"Activate the Spell Card, Banishment of the Darklords."
Professor Seraph picked up a card and displayed it: "This card can only be activated once per turn. Add one 'Darklord' card other than 'Banishment of the Darklords' from your deck to your hand.
I add Darklord Ixchel to my hand."
The two spectators quickly focused their attention. Even the once-scolded Manjome concentrated on the duel, pondering if he could cheer for Tenjo Hikari during the duel.
"The effect of Ixchel, discard it along with another 'Darklord' from your hand to activate. Draw two cards from your deck." Seraph took the recently added Darklord from his hand, showed it to Tenjo Hikari, then took another card and discarded both to the graveyard, "I discard Darklord Ixchel and Darklord Nergal. Draw two cards."
After drawing two cards, he looked at his hand again and set two of them: "Set two cards, Spell Card, Card Destruction. Both players discard all cards in their hands and draw an equal number of cards."
Tenjo Hikari raised an eyebrow, glanced at his cards, and silently sent them to the graveyard.
After Seraph sent the cards to the graveyard, he studied his hand and finally nodded lightly.
"The ritual for the summoning is almost ready."
Is the descent of the Darklords coming?
The two spectators instinctively swallowed their saliva.
"Activate Set Card, Darklord Contact." Seraph picked up the Set Card and said, "Normal Spell Cards can be activated the turn they are set, so I use this card. Based on its effect, I can revive Darklord Superbia from the graveyard."
Darklord Superbia, LV 8, Dark Attribute, Fairy-Type, DEF 2400.
"When Superbia is Special Summoned from the graveyard, you can target 1 Fairy-Type monster in your graveyard other than Superbia. Special Summon that monster."
"Revive, Nergal."
The black and white wings slowly spread open, and a halo, as if dripping with blood, flickered in the sky. A skeletal archangel descended to the world.
Darklord Nergal, LV 8, Dark Attribute, Fairy-Type, ATK 2700.
"I activate its effect, paying 1000 Life Points, to target a 'Darklord' Spell·Trap Card in the graveyard. Use the effect of that card. As the price, that card will return to the deck."
Seraph picked up the recently used Darklord Contact from the graveyard and said, "Although Darklord Contact can only be activated once per turn, the copying effect has no such limitation, so I can copy the effect of Darklord Contact, reviving a Darklord from the graveyard in Defense Position.
Revive, Ixchel."
Divine light descended, white feathers began to fall gently, but soon, the feathers gradually turned black. Finally, they completely transformed into black feathers, and a delicate female angel gently landed in the light.
Darklord Ixchel, LV 10, Dark Attribute, Fairy-Type, DEF 2900.
Seraph, LP: 4000→3000.
A classic combo, in a sense.
Tenjo Hikari was not surprised at all to see this scene.
"Three Darklords at once, and each one's attack power is excellent!" Manjome was startled, thinking that with this appearance frequency... it seemed rather difficult to deal with.
"Ixchel can also pay 1000 Life Points, directly copying the effect of a Darklord Spell, Trap in the graveyard. I pay 1000 Life Points and choose the Treacherous Darklord recently discarded, activating its effect!"
Tenjo Hikari furrowed his brows, raised his hand: "The effect of Ultimate Flame Swordsman, activate!"
At this moment, Tenjo Hikari didn't wait any longer and directly raised his hand: "Target 1 monster on the opponent's field. Destroy that monster and inflict 500 damage to the opponent. If it has an equip card, this effect can be activated during the opponent's turn as well! I choose your Nergal."
"It doesn't matter, this effect can still be copied." Seraph didn't mind.
The Flame Swordsman suddenly jumped up, the longsword in its hand bursting into roaring flames, instantly leaping before the skeletal Darklord. The angel with black and white wings was accumulating divine arts, preparing to unleash divine grace but didn't expect the flame sword to come near. Caught off guard, it was instantly sliced in two. Sparks from the flames scorched Professor Seraph's halo, turning it black.
But!
Though the Darklord was defeated, the accumulated divine power didn't dissipate—
With a flash of divine light piercing through the sky, the light pierced the Flame Swordsman, making it vanish in an instant.
Professor Seraph, LP: 3000→2000→1500.
"The effect of Treacherous Darklord, destroy your Ultimate Flame Swordsman."
"Was the Ultimate Flame Swordsman defeated so easily?"
"But…" Ed frowned, muttering, "With that, the professor lost quite a lot of life points."
"No..." Manjome shook his head, "I heard from Professor Cronos that the 'Darklord' series of cards aren't short on Life Points. I'm afraid the lost life points will be recovered soon."
"Is that so?" Ed gradually began to grasp the strategy of the Darklords.
"The effect of Salamandra, the Flying Flame Dragon." Tenjo Hikari didn't seem to feel regret for Ultimate Flame Swordsman being destroyed and continued his actions, "When this card is sent to the graveyard, add 1 'Salamandra' Spell·Trap Card from your deck to your hand. I add Salamandra with Chain to my hand.
Then - at this moment, the effect of Mirage Swordsman in the graveyard! When a Fire Attribute Fusion Monster on your field in face-up position is destroyed by battle or card effect, Special Summon this card from the hand or graveyard!"