"My turn, draw a card," the Bishop muttered.
"At this moment in the preparation phase."
Ed snapped his fingers.
"Destiny Hero: Dogma's effect!
During the opponent's preparation phase, halve the opponent's LP!"
Dogma's eyes turned red, and an explosive surge of power erupted once more. The Bishop let out a low roar of anger, his LP plummeted further.
[Bishop, LP1500 → LP750]
"You brat..."
The Bishop steadied himself, glaring coldly and angrily.
Who the hell taught you to play heroes like this?
Is this the legendary power of the rookie professional's exclusive Destiny Hero?
"Time is passing, your life is too," Ed chuckled lightly, his gaze appeared somewhat sinister, "and... your destiny."
The onlookers in black robes glanced at each other, momentarily afraid to speak.
But what each of them was thinking was quite similar.
The Bishop won't just be burned to death like this, will he?
That would be a bit stifling as a way to die...
"Stop the nonsense, kid," the Bishop said angrily, "the duel isn't over!
Once again, I flip summon "Death Camel"!"
[Death Camel, Attack Power 500]
"When Death Camel is flip summoned, draw a card from the deck!"
The Bishop drew another card.
Then he picked up this monster card from the duel disc.
"Use 'Death Camel' as a sacrifice, for an upper-level summon! Summon the Holy Light Warrior who commands the power of the shattered dimension—
—Holy Guide Knight: Ishuzak, summon!"
A burst of dazzling white light, and the divine White Knight waving a great sword descended onto the field. Countless particles of white light danced around him like a myriad of elves.
[Holy Guide Knight: Ishuzak, Attack Power 2300]
"Battle!" The Bishop commanded, "First, Holy Guide Knight: Ishuzak attacks 'Destiny Hero: Dogma'!"
The Holy Knight raised the great sword in his hand, charging forward, the sword enveloped in white light as if it became part of the Holy Light, slashing down at Dogma.
"Using a monster with lower attack power to initiate a self-detonation," Ed frowned but immediately smiled, "Interesting. I'll accept this challenge.
'Destiny Hero: Dogma,' fight back!"
Dogma let out a roar, eyes glinting with red light, seemingly displeased that a knight with significantly lower attack power dared to challenge, swung his fist to meet the attack.
Just before the clash, the Bishop suddenly drew a card from his hand.
"Speed Attack Magic 'Strike from a Blind Spot'!
Select one face-up defense position monster on your opponent's field and one attack position monster on your own field.
Your monster's attack power increases by the defense power of the opponent's monster until the end of the turn!"
Ed: "The defense position monsters on my field are Tenacious Man and Destiny Killer..."
"That's right, I choose 'Destiny Hero: Destiny Killer,'" the Bishop said, "Destiny Killer's defense power is 1700, so the Holy Guide Knight gains 1700 attack power!"
[Holy Guide Knight: Ishuzak, Attack Power 2300 → Attack Power 4000]
Empowered, the Holy Guide Knight shot ahead, the great sword slashed down, splitting Dogma's chest with a thunderous explosion into countless fragments!
[Ed, LP4000 → LP3400]
"The effect of the Holy Guide Knight, all monsters destroyed in battle by this card are removed from the game. Therefore, 'Destiny Hero: Dogma' is once again removed from the game!"
The Bishop said in a deep voice.
"Disappear into the other dimension again, you blood-draining Dark Hero!"
Then he lifted the duel disc, a golden light shining from the graveyard.
"Then the effect of Zeta Star People in the graveyard! When a monster on the opponent's field is removed from the game, Special Summon an 'Extraterrestrial Life Derivative' to the field!"
[Extraterrestrial Life Derivative, Defense Power 500]
"Burning blood, I'll let you burn blood again." The Bishop's eyes were bloodshot, "It's not over, that Destiny Killer must die too!
Zeta Star People, attack 'Destiny Hero: Destiny Killer'!"
Zeta Star People's claws lashed out, leaving three transparent gashes in space. The slashing scars sliced through Destiny Killer, which then exploded with a bang.
The Bishop let out a long sigh.
Though he still couldn't deal with that pesky creature with the D-Shield protection, at least he got rid of the two pesky creatures that consistently burned blood. At least it bought him a breather.
