The unrivaled slash of the Black Luster Soldier - Super Soldier stalled halfway, his body abruptly halted. It was as if his armor was being corroded by something, and his longsword fell with weight as if its mass had inexplicably increased tenfold, rendering him incapable of wielding it.
"'Non-Dimensionalized' monster effects are negated, and it cannot attack." Sella stated, "Since the Super Warrior cannot attack, the attack power of the Buster Gundil the Cubic Behemoth remains unchanged.
In that case, even the remaining 'Dark Magician' is no match for it..."
"That's not necessarily the case."
Sella: "?"
Youyu swiftly played another card: "Quick-Play Magic - Dedication through Light and Darkness! Sacrificing the 'Dark Magician' on my field, summon from the hand, deck, or graveyard, defying the shackles of time and space, the magician mastering the ultimate secrets of Black Magic—
—Dark Magician of Chaos!"
The chaos and darkness enveloped the magician's form, as the Chaos Mage, clad in a sleek black outfit and in a slender stature, leaped out. He stood upon a magic array burning with dark flames, with the outer ring of the array inscribed with intricate incantations, spinning rapidly as the incantation was recited.
[Dark Magician of Chaos, Attack Power 2800]
This was an old card Youyu used early on when playing against Pandora.
Back then, the "Dark Magician of Chaos" drawn from the system card pool encountered by him was the new version with its effect text amputated and weakened.
However, just like the previous "Sorcerer of Dark Magic," he now possessed the Dark Magician of Chaos in its peak state, with the unaltered effect text!
"Effect of the Dark Magician of Chaos." Youyu waved his hand, "When this card is summoned or special summoned, a Magic Card is added from the graveyard to hand." (Old Version Effect)
The Dark Magician of Chaos closed his eyes, reciting an ancient and lengthy incantation. Dark, arcane textual symbols swiftly traversed through the air, and a black magic array opened as a card shot back from the graveyard into Youyu's hand.
"The card I added to my hand is, Quick-Play Magic 'Chaos Scepter Blast'!"
Sella's expression slightly changed: "When did this card..."
Immediately, she recalled the "Gateway to Chaos" used by Youyu at the start of the previous turn.
"...So it was set up back then?"
Youyu directly inserted the retrieved card into the Duel Disc,
"Quick-Play Magic 'Chaos Scepter Blast'! This card can only be activated when there is a Level 8 or higher Spellcaster-Type monster on the field. It can banish one card on the field face-down from the game."
A Magic Card with the same name as the Dark Magician of Chaos's signature move, it was designed to be the exclusive magic of this ultimate magician, and its power was naturally extraordinary.
Youyu pointed to the colossal entity floating on Sella's field.
"Banish 'Buster Gundil the Cubic Behemoth' from the game!"
The destructive spell, like the ultimate judgment of Black Magic, was unleashed. The magician raised his magic staff, and a dark, lightless magic wave struck the massive body of the Cubic Behemoth head-on. That power forcibly tore open space, creating a passage to the Other Dimension.
The giant form of the Behemoth twisted with the warp of space, like it was being forced into that rift by an unseen hand, vanishing with sparks and black lightning.
The tide was turned, and all obstacles in the girl's field disappeared. Now, Sella's side was left defenseless, faced directly against the ultimate magician on Youyu's side.
"Dark Magician of Chaos," Youyu ordered, "Direct attack!"
The magician raised his magic staff again, and several magical arrays emerged above his head in a nested formation. Black flames traced along the patterns of the magic circle, the destructive power overwhelming...
Sella opened her clear eyes, and a golden glow appeared on her forehead.
"Activate trap." She revealed the Set Card, her final trap, "Trap Card - Cubic Rebirth!"
Youyu's eyes flickered.
To think there was still a trap?
"When the opponent's monster declares a direct attack, the opponent can special summon as many of that attacking monster's namesake cards as possible from their hand, deck, and graveyard."
"From my deck, there's only one 'Dark Magician of Chaos'." Youyu said.
