Five Dark Gods appeared at once!
Five Blue-Eyes White Dragon Level monsters attacking at once surely presents a potent OTK potential... at least, on the surface, it seems so.
"However, doesn't your Dark God have a side effect?" Yugen smiled, "Great power always comes with limitations. It might not be as useful as it seems."
Mizuchi's eyes flickered.
What Yugen said was indeed true.
The Dark God-Dark Deity has another restriction she didn't mention before, which is that this card cannot attack directly, nor can its derivatives.
In other words, although it won't be destroyed by battle, it can clash head-on to defeat the Supreme Sun with the same attack power, but then the remaining four Dark Gods on the field can only stare blankly and can't attack Yugen directly.
But how does this guy know about this?
Mizuchi frowned.
The Dark God and this entire card deck are her exclusive cards. She's barely used them outside. How could this person know?
Could it be that he, like the Saio siblings, has the ability to see the future?
Though it can't attack directly, she still has a countermeasure.
Mizuchi said, "Activate the Magic Card 'Courageous Attack'! Combine the attack power of all monsters on my field onto one monster, but other than the chosen monster, the rest cannot attack!" (Original Card)
It's the very Magic Card Atom used to defeat the Obelisk bound by Orichalcos, and thinking about it, it's quite fitting for Mizuchi's Dark God deck.
Due to the side effect of the Dark God, even if five Dark Gods are summoned at once, which seems intimidating, if the opponent has only one monster on the field, only one can actually attack.
But with this Magic Card, the attack power of the originally unattackable derivatives also gets combined.
"So, I combine the attack power of my five Dark Gods onto one!"
[Dark God-Dark Deity, Attack Power 3000 → Attack Power 15000]
The attack power skyrocketed to fifteen thousand in one go!
"If you can transcend your doomed fate, prove it to me now!" Mizuchi shouted, "Battle! Attack the 'Supreme Sun' with Dark God-Dark Deity!"
"Activating Trap." Yugen said unhurriedly, "Trap Card 'Hero Appearance.' At the opponent's attack declaration, randomly choose one of my hand cards. If it's a Monster Card, it can be Special Summoned."
He paused, flipping the card in his hand with a slight smile.
"I only have one card in my hand, so you can only choose this one... See, sometimes fate seems full of changes and randomness, but if I deliberately leave only this one card in my hand, you have no choice but to pick the one I want you to."
It appears fate may not be as uncontrollable as it seems."
Mizuchi: "..."
"And my last card is this one." Yugen revealed that card in his hand, speaking calmly.
"Special Summon 'Orichalcos Qidala'!" (Original Card)
[Orichalcos Qidala, Attack Power 500]
Mizuchi: "?"
What is this thing?
Attack Power 500, and still in Attack Position...
It immediately gives one a sense that something's off.
Because the number of monsters changed, the attack rewound. Mizuchi hesitated for a moment.
Attack is necessary, of course. Courageous Attack has a side effect, after the battle phase all her monsters on the field will be destroyed. If she gets scared of attacking because of an unknown little monster, and it turns out that little monster was just bluffing, it would be quite amusing.
But after a brief hesitation, she said, "Continue attacking the 'Supreme Sun.'"
Though the little monster's attack power is lower, it gives her an ominous premonition. Anyway, attacking the Sun with fifteen thousand attack power is more than enough to kill it...
...or so it should have been.
But as the strike hit, the Sun exploded, dispersing into flames. However, the shock released did not harm Yugen, but was completely absorbed by the single large eye of Orichalcos Qidala.
"Orichalcos Qidala's effect. All battle damage I take is absorbed by Orichalcos Qidala," Yugen spoke calmly, "So that damage of twelve thousand was absorbed by Qidala, and the battle damage I took is 0."
"So it's a defensive monster that absorbs damage." Mizuchi understood.
"Well, is that all there is?" Yugen smiled mysteriously, "But at the end of the battle phase, due to the side effect of Courageous Attack, your Dark Gods must all be annihilated."
A series of explosions resembled fireworks, Mizuchi's Dark Gods instantaneously blasted into oblivion.
"Not bad. But I then activate the Magic Card 'Resurrection of the Dead.' Mizuchi declared, "Resurrect a destroyed monster during the turn.
I resurrect the 'Dark God-Dark Deity'!"
The corpse of the just dismissed Dark God hadn't even had a chance to disperse as the released darkness reassembled, returning to the form of the Dark Deity.
[Dark God-Dark Deity, Attack Power 3000]
"With the effect of Infinite Demon-Slaying Mirror, when the Dark Deity is on the field, Special Summon four Dark Deity Derivatives!"
