A/N: Story idea, concept and story credit go to JohnnyD2. All characters Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh, and any other company licensed and owned characters and concepts are property of their respective owners and we do not own them!

A/N: Cards from both the manga and the show are used as well as original ones.

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Duel Dimensions

Chapter 9

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Pleasantly, the fiery-haired Pokemon Trainer strode her way through the bustling streets of Domino City. A tune feathered from in-betwixt her lips while she took in the sights of the intricate building décor she passed by. An exuberant Pikachu was nestled in her arms against her chest. The garish creature flickered its ears and trilled energetic acoustics when they both observed establishments that pleased their eyes. For roughly 15 minutes Misty, her best friend's companion, and a rather silent Blizzed had been strolling about the town.

Last night, Mokuba felt a little sorry for her the way she reacted to his big brother, so he secretly arranged for her to stay at a nice hotel for at least a week. And should she need more time to spend there, he would help her out, but he did let her know that he couldn't let her stay there forever. She spoke with Ash in the morning as well. He seemed as enthusiastic as ever and mentioned that he was taking classes now and today was his first day. She had giggled at the news while on the phone with him as she remembered the first time she started taking gym leader lessons. They talked briefly and she assured him that she had Pikachu. Of course, Ash wanted his best buddy back, but he knew Misty would take good care of it.

Soon, she reached a vastly wide area that was perfect for crowds to gather. Aside from its size, actual masses of people had accumulated there. Their chatter carried for miles while they occasionally cheered for a fan favorite of whom she could not yet see. "What are they looking at?" she questioned to Blizzed. The noble griffin raised his head to gain a better view at what she couldn't. "There is a duel in progress," he replied calmly.

"A duel? Where? Here?"

"On the screens embedded in the building."

"Huh?"

"Pika pika?"

There was a grand cheer from the crowd at that moment and Misty figured that the duel was now won. Moments later, she heard a strong, resonating voice she didn't recognize announce, "I win, Kaiba."

"Kaiba?" she echoed, her body instantly becoming tensed from hearing that accursed word. Even Pikachu was at her mercy as she involuntarily squeezed it tighter to her chest in her dislike for that name. And in addition to that, the sound of his voice turned her features to an unladylike scowl.

"What? Winning in only one turn? You barely even attacked me!"

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Within the interiors of a room in Kaiba Corp that was specifically designed for their daily duels, Yami had just lain defeat to an astonished Kaiba with a Spell Counter OTK. While it wasn't his intention, he still pulled it off anyway. While Seto was irritated with the round being over so quickly, he was also enthralled by the spectacular plays that only his rival could conjure. Next to him, his duel spirit revealed herself and patted Seto on the shoulder. He didn't bother to look at her, but she assumed his appreciation was valid. Even still, that last round was other too quickly for his liking despite his excitement. He would have preferred to actually play the game against his rival rather than just watch himself be bested and beaten. The glare in Seto's eyes told Yami everything he needed to know.

"Then let's have another, shall we?" Yami quipped, while tapping a card to his lips to mask a gallant smirk, "You wouldn't want to rob your fans out of a proper performance would you?" he added, keeping his gaze on his opponent while he reached for the deck box on his belt. He swapped out a few cards for the ones in his side deck as Seto did the same.

"Hmph. Save it for after I've finally defeated you. Then I'll prove how well I can perform to the likes of you! Who cares what my fans think. I'll keep getting more regardless of what I do. But I can beat all of them easily..." Seto replied with a priggish curve to his lips and shuffling his deck. After they both calibrated the others' decks, they began the 2nd round of their next duel. "Duel, begin!" Kisara called in a gentle playful tone, raising an arm and then lowering it.

Five turns into the game, Yami's field consisted of Magician's Valkyria( ATK 1600/ DEF 1800) in face up defense mode, Endymion the Master Magician( ATK 2700/ DEF 1700), Magical Exemplar(ATK 1700/ DEF 1400) with 12 spell counters on it and Tempest Magician(ATK 2200/ DEF 1400). Magical Citadel of Endymion was present as the field spell and he also had three cards set and 2 cards in his hand. With the last 3 monsters being the ones that were present on the field for Kaiba's earlier defeat, in addition to the play of many different spell cards, the respective monsters greeted Kaiba in their own ways. Magical Exemplar bowed gracefully to him, Endymion struck a poised demeanor while Tempest Magician smiled impishly at him and swiped her scythe in his direction to taunt him.

