Chapter 12

Akiza vs Shadow

Akiza activates her duel disk.

Akiza: You're a liar and I'm gonna sure you never hurt me again.

Shadow: I never lied to you! And if dueling is the only way I can get through to you then so be it.

Shadow activates his duel disk. And they both draw their hands.

Shadow/Akiza: Duel!

***8000LP/8000LP***

Shadow draws.

Shadow: I'll go first. I summon Red-Eyes Wyvern in attack mode. Then place 2 cards face down and end my turn.

Akiza draws.

Akiza: I'm guessing you're using your real deck this time, but it's not gonna save you. You, Yusei, and my so-called loving parent's will suffer!

Hideo: Akiza.

Akiza: I activate Mystical Space Typhoon and destroy one of your face down cards.

Magic Cylinder is destroyed.

Leo: Ah man, she destroyed his trap card!

Luna: He could've used it to stop one of her monsters and take away some of her Life Points.

Yusei: Don't worry Shadow is far from done.

Jack: That's right, he's just getting started.

Akiza: I summon the Tuner monster, Twilight Rose Knight in attack mode!

Monster appears.

Akiza: Now to activate my Rose Knight special ability, I can now special summon Dark Verger!

D. Verger appears.(2 star monster)

Akiza: Now I tune my knight with Dark Verger to Synchro Summon, Magical Android!

M. Android appears(2400 ATK/1700 DEF)

Shadow: I activate my face down…Nightmare Wheel! Thanks to this card your monster can't attack or change its battle position.

Akiza: Damn you, then I'll place one card face down and I'll end. And thanks to M. Android I now gain 600 LP.

***Aki LP 8600***

Shadow: But now you lose 500 thanks to my trap.

***Aki LP 8100 LP***

Shadow: I draw! Akiza listen to me! I know you think you're alone but you're not, we're all here for you. I'm here for you like I promise.

Akiza: Shut up. The only who was ever here for me is dead and it's your fault! When Divine died, this world became detestable once again. I have no home and no one else.

Shadow: You always had a home, that's why your mother and father are here for you!

Hideo: Shadow….

Akiza: Shadow can't save me. I'll destroy everything!

Akiza takes off her limiter from her hair, and her psychic powers are unleashed and creates a powerful force of wind throughout the room. Shadow gets a few scratches as everyone behind him braces themselves.

Shadow(thoughts) All her anger and hatred is making her powers go wild. I gotta end this fast before anyone gets hurt.

Shadow: I summon Masked Dragon in attack mode and end my turn.

Akiza: My turn. I set one monster in defense and I end.

***Aki 8700 LP***

***Aki 8200 LP( N. WHEEL)***

Shadow draws.

Shadow: I draw! I summon Axe Dragonute in attack mode.

Axe Dragonute(2000 ATK/ 1700 DEF)

Shadow: Dragonute attacks her face down monster.

Dragonute destroys Lord Poison. Dragonute is switched to defense due to its ability.

Akiza: Lord Poison's ability activates! I can special summon another monster and I choose Dark Verger in DEF mode!

Shadow: Wyvern attacks Verger!

Dark Verger is destroyed!

Shadow: I end my turn.

***Aki 8800 LP***

Akiza: Draw! I activate Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy your trap. Now my monster can attack, Magical Android destroys his Wyvern now!

Wyvern is destroyed. And Shadow is hurt by the force of its destruction.

***Shadow 7400 LP***

Akiza: Did that hurt? Too bad, because your torment has only begun.

Shadow: Akiza….

Hideo(thoughts) No matter how much he's hurt, he still keeps going. But I'm afraid…...no matter what I do I can never escape the past. That's why I chose to hide my feelings. I love my daughter but I just don't know what to do.

Shadow: My turn! And now I sacrifice Dragonute and Masked Dragon to summon, Red Eyes Black Dragon!

Red Eyes Black Dragon appears, and shocks Akiza.

Leo: Is that really the legendary Red Eyes Dragon?!

Luna: I thought that card was gone!

Yusei: Nope. That's Shadow's number one monster.

Jack: That's right, but Shadow still has a few surprises.

Akiza: Impressive monster but if it attacks my android, they'll both be destroyed.

Shadow: You're right which is why I'm gonna upgrade my monster. I release my Dragon to advance summon Red Eyes Darkness Dragon!

Red Eyes D. Dragon appears.

Leo: Wow! But wait it still has 2400 ATK.

Jack: Just watch.

Shadow: Now attack her Android, with Inferno Darkness Flare!

Akiza: They'll both be destroyed!

Shadow: Wrong! Because thanks to my dragon's ability, he gains 300 for every Dragon in my graveyard!

Akiza: What?!

Red Eyes Darkness Dragon 3600 ATK. Destroys M. Android.

***Aki 7600 LP***

Shadow: With that I end.

Akiza: You think you can save me but you can't, Shadow. This mark has been nothing but a curse and made the person I am now. This is who I am!

Shadow: You're right I don't have the power to save you.

Akiza was shocked by his response.

Shadow: Only you can save yourself but I'm here for you. I'll never abandon a friend that's so much. So give me everything you got, I'll take all your pain even if it kills me!

Everyone in the room was shocked. Akiza started to tear up remembering their last duel and everything he just said. But then she remembered all the pain she had to endure.

Akiza: So be it. I set one monster card face down and end my turn.

Hideo: Akiza! Stop this please!

Akiza: Stay out of this! I'll deal with you next!

Shadow: Draw! I summon Element Dragon in attack mode. Red Eyes, attack her face down monster!

Evil Thorn revealed.

Akiza: I activate Hedge Guard's ability from my hand. By halving my monster attack he isn't destroyed in battle.

