Yugioh Card Summoner

CH.602 Unika and Stella

[Unika POV]

As I flew towards Stella’s mountain, I ran through my strategy one more time. 

It wasn’t foolproof, I’ll fully admit to that, but it should work. Besides, if I know Einar and Eline as well as I think I know them, they are already on their way to get Brian. And if I die, Brian will resurrect me. I’m sure of that.

I got my head in the game as I saw the mountain in the distance. I was ready, and I was going to do this. 

Stella, you will be mine.

As I got closer, I saw light beginning to gather at the top of the mountain. Stella must have noticed me. But that is what I assumed. She saw the invisible Big Core MK-2, so naturally she would see my Delta Tri.

I was ready for Stella’s attack, so as the massive flame came, I turned the ship to avoid it. I had to get a bit closer before I greeted Stella with my power, so I went as fast as the ship did, and as soon as I saw the Solar Flare Fox, I activated a Spell Card. Dragon Laser.

With it, the Trigon I had equipped to my Delta Tri left the section of the ship it had been in, and attacked Stella with all of its power.

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The small fire dragon flew at the fox, burning away the light that surrounded it. With that, I could really appreciate Stella.

She was quite small for a monster that is said to be more powerful than an SS-rank, no more than five meters from head to butt. But she did have nine long tails that made her appear quite a bit larger.

I knew you can’t always assume things based on size, I learned that from Nio. But still, compared to Sagarmatha, Stella is tiny. I wonder if that is why she is a ruler? Maybe she wanted to show that she is strong despite her small size?

Well, she can show that power to me.

All of her tails began to glow, as she prepared for another attack, but I was ready. I summoned the Barrier Statue of the Abyss before Stella could use its spell, because under the power of the Barrier Statue, only magic matching their attribute can be used. So Stella likely cannot use magic at all.

The momentary loss of its magic seemed to make Stella hesitate. She could probably leap at me, but without her magic, she likely can’t fly, or at least can’t fly well, while she already saw how fast my ship is.

That gave me the time to get out the next cards.

I activated a Field Spell Brian gave me, Earthbound Geoglyph. It isn’t a part of my usual deck, nor was the monster I was going to summon, but that monster is perfect for what I want to do.

“I tribute Delta Tri and Barrier Statue of the Abyss.” 

Since I tribute my Delta Tri, I began to fall towards the ground, so I used a Fire Magic spell to help myself fall a bit slower. And as I did, a chant for the monster I was about to summon forced its way out of my mouth. 

“Souls lost in countless battles.”

“Gather into a form where you can end all violence.” 

As I chanted, a glowing purple line was forming on the side of the mountain. I also reached the ground and landed with a roll. It wasn’t the most graceful landing, but it worked.

“Emerge from the Tainted Earth and lend me your power!”

The glowing purple lines began to resemble the form of a giant aquatic creature. It glowed with power, and every word I chanted increased that might.

“Arise from the lines drawn on the Ground. Earthbound Immortal Chacu Challhua!”

The ground below the glowing lines burst open, as a massive whale, whose body was made of those glowing lines, emerged. 

The Earthbound Immortals were some of Brian’s most powerful monsters, but they came with a drawback. Unless you could use the Divine-Beast variants, which only Brian can use, they required a Field Spell to be in play. And while most monsters couldn’t destroy a Field Spell, there is a high likelihood that Stella could. 

Except that she couldn’t. Because as long as I controlled an Earthbound Immortal, Earthbound Geoglyph cannot be destroyed. Not by anything. Even Erasure Magic, something that can destroy anything, can’t touch it.

But as to why I relied on this almost Divine-Beast, that is because of Chacu Challhua’s effect. As long as he doesn’t attack, no other creature within its vicinity can attack either.

That means I can take my time with Stella and she can’t harm me.

So I calmly walked towards the fox, who was clearly trying to cast magic to attack me. But since that wasn’t working, Stella changed her plan and charged at me. But she couldn’t harm me that way either, instead just softly colliding with me. 

She was a bit heavy, but I have plenty of strength, so I was able to keep myself standing.

“Hello Stella.” I greeted her nicely. “I want you to make a summoning contract with me.”

{Never!} The fox growled and attempted to bite me. Naturally it couldn’t, so she just awkwardly hovered her maw next to my shoulder.

“It won’t be that bad.” I told her, as I gently patted her head. “You’ll just have to respond to my calls every now and then.”

{NO!} She howled. {I’d hate to submit myself to you!} 

She jumped away from me and looked to the sky where Chacu Challhua was swimming through the air.

{That creature. It must be the problem. If I just …} Light began to gather in Stella’s tails, but it dispersed as quickly as she could gather it. {Yes. That is the problem. I just need to…}

She seemingly figured something out. She tensed her body and jumped towards my Earthbound Immortal. But you cannot attack an Earthbound Immortal, so Stella passed straight through Chacu Challhua. She then began to fall, as all things that can’t fly do, so I generated two Magical Arms and sent them her way to hopefully catch her.

I wasn’t that good with Magical Arms. I could make two just fine, but four was quite difficult and six was nearly impossible. I often question how Brian can use like eight of them fine, but then I remember, he is Brian.

My arms weren’t needed, as Stella used some magic to slow her descent and landed gracefully on the ground. 

{... Interesting. So I can’t attack, but I can use Magic.} She said. {Then I should be able to…}

Stella began to gather light again, and this time she clearly had a plan. She shouldn’t be able to harm me, but I wasn’t about to take that chance.

“Chacu Challhua! Use your effect on her!” I called out to the Earthbound Immortal flying above us.

The whale responded to my call by sending a beam of purple light to attack Stella. 

