"It's my turn, draw a card!"
At the moment of drawing the card, Judai felt as if everything was different.
A certain power, dark, restless, filled with savage ferocity yet with the majesty of a once supreme ruler, suddenly surged endlessly into his body.
His blood boiled, his cells agitated, as if every bone in his body trembled for it. His soul roared, cheered, jubilant at the long-awaited revival of that dormant power which rightfully belonged to him.
Judai looked at the card drawn in his hand, his pupils contracted, and he felt as if the past life sealed away for years had returned to his mind along with the card.
"I see, so this is the power you talked about..."
Though it was the first time he saw this card in this life, Judai inexplicably gained confidence that this card could save Yubel.
However, he knew he couldn't awaken this card's power by himself. Judai knew in his heart that it was the Overlord who gave him this chance.
"Thanks a lot." Judai smiled, "Even though you look awkward, you're a pretty good guy."
But there was no longer any voice in response.
"Overlord?"
Judai tested curiously.
Yet still, there was no response.
He found it strange, but at this critical moment of the duel, he couldn't spare time to ask more questions and quickly refocused on the duel.
"After drawing a card, enter the standby phase." Judai said, "During this turn's standby phase, the other effect of 'Take Over 5' in the graveyard activates.
Remove this card and a card of the same name from the card deck from play, then draw one card from the card deck!" (Original Card)
Two Magic Cards floated in front of him, disappearing with a flicker of golden light. Judai drew a card.
"Next, activate the effect of 'Evil Heart Hero: Evil Blade Demon' again, once per turn, destroy all monsters on the opponent's field with lower Attack Power than itself!"
The Evil Blade Demon's ability activated again, and boundless darkness blasted towards Yubel's field, even shattering the enormous Two-headed Demon Dragon with it.
"No matter how many times, it won't work!" Yubel shouted angrily, "Exiting the field in the second phase, revive the third phase from the graveyard! Descend anew with the most despairing form—
—Yubel the Extremely Sad Demon Dragon!!!"
[Yubel the Extremely Sad Demon Dragon, Attack Power 0]
Once again descending in its ultimate form, Judai remained unfazed.
At this time, Judai felt invigorated, sensing what seemed to be endless power throughout his entire body. He raised his head, flipping another back row card: "Activate Cover Card, Continuous Trap 'Soul of Resurrection'!
You can Special Summon one Ordinary Monster from your own graveyard in Defense Position!"
Yubel frowned: "Ordinary Monster..."
She seemed to have realized with some disdain what it was.
"That's right. It was shuffled back into the card deck as Fusion Material earlier, and in the last turn, it was sent to the graveyard through 'Take Over5's' effect."
A beam of golden light shot out from Judai's graveyard.
"Return to the field once again, shine, Elemental HERO Neos!"
[Elemental HERO Neos, Defense Power 2000]
"I said through this duel, I will bring you back, Yubel!" Judai shouted, "Whether with the power of light or darkness. To achieve this, I will unleash the power of this card!
The Ultimate Fusion Card, the symbol of Overlord Power—"
Judai sent one card from his hand to the graveyard, raising another card high above his head.
"By discarding a card from my hand, activate Speed Attack Magic—
—Super Fusion!!!"
Yubel's expression changed instantly: "What!?"
"Super Fusion can be activated by discarding a card. It allows you to Fusion any Monsters present on either your or your opponent's field!
And this card's activation cannot be countered, cannot be negated—because no card's effects can be activated in response to Super Fusion's activation!"
The true symbol of Overlord's supreme power, a force not even the Overlord himself could unleash before merging with Judai's soul, the Ultimate Fusion Card, Super Fusion!
The sky seemed to be torn by invisible hands, a pitch-black vortex slowly opened overhead. The bottomless Black Hole seemed to connect to another world. The air trembled with the activation of this Magic, causing both sides' eardrums to ring. Stones and dust were lifted by an invisible force, as if the world's foundation was drawn towards that Black Hole vortex.
"I will Super Fusion my 'Elemental HERO Neos' on my field, and your 'Yubel the Extremely Sad Demon Dragon'!"
Judai said.
"Remember, Yubel! Recall your mission, our past, our pledge, and then return to my side!"
Yubel's gaze wavered, her eyes gradually turning vacant.
Our past, our pledge...
In a daze, she truly saw flashes of the past before her eyes.
In a sea of white light, beneath a blue sky, she saw her past self, standing next to the boy she had pledged to protect with her life, the one possessing the Overlord's Power.
The boy, with tears in his voice, said, "I swear, my love will always belong to you, Yubel, until the end of life, until forever."
Yubel gently stroked the boy's head and replied, "I also swear to always guard you, wherever and whenever."
