Enter The Arena As Your Avatar -- The Spinoff!

Deciding to take advantage of not being targeted, BE!Pietro dashes towards Hazama, then attempts to grab him by the collar of his trenchcoat and headbutt him right in the goddamn face.

   "Not so tough without your little pet cyborg to hide behind!"   

BUARRGHHHHH! Thor screams as he's uppercut... only to laugh a little, showing that the wound is much lesser than the scream suggested.

TIS WAS A MERE JOKE! WERE I NOT RELYING ON ANY OF MY SENSE BAR TOUCH, I WOULD CEASE THE FIGHT, FOR I WOULD COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT I AM FIGHTING AN ELDERLY HUMAN! UARGJJJ!

Thor attempts to swing his hammer downward while coming back down hard, attempting to hammer Hazama into the ground.

Not expecting a human to be able to counter so quickly and efficiently, Stardust Dragon gets spin-kicked, knocked up a bit before nearly hitting the ground. It starts flying in order to prevent that from happening.

It then starts flapping its wings more harshly, trying to kick up powerful winds to keep Hazama in place. If this works, it should be much easier for the other warriors to hit Hazama with their next attacks.

Evil is Afoot

Bakura drops the act pretty much instantly, taking on his usual, darker expression again, not looking intimidated by the towering warrior. Kitten should immediately be able to tell from his expression alone that this kid is much more dangerous than a random worshipper. There's something more going on here.

   "Yes, well... he and I played a Shadow Game with our lives on the line, and I was victorious. As per the rules of that game, I was allowed to claim the item I desired."   

The Millenium Ring shimmers on Bakura's chest, and Kitten should be able to see that it looks somewhat similar to the item that the giant monster behind Bakura is holding.

   "You see, I've been chasing down these items for years, and I'm not very keen on the idea of giving them up now that I have the full set."   

"Not a clue," answers Rhea. "DoGgy here's the only one of them I've seen."

Hazama stumbles back from the headbutt, then gets smashed face-first into the ground.

As he picks himself up, he gets pushed back by the Stardust Dragon's wind, desperately covering his face until it stops. At that point, he slumps over, clutching his chest with one arm while the other dangles limply.

"Damn... damn it..."

He doubles over, collapses and vomits on the ground. "How could I... the time wasn't right..."

Hazama suddenly transforms into another person entirely -◊ his true identity, Yūki Terumi.

   "This... isn't right! You bastards weren't supposed to win in this timeline! You were supposed to die screaming!"   

Kitten sighs. "In a straight fight, I doubt I would stand a chance. Thus, I will duel you for them myself - Duel Monsters versus Hearthstone!"

The sound of flapping cards suddenly draws closer. A new voice says, "Perhaps I could get in on this game?"

H Mm? AH YES! I HAD GUESSED IT WAS THE HANDIWORK OF THE PURPLE IMP! WELL, YOUR TIMELINE HAS BEEN UNDONE! FOR I DECLARE THEE TO BE A MOST VILE MOTHERFUCKER, I WILL TURN THIS TIME OF TRIUMPH INTO YOUR GREATEST LOSS!

He start to charge up a blast, and lightning strikes his hammer as he take a position.

   "Is that right?"   

BE!Pietro smirks at Terumi, and he cracks his knuckles.

   "Well, I guess karma must've had a different plan in mind, asshole. The only one who's gonna die screaming today is you."   

Edited by IchigoMontoya on Sep 12th 2020 at 12:06:25 PM

Stardust Dragon appears very confused at what's happening. Though as far as it knows, Terumi's breakdown doesn't mean the fight itself has ended, and as such it suddenly blasts an energy beam towards him while he's screaming in fury.

The Millenium Ring shimmers again and Bakura looks evilly pleased.

   "Seems you have an idea of what you're up against. I find your idea intriguing though."   

Before he can decide on whether he accepts Kitten's challenge or not, he hears the new voice and glances in the direction where it came from.

   "Who's there?"   

Yūki Terumi gets blasted back, but he shakily rises to his feet.    "If I had my real body... you wouldn't..."   

He pauses, feeling a presence behind him.    "Stand... a chance..."   

There stands the empty Susano'o Unit.◊

   "Well then."    He spreads his arms and shadows pour forth from the armor, wrapping around him as both figures are consumed by darkness.

   "I am might. I am power. I am EVERYTHING! This is the god-blade that will end existence."   