"Then the follow-up effect of 'Cubic Rebirth' is that all the opponent's monsters with the same name on the field have their attack power become 0, and all are 'Non-Dimensionalized'!"
The magical storm disappeared, and the black flame was extinguished instantly. The intricate magical arrays in the sky dwindled one after another, and the Dark Magician of Chaos, gritting his teeth, knelt down halfway, his sleek, long body gradually turning pale as if being corroded.
[Dark Magician of Chaos, Attack Power 2800 → Attack Power 0]
"'Cubic Rebirth' has a final effect." Sella calmly revealed a card from her hand, "Special summon a 'Cubic' monster from your hand."
She raised her small hand.
"Come forth! 'Shooting Star Cubic Vessel - Meteor'!"
Golden streams of light materialized from thin air, carving out a massive black steel body within the air, plummeting to the ground with a heavy crash, sending debris flying everywhere.
[Shooting Star Cubic Vessel - Meteor, Attack Power 1600]
"Effect of 'Shooting Star Cubic Vessel - Meteor', send a 'Cubic' card from the deck to the graveyard." Sella displayed a card, "Send the Continuous Magic 'Cubic Dharma' from the deck to the graveyard."
Continuous Magic - Cubic Dharma, when this card is present in the graveyard, you can banish it to reclaim a 'Cubic' monster from the graveyard back to your hand.
This ensures that Sella still has available resources to launch a counterattack in the next turn.
"In this case, all your attack means have been exhausted." Sella smiled.
The Super Warrior and Dark Magician of Chaos were both subjected to Non-Dimensionalization, unable to attack with effects negated, and the magician's attack power was reduced to 0, effectively a 0 attack Normal Monster.
Youyu's Life Points were reduced to just 1600, and in this state, facing Sella's next turn, he would undoubtedly be quelled by the Cubic's formidable offensive power.
"But aren't you forgetting," Youyu chuckled, pointing to his feet, "I still have a card I haven't used yet."
Sella's gaze flickered slightly.
Is that... one of the two cards set face-down from the very first turn?
Could it really be a move capable of reviving the dead and turning the tables?
"Now let me show you, this card is..." Youyu flipped the face-down card, "Trap Card—
—Super Warrior's Rebirth!
Send the 'Chaos Warrior' monster on your field to the graveyard, special summon a 'Chaos Warrior' monster with a different name from your hand, ignoring summoning conditions!"
The Super Warrior - Black Luster Soldier suffering from non-dimensionalization, kneeling with difficulty, emitted golden light from his armor, and his entire body disintegrated into countless particles and dissipated.
"I send the 'Super Warrior - Black Luster Soldier' to the graveyard, and resurrect in the Gateway to Chaos!
The world opens up! With the souls of light and dark as offerings, descend into the chaos field, the legendary Strongest Warrior—
—Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning!"
The dimension space erupted with dark clouds, and countless rays of golden light shot down. The chaos warrior in blue armor, shrouded in divine brilliance like a deity, descended slowly, the chaotic cyclone piercing through the clouds like a brilliant sword.
[Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning, Attack Power 3000]
Sella marvelled: "At this last critical juncture, he actually summoned the Envoy of the Beginning...?"
"The battle continues." Youyu issued the advance command once more, "Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning, attack 'Shooting Star Cubic Vessel - Meteor'."
The warrior stepped forward, his figure swift as lightning. The instant his sword swung it seemingly vanished, the sword light leaving a golden trail as it struck down straight from above the Cubic monster, cleaving the massive metal chunk into two halves.
[Sella, LP 4000 → LP 2400]
"Effect of 'Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning'." Youyu declared, "When battle destroys an opponent's monster, he can perform an additional attack once per turn.
Chaos Warrior, direct attack!"
This was also the final strike. The Chaos Warrior, having successfully struck, continued his momentum, approaching swiftly. The raised sword descended towards the girl from the front, the sword light like a golden waterfall, illuminating her delicate, petite face.
Sella gently closed her eyes, smiling calmly.
[Sella, LP 2400 → LP 0]