Hey guys! Sorry that I haven't updated this story for a few weeks but I'm back. Last time we left off with Sekai and Kat facing off. Who will win? Hope you guys enjoy!

Chapter 9:

Turn 2

Sekai: 4000

Hand: 5

Spectral Baron: Rank 3 DARK Zombie/Xyz ATK: 1800/ DEF: 500 OU: 1

Kat: 1700

Hand: 2

1 set card

Sekai's POV:

"I-I play the trap Resolving Winds! When a Ventus monster on my field was destroyed this turn by battle or card effect, I can special summon it with it's effects negated during the End Phase!" Kat explained as green winds started picking up.

"Fine then. I'll set three cards facedown and end my turn." I declared as Skyress returned to the field.

Ventus Skyress: Lv. 7 WIND Winged-Beast/Synchro ATK: 2700/ DEF: 2400

Turn 3

Sekai: 4000

Hand: 2

Kat: 1700

Hand: 2

"My turn, draw!"

"I summon Haos Ravenoid!" Winds started picking up as Kat's monster took the stage.

Haos Ravenoid: Lv. 4 LIGHT Winged-Beast ATK: 1500/ DEF: 700

"When this card is summoned, I can special summon 1 lv 4 or below monster in my graveyard negating it's effect and treat as a light monster. Revive from the winds and become light! Ventus Falconeer!" A graveyard portal opened as Falconeer came out with the Haos color scheme instead.

Ventus Falconeer: Lv. 4 WIND-LIGHT Winged-Beast ATK: 1400/ DEF: 1100

"And additionally! When a LIGHT monster was special summoned this turn, I can special summon Haos Serpenoid!"

Haos Serpenoid: Lv. 4 LIGHT Reptile ATK: 1500/ DEF: 1900

"Now, here goes! I overlay my lv 4 El Condor, Monarus, and Serpenoid in order to build the overlay network!" My eyes widened in shock. All her monsters turned yellow before going into a galaxy portal. "Magician of the brightest light, come forth as you shine the light! Xyz Summon! Rank 4! Haos Mega Nemus!"

Haos Mega Nemus: Rank 4 LIGHT Spellcaster/Xyz ATK: 2600/ DEF: 1500 OU: 3

'She can also Xyz Summon?' I then thought. 'If Kat is Yuki's sister, then maybe she can also do all the Summoning Methods but I haven't seen her use Pendulum Summon. That's strange.'

"Here goes! I activate Nemus' special ability! By using one overlay unit, I can halve your monster's ATK until the end of this turn! Go!" The overlay unit bursted into Nemus' chest as he raised his staff as sparkles came out of it and landed on Spectral Baron.

Mega Nemus OU: 3-2

Spectral Baron ATK: 1800-900

"Battle! Go! Nemus attack Spectral Baron! Sparkling Arrow!" Nemus stretched a energy string from his staff as an arrow formed and shot for Baron destroying it.

"Nrgh! I play the trap Spectral Reincarnation! When a Spectral monster on my field was destroyed, all damage is negated and I can special summon from my deck a lv 8 or lower Spectral monster from my deck as long as it has 1500 ATK or less. I special summon from my deck Spectral Sorcerer in DEF mode!"

Spectral Sorcerer: Lv. 7 DARK Zombie ATK: 1400/ DEF: 2600

"And additonally! Via my trap's effect, if the destroyed monster was an Xyz monster, I can special summon it with it's effect negated. Revive! Spectral Baron!" A graveyard portal opened as Baron came back.

Spectral Baron: Rank 3 DARK Zombie/Xyz ATK: 1800/ DEF: 500 OU: 0

"Huh? But why go through all that to summon them back?" Kat asked as I showed her. "I'll show you. I activate my Sorcerer's effect! When this card is summoned, I can discard one card from my hand to take control of my opponent's monster until the end of this turn. I take control of Skyress!" I discarded one card as my Sorcerer casted a spell and took control of her monster.

"My Skyress..." Kat said.

