Author’s note: Credit for the creation of the antagonist in this chapter goes to fellow fanfic author SeekerD. Thanks for the help, pal.
CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR

As I learned more about the new world I was a part of, I studied the Shadows in great detail. Shadowkind are more than just monsters. They are complex creatures with societies and traditions. One point of interest is lycanthropes. There are not only several subspecies, but two general classes: infected, and true.
An infected lycanthrope is the type that most Mundanes are familiar with, the type that Hollywood has glamorized since the days of the Universal Studios monsters. If a human is injured by a lycanthrope (and survives, naturally) he stands a chance of contracting a curse which can transform him into an infected lycanthrope. This curse causes him to transform into a beast involuntarily, and the chances of it happening each night depend on the phases of the moon (not much chance under a new moon, a very strong chance under a full moon). Also, there are spells and rituals that some evil wizards use to inflict this curse on others, or even inflict it on themselves (although they’d have to be pretty insane to do so). The Shadowchasers have a simple protocol for dealing with infected lycanthropes: capture alive so that a cure can be administered using magic (and fortunately, doing so is far easier than popular culture would suggest). There are even vaccines against lycanthropy, but they are so hard to make, that only the Shadowchasers themselves get them. (I didn’t get mine until after my initiation, and it was much like getting any other shot.)
Now, true lycanthropes are very different. They are not cursed; they are part of an actual race, born as lycanthropes. Either one or both of their parents was a true lycanthrope, and they gain the ability to transform into beast form at puberty. (You think growing pains are bad for the typical teenager? Try dealing with it when you start sprouting claws and fangs.) Once they get past this point, true lycanthropes can control their changes, and aren’t bound by the phases of the moon, but their attitudes tend to reflect their beast side. Wererats thus tend to be sneaky and stealthy, while werewolves can be aggressive and domineering. Whether or not a true lycanthrope can control his beast side depends on his personal self-control and background.
Anyway, most true lycanthropes have a hard time dealing with humans (partially because they can spread the curse) and those that turn really bad are hard to deal with…
While Jinx was dealing with the Golem, Gears was riding his D-Wheel through the Daimon Area, on patrol.
This part of town wasn’t as interesting since the Black Rose Witch came out of the closet, but it was still a hotbed for violence. Gangs of kobolds fought over turf at times, orcs hung out up to no good, and if a troll was pulled over from Shadow into this city, it usually showed up either in Satellite, or around here.
It seemed rather slow today, but Gears didn’t know that more than one person had his eye on him as he crossed an area that was about ten blocks from Bootleg…
* * * * * * * * * *
DaPen was sitting in his office, thinking hard.
His head turned as his mobile rang. He picked it up.
“Speak,” he said into it.
He listened.
“I see… Hmm… Yes… Okay, keep him in sight…”
He hung up. Then he started to dial another number. He looked at the clock.
“It’s only nine AM,” he muttered. “Lukas is likely sober enough to handle this… At least, I hope…”
* * * * * * * * * *
Indeed, at the popular criminal watering hole of Bootleg, Lukas Wolf was indeed still sober. It was a little early for hard liquor, and he could hold it more than most folks could. Nonetheless, he had finished one beer, and the serving maid was bringing him another.
“Anything else?” she said, trying hard not to be rude.
“Naw,” said Lukas. “I’ll call you when I need you…”
Then he slapped her on the behind with a laugh. She was angry, of course, but she was too afraid of him to raise a hand. She just muttered a curse word as she went back to the bar.
Anyone could clearly see that Lukas didn’t care much about his appearance. He had long, grey hair that was ruffled and uncombed, leaving split ends and bangs that almost completely covered his eyes. He wore a dusty gray T-shirt, faded blue jeans, and a torn up black trench coat. He was barefoot (not many shoes could survive being put on his feet anyway, which had long, uncut toenails). Both the barmaid and the bartender wondered just why he spent more money on the D-Wheel parked outside than he did on himself.
If they were Aware, they might have known the truth. Buying new clothes was pretty pointless for a werewolf, as his transformations tended to rip them.
Lukas’s early life hadn’t been too out of the ordinary, even if it wasn’t perfect. When he was young, he grew up only with his mother to care for him, not knowing who his father was or whether that man was alive or not. Neither he nor his mother knew that his father had been a true werewolf, and that the genes had been passed onto him. He was teased by the kids for his gray hair, but aside from that he would've had a typical childhood.
