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"Spell Card 'Nephthys' Hope', I choose to destroy 'Nephthys, the Phoenix God' on my field, and 'Silent Magician' on your field!"
"This move again," Jaden frowned. "My Mudballman was destroyed by this thing..."
"Silent Magician, effect activate." Yuu Xuan stated, "Once per turn, when a Spell Card is activated, negate that activation!"
Silent Magician's staff twirled, and milky white magical fluctuations bloomed, as if transparent chains bound the magic on the opponent's backrow. The Spell Card then exploded into fragments with a snap.
"Ha, as expected of Yuu Xuan!" Jaden gave him a V-sign. "He has countermeasures for both frontrow and backrow attacks..."
Shel narrowed his eyes, observing Silent Magician and Yuu Xuan. "Such a tricky ability. Is that your spirit?"
"That's right, spirits are our companions in battle," Jaden said. "You, who enslave your monsters with power, wouldn't understand."
"Heh, and what makes you think I wouldn't understand?" Shel said coldly. "And what makes you think I haven't tried to trust before?"
Jaden was startled: "What?"
"Not just me. My family too, for generations, we all believed. We called ourselves the messengers of the 'Phoenix,' passing down the Phoenix card through generations, believing the Phoenix God would grant us protection."
Yuu Xuan initially thought that Pegasus had only recently unearthed Duel Monsters, so how could you have ancestral cards? However, he immediately remembered that in 5D's, the Nordic Gods also claimed to be ancestral. So, it's possible they preserved stone tablets before Pegasus invented card-making technology.
"However, that was not the case," Shel continued. "One day, disaster suddenly struck. Enemies invaded our village. I watched with my own eyes as my kin were slaughtered, and my friends died tragically before me.
"But in the end, the Phoenix God never appeared. All the so-called companions, the so-called guardians, were nothing but self-deceptive rhetoric. Only the power held in one's own hands is absolute."
Jaden pondered for a moment. "So that's what happened to you..."
"It's all in the past now. Such things, it doesn't matter anymore," Shel said indifferently. "The Phoenix deity abandoned us. To obtain power, power to protect everyone, I found a new path."
"Orichalcos?" Yuu Xuan asked.
"Precisely. And they gave me a chance, a new power obtained through a contract with a demon." Shel raised his voice, shouting, "As long as I can gain power, what does it matter if I sell my soul to a demon?
"I activate the Spell Card 'Pot of Greed' from my hand!
"Both players draw cards until they have six cards in their hand!" (Anime effect)
Yuu Xuan: "!"
Woc, how did you sneak out such an incredible card while setting the mood?
He felt like saying, Dude, this is what you got for selling your soul?
Then tell me where you bought it, I want it too...
Yuu Xuan looked solemnly at Jaden: "Jaden! This duel, we must win no matter what!"
"Huh? Oh, of course," Jaden nodded. At the same time, he strangely felt that Yuu Xuan's morale instantly seemed higher than before, though he didn't know why. Sure enough, he must also be like me, disapproving of the opponent's methods, right? Yuu Xuan truly is an upright duelist.
After replenishing his hand, he immediately drew another card from his hand. But this time, his movements were much slower, as if performing some solemn ritual.
"This is the absolute power I obtained from the demon!" Shel shouted, "From my hand, I activate the Spell Card 'Advanced Ritual Art'!
"By Tributing Normal Monsters from my Deck, I Ritual Summon a Ritual Monster whose Level is equal to the combined Levels of the Tributed monsters!"
He drew two cards retrieved from his Deck.
"I Tribute two Level 4 'Mantis' from my Deck to Ritual Summon!
"Envelop the world in flames of demise, crush all things to dustâ
"âDemise, King of Armageddon, descend!!!"
The Ritual Spell's circle burned with blue flames of destruction. The moment dark currents erupted from it, it was as if the end of the world had arrived. From it emerged a pitch-black giant, covered in destructive armor, wielding a heavy axe, its descent accompanied by boundless oppressive power.
Legend says that Demise, King of Armageddon, the destructive demon king, only appears when a world reaches its end, bringing about its demise.
[Demise, King of Armageddon, ATK 2400 â ATK 2900]
"Gahhhhh!"
With the activation of the Ritual, Shel couldn't help but let out a loud roar. Veins bulged on his forehead, and azure flames enveloped his entire body, reflecting the green glow of Orichalcos on his body.
