Here's a story that my friend LiquidPhazon from fanfiction.net made for me. I just tweaked it a little. All the credit for making this story goes to LiquidPhazon of fanfiction.net

"The Power of Chaos is running wild inside me! It's trying to destroy me!" Dark Mist yelled, before he then screamed out as his body continued to circulate with electricity.

"But I'll survive..." Dark Mist groaned, remembering his desire of defeating Astral, before he exclaimed. "I have to. To defeat Astral I'll endure anything. I have to make this power mine!"

As the Power of Chaos consumed the Sphere Field, it soon became too much and erupted in an explosion of pure power, revealing Dark Mist's body had ceased destroying itself as he stood proudly with a wicked smile on his face.

"I've done it. Astral doesn't stand a chance." Dark Mist stated as lightning clashed down and around him, making him exclaim. "I'm more powerful than Astral ever imagined! In fact, I'm more powerful than I ever imagined!"

----Sometime later, in the Human World----

Yuma, Astral and Tori were heading over to Heartland City's hospital to pay Rio a visit, as well as check up on Shark, who had been acting quite strange after obtaining their most recent Mytherian Number, Number 73: Abyss Splash.

However, after Shark had shown up to check on Yuma, what looked like pieces of black snow started to slowly rain from the sky.

"Yuma, look up." Shark said, before he, Astral and Tori all looked to see the skies had turned an ominous black.

"Whoa! What is that?" Yuma asked, as a pair of familiar wicked eyes glared down upon him, Astral, Shark and Tori, before lightning struck from the dark clouds, all around Yuma and the others, while the ground began to shake, in which Astral replied in worry. "It is him. The power Number 96 possess is unlike anything we have ever faced before."

Suddenly, things got worse for Yuma and Astral as their bodies were encircled in yellow colored auras, before they were pulled into the storm clouds. Pulled from their reality and into Dark Mist's.

----Moments later----

After losing consciousness, Astral was awaked when he heard the sound of Yuma screaming in agony, making him open his eyes quickly to see the torment Yuma was in.

Before Astral was Dark Mist, shocking him from not only seeing the dark evil Number, but from seeing Dark Mist having Yuma bounded by ropes of dark red energy that were tightening and consuming his body.

"Yuma!" Astral yelled in concern, only to then collapse onto all fours making Dark Mist smirk.

"Can you feel it Astral?" Dark Mist asked, before he said. "The darkness is taking you and Yuma with every passing second. Soon I will have what I desire." He stated as his energy continued consuming Yuma, while moving closer to his key.

"Not if I have anything to say about it..." Yuma groaned as he used what little strength he had in him to move his right arm, grabbing the key tightly, before breaking it from his neck and throwing it to Astral's feet.

Annoyed by Yuma's interference, Dark Mist snarled before sending a surge of red lightning from his body and through his energy bindings, which then electrocuted Yuma, making him scream out louder then before.

"Yuma!" Astral yelled out, watching as Dark Mist then dropped Yuma, causing him to fall to the ground.

"I'd be more concerned about yourself than him. Now to take what is rightfully mine!" Dark Mist interrupted, before holding his right arm out and launching a wave of energy at the key.

However, Astral held his own arm out, creating a barrier that deflected Dark Mist's power, making him groan from his failure.

"It seems even with your power and Yuma weakened, I cannot get your key." Dark Mist commented as a dark smile appeared on his face. "But I have another way." I've been looking forward to a rematch." Dark Mist said, pointing at Astral, before Dark Mist then exclaimed. "Now let us begin!"

With that, Dark Mist unleashed more of his power, causing his body to radiate as he trapped himself, Astral and the unconscious form of Yuma in a massive Barian Sphere Field.

"The danger in this field allows me to do anything here." Dark Mist explained, before saying in a dark tone. "Here's a taste."

The darkness that surrounded Dark Mist's body then shot down to Yuma, consuming his form, before pulling his body upward so Yuma was floating in front of Astral, shocking him at what Dark Mist was doing. He was controlling Yuma like he was a puppet.

"As you can see, I have decided to have Yuma duel for me. Only this time I have control of both his mind and his body!" Dark Mist announced, making Yuma lift his head to reveal his lifeless eyes to Astral. "I'm unstoppable Astral! You have no hope left, all that you have is despair." Dark Mist commented.

However, Astral replied in a determined tone as his arm was encased in blue colored energy, before the energy transformed into a duel disc. "You are wrong. I must not lose. For Yuma, I will high five the sky!"

