Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds: Duelists Beyond Light

"Well……"

In the dimly lit room, You Qing slowly opened his eyes and woke up on the hard, dry mat.

Everything that just happened felt like an exceptionally terrifying dream, and now that I've woken up, the lingering fear in my heart hasn't subsided.

"The Elf Realm... is finally saved..."

You Qing let out a long breath, and when he looked down, he saw a brand new card appear beside him.

That was the Frost Demon Dragon—the Zero Dragon of the Ice Barrier, Trident Dragon—that was defeated by the combined efforts of the Red Dragon and the Preacher of the Ice Barrier.

【The Zero Dragon of the Ice Barrier - Trident Dragon】

[Eleven Stars]

[Water Attribute/Dragon]

[Attack/Defense: 2700/2000]

[Effect: Two or more Tuner monsters plus any non-Tuner monster]

When this card is successfully Synchro Summoned, your opponent can banish up to three cards from their field.

[If this Synchro Summoned card is destroyed by your opponent, you can activate this effect: Special Summon 1 Ice Barrier Dragon Trident Dragon from your Extra Deck or Graveyard with 3300 ATK. If your opponent controls any face-up monsters, also halve their ATK and negate their effects.]

at last……

This card is unlocked!!
You Qing's mind stirred.

With the power of this monster, defeating the Earthbound God will no longer be difficult.

Just then, a soft groan came from not far away. You Qing turned his head and saw Hanster, whose face was deathly pale.

The frost storm unleashed by the Ice Barrier's Zero Dragon Trident Dragon severely injured him, but fortunately, his life was not in danger.

However, any duelist harmed by the power of the Ice Barrier will have their mental energy frozen. The power of the Ice Barrier's Zero Dragon Trident is extremely terrifying, and the negative effects on Hanster are also very severe.

"Hansel!!!"

You Qing was startled and quickly ran over.

Hans's hands and feet were very cold, and his movements were slow and stiff.

"You Qing..."

"I'm afraid I can no longer duel..."

"But at least I can still fix your car."

Hanster forced a smile and removed his deck from the duel disk.

"Give my deck to Ryuja..."

"He's always loved Shapeshifters, and he still doesn't have a decent deck..."

"Transformers, Power Tool Dragon..."

"I've left everything to him..."

You Qing never imagined that things would develop this way.

Just as he was about to drape a blanket over Hanster, Ushio Tetsu and Sagiri Fumie appeared.

“You Qing, now is not the time to do these things.”

“That’s right, Mr. Yuqing,” said Misaki Shūei. “Yusei Fudo and the others have already set off.”

"Although activating the four device towers of the old Moment does not require the Phantom Wing Synchro Dragon, the power of the Dragon Signers must ultimately be gathered together."

"Leave Hanster's situation to us."

"Well then, I'll leave it to you..." You Qing glanced one last time at Hanster, whose face was as white as frost, took the deck he had entrusted to him, and rode his D-Wheel deeper into the old Moment district.

Since the Red Dragon Seal returned to his arm, its light has never gone out.

"Yusei Fudo..."

"Is everything going smoothly on your end?"

You Qing rode his D-wheel at breakneck speed across the desolate, dark land.

And in the distant sky, the dark red sun is slowly sinking...

Once night falls, Hades will destroy the entire city and even the world!
At dawn, Fudo Yusei and the others noticed Yu Qing's unusual condition, but for the sake of the bigger picture, they had no choice but to trust Yu Qing and head to the device tower first.

With Demac defeated, Ryoma and Ryoma arrived at the device tower without any trouble and placed the ancient fairy dragon, which served as the key, into the detection device.

And just like in the original story, Fudo Yusei begins his fateful duel with Kiryu Kyosuke!
With the power of the Savior Star Dragon, Fudo Yusei finally defeated Kiryu Kyosuke. After learning the truth about the past, Kiryu Kyosuke finally let go of the grudges caused by the misunderstanding with guilt, and turned into a dark blue earth-bound fire and gradually disappeared into the giant painting.

Thus, the second key—Stardust Dragon—successfully activated the device tower.

As for Izayoi Aki, ever since their last encounter at the Paradise Base, Misty had already suspected that Izayoi Aki was not the real murderer of her brother.

