"There are two Lishias! Wh-what on earth is happening, Mr. Miles!"
Seeing for the first time a scene of "I summon myself" was undoubtedly a powerful shock to young Aisha's heart.
"Don't ask me, it's my first time seeing this too."
Of course, the impact on Miles was no less than on Aisha.
Incredible Ecclesia, the Virtuous… that was probably the true name of the Saint possessing Lishia's body.
And as a Duel Spirit summoned, the white-clad Saint held a massive dragonbone hammer for battle, unlike the Lishia before.
However, clearly, with 1500 Attack, it still wasn't enough to stand against The Wicked Eraser.
[The Wicked Eraser, ATK: 3000 → 4000]
Gaining another Attack boost from Lishia's summons, the Wicked God returned to 4000 Attack, its soul-flame burning ever brighter.
Miles sighed. "Just how many copies of [The Wicked Eraser] do the Old Dominators have?"
When the boss you worked so hard to defeat turns out to be mass-produced, the dread lingers.
If, as Yog-Tos had said, everyone in the Old Dominator Church needed only to offer up their soul to wield the Wicked Gods, then these deathless fanatics were truly the most dangerous kind.
"A Saint, I see." Watching Lishia transform into the Virtuous Saint Ecclesia, the Old Dominator cultist seemed to understand something.
"No wonder the Order entrusted the key to the Obelisk Tower's seal to a little girl like you. The Order's Saint… that knight must really love to gamble! But today, you will fall to me."
"Silence, heretic!"
In her saintly form, Lishia's words carried a sacred majesty. It was as if the hungry, stumbling girl from moments ago had never existed.
"By the primal fusion of the Apocalypse, I will annihilate the Wicked God! [Incredible Ecclesia, the Virtuous] effect, activate!"
Praying for victory in golden radiance, Ecclesia drew upon the bonds within her Deck to call forth another sleeping monster.
"It's up to you now, Aluber!"
[During either player's Main Phase: You can Tribute this card; Special Summon 1 "Swordsoul" monster or "Fallen of Albaz" from your hand or Deck.]
Incredible Ecclesia tributed herself, and in her place stood a white-haired, dark-skinned youth.
[Fallen of Albaz] Level 4│DARK│Dragon│1800 ATK/0 DEF
Though his skin tone resembled Arnold's, as a Duel Monster, the Dragon-type youth Albaz had wing-like elf ears.
"Fallen of Albaz, the primal Fusion Summoner…"
Seeing this monster awakened Miles's faint memories of Yu-Gi-Oh!.
Before crossing into this world, Miles had once studied the most powerful meta Decks of the game with the largest card print run on Earth.
Though he died and transmigrated before playing much, that pre-entry study gave him the foundation for Dueling now.
And he had indeed seen [Fallen of Albaz] in top-tier Deck builds—a monster representing the pinnacle of the meta.
This was the glory of the top Decks.
Saint Lishia roared, "Taste the ultimate art of Fusion, Wicked God of the Abyss! [Fallen of Albaz] effect, activate!"
[If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can discard 1 card; Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters on either field as Fusion Material, including this card, but you cannot use other monsters you control as Fusion Material.]
Aisha gasped, "Fusion using the opponent's monster? So this is the ultimate art of Fusion!"
Miles said, "In a sense, that's exactly right."
The fusion effect erupting on Lishia's field stirred a dragon tornado that seemed to swallow the entire arena.
"I fuse the [Fallen of Albaz] on my field with your [The Wicked Eraser]!"
The Old Dominator cultist stepped back in disbelief. "Im-Impossible! You're fusing the Wicked God itself!"
Lishia declared, "When sent to the Graveyard as Fusion Material, The Wicked Eraser's last effect won't trigger. Disappear in the ultimate Fusion, Wicked God!"
With a sorrowful roar, The Wicked Eraser was helplessly drawn into the merciless fusion storm, transforming into a new form of the Dragon youth.
"Fusion Summon! [Brigrand the Glory Dragon]!"
[Brigrand the Glory Dragon] Level 8│DARK│Dragon/Fusion/Effect│2500 ATK/2000 DEF
["Fallen of Albaz" + 1 Level 8 or higher monster]
The Fusion Materials were [Fallen of Albaz] and a Level 8 or higher monster—clearly the Level 10 [The Wicked Eraser] served as the latter.
Absorbing the Wicked God's power, the 2500-Attack Fusion Monster shielded Saint Lishia and let out a feral roar at the Old Dominator cultist.
Aisha tensed. "The Attack is still a bit short, isn't it?"
The cultist still had the full 4000 Life Points, and the three Ojama Tokens had no battle power. With only 2500 Attack, [Brigrand the Glory Dragon] wasn't enough to end the Duel.
"Then I'll add this to finish it! From my hand, activate [Springans Kitt] effect!"
[Springans Kitt] Level 4│DARK│Beast/Effect│1700 ATK/1000 DEF
[If a Fusion Monster that lists "Fallen of Albaz" as material is on your field or in your GY: You can Special Summon this card from your hand.]
"Ta-da! Kitt is here!"
When a monster that requires Fallen of Albaz as Fusion Material exists on the field or in the Graveyard, she can be Special Summoned from the hand. The cute girl Kitt, armed with a massive mechanical cannon, became Saint Lishia's final key firepower.
"Take this—the combined direct attack of [Brigrand the Glory Dragon] and [Springans Kitt]!"
"Rooaar!!"
"Safety at 99%, artillery systems ready. Let's go, Ecclesia!"
2500 + 1700 = 4200!
"Beast-Dragon Cannon Barrage!!"
With Saint Lishia's resounding attack call, the combined roar of dragon and cannon unleashed a shockwave that tore through the entire back mountain, instantly wiping out all of the Old Dominator's Life Points.
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