"Blue-Eyes..."
The people present were astonished at the sight of the gigantic white dragon soaring through the sky. Even the usually calm Muto Yugi couldn't help but be amazed when he saw Tenjo Hikari actually summon the Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
"Is that the legendary strongest dragon?" "But I've heard that only Mr. Kaiba Seto has this card?"
"Ah—I remember now, the champion of the GX Tournament seems to be able to request an opportunity from Mr. Kaiba."
A group of children, under the narration of a young man who had once participated in the GX Tournament, filled in the background story with their imaginations.
"Amazing, to actually get Kaiba Seto to allow the use of Blue-Eyes?" Rishid looked at Tenjo Hikari in surprise, unable to hold back his admiration, "But even the Blue-Eyes White Dragon cannot easily overcome the presence of a God!"
"Heh, is that so—Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon's effect, once per turn, can be activated targeting one opponent's monster on the field. Destroy that monster!" Tenjo Hikari pointed at the gigantic Egyptian God floating in the air and said, "Despite its strong ATK, if I'm not mistaken, the power of God is spread across different cards to allow them to bear its might, right?
Otherwise, the ATK of The Winged Dragon of Ra wouldn't be like this—"
Rishid's face was slightly embarrassed.
The Winged Dragon of Ra, or rather the Three Egyptian Gods are too famous, in this world, in this dimension, almost all duelists are very aware of their effects. When the effects differ from their impression, those strong duelists can almost instantly understand all the cause and effect.
But...
"Naive, Tenjo Hikari! Activate the set card, The Winged Dragon of Ra - Sphere Mode!"
Oh?
Tenjo Hikari saw the fiery crimson flames burning from The Winged Dragon of Ra's body, and before long, its figure gradually dissipated, replaced by a gigantic firebird!
"Once per turn, dispel God's wrath to restore my Life Points equivalent to its ATK power!"
Flames blazed, fueling Rishid's dwindling Life, gradually restoring it to full.
Rishid, LP: 100→4000.
Tenjo Hikari raised an eyebrow.
No wonder they are of the Gravekeeper Race, their words are always pleasant.
Clearly liberating the field's The Winged Dragon of Ra, restoring life to its ATK point value, yet it can be conveyed this way, truly heartfelt.
"Then, Spell Card, Polymerization!"
Tenjo Hikari activated the card in his hand: "Fusion Conditions are Blue-Eyes White Dragon and a Dragon-Type monster, I will fuse the Blue-Eyes White Dragon in my hand with the Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon on the field!"
"Fusion Summon!
The greatest and strongest dragon, stretch out your wings that cover the sky and exhibit your tyrannical majesty!
LV 8, Blue-Eyes Tyrant Dragon!"
Purple light wings covered the silver-white slender dragon, it took a deep breath and then roared mightily.
Roar!!!!
Blue-Eyes Tyrant Dragon, LV 8, Light Attribute, Dragon-Type, ATK 3400.
"When a monster from your hand or field is sent to the Graveyard due to effect. Dreamland allows me to draw one card. Draw."
He glanced down.
"Spell Card, Fusion Deployment."
Tenjo Hikari showcased the newly drawn card: "Only one card with this name can be activated per turn, in the turn this card is activated, one cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck except Fusion Monsters.
Show one monster from your Extra Deck and Special Summon one Fusion Material Monster listed in its card name from your hand or deck—I reveal the Master of Chaos from the Extra Deck, Special Summon Dark Magician from the deck!"
"Ha!"
A magician in a red and black outfit flew out from Tenjo Hikari's deck, gently landed, and gazed hauntingly at Rishid.
"Wow! Dark Magician!" "Isn't this Mr. Muto Yugi's ace card?" "After Blue-Eyes White Dragon, it's Dark Magician, they're going to use these two monsters for fusion?"
A few children chattered excitedly.
Dark Magician...
Unlike the popular image of a purely black Dark Magician, the one in Tenjo Hikari's hand was a red Dark Magician.
However, Yugi was still quite familiar with this color.
He and his friends had once dueled against a magician who used this color scheme for Dark Magician.
Dark Magician, LV 7, Dark Attribute, Spellcaster-Type, ATK 2500.
"Enter Battle Phase, Dark Magician direct attack—"
"Wait, at this moment, Trap Card, Draining Shield, activate!"
A shield appeared before him, absorbing the magical attack of the Dark Magician.
"Negate the attack from the opponent's monster, then recover LP equal to its ATK power."
Rishid, LP: 4000→6500.
"Eh?"
"Why not stop the higher ATK Blue-Eyes Tyrant Dragon instead?"
"Yeah..."
Rishid gently shook his head, explaining to his younger siblings: "It's simple, Blue-Eyes Tyrant Dragon is unaffected by Trap Cards."
Oh!
So that's how it is!
Several younger siblings suddenly understood.
As a user of trap assist tactics, Rishid is very familiar with various Trap Cards, likewise, he knows which monsters can "resist traps", as a famous monster like Blue-Eyes Tyrant Dragon, naturally he won't be unfamiliar.
"Ha, you saw through my tactic of attacking with lower ATK monsters first to win."
"Too easy, you didn't hide it at all, naturally it was seen through."
