Synopsis: The final match is still underway. Vanity End Destroyer has risen and Vile Ranma has a sure chance of victory. May fortune smile on Hou as he achieve his desires...
With the fight still on going, the credits are shown instead. Ion & Tako continues the commentary by summarizing what is the game like so far. The crowd remains anxious, especially Hou's friends.
Ion: It's truly one of the many games of the century. Both players are not holding back with all of their might!!!
Tako: They both have 1 life remaining. But Vile Ranma seems to have the advantage now that Vanity End Destroyer is here.
Ion: That's right. A monster with a 22 card soul. Capable of reviving as many times as necessary while possessing triple attack.
Tako: Meanwhile, Hou only has Garga himself & Garblade on board, 1 hand left and 3 gauge. He's like a candle in the wind, chu!!!
Masato: Tch. They make it sound like Hou's already lost.
Daryl: Hate to say but yes. But Hou's not the type to go down easily.
Gwen: Then let's give our friend a big cheer of support.
Eden: Yes. Go Hou Ren!!!
All: YOU CAN DO IT.
Garga: Seems like the odds are against us.
Hou: So What? I told you before Garga. I'm winning this. MY TURN.
Vile Ranma: Vanity End Destroyer's effect.
Destroyer: DIMENSION DOOR, DESIST!!!
Vile Ranma activates Destroyer's effect. The many Lost World cards came flying to him from it's soul.
Ion: At the start of each player's turn, Vile Ranma gets to add one card from the soul to his hand. Luck no longer plays a part of this so to speak. What card did he get is the question.
It would appear that Ranma added Dimension Jamming to his hand.
Hou: Draw. Charge & Draw. To the left, Tith Gardra.
Tith: (Appears) To reach the path you seek, you must stay on that path.
Hou: I cast Gar Oracle. (Increase resources)
Hou's Hand: 0 -> 2
Hou's Life: 1 -> 3
Cross: Good. With 3 life points, Dimension Absorb is useless.
Daryl: But what if the card he receives is not Dimension Absorb?
Cross: Hmmm....
Hou: Garga. Attack Destroyer.
Garga: On my way. (Attacks)
Destroyer fires back with Lasers as Garga attacks. But Garga shields himself using his weapons behind him. He pushes through no matter what and pierces through Destroyer's Middle mouth, leaving him a hole in the middle!!!
Destroyer's Soul: 21 -> 20
Garga: Penetrate!!!
Garga fires his weapons at Vile Ranma and the latter blocks while being knocked down.
Ion: The attack hits it target and Vile Ranma hit 0 Life!!! However...
Gavrail: Even though the player hit 0 life, as long as Vanity End Destroyer remains, the fighter cannot lose.
Hou: (Swings his sword) Then I'll pierce through the heavens as many as times as necessary. (Strikes) HA.
Destroyer's Soul: 20 -> 19
Hou: Double attack.
Destroyer's Soul: 19 -> 18
Hou: As Long As Garga's on board, Tith Gains Double Attack.
Tith: (Attacks) I shall follow the path you seek.
Destroyer's Soul: 18 -> 17
Tith: With Twice Per Glory. (Strikes)
Destroyer's Soul: 16 -> 15
Vile Ranma: No Use. No matter how many times you destroy him, it won't matter.
Hou: Say that after you win. D-GEVO Activates. (Draws) Change. Gargantua Dragon, Cyclone Mode.
Garga: (G-EVOs) Cyclone...MODE!!!
Cyclone Mode gets rid of two soul cards with a multi swing of his spear.
Hou: When Garga G-EVOs, Tith also allows me to (Draws) draw a card.
Vile Ranma: You said you'll pierce through the heavens.
Hou: Yeah And?
Vile Ranma: (Smirks) Then I'll push you back down to the ground. Cast. Dimension Jamming. Discard two cards from your hand.
Hou: Tch.
Hou reluctantly gave up 2/3 of his hand.
Agito: NO. HE NEEDED THOSE HAND CARDS.
