(GS3) Field: Beach

[Hope]

Wait, did they have Grade 3 units out without playing the game? It made sense for the evil looking guys since that's pretty menacing and evil.

Anyways, Neu chewed on a taco and tuna sandwich while sipping on some vodka. She threw up her fist in the air.

"Play the f@$&#ing game or put the units away!" She screamed like an angry audience member, but also because it might have been a rule, maybe one that had been restated multiple times.

She added to her memo book:
"Write the commandments when get home."

There.

[Nobody]

The Figure stopped, he was now standing close enough to be within the reach of Yugure's blade, and she was within the reach of his scythe (Because we all know those are longer).

"A Tsundere type character huh?" He asked.. well, himself as his head was invaded by flashbacks to the District and the person that seemed like he was ready to fight, yet still chose to resort to a card game. A real disappointment.

"I already got a taste of how you people operate. Even if you try to look tough with that sword of yours it's not like you can handle real combat."

A platform manifested itself between the two and split itself in half, each of which moved closer to the figure and Yukino to be within their arm's reach. And ofcourse, it was a platform to play Vanguard on.

"Put your tsundere-ness aside and then put that deck of yours on this platform. If you defeat me in this cardgame surely all this evil energy will go away and you'll be the savior of all those poor innocent people. Right?"

[Cherry]

Yugure and Raging Form felt alike in terms of anger right now. The Clown was clearly having his friend make fun of them. Tsundere-ness? She's not even the one making the challenge for the game. Something about this distorted being pissed her off, something familiar too. The knight very much had real combat and would've taken a jab had Mordred not calmed her down. "Just humor him", the phantom suggested. "Regardless of how you do it, you'll get the blood you want if you win anyway."

That's right, the Chosen Sword was out to kill. Being a savior had nothing to do with it, it was simply her job to have humanity survive. Along with having Link Joker pay for what they've done to both planets.

Submitting to this ridiculous farce of a challenge, Revengers were placed down on the void-powered platform.

The game was fine... Why was he so condescending about the challenge, when she isn't even the one who suggested cards though?!

[Nobody]

Once again, his opponent used Revengers, however this time the figure wasn't at such amazing advantage from the very start, even if it managed to stay at the lower damage for the entire fight and never take any damage after the fourth enabling Chaos Breaker Dragon's Limit Break.

Even if Yukino managed to defend herself turn after turn and went as far as to pull a miracle heal her fall was unavoidable.

"Oh man, I got you good. You people can't accomplish anything even with a safe card game. But I guess luck is a factor too eh? Well whatever, my job is done." he declared, and quickly grabbed his scythe, swinging it at the distracted girl, going straight into her heart and infecting the poor girl with the Reverse.

"I won't lie, I hate this game.. but it's a really wonderful distraction, don't you think? Works literally everytime. You guys just sit there, thinking you're safe from harm behind that table, and then boom." after pulling the scythe out of Yukino's body he started to walk away from the Beach, probably towards his next target.

[Cherry]

Revengers fought against Star-vaders, and the most unexpected thing happened: they never got to retire one another. Raging Form fought with his might, and yet, his Persona Burst never came. That was no reason for anyone to start giving up, however. The Star-vaders got a massive lead, and the assassination corps found themselves struggling. Blaster Dark, who was usually cocky and prepared, actually found himself in a pinch with everyone. Yugure didn't allow Chaos Breaker's Limit Break to happen for as long as possible, and taking advantage of how his fighter was lacking in hand. Unfortunately, the clown kept laughing, triggers flooding in, and even heals that couldn't activate.

The warning Darren gave came true. Chaos Breaker's lock was unlike any other invader. When units were locked, they never resurfaced. His Limit Break broke the lock and the one who was locked. An absolute horror for Cray's resistance, seeing their comrades never come back out in one peace.

Even Yunos was subject to this wicked power, being stabbed by the jester's scythe.

Yugure managed to successfully activate the Reality Bangle, however, calling Healing Revenger as her sixth damage check. It functioned properly enough to force a miracle instead of hoping for one. Even so, as a prototype, it's prowess wasn't able to carry through the entire game. The jester couldn't reach, the Chosen Sword didn't know how to give up. A Critical swing didn't either. However, being short on guard, the last of three attacks got her. Raging Form was gone.

Yugure couldn't even say or react before the scythe hit. No blood, no death, but it may as well have been. Void seeped into the girl's heart, corroding her. There was laughter echoing in mind. This time for sure, she was done for. Unlike Hana, this joker had no mercy nor pity. Being Reversed was possibly one of the worst things that could ever happen, seeing as not only was her soul connected to a human being, but she had another name.

Exculpate the Blaster.

