Dartz, defeated!
A decisive victorial, "Orichalcos Tritos" began to rapidly contract. The pillar of light swiftly condensed into a single point, locking onto the loser of this soul-betting duel.
As mentioned earlier, in a duel within "The Seal of Orichalcos," the loser's soul will be sacrificed to the God of Orichalcos.
However, Dartz had already offered his soul to his deity, so the side effect of the seal now became his aid, helping him keep what remained of his soul from being completely obliterated by the Three Egyptian God's power.
Dartz, already assimilated with the Evil God, was now essentially part of it. According to his plan, even if he lost this duel, he would simply be absorbed back into the body of the Evil God via the Orichalcos Tritos.
What he never expected was for Youyu to summon three Egyptian Gods simultaneously in this duel. What he expected even less was the overwhelming power of the Egyptian Gods, shattering most of his avatar's soul despite the protection of the seal.
Had he not been within the Tritos, he would likely have been completely obliterated.
The seal was contracting, and Dartz struggled to hold onto the fragments of his soul with the help of the seal. Before being absorbed, he paused for a moment, glaring coldly at Youyu, seemingly to fulfill a boss cliché of saying a few harsh words.
"Don't think it's over yet!" he said in a deep voice, "Orichalcos is eternal, it's far from over. The darkness within the human heart is infinite, and as long as there is darkness, no matter how many times, our god will..."
Dartz's harsh words trailed off as he swallowed the latter part of the sentence.
Because he noticed that the three Egyptian Gods summoned in the duel had yet to disappear, each exchanging glances as if examining a jumping cricket.
Slifer: Brothers, this guy seems not dead yet, what do we do?
Ra: Nonsense, naturally we smack him!
Obelisk: Step aside, I want to throw the first punch!
"..."
Of course, all of the above was Youyu's imagination. As he couldn't understand what Kuriboh was saying, he couldn't understand the three Egyptian Gods either...
But regardless, with the three standing there, their aura was palpable. Dartz quickly shut his mouth and, without another word, vanished.
I must say Dartz was quite clever; had he finished his words, the remnants of his soul given another attack from any Egyptian God might have resulted in complete obliteration.
The duel ended, and the Orichalcos Legion's assault ceased simultaneously.
All spatial rifts closed, and monsters no longer refreshed. Having lost endless reinforcements, the Orichalcos Legion quickly lost its advantage against the spirits and was wiped out cleanly.
This was a sweeping victory for the entire Spirit Realm.
"Master!"
Dark Magician Girl rushed up, eager and without hesitation, embracing Youyu tightly.
"Master, I was so nervous just now! The Serpent had limitless attack power! I was afraid you... afraid you..."
However, soon realizing her impropriety, she quickly let go of her master: "Ah, sorry, Master, I got carried away in the moment..."
Youyu coughed lightly.
No worries, Master You expressed magnanimity and wouldn't mind such details.
Moreover, when she hugged him just now, it felt soft and warm...
Youyu patted her golden head: "Alright, alright, I'm fine. You did well, you performed impressively."
Dark Magician Girl blushed slightly: "I actually didn't do much, nor did I help you, Master... but Master, you're incredible against an Evil God with infinite attack power..."
Silent Magician Girl remained silent, but her gaze was filled with astonishment and admiration towards Youyu.
Throughout the duel, there were countless moments where she thought it might be the end. Especially when the Divine Serpent Geh with limitless attack power appeared, she truly believed it was the conclusion, that the entire Spirit Realm would be destroyed by that thing...
But never did she expect that this Duelist actually managed to win.
If miracles exist in the world, perhaps... this is what they look like?
"Sorry, Master, during your duel I couldn't assist from the sidelines."
Dark Magician Girl regretfully lowered her head to gaze at her boots, although strictly speaking, she was likely just staring in their direction.
"Oh, we must thank Silent Magician Sister too!"
Youyu nodded in agreement.
Indeed, Silent Magician offered substantial assistance this time. Though she didn't get to personally step into the godly clash, she helped relieve a significant portion of Youyu's pressure during the duel, boosting Youyu's Duelist level to eight, which was quite crucial.
Youyu turned, initially to express gratitude, but he froze.
Uh? Where is Magician Girl?
Only when he lowered his gaze did he find the silent, cool-headed lady had reverted to the form they first met, standing no taller than 1.5 meters, now looking up at him with dainty, bright eyes.
Youyu: "..."
Did her magic power run out, leading to a transformation?
This Mage seems like a balloon, requiring a recharge to transform once, reverting after use.
...Perhaps before going into battle she must replenish her magic?
Ahem, veering off-topic.
With the Evil God defeated, the Egyptian Gods temporarily vanished. The Spirit Realm returned to peace, the previously gray-dimming skies now clear and blue.
Yet he knew it wasn't over.
Though Dartz couldn't resurrect the God of Orichalcos in this duel, he still has another chance in the real world.
The other half of his avatar's duel isn't over yet.
Silent Magician Girl tugged at Youyu's garment, indicating a direction.
Youyu looked in the pointed direction, noticing a floating image akin to a suspended television screen.
The scene depicted was in the Doma Divine Hall, where Yugi, Kaiba, and Jonouchi were engaged in their final battle against Dartz.
While Dartz escaped, he left a spatial rift in the Spirit Realm. Perhaps Silent Magician used this rift to employ some magic, allowing them to witness the unfolding events.
The soul fragments from Youyu's defeated avatar flew into Dartz's body.
Absorbing these fragments, Dartz's face turned extremely grim, seemingly severely injured.
Yugi keenly observed his reaction, frowning slightly but remained silent.
"Hmph." Dartz glanced at him, speaking calmly, "It doesn't hurt to tell you. That Duelist named Youyu... that guy caused me quite some trouble."
"Youyu?" Jonouchi exclaimed, "Didn't you say he was already dealt with?"
"It seems I underestimated him. Another me was defeated by him in the Duel Monster Spirit Realm... otherwise, this duel wouldn't need to continue." Dartz shook his head, "If I had won over there... I wouldn't need to duel you now."
Upon hearing this, everyone in the hall broke out in a cold sweat.
Not long ago, had they narrowly escaped the conclusion of "world annihilation?"
Only Kaiba reacted calmly, not only unfazed but laughed heartily again.
"From your first appearance claiming victory over Youyu, I knew it, Dartz!" Kaiba laughed, "You simply lack the strength! To defeat him, live another ten thousand years!"
President Haima was happy knowing a certain Youyu hadn't lost the duel...
"But Youyu is incredibly strong..." Jonouchi wiped his sweat, "The three of us are struggling against Dartz on our own what now, yet Youyu single-handedly..."
Yugi narrowed his eyes at Dartz: "Why tell us this?"
Dartz glanced over them, chuckling softly.
"Because you three are the key." he stated calmly, "Defeating you, then absorbing Seto and the Nameless Pharaoh's souls as offerings... with such powerful souls supplementing, our god will be unstoppable."
"Dream on!" Jonouchi shouted, "Our souls won't become yours..."
Outside the seal, spectator Honda softly reminded: "Um... Jonouchi, he didn't mention wanting your soul..."
Jonouchi's facial muscles twitched: "Shut up!"