"..."
Yubel: "..."
The storm grew stronger, and the unbounded gravity pulled the Sad Demon Dragon and Neos from Judai's side into it, merging them as one.
"Fusion Summon!" Judai shouted, "Elemental HERO Neo Sage!!!"
[Elemental HERO Neo Sage, Attack Power 3000]
If Yugen were here, he would realize that this is not even the "Neo Sage" Judai summoned in the final boss battle of GX, but an evolved form that further advances beyond. A card that did not appear in the animation, but was later added to physical cards, Elemental HERO Neo Sage.
Of course, just like Neo Sage, Neo Sage's fusion material requirements are actually Neos plus Yubel. Using Yubel's evolved form in the physical card's K wording is against the rules.
But the Super Fusion in the animation is a Divine Artifact that transcends rules. In physical cards, players need a Fusion Monster to gather the fusion materials specified by the monsters and then fuse.
But the Overlord in the animation casually grabs two fusion materials, uses Super Fusion to fuse them, and then the Fusion Monster is printed on the spot.
This is why Super Fusion is considered the "Ultimate Fusion Card," capable of fusing anything, regardless of material or opponent. It was even proven in the final battle between Judai and Yubel that it can fuse the worlds of all dimensions, even the souls of the duelists themselves, truly transcending the meaning of the ultimate fusion card beyond the rules.
"Bastard..."
Opposite the duel field, though Yubel's body still stood, it was swaying, like an empty shell from which the soul had been drawn.
And from within came not Yubel's voice, but a more murky sound.
Evil God.
"You actually used the power of cards to draw out the soul, leaving me with an empty shell?" the voice of the Evil God roared, "I underestimated you; among humans today, there is a duelist who can master such powerful card...
Then let me take away even the power of that card!"
"Sorry, that won't be possible," Judai replied coldly, "Battle!
Use Elemental HERO Neo Sage to directly attack Yubel... the evil consciousness inside!"
By now, the extremely sorrowful Demon Dragon had already been absorbed by Super Fusion, leaving the opponent's field empty, completing the final lethal attack with Neo Sage!
But the Evil God also roared: "Activate the cover card! Trap Card - Battlefront Return, Special Summon monsters from the graveyard in Defense Position!
What I want to summon is naturally myself—"
Heavens darkened, thunder descended through the clouds, and the Demon God that obliterates all once again awoke in the abyss.
Evil God Eraser, descends!
[Evil God Eraser, Defense Power?]
As the true Evil God was summoned, the power radiating from Yubel's empty shell also amplified, seeming to greatly aid the Evil God's control over this body.
"Eraser's Defense Power is also determined by the number of cards on the opposing field," the Evil God said, "On your field, there is the Continuous Trap 'Soul of Resurrection' left for summoning Neos, Evil Blade Death Demon, and Neo Sage, so my Defense Power is 3000!"
[Evil God Eraser, Defense Power 3000]
This Attack Power is unable to break through Neo Sage.
Of course, Evil Blade Death Demon can break through, but even if it attacks, it would trigger Eraser's effect, sending all cards on the field to the grave. Moreover, this effect is "send to the graveyard" rather than "destroy," so even the destruction resistance owned by Evil Blade Death Demon cannot prevent it.
Eraser laughed coldly.
Of course, even without attacking, the result is the same. The Evil God special summoned by the card's effect will be sent to the grave at the end of the turn, and all cards present on the field will still be sent to the grave. This way, Judai has no choice but to face the next turn of the Evil God with an empty field.
It's over.
But then Judai exclaimed, "Battle continues. Elemental HERO Neo Sage, attack 'Evil God Eraser'."
Eraser: "?"
Knowing it's meaningless, still attacking?
This brat intends...
"Watch closely, Evil God," Judai said calmly, "This is the bond that transcends reincarnation, between myself, the Overlord, and Yubel... This power is enough to break even a god.
Elemental HERO Neo Sage's effect: When this card battles an opponent's monster, before damage calculation... inflict damage equal to the Attack Power value of that monster!"
Evil God: "!!!"
The Attack Power value... What!?
"Eraser's Attack Power is 3000, so I inflict 3000 points of damage on you!" Judai shouted, "Disappear!"
The Evil God let out a furious roar, while Neo Sage's entire body erupted with countless beams of blue light. The dense flashes almost enveloped the entire body of the Evil God, forming a seamless canopy of light, overwhelmingly blasting toward the Evil God.
A strike that pierced the clouds, a pillar of azure light with the force of a sky pillar, piercing the dark clouds and dispelling the darkness.
[Yubel (Evil God Eraser), LP 1400→ LP 0]