The view of them along with harboring the knowledge of the one who pulled of such a feat made Seto consume the very entity of it all in its astonishing flavor. But whatever Yami threw his way, he could match it- or so he'd prefer to think. On his side of the field, he had all three of his prized Blue Eyes White Dragons(ATK 3000/ DEF 2500), one tributed by means of Kaiser Seahorse while the other two by Lord of D with a Flute of Summoning Dragon. Using the spell aided in Yami gaining needed spell counters, but he still managed to keep his monsters on the field much to his, and Kisara's appeasement. There was also a Luster Dragon #2(ATK 2400/ DEF 1400) and a Luster Dragon#1(ATK 1900/ DEF 1600). It was now still his turn. He was so taken aback by Yami's superb plays he nearly forgot to glance at his own card for the draw. Upon doing so, a wide triumphant grin spread over his face that abolished his former somberness. Yami would undoubtedly be his after this play. Then he would be the new and appropriate King of Games.

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Back in the town, and being the only contrast amongst a plethora of screaming and cheering fans for their favorite Seto Kaiba, Misty watched Kaiba's next move with a bored frown. Pikachu seemed fascinated by the monsters displayed on screen while Blizzed seemed to be following the game more closely than he originally let on. Misty was utterly left out, but she didn't really care that much. Besides, her two companions seemed interested so leaving now would be rude. However she knew if Ash were the one interested in the duel, she WOULD leave and be rude on purpose.

To the duel's credit, she got to observe Yami Synchro Summon his Tempest Magician. Her mind reeled back to the duel she had with that cute boy Ryou whose deck and play style completely annihilated her. Her frowned deepened even more from the memory. She thought she was much better at the game...

"Look at that!" Blizzed suddenly spoke up. With wide eyes, Misty glanced over to him, "What is it?"

"The screen! That Kaiba fellow just merged all 5 of his dragons together to create a true monstrosity!"

"Huh?" she wondered, raising a brow. She couldn't tell if the griffin were amazed or terrified by the play. Yet, she reluctantly trailed her eyes upto one of the many monitors. From the use of Polymerization, Kaiba had reigned the mighty Five Headed Dragon (ATK 5000/ DEF 5000) under his command. The overwhelming ATK points of a whopping 5000 surprised Yami, but he had already expected Seto to play that from the start.

"Bottomless Trap Hole, Kaiba..." he trailed off. That play was a little too obvious for him.

"Solemn Judgment. And I activate Call of the Haunted on one of my Blue Eyes."

"Counter Counter your Solemn Judgment."

"Ceasefire!"

"Barrel Behind the Door" Yami quirked a brow as he activated this. Due to Ceasfire's effect dealing damage for every face up effect monster on the field, Barrel Behind the door would redirect that damage towards Kaiba instead.(LP 4000-2000=2000)

"What?"

"That's right. Run out of retaliations Kaiba?" Yami smirked as the chain resolved in his favor, rendering Kaiba with minus one Five Headed Dragon and 2000 of his life points. The game would have ended there if Kaiba's Solemn Judgment had gone through. Lucky for him, Yami stopped it with his Counter Counter trap card. But Kaiba wasn't pleased one bit by being "saved" by his greatest rival like that. He felt offended. He didn't need Yami as his savior; his rival either deserved to be on his knees below him or on the ground in defeat from being thoroughly dominated by him. And only him. He didn't need any pity! But now that Yami didn't have any more set cards in his spell/trap zones, Seto could kill off one of his monsters. With a sneer, Seto raised two fingers in the air to signal his Blue Eyes to attack.

