Author's Notes: Now, the end to this duel once and for all.

Epilogue: Farewell to the Dimension and Farewell to All

Twisting in the place between dimensions desparately seeking to heal his wounds was none other than Wayfinder. He had spent far too many years traveling the dimensions to be killed by a demon and some magic wielding punk kid. Moments before the blast consumed him he was able to enter the different dimension to save himself.

"Those bastards...think they've seen the last of me eh? Well, I know how to do it now so I'll just find another dimension and create a similar Dimension Gate. Then once I've destroyed that dimension and my home dimension I'll use the same tactic to blow away both of their dimensions! They'll regret ever having messed with me!" He started laughing as he imagined the devastation he would cause.

"They were right, you really aren't much of a villain are you?" Wayfinder snapped his head around and found someone else just a few feet away. Standing at over six feet with long black hair that hung to his back was a very imposing figure that Wayfinder recognized.

"Tenken! Damn it...don't you ever give up in trying to stop me? I'll just flee again, and then you'll be left with empty hands once again!" He made a slashing motion with his left hand, causing a miniature portal to appear to his left. He moved towards it, sliding through.

The man known as Tenken Arashi, a guardian of sorts, snapped his fingers. Instantly the portal started to close, and Wayfinder was forced out and back towards Tenken. "You used up virtually all of your energy in your battle with those duelists and your attempt to flee. In addition you are wounded, so you can't control the dimensions as well as I can. Now...I believe there is a punishment in order here."

Wayfinder paled as the guardian advanced on him. But at the last moment he thought up a plan. "I...I challenge you to a Darkness Game! Winner walks out, loser does whatever the other wants?"

Tenken paused and then finally raised his left arm, on which a duel disk appeared. "I would have thought you had learned your lesson from your previous duel. You are no duelist, not without the aid of The Dimension Gate. And in this duel, we will play by standard rules. Duel!"

It was then that Wayfinder realized that he was in over his head. "All my plans...all of my efforts...my revenge...all of it ended because of a stupid card game! What are the odds?"

"About as slim as you actually winning. Now, are you going to take your turn?" Wayfinder gulped, and started to plan in his head exactly what he could do for the eternity that he would be imprisoned for his crimes throughout the dimensions. Solitaire just wasn't going to cut it.

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"Super Toy Knight(3000/3000), XYZ-Dragon Cannon(2800/2600), Wolf Demon Lord(2400/1000), Fenrir-Destroyer of Gods(4000/4000), and Irios the Steel Monarch(2700/2300) are gunning for you Drake, and there's nothing that you can do about it!" The five monsters stared down at Drake, who stood with no monsters at all. (RLP: 250)

"You're really so reckless that you'd willingly attack when I have five face down cards on the field? Come on Rikuo, you know better than that. And unless you want to sacrifice one of your precious monsters even Fenrir can't stop my cards. So, what will you do?" The two duelists glared at each other, each one trying to overcome the other with their will. (DLP: 1400)

The gathered duelists cheered for their perspective champions. "Crush him father! Make this whelp understand your true power!"

Eri's cheers were met enthusiastically by her friends Sammy and Ashley, although they weren't nearly as overbearing as she was. At the same time Daniel, Ryu, Davis, and Asriel all watched casually, mentally supporting Rikuo but not being loud about it. Daniel glanced over at the others, frowning slightly. "Drake is powerful, do you think Rikuo can beat him?"

Nearby the half-demon dragon Adriel Zaytel sneered, watching carefully. His roommates stood behind him, watching as well. "I faced his power, and had I known he wasn't a normal duelist I doubt I would have been as cocky. Rikuo is strong as well, but after feeling Drake's strength I doubt Rikuo can win."

Dalin folded his arms across his chest, watching silently. Kai stood to his right, also quietly. Kirani on the other hand wasn't quiet about it. "Go Drake! Kick his ass into the different dimension!"