Shadow: Fine then, Element Dragon attack her other face down monster.

Dandelion is destroyed then 2 tokens appear.

Akiza: Since you destroyed my monster, 2 tokens take its place.

Shadow: I place one card face down and I end my turn.

Akiza: Draw. I activate Evil Thorns special ability, by releasing it you take 300 points of damage.

***SHADOW 7100 LP***

Akiza: Now I get to summon 2 more Evil Thorns to the field. Then I place one card face down and end.

Shadow: My turn. I set one monster in defense mode. Now Red Eyes, attack her monster now!

Akiza: Not so fast, I activate my trap, Wall Of Thorns!

Shadow: Oh no!

Akiza: Now all your monsters in attack mode are destroyed.

Red Eyes and Element Dragon are destroyed.

Luna: She took out his Red Eyes!

Jack: Things aren't looking good for Shadow.

Hideo: I wish I could do something…damn why am I so useless?

Shadow: I end my turn.

Akiza: My move! And I switch all my monsters into defense mode and end.

Shadow: Draw! I activate Mystical Space Typhoon and I destroy your facedown card!

Akiza's Trap card is destroyed.

Shadow: And I end with that.

Akiza: That's it? I'm disappointed.

Shadow: Well don't because I can activate my Red Eyes Wyvern's effect. By removing him from my graveyard, I can special summon another Red Eyes monster from my grave. So come on back Red Eyes Black Dragon!

Red Eyes Appears to the field.

Luna: He's got Red Eyes Black Dragon back!

Leo: Aw yeah!

Akiza: Draw. Not to take control of your monster, I activate Mark of the Rose! With this I can take control of your dragon. So come to me Red Eyes.

Red Eyes switches to her field.

Shadow: Oh no.

Akiza: Red Eyes! Destroy his face down monster!

Shadow's defense monster is destroyed. The force of her powers knocks Shadow to ground.

Akiza: With that I end. But Red Eyes returns to your field. But I wouldn't if I were you.

Yusei: You ok, Shadow?!

Shadow starts getting up slowly, but manages to stand.

Shadow: I'm good. I can do this all day. I draw!

Hideo(thoughts) He keeps getting back, no matter how many times he gets hurt. I wish i had your courage Shadow.

Shadow: Time to trim the garden. Red Eyes attack!

Akiza: No so fast! Wall of Thorns!

Leo: Not again!

Luna: He'll have no monsters!

Red Eyes is destroyed.

Shadow: Damn. I place one card face down and end.

Yusei: This isn't good, he doesn't have any monsters to defend himself with.

Jack: And Akiza has a whole field of monsters that she can sacrifice or to synchro summon with. This isn't good for Shadow.

Akiza: Draw. I summon, Botanical Garden Lion. And he gains 300 attack points for every plant type monster on the field. And right now I have 5, giving him a total of 3100 ATK.

Shadow: Not so fast! I activate Torrential Tribute. Now since you summoned a monster, all monsters on the field are destroyed!.

All the monsters on the field are destroyed.

Leo: Aw yeah!

Yusei: It's an even game now.

Akiza: Damn you….

Shadow: Akiza please, I know this isn't what you want. I know you're angry and you have a right to be. But you're parents, Yusei and me….we're here for you.

Akiza: It's too late for me now. The hate is all I have now.

Hideo: Akiza please. I'm so sorry for everything that's happened. I wish I was there for you when you needed me the most. But we do love you. I love you…

Akiza eyes widened, hearing what her father had said.

Yusei: Listen to him Akiza. All he wants is to make things right.

Akiza: Everything will be right…when you're all gone.

Shadow: Fine then I draw.

Shadow looks at his hand.

Shadow(thoughts) I can't summon either of these monsters. And all I have out on the field, Dark Bribe facedown.

Shadow: I end.

Leo: That's all?

Luna: He must've not drawn a monster to summon.

Jack: Now it's Akiza's move.

Akiza: I draw and I'll place one card facedown and end my turn.

Jack: Guess Akiza is in the same boat as Shadow.

Yusei: But can Shadow make a comeback here.

Shadow: I draw! (thoughts- Perfect.) I summon Masked Dragon! Now attack her directly.

Akiza: Not so fast. Did you forget about my face down? I activate Wicked Rebirth! By giving up 800 of my Life Points I can bring back Magical Android!

***Akiza 6800 LP***

Shadow: That's not happening, I activate Dark Bribe! It negates your trap and stops your monster's return. Now my dragon, continue your attack!

***Akiza 5100 LP***

Shadow: I end my turn.

Akiza gets annoyed and draws. She makes a sinister smirk.

Akiza: I activate Monster Reborn! And choose to bring back your Red Eyes Black Dragon! And next I summon the Level 1 tuner monster, Spore! With this incandescent bring back level 2 Dark Verger to my field. Now I tune my Spore with your Red Eyes to a more powerful monster! Thought Ruler Archfiend!

Thought Ruler ATK2700/DEF2300

Leo: Wait, I remember that monster! Divine used it on me in our duel, it's bad news.

Yusei: He must have given it to her.

Akiza: I'm not done yet, by removing a Plant type monster from my graveyard…. I can bring Spore. And its level increases by the level of the monster I just removed. Which makes it a level 5 monster!

Shadow: Crap!

Yusei: She's gonna bring out her dragon!

Jack: Shadow's in trouble now.

Akiza: I tune my Level 5 Spore with my Level 2 Dark Verger, to summon Black Rose Dragon!

As Akiza's monster appears the force of powers increases tearing the room apart. Shadow prepares himself for the worst as stares down her two powerful monsters

Shadow: This isn't looking good for me. If I don't do something quick, I'm done for…..