With both Magician Girls striking down the last of the Scapegoat tokens, Dark Magician Girl set a card and passed the turn. Hikaru Amagi's moment had come.
"No more goats for Metamorphosis now, huh."
The Fusion Army members buzzed with excitement as if they themselves were standing on the field.
"My turn. Draw—then activate Future Fusion's effect! Fusion Summon, Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem!"
The colossal machine roared to life, rising like a titan that had always slumbered beneath the earth. Its crimson eyes locked onto the two Magician Girls with mechanical malice.
Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem – Level 10, EARTH, Machine, ATK 4400
"There it is! Hikaru Amagi's ace monster!"
"Whoa! So that's Chronos-sensei's legendary final weapon—Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem!"
"But... even with 4400 ATK, that's still not enough, right?" a student questioned. "With Chocolate Magician Girl's effect, his ATK gets halved and redirected—he still can't break through!"
"Unless... he has something else up his sleeve?"
As if answering them, Hikaru flipped a card.
"Activate Continuous Trap—Ancient Gear Duel! As long as this card remains on the field, Ancient Gear Golem and monsters with its name in their text are unaffected by your monsters' activated effects!"
"Then he can battle!" Serena pumped her fist, already thirsting for action.
"I see—but don't count me out just yet!" Dark Magician Girl flipped her set card. "Quick-Play Spell—Dimension Magic!"
"Ah!" Manjoume cried.
"Crap!" Misawa added.
"I control a Spellcaster—so I Tribute Apple Magician Girl to Special Summon another Spellcaster from my hand. Then, I destroy one monster on your field!"
"I Tribute Apple and Special Summon... another Chocolate Magician Girl! Then destroy your Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem!"
The red-robed girl dissolved into sparkles, replaced instantly by a second sky-blue Magician Girl. With a flick of her wand, Dark Magician Girl fired a black magic orb that blasted the Golem into pieces.
"Uh... that wasn't just holograms, right?" one student muttered, belatedly unnerved.
Hikaru raised a hand to block the blast wind. "Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem's effect! When destroyed, I can Special Summon one Ancient Gear Golem from my Graveyard—ignoring Summoning conditions!"
From the shrapnel emerged the original Golem, 3000 ATK, Level 8. The beast stood unshaken.
"You see, Serena? He's not invincible!"
"Exactly! There's no need to study under him!"
"Our Integration Club has many excellent instructors—far better!"
"Shut up already!" Serena snapped, her voice cracking with fury. "A real Duelist never gives up just because of one card! He's still got a full hand!"
But even she had to admit—things looked bad for Hikaru.
Hikaru glanced at his hand. Then he revealed a card.
"I Normal Summon—Golden Idol of the Wicked."
The tiny, ornate golden idol shimmered into view, looking quite miffed to be here.
Golden Idol of the Wicked – Level 1, DARK, Spellcaster, ATK 0
"Golden what now?" murmurs rose.
"It's the fusion material for Thousand-Eyes Restrict!" Jaden proudly announced, eager to flex his trivia. "Its name is treated as Relinquished on the field!"
"And it lets you look at your opponent's hand," Hikaru added, activating the effect.
"W-Wait! Hikaru, you can't just peek at a girl's secrets like that!" Sho blurted out, dressed in his ridiculous purple uniform.
The Fusion Army nodded in solemn agreement. Respect.
"It's fine~" Dark Magician Girl giggled, fanning her hand out for him to see.
Hikaru's expression twisted.
"Tch... she's holding Kiwi Magician Girl..."
Manjoume winced. "That's just evil."
"What's that card?"
"Kiwi boosts all Magician Girl monsters' ATK/DEF by 300 for each Spellcaster in your field and Graveyard when she's discarded. She's got Apple, Chocolate, and even Dark Magician Girl in the GY... not even Ancient Gear Golem can break through!"
"So he's got no moves left?" Alexis frowned. "If she's a spirit, she might disappear if she loses..."
"No need to worry. This duel—ends now!" Hikaru said, confidently flipping a card. "I activate the Spell—Metamorphosis!"
"Wait! Isn't he out of tokens!?" someone shouted.
"Metamorphosis lets me Tribute a monster and Special Summon a Fusion Monster from the Extra Deck with the same Level. And Fusion—is unlimited possibility!"
"!!" Serena straightened with excitement.
"I Tribute Ancient Gear Golem, and Special Summon a Level 8 Fusion Monster!"
"Level 8?"
"What Fusion does he even have?" Misawa murmured. "It's not Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon, right?"
"Ah!" Jaden lit up. "I know! It's that one!"
"One drawn to light, one to darkness!" Hikaru raised his hand toward the sky. "When the forces of light and shadow intertwine—Chaos descends!"
Thunder cracked across the sky. Dark Magician Girl tapped her forehead with her wand. "Oops... this might be bad."
Lightning roared—and from the heavens descended a warrior cloaked in darkness and crimson, armored head to toe, sword in hand, shield raised.
Dark Magician the Dragon Knight – Level 8, DARK, Spellcaster, ATK 3000
"Dark... Magician!?"
"Chaos!?"
"Isn't that—!?"
The onlookers gasped. A fusion between Dark Magician and Black Luster Soldier—Dark Paladin of Chaos!
"H-Hikaru even has that monster!?" Fusion Army students nearly collapsed, their worldview shattered. Even Dark Magician Girl's fans were too stunned to speak.
But it wasn't over.
"I activate Dragon's Mirror! I banish two Ancient Gear Knights from my Graveyard to Fusion Summon—Chimeratech Rampage Dragon!"
Chimeratech Rampage Dragon – Level 8, LIGHT, Dragon, ATK 2200
"Now, I Tribute one LIGHT and one DARK monster on my field—Chimeratech and Golden Idol! Chaos Paladin's effect activates—banish all monsters on your opponent's field!"
"Wha—!?"
The Paladin carved a blinding rift through the field. The Magician Girls screamed as their forms were torn from reality and erased.
The crowd erupted.
"Strongest effect ever!!"
"A single card wiped the whole field!"
"E-Even so, she still has 1000 Life Points!" the Fusion Army leader said, grasping at straws.
But Dark Magician Girl shook her head.
There was no saving this duel. He'd read her hand, cleared the field, and set up his win condition.
"Equip Spell—Fusion Recovery!"
Told you.
"I pay 800 Life Points to revive a Fusion Monster from the Graveyard and equip it!"
Dark Magician Girl LP: 4000 → 0
Hikaru exhaled sharply. That was close. If he'd dragged the duel out, his chances would've dropped with every turn.
"Let go of me!"
On the sidelines, Serena finally lost her patience. One Fusion Army student tried to stop her, but she kicked the upperclassman square in the chest, sprinting over to Hikaru's side.
Seeing this, Dark Magician Girl clapped her hands.
"Everyone! Thanks for the support! I may have lost—but it was so fun dueling with you all!"
"And since that's the case," she spun around with her wand raised, "shouldn't we let this girl make her own choice?"
"Y-Yeah!"
The stunned crowd, just recovering from witnessing Chaos itself, finally snapped out of it.
"That's right, Dark Magician Girl! We're with you!"
The chants swelled like waves. Even the teachers joined in, laughing and cheering. The Fusion Army students bolted, already planning to warn their upperclassmen.
With the noise dying down, Dark Magician Girl smiled, strolling over to Hikaru. She waved to Jaden with a wink.
"Hey there, Alchemist~" she said, grinning. "I've got something you might be interested in—info... and cards~"
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