But it was on his thirteenth birthday that he experienced his first lycanthrope transformation, and he didn’t take it well. In his beastly rampage, he killed his mother; fearing persecution, he ran away and lived in the streets of Neo Domino, hiding out in the more rural areas.
Constantly he was pursued by Security and the Shadowchasers alike, and had more than one run-in with a novice (at the time) who called himself Gears. Then, one day about five years ago fate brought him into contact with Louis DaPen. From then on, he worked for DaPen, believing he would not have survived otherwise.
He had half-finished the drink when his own mobile rang.
“Eh,” he muttered, answering it. “What?”
Then a look of shock crossed his face.
“Mr. DaPen!” he gasped. “Sorry, I didn’t mean…”
“Quiet, Lukas, or I’ll turn you into a rug,” replied DaPen. “Do you still have those new cards I gave you, or did you already hawk them?”
“Calm down, I’ve still got ‘em,” replied Lukas. “And I’m itchin’ to use ‘em…”
“Well, you’ll get your chance,” replied DaPen. “Your old ‘friend’ is heading towards Bootleg, so all you have to do is attract him there.”
“Right!” said Lukas. “Uh… How do I do that?”
“Oh, I don’t know…” said DaPen. “Cause a scene or something…
“And for heaven’s sake, don’t end the duel too fast. Make it last a while this time.”
Lukas hung up.
He looked around. Not too many more people were in the bar. There was the bartender, the barmaid, and six customers besides himself, each of them tough guys with criminal marks.
He looked over at the barmaid. He thought for a minute…
Naw, I’d better not, he thought. That would be TOO much of a scene.
He strode up to a customer that wasn’t with any of the others.
“Hey, fellah,” he said, tapping him on the shoulder.
The patron looked at him.
“I don’t like your face,” said Lukas.
“Eh?” said the man.
Before he could do anything, Lukas had socked him in the jaw.
* * * * * * * * * *
At that moment, Gears, was only two blocks from Bootleg. He looked down at his screen as a message flashed on it.
“Go ahead, Shichiro,” he said.
“Guess what, Gears?” replied Shichiro. “The docket just bleeped. Your least favorite shapeshifter is at Bootleg, tearing up the place.”
“Good lord, again??” shouted Gears. “The last time this happened, we had to de-curse ten people and give one of them a booster shot!
“Don’t worry, I’m on it… And I’m bringing him in this time…”
He shifted gears on his bike.
* * * * * * * * * *
Lukas was disappointed. Very disappointed.
He had taken down all six of them without even assuming his bestial form. The barmaid was cowering behind the counter, while the bartender was reaching for something.
“Man, what do they feed you guys in jail?” asked Lukas. “Baby food?”
Then he heard the cocking of a gun behind him.
“Put ‘em in the air, pal!” shouted the bartender.
Lukas turned, and saw the bartender pointing a hunting rifle at him.
He chuckled. The odds that it was loaded with silver bullets were incredibly slim. Still, this gave him an excuse to let out his frustration even more, and maybe get out of paying his bar tab.
He looked at the bartender and growled a little.
“You know, Lukas,” said Gears’s voice. “I would think that seven people wouldn’t meet the requirements for a barroom brawl.”
Lukas spun around to face the Shadowchaser. Gears saw that he came just in time. The transformation had started. Lukas’s eyes were glowing, and his canine teeth had grown into fangs.
The bartender pointed the gun.
“Put it down!” shouted Gears. “You’ll only make him angry, and you do NOT want him angry!”
“To late for that, Gears,” snarled Lukas.
Only Gears could see it happening, but the transformation was starting in earnest. Lukas’s face was becoming far more feral, and his hair was becoming fuller and growing all over his body.
“Is he having a stroke?” asked the bartender.
“Get on the floor and stay there!” ordered Gears.
Then Lukas threw back his head and let out a howl. The bartender dropped his gun and did what he was told.
Lukas snarled and leapt at Gears, but Gears was ready. He clocked the werewolf on the chin. Normally, using your fists on a lycanthrope was suicide, but Gears knew ways to do it that you could only learn in the Shadowchasers.
Still, Lukas was only stunned a little by the blow. Now that the transformation was complete, he made a leap, jumping right over Gears and rushing out the door.
