#chimerafflesia

[cyberdragoninfinity]

u are the ceo of it to me so: zoneporia for the ship bingo :D

WAHOOOO THANK YOU i am proud to wear the title well 🫡🫡🫡 if i dont go to bat for this old man yaoi who WILL

GGGGGGGHHHGHHH........ make no mistake denyuri may be doing thing to my brain but zoneporia is still my Numero Uno Yugioh Nicheship forever and ever.... it STILL drives me insane that like no one gaf about this ship despite Their Everything. EVERYONE LIKES TRAGIC TOXIC YAOI UNTIL IT'S TWO OLD OLD OLD MEN. I SEE HOW IT IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY HAD THE CARD GAME EQUIVALENT OF VIOLENT DIVORCE ON SCREEN IF ANYONE CARES!!!!

THERES JUST. SO MUCH the God and His Most Devoted Angel dynamic is fucking making me sick in the head and then yugioh combined that with 'Just Some Guy reanimating his dead friend in a monster robot body and doing Intimate Robot Repair Work On Screen" like it just RULES. EVERYONE WATCH THE LAST 20 EPISODES OF YUGIOH 5DS RIGHT FUCKING NOW. love at first sight? NO love at LAST sight i'm out here with the last two living people on earth and they watched everyone else they love DIE. grandma and grandpa are getting a divorce and theres going to be a body count. Z-one killed Aporia and lit him on fire in front of two twelve year olds. SLAMS MY FISTS AGAINST THE FLOOR. ZONEPORIA!!!!!!!!

[m3djed]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :DD

[chimerafflesia]

this felt appropriate

[omarwolaeth]

Even if it requires knowledge of a character's used archetype, there's a special kind of duellist that would pick Rise Falcon as their ace card in Raidraptor specifically, and for that I think Kurosaki Shun needs to be examined under a microscope.

[saggitha]

tagging @lilserotoninpls @verytendou @tgirl-boyfriend @usercannibal @meryl-gear-solid @chimerafflesia @thenorthernlytes @the-name-is-loser and anyone else who wants to join

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[ygo-colors]

Predator Plants Chimerafflesia/Predaplant Chimerafflesia

[yugiohcardsdaily]

Predaplant Chimerafflesia

“1 ‘Predaplant’ monster + 1 DARK monster

Once per turn: You can target 1 monster on the field with a Level less than or equal to this card’s; banish it. When an attack is declared involving this card and an opponent’s face-up monster: You can activate this effect; until the end of this turn, that opponent’s monster loses 1000 ATK, and if it does, this card gains 1000 ATK. Once per turn, during the next Standby Phase after this card was sent to the Graveyard: You can add 1 ‘Polymerization’ Spell Card or ‘Fusion’ Spell Card from your Deck to your hand.”

[fyeahygocardart]

Predaplant Chimerafflesia

[jontheredrc]

lost TPB episode where Jim Lahey institutes a new rule in the trailer park where he can evict you if you lose a Yu-Gi-Oh duel against him, because he figures Ricky is way too stupid to figure this one out

but Ricky is able to scrabble together enough money with some harebrained scheme to buy himself a deck at a nearby game shop...and then pays an employee and a few customers in hash to write down microwave meal-like instructions on how to actually use it

no one else is really bothering with the card game because they all kinda know this is just to try to get rid of Ricky...well, except for Randy (who is collecting the sexiest cards he can find) and Bubbles (who has a deck of cat monsters but with pictures of his kitties stuck in the card sleeves)

Lahey loses his duel with Ricky, of course...Bubbles offers to go next, but Lahey just throws his cards everywhere and storms off

no one ever brings up the duel-to-stay rule ever again, but for the rest of the season, Lahey’s cards are scattered around the trailer park, being used to arrange weed for rolling into a joint, or taped over a hole in someone’s screen door, or little things like that

Ryou Bakura, but he's so accustomed to having the Millennium Ring that he sometimes grasps for it even when it's not there, a la Julian from Trailer Park Boys and his rum and coke

[violent-kurumi]

Oh my god, I hate the names of Yuri's monsters. I have to fucking copy paste every single name became all of them are like

Predaplant Chimerafflesia

Predaplant Spinodionaea

Predaplant Darlingtonia Cobra

Predaplant Ophrys Scorpio

Mother fucking copy past

Holy shit that's painful!