As he did, the video quality in all the monitors flickered. Sensing something was amiss, both Pikachu and Blizzed shifted their attention to their surroundings. Right as Seto ordered his Blue Eyes to attack Yami's Magician's Valkyria, every screen displaying the duel went black and the satellite signal was lost. While the views in the town murmured amongst themselves in mindless and clueless banter of what happened, along with quips for Kaiba to pay his bills on time, Misty and her companions felt the interference of another sort. And sure enough, the image of one she had never seen before appeared on the screen. His eyes were covered with a helmet and the only exposed skin were his mouth and chin. If she didn't know any better, she'd think he were another run-of-the-mill henchmen.

"Watch out, maiden!" Blizzed commanded, spreading his wings protectively in front of her as he glared at the screen, "This man is one of the dangerous ones...!"

"He's the bad guy?" she questioned, gazing at this particular character with intense malcontent. Although she couldn't see his eyes, he seemed to be looking directly at her, "We have found you ενόχληση," it stated in a monotone that sounded accompanied by several other voices.

"Huh? Blizzed, what did he just say?"

"I would be more concerned about who else witnessed that broadcast, maiden!"

"Pika!"

In agreement, Misty scanned the area. No one else seemed to have seen what the 3 of them just did. That was a good thing, in a way. But she felt very uneasy not knowing what lurked in the unseen behind her.

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"WHAT JUST HAPPENED?" Kaiba roared. Just as his Blue Eyes was on the verge of attacking Yami's Magician's Valkyria, the holograms dissipated into nothingness, leaving the duel at an unfinished standstill.

"I'm not sure..." Yami uttered; his eyes skimming around the room for an explanation. "There has been an interference, Seto!" Kisara exclaimed. "Tell me something a little less obvious, would you?" Seto muttered through grit teeth under his breath. Luckily for Kisara, she did not hear him. But Yami did.

"Calm down. We need to figure this out together."

"Do I look like your pathetic cheer-leading friends, Yami?"

"...Kaiba..."

"Then don't start preaching like one. It's bad enough our duel was ruined."

"And it can be postponed. More importantly, we need to figure out what is going on," Yami concluded, shifting his steady gaze from his scowling rival to the tranquil image of Kisara beside him. She nodded and touched a delicate hand to Seto's arm, "He is right, Seto," she assured gingerly; her thin locks whispering over her bare shoulders as softly as her words. Kaiba managed a grumble in protest, but didn't look at either of them.

"Kisara, do you sense anything?" Yami suggested to the duel spirit. As she sought an answer, Yami stepped closer to the two of them. He looked out the windows, giving her glances every other second. Her eyes were closed and her brows quivered in concentration. She seemed to be calculating an answer, so he didn't want to disturb her. Silently, he returned his eyes to the window, then glanced over at Kaiba and paused. Stark blue eyes peered sharply in his direction. If looks could kill, Seto would have had him dead and buried thrice already. In short, Kaiba would have Yami rightfully and royally screwed were he stood. Yami took in a breath to speak his thoughts from having such a pinned gaze on him when Kisara spoke before him, "I sense intruders from another dimension here," she stated in a faraway tone. Ironically, 'intruders' could classify anyone from another world or dimension, and that included Misty. But none of them knew that.

"What do they want?" Yami asked intently, turning to her.

"Peace. Silence. Freedom. Death. Adventure... Not all of them share the same desires. Not all of them have clouded intentions or painful ones. Some of them have vibrant hearts. Others are stuck in-between this world and another."

"Are they what caused the interference?" Seto finally asked.

"Yes."

"Should we stop them?" Yami chimed in, shifting his eyes to Seto for a second.

"No. Others have already begun to stand against their opposer. It has nothing to do with us. And least not for now. For now, we wait and pray for the best," Kisara concluded with a light nod.

"Hnn... I see. Kisara, I'm going to get Mokuba. Yami, get out," Seto claimed, making a stark beeline for the room doors. As he passed by a puzzled Yami, the latter gazed up at the taller with a quizzical expression. "...Kaiba."

"Get. Out. I'll call you when your presence is necessary," he offered with a hint of a smirk over his shoulder. It was one that Yami could read easily and he agreed with similar curve to his lips. "Certainly, Kaiba..."

