"The effect of Yubel the Despised Knight!"
Yubel shouted angrily.
"Disappear, annoying Neos, and that New Cosmic People!"
The Despised Knight roared, unleashing a torrent towards Judai's field.
Neos and Dark Panther crouched on the ground adopting defensive stances, as transparent barriers materialized, energy shields in place, but were utterly useless. Yubel shattered the barrier, blowing Neos and New Cosmic People into pieces.
Judai raised his arm in front: "Neos..."
"Forget your Neos, Judai!" Yubel said, "You don't need him, nor anyone else! You only need me, having me is enough!"
Judai brushed off the smokescreen dust, ignoring Yubel's words. He stood firm again, took a deep breath, and said: "My turn, draw card."
He did not counter Yubel's words, nor attempted to argue, as if he hadn't heard them. This attitude only fueled Yubel's anger further.
"Am I no longer visible in your eyes, Judai?"
Judai replied: "No, I know whatever I say now isn't your true intention. Your perception is distorted, and it's largely my fault.
If I hadn't abandoned you, hadn't let you drift from my side, maybe none of this would have happened."
Judai shook his head, then continued.
"But from now on, never again. Through this duel, I will bring you back, this time we'll never part again.
I activate the Magic Card 'Angel's Charity'. Draw three cards from the deck, then discard two from hand."
Judai showed one of the cards in his hand before discarding.
"Discarded a Magic Card 'Card of Compensation'. When this card is discarded from the hand, I draw two more from the deck."
Judai entered the main phase, continuing his operations, while Yubel incessantly complained. Sometimes blaming Neos, other times cursing Yugen, saying that these guys occupying space in Judai's heart made her unwanted.
"Activate Magic Card 'O-Transcendent Soul', allowing a Special Summon of an Elemental Hero ordinary monster from my graveyard back to the field."
Judai raised the Magic Card, and the burning purple O letter flew out, as if connecting with the Netherworld. The sleeping silver-white hero in the grave suddenly soared, spinning two and a half times mid-air, gracefully landing.
[Elemental HERO Neos, Attack Power 2500]
"Neos, it's Neos again!"
Yubel kept cursing.
"How much do you like this monster?"
Neos remained silent, arms folded, floating in front of Judai. He said nothing, yet exuded confidence.
"Neos is my important partner, and so are you, Yubel. You are both my irreplaceable partners." Judai said, "And there are more important companions, without whom I couldn't have come this far...
Normal Summon 'New Space Hero: Earth Mole'!"
A rumbling buzz rose from underground, then rocks broke apart as a high-speed spinning silver-white drill emerged. The drill split open, revealing a furry mole's head.
[New Space Hero: Earth Mole, Attack Power 900]
When Judai said, "without it I wouldn't have gotten this far" about his other monsters, it was often polite. But saying this about Brother Mole was quite justified. As the only big brother in the basic New Space Heroes ever to be included in banned/limited card lists, Brother Mole's status is indisputable.
"Return 'Elemental HERO Neos', 'New Space Hero: Earth Mole', return two monsters from the field to the card deck, Contact Fusion!"
Judai waved his fist.
"The power of the earth, piercing the nebula—
—Elemental HERO Grand Neos, summoned!"
Neos spread his arms, his form immediately shrouded in dazzling golden light, concealing even his outline. Earth Mole's body transformed into pure earth energy, fortifying Neos. As golden glow erupted, brilliance flashed, and the sturdy earth armor adorned Neos. The silver drill on the mole's head transformed into Neos's armed hands.
[Elemental HERO Grand Neos, Attack Power 2500]
Yubel said: "Another form change? But no matter how flashy, you can't breach my defense!"
Judai said: "Activate the effect of Elemental HERO Grand Neos!
Once per turn, return one monster on the field to the owner's hand!"
Yubel: "!"
Such an insidious effect!
Yubel glared at Grand Neos, recalling how sunny and straightforward their Judai once was, now transformed. Surely the fault of that cursed Duel King... Yes, these New Cosmic People also bear some responsibility for their insidious effects.
"Nebula Void!"
With Judai's command, Neos's drill struck out. A black hole-like vortex formed above Yubel, the laser from the drill hitting Yubel, pushing the massive body into the black hole, slowly sucking it into the vortex.
Yubel looked up, watching the immense demon being swallowed by the black hole, momentarily lost in thought.
She suddenly spoke: "Judai, do you know that after the second darkness, what awaits at the forefront... that final layer of darkness, what is it?"
Judai said: "Is it Yubel's third phase, the final stage?"
He had also heard Yugen mention it.
Yubel nodded.
"To protect the important one, sacrificing the most precious thing to gain power. That process, though painful, is not uncommon. Since ancient times in any world, there's never been a lack of those willing to give for their loved ones.
Turning into a despised form to protect someone, that even the protected person despises, such pain gave birth to the 'Despised Knight'.
But that's not the end."
She paused, then said sadly.
"After losing everything, being despised, what remains... is only loneliness. To lose even the right to be despised and be completely forgotten, to wander alone in endless darkness is heart-wrenching loneliness."
Judai: "Yubel..."
In the next moment, Yubel raised her head, saying: "Judai, now let me show you, experiencing sadness in endless loneliness, the last layer of darkness I have realized...
Activate Cover Card, Trap Card 'Dark Flash'!
Sacrifice one Dark Attribute monster on your field with attack power less than 1500, destroy all monsters Special Summoned on the field!
I sacrifice the 0 attack power 'Yubel the Despised Knight', Neos vanish again for me!"
Judai frowned: "Sacrificing yourself to destroy Neos with mutual destruction?"
"No, this is not destruction, but evolution." Yubel said coldly, "Yubel the Despised Knight... When this card leaves the field, Special Summon the final form from hand, deck, or graveyard—
—Yubel the Extremely Sad Demon Dragon!!!"