Copy and paste save lives

And sanity

Oh god it hurts just reading those names.

I would just call them plant one, plant two etc, and how the hell Yuri managed to say those names in a duel so smoothly is beyond me lmao

[cyberdragoninfinity]

52 for the spotify asks :D

> Putting the Dog to Sleep - the Antlers

WOOF.

[yugioh-puns]

“Predaplant Chimerafflesia“ contains a portmanteau of chimera and Rafflesia. 

[chimerafflesia]

Yuri Duel Links 2024

(this is literally just a masterpost of everything that made me insane over the course of the event so I can reflect and laugh/cry/etc)

first of all the sentence "Yuri Duel Links Event 2024" would have put me in a coma if you told me that say like. a month and a half ago. when Lulu and Rin came in September I was SURE it was going to be at least early 2025 before we got him. and Yet,

I was in the middle of getting ready for a concert when I got a notification from the DL subreddit of all things that said "He's Finally In" and I saw a little picture of Yuri and I was like Lol. Yeah Ok. so then I opened duel links and checked and was hit with This:

and I was like Okay. okay. cool cool cool cool. I'm gonna be so normal about this. *narrator voice* "via the tags on this post, you could see they were indeed not normal about it"

and girl sorry I wasn't gonna be normal about it like I've wanted this cunt in duel links since he landed on my radar. I knew from the first episode he appeared in that he was going to be my favorite arc-v character because I tend to have a Type when it comes to characters. it's been the same since I was like 8. sue me.

I even started getting into theory territory I was SERIOUS

(this ended up not being the case but congrats to Dumon for being the July unlock that was a lot of fun)

HOWEVER SPEAKING OF PREDICTING UNLOCKS I DO HAVE TO SAY I made this list back in MAY predicting the rest of the characters for 2024, and while some of these are very out there and Not Happening (sorry Marik and Atticus) I DID ORIGINALLY PREDICT YURI FOR AN OCTOBER UNLOCK. (Dumon for July as well) I AM LITERALLY JOHN KONAMI I GUESS.

so time goes by and I have a month to grind gems for Yuri's box because OBVIOUSLY I need a full character deck for him. would tumblr user chimerafflesia do anything less. I achieved this btw. 9999 gems the day before the event started. I was READY.

October 23rd. I literally wake up at 6am because I was so excited I was like a kid on christmas. I am hit with these screens and actually got kinda misty eyed because it was Happening

I waited 5000 years (about 7 months) to see that "Event Exclusive" in front of him and it was real and happening like CHEERS I'LL DRINK TO THAT!

I recapped a lot of my initial reactions on day one here and here but it just doesn't do it justice like I was just so excited and happy and having the time of my life playing this little freemium mobile game. I've said it like 348735 times now but duel links is genuinely so fucking amazing to me I love this game so so so much.

AND THIS EVENT WAS SO WONDERFUL!!!! THEY DID RIGHT BY HIM I WAS (AND STILL AM) SO HAPPY. HIS CHARACTERIZATION STAYED INTACT. WE GOT SOME NEW LITTLE FLAVOR DETAILS FOR HIM. THAT MAY HAVE TO BE A SEPARATE POST BUT GOD. YURI FANS WE ARE EATING GOOD.

here are some personal favorites. little problem child 🩷💜

and course this instant classic:

but there are so many. I point to this video which has all his dialouge including taunts.

look at these screenshots man like come on. I can't believe these are real. they look like images that would've been posted on reddit like 3 years ago with the caption "This Will Be Duel Links in 2024" EXCEPT IT IS.

I set up this board with all the predap extra deck mons + starving venom and was staring at it like Man We Really Won. this shit's beautiful

Just. man I feel like there's so much more I wanna say but overall it was just a really fun event. this might sound silly to some people but I really do have a special connection to yugioh in general and I do feel like it was fate when it came into my life. I really got into yugioh in April 2021 during a particurally dark time in my life and yugioh became like a lifeline for me. it was an escape. it still is. I'm always going to be grateful for this franchise.

I watched arc-v from March-April of this year (immediately after finishing zexal btw, which is the first time ever I watched two yugioh anime back to back) and to say it fried my brain is kind of an understatement like I still think about this show every day of my life. to quote my own tweet:

like. YEAH.

Yuri in particular is a fusion parasite all on his own he wormed himself into my brain and hasn't let go. I've rewatched his episodes so many times but I think I've seen arc-v episode 135 in particular roughly 124 times. could be more. it will be more.

