"Life Points... Six thousand seven hundred?" Mizuchi was stunned, not knowing if there was an issue with the program or if she was the one with the problem.
Could it be rigged? Did the Duel King intentionally tamper with the Duel Disc?
He wouldn't be that shady, right?
"Trap Card 'Rainbow Life'." Youyu calmly revealed the card that was just sent to the graveyard, "When this card is activated, all damage taken up to this point in the turn becomes null, and on that basis, your Life Points are restored by the amount of damage you would have taken." (Animation Effect)
Mizuchi's expression changed slightly, becoming somber: "So you're saying, my attacks just now... Were you deliberately toying with me, Mr. Wang of Duels?"
"How could you say that?" Youyu looked sincere, "Do you really think I'm that kind of person?"
Mizuchi: "..."
She said nothing, silently drawing another card.
"I set two cards face down, ending my turn."
In theory, during the last turn, Youyu only needed to use one "Rainbow Life," and didn't even need to activate that "Damage Diet" to defend himself.
Yet he intentionally used "Damage Diet" first, enduring the Dark God's four consecutive attacks in one go, apparently cornered with only four hundred Life Points left, before finally revealing the "Rainbow Life" he could have used much earlier.
What did this mean?
Did it mean that even without this card, the result of the duel would not change?
It's not unheard of in the Duel World. When there's a significant power gap between opponents, sometimes people do seemingly meaningless actions to show they have everything under control.
Saiou Mizuchi—or rather the personality born from the Light of Destruction—felt this to be an insult!
"Then it's my turn, draw." Youyu took a deep breath, "Alright, it's about time to end the game."
Mizuchi sneered, "That's not certain, don't be too overconfident, Duel King."
"No, no, no, it's not confidence, I'm just stating a fact." Youyu smiled, "Don't your brother and you always like to talk about so-called 'fate'?
If there really is such a thing as 'fate' in this world, then your fate is to be defeated by me here and now."
Mizuchi: "!"
Confronted with such arrogance, she wanted to refute but couldn't find the words, stuffing them back down after failing to speak up several times.
Instead, the feeling of unease grew even stronger.
"I activate the effect of 'Apprentice Illusion Magician' in my hand," Youyu proclaimed, "This card, by discarding one card, can be Special Summoned directly!"
A card was discarded, and a playful and cute magician appeared on the field, with silver-white hair under her magician's hat and a striking figure.
A silvery-white-haired, dark-skinned version resembling Dark Magician Girl, with identical stats.
[Apprentice Illusion Magician, Attack 2000]
"The effect of 'Apprentice Illusion Magician', upon Summoning or Special Summoning, allows a 'Dark Magician' to be added to the hand from the card deck," Youyu explained.
Mizuchi frowned, "A Mage I've never seen before..."
"And the card I discarded just now was 'Elemental Hero Shadow Mist'," Youyu continued, "When Shadow Mist is sent to the graveyard, add a 'Hero' Monster Card from the deck to the hand.
I add 'Elemental Hero Airman' from the deck to my hand."
He drew the cards automatically ejected from the deck, adding them to his hand, before revealing another two cards in his hand.
"Next, I activate the Magic Card 'Sacred Sword of Seven Stars', banishing the level seven 'Dark Magician' in my hand from play, and drawing two cards from the deck.
Then, 'Elemental Hero Airman' is Normal Summoned!"
Creamy white cyclones spun around, trails of white gas jets streaming as the hero made a light landing after spiraling through the air.
[Elemental Hero Airman, Attack 1800]
"Airman's effect allows a monster with 'Hero' in its name to be added to the hand from the deck upon Summoning," Youyu drew out an automatically ejected card once more, "I add 'Vision Hero Faris' from the deck to the hand."
The deck automatically shuffled, and this Vision Hero was immediately placed onto the Duel Disc.
"Discarding a card from my hand, I Special Summon 'Vision Hero Faris'!"
"Faris' effect places 'Vision Hero Increase' from the deck. Then Increase uses Faris as a sacrifice for its own Special Summon!"
"When Increase is Special Summoned, 'Vision Hero Vyon' is Special Summoned from the deck!"
"Upon Vyon's Special Summon, 'Destiny Hero Malicious' is discarded to the graveyard.
Next, Vyon's second effect occurs, removing 'Vision Hero Faris' from the graveyard from play, and adding 'Fusion' to the hand."
With the preparations complete, Youyu's field was filled with five monsters, directly opposing Mizuchi's five Dark Gods.
Perhaps this is what they call 'from one comes many.'
Mizuchi felt uneasy, "What are you planning?"
Youyu paid no heed: "I sacrifice 'Apprentice Illusion Magician', 'Masked Hero Dark Claw', and 'Elemental Hero Airman', the three monsters on my field!
The power of destruction heralds the ultimate fate of all things, transforming into the most ultimate Hero—
—Destiny Hero Plasma!!!"
The three monsters disappeared in succession, bubbles rolling in the crimson swamp. A ferocious monster broke the surface with bloody wings, dripping as it emerged.
It hovered in mid-air, its blood-stained armor and wings dripping along intricate patterns on its body, arms mounted with dragon-headed cannons, eyes glowing blood red.
[Destiny Hero Plasma, Attack 1900]
"Plasma's effect," Youyu declared, "When this card is on the field, all monster effects on the opponent's field become null!"
Mizuchi bit her lip.
It should be noted that the "Dark God-DarkGod" has hidden effects to prevent being destroyed in battle, a protection that provides her peace of mind.
Furthermore, as it was summoned through "Infinite Demon-Slaying Mirror," all her "DarkGod" tokens inherited this destroy resistance, serving as a comforting line of defense.
But with the arrival of Plasma, this line of defense was so easily and silently torn apart.
"Destiny Hero Plasma, second effect activated!" Youyu announced, "Once per turn, it absorbs an opposing monster as an Equip Card!
I will absorb the 'Dark God-DarkGod', gaining half its attack power!"
Plasma's wings unfurled, and countless crimson tendrils shot forth!