Tenjo Hikari didn't expect the opponent to have such a card, but on second thought, it made sense.
Let's see what effect this thing has.
"Once per turn, discard one hand card to activate. Add two 'Arcana Force' Monster Cards with different names from your Deck to your hand! This turn, you cannot Special Summon any monsters other than 'Arcana Force'!"
Tenjo Hikari raised an eyebrow.
Impressive.
Such a powerful effect.
It's actually a precise search for two cards.
"I discard one hand card to add 'Arcana Force V - The Hierophant' and 'Arcana Force XIX - The Sun' from my Deck to my hand."
"Activate Field Spell Card, Light Barrier!"
In the sky, a bright light illuminated the entire dimension.
"As long as this card is on the field, when you Summon·Flip Summon·Special Summon an 'Arcana Force' monster, its effect does not rotate, and you choose one to apply."
"Huh?" Saiou Mizuchi was somewhat surprised to see this card appear.
Although this is a Field Spell Card specifically for Arcana Force, this card indeed caught her a bit off guard.
Her brother shouldn't need to use such a card, should he?
"Normal Summon, Arcana Force VI - The Lovers!"
"According to the effect of Light Barrier, I choose Upright Position!"
The Lovers card appeared upright without rotating.
The Lovers in Upright Position can be used as two tributes when Summoning an Arcana Force monster.
Arcana Force VI - The Lovers, LV 4, Light Attribute, Fairy-Type, ATK 1600.
"With the effect of Wave of Light, the ATK and DEF of my Fairy-Type monsters on the field increase by 300 points."
Arcana Force VI - The Lovers, ATK, 1600→1900.
"When there are cards with coin-toss effects on the field, this card can be directly Special Summoned!"
"Hahahaha — Tenjo Hikari, this is the card born from your power, the 19th card of the Major Arcana, The Sun!"
Tenjo Hikari raised an eyebrow.
The Saiou controlled by Wave of Light was almost identical to the original Saiou.
Arcana Force XIX - The Sun, LV 7, Light Attribute, Fairy-Type, ATK 2900→3200.
The Sun card started to rotate, then immediately stopped in the Upright Position.
"Choose Upright Position! Activate its effect, set one Spell Card with a coin-toss effect from the Deck on your field!" Saiou grinned, taking a card from the Deck, "I set the Spell Card Cup of Ace on the field and then activate it!"
Cup of Ace flipped open and began to rotate slowly, and Tenjo Hikari noticed Saiou seemed a bit tense.
"Of course — Upright Position!"
Clink —
Cup of Ace landed on the Upright Position.
"I draw two cards!" Saiou laughed, "Now it's time to deal with that pesky Midrash."
Because of Midrash's effect, both sides can only perform one Special Summon per turn, so he could only Special Summon the Sun to break Midrash and then proceed in the Main Phase.
"Attack El Shaddoll Winda with the Sun!"
"At this moment, activate the Monster Effect of Aleister the Invoker from my hand!"
"What!?"
"Send this card from your hand to the Graveyard; select one Fusion Monster on your field, that Monster's ATK and DEF increase by 1000 points until the end of the turn! I'll boost Midrash's ATK!"
Midrash, ATK: 2200→3200.
"Now it's the same as the Sun—"
"Since you say it's a card born of my power, then with my power, I'll crush it! Go, Winda!"
Midrash, controlling a dragon, tangled with the Sun, and moments later, both monsters were destroyed.
"Tch, just playing tricks." Saiou snorted coldly, "You purposely didn't summon it; you didn't use its effect to fetch Invocation, trying to lure me? If it weren't for Light Barrier adding 300 ATK, I might have fallen into the trap and lost the duel at the start.
This too is destiny's revelation, Tenjo Hikari!
Attack with The Lovers to destroy Bluestone."
Since Bluestone's DEF is only 0, it was easily destroyed.
"With the effect of Field Spell Light Barrier, when an Arcana Force monster destroys an opponent's monster in battle, I regain LP equal to the original ATK of that monster I destroyed!"
Shadow of Saiou, LP: 4000→5400.
"Bluestone's effect! When this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard, target one monster on the opponent's field; that card returns to the opponent's hand!"
"Return, Lovers!"
"Tch..." Saiou looked at the card flying into his hand and couldn't help but snort coldly.
"Battle ends, Main Phase 2, activate Spell Card, Arcana Spread."
"When this card is on the field together with Light Barrier, no coin toss is needed; directly choose one effect to activate. I activate the reversed position effect to Special Summon from the Graveyard, The Sun."