“Want to take it outside, do you?” asked Gears. “Fine.”
Truthfully, that’s what he wanted. A true werewolf in this form kept his human intelligence, but it was dominated by a bestial rage.
Still, he wasn’t expecting what happened when he ran outside. As he did so, he heard the roar of a noisy engine. He dodged aside, just in time to avoid being run over by the D-Wheel with Lukas at the controls.
Lukas swerved as Gears got a good look at the D-Wheel. It was similar to Mukuro Enjo’s Wheel, a similar chopper design, with flames painted on the chassis, and rat skulls decorating the handlebars.
Lukas took off his helmet and smiled at Gears. It was a very unpleasant smile – all fangs and very little actual smile.
“What do you think, Gears?” he asked. “Is it me?”
“Actually,” replied Gears. “Yes.”
Lukas chuckled, and started up the engine again. Gears leapt onto his own Wheel, and it started up.
“So, you’ve upgraded yourself?” said Gears. “Fine… I just had the engine overhauled, and I’m eager to see how well it does!”
“Eat my dust!” laughed Lukas.
He howled again, and sped off down the street with Gears in pursuit. Both of them hit a command on their dashboards, and the Speed World card appeared on them.
Gears knew he had to be careful. As crude as Lukas was, he was friends with many Card Ghouls, thieves who stole Duel Monsters cards and sold them on the black market. He had often worked for them as an enforcer and a legbreaker. As a result, he had access to a great deal of rare cards, and had put together one of the most lethal deck themes in existence.
To make matters worse, the rage that dominated him in beast form did not seem to impair his ability to duel. In fact, it seemed to improve it. This was one reason why Lukas had not been caught up to now. No-one had been able to beat him.
And Gears really had NO idea how this theme could be applied to a Turbo Duel. He’d just have to play it by ear.
(Gears: 8,000) - - - - - - - - - - (Lukas: 8,000)
Gears made his first draw, and looked at the six cards on his gauntlet.
Okay… he thought. I’m off to a good start…
“Okay, hairy,” he said. “I’ll set one card, and then summon Ally of Justice Blind Sucker.”
A set card appeared, and then the glowing portal opened. Blind Sucker flew out on rocket jets. (1,600 ATK)
“It’s your move.”
Lukas snarled, and made his first draw. Both Speed Counters rose to one.
“I’ll see your Machine,” he snarled. “I summon Gladiator Beast Dimacari.”
The portal opened behind him, and a humanoid Beast leapt out. It looked like a warrior with indigo fur and the head of a bull, wearing a kilt and metal gauntlets. (1,600 ATK)
“Heh, heh,” he said. “Your move…”
Gears drew a card, and both Speed Counters rose to two.
I’ve got just what I need to spring a big surprise on this guy, he thought.
“I set one more card, and then set a Monster,” he said.
A new facedown card and a facedown Monster appeared before both vanished.
“And I end my turn.”
Lukas laughed as he made a draw. Both Speed Counters went up a notch, to three apiece.
“I’m bringing out Gladiator Beast Bestiari!” he exclaimed.
The portal opened again, and this time a Winged Beast flew out. It had green feathers, a head shaped like that of a sparrow, wore a kilt and armor covering its wings, and wore gauntlets equipped with blasters. (1,500 ATK)
“And the best thing about Gladiator Beasts is… They combine!”
Bestiari and Dimacari lifted their arms, and clashed their gauntlets together. Both of them flew into the sky, and burst into a flash of light.
“Fusion Summon… Gladiator Beast Gyzarus!”
Another Winged Beast flew out of the sky. It looked like Bestiari at first glance, but had much heavier, bulkier, darker armor. (2,400 ATK)
“Now I can use his effect to wipe out both your Monsters!”
Gyzarus started to glow with a radiant light…
“On the contrary, Lukas,” answered Gears, as one of his facedown cards spun around, “he’ll do know such thing! I play Destruction Jammer! Now, I just toss one card…”
He quickly discarded Ally of Justice Claíomh Solais.
“And it’s bye-bye birdie.”
Gyzarus screeched and exploded into black pixels.
“Why, you!” snarled Lucas. “Now I’m really mad!”
He took a card from his gauntlet, and a Speed Spell appeared in front of his D-Wheel.
