Bone King drew again with its dry fingers.
"Continuous Spell Call of the Mummy. Once per turn, if I control no monsters, I can Special Summon a Zombie-Type monster from my hand. I Special Summon Prince of the Wights!"
Prince of the Wights, ATK 0
"At this moment, I activate the Quick-Play Spell Inferno Reckless Summon. When I Special Summon a monster with 1500 or less ATK while you control a face up monster, I can Special Summon as many copies of that monster as possible from my Deck. In exchange, you may choose a monster you control and Special Summon all copies of it from your Deck."
Two more small skeletons appeared on Bone King's field.
"I Special Summon two more Prince of the Wights!"
Prince of the Wights, ATK 0 x2
"Then I Special Summon two more Breaker the Magical Warrior."
Breaker the Magical Warrior, ATK 1600 x2
"It does not matter. They will all be dragged into hell at once." Bone King activated its set card. "Trap Card - Torrential Tribute! When a monster is Summoned, destroy all monsters on the field!"
A violent blue surge swept across the field. The three small skeletons and all three Breakers were shattered in the flood.
"At this moment, Prince of the Wights's effect activates. When it is sent from the field to the Graveyard, send one Skull Servant and one Lady in Wight from my hand or Deck to the Graveyard. Since three Prince of the Wights were destroyed, I send three Skull Servants and three Lady in Wight. Six cards total!"
Six more cards flew into the Graveyard. In moments, it was filled with bones.
Genshin Yu understood what would come next. The preparations were complete.
"Now it ends. From the abyss of hell, from the sea of sleeping bones, the king rises. I call forth my own descent. Bone King, Summon!"
A dark phantom separated from it and formed on the field. Bone towers rose around the altar as the Bone King stood tall.
Bone King, ATK ?
"Bone King gains ATK equal to the number of Skull Servants in my Graveyard times 1000! I have twelve treated as Skull Servant. Three Prince of the Wights, three Skull Servant, three Lady in Wight, the Wightmare you destroyed, another Wightmare sent by Needlebug Nest, and Skull Princess!"
Bone King, ATK 12000
Bone towers surrounded the king. The skeleton soldiers cheered at the sight of 12000 ATK.
"Witness absolute power. I attack you directly!"
"Open my set card," Yugen said calmly. "Quick-Play Spell - Rebellion Play. During the Battle Phase, gain control of one of your opponent's monsters."
"Nani?!?!"
The phantom of Bone King froze, then flew over to Yugen's side. It glared back at its original body, as if questioning why it had to obey.
The skeleton soldiers fell silent.
Bone King clenched its teeth. "The effect only lasts until the end of the Battle Phase. End turn. Return!"
The phantom returned. The dueling Bone King shot it a dark look.
"My Turn!, Card Draw. I activate Graceful Charity. Draw three, then discard two."
"Changing your hand is useless," Bone King sneered. "With 12000 ATK, nothing you draw can overcome my invincible"
"Spell Card Brain Control. I pay 800 Life Points to take control of one of your monsters."
"Nani?!!!!"
Brain Control was also a Spell Card once used by Yugi Muto. By paying only 800 Life Points, it could take control of one of the opponent's monsters, and for a long time it was considered a forbidden card. It was only released after being weakened years later.
Even without talking about the anime, in the real environment of the GX era, Brain Control had not yet been banned. It only entered the forbidden list much later, long after that time period.
Yugen, LP 4000 to 3200.
Without hesitation, Yugen chose the Bone King on the opponent's field. The Bone King affected by Brain Control swayed dizzily and stumbled over to Yugen's side of the field.
The opposite Bone King looked like its eye sockets were about to split open. If there was anything worse than having your own Tamashii taken during a Duel, it was probably being taken yourself.
But it was not over.
"Of course, I don't have any Skull Servants in my Graveyard, so even if Bone King comes to my field, its ATK is 0. It is useless."
Yugen spoke calmly.
"So I will use Bone King as a tribute and advance Summon. Appear, Level 6 monster, Dark Magician of Chaos!"
The mighty Bone King had only stood on his field for a moment before turning into golden light and scattering. The towering bones collapsed, and a vortex of magic surged upward as the staff cut through the storm and Dark Magician of Chaos made a grand entrance.
Dark Magician of Chaos, ATK 2400.
"Dark Magician of Chaos attacks directly!"
A sphere of chaotic magic burst from the staff and exploded against Bone King. The skeleton staggered backward as black smoke rose from its robes.
Bone King steadied itself with a grunt.
Bone King, LP 4000 to 1600.
"I set two cards and end my turn."
"Do not celebrate too soon. I am Bone King. I am immortal."
Bone King straightened its back.
"My Turn!, Card Draw! I activate the Spell Card Spellbook of Pot of Greed. Both sides draw three cards from their Deck."
Bone King drew from the Deck.
"Next, I activate the Spell Card Phoenix Wing Wind Blast. I discard one card to return a card from the Graveyard to the top of the Deck. I discard a card and return Bone King from the Graveyard to the top of the Deck.
Then I activate the effect of Prince of the Wights in the Graveyard. By banishing Prince of the Wights and two other Skull Servants from the field, I can special Summon the returned Bone King from the Deck. I banish the Prince, a Skull Servant, and The Lady in Wight from the field."
Prince of the Wights, a Skull Servant, and The Lady in Wight dissolved into black mist, opening a dark vortex. Energy burst out as a tower of bones rose again and the king of skeletons descended once more.
Bone King, ATK unknown.
"With three fewer Skull Servants in my Graveyard, but with the card I just discarded being another Wightprincess, I now have ten Skull Servants in the Graveyard. Therefore, my incarnation's ATK becomes 10000."
The skeleton soldiers beneath the altar cheered loudly. They praised their lord and mocked the sacrifice for having no chance.
"It is not over." Bone King glared at Yugen.
It had realized that this sacrifice was different. In only a few turns, its incarnation had been taken twice, which felt like an insult. It even had the strange feeling that this man seemed more interested in stealing it than simply winning the Duel.
"You are different from the others," Bone King said coldly. "But the result will not change. I have defeated countless enemies and climbed over mountains of bones to reach this throne."
It had not been born a king, only an ordinary skeleton among many. After endless battles and defeats, it rose again and again, until it became ruler of this land of the undead and took The Lady in Wight as its queen.
"I will not allow such humiliation on my own ground. I activate the effect of Wightmare in my hand."
Bone King discarded the card to the Graveyard.
"By discarding this card, I can special Summon a banished The Lady in Wight. I call forth the queen of the skeletal world, my beloved, The Lady in Wight!"
A skeleton in noble attire appeared beside it.