I can't help but feel like watching arc-v this year was meant to be. (first of all, the same year I watch it FOUR arc-v characters get into duel links? divine timing if I've ever seen it) but in particular the timing of the Yuri event feels very nice. I've been dealing with some personal woes (particulary surrounding employment, amongst other things) and again this event was such an escape for me, even if just for a few hours each day. I can't wait until he's back in a few months. we will be there :)

I'm at the point where I don't really care if it's "cringe" to get this emo about shows/characters/games etc cuz at the end of the day this shit really does mean something to me man. I know what yugioh has done for me and what it'll definitely continue to do for me and I'm grateful for it <3

(PS it is really really fun to wreck people on ranked with super poly) here is a live image of me playing online duel links

[ygoreviews]

Predapruning ———————————————— Activate this card by targeting 1 "Predaplant" monster in your Graveyard; Special Summon it and equip it with this card. When this card leaves the field, destroy that monster. ———————————————— Can Be Found In: Fusion Enforcers (FUEN-EN012)

Revival effects have been abused since the first days of the game, to the point that nowadays is the base for most builds. During the debutting years, players already tried to discard powerful monsters so can be summoned from the Graveyard instead of the slow process arround Tribute Summon. Currently, almost every Deck will have atleast a few cards involving the Graveyard in some way or another, no matter if is to shortcut the arrival of powerful creatures or gather materials for our summons. And while that allowed players to manage their hand as they interact with their Graveyard in mid to late game, it has become the norm in most strategies no matter their unique gimmicks.

"Predapruning" is a card belonging to the Predaplant archetype, providing a simple yet efficient ability for all sorts of situations. Once played, "Predapruning" will revive a Predaplant from our Graveyard and equip itself to the target. The catch is that if "Predapruning" leaves the field its target will be destroyed as a result, but overall is a strong revival tool for all sorts of setups and scenarios. Despite a clear and almost recurring weakness, "Predapruning" soon became a must have for its archetype and other builds involving these creatures.

In an archetype focused on Fusion Summons, "Predapruning" shouldn't need much care despite obtaining the assistance of effects like "Predaplanet" and "Hidden Armory". Predaplants shouldn't take long to dispose monsters to our Graveyard so we can revive by this Spell Card, ranging from their Fusion Summons to using miling effects like "Armageddon Knights" depending of our aproach. While virtually any Predaplant is allowed to be summoned by this card is preferable to prioritize those with effects activated upon arrival, like "Predaplant Spinodionaea" placing a Predator Counter for our other options or "Predaplant Ophrys Scorpio" summoning another Predaplant from our Deck. In most cases the revived Predaplant will immediately become material for any of our stronger monsters, specially useful if using "Predaplant Banksia Ogre" as scatters counters or "Predaplant Chlamydosundew" performing a Fusion Summon which might use opponent's monster(s) as materials. The archetype's lead monsters are no exception and can be retrieved for a comeback and other uses (If were Fusion Summoned properly), with "Predaplant Chimerafflesia"with all sorts of disruptive effects or "Predaplant Dragostapelia" negating monster's effects. But "Predapruning" is not the only archetype card able to revive monsters with, as "Predaponics" as well off-theme support like "Miracle Fertilizer" can do so once per turn and thus potentially leading to swarming the board with Predaplants for all sorts of outcomes.

With no restrictions beyond only targetting Predaplants, "Predapruning" is obviously a staple card for any Deck involving this archetype. Pretty much every Predaplant can be target of this Spell Card effect, with some cases like "Predaplant Orphys Scorpio" and "Predaplant Chlamydosundew" further improving the results with their respective effects. Clearly the main problem arround "Predapruning" is the chance for chainable effects that might destroy it before we can give any uses to our target Predaplant, a common demerit among revival effects yet worth the risk. With up to three copies available period as well other revival options we can include in the archetype, "Predapruning" only needs a single Predaplant in the Graveyard to start providing efficient setups with its assistance.

Personal Rating: A+

+ Revives a Predaplant from our Graveyard + Overall the entire archetype is accessible by its effect + Well supported with setups and other revival options

- Chained effects might destroy it before we can use or revive the target Predaplant

[therealeagal]

Go Team Lucifer.