“But I can improvise… I play Speed Spell – Zero Rebirth. Now I can bring back Gyzarus in Attack Mode… But his Attack Score becomes zero.”
Gyzarus appeared again, flying in front of Lukas’s D-Wheel. (0 ATK)
“I throw a card facedown,” he said. “And I end my turn.”
A facedown card appeared next to his D-Wheel, and then faded from view.
Okay, this is weird, thought Gears. Gyzarus can use its effect when it’s Special Summoned in any way, not just Fusion Summoned. Lukas could have done so when he brought it back with Zero Rebirth.
But for some reason, he chose not to… Why?
He made a draw. Both Speed Counters rose to four.
“I Flip-Summon Dekoichi the Battlechanted Locomotive!” he exclaimed.
Dekoichi appeared next to his bike, chugging alongside him. (1,400 ATK)
Gears drew a card.
“Blind Sucker, attack Gyzarus!”
Blind Sucker’s jetpack ignited. It flew in front of the Gladiator Beast, and fired its missile…
“I activate… Defensive Tactics!” exclaimed Lukas, as his facedown card spun around. “Now, the damage to me is reduced to zero, and my Monster isn’t destroyed.”
The missile exploded against Gyzarus’s armor, but didn’t leave a dent.
“And even better,” he continued, holding up the Trap Card, “Defensive Tactics doesn’t go to the Graveyard, it goes to the bottom of my deck.”
He slid the card on the bottom of his deck.
“Now then…” he said. “I use his effect… He goes back to my deck…”
Gyzarus vanished.
“And in his place, two Gladiator Beasts come out! So, let’s hear it for Hoplomus and Laquari!”
Two separate portals opened, and two creatures emerged. The first was a hulking, humanoid rhinoceros clad in plate armor. (2,100 DEF) The second was a humanoid tiger in a breastplate, surrounded by a ring of flames. (1,800 ATK)
“And due to their effects, Hoplomus gains a boost to his Defense…”
Hoplomus growled a little. (2,400 DEF)
“…while Laquari’s Attack Score rises!”
Laquari roared. (2,100 ATK)
“I know what you’re trying to do, Lukas, and I won’t let it happen,” said Gears.
His other facedown card spun around.
“I activate Overworked! This destroys all Monsters on the field with Attack Scores higher than their base scores.”
Laquari burst into flaming pixels.
“You’re going to have to work harder than that to bring out the big guy this time, pal,” said Gears. “I set a Monster, and end my turn.”
A facedown Monster appeared in front of him, and then faded from sight.
Gears seriously juiced up that deck of his, thought Lukas. What he doesn’t know is, I’ve done the same with mine.
He drew a card, and both Speed Counters rose to five. He looked at the Speed Spell.
This’ll be good for later, he thought.
“Come on out, Test Tiger!” he laughed, as he played a card.
The portal opened again, and a large tiger leapt out, one wearing a colorful costume. It started to run beside his D-Wheel. (600 ATK)
“Now, I sacrifice it, to use its effect, and bring out another Gladiator Beast.”
Test Tiger vanished into an orb of energy…
“Gladiator Beast Darius!”
The orb burst, transforming into a tall, humanoid horse, wearing a loincloth and shoulder guards, and holding a metal whip. (1,700 ATK)
“And since he was summoned using Test Tiger’s effect, he gets to use his own effect, as if he were summoned by another Gladiator Beast.”
“You mean?” asked Gears.
“That’s right,” replied Lukas. “I get to bring back a Gladiator Beast from my Graveyard. So welcome back, Gladiator Beast Laquari!”
In an aura of flames, Laquari appeared again with a roar. (1,800 ATK)
“All right!” laughed Lukas. “Laquari… Hoplomus… Darius… Let’s bring ‘em all together!”
The three Gladiator Beasts flew into the sky, and burst into an explosion of light, which turned into a sphere of fire. It fell back to Earth like a falling meteor…
“Fusion Summon… Gladiator Beast Heraklinos!”
With a savage roar, an eight-foot-tall, fiery Beast-Warrior appeared from the orb. He seemed to combine the features of a wolf and lion at first glance, but then again, might have had the features of several animals in him in one way or another. He carried an axe, shield, and wore armor. (3,000 ATK)
“Terrific…” said Gears.
“That’s an understatement,” chuckled Lucas. “You’re dead meat.”
