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In [[Domino City]], a small boy named [[Tsutomu]] cries, bemoaning the fact that he can't become stronger as a Duelist. His eyes briefly glow blue, and a strong wind comes through his window, blowing his cards onto the ground. He goes to pick them up and his "[[Gigobyte (anime)|Gigobyte]]" card turns black. [[Trueman]] appears before him and informs him that his grief, anger and pain has tainted the card. He recommends that Tsutomu accept the darkness in his heart - in this way, he'll become stronger. Trueman disappears, taking the form of the whirlwind of black cards again, and engulfs Tsutomu. His parents go to check on him, and Tsutomu tells them not to worry, but to follow him to the [[World of Darkness]].

The Duel between Jaden and Sorano begins, and Sorano mentally thinks that he's studied Jaden's strategy and believes he has a counter that can defeat him. Sorano is playing a [[Horus Lockdown]] Deck, and Summoned "[[Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8 (anime)|Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8]]" by the end of his first turn. This card can negate the activation of [[Spell Card]]s, so Sorano believes that will prove to be the key victory, since much of Jaden's strategy revolves around "[[Polymerization (anime)|Polymerization]]". [[Axel Brodie|Axel]] is sitting a van in Domino City, several computer monitors around him detailing the residents of Domino. One by one, the names of the residents begin to vanish. He calls [[KaibaCorp]], but there is no answer, and it shows a list of employees on clipboard, which vanish one by vanish, leaving only [[Seto Kaiba]]'s name behind. The city appears completely empty save for Axel himself.

At the Duel, Jaden plays "[[E - Emergency Call (anime)|E - Emergency Call]]", which is negated by "[[Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8|Horus]]", but Jaden reveals he knew that would happen, and uses the opportunity to [[Banish|remove]] "[[E - Emergency Call]]" from play to [[Special Summon]] "[[Spell Striker (later anime)|Spell Striker]]". Sorano then seals the effect of [[Trap Card]]s with "[[Royal Decree (anime)|Royal Decree]]", and reduces Jaden to 1000 [[Life Points]]. He then activates "[[Sealer Formation]]" to add "Stop Defense" to his hand during his Draw Phase. He is happy and confident since on his next turn he'll finally defeat Jaden. Jaden however says that he has evolved his dueling since he first got to the academy. He then wins by using "[[Contact Out (anime)|Contact Out]]" to Special Summon "[[Elemental HERO Hero Neos(anime)|Elemental Hero Neos]]" and "[[Neo-Spacian Flare Scarab (anime)|Neo-Spacian Flare Scarab]]" after destroying "[[Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8|Horus]]" with "[[Elemental HERO Hero Flare Neos(anime)|Elemental Hero Flare Neos]]" via Contact Fusion (which does not use any Spell or Trap cards). After his loss, Sorano wanders through the forest, wondering how his calculations failed him. Because of his anger, his Deck turns black, and Trueman appears before him. Sorano questions who he is, and he responds that he was awakened from the darkness of Sorano's heart. He changes his form, now looking identical to Sorano himself, and states he'll need to get rid of the original. He activates his [[Duel Disk]].

Jaden defeats a Ra Yellow student using "[[Elemental HERO Hero Sparkman(anime)|Elemental Hero Sparkman]]" and then notices a flock of black birds over the forest. Trueman defeats Sorano, attacking directly with "[[Dark Archetype (anime)|Dark Archetype]]" to win. The black birds swoop down on him. Jaden has a vision as his eyes change to the bichromatic style of [[Yubel (character)|Yubel]], and he sees Sorano and other students engulfed in blackness and asking for help. His next Duel is supposed to start, but Jaden tells them all they'll have to continue tomorrow, and calls [[Tyranno Hassleberry]] to follow him. The two run off. They arrive where Sorano was defeated by Trueman, and find a pile of black-tainted cards. Jaden receives a call from Axel, who informs him of the strange going-ons in Domino City, and requests Jaden join him there. Jaden tells Hassleberry to locate Sorano, and runs off towards the docks. On his way, he calls Chancellor Sheppard, telling him it's an emergency, and he's borrowing one of the school's speedboats. Axel sees Tsutomu and attempts to question him on what's happening as he's the only resident Axel has located. Tsumotu runs, and leads him into a trap. He's surrounded by what appear to clones of Tsutomu, and they merge into their true form - Trueman.