With that, he watched the CEO take his leave through the doors of the room with a faithful Kisara floating at his side. After they left, Yami's expression softened a bit. He found himself being compared to Kisara in terms of aid, among other things, and felt a twinge of jealousy towards her and her ability. But such emotions would get him nowhere. Laughing lightly, he forced the thoughts away. No use bothering with it now. Without allowing another empty moment to pass, Yami dashed out of the room. He needed to make sure his friends were safe.

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In Domino Square, with Blizzed's aid in direction, Misty maneuvered through the many people about the streets minding the own business. The same face of the individual she had seen on the monitor was fleeing through the streets and she was hot on its tail. Soon., the henchman lured her to a back alley of some sort. She was hesitant about advancing, but with Blizzed's cautious words to not be afraid, Misty followed after the unknown.

"How do you know me?" She called out after the mysterious character stopped running. He stood with his back to her; his lengthy cape fluttering over his tall frame. Slowly, he turned in her direction and kept his body perfectly poised and still. As he faced her, she winced from the sight of the duel disk that materialized around his left arm.

"You're a duelist?"

"We do not have a name. We are one. We will unite all and defeat all. We challenge you and all others like you. We are the Light and will banish all opposers to it. Now, duel so we may take your soul into the Light."

"What?" Misty blinked; her features adorning confused panic. She allowed another blink to echo through time before her eyes widened at what she now witnessed. The buildings and concrete began to dissipate as an engulfing surrounding of light banished reality and ate away at it like acid. Afraid that she would become consumed by the waxing flow of the luminescence, Misty hesitantly took a few steps back, thinking if the light touched her she would be reduced to dust.

"Be not afraid, he is but a puppet," Blizzed assured, "You are able to stand against this, maiden."

"..."

"Pika...!" Pikachu agreed in a determined exclamation.

"Be do be wary... if you are to lose this duel, more will be lost than just your life points. I can sense your very soul is on the line...but so is his..."

"What my soul? I'm not ready to wager my soul!" Misty shrieked, "And you're crazy to think I am! I can't die now! I have to see Ash again! He needs to know I-"

"Maiden please calm yourself! If this world assimilates into yours with the threat of this Light and others like this individual here, you will not have the time for anything. You will be lacking life and then you will never tell this boy your feelings."

"...!.. … Ash..." Misty whispered. As she thought of that wild, courageous boy she always had a crush on for months, she also thought of her sisters, her friends, her love of water Pokemon... She couldn't lose here. She wouldn't lose. Stifling her unspilled tears, Misty lifted her chin high and readied her duel disk. She would win no matter what.

"I'm going first!" she demanded, already drawing her first 6 cards. Numbing Grub of the Ice Barrier, Medium of the Ice Barrier, Strategist of the Ice Barrier, General Raiho of the Ice Barrier, Caravan of The Ice Barrier and the card that would count as her draw for the turn, Moray of Greed, now resided in her hand. She swiftly played Moray of Greed, sending General Raiho and Caravan of The Ice Barrier to her deck in order to draw 3 cards: Blizzard Princess , Freezing of God and Freezing Seal of the Ice Barrier.

. She also summoned Numbing Grub of the Ice Barrier(ATK 1300/ DEF 1800) in attack mode. In regards to Numbing Grub's effect, she chose one of his monster zones to occupy so he couldn't utilize it. Then her turn was over.

"You will belong to us. We will not tolerate anything less that our success. Even if one of us is lost, we are a whole, we are many, and we will triumph as one," the henchman droned in a drab monotone. He drew for the turn: Dragunity Tribus. He skimmed over the other cards in in his hand: Terraforming, Trunade, Hammershot, Dragunity Aklys, and Dragunity Arma Leyvaten. He played this Terraforming spell to search his deck for a field spell and claimed Dragon Ravine. Using one of its optional effects, he chose to discards Leyvaten in order to get Legoinaire. To conclude this turn, he set Giant Trunade and ended his turn.