"Ed Phoenix, I don't know why you're opposing my sect, but this is the biggest mistake of your life," the Bishop said solemnly.
"Why..."
Ed closed his eyes lightly and smiled.
"Yes, if it were last year, I probably wouldn't have imagined myself doing this in such a place. But if I had to say, it should be considered as... repayment."
"What?" The Bishop frowned.
Ed continued as if talking to himself.
"Looking back now, the first half of my life was stuck on that day of my childhood. The day my father died, my time stopped. Afterward, my life was lived solely for revenge, nothing more.
If I lost that, I fear I wouldn't even find a reason to live anymore."
"Oh?"
The Bishop's eyes lit up.
The genius Duelist Ed Phoenix, is this the darkness in his heart?
Heh, a Duelist with inner darkness is exactly what the Holy Church loves.
"Is that so?" The Bishop chuckled slightly, "For revenge? That's understandable. This world has too much injustice, too much evil. Within my Church, countless brothers and sisters have encountered similar fates to yours..."
Ed glanced at him for a moment, then chuckled.
"If you're trying to bamboozle me onto your ship, sorry, you're too late."
"What?" The Bishop frowned.
"Because I've already... boarded that guy's ship, and I'm afraid I'll never come down for the rest of my life."
Ed glanced at the Duel Disc and Card Deck in his hand and said flatly.
"If it weren't for 'that person', I might never have known that a part of my father still existed in this world, nor could I find a new life goal and keep moving forward."
"From now on, my time has just restarted, and my life is beginning to move forward."
Ed shook his head and resumed his smile.
"Sorry, even if I said this, trash like you wouldn't understand, right? It doesn't matter, it's all going to end soon anyway..."
He smiled coldly.
"Don't worry, it will end quickly. It won't hurt... for long.
My turn, draw a card!"
Ed declared.
"During this turn's preparation phase, the effect of 'Destiny Hero: Tenacious Man' on the field activates!
If this card is present on the field during your preparation phase, you can Special Summon a 'Destiny Hero' destroyed by battle last turn from the graveyard."
Bishop: "!"
So this little tough guy isn't just an unkillable absolute defense, he also comes with a resurrection armor?
With the D-Shield support, Tenacious Man is Immortal, and as long as he's on the field, he can provide resurrection armor for teammates every turn.
And what Ed intends to revive is, of course...
Come On! Destiny Hero: Destiny Killer!"
[Destiny Hero: Destiny Killer, Defense Power 1700]
The corner of the Bishop's mouth twitched.
Damn, is your entire Destiny Hero family just incapable of staying quietly in the grave?"
"Then activate the Magic Card 'Dr. D', banish a 'Destiny Hero' from the graveyard, and revive another 'Destiny Hero' from the grave."
Ed shouted.
"I'll banish 'Destiny Hero: Demon Man' from the graveyard, and resurrect the card discarded to the grave due to last turn's Destiny Killer effect—
—come on, Destiny Hero: Disc Man!"
[Destiny Hero: Disc Man, Defense Power 300]
"Disc Man's effect, when Special Summoned from the graveyard, draw two cards from the Card Deck."
Ed drew two cards, then looked up and stated calmly.
"The final strike, it's over.
"Destiny Hero: Destiny Killer's effect, discard a Destiny Hero from the hand to inflict 500 points of damage to the opponent."
The Bishop's heart skipped a beat, but he forced himself to stay calm: "What are you talking about? I still have 750 Life Points, more than enough..."
But Ed mercilessly interrupted: "I discard these two cards from my hand one after the other.
'Destiny Hero: Defender', 'Destiny Hero: Sprinter', each giving you 500 points, a total of...
...1000 points of damage."
Bishop: "!"
Destiny Killer, so this thing's effect isn't limited to once per turn?
The power of two Destiny Heroes absorbed, Destiny Killer gradually began to charge.
The Bishop's expression became increasingly uncontrollable, twisting into a facial art.
What kind of hero are you!?
Destiny Killer struck down, two balls of light slammed forward, exploding violently on the Bishop's face.
[Bishop, LP750→ LP0]