Then, the darkness explodes, revealing a towering humanoid monstrosity.

   "You stand before Takehaya Susano'o! THE END HAS COME!!!"   

Susano'o lifts slightly off the ground, spreading his arms in a Primal Stance.    "You thought you could seal my fate within the past? In that case, I will simply have to destroy your future!"    He turns towards the time rift, which is supposed to be invisible to people of the past, and a shockwave erupts that smashes it wide open.

Then he makes a Bring It gesture to the gathered combatants, indicating he's still down to fight, before jumping through it, skidding to a stop on his feet in the streets of the Floating City.

"My name is Luxord," says Luxord as he emerges from behind a giant playing card that materialized out of nowhere. "I too play with cards."

"... For whose side?"

"I've been watching, so in this case it'd be yours." He smirks at Kitten.

Edited by KiriK on Sep 12th 2020 at 2:16:17 PM

Stardust Dragon seems to recognize that Susano'o is much a bigger threat than the person it had fought against a moment ago, as it appears more wary now.

It still follows Susano'o back through the rift though, having no intentions of surrendering.

Bakura chuckles darkly.

   "H-he he he... two against one? I'm fine with that. But it will require some special duel rules to make up for the disadvantage I'm in. But we'll get to that once we start it."   

He walks back a little before turning around to face them again.

   "I agree to one last Shadow Game. Diabound will keep a hold on my Millenium Items. He is tied to my life, so if you defeat me, he will die alongside me. You'll only have to pick up the items afterwards. The Ring will even lead you to the other Millenium Items, which are currently hidden away. I doubt you'll be able to find them without the Ring's magic."   

His eyes darken.

   "If you lose, you'll get swallowed by the shadows, and your souls will be lost forever. Not even this world will be able to revive you then. If one of you loses but the other wins, then the soul of the other will be returned to him safe and sound. Do you accept these terms?"   

   "Not if I have anything to say about it!"   

BE!Pietro dashes after Susano'o through the time rift.

   "Hazama, Susano'o... whatever the fuck your name is, you won't get to destroy anything else!"   

Edited by IchigoMontoya on Sep 13th 2020 at 6:37:01 AM

Thor simply look at the situation and lower his hammer, opting to have a worthy fight out of it, and relishing the chance to crush his foe's spirit and body.

TO ME MY FRIENDS! MAY HE TASTE THE FOUL SOIL OF THE FUTURE, BY THE WAY OF A BOOT TO THE BACK OF THE SKULL! He leaps out of the portal and just dead-ass try to whack the Susanoo with a mighty swing of his hammer, caring little for the collateral as the exploding windows and buildings around him attest to.

HAVE! AT! THEEEEEE!!!!!!

Can't escape from crossing fate!

MUST DIE - Vs. Time Breaker Susano'o

FIGHT!

Susano'o thrusts his hands forward and creates a shockwave to interrupt GW!Thor and launch him back, then his left shoulderplate opens its mouth as he charges shoulder-first at GW!Thor, attempting to take a bite out of him before Susano'o converts into a spinning claw swipe.◊ Buildings crumble in the path of his attacks.

The sun's light suddenly gains in intensity. Is it a portent of doom, though, or a sign of an incoming cavalry?

"Ummmmm..."

"It can't be worse than my past life as a soulless entity betwixt the states of life and death." Luxord flashes his hand. "So sure, I'm game."

"..." Kitten sighs. "I guess I am too, then."

Edited by KiriK on Jun 21st 2023 at 10:02:55 AM

   "Holy... was he really hiding that kind of power the whole time? It doesn't matter, I'm sending his sadistic ass to hell all the same!"   

BE!Pietro whips up a pair of Predator-style Chaos Wristblades on his arms, dashes towards Susano'o while he's preoccupied with fighting Myth!Thor, and begins slashing at him with a ferocity that Wolverine would be proud of.

Whether the intense sun is a sign of doom or a sign of hope, Stardust Dragon flies up, weaving past the crumbling buildings, and launches another beam of energy at Susano'o. This one, however, is a bit stronger and more concentrated, the dragon taking him more than seriously.

Dark Bakura's Shadow Game

   "Excellent. ... Then let us begin."   

The Millenium Ring starts to shine brightly. It's intense enough that Luxord may have to shield his eyes for a moment. Kitten, though, may be more used to this sort of light. As it shines, pure darkness starts seeping out of the ground.

