. So no way in hell I'll surrender to him.
Michael: Your attempt at planning a strategy is so amusing. But it is pointless. Nothing you do will make a difference. Nothing you plan will be able to work. Nothing you can summon will even begin to match the power of my monster. You might as well just surrender.
Cain: If I surrendered, I wouldn't be able to face everyone else. So we're not giving up! Here we go, draw! I summon Big Shield Gardna in defense mode [ATK 100/DEF 2600 LV 4]. Turn end.
Yuji: Here we go, my turn! Glad I drew you buddy. I could use your help right now. I summon Mach Kuriboh in defense mode [ATK 300/DEF 200 LV 1]. I place a card face down and end my turn.
Tyson: All they're doing is playing defense.
Takimaru: With a monster like that Creator of Chaos, they would be insane to attack. If anything, defense is the best way to go.
Hunter G: Even if they do play defense, that monster will still crush them. After all, it has 5000 attack points.
Hanson: And not only that, all their main monsters are gone.
Effigy: Usually I'm the positive one, but even I can't find a silver lining in this case.
Enzan: What the hell is wrong with all of you?! Have they ever let us down before?! Seriously, you're giving up hope now?! Right now is when we can't give up hope! As long as we have hope, we have a chance of victory!
Jack: There's a difference between being hopeful and just being foolish.
Luna No, I agree with him. The rest of you can go give up hope, but I'll still believe they can do it. I'll be rooting for the, no matter what, even if he has five monsters with 5000 attack points.
Alice: Luna….Enzan….yeah, you guys are right! Come on everyone, shout out to them! Good luck!
Effigy: Don't lose!
Tyson: You can do it!
Takimaru: You'd better come back safely!
Hunter G and Hanson: Go for it!
Jack: Go!
Nihility: They truly are something, aren't they?
Shaman: Indeed. They take a bad situation and turn it around. No matter how bleak things look, they always look towards light.
Mobius watches them with a shocked expression.
Sir Delg: It confused me too. Now I understand though. They believe in each other, not just in one person. That's what gives them the strength to win.
Sir Mobius: Together….I'll be right back.
He rushes off towards the Sector Seven building.
Michael: Your attempts are meaningless! Draw. I use Stop Defense. This lets me change the position of a monster in defense mode and change it to attack mode. I choose your Big Shield Gardna [ATK 100/DEF 2600 LV 4].
Cain: Oh no!
Michael: Maybe defeat will finally get the message across. Sector Seven is a lie. Go, Apocalypse Beam!
Yuji: Trap card, Vanishing Agony! All damage from the attack is negated!
The eye glows and fires a powerful beam. Gardna is hit and blows up. The sheer power crumbles buildings in the immediate area. People scream as rubble heads towards them.
Enzan: Oh no! The people! Supernova!
It begins to spit fire at the rubble. It destroys some as more only falls. Vesuvius Dragon and Red- Eyes Ebony Dragon help it.
Enzan: You guys?
Effigy: Hey, we gotta stick together, y'know?
Shaman: Indeed. Let's go. To rebuild the lost colony of Pyromefia!
Their attacks grow stronger as the rubble burns up completely.
Michael: Yes, but for how long can you dodge? Sooner or later, the Chaos will catch up to you. You can't avoid it.
Yuji: We're not avoiding it. We're waiting for the right cards to stomp you flat.
Michael: Interesting! Then show me these so called powerful cards you are waiting for. Turn end!
Cain: Here we go, my turn! …I set a card. Big Shield Gardna goes to defense mode [ATK 100/DEF 2600 LV 4]. This….is for the future.
Yuji: Cain?
Michael: For the future? You still believe in such a thing?
Cain: As long as I have a little bit of hope, I won't give up. If I didn't, when I died and went to the afterlife, I wouldn't be able to look my sister in the face!
Michael: Of course. Isn't that an example of what I'm saying though?
Cain: I don't care about anything you have to say! Let the duel be our words!
Yuji: Cain….what's with him all of a sudden? No….don't tell me his plan is to…I draw. I summon Tomahawk Warrior [ATK 1600/DEF 800 LV 4]. Now for his monster effect. I can halve his attack points in order to attack the opponent directly [ATK 800/DEF 800 LV 4]. Go, Tomahawk Swing!
Michael: Fool. I use the monster effect of my Creator. Once per turn I can negate the attack from a monster with a lower level.
Chaos blocks the attack. Yuji's eyes widen as he looks down.
Yuji: Turn….end.
Michael: Ha ha ha! Now to wipe out another one! I draw! I use the other effect of my Creator. If there is a DARK monster in my hand, I can summon it without release. Come on, Chaos King the Discord Monarch [ATK 2400/DEF 1000 LV 6]. When this monster is summoned, he can change the battle position of a monster. I choose Mach Kuriboh [ATK 300/DEF 200 LV 1].
Yuji: Oh no! When Kuriboh is destroyed, all damage for the turn is negated. But that doesn't count the damage he takes in battle with another monster.
Michael: It's been fun. But time for us to say farewell. I attack with Creator of Chaos- Feriluc. Apocalypse Beam!