Heraklinos slashed with his weapon, and Blind Sucker exploded. Gears struggled as his D-Wheel shook, and his Counters fell to four.
“I set two cards facedown,” said Lukas, “and end my turn…”
Two facedown cards flashed into existence in front of his bike, and faded from view.
(G: 6,600) - - - - - - - - - - (L: 8,000)
Gears’s eyes narrowed. He drew a card.
His own Speed Counters clicked up to five, while Lukas’s went up to six.
He looked at the cards in his hand.
Two facedown cards… he thought. Heraklinos can negate any Spell or Trap I try to play, so long as Lukas can discard a card… But Monster effects are its weakness…
Normally, a duelist who uses Gladiator Beasts uses a Trap called Gladiator Beast War Chariot to handle that…
So… Either one of those facedown cards is War Chariot, or Lukas is bluffing…
Fortunately, I have something that can help me… And with Lukas, it will be pretty easy to tell whether he’s bluffing or not…
“I Flip-Summon Mecha Bunny,” he said.
His facedown Monster flipped up, and a large, metal bunny appeared, hopping in front of his D-Wheel. It had the words “Love It” on its forehead. (800 ATK)
“Heh, heh, heh, heh…” chuckled Lukas. “Sending a rabbit out against a wolf… Whatever will I do?”
“Yeah, you laugh,” said Gears. “When Mecha Bunny is flipped, I choose one card on the field, and that card’s controller takes 500 points of damage. So, I think I’ll choose your Gladiator Beast Heraklinos.”
“Erk!” said Lukas. “Is that the best you can do?”
“No, THIS is!” replied Gears. “I summon Ally of Justice Cyclone Creator!”
The dark portal opened, and the robotic bluejay flew out. (1,400 ATK)
“Now, I Tune together Cyclone Creator and Mecha Bunny!”
The two Machines flew into the sky, and dissolved into five glowing stars…
Ally of Justice Catastor flew down, and glared at Heraklinos. (2,200 ATK)
“Eh?” said Lukas.
“Catastor automatically destroys any Monster it battles that isn’t a Dark Monster,” said Gears. “And gee… Isn’t Heraklinos a Fire Monster?”
Then Lukas bore his fangs and let out an angry snarl…
“You should take anger management classes, Lukas!” laughed Gears. “Your own attitude gives you away! Now I know that neither of those facedown cards is War Chariot!
“Catastor, destroy Heraklinos!”
“You’re right, congratulations,” snarled Lukas. “But I’ll use one of them anyway…”
One of the two facedown cards spun around.
“It’s called Alter for Tribute. Since Heraklinos has had it anyway, I’ll sacrifice him, and gain Life Points equal to half his Attack Score.”
Heraklinos vanished into granules of light, and Lukas glowed with energy.
“Fine!” shouted Gears. “Catastor… Attack him directly!”
Catastor prepared to fire its beam again.
“Forget about my other Trap Card?” asked Lukas, as his second facedown card spun around. “It’s something no Gladiator Beast should be without… It’s called Waboku.”
Three blue-robed, hooded priestesses appeared in the air in front of Lukas, blocking Catastor’s blast with a dome of energy.
“It reduces the battle damage I would take this round to zero. It wouldn’t have protected Heraklinos from Catastor, but it would have done wonders against a stronger Monster.
“I may get mad every now and then, Gears… But that doesn’t mean I’m dumb, y’know…”
“At least Heraklinos is gone,” replied Gears. “It’s your move.”
(G: 6,600) - - - - - - - - - - (L: 8,700)
“Enjoy it while you can, Gears,” replied Lukas. “I’m far from beaten…”
“Give it up,” said Gears. “I just took out your best Monster. Everyone knows that Heraklinos is the strongest Gladiator Beast.”
Under his helmet, Lukas smiled evilly…
How little he knows… he thought.
* * * * * * * * * *
In his headquarters, DaPen walked down a hallway.
He came to a door, where a sign on the front said, “Do not disturb”. He knocked on it.
No answer.
That meant to come in. If the person inside didn’t want him to come in, then he would have said something.
DaPen opened the door, into a room of complete darkness. The only light came from the open door behind him.