Jaden looked up at the destructive giant for a moment, unconsciously clutching his chest: "Wh-what's going on? This monster, why is there such immense pressure...?"
"That's no ordinary monster," Yuu Xuan said. "That card possesses extremely powerful dark energy."
"Yes, Demise is the King of Armageddon. It is through this power that I was able to repel powerful enemies." Shel's eyes burned with blue flames. "And now, you too shall be annihilated by the flames of demise!
"The effect of 'Demise, King of Armageddon' activates! By paying 2000 Life Points, all cards on the field, except himself..."
He raised his right hand, then clenched his fist fiercely.
"...are destroyed!"
Jaden: "Such powerful ability..."
"That's right! As long as I keep offering my life force to Demise, he is invincible!"
Shel waved his hand.
"Armageddon!"
[Shel, LP 5500 â LP 3500]
The King of Armageddon swung his battle axe. Icy blue flames, like ghostly will-o'-the-wisps from the underworld, mercilessly consumed everything in their path, as if to drag the entire world into the abyss of doomsday.
Even the Phoenix God was powerless to resist the tide of destruction. After letting out a helpless wail, it was incinerated and removed from the field by the flames of destruction. The flames continued to sweep across Yuu Xuan and Jaden's fields. Silent Magician and the set cards in the backrow were also indiscriminately swept away by the flames of demise and removed from the field.
"Then, the effect of 'Silent Magician' activates," Yuu Xuan stated. "If she is destroyed by an opponent's card effect, she can further evolve into a new form!
"From the nexus of chaos and order, a silent radiance blooms. Light Magician, descend hereâ
"âSilent Magician LV8!"
The magical power released by Silent Magician's departure materialized into a white magic circle. Dazzling white light erupted, and the silver-haired magician, evolved into a higher form, stepped through the magic circle and reappeared.
[Silent Magician LV8, ATK 3500]
Jaden's eyes lit up: "Yuu Xuan, nice! A counter after a counter!"
Shel's breathing was already starting to become somewhat erratic. It seemed that the simultaneous augmentation of two extraordinary powers was taking a toll on his spirit. Demise, King of Armageddon, turned his head to look at him, a fleeting, dim blue light briefly flickering in his cold eyes.
A cold, hoarse voice echoed in Shel's ear. "It seems you still need more power. Come, give me more life, and you will gain even greater power."
"Tch, it's just life force, isn't it? Just take it and shut up!" Shel stood up, swaying, and shouted.
"It's useless! Demise, King of Armageddon... effect reactivates! Pay 2000 Life Points, destroy all cards!
"Armageddon!!!"
Jaden: "Eh? Is there no limit to the number of activations!?"
[Shel, LP 3500 â LP 1500]
Once again taking a portion of the duelist's life as sustenance, the King of Armageddon raised his battle axe, and the world-ending axe fell once more! The moment that strike landed, endless blue flames surged like waves again. Silent Magician desperately resisted, but the magic circle finally shattered under that power, and she too was forced to leave the field.
"In that case, your field is... empty."
Shel gasped for a moment, steadying his ragged breath.
"Then, next is this card from my hand..."
He revealed another card from his hand.
"'Doomdozer', it can be Special Summoned by banishing two Insect-Type monsters from my Graveyard!
"I banish the two 'Mantis' from my Graveyard to Special Summon 'Doomdozer'!"
Clearly, the two cards he had sent to the Graveyard as a cost for Advanced Ritual Art were not chosen randomly; he had intentionally picked two Insect-Type monsters, specifically to fulfill Doomdozer's summoning condition. Summoning Demise, King of Armageddon while precisely sending cards from the Deck to the Graveyard, then using Demise to clear the field, and finally leveraging the graveyarded resources to Special Summon Doomdozerâa one-turn kill combo that instantly secured victory!
[Doomdozer, ATK 2800 â ATK 3300]
"This finishes it then. In this turn, I'll take out one of you first."
Shel paused here, his gaze shifting between the two for a moment, seemingly deciding which target to defeat first. His gaze finally settled on Jaden. Perhaps it was because he could sense a special quality from Jaden, or perhaps the recent debate had annoyed him.
In any case, it was clear that the BOSS's aggro had now shifted to student Jaden.
"Then let's start by defeating you. If your so-called bond with monsters can summon a miracle, then show it to me!"
Shel waved his hand.
"It's over!
"Doomdozer! Demise, King of Armageddon!
"Direct attack!!!"