Misty's brows tensed from such an odd play. Why would he set a spell or trap card and not summon a monster to defend himself with? But she couldn't allow herself to get distracted now. "My turn! I draw!" Misty announced, plucking her card for the turn and glancing it over. A Mother Grizzly. It would definitely be helpful. First, she set the Mother Grizzly in face down defense mode. Next, she played Freezing Seal of the Ice Barrier, rendering the activation and play of any trap or spell cards like that of Cold Wave for Ice Barrier archetype, rendering the activation and play of any trap or spell cards impossible until her next turn.

In return, the henchman drew into Foolish Burial. His expression, if he even had a face, couldn't be seen behind his helmet, seemed to be that of misunderstanding as he viewed his drawn card. "There is no use for this card now. Does not compute. We will not use it at this time." he uttered to himself. He instead set Dragunity Aklys( ATK 1000/ DEF 800) in face down defense mode and ended his turn. On Misty's turn, she added Glass Shield to her hand. She summoned her Strategist of the Ice Barrier to the field( ATK 1600/ DEF 1600) and sent her Medium of the Ice Barrier to the Graveyard by its effect and drew a new card, Secret Gaurds of the Ice Barrier. Being wary of his set card, she attacked his face down Aklys. When he didn't retaliate, she started to attack him directly with the Numbing Grub, but held her ground instead.

"We are not amused," The henchman stated plainly. Dragunity Brandistock joined his hand and he played Legionaire, using its effect to get Aklys to equip to it. But he wasn't done. Due to Dragunity Arma Leyvaten's effect, it could be special summoned from the hand or Graveyard from destroying an equipped Dragunity card to the field. In addition, he could choose a Dragunity monster in his Graveyard and equip it. But first, since Aklys was sent to the grave, its effect activated, allowing him to destroy a card on the field. He of course, chose Misty's face down Mother Grizzly. He then activated Leyvaten's effect and obtained Legionaire from the grave and equipped it to Leyvaten(ATK 2600/ DEF 1200). Yet, again he did not attack. He was preparing for something more devastating. "We end our turn. Your soul will return to the nothingness of the Light."

"You're really creeping me out. My turn..." Misty worded. Her eyes brushed over Reese the Ice Mistress and tribute summoned Blizzard Princess(ATK 2800/ DEF 2100) by sacrifice of a Spellcaster monster. And since its attack points were much higher than the henchman's, she easily destroyed his Dragunity monster (LP 4000- 200= 3800 LP LP) but didn't attack him directly with the Numbing Grub again. She wanted to make sure she kept that sealed monster space right where it was and didn't want to risk losing her upper hand just yet. He gave no hesitation towards her caution and patiently waited for Misty to end her turn. Before she did, she set Glass Shield, and then finished her turn.

Her opponent drew Dragunity Dux. He then activated his Hammershot spell to end Misty's Blizzard Princess since it was the only monster on the field with the highest attack. He also used the effect of his field spell to get rid of the Bradistock in his hand and send it to the Graveyard. He summoned Dux to the field in attack mode(ATK 1500/ DEF 1000). And since its effect counted itself, its attack succeeded to 1700( ATK 1700/ DEF 1000). And thanks to Dux's second effect, he could bring back a Dragunity monster from his Graveyard and chose Brandi. Now the Dux could attack twice. But that wasn't the best play he could make. He initiated Leyvaten's effect to destroy them both and bring it back to the field. He then equipped Brandistock to it, now allowing his newly acquired powerful monster to attack twice(ATK 2600/ DEF 1200). The first attack destroyed Misty's Numbing Grub and freed up one of his monster slots( LP 4000-1300=. 2700 LP). For the second attack, eagerly, his dragon spiraled itself towards Misty directly.

"T-trap activate!" she shouted, raising an arm to initiate Glass Shield's effect. When one is attacked directly, destroy the attacking monster and inflict damage to your opponent equal to the destroyed monsters attack points. So instead of her taking direct damage, he did( LP 3800- 2600= 1200 LP).