"Have it your way then. Prepare to be crushed by your very own friend!" Dark Mist exclaimed as dark energy encircled Yuma's right arm, before taking the form of a purple version of Astral's duel disc. "Let's Duel!" The pair shouted, beginning the duel that would determine the fate of three worlds

----Starting Scores----

Dark Mist: 4000

Astral: 4000

"Good luck, and trust me when I say you're definitely going to need it." Dark Mist said, making his first move as he made Yuma draw the sixth card from his new deck.

"I summon Malicevorous Spoon!" (100/500) Dark Mist called out, in which Yuma following the call of his puppet master placed the card on his duel disc.

"Now I send Malicevorous Knife (600/100) from my hand to the graveyard to summon Malicevorous Fork!" (400/400) Dark Mist then exclaimed, watching as Yuma discarded his Malicevorous Knife to summoned Malicevorous Fork.

"And with that the table has been set for my next move." Dark Mist said, before he announcing. "I activate Malicevorous Spoon's special ability! Now, Yuma sharpen this game by bring back Malicevorous Knife from the graveyard!"

Unable to disobey, Astral watched as Yuma brought forth the third and final monster of the Malicevorous set, in which he knew what Dark Mist was going to do next.

"I Overlay my Level 2 Malicevorous Spoon, Knife and Fork. With these three I build the Overlay Network and Xyz Summon, Number 96: Dark Mist!" Dark Mist exclaimed manically as his duel monsters were all engulfed in lights of dark purple energy.

The darkness shot off into the air, twisting around one another as another portal opened up. Before the forms of dark energy then shot into the portal, creating a massive explosion of energy as Dark Mist's duel monster counterpart appeared before him and Yuma.

"And now you will feel my almighty power! I activate the spell Rank-Up-Magic Barian's Force!" Dark Mist exclaimed, forcing Yuma to play the Barian card. Causing an aura of Barian energy to radiate from the card, encircling Yuma in the same aura of energy. Causing him to cry out in pain as the Barain power surged through his body.

"It seems Yuma can't handle Barian power, but I can!" Dark Mist yelled, smiling wickedly. "I now Overlay Rank 2 Dark Mist! With this one monster, I rebuild the Overlay Network! Go Chaos Xyz Evolution! Appear, Chaos Number 96: Dark Storm!" (1000/1000)

With the power of Rank-Up-Magic Barian's Force, Dark Mist transformed into a form of dark red energy, which shot into the sky and into a vortex. Creating a massive explosion of Barian energy before Dark Mist's copy returned to the field.

And with Dark Mist's monster now in it's ultimate form, he commented, placing one card face down as he spoke. "As you can see the damage of this field will affect Yuma instead of me. So you should plan your moves very carefully, for Yuma's sake."

Hating to agree with Dark Mist, Astral knew he was right. 'He's right. If I want to win this duel, I must think carefully otherwise Yuma will suffer.' Astral thought, before he called out as he drew. "Then it's my move. I draw!"

"I summon Gogogo Golem in attack mode!" (1800/1500) Astral called out, before announcing. "And since I now control a Level 4 monster, I can also summon this, come forth Kagetokage! (1100/1500) Now with two level 4 monsters the stage is set.

"I now Overlay Gogogo Golem and Kagetokage! With these two monsters I build the Overlay Network, I Xyz summon Number 39: Utopia!" (2500/2000) Astral announced as Gogogo Golem was then engulfed in a bright brown light, while Kagetokage was engulfed in a light of dark purple.

The pair shot off into the air, twisting around each other, as a portal opened up in front of Astral, before both lights then shot into the portal, creating a massive explosion of energy as the signature monster of Yuma and Astral appeared on the field.

Seeing Utopia, Dark Mist asked in a dark tone. "So you summoned Utopia. But that isn't enough to defeat me!"

'If I can wipe out Dark Mist's life points in one hit, it should be enough to defeat him and save Yuma.' Astral thought, before he called out. "I activate Rank-Up-Magic Numeron Force! I rebuild the Overlay Network with Utopia, Go Chaos Xyz Evolution! Appear, Chaos Number 39: Utopia Ray Victory!" (2800/2500)

Utopia then turned into a pure form of gold energy that shot up into a vortex, creating a massive explosion of Numeron energy, in which Utopia Ray Victory then emerged form.

However, Dark Mist didn't seem the least bit phased by Astral's monster, which worried Astral.

But seeing no other option in order to save Yuma and everyone from his power, Astral called out. "I activate the second effect of Numeron Force!"

"Now Dark Storm's abilities are negated until the end of the turn!" Astral explained, before a blast of Numeron energy shot out from Astral's spell card and struck Dark Storm. Only for Dark Mist to smirk and then laugh in amusement.

