The White Bone King stared with its hollow black eyes on its skull, unable to move its gaze away.
It's really foolish, truly.
It thought being taken to the opposite side in a duel was the biggest humiliation, yet never imagined there could be an even greater humiliation than this.
The most distant distance in the world is nothing but being on this side, while your lady is on the other side...
...in the hands of the most detestable Sword Tomb it has ever seen in this lifetime, full of humiliation and helplessness, yet under the confines of an irresistibly powerful rule, it has no choice but to succumb to the opponent, and must listen to and obey any command from them.
Oh, and then it has no choice but to watch eagerly from the opposite side.
The more it thinks, the more it gets angry.
The White Bone King and its summoned doppelgangers on the field were all filled with rage.
"Lady, just wait. I will quickly defeat this brat and save you! You...you must endure a bit..."
Before finishing, Yugen revealed another card.
"The effect of 'Puppet Worm' in my hand is activated. Discard this card from my hand to the Graveyard to take control of one Undead Monster on the opponent's field.
I want to take control of 'White Bone King' on your field."
White Bone King: "......"
In a duel, the magic power of mind-control effects is naturally irresistible without exception. So, a second later, the White Bone King watched helplessly as its doppelganger ran to the opposite side.
Immediately after, it saw its doppelganger turned traitor and went to the opponent's side, actually reaching out to hold the delicate skeletal palm of White Bone Lady: "Lady, I apologize for your suffering. But fear not, I've arrived."
White Bone Lady moved: "My King..."
The White Bone King's doppelganger nodded forcefully: "It's all right now, we're together again."
The White Bone King felt as if a dull hammer had struck its chest, its eyes went black, and it felt dizzy.
"You...you damn...cough cough cough..."
It clutched its heart as if too enraged to speak.
If it weren't a skeleton, it probably would have coughed up blood by now.
"Light Attribute 'Chaos Mage' and Dark Attribute 'Magic Guide Warrior - Destructors' monsters in the Graveyard are both banished from the game."
Yugen raised a card in his hand.
"Sacrifice the souls of light and darkness to the Chaos Field, summon the legendary strongest warrior here! The Great Opening—
—Level Eight, Chaos Warrior - Messenger of Creation, summoned!"
The souls of light and darkness soared high, intertwining and blending into the spinning vortex. Magic power surged, intense light exploded, the blades of light and darkness cut through the waterfall-like curtain of light, and the chaotic warrior emerged from the influx of magic power.
[Chaos Warrior - Messenger of Creation, Attack Power 3000]
The moment the warrior appeared a chaotic storm swept through the field, an invisible pressure enveloped everyone. The skeleton soldiers outside immediately seemed to feel suppressed on a level, each trembling involuntarily.
Instead, it was only the White Bone King on the altar, who should have felt the pressure most keenly, yet at this moment pretended not to hear and kept its gaze unwaveringly fixed on that pair of White Bone couple on the opposite field.
The White Bone King's doppelganger was holding the Lady's hand.
"It's better this way."
"This way...we can be together forever."
"My King..."
White Bone King: "......"
Yugen: "The Chaos Warrior's direct attack! Path-Breaking Double Slash!"
The sharp blades of light and darkness slashed through the air, carrying chaos as if transcending space-time in a vortex.
Until engulfed by the sword's brilliance at the last moment, the White Bone King's gaze remained always locked on that affectionate pair across the field.
At the brink of demise, it couldn't help but think, perhaps in this lifetime it truly caused too much havoc and committed too many sins, hence fate suddenly dispatched such a newly awakened Dongxi to mercilessly torture it to death...
But at least it is finally ending.
Destroy it then, quickly.
The bone life is not worthwhile.
[White Bone King, LP 1600→LP 0]
The Green Light Array contracted, and the spirit of the White Bone King surged into the sky, got sucked into the vortex along the pillar and disappeared.
Of course, its doppelganger was immediately absorbed following the main body. Not only the doppelganger, but also its White Bone Lady, Prince White Bone, and White Bone Princess...
The entire White Bone family bucket vanished one after another along with the soaring green light.
It seems in this altar ceremony, losing cards doesn't just affect the Duelist of the losing side, but the souls of the Deck from the losing side seem to also struggle to escape such a fate.
But thinking positively, at least they will truly be together forever.
The family should still be complete as one.
Yugen stepped forward, pulled the Deck from the already defeated White Bone King.
Although the White Bone King was sacrificed during the ceremony, with no Elf hosted in the remaining cards, they can probably still be used.
"Don't worry, you can be at ease going." Yugen said sincerely, "Your cards, your lady's, and your children's cards, I will use them well, they won't go to waste."
Or at least sell them for money...
Well, that's a matter for another time.
After all, the White Bone Deck doesn't seem particularly rare outside, not impossible to purchase.
Yugen continued to rummage the remains, but from the skeleton framework there was really not much value, even the Duel Disc seemed to be a transformation of the body, belonging to the mysterious object aside and couldn't be extracted.
But he did find a small green crystal.
"What is this?"
"A fragment of Orichalcos." Said the Chaos Warrior.
The Great Opening had fought against Orichalcos's forces in his own dimension, and should know somewhat related insights.
"Is it dangerous?"
The Chaos Warrior shook his head: "Just a symbol of identity, a symbol of power granted by the Evil God to some followers within occupied zones, represents that they are deputies of the Evil God in this region."
Yugen understood a bit.
Is it a military token?
His mind quickly became active: "Then, assuming someone obtains this item, is it possible to infiltrate as a spy within the organization?"
"Uh, that I'm not sure." The Chaos Warrior shook his head.
This item, within the forces that have taken refuge with the Cheating Snake, is at least held by a regional leader level figure, not seen on any random minion. Thus, he hasn't seen it many times.
"Regional leader, huh..."
Yugen couldn't help but glance again at the already deceased White Bone King.
Turns out this one was actually a minor boss...
Having collected the spoils, Yugen turned to look at the horde of skeleton soldiers below the altar.
The Great Opening appeared, a horde of skeletons had long been scared stiff, not daring to move. Especially after witnessing the miserable state of White Bone King on stage, no one dared to make a sound.
Their crude cranial structure wasn't really sufficient to comprehend exactly what had just happened.
To them, the whole process seemed like their King's wife ran to the opposite side, then their King himself ran to the opposite side, and then the King died...
The good news is, their sacrificial ceremony was very successful. The bad news is, the priest was sacrificed.
But one thing they did understand.
This is a person they cannot afford to offend.
Yugen jumped down to stand before the skeletons.
"Well, now I have a few questions to ask."