That was now in the hands of the invaders. Yugure let loosed choked coughs and screams of agony as markings appeared under her eyes in the shape of swords. "Aaaaaghn!" The woman flashed into an image of that very Vanguard unit, and the black ring formed itself onto her. Internally, she begged it to stop, as she couldn't speak actual words. Everything was beginning to go dark, the sights of fallen and locked comrades being drowned out by the black and red sea of void.

No...!

They got her-

"Holy Dispel Scissors."

Arms reached out from behind as if pulling in for an embrace. However, said arms had enormous, steel cutters equipped. These unusual weapons clamped down onto the Black Ring, and then proceeded to keep doing so in a flurry. Crack, after crack, after crack until the spell cast upon her was undone - the ring exploded. Exculpate's Reversing was halted, by the appearance of... of a lion.

"Ezel?!" The king, conscious knights, and Yugure called out. The caped, lion hero had returned, successfully keeping his best friend out of the hands of evil. His cape renewed, armor redone, and glorious mane shining more brightly than ever before... Responding to all his allies with a smile, he proceeded to roar. A roar reached the heavens, blowing away clouds that blocked the future of the sky. The warrior's hair emitted a blinding light, showering the beach with his awestriking majesty. Reversed masses... felt warm. As if the heavy chains of Link Joker were being pulled off very gently and harmlessly.

"Be free! And you, get lost!" Ezel shouted at those who got back their own consciousness. Then, yelling at the clown, plating of his armor began resonating with the light of his mane. Puffing out his unrivaled, defined chest, all of the holy energy launched itself at the scythe wielding duo. During it, the lion clutched onto his best friend, who was still in utter shock and disbelief that he returned to her.

[Hope]

Neu looked at Ezel and was pretty sure that her whole development in New York was for this one card. Better go get Monarch too, maybe pick up a Kagero deck and get Nouvelle Vague while she's at it. No blood was spilled so she gave the show a solid 2/10 and walked off.

[Nobody]

Their back was turned towards the fallen Yukino, fully expecting that she'd simply rise as another of the Reverse. Sadly, that was not the case. They didn't even realize it untill a beam of pure light pierced Chaos Breaker's chest. Even with the distortion covering his figure, it was easy to figure out the expression on his face - pure shock and disbelief, Chaos Breaker wasn't even there in person, it was just a simple ghost hovering over this mysterious figure, as if he was a puppet master, and yet he got hit and harmed. Both Chaos Breaker's ghost and the figure stood there frozen in shock, reacting only after the beam fully disappeared.

They both moved in exactly the same way, as if one entity, grabbing the spot on their body where Chaos Breaker took the hit, in the dragon's case there was a hole in his body and some blood leaking. In the Figure's case, the distortion in that region started to shatter, falling off like pieces of glass revealing a part of a human body and what seemed to be a black uniform, in panic they looked back seeing that Yukino wasn't even Reversed.

"But.. you.. how.. I pierced your heart.. this shouldn't be happening!" the figure yelled at her in confusion and anger. The distortion covering his body quickly regenerated followed by him running off.

[Cherry]

The Reverse face-marking slowly vanished from Yugure's face. Breathing heavily in a waning panic and shock, even sweating, the queen looked up at the lion. The confused masses were in a daze, so no one really paid attention to them. There were a mountain of questions to throw at Ezel. A lot of which the King and Yugure shared. However, Alfred stated that a massive number of knights that had been locked in the battle against Chaos Breaker... were still alive and unsealed.

"What... did you..."

"A little trick I picked up from the Messiah."

That was definitely the same lion from a year ago. The cocky one who discovered friendship came over duty in terms of drive, and fought to bring back everyone lost. This same idiot that started getting carefree when he began getting close to people on Earth. There were hugs. Lots of hugs from Yugure and Ezel.

"You... Where have you been?!" The queen cuddled up to the strong man of a friend holding her up. Beaming and grinning were plastered over their faces.

"Nowhere in particular. Just snippin'!" Ezel responded jokingly, his scissor weapons pinching the air to emphasize his stupid pun. Dumb giggles and laughs were had over this buffoon of a knight. Even the king found himself chuckling. The lion placed a card in his friend's hand: Nation Saving Lion, Grand Ezel Scissors. Using her power would have to come in a little bit. With a big smile, Ezel lifted up his queen, carrying her bridal style.

"O-Oh..."

"Seeing everyone suffer when I couldn't do anything... I took a leave of absence, which is why you couldn't hear me. I didn't leave to run away. I left to find an answer. And thanks to the Messiah, along with my belief in the future Tsubasa summoned... and of course, my desire to help you, I found one. The same power me as the Lion Emperor and the Messiah of the future used to free the heroes: Unlock."

Ezel jumped, leaping away with his vanguard in arms.