That’s not a reference to the show, by the way. It’s a coincidence. Tom Welling isn’t important here. Not Tom Welling. The other one. Ellis? That sounds right. Tom Ellis isn’t important here either.

Being an internet philosopher (or fauxlosopher as I like to call us) is hard work, you know. You think I just come up with this stuff in the spur of the moment? Well, actually I usually do, but then I take a while to post them. Adding some stuff. Taking out others. Weighing the odds of testing the waters and potentially stirring the ire of the in-crowd, whose talent for outrage beggars the imagination.

I work hard to stimulate your minds with only the most sophisticated and classy material.

BOOOOBIIIIEEEESSSS

Only the best of content for you, my children.

Decide for yourselves whether my words have meaning or if they are just the ravings of a madman. Whichever you decide, don’t @ me, bro, as the kids are saying these days. I’m not here to debate, I’m just here to philosophize. Or fauxlosophize, as the case may be.

Let’s begin.

I think we’ve established in our years together that the only right side is my side.

This is especially true in regards to U.S. politics, which I have a profound disinterest in. If shit goes down, shit will go down with or without my involvement, so why bother? Fuck it. I’d rather be playing Yugioh.

I don’t want to brag or anything, but I think my Predaplant deck is pretty good. Ah, Predaplant Chimerafflesia, dark flower that blooms in my heart, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

“But Eagal!” I hear you say. “What if everyone thought the way you do?”

”But Eagal!” I hear you say. “Even if you’re not interested in politics they are still interested in you!”

"But Eagal!” I hear you say. “Something something something orange man bad!"

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Oh sorry, you bored me to sleep. Tell you what. You prove to me that my decision will affect the outcome and then I’ll consider voting.

And I’m not talking about some “every vote matters” nonsense, I mean specifically my vote.

If my single personal vote can measurably determine the outcome, such that without my single personal vote the side I wasn’t going to vote for would demonstrably win, then I’ll think about it.

And before I cast my vote you will throw me a parade honoring my actions and give me a presidential medal for valorous service to the country and also I get a Nobel Peace Prize. And also, all previous winners will be stripped of their titles for being inferior to my accomplishments. So hop to it.

But I digress.

American politics is like the eternal clash between the forces of order and chaos in Shin Megami Tensei. Whichever side you choose, everyone dies horribly and the only way to win is to either aim for the bad ending early so that you can unlock new game plus and thereby remove the annoying level cap for fusing demons, or not take a side at all.

Perhaps not coincidentally, as far as those factions are concerned, not taking a side is the same as taking the wrong side.

Well, if one is forced to choose between one or the other, chaos is usually the more tolerable of the two. Comparatively speaking.

So go Team Lucifer. Anarchy is better than totalitarianism, right? A fighting chance is better than no chance, I suppose. Lucifer usually knows the score.

Regardless of my disinterest in politics, it behooves me - as a benevolent supreme overlord of all that I behold - to bow to the will of the people. It’s what a good leader would do.

So if the American people want to continue the on-going crime against humanity that is their failure to elect me as their president via mass write-in votes, then I must support them.

Seeing how this is the case, I’ll root for Team Lucifer and support Joe Biden in his bid to become next president of these United States.

Talk about burying the lede.

I support Joe with or without (preferably with, but it’s not a deal-breaker) the condition that he immediately abdicate his position and install me as his successor. He’s who all the cool kids like and I do want to hang out with the cool kids. They’re just so cool!

Go Joe! A real American hero.

Get it? Like G.I. Joe. Truly, my wit surpasses all others.

Mind you, I’m still not voting.

Voting for the next president in America is a lot like gambling, except that even in the unlikely event that you win, whether you receive the prize you’re playing for or not is determined by a dude standing outside consulting the flight patterns of birds. And also you’re in Antarctica.

I’ve got better things to do than test my luck against an outcome whose certainty is not fixed. I get enough of that nonsense trying to get Vyr’s Proud Pauldrons from that asshole Kadala.

And that’s completely aside from the fact that he-who-shall-not-be-named is going to ignore the vote and stay in power anyway.

Personally I feel my time would be better spent playing Diablo 3. My least favorite class is Crusader. Good for clearing out lots of weaklings, terrible against single strong opponents. Or maybe I’m just not playing her right.

As for my favorite, I’m leaning Wizard. Witch Doctor is a close second.

