"Brron, Mad King of Dark World, attack 'Queen's Bodyguard'!"
Brron, Mad King of Dark World was one of the more famous cards from the Dark World series. Not because of its overwhelming utility or top-tier stats, but largely thanks to the anime.
Because this was the card that massively pushed the GX plot forward, becoming the most important turning point monster in Jaden's life.
In the anime, Brron kidnapped Jaden's friends and dueled him. During that duel, Jaden's companions were sacrificed one by one as offerings to the "Super Polymerization". Under the influence of Super Polymerization, each of them was consumed by various negative emotions, and Jaden himself fell into endless guilt and despair.
Although Brron was ultimately defeated and vanished at Jaden's hands, he had already fulfilled his purpose before his death. Because of that duel, Jaden awakened as Supreme King Jaden, and the card that represented the deepest darkness in his heart—bearing an unprecedented, terrifying dark power—"Super Polymerization" was born.
Of course, in this timeline, things had changed. On this branch of the world line, Jaden had never run into Brron at all. During the period when Kira swept through the Supreme King's dimension and subjugated the Dark World deck, this so-called Mad King had already been brought under Kira's control.
The Queen's royal guards shouted loudly, raising their swords to meet the attack. They looked many in number, but their total attack power was only 1700. Even if they all attacked together, in the end they still could only fall in regret before the Mad King's blade.
[Queen, LP 3300 → LP 3200]
"At this moment, Brron, Mad King of Dark World's effect also activates," Kira said calmly. "When Brron inflicts battle damage to the opponent, I discard one card from my hand."
Kira revealed a card from his hand and discarded it.
"I discard 'Goldd, Wu-Lord of Dark World' from my hand."
"And now, at this moment, Goldd's effect activates as well!
When Goldd is discarded from hand to the Graveyard by a card effect, he Special Summons himself to the field!"
Kira raised his Duel Disk. Dark light burst out from the Graveyard, taking form as a huge, burly Dark World demon descending onto the field!
Pitch-black lightning churned, and cold air roared out continuously from the Gate of the Dark World. The Dark World Weapon God stood wrapped in black clouds and thunder. His body seemed to be covered in golden armor, his gaze filled with brutal, tyrannical light.
[Goldd, Wu-Lord of Dark World, ATK 2300]
"He summoned another high-level monster…"
The Queen suddenly felt her pressure multiply.
"So this guy's deck revolves around discarding his own hand to operate at high speed?"
"Lucent, Netherlord of Dark World, attack 'Allure Queen LV5'!"
On the other side of the field, three great Dark World monsters appeared in an instant, two of them high-level. Even the Queen felt her heart tighten at such a formation.
She immediately flipped a backrow card. "Then I activate my set card, Trap Card 'Pinpoint Guard'!
When the opponent declares an attack, I choose one Level 4 or lower monster in my Graveyard and Special Summon it in face-up Defense Position!"
The Royal Guard unit that had just retreated to the Graveyard immediately crawled back out of their tombs, each of them covered in dust and looking quite bedraggled, but still drawing their swords with ragged breaths, firmly standing between the Queen and danger.
"We won't allow you to harm a single hair on the Queen!"
Sure enough, the full-force blow of Netherlord of Dark Worldd was completely blocked by them. The guards roared hoarsely, stubbornly using their bodies to withstand the destructive impact.
"As long as the Royal Guard is on the field, my opponent cannot choose Allure Queen as an attack target," the Queen declared. "And monsters Special Summoned by the effect of 'Pinpoint Guard' cannot be destroyed by battle or card effects this turn!"
"An absolute defense formed by a monster effect combined with a Trap, hm." Kira smiled. "That's at least something, I'll give you that."
The Queen took a deep breath.
What a punchable attitude.
As a Duel Spirit, she prided herself on having considerable experience in Dueling. She'd met powerful Duelists before and had fought them as well, but someone who could, with just a few words, make one desperately want to punch his face—this man was one of a kind.
"Then I set one card and end my turn," Kira said.
The Queen: "My turn. Draw!"
She paused, glancing at the Allure Queen on her field.
"During the Standby Phase, if she has a monster equipped to her, Allure Queen LV5 can evolve into LV7.
Of course, the monster equipped to the Queen last turn was sent to the Graveyard as a substitute for her destruction in battle, so during this Standby Phase, I can't evolve."
She closed her eyes for a moment, her tone calm.
"As much as I don't want to admit it, that really is my weakness. From LV3 to LV5, and from LV5 to LV7, in both cases I can only auto-evolve if I have an equipped monster absorbed on my body. Compared with other LV series Spirits, that's a disadvantage for me.
And even if I do charm a monster, the only function it has is to substitute itself when I'd be destroyed. I get no bonus attack power at all from the absorbed enemy."
Her voice shifted abruptly as she snapped her eyes open. A surge of power exploded from her body, and an invisible shockwave whipped up her long hair.
"But that ends now!"
The Queen raised her voice proudly.
"After joining the Advent Church and receiving the Evil God's blessing, I have evolved!
And this is the proof—"
She lifted the card in her hand with exaggerated flair. The Spell Card erupted with a sky-piercing brilliance.
"I activate Continuous Spell 'Allure Dance'!"
A green Spell Card appeared in her backrow. At the same time, a faint golden light seemed to coat the Allure Queen on her field, as if she had received some intangible blessing.
"When 'Allure Dance' is activated, I can add one Field Spell 'Allure Palace' from my Deck to my hand."
The Queen revealed the Field Spell she had searched.
"Then I activate the Field Spell 'Allure Palace'!"
The dark domain shattered, and the Gate of the Dark World collapsed with a roar. Replacing that dark territory was a magnificent, splendid palace, glittering like a royal castle. Golden radiance coiled around the Allure Queen, making her the focal point of the scene.
"While in this palace, Allure Queen gains 500 ATK!"
[Allure Queen LV5, ATK 1000 → ATK 1500]
"And now Allure Queen LV5's effect activates! Once per turn, she can charm and absorb a Level 5 or lower monster!"
The Queen laughed wildly, waving her hand as she shouted:
"Charm and absorb the Level 5 'Goldd, Wu-Lord of Dark World'!"
A red gleam flashed in Goldd's pupils. He was immediately captured by that bewitching golden light, then rose into the air and flew behind the Queen, turning into an equipped monster in her backrow.
"The effect of the Field Spell 'Allure Palace' allows my Allure Queen, who could only evolve during the Standby Phase, to also evolve during my Main Phase!"
The Queen shouted at the top of her lungs.
"So, I send 'Allure Queen LV5'—who currently has a monster equipped—to the Graveyard once more, and evolve her into my most perfect form—
—Allure Queen LV7!"
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