Cain: Trap card, Shield Shield. By sacrificing the defense points of one monster, those damage points limit the damage a player takes. I pay 2600 defense points [ATK 100/DEF 0 LV 4] to limit 2600 points of damage.
The beam fires as Gardna stands in the way. The blast hits, causing more shockwaves throughout the city. Yuji screams as he flies back. Cain stops him before they both go over the edge of the building [Yuji LP = 900].
Yuji: Now that Mach Kuriboh has been destroyed, all damage this turn is zero.
Michael: Not a problem. Chaos King the Discord Monarch attacks Big Shield Gardna. Chaos Strike!
It holds out its hand and fires a ball of Chaos, destroying Gardna.
Michael: That ends my turn.
Yuji's mother: Yuji…please don't lose. You promised you'd come back safely.
Suddenly, the city rocks again. Everyone looks shocked as Michael grins.
Michael: The time is nearing. The world is almost completely overrun with Chaos! When that happens, the sky will fall and crush the earth below! Soon, everything will become nothing but a memory!
Cain: Chaos King….no, Michael. Before we continue at least answer this. Why?! Why do all of this?!
Michael: The proper question is from me to you. Why try to stop me?
Raythe: Great…what the hell's he talking about now?
Michael: What point is there in living? Nothing we do in life matters. The buildings we make crumble to dust. The friends we make grow old and die, becoming nests for the maggots. The friendships we make are destined to wither away and vanish, as if they never existed to begin with. The fact is, there is NO point in life. No human is truly happy. We simply cover our lives with false happiness to say it's worth living. But as I've said, all our accomplishments won't mean anything.
Yuji: What do you mean? There is happiness in life! Who the hell are you to decide that humans aren't happy?
Michael: I know because that was my life. You all know my story, don't you? I was born and raised in the fields of England. My entire life was spent in studies and learning. So much work…I was miserable. But my parents were so keen I didn't want to disappoint them. I thought it made them happy. So I put on a false smile and did my schoolwork. Eventually my brilliance grew and I went to school in America and got a wonderful job. I was excited returning home, to show them what I learned. But…it was never meant to be. By the time I got home, my mother and father were already dead. They had long since passed from this world, having exhausted their bodies and minds. How do you think I felt when I heard that? Everything I had believed in was gone. What I thought was making them happy….was killing them.
His hands tremble as he talks.
Michael: It hurt. But I learned something. We aren't happy. We never have been. Life is a struggle from the moment we are born to the moment we die. Dreams, hope, bonds, life. It's all meaningless. In the end, we lose it all and face despair. So why even live? What's the point in living life if everything you work for goes away? Well, no more. I'm going to end human suffering once and for all. Once the Chaos floods the world and crushes it, there won't be any more pain, or suffering, or sadness. We'll all go to sleep in the endless void. And there, we will live in eternal peace. No war. No remorse.
Yuji: You know….I had some respect for you. Now….it's all gone!
Michael: What?
Yuji: Give me a break! Do you honestly think you're doing the right thing? If you ask me, you're being selfish! And a fool!
Michael: How dare you?! Why can't you see what I'm doing is the right thing?! Why do you oppose me at every turn!?
Cain: Because you're wrong! True, life does have suffering in it. It isn't just a picnic. It isn't always happy. But it isn't just sorrow! Life is happy as well! People have happy things to balance out their sorrow. And even when they live in misery, they look ahead to a bright future they can live in. As long as they have happy dreams, they won't let anything stop them!
Raythe: That's right. Life is what you make of it. It isn't entirely happiness or sorrow. You can change your life though! It's not too late!
Michael: I…I don't understand. I would think of all people, you would understand me the best! And yet you're still fighting me?! For what?!
Yuji: To build our future.
Michael: Is that so? In that case, I'll stamp that future of yours into dust! Compared to all my power, a dream is nothing!
Cain: We'll see about that! Here we go, draw! I use Pot of Greed. This lets me draw 2 cards. Now, I use Ritual of the Dead. By removing Ritual material monsters in my graveyard, I can summon a Ritual monster from my hand. I remove Duke of Divine Hearts and summon Black Luster Soldier.
Duke becomes 8 rings that form into Soldier [ATK 3000/DEF 2500 LV 8]
Cain: Battle! Black Luster Soldier attacks Chaos King the Discord Monarch.
Michael: Fool! The effect of my Creator blocks your attack.
Cain: Sorry, but any monster summoned using Ritual of the Dead is unaffected by cards this turn! Go, Black Luster Sword!
It leaps into the air and draws its sword, chopping Chaos King in half. It blows up as Michael cries in pain [Chaos King LP = 900]
Michael: You insolent….
Cain: I'll show you Michael. I'll create a bright shining future. A future that…is Sector Seven! Turn end.
Yuji: Cain…amazing. I draw. If I use this…Cain might have a chance. I'll have to leave it all to him. I change Tomahawk Warrior to defense mode [ATK 1600/DEF 800 LV 6]. I set a card and end my turn.
Cain: Yuji….