"And I'm not done! I play my other trap Full Armored Xyz! This card let's me Xyz Summon during my opponent's turn!" Kat gasped. "What!? So then that means..."

"That's right! I overlay my lv 7 Sorcerer and your Skyress in order to build the overlay network!" Both monsters turned purple and green before going into a galaxy portal. "O great ruler of ancient times, revive! Use your power to rule once more as the true ruler of fallen comrades! Xyz Summon! Come forth! Rank 7! Spectral King!"

Spectral King: Rank 7 DARK Zombie/Xyz ATK: 2800/ DEF: 2500 OU: 2

"T-This can't be." Kat said.

"It is and now my Baron is equipped onto my King and he gains Baron's ATK!" Baron turned purple and went straight to the king giving him more armor.

Spectral King ATK: 2800-4600

"4600 ATK points!?" Kat exclaimed. I closed my eyes and sighed. "You might as well just surrender. I don't want to hurt anyone anymore and I'm willing to do everything in my power to stop this war."

Kat stuttered as she continued. "I-I set one...card facedown. I end...my turn."

Turn 4

Sekai: 4000

Hand: 1

Kat: 1700

Hand: 0

"Hmph! I guess this is where it all ends." I said. "Wait!" I turned to Yuya who joined in the duel. "I'll duel along Kat's side for her brother!" Yuya said determined while activating his duel disk. "Intrusion Penalty! 2000 points of damage inflicted." Electricity shocked Yuya as he took it.

"Huh? But why?" Kat asked.

"I told you. I'll fight with you for the truth because Yuki is also like a brother to me." Yuya turned to me with a determined face.

Turn 4

Sekai: 4000

Hand: 1

Kat: 1700

Hand: 0

Yuya: 2000

Hand: 5

"My turn, draw!"

"I, using the Scale 3 Xiangke Magician and the Scale 8 Xiangsheng Magician, set the Pendulum Scale!" Yuya cried placing his pendulum cards on his duel disk as the word "PENDULUM" appeared in rainbow letters. 2 columns of blue light appear between Yuya and in them were Xiangke Magician with the number 3 below and Xiangsheng Magician with the number 8 below. They stopped mid-air.

"Now I can summon any monsters between lv 4 to 7 at the same time!" Yuya said.

"Swing, Pendulum of the Soul! Draw an arc of light across the ether! PENDULUM SUMMON! Come forth! My monsters!" Yuya chanted as 3 lights shot out of a blue portal.

"Performapal Silver Claw, Performapal Salutiger, and the dragon with mysterious beautiful eyes! Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon!"

Performapal Silver Claw: Lv. 4 DARK Beast/Pendulum ATK: 1800/ DEF: 700

Performapal Salutiger: Lv. 4 EARTH Beast ATK: 1700/ DEF: 500

Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon: Lv. 7 DARK Dragon/Pendulum ATK: 2500/ DEF: 2000

"And now! I overlay my lv 4 Salutiger and Silver Claw in order to build the overlay network!" Both monsters turned purple and orange before going into a galaxy portal. "Fang's of pitch-black darkness, rise up against the foolish oppression! Descend now! Xyz Summon! Come forth! Rank 4! Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon!"

Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon: RANK 4 DARK Dragon/Xyz ATK: 2500/DEF: 2000 OU: 2

"Dark Rebellion. Yuto...I hope you know what you're doing." I said.

"And now I activate Xiangke Magician's pendulum effect! Once per turn, I can target one Xyz monster on the field and have it gain a level equal to it's rank!"Xiangke lifted his staff sideways and casted a spell as blue lights merged into one and went to my king. "I now turn your Spectral King's rank into level 7!"

Spectral King Rank 7-Level 7

"What!? That effect can even work on any Xyz monster!?" I said in shock.

"T-This could work! Now Yuya's dragons can use their effects on his monsters." Kat stated.

"Additionally! I activate Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon's effect! By using an overlay unit, it can halve the ATK of a lv 5 or higher monster and gain that lost ATK until the end of this turn! I'm using both overlay units! Treason Discharge!" Dark Rebellion's wings opened and formed purple lightning as it went for my king as he groaned in pain.