Rikuo smirked and held up the two remaining cards in his hand. "You heard my daughter, I guess I have to finish you off now. My magic card activates, Sacrifice of Pain! This lets me sacrifice monsters on my field to destroy magic and trap cards on your field. In addition one monster on my field gains one thousand attack points for each, but loses the ability to attack! This costs one discard!"

He tossed aside his remaining card and watched as his four monsters besides Fenrir exploded into nothingness. Drake grimaced as four of his face down cards shattered as well. But he was prepared. "Reveal Emergency Provisions and Emergency Soul Boost! Emergency Provisions lets me sacrifice the three other cards I would be losing from your effect. In addition my Emergency Soul Boost takes one effect and multiplies it by the roll of a die!"

A golden die shot out of one of his cards and bounced across the field. Drake smirked as the die came to rest on a six. "Since I rolled a six that means Emergency Provisions now grants me six thousand life points per card, and that's a grand total of eighteen thousand life points!" (DLP: 19400)

Rikuo frowned at the enormous number of life points, but after facing Wayfinder it didn't seem like that much. "Keh, that hardly matters. Now that I've discarded my Repayment of Losses card I get to draw one. And that's all I'll need in order to defeat you!"

"Activate magic card, Wolf God's Rage! By sacrificing Fenrir when it has over seven thousand attack points I can instantly summon his true god form, so meet Fenrir the Eater of the Moon(10000/5000)!" A golden covered Fenrir emerged from the dust, and roared, shaking the ground. They all stared at in amazement, shocked at the power.

Drake whistled, impressed by the form he saw. But still he was smirking. "Even if it's a true divine type it doesn't help you. Even if you succeeded in attacking me directly I'll survive it."

"Not really, if summoned by the effect of Wolf God's Rage my monster begins with double its base attack points. See, normally it only has five thousand attack points. So ten thousand is the increase. On the other hand when summoned during that turn if it's my only attacker it gains double attack points, just like Irios." Drake grimaced as Fenrir's attack power shot up to twenty thousand, equal to Balance Knight's strength.

"You're good, I'll give you that. But how do you know my last face down card can't stop your monster's assault?" Rikuo paused at this, but then he smirked and snapped his fingers together. Fenrir roared and aimed its muzzle at Drake.

"Only one way to find out. Fenrir, Black Inferno's Roar!" The wolf god belched a stream of black energy that headed straight for Drake. The punk duelist smirked and snapped his arm out so that it rested just above his face down card.

"You've just killed yourself! The one card you failed to destroy, my Magic Cylinder! This negates your attack and then fires the damage right back at you! And since it doesn't actually affect Fenrir it's divine abilities won't stop it!" A giant cylinder appeared on the field and caught the black energy. Then it turned it around and fired the energy back at Rikuo.

Rikuo closed his eyes...and then burst out laughing. "Any card but that one would have been better...because now it's all over! My own face down card, the one I've had set for the past three turns...it's time to activate it! Barrel Behind the Door!"

Drake's eyes went as wide as they could as the energy attacked curved around in mid-air and then collided directly into him, hurling him backwards, scorching the ground as well. Finally he came to a halt on his knees, panting but grinning at the same time. "Looks like it's one win for each of us and two ties. Guess we need a tie breaker." (DLP: 0)

"Keh, maybe another time. For now I'm just satisfied that I defeated you." Their duel disks shut down, and they both smirked, knowing that eventually they'd have to have a tie breaker to find out who was the better duelist. But for now, they were satisfied.

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Dalin, Kai, Kirani, and Drake all stood in a line, waiting as the portal that Dalin had created began to expand enough to allow them to enter. This would take them partially through the lands of the dead and let them bypass regular dimension travel to return them home. "Maybe we'll see you all again sometime. But for now, we're out of here!"

The group waved goodbye, as the group of demons watched. Rikuo smirked and folded his arms across his chest, ready to get in one final comment. "I'll make you a promise. If you guys do come back, I swear that if you do so because of some stupid evil the first thing I'll do is punch you in the jaw. Get me? If you come back to visit, just visit, don't try and play save the world!"