"How perfectly you've fallen into my trap, just as I knew you would." Dark Mist said, before calling out. "Behold, my Chaos Bringer!"

With the activation of his trap card, Dark Mist explained. "When you summon a chaos monster, all of it's Overlay Units get sent straight to the graveyard!"

With that, it was Utopia's turn to take a blast, as Chaos Bringer unleashed a blast of purple colored energy upon him, dragging all three of Utopia's Overlay Units to the graveyard.

"Then I get to choose one field spell from my deck and add it directly to my hand." Dark Mist said as his trap had more power to it.

"I select Chaos Field." Dark Mist said, in which the spell card slipped out the front of Dark Mist's deck, before Yuma grabbed it, adding it to his hand.

"And last but not least, Chaos Bringer won't let your Utopia Ray Victory attack me this turn!" Dark Mist then announced, causing another purple blast to strike Utopia, stopping him in his tracks.

"This isn't good, but I refuse to give up." Astral told Dark Mist, determined to save Yuma from his grasp, before placing a card in the first slot of his spell and trap card zone on his duel disc. "I place one card face down and end my turn."

"Then it's my move." Dark Mist said, watching as Yuma drew the top card from his deck, before he stated. "I know this duel is already tough for you, but I'm going to make it even tougher."

Hearing Dark Mist's statement, worried Astral, but he had to know. "How can this duel be anymore challenging then it already is?" "I activate the field spell card Chaos Field!" Dark Mist announced, showing his reply as Yuma placed the field spell in his duel disc, causing large cracks to appear in the ground, before an array of crystal walls emerged further sealing the three inside.

With his field spell now activated, Dark Mist and Astral floated back to the ground, along with Yuma. Who remained before Dark Mist, acting as his shield, before Dark Mist explained. "By sending a Chaos Overlay Unit to the graveyard, one random Number Card not only loses it's special abilities, but it is summoned onto my field."

"The end is near, Astral. I send Dark Storm's Chaos Overlay Unit to the graveyard to take your Number." Dark Mist laughed, watching in enjoyment as one of the four Overlay Units reverted into red energy and was lowered into the dark void that was the graveyard and then emerged as a bolt of yellow energy that struck Astral, causing one of his Number Cards to be pulled from his chest, making him cry out in pain.

After the card was removed, Astral could only watch as it flew over to Yuma, who grabbed it. Making Dark Mist smile wickedly at the card he now possessed.

"Check it out, it's Number 69: Heraldry Crest!" (2600/1400) Dark Mist announced, watching as Number 69 appeared before him and Yuma, while glaring down at Astral.

And things were only going to get worse, as Dark Mist then revealed more information about his field spell. "The fun's just getting started. I activate Chaos Field's additional effect. I evolve the Number I took from you into a chaos monster that's one rank higher."

"Prepare yourself, Astral. As this duel is about to turn extreme! I rebuild the Overlay Network with Heraldry Chest! Go Chaos Xyz Evolution! I summon Chaos Number 69: Heraldry Chest of Horror!" (4000/1800)

Just like Dark Storm, Heraldry Chest transformed into a form of dark red energy, which shot into the sky and into a vortex, creating a massive explosion of Barian energy, before it returned to the field in it's new form, shocking Astral.

"I activate Crest of Horror's special ability! By using one Chaos Overlay Unit, Heraldry Crest of Horror gains Utopia Ray Victory's attack points and special abilities!" Dark Mist called out, before Heraldry Crest of Horror blasted Utopia, draining away Astral's monster of it's power, which then shot out from Utopia and into Heraldry Crest of Horror, causing it's attack to increase by 2800 points. (4000 → 6800)

With his chaos monster powered up, Dark Mist commanded. "Astral, it's all over for you! Heraldry Chest of Horror attack Utopia Ray Victory!"

Just like Yuma, Heraldry Chest of Horror was forced to do as it's new master had commanded, in which Heraldry Chest of Horror started to charge up a massive sphere of Barian energy. Preparing to launch it right at Utopia Ray Victory and wipe Astral out.

However, Astral suddenly called out. "I activate Numbers Spell Caster!"

"By sending my Number to the graveyard, I can select any spell card from my deck and activate it." Astral then explained, before he called out. "And I choose Swords of Burning Light!"

At the cost of Utopia, several swords shot out from the skies and stabbed into the ground before azure flames consumed each blade.

"As long as I control no monsters, your monsters are forbidden to attack me." Astral told Dark Mist, causing Heraldry Chest of Horror to cease the energy blast, sparing Astral from being eliminated.