Amaterasu: Oh My. How is he going to defend?
Hou: Garga!!!
Garga: As You Wish. (Attacks)
Gwen: He's still ongoing?
Masato: Is He Crazy???
Garga: ONE. (Pierces through) TWO. (Pierces through) AND THREE. (Pierces through)
Destroyer's Soul: 13 -> 12 -> 11 -> 10
Ion: INCREDIBLE. DESTROYER HAS 10 CARDS REMAINING IN HIS SOUL.
Destroyer: DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH. YOUR ATTEMPTS ARE ALWAYS GOING TO BE FUTILE. I HAVE GOTTEN STRONGER AND YOU ARE NOTHING BUT A WORM TO ME.
Garga: YOU'RE ALWAYS OVERCONFIDENT WITH YOUR ABILITIES. UNDERESTIMATING THOSE YOU COME ACROSS. YOU'RE THE WORM BECAUSE YOU ARE TRULY A SMALL BEING WITH SMALL HEART.
Vile Ranma: YOU DARE INSULT MY BUDDY, YOU SALAMANDER?
Hou: DON'T TALK TO HIM THAT WAY, YOU SPIKY JERK. YOU STARTED IT.
Vile Ranma: OH YOU WANNA GO?
Hou: YES I WANNA GO!!!
Everyone else react in awkward smiles.
Masato: Oh Boy...
Daryl: No wonder they're best friends...
Eden: You Mean WERE Best Friends.
Gwen: It's kinda funny...
Hou: Garga. Revert and Wipe that smack talk outta him.
Garga: (reverts) GLADLY!!!
Garga flies in one last time and Destroyer fires back another massive amount of lasers with his forms. But Garga flies around so fast like a fly that the giant whale cannot swat it with his massive form.
Destroyer: HOLD STILL WILL YOU?
Garga: YET SO HUGE BUT WITH SO LITTLE SPEED!!! (Pierces through)
Destroyer's Soul: 10 -> 9
Destroyer: CURSE YOU.
Hou: My turn is over!!!
The Crowd cheers aloud.
Ion: INCREDIBLE. DESTROYER WAS CHIP AGAIN AND AGAIN WITH 9 SOUL CARDS REMAINING. HOWEVER, HOU ONLY HAS ONE CARD LEFT IN HIS HAND WITH FEW LIFE POINTS. CAN HE SURVIVE DESTROYER'S HEAVY ONSLAUGHT? LETS FIND OUT.
But then suddenly, Tasuku was shocked by a sudden notification as he turns right.
Tasuku: Wait. What did you say?
Jack: The medical team sent me a new report. Destroyer has a very unusual ability where after he wins the fight, he or she who faces him will lose their memories.
Tasuku: Then, why did...
Jack: In Daryl's Case, it's only after his evolution. So he only suffers a temporary loss. But in this case, it's worse.
Tasuku: Then, if Hou Ren loses...he suffers a permanent memory loss???
Jack: We don't have a choice. We must pause the fight now.
Tasuku looks back in struggle, but then remembers the advice he gave him during the VR testing. He told Hou to always keep a cool head and adapt to the impossible.
Tasuku: {Serious} No. I believe in him. He may be reckless. He may be brash. But nevertheless, he has a strong will.
Jack: Tasuku...(looks back)
Meanwhile, Vile Ranma becomes very angry as he clenches his fist with his eyes shadowed.
Vile Ranma: Just why...
Vile Ranma remembers the many times Hou stood in his way and shattered after. The first being after the HHC Cup and before their final farewell.
Vile Ranma: Just why...
Now, it's the time where Hou uses Katana World and gain the advantage over him.
Vile Ranma: And yet...
Now, its after Garga evolves and defeats the latter. And then Hou offers to help him.
Vile Ranma: He keeps standing in my way. How is he able to get back up after the many times I made him fall....How does this....MAKE ANY SENSE AT ALL????
Hou: Ranma...
Garga: (shakes his head) He's lost it. He's rotten to the core...