Spectral King ATK: 4600-2300-1150

Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon ATK: 2500-4800-5950

"Battle! Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon attack Spectral King!" Odd-Eyes run up and jumped while preparing it's attack. "Spiral Strike Burst!"

"And when Odd-Eyes battles a lv 5 or higher monster, the damage is doubled!" Yuya said. "Reaction Force!"

"Full Armored Xyz's other effect activates! By sending the equipped card to the graveyard, my king isn't destroyed!" King unequipped itself as Baron took the hit. "Grgh!"

Sekai: 4000-1300

"And at this moment, Spectral King's effect activates! When I take 2000 or more points of damage, I can use all it's overlay units to special summon an Xyz monster that's one rank higher in my Extra Deck ignoring it's summoning conditions and use my King as it's material!" King crushed both units and I took my dragon from my Extra Deck as King turned purple before going into a galaxy portal. "When the doors of despair are opened, a new power is released to oppress all it's enemies! Xyz Summon! Come forth! Rank 8! Dread-Eyes Despair Dragon!"

Dread-Eyes Despair Dragon: Rank 8 DARK Dragon/Xyz ATK: 3000/ DEF: 2500 OU: 1

Yuya's POV:

"Dread-Eyes. What is that monster?" I wondered until Yuto spoke. "That dragon, is the source of Sekai's anger and hate." I gasped as I saw Yuto appear next to me in spirit form.

"What do you mean?" I asked. "During Academia's invasion, Sekai tried his best to save his family but when he saw them get turned into cards, his hate and anger made him break. I know because that monster is proof." Yuto explained as I gasped since I had no idea.

"In that case, I'll have to try my best to make Sekai smile again! Dark Rebellion attack Dread-Eyes Despair Dragon! Revolt of the Lightning, Disobey!"

"From my graveyard, I activate Spectral Guardian's effect! By banishing this card from my graveyard, one Xyz monster on my field can't be destroyed once and all battle damage is negated! And my LP become 100. Grgh!"

Sekai: 1300-100

"That still wasn't enough?" Kat said as Sekai struggled to get up.

"I'll end my turn with one card facedown. At this moment, Dark Rebellion's effect ends and it's ATK returns to normal."

Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon ATK: 5950-2500

Turn 5

Sekai: 100

Hand: 1

Kat: 1700

Hand: 0

Yuya: 2000

Hand: 0

"And now it's my turn, draw!"

"Hmph! I activate my trap Level Rank Change! With this trap, all Xyz monsters currently on the field gain levels but one higher equal to their rank until the end of this turn!" Sekai explained as all Xyz monsters black stars turned to their normal color.

Dread-Eyes Despair Dragon Rank 8-Level 9

Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon Rank 4-Level 5

Mega Nemus Rank 4-Level 5

"What!? There's a trap that can do that!?"I said.

"That's right. And now I activate Dread-Eyes Despair Dragon's special ability! Once per turn by using one overlay unit, all lv 8 or lower monsters are destroyed and it gains half their ATK points until the end of this turn! Despair Howling!" Dread-Eyes chomped an overlay unit and roared sending dark purple waves

Dread-Eyes Despair Dragon OU: 1-0

"I play the trap Shade Cocoon! With Mega Nemus on the field, this trap negates your monster's effect and cuts it's ATK in half this turn!" Mega Nemus lifted his staff and sent yellow waves negating Dread-Eyes' effect.

Dread-Eyes ATK: 3000-1500

"Stop this Sekai! You can't keep dueling this way! Even your family wouldn't-" I was cut off when Sekai's eyes widened. "W-What did you say?" Sekai gritted his teeth as an harsh dark aura emitted from him as his eyes started to glow blue.

"How...dare you speak of my...FAMILY! WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ME!? YOU WOULD NEVER UNDERSTAND THE PAIN I WENT THROUGH WHEN ACADEMIA TOOK EVERYTHING I HAD AWAY!" Me and Kat flinched at his angry outburst.