Jaden draws "[[Dandylion (later anime)|Dandylion]]" and subsequently [[Normal Summon]]s it (300/300) in [[Defense Position]]. He then [[Set]]s a card.

Sorano draws. He then Normal Summons "[[Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV4 (anime)|Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV4]]" (1600/1000) in Attack Position. Sorano then [[activate]]s "[[Level Up! (anime)|Level Up!]]" to send "Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV4" to the [[Graveyard]] and [[Special Summon]] "[[Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6 (anime)|Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6]]" (2300/1600) in [[Attack Position]] while [[ignoring the Summoning conditions]].

"Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6" attacks and destroys "[[Dandylion]]". The effect of "Dandylion" then activates, letting Jaden Special Summon two "[[Fluff Token(anime)|Fluff Tokens]]s" (0/0 each) in Defense Position. Sorano [[Set]]s a card. On Sorano's [[End Phase]], the second effect of "Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6" activates, letting Sorano send "Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6" to the Graveyard and Special Summon "[[Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8 (anime)|Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8]]" (3000/1800) in Attack Position.

Jaden draws "[[Cross Porter (anime)|Cross Porter]]" and subsequently Normal Summons it (400/400) in Defense Position. He then activates "[[E - Emergency Call (anime)|E - Emergency Call]]" to add an "[[Elemental HERO|Elemental Hero]]" monster from his Deck to his hand, but Sorano activates the effect of "Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8" to negate and destroy "E - Emergency Call". Jaden then removes from play "E - Emergency Call" from his Graveyard in order to Special Summon "[[Spell Striker (later anime)|Spell Striker]]" (600/200) in Attack Position. "Spell Striker" attacks [[Direct attack|directly]] due to its own effect (Sorano 4000 → 3400).

Sorano draws "[[Stop Defense (anime)|Stop Defense]]" and subsequently activates it to switch one of Jaden's "[[Fluff Token]]" to Attack Position. "[[Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8]]" attacks the Attack Position "[[Fluff Token]]", but Jaden activates his face-down "[[Secret Mission]]", which will let him choose on either making Sorano attack one random monster on his side of the field or end the Battle Phase. Sorano, in response, activates his face-down "[[Royal Decree (anime)|Royal Decree]]", whose effect negates the effects of all other [[Trap Cards]] while it is [[face-up]] on the field. "Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8" then destroys the Attack Position "Fluff Token" (Jaden 4000 → 1000).

Jaden draws "[[Neo-Spacian Flare Scarab (anime)|Neo-Spacian Flare Scarab]]". Jaden's hand contains "[[Elemental HERO Hero Neos(anime)|Elemental Hero Neos]]" and "[[Contact Out (anime)|Contact Out]]". Jaden then activates the effect of "[[Cross Porter]]" to send "Spell Striker" to his Graveyard and Special Summon "[[Neo-Spacian Flare Scarab]]" (500/500) from his hand in Attack Position. Jaden then [[Tribute]]s his "[[Fluff Token]]" and "[[Cross Porter]]" in order to Tribute Summon "[[Elemental HERO Neos|Elemental Hero Neos]]" (2500/2000) in Attack Position.

Jaden then Contact Fuses "[[Elemental HERO Neos|Neos]]" with "[[Neo-Spacian Flare Scarab|Flare Scarab]]" in order to [[Special Summon]] "[[Elemental HERO Hero Flare Neos(anime)|Elemental Hero Flare Neos]]" (2500/2000) in Attack Position. Due to the effect of "Flare Neos", it gains 400 ATK for each [[Spell Card|Spell]] and [[Trap Card|Trap]] on the field, and there are currently two ("Flare Neos": 2500 → 3300/2000). "Flare Neos" attacks and destroys "Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8" (Sorano 3400 → 3100).