Vile Ranma: I'LL SHOW YOU ROTTEN!!! DESTROYER!!!
Destroyer: Dimension Door, Desist!!!
Once again, the cards went flying to him and Vile Ranma adds one to his hand.
Vile Ranma: Let's see what happens when I cast this. Cast. Dimension Devour!!! I can only cast this card if Vanity End Destroyer is on board. With this, I can move 8 cards from my dropzone into his soul face down.
Hou: Say what?
Garga: Why So Many???
Vile Ranma: I also move three cards from the soul to my gauge. (Does So) And I select one monster from my soul and call it. Vanity Husk Destroyer to the left.
Vanity Husk Destroyer appears, and Everyone's shocked.
Ion: SAY WHAT? TWO DESTROYERS ON THE FIELD???
Daryl: And by increasing his soul....
Masato: This would imply that Hou must destroy it even more times...
Gwen & Eden: {Worried} Hou...
Vile Ranma: I'm done playing games with you!!! Either I lose and become humiliated, or I win and gain greater aspects of my life!!!
Hou: Humiliation, huh?
Vile Ranma: What?
All of a sudden, Hou becomes calm...
Hou: (Forehead shadowed) I didn't expect your ego would be this big. You wanted prestige so bad that you're willing to dispose of anything. Friend or foe alike.
Vile Ranma: Don't try to...
Hou: I was right all along...you really are afraid. Afraid that when you lose, you lose everything that surrounds you. Respect. Power. Everything.
Garga: Hou...
Hou: Ranma...Why can't you see that you need none of those things? Isn't having a buddy already good enough? Do you really have to destroy me as well?
Vile Ranma: ENOUGH. VANITY HUSK DESTROYER. WIPE HIM OUT.
Destroyer(Husk): I shall grant that wish. (Attacks) Dimension Door, Origin. Begone from sight, Garga!!! (Shoots him)
Garga loses a soul.
Garga: NO!!!
But Hou remains unfazed with his eyes blocked by shadow. As the attack fires at will...
Hou: I cast. Dragonic Double Down!!!
All of the sudden, wind came out of nowhere and surrounds the young Ace. The attack was blocked by the wind & despite the critical reduction, even though he took damage, Hou remains alive unfazed. Everyone's shocked.
Hou's Life: 3 -> 2
Vile Ranma: WHAT???
Masato: He Survived!!!!
Daryl: I never expected that Dragonic Double Down was in his hand...
Cross: What powerful luck...
Hou: With Double Down, Vanity Husk's Critical is reduced to 1. And Vanity End Destroyer is Forced To REST.
All of a sudden, A massive blue spirit of Garga appears. It towers over the size of Destroyer and marches towards him. Destroyer attempts to destroy it, but the spirit thinks fast and pins him down with giant blue swords!!!
Destroyer(End): Curse You, Gargantua Dragon!!!
Ion: What a move by Hou. Vanity End Destroyer, the one with a massive amount of power and soul, was defeated by a single spell!!! Wow!!!
Vile Ranma: Grrr....Get Rid of Garga instead.
Garga is wiped!!! And so is Garblade!!!
Hou: Garga!!!
Ion: Two Birds are Hit with One Stone!!! But despite that, Hou survives on the field!!!
Eden: However. Hou's once again on edge.
Gavrail: 1 hand card. 1 Gauge. And 2 life...Unless he finishes him this turn, Hou will lose.
Gwen: It'll be fine.
All: Huh?
Gwen stares with confidence. Hou's friends are a little stunned, but they look back at the match nonetheless.
Destroyer (End): Dimension Door, Desist!!!
Vile Ranma adds Dimension Absorb to his hand. Hou pours his might and soul into his last sprint.
Hou: DRAW!!!!!! CHARGE.....AND.....DRAW!!!! Garga. Let's Go!!! (Calls Him)
Garga: (Appears) I Rise Up Once More!!!
Hou: I'll say it again. I'm moving forward no matter what. There's No Stopping Me Now!!! Dragonic Grimoire.