"FOR THIS I'M GONNA SEAL YOU TWO INTO CARDS AFTER THIS! FROM MY HAND I ACTIVATE THE SPELL RANK-UP-MAGIC: DESTRUCTION FORCE! THIS CARD RANKS UP MY DREAD-EYES ONE RANK HIGHER AND SPECIAL SUMMONS THE REQUIRED MONSTER FROM MY EXTRA DECK! I OVERLAY MY DREAD-EYES DESPAIR DRAGON!" Dread-Eyes turned purple before going into another galaxy portal. "When the powers of despair makes us a monster, the power of destruction will bring forth the end of all life! Rank Up Xyz Change! Appear, Rank 9! Dread-Eyes Destruction Dragon!"

The new black dragon roared as it's red eyes became sharper and it's blue stripes turned purple along with the demonic features becoming scarier that could give kids nightmares.

Dread-Eyes Destruction Dragon: Rank 9 DARK Dragon/Xyz ATK: 3500/ DEF: 3000 OU: 1

"W-What is that dragon!?" Kat said with fear.

"THIS DUEL IS OVER. I ACTIVATE MY DRAGON'S EFFECT! ONCE PER TURN BY USING ONE OVERLAY UNIT, ALL MONSTERS THAT HAVE ATK LOWER THAN MY DRAGON ARE DESTROYED! DESTRUCTION HOWLING!" Dread-Eyes chomped an overlay unit and roared sending dark black waves destroying all our monsters.

Dread-Eyes Destruction Dragon OU: 1-0

"Odd-Eyes! Dark Rebellion!" I cried as they were wiped out.

"AND NOW YOU BOTH TAKE DAMAGE TO YOUR MONSTERS' COMBINED ATK THIS DUEL IS OVER! GO TO HELL!" I gritted my teeth as I couldn't do anything with my current facedown.

"From my graveyard I activate Ventus Falconeer's effect!" Kat said. "By banishing this card along with another Ventus monster from my graveyard, all effect damage is negated and my opponent's Battle Phase is skipped."

"WHAT!?" Sekai said.

"But this card also has a price, my opponent draws one card from his deck and my LP become 0." Kat explained as I gasped. "Kat! You..."

"Yuya...everything from here on depends on you. Please...get Sekai to smile once again like you said. Please." I made a determined face. "I got it! Draw!" The card I drew was Monster Reborn.

"Looks like you drew a good card. I'll leave everything to you." Falconeer and Skyress exited the graveyard portal as they stopped the effect damage but not before she lost all my LP as Kat fell unconscious.

Kat: 1700-0

"WHY THAT LITTLE...! FINE THEN! I SET ONE CARD FACEDOWN AND END MY TURN!" Sekai declared.

Turn 6

Sekai: 100

Hand: 0

Kat: 0(Eliminated)

Hand: 0

Yuya: 2000

Hand: 1

"Kat...I promise that I won't let you down. Here goes! My turn, draw!" My eyes widened at the card I drew. "Got it!"

"Let's do this! Swing, Pendulum of the Soul! Draw an arc of light across the ether! PENDULUM SUMMON! Come forth! My monster!" Yuya chanted as a light shot out of a blue portal.

"The dragon with mysterious beautiful eyes! Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon!"

Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon: Level 7 DARK Dragon/Pendulum ATK: 2500/ DEF: 2000

"Then from my hand I play the spell Monster Reborn! I resurrect Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon from my graveyard!" Dark Rebellion roared as it came out of the grave.

Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon: Rank 4 DARK Dragon/Xyz ATK: 2500/ DEF: 2000

"And now I activate Xiangke Magician's pendulum effect once again!" Xiangke lifted his staff sideways and casted a spell as blue lights merged into one and went to Dark Rebellion. "I now turn Dark Rebellion's rank into level 4!"

Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon Rank 4-Level 4

"And next I activate Xiangsheng Magician's pendulum effect! Once per turn, I can target one monster on the field and it's level becomes the same as another monster's until the end of this turn!" Xiangsheng lifted her bow and arrow and shot between my two dragons. "I make Dark Rebellion's Level that same as Odd-Eyes' Level 7!"

Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon Level: 4-7

"TWO LEVEL 7 MONSTERS. IS IT COMING?" Sekai wondered.

"I overlay my lv 7 Odd-Eyes and Dark Rebellion to the build the overlay network!" Both dragons turned purple before going into a galaxy portal. "Dragon of dual-colored eyes. Use your scale of wrath, eradicate all enemies that oppose you! Xyz Summon! Appear, Rank 7! Dragon with eyes of rage! The Supreme King Black Dragon - Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon!"

Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon: Rank 7 DARK Dragon/Pendulum/Xyz ATK: 3000/ DEF: 2500

"ODD-EYES REBELLION DRAGON...THAT MONSTER WON'T STAND A CHANCE AGAINST MY DRAGON!" Both dragons roared at each other.

"But I know that I will give this my all and make you smile again! I play my spell Performance Power-Up! By banishing two Performapals from my graveyard, one monster on my field gains 300 ATK times their total combined levels until the end of this turn! I banish Silver Claw and Salutiger from my graveyard!" I declared taking out my only two Performapals from my graveyard.

Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon ATK: 3000-5400

"Battle! Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon attack Despair-Eyes Destruction Dragon! Wrath of the Revolt Banner - Strike Disobey!" The odd-eyed black dragon dashed as it's fangs glowed.

"I DON'T THINK SO! I PLAY THE TRAP REVOLT OF DESTRUCTION! WHEN MY DESPAIR-EYES DESTRUCTION DRAGON IS ATTACKED BY A MONSTER WITH HIGHER ATK, IT'S ATK IS NOW DOUBLED!" Sekai said as his dragon's aura glowed harsher.

Dread-Eyes Destruction Dragon ATK: 3500-7000

"NOW THIS ALL ENDS!"

"No! Not yet! I play my trap Misdirection Wings! This trap grants Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon 800 ATK and also negates the effects of all cards on my opponent's field until the end of this turn!" I said.

"WHAT!? I-IMPOSSIBLE!"

Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon ATK: 5400-6200

Dread-Eyes Destruction Dragon ATK: 7000-3500

Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon struck Dread-Eyes destroying it and wiping the rest of Sekai's LP. "GAAAAHHHH!"

Sekai: 0

Yuya: 2000(Winner)

As the duel was over, Yuya ran up to Sekai to check while Gongenzaka checks on Kat. "Sekai! Are you alright!?"

Sekai groaned as he started opening his eyes. "Why? Why would you go so far for me?" He asked.

"Dueling is something that isn't used for war. It's used...for smiles!" Sekai's eyes widened as he started remembering himself, his friends, and family smiling. Sekai starts to cry. "Your right. I was so caught up with my anger that I hurt someone again. Give me some time to think about joining the Lancers." He said as he ran off. "Sekai."


The next day

All the Lancers gathered at the meeting place in the LDS building. Kat regained consciousness this morning and has decided to travel through dimensions to fight alongside to end the Dimensional War and find her brother.

"Good. Now everyone has gathered." Reiji came down the stairs along with Reira as he spoke that he is joining us. "Don't forget about me." We all turned to the source and saw Sekai at the door. "Sekai! What are you doing here?" I asked.

Sekai sighed as he spoke. "I've decided to join the Lancers to end this Dimensional conflict once and for all." I smiled. "Good to have you here, Sekai." Sekai smirked.

After the explanations from Reiji about going to the Synchro Dimension, he gave us all Dimension Mover cards which will send us all to the Synchro Dimension. We all placed our cards in the slot as our bodies started to disappear and transport us...to the Synchro Dimension.

And done! Next time, the Lancers except Dennis and including Sekai and Kat are going to the Synchro Dimension. Although the Synchro Arc will take a while, I'll try to get as much done as possible while I'm studying for the Exams. So, I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. Please be sure to Read & Review on what you guys thought. Until next arc! See ya folks because the fun has only just begun!