Wanna talk about cruel irony. No sooner did I collect my Firebird set from the Seasonal rewards than did I start getting drops from the very same set. Complete bullshit. I could have gotten the Monk set instead, but noooooooo. I just had to get the Wizard set. Some bullshit.

Either way, I’m having a hell of a time clearing greater rifts past the last 30s. Not helping is that all the guides online require specific set pieces AND NOTHING EVER FUCKING DROPS SET PIECES 99.999999999999999999% OF THE TIME. And then there’s the agony of collecting like 5 of the 6 pieces and you keep picking up other pieces of the set that you already have AND THE FREAKING KANAI’S CUBE NEVER FREAKING REROLLS INTO THE PIECE I FREAKING NEED AND I DON’T HAVE ENOUGH FREAKING FORGOTTEN SOULS TO WASTE ON THIS BULLSHIT.

What were we talking about? Oh yes, well, I’m rooting for you, Odds and Evens Joe, reigning Sonic Rush Adventure speedrun world champion. I’m sure you’ll get the popular vote, what little good it will do you.

As for you, my legions of wonderful followers, vote Biden, or don’t. It’s all the same in the end. But there’s probably other stuff you can vote for where your votes won’t be a complete waste of time. Probably like mayors or some shit. Governors and district attorneys and shit. I don’t know. Look it up yourself.

I don’t know how he-who-shall-not-be-named’s prospective Caesar cosplay will affect those outcomes, but your chances are probably better in those cases. Can’t be worse.

So get out there and vote in...I wanna say November? Just not for POTUS. Unless you really want to.

I’d be more inclined to go along with it if I could reload an older save when I don’t get the result I want, in case there are better things to do before the dark lord destroys the universe or whatever. Worst case scenario, we could use the extra time to recruit a ragtag group of misfits and start grinding so we can rescue the princess from the castle.

I don’t know who the princess is in this analogy.

In closing, please accept this picture of Merkabah and Lucifer with Trump and Biden’s heads copy-pasted onto them. I couldn’t use the ones from Apocalypse since Merkabah’s always flashin' dose nips.

Go Team Lucifer, am I right? Am I right or am I right? I’m right, right?

TTFN.

[real-life-pine-tree]

Little Red Riding Hood: a PredatorRivals Fairytale

Based on the Fairytale AU by @justanotherotakuandartist.

Once upon a time, in the kingdom of Akademia, there lived an orphaned girl named Celina. She longed to be a strong wizard in the eyes of the Great King, so she spent her whole life harnessing her magical powers in the form of summoning and basic spells. But it wasn’t easy for her, for she had a natural ability.

Celina could harness the power of moonlight through dance. She initially couldn’t master it, so she seeked help from Headmaster Crowler, a skilled wizard with questionable methods. Thanks to his teachings, Celina was able to summon creatures that she called ‘Lunalights’ using moonlight as a power source.

But sadly, it seemed that the Great King had other plans for Celina. There were Wanted posters of her face all over the kingdom, so she had to keep a low profile. Headmaster Crowler, who had become her surrogate father, helped her with this by giving her a blue hooded cloak, which she always wore. So aside from hiding her face, things were alright for the young orphaned girl.

One day, after another day of magic school, when the other students were heading home, Headmaster Crowler wished to speak to Celina in private. “What is it?” the orphaned girl asked.

Headmaster Crowler gave Celina a basket of herbs. “I want you to visit Belowski,” he instructed.

“Belowski?” Celina asked. “Is he alright?”

Belowski was a frail young wizard who excelled in sleeping spells. Due to his magic being too powerful, he was escorted to a magical sanctuary hidden deep within the forest. Headmaster Crowler had entrusted Celina with this secret, for the Great King could try to use Belowski as a living weapon.

“I fear that he is terribly ill,” Headmaster Crowler explained. “Use these herbs to create medicine for him. Do you understand?”

“Yes, Headmaster Crowler,” Celina replied, nodding in understanding.

With her blue cloak on, Celina proceeded to head into the forest. But as she walked, she noticed that there was something strange with the plants. They looked rather vicious, which was strange since plants never showed emotion.

Suddenly, Celina was greeted by a young boy dressed in indigo clothing with a red cape that made him look regal. The boy also had purple and pink hair that vaguely resembled cabbage. “Hello Miss Celina,” the boy said, speaking in a rather flamboyant tone.

“Who are you?” Celina asked, immediately not trusting this boy.