As the duel progressed, the Public Security Bureau successfully found some key information and evidence in the data left behind at the Paradise Base. Fudo Yusei arrived in time with the evidence and told Misty the truth, exposing all the despicable things that Dewayne had done.

After learning everything, Misty felt guilty and wanted to admit defeat, but the power of darkness quickly consumed her, and evil thoughts drove her to continue fighting against Izayoi Aki.

Fortunately, Aki Izayoi's strength remained formidable, and she successfully withstood the immense pressure from the Earthbound God and defeated Misty!

As sunset approached, three of the four device towers had already been activated.

For Jack Atlas, however, it's the toughest match yet!

The remaining Darksigners are few and far between, but the one who can deal with Jack Atlas is not Decade, but the leader of the Darksigners organization—Rudger Godwin!

When Yu Qing arrived at the Old Moment District, the other Dragon Signers were cheering for Jack Atlas's duel. If Jack Atlas could defeat Rudger Godwin, they could successfully liberate the four Device Towers and prevent the birth of the King of the Underworld!

Looking at the giant purple painting that was burning in the distance, You Qing increased the speed of the car.

But suddenly, a gunshot rang out from afar!

"Boom!!! ...

You Qing was startled and almost instinctively lowered his head. A spiraling bullet grazed the top of his helmet!

The next second, You Qing's helmet shattered and fell to the ground!
"Tsk!!!" You Qing immediately whipped his tail, changed direction, and rushed toward the cover in the distance.

A few seconds later, another gunshot rang out, this time blasting the taillights of the Youqing D-Wheel directly into existence!
Hiding behind cover, You Qing's expression was extremely solemn.

The giant purple painting in the distance was ablaze; ruling out other possibilities, there could only be one person who had just tried to assassinate him!

That is……

Decade!!!
“Boom——————————————”

The roar of the D-Wheel came from the distant mountains. A Dark Marker wearing a werewolf mask and carrying a sniper rifle rode a scarlet D-Wheel. Wherever the D-Wheel passed, a giant dark purple painting burst into flames!
"Splash!"

A giant hummingbird geomancy painting formed, and the Dark One rode a D-Wheel, flying over the collapsed buildings and landing on a mountain of garbage.

"You Qing, we meet again."

Decade said with a wicked grin, the whites of his eyes had turned completely black, and terrifying purple lines were writhing on his face.

You Qing clenched his fist.

He knew that Decade had clearly been completely consumed by the power of darkness.

The person who just tried to snipe him, now appearing not far ahead, was no longer Decade, but a demon awakened from hell!

He was merely using Decade's body to talk to himself.

“You Qing, my mission is to stop you.” Decade smiled wickedly. “Lord Rudger could never lose to Jack Atlas.”

"The remaining Dragon Mark users, having just experienced the battle, no longer possess sufficient strength."

“Then, I will simply prevent you from reaching there until Lord Ludger defeats Jack Atlas…”

"Then the final device tower will fall into eternal slumber!!" "When the sun fully sets, the great King of the Underworld will rise from hell!!"

"At that time, everything will become a sacrifice bound to the earth!!!"

After listening to what Decade had said, You Qing suddenly realized something.

That is……

Jack Atlas in this timeline has been significantly weakened!
He no longer had the baptism of falling from the throne, nor the rival who was once his lover...

While this version of Jack Atlas is less arrogant and more approachable, his power hasn't fully awakened due to a lack of experience.

Just like during the Lucky Cup tournament, Jack Atlas, who in the original work could open the Star Avenue with Yusei Fudo, only managed to attract the Red Dragon in this world.

Jack Atlas...

You Qing couldn't help but feel a little worried.

He worried that Jack didn't have enough mental strength and power to summon the Savior Dragon!
He was able to defeat the Darkmarker Kali with the help of the Savior Dragon, but without the Savior Dragon, it's even less likely he can defeat Rudger!

"turn out to be……"

"Is this your plan?!"

You Qing's eyes turned cold.

The ripple effect mentioned by the ancient fairy dragon is expanding its influence!
By this time, the spreading ripples had almost reached the point of affecting the fate of the world!
“Decade… I know that the person controlling this body right now isn’t the real you.” You Qing pressed the duel button on the D-Wheel. “Or rather, you’re completely out of your mind right now!!”