Misty cringed when the henchman laughed an eerie flatly tone laugh from her play. After gaining a special summoned Brandistock from the destruction of Lyevaten, he placed it in defense mode. Thankfully, he ended his turn from not having another move to make or else she would have been hit down to 100 LP. That was a little too close. With a shaky hand, Misty drew Blizzed and blinked. "Bl...Blizzed..." she whispered. Silently, she closed her eyes and forced herself to stay focused, "This game isn't over with yet... I... I play...a card face down," Which was Resse the Ice Mistress( ATK 800/ DEF 800; 2 Stars), "My turn ends here!"

"All of you will belong to us," the henchman spoke emotionlessly as he drew for his turn. A Monster Reborn did not please him although he could bring back his recently felled monster with it. While it was a useful card in any case, its significance didn't make much of any sense to him now. And since he had no monster to attack with because his only one was defending, he ended his turn.

For Misty, she drew into another Numbing Grub of the Ice Barrier and summoned it. With the knowledge she gained from her duel with Ryou and from watching Yami on the monitors earlier that day, she prepared to bring forth her first Synchro Summon. Merging her two monsters, she Synchro Summoned to bring forth Dewloren, Tiger King of the Ice Barrier( ATK 2000/ DEF 1400; 6 Stars). But in her tremendous feat, she forgot to attack.

Her opponent took full advantage of this. He used Monster Reborn to get back Leyvaten(8 Stars) and eqipped Legonaire to it. Then he flip summoned his tuner, Brandistock( 2 Stars) and Syncro Summoned for Trident Dragion(ATK 3000/ DEF 2800; Stars 10) and attacked. Out of pre-calculation, he didn't destroy one of his own cards, the still set Giant Trunade, to gain another attack. "Attack the Dewloren," he stated, waving his hand. The dragon gave out a screech and lunged for Misty's monster. (LP 2700- 1000= 1700 LP)

"Ahhhgh! She cried, nearly doubling over to her knees. But somehow, she found the resolve to remain standing, albeit on wobbly legs. Her arms shook; her duel disk rattled, proving her nervousness. Her mouth opened widely to take in a gulp of air, consume it and repel its remains. Things weren't looking good for her and truth be told, she was terrified. She hated showing that side of herself, but she felt as if there was no other way she could force herself to look right now.

"Is it not your turn now, ενόχληση?" the henchman quipped without emotion. Her body flinched. She would have snapped back at him, if not for the calm waver of Blizzed's consciousness in her ear, "Be not afraid, maiden..." he assured; his voice echoing from his form as well as the card of him in her hand. "..." she breathed lowly. Gingerly, she closed her eyes and hovered her hand over her deck. Her mind quieted and her fingers descended slowly towards her deck.

"..." Her opponent titled his head to the side. Her hesitation was odd to him. He couldn't tell if she were about to surrender or if she were simply suffering from some human emotion. "Does not compute"

But Misty did not hear him. The sound of her frantic heartbeat sounded in her ears. She could hear Blizzed speaking to her in a coded manner only she could understand. She heard new voices—the cards of her deck, their words overlapping i toned whispers. They were cheering her on. She heard Pikachu, she heard her own confidence heightening and in addition to that, she heard...him. "You can do it Misty!" she heard him call, "Do it for me!"

A faint wind rolled over Misty and her adversary, toying in her hair and ruffling her clothing. It was then, she felt, and knew, she had this duel won. With an invigorating motion, she touched two fingers to the top of her deck and swiped her card for the draw. She didn't need to look at the card, as she felt its life force speak to her. "I activate Monster Reborn," she uttered, "to bring back Dewloren." She paused as her revived creature once again graced the field. The henchman gave another example of his confusion. Why would she summon a monster that was still much lower than the one he had on the field already?

He was about to find out.

"When I have material monsters in my hand, deck, Graveyard, or in my opponent's or on the field, with at least one of the materials on the field, I can perform...a Resonance Summon..." she spoke. A billowing gust circled around her feet and spiraled up the length of her body. It ruffled her clothes and fluttered through her hair, allowing her bangs to lift out of her eyes and reveal their oceanic degrees. Even through his thick helmet, the henchman saw something that even effected him. And now he knew, there was no turning back for him.