“There is no need for alarm,” the boy said, approaching her and gently grabbing her hand. “I am Yuri, resident beastmaster and the Great King’s top guard.” He proceeded to kiss the back of Celina’s hand, but she pulled back in disgust.

“As if I would trust anyone who works for the Great King!” Celina exclaimed.

Yuri chuckled. “I was hoping you would say that,” he said. “I do prefer the hard way.” Suddenly, the plants came to life and approached him. “My army of Predaplants is going to enjoy this.” He clasped his hands together, causing two of his plants to merge into a monstrous-looking flower. “I have my Chimerafflesia. Now let’s see what your creature is.”

Celina closed her eyes and started dancing, lightly taping the ground with her feet and occasionally clapping. “You silly girl,” Yuri said. “The Great King informed me that you harness the power of moonlight to summon your creatures, but there is no sign of the moon.”

“You’re wrong,” Celina said as she danced. “The moon is always in the sky, even during the daytime. So my powers still work!” Using the power of moonlight, she summoned the Lunalights Blue Cat and White Rabbit, then she merged them together to form her strongest creature: Cat Dancer. With that done, the orphaned girl opened her eyes, which had become pale pink with slitted pupils.

Yuri chuckled. “That’s your best creature?” he asked. “That pesky kitten is weaker than my Chimerafflesia.”

Suddenly, Celina and Cat Dancer lifted their right arms in perfect sync. “I don’t rely on strength,” the orphaned girl said. “I have learned to merge my spirit with Cat Dancer. I see what she sees and I control her with my movement. And I shall use the mystical power of the moon to increase her attack.”

A pale blue aura appeared around Cat Dancer, enhancing her strength. Then, with Celina controlling her, the feline humanoid leapt over to Chimerafflesia and attacked it with multiple slashes. “My, what amazing power you have,” Yuri commented.

Celina made Cat Dancer bow before the feline vanished. “All the better to beat you up the next time I see you,” the orphan girl said, her eyes changing back to normal.

With that out of the way, Celina continued on her way to Belowski’s home. Once she arrived at a specially-marked tree, she channeled the essence of her magic to open a hidden door, allowing her to enter the home.

The magical sanctuary resembled a tropical island that included a wooden shack. Celina approached the shack and knocked on the door. “Belowski?” she asked. “Are you alright?”

“Yeah, I’m fine,” a voice from inside the shack replied. “Come in.”

But Celina didn’t enter the shack. She knew Belowski didn’t talk like that. “I know you can still walk,” she said.

“Yeah, but I’m too tired to get up,” the voice said.

“Alright,” Celina said. She carefully opened the shack’s door, seeing a figure inside Belowski’s bed. Narrowing her eyes, the orphaned girl approached the bed. She could hear unusual breathing from underneath the bedsheets, an indication that something is very off…

“You’re not Belowski,” Celina stated.

“Okay, fine. You got me.”

To Celina’s surprise, a boy with light blue hair dressed in blue and black clothing left the closet. “Who are you?!” she angrily asked.

“I’m Sora Perse,” the boy answered. He snapped his fingers, causing a mutated stuffed wolf to pop up from the bed. “And that’s my Frightfur Wolf.”

“Where’s Belowski?!” Celina demanded.

“Relax, Miss Celina. Nothing bad has happened to him…yet.”

Two people entered the shack. One of them was Yuri and the other one as a red-haired young man dressed in orange and pale blue clothing, who was holding onto a boy Celina actually did recognize.

“Belowski!” Celina exclaimed.

“Celina?” Belowski asked, speaking in a relaxed tone. “What’s goin’ on? Did the man find out ‘bout me? I thought you and Headmaster C. wouldn’t tell anymore.”

“Please trust me,” Celina told her friend. “Headmaster Crowler and I have kept your presence a secret.”

“Until now,” the unknown young man said.

“Oh, hush, Dennis,” Yuri said. He looked over at Celina. “The Great King wished for me to escort you to the castle. But if you do not corporate, something very unfortunate could happen to your friend. Now, what was that about the Great King finding out about him?”

“Don’t you dare!” Celina demanded. “He was brought here for the good of the kingdom!”

“You don’t say,” Yuri said. “Is this because of this rumored power he has? Something that the Great King could use to maintain peace throughout the land?”

But before Celina could respond, Sora let out a yawn. “What is it?” Yuri asked the blue-haired boy through gritted teeth.