"But I still have to say—"

"It's time for everything to end here, Decade!!"

"Back then, you went to Shin-Domino City alone for everyone's sake, and it was because of everyone that you were forced to fall into darkness!!"

"At that time, I decided to share the darkness and evil with you!!"

"But now, you're sinking deeper and deeper into the dark mire!!"

"Decade, this time, I will pull you out of darkness and evil!!"

"And this method is this dark duel where lives are at stake!!!"

Upon hearing You Qing's words, Decade, who was completely controlled by darkness, revealed a mocking smile: "Want to duel?"

"Perfect, I know anyway, a regular gun won't kill you."

"You Qing, oh You Qing~"

"Since you want to decide our fate through a duel~"

"Then... let's begin!!!"

“Boom——————————————————————”

Completely corrupted, Decade roared, and all the earthbound flames suddenly blazed brightly. He activated his D-Wheel and accelerated at full speed, charging straight towards the first-strike line!

You Qing's gaze darkened, and he pushed the D-Wheel's horsepower to its maximum!

“Duel!!!!!”

[Game Engine, LP: 4000]

[Diccad Cockell, LP: 4000]

Due to the unique shape of the Hummingbird Giant Painting, the first-strike line is directly in front of the starting line!

This is a wide, open road; D-wheelers don't need any strategy or skill, they only need to compete with speed!
“Bang——————————————————”

You Qing unleashed all his nitro, and icy blue flames shot out from his tail, reaching his maximum speed silently!

At the same time, Dicard's scarlet D-wheel also accelerated rapidly, its speed not inferior to that of the game engine!

"A speed-type D-wheel..."

You Qing looked at the line of attack that was so close at hand and suddenly turned the handlebars.

Just as the Decade was about to overtake, the Youqing rammed its D-wheel!

However, Decade just laughed a few times, then slammed his fist on the button on the D-Wheel's dashboard, giving the already incredibly fast Speed ​​D-Wheel an even more terrifying acceleration!
Yu Qing's charge missed its mark, and Decade laughed arrogantly, seizing the initiative!

"Hahahaha!!" Dikade pulled out a card and sneered, "Youqing~ What?! Weren't you the best at driving?!"

"You actually lost to me in the first strike? You couldn't possibly be too reluctant to attack me, could you?!"

"But for the mission of the underworld!!"

"I will bury you in this raging fire!!!"

"My turn, draw a card!!!"

“Swish————————————————”

Decade shouted and swung the monster card in his hand:
"Summon from hand in Attack Position - Bee Army: Rapid Fire Steel Crossbow Bee!!"

"Place two cards face down, end your turn!!!"

Within the burning giant painting, a gigantic bee exuding an eerie honey scent flies out of the card!

【Bee Army - Rapid Fire Steel Crossbow Bees】

【Four stars】

[Wind Attribute/Insect Race]

[Attack/Defense: 1800/800]

Looking at the monster, You Qing pondered silently.

Bee army...

Hummingbird...

Is this Decade's current deck...?

But no matter what, I now possess Crystal Wing Synchron Dragon and Ice Barrier Zero Dragon Trident Dragon!!

No matter how much dark power Decade possesses, he cannot defeat himself!

"Then it's my turn!! Draw a card!!" You Qing shouted.

“Beep beep——————————————”

[Game Engine, SPC: 0→1]

[Diccadre, SPC: 0→1]

"Defense Position Summon - Dragon Riders Military Officer!!" You Qing exclaimed. "Activate its effect: When this card is successfully Summoned, you can send one 3-star or lower Dragon monster from your Deck to the Graveyard!!"

"I choose—Dragon Riders: Twin Dragons!!"

"Put two more cards on top!!"

"End of round!!"

[Dragon Rider Regiment - Military Officer]

【one star】

[Wind Attribute/Bird and Beast]

[Attack/Defense: 500/300]

"Heh...such a conservative start!!" the corrupted Decade shouted excitedly, "Then, I'll begin the first attack of this duel!!"

"My turn!! Draw a card!!!" (End of Chapter)