"That concludes my turn."
Without any dazzling maneuvers or consecutive cards, Ed merely demonstrated his understanding and mastery over "Destiny."
"Draw."
Amon's turn. After drawing a card, he glanced down at it.
The number of cards Ed can control is five. The Vortex Trooper gave him an extra draw, and he draws a card during the draw phase as well. To draw Exodia, he still needs at least three more cards.
Not only that.
Having already checked the top five cards of his deck in advance, Ed couldn't possibly leave any card draw to him…
With his current hand, just holding out until then is pointless, because next turn Ed will modify the top cards of his deck, bringing the sealed Exodia to the fifth card from the top.
This is what Ed called "the destiny that can never be reached."
Amon glanced at several cards: "If destiny is such, then I am willing to abandon everything.
Normal Spell Card, Card Destruction."
Amon played a card he hadn't used in the first round.
Both players discard all cards in hand, then draw an equal number of cards.
Seeing this, Ed sent all his hand cards to the graveyard, then looked at his opponent, only to see Amon sending the Left Arm, Right Arm, Left Leg, and Right Leg of the Forbidden One to the graveyard in succession, causing everyone and the spirits behind him to feel a chill.
Immediately after, Amon drew six cards, and Ed drew three cards. They both looked at their own hands again.
Amon saw the "Exodia the Forbidden One" in the third card of his hand and was silent for a moment.
Indeed, to gain the power of Exodia, it's not merely a matter of skill and luck.
One must perform the "ritual"... the ritual of gathering all five cards.
Now, this card obviously couldn't be used.
Moreover, even if he could retrieve from the graveyard, he would still have to face that card-modifying Dominance.
Therefore, it is imperative to deal with that troublesome Dominance first.
"Activate Field Spell Card, Kingdom of Fog."
In this dim, bone-laden forgotten dimension, a massive castle slowly emerged amidst the thick fog.
Subsequently, five beacons were lit atop the Kingdom of Fog, casting a faint light.
"If you have the Kingdom of Fog on your field, you can summon this card without a sacrifice."
Amidst the dense fog, a figure leapt out from the darkness, standing on the field.
Its stature wasn't particularly tall; compared to Dominance, it seemed somewhat diminutive.
Fog King, LV 7, Water Attribute, Spellcaster-Type, Attack Power 0.
"Attack power… 0?" The Lion Witch beside him was a bit surprised to see this card, "You'd actually use a monster like this?"
Tenjo Hikari's expression gradually became serious.
The Fog King… is not an easily dealt-with monster.
"Fog King is present in attack mode, negating the effects of other monsters on the field." Amon looked calmly at Dominance.
Floating in the air, the majestic Destiny Hero's regent, under the erosion of the fog, wobbled and had to settle on the ground.
"But, if the attack power is only 0, even if Dominance is negated, you still can't defeat it, can you?" a spirit posed the question.
"Activate Equip Spell Card, Royal Sword."
The Fog King raised his hand, and a greatsword fell from the sky into his grasp.
"This card can only be equipped by the Fog King. At the end of the battle phase in which a monster battles, place 1 sigil counter on this card. For each sigil, its attack power increases by 800 points."
So, this is how he increases his attack power?
But reaching Dominance's 2900 points isn't that easy, is it——
"Battle, attack Destiny Hero - Dominance with Fog King!"
"As for attack power, mine is higher!"
"No— Fog King's monster effect: when it attacks, both its attack power and the opponent's are turned to 1!"
"Then they'll mutually destroy and vanish!"
"Not exactly, because the Kingdom of Fog will protect the King!"
Only to see the Fog King swing his colossal sword, slashing at Dominance, who raised his cape, his fists charged, the "D" on his chest erupting with a massive cannon——
BOOM!!
Dominance was destroyed, while on the other side, Fog King flew backward from the impact, weakly standing on another tower of the castle.
Looking back, the "tower" he had just appeared on, the monster zone, had already turned grey.
"If one of your monsters is destroyed in battle, you can extinguish a tower to substitute for that destruction."
Simultaneously, on the tower, the Fog King raised the greatsword in front of him, and the sword lit up, flashing a new light.
Fog King, ATK: 0→800.
"So, that monster can avoid being destroyed by battle at least four times?" The spirits looked at the Fog King.
Four times without being destroyed in battle, meaning its attack power could reach 3200 points, surpassing the Blue-Eyes White Dragon— already quite significant!
No, even possibly increasing directly to 4000 points…
"Dominance's monster effect!" As the spirits marveled at the Fog King's power, Ed raised his hand and shouted, "When Dominance is destroyed by battle or effect, you can Special Summon up to 3 Destiny Heroes of LV 9 or lower from the graveyard!"
There was even an effect like a final testament?
The observing spirits couldn't help but feel another wave of awe.