Helios - The Primordial Sun, summoned!
Though called the sun, it has a vaguely human torso, like white bandages wrapped around a transparent body, with a burning sun floating above its neck.
[Helios - The Primordial Sun, ATK ?]
"Helios's effect: its attack becomes the number of banished monsters x 100." Lyman smiled. "Counting everything, I have 37 banished cards, of which 21 are monsters."
"So, Helios now has 2100 ATK!"
[Helios - The Primordial Sun, ATK ? → ATK 2100]
"Now I activate the Quick-Play Spell 'Planet Alignment!'" Lyman said. "You can only activate this if Macro Cosmos is on your field. Destroy all monsters on your opponent's field and inflict 300 damage!" (Anime-only card)
Planet Alignment—one of Lyman's anime-only board wipes for Macro Cosmos. Similar to the Quick-Play Spell "Grand Convergence," which destroys all monsters on both sides and deals 300 damage, but Planet Alignment only hits the opponent.
The spell activated, and the planets in the endless cosmos began to move. A string of planets aligned into a long row, releasing a powerful gravity wave that instantly crushed Kira's ghastly Necroface under its weight.
[Kira, LP 2500 → LP 2200]
"Since Macro Cosmos is on the field, when Necroface is destroyed, it's banished instead," Kira said calmly. "When Necroface is banished, both players banish five cards from the top of their decks."
This effect is mandatory and triggers automatically.
Lyman drew five cards from his deck, glanced at them, and tossed them into the void. They vanished, swallowed by the endless Macro Cosmos.
"Two more of those were monsters," Lyman smiled. "So I now have 23 banished monsters, and Helios's ATK increases by 200."
[Helios - The Primordial Sun, ATK 2100 → ATK 2300]
"Not over yet. I activate the Spell 'Yellow Process - Kitolenics'!" (Anime-only card)
Lyman revealed another Spell.
"'Yellow Process' can only be activated if you have Helios - The Primordial Sun on the field," Lyman said. "Tribute Helios to Special Summon its evolved form from your hand or deck!"
A golden light engulfed Helios, the brilliant radiance nearly illuminating the entire cosmos. The light gathered on the bandaged body, which seemed to swell and grow larger.
If anything, it now looked like a bandaged mummy that got... chubbier.
Still, a burning sun floated above its bandaged neck, but now there was a smaller sun too, like a sun-mother and sun-child.
[Helios Duo Megistus, ATK ?]
"Helios Duo Megistus's ATK is the number of your banished monsters x 200," Lyman said.
Kira nodded, "So it's just double the Helios's ATK?"
"Correct," Lyman smiled. "And since Helios was tributed, Macro Cosmos banishes it instead of sending it to the Graveyard."
"So now my number of banished monsters is 24, so Helios Duo Megistus's ATK is..."
[Helios Duo Megistus, ATK ? → ATK 4800]
"ATK 4800," Kira said. "Stronger than Obelisk the Tormentor. Impressive, professor."
"Heh, this is just the beginning,"
Lyman squinted and smiled.
"Macro Cosmos's power is far more mysterious than that."
"Against the king himself, I must show my full strength."
He opened his eyes again, red light flickering within.
"Watch closely, Kira."
"This is Helios's truly perfect evolution, its ultimate form."
"I activate the Spell 'Red Process - Rubedo!'" (Anime-only card)
A red light engulfed the Helios Duo Megistus, evolving them once more!
Like a star evolving over eons, the power of alchemy transcended time. The sun rapidly evolved, the bandaged body splitting into three, becoming three child-sized forms, each with a burning sun above its head.
"Three bodies, huh?" Kira raised an eyebrow.
"This is 'Helios Trice Megistus!'" Lyman declared. "Helios's strongest and ultimate form—the true power of Macro Cosmos!"
He sounded proud, like an alchemist introducing his life's masterpiece.
"You're a prodigy, Kira, with a pioneering spirit I've never seen before." Lyman smiled. "You noticed Macro Cosmos's power early on."
"But even so, that's just the surface. You've never seen the true power hidden in this mysterious Macro Cosmos!"
Kira pondered.
The true power?
But professor, I still think 'banishing all cards' sounds more impressive than your fancy suns...
[Helios Trice Megistus, ATK ?]
"Helios Trice Megistus's ATK—Kira, you've probably guessed already?" Lyman chuckled. "Its ATK increases by 300 for each of your banished monsters."
"Also, since Helios Duo Megistus was tributed for Red Process, Macro Cosmos banishes it instead of sending it to the Graveyard."
"So now, I have 25 banished monsters."
"Thus, Helios Trice Megistus's ATK is..."
[Helios Trice Megistus, ATK ? → ATK 7500]
ATK 7500!
"This is the sun god's true form, its greatest power! The pinnacle of alchemy, a force that can defeat even gods!"
Lyman clenched his fist and proclaimed.
"Battle phase!"
"If you can withstand Helios Trice Megistus's finishing blow, prove it to me!"