“Oh, nothing much,” Sora replied. “Just wondering why the Great King needs Celina, or any of the other maidens from the neighboring kingdoms.”

“Others?” Celina asked.

“Yeah, three other maidens,” Sora casually answered. “And each of them have great powers kind of like what you have. The Great King doesn’t want to kill you four, but he refuses to explain his methods on why he wants you.”

“Sora, I don’t think now is the time to explain the Great King’s motives,” Yuri said, getting impatient.

“Why not?” Sora asked. “Celina should at least know what’s going on. Plus it sounds rather suspicious that the Great King also wants other maidens with similar powers. In fact, I’m…running out of things to say. Are you done handling the other royal guards?”

Suddenly, two ninjas, one dressed in red and one dressed in blue, appeared from nowhere and stood next to Sora. “Sora, what is going on?!” Yuri angrily asked.

“Oh, these two guys?” Sora innocently asked. “This is Moon Shadow and Sun Shadow, two brothers from an Asian wizards school who agreed to team up with me.”

“Moon Sha-” Yuri began, but he clenched his fists and paused to regain his composure. “The Great King did not mention foreign allies.”

“That’s because they work for me.”

Yuri turned around, only to see a grey-haired young man dressed in navy blue and tan with a red cape and a single monocle on his left eye.

Dennis gasped. “Prince Declan Akaba!” he exclaimed, bowing slightly. “Forgive me for the confusion. We did not know you provided assistance to Sora.”

“You’re wrong, Dennis,” Yuri said, glaring at the prince. “If you were paying attention to the Great King’s orders, you would know that Declan is our enemy.”

“Then we must retreat,” Dennis said, letting go of Belowski. “Rumor spoke of how the prince obtained powerful magic by selling his soul to the Devil. If he were to lose using that magic, he would die in an instant.”

“Correct,” Declan said. “Now if you wish to leave this place unharmed, I would advise you to step away from Celina.”

A wicked grin appeared on Yuri’s face. “Not a chance,” he said as he stepped back, his gaze never leaving the prince. “My orders were to bring Miss Celina to the Great King, but perhaps he might reward me if I was to bring the rebellious prince to him as well.” He clapped twice, summoning his army of Predaplants. “Now, fallen prince of Akademia, prepare for a botanical nightmare! I shall merge my Predaplants together to create my ultimate Predaplant: Dragostapelia!”

But when Yuri clasped his hands together, the Pedaplants instead formed a different kind of dragon, a purple one with multiple mouths all over its body. Needless to say, he…was not happy at all. “I said Dragostapelia!” he exclaimed. “Now please separate yourselves so you can merge properly!”

But Celina recognized the dragon. “The Venom Dragon that Starves…” she said.

“Correct,” Declan said. “One of the four Dragons of Power.”

“Four?!” Celina asked. “As in three others?!”

“I will explain it all to you later,” Declan said, summoning two creatures on either side of him. “But for now, I must take care of this nuisance. Hopefully Savant Galilei and Savant Kepler can keep him in line.”

When Declan snapped his fingers, his creatures captured Yuri in a flash of light, imprisoning him. “Unhand me, traitor!” the royal guard exclaimed as the Dragon Venom that Starves vanished.

“Not a chance,” Declan said. “Celina, you are to come with me. Sora, you and the brothers are to take care of things here.”

“Got it, Prince Declan Akaba,” Sora said as Celina gave him the basket of herbs.

So…well… In all honesty, I’m not sure where to go from here. I guess Celina ended up going with Declan to…wherever he lives, so she probably ended up living happily ever after with him. This certainly deviated from the basic Little Red Riding Hood plot.

Come to think of it, the four fairytales I have told have gone completely off-script. Why has there been a recurring antagonist named Leo Akaba? How come Zuzu Boyle of Paradiscia, Princess Lulu Obsidian of Heartland, Rin Hogan of Neudonia, and Celina of Akademia have unusual abilities? Why does this Leo Akaba person want these four girls?

And what about the four lead boys? They’re each connected to a single dragon, but why? And it seemed that, aside from Yuri, they were drawn towards the girls for various reasons. Prince Yuya Sakaki of Paradiscia was in awe over Zuzu’s flowers, Yuto of Heartland heard Lulu’s beautiful song, and Yugo of Neudonia felt the need to be near Rin.

It seems that these four tales really are connected in a way. Hopefully the epilogue should provide some proper conclusion.