# Chapter 160: Abyss Actors' Performance (Part 2)
"Level 4! Abyss Actor - Curtain Raiser!"
"Next, returning from backstage, the Theater's Core! Abyss Actor - Superstar!"
Abyss Actor - Curtain Raiser ATK: 1100
Abyss Actor - Superstar ATK: 2500
"Abyss Actor - Superstar's effect activates! Once per turn, I can add one [Abyss Script] card from my Deck to my Hand."
"At this moment! Continuous Trap, Chief Judgment, activates! When either player activates a monster's effect on the Field, that player flips a coin and calls heads or tails. If they call it correctly, this card is sent to the Graveyard. If they call it incorrectly, that activation is negated, and control of that monster shifts to their opponent."
"Nani?" Shingo Sawatari stared in shock at the high-flying coin, frowning as he said, "You're truly despicable, aren't you? Do you really like my monster that much? Well then, I'll call heads."
The coin spun as it fell, a sinister smirk flickered at the corner of DC369's mouth beneath his helmet, as he pressed a button hidden on the left grip of his D-Wheel.
"Master Roger already modified my D-Wheel's random program, so no matter how miraculous your Summoning method is, you have no chance of winning!" DC369 thought to himself. The spinning coin stopped, and the result was tails!
Among the face-up cards on DC369's Field, a grinning Clown flew out, appearing before Superstar and dragging it to his Field.
"It seems Duelist Shingo Sawatari's luck isn't very good," the Female Commentator said. "His ace monster's control has been taken. Will Duelist Shingo Sawatari still be able to complete his performance as planned?"
"Don't panic," Shingo Sawatari chuckled, "the real show has only just begun!"
To be honest, having his ace monster stolen did make Shingo Sawatari a bit flustered. However, Shingo Sawatari, who always prided himself on Entertainment Duels, would not allow himself to show any panic in front of the Audience that wasn't for entertainment purposes.
"Abyss Actor - Curtain Raiser's effect activates! Once per turn, by sending one 'Abyss Script' Spell Card from my Deck to the Graveyard, I can add one face-up 'Abyss Actor' Pendulum Monster from my Extra Deck to my Hand. I will add 'Abyss Actor - Comic Relief' to my Hand." After a moment of thought, Shingo Sawatari made his move.
"I send 'Abyss Script - Demon King's Descent' from my Deck to the Graveyard, and add the face-up 'Abyss Actor - Demon Villain' from my Extra Deck to my Hand!"
"Once, in a distant village, a boy and girl, childhood sweethearts, promised to spend their lives together. However, one day, the army of a neighboring country brought warfare to their beautiful village.
"The boy, without hesitation, left his hometown to defend his home and country."
"The boy's formidable power quickly made him stand out in the army, and he became a general."
"However, the Tyrant of the neighboring country captured the boy using despicable means."
The weak girl was powerless against the mighty Tyrant, only able to watch as her beloved fell into the Tyrant's clutches.
As Shingo Sawatari narrated the story, the Leading Lady on the Field and the stolen Superstar also cooperated perfectly, beginning their performance according to Shingo Sawatari's narration.
The desperate girl had no choice but to venture into the Abyss, and after enduring the Abyss's various trials, she came before the Demon King.
"Abyss Script - Abyss Entertainer activates! By Tributing 1 'Abyss Actor' monster on my Field, I can activate it by targeting 1 'Abyss Script' Spell Card in my Graveyard. I then Set that card on my Field."
"The Demon King was very surprised that a human would seek his aid."
"Out of novelty, after hearing the girl and boy's story, the Demon King decided to help them."
"After giving the girl a memento that would allow her to Summon him to intervene once, the Demon King sent the girl back to her Original World."
"I Tribute Abyss Actor - Curtain Raiser on my Field! I Set Abyss Script - Demon King's Descent from my Graveyard onto the Field!"
"The girl confidently embarked on her journey to save her beloved. However, what the Demon King didn't tell her was the price of using the Abyss's power! Each time she used this power, she would lose something important."
"The girl stood before the Tyrant and, without hesitation, used the power the Demon King had given her!" Shingo Sawatari said, as he activated the Spell Card he had Set on his Field.
"Spell Card, Abyss Script - Demon King's Descent: Target and destroy face-up cards on the Field, up to the number of 'Abyss Actor' monsters in Attack Position on your Field. On my Field, I have two monsters in Attack Position! Therefore, I destroy your Goyo Emperor, and the Abyss Actor - Superstar you stole!"
The terrifying Demon King descended from the card, and the burning Abyss's fire surged towards the Emperor on the throne and the bound Superstar.
"Don't even think about it! Quick-Play Spell, Forbidden Dress, activates! Target 1 face-up monster on the Field; until the end of this turn, its ATK decreases by 600, it cannot be targeted by effects, and it cannot be destroyed by card effects."
Goyo Emperor ATK: 2500→1900
"These damned circus tricks should end now! The only monsters that will be destroyed are your own!" DC369 roared.
The destruction failed. Shingo Sawatari's expression showed no panic at all; instead, he rapidly revised the subsequent plot in his mind.
"The Tyrant's power surpassed the girl's imagination, and even the terrifying Demon King was defeated by the Tyrant." After a brief pause, Shingo Sawatari continued.
"After the Demon King retreated, the girl fell into confusion, constantly asking herself, 'Why did I come here?'"
"It turned out that the price of Summoning the Demon King was the girl losing all her memories of the boy."
"It was at this moment that the Tyrant was attracted by the girl's beauty and wanted to bring her into his harem."
"For this, the Tyrant used his magic power to forge a false memory and implanted it into the girl's mind."
"I Summon Abyss Actor - Comic Relief in Attack Position!"
After the new monster was Summoned by Shingo Sawatari, it transformed into a purple light that struck the adorable leading lady's chest.
"Under the powerful Tyrant's magic, the girl quickly succumbed."
"The Tyrant began to announce to the world that he would soon marry a new concubine!"
"However, as the wedding date approached, the unease in the girl's heart grew stronger."
"The day before the girl was to marry the Tyrant, a messenger from her hometown brought a small box."
Reckless Rookie, who had changed into a postman's outfit at some unknown point, handed a small box to the adorable leading lady, who was wearing a wedding dress and looking melancholic.
"Inside the box were the girl and boy's past memories and moments together, and a letter at the bottom of the box was something the boy had prepared before leaving for battle, intending to use it to propose upon his return."
"The girl remembered everything, but at this moment, she was helpless and could only cry alone."
However, when the girl's tears fell onto the letter, a miracle occurred!
"I Set a card, Quick-Play Spell, Mystic Box, activates!"
(end of chapter)