"Then—use Blue-Eyes Tyrant Dragon for direct attack!"
"Tyrant Wing!"
The wings of the Tyrant Dragon emitted dazzling light, then swiped at Rishid.
"Ugh—"
Rishid, LP: 6500→3100.
"At this moment, Blue-Eyes Tyrant Dragon's effect activates, once per turn, after damage calculation when this card battles, you can target one Trap Card in your Graveyard. Set that card on your field.
"I'll Set Fusion Reserve again."
Rishid glanced at Tenjo Hikari's Spell and Trap Zone, saying nothing.
"Wow... another round of preparation!" "Next turn you can search for Fusion Material again and proceed with the fusion!"
"Is this the Fusion Cycle that the rumors talk about? How interesting."
Tenjo Hikari's Fusion Cycle is already quite famous worldwide; most people are familiar with Tenjo Hikari's fusion logic, so when he does such a thing, they just think, 'Oh, as expected,' without getting excited.
Tenjo Hikari glanced at the cards in his hand, looked at his opponent, hesitated for a moment, and ended his turn.
"That's it."
"That's it?"
"Eh—doesn't that mean everyone knows what the Set Card is by now?"
Yeah...
If previously Rishid might have been concerned about Trap Cards, now there's no way he'd worry about the Set Cards, right?
"Ha, ending your turn without further preparation? Is it confidence, or is there... another plan?" Rishid said casually as he drew a card from his deck.
"Spell Card, Pot of Greed, activate."
Tenjo Hikari could do nothing but watch him draw cards.
"Then, Spell Card, Graceful Charity."
Pot of Greed plus Graceful Charity, a staple for Legendary Duelists. Tenjo Hikari had grown somewhat accustomed to seeing this.
Pot of Greed was common enough, even used by Duel Academy students, but Graceful Charity, in Tenjo Hikari's memory, hadn't been released for a long time.
Banned physically.
Rishid shuffled his hand slightly, then his lips curled into a smile before quickly turning serious again: "Spell Card, The Shallow Grave.
Both players each choose 1 Monster in their Graveyards, then Set it face-down on their respective fields."
Tenjo Hikari furrowed his brow.
What does he plan to do...
Rishid slowly revealed his Set Card, searched through it, and Set one onto his field.
Egyptian God Slime.
Tenjo Hikari had nothing significant to choose from, so he just picked Myutant Synthesis from several Monsters.
"Then—this card can sacrifice cards on the opponent's field for a Tribute Summon!"
Of course!
Tenjo Hikari rubbed his hair.
"Behold the splendor of God, Tenjo Hikari!" Rishid said solemnly, spreading his hands towards Tenjo Hikari, "Let you feel the power of the God as well! Normal Summon, The Winged Dragon of Ra - Sphere Mode!"
Voom!
The three Monsters on Tenjo Hikari's field all turned into light, and then a massive golden sphere began to slowly rise from Tenjo Hikari's field.
The sphere hung high in the sky, like a massive golden sun.
The Winged Dragon of Ra - Sphere Mode, LV 10, Divine Attribute, Divine Beast-Type, ATK 0.
"Eh?"
"Why did it appear on Tenjo Hikari's field?"
"It... it did."
A group of kids looked bewildered at the scene.
"When The Winged Dragon of Ra - Sphere Mode is Normal Summoned, you must tribute 3 Monsters on your field to Summon it to your field or tribute 3 Monsters on the opponent's field to Summon it to their field. The control of this card returns to its original owner at the end of the next turn."
Even though Tenjo Hikari was quite familiar with this card, he couldn't help but recite the description aloud once he saw it.
"That's right," Rishid said calmly, "This is the power of God! A God can turn the opponent's Monsters into sacrifices for its Summon!
Even the White Dragon would become the Sun God's meal, manifesting its power!"
"Huh?" "Isn't that too unfair?" "And its ATK is 0, wouldn't attacking with a Summoned Monster win?"
"No," Rishid shook his head, "Sphere Mode cannot attack and cannot become the target of attacks or effects."
Oh—
The group sighed in relief.
That means there's actually some leeway.
Or perhaps this is the mercy of God?
"However... you can Tribute this card to Special Summon one 'The Winged Dragon of Ra' from your hand or Deck, ignoring its Summoning conditions, and its ATK and DEF become 4000..." Rishid pointed at Tenjo Hikari, "In other words, Tenjo Hikari, if you cannot let the merciful God witness your 'fusion,' then you will face defeat!"
"Eh—"
"If the God is retrieved and returns to Brother Rishid's field next turn, the power of the God returns!"
"And with an attack power of 4000!"
"What to do?"
Everyone felt that Tenjo Hikari's defeat was apparent.
"I'll Set a card and end my turn!" Rishid Set a card again.
Tenjo Hikari took a deep breath: "Heh... how to deal with 'God'?
That's simple—I've always only done one thing!"
"Only one thing?" The crowd looked at Tenjo Hikari.
"What Tenjo Hikari always does, surely there's only one thing? Fusion..."
"In other words?"
"No way!" Even Rishid looked at Tenjo Hikari in shock, "Are you planning to 'fusion'?
Fusion God!?"
"Exactly—let me show you my duel, Sun God!"
"A Fusion Duel!"