Dark Magician, Summon!
The magician who stands at the pinnacle of the Duel Monster Realm descends, even the eerie aura brought by the vampire domain seems to have diluted somewhat. The red-robed mage stands tall, arms crossed, holding the Magic Staff, fixing a cold and sharp gaze forward in Youyu's field.
"Summoning the strongest magician in such a situation?" Quine scoffed, biting her lip, then thought of something else, revealing a sinister smile again.
Her gaze shifted back to the "Magician's Robe" opposite.
"Hehe, summoning such a powerful monster on my turn is indeed unexpected, but to bring out Dark Magician, you've left a fatal weakness on your field!"
She dramatically pointed at the Magician's Robe still showing attack on Youyu's field.
[Magician's Robe, Attack Power 700]
"Magician's Valkyria!" she yelled with laughter, "Crush that weak illusion for me!"
Magician's Valkyria soared again, with eyes flashing eerie red. She let out a crisp cry, Magic Staff swung down, green light of magic shot fiercely towards the half field, with a boom smashing Magician's Robe into pieces.
[Youyu, LP 2000 →LP 1100]
"Hahaha! What a blunder, losing a large amount of LP to summon a powerful monster. It seems your situation hasn't improved. By next turn, your weak flickering life in the wind will be ended easily!"
Youyu smiled lightly: "Is that really so?"
Quine's smile froze, stunned inside.
Could it be... suffering this damage is part of his plan?
Soon she found that not only Youyu seemed indifferent to the damage, but even the three silly spectators nearby seemed the same... perhaps even the opposite.
Player A: "Oh no, she said 'flickering candle in the wind.'
Player B: "First time seeing such an arrogant villain, only 1100 LP and daring to say 'flickering candle in the wind,' yet their LP isn't even locked down."
Player C: "Exactly, even in cartoons, those who said that when the opponent had 25 LP left were done for, this one with more than a thousand LP dares to boast... might as well say goodbye."
Quine: "???"
Is it my understanding of the game or something else?
Clearly, my LP has the advantage! Why do you all act like I'm already done for?
I, a respectable professional Duelist of Ghouls, can still not understand this situation?
"Hurry up, stop stalling." Youyu crossed his arms, calm and composed, "Is your turn over yet?"
"Damn it." Quine bit her lip irritably, "I set two cards, my turn is over!"
Even against Dark Magician, there's nothing to fear.
Among the two cards she set, one is the ancestral Divine Card "Negate Attack," which can block attack and forcibly end the Battle Phase, a life-saving Divine Artifact.
The other is "Sakuretsu Armor," not only defending against attacks but with a powerful counter effect to destroy opponent's attacking Monster.
Both are top-tier rare traps on the market now, such an array can be deemed perfect.
And that's not all.
"End phase, Vampire Red Baron's other effect is activated!"
As Quine shouted, a black vortex opened beneath her feet. The Vampire clad in black armor growled, red light shining under the helmet. A beautiful shadow forcibly pulled back from the underworld—a previously defeated Magician's Valkyria.
Quine chuckled: "Vampire Red Baron's ability allows the Monster destroyed in battle to be specially summoned on my field during the end phase. This way I have two 'Magician's Valkyria' on my field, your monster's effect needs no elaboration, right?"
"Ah, understood." Youyu said calmly, "With two Magician's Valkyria on the field, even if I defeat your Vampire, I can't continue additional attacks."
"Precisely." Quine proudly.
Front field attack sealed, two pits in the backfield, such an array can be described as impregnable.
Quine felt she was solid. She wasn't sure how even to overturn this formation.
Then, just enduring till the next turn, she could use Vampire Red Baron's effect to seize control of Youyu's field Monsters; even the legendary Dark Magician wouldn't be an exception!
My front and back field combined six cards, can you one-shot me?
"My turn." Youyu drew a card, then slightly smiled, "However, if that's all, this turn might be your last."
"What!?" Quine startled.
"From the hand, activate Magic Card - Bond Between Teacher and Student!" Youyu played the Magic Card, "This card is activated when there's 'Dark Magician' on your field, Special Summon from the Deck..."
Youyu drew from the deck. Meanwhile, the Dark Magician on the field raised the Magic Staff and began chanting, ink-green lines on the ground intertwined forming an array, the magic circle slowly rotating like a portal in motion.
"...Come forth! Dark Magician Girl!"
The magic array spun rapidly, bursting with majesty releasing dazzling light. The beautiful magician girl spun in mid-air high-spiritedly, filled with vitality and energy.
Several passing players completely exploded.
"Ahhh, it's Dark Magician Girl!"
"My ex-girlfriend!"
"Get lost, I suspect you're imagining eating P!"
"Oh dear, this time I'm really done for, Awe also perished..."
The three silly players pushing each other, wide-eyed staring fixedly at Youyu's field where the magician girl appeared, more excited than upon seeing Dark Magician!