“Hello?” said DaPen. “Uh, you are in here, right? It’s kind of hard to tell with no lights…”
“I like the dark,” said a soft, soothing voice in the center of the room. “Dark for dark business, I always say…
“You know, an old English proverb says, it is better to light a single candle than to curse darkness… Some, like me, choose to embrace the darkness itself. When you don’t use your eyes, you open your mind to things it otherwise wouldn’t see…”
“Yes, yes, quite,” said DaPen. “Well, I’m sorry to interrupt your meditations, but we have business to attend to. Ready to do that favor you owe me?”
“Of course,” said the voice. “I’m a man of my word… And I always pay back my debts…
“Besides… I might even enjoy it…”
In the darkness, the man smiled, ever so slightly…
* * * * * * * * * *
Lukas made a draw, and his Speed Counter rose to seven, while Gears’s rose to six.
Thanks for the card, DaPen, he thought, as he looked at it.
“I play this,” he said. “Speed Spell – Summon Aura!”
“HUH?” said Gears, looking at it. “A Continuous Speed Spell?”
“That’s right!” laughed Lukas. “And so long as my Counters stay at four or more, I’m allowed to keep it.
“And as for what it does, it deals 500 points of damage to you whenever I Special Summon a Monster.”
“Say WHAT?” shouted Gears.
“I didn’t design the card,” chuckled Lukas. “Now then… I summon Gladiator Beast Secutor.”
The portal opened again, and a smaller Gladiator Beast leapt out. This one was a lizard man of some sort, wearing a toga, with two odd blaster mechanisms on his back. (400 ATK)
“Yeah, I know that guy’s effect,” replied Gears. “You can send him back to your deck to summon two Gladiator Beasts. But only if he survives a battle, which seems unlikely.”
“More likely than you think,” replied Lukas, as a new Speed Spell appeared. “See, since my Speed Counters are at least as high as his Level, I can use him in a Death Battle!”
Gears looked at the Speed Spell. He had never seen this one either, but since Gladiator Beast Andal was on the art, it seemed to have been designed specifically for Gladiator Beasts.
“Alright, Secutor,” said Lukas, “attack Dekoichi!”
Secutor flew in front of the Battlechanted Locomotive, and aimed his blasters. He fired a blast of plasma…
Then, to his surprise, Gears felt an impact of energy. He groaned as his Counters slipped one notch, to five.
“Death Battle not only protects my Monster from being destroyed in the battle,” explained Lukas, “but the battle damage is transferred to you. The catch is, Secutor would die at the end of my turn.”
“But since he’s a Gladiator Beast,” added Gears, “he goes back to your deck via his effect before that happens, right?”
“You got it!” laughed Lukas, as Secutor vanished.
He held up two cards.
“Now, by using his effect, I can Special Summon two Gladiator Beasts… Meet Theseus and Flamma!”
The portal opened again, and this time, two Beasts flew out. The first one, the one that Lukas had named after the legendary king of Athens, seemed to be a relative of Panther Warrior. He had the same cat-like features and scimitar, although his armor was more like the other Gladiator Beasts. (2,300 ATK)
The other one seemed to have based its animal side on a hawk. It had golden feathers and larger, fuller wings than Bestiari, and wore a white toga. It carried a long halberd in its upper talons. (1,500 ATK)
“I’ve never seen these guys before!” gasped Gears.
Then he screamed as two blasts of energy shot out of the Summon Aura card, and struck him.
“They aren’t exactly common,” chuckled Lukas. “Theseus never saw much use because he can only be summoned by Secutor, and folks didn’t use Secutor all that much.
“And Flamma is incredibly rare, because he’s a Level 4 Tuner.”
“A Gladiator Beast Tuner??” gasped Gears.
“That’s right!” laughed Lukas. “And I’m gonna use both my Monsters to summon a Gladiator Beast Synchro!”
Flamma spread its wings, and its eyes shone with pure light. Then, it and Theseus flew into the sky, and split into nine glowing stars…
A bolt of light shot down from the heavens…
“Synchro Summon…” laughed Lukas, “Gladiator Beast Julius!”
Flying out of the ether of Speed World was a Winged Beast who resembled Gyzarus at first glance, but with armor of bronze, and a head resembling that of a bald eagle. He had a twenty-foot wingspan, and held twin swords in both of his upper talons. (3,300 ATK)
“Good lord…” said Gears.
Then he screamed again as he was blasted by the Summon Aura again.
Continued…