"And with Royal Knight of the Ice Barrier in my deck, Blizzed Defender of the Ice Barrier in my hand and Dewloren Tiger King of the Ice Barrier on my side of the field, I can merge them all to bring forth Chilling Ellegy Knight!"

"Does not compute!"

There was a flash of photon in the middle of the field that steadily consumed the entire area. When it faded, a giant enclosure of ice surrounded a royal entity cocooned within it. In a moment's breath, its eyes opened and the enclosure burst into glittering icy fragments. Before them both stood Chilling Ellegy Knight in all its glowing glory(ATK 2500/ DEF 2100; 7 Stars).

Candid tears caught at her lashes as the wind carried them to ascent, sharing in the sparkle of the dusted gems of ice. Bravely, she continued on, "When this monster is summoned, I can choose up to 3 cards on the field. Those cards won't be able to change position, attack, be activated, their effects are negated and cant be activated, and they can't be activated in response to this cards' effect. And, once per turn, I can destroy one of those cards using this card's effects and when one of those selected cards are removed from the field, I can inflict 1000 damage to my opponent... And guess what you are..." she smirked darkly. She didn't have to speak a word, her creature knew exactly what she wanted done and executed it as such. First, it froze all thee cards on his side of the field, and then disintegrated Trident Dragon, causing 1000 LP of burn damage to him(LP 1200- 1000= 200 LP). But she wasn't finished yet. At her thought, her knight leaped towards her enemy and slashed him with its glacial sword to relinquish him of the rest of his life points, and ending the game (LP 200- 2500= 0 LP).

In a rush of light, the surrounding of the luminescence transcended towards the helmeted henchman, devouring him entirely. In the blink of an eye, he and his essence were gone. It was as if the duel never happened. After a few seconds of recollecting the events of what just transpired, Misty dropped to her knees and hung her head. She was afraid at first—afraid she would lose her life, her friends, her world. But she pulled through and she was the one that remained alive.

She hated this. She hated crying like this. She didn't want to go through another duel like that again. She didn't want to duel for life and death. She just wanted to play the game.

"Aren't lives at risk in a Pokemon battle?" Blizzed questioned in a warm whisper. "No! No one dies!"

"But they are injured."

"Yes but nothing like this! This is going too far!"

"And this is why we need you..."

"... ... " she couldn't argue with the responsibility. She agreed to it herself. She had to go through with it. Gradually, she recomposed herself and pushed herself to her feet. The hint of a shining orb caught her eyes and her curiosity overruled any anxiety that still remained. Upon examining it closer, she realized it was a deck.

"Dragunity," Blizzed informed, "His deck was all that was left behind."

"...Is this his soul?"

"...No..."

"Will I drop my deck like this if I ever lost like he did?"

"...You needn't worry yourself with things left to chance."

"I need to know. By chance, I won and he didn't. ... ... In any case, I should take this with me," she sniffed, regaining her full composure, "I'm sure the 'bad guy' controlling that guy and others like him will want these decks for something. So I'm taking it with me."

"... It will not stay with you. You are not chosen for it."

"Huh?" she wondered. And sure enough, the deck dissolved from her hands. "Where did it go?"

"To its rightful owner..." Blizzed stated, peering up into the heavens above.

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In another part of Domino City, another individual selected by those sacred in their world as well as this one, appeared within a portal. Not a sound was made from her soft cream-hued shoes as she landed into a new world of which she had never seen. Her wide brown eyes surveyed the town of Domino as far as her vision could comprehend. Cutely, she sneezed, causing her fluffy masses of a shaded color that shared her name. "What's this place?" she asked to her unseen companion. Before the girl received an answer, a sparkling glow above her caused her to look up. She lifted her open palms to the descending object and allowed it to come into her possession.

"This is the city of Domino. And you have just obtained your deck of the Dragunity archetype."

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-ενόχληση- Greek for "nuiscance"

-Resonance Summoning is something Johnny made up, along with Glass Shield and Chilling Ellegy Knight.