Seeing Astral had managed to fend off his Attack, Dark Mist commented. "I have to give you credit for that move, but it won't help you escape your fate Astral."

"I wonder what you'll do next." He said, placing a card face down and ending his turn.

With Dark Mist's move now over, Astral drew a card to see he had drawn the trap card Number Return, something that would prove to be most useful to help him win.

"I place a card face down and end my turn." Astral said, his trap appearing beside Swords of Burning Light.

"What's the point?" Dark Mist asked, taunting Astral as to why he was in a match he couldn't possibly win.

"There's no way you can stop me or save Yuma." He stated, before Dark Mist yelled. "Time to show you why!" Forcing Yuma to draw, Dark Mist made his move.

"I activate Chaos Field's effect! I send Dark Storm's Overlay Unit to the graveyard, so I can steal another one of your Numbers!" Dark Mist announced, before another of Dark Storm's Overlay Units reverted into red energy and was then lowered into graveyard, causing a repeat to happen, as another bolt of yellow energy struck Astral, pulling another one of his Number's from his chest, making him cry out in pain as he fell to his hands and knees.

"I wonder which one it will be this time." Dark Mist said as the card was given to Yuma. "Are you ready for the big reveal, Astral?" Dark Mist asked, before he announced wickedly as Yuma placed the latest stolen Number on his duel disc. "Well here it is, in all it's glory! Come on out Number 92: Heart-Earth Dragon!" (0/0)

After Heart-Earth Dragon appeared beside Yuma and his other chaos monsters, Dark Storm and Heraldry Chest of Horror. Dark Mist announced, "You know what happens now don't you? Chaos Field evolves Number 92 into a Chaos Number!"

"I rebuild the Overlay Network with Heart-Earth Dragon! Go Chaos Xyz Evolution!" Dark Mist yelled, before he exclaimed as Heart-Earth Dragon then evolved. "I summon Chaos Number 92: Heart-Earth Chaos Dragon!" (1000/0)

With the arrival of a third chaos monster, Dark Mist said. "The end of this duel is now. I activate Chaos Dragon's special ability!"

"By using one Chaos Overlay Unit, all your monster, spell and trap effects are rendered useless until the end of the turn!" He announced as Heart-Earth Chaos Dragon absorbed it's Overlay Unit and fired a massive blast at Astral, causing each sword to be encased in ice.

And to add to Astral's tight situation, Dark Mist then told him. "And don't think your face down cards will save you, because you're not allowed to activate them either! And that means you have no defenses left. This is the end!" Dark Mist stated victoriously, before he exclaimed in a commanding tone.

"Heraldry Crest of Horror, attack Astral directly!" Heraldry Chest of Horror charged up a massive sphere of Barian energy, only this time there was nothing to stop it from striking Astral.

Fear seemed to slow the passage of time as all Astral could do was watch as the blast headed straight for him. Astral then cried out as the power of Heraldry Chest's attack collided, knocking him back from a massive explosion as his life points were reduced to 0.

----Ending Scores----

Dark Mist: 4000

Astral: 0

As Astral struggles to get up, his body fading away, he looked to see Dark Mist approaching him. Discarding Yuma, who was of no further use to him.

"I told you I was unstoppable." Dark Mist commented arrogantly.

"This cannot be... This cannot be the end, after I came so far..." Astral stated in reply.

"The end?" Dark Mist then asked, before he smirked and said. "This is just the beginning."

Astral asked. "What do you mean...?" "While I have what I want." Dark Mist began to say, referring to Astral's Numbers and his key, which he picked up and absorbed into his very being. "There is so much more I desire. And you're going to help me get it!"

Dark Mist didn't give Astral a second to respond as his right arm shot forward and plunged into Astral's chest, making him scream out in pain.

"Can you feel it Astral?" Dark Mist asked. "My power is coursing through you!" "I... I won't let you control me...!" Astral managed to say, only for Dark Mist to chuckle.

"How naive you can be? I wouldn't be able to give you my gift of darkness, without the help of Yuma and your mistrust towards him." Dark Mist replied, forcing more of his power into the darkness within Astral's heart.

Astral's eyes widened upon hearing that, remembering how Yuma placed his trust in a Barian over him and kept it a secret.

"This is all Yuma's doing. He cannot be trusted." Dark Mist told Astral, he could feel he was losing himself to the darkness once again.

"Embrace the darkness and together we can destroy Barian World and everything that stands in our way!" Dark Mist shouted, making Astral cry out as his body then changed.

The markings on his body turned dark.

His body was circled in an aura full of evil, and most of his skin was now black. Showing that the old Astral was gone.

To Be Continued...