As this happens, a rather unexpected person◊ exits a nearby inn by chance, appearing slightly surprised to see Kitten.

"Hm? What's happening h-"

He then takes notice of Bakura, who also notices him in turn.

"Ryou Bakura? ... no, you're..."

   "Seto Kaiba. Isn't this a surprise."   , Bakura says, amused.    "You're just in time to see a couple of fools meet their demise!"   

"What?"

The darkness then envelops the group of four, forming a huge dome around them. Kaiba doesn't look too pleased about this.

"Just my luck, even in this world I can't get away from all this Millenium nonsense."

He looks at Kitten and Luxord.

"Don't tell me you agreed to play a Shadow Game against this guy."

   "Oh, but they have. And once the game has begun, it cannot be stopped."   , Bakura laughs. Kaiba chooses to ignore Bakura, keeping his eyes on Kitten and Luxord.

"Why exactly did you two agree to this?", he asks, crossing his arms.

"Because he is clearly a Chaos worshipper, which I will not stand for."

"I am simply tired of power-hungry monsters. I served one before. Never again."

Thor is bitten, but only laughs in pleased surprise as he uses Mjolnir to resist the claw, facing down his mighty attacks !

Then, he leaps and attempts to briefly grab Susanoo’o’s face to try to slam him down to the ground, pulverizing it!

Before the Devourer could respond to what Corona had said, she registered what Rhea had just said, throwing her completely for a loop.    "Did, did you just call me..."    She looked at Rhea, totally baffled, before just kinda shaking her head.

   "You know, nevermind."    She sighed.    "As much as I wish we could just go straight to tall, mean and golden and beat his ass, that's not gonna happen. There would have been three people to take out before going for him, but, well, I'm already here. So, that leaves two. One is Calamitas - Miles already mentioned that. The other would be Draedon. If either of them are alive, they'll come to help him in a fight - and trust me, you would not want to fight them at once. Anyway, the kids over with Signus are already working on Draedon - which leaves us to take care of Calamitas. Which is... Easier said than done, honestly."   

The impact of Susano'o and GW!Thor's clash creates a crater with Susano'o face-down in the middle, allowing BE!Pietro to combo him with his claws. However, the moment there's an opening, he leaps above the Stardust Dragon's beam and attempts to smash it in the skull with an aerial overhead kick followed by a vertical spin slice.

Edited by KiriK on Sep 12th 2020 at 2:53:41 PM

Cracking his neck, BE!Pietro makes a beeline straight for Susano'o before attempting to blast him with a point-blank Chaos Beam.

   "What's the matter? Don't tell me you've finally run out of smug gloating!"   

Edited by IchigoMontoya on Sep 12th 2020 at 1:00:33 AM

Stardust Dragon gets kicked in the head and is slammed down so quickly that it can't even get a full screech out before hitting the ground. The slash that hit it before it was sent downwards leaves a visible cut on its body, indicating that the attack did a lot of damage.

Down doesn't mean out, however, as Stardust Dragon immediately rises back up again, attempting to grab Susano'o by his head. If successful, it'll try to return the favor by yeeting Susano'o down towards the ground.

"Chaos Worshipper? ... I suppose that's not too far from what this punk's deal actually is.", Kaiba says.

   "So, Kaiba. Will you partake in this Shadow Game as well?"   

"No thanks, I'm not interested in your business. I suppose I'll watch instead, seeing as I can't exactly leave."

   "Fine by me. Now then, as for the rules of this duel."   

Bakura raises a finger.

   "I will take the first turn. Then you-"   , he says, pointing at Luxord, then at Kitten.    "Then you, and then the turn order starts over again. All three of us will begin with 8000 Life Points, and if those reach zero, you lose."   

He then raises a second finger.

   "We'll follow the normal Duel Monsters rules, save for one specific exception. When one of your monsters attacks me directly, I will take only 500 Life Points worth of damage. However, when you defeat one of my monsters in Attack Position, damage calculation will be normal. This will prevent one of you from clearing my field and the other just wiping me out with a strong monster while I cannot defend myself."   

He raises a third finger.

   "Lastly, if any of us break any of the rules, it'll count as an instant loss, and the shadows will consume whoever broke the rules. This means you can't just attack me if I happen to have something on the field you can't easily get past. Now then..."   