[Dark Divine Beast Derivative, Attack Power 3000]x4
"Finally, I'll lay down two cards, and end my turn."
Mizuchi let out a long breath.
After the sacrificial attack, she managed to turn the situation back around, and there's still a defensive line at the rear... she believed she performed quite well today, doing her utmost.
If even this couldn't stop the opponent, maybe this person really is...
"It's my turn, draw." Yugen said, "During the preparation phase, Miss Mizuchi you haven't forgotten, have you?"
Mizuchi nodded, "The Supreme Sun, which was destroyed last turn, will be resurrected in the next turn's preparatory phase.
The Phoenix God destroyed two turns ago, will be resurrected in the next preparation phase of yours — which is now."
"Correct." Yugen said, "So I summon these two cards from the graveyard.
Supreme Sun! Nephthys' Phoenix God!"
[Supreme Sun, Attack Power 3000]
[Nephthys' Phoenix God, Attack Power 2400]
"The effect of the Phoenix God destroys all magic and trap cards on the field upon summoning!"
"That won't do." Mizuchi said, "Speed Attack Magic 'Forbidden Holy Grail'! Increase Phoenix God's attack power by 400 points and nullify its monster effect until the end of this turn!"
[Nephthys' Phoenix God, Attack Power 2400→Attack Power 2800]
Yugen smiled, unfazed: "Indeed, this is your only choice. Nephthys' Phoenix God is the monster least compatible with you, getting your rear-area destroyed would be very detrimental to you, wouldn't it?"
Mizuchi: "..."
"Then I will remove 'Orichalcos Qidala' on the field, the 'Nevthys' Phoenix God' whose effect has been nullified, and the 'Micro Wind Air Hummingbird' in the graveyard from the game. Here I call upon the ultimate sphere —
——Divine Air Hummingbird, summon!!!"
[Divine Air Hummingbird, Attack Power 1000]
"Divine Air Hummingbird?" Mizuchi immediately sensed an ominous aura from this bird and acted without hesitation, "Activate cover card, Counterattack Trap 'Divine Warning'!
By paying 2000 life points, nullify the special summon of the monster and destroy it!"
[Mizuchi, LP4000→LP2000]
"Impressive, you've even brought out Divine Warning."
Yugen couldn't help but applaud, seemingly unfazed by the scene of the Divine Air Hummingbird that seemed to be his trump card dissipating under Divine Judgment.
"But you are indeed vigilant. The Divine Air Hummingbird has the ability to absorb the opponent's monster as equipment." Yugen said, "That is indeed a troublesome ability for you, isn't it?"
Mizuchi took a deep breath, knowing her instincts weren't wrong.
When the Dark God leaves the field, the derivatives summoned by the Infinite Demon-Slaying Mirror will all be destroyed. If the Divine Air Hummingbird takes away her Dark God, all remaining derivatives will self-destruct, leading to her direct loss through one attack from the Divine Air Hummingbird.
Fortunately, she seemed to have defended against it all...
"However, my goal wasn't just the Divine Air Hummingbird." Yugen suddenly spoke calmly again, "The moment Orichalcos Qidala leaves the field, its final effect activates too.
When this card leaves the field in any form, search for this card from your hand or deck, and directly special summon it onto the field."
Yugen took the card popping out of the deck, muttering to himself.
"Then Mr. Snake, let me borrow your strength for a bit too.
The embodiment of the power of Orichalcos, bringing judgment and resurrection —
——Orichalcos Xilinos, summon!!!"
Mizuchi: "!!!!"
Orichalcos, this is...!?
Amidst the soaring green glow, a divine light materialized into the body of a green giant. The unsmiling Divine Puppet stood tall, emanating an endless divine power just by standing there.
Even though nowadays this card no longer housed a spirit, nor did it have the divine power of Orichalcos, the lingering might it used to possess as a top-tier spirit was still enough to make one shiver.
"The attack power of Orichalcos Xilinos becomes the value of the battle damage absorbed by Qidala." Yugen said, "So Silenos' current attack power is..."
[Orichalcos Xilinos, Attack Power ?→Attack Power 12000]
"Attack power... twelve thousand..."
Mizuchi was dazed for a moment.
Until the opponent's attack declaration was issued, when the divine puppet's top released a dazzling green light ring, slicing through the air like a frisbee, did Mizuchi mutter to herself.
"The one who transcends destiny, truly is..."
The ring sliced through, cutting the Dark God in half, and passed through Mizuchi.
[Mizuchi, LP 2000→LP 0]