Michael: Enough of this….enough of this! You've lived for too long! I won't let you insult me any longer! I'll erase you! Draw. Ha ha ha! Spell card, Battle Hormones. This lets me select one monster and change it to attack mode. I choose your Tomahawk Warrior, Yuji [ATK 1600/DEF 800 LV 4].
Raythe: No!
Cain: Yuji!
Yuji: Don't worry. I'm leaving it to you Cain! Don't let me down!
Michael: So you've embraced defeat? Excellent. Now, I bid you farewell. Go, destroy his Tomahawk Warrior. Apocalypse Beam!
It slowly charges up its beam. Yuji closes his eyes as the attack fires. At the last second Black Luster Soldier flies in the way.
Yuji: Huh?!
Cain: Go ahead Yuji! I don't mind!
Michael: What's this?!
Cain: Simple Chaos King. I'm protecting my teammate.
Yuji: Cain, don't do it! You can still…
Cain: No! If I do it, it means nothing! We need to show this guy what makes us strong. What makes us strong….is trust! I'm trusting you to win this duel!
The blast destroys Soldier. The explosion knocks Cain back a few feet and he rolls around on the building towards the edge. Just before he goes over, he grabs onto the very edge and hangs down [Cain LP = 0]. With a lot of effort, he pulls himself up.
Yuji: Cain….
Michael: Ridiculous. He had more life points. What did he hope to accomplish by leaving things to you? Hope? Trust? Foolish. You can not defeat me Yuji Ryos. This is simple fact. Simple truth. If you can't even accept that, you are even blinder than I imagined. Just give in. There's no point in fighting. You'll be able to see your father again. Everyone you love won't suffer. It'll be glorious. Just take my hand. And I'll guide everyone to a new world!
Yuji: You'll create a new world you say? Any world you create….is a world I refuse to live in!
Michael: Still?! You still have hope?! What?! What makes you want to keep fighting?! What makes you think you can win?!
Yuji: I'm not certain I can win. All I know is…people are counting on me. And I refuse to let them down!
Right after he says that, the ground begins to shake more. Chaos begins dripping all over the sky.
Michael: You're too late! The Chaos Storm is complete!
All over the world, Chaos begins to drip down. Everyone looks on in shock.
Raythe: No! It can't end here!
Cain: Not after all that hard work!
Enzan: Impossible!
Luna: No….don't lose….Yuji!
Lasers fire and destroy some Chaos. Everyone turns as Mushiro walks up.
Mushiro: What'd I miss?
Hunter G: Mushiro!
Mushiro: Brr….I was frozen for months. Don't think you're off the hook.
Sir Mobius: I understand….
Michael: No way….impossible!
Yuji: It's possible. Do you see? We can't give up…because we're all fighting you! None of us are going to back down and let you win! We'll fight you tooth and nail. That's simply who we are. Even if things look bad. Trap card, Star Shift. When a monster is destroyed in battle, I send one monster to the graveyard and revive one level 7 or higher monster. I release Tomahawk Warrior and summon back Void Dragon [ATK 2500/DEF 2000 LV 8].
Luna: His main monster!
Tyson: Go for it!
Alice: Our hearts are with you!
Yuji's mother: You can do it!
Effigy: Go for it dude!
Nihility: Show them your power!
Enzan: Lose and you need to buy me a dozen burgers!
Shaman: Don't let Chaos win!
Hanson: Show him justice!
Hunter G: Show him hope!
Jack: Show him not to mess with us!
Mushiro: You're an insult if you lose!
Sir Mobius: My rival can't afford to lose here!
Yuji closes his eyes as he imagines everyone thus far. He remembers everyone in the entire series and draws.
Yuji: I summon Light Knight [ATK 1000/DEF 1000 LV 3].
Michael: What?! Not a Zero Synchro monster?!
Yuji: When he is summoned, I can revive one monster in my graveyard as long as it is level 4 or blow. Come back, Mach Kuriboh [ATK 300/DEF 200 LV 1]. I tune my level 1 Mach Kuriboh, level 3 Light Knight, and level 8 Void Dragon.
Knight becomes 3 rings that Dragon and Kuriboh fly through, becoming 9 stars [3 + 1 + 8 = 12]
Yuji: Synchro Summon!
He, Luna, Alice, Tyson, Raythe, and Cain glow. They turn into stars and hurtle towards Yuji. He places hand over his chest as they hit him. Michael covers his eyes as Yuji transforms into the Seven- Star Knight [ATK 5000/DEF 5000 LV 12]. They appear side by side in its mind and take to the sky.
Michael: No! Your dreams can't stop despair! It's impossible!
Yuji: Dreams are stronger than you think!
Takimaru: If we dream, there's hope.
Luna: If there's hope, we can live.
Tyson: If we live, we can help others…
Alice: Who in turn help others…
Cain: Who help others even still…
Raythe: And together, that forms a future where everyone can live.
Yuji: As long as we dream, despair will never win! Everyone!
His wings spread out. Everyone begins to glow as well.
Sir Willas: I…I feel it! Yes! My dream is to build a field of beautiful flowers!