It wasn’t actually an attack, but something else. When I once asked Brian about it, he compared it to Lua’s Corrupted Healing Magic. So while it does deal damage, it isn’t an attack in the traditional sense. Defensive spells can’t stop it, neither can armor or equipment, and it ignores the target's Defense stat.

Stella shrieked in pain as her legs collapsed. She turned to me with fire in her eyes.

{So you want to hurt me! Like everyone else!} Stella yelled.

“I’m sorry!” I called out. “I just don’t want either of us to get seriously hurt!”

I knew even if she succeeded in whatever she was trying to do, the Trap Cards I have set in my duel desk will protect me. And I also have the ones Brian set on me before we left for the exploration, but those will only activate if my life is in real danger, since Brian isn’t here to reset them if they activate.

{Sorry?! You are Sorry?! You came not only to my world, but to my land! Demanded unreasonable things! And then dare to say ‘Sorry’!} Stella roared, as she got back to her feet. {I’ve seen what you do! You are weak! The only way you can face me is with that beast of yours!}

Stella didn’t gather light this time, instead just immediately sending out a massive pulse of heat. It wasn’t an offensive attack, since Chacu Challhua didn’t stop it, but my Trap Card did.

Cursed Seal of the Forbidden Spell. It used a set Spell card I had as a cost to activate, but in return, it negated and sealed away the spell Stella tried to use, so she couldn’t use it again.

{What?! How?! Can’t I … There must be something!} Stella kept screaming, and charged at me again.

Naturally the charge couldn’t hurt me at all and I embraced her again, petting her softly.

“I think I understand you.” I softly said to the fox. “You’ve been alone. Always. Isn’t that right?” 

{I am not Weak!} Stella roared.

“Being with people isn’t weakness. It is strength. Strength of heart, of will, of knowledge. Everything. No one can keep going alone forever.”

{I can!} The fox insisted.

“... then why are you shaking?” I asked, as I felt the fox shaking in my arms.

{Shaking … I am not …} She said, but her voice lacked the fire it previously had. 

{I … am … not … shaking.} She continued, and the shaking of her body increased. {I never shake…} With those words, her shaking decreased a bit, and her muscles firmed. {Because I am the Strongest!} She roared, as she turned to fire and light in my hands. 

It wasn’t an attack, at least not in the traditional sense. 

The fire didn’t burn my skin and the light didn’t harm my eyes. 

But both began entering my body, and I felt as my body reacted. The base of my tails itched, as more tails began sprouting from my tailbone. My ears also burned, as they grew longer and more defined. 

I next noticed my hair. It had extended past its usual length, now almost reaching the ground. The color had also changed. My hair was purple, fading to a more blue color towards the ends, but now it has streaks of red and yellow in it.

My body felt extremely powerful. I’m not exactly sure how powerful I am now, but I know I’m much more powerful than I previously was.

And with all those reveals, I realized what Stella had done. She had entered a reverse union with me. 

(Haa! Your Body is mine!) I heard Stella inside my own head. (Now that monster you summoned will be mine as well, and with it, I really will be the strongest!)

“No. You won’t.” I spoke to myself, but I know Stella heard me. “As long as you are alone, you will never be strong. I know that better than anyone. Because I was never alone, but I also was.”

(Tell your sob story to someone else and hand over your body!)

“No. You gave up on not listening when you did this. My body is mine to control, and since you are a part of me now, so are you.” As I said that, I moved my body so I could prove to Stella I was telling the truth.

(For now. I will soon … take over? Wh-what? What is this? What am I seeing?) Stella questioned.

“My memories.” I told her. I was forcefully recalling memories, because I had learned that if I did so while I was in a reverse union with a monster, that monster would see my memories. With them, I was trying to show to Stella that being alone isn’t being strong. It is being weak.

And as I said, I’ve never really been alone. I’ve always had someone. Be it my mom, my brother, or Fer and Rum. I’ve always had someone by my side. 

But still, I was weak. Not weak where I felt useless or like I was worse than others, but I didn’t have true strength. Despite Fer and Rum being there with me, I would not call them companions in the same way as Einar and Eline are. 

I know Einar and Eline. I trust them completely and I know they will do what is best for us. And what is best for Brian. So with them, I can completely trust myself into their hands.

And that trust is strength. More strength than any individual can ever hold. Except one.

I began to focus on my memories of Brian. I wanted Stella to see his power. The power to be the best, the strongest, the undisputed most powerful being in any world. 

As those memories played, Stella inside me once again shivered. She was realizing just how weak she was. She wouldn’t stand a chance against Brian and his monsters. She couldn’t touch me, and Brian was much more powerful than I was. 

And then she saw what Brian did with all that power. The nothing he did with it. 

He didn’t flaunt it around, claiming he was the best. He made his own peace on a floating island, sending out his might to make the lives of those beneath him better. Protecting them from monsters they shouldn’t have to face.

And most importantly, she saw how protective Brian was with those who he loved and cared for. So Stella was afraid. Afraid what would happen if she did manage to take over my body. Of what would happen to her. 

She knew the answer. Brian would annihilate her, removing her from existence. After all, she was nothing but a beast that tried to take what he loved. 

So there was only one thing Stella could do. She surrendered. She realized that no matter what, she will lose. So by surrendering, she could maybe live.

I let her. I accepted everything from her. I would make sure she would never be alone. 

And thus, we began to glow. The light from everywhere around us, the sky and the land and the gem at the top of the mountain, gathered around us and formed a nearly perfect sphere covering our body.

We could still see through it, so the last thing both of us saw was the Earthbound Immortal flying above us, and an airship that just stopped, and a person covered in energy flew out of it.

Then we both fell asleep.