The Sun stood again on Saiou's field.
"Of course, it's still right-side-up!" Saiou opened his Deck once again, "I set Pentacle of Ace on the field, then activate."
The pentacle spun for a moment, appearing right-side-up again, allowing Saiou to draw a card.
Shadow of Saiou LP: 5400→5900.
Tenjo Hikari furrowed his brow slightly.
Perhaps it was just his imagination, but he felt this Saiou was very tense.
"It seems fate has played a little joke on you." Saiou chuckled, "I drew a very crucial card."
"Activate Continuous Spell Card, Field Barrier!" A circular wall suddenly appeared on the field, enveloping the entire tower, "As long as this card exists on the field, both sides cannot destroy Field Spell Cards, nor can they activate Field Spell Cards."
Tenjo Hikari's brow furrowed deeply.
Why is it this type of card?
"Set one card, end turn!"
"Oh no, Tenjo Hikari's field is completely empty. Brother's field... still has a high-level Monster with over 3000 ATK..." Mizuchi tensed up.
Even though she hadn't watched Saiou's duels before, just looking at the field, she felt Tenjo Hikari was already in danger.
"Don't worry, my master is super strong." Serena encouraged her.
"My turn, draw card!" Tenjo Hikari drew a card.
Due to Field Barrier, he couldn't search for his most commonly used Fusion Recycling Plant, nor could he destroy Light Barrier.
However, that card [Wave of Light] can search for two Arcana Force cards per turn; if it stays, a prolonged duel would be very disadvantageous.
...
Then, prioritize destroying Wave of Light!
"Activate Continuous Spell Card, Flame Swordsrealm!"
"Then, activate the effect of Destiny Hero - Malicious in the Graveyard, banish it to Special Summon another Malicious from the Deck!"
"I Special Summon Malicious from the Deck, then immediately use Flame Swordsrealm's effect to send it to the Graveyard to Polymerization Summon one [Flame Swordsman] from the Extra Deck!"
"Hahaha! Master, leave it to me!"
Flame Swordsman, LV 5, Fire Attribute, Warrior-Type, DEF 1600.
Tenjo Hikari nodded slightly, then drew a card from his left hand: "I activate Spell Card! Fusion Destiny!"
"This card can send Monsters from the Deck to the Graveyard for Destiny Hero Fusion. Monsters specially summoned via this effect are destroyed at the end of the next turn; after activating this card, until the end of the turn, I cannot Special Summon non-Dark Attribute Hero Monsters."
"Ed, I need your strength!"
"Fusion conditions are, two Destiny Hero Monsters!"
"I send Destiny Hero - Denier and Destiny Hero - Celestial from the Deck to the Graveyard for Fusion Summon!"
"Noble Hero, under Destiny's call, appear before me!"
"Fusion Summon!"
"LV 8, Destiny Hero - Dystopia!"
Ed's commonly used Hero soared onto the field, roaring and throwing punches forward.
Destiny Hero - Dystopia, LV 8, Dark Attribute, Warrior-Type, ATK 2800.
"Dystopia's Monster Effect, when this card is successfully Special Summoned, it inflicts damage equal to the ATK points of one LV 4 or lower Hero in the opponent's graveyard, I choose Celestial!"
"Supreme Justice!"
Dystopia couldn't suppress its rage; even before Tenjo Hikari finished speaking, it had rushed in front of Saiou and hit him with a punch.
Shadow of Saiou LP: 5900→4300.
"Battle, use Dystopia to attack The Sun! Activate Flame Swordsrealm's effect, reduce Flame Swordsman's ATK by 1000 points, increase all other Monsters on my field's ATK by 1000 points, silence once again! The Sun!"
Dystopia ATK: 2800→3800.
"Naive, activate Trap Card, Waboku!" Saiou's twisted face grinned grotesquely, "This turn, my Monsters won't be destroyed by battle, and I take 0 battle damage!"
"How about that, Tenjo Hikari, now your attack has failed!"
"Heh, the naive one is you! Dystopia's Monster Effect, if this card's ATK differs from its original ATK, it returns to its original ATK, targeting a card on the field to activate. Destroy that card!"
"I want to destroy you—Wave of Light!"
The phantom behind Saiou heard Tenjo Hikari's words, gave a cold snort, but couldn't retaliate.
"Amazing." Saiou Mizuchi exclaimed in surprise.
Different systems, different types, different Fusion Monsters summoned via different fusions, yet they can align, perform an extraordinary fusion synergy, combining Fusion Monsters from various systems together...
Is this the "Ultimate Fusion"!?