Hal Rayne and Zaros Argent's duel

Hal Rayne and Zaros Argent had a duel atop Mount Chimney in Chapters 11 and 12 of *Alpha Rangers: Evolution*, where notably, Zaros used the Wicked Avatar. This duel could almost be considered a grudge match for Caleb's loss against Zaros in Sahara City.

**Turn 1: Hal**

Hal Normal Summons Diviner of the Herald in Attack Position. He activates the effect of Diviner, allowing him to send Herald of the Arc Light from his Extra Deck to his Graveyard and raising Diviner's level by four. The effect of Herald of the Arc Light activates, which lets him add Nekroz of Unicore to his hand. He then activates the effect of Nekroz of Clausolas in his hand, discarding it to add Nekroz Kaleidoscope to his hand.

Hal activates Nekroz Kaleidoscope, tributing Leo, Keeper of the Sacred Tree so that he can Ritual Summon both Nekroz of Brionac and Nekroz of Unicore. To end his turn, Hal activates Ritual Cage.

**Turn 2: Zaros**

Zaros draws. He Normal Summons Valkyrie Dritte in Attack Position, who allows him to add Valkyrie Erste to his hand. He then activates Ride of the Valkyries, Special Summoning Valkyrie Zweite, Valkyrie Erste, and Valkyrie Sechste, the former two in Attack Position and the latter in Defense Position. The effect of Valkyrie Sechste activates, allowing Zaros to Special Summon Valkyrie Erda from his deck in Attack Position. As Valkyrie Erda was Special Summoned by the effect of a "Valkyrie" card, all of Hal's monsters lose 1000 Attack Points. (Diviner of the Herald: 0/0) (Nekroz of Brionac: 1300) (Nekroz of Unicore: 1300)

Zaros activates the effect of Valkyrie Erste, banishing Leo, Keeper of the Sacred Tree from Hal's graveyard and raising Erste's ATK to that of Leo's (3100). Valkyrie Erste destroys Diviner of the Herald, who is banished thanks to Erda's effect. (Hal: 4900) That activates the effect of Valkyrie Dritte, granting it two hundred ATK for each of Hal's banished monsters (1400). Zaros sets one card face-down and ends his turn.

**Turn 3: Hal**

Hal draws. He switches Nekroz of Brionac and Nekroz of Unicore to Defense Position and sets one card.

**Turn 4: Zaros**

Zaros draws. During his Standby Phase, Hal activates his set Metal Reflect Slime, but Zaros chains with his set Solemn Judgment, negating and destroying it. (Zaros: 4000) He activates Goddess Skuld's Oracle, and as all he controls are Valkyrie monsters, he can add Goddess Verdande's Guidance to his hand. Finally, since he only controls Valkyries, he can add Goddess Urd's Verdict to his hand after activating Verdande. He activates Goddess Urd's Verdict to finish the trio of Norns.

Zaros activates the second effect of Goddess Skuld's Oracle, letting him look at the top three cards of Hal's deck and arrange them in any order. He activates the second effect of Goddess Verdande's Guidance, where if he declares the top card of Hal's deck correctly, Hal has to set it. Zaros declares monster, and Hal sets it, as the card at the top of his deck is Dance Princess of the Nekroz. To finish his combo, he activates Goddess Urd's Verdict's second effect, where he declares the name of a card, and if he guesses the set card right, it is banished face-down. Zaros declares that the card is Dance Princess of the Nekroz, which banishes the card. Valkyrie Dritte gains 200 ATK (1600 ATK). Zaros ends his turn.

**Turn 5: Hal**

Hal draws, and he subsequently activates Preparation of Rites, letting him add Nekroz of Brionac to his hand, as well as returning Nekroz Kaleidoscope back to his hand. He activates the effect of Nekroz of Brionac, discarding it to add a Nekroz Ritual Monster to his hand, like Nekroz of Valkyrus. He ends his turn.

**Turn 6: Zaros**

Zaros draws, and he activates Pot of Extravagance, banishing six cards from his Extra Deck face-down to draw twice. With his Norn Combo, he banishes Hal's Solemn Warning, then sets two cards.

**Turn 7: Hal**

Hal draws. Zaros activates his set Heavy Storm Duster, destroying Hal's Ritual Cage and Zaros' own set Apple of Enlightenment, letting him draw cards equal to how many Valkyries he controls, plus one.

Hal activates Reinforcement of the Army to add Shurit, Strategist of the Nekroz to his hand, then normal summons Dogmatika Ecclesia, the Virtuous, allowing him to add Dogmatika Maximus to his hand. By banishing Herald of the Arc Light, he special summons Dogmatika Maximus, then activates his effect to send his second Herald of the Arc Light to his graveyard, along with PSY-Framelord Omega, while Zaros sends two monsters from his extra deck to his graveyard. Herald of the Arc Light adds Nekroz Mirror to Hal's hand, which he subsequently activates, tributing Shurit to ritual summon Nekroz of Areadbhair. He then activates the Nekroz Kaleidoscope he got back with Preparation of Rites to tribute Nekroz of Unicore and Ecclesia to ritual summon Nekroz of Valkyrus, which is where he switches Nekroz of Brionac to attack position.

Nekroz of Areadbhair destroys Valkyrie Erda, letting Hal's monsters get back their attack points. Nekroz of Valkyrus destroys Dritte, and Nekroz of Brionac destroys Valkyrie Sechste. (Zaros: 2600) Hal ends his turn.

**Turn 8: Zaros**

Zaros draws. He tributes Valkyrie Zweite and Valkyrie Erste for Valkyrie Brunhilde, who gains five hundred attack points for each monster Hal controls (3800 ATK). Brunhilde destroys Nekroz of Brionac (3300 ATK), and Zaros sets two cards face-down. (Hal: 3400)

**Turn 9: Hal**

Hal draws. He passes, as none of his monsters are strong enough to destroy Brunhilde.

**Turn 10: Zaros**

Zaros draws. He activates his first set card, Monster Reborn, to revive Valkyrie Dritte. He follows that up with his second set card, Final Light, letting him pay two thousand life points to revive Valkyrie Zweite and Valkyrie Erste, though Hal gets to revive Shurit, Strategist of the Nekroz and Dogmatika Ecclesia, the Virtuous (Zaros: 600) (Valkyrie Brunhilde: 4300), then equips Brunhilde with Fairy Meteor Crush.

He tributes Valkyrie Dritte, Valkyrie Erste, and Valkyrie Zweite to tribute summon The Wicked Avatar, turning the duel into a Shadow Game. The Avatar gains 100 ATK plus the points of the strongest monster on the field (4400 ATK). The Wicked Avatar destroys Dogmatika Maximus, while Brunhilde destroys Ecclesia. (Hal: 1300) (Brunhilde: 3300) (The Wicked Avatar: 3400)

**Turn 11: Hal**

Hal draws. He activates the effect of Nekroz of Valkyrus, tributing Shurit and Dogmatika Fleurdelis, the Knighted (the latter in his hand) to draw twice (Brunhilde: 2800 ATK). Nekroz of Valkyrus attacks The Wicked Avatar, who destroys it (Hal: 600) (Brunhilde: 2300 ATK). Nekroz of Areadbhair attacks Valkyrie Brunhilde, who isn't destroyed... but it still reduces Zaros's life points to zero.

As the duel was a Shadow Game, Zaros suffers a Penalty Game, causing him to reflect on the consequences of his actions and have more of a conscience.