They could even foresee the sensation this video would cause once posted on the forums.
A bunch of nerds in real life who are obsessed with paper-created Dark Magician Girl must be fired up after seeing this video, right?
This is definitely going to be a hit!
...
The Magician Girl was very angry today, extremely angry.
When she usually appears, she might occasionally wink and act cute to lighten the mood and make everyone happy, but today she wasn't in the mood for that.
The Dark Magician Girl's beautiful emerald eyes glared fiercely at the female vampire opposite her.
...This woman actually wants to take advantage of my master!
My master is so handsome, and you think you can just take advantage of him?
She tightened her grip on the little magic staff in her hand, just waiting for her master's command to charge forward and hit her with the staff...
At this moment, the female vampire wasn't sure if it was an illusion, but she always felt that the expression of the Magician Girl Youyu just summoned looked a bit fierce and intimidating...
"'Bond Between Teacher and Student,' the other effect." Youyu said, "After special summoning the Dark Magician Girl with this effect, you can select a Magic Card with 'Dark Magician' in its name from the Deck and place it on the field. I choose 'Dark Magic Burst'!
Then flip the cover card, 'Dark Magic Burst' activated!
This card can only be activated when there's a Dark Magician Girl on your side of the field, destroying all face-up monsters on the opponent's field!"
"What!? All monsters?" Quine looked at the Dark Magician Girl in shock, "This little magician girl can actually cast such a powerful spell?"
The Dark Magician Girl lightly floated up, raising her little staff above her head, spinning it a few times in her palm.
Crimson magic waves roared from her staff, sweeping over the opponent's entire field like a raging sea. Quine's entire field was engulfed by the magical tide and black currents. Vampire Red Baron, Master Kyonshee, and two Magician Valkyries... the four monsters were shattered into pieces by the Dark Magician Girl's powerful magic, leaving no trace.
The smoke cleared, and Quine lowered the arm that had instinctively shielded her face, meeting the angry little eyes of the Magician Girl.
Danger!
The word popped into the female vampire's mind.
No, it's okay.
She still had two set cards in the back row, both excellent defensive traps. As long as she could get through this turn, she'd have another chance...
"Next is this card..." Youyu played another Magic Card from his hand, "...'Dark Magic'! When you have a Dark Magician on your field, destroy all Magic and Trap Cards on the opponent's field!"
"Nani!?"
Quine turned pale with fright (though she was already pale).
Destroying the front field and then the back field?
This is too overpowered, isn't it? Isn't this invincible?
(Elemental Hero Absolute Zero: Yeah, that's really overpowered, don't you think so, brother?
Masked Hero Acid: Yeah, yeah, this is basically cheating.) Note
With a wave of his staff, the Dark Magician unleashed dark magic like a tidal wave. Quine's field was instantly and completely swallowed, the two set cards torn to pieces by the magic bombardment.
"'Negate Attack' and 'Sakuretsu Armor,' huh?" Youyu chuckled, "It's really bold of you to carry a card like 'Sakuretsu Armor'..."
While playing in reality might be fine, in the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime, anyone who's used "Sakuretsu Armor" ends up in a miserable situation...
As a result, the female vampire's field was left completely empty.
Looking at the Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl on Youyu's field, Quine suddenly felt like a little girl naked and vulnerable, like she was being cornered by a thug in a small alley...
Yes, in an era where the only Hand Pit is Kuriboh, the outcome in such a situation is pretty much decided.
"Final blow!" Youyu swung his hand, "Dark Magician Girl! Dark Magician! Direct attack!"
The teacher and student magician pair flew up, the long and short staffs both pointed at the vampire. The black and dark red magic intertwined, spinning and exploding right on the vampire's face.
The innate damage from Darkness Game was compounded by the suspicion that our Dark Magician Girl spirit made herself real at the last moment, and the magic released was no mere hologram but actual magical damage.
So, hmm...
...let's just say.
The vampire lady met a rather tragic end.
[Quine, LP 2300 → LP 0]
Youyu leisurely put away his Duel Disc, while his opponent was already lying sprawled out on the ground in an ungainly pose, smoking without a sound...
In fact, Quine's last LP was 2300, and he could've won by directly attacking with the Dark Magician.
However, Youyu didn't do that. He let the Dark Magician Girl attack first, then had the Dark Magician deliver the finishing blow.
Hmm...
...That's right, I do pamper my spirit, any objections?
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(Note: Masked Hero Acid can only be special summoned by sending a water attribute monster from your field to the graveyard using the Magic Card 'Mask Change.' When successfully special summoned, it destroys all Magic and Trap Cards on the opponent's field.
Elemental Hero Absolute Zero, a water attribute, has the powerful effect of destroying all monsters on the opponent's field when it leaves the field.
So, use 'Mask Change' to send Elemental Hero Absolute Zero to the graveyard, and special summon Masked Hero Acid; all the opponent's monsters and Magic Traps would be destroyed.)