Jaden then activates "[[Contact Out]]" to return "Flare Neos" to the [[Extra Deck|Fusion Deck]] and Special Summon "[[Neo-Spacian Flare Scarab|Flare Scarab]]" (500/500) and "[[Elemental Hero Neos|Neos]]" (2500/2000) from his Deck in Attack Position. Due to the effect of "Flare Scarab", it gains 400 ATK for each Spell and Trap on Sorano's side of the field ("Flare Scarab": 500 → 1300/500). "[[Neo-Spacian Flare Scarab|Flare Scarab]]" and "[[Elemental HERO Neos|Neos]]" attack directly (Sorano 3100 → 1800 → 0).

Duel already in progress. [[Jaden Yuki|Jaden]] controls "[[Elemental HERO Hero Sparkman(anime)|Elemental Hero Sparkman]]" (1600/1400) in [[Attack Position]], while the student controls no cards and has 300 [[Life Points]].

Duel already in progress. [[Trueman]] controls "[[Dark Archetype (anime)|Dark Archetype]]" (1400/400) in [[Attack Position]], while [[Daigo Sorano|Sorano]] controls no cards and has 400 [[Life Points]].

* [[Gigobyte (anime)|Gigobyte]]

* [[Dandylion (later anime)|Dandylion]]* ''[[Eria the Water Charmer (anime)|Eria the Water Charmer]]''* [[Mother Grizzly (anime)|Mother Grizzly]]* ''[[Unshaven Angler (anime)|Unshaven Angler]]''

* ''[[Big Wave Small Wave (anime)|Big Wave Small Wave]]''* ''[[Salvage (anime)|Salvage]]''

* [[DNA Surgery (anime)|DNA Surgery]]* ''[[Spiritual Water Art - Aoi (anime)|Spiritual Water Art - Aoi]]''

* [[Dark Magician (anime)|Dark Magician]]

* [[Archfiend Beast of Gilfer(anime)|Beast of Gilfer]]* [[Catapult Turtle (later anime)|Catapult Turtle]]* [[Dark Magician Girl (anime)|Dark Magician Girl]]* [[Kuriboh (anime)|Kuriboh]]* [[Valkyrion the Magna Warrior (anime)|Valkyrion the Magna Warrior]]

* [[Magician of Black Chaos (anime)|Magician of Black Chaos]]

* [[Diffusion Wave-Motion (anime)|Diffusion Wave-Motion]]* [[Lightforce Sword (anime)|Lightforce Sword]]* [[Polymerization (anime)|Polymerization]]* [[Swords of Revealing Light (anime)|Swords of Revealing Light]]* [[Thousand Knives (anime)|Thousand Knives]]

* [[Magic Cylinder (later anime)|Magic Cylinder]]* [[Mirror Force (later anime)|Mirror Force]]* [[Mystical Refpanel (anime)|Mystical Refpanel]]

* [[Elemental HERO Hero Neos(anime)|Elemental Hero Neos]]* [[Elemental HERO Hero Sparkman(anime)|Elemental Hero Sparkman]]

* ''[[Cross Porter (anime)|Cross Porter]]''* [[Dandylion (later anime)|Dandylion]]* [[Neo-Spacian Flare Scarab (anime)|Neo-Spacian Flare Scarab]]* [[Spell Striker (later anime)|Spell Striker]]

* [[Elemental HERO Hero Flare Neos(anime)|Elemental Hero Flare Neos]]

* [[Contact Out (anime)|Contact Out]]* [[E - Emergency Call (anime)|E - Emergency Call]]

* ''[[Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV4 (anime)|Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV4]]''* ''[[Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6 (anime)|Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV6]]''* ''[[Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8 (anime)|Horus the Black Flame Dragon LV8]]''

* [[Level Up! (anime)|Level Up!]]

* [[Stop Defense (anime)|Stop Defense]]

* [[Royal Decree (anime)|Royal Decree]]

* [[Dark Archetype (anime)|Dark Archetype]]