"My turn, draw!
First, I activate the Spell Card 'Graceful Charity' to draw three cards, then discard two."
Roxen added the cards to his hand, then revealed another card.
"I summon 'Blizzard Dragon'!"
A blizzard raged, snowflakes turning into razor-sharp icicles. The world was shrouded in silver chaos, and a pair of blood-red eyes gleamed in the storm as the ice dragon appeared.
[Blizzard Dragon, ATK 1800]
Blizzard Dragon is one of the earliest Water-Attribute Dragon-type monsters in Yu-Gi-Oh! When it debuted, it made it possible to summon "Frost and Flame Dragon" (which required banishing both Water and Fire monsters from the graveyard), a combo previously impossible due to the lack of Water-Attribute Dragons.
As a Level 4 beater with 1800 ATK, it could also, once per turn, lock down an opponent's monster, preventing it from changing position or attacking until the end of their next turn. In slower formats, it was a solid card.
"Blizzard Dragon attacks the face-down monster!"
The ice dragon opened its jaws, unleashing a frosty breath. The face-down monster flipped up—a small flying squirrel, which covered its head as ice swept over it, freezing it solid and shattering it to pieces.
[Nimble Momonga, DEF 100]
"Nimble Momonga's effect," Kira said. "When destroyed by battle and sent to the graveyard, I gain 1000 LP and special summon two more from my deck."
[Kira, LP 4000 → LP 5000]
The Duel Disk automatically searched his deck, popping out two cards for Kira to add to his hand.
He briefly showed the two Momongas, then set them in face-down defense on the field.
"Setting two more 'Nimble Momonga' face-down."
Roxen snorted. "Such annoying monsters."
He glanced at his hand, thought for a moment, then set two cards.
"I set two cards face-down. Turn end."
"My turn, draw."
Kira calmly drew his card. Roxen had a strange feeling—when Kira drew that card, his heart tightened and his gaze was glued to it.
"Let's test out this new power," Kira said coolly.
"I tribute my two face-down 'Nimble Momonga' to tribute summon!
The sixth planet of the solar system—The Big Saturn!!!"
Roxen's pupils shrank.
Saturn!?
The sky was bathed in a strange light, the background shifting to a star field. The sun hung high, radiating endless light and heat.
Then one of the orbiting planets broke away, plunging down like a burning meteor, striking the earth and leaving a massive crater.
The silver sphere began to transform.
A giant hand emerged, gripping the edge of the crater. A hulking metallic body slowly stood up, its steel form wreathed in black smoke. The body was armored with gleaming metal plates, reflecting starlight as if forged from the cosmos itself.
The Big SATURN descended!
"You have the Planet series!?" Roxen exclaimed.
Legend had it each Planet card was unique and immensely powerful, scattered all over the world—no one had ever collected them all, and their whereabouts were unknown, so it was mostly just a dueling legend.
But now, aside from Mr. Koyo's Elemental HERO Terra Firma in Jaden's deck, Kira had collected eight of the nine Planets—a feat never accomplished before.
Of course, Kira couldn't take all the credit; he owed it all to "Mr. Lobster."
After all, the dirty work was all done by Tragoedia. He scoured the globe, uncovered every Planet card, and packed them all up for Kira.
All Kira had to do was sign for the delivery.
He really should thank Mr. Lobster. Without his help, few could have gathered such a collection.
"Big Saturn attacks 'Blizzard Dragon'!"
At his command, Big Saturn's massive fist swung down. The ground trembled under its weight, the shadow of its fist falling like a mountain.
But Roxen wasn't afraid. "I activate the trap 'Widespread Ruin'!
When your opponent declares an attack, destroy the monster with the highest ATK on their side."
He narrowed his eyes.
"I don't know what Saturn can do, but this is as far as you go."
Boom!
Saturn stepped on the trap; fire erupted beneath it, engulfing it.
But strangely, even as Big Saturn shattered, the energy didn't dissipate. Instead, it formed a fireball, rapidly expanding and threatening to engulf both duelists.
"Nani?" Roxen's expression changed.
"Big Saturn's effect: If destroyed and sent to the graveyard by an opponent's card effect, both players take damage equal to its ATK," Kira explained with a smile.
"So we both take 2800 damage."
"This monster's a walking bomb!?"
What is this, a human self-destruct wheel?
Roxen was shocked, but kept calm.
"Then I activate the counter trap 'Damage Polarizer'!"
A shield appeared, blocking the fireball. The Saturn explosion merely washed over the shield's energy barrier, not harming either duelist.
"Damage Polarizer can only be activated when effect damage is inflicted. It negates the effect and both players draw a card," Roxen explained.
"Not bad, you actually blocked Saturn," Kira said, drawing a card.
"Then I'll play this—
—Spell Card 'Monster Reborn,' to revive a monster destroyed this turn."
He raised his arm, the earth rumbling in response.
"Revive Big Saturn!"