Dark Bakura takes off his Millenium Ring and gives it to Diabound, after which he raises his arm, and a Duel Disk grows out of his arm. No, it doesn't magically appear, it grows out of his arm as if it were a part of his body, skin and even veins visible until the Duel Disk takes on its full shape and colors.

   "I'll give you a minute to ready your cards. Choose carefully, they'll be what decides whether you live or die!"   

Kaiba looks suspicious of Bakura's intentions.

"Taking 500 damage from direct attacks and nothing else out of the ordinary... he could've given himself much better terms, but instead he goes for something so basic..."

He looks at Kitten and Luxord.

"Aside from my suspicions, these terms are in your favor. As long as you keep your eyes out for any tricks, I see no reason not to accept these rules."

Edited by DevilPsyco on Sep 12th 2020 at 10:04:07 AM

AH! YOU WOULD STRIKE THE DRAGON?! HAVE AT THEE!

Thor let lightning hit his hammer and charge up a blow!

   "There are two ways I make Amaterasu suffer, and I have had my fill of tormenting her creations. Now it is time to DIE!"    Susano'o dashes out of the Stardust Dragon's reach and through the Chaos Beam, trying to grab BE!Pietro by the face, drag him down to the ground, smash and slash him around, and finally throw him at the nearest standing building.

Luxord smirks and readies his deck, creating cards for himself out of nowhere.

The 13th Struggle (Luxord Ver.)

Kitten simply shuffles his own deck.

They Are My Space Marines

Kitten draws Hunter's Mark, Explosive Trap, and King of Beasts. He contemplates dropping a card, but decides not to.

Two additional things happen as well. His Hero Power, Steady Shot, is displayed, and a card, representing Wondrous Wisdomball, materializes off to the side, seemingly 'outside' the field of play - or rather, in a special position where it can't be targeted.

—

Luxord raises an eyebrow at Kitten and shuffles his deck somewhat absent-mindedly. He waits to see how many cards Bakura will draw.

Edited by KiriK on Sep 12th 2020 at 3:21:53 AM

BE!Pietro ends up being grabbed by Susano'o, pulverized, and hurled through the wall of a nearby building. Letting out a pained snarl, he throws a Chaos Spear in retaliation, then begins pulling himself back to his feet.

   "Argh... I don't know who the hell Amaterasu is, but I'm about to do her one hell of a favor!"   

Edited by IchigoMontoya on Sep 12th 2020 at 1:32:04 AM

HOLD STEADY FUNKY FRIENDS! I AM ABOUT TO UNLEASH AN ATTACK OF MOST COLOSSAL WHOOPASS AND WOOPS I HAVE SPOILED THIS FACT!

The ground around Thor shatters and he leap forth, attempting to smack Susanoo with Mjolnir, now glowing blue. As a proof of might, the hammer has a blue trail following it, and the strength of the attack very well may be enough to hurl the god across the sky, or at least, through several soon-to-collapse buildings!

Stardust Dragon now lets out another roar, after which it starts to charge up energy in its mouth, preparing something big.

Bakura looks surprised when Wondrous Wisdomball appears and glances at the shadows around them. They don't move towards Kitten, which means that its appearance is fair play.

   "Must be a Heartstone rule that can't be altered with his deck."   , he mutters to himself. He then draws his own cards.

Duel VS Dark Bakura

Bakura looks at his cards, his expression unreadable.

   "I place two cards face-down on the field."   , he says, placing them in the Duel Disk, making the cards appear on the field.

   "I then play Gold Sarcophagus◊!"   , he says, playing the card and making the golden box appear on the field. Kitten, who'd dueled Kaiba before, should be able to feel that there's something very different about the way the card feels. Back then, they were clearly just holograms, but this card has a presence, almost as if...

As if the object summoned by the card is actually real.

   "This card lets me banish one card from my deck of my choosing. Then, in two turns from now, I can add that card to my hand."   

Bakura takes his deck out, looks through it and picks a card, which he puts in his pocket. He then puts his deck back in, the Duel Disk re-shuffling it automatically. A vision of a card being placed inside the box shows itself to Luxord, Kitten and Kaiba, though what the card itself is isn't shown.

   "Lastly, I place one monster face-down. I then end my turn."   

A face-down card appears in the monster zone as Bakura's turn ends. Luxord is up next.

Kaiba remains silent so far. He probably wants to see how Luxord and Kitten will play in this situation first before giving any advise. He might even think that they shouldn't need advice yet.