Ion: WOAH. Another Dragonic Grimoire!!! WHAT TIMING!!!
Hou draws the first card, it's Deity Gargantua Punisher. Hou reacts calmly.
Vile Ranma: Let me guess. Deity Gargantua Punisher is in your hand. But even that can't destroy me.
Hou draws another card. This time it's Dragod Crystal. And the third...It's the Anti-Lost Weapon...He becomes shocked.
Hou: Wait...What?
Hou remembers Garga telling him to put that card into his deck, and when he snaps back to the present...He becomes very stunned...Garga suddenly becomes shocked and realizes what it is.
Garga: The Anti-Lost Weapon!!!
Destroyer (End): I sense great power coming from that last card he drew. Greater than even mine...
Vile Ranma: Huh?
All of a sudden, it glows bright and flies high to the sky...Everyone's astonished to see what is happening. Slowly, both Hou & Garga's spirits are awakened.
Hou: What's going on?
Garga: Power...What is this power surging around us?
Slowly, their power is being absorbed into that card. Slowly, the power is fully absorbed and the card becomes even brighter...
Daryl: You seeing this?
Masato: Yeah...
Tasuku: The Anti-Lost Weapon is no ordinary card. It can only be awakened when their heirs are at their lowest point. Should they prove themselves worthy, the card accepts their power and takes form into a greater shape.
And thus it has. The card suddenly becomes something new as it slowly lands on Hou's fingertips. It has become...a new punisher...
Hou: Deity Creations Fangflare....Gargantua Punisher?
Garga: Punisher? Did it...evolve?
Everyone's surprised by the sudden statement....
Hou: (Forehead shadowed) Garga...I have two words...{Spark of confidence and joy} LET'S WIN!!!
Garga: {Surprised before confidence} (Nods) I'm with you all the way. Let's Go.
Vile Ranma: Your attempts are futile!!! Haven't you learn anything by now?
Hou: Garga. Attack Destroyer!!!
Garga: As you wish. (Attacks)
Vile Ranma: You still don't get it!!! Cast. Dimension Absorb.
Garga gets sucked in, Ranma gains 2 life and Hou...
Hou: Not Yet. Dragod Crystal!!!
Hou's Life: 0 -> 1
Masato & Agito: {Freaked Out} YOU SEEING THIS????
Daryl & Cross: {Shocked} WOW!!!
Ion: SAY WHAT? SAY WHAT? SAY WHAT??? HOU HIT 0 LIFE BUT THEN HE REVIVES WITH ANOTHER DRAGOD CRYSTAL???? WHAT KIND OF LUCK DOES HE HAVE???
Spectator #1: He's toads Aces...
The crowd begins to cheer...
Spectator #2: Hou really is the Ace of Games.
Spectator #3: We're rooting for you, Ace of Games!!!
Hou's friends are stunned by the sudden cheer. Thus, They also joins in. Vile Ranma, witnessing this becomes even more infuriated.
Vile Ranma: Shut Up....SHUT UP!!! THIS GAME ISN'T OVER YET. HOW DARE YOU ALL CHEER FOR HIM!!! AM I JUST A JOKE TO BE LAUGHED AT NOW? ANSWER ME.
Hou: D-GEVO Activate. Change. Gargantua Dragon, Gattling Mode!!!
Garga: (G-EVO) Gattling....Mode!!!
Ion: DOUBLE TROUBLE. THE CARD THAT HOU DREW WITH G-EVO WAS GATTLING MODE??? WHAT INCREDIBLE LUCK!!!
Hou: ATTACK VANITY END DESTROYER.
Garga: OKAY. (Shoots)
Hou: With Gattling Mode's effect, destroy Vanity End Destroyer 3 Times!!!
Garga destroys it all as promised. Everyone's shocked.
Destroyer's soul: 11 -> 7
Hou: Tith!!!
Tith: Yes, Sir. (Attacks)
Destroyer's soul: 7 -> 6
Tith: Double Attack.