Drake grinned and flashed a thumbs up at the wolf demon. "I guarantee nothing! But if all else fails, I'll make sure my jaw stays in shape. See ya!"

The four duelists stepped through the portal, and it closed behind them. The demon duelists watched the empty space for several moments and then turned away. Daniel looked over at his other half and smiled. "So, do you think they'll actually show up again?"

"Keh, like I know everything? The future can hold just about anything, so there's no telling what will happen. Normally I'd say that it's impossible, but like I said about Wayfinder...the impossible is more likely to happen than the possible when we're involved. But then wouldn't that make the possible the impossible and the impossible possible?" The wolf demon's eyes furrowed in thought.

Daniel shook his head and put his hand on his other half's shoulders. "Don't even think about it. I've tried, and it just goes in circles. So I guess it's back to normal life for us now."

They all paused for a moment, thinking that phrase over. "Normal life...I wonder what that would be like."

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Time had passed without there being any need for Drake or his friends to return to Rikuo's dimension. There was peace in both dimensions for a time, but for each of their dimensions that would soon enough come to an end.

Drake felt the wind whip through his hair as he drove down the road at excessive speeds on his jet black motorcycle. He frowned and slid his motorcycle to a stop as he felt a strange pulse. 'That was almost like what Wayfinder was doing years ago...like the fabric of the dimensions themselves were shaking...'

He shook his head, thinking of it only as his imagination. Nothing was strong enough to shake the dimensions so easily like that, and he doubted he was attuned enough to feel such a thing. Starting his motorcycle back up he started to drive away. 'I wonder how those guys are all doing. Maybe some day soon I should go back, skip a couple of years maybe, figure out how they've been.'

He smiled and continued on his way to campus, ready to get back to class. "I'm sure they've had their fair share of problems, but I bet they're fine. Hell, I bet they're even living normal lives."

A second's thought brought him a conclusion about that, and he burst out laughing. "Normal life...I wonder what that would be like."

With that his thoughts shifted, taking him away from thoughts of that different dimension and the adventures he had while he was there. The future could hold literally anything, so he would just keep driving, keep going forwards. No matter what dimension he was in, forwards was always the best way to go. "No need to look back. Just keep looking forwards, keep chasing dreams. Yeah, that's always the best way to go."

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The End

Author's Notes: Wayfinder has met his fate, and each of the groups have gone their separate ways to live life. Adventures await them all, because that's always the fate for people who are above average, they live unusual lives. So I bid farewell to Wolf General's dimensions, as this will be the last time I play around in it. Now, it's back to my own dimension and the adventures that take place there. Wolf General's dimension will still have its own adventures, so we can all enjoy those as well.

Review Responses

Time Mage: I wanted to get the epilogue up, but it stormed the whole day and I couldn't get on. Hopefully you read this at some point. Oh, and you didn't have to take entrance exams, that works different in Japan than it does in America. They actually have to take a couple of special tests to get into college, as well as taking tests to get into high school. That's why their education system is better than ours.

WolfGeneral: Thanks, and also thanks for letting me have a little fun in your dimension. It was cool to be able to do so.

G.O.T. Nick: Well I thought I had been missing the earlier chapter's humor and since this story's secondary thingy is humor I needed some. Glad somebody recognized Drake's rant for what it was as being reminiscent of Coop's rants that sum up the episode.

John: Yes, top deck is good, I get it.

Original Cards:WG(WolfGeneral), TM(Time Mage), G(Gryphinwyrm7)

Rikuo: Super Toy Knight(WG), Wolf Demon Lord(WG), Fenrir-Destroyer of Gods(WG), Irios the Steel Monarch(WG), Sacrifice of Pain, Repayment of Losses, Wolf God's Rage, Fenrir the Eater of the Moon(WG)

Drake: Emergency Soul Boost(I really did roll a six for this duel)

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