Destroyer's soul: 6 -> 5
Hou: Garga. Revert!!!
Garga reverts and wipes out one more soul card.
Vile Ranma: No Use. Destroyer only has 4 cards remaining. You have nothing left. I win!!!
Hou: Deity Creations Fangflare Gargantua Punisher....Can destroy all of the opponent's cards... FIVE TIMES IN A ROW. POST HASTE.
Masato & Daryl: Then that means...
Vile Ranma: {Shocked} I....NO!!!!!!
Hou: Ready For This???
Garga: DO IT!!!
Hou: FINAL PHASE!!! I CAST....Discarding Deity Gargantua Punisher from my hand....LET'S GO!!!
Impact Sequence. But this time, Garga also summons his own punisher. All of the sudden, the new punisher with a double handle is caught by the two buddies. The new punisher appears and Vile Ranma's astonished to see it. The two flies high while carrying the new punisher and...
Hou: Impact!!! DEITY CREATIONS...
GARGA: FANGFLARE!!!
Both: GARGANTUA....PUNISHER!!!!!!!
The impact strikes Vanity End Destroyer Down as it yells aloud!!! It pierces through the heavens like Hou said. The impact is so strong that it also penetrates through and is about to crush Ranma as well.
Vile Ranma: DESTROYER!!!!!!!!!!!
All of a sudden, everything flashes white. Out of nowhere, in a white subspace. Vile Ranma sits down, stunned after what happened.
Vile Ranma: Where am I? I....Lost? How can this be?
Hou: Ranma.
Vile Ranma: Huh? (Turns around) You? How did you?
Hou: I didn't do anything...I honestly don't know what happened. But please...if you're still angry at me, (taps his chest) at least allow me to make things right.
Vile Ranma: Grr...I just don't get it. No matter how hard I try, you don't seem to go down. You just keep going and going...what are you?
Hou: I guess...I'm me.
Vile Ranma: Of course you are. (sigh) All I want is to experience what you have. You're surrounded by friends and family. You have everything.
Hou: But why destroy me?
Vile Ranma: You kept standing in my way. I just couldn't stop thinking about destroying you. Every time I see your face, it keeps reminding me of how much better you are than me. I feel afraid. I feel alone. Why can't I be like you? Why am I always the odd one out?
Hou: Maybe it's because you're not me.
Vile Ranma: What?
Hou: You're not me. And you shouldn't be me. If anything, you shouldn't be jealous just because you don't have what I have. But if it makes you feel better...I'm sorry. I should have attended to you as well. I didn't mean to...
Vile Ranma: No!!!
Hou: Huh?
Vile Ranma: It's my fault that this happened. I shouldn't have become jealous, like you said. I should have confessed to you about how I actually feel. It's me who should take the blame...
Hou: You...
All of a sudden, tons of their memories surround them in the form of bubbles.
Hou: Are these...
Vile Ranma: Our Memories?
The memories are shown with important events. The Day Hou meets Garga. The Day Ranma meets Destroyer. Their first match. The day Ranma teaches Hou about gaming. Even Ranma's 7th Birthday. So many important events are listed one by one. Some Good. Some Bad. Some Happy. Some Sad.
Hou: We've come a long way...
Vile Ranma: Yeah...You're right.
Hou: About what?
Vile Ranma: (Looks down) About everything. You were always by my side. Always reaching out to me. I, on the other hand, reject them. Like you said, I can shatter as many hearts as I want....but in the end, I too have shattered...
Hou: Then perhaps it's time to rebuild it.
Vile Ranma: What?
Hou: Garga once told me this, Only those willing to change deserve forgiveness. The question is, (lends a hand) Do you want to change?
Vile Ranma: I...
Hou: Come On.
Vile Ranma was incredibly guilt-ridden and reluctant. He slowly cries, but then he reaches out. Soon enough, both friends took each other's hands and accepted each other's help. They both smile, with Ranma smiling the brightest.
Story end.